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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
Yuuji Yamamoto, Nara, JP;
Hidetoshi Amaya, Shiga, JP;
Shinji Fujii, Shiga, JP;
Noboru Okui, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Nagasato, Nara, JP;
Kenji Yoshinaga, Nara, JP;
Masahiro Takiguchi, Nara, JP;
Kazuya Kondoh, Osaka, JP;
Eiichi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsuhiro Fukuda, Nara, JP;
Yuuji Yamamoto, Nara, JP;
Hidetoshi Amaya, Shiga, JP;
Shinji Fujii, Shiga, JP;
Noboru Okui, Nara, JP;
Hiroshi Nagasato, Nara, JP;
Kenji Yoshinaga, Nara, JP;
Masahiro Takiguchi, Nara, JP;
Kazuya Kondoh, Osaka, JP;
Eiichi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsuhiro Fukuda, Nara, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Provided are a toilet seat device saving energy and accurately stabilizing the temperature of a seating section at a predetermined level in a short time, and a toilet apparatus having the same. A control section adjusts the temperature of a toilet seat section to 18° C. when a heating function is turned on, and during a standby period D, the control section performs low electric power drive of a lamp heater provided at the toilet seat section. The control section starts 600 W drive of the lamp heater at time tafter the control section detects user's entry into a room, and the control section maintains the 600 W drive during an inrush current reduction period D. The control section starts 1200 W drive of the lamp heater at time tand maintains the 1200 W drive during a first temperature rise period D. After the temperature of the seating section reaches limit temperature, the control section starts 600 W drive of the lamp heater at time tand maintains the 600 W drive during a second temperature rise period D. After the temperature of the seating section reaches a temperature higher than a toilet seat set temperature, the control section starts low electric power drive of the lamp heater at time t