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Title:
TOILET DEVICE THAT DETECTS HUMAN BODY, AND HUMAN BODY DETECTING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/049883
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A toilet device has a distance measuring section for measuring the distance to an obstacle, and a deciding section. The deciding section compares a preset threshold value with the measured value from the distance measuring section. If the measured value from the distance measuring section is smaller than the threshold value, it is decided that a human body is present. This threshold value can be changed. In this arrangement, when a toilet device is to be installed in a large toilet room, the threshold value for the deciding section may be changed to a greater value, so that a person entering the toilet room can be immediately detected.

Inventors:
KATO MOTOMICHI (JP)
NITTA HIDEHIKO (JP)
ISHIDA TOMOKO (JP)
YOSHINAGA KENJI (JP)
GENJI NOBUO (JP)
IZAKI KIYOSHI (JP)
NISHIKAWA MASANORI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2003/015126
Publication Date:
June 17, 2004
Filing Date:
November 27, 2003
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Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
KATO MOTOMICHI (JP)
NITTA HIDEHIKO (JP)
ISHIDA TOMOKO (JP)
YOSHINAGA KENJI (JP)
GENJI NOBUO (JP)
IZAKI KIYOSHI (JP)
NISHIKAWA MASANORI (JP)
International Classes:
A47K13/24; E03D5/10; E03D9/08; (IPC1-7): A47K13/10; E03D9/08
Foreign References:
JP2003050120A2003-02-21
JP2002173970A2002-06-21
JP2002065515A2002-03-05
JP2001299644A2001-10-30
JP2002201698A2002-07-19
JPH0571281U1993-09-28
JP2002194794A2002-07-10
JPH0779884A1995-03-28
JP2001095722A2001-04-10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Iwahashi, Fumio c/o Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (1006, Oaza Kadom, Kadoma-shi Osaka, JP)
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