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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Shigehisa Shirakawa, Kitakyushu, JP;
Jing Chen, Munakata, JP;
Assignee:
TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/02 (2006.01); E03D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/08 (2013.01); E03D 2201/30 (2013.01); E03D 2201/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flush toilet which is capable of completing flushing of a bowl portion at or before termination of a siphon action, thereby improving toilet flushing performance in a situation where flushing is performed while generating a siphon action by using a reduced amount of flush water. The flush toilet is configured such that, after a first rim water spouting portion starts to spout flush water therefrom, a jet water spouting portion and a second rim water spouting portion start to spout flush water therefrom, in this order.