JP2003143991A - Pet box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pet box with a deodorizing function, capable of preventing leakage of bad odors caused by evacuation, urination, etc., of the pet to the surroundings from a pet box main body. SOLUTION: This pet box comprises the pet box body A which is separable into an upper part 1 and a lower part 2, wherein the body A has a gateway 3 through which the pet goes out and comes in and a door 4 which is positioned at the gateway 3 and freely opened and closed, and the door 4 is composed of a planar inside door 5 of which the outer profile is smaller than the opening of the gateway 3 and a frame-shaped outside door 6 of which the outer profile is larger than the opening and the inner profile is smaller than the inside door 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet box having a door for pets to enter and exit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of pet animals such as cats and dogs kept indoors has increased, and therefore the smell of defecation and urination of pet animals has become a problem.

As a countermeasure against these problems, conventionally, a door is provided at the entrance / exit of a pet box to prevent odors from leaking to the outside.

Further, a deodorizer is installed in a pet box in order to eliminate the odor. ((JP-A-8-
(Japanese Patent No. 47351)) Furthermore, a toilet bowl or the like provided with a blower and a deodorant filter for exhausting odors has also been proposed. (Actual Kaihei 1-
(No. 72067 publication)

[0005]

Among the above-mentioned conventional pet boxes, in which the door is provided at the entrance / exit, since the door is composed of a single door, there is a gap between the opening at the entrance / exit and the door. It was difficult to trap the odor in the PET box because it required a gap.

Further, the deodorizer built-in type has a drawback that it is difficult to remove the deodorizer when the inside of the box is dirty, and it is inconvenient to wash with water.

Further, the deodorizing method using the deodorizing filter has a problem that the life of the deodorizing filter is short and the deodorizing filter must be replaced periodically.

Further, the one equipped with a deodorizer with a blower,
You can manually switch on each time you activate the deodorizer,
It had to be cut, which was troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pet box with a door in which a bad odor does not diffuse to the surroundings.

[0010]

According to claim 1 of the present invention,
A pet box main body is composed of an upper box part and a lower box part that can be disassembled, and a main body is provided with a doorway for pets to enter and exit. And a flat inner door whose outer shape is smaller than that of the opening, and a frame-shaped outer door whose outer shape is larger than that of the opening and whose inner shape is smaller than the inner door.

Further, according to the present invention, the deodorizer is provided in the pet box body, the detector for detecting the presence or absence of a pet, and automatically operating the deodorizer after the detection and the release of the detection, and the deodorizer for a predetermined time. It is provided with a timer section to operate.

With the above construction, the entrance / exit of the pet box constituted by the upper box and the lower box is closed by the double door, so that a bad odor does not leak around the pet box.

Further, since the presence / absence of a pet can be detected, the start and end of the operation of the deodorizer can be automated.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral A denotes a PET box body, which is composed of an upper box part 1 and a lower box part 2 made of a plastic molded product or the like, and the upper box part 1 is detachably placed on the upper edge of the lower box part 2. ing.

Reference numeral 3 denotes an entrance / exit for allowing pets to come in and out, which is provided on the front surface of the upper box portion 1 and has a lower surface which shares the upper surface of the lower box portion 2. 4 is a door provided in the doorway section 3,
As shown in FIGS. 2, 5 and 6, the plate-shaped inner door has a smaller outer shape than the opening of the entrance / exit 3 and is pivoted around the left and right shaft support portions 4a as fulcrums to open and close the opening. 5 and an outer door 6 which is larger in outer shape than the opening and has an inner shape smaller than the inner door 5 and which rotates about the shaft supporting portion 4a as a fulcrum. A weak magnet (not shown) is provided on the entire surface or a part thereof.

Deodorizer 7 is, as shown in FIG. 3, a blower 8 comprising a motor with a fan such as a sirocco fan,
A catalyst 9 for deodorizing the air in the box body A by the blower 8 and discharging it to the outside, a detection unit 11 including a pyroelectric infrared sensor 10 and a control circuit unit 12, an intake port 13 opening on the suction side of the blower 8, The exhaust port 14 is open on the opposite side, and is detachably attached to the back surface of the upper box 1.

The metal used in the catalytic deodorizer 7 includes a noble metal catalyst containing platinum or palladium as an active metal and an oxidizing material such as copper, manganese, chromium, nickel or iron. Examples of the shape thereof include granular or pelletized catalyst cordierite composition honeycomb catalysts having porous alumina as a carrier, metal catalysts having metal foam as a carrier, wire catalysts, and fiber cloth catalysts.

In this embodiment, it is effective to use a manganese-based catalyst effective for deodorizing hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan, methyl sulfide, methyl disulfide, etc., which are major malodorous elements as odors generated from animal manure. A manganese-based oxide material capable of obtaining catalytic activity at a low temperature is supported on a honeycomb-shaped porous alumina porcelain having a small pressure loss by a method such as plasma spraying or high-temperature coating. Manganese dioxide or the like is used as the manganese-based material.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control circuit section 12 operates the power plug 15, the power supply section 16 for supplying a DC voltage to the circuit, the blower 8, the motor drive section 17 thereof, and the deodorizer 7 for a predetermined time. It comprises a timer section 18 and a pyroelectric infrared sensor 10 for detecting the presence or absence of a pet, and is composed of a detection section 11 for automatically operating the deodorizer 7 when a pet is detected and after the detection is released.

The present embodiment is constructed as described above, and as a method of using it, the box body A is placed in the room and the power plug 15 is inserted. When an animal enters the box main body A through the doorway 3, the pyroelectric infrared sensor 10 of the detection unit 11 detects the movement of the animal.

Next, a timer start signal is input to the timer section 18 by this detection, and the timer section 18 starts counting time. At the same time, the output signal of the timer unit 18 enters the motor drive unit 17, and the timer unit 18 starts counting time. Along with this, the motor drive unit 17
Outputs a motor output signal, the blower 8 rotates, and the deodorizer 7 operates for a time preset by the timer unit 18.

The odor in the box main body A is sucked by the transmitter 8 from the intake port 13 of the deodorizer 5 attached to the rear part of the upper box 1, and guided to the catalyst 9 by the action of the low temperature oxidation catalyst, such as methyl mercaptan and sulfide. Odorous components such as hydrogen are oxidized and changed to odorless components. This deodorized air is discharged into the room through the exhaust port 14. Even after the animal excretes and leaves the body A of the box, the deodorizing function is still operating, so that the animal can be sufficiently deodorized. Deodorizer 7
The operating time of is determined by the timer unit 18, but is about 3
It is possible to sufficiently deodorize within 10 minutes.

Further, since the deodorizing function is automatically stopped after operating for a specific time, there is an effect that power is not wasted.

Next, the condition of the door 4 when an animal enters and leaves the entrance / exit 3 of the box body A will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the box body A
When an animal outside the room enters the inside of the doorway 3 of the box body A, the inner door 5 of the door 4 is pushed in by the animal's head, and the inner door 5 and the outer door 6 are released from each other, The door 5 is opened as shown by the arrow and the animal is in the box body A.
You can get inside.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, when the animal goes out from the box main body A, the inner door 5 of the door 4 is pushed by the head of the animal, and the animal comes into close contact with the inner door 5. The outer door 6 is also opened outward as shown by the arrow so that the animal can exit from the inside of the box body A.

If there is an animal in the box body A or if the animal leaves the box, the doorway 3
The opening is a flat plate-shaped internal door 5 that opens and closes the opening.
And a frame-shaped outer door 6 having an outer shape larger than the opening and an inner shape smaller than the inner door 5, and both doors 5,
Since the opposing surfaces of 6 are in close contact with a magnet (not shown), the odor generated in the box body A does not leak to the outside of the box body A.

[0029]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention.
According to the above, the pet box is composed of an upper box portion and a lower box portion that can be disassembled, and a main body is provided with an entrance / exit portion for allowing pets to enter and exit, and the door portion is provided with a door that can be opened and closed. A flat internal door having a smaller outer shape than the opening of the entrance and exit, and a larger outer shape than the opening,
It is composed of a frame-shaped outer door whose inner shape is smaller than the inner door.

As a result, the entrance / exit of the pet box constituted by the upper box and the lower box is closed by the double door, and the inner door is in close contact with the outer door. There is no leakage to the surroundings.

Further, according to claim 2, the presence or absence of a pet in the pet box main body is detected, and a detection unit for automatically operating the deodorizer after the detection and detection release, and a timer unit for operating the deodorizer for a predetermined time. Is provided.

As a result, the operation of starting the deodorizing section can be automated, and since the timer determines the deodorizing time, there is no need to turn off the switch.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a pet box with a door showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional structural view of a pet box with a door showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional structure diagram of a deodorizer showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a control system block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional operation view of a door structure when a small animal enters according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional operation view of the door structure when a small animal comes out in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Upper box part 2 Lower box 3 doorways 4 doors 5 interior doors 6 External door 7 deodorizer 11 Detector 12 Control circuit section 18 timer

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pet box main body (A) is composed of an upper box part (1) and a lower box part (2) which can be disassembled, and a main body (A) is provided with an entrance / exit part (3) for pets to enter and leave. ,
In the door (3) provided with a door (4) which can be opened and closed, the door (4) has an inner door (5) having a smaller outer shape than the opening of the door (3) and an outer shape from the opening. And a box-shaped outer door (6) whose inner shape is smaller than the inner door (5). 2. A deodorizer (7) in a pet box body (A), and a detection unit (1) for detecting the presence or absence of a pet and automatically operating the deodorizer (7) after the detection and the detection cancellation.
The pet box according to claim 1, further comprising a timer unit (18) for operating the deodorizer (7) for a predetermined time.