Toilet seat

Abstract

A toilet seat includes a seat unit, a user-operating unit, and an acting device. The seat unit includes a housing and a seat member that has front and rear portions. The seat member is pivotally connected to the housing at the rear portion. The user-operating unit is mounted in the front portion of the seat member. The acting device is mounted to the seat unit and is driven by the user-operating unit to perform an action.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toilet seat comprising:
 a seat unit including a housing and a seat member that has front and rear portions, said seat member being pivotally connected to said housing at said rear portion;   a user-operating unit mounted in said front portion of said seat member; and   an acting device mounted to said seat unit and driven by said user-operating unit to perform an action.   
     
     
         2 . The toilet seat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said user-operating unit includes a sensor unit adapted for generating a motion signal in response to detection of a user operation, and a control device mounted in said housing and electrically connected to said sensor unit for receiving the motion signal therefrom so as to control said driven device accordingly. 
     
     
         3 . The toilet seat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said user-operating unit is adapted for generating the motion signal according to a position where the user touches said user-operating unit. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet seat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said user-operating unit is embedded in said front portion of said seat member under a top surface of said front portion. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet seat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors, and said front portion of said seat member is formed with a plurality of visible patterns that are used for selection by the user and that respectively correspond in position to said sensors of said user-operating unit. 
     
     
         6 . The toilet seat as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said driven device is mounted under said rear portion of said seat unit and is a sprayer device controlled by said control device according to the motion signal to spray water. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet seat as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said user-operating unit is embedded in a middle part of said front portion of said seat member.