JP2020048535A - Pet house - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a pet house comfortable to both of a human and a pet.SOLUTION: A pet house (1) includes a bottom surface (21), an apex (22), a seating surface (23) positioned at an intermediate height between the bottom surface (21) and the apex (22), and a gateway (3) provided between the bottom surface (21) and the apex (22). A living space (4) of a pet positioned inside the gateway (3) is higher than a height position of the seating surface (23).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet house for raising pet animals.

  Conventionally, it has been known that a pet house used for breeding pets such as dogs and cats is used as furniture. As such a pet house, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3005245 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-167156 (Patent Document 2) are known.

  Patent Literature 1 discloses a chair with a pet house in which a space below a seat of the chair can be used as a pet house. Patent Literature 2 discloses a pet house that has a cylindrical shape as a whole and has an interior as a living space for pets, and can be used as a playground for children or a plant on top.

Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3004525 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-167156

  The pet houses disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 can be used as a seat or a playground for children because the entire area above the living quarters for pets is convenient for humans, but comfortable for pets. Was not.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pet house that is comfortable for both humans and pets.

  A pet house according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a bottom surface, a top portion, a seat surface located at an intermediate height between the bottom surface and the top portion, and an entrance provided between the bottom surface and the top portion, and is located inside the entrance. The height of the living space of the pet is higher than the height of the seat.

  Preferably, the top is a plane parallel to the bottom.

  Preferably, the seating surface is a plane parallel to the bottom surface.

  Preferably, the bottom surface, the top portion, and the seat surface extend in a certain direction, and the entrances are provided at both ends in the certain direction.

  Preferably, a first upright wall connecting the top and the bottom surface is formed on one side of the top boundary, and a second upright wall connecting the top and the seat surface on the other side of the top boundary. Then, a third standing wall surface connecting the seating surface and the bottom surface is formed.

  Preferably, the first upright wall surface, the second upright wall surface, and the third upright wall surface converge toward the top.

  Preferably, the height from the bottom surface to the bearing surface is substantially the same as the height from the bearing surface to the top.

  Preferably, the first angle between the bottom surface and the first upright wall surface and the second angle between the bottom surface and the third upright wall surface are substantially the same, and the third angle between the first upright wall surface and the top portion is preferably The fourth angle between the top and the second standing wall surface and the fifth angle between the seating surface and the third standing wall surface are substantially the same.

  Preferably, the living space is separated from the space below the seating surface by a partition wall.

  According to the present invention, an object is to provide a pet house that is comfortable for both people and pets.

It is a mimetic diagram showing the use state of the pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a perspective view of a pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a front view of a pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a schematic diagram for explaining the external shape of the pet house according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of a pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a bottom view of the pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a right view of the pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a left view of the pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is the perspective view which saw through the inside of the pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 7. FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 10. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view along the line XII-XII in FIG. 10. It is a figure which expands and shows the corner part which a 1st standing wall surface and a bottom face cross. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the leg provided in the bottom. It is a figure showing an example of installation of a pet house in a site. It is a figure showing an example of installation of a pet house in a site. It is a perspective view showing an example of a stacking method of a pet house concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a front view showing the state where two pet houses were piled up in a nest.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding portions have the same reference characters allotted, and description thereof will not be repeated.

<About Pet House>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a use state of a pet house 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a pet house 1 has a pet internal space 4 inside, and can be used as a chair (bench) on which a person sits. Pets are pet animals that are raised indoors or outdoors, such as dogs, cats, and small animals.

  A configuration example of the pet house 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with further reference to FIGS. In FIG. 2, the height indicated by arrow A1 is the up-down direction, the direction indicated by arrow A2 is the left-right direction, the depth direction indicated by arrow A3 is the front, and the opposite direction is the rear. The directions indicated by arrows A1, A2, and A3 in other drawings are the same as the directions shown in FIG. For convenience of explanation, the fixed direction is described as the depth direction, but the arrangement is not limited to this direction.

  The pet house 1 according to the present embodiment includes a house body 2 and an entrance 3. The pet house 1 has a cylindrical shape that is open at the front and the rear, and an entrance 3 is provided at the front and the rear of the house body 2. That is, the pet house 1 is provided with two opposite entrances 3. Therefore, the pet house 1 appears symmetrically with respect to FIG. 3 in a rear view.

  The house main body 2 is formed of a plastic (synthetic resin) such as polyethylene, for example. As shown in FIG. 3, the house body 2 includes a bottom surface 21, an upper surface 22, a seating surface 23, a first upright wall surface 24, a second upright wall surface 25, and a third upright wall surface 26. The surfaces 21 to 26 are provided continuously. The corners where these surfaces 21 to 26 intersect may be formed in an arc shape. Inside the house main body 2, an internal space 4 for the pet is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 6, and 10, the bottom surface 21 is a plane extending along the depth direction. When the pet house 1 is installed, the bottom surface 21 is a portion that comes into contact with a mounting surface 70 such as a floor surface or the ground. A plurality of legs 50, 51, 52 protruding toward the mounting surface 70 are provided on the bottom surface 21 at intervals. The legs 50, 51, 52 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface 22 is a plane extending in the depth direction and parallel to the bottom surface 21. The upper surface 22 functions as a ceiling and a roof of the internal space 4 of the pet, and also has a function as a table on which an ornament or the like is placed. In addition, the state parallel to the bottom surface 21 is not only a state extending in parallel to the direction in which the bottom surface 21 extends, but also a state in which the bottom surface 21 is slightly inclined in an oblique direction or a curved state. The state is also included. The upper surface 22 is an example of a top.

  The seat surface 23 is a plane extending in the depth direction and parallel to the bottom surface 21 and the top surface 22. As a result, the upper surface 22 and the seat surface 23 are provided in a stepped manner. The seat surface 23 functions as a seat on which a person can sit, as shown in FIG. The seating surface 23 preferably has a size that allows a person and a pet such as a dog to sit side by side, and has a depth dimension of 500 mm to 1500 mm. The seat surface 23 is located at an intermediate height between the bottom surface 21 and the top surface 22. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the height H1 from the bottom surface 21 to the seating surface 23 is substantially the same as the height H2 from the seating surface 23 to the upper surface 22. Here, "substantially the same" means that the difference between the two dimensions is 100 mm or less, and desirably 50 mm or less. Further, the intermediate height is not limited to the middle between the bottom surface 21 and the upper surface 22, but indicates the height between the bottom surface 21 and the upper surface 22. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outer shape of the pet house 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The first standing wall surface 24 is provided on the left side (one side) with the upper surface 22 as a boundary, and is a surface that connects an end of the upper surface 22 and an end of the bottom surface 21. The first standing wall surface 24 is an inclined surface that is inclined so as to widen the internal space 4 toward the bottom surface 21.

  The second upright wall surface 25 is provided to face the first upright wall surface 24. The second upright wall surface 25 is provided on the right side (the other side) with the upper surface 22 as a boundary, and connects the end of the upper surface 22 and the end of the seating surface 23. The second standing wall surface 25 functions as a backrest when a person sits on the seating surface 23. The second upright wall surface 25 is an inclined surface that is inclined so as to widen the internal space 4 toward the seat surface 23. Accordingly, the second upright wall surface 25 is provided so as to converge toward the upper surface 22, and thus has a preferable angle as the backrest.

  The third standing wall surface 26 is provided to face the first standing wall surface 24. The third standing wall surface 26 is provided on the right side (the other side) with the upper surface 22 as a boundary, and connects the end of the seating surface 23 and the end of the bottom surface 21. The third standing wall surface 26 is an inclined surface that is inclined so as to widen the internal space 4 toward the bottom surface 21.

  As described above, the first to third upright wall surfaces 24 to 26 converge toward the upper surface 22. That is, the first upright wall surface 24 and the second and third upright wall surfaces 25 and 26 are inclined surfaces that incline divergently from the upper surface 22 to the bottom surface 21. Thereby, the center of gravity of the entire pet house 1 can be lowered, so that a sense of stability can be provided. In addition, the pet house 1 has a cute external appearance, can improve the design, and can have a shape that matches the physique of the pet.

Referring to FIG. 4, a first angle θ ₁ between the bottom surface 21 and the first standing wall surface 24 and a second angle θ ₂ between the bottom surface 21 and the third standing wall surface 26 are substantially the same. It is. Thereby, the first upright wall surface 24 and the third upright wall surface 26 are inclined at the same angle. Here, “substantially the same” means that the difference between the angles is not more than 10 degrees, and desirably not more than 5 degrees.

As described above, the bottom surface 21, the upper surface 22, and the seat surface 23 are provided in parallel. Upper surface 22 and the fourth angle theta ₄ of the angle between the second erected wall 25, and the fifth angle theta ₅ of the angle of the seat surface 23 and the third standing wall 26 is substantially the same. Therefore, the second upright wall surface 25 and the third upright wall surface 26 are provided in parallel. Further, the third angle theta ₃ of the angle between the first erected wall 24 and the upper surface 22, and the fourth angle theta ₄ and the fifth angle theta ₅ described above is substantially the same. Thus, the third angle theta _3, and the fourth angle theta ₄ and the fifth angle theta _5, inclined at the same angle. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 17, two pet houses 1 can be combined in a nested manner. Details are described below. Here, “substantially the same” means that the difference between the angles is not more than 10 degrees, and desirably not more than 5 degrees.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 13A, when the corner where the first upright wall surface 24 and the bottom surface 21 intersect is formed in an arc shape, the arc portion 24a between the first upright wall surface 24 and the bottom surface 21 is formed. The support part 60 may be attached. As shown in FIG. 13B, the support portion 60 has a pedestal portion 61, a protruding portion 62 protruding from the pedestal portion 61, and a fixing portion 63 fixed to the arc portion 24a. The pet house 1 can be fixed to the mounting surface 70 by passing the wire 64 through the protrusion 62 and fixing the wire 64 to the mounting surface 70.

  Inside the faces 21 to 26 forming the outer shape of the pet house 1, a pet internal space 4 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the inner space 4 is provided with a partition wall 44 that closes a space below the seating surface 23. The partition wall 44 has a flat plate shape and extends along the front-rear direction of the pet house 1. Specifically, the partition wall 44 is provided along the second vertical wall surface 25 and in parallel with the second and third vertical wall surfaces 25 and 26. By providing the partition wall 44, the internal space 4 is separated into a first space 41 located below the upper surface 22 and a second space 42 located below the seating surface 23. The height H3 of the first space 41 is higher than the height H4 of the seat surface 23. Thereby, since the seat surface 23 is not provided above the internal space 4 of the pet, both the person and the pet can spend comfortably.

  The first space 41 is a living space where a pet lives. The second space 42 is a closed space, and is a non-living space where pets cannot enter. Therefore, the first space 41 is provided with various devices that allow the pet to spend comfortably.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, a wooden saw 45 may be provided on the bottom surface 21 of the first space 41. The saw blade 45 includes a flat plate member and four elongated rectangular members attached below the plate member. A raised portion 46 for increasing the bulk of the saw blade 45 may be provided between the saw blade 45 and the bottom surface 21. The raised portion 46 is made of wood, and is formed of four elongated rectangular members. The square member of the raised portion 46 is provided to be orthogonal to the square member of the saw blade 45.

  A decorative board 30 may be provided at the front end and the rear end of the internal space 4. The decorative plate 30 includes a frame portion 31 provided so as to surround the first space 41 and a covering portion 32 provided so as to close the second space 42. The entrance 3 is formed in a portion surrounded by the frame portion 31. Thus, the entrance 3 is provided in front and rear of the first space 41, that is, at both ends in the depth direction of the house body 2. In the present embodiment, the entrance 3 is a portion surrounded by the frame 31 of the decorative board 30. However, even when the decorative board 30 is not provided, the entrance 3 is located between the bottom surface 21 and the upper surface 22. It is sufficient if it is provided in. Further, the decorative board 30 may be provided continuously from both ends in the depth direction of the surfaces 21 to 26 of the house main body 2, or may be provided by a member different from the house main body 2.

  The frame portion 31 is provided at the upper surface 22, the bottom surface 21, the first upright wall surface 24, and the second upright wall surface 25 of the house body 2 so as to protrude toward the first space 41. The covering portion 32 is provided continuously to the frame portion 31, the seat surface 23, the third upright wall surface 26, and the bottom surface 21, and is provided so as to close the second space 42.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the height H5 from the bottom surface 21 to the upper edge of the frame portion 31 is substantially the same as the height H6 of the upper surface of the saw blade 45. Thereby, when the pet enters the first space 41, the frame portion 31 does not interfere. In addition, since the first space 41 in which the pet lives can be higher than the mounting surface 70, it is possible to prevent rain from flooding into the internal space 4 when the pet house 1 is mounted outdoors. Can be. In addition, the design of the pet house 1 can be improved because the snow saw 45 can be hidden by the frame portion 31.

  Next, the first to third legs 50, 51, 52 provided on the bottom surface 21 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  On the bottom surface 21, nine types of first to third leg portions 50, 51, and 52 having three different shapes are provided in alignment. Although the first to third leg portions 50, 51, and 52 have the same schematic configuration, they differ in that a through hole 55 or a drain hole 54 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 11, two first legs 50 are provided along the width direction of the entrance 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the first leg 50 includes a leg main body 53 having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, a drain hole 54, and a through hole 55 through which a bolt 56 penetrates.

  As shown in FIG. 14B, the leg body 53 has four side parts 53a protruding outward and a bottom part 53b connecting the four side parts 53a. The bottom 53b of the leg main body 53 is a portion that comes into contact with the mounting surface 70 when the pet house 1 is installed. A drain hole 54 is provided at a corner where the side 53a and the bottom 53b of the leg main body 53 intersect. For example, four drain holes 54 are provided, and one drain hole is provided for each side. By providing the drain hole 54, for example, even if rain enters the internal space 4 or a pet is incontinent in the internal space 4, the water in the internal space 4 can be drained outward. it can.

  A through hole 55 is provided substantially at the center of the bottom 53b of the leg body 53. The pet house 1 can be fixed to the mounting surface 70 by fixing the bolt 56 to the mounting surface 70 by penetrating the through hole 55.

  As shown in FIG. 11, two second leg portions 51 are provided at a substantially central portion in the depth direction of the first space 41. The second leg 51 is not provided with the through hole 55 as compared with the first leg 50.

  Three third leg portions 52 are provided in line with the depth direction of the second space 42. The third leg 52 is not provided with a drain hole 54 and a through hole 55 as compared with the first leg 50.

  In the present embodiment, the entrance 3 of the pet house 1 is provided at two places, that is, the front and rear, but may be any one place. In that case, the entrance 3 may be provided in the first standing wall surface 24, for example.

<About the arrangement of pet houses>
FIG. 15A is a perspective view schematically showing a pet house 1A having one entrance 3A, and FIG. 15B shows an example in which the pet house 1A is arranged in the premises 100 and 200. FIG. FIG. 16A is a perspective view schematically showing a pet house 1 having two entrances 3a and 3b facing each other. FIG. 16B shows the pet house 1 arranged in the premises 100 and 200. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example in the case of having done. In the description of FIG. 16, for ease of understanding, the front entrance will be described as the entrance 3a, and the rear entrance will be described as the entrance 3b. In FIG. 15B, the direction of the entrance 3A of the pet house 1 is indicated by using a white triangle (△). In FIG. 16 (b), the case where the entrance 3a located in the front in the depth direction is used is indicated by a white triangle (、), and the case where the entrance 3b located in the rear in the depth direction is used is painted out. This is indicated by using the indicated triangle (▲).

  An example of the arrangement of the pet houses 1 in the premises 100 and 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. The configurations in the premises 100 and 200 in FIGS. 15B and 16B are the same, and houses 110 and 220 and gardens 111 and 221 are provided in the premises 100 and 200. As shown in FIG. 15B, in the case of a pet house 1 </ b> A having one entrance 3 </ b> A, two types of arrangement patterns of the pet house 1 </ b> A can be considered in the garden 111 on the site 100. Further, in the garden 221 in the site 200, there are three possible arrangement patterns of the pet house 1A. Thereby, various arrangement variations of the pet house 1A having one entrance 3A can be considered.

  As shown in FIG. 16B, in the case of a pet house 1 provided with two entrances 3a and 3b, in the garden 111 on the site 100, four arrangement patterns of the pet house 1 are conceivable. Also, in the garden 221 in the site 200, eight arrangement patterns of the pet house 1 are conceivable. Thus, the pet house 1 having the two entrances 3a and 3b can dramatically increase the number of variations in the arrangement pattern as compared with the pet house 1A having only the entrance 3A.

<How to stack pet houses>
An example in which the pet houses 1 are stacked will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 17 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a case where a plurality of pet houses 1 are stacked. FIG. 18 is a front view showing an example of a case where two pet houses 1 are combined.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when two pet houses 1 are combined, the pet house 1 is turned upside down so that the seating surfaces 23 abut against each other, and the second standing wall surface 25 and the third standing wall surface 26 Are brought into contact with each other. Accordingly, in the pet house 1, as shown in FIG. 4, the height H1 from the bottom surface 21 to the seating surface 23 is the same as the height H2 from the seating surface 23 to the upper surface 22. As described above, the two pet houses 1 are combined to form a substantially parallelogram in a front view. By nesting the two pet houses 1 in this manner, a house assembly 8 having a substantially parallelogram in a front view is formed. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of house aggregates 8 can be stacked and arranged, so that more pet houses 1 can be transported in a small space.

  Although the pet houses 1 and 1A according to the present embodiment have the upper surface 22, the upper surface 22 does not necessarily have to be flat, and may be, for example, a square or an arc-shaped top.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the first to third vertical wall surfaces 24 to 26 are provided so as to converge toward the upper surface 22, but are not limited thereto. The first upright wall surface 24 and the third upright wall surface 26 may be provided, for example, perpendicular to the bottom surface 21, and the second upright wall surface 25 is provided, for example, perpendicular to the seat surface 23. Is also good.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments. Various modifications and variations can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same range as the present invention or within an equivalent range.

  1, 1A pet house, 2 house main body, 3, 3A, 3a, 3b doorway, 4 internal space, 8 house aggregate, 21 bottom, 22 top (top), 23 seat, 24 first upright wall, 24a arc , 25 2nd standing wall surface, 26 3rd standing wall surface, 30 decorative panel, 31 frame part, 32 covering part, 41 first space (living space), 42 second space (non-living space), 44 partition wall, 45 snowboard , 46 Raised portion, 50 First leg, 51 Second leg, 52 Third leg, 53 Leg body, 53a side, 53b Bottom, 54 Drain hole, 55 through hole, 56 Bolt, 60 Support portion 61 pedestal part, 62 projecting part, 63 fixing part, 64 wire, 70 mounting surface, 100,200 site, 110,220 house, 111,221 garden.

Claims (9)

A bottom surface, a top portion, a seating surface located at an intermediate height between the bottom surface and the top portion, and an entrance provided between the bottom surface and the top portion,
A pet house, wherein the height of a pet's living space located inside the entrance is higher than the height of the seating surface.   The pet house according to claim 1, wherein the top is a plane parallel to the bottom.   The pet house according to claim 1, wherein the seat surface is a plane parallel to the bottom surface. The bottom surface, the top portion, and the seat surface extend in a certain direction,
The pet house according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the entrance is provided at both ends in a certain direction. A first upright wall connecting the top and the bottom is formed on one side of the top,
A second upright wall connecting the top and the seat surface and a third upright wall connecting the seat surface and the bottom surface are formed on the other side of the top portion as a boundary. 4. The pet house according to any one of 4.   The pet house according to claim 5, wherein the first upright wall surface, the second upright wall surface, and the third upright wall surface converge toward the top.   The pet house according to claim 5, wherein a height from the bottom surface to the seating surface is substantially the same as a height from the seating surface to the top portion. A first angle between the bottom surface and the first standing wall surface is substantially the same as a second angle between the bottom surface and the third standing wall surface,
A third angle between the first standing wall surface and the top portion, a fourth angle between the top portion and the second standing wall surface, and an angle between the seat surface and the third standing wall surface. The pet house according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the fifth angle is substantially the same.   The pet house according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the living space is separated from a space below the seating surface by a partition wall.

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