JP2008061581A - Toilet for cat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet for a cat from which dust of sand for the cat is not blown up, and excrements can be removed rapidly, and which can be produced at a reduced production cost. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet 1 for the cat comprises a toilet body 2 having a cylindrical shape with a bottom, a rotary shaft 3 stood at the center of the toilet body 2, an excrement-raking member 4 extended from the rotary shaft 3 to the periphery wall 2a of the toilet body 2, a discharging port 5 formed at the bottom part 2b of the toilet body 2, and an excrement-storing container 6 put below the discharging port 5. The bottom part 2b of the toilet body 2 is formed into a reversed cone shape tilted at a prescribed angle so that the sand S for the toilet can be stored at the lower half part. The rotary shaft is tilted so as to correspond to the bottom part 2b of the toilet body 2, and the excrement-raking member 4 has a structure of raking out only the excrements E in the sand S for the cat by the turning of the rotary shaft 3. The discharging port 5 of the excrements is formed at a part at the vicinity of the lower part in the upper half part of the bottom part 2a of the toilet body 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet for cats used for excretion of domestic cats.

Conventionally, as a toilet for cats, a rotating container containing cat sand is rotatably mounted on a base frame by a predetermined angle, and the rotating container rotates after the cat defecates so that the comb is attached in advance to the rotating container. It is known that the cleaning mechanism in the form of scooping up only the cat excrement from the cat sand.
Special table 2005-511101 JP 2000-69874 A

  In the case of the cat toilet described above, the cat sand moves from one side of the rotating container to the other side with the rotation of the rotating container, so there is a risk that the dust of fine cat sand with a particle size will rise, Moreover, in order to prevent this, it was necessary to slow down the rotation speed of the rotating container, and there was a problem that it took time to remove excrement.

  Further, as a cat litter that does not cause the above-mentioned problems, a housing with cat sand at the bottom, a comb-like member that automatically moves from one end side of the housing to the other end side, and a cat-like by a comb-like member There is also known a self-cleaning toilet box having an excretion receptacle or the like for storing excretion excavated from the sand.

  In the case of the toilet box described above, although the excretion of cats can be automatically detected by a sensor or the like and the excrement processing can be performed automatically, the structure is complicated and the manufacturing cost is very high. .

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cat litter that can quickly remove excreta without increasing the dust of cat sand, and can also reduce the manufacturing cost.

  The present invention according to claim 1 is a bottomed cylindrical toilet body, a rotary shaft standing at the center of the toilet body, and an excrement that is provided integrally with the rotary shaft and extends from the rotary shaft to the peripheral wall of the toilet body. A cat toilet having a scraping member, a discharge port formed on the bottom surface of the toilet body, and a waste storage container placed below the discharge port, the bottom of the toilet body having a substantially inverted cone inclined at a predetermined angle The cat sand is accommodated in the lower half, and the rotating shaft is tilted corresponding to the bottom of the toilet body, and the excrement scraping member is turned into the toilet sand by the rotation of the rotating shaft. The excrement discharge port is formed in a lower portion of the upper half of the bottom of the toilet body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cat toilet according to the first aspect, the rotating shaft is driven by a motor, and the scraping member is rotated by the motor.

  The present invention according to claim 3 is the cat toilet according to claim 1, wherein a handle is provided at a tip of the scraping member on the peripheral wall of the toilet body, and the handle is held on the peripheral wall of the toilet body. The scraping member is manually rotated by being moved along.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the toilet for a cat according to any one of the first to third aspects, the scraping member extends from the rotation shaft to the peripheral wall of the toilet body, and the frame member. It is comprised with the rod-shaped member provided at fixed intervals in the length direction.

  The cat litter according to the present invention basically has a structure in which cat sand is placed in the lower half of the substantially inverted conical bottom of the toilet body, and excrement in the cat sand is removed by rotation of the scraping member. Therefore, there is no possibility that the fine dust of cat sand will soar. The cat toilet of the present invention is a bottomed cylindrical toilet body, a rotary shaft standing at the center of the toilet body, and an excretion extending integrally from the rotary shaft to the peripheral wall of the toilet body. A toilet for cats having a scraping member, a discharge port formed on the bottom surface of the toilet body, and a waste storage container placed below the discharge port, wherein the bottom of the toilet body is inclined approximately at a predetermined angle. It has a conical shape so that toilet sand is contained in its lower half, and the excrement scraping member has a structure that scrapes only excrement in the toilet sand by the rotation of the rotating shaft. Since the object discharge port has a simple structure in which it is formed in the lower portion of the upper half of the bottom of the toilet body, it can be obtained at low cost without manufacturing costs.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cat litter (1) has a bottomed cylindrical litter body (2), a rotating shaft (3) erected at the center of the litter body (2), and a rotation. An excrement scraping member (4) provided integrally with the shaft (3) and extending from the rotating shaft (3) to the peripheral wall (2a) of the toilet body (2), and a bottom (2b) of the toilet body (2). And a waste storage container (6) placed below the discharge port (5), the bottom (2b) of the toilet body (2) is substantially inclined at a predetermined angle. It has an inverted conical shape, and toilet sand (S) is accommodated in the lower half of it, and the excrement scraping member (4) is excreted in the cat sand by the rotation of the rotating shaft (3). The excrement discharge port (5) has a triangular shape when viewed from above, and is formed in the lower part of the upper half of the bottom (2b) of the toilet body (2). ing.

  Further, the rotating shaft (3) is inclined corresponding to the inclination angle of the bottom portion (2b) having a substantially inverted conical shape, and the sleeve-like member (7) fixed to the center of the upper surface of the bottom portion (2b) and the bottom ( It is supported by a bearing member (8) fixed to the center part of 2c). A disc-shaped first gear (9) is attached to the lower end portion of the rotating shaft (3), and the first gear is attached to the tip of the shaft (11a) of the motor (11) installed at the bottom (2c). A second gear (12) meshing with (9) is attached, and the rotating shaft (3) is driven by the rotation of the motor (11).

  The excrement scraping member (4) is provided at regular intervals in the length direction of the frame member (4a) extending from the rotating shaft (3) to the peripheral wall (2a) of the toilet body (2) and the frame member (4a). And a plurality of rod-shaped members (4b). In this embodiment, the excrement scraping member (4) is also inclined corresponding to the substantially inverted conical bottom (2b) and the rotating shaft (3), and the plurality of rod-shaped members (4b) are rotating shafts ( 3) The length is gradually shortened from the side toward the peripheral wall (2a) side of the toilet body (2), and as shown in FIG. 4, the tip (4c) of each bar-like member (4b) It is made into a bowl shape so that excrement (E) can be easily scraped. Further, the rod-like member (4b) may be made flexible as necessary.

  In the figure, (6a) is a handle provided on the back of the excrement storage container (6), and (2d) is the toilet body (2) for removing the excrement storage container (6) from the toilet body (2). The opening part formed in the surrounding wall (2a) is shown.

  According to the cat litter (1) according to the present embodiment, each bar-like member (4b) of the excrement scraping member (4) passes through the cat sand (S) accommodated in the lower half of the toilet body (2). By rotating, the excrement (E) mixed in the cat sand (S) is scraped, and the scraped excrement (E) is swung up to the upper half of the toilet body (2). By moving, it falls from the excrement discharge port (5) and is stored in the excrement storage container (6) below it.

  FIG. 6 shows a manual cat toilet (21). In this embodiment, the space for accommodating the motor (11) and the like as in the above embodiment is reduced in the lower part of the toilet body (22). However, the basic structure is the same as in the above embodiment. Therefore, portions corresponding to those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the excrement scraping member (24) is changed, and the frame member (24a) of the scraping member (24) extends from the upper end of the rotating shaft (3) to the peripheral wall (22a) of the toilet body (22). It extends in the horizontal direction and has a generally inverted L-shaped knob (20) integrally formed at the upper corner of the tip. The knob (20) is formed on the peripheral wall (22a) of the toilet body (22). The scraping member (24) is manually rotated along the peripheral wall (22a). The lengths of the plurality of rod-like members (24b) hanging from the frame member (24a) of the scraping member (24) are the same.

  As described above, the cat toilet (21) of the present embodiment holds the handle (20) of the excrement scraping member (24) by hand, and excretes along the peripheral wall (22a) of the toilet body (22). The excrement (E) is dropped into the excrement storage container (6) from the discharge port (5) by rotating to the waste discharge port (5).

  Since the cat litter of the present invention can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple structure as compared with the conventional one, it can be expected to be widely used in general households.

It is a perspective view of the toilet for cats concerning an embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the toilet for cats concerning the embodiment. It is a front view of the excrement scraping member in the toilet for cats. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the shape of the rod-shaped member in the excrement scraping member. It is sectional drawing which shows the discharge | emission state of excrement about the toilet for cats concerning the embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Cat toilet
(2) Toilet body
(2a) Toilet wall
(2b) The bottom of the toilet body
(3) Rotating shaft
(4) Scraping member
(5) Excrement outlet
(6) Excrement storage container

Claims (4)

  A bottomed cylindrical toilet body, a rotating shaft erected at the center of the toilet body, an excrement scraping member provided integrally with the rotating shaft and extending from the rotating shaft to the peripheral wall of the toilet body, and a bottom surface of the toilet body A toilet for cats having a formed outlet and a waste storage container placed below the outlet, wherein the bottom of the toilet body has a substantially inverted conical shape inclined at a predetermined angle, and its lower half The cat sand is accommodated in the rotary shaft is inclined corresponding to the bottom of the toilet body, the excrement scraping member is structured to scrape only the excrement in the cat sand by the rotation of the rotary shaft, The toilet for cats is formed in the lower part of the upper half of the bottom of the toilet body.   The cat litter according to claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is driven by a motor, and the scraping member is rotated by the motor.   The handle is provided with a knob to be hung on the peripheral wall of the toilet body at the tip of the scraper member, and the scraper member is manually rotated by holding the knob and moving along the peripheral wall of the toilet body. Cat toilet described.   The scraping member is composed of a frame member that extends from the rotation shaft to the peripheral wall of the toilet body, and a rod-shaped member that is provided at regular intervals in the length direction of the frame member. The toilet for cats according to claim 1.

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