JP2009225704A - Aroma device, pet cage, and building - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aroma device for suppressing animal cries, a pet cage, and a building. <P>SOLUTION: The building 10 includes a habitation space 11 of habitant and a pet space 12 for pet raising. The pet cage 20 is installed in the pet cage 12. A cage body 21 is equipped with an indoor sound collecting device 40 for collecting sound of a space (cage space) in the cage body 21, the aroma device for emitting a fragrance in the cage space and a controller for controlling these devices. The aroma device selectively emits a plurality of fragrances. The controller collects sound of the cage space by the indoor sound collecting device 40 and detects pet cries inclined in the collected sound. The controller emits a fragrance in response to a pet call, namely a fragrance to calm down the mental condition of a pet estimated from a pet call by the aroma device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fragrance device, a pet cage including the fragrance device, and a building including the pet cage.

There are an increasing number of households raising pets in the interior of a house, but noise due to the squeal of pets may be a problem. Particularly in recent years, the above problems have become prominent due to housing conditions such as densely populated houses and an increase in housing complexes. In view of this, a technique has been proposed in which a pet cage is provided with a soundproofing function, and pet's squeak is prevented from leaking out of the cage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-319727 A

  However, it is not easy to completely block the sound leakage of the pet's cry by simply providing a soundproofing function, and the squeal leaking out of the cage increases as the pet's cry increases. In this sense, it is difficult to say that pets can be sufficiently suppressed.

  The main object of the present invention is to provide a fragrance device, a pet cage, and a building that suppress animal calls.

  The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.

  In the first invention, when a cry is detected by a cry detection unit that detects the cry of an animal, an incense generation unit that selectively generates a plurality of types of fragrances, and a cry detection unit, the scent corresponding to the squeal is detected. A controller for controlling the incense generating unit to generate the incense.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, when an animal call is detected, a scent corresponding to the call is generated. Here, the animal makes a cry according to its mental state. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the animal's mental state from the animal's cry. By generating a scent according to the animal's cry, that is, a scent that calms the animal's mental state estimated from the animal's cry, the animal's cry can be suppressed.

  Animal calls can be classified into multiple types from the viewpoint of the mental state of the animal. Therefore, in the first invention, a storage unit is provided in which a plurality of types of scents are stored in advance in association with a plurality of types of calls, and an animal call detected by the call detection unit is one of the plurality of types of calls. In the correspondence stored in the storage unit, the scent associated with the classification result is selected as the scent according to the cry, and the selected scent is generated by the scent generating unit ( Second invention).

  In the second invention, it is preferable to classify the call based on at least one of frequency, number of repetitions, and magnitude of the call (third invention).

  According to a fourth invention, in the first to third inventions, a playback unit that selectively reproduces a plurality of types of music is provided, and when the squeak is detected by the scream detection unit, the control unit The playback unit is controlled to play back the corresponding music.

  According to the fourth aspect, when an animal call is detected, music corresponding to the call is played. In this case, by reproducing music that calms the mental state of the animal estimated from the animal's cry, the cry of the animal can be further suppressed by the synergistic effect of the scent and the music.

  5th invention is the cage for pets which accommodates an animal in a cage body. When keeping an animal in such a cage, it is likely that the animal will spend a lot of time in the cage body. Therefore, in the fifth invention, the fragrance device according to any one of the first to fourth inventions is provided, the squeal detecting unit detects a squeak generated in the cage body, and the scent generating unit is scented in the cage body. Is generated.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when an animal cry generated in the cage body is detected, a scent is generated in the cage body. Thereby, it is possible to effectively suppress the animal's cry in the cage body where the animal spends a lot of time.

  In a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the control unit includes a soundproof curtain that shields at least a part of the cage body, and a drive unit that opens and closes the soundproof curtain. The drive unit is controlled to shield the cage body with the soundproofing screen.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, when an animal call is detected, the cage body is shielded by the soundproof screen. Thereby, even if the cry of an animal continues, it can suppress that it leaks out of a cage main body.

  7th invention is the building which equips indoor with the cage for pets of 5th invention or 6th invention. When animals are kept indoors, the noise caused by the noise of the animals is not only a problem for neighboring residents, but also a problem for residents who keep the animals. That is, in this case, since the resident's living space and the animal breeding space are adjacent to each other, the noise caused by the squealing of the animal greatly affects the resident's life. For example, there may be a problem that the noise of an animal cry disturbs a resident's sleep. In this regard, according to the seventh invention, since the animal cry is suppressed by the pet cage of the fifth invention or the sixth invention, the problem caused by the animal cry can be solved.

  According to an eighth aspect, in the seventh aspect, a noise detection unit for detecting outdoor noise is provided, and the control unit controls the incense generation unit to generate a scent according to the noise detected by the noise detection unit. To do.

  It is conceivable that the animal's mental state is disturbed by outdoor noise, resulting in an increase in animal crying. In this regard, according to the eighth aspect, when outdoor noise is detected, a scent corresponding to the noise is generated. In this case, the animal's cry can be suppressed by calming the mental state of the animal disturbed by noise.

  In a ninth invention, in the seventh invention or the eighth invention, an exhaust part that exhausts the air in the cage body to the outside of the building is provided, and the control part uses the exhaust part when the scent generating part generates scent. The air in the cage body is exhausted.

  According to the ninth aspect, when the scent is generated in the cage body, the air in the cage body is discharged to the outside, and as a result, the inside of the cage body becomes negative pressure. Thereby, it can suppress that the fragrance in a cage main body diffuses out of a cage main body.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a building.

  A building 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a resident's living space (residential space) 11 and a pet breeding space (pet space) 12. On the upper surface of the foundation 13 of the building 10, a floor base material 14 including a large draw is extended so as to extend in the horizontal direction. A floor finishing material 15 such as flooring is stretched on the upper surface of the floor base material 14 in the living space 11. On the other hand, a carpet 16 is stretched on the upper surface of the floor base material 14 in the pet space 12.

  The carpet 16 has water repellency. Thereby, the adhesion of dirt to the carpet 16 is suppressed, and the dirt attached to the carpet 16 is easily removed. The carpet 16 can be freely attached to and detached from the floor base material 14. As a result, after the carpet 16 is removed from the floor base material 14, dirt attached to the carpet 16 can be removed and the carpet 16 can be replaced.

  A pet cage 20 is installed on the floor of the pet space 12. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the cage 20. The cage body 21 is formed with an entrance through which a pet enters and exits, and a door 22 that opens and closes the entrance is provided. The cage main body 21 is formed with an opening for contacting a pet, in addition to the entrance / exit. In the present embodiment, the cage body 21 has a box shape opened up and down, and one of the three side surfaces excluding the side surface provided with the door 22 is formed by the vertical lattice fence 23, and the remaining two The side surfaces are formed by plate members 24 and 25. In this case, an opening 26 and an opening 27 are formed between the ceiling side of the cage body 21 and the lattice of the fence 23, respectively. Thereby, the resident of the building 10 can touch the pet via the ceiling-side opening 26 or can touch the pet via the opening 27 of the fence 23.

  Here, when the living space 11 and the pet space 12 are set to be continuous like the building 10 or when another building adjacent to the building 10 is used as a house, Noise caused by squeal becomes a problem. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the building 10 is provided with a system (squeal suppression system) that suppresses pets. Hereinafter, each part of the call suppression system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cage 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cage main body 21 is provided with an electric soundproof curtain device 30. The soundproof curtain device 30 prevents the pet's cry from leaking into the living space 11 by shielding the cage body 21 with its curtain body 31. In the present embodiment, the soundproof curtain device 30 includes a case 32 attached to the ceiling side of the fence 23 and a curtain body 31 that is accommodated while being wound in the case 32. A winding drum 33 is connected to the uppermost part of the curtain 31. In this case, the winding drum 33 is driven to rotate in either the forward or reverse direction by a drive unit (not shown), whereby the curtain body 31 is wound (raised) or pulled out (lowered). When the curtain 31 is lowered, the fence 23 of the cage body 21 is shielded by the curtain 31. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the pet's cry from leaking into the living space 11 through the opening 27 of the fence 23.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the soundproof screen device 30, a folding soundproof screen 35 is provided on the upper portion of the cage body 21 in order to suppress a pet's cry that leaks through the opening 26 on the ceiling side of the cage body 21. It has been. Here, the soundproof screen 35 is manually folded or extended to open and close the opening 26.

  The building 10 is provided with an indoor sound collecting device 40 that collects sound of the cage space 28 with high sensitivity and an outdoor sound collecting device 41 that collects outdoor sound (see FIG. 1). In the present embodiment, the indoor sound collection device 40 is a directional microphone, and is attached to the cage body 21 with the sound sensing surface facing the cage space 28. The outdoor sound collection device 41 is a non-directional microphone and is attached to the outside of the outer wall of the building 10.

  The cage 20 includes a fragrance device 42 that generates a scent in the cage space 28. The fragrance device 42 can selectively generate a plurality of types of scents. In the present embodiment, the fragrance device 42 is provided inside the plate member 24 of the cage body 21. The fragrance device 42 includes a plurality of oil tanks for storing a plurality of types of essential oils, and a plurality of diffusers for receiving the supply of essential oils from the respective oil tanks, and the essential oil is selected by any one of the plurality of diffusers. Is diffused in the air.

  As the fragrance generated by the fragrance device 42, one that calms various mental states of the pet (dog) is set. In this embodiment, the mental state of the pet is classified into “excitement”, “frustration”, “solitude”, “sadness”, “fear”, “anxiety”, “warning”, “anger”, and calms each mental state. Lemongrass, lavender, rosemary, marjoram, sandalwood, chamomile, and geranium are stored in each oil tank as essential oils that generate fragrances.

  Lemongrass creates a lemon-like scent that calms the excitement of your pet. Lavender generates a floral scent and calms the pet's frustration. Rosemary creates a refreshing scent that calms the loneliness and anxiety of pets. Marjoram creates a spicy and warm scent that calms the sorrow of pets. Sandalwood generates a woody scent that calms the fear of pets. Chamomile creates an apple-like scent that calms your pets. Geranium creates a rose-like scent that calms the pet's anger.

  The cage 20 is provided with a music playback device 43 that plays music in the cage space 28. In the present embodiment, the music playback device 43 is provided inside the plate member 24 of the cage body 21. The music playback device 43 stores a plurality of types of music in a storage medium (for example, a CD-ROM) or a non-volatile memory, and can selectively play back the music via a speaker directed to the cage space 28. It has become. As music to be played back by the music playback device 43, music that calms the various mental states is set in the same manner as the scent generated by the fragrance device 42.

  The building 10 is provided with an exhaust device 44 for discharging the air in the pet space 12 to the outside (see FIG. 2). In the present embodiment, the exhaust device 44 is a ventilation fan provided on the outer wall 17 that partitions the pet space 12 and the outdoor space. When the exhaust device 44 is operated, the pet space 12 becomes negative pressure, and consequently the cage space 28 becomes negative pressure. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the scent generated in the cage space 28 by the fragrance device 42 from diffusing into the living space 11.

  Note that an air purifier may be provided instead of the exhaust device 44, and the air in the pet space 12 may be cleaned and then recirculated indoors. Thereby, the air circulating indoors can be made non-brominated.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the cry control system. The soundproof screen device 30, the indoor sound collection device 40, the outdoor sound collection device 41, the fragrance device 42, the music playback device 43, and the exhaust device 44 described above are connected to a controller 45. The controller 45 is mainly composed of a well-known microcomputer provided with a CPU 46 as a control unit and a memory 47 as a storage unit. The CPU 46 executes a program stored in the memory 47, thereby suppressing noise. Control each part of the system. In the present embodiment, the controller 45 is provided inside the plate member 24 of the cage body 21 (see FIG. 3).

  Specifically, in the soundproof curtain device 30, the controller 45 performs drive control of the drive unit, and the curtain body 31 is raised and lowered. In the indoor sound collecting device 40 and the outdoor sound collecting device 41, the sound of the cage space 28 and the outdoor sound are collected by the control of the controller 45, and the collected sound is transmitted to the controller 45. In the fragrance device 42, the scent selected by the controller 45 is generated. In the music playback device 43, the music selected by the controller 45 is played back. The exhaust device 44 is turned on or off under the control of the controller 45.

  Next, the call suppression processing by the call suppression system will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the call suppression processing. In this squeal suppression process, when a pet rings (see FIG. 5A), the curtain body 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30 descends, a scent is generated in the cage space 28, and music flows in the cage space 28. That is, when the curtain 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30 is lowered, the fence 23 of the cage body 21 is shielded by the curtain 31 (see FIG. 5B). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the pet's cry from leaking into the living space 11. Further, the scent and music of the cage space 28 can calm the pet's mental state (see FIG. 5 (c)), and consequently can suppress the pet's cry (see FIG. 5 (d)).

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the call suppression processing. The processing shown in this flowchart is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals. First, in step S11, the controller 45 collects the sound of the cage space 28 and the outdoor sound by the indoor sound collecting device 40 and the outdoor sound collecting device 41 for a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds), respectively. The sound is stored in the memory 47.

  In subsequent step S <b> 12, the controller 45 detects the pet's cry by sound pattern analysis based on the sound of the cage space 28. More specifically, the controller 45 is pre-registered with a sound pattern of a pet cry. In the present embodiment, two types of sound prints having different call pitches (frequency levels) are stored (registered) in the memory 47 of the controller 45. Specifically, it is known that when a pet is a dog, its cry is about 700 Hz to 1 kHz. In this embodiment, a voice print based on a cry of a low frequency level and a cry of a high frequency level are included. And voiceprints based on each are registered. The controller 45 collates the sound pattern (actual sound pattern) included in the sound stored in step S11 with the previously registered sound pattern (registered sound pattern). Then, the controller 45 matches the actual sound pattern included in the sound of the cage space 28 with one of the registered sound patterns of the pet, and the volume of the pet's cry is equal to or higher than a predetermined level (about 80 dB in the case of a dog). In this case, it is determined that it is the cry of a pet being bred.

  As a result of collating the sound generated in the pet space 12 in step S12, if it is determined that the pet is squealing, the controller 45 selects the scent and music corresponding to the pet crying in the processes of steps S14 to S16. Processing is executed (see step S13).

  That is, in step S14, the controller 45 classifies the pet call detected in step S12 into calls in various mental states based on the attribute of the call. In the present embodiment, the controller 45 converts the detected pet's call to “excitement”, “frustration”, “solitude”, “sorrow”, “fear” based on the frequency, the number of repetitions, and the magnitude of the call. , And screams in mental states of "anxiety", "warning", and "anger". In this embodiment, the frequency is divided into two types of high and low by voiceprint matching, and the number of repetitions is replaced with a continuous (including both continuous and intermittent) time, and is divided into two types depending on a threshold value indicating whether or not it continues for a certain period of time. The sound level (dB) of the call detected in step S12 is divided into two types depending on whether it is 90 dB or more, for example, and classification is performed based on these.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the controller 45 classifies the call as an excitement of “pattern 1” when the call is high, the repetition is large, and the call is loud. When the cry is high, the repetition is large, and the cry is small, the cry is classified as a cry with a feeling of dryness of “Pattern 2”. If the cry is high, there are few repetitions, and the cry is loud, the cry is classified as a cry of “pattern 3” loneliness. When the cry is high, the repetition is small, and the cry is small, the cry is classified as a cry of “pattern 4”. When the level of the cry is not determined, the repetition is large, and the cry is loud, the cry is classified as a cry due to the fear of “Pattern 5”. When the cry is low, the repetition is large, and the cry is small, the cry is classified as a cry due to anxiety of “Pattern 6”. When the call is low, the repetition is low, and the call is high, the call is classified as a call with a warning of “Pattern 7”. When the cry is low, the repetition is small, and the cry is small, the cry is classified as an angry cry of “Pattern 8”.

  In step S15, the controller 45 selects a scent according to the classification result of the call. Specifically, the memory 47 of the controller 45 stores in advance a map (scream-scent map) that associates the type of call and the scent that calms the mental state of the pet estimated from the call (see FIG. 7). . Then, the controller 45 selects an incense corresponding to the classification result of the call while referring to the call-incense map.

  In step S16, the controller 45 selects music corresponding to the classification result of the call. Specifically, the memory 47 of the controller 45 stores in advance a map (scream-music map) that associates the kind of call and music that calms the mental state of the pet estimated from the call, similarly to the call-incense map. ing. Then, the controller 45 selects music corresponding to the classification result of the call while referring to the call-music map.

  Thereafter, the controller 45 proceeds to the output process of steps S21 to S24 based on the result of the above classification and selection process. This output process will be described later.

  On the other hand, as a result of collating sounds generated in the pet space 12 in step S12, if it is determined that the pet is not screaming, the controller 45 proceeds to the process of step S17 (see step S13).

  In step S17, the controller 45 detects outdoor noise by sound pattern analysis based on the outdoor sound stored in step S11. Specifically, a sound pattern of outdoor noise is registered in the controller 45 in advance. In the present embodiment, the sound pattern of the running sound of the automobile and the sound pattern of the fireworks sound are stored (registered) in the memory 47 of the controller 45. When the actual sound print included in the outdoor sound stored in step S11 matches any of the registered sound prints of the outdoor noise and the volume of the sound is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, the controller 45 Detect noise. In addition, the registered sound pattern of outdoor noise may be one type or three or more types.

  When outdoor noise is detected in step S17, the controller 45 selects a scent and music corresponding to the outdoor noise in the processes of steps S19 and S20 (see step S18).

  That is, in step S19, the controller 45 selects a scent according to the type of outdoor noise detected in step S17. Specifically, the memory 47 of the controller 45 stores in advance a map (noise-incense map) that associates the type of outdoor noise with the scent that calms the mental state that the pet is likely to fall in due to the noise, similar to the squeal-incense map. Has been. In the present embodiment, in the noise-incense map, the driving sound of the car is associated with the scent of geranium that calms the pet's anger, and the sound of fireworks and the scent of sandalwood that calms the fear of the pet are associated with each other. It has been. And the controller 45 selects the fragrance corresponding to the kind of outdoor noise, referring this noise-incense map.

  In step S20, the controller 45 selects music according to the type of outdoor noise. Specifically, the memory 47 of the controller 45 stores in advance a map (noise-music map) that associates the type of outdoor noise with music that calms the mental state that a pet is likely to fall into due to the noise, as in the scream-incense map. Has been. And the controller 45 selects the music corresponding to the kind of outdoor noise, referring this noise-music map.

  Thereafter, the controller 45 proceeds to the output process of steps S21 to S24.

  In steps S21 to S24, the controller 45 lowers the curtain body 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30, starts the exhaust by the exhaust device 44, causes the fragrance device 42 to generate the scent selected in step S15 or step S19, and The music selected in step S16 or step S20 is played by the music playback device 43, and the execution of the current call suppression process is terminated. After this process is completed, the process according to this flowchart is repeatedly executed.

  Here, if the curtain 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30 is lowered and the fence 23 of the cage body 21 is shielded by the curtain body 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30, there is a risk that stress is applied to the pet. Therefore, in step S21, it is desirable to control the soundproof curtain device 30 so that a gap of about several tens of centimeters is formed between the curtain body 31 and the floor surface of the pet space 12. Thereby, the stress of a pet can be relieved.

  On the other hand, if no outdoor noise is detected in step S17, the controller 45 determines whether or not the undetected time of screaming and outdoor noise is a predetermined time or more as a result of the sound collation processing in steps S12 and S17. Determination is made (see step S25). Here, the non-detection time of the cry is a continuation time when the pet's cry is not detected, and the outdoor noise non-detection time is a continuation time when the outdoor noise is not detected. Therefore, for example, the controller 45 may set a timer when the negative determination is made in both step S13 and step S18, and determine whether or not the time is up. When the controller 45 determines that the undetected time of the cry and the outdoor noise is equal to or longer than the predetermined time, the controller 45 proceeds to the processing of step S26 to step S29, and the undetected time of the cry and the outdoor noise is the predetermined time. If it is determined that it is less, the execution of the current call suppression process is terminated without executing the processes of steps S26 to S29.

  In step S26 to step S29, the controller 45 stops the reproduction of music by the music reproduction device 43, stops the generation of fragrance by the fragrance device 42, stops the exhaust by the exhaust device 44, and the curtain body of the soundproof curtain device 30. 31 is raised and the execution of the current squeal suppression process is terminated.

  According to this embodiment, the following advantageous effects can be obtained by the above configuration and operation.

  When a pet cry was detected, a scent corresponding to the cry was generated in the cage space 28. Specifically, a pet's squeal is detected from the sound collected by the indoor sound collecting device 40, the detected squeal is classified into a plurality of preset squeals, and the scent corresponding to the classification result is caged. Raised to space. Here, the scent according to the call of the pet is a scent that calms the mental state of the pet when the call is made. In this case, the mental state of the pet can be calmed by the scent, and consequently the pet's cry can be suppressed.

  When a pet cry was detected, music corresponding to the cry was played in the cage space 28. Here, the music corresponding to the pet's call is music that calms the mental state of the pet when the call is made. In this case, the mental state of the pet can be calmed by the scent and music, and the pet's cry can be further suppressed.

  When a pet cry was detected, the curtain 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30 was lowered, and the fence 23 of the cage body 21 was shielded by the curtain 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30. Thereby, it can suppress that a pet's cry leaks to the living space 11 via the opening part 27 between the fences 23, and can further suppress a pet's cry.

  Further, by lowering the curtain 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30, an effect of preventing the diffusion of the scent generated in the cage space 28 can be expected.

  Here, it is conceivable that stress is applied to the pet when the curtain 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30 is lowered. In this regard, the curtain 31 of the soundproof curtain device 30 is raised when the undetected time of the pet's cry and outdoor noise exceeds a predetermined time. Thereby, the stress of a pet can be relieved.

  When the scent was generated by the fragrance device 42, the air in the pet space 12 was discharged by the exhaust device 44. Thereby, since the cage space 28 becomes a negative pressure, it is possible to suppress the scent generated in the cage space 28 from diffusing into the living space 11.

  When noise is generated outdoors, a scent corresponding to the noise is generated in the cage space 28. Specifically, outdoor noise was detected from the sound collected by the outdoor sound collecting device 41, and a scent corresponding to the type of the detected noise was generated in the cage space 28. Here, the scent according to the outdoor noise is a scent that calms a mental state in which a pet is likely to fall due to the noise. Thereby, the pet's cry due to outdoor noise can be suppressed. In particular, in this case, it is possible to calm the mental state of the pet before it actually rings. Thereby, it can suppress that a pet rings itself.

  Furthermore, it can also be expected that the pet's squealing can be eliminated by suppressing the pet's cry as described above or by suppressing the pet's crying itself.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be implemented, for example, in the form shown as another example below.

  (1) When selecting the fragrance generated by the fragrance device 42, outdoor noise may be considered in addition to the type of pet cry. That is, instead of individually determining and processing indoor and outdoor sounds, the sound may be determined and processed comprehensively. In this case, the mental state of the pet estimated from the pet's cry can be supported by outdoor noise. For example, when an angry cry of “Pattern 8” is detected and a running sound of the vehicle is detected, there is a high probability that the mental state of the pet has become an angry state due to the running sound of the vehicle. Thereby, the judgment accuracy of the mental state of the pet can be improved, and consequently the pet's cry can be further suppressed. Further, the voiceprint collation in step S12 may be performed based on one or three or more registered voiceprints instead of two, and further, it is not determined whether the loudness level or the number of repetitions is more than three levels. It is also possible to perform processing with detailed classification.

  (2) Rather than providing the suction port of the exhaust device 44 above the cage 20, the cage body 21 is provided with a suction port for an exhaust path for discharging the air in the cage space 28 to the outside, and the cage space 28 is connected via this exhaust path. The air may be discharged outdoors. In this way, by directly discharging the air in the cage space 28 to the outdoors, the cage space 28 can be made negative pressure efficiently, and as a result, the scent generated in the cage space 28 is diffused into the living space. It can be prevented efficiently.

  For example, a duct connected to the cage body 21 can be provided, and an exhaust path can be formed in the duct. In this case, it is preferable that the power supply line to the indoor sound collecting device 40, the fragrance device 42, the music reproducing device 43 and the controller 45 is also wired together with the duct. Furthermore, it is more preferable to wire this wiring in the outer skin of the duct. Thereby, the wiring of the power supply line connected to the cage 20 can be made clear. The duct is preferably detachable.

  (3) In the above embodiment, in consideration of pet stress due to the cage space 28 being completely closed, the opening 26 is manually opened and closed only in an emergency such as when the pet does not stop squeezing at midnight. The opening 26 can be closed with a soundproof screen 35. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an electric soundproof curtain device that opens and closes the opening 26 on the ceiling side of the cage body 21 may be provided in the cage body 21, and the opening and closing of the opening 26 may be controlled by the squeal suppression system. .

  (4) The living space 11, the pet space 12, the cage space 28, a temperature detection unit that detects the outdoor temperature, and an electric heat insulating curtain device that can shield the cage 20 with a curtain body having a heat insulating property Or the cage 20 may be provided. The heat insulating curtain device is preferably used also as the soundproof curtain device 30. In this case, the temperature of the cage space 28 can be kept comfortable by opening and closing the heat insulating curtain based on the detected temperature.

  (5) The cage 20 may be provided with each detection unit that detects the temperature, humidity, odor, and concentration of dust contained in the air in the cage space 28. In this case, the environment of the cage space 28 can be kept comfortable by operating the exhaust device 44 in accordance with the detected temperature, humidity, odor, and dust concentration.

  (6) You may provide the atmospheric | air pressure detection means to detect the atmospheric | air pressure of the cage space 28 or the pet space 12. FIG. In this case, the exhaust device 44 can be controlled based on the atmospheric pressure detected by the atmospheric pressure detection means in order to adjust the atmospheric pressure in the cage space 28 to the target atmospheric pressure. Thereby, it can suppress efficiently that the fragrance which generate | occur | produced in the cage space 28 spread | diffuses into the living space 11. FIG.

  (7) The building 10 may include fire detection means for detecting the occurrence of a fire in the building 10 and an electric fire curtain device that can shield the cage 20 with a curtain body having fire prevention properties. Note that it is preferable that the fire curtain device is also used as the sound curtain device 30. And when the occurrence of a fire in the building 10 is detected by the fire detection means, the cage body 21 may be shielded by the curtain body of the fire curtain device. Thereby, the penetration of the flame into the cage space 28 can be delayed, and the pet can be protected from the fire of the building 10.

  For example, as a fire detection means, what detects a fire based on the temperature and smoke in the building 10 can be considered. Further, the fire curtain device includes a case and a curtain body that is housed in a state wound around the case, as in the case of the sound curtain device 30, and the cage 20 with the curtain body pulled out from the case. The thing which shields can be considered.

  In this case, if the home 10 is provided with a home detection means for detecting the resident's home or absence, and the fire detection means detects the occurrence of a fire, It is desirable not to shield the cage 20 by the curtain device. Thereby, when the resident rescues a pet from the cage 20, the curtain body of the fire curtain device does not get in the way.

  In addition, an air intake device that can supply outdoor air to the cage space 28 is provided in the building 10, and when the occurrence of a fire is detected by the fire detection means, the air intake device (preferably also used as the exhaust device 44) is used. It is desirable to supply outdoor air to the cage space 28. Thereby, the cage space 28 becomes a positive pressure at the time of fire occurrence, and the penetration of the flame into the cage space 28 can be further delayed.

  (8) The building 10 may be provided with fire detection means for detecting the occurrence of fire in the building 10, and the cage 20 may be provided with an electric locking / unlocking device that locks and unlocks the door 22 of the cage body 21. And when the occurrence of a fire is detected by the fire detection means, the door 22 may be unlocked by the locking / unlocking device. In this case, when the occurrence of a fire is detected, the door 22 is automatically unlocked. Thereby, a pet can be protected from the fire of the building 10. That is, when the resident is at home when a fire occurs, the resident can rescue the pet quickly without having to unlock the door 22 when the resident rescues the pet from the cage 20. On the other hand, when a resident is absent at the time of fire occurrence, it can be expected that the pet escapes from the door 22 unlocked by itself.

Explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the building of this embodiment. The perspective view which shows the cage for pets. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cage. The block diagram which shows the electric structure of a cry suppression system. Explanatory drawing which shows the outline of a call suppression process. The flowchart which shows the flow of a call suppression process. The figure which shows a cry-incense map.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Building, 11 ... Living space, 12 ... Pet space, 20 ... Cage, 21 ... Cage body, 28 ... Cage space, 30 ... Soundproof device, 31 ... Curtain body (soundproof screen), 40 ... Indoor sound collector ( (Sound detection unit), 41 ... outdoor sound collecting device (noise detection unit), 42 ... fragrance device (scent generation unit), 43 ... music reproduction device (reproduction unit), 44 ... exhaust device (exhaust unit), 45 ... controller, 46: CPU (speech detection unit, control unit), 47: Memory (storage unit).

Claims (9)

A call detection unit for detecting animal calls;
An incense generating part for selectively generating a plurality of types of aromas;
When a cry is detected by the scream detector, a control unit that controls the scent generator to generate a scent according to the scream;
A fragrance device characterized by comprising: A storage unit in which multiple types of scents are stored in advance in association with multiple types of calls,
The control unit classifies the call detected by the call detection unit into one of the plurality of types of calls, and sets the fragrance associated with the classification result in the correspondence stored in the storage unit. The fragrance device according to claim 1, wherein the scent is selected as a scent according to a call and the selected scent is generated by the scent generating unit.   The fragrance device according to claim 2, wherein the control unit classifies the call based on at least one of frequency, number of repetitions, and magnitude of the call. A playback unit that selectively plays back multiple types of music
The fragrance device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the squeak detecting unit detects a cry, the control unit controls the reproducing unit to reproduce music according to the scream. In pet cages that house animals in the cage body,
A fragrance device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The call detection unit detects a call generated in the cage body,
The pet scent generating part generates a scent in the cage body. A soundproof screen that shields at least a portion of the cage body;
A drive unit for opening and closing the soundproof curtain,
6. The pet cage according to claim 5, wherein the control unit controls the driving unit to shield the cage body with the soundproof screen when a squeak is detected by the squeal detection unit. 7.   A building comprising the pet cage according to claim 5 or 6 indoors. It has a noise detector that detects outdoor noise,
The building according to claim 7, wherein the control unit controls the scent generating unit to generate a scent according to the noise detected by the noise detecting unit. An exhaust part for discharging the air in the cage body to the outside;
The said control part is a building of Claim 7 or 8 which discharges the air in the said cage main body by the said exhaust part, when generating a scent by the said scent generation | occurrence | production part.

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