Powered toilet & seat assembly
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Abstract
The invention comprises a motorised toilet seat assembly allowing for the raising and lowering of the lid (102) or seat (101) in relation to user requests or automatic sensing (110). A remote control device (200) with touch switches or sensors (201) can be provided, which can communicate with control apparatus by wired or wireless communication. Alternatively, or additionally, sensors mounted on the various components of the toilet can effect certain operations automatically, including raising or lowering the seat lid, flushing of the toilet, and the operation of auxiliary devices such as sanitary sprays, occupancy indicators, or emergency call systems. Described are embodiments which can be retrofitted to existing toilet seat assemblies as well as ready to install embodiments.
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54 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A motorised toilet seat assembly comprising a hinged seat and a hinged lid, the assembly including at least one motor and associated drive assembly for transmitting rotational drive to effect the raising and lowering of each of said hinged seat and hinged lid;
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there being present a controller for controlling a said motor and associated drive assembly to perform at least the functions of;
i) raising the hinged lid;
ii) raising the seat;
iii) lowering the hinged lid;
iv) lowering the seat;
the toilet seat assembly including provision for connection of the controller to at least one sensor, a said sensor being capable of detecting either or both of the presence of or an action of a user of the toilet seat assembly. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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