I know that it has something to do with the "eye", but how exactly does it know when to flush? I'm guessing when the eye "sees" the water? (no more bottom obstructing the water).
Things that make you go hmmmm.
2007-03-20 08:02:36 · 9 answers · asked by Buckeye Girl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
It has a battery operated infrared sensor inside. They can be setup with a switch to flush when it senses someone coming up to the toilet or when they leave, or both. There is a built in timer that delays for a couple of seconds when you leave to give you a chance to get away before it flushes. The batteries are 9V transistor batteries usually. I'm sure there are other types but that is what we have at the Ford truck plant.
2007-03-20 08:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sees your warm body by using an infrared sensor. After a while you are gone and it does not see your warm body. At that point it waits a few seconds and then triggers a flush using an electrically operated valve.
Sensor is like the one that turns on the light by your front door when some comes near the house.
2007-03-20 15:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uses infrared sensor to sense a person using the toilet (it just senses when somebody is close to the sensor, not actually sensing the toilet is being used), and when sensor senses the person leave, it flushes toilet.
2007-03-20 08:07:19 · answer #3 · answered by H_A_V_0_C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My theory is that the "eye" is actually a small video camera. The camera's signal is combined with all the other bathroom cameras in the building and the streaming video is sent via the Internet to a foreign country (with cheap labor) where workers watch thousands of tiny TV screens.
When the person is "finished", the worker monitoring the video feed pushes a remote "flush" button.
This is just my theory. :o)
2007-03-20 15:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas C 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There is a sensor on it that can tell when you hev moved away from it.
2007-03-20 08:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by Kris10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an infered sensor that can see you'r big @rse s h * t slide down.
things that make you go uuuuuuuggghhh. lol
2007-03-20 08:13:53 · answer #6 · answered by sparky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its got a laser thingy that detects motion
2007-03-20 08:11:23 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Melee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
motion sensor
2007-03-20 08:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by sml 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when there is no increase of wt. for a minute
2007-03-20 08:16:34 · answer #9 · answered by SHAAD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋