Title:
STONEWARE TILE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/015073
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed is a stoneware tile wherein the surface of the tile can be maintained at a low temperature for a relatively long time upon being sprinkled with water, especially during the summer when the sun glares down on the balcony or terrace for a long period of time. Specifically disclosed is a stoneware tile provided with through holes having an elongated shape in the plate thickness direction, wherein the volume of the pores formed by means of the through holes near the surface of the tile is larger than the volume of the pores formed by means of the through holes near the center in the interior of the tile. Moreover, when the tile is used as the flooring for the balcony or terrace, the surface temperature of the tile can be effectively lowered by sprinkled the tile with water and the lowered surface temperature can be maintained for a long time even during the summer time when the surface temperature may rise to 50°C or more.
Inventors:
TANAKA, Shoji (1-1 Nakashima 2-chome, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-sh, Fukuoka 01, 〒8028601, JP)
田中昇志 (〒01 福岡県北九州市小倉北区中島２丁目１番１号ＴＯＴＯ株式会社内 Fukuoka, 〒8028601, JP)
田中昇志 (〒01 福岡県北九州市小倉北区中島２丁目１番１号ＴＯＴＯ株式会社内 Fukuoka, 〒8028601, JP)
Application Number:
JP2011/067912
Publication Date:
February 02, 2012
Filing Date:
July 29, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOTO LTD. (1-1 Nakashima 2-chome, Kokurakita-ku Kitakyushu-sh, Fukuoka 01, 〒8028601, JP)
ＴＯＴＯ株式会社 (〒01 福岡県北九州市小倉北区中島２丁目１番１号 Fukuoka, 〒8028601, JP)
TANAKA, Shoji (1-1 Nakashima 2-chome, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-sh, Fukuoka 01, 〒8028601, JP)
ＴＯＴＯ株式会社 (〒01 福岡県北九州市小倉北区中島２丁目１番１号 Fukuoka, 〒8028601, JP)
TANAKA, Shoji (1-1 Nakashima 2-chome, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-sh, Fukuoka 01, 〒8028601, JP)
International Classes:
E04F15/08; C04B38/00; E04F15/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KONNO, Akio (Chiyoda Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Yurakucho Bldg. 4F 10-1, Yurakucho 1-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 06, 〒1000006, JP)
Claims: