JP2013126377A - Dryer for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To integrate a dryer with a working table originally required for a pet shop or a trimming shop to eliminate a stand exclusive to the dryer and to miniaturize the whole device and improve workability when drying body hair of a pet while raising the body hair.SOLUTION: There is provided a dryer for pet used for drying the whole body of the pet 24 which has been cleaned by blowing warm air. The dryer for pet includes: a table 10 on which the pet 24 is placed; a dryer body 26 installed on the lower surface of the table 10, which generates the warm air; a flexible hose 28 for guiding the warm air generated by the dryer body 26 to the upper part of the table 10; and a movable arm 30 held by the table 10, which extends upward and can lock the flexible hose 28.

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet dryer apparatus that is used to efficiently dry a whole body of a pet, such as a dog, cat, or other pet animal (hereinafter referred to as a pet), which mainly has a large body hair. is there.

  When a whole body is washed with a pet such as a dog or cat, it is usually performed by first wiping off moisture with a towel and then drying with a dryer. As a dryer used in this case, a hair dryer usually used by a person is generally used. Pet shops and trim shops use large-capacity dryers that apply hot air to the entire body of the pet.

Utility registration No. 3063682 Utility Registration No. 311694 JP 2005-261217 A JP 2005-237353 A

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a device in which a dryer is held using a dedicated stand so that the blowing direction of hot air is variable. Patent Document 3 discloses a drying apparatus in which the whole body other than the head is housed in a housing room and warm air is sent into the housing room. In Patent Document 4, a dog or the like is put in a plastic bag, the warm air discharged by the dryer is guided into the bag, and an operator or owner puts both hands through the opening in the bag and puts the pet In order to make it easier for hot air to hit, it is disclosed that the body of the hair is pressed or the hair that is wet and adheres to the whole body is raised.

  In the apparatus using the dedicated stand disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is necessary to prepare a large stand separately, which may hinder work. Further, in the case where a dog or the like is accommodated in the accommodation chamber of Patent Document 3 and warm air is sent to the accommodation chamber, there is a problem that the accommodation chamber becomes large and the entire apparatus becomes large. Moreover, in the thing of patent document 4, it is necessary for an operator and an owner to put a hand in a bag and to raise a pet's hair, and there exists a problem that workability | operativity is bad.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by integrating the dryer with the work table originally required for the pet shop and the trimming shop, a stand dedicated to the dryer is unnecessary, and the entire apparatus can be downsized. It is another object of the present invention to provide a pet dryer apparatus having good workability when drying while raising pet hair.

  According to the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide a pet dryer apparatus for use in blowing hot air on a pet whose body has been washed to dry the pet, and a table on which the pet is placed, and a hot air attached to the lower surface of the table. A dryer main body to be generated, a flexible hose that guides the warm air generated by the dryer main body to the upper side of the table, and a movable arm that is held by the table and extends upward to be able to lock the flexible hose. It is achieved by a pet dryer apparatus characterized by comprising.

  Since the dryer main body is attached to the lower surface of the work table originally required for the shop and the hot air is guided from above to the work table by the flexible hose, a stand dedicated to the dryer is not required separately. For this reason, the entire size can be reduced. The pet can be placed on the table and exposed to hot air. At this time, the flexible hose can be locked to the movable arm, so the pet's hair can be dried while being raised by hand, and the workability is good. .

  If the height of the table is variable, it is possible to work with the pet at an optimum height according to the height of the worker and the size of the pet, so that the workability is further improved (claim 2). In order to be able to lock the flexible hose to the movable arm, a hose holding member is provided at the tip of the movable arm, and the hot air nozzle connected to the tip of the flexible hose can be held by this hose holding member ( Claim 3). For example, it is possible to use a hose holding member in a ring shape and hold the hot air nozzle through it from above, or a hose holding member in a hook shape or a clip shape to hook the hot air nozzle and fix it. A hot air nozzle may be fixed to the tip of the movable arm so that the discharge direction is variable, and a flexible hose may be connected to this nozzle.

  The table is provided with a hot air duct that collects hot air that has passed through the pet and guides it to the dryer body, and the dryer body is provided with a filter that captures hair loss from the warm air collected by the hot air duct. Further, it is possible to prevent the body hair (hair loss) falling off from the pet during drying from being scattered around (claim 5). Furthermore, if a strap for restricting the movement of the pet is attached to the movable arm and this strap is connected to the collar of the pet, the pet can be prevented from accidentally escaping from the table. 6).

  1-3, the code | symbol 10 is a work table. The table 10 is held by legs 12 so that the vertical position can be adjusted. That is, the leg portion 12 includes a pair of left and right L-shaped lower legs 14 and 14 coupled to each other, and a pair of left and right upper legs 16 and 16 hinged to the upper ends of these L-shaped lower legs 14 and 14. The upper ends of the upper legs 16 and 16 are hinged to projecting members 18 and 18 that are fixed near the front edge of the lower surface of the table 10. Here, each hinge can swing and be fixed in the front-rear direction as viewed from the front of the table 10.

  Therefore, if the hinges are loosened, the height of the table 10 can be adjusted, and the table 10 can be fixed at an appropriate height by tightening and fixing the hinges at an appropriate height. In order for the table 10 to stabilize the side opposite to the protruding members 18, 18 (back side of the table 10), the auxiliary rods 20, 20 are placed between the vicinity of the upper ends of the lower legs 12, 12 and the back side of the lower surface of the table 10. It is good to attach. For example, a pivot shaft of a pair of left and right hinges provided at the upper ends of the lower legs 12 and 12 is used as a common hinge shaft 22, and the lower end of the auxiliary rod 20 is held on the hinge shaft 22 so as to be swingable back and forth, while the upper end thereof is a table. The structure which hold | maintains to the latching | locking part which made the latching position variable in the front-back direction on the lower surface of 10 is possible.

  Moreover, the upper surface of the table 10 is covered with a resin sheet, and this resin sheet is replaceable. A pet 24 (FIG. 1) such as a dog or a cat is placed on the table 10 and applied with warm air, and various operations such as trimming are performed. At this time, the pet 24 scratches the surface of the table 10 with a nail. In order to repair such a scratched surface, the resin sheet can be peeled off and a new one can be attached, and the surface can be easily corrected. Because it becomes possible.

  Next, the dryer apparatus will be described. The dryer apparatus includes a dryer main body 26 attached to the lower surface of the table 10, a flexible hose 28 extending upward from the dryer main body 26, and a movable arm 30 that holds the flexible hose 28. The dryer body 26 includes a horizontally long box-like case 32, an electric motor 34 shown in FIG. 3 housed in the case, a fan 36 rotated by the motor 34, an electric heater 38, and the like. The case 32 is fixed horizontally and horizontally on the left side of the lower surface of the table 10.

  The left end surface 32A of the case 32 approaches the left edge of the table 10, and dryer operation switches are disposed on the left end surface 32A. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a main switch 40, an air volume adjustment knob 42, and a heater temperature adjustment knob 44 are provided. The air volume adjusting knob 42 adjusts the rotational speed of the motor 34 to adjust the total air volume of the fan 36. The heater temperature adjusting knob 44 adjusts the temperature of the hot air discharged from the dryer by adjusting the current of the electric heater 38.

  A suction port 46 for sucking outside air is opened on the right end surface of the case 32, and a hot air discharge port 48 is opened on the left end surface 32A (FIG. 3). The lower end of the flexible hose 28 is connected to the discharge port 48 in the horizontal direction. The flexible hose 28 extends upward from the discharge port 48 around the left edge of the table 10 and is held at the upper end of the movable arm 30.

  Here, a ring-shaped member 50 serving as a hose holding member is fixed to the upper end (tip) of the movable arm 30, and the tip of the flexible hose 28 is passed through from above. That is, the hot air nozzle 52 is connected to the tip of the flexible hose 28, and the hot air nozzle 52 is passed through and held by the ring-shaped member 50 from above. The movable arm 30 is fixed to the side edge of the back side of the table 10, and a plurality of arms are connected so as to be rotatable and fixed by hinges, and the position of the ring-shaped member 50 can be adjusted. For this reason, the position of the ring-shaped member 50 is set to an appropriate height above the pet 24 and the direction of the hot air nozzle 52 is adjusted, so that hot air can be applied to the pet 24 in an appropriate state. .

  A strap (string or the like) 54 may be attached to an appropriate position of the ring-shaped member 50 or the movable arm 30, and the strap 54 may be connected to the pet 24. For example, by connecting the strap 54 to the collar of the pet 24, the pet 24 can be prevented from suddenly escaping from the table 10 during work.

  According to this embodiment, after cleaning the whole body of the pet 24 such as a dog, excess water dripped from the whole body is roughly wiped off with a towel or the like, and then placed on the table 10 and dried with a dryer. In this case, the collar of the pet 24 is connected to the strap 54, and the main switch 40 of the dryer body 26 is turned on. Then, the air volume adjusting knob 42 and the heater temperature adjusting knob 44 are adjusted to adjust the air volume and temperature of the hot air. Further, the direction and height of the hot air nozzle 52 held in the ring-shaped member 50 are adjusted so that the hot air is appropriately applied to the pet 24. In this state, the operator raises the hair of the pet 24 with a gloved hand and dries the hair while making it easy for hot air to hit the hair.

  It is desirable to fix an electrical outlet 56 (FIG. 2) on the lower surface of the table 10. The electrical outlet 56 may be connected by inserting a power outlet of the dryer main body 26 or may be inserted and connected by a power outlet of another electric appliance. Here, another electric appliance may be a hand-held electric dryer. In this case, by applying the warm air of the dryer main body 26 and the warm air of the hand-held dryer to the pet 24, the hair can be further dried. It becomes possible to carry out efficiently and in a short time.

  5 and 6 show another embodiment of the table. In the table 10A of this embodiment, an upper plate 62 is placed on a bottom plate 60 whose side edges are erected in a frame shape. Here, the bottom plate 60 has a substantially funnel shape that is processed toward an opening 64 provided on the right side of the dryer main body 26, and the opening 64 is connected to the suction port 46 (see FIG. 3) of the dryer main body 26. . The upper plate 62 is a flat plate in which a large number of small holes 66 are formed, or a net in which the periphery of a metal net is fixed to a frame member, and the hot air discharged from the hot air nozzle 52, that is, hot air hitting the pet 24. The top plate 62 is passed through the bottom plate 60 below it.

  In this embodiment, a filter 68 (see FIG. 3) is preferably placed in the dryer body 26. That is, the filter 68 is provided inside the suction port 46. Since the hot air sucked from the table 10A includes hair loss that has fallen out of the body of the pet 24, this is removed by the filter 68, and the hot air from which the hair loss has been removed is again applied to the pet 24 from the hot air nozzle 52. Circulate. According to this embodiment, since warm air circulates, the power consumption of the electric heater 38 (FIG. 3) is reduced.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the hot air nozzle 52. The hot air nozzle 52A has a discharge direction variable at the tip of the movable arm 30. FIG. That is, the hot air nozzle 52A can be rotated up and down around the axis P by the hinge 70, and the hot air nozzle 52A can be rotated left and right around the axis Q with respect to the hinge 70.

  One end (left end) of the hot air nozzle 52A is connected to the upper end of the flexible hose 28, and hot air is sent out from a large number of small holes opened on the lower surface thereof. Therefore, by changing the direction of the hot air nozzle 52A, the direction of the hot air hitting the pet 24 can be adjusted, which is suitable for improving the work efficiency.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of one Example of this invention Enlarged view of the dryer body Diagram showing the structure of the dryer body The figure which shows the operation part of the dryer main-body part Front view partially cut through another embodiment Similarly, an exploded perspective view of the table portion The perspective view which shows the other Example of a warm air nozzle part

10, 10A table (work table)
12 Legs 26 Dryer Body 28 Flexible Hose 30 Movable Arm 32 Case 34 Electric Motor 36 Fan 38 Electric Heater 46 Suction Port 48 Discharge Port 50 Ring-shaped Member (Hose Holding Member)
52, 52A Hot air nozzle 54 Strap 68 Filter

Claims (6)

A pet dryer apparatus used to blow and dry hot air on a pet whose body has been washed,
A table on which the pet is placed;
A dryer body that is attached to the lower surface of the table and generates hot air;
A flexible hose that guides the warm air generated by the dryer body to the top of the table;
A movable arm that is held by the table and extends upward to enable locking of the flexible hose;
A pet dryer apparatus comprising:   The pet dryer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the height of the table is variable.   The pet dryer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flexible hose holds a hot air nozzle connected to a tip of the flexible hose through a hose holding member fixed to the tip of the movable arm.   The pet dryer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a hot air nozzle is fixed to a tip of the movable arm, and a flexible hose is connectable to the hot air nozzle.   The table is provided with a hot air duct that collects hot air that has passed through the pet and guides it to the dryer main body, and the dryer main body is provided with a filter that captures hair loss from the hot air guided from the hot air duct. The pet dryer apparatus according to claim 1.   The pet dryer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a strap for restricting the movement of the pet is attached to the movable arm.

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