FLUSH WATER TANK DEVICE AND FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a flush water tank device and particularly to a flush water tank device for supplying flush water to an upper spout port above a retained water surface in a flush toilet main body and a lower spout port below the retained water surface and a flush toilet apparatus provided with the same.

Description of the Related Art

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-146365 (Patent Document 1) describes a toilet washing tank device. According to the toilet washing tank device, a lever member is pressed down through rotation of a lever handle, and as a result, a selector valve is switched to a rim water passage side, and a water supply valve is opened. In this manner, ejection of flush water, which has been supplied from a water supply source such as tap water, from a rim water passage portion is started. Here, the water passage from the selector valve to the rim water passage portion is provided with a branching portion, and a part of flush water branched by the branching portion flows into a small water tank (chamber) provided inside a tank.

Furthermore, a float is disposed inside the small water tank, and a buoyant force acts on the float when the flush water is accumulated in the small water tank. Also, a discharge valve body is coupled to a lower side of the float, and when the flush water is accumulated in the water tank, the discharge valve body is pulled upward due to the buoyant force acting on the float, and the discharge valve body is opened. In this manner, the discharge valve body is pulled upward with a delay corresponding to a time required for a predetermined amount of flush water to be accumulated in the water tank after the ejection from the rim water passage portion is started, and the flush water retained inside the tank is supplied to the toilet.

As described above, according to the toilet washing tank device described in Patent Document 1, a part of flush water supplied to the rim water passage portion is branched and retained in the small water tank, and the discharge valve body is pulled upward with the buoyant force acting on the float disposed in the water tank. In this manner, the discharge valve (discharge valve body) is opened with a delay after water ejection from the upper spout port (rim water passage portion) is started, and washing of the toilet is executed. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain a sufficient drive force to pull up the discharge valve body with the buoyant force acting on the float. In other words, a hydraulic head pressure of the flush water retained in the tank acts on the discharge valve body, and a drive force overcomes the hydraulic head pressure is needed to pull up the discharge valve body. Therefore, it is necessary to use a significantly large float to obtain a sufficient drive force, and an increase in size of the float may lead to a problem that the amount of flush water that can be retained in the tank decreases.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a flush water tank device capable of causing a discharge valve to open with a sufficient drive force with a delay after water ejection from an upper spout port is started and a flush toilet apparatus provided with the same.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the aforementioned problem, the present invention provides a flush water tank device for supplying flush water to an upper spout port above a retained water surface in a flush toilet main body and a lower spout port below the retained water surface, the flush water tank device including: a flush water tank main body; a discharge valve that performs switching between ejection and stopping of the flush water from the lower spout port by performing switching between discharge and stopping of the flush water retained in the flush water tank main body; a water pressure driving mechanism that drives the discharge valve with a water supply pressure of the flush water supplied from a water supply source; a first on-off valve that performs switching between an ejection state and an ejection stopped state of the flush water, which has been supplied from the water supply source, from the upper spout port on the basis of a user's operation; a second on-off valve that performs switching between water supply and stopping of the flush water, which has been supplied from the water supply source, to the water pressure driving mechanism; and a delay valve opening mechanism 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.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the discharge valve performs switching between discharge and stopping of the flush water retained in the flush water tank main body and performs switching between ejection and stopping of the flush water from the lower spout port. On the other hand, the first on-off valve performs switching between the ejection state and the ejection stopped state of the flush water, which has been supplied from the water supply source, from the upper spout port. Also, the water pressure driving mechanism is configured to drive the discharge valve with the water supply pressure of the flush water supplied from the water supply source, and the second on-off valve performs switching between water supply and stopping of the flush water to the water pressure driving mechanism. The delay valve opening mechanism 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, and the discharge valve is thus opened.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the water pressure driving mechanism drives the discharge valve with the water supply pressure of the flush water supplied from the water supply source, and it is thus possible to drive the discharge valve with a sufficient drive force. Also, the delay valve opening mechanism supplies the flush water to the water pressure driving mechanism and causes the discharge valve to open with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from the upper spout port is started, and it is thus possible to start the water ejection from the lower spout port with a delay after water ejection from the upper spout port is started and thereby to effectively wash the flush toilet main body.

Preferably the delay valve opening mechanism includes a balance float that is disposed to receive a buoyant force from the flush water retained in the flush water tank main body a water receiving portion that is configured such that a part of the flush water introduced via the first on-off valve flows into the water receiving portion, and a second on-off valve driving mechanism that is connected to the balance float and the water receiving portion, and wherein the second on-off valve driving mechanism causes the second on-off valve to open when the weight of the water receiving portion increases due to flowing-in of the flush water and overcomes the buoyant force acting on the balance float in the present invention.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the second on-off valve driving mechanism causes the second on-off valve to open when the weight of the water receiving portion increases due to the flowing-in of the flush water and overcomes the buoyant force acting on the balance float, and as a result, the discharge valve is opened. Therefore, it is possible to freely set the time for the second on-off valve to open depending on the configurations of the water receiving portion and the balance float. Also, it is possible to reduce the size of the water receiving portion as well by designing a small buoyant force to act on the balance float.

Preferably the present invention further includes: a spout port water supply pipe that is connected to a downstream side of the first on-off valve and communicates with the upper spout port, the spout port water supply pipe being provided with a branching portion, and the flush water that is branched by the branching portion flowing into the water receiving portion.

According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to freely set the flow rate of the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion depending on design of the branching portion provided in the spout port water supply pipe and to freely set a delay time before the discharge valve is opened.

Preferably the water receiving portion is provided with a discharge hole for discharging the flush water in the water receiving portion to inside of the flush water tank main body the discharge hole allowing the flush water to be discharged at a lower flow rate than a flow rate of the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion in the present invention.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the water receiving portion is provided with the discharge hole for discharging the flush water in the water receiving portion at the lower flow rate than the flow rate of the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion. Therefore, the weight of the water receiving portion increases when the flush water flows into the water receiving portion and can thus overcome the buoyant force acting on the balance float. Also, the flush water in the water receiving portion is discharged after the flowing-in of the flush water is stopped, and it is possible to automatically return to an initial state.

Preferably the water receiving portion is disposed above a water surface at a stopped water level of the flush water tank main body in the present invention.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the water receiving portion is disposed above the water surface at the stopped water level in the flush water tank main body, the buoyant force does not act on the water receiving portion itself, and it is thus possible to effectively use the weight of the flush water retained in the water receiving portion.

Preferably the water receiving portion includes a connecting portion, the water receiving portion being connected to the balance float with a gap above the balance float by the connecting portion in the present invention.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the water receiving portion and the balance float are connected with a gap therebetween by the connecting portion, and it is thus possible to freely design the positional relationship between the water receiving portion and the balance float.

Preferably, the second on-off valve includes a diaphragm, a pressure chamber that presses the diaphragm, and a pilot valve that controls a pressure in the pressure chamber, the second on-off valve driving mechanism causes the pilot valve to open or close on the basis of a gravity acting on the water receiving portion and the buoyant force acting on the balance float in the present invention.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the second on-off valve driving mechanism causes the pilot valve of the second on-off valve to open or close on the basis of the gravity acting on the water receiving portion and the buoyant force acting on the balance float, and it is thus possible to cause the second on-off valve to open and close with a small force acting on the water receiving portion and the balance float. It is thus possible to widen the degree of freedom in designing the water receiving portion and the balance float.

Also, the present invention provides a flush toilet apparatus including: a flush toilet main body that includes an upper spout port above a retained water surface and a lower spout port below the retained water surface; and the flush water tank device according to the present invention that supplies flush water to the upper spout port and the lower spout port.

According to the flush water tank device and the flush toilet apparatus provided with the same of the present invention, it is possible to cause the discharge valve to open with a sufficient drive force with a delay after water ejection from the upper spout port is started.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an overall flush toilet apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an overall sectional view of the flush toilet apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating an overview configuration of a flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating an overview configuration of a discharge valve water pressure drive portion included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the overall flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view partially illustrating a water supply valve driving mechanism and a delay valve opening mechanism included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating the water supply valve driving mechanism included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an enlarged manner;

FIG. 8 is a back view illustrating a holding mechanism and the delay valve opening mechanism included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an enlarged manner;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view for explaining effects of the holding mechanism and the delay valve opening mechanism included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of a water supply control valve included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of a discharge valve control valve included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a time chart illustrating an example of a washing sequence performed by the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view illustrating an overview configuration of a flush water tank device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of a water supply control valve included in the flush water tank device according to the second embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 15 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of a discharge valve control valve included in the flush water tank device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Next, a flush toilet apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an overall flush toilet apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an overall sectional view of the flush toilet apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating an overview configuration of a flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating an overview configuration of a discharge valve water pressure drive portion included in the flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the overall flush water tank device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flush toilet apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured by a flush toilet main body 2 and a flush water tank device 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention placed at a rear portion thereof. The flush toilet apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that a bowl 2a of the flush toilet main body 2 is washed in response to an operation performed on a lever handle 8 provided in the flush water tank device 4 after utilization. The flush water tank device 4 according to the present embodiment is configured to supply flush water retained therein and flush water supplied from tap water C that is a water supply source to the flush toilet main body 2 and wash the bowl 2a with the flush water on the basis of an operation on the lever handle 8.

Additionally, as a modification example, the present invention can also be configured such that the bowl 2a is washed in response to an operation performed on a remote controller device (not illustrated) attached to a wall surface. Alternatively the present invention can also be configured such that the bowl 2a is washed in response to elapse of a predetermined time after a human sensor (not illustrated) provided at a toilet seat detects separation of a user from the seat. In this case, the human sensor (not illustrated) can be provided at the toilet seat, can be provided at a position where it can detect a user's motion of being seated, being separated from the seat, approaching the seat, leaving, or placing his/her hand near it, and for example, it is possible to provide the human sensor in the flush toilet main body 2 or the flush water tank device 4. Also, any human sensor (not illustrated) can be used as long as it can detect the user's motion of being seated, being separated from the seat, approaching the seat, leaving, or placing his/her hand, and for example, it is possible to use an infrared sensor or a microwave sensor as the human sensor. As described above, “on the basis of the user's operation” in the present specification means a user's arbitrary motion that serves as a trigger to start washing the toilet.

Next, the flush water tank device 4 includes a reservoir tank 10 that is a flush water tank main body for retaining flush water to be supplied to the flush toilet main body 2, a discharge valve 12 for opening and closing a drain port 10a provided in the reservoir tank 10, and a discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 that is a water pressure driving mechanism for driving the discharge valve 12 as illustrated in FIG. 2. Furthermore, the flush water tank device 4 includes a water supply control valve 19 that is a first on-off valve for supplying flush water supplied from tap water C directly to the flush toilet main body 2. Here, a configuration in which the flush water retained in the reservoir tank 10 and caused to flow out by the discharge valve 12 being opened is ejected from a jet spout port 2b that is a lower spout port provided on the lower side of a retained water surface W in the bowl 2a of the flush toilet main body 2 at the time of washing of the toilet is adopted. Also, a configuration in which the flush water supplied from the tap water C and supplied via the water supply control valve 19 is ejected from a rim spout port 2d that is an upper spout port provided at a rim 2c of the bowl 2a above the retained water surface W in the bowl 2a at the time of washing of the toilet is adopted.

Next, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5, the flush water tank device 4 further includes a water supply valve driving mechanism 16 that is a first on-off valve driving mechanism caused to move from a stop position where the water supply control valve 19 is brought into an ejection stopped state to an ejection position where the water supply control valve 19 is brought into an ejection state on the basis of a user's operation and a biasing mechanism 17 that generates a biasing force such that the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 is moved to the stop position. Also, the flush water tank device 4 includes a holding mechanism 20 that holds the water supply valve driving mechanism 16, which has been moved to the ejection position, at the ejection position against a biasing force of the biasing mechanism 17. Furthermore, the flush water tank device 4 includes a discharge valve control valve 18 that is a second on-off valve for controlling water supply to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 and a delay valve opening mechanism 21 that causes the discharge valve control valve 18 to open with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started using a part of the flush water introduced via the water supply control valve 19 and supplies the flush water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14.

The reservoir tank 10 is a tank configured to retain the flush water to be supplied to the jet spout port 2b of the flush toilet main body 2, and the drain port 10a (FIG. 3) for discharging the retained flush water to the flush toilet main body 2 is formed at a bottom portion thereof. Also, an overflow pipe 10b is connected to a downstream side of the drain port 10a inside the reservoir tank 10. The overflow pipe 10b stands vertically from the vicinity of the drain port 10a and extends upward beyond a stopped water level L₁of the flush water retained in the reservoir tank 10. Therefore, the flush water flowing in from an upper end of the overflow pipe 10b bypasses the drain port 10a and flows out directly from the jet spout port 2b of the flush toilet main body 2.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the discharge valve 12 has a valve body disposed to open and close the drain port 10a and is opened by the discharge valve 12 being pulled upward, and the flush water in the reservoir tank 10 is discharged to the flush toilet main body 2 and is ejected from the jet spout port 2b provided at a lower portion of the bowl 2a.

Next, a structure of the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

The discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 is configured to drive the discharge valve 12 using a water supply pressure of the flush water supplied from the tap water C. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 includes a cylinder 14a into which water that has flowed out from the discharge valve control valve 18 and has been supplied through an inlet pipe 23 flows, a piston 14b that is slidably disposed in the cylinder 14a, and a rod 15 that projects from a lower end of the cylinder 14a and drives the discharge valve 12. Moreover, a spring 14c is disposed inside the cylinder 14a and biases the piston 14b downward, a packing 14e is attached to the piston 14b, and water tightness is secured between an inner wall surface of the cylinder 14a and the piston 14b. Also, the cylinder 14a is supported above the drain port 10a by a frame 14g. Furthermore, a clutch mechanism 22 is provided at a midpoint of the rod 15, and the rod 15 is separated into an upper rod 15a and a lower rod 15b by the clutch mechanism 22.

The cylinder 14a is a cylindrical member, is disposed with an axial line thereof directed in a vertical direction, and slidably receives the piston 14b therein. Also, the inlet pipe 23 is connected to a lower end portion of the cylinder 14a such that, water flowing out from the discharge valve control valve 18 flows into the cylinder 14a from the lower end portion. Therefore, the piston 14b in the cylinder 14a is pushed upward against a biasing force of the spring 14c due to the water that has flowed into the cylinder 14a.

On the other hand, an outlet hole is provided at an upper end portion of the cylinder 14a, and the outlet pipe 24 communicates with the inside of the cylinder 14a through the outlet hole. Therefore, once water flows into the cylinder 14a from the inlet pipe 23 connected to the lower portion of the cylinder 14a, the piston 14b is pushed upward from the lower portion of the cylinder 14a. Then, when the piston 14b is pushed upward above the outlet hole, the water flowing into the cylinder 14a flows out from the outlet hole through the outlet, pipe 24. In other words, the inlet pipe 23 and the outlet pipe 24 communicate with each other via the inside of the cylinder 14a when the piston 14b is moved upward.

Also, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5, the outlet pipe 24 is provided with a branching portion 24a, and a first downcomer 24b branched from the branching portion 24a opens downward inside the overflow pipe 10b. A second downcomer 24c extending downward from the branching portion 24a allows water to flow out into the reservoir tank 10. Therefore, a part of the flush water flowing out from the cylinder 14a flows into the overflow pipe 10b, and remaining flush water is retained in the reservoir tank 10.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the rod 15 is a rod-shaped member connected to a lower surface of the piston 14b and extends to project downward from the inside of the cylinder 14a through a through-hole 14f formed in a bottom surface of the cylinder 14a. Also, the discharge valve 12 is connected to the lower end of the rod 15, and the rod 15 connects the piston 14b to the discharge valve 12. Therefore, when water flows into the cylinder 14a and the piston 14b is pushed upward, the rod 15 connected to the piston 14b lifts the discharge valve 12 upward, and the discharge valve 12 is opened.

Also, a clearance 14d is provided between the rod 15 projecting from the lower side of the cylinder 14a and an inner wall of the through-hole 14f of the cylinder 14a, and a part of water flowing into the cylinder 14a flows out from the clearance 14d. The water flowing out from the clearance 14d flows into the reservoir tank 10. Note that since the clearance 14d is relatively narrow and a flow channel resistance is large, the pressure in the cylinder 14a increases due to the water flowing into the cylinder 14a from the inlet pipe 23 even in a state in which the water flows out from the clearance 14d, and the piston 14b is pushed upward against the biasing force of the spring 14c.

Furthermore, the clutch mechanism 22 is provided at a midpoint, of the rod 15. The clutch mechanism 22 is configured to separate the rod 15 into the upper rod 15a and the lower rod 15b when the discharge valve 12 is lifted by a predetermined distance along with the rod 15. In a state in which the clutch mechanism 22 is separated, the lower rod 15b does not move in conjunction with motion of the piston 14b and an upper portion of the upper rod 15a, and the lower rod 15b is lowered due to a gravity along with the discharge valve 12 while working against the buoyant force.

Also, a discharge valve float mechanism 26 is provided in the vicinity of the discharge valve 12. The discharge valve float mechanism 26 is configured such that a delay is applied to the lower rod 15b and the discharge valve 12 being lowered and causing the drain port 10a to be closed after the rod 15 is lifted by a predetermined distance and the lower rod 15b is separated by the clutch mechanism 22. Specifically, the discharge valve float mechanism 26 includes a float portion 26a and an engaging portion 26b that moves in conjunction with the float portion 26a.

The engaging portion 26b is configured to establish engagement with the lower rod 15b separated and lowered by the clutch mechanism 22 and prevent the lower rod 15b and the discharge valve 12 from being lowered and seated in the drain port 10a. Then, when the float portion 26a is lowered along with lowering of a water level in the reservoir tank 10, and the water level in the reservoir tank 10 is lowered to a predetermined water level, then the float portion 26a causes the engaging portion 26b to turn, and the engagement between the engaging portion 26b and the lower rod 15b released. Through the release of the engagement, the lower rod 15b and the discharge valve 12 are lowered and are seated in the drain port 10a. In this manner, the closing of the discharge valve 12 is delayed, and an appropriate amount of flush water is drained from the drain port 10a.

Also, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a fixed flow valve 30a is provided on the upstream side of the discharge valve control valve 18. The fixed flow valve 30a is configured to adjust a flow rate such that the flush water supplied from the tap water C flows into the discharge valve control valve 18 at a flow rate that is appropriate to cause the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 to operate. Furthermore, the inlet pipe 23 that connects the discharge valve control valve 18 to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 is provided with a vacuum breaker 30b. In a case in which a pressure on the side of the discharge valve control valve 18 becomes a negative pressure, the vacuum breaker 30b suctions external air to the inlet pipe 23 and prevents a backflow of water from the side of the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14.

Next, the discharge valve control valve 18 includes a control valve main body portion 18a, a main valve body 18b that is a diaphragm disposed in the control valve main body portion 18a, and a pilot valve port 18c (FIG. 11). Note that the pilot valve port 18c included in the discharge valve control valve 18 is configured to be opened and closed by a pilot valve 21f (FIG. 11) provided in the delay valve opening mechanism 21 as will be described later. In other words, the pilot valve 21f constitutes a part of the discharge valve control valve 18 and controls the pressure in a pressure chamber 18d (FIG. 11) provided in the control valve main body portion 18a. When the pilot valve port 18c is closed by the pilot valve 21f, the pressure in the pressure chamber 18d increases, and the main valve body 18b is closed. Also, when the pilot valve port 18c is opened, the pressure in the pressure chamber 18d decreases, and the main valve body 18b of the discharge valve control valve 18 is opened. In this manner, the main valve body 18b of the discharge valve control valve 18 is opened or closed, and water supply or stopping thereof to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 are controlled, on the basis of the operation of the delay valve opening mechanism 21.

In other words, the discharge valve control valve 18 controls supply and stopping of the supplied flush water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14. In the present embodiment, the entire amount of flush water flowing out from the discharge valve control valve 18 is supplied to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 through the inlet pipe 23 as illustrated in FIG. 3. A part of the flush water that has been supplied to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 flows out from the clearance 14d between the inner wall of the through-hole 14f (FIG. 4) of the cylinder 14a and the rod 15 and flows into the reservoir tank 10. Also, a large part of the water that has been supplied to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 flows out from the cylinder 14a through the outlet pipe 24 and flows into each of the overflow pipe 10b and the reservoir tank 10 as described above.

On the other hand, the flush water supplied from the tap water C is supplied to the discharge valve control valve 18 via a stop cock 32a, a fixed flow valve 32b, a water supply pipe branching portion 33, and a first branching pipe 33a as illustrated in FIG. 3. The stop cock 32a is disposed outside the reservoir tank 10, and the fixed flow valve 32b is connected to the inside of the reservoir tank 10 on the downstream side thereof. The water supply pipe branching portion 33 is provided on the downstream side of the fixed flow valve 32b, and the first branching pipe 33a branched by the water supply pipe branching portion 33 is connected to the discharge valve control valve 18.

The stop cock 32a is provided to stop water supply to the flush water tank device 4 at the time of maintenance or the like and is typically used in an opened state. The fixed flow valve 32b is provided to allow water supplied from the tap water C to flow into the discharge valve control valve 18 and the water supply control valve 19 at a predetermined flow rate and is configured such that water is supplied at a constant flow rate regardless of an installation environment of the flush toilet apparatus 1.

On the other hand, a second branching pipe 33b branched by the water supply pipe branching portion 33 is connected to the water supply control valve 19.

The water supply control valve 19 is configured to cause water supplied from the second branching pipe 33b to flow out to a rim water supply pipe 25 that is a spout port water supply pipe. The rim water supply pipe 25 communicates with the rim spout port 2d of the flush toilet main body 2 (not illustrated in FIG. 3), and the flus water that has flowed into the rim water supply pipe 25 is ejected as rim flush water for washing the bowl 2a from the rim spout port 2d. Also, a vacuum breaker (FIG. 5) is provided at a midpoint of the rim water supply pipe 25. It is thus possible to prevent water from flowing backward from the side of the flush toilet main body 2 to the water supply control valve 19 when the pressure on the side of the water supply control valve 19 becomes a negative pressure. Furthermore, the rim water supply pipe 25 on the downstream side of the vacuum breaker 31 is provided with a branching portion 25a, a part of the flush water flowing in the rim water supply pipe 25 flows into the downcomer 25b, and remaining flush water is ejected from the rim spout port 2d.

The water supply control valve 19 includes a water supply valve main body portion 19a, a main valve body 19b disposed in the water supply valve main body portion 19a, and a pilot valve port 19c (FIG. 10). Also, the pilot valve port 19c included in the water supply control valve 19 is configured to be opened and closed by the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 as will be described later. In other words, the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 is configured to control the pressure in a pressure chamber 19d (FIG. 10) provided in the water supply valve main body portion 19a by opening and closing the pilot valve port 19c provided at the water supply valve main body portion 19a.

Next, newly referring to FIGS. 6 to 11, configurations of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16, the biasing mechanism 17, the holding mechanism 20, and the delay valve opening mechanism 21 will be described.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view partially illustrating the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 and the delay valve opening mechanism 21. FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 8 is a back view illustrating the holding mechanism 20 and the delay valve opening mechanism 21 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 9 is a schematic view for explaining effects of the holding mechanism 20 and the delay valve opening mechanism 21. FIG. 10 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of the water supply control valve 19. FIG. 11 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of the discharge valve control valve 18.

As illustrated in. FIGS. 6 and 7, the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 is configured of a drive arm member 16a that is curved into an L shape and a support portion 16b that rotatably supports the drive arm member 16a. The drive arm member 16a is supported such that it is rotatable about the support portion 16b and is configured to be moved between a stopping position illustrated by the solid line in FIG. 7 and an ejection position illustrated by the imaginary line. Also, the drive arm member 16a is provided with a pilot valve portion 16c that opens and closes the pilot valve port 19c of the water supply control valve 19 as illustrated in FIG. 10. The pilot valve port 19c is closed by the pilot valve portion 16c when the drive arm member 16a is moved to the stopping position, and the pilot valve port 19c is opened when the drive arm member 16a is moved to the ejection position. Also, the pilot valve port 19c communicates with the pressure chamber 19d in the water supply valve main body portion 19a of the water supply control valve 19.

In other words, since, the pilot valve port 19c is closed by the pilot valve portion 16c of the drive arm member 16a in a state in which the drive arm member 16a has been moved to the stopping position, the pressure in the pressure chamber 19d of the water supply control valve 19 increases, and the main valve body 19b of the water supply control valve 19 is closed. On the other hand, since the pilot valve port 19c is opened in a state in which the drive arm member 16a has been moved to the ejection position, the pressure in the pressure chamber 19d decreases, and the main valve body 19b is opened. Also, the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 is moved from the stopping position to the ejection position by the user operating the lever handle 8 (FIG. 3). In this manner, the pilot valve port 19c is opened, the main valve body 19b of the water supply control valve 19 is opened, and water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started. Note that the lever handle 8 and the drive arm member 16a are connected with a wire (not illustrated).

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5, the biasing mechanism 17 includes a small tank 17a that is provided in the reservoir tank 10 and retains flush water, a biasing float 17b that is disposed in the small tank 17a, and a biasing rod 17c that extends upward from the biasing float 17b. The small tank 17a is a small tank provided inside the reservoir tank 10, and the small tank 17a is always kept in a full water state regardless of the water level in the reservoir tank 10. The biasing float 17b is a float disposed in a state in which it is submerged inside the small tank 17a and is configured to always receive a buoyant force from the flush water retained in the small tank 17a and generates a biasing force directed upward regardless of the water level in the reservoir tank 10. The biasing rod 17c is a rod-shaped member extending upward from an upper portion of the biasing float 17b, and the upper end portion of the biasing rod 17c is connected to one end portion of the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 as illustrated in FIG. 7. In this manner, the one end portion of the drive arm member 16a is biased upward, and as a result, the drive arm member 16a is biased to the stopping position thereof.

Note that in the present embodiment, the biasing mechanism 17 includes the small tank 17a and the biasing float 17b and generates a biasing force by the buoyant force acting on the biasing float 17b. In regard to this, it is also possible to configure the biasing mechanism 17 such that the biasing force is generated by an elastic member such as a coil spring in a modification example.

The holding mechanism 20 includes a holding mechanism main body portion 20a, an engaging member 20b that is attached to the holding mechanism main body portion 20a, and an engaged member 20c that is engaged with the engaging member 20b as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8. The holding mechanism main body portion 20a is attached to the upper end portion of the biasing rod 17c of the biasing mechanism 17 and is configured to move in the up-down direction along with the biasing rod 17c. The engaging member 20b is a member that is movably attached to the holding mechanism main body portion 20a and is moved between an engagement position (the section in (c) of FIG. 9) at which it projects toward the engaged member 20c and an engagement released position (the section in (e) of FIG. 9) at which it does not establish engagement with the engaged member 20c. Also, the engaging member 20b is biased toward the engagement position by a spring 20d (FIG. 9) that is an elastic member. Furthermore, a distal end of the engaging member 20b is provided with a sloped surface 20e that is sloped relative to the moving direction (up-down direction) of the holding mechanism main body portion 20a.

The engaged member 20c is a plate-shaped member fixed at a position where it faces the holding mechanism main body portion 20a and is provided with an opening 20f for receiving the engaging member 20b. When the drive arm member 16a is turned about the support portion 16b by the user operating the lever handle 8, then the biasing rod 17c and the holding mechanism main body portion 20a attached thereto are pushed downward as illustrated in the section (a) of FIG. 9. When the holding mechanism main body portion 20a is pushed downward, the sloped surface 20e of the engaging member 20b projecting from the holding mechanism main body portion 20a abuts on the upper end of the engaged member 20c disposed to face the holding mechanism main body portion 20a. When the holding mechanism main body portion 20a is further pushed downward, the sloped surface 20e of the engaging member 20b slides to the upper end of the engaged member 20c, and the distal end of the engaging member 20b moves backward to the side of the holding mechanism main body portion 20a as illustrated in the section (b) of FIG. 9. In other words, the engaging member 20b is moved from the engagement position to the engagement released position against the biasing force of the spring 20d by sliding to the engaged member 20c.

If the holding mechanism main body portion 20a is further pushed downward, and the drive arm member 16a is moved to the ejection position, the engaging member 20b is moved to a position at which it matches the opening 20f provided in the engaged member 20c. When the engaging member 20b matches the opening 20f of the engaged member 20c, then the engaging member 20b projects to the inside of the opening 20f of the engaged member 20c due to the biasing force of the spring 20d as illustrated in the section (c) of FIG. 9. In other words, the engaging member 20b is moved from the engagement released position to the engagement position, and engagement is established between the engaging member 20b and the engaged member 20c. In this state, the holding mechanism main body portion 20a is kept at the position against the biasing force generated by the biasing mechanism 17. In this manner, the drive arm member 16a is kept at the ejection position against the biasing force of the biasing mechanism 17.

Next, a configuration of the delay valve opening mechanism 21 will be described.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the delay valve opening mechanism 21 includes a transmission arm member 21a that is a second on-off valve driving mechanism formed substantially into a gate shape, a support portion 21b that rotatably supports the transmission arm member 21a, a water receiving portion 21c that is attached to one end portion of the transmission arm member 21a, a balance float 21d that is provided on the lower side of the water receiving portion 21c, and a connecting portion 21e (FIG. 3) that connects the water receiving portion 21c to the balance float 21d.

The transmission arm member 21a is rotatably supported around the support portion 21b and is configured to be moved between a valve opened position illustrated by the solid line in FIG. 8 and a valve closed position illustrated by the imaginary line. Also, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the pilot valve 21f provided in the transmission arm member 21a constitutes a part of the discharge valve control valve 18 and functions to open and close the pilot valve port 18c. The pilot valve port 18c communicates with the pressure chamber 18d in the control valve main body portion 18a. Therefore, when the transmission arm member 21a is moved to the valve opened position, the pilot valve port 18c is opened, this leads to a decrease in pressure in the pressure chamber 18d of the discharge valve control valve 18, and the main valve body 18b of the discharge valve control valve 18 is thus opened.

Also, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the transmission arm member 21a extends up to the rear side of the engaged member 20c, and a release end 21g of the transmission arm member 21a is located to face the engaging member 20b with the engaged member 20c sandwiched therebetween. Therefore, when the transmission arm member 21a is moved from the valve closed position illustrated in the section (d) of FIG. 9 to the valve opened position illustrated in the section (e) of FIG. 9, the distal end portion of the engaging member 20b received by the opening 20f of the engaged member 20c is pushed out by the release end 21g of the transmission arm member 21a. In this manner, the engagement between the engaging member 20b and the engaged member 20c is released.

On the other hand, the water receiving portion 21c is connected to the other end portion of the transmission arm member 21a as illustrated in FIG. 5.

The water receiving portion 21c is a cup-shaped member that opens on the upper side and is configured such that flush water that has been branched from the rim water supply pipe 25 by the branching portion 25a and has flowed to the downcomer 25b flows into the water receiving portion 21c. Also, the bottom portion of the water receiving portion 21c is provided with a discharge hole 21h, and the flush water that has flowed into the water receiving portion 21c is drained from the discharge hole 21h into the reservoir tank 10. Here, the flow rate of the flush water that flows from the downcomer 25b into the water receiving portion 21c is higher than the flow rate of the flush water that flows out from the discharge hole 21h, and in a state in which the flush water flows in from the downcomer 25b, the water level of the flush water in the water receiving portion 21c increases.

The balance float 21d is a float attached to a lower side of the water receiving portion 21c via the connecting portion 21e. The balance float 21d is configured to receive a buoyant force from the flush water retained in the reservoir tank 10 and push the water receiving portion 21c upward. In a case in which the flush water is not retained in the water receiving portion 21c, the water receiving portion 21c is brought into a state in which the balance float 21d is pushed upward by the buoyant force. In this state, the transmission arm member 21a connected to the water receiving portion 21c has been moved to the valve closed position.

On the other hand, when the flush water flows from the downcomer 25b into the water receiving portion 21c, the weight of the water receiving portion 21c increases, and the balance float 21d is pushed downward by the water receiving portion 21c. When the weight of the water receiving portion 21c increases and overcomes the buoyant force acting on the balance float 21d due to the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion 21c, then the transmission arm member 21a is moved to the valve opened position. When the transmission arm member 21a is moved to the valve opened position, the pilot valve port 18c is opened, and the main valve body 18b of the discharge valve control valve 18 is thus opened.

Note that since the water receiving portion 21c is connected to the balance float 21d with a gap therebetween above the balance float 21d via the connecting portion 21e, the water receiving portion 21c is still located above the stopped water level L₁in the reservoir tank 10 even in a state in which the flush water has flowed in and the position of the water receiving portion 21c has been lowered. Therefore, the water receiving portion 21c itself does not receive the buoyant force from the flush water in the reservoir tank 10, and the water receiving portion 21c can effectively push the balance float 21d downward by the flush water flowing thereinto.

Next, newly referring to FIG. 12, effects of the flush water tank device 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a flush toilet apparatus 1 provided with the same will be described.

FIG. 12 is a time chart illustrating an example of a washing sequence performed by the flush water tank device 4 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, in a toilet washing standby state at a clock time to in FIG. 12, the water level in the reservoir tank 10 is at the stopped water level L₁. In this state, the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 is at the stopping position, the transmission arm member 21a of the delay valve opening mechanism 21 is at the valve closed position, and thus, each of the pilot valve port 19c of the water supply control valve 19 and the pilot valve port 18c of the discharge valve control valve 18 is closed. Therefore, the main valve body 19b of the water supply control valve 19 is in the valve closed state, and the main valve body 18b of the discharge valve control valve 18 is also in the valve closed state.

Next, when the user operates the lever handle 8 (FIG. 1) at a clock time t₁in FIG. 12, the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 is moved to the ejection position in conjunction with the operation. The holding mechanism main body portion 20a of the holding mechanism 20 connected to the drive arm member 16a and the biasing rod 17c of the biasing mechanism 17 are also pushed downward by the drive arm member 16a being moved to the ejection position. Also, the sloped surface 20e at the distal end of the engaging member 20b of the holding mechanism 20 abuts on the upper end of the engaged member 20c when the holding member main body portion 20a is pushed downward, and the engaging member 20b moves backward to the engagement released position (see the section (b) of FIG. 9). Furthermore, when the drive arm member 16a is moved to the ejection position, the engaging member 20b matches the opening 20f of the engaged member 20c, and the engaging member 20b projects to the inside of the opening 20f (see the section (c) of FIG. 9). In this manner, engagement is established between the engaging member 20b and the engaged member 20c.

On the other hand, the biasing mechanism 17 biases the holding mechanism main body portion 20a upward using the buoyant force acting on the biasing float 17b, and the holding mechanism main body portion 20a is kept at the pushed-down position through the engagement of the engaging member 20b with the engaged member 20c. In this manner, the holding mechanism 20 holds the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 that has been moved to the ejection position at the ejection position against the biasing force of the biasing mechanism 17 by the engaging member 20b establishing engagement with the engaged member 20c.

If the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 is moved to the ejection position, the pilot valve port 19c (FIG. 10) of the water supply control valve 19 is opened. In this manner, the pressure in the pressure chamber 19d inside the water supply valve main body portion 19a decreases, and the main valve body 19b is separated from a valve seat and is opened. When the water supply control valve 19 is opened, the tap water supplied from the water supply pipe 32 to the water supply control valve 19 via the water supply pipe branching portion 33 and the second branching pipe 33b flows into the rim water supply pipe 25 through the water supply control valve 19. The flush water that has flowed into the rim water supply pipe 25 is ejected from the rim spout port 2d (FIG. 2) of the flush toilet main body 2 and is used as “pre-rim” ejected water before water ejection from the jet spout port 2b is started, and washing of the bowl 2a is started with rim flush water. Also, a part of the flush water that has flowed into the rim water supply pipe 25 flows into the downcomer 25b (FIG. 5), and the flush water that has flowed into the downcomer 25b flows into the water receiving portion 21c of the delay valve opening mechanism 21 disposed below the downcomer 25b. In other words, the flush water that has flowed out from the water supply control valve 19 is branched and supplied to each of the rim spout port 2d and the water receiving portion 21c of the delay valve opening mechanism 21.

If the amount of flush water that has flowed in from the downcomer 25b and has been retained in the water receiving portion 21c exceeds a predetermined amount at a clock time t₂in FIG. 12 after water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started, the gravity working on the water receiving portion 21c overcomes the buoyant force acting on the balance float 21d, and the water receiving portion 21c is lowered. When the water receiving portion 21c is lowered, the transmission arm member 21a connected thereto is turned about the support portion 21b, and the transmission arm member 21a is moved from the valve closed position to the valve opened position. When the transmission arm member 21a is moved to the valve opened position, the pilot valve port 18c (FIG. 11) of the discharge valve control valve 18 is opened, the pressure in the pressure chamber 18d inside the control valve main body portion 18a thus decreases, and the main valve body 18b is opened. In other words, the discharge valve control valve 18 is opened with the water supply control valve 19 maintained in the valve opened state after the water supply control valve 19 is opened. Also, when the transmission arm member 21a is moved to the valve opened position, the holding of the drive arm member 16a achieved by the holding mechanism 20 is released as will be described later.

If the discharge valve control valve 18 is opened, the tap water supplied from the water supply pipe 32 to the discharge valve control valve 18 via the water supply pipe branching portion 33 and the first branching pipe 33a flows into the inlet pipe 23 (FIG. 5) through the discharge valve control valve 18. Furthermore, the flush water that has flowed into the inlet pipe 23 flows into the cylinder 14a of the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 and pushes the piston 14b (FIG. 4) upward. In this manner, the rod 15 connected to the piston 14b and the discharge valve 12 are also pulled upward, and the drain port 10a is opened.

In this manner, the delay valve opening mechanism 21 causes the discharge valve control valve 18 to open with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started and supplies the flush water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14. Also, a part of the flush water that has flowed from the downcomer 25b into the water receiving portion 21c, that is, the flush water introduced via the water supply control valve 19 is used to open the discharge valve control valve 18. Furthermore, the discharge valve control valve 18 functions as a control valve for causing the discharge valve 12 to open.

The flush water retained in the reservoir tank 10 flows out through the drain port 10a by the drain port 10a being opened and is ejected as “jet ejected water” from the jet spout port 2b (FIG. 2) provided at the lower portion of the bowl 2a. The flush water ejected from the jet spout port 2b completely fills the water discharge trap pipe 2e extending from the lower portion of the bowl 2a and induces a siphon phenomenon. Through the siphon phenomenon, the retained water and solid waste in the bowl 2a are discharged through the water discharge trap pipe 2e. In this manner, the water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is continued as “during-rim” water ejection even when the flush water is being ejected from the jet spout port 2b. Therefore, the flush water is temporarily ejected from both the rim spout port 2d and the jet spout port 2b by the drain port 10a being opened.

In this manner, in the flush toilet apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the supply of the flush water from the rim spout port 2d is continued even during occurrence of the siphon phenomenon by the flush water drained from the jet spout port 2b. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an excessive decrease in retained water in the bowl 2a due to retained water drawing in through the siphon phenomenon, which leads to interruption of sealed water in the water discharge trap pipe 2e. When the sealed water in the water discharge trap pipe 2e is interrupted, there is a concern that odor flows backward from the water discharge trap pipe 2e. However, it is possible to prevent this in the present embodiment. Also, since the supply of the flush water from the rim spout port 2d is continued even during occurrence of the siphon phenomenon, the sealed water is not interrupted, and it is possible to continue the siphon phenomenon and thereby to prevent the siphon phenomenon from ending in the process.

On the other hand, when the piston 14b is pushed upward by the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14, and in response with this, the rod 15 and the discharge valve 12 are pulled upward to predetermined positions, then the clutch mechanism 22 separates the lower rod 15b and the discharge valve 12 from the upper rod 15a. In this manner, the upper rod 15a is maintained to be pushed upward along with the piston 14b when the discharge valve control valve 18 is opened, while the lower rod 15b and the discharge valve 12 are lowered due to their own weights. However, the separated lower rod 15b establishes engagement with the engaging portion 26b of the discharge valve float mechanism 26, and lowering of the lower rod 15b and the discharge valve 12 are prevented. In this manner, the drain port 10a of the reservoir tank 10 is maintained to be opened even after the clutch mechanism 22 is separated, and water discharge from the reservoir tank 10 is continued.

Also, when the flush water flows from the inlet pipe 23 into the cylinder 14a of the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14, and the piston 14b is pushed upward to the upper portion of the cylinder 14a, the flush water in the cylinder 14a flows out through the outlet pipe 24 (FIG. 5). Also, a part of water that has flowed from the inlet pipe 23 into the cylinder 14a flows out from the clearance 14d (FIG. 4) between the inner wall of the through-hole 14f of the cylinder 14a and the rod 15, and the water flows into the reservoir tank 10. On the other hand, a part of the flush water that has flowed out through the outlet pipe 24 flows into the overflow pipe 10b, and remaining flush water flows into the reservoir tank 10. In other words, a part of the flush water that has flowed out of the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 flows into the reservoir tank 10, and the remaining flush water that has flowed into the overflow pipe 10b bypasses the discharge valve 12 and flows from the jet spout port 2b into the flush toilet main body. Note that since the flow rate of the flush water flowing into the reservoir tank 10 through the outlet pipe 24 is lower than the flow rate of the flush water drained from the drain port 10a by the discharge valve 12 being opened, the water level in the reservoir tank 10 is lowered in this state.

On the other hand, when the transmission arm member 21a is moved to the valve opened position, the release end 21g (FIG. 8) of the transmission arm member 21a pushes back (the section (d) to the section (e) of FIG. 9) the engaging member 20b that faces the release end 21g with the engaged member 20c of the holding member 20 sandwiched therebetween and releases the engagement between the engaging member 20b and the engaged member 20c. When the engagement between the engaging member 20b and the engaged member 20c is released, the holding mechanism main body portion 20a of the holding mechanism 20 is moved upward by the biasing force of the biasing mechanism 17. In other words, the biasing float 17b of the biasing mechanism 17 receives the buoyant force from the flush water retained in the small tank 17a and causes the biasing rod 17c attached to the biasing float 17b to move upward. In this manner, the holding mechanism main body portion 20a and the drive arm member 16a connected to the biasing rod 17c are moved. In this manner, the delay valve opening mechanism 21 releases the holding state of the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 using the weight of the flush water that has flowed out from the water supply control valve 19 and have been retained in the water receiving portion 21c. In other words, the delay valve opening mechanism 21 releases the holding of the drive arm member 16a on the basis of the amount of the flush water that has flowed out from the water supply control valve 19. In this manner, the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 starts to move from the ejection position to the stopping position. Also, the biasing force of the biasing mechanism 17 is relatively weak, and the biasing rod 17c slightly moves upward after the engagement between the engaging member 20b and the engaged member 20c is released.

Then, when the water level in the reservoir tank 10 is lowered to a predetermined water level by the flush water in the reservoir tank 10 being drained from the drain port 10a, the float portion 26a of the discharge valve float mechanism 26 is lowered, and this causes the engaging portion 26b to move. In this manner, the engagement between the lower rod 15b and the engaging portion 26b is released, and the lower rod 15b and the discharge valve 12 start to move downward again. Then, the drain port 10a of the reservoir tank 10 is closed by the discharge valve 12 at a clock time t₃in FIG. 12, and the water ejection of the flush water, which has flowed out from the drain port 10a, from the jet spout port 2b is stopped.

Furthermore, since the discharge valve control valve 18 is in the valve opened state even after the drain port 10a is closed, the water supplied from the water supply pipe 32 flows into the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 and flows out to the outlet pipe 24 (FIG. 5). Since a most part of the flush water that has flowed out from the outlet pipe 24 flows into the reservoir tank 10 through the second downcomer 24c, the water level in the reservoir tank 10 increases. Also, a part of the remaining flush water that has flowed out from the outlet pipe 24 flows into the overflow pipe 10b through the first downcomer 24b. Therefore, the flush water that has flowed into the overflow pipe 10b flows into the bowl 2a through the jet spout port 2b at a low flow rate even after the drain port 10a is closed, and the flush water that has flowed into the bowl 2a is used as refill water.

Furthermore, the drive arm member 16a of the water supply valve driving mechanism 16 that has been moved by the biasing rod 17c of the biasing mechanism 17 reaches the stopping position at a clock time t₄after the water ejection from the jet spout port 2b is stopped at the clock time t₃in FIG. 12. The pilot valve port 19c (FIG. 10) of the water supply control valve 19 is closed by the drive arm member 16a reaching the stopping position. In this manner, the main valve body 19b of the water supply control valve 19 is closed, and the water ejection from the rim spout port 2d of the flush toilet main body 2 is stopped. Note that after the jet water ejection is ended, water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is performed as “post-rim” water ejection, and the flush water ejected from the rim spout port 2d also flows into the bowl 2a and is used as refill water. Also, the discharge valve control valve 18 is maintained in the valve opened state even after the water supply control valve 19 is closed, and the flush water that has flowed from the first downcomer 24b into the overflow pipe 10b through the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 is used as a refill for the bowl 2a.

Note that in the present embodiment, a part of the remaining flush water that has flowed out from the outlet pipe 24 flows into the overflow pipe 10b through the first downcomer 24b, and this is used as a refill for the bowl 2a. In this regard, it is also possible to adjust water ejection time from the rim spout port 2d of the flush toilet main body 2, for example, and to use the flush water ejected from the rim spout port 2d after the jet water ejection is ended as a refill for the bowl 2a in a modification example.

On the other hand, when the water supply control valve 19 is closed, the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion 21c of the delay valve opening mechanism 21 through the downcomer 25b branched from the rim water supply pipe 25 (FIG. 5) is also stopped. Also, the water receiving portion 21c is provided with the discharge hole 21h (FIG. 5) as described above, and the flush water that has flowed into the water receiving portion 21c is drained from the discharge hole 21h into the reservoir tank 10. Therefore, of the flowing-in when the flush water from the downcomer 25b is stopped, the amount of flush water retained in the water receiving portion 21c decreases little by little.

If the amount of flush water in the water receiving portion 21c decreases to a predetermined amount at a clock time t₅in FIG. 12, the water receiving portion 21c moves upward due to the buoyant force acting on the balance float 21d. In this manner, the transmission arm member 21a (FIG. 5) connected to the water receiving portion 21c is turned about the support portion 21b from the valve opened position to the valve closed position. When the transmission arm member 21a is moved to the valve closed position, the pilot valve port 18c (FIG. 11) of the discharge valve control valve 18 is closed. In this manner, the pressure in the pressure chamber 18d inside the control valve main body portion 18a increases, the main valve body 18b is closed, and the discharge valve control valve 18 is brought into a valve closed state. As described above, the water supply to the reservoir tank 10 is stopped. Also, the water level in the reservoir tank 10 at this time is the stopped water level L₁.

On the other hand, when the supply of water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 is stopped by the discharge valve control valve 18 being closed, the piston 14b (FIG. 4) of the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 is pushed downward by the biasing force of the spring 14c. When the upper rod 15a is pushed downward along with the piston 14b, the upper rod 15a and the lower rod 15b that have been separated by the clutch mechanism 22 are connected to each other again. Therefore, both the upper rod 15a and the lower rod 15b are pulled upward by the piston 14b when the toilet washing is executed next time. As described above, one-time toilet washing is ended, and the flush toilet apparatus 1 returns to the toilet washing standby state.

According to the flush water tank device 4 in the first embodiment of the present invention, the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 drives the discharge valve 12 with the water supply pressure of the flush water supplied from the tap water C that is a water supply source, and it is thus possible to drive the discharge valve 12 with a sufficient drive force. Also, the delay valve opening mechanism 21 supplies the flush water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 and causes the discharge valve 12 to open with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started, it is possible to cause the jet spout port 2b to start water ejection with a delay after the water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started and thereby to effectively wash the flush toilet main body 2.

Also, according to the flush water tank device 4 in the present embodiment, the transmission arm member 21a that is the second on-off valve driving mechanism causes the discharge valve control valve 18 to open when the weight of the water receiving portion 21c increases due to the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion 21c and overcomes the buoyant force acting on the balance float 21d, and as a result, the discharge valve 12 is opened. Therefore, it is possible to freely set the time before the discharge valve control valve 18 is opened depending on the configurations of the water receiving portion 21c and the balance float 21d. Additionally, it is also possible to reduce the size of the water receiving portion 21c by setting a small buoyant force to act on the balance float 21d.

Furthermore, according to the flush water tank device 4 in the present embodiment, it is possible to freely set the flow rate of the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion 21c depending on the design of the branching portion 25a provided in the rim water supply pipe 25 that is the spout port water supply pipe and to freely set the delay time before the discharge valve 12 is opened.

Also, according to the flush water tank device 4 in the present embodiment, the water receiving portion 21c is provided with the discharge hole 21h that drains the flush water in the water receiving portion 21c at the lower flow rate than the flow rate of the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion 21c. Therefore, the weight of the water receiving portion 21c increases when the flush water flows thereinto and can overcome the buoyant force acting on the balance float 21d. Also, the flush water in the water receiving portion 21c is discharged after the flowing-in of the flush water is stopped, and it is possible to automatically return to the initial state.

Furthermore, according to the flush water tank device 4 in the present embodiment, the water receiving portion 21c is disposed above the water surface at the stopped water level L₁in the reservoir tank 10, the buoyant force does not act on the water receiving portion 21c itself, and it is possible to effectively use the weight of the flush water retained in the water receiving portion 21c.

Also, according to the flush water tank device 4 in the present embodiment, the water receiving portion 21c and the balance float 21d are connected with a gap therebetween by the connecting portion 21e, and it is thus possible to freely design the positional relationship between the water receiving portion 21c and the balance float 21d.

Furthermore, according to the flush water tank device 4 in the present embodiment, the transmission arm member 21a causes the pilot valve 21f of the discharge valve control valve 18 to open and close on the basis of the gravity acting on the water receiving portion 21c and the buoyant force acting on the balance float 21d, it is possible to cause the discharge valve control valve 18 to open and close with a small force acting on the water receiving portion 21c and the balance float 21d. Therefore, it is possible to widen the degree of freedom in designing the water receiving portion 21c and the balance float 21d.

Next, a flush water tank device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15.

The flush water tank device according to the present embodiment is different from that in the aforementioned first embodiment of the present invention in a mechanism of opening and closing a water supply control valve. Therefore, only parts of the second embodiment of the present invention that are different from those in the first embodiment will be described herein, the same reference signs as those in the first embodiment will be applied to similar configurations, and description thereof will be omitted. Also, description of effects and advantages of the second embodiment of the present, invention that are similar to those of the first embodiment will also be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view illustrating an overview configuration of the flush water tank device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of a water supply control valve. FIG. 15 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of a discharge valve control valve.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, a flush water tank device 104 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes an electromagnetic valve 117 that opens and closes a water supply control valve 119 that is a first on-off valve on the basis of a user's operation performed on a remote controller 106 and a manual valve opening mechanism 116 that opens the water supply control valve 119 on the basis of a user's manual operation during power outage. Furthermore, the flush water tank device 104 includes a discharge valve control valve 118 that is a second on-off valve for controlling water supply to a discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 and a delay valve opening mechanism 121 that causes the discharge valve control valve 118 to open with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from a rim spout port 2d is started using a part of flush water introduced via the water supply control valve 119 and supplies the flush water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, the water supply control valve 119 includes a water supply valve main body portion 119a, a main valve body 119b that is disposed in the water supply valve main body portion 119a, a pressure chamber 119d that is formed to be adjacent to the main valve body 119b, and a pilot valve port 119c that communicates with the pressure chamber 119d. Moreover, an electromagnetic valve 117 is attached to the water supply control valve 119, and a pilot valve port 119c of the water supply control valve 119 is opened and closed by the electromagnetic valve 117. Then, the pressure in the pressure chamber 119d is controlled by opening or closing the pilot valve port 119c, and the main valve body 119b of the water supply control valve 119 is opened or closed.

The electromagnetic valve 117 includes a drive coil 117a, a plunger 117b that is driven by the drive coil 117a, and a pilot valve body 117c that is attached to the plunger 117b. When the user performs a washing operation through the remote controller 106, then a current flows through the drive coil 117a of the electromagnetic valve 117, and the plunger 117b moves backward. In this manner, the pilot valve body 117c attached to the plunger 117b is separated from the pilot valve port 119c, and the pilot valve port 119c is opened. As a result, the pressure in the pressure chamber 119d of the water supply control valve 119 decreases, and the main valve body 119b is opened.

Note that a latching solenoid is employed as the electromagnetic valve 117 in the present embodiment, and the state in which the plunger 117b has moved backward is maintained even when the current flowing through the drive coil 117a is stopped. Furthermore, the plunger 117b moves forward by causing a current in a reverse direction to flow through the drive coil 117a, and the pilot valve port 119c is closed by the pilot valve body 117c.

Moreover, the manual valve opening mechanism 116 is attached to the water supply control valve 119, and the user can manually open the water supply control valve 119 through the manual valve opening mechanism 116 at the time of power outage. The manual valve opening mechanism 116 includes a movable member 116a, a pilot valve body 116b that is attached to the movable member 116a, a coil spring 116c that biases the pilot valve body 116b toward the pilot valve port, and a wire 116d that is attached to the movable member 116a. A grip ring 108 (FIG. 13) that is a manual operation unit is attached to the distal end of the wire 116d and is configured to be able to cause the movable member 116a to move backward by the user holding the grip ring 108 and pulling the wire 116d.

On the other hand, the water supply control valve 119 is provided with a pilot valve port during power outage 119e, and the pilot valve port during power outage 119e is typically closed by the pilot valve body 116b of the manual valve opening mechanism 116. In a case in which the electromagnetic valve 117 does not operate during power outage or the like, the user manually pulls the grip ring 108 (FIG. 13) and causes the movable member 116a to move backward. In this manner, the pilot valve port during power outage 119e that, has been closed by the pilot valve body 116b opened, and as a result, the pressure in the pressure chamber 119d of the water supply control valve 119 decreases, and the main valve body 119b is opened. In this manner, the water supply control valve 119 is configured such that the main valve body 119b thereof is opened by opening any one of the pilot valve port 119c and the pilot valve port during power outage 119e.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 15, the discharge valve control valve 118 includes a control valve main body portion 118a, a main valve body 118b that is disposed in the control valve main body portion 118a, a pressure chamber 118d that is formed to be adjacent to the main valve body 118b, and a pilot valve port 118c that communicates with the pressure chamber 118d. Moreover, the delay valve opening mechanism 121 is attached to the discharge valve control valve 118.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, the delay valve opening mechanism 121 includes a transmission arm member 121a that is a second on-off valve driving mechanism formed substantially into an L shape, a support portion 121b that rotatably supports the transmission arm member 121a, a water receiving portion 121c that is attached to one end portion of the transmission arm member 121a, a balance float 121d that is provided on the lower side of the water receiving portion 121c, and a connecting portion 121e that connects the water receiving portion 121c to the balance float 121d.

The transmission arm member 121a is supported such that it is rotatable about the support portion 121b and is configured to be moved between a valve opened position illustrated by the solid line in FIG. 15 and a valve closed position illustrated by the imaginary line. Also, a pilot valve 121f provided in the transmission arm member 121a constitutes a part of the discharge valve control valve 118 as illustrated in FIG. 15 and functions to open and close the pilot valve port 118c. The pilot valve port 118c communicates with the pressure chamber 118d in the control valve main body portion 118a. Therefore, when the transmission arm member 121a is moved to the valve opened position, the pilot valve port 118c is opened, the pressure in the pressure chamber 118d of the discharge valve control valve 118 thus decreases, and the main valve body 118b of the discharge valve control valve 118 is thus opened.

On the other hand, the water receiving portion 121c is connected to the other end portion of the transmission arm member 121a as illustrated in FIG. 13.

The water receiving portion 121c is a cup-shaped member that opens on the upper side and is configured such that flush water that has been branched from the rim water supply pipe 25 by the branching portion 25a and has flowed to the downcomer 25b flows into the water receiving portion 121c. Also, a bottom portion of the water receiving portion 121c is provided with a discharge hole (not illustrated), and the flush water that has flowed into the water receiving portion 121c is drained from the discharge hole into the reservoir tank 10.

The balance float 121d is a float attached to the lower side of the water receiving portion 121c via the connecting portion 121e. The balance float 121d is configured to receive the buoyant force from the flush water retained in the reservoir tank 10 and push the water receiving portion 121c upward. In a case in which the flush water is not retained in the water receiving portion 121c, the water receiving portion 121c is brought, into a state in which it has been pushed upward by the buoyant force exerted on the balance float 121d. In this state, the transmission arm member 121a connected to the water receiving portion 121c has been moved to the valve closed position.

On the other hand, when the flush water flows from the downcomer 25b into the water receiving portion 121c, the weight of the water receiving portion 121c increases, and the balance float 121d is pushed downward by the water receiving portion 121c. When the weight of the water receiving portion 121c increases by the flush water flowing into the water receiving portion 121c and overcomes the buoyant force acting on the balance float 121d, the transmission arm member 121a is moved to the valve opened position. When the transmission arm member 121a is moved to the valve opened position, the pilot valve port 118c is opened, and the main valve body 118b of the discharge valve control valve 118 is thus opened.

Next, effects of the flush water tank device 104 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First of all, the water level in the reservoir tank 10 is the stopped water level L₁in the standby state of the flush water tank device 104. In this state, the pilot valve body 117c of the electromagnetic valve 117 has closed the pilot valve port 119c of the water supply control valve 119, and the pilot valve body 116b of the manual valve opening mechanism 116 has closed the pilot valve port during power outage 119e of the water supply control valve 119. Also, the pilot valve 121f of the delay valve opening mechanism 121 has closed the pilot valve port 118c of the discharge valve control valve 118. Therefore, the main valve body 119b of the water supply control valve 119 is in the valve closed state, and the main valve body 118b of the discharge valve control valve 118 is also in the valve closed state.

Next, when the user operates the remote controller 106 (FIG. 13), a controller (not illustrated) sends a control signal to the electromagnetic valve 117, causes the pilot valve body 117c to move, and causes the pilot valve port 119c to open. In this manner, the main valve body 119b of the water supply control valve 119 is separated from the valve seat and is opened. When the water supply control valve 119 is opened, tap water supplied from the water supply pipe 32 flows into the rim water supply pipe 25 through the water supply control valve 119. The flush water that has flowed into the rim water supply pipe 25 is ejected from the rim spout port 2d (FIG. 2) of the flush toilet main body 2, and washing of the bowl 2a with the rim flush water is started. Also, a part of the flush water that has flowed into the rim water supply pipe 25 flows into the downcomer 25b (FIG. 13), and the flush water that has flowed into the downcomer 25b flows into the water receiving portion 121c of the delay valve opening mechanism 121 disposed on the lower side of the downcomer 25b. In other words, the flush water that has flowed out from the water supply control valve 119 is branched and is supplied to each of the rim spout port 2d and the water receiving portion 121c of the delay valve opening mechanism 121.

If the amount of flush water that has flowed in from the downcomer 25b and has been retained in the water receiving portion 121c after water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started exceeds a predetermined amount, the gravity working on the water receiving portion 121c overcomes the buoyant force acting on the balance float 121d, and the water receiving portion 121c is lowered. When the water receiving portion 121c is lowered, the transmission arm member 121a connected thereto is turned about the support portion 121b, and the transmission arm member 121a is moved from the valve closed position (the imaginary line in FIG. 15) to the valve opened position (the solid line in FIG. 15). Since the pilot valve port 118c (FIG. 15) of the discharge valve control valve 118 is opened in this manner, the main valve body 18b is opened. In other words, the discharge valve control valve 118 is opened with the valve opened state of the water supply control valve 119 maintained after the water supply control valve 119 is opened.

If the discharge valve control valve 118 is opened, the tap water supplied from the water supply pipe 32 flows into the inlet pipe 23 (FIG. 13) through the discharge valve control valve 118. Moreover, the flush water that has flowed into the inlet pipe 23 is supplied to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 and pulls up the discharge valve 12. In this manner, the drain port 10a is opened.

In this manner, the delay valve opening mechanism 121 causes the discharge valve control valve 118 to be opened with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is started and supplies the flush water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14. Also, a part of the flush water that has flowed from the downcomer 25b into the water receiving portion 121c, that is, the flush water introduced via the water supply control valve 119 is used to open the discharge valve control valve 118. Moreover, the discharge valve control valve 118 functions as a control valve for causing the discharge valve 12 to open.

The flush water retained in the reservoir tank 10 flows out through the drain port 10a and is ejected from the jet spout port 2b (FIG. 2) provided at the lower portion of the bowl 2a by the drain port 10a being opened. In this manner, the flush water is temporarily ejected from both the rim spout port 2d and the jet spout port 2b by the drain port 10a being opened.

Also, the flush water supplied from the inlet pipe 23 to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 flows out through the outlet pipe 24 (FIG. 13), a part of the flush water that has flowed out flows into the overflow pipe 10b, and the remaining flush water flows into the reservoir tank 10.

If the water level in the reservoir tank 10 is lowered to a predetermined water level by the flush water in the reservoir tank 10 being drained from the drain port 10a, then the discharge valve 12 starts to move downward. Thereafter, the drain port 10a of the reservoir tank 10 is closed by the discharge valve 12, and water ejection of the flush water, which has flowed out from the drain port 10a, from the jet spout, port 2b is stopped.

Moreover, since the discharge valve control valve 118 is in the valve opened state even after the drain port 10a is closed, the water supplied from the water supply pipe 32 flows into the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 and flows out to the outlet pipe 24 (FIG. 13). Since a most part of the flush water that has flowed out from the outlet pipe 24 flows into the reservoir tank 10 through the second downcomer 24c, the water level in the reservoir tank 10 increases. Also, a part of remaining flush water that has flowed out from the outlet pipe 24 flows into the overflow pipe 10b through the first downcomer 24b.

Further, the controller (not illustrate) sends a control signal to the electromagnetic valve 117, causes the pilot valve body 117c to move, and causes the pilot valve port 119c to be closed after water ejection from the jet spout port 2b is stopped. In this manner, the main valve, body 119b of the water supply control valve 119 is seated in the valve seat, and the water supply control valve 119 is closed. In other words, the controller (not illustrated) sends a control signal to the electromagnetic valve 117 again to cause the water supply control valve 119 to be closed after a predetermined time after sending a control signal to the electromagnetic valve 117 to cause the water supply control valve 119 to be opened. When the water supply control valve 119 is closed, water ejection from the rim spout port 2d is stopped. Nate that the discharge valve control valve 118 is maintained in the valve opened state even after the water supply control valve 119 is closed.

On the other hand, when the water supply control valve 119 is closed, the flush water that has flowed into the water receiving portion 121c of the delay valve opening mechanism 121 through the downcomer 25b branched from the rim water supply pipe 25 (FIG. 13) is also stopped. Also, the water receiving portion 121c is provided with the discharge hole (not illustrated) as described above, and the flush water that has flowed into the water receiving portion 121c is drained from the discharge hole into the reservoir tank 10. Therefore, when the flowing-in of the flush water from the downcomer 25b is stopped, the amount of flush water retained in the water receiving portion 121c decreases little by little.

If the amount of flush water in the water receiving portion 121c decreases to the predetermined amount, the water receiving portion 121c moves upward by the buoyant force acting on the balance float 121d. In this manner, the transmission arm member 121a (FIG. 13) connected to the water receiving portion 121c is turned about the support portion 121b from the valve opened position to the valve closed position. When the transmission arm member 121a is moved to the valve closed position, the pilot valve port 118c (FIG. 15) of the discharge valve control valve 118 is closed. In this manner, the discharge valve control valve 118 is brought into the valve closed state. As described above, water supply to the reservoir tank 10 is stopped. As described above, one-time toilet washing is ended, and the flush toilet apparatus returns to the toilet washing standby state.

On the other hand, in a case in which it is not possible to cause the electromagnetic valve 117 to operate due to power outage or the like, the user causes the pilot valve body 116b (FIG. 14) of the manual valve opening mechanism 116 to move backward by pulling the grip ring 108 (FIG. 13). In this manner, the pilot valve port during power outage 119e of the water supply control valve 119 is opened, the pressure in the pressure chamber 119d decreases, and the main valve body 119b is opened. As a result, water ejection from the rim spout port 2d of the flush toilet main body 2 is started. In this manner, the effects of the flush water tank device 104 after the water supply control valve 119 is opened through a user's manual operation are similar to those in the case in which the water supply control valve 119 is opened by the electromagnetic valve 117.

In other words, after the water supply control valve 119 is opened, the delay valve opening mechanism 121 causes the discharge valve control valve 181 to be opened with a delay. When the discharge valve control valve 118 is opened, the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 operates, the discharge valve 12 is opened, and the flush water retained in the reservoir tank 10 is ejected from the jet spout port 2b of the flush toilet main body 2. When the user stops pulling the grip ring 108 after the flush water is ejected from the jet spout port 2b, the pilot valve body 116b closes the pilot valve port during power outage 119e of the water supply control valve 119 with the biasing force of the coil spring 116c (FIG. 14) of the manual valve opening mechanism 116. In this manner, the pressure in the pressure chamber 119d of the water supply control valve 119 increases, and the main valve body 119b is closed. Thereafter, the discharge valve 12 is closed, and the pilot valve 121f (FIG. 15) of the delay valve opening mechanism 121 causes the pilot valve port 118c of the discharge valve control valve 118 to be closed. As a result, the discharge valve control valve 119 is closed, and the flush water tank device 104 returns to the standby state.

According to the flush water tank device 104 in the second embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to cause the discharge valve control valve 118 to be opened with a delay and to cause the discharge valve water pressure drive portion 14 to open the discharge valve 12 merely by the electromagnetic valve 117 opening the water supply control valve 119. Also, in a case in which it is not possible to cause the electromagnetic valve 117 to open the water supply control valve 119 due to power outage or the like, it is possible to cause the water supply control valve 119 to be opened merely by the user to manually operating the grip ring 108. Furthermore, it is possible to cause the discharge valve control valve 119 to be opened with a delay and to cause the discharge valve 12 to be opened in this case as well.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described hitherto, various modifications can be added to the aforementioned embodiments. For example, although the rim spout port 2d that causes the flush water to be ejected along the wall surface of the rim 2c at the upper end of the bowl 2a is provided as the upper spout port in the aforementioned embodiments, it is possible to use, as the upper spout port, various spout ports provided above the retained water surface W of the flush toilet main body 2. Moreover, although the jet spout port 2b provided at the bottom portion of the bowl 2a to face the inlet of the water discharge trap pipe 2e is provided at the lower spout port in the aforementioned embodiments, it is possible to use, as the lower spout port, various spot ports provided below the retained water surface W of the flush toilet main body 2.

Also, in the aforementioned embodiments of the present invention, the delay valve opening mechanism includes the water receiving portion and the balance float, and the transmission arm member that is the second on-off valve driving mechanism is caused to operate by the weight of the water receiving portion overcoming the buoyant force of the balance float. In this regard, the delay valve opening mechanism may not include the balance float in a modification example. In other words, it is also possible to configure the present invention such that the water receiving portion is supported such that it is rotatable about a predetermined axial line, and when a predetermined amount or more flush water is retained in the water receiving portion, the water receiving portion is turned about the axial line, and the transmission arm member is operated. As another configuration, an arbitrary mechanism that causes the discharge valve control valve to be opened with a delay of predetermined time after water ejection from the rim spout port is started using a part of flush water introduced via the water supply control valve and supplies the flush water to the discharge valve water pressure drive portion can be used as the delay valve opening mechanism.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

1 Flush toilet apparatus

2 Flush toilet main body

2
a Bowl

2
b Jet spout port (lower spout port)

2
c Rim

2
d Rim spout port (upper spout port)

2
e Water discharge trap pipe

4 Flush water tank device

8 Lever handle

10 Reservoir tank (flush water tank main body)

10
a Drain port

10
b Overflow pipe

12 Discharge valve

14 Discharge valve water pressure drive portion (water pressure driving mechanism)

14
a Cylinder

14
b Piston

14
c Spring

14
d Clearance

14
e Packing

14
f Through-hole

14
g Frame

15 Rod

15
a Upper rod

15
b Lower rod

16 Water supply valve driving mechanism (first on-off valve driving mechanism)

16
a Drive arm member

16
b Support portion

16
c Pilot valve portion

17 Biasing mechanism

17
a Small tank

17
b Biasing float

17
c Biasing rod

18 Discharge valve control valve (second on-off valve)

18
a Control valve main body portion

18
b Main valve body (diaphragm)

18
c Pilot valve port

18
d Pressure chamber

19 Water supply control valve (first on-off valve)

19
a Water supply valve main body portion

19
b Main valve body

19
c Pilot valve port

19
d Pressure chamber

20 Holding mechanism

20
a Holding mechanism main body portion

20
b Engaging member

20
c Engaged member

20
d Spring

20
e Sloped surface

20
f Opening

21 Delay valve opening mechanism

21
a Transmission arm member (second on-off valve driving mechanism)

21
b Support portion

21
c Water receiving portion

21
d Balance float

21
e Connecting portion

21
f Pilot valve

21
g Release end

21
h Discharge hole

22 Clutch mechanism

23 Inlet pipe

24 Outlet pipe

24
a Branching portion

24
b First downcomer

24
c Second downcomer

25 Rim water supply pipe (spout port water supply pipe)

25
a Branching portion

25
b Downcomer

26 Discharge valve float mechanism

26
a Float portion

26
b Engaging portion

30
a Fixed flow valve

30
b Vacuum breaker

31 Vacuum breaker

32 Water supply pipe

32
a Stop cock

32
b Fixed flow valve

33 Water supply pipe branching portion

33
a First branching pipe

33
b Second branching pipe

104 Flush water tank device

106 Remote controller

108 Grip ring (manual operation unit)

116 Manual valve opening mechanism

116
a Movable member

116
b Pilot valve body

116
c Coil spring

116
d Wire

117 Electromagnetic valve

117
a Drive coil

117
b Plunger

117
c Pilot valve body

118 Discharge valve control valve (second on-off valve)

118
a Control valve main body portion

118
b Main valve body

118
c Pilot valve port

118
d Pressure chamber

119 Water supply control valve (first on-off valve)

119
a Water supply valve main body portion

119
b Main valve body

119
c Pilot valve port

119
d Pressure chamber

119
e Pilot valve port during power outage

121 Delay valve opening mechanism.

121
a Transmission arm member (second on-off valve driving mechanism)

121
b Support portion

121
c Water receiving portion

121
d Balance float

121
e Connecting portion

121
f Pilot valve

FLUSH WATER TANK DEVICE AND FLUSH TOILET APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME

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