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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Megumi Takeshita, Kitakyushu, JP;
Mihoko Sato, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tomomi Rokuta, Kitakyushu, JP;
Akihiro Ashihara, Kitakyushu, JP;
Ayaka Shigeta, Kitakyushu, JP;
Minoru Tani, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hirotaka Nakabayashi, Kitakyushu, JP;
TOTO LTD., Kitakyushu-Shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
The toilet apparatus includes a main part and a toilet seat. The main part includes a function part, and a case cover covering the function part. The main part is attached on a toilet bowl. The toilet seat is attached rotatably to the case cover. The toilet seat has a closed state and an open state. The case cover includes an extending portion, a height of the extending portion becoming low toward forward, and a toilet seat pivot support portion provided backward the extending portion, and pivotally supporting the toilet seat. The toilet seat includes a first portion positioned forward the case cover in the closed state, and a second portion rising backward from the first portion in the closed state, overlapping the extending portion, and being pivotally supported to the toilet seat pivot support portion.