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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Ryoko Ishimaru, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tatsunari Harashima, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hidekazu Kitaura, Kitakyushu, JP;
Assignee:
TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 1/08 (2006.01); E03D 1/32 (2006.01); E03D 5/01 (2006.01); E03D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 1/087 (2013.01); E03D 1/32 (2013.01); E03D 5/01 (2013.01); E03D 11/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flush toilet apparatus for discharging waste by a jet pump action is disclosed. The flush toilet apparatus has an overflow portion configured to overflow a portion of flush water flowing from a throat pipe into a water conduit into a reservoir tank so that when the flow rate of water flowing inside the throat pipe exceeds a predetermined specified flow rate, the flow rate of water supplied from the water conduit to a bowl portion is reduced to less than a predetermined specified flow rate.