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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2012
Yu Yamasaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Kenji Watanabe, Fukuoka, JP;
Masaaki Inoue, Fukuoka, JP;
Masahiro Nakamura, Fukuoka, JP;
Yu Yamasaki, Fukuoka, JP;
Kenji Watanabe, Fukuoka, JP;
Masaaki Inoue, Fukuoka, JP;
Masahiro Nakamura, Fukuoka, JP;
TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A flush toilet comprises a bowl portion including a rim portion and a shelf portion; a water discharge path for discharging waste; a water spouting portion for spouting flush water onto the shelf portion of the bowl portion to form a swirl flow; and a water conduit for supplying the flush water to the water spouting portion; wherein the bowl portion includes a front region and a rear region, and the rim portion of the bowl portion is such that a curvature radius in the front region is equal to or smaller than a curvature radius of the rear region, and wherein the water spouting portion is formed on either a left or right side in the front region and spouts the flush water toward a front of the rim portion.