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Water closet flushing apparatus

US5155870A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
3References
13Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 1990
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S4/03
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A water closet flushing apparatus provided with a pressure detector mounted along a water supply pipe, an opening and closing apparatus to open and close a water supply passage provided along the water supply pipe and a control apparatus that uses the pressure detected by the pressure detector to control the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing apparatus so that a predetermined amount of water is supplied to the water closet.

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