TOILET SEAT APPARATUS AND EXCREMENT DETECTION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220357269A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17277859

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl having a bowl unit that receives excrement, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including one or more light emitting elements that emit light in a front direction; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a housing in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged, in which the one or more light emitting elements are arranged in parallel with the light receiving unit or in front of the light receiving unit in a side view or a top view of the housing.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240087114A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18274222

    申请日:2022-03-09

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    CPC classification number: G06T7/0012 G06T7/60 G06T2207/30004 G06T2207/30242

    Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment is an information processing system that has a detection unit that has a sensor that is mounted on a toilet where a bowl part that receives excrement is formed where a plurality of elements are linearly arranged to detect dropping feces, a feces image acquisition unit that acquires a feces image that is based on information that is acquired in time series by the detection unit, and a determination unit that determines an amount of feces from the feces image, wherein the determination unit determines an amount of feces based on a length of feces in a dropping direction thereof on the feces image and a property of feces.

    TOILET SEAT APPARATUS AND EXCREMENT DETECTION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210345843A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17277848

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit that emits light; and a light receiving unit that receives light; first memory that stores data received by the light receiving unit; and an arithmetic processing device that executes transfer of data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and analysis and deletion of data stored in the first memory, in which the arithmetic processing device transfers the data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and deletes the data temporarily stored in the first memory when the data has been analyzed to be data that is not data based on the reflected light from falling feces.

    Remote control apparatus
    4.
    发明授权
    Remote control apparatus 有权
    遥控器

    公开(公告)号:US09290921B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US14228076

    申请日:2014-03-27

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    CPC classification number: E03D9/08 G08C17/00 H04Q9/00

    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing design quality and transmission accuracy of a signal at a high level.A remote control apparatus RC has a main button group MB, including a water spray button WB and a water stop button MB1, and a sub-button group SB, including a stronger button SB1, etc. Each button in the sub-button group SB has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than that of each button in the main button group MB from a front view. When a button in the main button group MB is pressed, mechanical energy is transferred to a power generation unit GU by a first slide member 10 and a second slide member 20. On the other hand, when a button in the sub-button group SB is pressed, mechanical energy is transferred only by the second slide member 20 and a loss in the mechanical energy in such situation is smaller than the situation where a button in the main button group MB is pressed.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是提供一种用于通过用户的按压操作产生电力的马桶座圈装置的遥控装置,该遥控装置能够平衡高水平的信号的设计质量和传输精度。 遥控装置RC具有主按钮组MB,包括喷水按钮WB和停水按钮MB1,以及包括较强按钮SB1等的子按钮组SB等。子按钮组SB中的每个按钮 具有比正面图中的主按钮组MB中的每个按钮的直径小的直径的圆形形状。 当主按钮组MB中的按钮被按下时,机械能通过第一滑动构件10和第二滑动构件20传递到发电单元GU。另一方面,当子按钮组SB中的按钮 被按压时,机械能仅由第二滑动构件20传递,并且在这种情况下机械能的损失小于按下主按钮组MB中的按钮的情况。

    Toilet seat apparatus and excrement detection apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11478114B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US17277848

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit that emits light; and a light receiving unit that receives light; first memory that stores data received by the light receiving unit; and an arithmetic processing device that executes transfer of data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and analysis and deletion of data stored in the first memory, in which the arithmetic processing device transfers the data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and deletes the data temporarily stored in the first memory when the data has been analyzed to be data that is not data based on the reflected light from falling feces.

    TOILET SEAT APPARATUS AND EXCREMENT DETECTION APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220178907A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17277865

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including a light emitting element that emits light; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a control unit that controls energization of the light emitting element and application of voltage to the light receiving element, in which the control unit performs light reception control including transmitting a control instruction to open an electronic shutter to the light receiving element and energizing the light emitting element so as to permit reception of the reflected light from feces, and performs control of setting an interval from a start of execution of one light reception control to execution of light reception control subsequent to the one light reception control, to 0.2 milliseconds or more.

    Remote control apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Remote control apparatus 有权
    遥控器

    公开(公告)号:US09279241B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-08

    申请号:US14228081

    申请日:2014-03-27

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    CPC classification number: E03D9/08

    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing operability and the ability to reliably stop water spray at a high level.When a cleansing button MB2, being a button other than a stop button MB1, is pressed, a slide member 10 receives force F2′ at a branch 13a. When the branch 13a slides in a direction indicated by an arrow A2, a main part 11 also slides in a direction indicated by an arrow A1. A power generation unit GU generates electric power using mechanical energy input by a pressing force of an output part 14 of the slide member 10. When the stop button MB1 is pressed, the slide member 10 receives force F2 at a stop input part 12 and slides in the direction indicated by an arrow A1. At this time, a loss in the mechanical energy caused until it is transferred to the power generation unit GU by the slide member 10 is smaller than that caused as a result of the pressing operation of the cleansing button MB2.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是提供一种用于通过用户的按压操作产生电力的马桶座圈装置的遥控装置,该遥控装置能够平衡操作性和能够可靠地停止高水位喷水的能力。 当按下除了停止按钮MB1之外的按钮的清洁按钮MB2时,滑动构件10在分支13a处接收力F2'。 当分支13a沿箭头A2所示的方向滑动时,主体部11也沿箭头A1所示的方向滑动。 发电单元GU使用通过滑动构件10的输出部14的按压力输入的机械能产生电力。当停止按钮MB1被按压时,滑动构件10在停止输入部12处接收力F2并滑动 沿箭头A1所示的方向。 此时,通过滑动构件10将其转移到发电单元GU而产生的机械能的损失小于由于清洁按钮MB2的按压操作而导致的机械能的损失。

    Toilet seat apparatus and excrement detection apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12019061B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17277865

    申请日:2020-08-28

    Applicant: TOTO LTD.

    CPC classification number: G01N33/4833 E03D11/13 E03D9/08

    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including a light emitting element that emits light; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a control unit that controls energization of the light emitting element and application of voltage to the light receiving element, in which the control unit performs light reception control including transmitting a control instruction to open an electronic shutter to the light receiving element and energizing the light emitting element so as to permit reception of the reflected light from feces, and performs control of setting an interval from a start of execution of one light reception control to execution of light reception control subsequent to the one light reception control, to 0.2 milliseconds or more.

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