Industrial product innovative design of toilet sensor timer

Rui-Lin Lin

COMPUTER MODELLING & NEW TECHNOLOGIES 2014 18(3) 179-182

Department of Commercial Design, Chienkuo Technology University, No. 1, Chieh Shou N. Rd., Changhua City 500, Taiwan

This study came up with an innovative product design for toilet safety timer, which can be installed in public lavatories or toilets at home. When an elderly person is in a toilet for a period of time longer than the time set in the device, a warning will be sent to the outside. The unique feature is the safety device of the sensor timer with the innovative structure containing an infrared sensor, a CPU, a timer, and a warning device. Users can set up the time on the timer. In case of an emergency such as users falling by accident or being in a coma, a warning will be sent out in time to get help to prevent tragedy from happening.