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Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2014
Applicant:

Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;

Inventors:

Hideki Tanimoto, Kitakyushu, JP;

Koki Shinohara, Kitakyushu, JP;

Kenji Hatama, Kitakyushu, JP;

Assignee:

TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 5/094 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 5/094 (2013.01);
Abstract

An operating device of the present invention includes: an operating member configured to be rotationally moved according to a rotational operation performed by a user; a rotary shaft; and a drive unit disposed above a level of flush water within a flush water tank, and configured to displace a coupling member according to a rotational movement of the rotary shaft, the coupling member coupling the drive unit and a water discharge valve together, and capable of opening and closing the water discharge valve by means of its own displacement, wherein the drive unit comprises a rotation mechanism configured to be rotated at a radius of rotation greater than that of the rotary shaft, the drive unit being operable to roll up the coupling member along its own rotational direction.


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