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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu, JP;
Ryo Oi, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeshi Takaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Naoya Takeuchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Hitoaki Higuchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Masamichi Tosaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Masayuki Nagaishi, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuta Sakai, Fukuoka, JP;
Satoko Kizuka, Fukuoka, JP;
TOTO LTD., Kitakyushu, JP;
Abstract
A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl having a bowl unit that receives excrement, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including one or more light emitting elements that emit light in a front direction; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a housing in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged, in which the one or more light emitting elements are arranged in parallel with the light receiving unit or in front of the light receiving unit in a side view or a top view of the housing.