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(11) EP 1 916 345 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.04.2008 Bulletin 2008/18

(21) Application number: 07118761.1

(22) Date of filing: 18.10.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E03D 5/10(2006.01)
E03D 1/14(2006.01)
 E03C 1/05(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 23.10.2006 FI 20060931

(71) Applicant: ORAS OY
26101 Rauma (FI)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mäkipää, Jari-Matti
    FI-28100, Pori (FI)
  • Rautavuori, Janne
    FI-27230, Lappi (FI)

(74) Representative: Berggren Oy Ab 
P.O. Box 16 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 10A
00101 Helsinki
00101 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) Apparatus and method for identifying a person using a toilet bowl and for effecting a flush


(57) The invention relates to an apparatus monitoring the position of a person using a toilet bowl, and to a corresponding method. The location of an occupant in a toilet facility is determined by one or more sensors and the received information is used as a basis for activating a predetermined automated flush after a desired delay time.







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