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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Hideki Furukawa, Anjo, JP;
Toshiyuki Torii, Hekinan, JP;
Yoshifumi Makino, Ichinomiya, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sanitary cleansing device includes a casing to be attached onto a rear portion of a toilet bowl, a toilet seat rotatably connected to the casing, a toilet lid rotatably connected to the casing for selectively covering the toilet seat, a first human detection sensor placed at a position in the casing such that the first human detection is made free from recognizing the toilet lid which is in its closed state, a second human detection sensor placed at a position in the casing such that the second human detection is made free from recognizing the toilet seat when the toilet seat is in its opened state and the toilet lid is in its opened state, and an automatic open/close mechanism opening/closing at least one of the toilet lid and the toilet seat upon receipt of a signal from either of the first human detection sensor and the second human detection sensor.