Patents Assigned to LIXIL Corporation
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Publication number: 20210045594Abstract: A toilet device disposed at a toilet bowl has a main body fixed to an upper surface of the toilet bowl, a toilet seat supported by the main body, and a reflection-type optical sensor disposed at the toilet seat, the optical sensor having a light emitter configured to emit light from a surface of the toilet seat, and a light receiver configured to receive reflection light of the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Takahide ISOMURA, Keishi HORIUCHI, Toru KATAYAMA, Kenji TAKEMURA, Yu TORIKAI, Nobuyuki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20210040720Abstract: A first cleaning nozzle and a second cleaning nozzle configured to be capable of being advanced and retracted and perform private part cleaning on a human body in an advanced state; a shutter configured to open and close an opening through which the first cleaning nozzle and the second cleaning nozzle are advanced and retracted; and a shutter water film forming portion configured to supply water to a front surface of a shutter main body of the shutter to form a water film are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Hideki TAMURA, Shinichi GOMITA, Kojiro WATARI
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Publication number: 20210022568Abstract: A toilet seat device includes a main body installed at an upper rear part of a toilet, a toilet seat attached to the main body, and a toilet lid. The toilet lid includes a toilet lid main body configured to cover the toilet seat; and a first shaft engagement part attached to the toilet lid main body and attachable to and detachable from a first shaft provided on the main body. The first shaft engagement part is configured to be switchable between an engaged state in which the first shaft engagement part is engaged with the first shaft and a non-engaged state in which the engagement with the first shaft is released and is switched to the non-engaged state when the toilet lid main body in the engagement state is pressed in a direction in which the toilet lid main body moves away from the toilet seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Isato HIRASAWA, Saori ICHIHARA
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Publication number: 20210026035Abstract: A detection range specification member for a human body detection sensor is provided in a washroom and is configured to specify a detection range of a human body detection sensor having an infrared sensor body configured to detect a human body. The detection range specification member for the human body detection sensor includes a material that reduces transmission of infrared rays, and is provided so as to cover at least a part of the infrared sensor body. The detection range specification member for the human body detection sensor is a sheet member that is configured to allow installation on a sensor surface side of the infrared sensor body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Kentarou TSUJI, Hiroto KUTSUZAWA, Takuma UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20210015315Abstract: A toilet device is configured to be capable of performing toilet seat reverse face washing, in which a cleaning liquid is supplied onto a reverse face of a toilet seat and the reverse face is washed. When the toilet seat is placed in a non-closed state, the toilet device does not perform the toilet seat reverse face washing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Kazuki KOGA, Hiroaki WATANABE, Hirokazu SHIMASAKI, Tomoya SASAKI, Tsunaki ITOU, Atsushi WAKAMATSU
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Publication number: 20210017751Abstract: The toilet seat device includes a function unit arranged in a rear part of the toilet; a toilet seat rotatably attached to the function unit; and a private parts cleaning mechanism part provided in the function unit and having a private parts cleaning function. The private parts cleaning mechanism part has a cleaning water flow passage through which cleaning water flows, the cleaning water flow passage is formed with an air gap that opens the cleaning water flow passage to atmosphere, and the air gap is connectable to a tube member for injecting a descaling agent for removing scale accumulated in the cleaning water flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Yudai MORIKAWA, Koichi TAKESHITA, Yuji SAITO, Hiroshi NISHIGAKI
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Publication number: 20210017804Abstract: A glass panel support structure supports multi-glazed glass of which a circumferential edge part is bonded to a frame that frames all sides. The glass panel support structure includes a first structural sealant that bonds an indoor-side glass plate of the multi-glazed glass and the frame over an entire circumference, and a spacer provided between glass plates of the multi-glazed glass over the entire circumference. Along a first direction perpendicular to an indoor and outdoor direction of the multi-glazed glass, a position of an inner circumferential surface of the spacer is identical with a position of an inner circumferential surface of the first structural sealant or is located on outer circumferential side with respect to position of the inner circumferential surface of the first structural sealant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventor: Hisashi ISHII
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Publication number: 20210017752Abstract: A toilet seat device includes a toilet seat, a casing provided in rear of the toilet seat, and a functional component that ejects liquid or that blows out or suctions gas. The functional component is a private part cleaning device that cleans a private part of a sitting person, a blower device that provides warm air into a toilet bowl, or a deodorizing device that deodorizes an inner portion of the toilet bowl, for example. At least part of the functional component is provided in the toilet seat, and the other part of the functional component is provided in the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Kazuki KOGA, Hiroaki WATANABE, Tomoya SASAKI, Tsunaki ITOU
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Publication number: 20210010251Abstract: A water spout control device has a target object detector configured to detect a position of a target object as a detection target in a regional image according to an image information of the regional image. The regional image being generated by capturing an imaging target region including a faucet spout. A faucet spout port detector may be configured to detect a position of a faucet spout port of the faucet spout in the regional image. A determiner may be configured to determine whether to discharge water according to the position of the target object detected by the target object detector and the position of the faucet spout port detected by the faucet spout port detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Nobuhiro TAKI, Yuki SHIRAI
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Publication number: 20200392710Abstract: A toilet management system includes a toilet bowl device installed in a toilet room, a management device configured to manage a use situation of the toilet bowl device, and a communication device configured to transmit use situation information related to the use situation of the toilet bowl device to the management device. The management device includes an acquirer configured to acquire the use situation information from the communication device, and an abnormality detector configured to detect an abnormality of the toilet bowl device or a facility or equipment installed inside or around the toilet room when the use situation information acquired by the acquirer matches a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Makoto SARUTA, Shoji OGAWA, Hiroki SHIGETOMO, Hideyuki IDA, Rina NAGAI, Keita MATSUDATE, Misaki NAGATA, Sadaaki SHICHINO, Toshiki HASHIDA
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Publication number: 20200388405Abstract: An information provision device includes: a detection information acquirer that acquires detection information regarding an object present in a living space including a building or premises where a person lives, lodges, or stays; a detection information retaining unit that stores detection information acquired by the detection information acquirer; and a provision information generator that generates provision information based on detection information stored in the detection information retaining unit. The detection information acquirer acquires detection information regarding a position of an object present in the living space. The provision information generator generates provision information based on whether or not there is a time variation in the position of an object present in the living space or based on the extent of the time variation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Susumu ISHIDA, Tomoko KASUYA, Mikihiro OIDA, Manabu NAMIKI, Shinji SAKA, Yuko YAMAJI, Kazuki TERABE
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Publication number: 20200378103Abstract: A drain socket includes a first connection part connected to a drain pipe of a toilet bowl; a second connection part connected to a drain piping in a floor or the like; and a drain channel body connecting the first connection part and the second connection part. The drain channel body includes an inclined part inclined to one side in the front-back direction toward a lower side. A restriction part is provided at an upstream end portion of the drain channel body. A surface of the restriction part located on the one side where the inclined part is inclined has a portion where a horizontal distance from a center C of the first connection part increases from the center of the surface in the left-right direction toward an end side of the surface in the left-right direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Maiko NAKAGAWA, Takamasa INA, Hidekazu MIYAKE, Naoto YONEDU
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Publication number: 20200378520Abstract: Provided is a pilot solenoid valve capable of bringing the strokes of a plunger to a necessary minimum and capable of achieving solenoid valve miniaturization and power saving. A pilot solenoid valve is provided with a diaphragm section, a primary side section, a secondary side section, a main valve, a back pressure chamber, a primary side auxiliary flow path, a secondary side auxiliary flow path, an auxiliary valve, and an auxiliary valve drive unit, wherein the secondary side auxiliary flow path is not formed in the main valve but rather is formed in the area around the main valve so as to bypass the main valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Naoki DOMOTO, Shinya SAKATA
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Publication number: 20200359855Abstract: The present disclosure prevents filth from collecting on a display of a toilet seat device. A toilet seat device of some embodiments is provided with a body part having a casing formed so as to be hollow, a toilet seat that is formed so as to be hollow and is supported in the casing; a light emitter that is accommodated in one of the casing and the toilet seat and is provided so as to be capable of emitting light, and a display that is provided at a prescribed location on the one of the casing and the toilet seat, the display indicating an operation state by emitted light from the light emitter. The display is provided with a base part; and a thin-walled part that is formed so as to have a lower thickness than does the base part, the thin-walled part transmitting light and indicating an operation state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Takahide ISOMURA, Keishi HORIUCHI, Toru KATAYAMA, Masato TAKEDA, Daisuke MATSUMOTO, Kenji TAKEMURA
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Patent number: 10837162Abstract: A toilet device includes a toilet main body, a base plate-which is provided on an upper portion of the toilet main body and on which a functional unit is mounted, and a cover which covers the base plate from an upper side such that the functional unit is accommodated. The cover has a protrusion portion that protrudes further downward than the base plate and that is positioned closer to a toilet bowl of the toilet main body than the base plate. A recess portion, which communicates with the toilet bowl and is open to the upper side, is formed in the toilet main body. The base plate is arranged on the recess portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Isato Hirasawa, Saori Ichihara, Kentarou Tsuji, Hiroto Kutsuzawa, Tomoya Sasaki, Hiroaki Watanabe, Yuji Nakayama, Tsunaki Itou, Miyoko Tateishi
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Publication number: 20200354231Abstract: Provided is a functional unit for a bathroom that includes a functional component for a bathroom, separated from a water faucet device and fixed to a bathroom wall part; and a reforming unit that is formed integrally with the functional component for a bathroom and that includes a cartridge capable of reforming raw water flowing through a water supply passage from the water faucet device to a water discharge device. The reforming unit includes a casing that houses the cartridge, and the casing is detachably connected to the functional component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Shunji OTA, Kouji NAKATA, Mayuko OUCHI, Yuichiro KOMATSU, Naoya TAMURA, Wakaba HYODO, Shinichi YAGI, Touichirou MATSUURA, Kazuhiro SATO, Takashi HAGIWARA, Shinya SAKATA
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Publication number: 20200340229Abstract: Provided is a toilet bowl comprising an upper forming body having an upper surface part that forms an upper surface of the toilet bowl in an installed state; and a lower forming body having an inner wall part joined to an inner edge part of the upper surface part, and an outer wall part joined to an outer edge part of the upper surface part. A space part is formed between the inner wall part and the outer wall part. A dimension in an up-down direction from a lower end of the space part to an upper surface of the inner wall part is larger than a dimension in the up-down direction from an upper end of the space part to the upper surface of the inner wall part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Takamasa INA, Kazuki HATTORI, Masamitsu KAKO, Maiko NAKAGAWA, Yu KUROKI, Hiraku KAWAZU
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Patent number: 10793721Abstract: Provided are (1) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a compound that contains a radical reactive functional group and a sulfonic acid alkali metal salt group, a radical polymerization initiator, and a polar compatibilizer, (2) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a silane coupling agent that contains a radical reactive functional group, a compound that contains a radical reactive functional group and a sulfonic acid alkali metal salt group, a radical polymerization initiator, and a polar compatibilizer, (3) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a compound that contains a functional group that reacts with a reactive functional group of a silane coupling agent in a surface layer, and a sulfonic acid (alkali metal salt) group, and a polar compatibilizer, and (4) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a silane coupling agent that contains a reactive functional group, a compound that contains a functional group that reacts with the reactive funcType: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignees: Lixil Corporation, Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihito Okumura, Yusuke Sato, Hiroshi Kakehi, Hirotsugu Mano, Akira Kamitani
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Patent number: 10774221Abstract: Provided are (1) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a compound that contains a radical reactive functional group and a sulfonic acid alkali metal salt group, a radical polymerization initiator, and a polar compatibilizer, (2) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a silane coupling agent that contains a radical reactive functional group, a compound that contains a radical reactive functional group and a sulfonic acid alkali metal salt group, a radical polymerization initiator, and a polar compatibilizer, (3) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a compound that contains a functional group that reacts with a reactive functional group of a silane coupling agent in a surface layer, and a sulfonic acid (alkali metal salt) group, and a polar compatibilizer, and (4) a hydrophilic treatment coating composition containing a silane coupling agent that contains a reactive functional group, a compound that contains a functional group that reacts with the reactive funcType: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: Lixil Corporation, Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihito Okumura, Yusuke Sato, Hiroshi Kakehi, Hirotsugu Mano, Akira Kamitani
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Patent number: D903050Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Yoshihiko Ando, Yuichiro Komatsu, Youichirou Tomioka, Touichirou Matsuura