JP2009045009A - Rehabilitation apparatus for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rehabilitation apparatus for a pet, which improves the rehabilitation effect of foot parts by enabling light exercise of the foot part of the pet in a water flow with less resistance. <P>SOLUTION: This rehabilitation apparatus performing the rehabilitation of the foot parts of a small animal pet P on the inside of an aquarium 1 includes a stand member 2 equipped with a position-adjusting mechanism Q adjustable in position in front to rear and vertical directions at the bottom part in the aquarium 1, and a foot-contacting surface part 3 consisting of a multiple number of rollers 13 in a row as freely rotatable on the stand member 2, and immersing the foot parts by hanging the pet P at a desired position by constituting the apparatus so as to be able to make the foot parts in contact with the foot-contacting surface part 3. The foot-contacting surface part 3 is provided with that each of the rollers 13 is arranged as inclined and as the row at right angle against the water flow raised in the aquarium 1 and also opposing to the water flow. The stand member 2 consists of a base part 7 made to be slidably adjusted in front to rear direction at the bottom part in the aquarium 1 and a pole part 12 installed to stand on the upper surface of the base part 7 and adjusted to be elongated and contracted in vertical direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet rehabilitation device for rehabilitating a foot of a small animal pet in a water flow inside a water tank.

  In recent years, not only human beings but also lack of movement of pets such as dogs and cats has become a problem, and many rehabilitation devices for pets have been developed. Conventionally, as this type of pet rehabilitation device, as disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1, there is a technique of an underwater walking device for pets of land animals such as dogs and cats.

  That is, this device has a water tank whose water level is adjusted according to the size of the pet, a walking belt mechanism disposed at the bottom of the water tank, and a jet ejection mechanism that ejects a jet water stream from the front of the pet. The walking belt mechanism includes two horizontal shafts arranged in parallel in the water tank, an endless annular belt wound around the two horizontal shafts, and a direction in which the endless annular belt is passed through the horizontal shaft. Slidable with respect to the left and right ends, a support that supports the horizontal shaft through the support, pulling the left and right ends of the horizontal shaft forward of the pet, and a drive motor for rotationally driving the horizontal shaft It consists of and.

And this jet ejection mechanism can be trained by applying a load to the walking of the pet and changing the water depth by ejecting water sucked by the pump from the jet nozzle in front of the pet.
JP 2007-151894 A

  However, in the past, when a pet walks on an endless annular belt against the water flow, the pet is allowed to walk in a free state without any support. Have the problem of causing

  Therefore, the present invention has been devised in view of the conventional circumstances as described above, and when performing rehabilitation of the foot of a small animal pet in the water flow inside the aquarium, the pet in the water flow Provided is a pet rehabilitation device that can make the movement of the foot part lightly with little resistance, thereby allowing the pet to continue without hateful movement and improving the rehabilitation effect of the foot part. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a stand member provided with a position adjustment mechanism in the front-rear and up-down directions, and a foot contact surface portion in which a plurality of rollers are arranged in parallel so as to be freely rotatable on the stand member The pet's foot is brought into contact with the foot contact surface.

  A pet rehabilitation device for rehabilitating the foot of a small animal pet inside the aquarium, comprising a stand member having a position adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the position in the front / rear / up / down direction at the bottom of the aquarium, and a plurality of on the stand member It has a foot contact surface part in which rollers can rotate freely in parallel and a suspension mechanism that suspends the pet in the aquarium. The suspension mechanism suspends the pet at a desired position and immerses the foot in the aquarium. It is made to contact the said foot contact surface part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The foot contact surface portion is arranged in parallel in an inclined shape so as to be perpendicular to the water flow caused by raising each roller inside the water tank and to face the water flow.

  The stand member includes a base portion that can be slidably adjusted in the front-rear direction at the bottom of the water tank, and a pole portion that is erected on the upper surface of the base portion and can be adjusted to extend and contract in the vertical direction.

  In the pet rehabilitation apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above, the position adjustment mechanism of the stand member moves the foot contact surface portion to the optimum position in the water tank according to the size of the pet. At the same time, the suspending mechanism suspends the pet to a desired position, immerses the foot in the water tank, and arranges the pet's foot so as to contact each roller surface of the foot contact surface. At this time, when a water flow is caused toward the foot contact surface portion inclined inside the water tank, the pet moves the foot portion so as to kick the surface of each roller of the foot contact surface portion. At this time, since each roller rotates freely, the pet's foot contacting the roller is moved with little resistance and lightly in water.

  According to the present invention, when rehabilitating the foot of a small animal pet in the water flow inside the aquarium, the pet's foot movement in the water flow can be performed lightly with little resistance, thereby allowing the pet to The exercise can be continued without disliked and the rehabilitation effect of the foot can be improved.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The pet rehabilitation apparatus according to the present invention is a stand provided with a water tank 1 whose water level is adjusted according to the size of the pet P, and a position adjustment mechanism Q in the front-rear and up-down directions disposed at the bottom of the water tank 1. The member 2, the foot contact surface portion 3 in which a plurality of rollers 13 are arranged in parallel so as to be freely rotatable at the upper end of the stand member 2, and a suspension mechanism that allows the pet P to be suspended in a state of being immersed in the water tank 1. R and the jet jet mechanism 4 which injects a jet water flow from the front of the suspended pet P are comprised roughly.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the position adjustment mechanism Q of the stand member 2 has guide long holes 6 formed in the pair of left and right guide pieces 5 a and 5 b fixed to the inner bottom of the water tank 1 along the longitudinal direction. A frame-shaped base portion 7 is sandwiched between the guide pieces 5a and 5b so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. A pair of screw holes 8a and 8b are provided on both side surfaces of the base portion 7 so as to correspond to the guide long holes 6 of the guide pieces 5a and 5b. The base portion 7 is fixed at a desired position along the front and rear of the guide pieces 5a and 5b by screwing the screw 10 into the screw holes 8a and 8b. A pole portion 12 is erected at the center of the upper surface of the base portion 7 so that the screw cylinder portion 11 provided in the middle can be adjusted in the vertical direction. Note that this position adjustment mechanism Q is merely an example of the present invention, and other configurations (for example, an automatic position adjustment mechanism) may be adopted.

  And the upper end of the pole part 12 is provided with a foot contact surface part 3 in which a plurality of rollers 13 are arranged in parallel so as to be freely rotatable. That is, at the upper end of the pole portion 12, the rollers 13 and the roller shafts 15 are arranged in parallel in an inclined manner via a support frame member 14 assembled so as to be perpendicular to the water flow and opposite to the water flow. Is pivotally mounted so as to be freely rotatable, and when the pet P is suspended at a desired position and the foot is immersed in the water tank 1, the foot is brought into contact with the foot contact surface portion 3. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hanging mechanism R has a substantially inverted U-shaped hanging portion 16 installed on the left and right upper edges of the water tank 1, and holds the abdomen of the pet P with a band extending from both sides of the floating mat M. In this way, the floating mat M is attached to the back of the pet P, the string material L is passed through the suspension ring attached to the pet P neck portion of the floating mat M, and the string material is centered on the hanging portion 16. By tying the ends of L, the pet P is suspended, and the pet P is immersed in the water tank 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the jet ejection mechanism 4 is arranged as an auxiliary water tank 17 adjacent to the water tank 1 in front of the suspended pet P, and is disposed in the auxiliary water tank 17. Is provided with a water supply pump 18 placed at the bottom, a hose 19 connected to the water supply pump 18, and a jet nozzle 21 communicated from the hose 19 through the cock 20 toward the inside of the water tank 1. Then, the water in the auxiliary water tank 17 is sucked by the water supply pump 18 and sent to the jet nozzle 21 via the hose 19 and the cock 20, and the water is jetted into the water tank 1 at a predetermined pressure, so The load is applied from.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the jet nozzle 21 is formed of a flat tubular steel pipe member having a horizontally long rectangular nozzle outlet at the front end and spreading toward the rear end, and is attached to the wall surface of the water tank 1. The both ends of the jet nozzle 21 are pivotally attached to the support protrusions 22a protruding from both ends of the rectangular frame-shaped mounting base 22, so that the angle in the elevation direction of the jet nozzle can be adjusted appropriately. is there.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a drainage portion 23 that is recessed in a rectangular shape is provided on the end side of the inner bottom portion of the water tank 1 that is away from the position of the auxiliary water tank 17, and is provided at the center of the bottom portion of the drainage portion 23. A drain hose 25 is connected to the drain port 24 via a cock 26. A pair of left and right supply ports 27 are provided on the side wall of the drainage portion 23, and the supply ports 27 are connected to the inner bottom portion of the auxiliary water tank 17 through supply hoses 28. As shown in FIG. 4, a mesh structure 29 for collecting foreign substances is accommodated in the drainage part 23, and a drainage plate 30 having punching holes is placed on the upper side of the drainage part 23 and fixed. Is done. When using the pet rehabilitation device, the water in the water tank 1 is supplied from the supply hose 28 into the auxiliary water tank 17, and water is sucked from the suction port on the lower surface of the water supply pump 18 so that the hose 19 and the cock 20 are connected. Via the jet nozzle 21.

Next, an example of use and operation of the best mode of the present invention configured as described above will be described.
First, the foot contact surface 3 is moved to the optimum position in the water tank 1 according to the size of the pet P by the position adjusting mechanism Q of the stand member 2. Then, water is poured into the aquarium 1 until the required water level is reached, the pet P is suspended at a desired position by the suspension mechanism R, and the foot is immersed in the aquarium 1, and the foot of the pet P is the foot contact surface portion. 3 to be in contact with the surface of each roller 13. Further, the angle in the elevation direction of the jet outlet of the jet nozzle 21 is appropriately adjusted.

  Thereafter, a water flow is generated in the water tank 1 toward the inclined foot contact surface portion 3 by the jet ejection mechanism 4. At this time, the water flow is circulated by supplying water in the water tank 1 from the supply hose 28 to the inner bottom of the auxiliary water tank 17, sucking water from the suction port on the lower surface of the water supply pump 18 and passing through the hose 19 and the cock 20. This is performed by being sent to the jet nozzle 21.

  Due to this water flow, a load is applied to the pet P from the front side, and the pet P moves the foot so as to kick the surface of each roller 13 of the foot contact surface portion 3. At this time, since each roller 13 rotates freely, the foot portion of the pet P that contacts the roller 13 is moved with little resistance and lightly in water.

It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the rehabilitation apparatus for pets in the best form for implementing this invention. It is a perspective view which similarly shows an example of the position adjustment mechanism of a stand member. It is a perspective view which similarly shows an example of a structure of a jet nozzle. It is a perspective view which similarly shows an example of a structure of a drainage part.

Explanation of symbols

P Pet Q Position adjustment mechanism R Suspension mechanism L String material M Floating mat 1 Water tank 2 Stand member 3 Foot contact surface portion 4 Jet ejection mechanism 5a, 5b Guide piece 6 Guide long hole 7 Base portion 8a, 8b Screw hole 9 Washer 10 Butterfly Screw 11 Screw cylinder portion 12 Pole portion 13 Roller 14 Support frame material 15 Roller shaft 16 Hanging portion 17 Auxiliary water tank 18 Water supply pump 19 Hose 20 Cock 21 Jet nozzle 22 Mounting base 23 Drainage portion 24 Drainage port 25 Drainage hose 26 Cock27 Supply Port 28 Supply hose 29 Housing 30 Drain plate

Claims (4)

  A stand member provided with a position adjustment mechanism in the front-rear and up-down directions, and a foot contact surface portion in which a plurality of rollers are arranged in parallel so as to be freely rotatable on the stand member, and the pet foot portion contacts the foot contact surface portion. A pet rehabilitation device characterized by that   A pet rehabilitation device for rehabilitating the foot of a small animal pet inside the aquarium, comprising a stand member having a position adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the position in the front / rear / up / down direction at the bottom of the aquarium, and a plurality of on the stand member It has a foot contact surface part in which rollers can rotate freely in parallel and a suspension mechanism that suspends the pet in the aquarium. The suspension mechanism suspends the pet at a desired position and immerses the foot in the aquarium. The pet rehabilitation device is characterized in that it is brought into contact with the foot contact surface portion.   The pet rehabilitation device according to claim 2, wherein the foot contact surface portion is arranged in parallel in an inclined shape so as to be perpendicular to the water flow caused by raising each roller in the water tank and to face the water flow.   The stand member comprises a base part that can be slidably adjusted in the front-rear direction at the bottom of the water tank, and a pole part that is erected on the upper surface of the base part and can be adjusted to expand and contract in the vertical direction. Pet rehabilitation equipment.

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