IP Library Patent Application 17069798
Patent Application
App. No. 17/069,798

TOILET DEVICE

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Patent No.
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App. No.
17/069,798
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 (14)

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.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Feb 8, 2023
From: LIXIL CORPORATION
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062682/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: LIXIL GROUP CORPORATION
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055985/0215 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: LIXIL CORPORATION
To: LIXIL GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056875/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: KATO, SHINICHI; FUKUYA, KOUJI; FUKAGAWA, MASAFUMI
To: LIXIL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054539/0946 →