EP3346065A4 - Flush toilet - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3346065A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: flush toilet; toilet; flush
Prior art date: 2015-09-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP16841290.6A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3346065A1 (en

EP3346065B1 (en

Inventor

Yasuhiro Kondo

Takeya ICHIYANAGI

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Lixil Corp

Original Assignee

Lixil Corp

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2015-09-01

Filing date

2016-07-13

Publication date

2019-06-19

2015-09-01 Priority claimed from JP2015172294A external-priority patent/JP6411976B2/en

2015-09-01 Priority claimed from JP2015172295A external-priority patent/JP6411977B2/en

2016-07-13 Application filed by Lixil Corp filed Critical Lixil Corp

2018-07-11 Publication of EP3346065A1 publication Critical patent/EP3346065A1/en

2019-06-19 Publication of EP3346065A4 publication Critical patent/EP3346065A4/en

2022-02-16 Application granted granted Critical

2022-02-16 Publication of EP3346065B1 publication Critical patent/EP3346065B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2036-07-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
- E03D11/02—Water-closet bowls ; Bowls with a double odour seal optionally with provisions for a good siphonic action; siphons as part of the bowl
- E03D11/08—Bowls with means producing a flushing water swirl

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Sanitary Device For Flush Toilet (AREA)

EP16841290.6A 2015-09-01 2016-07-13 Flush toilet Not-in-force EP3346065B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2015172294A JP6411976B2 (en)	2015-09-01	2015-09-01	Flush toilet
JP2015172295A JP6411977B2 (en)	2015-09-01	2015-09-01	Flush toilet
PCT/JP2016/070690 WO2017038258A1 (en)	2015-09-01	2016-07-13	Flush toilet

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3346065A1 EP3346065A1 (en)	2018-07-11
EP3346065A4 true EP3346065A4 (en)	2019-06-19
EP3346065B1 EP3346065B1 (en)	2022-02-16

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ID=58187096

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP16841290.6A Not-in-force EP3346065B1 (en)	2015-09-01	2016-07-13	Flush toilet

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP3346065B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN107923173B (en)
WO (1)	WO2017038258A1 (en)

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JP7151685B2 (en) *	2019-09-30	2022-10-12	Toto株式会社	flush toilet

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EP2562314A1 (en) *	2011-08-24	2013-02-27	Toto Ltd.	Flush toilet
JP2014062431A (en) *	2012-09-24	2014-04-10	Toto Ltd	Flush toilet bowl
JP2015017501A (en) *	2014-10-27	2015-01-29	株式会社Ｌｉｘｉｌ	Flush toilet bowl
JP2015068164A (en) *	2014-05-28	2015-04-13	Toto株式会社	Water closet bowl
JP2015068070A (en) *	2013-09-30	2015-04-13	Toto株式会社	Water closet device
JP2015074876A (en) *	2013-10-04	2015-04-20	株式会社Ｌｉｘｉｌ	Dirt discharge device

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CN101960077B (en) *	2008-02-29	2012-12-26	Toto株式会社	Toilet device
JP5257846B2 (en) *	2009-02-25	2013-08-07	Ｔｏｔｏ株式会社	Flush toilet
CN102605840A (en) *	2012-03-12	2012-07-25	虞吉伟	Totally-cleaned jetting toilet bowl with closed toilet seat

2016
- 2016-07-13 EP EP16841290.6A patent/EP3346065B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2016-07-13 CN CN201680049178.2A patent/CN107923173B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2016-07-13 WO PCT/JP2016/070690 patent/WO2017038258A1/en active Application Filing

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP2562314A1 (en) *	2011-08-24	2013-02-27	Toto Ltd.	Flush toilet
JP2014062431A (en) *	2012-09-24	2014-04-10	Toto Ltd	Flush toilet bowl
JP2015068070A (en) *	2013-09-30	2015-04-13	Toto株式会社	Water closet device
JP2015074876A (en) *	2013-10-04	2015-04-20	株式会社Ｌｉｘｉｌ	Dirt discharge device
JP2015068164A (en) *	2014-05-28	2015-04-13	Toto株式会社	Water closet bowl
JP2015017501A (en) *	2014-10-27	2015-01-29	株式会社Ｌｉｘｉｌ	Flush toilet bowl

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Title
See also references of WO2017038258A1 *

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Publication number	Publication date
WO2017038258A1 (en)	2017-03-09
EP3346065A1 (en)	2018-07-11
CN107923173A (en)	2018-04-17
EP3346065B1 (en)	2022-02-16
CN107923173B (en)	2020-02-21

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GB201503661D0 (en)	2015-04-15	Toilet sanitation aid
EP3209835A4 (en)	2017-12-27	Flushing toilet
EP3269232A4 (en)	2018-06-06	Animal toilet
EP3712338A4 (en)	2020-12-30	Flush toilet
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AP00858S1 (en)	2016-11-07	Toilet Bowl
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AU2016904258A0 (en)	2016-11-10	Jetloo watersaving toilet
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AU2016902719A0 (en)	2016-07-21	Improvements in Toilets

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