公开(公告)号：US20150267387A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-24

申请号：US14638530

申请日：2015-03-04

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Koki SHINOHARA ,  Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Yukinori KUBOZONO

IPC: E03D5/10 ,  E03D1/34 ,  E03D5/02

CPC classification number: E03D1/34 ,  E03D5/10

Abstract: A flush operating apparatus includes: a flush valve for opening and closing a discharge port on a storage tank; a manual operating unit, provided on the flush water tank and capable of manually operating the motion of the flush valve; a powered operating unit capable of operating the motion of the flush valve with power; and a control device for receiving a toilet flush start signal transmitted from either an instruction device by which a user instructs a toilet flush operation, or from a body sensor for sensing a user and activating a power drive motor; wherein the powered operating unit is separately installed from the manual operating unit, and is installed so as to be removable from the flush water tank in accordance with flush water tank apparatus or toilet main unit usage conditions.

Abstract translation: 冲洗操作装置包括：用于打开和关闭存储罐上的排放口的冲洗阀; 手动操作单元，设置在冲洗水箱上，能够手动操作冲洗阀的运动; 动力操作单元，能够用动力来操作冲洗阀的运动; 以及控制装置，用于接收从用户指示马桶冲洗操作的指令装置或用于感测用户的身体传感器和激活电力驱动电动机而发送的马桶冲洗开始信号; 其中所述动力操作单元与所述手动操作单元分开安装，并且被安装成可以根据冲水水箱装置或马桶主体使用条件从冲水水箱移除。

公开(公告)号：US20220074181A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17464063

申请日：2021-09-01

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihiro SHIMUTA ,  Hidekazu KITAURA ,  Nobuhiro HAYASHI ,  Masahiro KUROISHI ,  Hiroshi HASHIMOTO ,  Koki SHINOHARA ,  Kenji HATAMA ,  Takashi YOSHIOKA

IPC: E03D3/04 ,  E03D1/26 ,  E03D1/34 ,  E03D5/02

Abstract: There is provided a flush water tank apparatus capable of returning to a state where next toilet flush operation can be started in a short time while opening a discharge valve using a water supply pressure. A flush water tank apparatus (4) includes a reservoir tank (10), a discharge valve (12), a discharge valve hydraulic drive portion (14) configured to drive the discharge valve using a water supply pressure, and a discharge/vacuum break valve device (30) provided on an upstream side of the discharge valve hydraulic drive portion and configured to supply the water supplied from the upstream side to the discharge valve hydraulic drive portion on a downstream side. The discharge valve hydraulic drive portion includes a cylinder (14a) into which the water from the discharge/vacuum break valve device flows, and a piston (14b) configured to be moved by a pressure of the water flowing into the cylinder to move the discharge valve. The discharge/vacuum break valve device includes a valve body that operates to discharge the water flowing backward from the discharge valve hydraulic drive portion while opening the upstream side to an atmosphere when the supply of the water from the upstream side is stopped.

公开(公告)号：US20210381214A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17343092

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Nobuhiro HAYASHI ,  Hidekazu KITAURA ,  Akihiro SHIMUTA ,  Masahiro KUROISHI ,  Hiroshi HASHIMOTO ,  Koki SHINOHARA ,  Kenji HATAMA ,  Takashi YOSHIOKA

IPC: E03D1/34 ,  E03D5/10

Abstract: Provided are a flush water tank apparatus capable of restraining instability of an operation of a piston and restraining fluctuations in a water pressure of flush water discharged from a first discharge part provided separately from an inlet, and a flush toilet apparatus including the flush water tank apparatus. A discharge valve hydraulic drive portion of a flush water tank apparatus of the present invention includes a cylinder, a piston, and a rod extending from the piston through a through-hole portion formed in the cylinder, the cylinder including an inlet into which flush water flows, a first discharge part that is provided separately from the inlet to drain the flush water, and a second discharge part that is provided separately from the first discharge part and is formed between the rod and the through-hole portion and between the piston and the through-hole portion.

公开(公告)号：US20190249404A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16267991

申请日：2019-02-05

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Koki SHINOHARA ,  Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Makoto ABE

IPC: E03D5/10

Abstract: A discharge valve operating device includes an electric operation unit including a rotating shaft, a first coupling member and a second coupling member having respective one ends coupled to a discharge valve, a first rotary winding member, and a second rotary winding member. The first rotary winding member and the second rotary winding member include a first holed portion and a second holed portion, respectively, which are provided near portions at respective rotation centers. Each holed portion is engageable and disengageable with the rotating shaft in a rotation direction in accordance with the rotation direction of the rotating shaft in each operation mode.

公开(公告)号：US20160032575A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-04

申请号：US14812107

申请日：2015-07-29

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Koki SHINOHARA ,  Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Yukinori KUBOZONO ,  Kenji HATAMA ,  Hisashi KOGA

IPC: E03D1/14 ,  E03D1/33 ,  E03D5/092

CPC classification number: E03D1/33 ,  E03D1/35 ,  Y02A20/412

Abstract: A discharge valve apparatus attached to a reservoir tank in a reservoir tank apparatus for storing flush water. The discharge valve apparatus includes a valve body, attached to the top of a discharge opening provided in the bottom surface of a reservoir tank, for opening and closing the discharge opening by up and down movement thereof, a float, attached to the valve body, which drops in tandem with the drop in water level inside the flush water tank; and a variable drop start timing mechanism to make a drop start timing of the valve body variable.

Abstract translation: 排放阀装置，其安装在用于储存冲洗水的储存罐装置中的储存箱中。 排出阀装置包括：阀体，其安装在设置在储存箱底面的排出口的顶部，用于通过其上下运动来打开和关闭排出口;附接到阀体的浮子; 其与冲洗水箱内的水位下降一起下降; 以及使阀体的液滴开始正时变化的可变液滴开始正时机构。

公开(公告)号：US20170051485A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15233530

申请日：2016-08-10

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Koki SHINOHARA ,  Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Kenji HATAMA ,  Makoto ABE

IPC: E03D5/094 ,  E03D1/00

CPC classification number: E03D5/094 ,  E03D1/00 ,  E03D1/14 ,  Y02A20/412

Abstract: An operating device for a flush water tank assembly includes: a rotary shaft, an operating handle, an operating wire, and a drive unit, wherein the drive unit includes: a rotary member, a rotary winding member, a locking unit for mutually locking the rotary member and the rotary winding member when the rotary winding member rotates in a forward rotational direction from operating position P1 and reaches operating position P3, and a lock release portion for releasing the lock between the rotary member and the rotary winding member when the rotary member and the rotary winding member rotate in a forward rotational direction from operating position P1 and reach operating position P3.

Abstract translation: 用于冲洗水箱组件的操作装置包括：旋转轴，操作手柄，操作线和驱动单元，其中驱动单元包括：旋转构件，旋转卷绕构件，用于相互锁定的锁定单元 旋转构件和旋转卷绕构件，当旋转卷绕构件从操作位置P1向前旋转方向旋转并到达操作位置P3时，以及锁定释放部分，用于在旋转构件和旋转构件之间释放锁定 并且旋转卷绕构件从操作位置P1向前旋转方向旋转并到达操作位置P3。

公开(公告)号：US20150275491A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14660911

申请日：2015-03-17

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Koki SHINOHARA ,  Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Yukinori KUBOZONO

IPC: E03D3/12 ,  E03D5/094

CPC classification number: E03D3/12 ,  E03D5/094

Abstract: The present invention relates to an operating device for a flush water tank assembly in a flush toilet as the user can operate operating part toward the one and opposite direction, the rotary direction changing mechanism can change the direction of rotation which is transmitted from the rotating shaft to a rotary wind-up mechanism so that the direction of rotation of the rotary wind-up mechanism can be maintain in a predetermined same direction of rotation. The operating device for the flush water tank assembly includes a drive unit including a rotary wind-up mechanism, a rotary direction changing mechanism for changing the direction of rotation transmitted from the rotating shaft to the rotational wind-up mechanism so that the transmitted direction of rotation can be maintain in accord with a predetermined and fixed direction of rotation, and a limiting mechanism for limiting an angle of rotation of the rotary wind-up mechanism.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于冲水马桶中冲洗水箱组件的操作装置，当使用者能够朝向相反方向操作操作部件时，旋转方向改变机构可改变从旋转轴传递的旋转方向 旋转卷绕机构，使得旋转卷绕机构的旋转方向能够保持在预定相同的旋转方向。 用于冲洗水箱组件的操作装置包括驱动单元，该驱动单元包括旋转卷起机构，用于改变从旋转轴传递到旋转卷绕机构的旋转方向的旋转方向改变机构， 可以根据预定和固定的旋转方向保持旋转，以及用于限制旋转卷取机构的旋转角度的限制机构。

公开(公告)号：US20150082529A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-26

申请号：US14472787

申请日：2014-08-29

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Koki SHINOHARA ,  Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Jing CHEN ,  Takashi OOGAMI ,  Masateru SHIRAISHI

IPC: E03D1/34

CPC classification number: E03D1/34 ,  E03D1/142

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 regulator 38 of the invention has a water reservoir, being a water reservoir 40 disposed inside this flush water tank 16, capable of storing a predetermined amount of flush water, on which an opening 40a through which flush water within water reservoir 40 and flush water outside water reservoir 40 can pass, and an opening-closing valve 42 for opening 40a during the standby state before starting a flush and for blocking opening 40a or reducing the opening surface area of opening 40a when the water level inside flush water tank 16 is dropping after starting a flush.

Abstract translation: 提供一种冲洗水量调节器，其能够约束作用在储水器上的浮力的发生，由此在储水器外部的冲洗水箱中的冲洗水能够用冲洗水循环。 本发明的冲洗水容量调节器38具有储水器，该储水器是设置在该冲洗水箱16内的储水器40，能够储存预定量的冲洗水，开口40a通过该开口40a将储水器40内的冲洗水 并且在开始冲洗之前的待机状态下打开40a的开闭阀42和用于阻挡开口40a的开闭阀42或者当冲洗水箱内的水位减小时开口40a的开口表面积 16开始冲洗后正在下降。

公开(公告)号：US20230069634A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17822621

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Koki SHINOHARA ,  Kenji HATAMA ,  Makoto ABE ,  Seika TATSUOKA

IPC: E03D1/34 ,  E03D3/02

Abstract: The present invention provides a flush water tank device (4) that supplies flush water to an upper and lower spout port of a flush toilet (2) including; a flush water tank (10); a discharge valve (12); a first on-off valve (19) that performs switching between ejection and stopping of the flush water from the upper spout port; a first on-off valve driving mechanism (16) that is moved from a stopped position to an ejection position based on an user operation; a biasing mechanism (17) that causes the first on-off valve driving mechanism to move to the stopped position; a holding mechanism (20) that holds, at the ejection position, the first on-off valve driving mechanism at the ejection position against the bias force; and a releasing mechanism (21) that releases the holding of the first on-off valve driving mechanism, using the flush water flowing out from the first on-off valve.

公开(公告)号：US20230065471A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17822592

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Hideki TANIMOTO ,  Koki SHINOHARA ,  Kenji HATAMA ,  Seika TATSUOKA

IPC: E03D1/34 ,  E03D1/30

Abstract: The present invention provides a flush water tank device (4), including: a flush water tank (10); a discharge valve (12) that causes the lower spout port to eject the flush water by switching between discharge and stopping of the flush water; a water pressure driving mechanism (14) that drives the discharge valve with a water supply pressure; a first on-off valve (19) that switches between water ejection and stopping of the flush water; a second on-off valve (18) that switches between water supply and stopping of the flush water to the water pressure driving mechanism; and a delay valve opening mechanism (21) that causes the second on-off valve to open with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from the upper spout port is started, using a part of the flush water introduced via the first on-off valve, to supply the flush water to the water pressure driving mechanism.