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US 2024/0309624 A1Published application
Modular panel toilet
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsKarger David Kohler, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Tony L. Lambert, Ryan Grotegut
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a toilet includes lowering a toilet engine guide in a manufacturing support, aligning a plurality of frame members with the manufacturing support, installing at least one toilet engine component in the toilet engine guide, coupling a toilet seat assembly to the toilet, and coupling a plurality of panels to the plurality of frame members.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a toilet, the method comprising:
- lowering a toilet engine guide in a manufacturing support;
- aligning a plurality of frame members with the manufacturing support;
- installing at least one toilet engine component in the toilet engine guide;
- coupling a toilet seat assembly to the toilet;
- and
- coupling a plurality of panels to the plurality of frame members.
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An apparatus for raising and lowering a toilet seat and a toilet lid, the apparatus comprising:
- a hooking member coupled to the toilet lid and configured to rotate with the toilet lid;
- a release mechanism coupled to the toilet seat and configured to rotate with the toilet seat;
- and
- a lock configured to actuate in response to the hooking member of the toilet lid to engage or disengage the release mechanism of the toilet seat.
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A controller for a toilet, the controller comprising:
- a first interface connected to a foot input;
- a second interface connect to a manual input;
- a third interface connected to a wireless input;
- and
- a controller configured to generate a valve command in response to the foot input, the manual input, or the wireless input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.