US2021108403A1PendingUtilityA1

Toilet device

Assignee: LIXIL CORPPriority: Oct 15, 2019Filed: Oct 13, 2020Published: Apr 15, 2021
Est. expiryOct 15, 2039(~13.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
E03D 11/13E03D 9/005E03D 5/01E03D 2201/30
41
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

This toilet device has a water supply portion configured to supply flush water to a toilet bowl, a vacuum breaker provided in the water supply portion; and a connection pipe connected to the vacuum breaker, wherein the connection pipe is configured to drain the water overflowing from the vacuum breaker when malfunction occurs in the vacuum breaker as a drainage channel, and the connection pipe is configured to prevent backflow of sewage in the toilet bowl as a suction channel at the time of applying negative pressure.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 . A toilet device, comprising:
 a water supply portion configured to supply flush water to a toilet bowl;   a vacuum breaker provided in the water supply portion; and   a connection pipe connected to the vacuum breaker,   wherein the connection pipe is configured to drain the water overflowing from the vacuum breaker when malfunction occurs in the vacuum breaker as a drainage channel, and the connection pipe is configured to prevent backflow of sewage in the toilet bowl as a suction channel at the time of applying negative pressure.   
     
     
         2 . The toilet device of  claim 1 ,
 wherein an end portion opening is formed at an end portion of the connection pipe disposed at an opposite side of the vacuum breaker side,   wherein when the malfunction occurs in the vacuum breaker, the water overflowing from the vacuum breaker is drained from the end portion opening, and   wherein at the time of applying negative pressure, air is sucked through the end portion opening.   
     
     
         3 . The toilet device of  claim 2 , wherein the end portion opening is formed to face downward or a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet device of  claim 2 , comprising a receiving portion configured to receive the water drained from the end portion opening. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet device of  claim 3 , comprising a receiving portion configured to receive the water drained from the end portion opening. 
     
     
         6 . The toilet device of  claim 4 , wherein the toilet bowl is connected to the receiving portion and the water flowing through the receiving portion is drained to the toilet bowl. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet device of  claim 5 , wherein the toilet bowl is connected to the receiving portion and the water flowing through the receiving portion is drained to the toilet bowl.

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US2021108403A1 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.