According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a valve unit, a casing, a water supply hose, and a water supply connection part. The nozzle is configured to discharge water toward an ano-genital region. The valve unit is provided on a pipe line between a water supply source and the nozzle. The valve unit includes an electromagnetic valve. The water supply hose is configured to supply water from the water supply source into the casing. The water supply hose is flexible. The water supply connection part connects the water supply hose and the valve unit. The casing has a concave portion recessed upward from a bottom surface of the casing. The concave portion has an upper surface and a side surface extending from the upper surface and facing backward or sideward. The water supply connection part is provided on the side surface of the concave portion.

According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a valve unit, a controller, and a casing. The nozzle is configured to discharge water toward an ano-genital region of a human body. The valve unit is provided on a pipe line between a water supply source and the nozzle. The valve unit includes an electromagnetic valve. The controller is configured to control operation of the nozzle and the valve unit. The casing stores the nozzle, the valve unit, and the controller. The valve unit is disposed further frontward than the controller.

According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a valve unit, a casing, and a toilet seat. The nozzle is configured to discharge water toward an ano-genital region of a human body. The valve unit is provided on a pipe line between a water supply source and the nozzle. The valve unit includes an electromagnetic valve. The casing stores the nozzle and the valve unit. The toilet seat is pivotally supported to be rotatable with respect to the casing. A heater is provided inside the toilet seat. At least a portion of the valve unit is disposed below the toilet seat.

According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a valve unit, a casing, and a toilet seat. The nozzle is configured to discharge water toward an ano-genital region of a human body. The valve unit is provided on a pipe line between a water supply source and the nozzle, and includes an electromagnetic valve. The casing stores the nozzle and the valve unit. The casing includes a low portion positioned below the toilet, and a high portion positioned backward of the low portion. A length in a vertical direction of the high portion is greater than a length in the vertical direction of the low portion. The valve unit is disposed in the low portion. A length in the vertical direction of the valve unit is less than a length in a longitudinal direction, and less than a length in a lateral direction.

According to the embodiment, a sanitary washing device includes a nozzle, a valve unit, a casing, a water supply hose, and a water supply connection part. The nozzle is configured to discharge water toward an ano-genital region. The valve unit is provided on a pipe line between a water supply source and the nozzle. The casing stores the nozzle and the valve unit. The water supply hose is flexible and configured to supply water from the water supply source into the casing. The water supply connection part connects the water supply hose and the valve unit. The water supply connection part is open in a horizontal direction. The water supply hose is directly connected to the water supply connection part in a horizontal direction. The casing includes a hose container in which a portion of the water supply hose can be stored by bending.

A voice controlled device comprises a housing, a dock, a coupling mechanism, and a microphone. The dock is configured to connect the housing to a plurality of host appliances. The coupling mechanism is configured to receive an identification value indicative of docking between the voice controlled device and a currently connected host appliance of the plurality of host appliances. The microphone is configured to receive one or more voice inputs for the currently connected host appliance. A command is provided based on the one or more voice inputs and the identification value.

A toilet management system includes a toilet bowl device installed in a toilet room, a management device configured to manage a use situation of the toilet bowl device, and a communication device configured to transmit use situation information related to the use situation of the toilet bowl device to the management device. The management device includes an acquirer configured to acquire the use situation information from the communication device, and an abnormality detector configured to detect an abnormality of the toilet bowl device or a facility or equipment installed inside or around the toilet room when the use situation information acquired by the acquirer matches a predetermined condition.

A water area apparatus according to one aspect of embodiments includes: a first device; a second device whose power consumption is smaller than that of the first device; a Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit that is connected to an Alternating-Current power supply, reduces harmonic current, and steps up a voltage to output the stepped-up voltage; and a regulator that is connected to the PFC circuit and steps down a voltage to obtain a constant voltage, wherein the voltage stepped up by the PFC circuit is applied to the first device, and the voltage stepped down by the regulator is applied to the second device.

A flush toilet enabling easy cleaning besides capable of preventing dirty water from flowing out is provided. In the flush toilet, a toilet seat is placed on a rim of a toilet body with the toilet seat free to open and close on a pivot axis on a side of a rear end thereof. A projection rib for preventing dirty water from flowing out is formed on a front upper face of the rim so that it protrudes from an outer periphery of the rim. The projection rib is provided so that it is outside a front periphery of the toilet seat when the toilet seat is in closing state.

An apparatus for raising and lowering one or more pedestals of a toilet. The toilet can comprise of an encasing positioned at the base of the toilet, operable to retain the one or more pedestals when not in use. The toilet can comprise of one or more armrests positioned at the sides of the toilet. The one or more armrests can comprise of one or more buttons configured to raise or lower the one or more pedestals based on user selection to a predetermined height; and one or more buttons configured to activate one or more of a seat warmer, a bidet jet spray, a hydro-flush, a sound system or an air freshener. The toilet can comprise of an actuator for raising and lowing the pedestals in response to one or more buttons being pressed. The toilet can comprise of a controller for controlling the actuator, wherein the controller sends a signal to the actuator to raise or lower the toilet based on the combination of one or more buttons being pressed. The controller can receive a signal from one or more buttons pressed to indicate a predetermined selection, wherein the selection can be one or more of the activations of a seat warmer, a bidet jet spray, a hydro-flush, a sound system or an air freshener.