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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2014
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Satoko Morioka, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toshio Koguro, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masahiro Kuroishi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masateru Miyazaki, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yuta Sakai, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masami Yamanaka, Kitakyushu, JP;
TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control apparatus for a toilet seat apparatus which generates electric power by a user's pressing operation, the remote control apparatus being capable of balancing design quality and transmission accuracy of a signal at a high level. A remote control apparatus RC has a main button group MB, including a water spray button WB and a water stop button MB, and a sub-button group SB, including a stronger button SB, etc. Each button in the sub-button group SB has a circular shape with a diameter smaller than that of each button in the main button group MB from a front view. When a button in the main button group MB is pressed, mechanical energy is transferred to a power generation unit GU by a first slide memberand a second slide member. On the other hand, when a button in the sub-button group SB is pressed, mechanical energy is transferred only by the second slide memberand a loss in the mechanical energy in such situation is smaller than the situation where a button in the main button group MB is pressed.