Patent ID: 9518384
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: E03D

Claim Text:
1. A flush toilet capable of flushing a toilet main unit with flush water supplied from a flush water source to thereby discharge waste, comprising: a bowl portion having a bowl-shaped waste-receiving surface, a rim located along an upper edge thereof, and a recess formed below the waste-receiving surface, the recess having a bottom located below a pooled water level, and a peripheral wall connecting between the bottom and a lower edge of the waste-receiving surface; a rim spout portion configured to spout flush water along an inner peripheral surface of the rim exposed to an internal space of the bowl portion to form a swirl flow which swirlingly flows along the inner peripheral surface; and a drainage conduit having an inlet connecting with the recess to discharge waste therethrough, wherein the waste-receiving surface of the bowl portion is composed of a left waste-receiving sub-surface and a right waste-receiving sub-surface defined, respectively, on both sided of a center line with respect to a lateral direction of the bowl portion, the left waste-receiving sub-surface and the right waste-receiving sub-surface being formed, respectively, in different shapes in a front region of the bowl portion so as to allow flush water spouted from the rim spout portion to form a major stream which flows from a front end of the bowl portion into the recess.