Sanitary, user activated, water saving, motion sensing flushing method and device
First Claim
1. A sanitary, user-activated, water-saving, motion-sensing flushing device comprising:
- an electronically activated flushing valve;
a first sensor positioned on a first side of a toilet system and directed to sense a first area in front of said first side, said first sensor being responsively coupled to said electronically actuated flushing valve, whereby a user may actuate said electronically actuated flushing valve through interaction with said first sensing area; and
a second sensor positioned on a second side opposite of said first side and directed to sense an area in front of said second side, said second sensor being responsively coupled to said electronically actuated flushing valve, whereby a user may actuate said electronically actuated flushing valve through interaction with said second sensing area.
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Abstract
A flushing system with a sensing module, having at least one sensor and a controller circuit having a sensor detection and trigger sub-circuit operatively coupled to said at least one sensor, and a flushing mechanism operatively coupled to said motion sensing module. The detection and trigger sub-circuit is coupled to the at least one sensor and wherein the at least one sensor comprises an infrared sensor having a defined volume of free space wherein the flushing mechanism is activated by the motion sensing module if an object is detected within said defined volume. An additional infrared sensor can be used in conjunction with the first sensor, and code executable by the controller circuit, so as to provide predetermined algorithms to activate the flushing mechanism.
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20 Claims
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1. A sanitary, user-activated, water-saving, motion-sensing flushing device comprising:
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an electronically activated flushing valve; a first sensor positioned on a first side of a toilet system and directed to sense a first area in front of said first side, said first sensor being responsively coupled to said electronically actuated flushing valve, whereby a user may actuate said electronically actuated flushing valve through interaction with said first sensing area; and a second sensor positioned on a second side opposite of said first side and directed to sense an area in front of said second side, said second sensor being responsively coupled to said electronically actuated flushing valve, whereby a user may actuate said electronically actuated flushing valve through interaction with said second sensing area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A flushing system, comprising:
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a sensing module, having at least one sensor and a controller circuit having a sensor detection and trigger sub-circuit operatively coupled to said at least one sensor; and a flushing mechanism operatively coupled to said sensing module. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of flushing a toilet, comprising:
sensing an event within a detection area of at least one sensor coupled to a controller circuit having a sensor detection and trigger sub-circuit operatively coupled to said at least one sensor, and upon the sensing of the event, activating a flush mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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