JP2012090529A - Urine absorber for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a urine absorber for a pet, capable of improving the storage property and transportability by reducing the occupying space necessary for storage.SOLUTION: The urine absorber includes a urine absorbent mat 5 and a strip-shaped sheet body 6. The urine absorbent mat 5 is used in a flat unfolded state by unfolding the mat in the folded state. The urine absorbent mat 5 includes; a front surface sheet 2 with air and water permeability; a water-impermeable rear surface sheet 3 joined to the peripheral edge of the front surface sheet 2; and an absorber layer 4 made of fluffed fiber and interposed between the front surface sheet 2 and the rear surface sheet 3. The strip-shaped sheet body 6 has flexibility and water repellency, and the center of the sheet body in the longitudinal direction is fixed to the front surface sheet 2. The sheet body 6 has a joint part at least at one end in the longitudinal direction to be joined to the other end of the sheet body 6 in the longitudinal direction. The sheet body 6 can be erected by joining both ends in the longitudinal direction by the joint part with the urine absorbent mat 5 in the unfolded state.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet urine absorber.

  In recent years, an increasing number of pets, pets, are kept indoors. For example, when a dog is kept indoors as a pet, a pet urine absorber called a pet sheet or the like is used to absorb and collect urine excreted by the pet. This pet urine absorbing device (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “urine absorbing device”) is used in the excretory container or directly laid horizontally on the floor surface. The urine absorbing device has a structure in which an absorbent layer is interposed between a surface sheet made of nonwoven fabric and a water-impermeable back sheet made of synthetic resin, and when a pet urinates on the surface sheet, the urination Is configured so that the absorbed urine can be recovered so as not to leak outside by permeating the top sheet and penetrating into the absorption layer and absorbing and holding the urine by this absorption layer.

  However, as a habit, pets not only perform urination as a physiological phenomenon, but also as markings for asserting their own territory. There is a problem that urination is made in furniture and furniture, and the interior is soiled.

  As a prior art for solving such a problem, for example, in Patent Document 1, a pet is erected by laying a water absorbing sheet on the upper surface of a substrate and providing a pole body protruding from the water absorbing sheet body. Utilizing the habit of urinating objects, even in the case of marking, pet urination is performed on the water-absorbing sheet, and pet urine absorption is aimed at preventing the surrounding floor and walls from being soiled Techniques related to tools are disclosed. A similar technique is also disclosed in Patent Document 2.

  However, in the prior art described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the pole body is not configured to be foldable, a large occupied space is required to store the urine absorbing device before use, and storage and transportation are possible. There is a problem that the nature is bad.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-102832 Utility Model Registration No. 3050289

  An object of the present invention is to provide a pet urine absorber capable of reducing the occupied space required for storage and improving storage and transportability.

The present invention is a urine absorbing mat used by being developed from a folded state to a flat unfolded state, and is joined to a topsheet having air permeability and water permeability and a peripheral portion of the topsheet. A urine absorbing mat comprising an impermeable back sheet, and a fluff-like fiber, including an absorbent layer interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet;
A belt-like sheet body having flexibility and water repellency, and having a longitudinal center portion fixed to the surface sheet;
The sheet body has at least one end portion in the longitudinal direction and a joint portion for joining to the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the sheet body, and the longitudinal end portions of the sheet body are extended by the joint portion in a state where the urine absorbing mat is deployed. This is a pet urine absorber, characterized in that it can be erected and joined.

In the invention, it is preferable that the joining portion is formed of an adhesive tape.
In the invention, it is preferable that the joining portion is a portion divided by a cut formed in the sheet body.

  According to the present invention, the longitudinal central portion of the belt-like sheet body is fixed to the surface sheet of the urine absorbing mat, and the joint is provided at least at one longitudinal end portion of the sheet body. In the unused state, the sheet body can be folded together with the urine absorbing mat to reduce the size. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the occupied space necessary for storage and improve the storage property and the transportability. In addition, since the sheet body is fixed to the urine absorbing mat, part of the components is lost during storage, and the number of the urine absorbing mat and the sheet body is in an inconsistent state. Can be prevented.

  Moreover, according to this invention, since the junction part is formed with the adhesive tape, a sheet | seat body can be erected easily only by sticking an adhesive tape.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the joining portion is a portion divided by the cut formed in the sheet body, the sheet body can be easily erected only by engaging the cut.

1 is a plan view of a pet urine absorber 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an expanded sectional view showing a part of pet urine absorber 1. It is a perspective view which shows the expansion | deployment state of the urine absorber 1 for pets. It is a figure which shows how to fold the urine absorber 1 for pets. It is a top view of 1A of pet urine absorbers which are other embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view of a pet urine absorber 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of the pet urine absorber 1. The urine absorbing device for pets 1 is an absorbent article that is used by being laid almost horizontally on a floor surface or in an excretion container installed on a pet urination place, and absorbs urine excreted by pets such as dogs and cats. And used for recovery.

  The pet urine absorbing device 1 includes a top sheet 2 having air permeability and water permeability, a water-impermeable back sheet 3 joined to the top sheet at a peripheral edge portion, and the top sheet 2 and the back sheet 3 interposed therebetween. The absorbent layer 4 made of fluff-like fibers is formed, and a belt-like sheet body 6 with a central portion in the longitudinal direction of one surface fixed to the top sheet 2 is included. The top sheet 2, the back sheet 3, and the absorption layer 4 constitute a urine absorbing mat 5.

  In the following description, the direction along the thickness of the pet urine absorbing device 1 in the unfolded state where the urine absorbing mat 5 is folded flat is defined as the thickness direction X, and the longitudinal direction of the pet urine absorbing device 1 A direction corresponding to the direction is a longitudinal direction Y, and a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction X and the longitudinal direction Y is a width direction Z.

  The longitudinal direction, the width direction, and the thickness direction in the deployed state of the urine absorbing mat 5 coincide with the longitudinal direction Y, the width direction Z, and the thickness direction X of the pet urine absorbing tool 1, respectively. The dimensions in the longitudinal direction, the width direction, and the thickness direction in the deployed state of the urine absorbing mat 5 may be within the range of 45 cm to 90 cm, 45 cm to 90 cm, and 0.1 cm to 0.5 cm, respectively. The dimensions of the longitudinal direction, the width direction, and the thickness direction in the developed state of the urine absorbing mat 5 are 60 cm, 60 cm, and 0.2 cm.

  The top sheet 2 may be a sheet having air permeability and water permeability, and for example, a fiber sheet made of synthetic fiber and regenerated fiber or a nonwoven fabric formed by physically interlacing fibers of a fiber web may be used. it can. In this embodiment, it is formed using a nonwoven fabric. Since the surface sheet 2 is a sheet having air permeability and water permeability, urination can be absorbed from the surface sheet 2 side. Further, the inner surface 7 facing the absorption layer 4 of the top sheet 2 is in contact with the absorption layer 4 over almost the entire surface.

  The back sheet 3 can be formed using a water-impermeable and flexible sheet, and in the present embodiment, for example, a polyethylene sheet is used. The inner surface 8 facing the absorption layer 4 of the back sheet 3 is in contact with the absorption layer 4 over substantially the entire surface.

  The absorbent layer 4 includes fluffy fibers and a water-absorbing polymer. The fluffy fiber is obtained by cutting a pulp into a length of 1 mm or more and 10 mm or less, and a cotton-like pulp can be used. Since the absorption layer 4 is formed of fluff-like fibers, the absorption layer 4 has a large number of voids between the fibers. Therefore, the liquid can be efficiently moved and absorbed in the surface direction and the thickness direction.

  The water-absorbing polymer is a polymer absorber that absorbs moisture of about 10 to 300 times its own weight and solidifies in a gel state. As the water-absorbing polymer, for example, a water-absorbing polymer having antibacterial properties or a load-removing polymer. A water-absorbing polymer having liquid properties can be used. As an example of the water-absorbing polymer having the antibacterial property, trade name Sun Fresh ST-900E (manufactured by Sundia Polymer Co., Ltd.) can be mentioned. As the water-absorbing polymer having liquid permeability under load, trade name Sun Wet IM -930 (manufactured by Sundia Polymer Co., Ltd.). In this embodiment, as the water-absorbing polymer, a high-performance polymer absorber having antibacterial properties obtained by electrically polymerizing and adhering an antibacterial agent to a polymer absorber such as sodium acrylate and potassium acrylate is used. Yes. As described above, the water-absorbing polymer also has antibacterial properties, so that the growth of bacteria in the absorption layer 4 can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the water-absorbing polymer is evenly dispersed in the absorption layer 4. By being configured in this way, even when pet urine is dripped from any part on the top sheet 2, urine can be efficiently absorbed and retained.

  The sheet body 6 is a belt-shaped sheet body, and can be formed using a sheet having flexibility and water repellency. For example, a polyethylene sheet or glossy paper is used. In this embodiment, glossy paper is used. In addition, the longitudinal direction, the width direction, and the thickness direction dimension of the sheet body 6 may be within the range of 45 cm to 90 cm, 6 cm to 12 cm, and 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm, respectively. The dimensions in the width direction and the thickness direction are 60 cm, 8 cm, and 0.25 mm, respectively.

  In the unfolded urine absorbing mat 5 in the unfolded state, the sheet body 6 is the thickness of the inner surface 7 facing the absorbent layer 4 of the top sheet 2 across the entire width of the urine absorbing mat 5 in the longitudinal direction Y. It is fixedly formed on the outer surface 9 which is the surface opposite to the direction X. In the present embodiment, an adhesive tape 10 having adhesive layers on both sides is attached to the center portion in the longitudinal direction of the sheet body 6, and is fixed on the outer surface 9 of the topsheet 2 by the adhesive tape 10. The longitudinal direction, the width direction, and the thickness direction of the sheet body 6 coincide with the longitudinal direction Y, the width direction Z, and the thickness direction X of the pet urine absorber 1.

  An adhesive tape 13 having adhesive layers on both sides is bonded as a joint on a surface 12 which is one end in the longitudinal direction of the sheet body 6 and is opposite to the surface 11 opposite to the outer surface 9 in the thickness direction. Provided. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 13 is attached to the surface 12 by exposing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the surface 14 facing the surface 12 of the sheet body 6 among both surfaces in the thickness direction, and the surface 15 opposite to the surface 14 in the thickness direction. A release paper is attached to the plate so as to be peelable.

  In the sheet body 6, a plurality of polygonal lines 18 and 19 are set parallel to the width direction Z over the entire width of the sheet body 6. Each of the polygonal lines 18 and 19 is selected at a position that divides the longitudinal dimension of the sheet body 6 into three equal parts. In the present embodiment, the polygonal line 18 is set at a location separated by 20 cm in the direction from the other longitudinal side 21 that is the end on the other end side where the adhesive tape 13 is not provided toward the longitudinal one end 20. 19 is set at a location 20 cm apart in the direction from the one longitudinal side 20 on the one end side where the adhesive tape 13 is provided to the other longitudinal side 21.

  Thus, the sheet body 6 of the present embodiment is divided into three regions by the both ends 20 and 21 and the plurality of broken lines 18 and 19. Below, among each area | region divided by the both ends 20 and 21 of the sheet | seat body 6, and the some broken line 18 and 19, the area | region between the longitudinal direction one end side 20 and the broken line 19 is set to the area | region C, and the other longitudinal direction end. A region between the side 21 and the broken line 18 is a region D, and a region between the broken line 18 and the broken line 19 is a region E.

  The pet urine absorbing device 1 is used by being flattened and laid on the floor surface or in the excretion container. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a deployed state of the pet urine absorber 1. As shown in the figure, in the unfolded state, the sheet body 6 is erected in a substantially triangular shape in side view by joining the longitudinal ends.

  The standing method will be specifically described. First, the sheet body 6 is folded along the fold lines 18 and 19 in the direction in which the region C and the region D are close to each other, that is, in the direction G1 in which the surfaces 12 of the sheet body 6 are close to each other. When the region C and the region D are close to each other to some extent, the portion separated by a predetermined distance D1 from the one longitudinal side 20 of the sheet body 6 toward the other longitudinal side 21 (the portion indicated by the line 16 in FIG. 1) ) And a portion (a portion indicated by a line 17 in FIG. 1) separated by a predetermined distance D2 in the direction from the other longitudinal end 21 of the sheet body 6 to the longitudinal one end 20, the longitudinal end of the region C in the longitudinal end 20 side. And the end B on the other end 21 side in the longitudinal direction of the region D are folded back in the direction G2 opposite to the direction G1. At this stage, the release paper of the adhesive tape 13 is peeled off, and the end portion A and the end portion B are adhered by the adhesive tape 13 so that the surface 12 of the end portion A and the surface 12 of the end portion B face each other. To do.

  Note that the end A is a region in the region C in a direction from the one end side 20 in the longitudinal direction toward the other end side 21 in the longitudinal direction up to a range separated from the one end side 20 in the longitudinal direction by a predetermined distance D1. The end B is an area up to a range separated from the longitudinal other end 21 by a predetermined distance D2 in the direction from the longitudinal other end 21 to the longitudinal end 20 in the area D. .

  In the present embodiment, the distance D1 and the distance D2 are formed at the same distance. The distance D1 and the distance D2 only need to be within a range of 20 mm to 30 mm, and are formed to 25 mm in the present embodiment.

  In addition, the adhesive tape 10 is formed in the area | region E which is an area | region between the broken lines 18 and 19, and the adhesive tape 13 is provided in the edge part A. FIG.

  In the state of being erected in this way, as described above, the adhesive tape 10 having the adhesive layers on both sides is formed in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the sheet body 6, and the adhesive tape 10 forms the outer surface 9 of the topsheet 2 with the adhesive tape 10. Since the sheet body 6 is fixed, the sheet body 6 stands in a state in which the surfaces 12 of the sheet body 6 face each other inward and the surface 11 faces outward at the approximate center in the longitudinal direction and width direction of the urine absorbing mat 5. Established.

  By assembling the sheet body 6 in this way, the behavior of urinating the object on which the pet stands up is utilized, and the urination of the pet is guided onto the urine absorbing mat 5 even in the case of marking or the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a problem that the indoors are soiled by urination other than where the urine absorbing device is installed.

  In the state where the sheet body 6 is assembled and erected on the unfolded urine absorbing mat 5, when the pet urinates, the pet faces on the surface 11 facing the outside of the erected sheet body 6 due to the habit. Urinate towards. Since the sheet body 6 has water repellency, urine adhering to the surface 11 flows toward the urine absorbing mat 5 along the surface 11, passes through the surface sheet 2, and is absorbed and retained by the absorbent layer 4. Is done. Further, in this case, even if a part of the urine scatters downward without contacting the surface 11, the sheet body 6 is erected at the approximate center in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the urine absorbing mat 5, Part of the urine scattered without coming into contact with the standing sheet body 6 also flies over the surface sheet 2 of the urine absorbing mat 5, passes through the surface sheet 2, is absorbed into the absorption layer 4, and is retained. The

  FIG. 4 is a view showing how to fold the pet urine absorber 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the pet urine absorber 1 is formed with two fold lines each parallel to the longitudinal direction Y and the width direction Z so as to divide the pet urine absorber 1 into nine equal parts. . Hereinafter, the two broken lines parallel to the longitudinal direction Y will be referred to as L1 and L2, respectively, and the two broken lines parallel to the width direction Z will be referred to as L3 and L4.

  A method of folding the pet urine absorber 1 will be described. Hereinafter, folding in the direction in which the topsheets 2 are close to each other in the deployed state of the urine absorbing mat 5 is referred to as inward folding. The urine absorbing device for pet 1 is folded inward (folded in the H direction shown in FIG. 4) along the fold line L1, and then folded until the top sheets 2 come into contact with each other. Then, it is folded inward (folded in the I direction shown in FIG. 4) along the fold line L2, and bent until the top sheet 2 and the back sheet 3 come into contact with each other. Similarly, it is folded inward along the fold lines L3 and L4 (folded in the J direction and K direction shown in FIG. 4), and is folded until the back sheet 3 and the back sheet 3 come into contact with each other.

  By folding in this way, the occupied space can be reduced to 1/9 compared with the state before folding. Therefore, when the pet urine absorbing device 1 is not used, the sheet body 6 can be folded together with the urine absorbing mat 5 to reduce the size, reducing the occupied space necessary for storage, Transportability can be improved.

  In addition, since the pet urine absorber 1 is formed with two broken lines parallel to the longitudinal direction Y and the width direction Z so that the pet urine absorber 1 is divided into nine equal parts, the pet urine absorber By folding the absorbent device 1 as described above, a crease is formed at a position that divides the longitudinal dimension of the sheet body 6 into three equal parts in parallel with the width direction Z over the entire width of the sheet body 6. It will be. As described above, since the creases are formed along the fold lines 18 and 19, the sheet body 6 can be easily assembled.

  The folding method of the pet urine absorbing device 1 is not limited to the above order, and the order of folding along the folding lines L1 and L2 may be reversed, and the order of folding along the folding lines L3 and L4 may be reversed. Further, the folding along the polygonal lines L3 and L4 may be ahead of the folding along the polygonal lines L1 and L2.

  In addition, since the sheet body 6 is fixed to the urine absorbing mat 5 by the adhesive tape 10, some of the components are lost during storage, and the number of the urine absorbing mat 5 and the sheet body 6 is reduced. An inconsistent state can be prevented.

  Further, when a substance that attracts a pet is applied to the urine absorbing mat 5 or the sheet body 6, the area where the urine absorbing mat 5 or the sheet body 6 directly contacts the atmosphere can be reduced by folding. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the substance from being diffused.

  Further, even when urination is performed in the urine absorbing device for pets 1 and disposal is performed, the urine can be folded in this way, so that an unpleasant odor such as ammonia odor due to pet urination is prevented from leaking out. Can do.

  In the present embodiment, the sheet body 6 is fixed on the outer surface 9 of the topsheet 2 by the adhesive tape 10, but the sheet body 6 is not limited to the adhesive tape 10, and the sheet body 6 is on the outer surface 9 of the topsheet 2. It only has to be fixed to. For example, the adhesive may be applied to the surface 11 or the outer surface 9 facing the outer surface 9 of the sheet body 6 by applying an adhesive substance.

  In the urine absorbing mat 5, for example, when the pet is a dog, a substance that can attract the dog, for example, a substance that disperses the scent of the grass that the dog likes, such as a brand name Pet. 105-2127 (manufactured by Kotobuki Co., Ltd.) and the brand name Pet. You may comprise including 105-2173 (made by Kotobuki Inc.). The attracting substance may be evenly dispersed in the absorption layer 4 or may be applied to the top sheet 2 or the back sheet 3. As described above, the urination absorption mat 5 contains the attraction substance preferred by the dog, so that the dog can be more surely attracted to the pet urination absorption tool 1 and urinated on the urination absorption mat 5.

  Further, the sheet body 6 may be configured to include a substance capable of attracting the dog, for example, urea when the pet is a dog. Specifically, urea is applied or pasted on the surface 11 of the sheet body 6. Since the surface 11 faces outward when the sheet body 6 is erected, urea can be efficiently diffused by applying or affixing urea onto the surface 11 and attracts the dog. can do.

  In addition, if the dog has urea at a position lower than the position where it is marked, it can be judged that no dog larger than itself is in the vicinity and marking is performed at that location. By changing the position of application or application of the urine, urination by marking can be more reliably performed on the pet urine absorber 1, and indoor contamination can be prevented more efficiently.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view of a pet urine absorber 1A according to another embodiment of the present invention. Since the pet urine absorbing device 1A is configured substantially the same as the pet urine absorbing device 1, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. The pet urine absorbing device 1A is different from the pet urine absorbing device 1 in the configuration of the sheet body.

  The urine absorbing device for pet 1A includes a top sheet 2 and a back sheet 3 between a top sheet 2 having air permeability and water permeability, and a water-impermeable back sheet 3 joined to the top sheet at a peripheral edge. It includes an absorbent layer 4 made of fluff-like fibers interposed therebetween, and a belt-like sheet body 6A in which the central portion in the longitudinal direction of one surface is fixed to the surface sheet 2. The top sheet 2, the back sheet 3, and the absorption layer 4 constitute a urine absorbing mat 5.

  A cut 30a and a cut 30b are formed at one end and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the sheet body 6A, respectively. The part divided by the cuts 30a and 30b is a joint part in the present embodiment. The cut 30a is formed from one end side in the width direction of the sheet body 6A to the other end side in the width direction to a position that is a half of the dimension in the width direction of the sheet body 6A, that is, a position of 4 cm.

  The cut 30b is formed from the other widthwise end of the sheet body 6A toward the widthwise one edge to a position that is a half of the widthwise dimension of the sheet body 6A, that is, a position of 4 cm.

  The cut 30a is formed at the center of the longitudinal direction Y in the end A, and the cut 30b is formed at the center of the longitudinal direction Y in the end B. The direction in which the cuts 30a and the cuts 30b are formed may be reversed. The cuts 30b are formed from one side in the width direction of the sheet body 6A toward the other side in the width direction, and the cuts 30a are The sheet body 6A may be formed from the width direction other end side toward the width direction one end side.

  The standing method of the sheet body 6A will be specifically described. First, the sheet body 6A is moved along the fold lines 18 and 19 in the direction in which the regions C and D are close to each other, that is, the surfaces 12 of the sheet body 6 are close to each other. Fold in the direction G1 and engage the cuts 30a and 30b. By configuring in this way, the same effect as the sheet body 6 can be obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Urination absorber for pets 2 Top sheet 3 Back sheet 4 Absorption layer 5 Urination absorption mat 6 Sheet body

Claims (3)

A urine absorbing mat used by being expanded from a folded state to a flat unfolded state, and having a breathable and water-permeable surface sheet, and a water-impermeable surface bonded to the peripheral edge of the surface sheet A urine absorbing mat comprising a back sheet and a fluff-like fiber, including an absorbent layer interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet;
A belt-like sheet body having flexibility and water repellency, and having a longitudinal center portion fixed to the surface sheet;
The sheet body has at least one end portion in the longitudinal direction and a joint portion for joining to the other end portion in the longitudinal direction of the sheet body, and the longitudinal end portions of the sheet body are extended by the joint portion in a state where the urine absorbing mat is deployed. A urine absorbing device for pets, characterized in that it can be installed standing.   The pet urine absorber according to claim 1, wherein the joint is formed of an adhesive tape.   The pet urine absorber according to claim 1, wherein the joint is a portion divided by a cut formed in the sheet body.

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