Flush toilet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10100503-B2
Application number	US-201715408216-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2017
Priority date	Jan 22, 2016
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A float rise speed control tank in a flush toilet is formed so that when the flush water level inside a flush water tank rises and the flush water level reaches a window due to supply of flush water into the flush water tank by a water supply device, the inflow into the float rise speed control tank by flush water in the flush water tank from a window formed above the bottom edge part of the float causes the rise speed of the flush water level in the float rise speed control tank to increase more than the rise speed of the flush water in the flush water tank.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flush toilet configured to discharge waste by flushing with flush water, the flush toilet comprising:
a toilet main body;
a flush water tank configured to store flush water to flush the toilet main body;
a water supply device configured to supply flush water into the flush water tank;
a float switch disposed in the flush water tank, the float switch including:
a shaft disposed in the flush water tank; and
a float configured to move up and down along the shaft in response to a rise or drop of a flush water level; and
the float switch being configured to issue a stop water supply signal when the float rises to a predetermined position along the shaft in response to a rise of the flush water level;

a control device configured to control supplying the flush water by the water supply device after receiving the stop water supply signal issued by the float switch; and
a float rise speed control tank disposed in the flush water tank, the float rise speed control tank being configured to surround an outside of at least a lower portion of the float;
wherein the float rise speed control tank includes a drain hole and a window; and
the float rise speed control tank is configured to increase a rise speed of the flush water level in the float rise speed control tank more than a rise speed of the flush water level in the flush water tank when the flush water is supplied into the flush water tank by the water supply device and the flush water level in the flush water tank rises and reaches the window so that the flush water in the flush water tank flows into the float rise speed control tank through the window, and
wherein the float rise speed control tank further includes a deflector extending outward and diagonally downward from a bottom edge of the window.

2. The flush toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the float rise speed control tank includes windows which are formed at approximately a same height position to each other.

3. The flush toilet according to claim 2 , wherein the windows on the float rise speed control tank are formed over approximately an entire circumference of the float rise speed control tank.

4. The flush toilet according to claim 1 , wherein a drain hole float is provided on the drain hole on the float rise speed control tank, the drain hole float being configured to close off the drain hole by using a buoyancy which the drain hole float receives when the flush water level in the flush water tank rises.

5. The flush toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the rise speed of the flush water level in the float rise speed control tank is set to a range from 7 mm/s to 100 mm/s.

6. The flush toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the drain hole is formed on a bottom of the float rise speed control tank, the drain hole having a size in a range of 1 mm to 15 mm in diameter.

7. The flush toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the float rise speed control tank is provided with an attachment opening portion attached to the shaft of the float at a bottom portion of the float rise speed control tank; and
the attachment opening portion includes a tilt suppressing portion configured to suppress tilt of the float rise speed control tank relative to the shaft.

8. A flush toilet configured to discharge waste by flushing with flush water, the flush toilet comprising:
a toilet main body;
a flush water tank configured to store flush water to flush the toilet main body;
a water supply device configured to supply flush water into the flush water tank;
a float switch disposed in the flush water tank, the float switch including:
a shaft disposed in the flush water tank; and
a float configured to move up and down along the shaft in response to a rise or drop of a flush water level; and
the float switch being configured to issue a stop water supply signal when the float rises to a predetermined position along the shaft in response to a rise of the flush water level;
a control device configured to control supplying the flush water by the water supply device after receiving the stop water supply signal issued by the float switch; and
a float rise speed control tank disposed in the flush water tank, the float rise speed control tank being configured to surround an outside of at least a lower portion of the float;
wherein the float rise speed control tank includes a drain hole and a window; and
the float rise speed control tank is configured to increase a rise speed of the flush water level in the float rise speed control tank more than a rise speed of the flush water level in the flush water tank when the flush water is supplied into the flush water tank by the water supply device and the flush water level in the flush water tank rises and reaches the window so that the flush water in the flush water tank flows into the float rise speed control tank through the window, and
wherein the float rise speed control tank is disposed on a center area side of the flush water tank.

9. The flush toilet according to claim 8 , wherein the float rise speed control tank further includes a deflector extending outward from a bottom edge of the window.

10. The flush toilet according to claim 8 , wherein the float rise speed control tank further includes a deflector extending outward and diagonally downward from a bottom edge of the window.

11. A flush toilet configured to discharge waste by flushing with flush water, the flush toilet comprising:
a toilet main body;
a flush water tank configured to store flush water to flush the toilet main body;
a water supply device configured to supply flush water into the flush water tank;
a float switch disposed in the flush water tank, the float switch including:
a shaft disposed in the flush water tank; and
a float configured to move up and down along the shaft in response to a rise or drop of a flush water level; and
the float switch being configured to issue a stop water supply signal when the float rises to a predetermined position along the shaft in response to a rise of the flush water level;

a control device configured to control supplying the flush water by the water supply device after receiving the stop water supply signal issued by the float switch; and
a float rise speed control tank disposed in the flush water tank, the float rise speed control tank being configured to surround an outside of at least a lower portion of the float;
wherein the float rise speed control tank includes a drain hole and a window; and
the float rise speed control tank is configured to increase a rise speed of the flush water level in the float rise speed control tank more than a rise speed of the flush water level in the flush water tank when the flush water is supplied into the flush water tank by the water supply device and the flush water level in the flush water tank rises and reaches the window so that the flush water in the flush water tank flows into the float rise speed control tank through the window, and
wherein the float rise speed control tank includes:
an opening and closing mechanism configured to open and close the drain hole, the opening and closing mechanism having a closed orientation in which the drain hole is closed off by a seal; and an open orientation in which the drain hole is opened by moving the seal diagonally from the closed orientation; and
the opening and closing mechanism further includes:
a support arm configured to support a seal and a drain hole float configured to cause buoyancy to act on the seal;
a support arm attaching portion configure to attach the support arm; and
a raised portion configured to project toward a gap between the support arm and the support arm attaching portion so as to suppress c

Assignees

• Toto Ltd

Inventors

• Sakai Hirokazu
• Kuwahara Takaaki
• Nakamura Teiji
• Habu Ayako
• Matsushita Koichiro
• Tsutsui Haruo
• Yoshioka Takashi
• Takayama Koichi
• Shiokama Hirotaka
• Yuki Hiroshi
• Kato Satoshi

Classifications

• E03D1/33 Primary

  Adaptations or arrangements of floats (actuating-floats in general F16K33/00) · CPC title

• E03D1/26

  Bowl with flushing cistern mounted on the rearwardly extending end of the bowl (shape or material of the cistern E03D1/01; constructional features of the bowl E03D11/02 - E03D11/12) · CPC title