JP2014113091A - Toilet for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet for animals which can be used by a user comfortably.SOLUTION: A toilet for animals 1 includes treatment parts 10, 20 where excrement treatment materials are laid, and an aroma part 30 where an aromatic is stored. The aroma part 30 is provided, being separated from the treatment parts 10, 20.

Description

  The present invention relates to an animal toilet.

As a conventional animal toilet, there is one described in Patent Document 1, for example. The animal toilet described in this document is divided into an upper space and a lower space. A granular material is laid in the upper space, and a liquid absorbing sheet is laid in the lower space. A plurality of openings are formed in the bottom surface of the upper space. Urine that has not been absorbed by the particulate matter in the upper space falls into the lower space through the opening. Urine that has fallen into the lower space is absorbed by the liquid absorbent sheet.
JP 2009-111181 A

  However, in this animal toilet, there is a problem that malodor is generated from the particulate matter or liquid-absorbing sheet after the animal is excreted, and the malodor is released to the external space of the toilet. Since animal toilets are usually installed indoors, the release of such bad odors causes discomfort to users (such as animal owners).

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and aims at providing the toilet for animals which a user can use comfortably.

  An animal toilet according to the present invention includes a processing unit in which excrement disposal materials are laid, and a scent unit that is provided separately from the processing unit and that stores a fragrance.

  This animal toilet is provided with a scented portion for storing a fragrance. By arranging the fragrance in the scented portion, the scent can be drifted in the external space of the toilet. Thereby, even if it is a case where the bad smell which generate | occur | produced after excretion of the animal has been discharge | released to the exterior space of the toilet, a user's discomfort can be relieved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the toilet for animals which a user can use comfortably is implement | achieved.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the toilet for animals by this invention. It is sectional drawing along the II-II line of the animal toilet of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same elements, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.
[Constitution]

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an animal toilet according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. The animal toilet 1 is a toilet used by animals such as cats and dogs when excreted, and includes processing units 10 and 20 on which excrement disposal materials are laid and a scent unit 30 in which a fragrance is accommodated.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the granular excrement disposal materials 50 and 60 are laid on the processing units 10 and 20, respectively, and the fragrance 70 is accommodated in the scent unit 30. Moreover, the figure has shown the state by which the process parts 10 and 20 and the fragrance part 30 were accommodated in the main-body part 40 mentioned later.

  The processing unit 10 (first processing unit) includes a partition plate 12. The partition plate 12 constitutes the bottom surface of the processing unit 10. The partition plate 12 has a water passage hole 12a through which urine passes. In this embodiment, the partition plate 12 has an insulator shape. That is, the partition plate 12 has a large number of water passage holes 12a arranged in a lattice pattern. Each water passage hole 12a is circular in plan view. Each water passage hole 12a has a size that prevents the excrement disposal material 50 from passing therethrough.

  The processing unit 10 includes a side surface 14 in addition to the bottom surface (partition plate 12). The processing unit 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape including a bottom surface and four side surfaces 14. A handle 16 is attached to one of the side surfaces 14.

  The pair of side surfaces 14 (surfaces intersecting with the surface to which the handle 16 is attached) have internal vent holes 14a. The internal ventilation hole 14 a allows the fragrance from the fragrance 70 accommodated in the scent portion 30 to pass through. In the present embodiment, the side surface 14 is formed with a large number of internal ventilation holes 14 a arranged in a lattice pattern. Each internal vent 14a is circular in plan view. Each internal ventilation hole 14a has such a size that neither the excrement disposal material 50 nor the fragrance 70 can pass therethrough.

  The processing unit 20 (second processing unit) is located below the partition plate 12 and constitutes a processing unit in the animal toilet 1 together with the processing unit 10 located above the partition plate 12. The processing unit 20 receives urine that has passed through the water passage hole 12a. The processing unit 20 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape including a bottom surface 22 and four side surfaces 24. A handle 26 is attached to one of the side surfaces 24.

  The scent portion 30 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape including a bottom surface 32, four side surfaces 34, and an upper surface 38. In the present embodiment, two scent portions 30 are provided. These scented portions 30 are installed on both sides of the processing unit 10. In each scent portion 30, a handle 36 is attached to one of the side surfaces 34.

  The pair of side surfaces 34 (surfaces intersecting with the surface to which the handle 36 is attached) have vent holes 34a. The vent hole 34 a allows the fragrance from the fragrance 70 accommodated in the scent portion 30 to pass through. On the side surface 34 on the processing unit 10 side, a vent hole 34a is formed at a position corresponding to the internal vent hole 14a. Each ventilation hole 34a is sized so that neither the excrement disposal material 50 nor the fragrance 70 can pass therethrough.

  The upper surface 38 is provided so that it can be opened and closed, and functions as a lid of the scent portion 30. That is, the fragrance 70 can be put in and out of the scent portion 30 by opening the upper surface 38.

  The processing parts 10 and 20 and the scent part 30 are accommodated in the main body part 40. The main body 40 has a bottom surface 42 and four side surfaces 44. In one of the side surfaces 44, openings 44a and 44b are formed. These openings 44 a and 44 b are arranged along the height direction of the main body 40.

  The opening 44a is formed at a position higher than the opening 44b. The processing unit 10 and the scented part 30 can be taken in and out of the main body part 40 through the opening 44a. Similarly, the processing unit 20 can be taken in and out of the main body 40 through the opening 44b. That is, the processing parts 10 and 20 and the scent part 30 are provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the main body part 40.

  The pair of side surfaces 44 (surfaces intersecting with the surfaces on which the openings 44a and 44b are formed) have external vent holes 44c. The external vent 44c allows the fragrance from the fragrance 70 accommodated in the scent portion 30 to pass through. The vent hole 34a is formed at a position corresponding to the external vent hole 44c on the side face 34 on the side face 44 side. Each external vent hole 44c is sized so that neither the excrement disposal material 50 nor the fragrance 70 can pass therethrough. These side surfaces 44 in which the external vent holes 44 c are formed are isolation surfaces that separate the scent portion 30 from the outside of the animal toilet 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the pair of side surfaces 44 of the main body 40 (the surface intersecting the surface on which the openings 44 a and 44 b are formed) is along the insertion direction of the processing units 10 and 20 and the scent unit 30. A support portion 45 extending in the direction is formed. The support part 45 is formed at substantially the same height as the bottom of the opening 44 a and supports the processing part 10 and the scent part 30 accommodated in the main body part 40.

  On the upper surface of the support part 45, a protrusion 45 a is formed extending along the insertion direction of the processing parts 10, 20 and the scent part 30. Positioning of the processing unit 10 and the scent unit 30 is performed by the protrusion 45a. Specifically, the scent portion 30 is disposed between the protrusion 45a and the side surface 44, and the processing unit 10 is disposed between the two protrusions 45a.

  Moreover, the bottom face vicinity in a pair of side surface 14 (surface which cross | intersects the surface where the handle 16 was attached) of the process part 10 is carrying out the hollow shape so that it may fit with the protrusion 45a. Thereby, the process part 10 and the scent part 30 are mutually arrange | positioned in the main-body part 40 without a substantially clearance gap.

  The scent part 30 is provided separately from the processing parts 10 and 20. However, as described above, the side surface 14 and the side surface 34 are respectively formed with the internal ventilation holes 14a and the ventilation holes 34a, and the scent portion 30 communicates with the processing unit 10 through the internal ventilation holes 14a and the ventilation holes 34a. Yes. Similarly, the scented portion 30 communicates with the outside of the animal toilet 1 through the external vent hole 44c and the vent hole 34a.

  In the processing unit 10, an excrement disposal material 50 is laid so as to cover the water passage hole 12a. The excrement disposal material 50 has water permeability and hardly absorbs moisture. An excrement disposal material 60 is laid in the processing unit 20. The excrement disposal material 60 has water absorption. These excrement disposal materials 50 and 60 preferably both have an antibacterial action and a deodorizing action.

  The excrement disposal material 60 contains an adhesive material such as a polymer. In this embodiment, the content of the adhesive material is 1% by weight or more and 5% by weight or less (preferably 3% by weight or more and 5% by weight or less) of the excrement disposal material 60. Thereby, although the excrement disposal material 60 is weak, it has a caking property. That is, the plurality of excrement disposal materials 60 that have absorbed water adhere to each other due to the action of the adhesive material, and are agglomerated.

The excrement disposal material 60 may have a multilayer structure. Specifically, the excrement disposal material 60 may have a structure including a granular core part and a covering layer part covering the granular core part. In this case, the adhesive material is preferably contained in the coating layer portion.
[Function and effect]

  In the animal toilet 1, the scent part 30 in which the fragrance | flavor 70 is accommodated is provided. By arranging the fragrance 70 in the scent portion 30, the fragrance can be drifted in the external space of the animal toilet 1. Thereby, even if the malodor generated after excretion of the animal is released to the external space of the animal toilet 1, the malodor is masked by the aroma, so that the user's discomfort can be alleviated. Therefore, in this embodiment, the animal toilet 1 which a user can use comfortably is implement | achieved.

  The side surface 14 of the processing unit 10 has an internal vent hole 14a. Thereby, the fragrance from the fragrance | flavor 70 in the scent part 30 becomes easy to be discharge | released to the process part 10. FIG. For this reason, when a malodor occurs in the processing unit 10 or when a malodor generated in the processing unit 20 is released to the processing unit 10 through the water passage hole 12a, the malodor can be efficiently masked.

  The side surface 44 of the main body 40 has an external vent hole 44c. Thereby, the fragrance from the fragrance 70 in the scent portion 30 is easily released into the external space of the animal toilet 1. For this reason, a fragrance becomes easy to reach a user and a user's discomfort is relieved more effectively.

  The processing units 10 and 20 are provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the main body unit 40. For this reason, excrement disposal materials 50 and 60 can be easily replaced, and the processing units 10 and 20 can be easily cleaned. Similarly, the scent part 30 is also provided so that it can be pulled out from the main body part 40. For this reason, while being able to perform replenishment of the fragrance | flavor 70 easily, cleaning of the scent part 30 can also be performed easily.

  The processing unit in the animal toilet 1 has a two-stage structure including the processing unit 10 and the processing unit 20. Animal urine falls from the processing unit 10 to the processing unit 20 through the water passage holes 12 a of the partition plate 12. Here, even if a bad odor is generated from the inside of the processing unit 20 where the urine has dropped, the partition plate 12 suppresses the release of the bad odor to the outside of the processing unit 20.

  The scent part 30 communicates with the processing part 10 among the processing part 10 and the processing part 20. The processing unit 10 is located at the uppermost stage in the animal toilet 1 and is open to the external space of the animal toilet 1. Therefore, compared with the case where the scent part 30 communicates with the processing part 20, the fragrance from the fragrance 70 is easily released to the external space of the animal toilet 1.

  The scent portion 30 is provided with an upper surface 38 that functions as a lid. Thereby, it can prevent that an animal eats the fragrance | flavor 70 in the scent part 30 accidentally.

  An excrement disposal material 50 is laid on the processing unit 10 so as to cover the water passage hole 12a. The urine excreted by the animal passes through the excrement disposal material 50 and falls to the treatment unit 20 through the water passage hole 12a. By laying the excrement disposal material 50 in this way, it is possible to block malodor from leaking from the treatment unit 20 to the treatment unit 10 through the water passage hole 12a.

  An excrement disposal material 60 is laid on the processing unit 20. Urine that has fallen into the processing unit 20 through the water passage hole 12 a is absorbed by the excrement disposal material 60. Thereby, since it becomes difficult to collect urine in the process part 20, generation | occurrence | production of the malodor from the process part 20 is suppressed.

  When the excrement disposal material 60 has an antibacterial effect and a deodorizing effect, it is possible to suppress the generation of malodor from the excrement disposal material 60 that has absorbed urine. When the excrement disposal material 50 has an antibacterial action and a deodorizing action, it is possible to more effectively prevent malodor from leaking from the treatment unit 20 to the treatment unit 10 through the water passage hole 12a.

Since the excrement disposal material 60 contains an adhesive material, the excrement disposal material 60 that has absorbed urine is agglomerated. For this reason, only used ones can be easily removed from the many excrement disposal materials 60 laid in the processing unit 20. Furthermore, the content of the adhesive material in the excrement disposal material 60 is set to 5% by weight or less. By reducing the content of the adhesive material as much as possible within the range in which the agglomeration function can be obtained in this way, it is possible to reduce the amount of relatively expensive adhesive materials (polymers, etc.) used and to reduce the manufacturing cost. Connected.
[Other Embodiments]

  The animal toilet according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the said embodiment, the example in which the fragrance part 30 was provided only in the upper stage of the two-stage structure was shown. However, the scent part 30 may be provided only in the lower stage, or may be provided in both the upper stage and the lower stage.

  In the said embodiment, the example in which the vent hole 34a was provided in the both sides | surfaces 34 of the scent part 30 was shown. However, the vent hole 34a may be provided only on one side surface 34. In addition, as long as the fragrance from the fragrance 70 is released to the outside of the scent portion 30, it is not essential to provide the vent hole 34a.

  In the said embodiment, the granular excrement disposal materials 50 and 60 were illustrated. However, the excrement disposal material laid on the processing units 10 and 20 may be in the form of a sheet.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the processing unit has a two-stage structure including the processing unit 10 and the processing unit 20 has been described. However, the processing unit may have a one-stage structure or a three-stage structure or more.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Animal toilet 10 Treatment part 12 Partition plate 12a Water flow hole 14 Side surface 14a Internal ventilation hole 16 Handle 20 Treatment part 22 Bottom surface 24 Side surface 26 Handle 30 Scent part 32 Bottom surface 34 Side surface 34a Vent hole 36 Handle 38 Upper surface 40 Main body part 42 Bottom surface 44 Side 44a Opening 44b Opening 44c External vent 45 Support 45a Projection 50 Excrement treatment material 60 Excretion treatment material 70 Fragrance

Claims (6)

A processing unit in which excrement disposal materials are laid,
A scented part that is partitioned from the processing part and contains a fragrance;
An animal toilet comprising: The animal toilet according to claim 1,
The processing unit has a bottom surface and side surfaces,
The animal toilet having an internal vent through which the side surface of the processing unit allows the fragrance from the fragrance contained in the scent part to pass. In the animal toilet according to claim 1 or 2,
An isolation surface separating the scent portion and the outside of the animal toilet,
The animal toilet having an external ventilation hole for allowing the fragrance from the fragrance contained in the scent part to pass through the isolation surface. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A main body for accommodating the processing section and the scent section;
The animal toilet provided with the processing section and the scent section so as to be able to be pulled out from the main body section. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A partition plate having a water passage hole for allowing urine to pass through,
The said process part is a toilet for animals which has the 1st process part located above the said partition plate, and the 2nd process part located below the said partition plate. In the animal toilet according to claim 5,
The scent portion is an animal toilet communicating with the first processing portion.