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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2015
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Kensuke Murata, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hitoshi Nakao, Kitakyushu, JP;
Naoto Tomiyama, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tatsuya Fukutomi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masanobu Kanashiro, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
An automatic water faucet devicefor automatically discharging water when an object to be detected is detected has: a sensorthat detects the object; a first water discharge partthat performs foamy water discharge; a second water discharge partthat performs spray water discharge; and a controllerthat performs control for switching between the foamy water discharge from the first water discharge partand the spray water discharge from the second water discharge part, wherein the controllerperforms the foamy water discharge from the first water discharge partwhile the sensordetects the object, and when the sensorno longer detects the object, the controllerstops this foamy water discharge, and thereafter performs spray water discharge from the second water discharge partfor a predetermined period.