JP2010166869A - Playing device for pet animal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a playing device for pet animals, enabling its own setting space to be small to a minimum through enabling shelf members to be arranged along the wall of a room as closely as possible and enabling the shelf members to be arranged vertically over several tiers. <P>SOLUTION: The playing device for pet animal(s) includes: a setting frame having a pair of left-and-right front and rear legs: and an erected frame set erectedly behind the setting frame; in which the erected frame has a plurality of supports set apart from each other transversely, and shelf members are attached onto the erected frame so as to be projected forward. In the playing device, there is provided a gripping mechanism to grip supports mutually adjacent to the shelf members; by gripping the supports by the gripping mechanism, the shelf members are supported so as to be projected forward from among the supports adjacent to each other; and behind the shelf members, rear shelf parts projected at least into among the supports are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine for pets such as cats.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional pet play device such as a cat has a plurality of shelf members attached to a front wall of storage furniture in a protruding manner by a hinge (for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, there is a conventional pet game device in which a pole is erected on an installation plate and a plurality of shelf members are attached in a step shape between a pair of poles (for example, Patent Document 2).

Utility Model Registration No. 3143981 JP 2002-315465 A

However, in the former, since the shelf member is attached to the front wall of the storage furniture so as to protrude forward, the shelf member can be disposed close to the wall of the room when the pet game machine is installed in the room. However, there is a problem that a large installation space is required for installing the pet game apparatus, and that the living space of the room is greatly reduced by the installation of the pet game apparatus.
In the latter case, the shelf member can be disposed close to the wall of the room. However, as the number of the shelf members increases, the width of the pet game device increases along the wall of the room. There is a problem that a large installation space is required for installation of the device, and that the living space of the room is greatly narrowed by the installation of the pet play device.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention can arrange the shelf member as close as possible to the wall of the room, and at the same time, can arrange the shelf member in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, so that the installation space for the pet game machine can be increased. It is designed to be as small as possible.

The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem includes an installation frame having a pair of left and right front and rear legs, and an upright frame standing upright at the rear of the installation frame, and the upright frame is spaced apart left and right A pet game apparatus having a plurality of support posts and attached to a standing frame so that a shelf member protrudes forward,
A sandwiching mechanism is provided for sandwiching adjacent struts to the shelf member, and the sandwiching mechanism sandwiches the adjacent struts so that the shelf member is supported so as to protrude forward from between the adjacent struts, and at least at the rear part of the shelf member, The rear shelf part which protrudes between adjacent support | pillars exists in the point.
According to another technical means of the present invention, the rear part of the front and rear legs of the installation frame protrudes rearward from the plurality of support columns of the standing frame, and the rear shelf part of the shelf member extends rearward from between the adjacent support columns. The rear protruding length of the shelf member from the rear end of the support column is set to be substantially the same as the rear protruding length of the pair of left and right front and rear legs from the rear end of the support column.

According to another technical means of the present invention, the clamping mechanism includes a front clamping body and a rear clamping body that clamp adjacent struts forward and backward, and fastening the rear clamping body to the front clamping body. Equipped with tools,
The front clamping body is fixed to the lower surface of the shelf member, and the rear clamping body is fastened to the front clamping body with a fastener so as to clamp the adjacent struts at the left and right ends of the front clamping body and the rear clamping body. It is in the point.
Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, the standing frame is formed by vertically connecting a plurality of stages of standing frame constituent members, and each standing frame constituent member constitutes a plurality of columns of the standing frame. A plurality of support columns, an upper connector that connects the upper ends of the columns, and a lower connector that connects the lower ends of the columns. The horizontal connection rod is connected between the midway parts.

  Another technical means of the present invention is that ceiling support members that are adjustable in the vertical direction are provided on the left and right sides of the upper end portion of the upright frame.

  According to the present invention, the shelf member is provided with the sandwiching mechanism for sandwiching adjacent struts of the upright frame standing upright at the rear of the installation frame, and the sandwiching mechanism sandwiches the adjacent struts so that the shelf member Is supported so as to protrude forward from between the adjacent struts, and at the rear of the shelf member, a rear shelf that protrudes at least between the adjacent struts is formed, so when installing the pet play device in the room, The shelf member can be arranged close to the wall of the room, and the shelf member can be arranged vertically. A small installation space is required for the number of shelf members. The installation space becomes as small as possible, and it is possible to prevent the living space of the room from being greatly narrowed by the installation of the pet play device.

It is a perspective view of the game machine for pets showing one embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the game device for pets. It is a disassembled perspective view of the game apparatus for pets. It is a bottom sectional view of the shelf member. It is side surface sectional drawing of the shelf member. It is a bottom view of the shelf member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper end part of the same game device for pets. It is a perspective view of the lower end part of the same game device for pets. It is a perspective view of the shelf member which shows other embodiment. It is side surface sectional drawing of the shelf part. It is side surface sectional drawing of the shelf member part which shows other embodiment. It is side surface sectional drawing of the shelf member part which shows other embodiment. It is a plane sectional view of the shelf part.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2, a pet game apparatus 1 such as a cat includes an installation frame 3 having a pair of left and right front and rear legs 2 and an upright frame 4 erected at the rear of the installation frame 3.
The installation frame 3 includes a pair of left and right front and rear legs 2, a front connection rod 6 that connects the front ends of the front and rear legs 2, and a rear connection rod 7 that connects the rear ends of the front and rear legs 2. . A bottom screw 8 is screwed to the lower surface side of both front and rear ends of the pair of left and right front and rear legs 2 so that the bottom screw 8 can be adjusted downwardly. The installation frame 3 is installed on the floor of the room via the bottom screw 8. It is comprised so that.

The standing frame 4 includes a plurality of (three) support columns 11 that are separated from each other on the left and right sides, and includes a plurality of horizontal connection rods 12 that are connected between the plurality of support columns 11, and the plurality of shelf members 13 are provided on the standing frame 4. It is attached to protrude forward.
As shown in FIG. 3, the standing frame 4 is formed by vertically connecting a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) standing frame constituting members 15, and each standing frame constituting member 15 includes a plurality of standing frame constituting members 15. The plurality of column structures 16 constituting the column 11, the upper connection body 17 that connects the upper ends of the plurality of column structures 16, and the lower connection body 18 that connects the lower ends of the plurality of column structures 16 The horizontal connecting rods 12 of the upright frame 4 are connected between the middle portions of the plurality of columnar structures 16.

  A wooden bowl 21 is fitted across the upper ends of the strut components 16 on the left and right sides of the lower standing frame component 15 and the lower ends of the strut components 16 on the left and right sides of the middle standing frame component 15. In addition, the upper connecting body 17 of the lower standing frame constituting member 15 and the lower connecting body 18 of the middle standing frame constituting member 15 are fastened and fixed by a fastener 22 such as a hexagon screw. Moreover, the upper end outer surface of the left and right support columns 16 of the lower standing frame constituting member 15 and the lower end outer surfaces of the left and right support members 16 of the middle standing frame constituting member 15 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the plate 23 is disposed, and the plate 23 is fastened and fixed to both outer surfaces by a plurality of fasteners 24 such as screws. Accordingly, the lower standing frame constituting member 15 and the middle standing frame constituting member 15 are connected and fixed.

  A wooden bowl 21 is fitted across the upper end portions of the left and right column structure members 16 of the middle standing frame component member 15 and the lower end portions of the left and right column structure members 16 of the upper column frame member 15. At the same time, the upper connecting body 17 of the middle standing frame constituting member 15 and the lower connecting body 18 of the upper standing frame constituting member 15 are fastened and fixed by a fastener 22 such as a hexagon screw. Moreover, the upper end outer surface of the column structure 16 on the left and right sides of the middle standing frame component 15 and the lower end outer surface of the column structure 16 on the left and right sides of the upper frame 15 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the plate 23 is disposed, and the plate 23 is fastened and fixed to both outer surfaces by a plurality of fasteners 24 such as screws. As a result, the middle standing frame constituting member 15 and the upper standing frame constituting member 15 are connected and fixed.

  The lower standing frame constituting member 15 is configured such that the lower end portions of the right and left column constituting bodies 16 are fitted into fitting recesses 26 formed in the rear part of the front and rear legs 2, and the front and rear legs are fastened by fasteners 27 such as hexagon screws. It is fastened and fixed to the body 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, an L-shaped reinforcing piece 29 is tightened by a fastener such as a hexagonal screw between the rear part of the pair of left and right front and rear leg bodies 2 and the lower end part of the left and right support columns 16. It is fixed. Thereby, the upright frame 4 is erected in the middle part of the rear side of the front / rear direction of the front / rear leg 2, and the rear part of the front / rear leg 2 of the installation frame 3 is behind the plurality of columns 11 of the upright frame 4. Is protruding.

4 to 6, the shelf member 13 is formed by covering a shelf plate 28 formed of a wooden board with a cloth material 25 such as a raised cloth on the upper surface and the outer peripheral surface thereof, and the outer peripheral portion of the cloth material 25 is the shelf plate 28. It is folded back to the back side and fixed by a stapler or the like. The left and right width of the shelf member 13 is formed to be larger than the separation width between the adjacent support columns 11, and the notch recesses 30 are provided on the left and right sides of the rear portion of the shelf member 13, whereby the left and right width of the rear portion of the shelf member 13 is increased. The rear portion of the shelf member 13 is formed to be substantially the same as the separation width between the adjacent support columns 11 so that the rear portion of the shelf member 13 can be inserted between the adjacent support columns 11.
A clamping mechanism 31 that clamps the column 11 adjacent to each shelf member 13 is provided. The clamping mechanism 31 includes a front clamping body 32 and a rear clamping body 33 that clamp the adjacent struts 11 back and forth, and a fastener 34 such as a bolt nut that fastens and fixes the rear clamping body 33 to the front clamping body 32. I have.

The left and right widths of the front clamping body 32 are formed larger than the left and right widths of the rear portion of the shelf member 13, and the notch recesses 35 are formed at the left and right end portions of the front clamping body 32 corresponding to the notch recesses 30 of the shelf member 13. The front clamping body 32 is fixed to the rear surface of the rear portion of the shelf member 13 with an adhesive or the like in a state where the notches 30 and 35 are aligned with each other.
The rear clamping body 33 is formed to be larger than the separation width of the adjacent support columns 11, and the rear clamping body 33 is fastened to the front clamping body 32 by the fastener 34 from the rear side, whereby the front clamping body 32 and the rear clamping body are clamped. By sandwiching adjacent struts 11 back and forth at the left and right ends of the body 33 and sandwiching the adjacent struts 11, the shelf member 13 is supported so as to project forward from between the adjacent struts 11. A rear portion of the shelf member 13 is inserted between the adjacent support columns 11, and a rear shelf portion 13 a that protrudes backward between the adjacent support columns 11 is formed at the rear portion of the shelf member 13.

The rear part of the front and rear legs 2 of the installation frame 3 protrudes rearward from the plurality of pillars 11 of the standing frame 4, and the rear shelf part 13 a of the shelf member 13 protrudes rearward from between the adjacent pillars 11. 2, the rearward protruding length L1 from the rear end of the column 11 of the shelf member 13 is set to be substantially the same as the rearward protruding length L2 from the rear end of the column 11 of the pair of left and right front and rear legs 2. Has been.
On the left and right sides of the upper end portion of the upright frame 4, ceiling support members 36 that are adjustable in the vertical direction are provided to project upward. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 7, the ceiling pad member 36 includes a bar screw 37, a pair of nuts 38 that are screwed to the bar screw 37, and a ceiling pad 39. The bar screw 37 is screwed onto the upper ends of the columns 11 on both the left and right sides of the upright frame 4 via a screw cylinder 40 embedded in the column 11 so as to protrude upward. The ceiling pad 39 is placed on the upper end of the bar screw 37 so as not to wear around the ceiling with the bar screw 37. Therefore, after the pet game apparatus 1 is installed along the wall of the room, the ceiling screw member 36 is extended by rotating the bar screw 37 and the ceiling pad 39 is pressed against the ceiling of the room. The pet game apparatus 1 is stretched against the floor and ceiling of the room via the bottom screw 8 and the ceiling abutting member 36 so that the pet game apparatus 1 can be prevented from falling.

  According to the embodiment, when the pet game apparatus 1 is installed, the lower standing frame constituting member 15 and the middle standing frame constituting member 15 are connected and fixed, and the middle standing frame constituting member 15 and the upper standing stand are raised. The frame constituting member 15 is connected and fixed, and the lower standing frame constituting member 15 is fixed to the front and rear legs 2 so that the standing frame 4 is erected on the rear side of the pair of front and rear legs 2. The game device 1 is assembled, and the game device 1 for pets is installed on the floor of the room along the wall of the room. At this time, if the pet game apparatus 1 is installed so that the rear ends of the front and rear legs 2 of the installation frame 3 are close to or touching the wall of the room, the rear ends of the plurality of shelf members 13 attached to the standing frame 4 Is placed close to or in contact with the wall of the room. After that, the bar screw 37 is rotated to extend the ceiling pad member 36 and the ceiling pad 39 is pressed against the ceiling of the room, so that the room is interposed between the plurality of bottom screws 8 and the ceiling pad member 36. The pet game apparatus 1 can be fixed to the room by stretching between the floor and the ceiling, and the pet game apparatus 1 can be prevented from falling.

  And, when installing the pet game apparatus 1 in the room, by placing the pair of front and rear legs 2 close to the wall of the room, the shelf member 13 can be placed close to the wall of the room, In addition, a plurality of shelf members 13 can be attached between adjacent support columns 11 with an interval in the vertical direction, and a plurality of shelf members 13 can be arranged in the vertical direction. The installation space for the pet game apparatus 1 is as small as possible with respect to the number of the shelf members 13, and the installation space for the pet game apparatus 1 can prevent the living space of the room from being greatly narrowed.

Moreover, in the case of the said embodiment, the rear shelf part 13a of the shelf member 13 protrudes back from between the adjacent support | pillars 11, and the back protrusion length L1 from the support | pillar 11 rear end of the shelf member 13 is left-right paired. Since the rear protrusion length L2 of the front and rear legs 2 from the rear end of the support column 11 is set to be substantially the same, the rear portion of the shelf member 13 protrudes larger than the adjacent support column 11 and more than the plurality of support columns 11. Furthermore, the rear side can be effectively used as a part of the shelf member 13 for a pet such as a cat to climb up and down, and the installation space of the pet game machine can be used to the maximum.
Moreover, in the case of the said embodiment, the shelf member 13 can be moved up and down between the adjacent support | pillars 11 by loosening the fastener 34 using tools, such as an L-shaped hexagon wrench, and is L-shaped. By using a tool such as a hexagonal wrench to loosen and retighten the fastener 34, the shelf member 13 can be easily moved and adjusted between the adjacent columns 11 in the vertical direction. In addition, even if the pet game apparatus 1 is installed so that the rear end of the shelf member 13 is close to or touches the wall of the room, the figure is between the wall of the room and the rear holding body 33 of the holding mechanism 31. As shown in FIG. 5, a sufficient gap A for inserting a tool such as a hexagon wrench is formed, so that the fastener 34 can be retightened using the tool without moving the installed pet game apparatus 1. It is possible to easily adjust the vertical separation width of the shelf member 13 according to the size of a pet such as a cat or the size of the room where the pet game apparatus 1 is installed, which is convenient.

  9 and 10 show another embodiment. A clamping plate 43 is provided at the rear of the shelf member 13, and the clamping plate 43 is fastened to the rear portion of the shelf member 13 with a fastener 34 such as a hexagon bolt. The adjacent struts 11 are sandwiched between the left and right end portions of the sandwiching plate 43 and the sandwiching mechanism 31 is constituted by the rear portion of the shelf member 13, the sandwiching plate 43 and the fastener 34. Further, the rear portion of the shelf member 13 protrudes rearward to the vicinity of the rear end of the adjacent support column 11, and the rear shelf portion 13 a that protrudes between the adjacent support columns 11 is formed at the rear portion of the shelf member 13. The other points are the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. A fastener 34 such as a hexagon bolt is screwed to the rear portion of the shelf member 13 via screw cylinders 44 embedded in the left and right sides of the rear portion of the shelf member 13.

In the case of this embodiment, the shelf member 13 can be arranged close to the wall of the room, and the shelf member 13 is arranged over the top and bottom, as in the case of the embodiment of FIGS. Therefore, the installation space of the pet game apparatus 1 can be reduced, and the installation of the pet game apparatus 1 can prevent the living space of the room from being greatly narrowed.
Further, in the case of this embodiment, the rear ends of the front and rear legs 2 are not protruded rearward from the plurality of columns 11 of the standing frame 4 so that the rear ends of the front and rear legs 2 of the standing frame 4 If it is set to be the same front and rear position as the rear ends of the plurality of pillars 11, when the pet game apparatus 1 is installed in the room, the front and rear legs 2 are placed close to the wall of the room. The shelf member 13 can be disposed close to or in contact with the wall of the room, and the installation space for the pet game machine can be used to the maximum extent possible. In addition, as in the case of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 8, even when the rear part of the front and rear legs 2 of the installation frame 3 protrudes rearward from the plurality of columns 11 of the standing frame 4, the shelf member Although the rear portion of 13 does not protrude rearward from the rear end of the adjacent support column 11, the rear shelf portion 13 a protruding rearward between the adjacent support columns 11 is formed on the rear portion of the shelf member 13. The vicinity of the rear end can be effectively used as a part of the shelf member 13 for pets such as cats to climb up and down, and the installation space of the pet game apparatus 1 can be used effectively.

In the case of this embodiment, as in the case of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 9, the shelf member 13 can be easily moved up and down between the adjacent support columns 11, According to the size of the pet and the size of the room where the pet game device 1 is installed, the vertical separation width of the shelf member 13 can be adjusted, which is convenient.
FIG. 11 shows another embodiment, and as in the case of the embodiments of FIGS. 9 and 10, a clamping plate 43 is provided behind the shelf member 13, and the clamping plate 43 is shelved with fasteners such as hexagon bolts. The rear end of the member 13 is tightened, and the adjacent struts 11 are sandwiched between the left and right ends of the rear portion of the shelf member 13 and the sandwiching plate 43, and the sandwiching mechanism 31 is connected to the rear portion of the shelf member 13, the sandwiching plate 43, It is made up of. Then, a fitting recess 46 into which the sandwiching plate 43 is fitted is provided in the middle part of the adjacent struts 11, and the sandwiching plate 43 is fitted into the fitting recess 46 so that the sandwiching plate 43 is rearward from the adjacent strut 11. It is designed not to protrude.

In the case of this embodiment, the shelf member 13 can be arranged close to the wall of the room, and the shelf member 13 is arranged over the top and bottom, as in the case of the embodiment of FIGS. Therefore, the installation space of the pet game apparatus 1 can be reduced, and the installation of the pet game apparatus 1 can prevent the living space of the room from being greatly narrowed.
Further, the rear ends of the front and rear legs 2 are not rearwardly protruded from the plurality of supports 11 of the standing frame 4, and the rear ends of the front and rear legs 2 are arranged behind the plurality of supports 11 of the standing frame 4. If the front and back positions are set to be the same as the ends, when the pet game apparatus 1 is installed in the room, the shelf member 13 is placed closer to the wall of the room by being placed closer to the wall of the room. They can be placed in contact with each other, and the installation space for the pet game machine can be used to the maximum extent possible. In addition, as in the case of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 8, even when the rear part of the front and rear legs 2 of the installation frame 3 protrudes rearward from the plurality of columns 11 of the standing frame 4, the shelf member Although the rear portion of 13 does not protrude rearward from the rear end of the adjacent support column 11, the rear shelf portion 13 a that protrudes rearward between the adjacent support columns 11 is formed on the rear portion of the shelf member 13. The vicinity of the rear end can be effectively used as a part of the shelf member 13 for pets such as cats to climb up and down, and the installation space of the pet game machine can be used effectively.

  12 and 13 show another embodiment, and the left and right width of the shelf member 13 is formed to be larger than the separation width between the adjacent support columns 11, and the U-shape is formed on the left and right sides of the center portion of the shelf member 13 in the front-rear direction. A pair of left and right notched recesses 30 are provided, and a shelf member 13 is disposed between adjacent struts 11 so that adjacent struts 11 are inserted into the notched recesses. The projecting rear shelf portion 13a is configured to project rearward from the support column 11 so that the rear side of the support column 11 can be used effectively as a shelf member. The other points are the same as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, and the front sandwiching body 32 is fixed to the lower surface of the shelf member 13, and both left and right end portions of the front sandwiching body 32 and the rear sandwiching body 33. The rear clamping body 33 is fastened to the front clamping body 32 by a fastener 34 so as to sandwich adjacent struts 11 forward and backward.

In the above-described embodiment, the shelf member 13 is formed by covering the upper surface and the outer peripheral surface of the shelf plate 28 made of a wooden board with a raised cloth, but the shelf member 13 is limited to such a configuration. For example, you may make it comprise with the hammock-like thing which sticks a cloth material on a rectangular frame.
Further, a part of the plurality of shelf members 13 may be configured as a pet house where a pet such as a cat can enter and exit instead of the shelf member 13.

  It can be used to play cats and other pets up and down in the room.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pet game apparatus 2 Front and rear leg body 3 Installation frame 11 Support | pillar 12 Lateral connection rod 13 Shelf member 13a Rear shelf part 15 Standing frame structural member 16 Prop structure 17 Upper connection body 18 Lower connection body 31 Clamping mechanism 32 Front clamping body 33 Rear clamping body 34 Fastener 36 Ceiling support member

Claims (5)

It comprises an installation frame (3) having a pair of left and right front and rear legs (2) and an upright frame (4) standing upright at the rear of the installation frame (3), and the upright frame (4) is spaced apart from side to side A pet game apparatus having a plurality of support posts (11) and attached to a standing frame (4) so that a shelf member (13) protrudes forward,
A holding mechanism (31) is provided to hold the adjacent strut (11) to the shelf member (13), and the holding member (13) holds the adjacent support (11) so that the shelf member (13) is adjacent. A rear shelf (13a) that is supported so as to protrude forward from between the columns (11) and protrudes between at least adjacent columns (11) is formed at the rear of the shelf member (13). A game machine for pets.   The rear part of the front and rear legs (2) of the installation frame (3) protrudes rearward from the plurality of support posts (11) of the standing frame (4), and the rear shelf part (13a) of the shelf member (13) is adjacent. The rear projecting length from the rear end of the column (11) of the shelf member (13) is projected rearward from between the corresponding columns (11), and the rear projection length of the pair of left and right front and rear legs (2) is from the rear end of the column (11). 2. The pet game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pet play apparatus is set to be substantially the same as a rearward protruding length of. The clamping mechanism (31) includes a front clamping body (32) and a rear clamping body (33) for clamping adjacent struts (11) back and forth, and a rear clamping body (33) with respect to the front clamping body (32). ) Is fastened and fixed (34),
The front clamping body (32) is fixed to the lower surface of the shelf member (13), and adjacent struts (11) are clamped back and forth at the left and right ends of the front clamping body (32) and the rear clamping body (33). The pet playing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear holding body (33) is fastened to the front holding body (32) by a fastener (34).   The standing frame (4) is formed by vertically connecting a plurality of standing frame constituting members (15), and each standing frame constituting member (15) includes a plurality of support posts (11) of the standing frame (4). A plurality of support structure bodies (16), an upper connection body (17) for connecting upper end portions of the plurality of support structure bodies (16), and a lower end portion of the plurality of support structure bodies (16) are connected. The horizontal connecting rod (12) is connected between the middle parts of the plurality of strut structural bodies (16). The described pet play device.   The ceiling support member (36) adjustable in the vertical direction is provided on the left and right sides of the upper end of the standing frame (4) so as to protrude upward. A game machine for pets.