Patent ID: 9359753
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: E03D

Claim Text:
1. A flush toilet for flushing a toilet main unit with flush water supplied from a flush water source, to discharge waste, comprising: a bowl portion having a waste-receiving surface, a rim located along an upper edge thereof, and a recess formed below the waste-receiving surface; a water spouting portion for spouting the flush water toward a front end of the bowl portion so as to form a swirl flow which swirlingly flows along an inner peripheral surface of the rim; and a drainage conduit having an inlet connecting with the recess of the bowl portion so as to discharge waste therethrough, wherein the recess of the bowl portion has a bottom located below a pooled water level, and a wall surface connecting between the bottom and a lower edge of the waste-receiving surface, the bottom of the recess having a front bottom surface formed in a front region of the recess, and a rear bottom surface formed in a rear region of the recess, and wherein: the bowl portion is configured to allow flush water spouted from the water spouting portion to form a major stream which is directed to flow from the front end of the bowl portion toward the inlet of the drainage conduit; and the rear bottom surface of the bottom of the recess is configured to allow a part of the major stream to collide therewith, and then guide the collided major stream to a front region inside the drainage conduit.