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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2020
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu, JP;
Hidekazu Kitaura, Kitakyushu, JP;
Nobuhiro Hayashi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Akihiro Shimuta, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masahiro Kuroishi, Kitakyushu, JP;
TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A flush water tank apparatus supplying flush water to a flush toilet by using electrical power generated in the flush water tank apparatus, and a flush toilet apparatus including the flush water tank apparatus are provided. The flush water tank apparatus includes a discharge valve hydraulic drive portion, a discharge control device, an electromagnetic valve, a branching portion causing supplied tap water to flow into the discharge control device and into the water supply valve respectively, and a generator generating electrical power to operate the electromagnetic valve. The generator is provided on a water conduit in a downstream side of the branching portion, and on the water conduit in an upstream side of the water supply valve or in a downstream side of the water supply valve.