Patent ID: 7322054

Claim:
A toilet having an automatic flushing system, comprising: a toilet bowl; a water holding tank for supplying water to the toilet bowl, the water holding tank defining a handle opening adapted to accept an actuating handle of the toilet; a flush valve providing fluid communication between the toilet bowl and water holding tank, the flush valve adapted to flush the toilet bowl with water from the water holding tank upon activation; and an automatic flush assembly mounted in the handle opening, the automatic flush assembly comprising a sensor section positioned to detect the presence of a person in an area in front of the toilet bowl, a control section operatively connected to the sensor section for receiving a detection signal from the sensor indicating the presence of a person in the area in front of the toilet bowl, and an actuating mechanism adapted to actuate the flush valve in response to a flush signal from the control section, wherein the sensor section is contained within a first portion of a housing positioned exterior to the water holding tank, and the actuating mechanism is contained within a second portion of the housing extending interior to the water holding tank, the first portion and the second portion forming a unitary housing, at least a portion of the unitary housing extending through said handle opening.