JP2013070673A - Pet toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pet toilet capable of ensuring absorbing ability of an absorbent sheet while preventing the absorbent sheet from being brought into contact with a partition lid.SOLUTION: The pet toilet includes: a toilet body 10 having an opening in the top surface and an absorbent sheet 20 on a bottom surface; and a partition lid 30 provided to the upper side of the laid absorbent sheet 20 and vertically partitioning the toilet body 10. The partition lid 30 has a lower surface formed into a shape of an arch at least partially, and a plurality of through-holes 31 penetrated in the thickness direction. When a pet has completed elimination on the partition lid 30, the partition lid 30 is detached and the dirty absorbent sheet 20 is removed from the toilet body 10. Then, a new absorbent sheet 20 is laid on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10, and the detached partition lid 30 is attached again to the body 10.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet toilet.

  Conventionally, as a toilet for pets such as dogs and cats kept indoors, a toilet in which a sheet type absorbent material (hereinafter, absorbent sheet) is laid in a plastic container is generally used. Dogs and other pets excrete urine and feces from the absorbent sheet. The owner removes the absorbent sheet contaminated with urine and feces from the container, and then installs a new absorbent sheet.

  As a pet toilet using the above absorbent sheet, a pet toilet is known in which a toilet body is vertically divided by a plate-shaped partition lid having a plurality of through holes, and an absorbent sheet is laid on the lower layer portion. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-14321 A

  However, in recent years, the number of owners who are absent during the day tends to increase, and a thick absorbent sheet that can handle multiple urinations is often used. In the case of a pet toilet provided with a partition lid, when the absorbent sheet absorbs urine and expands upward, it may come into contact with the partition lid. When the absorbent sheet and the partition lid come into contact with each other, the expansion of the absorbent sheet is hindered, and there is a problem that the absorbent capacity is reduced. In addition, when the absorbent sheet and the partition lid come into contact with each other, a liquid pool is formed at the contact location, so that there is a problem in that the wetness of the pet's feet cannot be prevented and it is unsanitary.

In addition, in order to prevent contact between the absorbent sheet and the partition lid, a support column is provided on the lower surface side of the partition lid to prevent the partition lid from being bent downward, and a gap is provided between the absorbent sheet and the partition lid. Although the toilet for pets to be held is known, since the support is placed on the absorbent sheet, the support can not solve the problem of reduced absorption capacity because the support inhibits the expansion of the absorbent sheet It was.
In addition, it is conceivable to prevent the partition lid from being bent downward by increasing the strength of the partition lid instead of providing a support column. It was inconvenient.

  An object of this invention is to provide the toilet for pets which can prevent the contact with an absorption sheet and a partition cover and can ensure the absorption power of an absorption sheet.

The invention described in claim 1 has been made to achieve the above object,
In pet toilets,
A container-type toilet body having an opening on the top surface and an absorbent sheet laid on the bottom surface;
A partition lid which is provided above the laid absorbent sheet and divides the toilet body vertically;
With
The partition lid is characterized in that at least a part of the lower surface is formed in an arch shape and has a plurality of through holes penetrating in the thickness direction.

The invention according to claim 2 is the pet toilet according to claim 1,
The partition lid has a plate-like member formed in an arch shape.

The invention according to claim 3 is the pet toilet according to claim 1,
The partition lid is
A lid formed of a plate-like member having the plurality of through holes;
The upper surface is in contact with the lower surface of the lid portion, and the lower surface is formed in an arch shape,
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 4 is the pet toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The partition lid is formed integrally with the toilet body.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if a pet rides on the upper surface of a partition lid, it is hard to bend below, can prevent a contact with an absorption sheet and a partition lid, can ensure the absorption power of an absorption sheet, and pets Can prevent the feet from getting wet. In addition, in order to prevent contact between the absorbent sheet and the partition cover, it is not necessary to provide a support column on the lower surface side of the partition cover, so that the expansion of the absorbent sheet is not hindered by the support column, and the absorption capacity of the absorption sheet is increased. Can be secured.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the whole structure of the pet toilet of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the II-II part of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the toilet for pets of the modification 1. It is a top view which shows the whole structure of the toilet for pets of the modification 2. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the VV part of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present invention, “pet” means small animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and hamsters.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pet toilet 1 according to the present embodiment has a container-type toilet body 10 having an opening on the top surface and an absorbent sheet 20 laid on the bottom surface, and an absorbent sheet laid. And a partition lid 30 that is provided above 20 and divides the toilet body 10 into upper and lower portions.

  The toilet body 10 is a box-shaped container having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view having an opening on the upper surface. For example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), It is made of metal such as stainless steel.

  The absorbent sheet 20 plays a role of absorbing water-like components such as urine as a body fluid when the pet toilet 1 is used. For example, an absorbent material such as cotton and pulp, a super absorbent polymer (SAP; Super Absorbent Polymer), sheet-like base materials such as fibers and films, and the like. Examples of the superabsorbent resin include carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylic acid and salts thereof, acrylate polymer cross-linked product, starch-acrylic acid graft copolymer, starch-acrylonitrile graft copolymer hydrolyzate, polyoxyethylene cross-linked product Products, crosslinked products of carboxymethyl cellulose, polyethylene oxide, polyacrylamide and other partially crosslinked polymers, or a copolymer of isobutylene and maleic acid are preferably used.

The partition lid 30 has a substantially rectangular plate-like member formed in an arch shape, and is detachably provided above the absorbent sheet 20. That is, as the shape of the partition lid 30, by adopting an arch shape having high deformation stress with respect to the force in the vertical direction, even if the pet rides on the upper surface of the partition lid 30, it is difficult to bend downward, and the absorbent sheet 20 and the partition lid 30 Can be prevented. The partition lid 30 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), or a metal such as stainless steel. In view of strength, weight, ease of molding, etc., it is preferable to use a synthetic resin. The partition lid 30 is more preferably subjected to water repellent finish.
Furthermore, the partition lid 30 is preferably disposed at a position 3 mm or more, more preferably 5 mm or more away from the surface of the absorbent sheet 20. This is because, when a pet urinates, in the case of a general absorbent sheet 20 that is commercially available, the portion that has absorbed urine by the superabsorbent resin expands upward by about 3 mm. If the distance is not more than 3 mm, the portion that has absorbed urine will come into contact with the lower surface of the partition lid 30 and will not be able to expand upward, and the urine absorption will be reduced and urine will adhere to the bottom surface of the toilet body 10. It is.
In the present embodiment, protrusions T and T as stoppers are provided on the inner side surface of the toilet body 10 so that the partition lid 30 does not fall down.

  Further, the partition lid 30 has a large number of through-holes 31 that penetrate in the thickness direction in a mesh shape. That is, the through holes 31 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction and the width direction. The through holes 31,... Function as liquid passing holes for allowing liquid such as urine excreted by the pet to pass through on the partition lid 30. In addition, as for the magnitude | size of the through-hole 31, ..., it is preferable that a largest part is about 3-10 mm.

Next, a method for using the pet toilet 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
First, the pet owner lays the absorbent sheet 20 on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10.
Next, the owner attaches the partition lid 30 to the toilet body 10. Thereby, the pet toilet 1 according to the present embodiment is completed.
Then, when the excretion by the pet on the partition lid 30 ends, the owner removes the partition lid 30, takes out the absorbent sheet 20 that has absorbed the urine excreted by the pet, and removes it from the toilet body 10.
Finally, the owner lays a new absorbent sheet 20 on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10 and attaches the removed partition lid 30 again.

  As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the present embodiment, the container-type toilet body 10 having an opening on the top surface and the absorbent sheet 20 laid on the bottom surface, and the absorbent sheet 20 laid. A partition lid 30 provided above and partitioning the toilet body 10 in the vertical direction. The partition lid 30 has a plurality of through holes 31 penetrating in the thickness direction while at least a part of the lower surface is formed in an arch shape. ,..., So that even if a pet rides on the upper surface of the partition lid 50, it is difficult to bend downward, the contact between the absorbent sheet 20 and the partition lid 30 can be prevented, and the absorbent capacity of the absorbent sheet 20 can be secured. It is possible to prevent the pet's feet from getting wet. Moreover, since it is not necessary to provide a support | pillar in the lower surface side of the partition cover 30 in order to prevent a contact with the absorption sheet 20 and the partition cover 30, the expansion | swelling of the absorption sheet 20 is not inhibited by a support | pillar, and an absorption sheet An absorption capacity of 20 can be ensured.

  As mentioned above, although concretely demonstrated based on embodiment which concerns on this invention, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can change in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

<Modification 1>
For example, the example shown in FIG. 3 differs from the embodiment in that a partition lid 40 having a plurality of through holes 41,... Is formed integrally with the toilet body 10.
In this case, although not particularly illustrated, an opening is formed below the partition lid 40 on the side surface of the toilet body 10, a tray that can be pulled out from the opening is provided, and the absorbent sheet 20 is laid on the bottom of the tray. Thus, the replacement work of the absorbent sheet 20 can be facilitated. In addition, this tray can also be naturally provided in the pet toilet 1 according to the embodiment and the pet toilet 1 according to Modification 2 described later.

  As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the first modification, the partition lid 40 is formed integrally with the toilet body 10, so that the partition lid 30 does not fall down and is more reliable. Since the partition lid 30 can be supported, the contact with the absorbent sheet 20 can be prevented, the absorbent power of the absorbent sheet 20 can be ensured, and the wet feet of the pet can be prevented.

<Modification 2>
For example, the example shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is different from the embodiment in that the partition lid 50 includes a lid portion 52 and a leg portion 53.

  The lid portion 52 is formed of a plate-like member having a plurality of through holes 51, for example, synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), or stainless steel. It is made of metal such as. In view of strength, weight, ease of molding, etc., it is preferable to use a synthetic resin. The lid 52 is more preferably water-repellent.

The leg portion 53 has an upper surface that abuts on the lower surface of the lid portion 52, and the lower surface is formed in an arch shape. Like the lid portion 52, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer ( ABS) or the like, or a metal such as stainless steel. That is, by adopting an arch shape having a high deformation stress with respect to the force in the vertical direction as the shape of the leg portion 53, even if the pet rides on the upper surface of the partition lid 50, it is difficult to bend downward, and the absorbent sheet 20 and the partition lid 50 Can be prevented.
Moreover, it is preferable that the partition lid 50 is disposed at a position 3 mm or more, more preferably 5 mm or more away from the surface of the absorbent sheet 20. This is because, when a pet urinates, in the case of a general absorbent sheet 20 that is commercially available, the portion that has absorbed urine by the superabsorbent resin expands upward by about 3 mm. If the distance is not more than 3 mm, the portion that has absorbed urine will come into contact with the lower surface of the partition lid 50 and will not be able to expand upward, and the urine absorption will be reduced and urine will adhere to the bottom surface of the toilet body 10. It is.

As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the modified example 2, the partition lid 50 includes the lid portion 52 formed of the plate-like member having the plurality of through holes 51, and the upper surface of the lid portion 52. Since the lower surface is provided with the leg portion 53 that is in contact with the lower surface and the lower surface is formed in an arch shape, the urination location of the pet becomes planar, and the pet can easily perform the urination action. In addition, since the lower surface of the leg portion 53 is formed in an arch shape, even if the pet rides on the upper surface of the partition lid 50, it is difficult to bend downward, and contact between the absorbent sheet 20 and the partition lid 50 can be prevented. Absorbing power of the absorbent sheet 20 can be secured, and pet feet can be prevented from getting wet.
Note that, as in the first modification, it is naturally possible to form the partition lid 50 (the lid portion 52 and the leg portion 53) integrally with the toilet body 10.

<Other variations>
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the shape of the toilet body 10 has been described by exemplifying a box-shaped container having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. A container may be sufficient and a circular container may be sufficient.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the mesh-shaped thing was illustrated and demonstrated as an arrangement | sequence of the through-holes 31, ..., it is not limited to this, For example, you may arrange in a grid | lattice form. , May be arranged in an irregular shape. Further, the shape of the through holes 31 is not limited to any other shape such as a circle, an ellipse, a polygon such as a quadrangle, and any shape can be used.

  Further, a slope for guiding the pet to the upper surface of the partition lid 30 may be provided on the outer surface side of the side surface of the toilet body 10. By providing the slope, even a pet who is not good at moving in the height direction can smoothly move to the upper surface of the partition lid 30.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of the pet toilet can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pet toilet 10 Toilet body 20 Absorption sheet 30, 40, 50 Partition lid 31, 41, 51 Through hole 52 Lid part 53 Leg part

Claims (4)

A container-type toilet body having an opening on the top surface and an absorbent sheet laid on the bottom surface;
A partition lid which is provided above the laid absorbent sheet and divides the toilet body vertically;
With
The partition lid is a pet toilet characterized in that at least a part of the lower surface is formed in an arch shape and has a plurality of through holes penetrating in the thickness direction.   The pet toilet according to claim 1, wherein the partition cover has a plate-like member formed in an arch shape. The partition lid is
A lid formed of a plate-like member having the plurality of through holes;
The upper surface is in contact with the lower surface of the lid portion, and the lower surface is formed in an arch shape,
The pet toilet according to claim 1, comprising:   The pet toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the partition lid is formed integrally with the toilet body.

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