Patent ID: 9279241
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: E03D

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 water stop button for stopping water spray from the nozzle and a non-water stop button for causing operations other than the stop of the water spray from the nozzle, the operations at least including water spray from the nozzle, 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 stop signal when the water stop button is pressed and transmits the water stop signal to the toilet seat apparatus and generates a non-water stop signal when the non-water stop button is pressed and transmits the non-water stop 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 the water stop button 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 the non-water stop button 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 the water stop button causes force in a first direction to be received by the input part and causes force in a second direction to be applied from the output part to the power generation part; 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.