JP2020010638A - Pet house - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a pet house that can make efficient temperature control possible for a space for a pet to go in and out while the product price and the maintenance cost are reduced.SOLUTION: The pet house includes: a house body at least having a pair of side walls 10C, 10D that are oppositely arranged; a partition member 30 that is supported by the upper part of the house body and that has a vertically penetrating opening 32; and a ceramic housing part that is freely detachably inserted and held in the opening 32 of the partition member 30, that is exposed in the lower space 16 of the partition member 30 through the opening 32, and that has a recessed part 41 capable of storing a source of heat for cooling or heating. The lower space 16 enables a pet to go in and out.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet house for pets such as cats and dogs, in which a heat source for cooling or heating can be arranged.

  A pet house is provided for measures against heat stroke of pets. In Patent Literature 1, a cool box provided with a cooling agent is disposed at an upper portion of a pet house body provided with an entrance through which pets enter and leave. An intake hole and a fan are arranged at the boundary between the pet house body and the cool box. Along the circulation path by the fan, warm air in the pet house main body is introduced into the cool box through the air intake hole, and the heat exchanged air is sent out to the pet house main body through the fan.

  Patent Literature 2 discloses a pet hut having, from bottom to top, a pet living drawer having a pet doorway and forming a pet living place, and a cold storage container drawer in which a cooling agent is placed. . The coolant storage drawer has a breathable bottom plate.

  Patent Literature 3 discloses a pet house in which a storage room capable of storing a cold storage material is provided on the roof side of a house having a pet doorway, and a ventilation hole communicating with the inside of the house is provided at the bottom of the storage room.

JP-A-2017-127235 JP 2013-143914 A JP 2005-118012 A

  Patent Documents 1 to 3 have in common that a cool box (coolant storage drawer, storage room) for storing a cooler is provided at an upper part of a house main body (pet drawer, house) having a pet doorway. In Patent Literature 1, the air cooled by the cool box is sent out to the pet housing space by the fan, so that the product price and the maintenance cost increase.

  Patent Documents 2 and 3 are common in that only a ventilation hole is formed at a boundary between a house body (pet drawer, house) and a cool box (coolant storage drawer, storage room). However, with the ventilation hole, the cool air in the cool box (coolant storage drawer, storage room) cannot be efficiently transmitted to the house body (pet drawer, house) thereunder.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a pet house that can efficiently control the temperature of a space where a pet enters and exits while reducing product prices and maintenance costs.

(1) One embodiment of the present invention provides:
A house body including at least a pair of side walls arranged opposite to each other;
A partition member having an opening vertically supported by an upper part of the house body,
A ceramic housing portion having a concave portion capable of housing a heat source for cooling or heating, which is detachably inserted and held in the opening of the partition member and is exposed to a lower space of the partition member through the opening,
Has,
The present invention relates to a pet house in which small animals can enter and leave the lower space.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, a ceramic housing portion having a recess capable of housing a heat source for cooling or heating is provided in an opening provided vertically through a partition member supported on an upper portion of the house body. It is inserted and held. In other words, the ceramic housing that is cooled or heated by the heat source projects directly into the pet house space below the partition member and is directly exposed. Thereby, the pet house space can be directly cooled or heated without necessarily requiring the ventilation hole. In particular, since the ceramic storage portion has a relatively large heat capacity, the effect of keeping cold or keeping warm is enhanced. Furthermore, the ceramic housing unit can cool the pet house space by utilizing heat of vaporization when directly storing a refrigerant such as liquid water or ice water, or when dew condensation occurs, to enhance the cooling effect. Can be.

  (2) In one aspect (1) of the present invention, the device may further include a ceramic lid that covers the concave portion of the housing portion, and the pet may be allowed to enter and leave the lid. In this case, not only the pet house space below the partition member but also the space above the lid can be used as a pet house space to cool or heat the pet on the lid.

  (3) In one aspect (1) or (2) of the present invention, a ceramic floor wall horizontally and detachably supported in the lower space of the house body may be further provided. In this case, the effect of keeping the pet on the floor wall cool or warm can be enhanced by the ceramic floor wall having a relatively large heat capacity.

  (4) In one aspect (3) of the present invention, the apparatus may further include a heat insulating container which is detachably disposed in a space below the floor wall and is capable of storing a heat source for cooling or heating. In this case, the floor wall is cooled or heated by the heat source accommodated in the heat insulating container, so that the effect of keeping the pet on the floor wall cool or warm can be further enhanced.

  (5) In any one of the aspects (1) to (4) of the present invention, a detachable seat portion may be further provided on the upper end portion so as to cover the upper end portion of the house main body. In this case, the pet house can also be used as a chair, and it is possible to provide an opportunity for the pet and the human to come into close contact with each other.

  (6) In any one of aspects (1) to (5) of the present invention, the house body further includes a front wall and a back wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and the front wall of the house body is provided. Further, an entrance through which the pet can enter and exit may be formed. With this configuration, the pet house space is separated from the outside world by the pet house main body having four faces, so that the effect of keeping the pet cool or warm can be further enhanced.

  (7) In one aspect (4) of the present invention, the house body further includes a front wall and a back wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and the pet can enter and exit the front wall of the house body. A first entrance / exit may be formed, and a second entrance / exit allowing the heat-insulating container to enter / exit may be formed on one of the front wall and the rear wall of the house body. In this case, in addition to the operation and effect of the above-mentioned mode (6), it is easy to put the heat insulating container into and out of the house main body, and the work of exchanging the heat source accommodated in the heat insulating container is simplified.

  (8) In one aspect (6) or (7) of the present invention, the partition member is detachably supported by the house main body, and the house main body becomes a cylindrical body in an unfolded state, and an opposing inner surface of the house main body. Can be foldable to approach. In this case, after removing the partition member, the accommodating section, the floor wall, the heat insulating container, the seat section, etc. from the house body, the house body is folded to reduce the accommodation space when the pet house is not in use, or to reduce the pet house. Transportability is improved.

  (9) In the aspect (8) of the present invention, the house body further includes a bottom wall, and the side wall can be deformed or bent when the house body is folded. With this configuration, the house main body is reinforced by the presence of the bottom wall, and the house main body is not prevented from being folded.

It is an outline perspective view of a pet house concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 2A to 2D are a front view, a plan view, a bottom view, and a side view of the pet house shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of the pet house shown in FIG. 1. It is the perspective view which removed the lid from FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of FIG. 4 in which a housing is removed. It is a perspective view which shows the structure which supports a partition member. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an upper region of the pet house shown in FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing of the pet house shown in FIG. It is a figure showing a drawer type heat insulation container. It is a figure for explaining folding of a pet house main part. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the bottom surface temperature of an upper cooling device, room temperature, and room temperature when the accommodation part of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention functions as an upper cooling device. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the bottom surface temperature, bottom surface humidity, and room temperature of the upper cooling device when the accommodation part of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention functions as an upper cooling device. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the upper surface temperature of an upper cooling device, and room temperature, when the accommodation part of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention functions as an upper cooling device. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the upper surface temperature of a lower cooling device, the internal temperature, and room temperature when the heat insulation container of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention functions as a lower cooling device. It is a figure showing the example of application of the present invention which arranged the electric heater instead of the accommodation part. It is a figure which shows the example of use which arrange | positioned the cold protection tool around the electric heater shown in FIG. It is a figure showing the modification of a pet house.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. Note that the present embodiment described below does not unduly limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims, and all the configurations described in the present embodiment are essential as solving means of the present invention. Not necessarily.

1. Pet House FIGS. 1 and 2 (A) to 2 (D) show a pet house 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pet house 1 includes a house body 10. The pet house 1 is provided with a seat portion 20 that is detachably held on the house main body 10 by covering an upper end portion of the house main body 10 as necessary, and can be used also as a chair. In this way, the interior space of the pet house 1 where a person sits can be used as a space for the pet, and an opportunity can be provided for the pet and the person to come close to each other. The seat 20 may not be provided, or the pet house 1 may be used with the seat 20 removed.

  In the present embodiment, the house main body 10 can be a cylindrical body having walls on four sides, for example, that is, it can have a front wall 10A, a back wall 10B, and a pair of side walls 10C and 10D. In this case, the front wall 10A can be provided with, for example, a circular first doorway 12 for a pet. In the present embodiment, the second entrance 14 is formed below the first entrance 12 of the front wall 10A. The second entrance 14 is closed by a front panel 52 of a heat insulating container 50 (see FIG. 3) described later. The front panel 52 is provided with a knob 54 protruding from the front surface.

  The house main body 10 may further have a bottom wall 10E. It is preferable that the bottom wall 10E is formed of a deformable material such as a cloth material, for example, or is configured to be bent at, for example, 90 ° with respect to one of the walls 10A to 10D. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, a pair of side walls 10 </ b> C and 10 </ b> D are bent along, for example, a pre-formed bending line into, for example, an M-shape in order to secure storage and portability of the pet house in a space-saving manner. Preferably, the house body 10 is foldable. At this time, it is preferable that the deformed or bent bottom wall 10E does not hinder the folding. However, when the house body 10 does not need to be folded, the bottom wall 10E can be formed of a rigid body.

  The minimum components of the house body 10 are a pair of side walls 10C and 10D. The front wall 10A, the back wall 10B, and the bottom wall 10E are not necessarily required as long as the shape retention is secured by a partition member 30, a frame, and the like described later so that the pair of side walls 10C and 10D are arranged to face each other. The house main body 10 having only the pair of side walls 10C and 10D ensures that the pet enters and exits from the front or the back.

  Next, the internal structure of the pet house 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the pet house 1 has, for example, a plate-shaped partition member 30 that is horizontally supported at an upper portion of the house body 10, for example. In the present embodiment, the partitioning member 30 is detachably supported by the house main body 10 at a position lower than the upper end of the house main body 10 and partitions the inside of the house main body 10 up and down. The partition member 30 has, for example, a circular opening 32 penetrating vertically.

  The partition member 30 holds a ceramic housing portion 40 detachably. The accommodation part 40 can be formed of, for example, unglazed pottery. The housing section 40 can include a bottom wall 40A, a tapered peripheral wall 40B whose diameter decreases toward the bottom wall 40A, and a flange 40C provided at an upper end portion of the peripheral wall 40B. And a concave portion 41 is formed. The recess 41 accommodates a heat source for cooling or heating. In FIG. 4, ice water 2, which is an example of the refrigerant, is stored in the recess 41.

  Here, the housing portion 40 is detachably inserted and held in the opening 32 of the partition member 30. In FIG. 7, a tapered peripheral wall 40 </ b> B of the storage section 40 is supported by the opening 32. In this case, the cross section of the opening 32 and the cross section of the peripheral wall 40B have a similar shape (a circle in the present embodiment). Alternatively, the housing 40 may be held by the partition member 30 by the flange 40C being in contact with the upper surface of the partition member 30. In this case, the cross section of the opening 32 and the peripheral wall 40B may be non-similar. In any case, the bottom wall 40A and the peripheral wall 40B of the storage section 40 are directly exposed to the lower space 16 of the partition member 30 via the opening 32. Thereby, it is possible to directly cool or heat the lower space 16 which is a pet house space without requiring a fan as in Patent Literature 1 or necessarily with vent holes as in Patent Literatures 2 and 3. it can. In particular, since the ceramic storage portion 40 has a relatively large heat capacity, the effect of keeping cold or keeping warm is enhanced. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the refrigerant 2 such as water or ice water which is a liquid is directly stored in the ceramic storage portion 40, the lower space 16 can be cooled by the vaporization heat taken by the vaporization of the liquid, The cooling effect can be enhanced. Alternatively, the lower space 16 can also be cooled by the vaporization heat taken away by the vaporization of the dew condensation generated in the ceramic housing portion 40.

  In the present embodiment, a ceramic lid 42 that covers the recess 41 of the storage section 40 is further provided. Thus, with the seat 20 removed, the pet can be allowed to enter and leave the lid 42. In this case, the pet on the lid 42 can be cooled or heated, with the space above the lid 42 as the pet house space, not the lower space 16 below the partition member 30. Thus, one heat source can be shared by two pets. Further, the lid 42 can be provided with a concave portion 42A. In this case, when a pet, for example, a cat rides on the lid 42, it becomes easier to fit in the recess 42A. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of the lid 42 is fitted into the housing portion 40 by the concave portion 42 </ b> A formed in the lid 42, so that the lid 42 does not shift.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of, for example, two support bars 33 are used as a holding mechanism for holding the partition member 30 in the house body 10 horizontally, for example. The free ends 33A and 33B of the two support bars 33 are bent and hung. The pair of side walls 10C and 10D are provided with supports 34A and 34B having vertical tubes into which the free ends 33A and 33B of the support bar 33 are inserted. The two support bars 33 are held horizontally and detachably by the support members 34A and 34B on both sides. The holding mechanism for detachably holding the partition member 30 may employ various known or well-known structures.

  In the present embodiment, a ceramic floor wall 35 that is horizontally and detachably supported in the lower space 16 of the house body 10 can be further provided. In this way, the pet that has entered through the entrance 12 is placed on the floor wall 35. Thereby, the cooling or warming effect of the pet on the floor wall 35 can be enhanced by the ceramic floor wall 35 having a relatively large heat capacity.

  In the present embodiment, it is possible to further include a heat insulating container 50 that is detachably disposed below the floor wall 35 and that can accommodate a heat source for cooling or heating. The heat insulating container 50 is formed of a heat insulating material such as a foaming material. As shown in FIG. 9, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the heat insulating container 50 can selectively store a heat source (such as a cooling agent or a heating agent) in each of a plurality of storage sections partitioned into two, for example, two. Since the floor wall 35 is also cooled or heated by the heat source (cooling agent, heating agent, etc.) housed in the heat insulating container 50, the effect of keeping or cooling the pet on the floor wall 35 can be further enhanced.

  As described above, by holding the knob 54 provided on the front panel 52, the heat insulating container 50 can be put in and out of the house main body 10 through the entrance 14 formed in the front wall 10A, for example. . Therefore, the replacement work of the heat source and the like are simplified. In the present embodiment, a heat insulating container 50 is also used as a holding mechanism that holds the floor wall 35 horizontally. That is, the floor wall 35 is placed on the upper surface of the heat insulating container 50. Even when the heat insulating container 50 is pulled out, the floor wall 35 can be held as long as a part of the heat insulating container 50 remains in the house body 10. When the heat insulating container 50 is not arranged or when the heat insulating container 50 is not used as a holding mechanism, a structure similar to the holding mechanism that holds the partition member 30 can be adopted as the holding mechanism that holds the floor wall 35. . In addition, when the heat insulation container 50 is not arrange | positioned or when the heat insulation container 50 is not made drawable, it is not necessary to provide the entrance 14 in the front wall 10A or the back wall 10B.

2. Evaluation of Pet House FIGS. 11 to 14 show characteristic data evaluated for the pet house 1. In the following description, the one in which the refrigerant is stored in the storage part 40 is also referred to as an upper cooling device, and the one in which the heat insulating agent is stored in the heat insulating container 50 is also referred to as a lower cooling device.

  FIG. 11 shows data obtained by storing water in the storage unit 40. As shown in FIG. 11, when the air temperature is low (about 25 ° C. or less), the bottom wall 40A of the housing unit 40 constituting the upper cooling device keeps the high humidity state. Heat of vaporization was generated from the unbaked surface of the part 40 and began to cool. This pet house 1 can provide a comfortable temperature for animals for a long time without excessive cooling of the interior of the house body 10 by natural force even if only water is kept in the upper cooling device for a long time. it can.

  FIG. 12 shows data measured by storing 1 kg of frozen cold insulator in the storage unit 40. As shown in FIG. 12, the upper cooling device containing 1 kg of the frozen insulating material can be cooled rapidly. In addition, by utilizing the heat storage effect of the unglazed pottery in the storage section 40 and the heat of vaporization when the dew condensation evaporates at this time, cooling can be continued for a longer time than that using a conventional cold insulator, and 10 hours As described above, a temperature of 20 ° C. or less could be maintained.

  FIG. 13 is data showing the upper surface temperature (the temperature of the lid 42) of the upper cooling device measured under the same conditions as in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the heat insulating material in the upper cooling device can indirectly cool the air inside and cool the bottom directly, and the surface temperature of the upper surface of the lid 42 can be cooled for a long time. On this day, the room temperature rose to 36.7 ° C, but the surface temperature was as low as about 10 ° C at 27 to 27.8 ° C. In the pet house 1, the skin of the small animal comes into direct contact with the lid 42 and is kept at least 10 degrees lower than the average body temperature of the cat of 38 ° C., so that the comfort is maintained.

  FIG. 14 shows data obtained by storing a cooling agent in a heat insulating container 50 as a bottom cooling device. As shown in FIG. 14, the floor wall 35 in direct contact with the cat (small animal) can be kept cooled for a long time by the cold insulator in the heat insulating container 50.

  Although the present embodiment has been described in detail as described above, those skilled in the art can easily understand that many modifications that do not substantially depart from the novel matter and effects of the present invention are possible. Therefore, such modifications are all included in the scope of the present invention.

  FIGS. 15 and 16 show an application example of the present invention in which an electric heater 60 is arranged in place of the accommodation section 40. The heating device may be accommodated in the concave portion 41 of the accommodating portion 40 to form an upper heating device. However, as illustrated in FIGS. 15 and 16, the accommodating portion 40 is removed, and the electric heater 60 having the cable 61 is replaced with the partition member 30. It may be placed on top. As shown in FIG. 16, a cold protection tool such as a cloth material may be arranged around the electric heater 60.

  FIG. 17 shows a pet house 1A having a shape different from that of the pet house 1 of FIG. The pet house 1A includes a house body 11 having a pair of side walls 11A and 11B. The house main body 11 can further have a bottom wall 11C. In the present embodiment, a partition member 31 supported on an upper portion, for example, an upper end portion of the house main body 11 is provided. The shape of the house body 11 is maintained by fixing the partition member 31 to the pair of side walls 11A and 11B. Therefore, the bottom wall 11C may or may not be provided. In the present embodiment, the pair of side walls 11A and 11B, the bottom wall 11C, and the partition member 31 can be formed of wood, metal, synthetic resin, or the like.

  The partition member 31 is formed with an opening in the same manner as the opening 32 of the partition member 30 shown in FIG. 5, and the opening holds the accommodating portion 40 shown in FIG. A lid 42 shown in FIG. Thus, the lower space 16A below the partition member 31 and the space above the lid 42 can be used as a temperature control space for pets, and the heat source in the housing 40 can be shared by two pets.

  Also in the present embodiment, the lower space 16A of the house body 11 may further include a ceramic floor wall 35A that is horizontally supported. Furthermore, it can further have a heat insulating container 50A that is detachably disposed below the floor wall 35A and that can accommodate a heat source for cooling or heating. The heat insulating container 50A can be taken in and out of the house body 11 by gripping the knob 54A provided on the front panel 52A. In addition, the heat insulating container 50A is illustrated by omitting the internal foaming material and the like. The floor wall 35A may be supported by the pair of side walls 11A and 11B, or may be supported by being placed on the heat insulating container 50A.

  1, 1A: Pet house, 10, 11: House body, 10A: Front wall, 10B: Back wall, 10C, 10D, 11A, 11B: A pair of side walls, 10E: Bottom wall, 12: Doorway (first doorway), 14 second entrance, 16 and 16A lower space, 20 seat, 30 partition member, 32 opening, 33 support bar, 35, 35A floor wall, 40 housing part, 40A bottom wall, 40B ... peripheral wall, 40C ... flange, 41 ... recess, 42 ... lid, 42A ... recess, 50, 50A ... heat insulation container, 52, 52A ... front panel, 54, 54A ... knob, 60 ... electric heater

Claims (9)

A house body including at least a pair of side walls arranged opposite to each other;
A partition member having an opening vertically supported by an upper part of the house body,
A ceramic housing portion having a recess capable of housing a heat source for cooling or heating, which is detachably inserted and held in the opening of the partition member and is exposed to the lower space of the partition member through the opening,
Has,
A pet house in which pets can enter and leave the lower space. In claim 1,
A pet house further comprising a ceramic lid that covers the recess of the housing portion, wherein the pet can enter and leave the lid. In claim 1 or 2,
A pet house further comprising a ceramic floor wall horizontally and detachably supported in the lower space of the house body. In claim 3,
A pet house further comprising an insulated container detachably disposed in a space below the floor wall and capable of storing a heat source for cooling or heating. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
A pet house further comprising a detachable seat at the upper end covering the upper end of the house body. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The pet house, wherein the house body further includes a front wall and a back wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and an entrance through which the pet can enter and exit is formed in the front wall of the house body. In claim 4,
The house main body further includes a front wall and a back wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and a first entrance through which the pet can enter and exit is formed on the front surface wall of the house main body. A pet house having a second entrance formed on one of a front wall and the rear wall so that the heat insulating container can enter and exit. In claim 6 or 7,
The pet house, wherein the partition member is detachably supported by the house body, and the house body is a tubular body in an unfolded state, and is foldable so that opposing inner surfaces of the house body are close to each other. In claim 8,
The pet house, wherein the house body further includes a bottom wall, and the side wall is deformable or bendable when the house body is folded.