Bathtub apparatus

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PATENT NO 12232660
APP PUB NO 20230284839A1
SERIAL NO

18014017

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There is provided a bathtub apparatus capable of satisfactorily detecting an electrocardiographic signal even in a state where water is being discharged into a bathtub by a water discharge device. The present invention is a bathtub apparatus (1) including a bathtub main body (2), a water discharge device (8) that discharges water toward inside of the bathtub main body and is provided above a first inner wall surface (2a) forming a short side of the bathtub main body, and electrodes (4a, 4b, 4c) attached to the bathtub main body to detect an electrocardiographic signal of a bathing person, where the electrodes are arranged on an inner wall surface of the bathtub main body, and are arranged closer to the first inner wall surface than a position (P) where water discharged from the water discharge device hits a water surface of the water stored in the bathtub main body.

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  • TOTO LTD.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Azuma, Kensuke Kitakyushu, JP 3 2
Enoki, Masayoshi Kitakyushu, JP 3 0
Furukawa, Kenji Kitakyushu, JP 93 1190
Ichikawa, Yu Kitakyushu, JP 5 1
Ishii, Yuwa Kitakyushu, JP 11 79
Jinde, Mao Kitakyushu, JP 3 0
Kurita, Hiroki Kitakyushu, JP 5 5
Sonoda, Koji Kitakyushu, JP 97 1836
Tsuboi, Hiroshi Kitakyushu, JP 43 676
Uno, Ryoko Kitakyushu, JP 3 0
Watanabe, Kei Kitakyushu, JP 165 753

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