Automated seat and/or lid assembly for a toilet

An automated cover assembly for a toilet, comprising:

• a seat and lid assembly pivotally mounted with respect to one another to be moveable into three configurations, a first configuration in which the seat and the lid are each in a lowered position, a second configuration in which the seat and the lid are each in a raised position, and a third configuration in which the seat is in the lowered position and the lid is in the raised position;
• at least one touch sensor mounted to the lid in a distal location relative to a hinge axis about which the lid rotates, the touch sensor being positioned to be touched by a user and not obscured by other structures of the toilet when the lid is in the lowered position;
• one or more actuators activated by the at least one touch sensor and coupled to the seat and lid assembly for selectively moving the seat and lid assembly into the first, second, and third configurations when the user touches the touch sensor;
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• a lead coupled to the touch sensor and the lid, such that the lead moves with the lid as the lid is rotated.

A power assisted attachment assembly for a toilet, comprising:

• a bowl attachment being pivotable through a range of movement defined by a first rotational extreme and a second rotational extreme;
• an actuator operationally coupled to the bowl attachment to pivot the bowl attachment between the first and second rotational extremes;
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• a logic controller and a movement sensor cooperatively configured to monitor movement of the bowl attachment;
• wherein the logic controller stores the first and second rotational extremes and, when the bowl attachment reaches the first or second rotational extreme, de-energizes the actuator prior to current supplied to the actuator exceeding an appreciable level.

An automated cover for a toilet, comprising:

• a seat and lid assembly pivotally mounted with respect to one another to be moveable into three configurations, a first configuration in which the seat and the lid are each in a fully lowered position, a second configuration in which the seat and the lid are each in a fully raised position, and a third configuration in which the seat is in the fully lowered position and the lid is in the fully raised position;
• one or more actuators coupled to the seat and lid assembly for selectively moving the seat and lid assembly into the first, second and third configurations;
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• a logic controller and a seat movement sensor cooperatively configured to monitor movement of the seat, the logic controller and a lid movement sensor cooperatively configured to monitor movement of the lid;
• wherein the logic controller stores the fully raised and fully lowered positions of the seat and the lid and, when the seat or the lid reaches its fully raised or fully lowered position, the logic controller de-energizes the one or more actuators prior to current supplied to the one or more actuators exceeding an appreciable level.