公开(公告)号：US10392789B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15486444

申请日：2017-04-13

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Minoru Karei

IPC: E03C1/05 ,  E03D5/10 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01J1/04 ,  G01V8/12

Abstract: A water discharge apparatus including a water discharger, a water supply path, an opening/closing valve, a photoelectric sensor, and a controller, the photoelectric sensor projects detection light, receives a reflected light of the detection light, and outputs a received signal corresponding to a light reception amount of the reflected light, the controller detects an existence or absence of an object based on the received signal and controls opening and closing of the opening/closing valve according to a detection result of the object, the photoelectric sensor includes a sensor main body and a conductive member, the sensor main body includes a light-projecting element and a light receiving element, and the conductive member covers a front of the light receiving element, is formed in a sheet configuration, is light-transmissive, is conductive, and is electrically connected to a reference potential of the sensor main body.

公开(公告)号：US20170328045A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15485316

申请日：2017-04-12

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Minoru Karei

IPC: E03C1/05 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01S7/499

CPC classification number: E03C1/057 ,  G01S7/4814 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/499 ,  G01S17/026 ,  G01S17/88

Abstract: A faucet apparatus including a water discharger, a water supply path, an opening/closing valve, a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller, where the water discharger has a water discharge port discharging water, the water supply path guides the water from a water supply source to the water discharge port, the opening/closing valve opens and closes the water supply path, the transmitter transmits an optical signal, the receiver receives a reflected signal of the optical signal and outputs a received signal corresponding to the reflected signal, the controller detects an existence or absence of an object based on the received signal and controls opening and closing of the opening/closing valve according to a detection result of the object.

公开(公告)号：US20170328048A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15486444

申请日：2017-04-13

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Minoru Karei

IPC: E03D5/10 ,  E03C1/05 ,  G01J1/02 ,  G01V8/12 ,  G01J1/04

CPC classification number: E03D5/105 ,  E03C1/057 ,  G01J1/0271 ,  G01J1/0429 ,  G01J2001/0276 ,  G01V8/12

Abstract: A water discharge apparatus including a water discharger, a water supply path, an opening/closing valve, a photoelectric sensor, and a controller, the photoelectric sensor projects detection light, receives a reflected light of the detection light, and outputs a received signal corresponding to a light reception amount of the reflected light, the controller detects an existence or absence of an object based on the received signal and controls opening and closing of the opening/closing valve according to a detection result of the object, the photoelectric sensor includes a sensor main body and a conductive member, the sensor main body includes a light-projecting element and a light receiving element, and the conductive member covers a front of the light receiving element, is formed in a sheet configuration, is light-transmissive, is conductive, and is electrically connected to a reference potential of the sensor main body.