TOUCHLESS ACTIVATION OF A TOILET

A toilet sensor and actuator assembly, having: (a) an infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object at a far distance from a toilet; (b) an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect the presence of the object at a near distance from the toilet, wherein the ultrasonic sensor remains in...

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Main Authors MILLEY, ROBB, VALOFF, SCOTT, CATALANO, DERRES, LE, TUAN, SAMPSON, ADAM, WALTON, STEWART
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 26.06.2014
Subjects
DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
SEWERAGE
SINKS
WATER SUPPLY
WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES
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Summary:A toilet sensor and actuator assembly, having: (a) an infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object at a far distance from a toilet; (b) an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect the presence of the object at a near distance from the toilet, wherein the ultrasonic sensor remains in a sleep mode until awakened by a signal from the infrared sensor that the infrared sensor has detected the presence of the object at the far distance; and (c) an actuator mechanism that flushes the toilet in response to a signal from the ultrasonic sensor that the ultrasonic sensor has detected the presence of the object at the near distance.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20132895477