CN107466882B - Novel pet dog log cabin - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a novel pet dog wooden house, which comprises a bottom plate, wherein An Chacao is arranged on the periphery of the upper surface of the bottom plate, a plurality of round holes are further formed in the periphery of the bottom plate, vertical rods are arranged on the lower surface of the bottom plate at four corners, rollers are arranged at the bottoms of the vertical rods, side support plates are arranged in the mounting slots, a plurality of threaded holes are formed in the side support plates, connecting pieces are arranged between the two crossed side support plates, a switch door is arranged on one side support plate, the switch door and the side support plates are hinged through hinges, a wooden roof is arranged at the upper end of the side support plate, two wooden roofs are hinged, a sliding groove is further formed in the upper surface of the wooden roof, a shielding cover is arranged in the sliding groove, a supporting rod is arranged between the bottom plate and the wooden roof, a rectangular frame is arranged at the position of the switch door, a riveting mounting mode is adopted, convenience is brought to dismount and transport, in addition, a mode of combining a wood plate and the supporting rod is adopted, and the novel pet dog wooden house can be used all the year, and can be used indoors and outdoors, and has strong practicability and reliability.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of pet appliances, in particular to a novel pet dog house.
Background
Any living object is the same with respect to perceived safety, and a dog which is a good friend of a person needs to have private space, so that the dog feels safe, and it is very important to have a doghouse placed in a fixed place at home. When dogs get back into the kennel, which is beneficial to the pet dogs in a good mental state, the dogs can feel safe, and many dogs have no kennel, can sleep on the bed of the owner together with the owner, which can affect the sanitation problem of the owner, and the dogs preferably have their own kennel, and the dogs which do not have the kennel generally prefer to sleep directly on the floor, so that not only are the dogs not well developed, but also the dogs are easy to catch cold, so the dogs need to be prepared with a kennel, and the dogs become habit of sleeping in the kennel. The warm and comfortable doghouse is placed indoors, so that dogs and dogs can not sleep everywhere, not only can the development and cold of the dogs and dogs be avoided, but also the bellies of the dogs and dogs can be prevented from being pulled by the cold. The dog which is sanitary is put into the doghouse too much, and the skin is not directly contacted with the ground, so that the occurrence of skin diseases is avoided and the dog is rarely contacted with bacteria.
However, the prior pet dog house has the following problems:
(1) The structure is integrated, inconvenient transportation, occupation is bulky, leads to appearing the condition of fish tail and cracked easily in the in-process of transportation.
(2) The structure is single, and the practicality is poor, can't use in arbitrary weather and season, leads to use with high costs.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the novel pet dog house provided by the invention adopts a riveted installation mode, is convenient to detach and transport, is stable in structure after installation and convenient to use, and in addition, the pet dog house is suitable for being used all the year round by combining the external wood board and the support rod, can also be used indoors and outdoors, and is strong in practicability, firm, reliable and long in service life.
The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: the utility model provides a novel pet dog log cabin, includes the bottom plate, all be equipped with the installation slot all around of bottom plate upper surface, still be equipped with a plurality of circular holes around the bottom plate, the circular hole sets up the inboard at the installation slot, the lower surface of bottom plate is equipped with vertical pole in four angular positions, vertical pole bottom is equipped with the gyro wheel, all install the side extension board in An Chacao, be equipped with a plurality of screw hole on the side extension board, be equipped with the connecting piece between two crisscross side extension boards, be equipped with the switch door on one of them side extension board, form through the hinge between switch door and the side extension board, the upper end of side extension board is equipped with the roof, the roof has two to two the roof articulates and forms, the roof upper surface still is equipped with the sliding tray, be equipped with the cover in the sliding tray, the cover that shields is "" font structure, install the bracing piece in the circular hole on the roof, the bracing piece is installed between bottom plate and roof, the bracing piece is equipped with the door on the position of rectangle switch door.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the wooden roof is provided with the second mounting groove, and the included angle between the upper surface of the side support plate and the horizontal plane is 30 degrees.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the widths of the An Chacao and the second mounting groove are the same as the thickness of the side support plate.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, a hinging rod is arranged between two wood roofs, two sides of one end of each wood roof are connected with hollow cylinders, and the rotation range of the hollow cylinders around the hinging rod is 0-180 degrees.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, two ends of the hinged rod are provided with limiting blocks, the limiting blocks are formed by connecting round sheets and hollow cylinders, and the hollow cylinders are sleeved on the hinged rod.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the side support plate is also provided with window holes.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the upper surface and the lower surface of the rectangular frame are provided with second round holes, the support rod at the position of the rectangular frame is of a telescopic structure, and the support rod is provided with a strip-shaped plate.
As a preferable technical scheme of the invention, the roller is also provided with a brake pad.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
(1) The pet dog house is characterized in that the pet dog house is provided with a plurality of rollers, the rollers are arranged on the rollers, and the rollers are connected with the rollers.
(2) The invention adopts the mode of combining the wood board and the supporting rod, so that the pet dog house is suitable for use all the year round, and can also be used indoors and outdoors, and has strong practicability, firmness, reliability and long service life.
(3) The invention adopts a closed covering mode, can effectively prevent rain and insect, is suitable for being used in any weather, and is worth popularizing.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a side panel of the present invention;
fig. 2 is an exploded view of the support rod of the present invention.
In the figure: 1-a bottom plate; 2-An Chacao; 3-a circular hole; 4-a vertical rod; 5-rolling wheels; 6-side support plates; 7-connecting piece; 8-opening and closing a door; 9-wooden roof; 10-a sliding groove; 11-a shielding cover; 12-supporting rods; 13-rectangular frame; 14-a second mounting hole; 15-window type holes; 16-a second circular hole; 17-a strip plate; 18-brake pad;
901-hinging a rod; 902-hollow cylinder; 903-limiting block; 904-circular piece; 905-hollow cylinder.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
The following description of embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. The terms of direction and position in the present invention, such as "up", "in", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "in", "out", "side", etc., refer only to the direction and position of the attached drawings. Thus, directional and positional terms are used to illustrate and understand the invention, and are not intended to limit the invention.
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as shown in fig. 1 to 2, the novel pet dog house provided by the invention comprises a bottom plate 1, mounting slots 2 are formed in the periphery of the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, a plurality of circular holes 3 are formed in the periphery of the bottom plate 1, the circular holes 3 are formed in the inner sides of the mounting slots 2, vertical rods 4 are arranged on the lower surface of the bottom plate 1 at four angular positions, rollers 5 are arranged at the bottoms of the vertical rods 4, brake blocks 18 are further arranged on the rollers 5, the circular holes 3 are uniformly distributed at intervals, the length of each mounting slot 2 is smaller than 65cm-8cm of a side support plate below, the mounting slots 2 are formed in the center positions of four sides of the bottom plate 1, and the rollers 5 can rotate in 360 degrees in an unobstructed mode.
Install side extension board 6 in the mounting groove 2, be equipped with a plurality of screw hole on the side extension board 6, be equipped with connecting piece 7 between two crisscross side extension boards 6, also be equipped with the screw hole the same on the side extension board 6 on the connecting piece 7, connecting piece 7 has a plurality of, and it is fixed with two crisscross side extension boards 6 through the bolt on the connecting piece 7 for stable in structure, still be equipped with window hole 15 on the side extension board 6, be equipped with switch door 8 on one of them side extension board 6, it forms to articulate through the hinge between switch door 8 and the side extension board 6.
The upper end of the side support plate 6 is provided with a wood roof 9, the wood roof 9 is provided with two pieces, the two wood roofs 9 are hinged, the length of the wood roof 9 exceeds the half length of the side support plate 6 by 3cm-4cm, so that the side support plate can play a role in diversion and sunshade in outdoor use, the upper surface of the wood roof 9 is also provided with a sliding groove 10, a shielding cover 11 is arranged in the sliding groove 10, the shielding cover 11 is in a -shaped structure, the shielding cover 11 can slide along the sliding groove 10 and is used for sealing the wood roof 9, the situation of rain leakage is prevented, a supporting rod 12 is arranged in the circular hole 3, the circular hole 3 is also arranged on the wood roof 9, the supporting rod 12 is arranged between the bottom plate 1 and the wood roof 9, and the supporting rod 12 is riveted in the circular hole, so that the structure of the wood house is more stable, the side support plate is easy to detach and install, foam can be paved in the supporting rod in the air, the side support plate is low in price and convenient to clean in winter, and the side support plate has the role in warming carpet.
The bracing piece 12 is equipped with rectangle frame 13 on the position of switch door 8, the upper surface of rectangle frame 13 is equipped with second circular hole 16 bracing piece 12 in rectangle frame 13 position is scalable structure, and the bracing piece 12 bottom is equipped with strip shaped plate 17, when using in summer, strip shaped plate 17 upper surface still is equipped with magnet, downward bracing strip shaped plate 17 can make bracing piece 12 tensile, plays the effect of closing, upwards pushes away strip shaped plate 17, can make bracing piece 12 shrink, plays the effect of opening the log cabin, easy operation facilitates the use.
Preferably, the wooden roof 9 is provided with a second inserting groove 14, an included angle between the upper surface of the side support plate 6 and the horizontal plane is 30 °, and the widths of the second inserting groove 14 and the inserting groove 2 are the same as the thickness of the side support plate 6, so that the side support plate 6 is riveted between the bottom plate 1 and the wooden roof 9 completely in a fit manner, the wooden house is more stable in structure, and shaking is avoided.
Preferably, a hinged rod 901 is arranged between two wooden roofs 9, two sides of one end of each wooden roof 9 are connected with a hollow cylinder 902, and the hollow cylinders 902 can rotate around the hinged rod 901 for 0-180 degrees, so that the wooden house is convenient to transport and install, and the occupied space in the transportation process is reduced.
Preferably, both ends of the hinge rod 901 are provided with limiting blocks 903, the limiting blocks 903 are formed by connecting round pieces 904 with a hollow barrel 905, the hollow barrel 905 is sleeved on the hinge rod 901, and the limiting blocks 903 are used for preventing falling of the wooden roof 9 and facilitating installation and disassembly of the wooden roof 9.
The concrete installation mode is as follows:
(1) Mounting the support bar 12 in the circular hole 3 of the base plate 1;
(2) The side support plate 6 is arranged in the inserting groove 2 of the bottom plate 1;
(3) Mounting the connector 7 between two intersecting side plates 6;
(4) Correspondingly installing the inserting groove 2 and the circular hole 3 of the wood roof 9 on the side support plate 6 and the support rod 12;
(5) Mounting the shielding cover 11 in the sliding groove 10;
(6) The limiting blocks are respectively arranged at two ends of the hinge rod 901.
In summary, the main characteristics of the present invention are as follows:
(1) According to the invention, the side support plates and the support rods are riveted between the bottom plate and the wooden roof in a riveting connection mode, so that the wooden house is simple and stable in structure, the situation of unstable shaking of the pet dog during movement is prevented, the wooden house for the pet dog is detachable and convenient to transport and install, and the rollers and the brake plates are additionally arranged, so that the wooden house for the pet dog is easy to drag and can be placed at a plurality of positions, and meanwhile, the stability of the wooden house during use is ensured.
(2) The invention adopts the mode of combining the wood board and the supporting rod, so that the pet dog house is suitable for use all the year round, can also be used indoors and outdoors, has strong practicability, is firm and reliable, has long service life, can combine the wood board and the supporting rod for use at low temperature, increases heat preservation, only uses the supporting rod when used at high temperature, has good ventilation, and is suitable for use by pet dogs.
(3) The invention adopts a closed covering mode, and is additionally provided with the shielding cover, so that the rain prevention and insect prevention can be effectively realized, the sunshade can be realized, the weather protection device is suitable for being used in any weather, and the popularization is worth.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
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1. Novel pet dog log cabin, its characterized in that: including bottom plate (1), all be equipped with An Chacao (2) around bottom plate (1) upper surface, still be equipped with a plurality of circular holes (3) around bottom plate (1), circular hole (3) set up the inboard at installing slot (2), the lower surface of bottom plate (1) is equipped with vertical pole (4) in four angular positions, vertical pole (4) bottom is equipped with gyro wheel (5), install side extension board (6) in installing slot (2), be equipped with a plurality of screw hole on side extension board (6), be equipped with connecting piece (7) between two crisscross side extension board (6), be equipped with switch door (8) on one of them side extension board (6), be articulated through the hinge between switch door (8) and side extension board (6) and form, the upper end of side extension board (6) is equipped with roof (9), roof (9) have two to two roof (9) are articulated and form, roof (9) upper surface still is equipped with sliding groove (10), be equipped with between two crisscross side extension board (6) and shelter from top (6) and be equipped with connecting piece (7), be equipped with "circular hole (3) on one side extension board (6), the support rod (12) is arranged between the bottom plate (1) and the wood roof (9), and a rectangular frame (13) is arranged on the support rod (12) at the position of opening and closing the door (8);
the wood roof (9) is provided with a second mounting slot (14), and the included angle between the upper surface of the side support plate (6) and the horizontal plane is 30 degrees; the widths of the second inserting groove (14) and the inserting groove (2) are the same as the thickness of the side support plate (6); a hinging rod (901) is arranged between the two wood roofs (9), two sides of one end of each wood roof (9) are connected with hollow cylinders (902), and the hollow cylinders (902) can rotate around the hinging rod (901) for 0-180 degrees.
2. The novel pet dog house of claim 1, wherein: both ends of the hinging rod (901) are provided with limiting blocks (903), the limiting blocks (903) are formed by connecting round pieces (904) with a hollow barrel (905), and the hollow barrel (905) is sleeved on the hinging rod (901).
3. The novel pet dog house of claim 2, wherein: the side support plate (6) is also provided with a window type hole (15).
4. The novel pet dog house of claim 1, wherein: the upper surface of rectangle frame (13) is equipped with second circular hole (16), but bracing piece (12) in rectangle frame (13) position are extending structure to be equipped with strip shaped plate (17) on bracing piece (12).
5. The novel pet dog house of claim 1, wherein: and a brake block (18) is further arranged on the roller (5).
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