Patent ID: 8608958

Claim:
A flowing water splitting apparatus for splitting water flowing from a confluent pipe and conveying the water to a dirty water pipe and a rainwater pipe, comprising: a first opening portion to be connected to the confluent pipe; a second opening portion to be connected to the dirty water pipe; a third opening portion to be connected to the rainwater pipe, said third opening being situated at a location lower than that of the first opening portion or the second opening portion; a first flowing water channel disposed between the first opening portion and the second opening portion for guiding the water from the confluent pipe to the dirty water pipe; a second flowing water channel for guiding the water to the rainwater pipe; a weir portion disposed adjacent to the first flowing water channel so that the water flows over the weir portion into the second flowing water channel when a quantity of the water exceeds a specific level; a partition wall portion disposed in the first flowing water channel; and a flow throttle portion formed in the partition wall portion, wherein said partition wall portion includes a first partition wall portion so that the first flowing water channel is divided into a first water diversion chamber and a second water diversion chamber, and said weir portion includes a first weir portion disposed adjacent to the first water diversion chamber and a second weir portion disposed adjacent to the second water diversion chamber, said first weir portion having a height different from that of the second weir portion.