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Toilet with user weight-driven seat lift profile
A toilet comprising a frame; a bowl supported by the frame; a seat also supported by the frame; a shroud covering the frame; a lift mechanism supported by the frame for adjusting the position of the seat; a foot platform positioned to support the feet of a user sitting on the seat wherein the foot platform comprises at least one foot platform weight sensor; at least one seat weight sensor between the frame and the seat for measuring the weight of a user on the seat; and a controller receiving data from the at least one foot platform weight sensor and from the at least one seat weight sensor, wherein the controller uses the data from the foot platform weight sensor and from the frame weight sensor to control the at least one lift mechanism is disclosed.
Toilet with user weight-driven seat lift profile
A toilet comprising a frame; a bowl supported by the frame; a seat also supported by the frame; a shroud covering the frame; a lift mechanism supported by the frame for adjusting the position of the seat; a foot platform positioned to support the feet of a user sitting on the seat wherein the foot platform comprises at least one foot platform weight sensor; at least one seat weight sensor between the frame and the seat for measuring the weight of a user on the seat; and a controller receiving data from the at least one foot platform weight sensor and from the at least one seat weight sensor, wherein the controller uses the data from the foot platform weight sensor and from the frame weight sensor to control the at least one lift mechanism is disclosed.
Toilet with user weight-driven seat lift profile
HALL DAVID R (author)
2022-06-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
A61G
TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS
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Transport, persönliche Beförderungsmittel, oder Lagerung besonders ausgebildet für Kranke oder Behinderte
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A47K
Sanitäre Ausstattung, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen
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SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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E03D
WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES
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Wasserklosetts oder Urinale mit Spülvorrichtungen
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G01G
Wägen
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WEIGHING