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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1997
Toto LTD., Kitakyushu, JP;
Abstract
A water-closet bowl which comprises a bowl part provided with a wash water delivery opening on the wall surface; a substantially inverted U-type trap water discharge channel formed adjacent to the bottom of the bowl part and communicating with the bowl part through the inflow opening at the bottom; a tank for storing wash water provided at the rear, upper portion of the bowl part and having a discharge opening at the bottom; a wash water-distributing part provided substantially just under the discharge opening of the tank and used for receiving the wash water from the tank and distributing it; a rim water path formed on the periphery at the upper end of the bowl part; a rim part having a plurality of wash water injection holes provided in communication with the rim water path; a first water channel communicating between the wash water-distributing part and the wash water delivery opening; and a second water channel communicating between the wash water-distributing part and the rim water path.