JP2008148603A - Toilet for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet for pets, capable of being formed without causing flection, or the like, at a toilet body part for the pet at the removal from a mold after molding, even if the toilet body part for the pet has a shape equipped with a carrying part for carrying the pet thereon, and to provide a drawer-type tray for receiving urine or the like at the lower side. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet 11 for the pet is equipped with the carrying part 16 for carrying the pet thereon, having a penetrating part 22 formed therein, and a tray-housing part 24 for housing the tray 14 that receives the urine that flows down through the penetrating part 22, and is provided at the lower side of the carrying part 16. The tray-housing part 24 has guide rails 15 for supporting the tray 14 so as to enable the tray to be drawn out, the guide rails 15 and the tray-housing part 24 are formed of mutually different members by plastic molding, and the guide rails 15 are attached to the lower end parts of the tray-housing part 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet toilet provided with a drawer-type urine receiving tray in a pet toilet body, and relates to a pet toilet in which at least the pet toilet body is formed by plastic molding.

  Box-type pet products such as pet toilets and related small animal storage cases can be mass-produced and are preferred to be lightweight, so many are manufactured by plastic (resin) molding. is doing.

For example, “pet case bottom box” disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is also a plastic molded product.
The “bottom box of the pet case” is used, for example, as a bottom box of a birdcage, and a mounting shelf (9) on which a wire mesh or the like is placed constitutes a side wall of the bottom box in the bottom box body (1). It is formed to project inward from the inner wall surface (10). Further, the inner wall surface (10) is provided with a plurality of protrusions (12), and the plurality of protrusions (12) are also formed to protrude in a bowl shape below the placement shelf (9). .

The dust receiving box (11) is placed on the plurality of projecting portions (12) on the lower side of the wire mesh, and is configured to receive water and the like flowing down through the wire mesh and to be drawn out from the bottom box body (1).
As described above, the “bottom box of the pet case” has the advantage that it can be cleaned because the garbage receiving box (11) is arranged on the lower side of the wire mesh. It can be said that this is a form in which a cut part (part to be caught in the mold) is generated.

  That is, since the “bottom box of the pet case” has two protruding portions of the mounting shelf (9) and the plurality of protruding portions (12) as described above, these mounting shelves ( The space between 9) and the protrusion (12) becomes an undercut portion when removed from the mold after molding.

  According to Patent Document 1, the “bottom box of a pet case” is formed by dividing the protruding portion (12) into a plurality of parts as described above, so that the bottom box body (1) can be easily removed from the mold after molding. Some measures have been taken.

  However, the “bottom box of the pet case” still has an undercut portion between the mounting shelf (9) and the protruding portion (12) even if such measures are taken. It had the following difficulties.

  The “bottom box of the pet case” requires that the mold be forcibly removed from the bottom box body (1) when the mold is released after molding, for example, distortion or bending of the hook-shaped protrusion (12). Had the disadvantage that it would occur.

  Further, when a plurality of molds are used so that such distortion does not occur, the structure of the mold becomes complicated, and there is a problem that it becomes expensive and easily causes molding defects.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-125258

  Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a case where the toilet body for pets has a mounting portion for placing a pet and a pull-out tray for receiving urine or the like below the pet, even when the mold is removed after molding. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pet toilet that can be formed without causing bending or the like in the pet toilet body.

  The pet toilet according to the present invention includes a placement portion on which a pet is placed. The placement portion has a penetration portion, and a tray for receiving urine flowing down through the penetration portion is provided below the placement portion. The tray housing portion is a pet toilet provided with a guide rail that supports the tray so that the tray can be pulled out. The guide rail and the tray housing portion are made of plastic by separate members. It is formed by molding, and the guide rail is attached to the lower end of the tray accommodating portion.

  When the above-mentioned placement portion and the above guide rail are integrally molded at the time of molding, an undercut portion will inevitably occur between the above-mentioned placement portion and the guide rail due to the structure, but the pet of the present invention By forming the toilet as described above, an undercut portion can be formed.

  Therefore, the pet toilet of the present invention can avoid the guide rail from being distorted after molding, and can slide-support the drawer-type tray with a horizontal and smooth rail surface.

  The pet toilet according to the present invention further includes an attaching means for attaching the guide rail to the lower end portion of the tray accommodating portion, and a lower portion of the attaching means protrudes downward from the guide rail so as to be able to contact the grounding target portion. The guide rail is attached to the tray accommodating portion.

  The pet toilet according to the present invention can integrate the guide rail formed by separate members and the tray accommodating portion with the above-described screw, and positively contact the head portion of the screw with the grounding target portion. Can be grounded.

  Therefore, even when the entire pet toilet is formed by, for example, lightweight resin molding, the pet toilet can be stably grounded without slipping against the ground target portion.

  The attachment means can be formed of a member such as a buckle (engagement member) or a spring (spring), for example.

  Preferably, the attachment means is preferably formed by an insertion member that is attached to the guide rail and the tray housing portion.

  The fitting member can be, for example, a fitting type that is attached by fitting in the same manner as a pin, or a fastening type that is fastened by screwing like a screw (bolt). It can form from the member provided with the insertion part which can be penetrated to the said tray accommodating part, and the head which can be grounded to the earthing | grounding object part.

  The fitting member is attached in such a manner that when the guide rail is attached to the tray housing portion, the lower portion of the fitting member protrudes downward from the guide rail so as to be able to contact the grounding target portion. It is done.

  The pet toilet according to the present invention is characterized in that an anti-slip means is provided in a grounding portion that is grounded to the grounding target portion in the attachment means.

  By comprising in this way, it can earth | ground further stably, without slipping with respect to a grounding object part.

  The anti-slip means can be formed of a material having a higher frictional resistance than the material of the tray housing portion.

  An example of a material having a higher frictional resistance than the material of the tray accommodating portion is hard rubber.

  Furthermore, the anti-slip means may be concave or / and convex.

  In addition, the anti-slip means can be formed of an elastic member made of a material such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber, sponge, or urethane. When the anti-slip means is formed of an elastic member, the anti-slip means can be grounded in close contact with the grounding target portion by utilizing its elastic force.

  Even if the pet toilet of the present invention has a mounting portion for placing a pet and a drawer-type tray for receiving urine or the like below the pet toilet, the pet toilet can be used for mold release after molding. The body portion can be formed without bending.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The pet toilet 11 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a main body member 12, a pet protection cover member 13, a urine receiving tray 14, and a guide rail member 15 as shown in FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a pet toilet 11 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a configuration explanatory view showing the pet toilet 11 according to the present embodiment for each member. FIG. 3 shows another external view of the pet toilet 11 according to this embodiment.

  4 to 8 are a plan view, a bottom view, a right side view, a front view showing the right half of the pet toilet 11 according to the present embodiment as viewed in the direction of the arrows AA in FIG. 4, and a central longitudinal section in FIG. FIG. 9A, 9B, and 9C are a front view and a bottom view of the guide rail member 15, respectively, and an AA cross-sectional view in FIG. 9A.

  The main body member 12, the pet protection cover member 13, the urine receiving tray 14, and the guide rail member 15 are integrally formed by plastic (resin) molding.

The main body member 12 is formed in a box shape in which R is applied to a rectangular portion that is horizontally long in plan view (see FIG. 4).
Specifically, the main body member 12 includes a flat plate-like placement portion 16 that can mainly place a pet such as a cat, and a body wall portion 17 that supports the placement portion 16 on the outer peripheral side thereof. Forming.

A plurality of through holes 22 penetrating in the vertical direction are disposed on the surface of the mounting portion 16.
In addition, the said through-hole 22 is a long hole shape, and the peripheral edge part of this through-hole 22 attaches R, and is formed smoothly.
In addition, the said mounting part 16 can also be formed in a grid | lattice form or a slat-like form in addition to what formed the multiple through-holes 22 which carried out the long hole shape mentioned above.
The main body wall portion 17 includes a fitting portion 23 that is folded outward at the upper end portion thereof, so that the pet protection cover member 13 can be fitted from above.

  On the other hand, the lower portion of the main body wall portion 17 with respect to the upper placement portion 16 in the vertical direction is formed as a tray housing portion 24. A tray accommodating space A for accommodating the urine receiving toilet 14 is formed below the placement portion 16 by the tray accommodating space A (see FIGS. 7 and 8).

The front end portion in the circumferential direction of the tray accommodating space A and the front portion on each of the left and right sides are opened so as to serve as a drawer port or an insertion port of the urine receiving tray 14.
Furthermore, a guide rail member 15 for slidably supporting the urine receiving tray 14 as shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C is provided at the lower end of the tray accommodating portion 24.

The guide rail member 15 is formed by a member different from the main body member 12, and the guide rail member 15 is also formed by plastic molding as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide rail member 15 is formed of a pair of members so as to be attached to the left and right sides of the tray accommodating portion 24 in the width direction. One guide rail member 15 in the pair of guide rail members 15, that is, the guide rail member 15 on the left side in the bottom view is formed in a plate shape having an L shape in front view (see FIG. 9A). . On the other hand, the other guide rail member 15, that is, the guide rail member 15 on the right side when viewed from the bottom is formed in a plate shape symmetrical to the one guide rail member 15 having an L shape when viewed from the front.
Further, the guide rail member 15 includes a main body member attaching portion 25 for fitting and attaching to the tray accommodating portion 24 along the longitudinal direction. Insertion holes 27 having a diameter through which the fitting insertion member 26 can be inserted are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main body member mounting portion 25.

  On both sides in the width direction of the main body member mounting portion 25, the guide rail member 15 is in contact with both lower edges of the main body member 12 when the guide rail member 15 is mounted on the main body member 12 along the longitudinal direction of the main body member mounting portion 25. A convex contact portion 28 is provided.

The guide rail member 15 has one end in the width direction with respect to the main body member mounting portion 25, that is, the end on the side having a narrow angle formed by a long side and a short side forming an L shape in front view in the width direction. The rail part 32 protruded in the shape of a bowl from the part is provided.
The insertion member 26 is made of hard rubber having a larger coefficient of friction than the plastic material used as a molding material and having an elastic force. Further, the fitting member 26 is a stepped fitting pin or screw having a plurality of reverse tapered step portions 26 a on the outer peripheral portion thereof, and communicates with the guide rail member 15 and the tray accommodating portion 24. It has an insertion part 26X and a head part 26Y that can be inserted (see an enlarged view of the main part in FIG. 7).

  A slit-shaped guide rail mounting portion 33 is formed at the lower end portion of the tray housing portion 24 in the middle in the thickness direction, and the main body member mounting portion 25 in the pair of guide rail members 15 described above, and The fitting member 26 is formed so as to be fitted.

In the guide rail member 15, the main body member mounting portion 25 of the guide rail member 15 is fitted into the guide rail mounting portion 33 of the tray housing portion 24, and the fitting member 26 is fitted from the guide rail member 15 to the tray housing portion 24. By inserting, it can be integrated with the main body member 12 (refer to the enlarged view of the main part in FIGS. 2 and 7).
As described above, when the guide rail member 15 is attached to the tray accommodating portion 24, the rail portion 32 protrudes in a bowl shape toward the tray accommodating space A (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

  Furthermore, when the guide rail member 15 is attached to the tray accommodating portion 24, the head of the insertion member 26 protrudes from the lower end portion of the guide rail member 15.

Next, the form of the pet protection cover member 13 will be described.
The pet protection cover member 13 is formed in a shape that is open in the vertical direction in a state of being attached to the main body member 12, and the outer peripheral shape thereof is formed in an outer peripheral shape substantially the same as the upper end portion of the main body member 12. (See FIG. 2).

  The lower end portion of the pet protection cover member 13 forms a recessed fitting portion 34 that can be fitted into the fitting portion 23 provided at the upper end of the main body member 12. Accordingly, the pet protection cover member 13 can be detachably fitted to the main body member 12. Further, a buckle 35 (engaging member) that can be engaged with the edge of the main body member 12 in a state of being fitted into the main body wall portion 17 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the cover member.

  Furthermore, the pet protection cover member 13 includes a pet entrance / exit portion 36 in which a central portion of the front side portion in the circumferential direction is cut out in a concave shape so that the pet can enter and exit.

  The urine receiving tray 14 is entirely formed of a shallow container, and the front portion in the front-rear direction is formed wide. Furthermore, the urine receiving tray 14 is provided with a concave gripping portion 37 on the front surface so that it can be pulled out or inserted into the tray accommodating space A. Furthermore, a water absorbing sheet 38 that absorbs urine dripped through the through hole 22 can be appropriately placed on the bottom surface of the urine receiving tray 14.

The urine receiving tray 14 is slidably supported by the guide rail member 15 in the tray accommodating space A.
The above is the configuration of the pet toilet 11 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the pet toilet 11 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, in the case where the main body member and the guide rail portion are integrally formed as in the case of the conventional pet toilet 11, the upper and lower portions of the rail portion and the placement portion of the guide rail portion when the die is cut after molding. Between the directions becomes an undercut part.

  On the other hand, in the pet toilet 11 of the present embodiment described above, the main body member 12 and the guide rail member 15 are formed as separate members as shown in FIG. After molding, the structure is integrated as shown in FIG.

For this reason, when the mold is removed after molding, the undercut portion B between the placing portion 16 and the rail portion 32 in the tray accommodating space A (see the region B indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 10). Will not occur. Therefore, for example, since it is not necessary to forcibly remove the mold after molding, the rail portion 32 is not bent or distorted, and the rail portion 32 can be smoothly pulled out and inserted into the urine receiving tray 14. It can be formed in a form protruding horizontally in the tray accommodating space A so as to be able to do.
In addition, FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view when the pet toilet 11 is grounded to the ground surface (ground target portion).

  Furthermore, since it is not necessary to form by a so-called slide core structure in which the portion corresponding to the undercut portion is formed by another member as in the prior art, the structure of the mold is not complicated, and the mold Since it is not necessary to change the design of the body member 12 itself so that it can be easily removed, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, in the pet toilet 11 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the guide rail member 15 is attached to the main body member 12 by the insertion member 26, and the head portion of the insertion member 26 is the guide rail member. 15, that is, attached so as to protrude from the lower end of the pet toilet 11.
That is, in the pet toilet 11 of this embodiment, in order to remove the undercut portion, the main body member 12 and the guide rail member 15 are configured as separate members, and when the main body member 12 and the guide rail member 15 are integrated, The fitting insertion member 26 used in the above can also be used as a member for preventing the pet toilet 11 from slipping.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the pet toilet 11 can be grounded in a state where the head of the fitting member 26 is in positive contact with the grounding surface.
In particular, since the insertion member 26 is made of hard rubber, the elastic force of the hard rubber acts on the ground when the pet toilet 11 is grounded, so that a more closely grounded state can be maintained. Furthermore, the toilet 11 for pets becomes difficult to slip because the hard rubber having high frictional resistance contacts the grounding surface.

  As described above, the pet toilet 11 according to the present embodiment is lightweight because it is made of resin itself. For example, the pet toilet 11 does not move carelessly even when the pet moves in and out of the pet entrance / exit 36. Can be grounded stably.

  Further, the pet toilet 11 of the present embodiment has the contact portions 28 protruding upward on both sides in the width direction of the main body member mounting portion 25 of the guide rail member 15 (see FIG. 9). . For this reason, when the guide rail member 15 is attached to the main body member 12, the abutting portion 28 abuts on the lower edge of the main body member 12 (tray accommodating portion 24) (see FIG. 10), and the slit shape of the main body member 12 is reached. It is possible to block the guide rail mounting portion 33 so that there is no gap for dust to enter.

  Further, in the pet toilet 11 of the present embodiment, the above-described fitting insertion member 26 is formed with a stepped screw. However, the fitting insertion member 26 is configured to be detachably attached using a so-called screw-type screw. May be.

  When the screw-type insertion member 26 is used as described above, the main body member 12 and the guide rail member 15 can be periodically separated and each member can be washed with water.

  Moreover, as a pet toilet 11 according to another embodiment, a groove portion (concave portion) as shown in FIGS. 11A-1 and 11A-2 is formed on the head surface of the fitting member 26 described above. May be.

  By forming the insertion member 26A in such a form, when the pet toilet 11 is grounded to the ground, the head of the insertion member 26 protruding from the lower end of the pet toilet 11 contacts the grounding surface, The peripheral edge of the groove in the head of the insertion member 26A is positively engaged with the ground contact surface.

  Therefore, the pet toilet 11 can be grounded with respect to the ground in a state in which it is more difficult to slip.

The head surface of the insertion member 26B is not limited to the groove as described above, but may have a form as shown in FIGS. 11 (b) -1 and (b) -2.
Note that the insertion member 26 is not limited to hard rubber as described above, and may be made of metal.

  Thus, if a groove part or / and a convex part are formed in the head of the above-mentioned fitting member 26, even if it is a screw made of metal, for example, a sufficient anti-slip effect can be exhibited. . In addition, although not shown, the insertion member 26 may be of a form in which, for example, the whole is made of metal and a rubber member is attached to the head, and the head of the insertion member There is no particular limitation as long as the anti-slip effect can be exerted, such as those provided with suction cups.

Further, in the correspondence between the above-described embodiment and the configuration of the present invention, the urine receiving tray member 14 of this embodiment corresponds to the tray of the present invention.
The guide rail member 15 corresponds to the guide rail,
The through hole 22 corresponds to the through part,
The head 26Y of the fitting member corresponds to the lower part of the attachment means or the grounding portion of the attachment means.
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The external view of the toilet for pets in this embodiment. Structure explanatory drawing of the pet toilet in this embodiment. The other external view of the toilet for pets in this embodiment. The top view of the toilet for pets in this embodiment. The bottom view of the toilet for pets in this embodiment. The right view of the toilet for pets in this embodiment. The front view which showed the right side half of the pet toilet in this embodiment in the AA cross section in FIG. The center longitudinal cross-sectional view in FIG. 4 of the toilet for pets in this embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the guide rail member of this embodiment. Action | operation explanatory drawing of the toilet for pets of this embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the toilet for pets of other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Pet toilet 12 ... Main body member 14 ... Urine receiving tray member 15 ... Guide rail member 16 ... Mounting part 22 ... Through-hole 24 ... Tray accommodating part 26 ... Insertion member

Claims (7)

A placing portion for placing a pet, wherein the placing portion is formed with a penetrating portion, and a tray receiving portion on the lower side of the placing portion is provided with a tray for receiving urine flowing down through the penetrating portion, The tray accommodating portion is a pet toilet provided with a guide rail that supports the tray so that the tray can be pulled out.
The guide rail and the tray accommodating portion are formed by plastic molding with separate members,
A pet toilet having the guide rail attached to the lower end of the tray housing. An attachment means for attaching the guide rail to the lower end of the tray accommodating portion;
2. The pet toilet according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail is attached to the tray housing portion such that a lower portion of the attachment means protrudes downward from the guide rail so that the lower portion of the attachment means can be grounded to the ground target portion. The pet toilet according to claim 2, further comprising an anti-slip means provided on a grounding portion that is grounded with respect to the grounding target portion of the attachment means. The attachment means is formed by an insertion member that is attached to the guide rail and the tray accommodating portion and is attached,
The pet toilet according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a lower portion of the insertion member protrudes downward from the guide rail so as to be groundable to a grounding target portion. The pet toilet according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the anti-slip means is formed of a material having a higher frictional resistance than the material of the tray housing portion. The pet toilet according to claim 5, wherein the anti-slip means is hard rubber. The pet toilet according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the anti-slip means has a concave shape or / and a convex shape.

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