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Sanitary washing apparatus

US10253487B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2016
Grant dateApr 9, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03D9/08
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing apparatus includes: a nozzle including a jetting port and configured to squirt water from the jetting port to wash a user's body; a flow channel configured to guide water supplied from a water supply source to the jetting port; an electrolytic cell provided midway along the flow channel and being operable to produce sterilizing water; a heating device provided on the flow channel on upstream side of the electrolytic cell; a nozzle cleaning device configured to clean or sterilize the nozzle with the water heated by the heating device or the sterilizing water produced by the electrolytic cell; and a controller configured to perform control for stopping energization of the heating device or reducing an amount of energization of the heating device when energizing the electrolytic cell.

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