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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2016
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shu Kashirajima, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masaki Kitamura, Kitakyushu, JP;
Satoshi Yamakawa, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kazuyoshi Mizoguchi, Kitakyushu, JP;
TOTO LTD., Kitakyushu-Shi, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A flush toilet wherein at least a portion of the exterior part of an exterior member installed on a rim portion can be easily installed and registered at the height of the rim outer wall upper sloped surface, and seen from the toilet lateral direction, the border between at least a part of the exterior part of the exterior member and the rim outer wall upper sloped surface appears as a single aligned straight line, imparting an aesthetic impression to the user. The rim portion of the flush toilet of the invention includes a rim outer wall upper sloped surface being positioned in an outside of an upper region of the rim outer wall portion, and at least a portion of the exterior part is disposed at the height of the rim outer wall upper sloped surface.