Toto Ltd.

Satoshi Horiuchi

Katsuhiro Kawakami

Makoto Hayakawa

Koichi Hayashi

Mitsuyoshi Machida

Atsushi Kitamura

Tomoyasu Ichiki

Masami Ando

Toshihiro Aoshima

Hirotaka Ishibashi

Masaaki Ito

Yutaka Tomioka

Shingo Kasahara

Toru Ueno

Shigeyuki Yamada

Hiroyuki Takada

Yukinari Matsumoto

Narumitsu Suda

A sanitary ware comprises a sanitary ware body and a surface glaze layer provided on the sanitary ware body. The surface glaze layer has a center line average roughness Ra of less than 0.07 &mgr;m as measured with a stylus type surface roughness tester according to JIS B 0651-1996.

Sanitary ware and process for producing the same

Sanitary wares having a controlled surface are disclosed which are less likely to be stained or soiled and/or possess excellent gloss. The first sanitary ware comprises a sanitary ware body and a surface glaze layer provided on the sanitary ware body, wherein the surface glaze layer has a center line average roughness Ra of less than 0.07 &mgr;m. This sanitary ware is advantageous in that stains or soils are much less likely to be adhered to the surface thereof and, even when adhered to the surface thereof, can be removed by a weak water stream. The second sanitary ware comprises a sanitary ware body and a surface glaze layer provided on the sanitary ware body, wherein the surface glaze layer has a kurtosis Rku of less than 2.70. This sanitary ware advantageously possesses excellent surface gloss. The third sanitary ware comprises a sanitary ware body and a surface glaze layer provided on the sanitary ware body, wherein the surface of the surface glaze layer consists essentially of a vitreous component and is free from silica particles having a particle diameter of not less than 10 &mgr;m. This sanitary ware is advantageous in that stains or soils are less likely to be adhered to the surface thereof.

Sanitary ware which strongly resists adhesion of dirt and which may be easily cleaned with a weak flow of water, over a long period of time, comprises a first coloring glaze layer formed on the surface of a ceramic body, a second transparent glaze layer formed on the first glaze layer, and an engobe layer formed between said body surface and said first glaze layer.

Sanitary ware and process for producing same

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