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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2003
Kenichi Nakamura, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Toshifumi Yoneda, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Tomoyasu Ichiki, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Hiroshi Tomonari, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Kyoji Asada, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Katsuhiro Kawakami, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Kenichi Nakamura, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Toshifumi Yoneda, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Tomoyasu Ichiki, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Hiroshi Tomonari, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Kyoji Asada, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Katsuhiro Kawakami, Kitakyusyu, JP;
Toto Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A flush toilet that uses a prescribed amount of cleansing water stored in a cleansing water tank to cleanse the toilet and discharge waste is disclosed. The flush toilet includes a bowl having a waste receiving surface, an overhanging rim and a shelf, a drainage channel whose inlet is connected to the bottom of the bowl for discharging waste, a first water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto the shelf of the bowl to form a vortex; a second water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto shelf of the bowl in the same direction as the swirling direction of the vortex, a first water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the first water spouting section, and a second water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the second water spouting section.