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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu, JP;
Takeshi Takaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Satoko Kizuka, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuta Sakai, Fukuoka, JP;
Hirotomo Suyama, Fukuoka, JP;
Hitoaki Higuchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Naoya Takeuchi, Fukuoka, JP;
Haruna Kawasaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryo Oi, Fukuoka, JP;
Yusuke Motoda, Fukuoka, JP;
Yo Morotomi, Fukuoka, JP;
TOTO LTD., Kitakyushu, JP;
Abstract
A toilet seat device according to an embodiment is a toilet seat device configured to be attached to an upper part of a closet bowl on which a bowl part for receiving excrement is formed, and includes: a toilet seat upper plate constituting a seating surface on which a user sits; a toilet seat bottom plate joined with the toilet seat upper plate to be opposed to an upper part of the closet bowl; a heating device disposed between the toilet seat upper plate and the toilet seat bottom plate to heat the toilet seat upper plate; and a detection device disposed on the toilet seat to optically detect the excrement. The detection device is arranged in a non-contact manner with respect to the heating device.
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