Semi-automatic toilet seat

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a semi-automatic toilet seat that is the improvement in a general toilet seat consisting of a lid and a seat part, the semi-automatic toilet seat is configured such that the seat part includes: a contact sensor provided on a lower surface of the seat part to detect a user's sitting state; a motor configured to be operated to close the lid from an opened state; and a controller configured such that when the contact sensor detects that the user's sitting state is released, the controller operates the motor to close the lid from the opened state and operates the solenoid so that water is supplied to the toilet to flush the toilet. Accordingly, the lid is automatically closed and the toilet is automatically flushed just by a movement that a user rises from the seat part.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A semi-automatic toilet seat comprising:
 a seat part placed on a toilet;   a lid rotatably coupled onto the seat part; and   a solenoid that is configured to open and cut-off water supply to the toilet,   wherein the seat part comprises:   a contact sensor that is provided on a lower surface of the seat part that is brought into contact with the toilet to detect a user's sitting state;   a motor provided in the seat part, and configured to be operated to close the lid from an opened state; and   a controller provided in the seat part, and configured such that when the contact sensor detects that the user's sitting state is released, the controller operates the motor to close the lid from the opened state and operates the solenoid so that water is supplied to the toilet to flush the toilet.   
     
     
         2 . The semi-automatic toilet seat of  claim 1 , wherein the contact sensor also serves as one of a plurality of buffer pads that are provided by being distributed on the lower surface of the seat part. 
     
     
         3 . The semi-automatic toilet seat of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to operate the solenoid and to release operation of the motor simultaneously. 
     
     
         4 . The semi-automatic toilet seat of  claim 1 , wherein the seat part is provided with a closing detection sensor therein to detect closing of the lid, and
 the controller operates the solenoid when the closing detection sensor detects the closing of the lid.