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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2017
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Tomohiro Iwabata, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hiroshi Hashimoto, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a seating detection sensor includes a strain generating body and a strain gauge. The strain generating body is held on a casing or a toilet seat. The strain generating body receives a load from the toilet seat via a shaft portion to generate a strain. The strain gauge is provided on the strain generating body and detects a strain amount of the strain generating body. A force release portion releases a force applied to an opening in a horizontal direction from the shaft portion in a state of the shaft portion abutting the opening so that the force is not converted downwardly in a vertical direction.