Motorized toilet seat

Abstract

A toilet includes a base, at least one arm, a cover, a bridge and a seat. The cover is rotatably coupled to the base via the at least one arm and spaced apart from the base via the at least one arm. The seat is rotatably coupled to the cover via the bridge and spaced apart from the cover via the bridge.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toilet comprising:
 a base;   at least one arm;   a cover rotatably coupled to the base via the at least one arm and spaced apart from the base via the at least one arm;   a bridge; and   a seat rotatably coupled to the cover via the bridge and spaced apart from the cover via the bridge.   
     
     
         2 . The toilet of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first motor configured to lift the cover and the seat with respect to the base.   
     
     
         3 . The toilet of  claim 2 , wherein a pivot axis between the at least one arm and the cover moved above the base by the first motor. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet of  claim 2 , wherein the first motor lifts an entirety of the cover above the base. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a second motor configured to rotate the cover independently.   
     
     
         6 . The toilet of  claim 5 , wherein the second motor rotates a front of the cover down and toward the base. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the bridge is coupled to the seat and the cover and configured to rotate with respect to the seat and rotate with respect to the cover. 
     
     
         8 . The toilet of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 at least one third motor configured to rotate the seat with respect to the cover.   
     
     
         9 . The toilet of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one third motor comprises:
 a bridge motor configured to rotate the bridge with respect to the cover.   
     
     
         10 . The toilet of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one third motor comprises:
 a seat motor configured to rotate the seat with respect to the bridge.   
     
     
         11 . The toilet of  claim 8 , wherein the first motor rotates in a first direction as the at least one third motor brings the seat toward the base and the first motor rotates in a second direction after the at least one third motor brings the seat toward the base. 
     
     
         12 . The toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the seat and the cover are configured to be placed in a standing user raised position, a seated user position, and a closed position. 
     
     
         13 . The toilet of  claim 12 , wherein in the standing user raised position, the seat is behind the cover. 
     
     
         14 . The toilet of  claim 12 , wherein in the standing user raised position, a front of the cover is closer to the base than a rear of the cover. 
     
     
         15 . The toilet of  claim 12 , wherein in the closed position, the seat is at a first height with respect to the base, and in the seated user position, the seat is a second height with respect to the base, wherein the first height is above the second height. 
     
     
         16 . The toilet of  claim 12 , wherein when moving from the seated user position to the closed position, the seat is move upward to meet the cover. 
     
     
         17 . A drive system for a toilet, the drive system comprising:
 a first motor configured to lift a cover and a seat of the toilet;   a second motor configured to rotate the cover independent from the seat; and   at least one third motor configured to rotate the seat with respect to the cover.   
     
     
         18 . The drive system of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 at least one arm, wherein the cover is rotatably coupled to the toilet via the at least one arm and spaced apart from the toilet via the at least one arm; and   a bridge, wherein the seat is rotatably coupled to the cover via the bridge and spaced apart from the cover via the bridge.   
     
     
         19 . A method for positioning a toilet seat on a toilet bowl, the method comprising:
 receiving input to data to trigger positioning the toilet seat;   rotating the toilet seat and a cover;   positioning the seat away from the cover with a pivoting bridge; and   rotating the seat to the toilet bowl.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 positioning the seat within a cavity of the cover; and   rotating the cover and the seat to a closed position.