JP2011217637A - Animal toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an animal toilet surely preventing malodor caused by urination and the like.SOLUTION: This animal toilet T includes an urination vessel 10 which has an upper-part opening and whose inside space is divided into a first treating body storage 11 and a second treating body storage 12, wherein the first treating body storage has a plurality of first granular treating bodies and the second treating body storage has a plurality of second granular treating bodies respectively. In this animal toilet, the first granular treating body includes extraction residues of coffee beans and is molded into a granular shape by adhesive, whereas the second granular treating body has a multilayer structure having a core and a coating layer, wherein the core includes the extraction residues of the coffee beans, and the coating layer includes an adhesive material and is configured to be lumped by absorbing discharged urine.

Description

  The present invention relates to an animal toilet such as a pet animal.

  Recently, breeding of pets and the like indoors has become very popular, and animal toilets for effectively treating excreta have been proposed. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, an animal toilet T constructed by laying a slat 13 ′ and a sewage absorber 22 ′ in a tray 10 ′ and laying a sand 21 ′ on the slat 13 ′. 'Exists (Reference 1).

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  However, in the conventional animal toilet T ′, the laying sand 21 ′ is laid on the slat 13 ′, but the laying sand 21 ′ only serves to permeate the urine downward, and the sewage absorber. Only 22 'absorbed urination. For this reason, there has been a problem that bad odor due to urination or the like cannot be prevented.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an animal toilet that can reliably prevent malodor due to urination or the like.

  In order to solve the above problems, a first animal toilet of the present invention has an upper opening, a bottomed and peripheral wall, and an internal space is partitioned into an upper space and a lower space in the height direction. A urine container, a plurality of first granular processing bodies (processed in a granular form) in the upper space, and a plurality of second granular processing bodies in the lower space. The upper opening and the upper space communicate with each other, and the upper space and the lower space communicate with each other, and the first granular processed body is a coffee bean extraction residue (hereinafter referred to as “coffee extraction residue”). And the second granular processed body has a multilayer structure having a granular core portion and a coating layer portion covering the core portion, and the core portion. Contains coffee extraction residue and the coating layer Includes an adhesive material, is characterized in that it is formed such that the bulk by absorbing the urine.

  According to the animal toilet of the present invention, the first granular processing body including the coffee extraction residue has a deodorizing performance due to the adsorption function, and has an odor preventing effect as well as an aroma effect due to the aroma of coffee emitted from the coffee extraction residue. Can be made. Moreover, since the 1st granular process body hardly absorbs urine and only permeate | transmits, since it does not disintegrate by one use, it can be used repeatedly in multiple times.

  Further, the second granular processing body has a multilayer structure having a granular core part and a coating layer part covering the core part, and the coating layer part contains an adhesive material and absorbs urine to form a lump. Therefore, the urination processed by the first granular processing body can be absorbed and processed in a lump shape.

  Moreover, since both the 1st granular processing body and the 2nd granular processing body contain the coffee extraction residue, the aromatic effect by the aroma of the said coffee can be show | played synergistically.

  Further, the second animal toilet of the present invention has an upper opening, a bottomed and peripheral wall, and an internal space is partitioned into an upper space and a lower space in the height direction, A toilet for animals in which a plurality of first granular treatment bodies are provided in the upper space and a plurality of second granular treatment bodies are provided in the lower space, and the upper opening communicates with the upper space. In addition, the upper space and the lower space are in communication with each other, the first granular processing body includes tea husk and is molded into particles by an adhesive, and the second granular processing body includes a granular core portion and A multi-layer structure having a covering layer portion covering the core portion, the core portion including the same kind of tea shell as used in the first granular processed body, and the covering layer portion comprising an adhesive material Contain and form lumps by absorbing urine It is characterized in that.

  Here, there are various types of tea husks such as Japanese tea, black tea, oolong tea, etc. In order to effectively exert the aroma action, the same kind of tea husk is used for the first granular processed body and the second granular processed body. It is preferable to use (for example, a combination of Japanese tea and Japanese tea is used for both granular processed bodies).

The second animal toilet of the present invention is obtained by replacing the coffee extraction residue with a tea shell among the constituent materials of the first granular processed body and the second granular processed body in the first animal toilet, and is substantially the same. (Of course, the aroma components of coffee and tea shells are different, but they have aroma action).
In addition, tea husks are particularly suitable for hygiene because they exhibit an antibacterial effect due to tannin and the like.

  Further, in the animal toilet, the second granular processing body is stored in a storage member, the lower space is formed to be openable and closable, and the storage member of the second granular processing body is provided movably. It is preferable that the second granular processing body is configured to be replaceable.

  The storage member may have any shape such as a tray shape or a box shape as long as it satisfies the requirement that the second granular processing body is filled in the lower space.

  According to the present invention, the lower space is formed to be openable and closable, and the storage member for the second granular processing body is movably provided. Therefore, the second granular processing body stored in the storage member can be easily replaced. Therefore, it can be excellent in convenience.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an animal toilet that can be used repeatedly a plurality of times and has excellent deodorizing performance.

It is a perspective view which shows the urination container of the toilet for animals of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the toilet for animals of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the usage method of the toilet for animals of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional toilet for animals.

  An embodiment for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the animal toilet T of the present invention includes a urination container 10, a plurality of first granular processing bodies 21 filled in the urination container 10, and a second granular processing body 22. It consists of and.

(1) Urination container 10
The urine container 10 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape using synthetic resin as a raw material. The urine container 10 has a hollow shape having a bottom portion 10a and a peripheral wall portion 10b, and an upper surface thereof is released (corresponding to an upper opening portion in claims).

  Inside the urine container 10, a partition member 13 is provided across the entire surface at an intermediate position in the height direction. By this partition member 13, the urine container 10 is formed with a first processing body storage portion 11 (upper space) connected to the released upper surface and a second processing body storage portion 12 (lower space) below it. Has been. The partition member 13 is formed with a large number of small urine dropping holes 13 a for dropping urine that has passed through the gaps of the first granular processing body 21 into the second processing body storage portion 12.

A side opening 10c for pulling out and inserting a storage tray 15, which will be described later, is formed on one side surface in the short direction at a position corresponding to the second processing body storage portion 12 of the urine container 10. The side opening 10c has a shape in which an end portion closes the side opening 10c, has a predetermined height dimension so as to be fitted in the second processing body storage unit 12, and has an upper portion opened. The storage tray 15 is provided so as to be removable (movable). Reference numeral 16 denotes a handle for gripping the storage tray 15 when it is taken out or inserted into the second processing body storage unit 12.
With the above configuration, in a state where the storage tray 15 is fitted to the second processing body storage portion 12, the side surface opening portion 10c is closed and integrated with the bottom portion 10a and the peripheral wall portion 10b, so that watertightness and airtightness are maintained. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 2, a large amount of first granular processing bodies 21 are laid in a plurality of layers on the partition member 13 so as to have a predetermined thickness over the entire surface. As a result, the urine dropping hole 13a is closed so as not to come into direct contact with the outside air, and the odor transmitted from the second processing body storage unit 12 is not emitted from the urine container 10.
In addition, a large amount of the second granular processing body 22 is laid in a plurality of layers in the storage tray 15 so as to have a predetermined thickness over the entire surface of the mounting portion 15a.

(2) First granular processing body 21
The 1st granular processing object 21 uses coffee extraction residue and an adhesive as main constituent materials, and those constituent materials are kneaded. The first granular processing body 21 is a non-water-absorbing granular processing body that hardly absorbs water and hardly expands. The shape is not particularly limited as long as it is formed in the shape of a small lump and does not need to be a perfect sphere or the like, and may be any shape such as a columnar body (elongated shape) or a flat shape.
The first granular processed body 21 can be manufactured by a known granulation method such as extrusion granulation, but has a higher hardness than a general granular body so as not to absorb water. Need to be done.

The coffee extraction residue is an extraction residue discharged when roasted coffee beans are extracted from roasted coffee beans when a coffee beverage such as canned coffee or instant coffee is produced from roasted coffee beans. . This coffee extract residue is an extract of the coffee extract, but since the coffee component remains, aroma is emitted and when water is given from the outside, a brown coffee extract is generated. It has become.
The coffee extraction residue is preferably 80% by weight to 99% by weight with respect to the total weight of the granular processed body in order to effectively exhibit the odor absorbing action and the aroma action.

  Moreover, an adhesive agent is used in order to shape | mold the 1st granular process body 21, and a well-known material can be used. However, since the first granular processing body 21 has a non-water-absorbing type property, it is preferable that the adhesive has a property that does not have water absorption. In the case where a large amount of adhesive is not used, a water-absorbing adhesive that is finely pulverized (the water-absorbing performance is reduced by fine pulverization) can also be used.

  In addition, you may add materials, such as a deodorizing material, a deodorizing material, the substance which has bactericidal action, and a coloring substance. Further, a water-soluble colorant having a desired color may be added so that urination can be colored.

(3) Second granular processing body 22
The 2nd granular processing object 22 has the multilayer structure formed from a core part and the coating layer part which coat | covers the surface of this core part, and those constituent materials are knead | mixed. The second granular processing body 22 is an absorption type granular processing body that absorbs moisture.
In addition, this 2nd granular process body 22 can also be manufactured by well-known granulation methods, such as extrusion granulation.

[Core]
As long as the core has water absorption performance, there are no particular restrictions on materials other than coffee extraction residue (coffee extraction residue is an essential constituent material), inorganic materials such as bentonite and zeolite, pulp for papermaking, kenaf, It can be manufactured by kneading these constituent materials using, as a base material, a mixture of organic waste materials such as pulp sludge and wood powder, or a mixture of these materials and a water absorbent resin.

[Coating layer]
The main purpose of the coating layer portion is to cause the second granular treatment bodies 22 wetted with urine or the like to adhere to each other at the time of use to form a lump and wrap urine from the surroundings. As an example of the constituent material of such a covering layer portion, a water-absorbing resin, an adhesive material (adhesive material) or a mixture of both materials and a mixture of paper powder and kneading these can be manufactured. Is preferred.
Examples of the adhesive material include a superabsorbent resin such as glue and sodium polyacrylate. Examples of the paste functioning as an adhesive include potato starch, wheat starch, sweet potato starch, corn starch, tapioca starch, rice starch, dextrin, starches such as starches converted to alpha (α), acrylamide, PVA, carboxy Methylcellulose or sodium alginate can be used, or a combination of two or more of these can be used. Other adhesive materials include super absorbent resins, vinyl esters, bentonite, pullulan, casein or gelatin, which are used alone or in combination of two or more. . In addition, examples of the alcohol-soluble adhesive material include hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). The above can be mixed and used.

[Effects]
Next, a method for using the animal toilet T of the present invention will be described.
First, a predetermined amount of the first granular processing body 21 is laid on the upper surface of the partition member 13, and a predetermined amount of the second granular processing body 22 is laid on the storage tray 15 and set in the second processing body storage unit 12. . At this time, the fragrance of coffee emitted from the first granular processing body 21 is emitted from the upper surface to the indoor space.

Subsequently, the pet animal is urinated from the top of the first granular processing body 21. Then, urine passes through and around each first granular processing body 21 and drops downward, and in the process, bad odor such as ammonia odor is absorbed by the adsorption action of coffee extraction residue and the like.
Then, it passes through the urine dropping hole 13 a of the partition member 13 and reaches the second granular processing body 22 of the second processing body storage unit 12. In the 2nd granular processing object 22, while a core part absorbs urine, the covering layer part of the adjoining 2nd granular processing object 22 adheres by urination, becomes the lump 30, and acts, such as enveloping excrement from the circumference Will play. Therefore, the urination part can be easily confirmed.

  When the mass 30 of the second granular processing body 22 increases, the storage tray 15 is pulled out, and only the second granular processing body 22 that has become 30 is taken out and discarded (see FIG. 3). Then, the new second granular processing body 22 is replenished, and the storage tray 15 is fitted into the second processing body storage portion 12.

  As described above, according to the animal toilet T of the present invention, the first granular processed body 21 containing the coffee extraction residue has a deodorizing performance, so that it is possible to prevent malodors from urination and the aroma of coffee generated by the coffee extraction residue. Since the aroma action is produced, the effect as a fragrance can be exhibited without special consideration.

Since the first granular processed body 21 hardly absorbs urine and only permeates it, it does not disintegrate in a single use and does not cause a significant change in its properties and appearance by drying. Can be used repeatedly over and over.
In addition, although the 1st granular processing body 21 will be gradually disintegrated by repeatedly using, since the contact area with urination increases as it disintegrates and becomes granular, an excellent deodorizing effect is exhibited. Will be.

  Moreover, since the urine which flows in from the outside and reaches the second granular processing body 22 laid in the second processing body storage portion 12 is absorbed into the core portion and becomes the lump 30, it becomes the lump 30. Only the part that has been removed can be easily removed.

  Furthermore, in the animal toilet T of the present invention, the second treatment body storage portion 12 can be opened and closed by simply pulling out the storage tray 15, so that the second granular treatment body 22 stored in the storage tray 15 can be easily removed. Can be changed.

As mentioned above, although an example about a suitable embodiment was explained about the present invention, the present invention is not restricted to the embodiment concerned, and a design change is possible suitably in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of the present invention.
There is no restriction | limiting in particular in the shape of a urine container, a material, etc., It has a bottom and a surrounding wall, and the watertightness of a fixed property should just be maintained. And if an upper opening part is opened so that an animal can urinate, there will be no restriction | limiting also in the position, a shape, etc.

Moreover, there is no restriction | limiting also in the form of the partition member of a 1st process body storage part and a 2nd process body storage part, After making urination permeate | transmit a 1st granular process body, it can guide to a 2nd process body storage part. Any structure may be used as long as it is a structure, and a structure in which the first granular processing body is held in a mesh-like net-like body may be used.
Furthermore, it is more preferable that the partition member is formed so as to be easily removable.

  Moreover, if the urination container is formed of a transparent material, it is particularly preferable because the inside situation can be recognized.

  Furthermore, various tea leaves, such as Japanese tea, black tea, and oolong tea, can be used for the first granular processed body instead of the coffee extraction residue. However, when the tea husk is used, the same kind of tea husk as the tea husk used in the first granular crushed material is used as the constituent material of the second granular crushed material, not the coffee extraction residue.

T Toilet for animals 10 Urination container 10a Bottom portion 10b Circumferential wall portion 10c Side opening 11 First treatment body storage portion 12 Second treatment body storage portion 13 Partition member 13a Urination dripping hole 15 Storage tray 21 First granular treatment body 22 Second granularity Processing body

Claims (3)

A urine container having an upper opening, a bottomed and peripheral wall, and an internal space partitioned into an upper space and a lower space in a height direction;
A plurality of first granular processing bodies in the upper space,
An animal toilet provided with a plurality of second granular treatment bodies in the lower space,
The upper opening communicates with the upper space, and the upper space communicates with the lower space,
The first granular processed body is formed into granules by an adhesive containing an extraction residue of coffee beans,
The second granular processing body has a multilayer structure having a granular core part and a coating layer part covering the core part,
The core includes an extraction residue of coffee beans, and
The covering layer portion includes an adhesive material,
An animal toilet characterized by being formed into a lump by absorbing urine. A urine container having an upper opening, a bottomed and peripheral wall, and an internal space partitioned into an upper space and a lower space in a height direction;
A plurality of first granular processing bodies in the upper space,
An animal toilet provided with a plurality of second granular treatment bodies in the lower space,
The upper opening communicates with the upper space, and the upper space communicates with the lower space,
The first granular processed body is formed into a granular shape with an adhesive including a tea husk,
The second granular processing body has a multilayer structure having a granular core part and a coating layer part covering the core part,
The core part includes the same kind of tea shell as used in the first granular processed body, and
The covering layer portion includes an adhesive material,
An animal toilet characterized by being formed into a lump by absorbing urine. The second granular processing body is stored in a storage member,
The lower space is formed to be openable and closable, and a storage member for the second granular processing body is provided movably,
The animal toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second granular processing body is configured to be replaceable.

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