CN114731954B

CN114731954B - Cat litter basin not easy to smell

Info

Publication number: CN114731954B
Application number: CN202210526196.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 易文龙
Original assignee: Weike Innovation Technology Shenzhen Co ltd
Current assignee: Weike Innovation Technology Shenzhen Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-16
Filing date: 2022-05-16
Publication date: 2023-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 2042-05-16
Also published as: CN114731954A

Abstract

The invention discloses a cat litter basin which is not easy to smell, comprising a base body, a roller and a filter screen; the seat body is provided with a driving mechanism and a cat litter bin; the roller is used for containing cat litter, one end of the roller is provided with an inlet and an outlet, the peripheral surface of the roller is provided with a feces outlet, and the feces outlet is covered with a cover body capable of being opened and closed; the roller is arranged on the seat body and is in transmission connection with the driving mechanism; the filter screen is arranged at the excrement outlet in the roller; wherein, actuating mechanism drive cylinder rotates, and the cat in the cat litter just is filtered out to the filter screen, and when rotating to the just mouth of going out and cat just storehouse relatively, the lid is opened, and the filter screen is just leading-in cat just to the cat just storehouse through going out just mouthful. When the cat litter box is used for cleaning cat feces, the travel of the cat feces in the roller is short, the problem of wall hanging and odor generation is not easy to occur, the cat litter box is light in odor, good in use experience, simple in structure and convenient to clean.

Description

Cat litter basin not easy to smell

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of pet supplies, in particular to a cat litter basin which is not easy to smell.

Background

The cat litter is used for burying objects of excrement and urine of pet cats, has good water absorbability, and can be used together with a cat litter box (or cat litter box). Proper amount of cat litter is arranged in the cat litter box, and a trained cat can walk into the cat litter box to excrete cat feces in the cat litter when excreting is needed.

When the cat feces are cleaned, the cat feces need to be separated from the cat litter. At present, a channel and a filter screen are arranged in the cat litter basin, and the cat feces in the cat litter basin can be filtered out through the filter screen after forward and reverse rotation of the cat litter basin due to the special structural design of the channel, and discharged into a cat feces bin through the channel, so that the cat feces can be cleaned. However, such design corridor overlength and structure are complicated, and the cat just is long in the stroke wherein during the clearance, and the cat just wall built-up problem appears easily, and cat litter basin stink taste is heavy, uses to experience poor, and the complex structure washs also inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide the cat litter box which is not easy to smell, short in stroke, not easy to wall hanging, light in odor, good in use experience, simple in structure and convenient to clean.

The invention discloses a cat litter basin which is not easy to smell, comprising a base body, a roller and a filter screen; the seat body is provided with a driving mechanism and a cat litter bin; the roller is used for containing cat litter, one end of the roller is provided with an inlet and an outlet, the peripheral surface of the roller is provided with a feces outlet, and the feces outlet is covered with a cover body capable of being opened and closed; the roller is arranged on the seat body and is in transmission connection with the driving mechanism; the filter screen is arranged at the excrement outlet in the roller;

wherein, actuating mechanism drive cylinder rotates, and the cat in the cat litter just is filtered out to the filter screen, and when rotating to the just mouth of going out and cat just storehouse relatively, the lid is opened, and the filter screen is just leading-in cat just to the cat just storehouse through going out just mouthful.

Optionally, a mounting cavity is formed in the base body, and the roller is mounted in the mounting cavity; the cat stool bin is positioned at one side provided with the open cavity; when the roller is in an initial state, the filter screen and the excrement outlet are positioned at the side opposite to the cat excrement bin.

Optionally, when the roller is in an initial state, the filter screen opening is downwards covered at the excrement outlet.

Optionally, a gap exists between at least a portion of the bottom of the screen and the inner peripheral surface of the drum.

Alternatively, the gap spacing is 5-7mm.

Optionally, the upper cover of the excrement outlet is provided with a cover body which can be opened and closed; when the roller rotates to the position that the excrement outlet is opposite to the cat litter bin, the cover body is opened towards one side of the cat litter bin.

Optionally, the base is provided with a control main board and a rotation position sensor electrically connected with the control main board, and the roller is provided with a rotation position sensing piece; the control main board receives the rotation signal and controls the driving mechanism to drive the roller to rotate until the rotation position sensor senses the rotation position sensing piece, and controls the driving mechanism to stop driving according to the rotation position sensor sensing signal, and the excrement outlet is positioned at a position opposite to the cat excrement bin.

Optionally, the cat litter tub further comprises a deodorizing mechanism mounted in the seat body or the cat litter bin, the deodorizing mechanism being for containing a deodorizing agent and spraying the deodorizing agent to the cat litter bin.

Optionally, the base body is provided with an installation cavity, and the deodorizing mechanism is detachably inserted into the installation cavity.

Optionally, the deodorizing means is a sodium hypochlorite spray.

According to the cat litter box disclosed by the invention, the filter screen is arranged at the excrement outlet, the driving mechanism drives the roller to rotate, so that cat litter passes through the filter screen, cat excrement in the cat litter is filtered out and left on the filter screen, the cat excrement on the filter screen is led into the cat excrement bin through the excrement outlet, and the roller reversely rotates and resets, so that cat excrement cleaning is completed. At whole in-process, the cat just directly filters the filter screen from the cat litter, rolls to the cat in just the storehouse through going out just mouthful from the filter screen again, and the cat just when clearance cat just is short in the stroke of cylinder, is difficult to appear the wall built-up and stink problem, and cat litter basin stink is lighter, and use is experienced well, and simple structure washs conveniently.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. It is evident that the figures in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, from which other figures can be obtained without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a litter box of an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a roller top according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic overall cross-sectional view of a litter box of an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial view of portion A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is another schematic view of a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is another schematic view of a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial view of portion B of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a drum according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged partial view of portion C of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is another schematic view of a litter box of an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged partial view of portion D of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is another exploded view of the housing of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a partial enlarged view of a portion E in fig. 14.

Wherein, 1, the seat body; 11. a driving mechanism; 111. a gear; 12. a mounting cavity; 121. a mist outlet; 122. a wire passing opening; 13. a sinking edge; 131. a first sinker edge; 132. a second sinker edge; 132a, fixing holes; 14. a sealing plate; 141. fixing the column; 15. a cat litter bin; 16. installing an open cavity; 17. a rotation position sensor; 2. a roller; 21. an access opening; 22. a urine outlet; 23. rotating the position sensing member; 24. a gear plate; 25. a cover body; 3. a filter screen; 31. a main body portion; 311. an outer frame; 311a, bottom frame bar; 311a1, gap positioning posts; 312. ribs; 313. a filter hole; 313a, V-shaped holes; 32. a gathering part; 4. a gap.

Detailed Description

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein, the specific structural and functional details disclosed are merely representative for the purpose of describing particular embodiments, but that the invention may be embodied in many alternate forms and should not be construed as limited to only the embodiments set forth herein.

The invention is described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings and alternative embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, as an embodiment of the present invention, a cat litter basin which is not easy to smell is disclosed, comprising a base 1, a roller 2 and a filter screen 3; the seat body 1 is provided with a driving mechanism 11 and a cat litter bin 15; the roller 2 is used for containing cat litter, one end of the roller 2 is provided with an inlet and outlet 21, the peripheral surface of the roller 2 is provided with a excrement outlet 22, and the excrement outlet 22 is covered with a cover body 25 which can be opened and closed; the roller 2 is arranged on the seat body 1 and is in transmission connection with the driving mechanism 11, and the driving mechanism 11 drives the roller 2 to rotate; the filter screen 3 is installed at the excrement outlet 22 in the drum 2. Wherein, actuating mechanism 11 drive cylinder 2 rotates, and the cat stool in the cat litter is filtered out to filter screen 3, and when rotating to exit 22 and cat stool storehouse 15 relatively, lid 25 opens, and filter screen 3 will cat stool is leading-in to cat stool storehouse 15 through exit 22.

According to the cat litter box disclosed by the invention, the filter screen 3 is arranged at the excrement outlet 22, the driving mechanism 11 drives the roller 2 to rotate, so that cat litter passes through the filter screen 3, and cats in the cat litter are trapped on the filter screen 3, and the filter screen 3 guides cat excrement into the cat litter bin 15 from the excrement outlet 22, and the roller 2 reversely rotates and resets to finish cat litter cleaning. At whole in-process, the cat just filters screen 3 from the cat litter directly, rolls to the cat in-house 15 through the just mouth 22 of going out from screen 3 again, can furthest reduce the inner wall contact of clearance in-process cat just and cylinder 2, and the stroke is short when the cat just clears up, is difficult to appear the wall built-up problem of stinking, and cat litter basin stink is lighter, and use experience is good, simple structure washs conveniently.

Specifically, cat litter is contained in the roller 2, and an inlet and outlet 21 is formed at one end of the roller 2 for allowing pet cats to go in and out. The roller 2 can be used for lying down, so that the height of the entrance 21 can be reduced, and the entrance and exit of the pet cat can be facilitated.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 or 2, the driving mechanism 11 drives the drum 2 to rotate anticlockwise, the filter screen 3 filters out cat feces, when the drum rotates to the position that the feces outlet 22 is opposite to the cat feces bin 15, the cover 25 is opened, and the filter screen 3 guides the cat feces from the feces outlet 22 into the cat feces bin 15 for collection. The driving mechanism 11 is arranged in the seat body 1 at the side opposite to the inlet and outlet 21, the driving mechanism 11 can comprise a driving motor and a gear 111, and the gear disk 26 is arranged on the roller 2 and meshed with the gear 111 to realize the driving of the roller 2. After the cat feces are filtered, the driving mechanism 11 drives the roller 2 to rotate clockwise for resetting, and the cat litter in the roller 2 also flows back to the original position again.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the seat 1 is provided with a mounting cavity 16, and the roller 2 is mounted in the mounting cavity 16; the cat litter bin 15 is positioned at one side of the installation cavity 16; when the drum 2 is in the initial state, the filter screen 3 and the excrement outlet 22 are positioned on the side opposite to the cat litter box 15. In this scheme, filter screen 3 and exit slot 22 are in the side opposite with cat stool storehouse 15, and during the use, the cat litter just is in the cylinder 2 bottom between exit slot 22 and the cat stool storehouse 15, and when cylinder 2 rotated, filter screen 3 can be immediately to cat litter filtration, and import in cat stool storehouse 15 immediately after filtering out cat stool, can reduce cat stool and cylinder 2 inner wall contact to a greater extent, reduce cat stool wall built-up possibility.

Specifically, the drum 2 is mounted in the mounting open chamber 16. The height of the entrance 21 can be further reduced to facilitate entrance and exit of the pet cat. The installation cavity 16 can also form limit to the roller 2, so that the stable installation and stable rotation of the roller 2 are ensured.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the initial state of the drum 2, the sieve 3 is covered with the opening facing downward at the excrement outlet 22. In this scheme, the filter screen 3 opening cover is established in excrement outlet 22 department downwards, and filter screen 3 is the pocket form, and when cylinder 2 rotated, the cat litter can be lived to filter screen 3, filters the cat litter fast, and the cat litter is lived to "pocket" more easily during the filtration, guarantees that the cat litter filters completely.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4, a gap 4 exists between at least a portion of the bottom of the screen 3 and the inner circumferential surface of the drum 2. In this scheme, there is clearance 4 at least partly between the bottom of filter screen 3 and the inner peripheral surface of cylinder 2, and clearance 4 can play the effect that the guide cat litter flows, strengthens the mobility of cat litter, guarantees that the cat litter flows through filter screen 3 smoothly, fast.

Alternatively, the gap 4 may have a pitch of 5-7mm. In this scheme, interval in clearance 4 is 5-7mm, and cat litter fluidity is better, can pass through filter screen 3 fast.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the screen 3 includes a main body portion 31 and two gathered portions 32; the main body 31 and the gathering part 32 are provided with a plurality of filtering holes 313; one of the folding parts 32 is connected to one end of the main body part 31, and the other folding part 32 is connected to the other end of the main body part 31; the folded portion 32 is folded obliquely toward the other folded portion 32. The folding part 32 of the filter screen 3 is folded obliquely towards the other folding part 32, the whole filter screen 3 is in a 'pocket shape' curled towards the middle, when the cat litter can be folded towards the main body part 31 by the folding part 32 during filtering, and turning is easy to occur during the folding process of the cat litter, so that the cat litter can pass through the filter screen 3 very easily, the problem of sand blocking during filtering is avoided, the cat litter is smooth to filter, the filtering speed is high, and the filtering effect is good. In addition, the whole filter screen 3 is in a 'pocket shape', cat litter is more easily 'pocket' during filtering, the cat litter is ensured to be completely filtered, and the cat litter is not easy to leak out of the filter screen 3.

Optionally, the main body 31 is obliquely arranged, so that an inclined plane can be formed, the rolling of the cat litter on the main body 31 is accelerated, the rolling and turning effects of the cat litter are enhanced, and the cat litter is further prevented from being jammed. Meanwhile, the inclined arrangement of the main body part 31 can enable the filter screen 3 to be more similar to a pocket shape, and cat litter is more easy to be held by the pocket during filtering, so that the cat litter is completely filtered.

Specifically, the opening of the filter screen 3 is U-shaped, and two ends extend out relative to the middle, so that cat litter is more easily and completely "packed" during filtration, and sand leakage is prevented.

Optionally, the furling portion 32 is disposed turned out away from the end of the main body portion 31. In this scheme, the end portion of the gathering portion 32 far away from the main body portion 31 is turned outwards, which plays a role in torsion angle, and facilitates the installation of the turned-out portion of the gathering portion 32 on the installation position. The eversion of the end of the gather portion 32 away from the main body portion 31 means an eversion in the opposite direction of the oblique gathering of the gather portion 32. The degree of flipping can be set as desired.

Optionally, the included angle of the furling part 32 which is furled obliquely relative to the main body part 31 is 90 degrees to 132 degrees, so that the cat litter is completely and smoothly filtered, and the cat litter is not easy to be stuck.

Alternatively, the filter holes 313 include V-shaped holes 313a, adjacent V-shaped holes 313a communicate, and the communicating V-shaped holes 313a do not communicate with other adjacent V-shaped holes 313 a. In this scheme, adjacent V-shaped holes 313a communicate, and the communicating V-shaped holes 313a do not communicate with other adjacent V-shaped holes 313a, so that the formed filtering holes 313 are irregular in shape, and cat feces of various shapes and sizes can be blocked, so that cat feces passing through the filtering holes 313 are reduced.

Alternatively, the main body 31 and the gathering unit 32 each include an outer frame 311 and ribs 312, the ribs 312 being connected in the outer frame 311 and forming the filtering holes 313; the outer frame 311 includes a bottom frame strip 311a close to the mounting surface, and a gap positioning column 311a1 is disposed on the bottom frame strip 311 a. In this scheme, after the filter screen 3 is installed on the installation face, there is clearance 4 between filter screen 3 bottom and the installation face, sets up clearance reference column 311a1 on bottom frame strip 311a, and clearance reference column 311a1 can play the supporting role, even deformation or receive external force, owing to there is the support of clearance reference column 311a1, bottom frame strip 311a can not contact with the installation face yet, has guaranteed the existence of clearance 4. The gap 4 between the bottom of the filter screen 3 and the mounting surface can play a role in guiding the flow of the cat litter, so that the mobility of the cat litter is enhanced, and the cat litter can smoothly and rapidly flow through the filter screen 3.

Optionally, the height of the gap positioning column 311a1 is 5-7mm, after the filter screen 3 is installed, the gap 4 between the bottom of the filter screen 3 and the installation surface can be kept at 5-7mm, and the cat litter with the gap size has better fluidity and can rapidly pass through the filter screen 3.

Specifically, a plurality of gap positioning posts 311a1 may be provided, and the gaps 4 may be positioned on the bottom frame strip 311a of the main body 31.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, when the drum 2 is rotated to the state that the feces outlet 22 is opposite to the cat litter box 15, the cover 25 is opened toward the cat litter box 15 side. In this scheme, the top cover of the excrement outlet 22 is provided with a cover body 25 which can be opened and closed, and under the general state, the cover body 25 covers the excrement outlet 22 to ensure the sealing of the excrement outlet 22, so as to prevent cat litter from leaking from the excrement outlet 22 and prevent the excrement outlet 22 from damaging pet cats due to clamping, for example, when cat litter is exchanged, the roller 2 is rotated to clean cat excrement or pet cats play in the roller 2.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 8 to 11, the base 1 is provided with a control main board, a rotation position sensor 17 electrically connected with the control main board, and the drum 2 is provided with a rotation position sensing member 23; the control main board receives the rotation signal and controls the driving mechanism 11 to drive the roller 2 to rotate until the rotation position sensor 17 senses the rotation position sensing piece 23, and controls the driving mechanism 11 to stop driving according to the rotation position sensor 17 sensing signal, and the excrement outlet 22 is positioned at a position opposite to the cat excrement bin 15. In this scheme, when the drum 2 rotates to the position where the excrement outlet 22 is opposite to the cat excrement bin 15 during cleaning of cat excrement, the drum 2 rotates in place, cat litter is filtered by the filter screen 3, and cat excrement is trapped on the filter screen 3. At this time, the rotation position sensor 17 senses the rotation position sensing piece 23 to generate a sensing signal, and the control main board controls the driving mechanism 11 to stop driving according to the sensing signal of the rotation position sensor 17, so that the cat on the filter screen 3 falls into the cat litter bin 15 through the litter outlet 22.

Specifically, the rotation position sensor 17 is a hall switch, and the rotation position sensing member 23 is a magnet.

Optionally, the cat litter tub further comprises a deodorizing mechanism mounted in the seat body 1 or the cat litter bin 15, the deodorizing mechanism for containing a deodorizing agent and spraying the deodorizing agent to the cat litter bin 15. In this embodiment, the deodorizing agent is sprayed into the cat litter bin 15 by the deodorizing means, so that the odor of cat litter in the cat litter bin 15 can be reduced. Specifically, the deodorizing mechanism is sodium hypochlorite spray, ammonia in cat feces reacts with sodium hypochlorite to decompose to generate chloramine and water, so that the odor of cat feces is reduced, and the deodorizing effect is good.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 12 to 15, the seat body 1 is provided with a mounting cavity 12, and the deodorizing mechanism is detachably inserted into the mounting cavity 12. In this scheme, deodorization mechanism detachably inserts in installation cavity 12, and the installation of conveniently changing.

Optionally, the inner side of the edge of the installation cavity 12 is sunk to form a sunk edge 13, the sunk edge 13 comprises a first sunk edge 131 and a second sunk edge 132, the first sunk edge 131 extends from one side of the edge of the installation cavity 12 to the adjacent side and then extends from the adjacent side to the opposite side, the first sunk edge 131 only occupies the two opposite edges of the installation cavity 12, the second sunk edge 132 is arranged on the inner side of the edge of the rest installation cavity 12, and the head and the tail of the second sunk edge 132 are connected with the head and the tail of the first sunk edge 131; the sinking depth of the first sinker edge 131 is greater than the sinking depth of the second sinker edge 132; the upper cover of the sinking edge 13 is provided with a sealing plate 14. In this scheme, when the sealing plate 14 covers the sinking edge 13, because the sinking depth of the first sinking edge 131 is greater than the sinking depth of the second sinking edge 132, the position of the sealing plate 14 corresponding to the first sinking edge 131 is suspended, an operator directly presses the position, and the other end of the sealing plate 14 is tilted, so that the sealing plate 14 is uncovered, and the sealing plate 14 is easy and convenient to open.

Optionally, the first sinker edge 131 gradually inclines and sinks from the connection part with the second sinker edge 132, when the sealing plate 14 is pressed, the sinking end of the sealing plate 14 can be abutted against the first sinker edge 131 more in a fitting manner, and the first sinker edge 131 can play a supporting role to prevent the sealing plate 14 from directly jumping up when being pressed.

Optionally, a fixing hole 132a is provided on the second sinker edge 132, and a fixing column 141 is provided on the sealing plate 14, and the fixing column 141 is inserted into the fixing hole 132a to further fix the sealing plate 14.

The above description of the invention in connection with specific alternative embodiments is further detailed and it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several simple deductions or substitutions may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and these should be considered to be within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The cat litter basin is characterized by comprising a base body, a roller and a filter screen; the seat body is provided with a driving mechanism and a cat litter bin; the roller is used for containing cat litter, an inlet and an outlet are formed in one end of the roller, a excrement outlet is formed in the peripheral surface of the roller, and an openable cover body is covered on the excrement outlet; the roller is arranged on the seat body and is in transmission connection with the driving mechanism; the filter screen is arranged at the excrement outlet in the roller;

the seat body is provided with an installation cavity, and the roller is installed in the installation cavity; the cat stool bin is positioned at one side of the installation open cavity; when the roller is in an initial state, the filter screen and the excrement outlet are positioned at one side opposite to the cat excrement bin;

when the roller is in an initial state, the filter screen opening downwards covers the excrement outlet; the rotary position sensor is electrically connected with the control main board, and the rotary position sensing piece is arranged on the rotary drum; the control main board receives a rotation signal and controls the driving mechanism to drive the roller to rotate until the rotation position sensor senses the rotation position sensing piece, the control main board controls the driving mechanism to stop driving according to the rotation position sensor sensing signal, and the excrement outlet is positioned at a position opposite to the cat excrement bin;

the driving mechanism drives the roller to rotate, the filter screen filters cat feces in cat litter, when the cat feces rotates to the position that the feces outlet is opposite to the cat feces bin, the cover body is opened, and the filter screen guides the cat feces into the cat feces bin through the feces outlet.

2. The less-malodorous cat litter tub of claim 1 wherein a gap exists between at least a portion of the bottom of the screen and the inner peripheral surface of the drum.

3. The less-malodorous cat litter tub of claim 2 wherein the gap is 5-7mm apart.

4. A cat litter box not prone to smell according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the toilet upper cover is provided with a openable cover; when the roller rotates to the position that the excrement outlet is opposite to the cat excrement bin, the cover body is opened towards one side of the cat excrement bin.

5. The less-malodorable cat litter tub of claim 1 further comprising a deodorizing mechanism mounted in the base or the cat litter bin for containing a deodorizing agent and spraying the deodorizing agent to the cat litter bin.

6. The cat litter box of claim 5 wherein the base is provided with a mounting cavity and the deodorizing means is removably inserted into the mounting cavity.

7. The less-malodorous cat litter tub of claim 5 wherein the deodorizing means is a sodium hypochlorite spray.