IP Library Patent Application 16812039
Patent Application
App. No. 16/812,039

TOILET REMOTE CONTROLLER

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Patent No.
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App. No.
16/812,039
Abstract

Provided is a toilet remote controller for remotely operating a toilet device. The toilet remote controller includes a remote controller main body. The remote controller main body includes a first operation unit, a case, and a cover panel. The case forms a storage space for storing an electrical component. The cover panel is provided at a position corresponding to the first operation unit and covers the case with light permeability.

Claims (41)

1 . A toilet remote controller comprising:

an operation unit for operating a toilet device;

a case forming a storage space configured to store an electrical component; and

a cover panel provided at a position corresponding to the operation unit and covering the case with light permeability.

2 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 ,

wherein the case includes a first case member and a second case member configured to be combined with the first case member and forming the storage space,

wherein the cover panel covers an outer surface of the first case member, and

wherein the second case member includes a cover portion that covers an end portion of the cover panel.

3 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 , wherein the cover panel includes a transparent region and an opaque region comprising an embossed outer surface.

4 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 , wherein the cover panel includes a display unit provided on an inner surface thereof and on which at least one display of characters, figures, symbols, and patterns is formed.

5 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 , wherein a reflective layer is formed on an inner surface side of the cover panel.

6 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 , wherein an end portion of the cover panel is curved toward an inner surface side of the cover panel.

7 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the cover panel is formed in a smooth surface shape.

8 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 , comprising a holder that is configured to be fixed to a mounting surface and detachably holds the remote controller main body,

wherein the remote controller main body is provided with a recessed portion, and

wherein the remote controller main body is held on the holder in a state where the holder is positioned in the recessed portion.

9 . The toilet remote controller of claim 8 , comprising a magnet that fixes the remote controller main body and the holder.

10 . The toilet remote controller of claim 8 , wherein in a remote controller mounted state in which the remote controller main body is held on the holder fixed to the mounting surface, upper and lower surfaces of the recessed portion and upper and lower surfaces of the holder are positioning portions that position the remote controller main body in an up-and-down direction with respect to the holder.

11 . The toilet remote controller of claim 8 , wherein in the remote controller mounted state in which the remote controller main body is held on the holder fixed to the mounting surface, the remote controller main body covers an entirety of the holder when viewed from a front side of the mounting surface.

12 . The toilet remote controller of claim 8 ,

wherein the operation unit is a first operation unit, and

wherein the remote controller main body further comprises a second operation unit.

13 . The toilet remote controller of claim 12 , wherein the second operation unit is provided in the recessed portion.

14 . The toilet remote controller of claim 12 ,

wherein the second operation unit is provided on a surface facing the mounting surface, and

wherein the holder has a dent portion formed in a region opposed to the second operation unit in the remote controller mounted state in which the remote controller main body is held on the holder fixed to the mounting surface.

15 . The toilet remote controller of claim 1 , comprising a holder that is configured to be fixed to a mounting surface and holds the remote controller main body,

wherein the holder includes a pair of holding portions that restrict movement of the remote controller main body with the remote controller main body interposed therebetween.

16 . The toilet remote controller of claim 15 ,

wherein the pair of holding portions restrict movement of the remote controller main body in one direction along the mounting surface, and

wherein at least one of the pair of holding portions includes a first restriction portion that restricts movement of the remote controller main body in the other direction that intersects the one direction along the mounting surface, and a second restriction portion that restricts movement of the remote controller main body in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface.

17 . The toilet remote controller of claim 15 , wherein the holding portion has a shape that covers an end portion of the remote controller main body, and is opposed to an outer surface of the remote controller main body and restricts movement of the remote controller main body.

18 . The toilet remote controller of claim 15 ,

wherein the holder includes a pair of members that are slidable in the one direction,

wherein one of the pair of members is provided with one of the pair of holding portions,

wherein the other of the pair of members is provided with the other of the pair of holding portions, and

wherein the pair of holding portions are movable in an approaching direction and a separating direction.

19 . The toilet remote controller of claim 18 , further comprising a fixing tool that restricts movement of the pair of members in the separating direction.

20 . The toilet remote controller of claim 15 ,

wherein the operation unit is a first operation unit, and

wherein in a state where the remote controller main body is held on the holder fixed to the mounting surface, a second operation unit is provided on a surface of the remote controller main body facing the mounting surface.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: LIXIL GROUP CORPORATION
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055985/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: LIXIL CORPORATION
To: LIXIL GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055967/0258 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: YAMASAKI, RYUHEI; AKASAKI, HIDEYUKI; MIZUNO, NOBUYASU; NAKAGAWA, KEIKO; TOYA, TOMOKAZU
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052239/0879 →