US 10,538,904 B2 · Sanitary washing device

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a main part, a toilet seat, and a radio wave sensor. The main part includes a toilet seat movable part including a metal. The toilet seat is supported by the toilet seat movable part to be rotatable. The radio wave sensor is provided in an interior of the main part and uses a radio wave to detect a user in front of the main part. The radio wave sensor includes a controller that determines a state of the user and outputs a signal relating to a determination result. The toilet seat movable part opens and closes the toilet seat based on the signal. The controller is positioned further rearward than the toilet seat movable part. At least a part of the controller overlaps at least a part of the toilet seat movable part in a frontward/rearward direction.

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Dependent claims

A sanitary washing device, comprising:

a main part including a toilet seat movable part including a metal;
a toilet seat pivotally supported by the toilet seat movable part to be rotatable with respect to the main part;
and
a radio wave sensor provided in an interior of the main part, the radio wave sensor using a radio wave to detect a user in front of the main part,
the radio wave sensor including a controller, the controller determining a state of the user and outputting, to the main part, a signal relating to a determination result,
the toilet seat movable part opening and closing the toilet seat based on the signal,
the controller being positioned further rearward than the toilet seat movable part,
at least a part of the controller overlapping at least a part of the toilet seat movable part in a frontward/rearward direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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