Patent ID: 9290921
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: E03D,G08C,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. A remote control apparatus for remotely controlling a toilet seat apparatus having a nozzle for spraying water toward private parts of a human body, the remote control apparatus comprising: a selection part which includes: a main button group comprising a plurality of buttons which at least includes a water spray button for causing water spray from the nozzle and a water stop button for stopping water spray from the nozzle; and a sub-button group comprising a plurality of buttons for changing a state of the water spray from the nozzle, the buttons in the sub-button group being formed in a size smaller than the buttons in the main button group from a front view, the selection part selecting an operation of the toilet seat apparatus based on a pressing operation of a user of the toilet seat apparatus; a transfer part which transfers mechanical energy input by the pressing operation in the selection part; a power generation part which generates electric power using the mechanical energy transferred from the transfer part; and a control part which generates a water spray signal when the water spray button is pressed and transmits the water spray signal to the toilet seat apparatus, generates a water stop signal when the water stop button is pressed and transmits the water stop signal to the toilet seat apparatus and generates a change signal when each button in the sub-button group is pressed and transmits the change signal to the toilet seat apparatus, using the electric power generated by the power generation part, wherein: a loss in the mechanical energy caused until the mechanical energy input by the pressing operation of each button in the sub-button group is transferred to the power generation part is smaller than a loss in the mechanical energy caused until the mechanical energy input by the pressing operation of each button in the main button group is transferred to the power generation part; the transfer part includes: an input part which receives force from the selection part as a result of the pressing operation in the selection part; and an output part which transfers mechanical energy by applying force to the power generation part; the pressing operation of a button in the sub-button group causes the input part to receive force in a first direction and causes the output part to apply force to the power generation part in a second direction; and a first linear line passing the input part and extending in the first direction and a second linear line passing the output part and extending in the second direction are configured so as to substantially coincide with each other.