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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Masayuki Mochita, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Takeshi Yamakawa, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Nobutake Sakumoto, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Jun Kawamata, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Mayako Adachi, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Aiko Sato, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Yosuke Inoue, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Nanae Yamada, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Masayuki Mochita, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Takeshi Yamakawa, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Nobutake Sakumoto, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Jun Kawamata, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Mayako Adachi, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Aiko Sato, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Yosuke Inoue, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Nanae Yamada, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
TOTO LTD., Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A sanitary washing apparatus is provided according to one aspect of the invention, where the sanitary washing apparatus includes: a washing nozzle having a water discharge port, where the washing nozzle is configured to wash a body of a user by squirting water from the water discharge port; and a casing capable of storing the washing nozzle. The washing nozzle is configured to change from a stored state to an advanced state while transitioning to an orientation having a greater angle of an axis of the washing nozzle with respect to a horizontal plane, where the washing nozzle is stored in the casing in the stored state, and the washing nozzle is configured to wash the body in the advanced state.