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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Koki Shinohara, Kitakyushu, JP;
Hideki Tanimoto, Kitakyushu, JP;
Jing Chen, Munakata, JP;
Takashi Oogami, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masateru Shiraishi, Kitakyushu, JP;
TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A flush water volume regulator is provided, capable of constraining the occurrence of a buoyancy force acting on a water reservoir, whereby flush water in the water reservoir can be circulated with flush water in a flush water tank outside the water reservoir. The flush water volume regulatorof the invention has a water reservoir, being a water reservoirdisposed inside this flush water tank, capable of storing a predetermined amount of flush water, on which an openingthrough which flush water within water reservoirand flush water outside water reservoircan pass, and an opening-closing valvefor openingduring the standby state before starting a flush and for blocking openingor reducing the opening surface area of openingwhen the water level inside flush water tankis dropping after starting a flush.