Patent ID: 6430366
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
A water heating appliance for washing a part of a body, comprising:a toilet seat adapted to be disposed on a stool; a casing disposed on a rear part of the toilet seat; a tank for storing water situated in the casing; a spray nozzle attached to the tank and situated in the casing; a heater disposed in the tank; a main circuit for connecting the heater to a commercial power source; an electricity supply controlling element disposed in said main circuit, said electricity supply controlling element controlling a supply of electricity directly received from the commercial power source to the heater to regulate the same; a controller for outputting a control signal to control the electricity supply controlling element, said control signal having a voltage and current less than the voltage and current provided by the commercial power source; a signal line situated between the electricity supply controlling element and the controller formed separately from the main circuit, said signal line transmitting the control signal of said controller to said electricity supply controlling element; a tipover switch disposed in said signal line and having a contact, said contact having means for opening the signal line by a weight thereof responsive to said tank being tilted or turned over so that whenever the tank is tilted or turned over, electricity in the main circuit is not supplied to the heater by the electricity supply controlling element; and a float switch disposed in said signal line to cut off the supply of electricity responsive to a water level in the tank being lower than a predetermined level by the electricity supply controlling element.