JP2012055241A - Granular piece for pet toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily manage health of a pet by easily recognizing change of the color of special functional granular pieces and the color of urine itself by blending the special functional granular pieces at a prescribed blending ratio, and to suppress unnecessary cost increase.SOLUTION: The granular pieces 1 for a pet toilet are composed of the special functional granular pieces 3 containing an indicator which discolors in contact with urine on the surface, and regular granular pieces 2 without special functions. The special functional granular pieces 3 are blended at the ratio of at least 8 wt.% and less than 35 wt.%, and the regular granular pieces 2 are blended at the ratio of less than 92 wt.% and at least 65 wt.%. The surface of the regular granular pieces 2 is white, and the whiteness of the white granular pieces 2 is at least 57%. With this structure, the special functional granular pieces 3 can be securely interposed in the urination range, and the color of the urine itself absorbed in the white granular pieces 2 can be easily recognized, so that the health of the pet can be easily managed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a water-absorbing granular piece spread on a pet toilet, so-called cat sand, and by mixing a granular piece containing an indicator whose color changes by contact with urine at a predetermined blending ratio, the indicator The present invention relates to a pet toilet granular piece that makes it easy to check the color change of the urine and the color of the urine itself and facilitates the health management of the pet.

  Conventionally, various kinds of granular pieces of pet pet toilets such as cat sand have been proposed. For example, a product that makes it easy to recognize that urination has occurred by changing the color upon water absorption, and a product that makes it possible to determine the pH of urine by containing a pH indicator are commercially available.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses an animal urine test material in which an ink composition containing a urine test indicator is attached and pulp fibers are formed in the form of animal excrement disposal materials. Yes. Patent Document 2 below includes a plurality of types of urinalysis test materials having different shapes or different sizes, and among the plurality of types of urinalysis test materials, has a specific shape and size. Each test is impregnated with a different test agent selected from pH test agents, glucose test agents, protein test agents, occult blood test agents, ketone body test agents, specific gravity test agents, or urea test agents. A health check material is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-223812 Japanese Patent No. 3933788

  However, since pH indicators and the like are expensive, it is difficult in terms of cost to contain them in all the granular pieces of cat sand, and normal granular pieces, granular pieces containing pH indicators and the like, and added special functions (hereinafter, It is common to use a mixture of “a granular piece with a special function”).

  However, if the granular pieces with special functions in a single product bag are not mixed at an appropriate blending ratio, the amount of the granular pieces with special functions will be small, so there will be no color change due to contact with urine, There are cases where pets cannot manage their health due to a large amount of the granular pieces, resulting in a high cost and difficulty in checking the color of the urine itself.

  Therefore, the main problem of the present invention is that by mixing the granular pieces with special functions at a predetermined mixing ratio, it is easy to check the color change of the granular pieces with special functions and the color of the urine itself, thereby facilitating pet health management. In addition, the present invention is to provide a pet toilet granular piece that suppresses an extra cost increase.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, as the present invention according to claim 1, a pet toilet granular piece including a granular piece with a special function containing an indicator that changes color by contact with urine on the surface,
A pet toilet granular piece characterized in that the granular piece with special function is blended in a proportion of 8 wt% or more and less than 35 wt%.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes a granular piece with a special function containing an indicator such as a pH indicator that changes color by contact with urine on the surface, and the granular piece with a special function is 8% by weight or more and less than 35% by weight. By blending at a ratio of, the urine is diffused in a predetermined shape at the time of urination of the pet, and the granule with special function is surely interposed within the urination range formed on the surface of the pet granule Since the color change of the granular piece with a special function due to contact with urine occurs surely, the health management of the pet becomes easy. Further, by setting the blending ratio of the granular pieces with special function containing an expensive indicator to the minimum necessary amount that can exhibit the function, an extra cost increase can be suppressed.

As the present invention according to claim 2, the pet toilet granular piece comprises the granular piece with a special function and a normal granular piece without the special function,
2. The pet toilet granular piece according to claim 1, wherein the granular piece with special function is mixed at a blending ratio of 8 wt% or more and less than 35 wt% and the normal granular piece is less than 92 wt% and 65 wt% or more. Is done.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the pet toilet granular piece is composed of the granular piece with a special function and the normal granular piece not containing an indicator that changes its color by contact with urine on the surface. By mixing the granular pieces at a blending ratio of 8 wt% or more and less than 35 wt% and the normal granular pieces at a blending ratio of less than 92 wt% and 65 wt% or more, it is possible to clearly identify the color change of the granular pieces with special functions. The color of urine itself can be grasped by the normal granular piece.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the pet toilet granular piece according to the second aspect, wherein the normal granular piece is a white granular piece, and the white granular piece has a whiteness of 57% or more. The

  In the invention of claim 3, as the normal granular piece, a granular piece having a white surface is used, and by setting the whiteness to 57% or more, the urine itself absorbed in the white granular piece is The color can be easily identified, and the health management of the pet by checking the color of urine itself such as hematuria is facilitated.

As the present invention according to claim 4, the pet toilet granular piece is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having a diameter of 2 mm to 15 mm and a length of 2 mm to 30 mm,
The blending ratio of the granular pieces with special function is determined on the condition that 3 to 16 granular pieces with special function are present in a circle having a diameter of 45 mm. Toilet granular pieces are provided.

  The invention according to claim 4 is a special feature of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pet toilet granular piece is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having a diameter of 2 mm to 15 mm and a length of 2 mm to 30 mm. When determining the blending ratio of the functionalized granular pieces, 3 to 16 granular pieces with special functions are present in a circle having a diameter of 45 mm.

  The pet toilet granular piece according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the granular piece with special function is configured to change to a primary color or color by contact with urine. Provided.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the granular piece with special function is configured to change from an intermediate color such as pale yellow to a primary color such as red or blue by contact with urine, or to be colored red or blue. Even when the mixture ratio is such that the minimum necessary granular pieces with special functions are present in the urination range, a clear color change can be confirmed. Examples of the indicator showing such a color reaction include methyl red and BTB in the case of a pH indicator.

  The pet toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the granular piece with special function and the other granular piece are formed to have substantially the same volume per grain. Granular pieces are provided.

  In the invention described in claim 6, the granular pieces with special function and the other granular pieces are formed so that the volume per one grain is substantially equal to each other. The functional granular pieces are mixed evenly, and contact between the special functional granular pieces and urine occurs at any urination position.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, by mixing the granular pieces with special functions at a predetermined blending ratio, it becomes easy to check the color change of the granular pieces with special functions and the color of the urine itself, and the health management of the pet This makes it possible to provide a pet toilet granular piece that makes it easy and suppresses an extra cost increase.

It is a top view of pet toilet granular piece 1 concerning the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the toilet granular piece 1 for pets. It is sectional drawing of the toilet granular piece 1 for pets.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pet toilet granular piece 1 according to the present invention comprises 8% by weight or more and 35% by weight of a granular piece 3 with a special function containing an indicator such as a pH indicator that changes color by contact with urine on the surface. % Is included. Specifically, the pet toilet granular piece 1 is composed of the special functional granular piece 3 and the normal granular piece 2 having no special function, and the special functional granular piece 3 is 8% by weight. More than 35% by weight, the normal granular piece 2 is mixed at a blending ratio of less than 92% by weight and 65% by weight or more. The normal granular piece 2 is preferably a white granular piece 2 having a white surface, and the whiteness of the white granular piece 2 is preferably 57% or more.

  This mixing ratio is based on the standard urine output of a pet such as a cat being 20 to 30 ml, and when this is poured into a pet toilet covered with a pet toilet granular piece 1, Paying attention to the fact that the urination range formed by urine diffusing on the surface of the group of toilet granular pieces 1 is a circular shape having a diameter of about 45 mm, 3 to 16 granular pieces 3 with special functions are included in this range. It is determined on the condition that grains exist. The range of 3 to 16 grains is a range in which both the visibility of the color of the granular piece 3 with special function and the visibility of the color of the urine itself are good, as will be described in detail later. In addition, as the pet toilet granular piece 1 at this time, as shown in FIG. 2, a pet toilet granular piece 1 having a diameter D = 2 mm to 15 mm and a length L = 2 mm to 30 mm is used.

  By mixing the granule 3 with special function at the above-mentioned mixing ratio, the granule 3 with special function can be surely interposed in the urination range, and the granule with special function by contact with urine. The color change of the piece 3 occurs reliably, and the health management of the pet becomes easy. Moreover, an extra cost increase can be suppressed by making the mixture ratio of the granular piece 3 with a special function containing an expensive indicator into the minimum amount which can exhibit the function. Furthermore, by blending the white granular pieces 2 at the above-mentioned blending ratio and setting the whiteness to 57% or more, the color of the urine itself absorbed by the white granular pieces 2 can be easily identified. This makes it easier to manage the health of pets by checking the color of urine itself such as hematuria.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pet toilet granular piece 1 is obtained by coating the surface of a water-absorbing base material portion 4 with a covering material 5. The difference between the normal granular piece 2 and the special functional granular piece 3 is whether or not the covering material 5 contains various indicators such as a pH indicator, and the same material is used as the base material portion 4. ing.

  The material constituting the base material portion 4 may be any material that contains a water-absorbing material. For example, wood, paper, bentonite, okara, superabsorbent resin, and other materials such as paper diapers and sanitary napkins are absorbed. One or a plurality of materials selected from pulverized products such as defective articles, sanitary articles such as toilet articles and tissue paper, cut pieces, prototypes, and waste products can be used. In addition, since the said absorbent article contains hydrophobic raw materials, such as a plastic film, it is desirable to select and remove these.

  The covering material 5 is made of a water-absorbing or liquid-permeable material, and is made of paper powder or adhesive so that the pet toilet granule pieces 1 adjacent to each other are brought into a lump by contact with moisture such as urine. It is desirable to include a material having a property. Examples of the material contained in the covering material 5 include wood, paper, bentonite, okara, superabsorbent resin, surfactant, charcoal, deodorant, and fragrance.

  Moreover, in the said white granular piece 2, the said covering material 5 contains 40 to 70 weight% of pulp so that whiteness may be 57% or more.

  On the other hand, in the granular piece 3 with a special function, the covering material 5 is provided with a predetermined function such as an indicator for pH measurement, an indicator that changes color or develops color upon contact with water, or an indicator that reacts with a specific urine component. Containing the indicated indicator. These indicators vary depending on the type, but it is preferable to contain an amount such that discoloration or color development due to contact with water is sufficiently visible. For example, an indicator for pH measurement is 0.5 per tablet. Up to 5.0% by weight can be contained.

  These indicators are preferably those that change from an intermediate color such as pale yellow to a primary color such as red or blue by contact with urine, or those that develop a primary color such as red or blue. In this way, even if the mixing ratio is such that the minimum required granular pieces 3 with special functions are present in the urination range by changing the color from an intermediate color such as pastel color that is relatively white to a vivid color that is close to the primary color. The change in the color of the functional granular piece 3 can be clearly seen. Examples of the indicator showing such a color reaction include methyl red and BTB for pH indicators.

  By the way, it is preferable that the granular pieces with special function 3 and the other granular pieces have substantially the same volume per grain. Thereby, the granular pieces 3 with special functions are mixed evenly in the whole pet toilet granular piece 1, and the granular pieces 3 with special functions and urine come into contact at any urination position.

  In order to produce the pet toilet granular piece 1, the material constituting the base portion 4 is dried and then pulverized, and the material extruded from an extrusion granulator such as a screw type is cut to a predetermined length. After forming a pellet-shaped molded body, the surface is coated with the coating material 5.

○：視認容易、△：視認しにくい
特殊機能付粒状片３の配合比率が８重量％未満では特殊機能付粒状片３の色の変色が視認しにくくなり、３５重量％以上では白色粒状片２に吸収された尿の色が視認しにくくなる。特殊機能付粒状片３の色の視認性及び尿自体の色の視認性がともに良好となる直径４５mmの円内に介在する特殊機能付粒状片３の数は、３粒〜１６粒である。従って、特殊機能付粒状片３の配合比率は８重量％以上３５重量％未満、白色粒状片２の配合比率は９２重量％未満６５重量％以上であることが好ましい。 In the pet toilet granular piece 1 composed of the granular piece 3 with special function and the white granular piece 2, when the blending ratio of the granular piece 3 with special function is changed, a special function is interposed in a circle having a diameter of 45 mm. The number of the granular pieces 3, the color visibility of the granular pieces 3 with special functions, and the color visibility of the urine itself were compared.

○: Easy to see, △: Difficult to see If the blending ratio of the granular piece 3 with special function is less than 8% by weight, the color change of the granular piece 3 with special function is difficult to see, and if it is 35% by weight or more, the white granular piece 2 The color of urine absorbed in the water becomes difficult to see. The number of the granular pieces 3 with special functions interposed in a circle with a diameter of 45 mm, in which both the color visibility of the granular pieces 3 with special functions and the color visibility of the urine itself are favorable, is 3 to 16. Therefore, the blending ratio of the granular pieces 3 with special functions is preferably 8 wt% or more and less than 35 wt%, and the blending ratio of the white granular pieces 2 is preferably less than 92 wt% and 65 wt% or more.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet granular piece for pets, 2 ... Normal granular piece (white granular piece), 3 ... Granular piece with special function, 4 ... Base material part, 5 ... Covering material

Claims (6)

A pet toilet granular piece containing a granular piece with a special function containing an indicator that changes color by contact with urine on the surface,
A pet toilet granular piece characterized in that the granular piece with a special function is blended in a proportion of 8% by weight or more and less than 35% by weight. The pet toilet granular piece consists of the granular piece with special function and the normal granular piece without the special function,
The pet toilet granular piece according to claim 1, wherein the granular piece with special function is mixed at a blending ratio of 8 wt% or more and less than 35 wt%, and the normal granular piece is less than 92 wt% or 65 wt% or more.   The pet granular piece according to claim 2, wherein the normal granular piece is a white granular piece, and the white granular piece has a whiteness of 57% or more. The pet toilet granular pieces are formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having a diameter of 2 mm to 15 mm and a length of 2 mm to 30 mm.
The blending ratio of the granular pieces with special function is determined on the condition that 3 to 16 granular pieces with special function are present in a circle having a diameter of 45 mm. Toilet granular pieces.   The pet toilet granular piece according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the granular piece with special function is configured to change to a primary color or develop a color upon contact with urine.   The granular piece with a special function and the other granular piece are pet toilet granular pieces according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the volume per grain is substantially equal.

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