Water discharge apparatus and photoelectric sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10392789
APP PUB NO 20170328048A1
SERIAL NO

15486444

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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.

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  • TOTO LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Karei, Minoru Kitakyushu, JP 2 7

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