JP2020188747A - Toilet for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an animal toilet having few components, capable of performing easily a work of replacement of an absorption sheet or the like even in a narrow space.SOLUTION: In an animal toilet (1) having a body part (10) including a urine passing part (12), and a tray (20) on which an absorber (200) for absorbing urine passing through the urine passing part (12) is installed, an opening (19) for storing the tray (20) is provided on the lower end on one side in a cross direction of the body part (10), and a length of the opening (19) is longer than a length of the tray (20) in a longitudinal direction, and in the state in which the tray (20) is stored in the body part (10), a bottom (15d) of the body part and a bottom (27) of the tray are grounded respectively.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an animal toilet.

Conventionally, animal toilets for use by animals (pets) such as cats have been known. For example, Patent Document 1 describes an outer container 5 having an upper opening and a urine-permeable partition layer that is detachably attached to the inside of the outer container 5 (the upper part of the outer container 5) and allows urine excreted by a pet to pass through. A veterinary toilet composed of three members, an inner container 6 provided with a third and a tray 4 which is a container for receiving urine that has passed through the partition layer 3 and is housed in the outer container 5, is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-4664

Since the animal toilet of Patent Document 1 is composed of three members, the height of the entire toilet tends to be high, and there is a risk that kittens, animals with short legs, and the like may not easily enter the toilet. Further, there is a problem that it is necessary to clean each of the three members, or cat sand is clogged between the members, which makes cleaning and maintenance troublesome.

Further, in recent years, so-called cage keeping, in which animals such as kittens are kept in cages, is increasing, and animal toilets may be installed in cages. In such cage keeping, it is desirable that the animal toilet can be cleaned and the absorption sheet placed on the tray can be replaced in the cage. However, with conventional animal toilets, it is difficult to perform tasks such as cleaning and replacing absorbent sheets in a narrow space such as inside a cage, and it becomes necessary to temporarily remove the animal toilet from the cage for work. The burden on the user and the breeder was heavy.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an animal toilet which has few constituent members and can easily perform work such as replacement of an absorbent sheet even in a narrow space. There is.

The main invention for achieving the above object is to have a main body portion having a front-rear direction, a left-right direction, and a vertical direction intersecting each other and having a urine passage portion through which urine passes, and urine passing through the urine passage portion. A tray on which an absorbent body for absorption is installed and an animal toilet having the same, and an opening for accommodating the tray is provided at the lower end of the main body on one side in the front-rear direction. In the left-right direction, the length of the opening is longer than the length of the tray, and the bottom of the main body and the bottom of the tray are in contact with each other while the tray is housed in the main body. It is a toilet for animals characterized by.

Other features of the present invention will be clarified by the description in the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an animal toilet in which the number of constituent members is small and the absorbent sheet can be easily replaced even in a narrow space.

It is a schematic perspective view of the animal toilet 1. It is a top view when the animal toilet 1 is seen from each of the vertical direction, the front-back direction, and the left-right direction. It is sectional drawing which shows the AA cross section and the BB cross section of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view of the tray 20. It is a top view and the bottom view of the tray 20 in the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction, respectively. It is a figure explaining the seat accommodating part 28. It is a figure explaining the 1st modification of the sheet accommodating part 28. It is a figure explaining the 2nd modification of the sheet accommodating part 28. It is a figure explaining the 3rd modification of the seat accommodating part 28. It is a figure explaining an example of the slide regulation part 30. It is a top view when the main body part 10 is seen from the lower side in the vertical direction. 12A and 12B are views showing a state when the animal toilet 2 is viewed from the left-right direction. It is the schematic sectional drawing of the animal toilet 3 when viewed from the front side in the front-rear direction. 14A and 14B are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating a modified example of the animal toilet 3.

The description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings will clarify at least the following matters.
A main body having a front-rear direction, a left-right direction, and a vertical direction intersecting each other and having a urine passing portion through which urine passes, and a tray on which an absorber for absorbing urine passing through the urine passing portion is installed. An animal toilet having an opening provided at the lower end of the main body on one side in the front-rear direction for accommodating the tray, and the length of the opening in the left-right direction. Is longer than the length of the tray, and the bottom portion of the main body portion and the bottom portion of the tray are in contact with each other in a state where the tray is housed in the main body portion.

According to such an animal toilet, it is possible to keep the overall height low by being composed of two members, a main body and a tray, and it is possible to reduce the labor of cleaning and maintenance. Further, since the tray can be taken in and out without moving the main body, the absorber can be easily replaced if a space for sliding the tray back and forth is secured. Therefore, the absorber can be easily replaced even in a narrow space.

In addition, a main body having a front-rear direction, a left-right direction, and a vertical direction intersecting each other and having a urine passing portion through which urine passes, and a tray on which an absorber for absorbing urine passing through the urine passing portion is installed. In the animal toilet having the above, the bottom portion of the main body portion on the rear side in the front-rear direction is provided with a notch portion notched diagonally so as to form a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane. An animal toilet characterized in that the main body can stand on its own in a state of being tilted by the predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane by grounding the notch portion becomes clear.

According to such an animal toilet, it is possible to expose the front side portion of the tray in the front-rear direction by tilting the main body at an angle to make it self-supporting, so that the tray does not slide significantly in the front-rear direction. , The absorber can be replaced. Therefore, even in a narrow space, it is possible to facilitate the replacement work of the absorber.

Further, a main body having a front-rear direction, a left-right direction, and a vertical direction intersecting each other and having a urine passing portion through which urine passes, and a tray on which an absorber for absorbing urine passing through the urine passing portion is installed. In the animal toilet having the above, guide portions projecting from the outside to the inside in the left-right direction are provided on the wall portions on both sides of the main body portion in the left-right direction, and the guide portions are the trays. An animal toilet characterized in that the tray can be slidably moved along the front-rear direction by slidably contacting both side portions in the left-right direction becomes clear.

According to such an animal toilet, it is possible to prevent the tray from being slanted in the sliding movement direction when the tray is taken in and out of the main body even in a narrow space. As a result, the tray can be taken in and out more stably in the animal toilet composed of the main body and the tray.

In such an animal toilet, the length of the tray in the front-rear direction is shorter than the length of the tray in the left-right direction, and the tray is accommodated in the main body by sliding in the front-rear direction. It is desirable.

According to such an animal toilet, the moving distance of the tray is compared with the case where the tray is slid along the longitudinal direction (horizontal direction) by sliding the tray along the lateral direction (front-back direction). Can be shortened. Therefore, the space (space) required for the storage operation of the tray is reduced, and it is possible to facilitate the replacement work of the absorber even in a narrow space.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that the tray has a symmetrical shape in the front-rear direction, and the tray can be accommodated in the main body by switching the orientation in the front-rear direction.

According to such an animal toilet, when the tray is housed in the main body, it is not necessary to check the front-rear direction, and problems such as misplacement of the front and back are less likely to occur. Further, by exchanging the front-rear direction (left-right direction) of the tray, the user can exchange the front-rear direction (left-right direction) of the absorber without touching the absorber. Therefore, the entire region of the absorber can be used efficiently, and the frequency of replacement of the absorber can be reduced.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that the tray has handles on both sides in the front-rear direction.

According to such an animal toilet, the user can stabilize the tray by grasping the handles on both sides in the front-rear direction when the user lifts or moves the tray in the operation of switching the front and back of the tray. Can hold the tray.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that a notch portion for accommodating the handle portion is provided at the lower end portion of the main body portion on the other side in the front-rear direction.

According to such an animal toilet, the tray can be inserted into the main body portion without interfering with the side wall portion on the rear side in the front-rear direction of the main body portion and the handle portion of the tray. As a result, the side wall portion and the handle portion can be arranged in an overlapping manner in the front-rear direction, and the length of the animal toilet in the front-rear direction can be shortened. Therefore, a more compact and space-saving animal toilet can be realized.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that the position of the urine passage portion is higher than the position of the handle portion in the vertical direction.

According to such an animal toilet, when the tray is slid in the front-rear direction, it becomes difficult for the handle portion and the urine passage portion to come into contact with each other in the up-down direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent excrement such as urine from adhering to the handle portion and becoming dirty. In addition, it is possible to prevent the handle portion from being caught in the main body portion, and the tray can be smoothly stored.

In such an animal toilet, the tray has a lower surface portion, and the lower surface portion is provided with a pair of convex portions that project downward in the vertical direction and extend linearly along the front-rear direction. It is desirable to have.

According to such an animal toilet, since the convex portion is provided, the contact area between the lower surface portion of the tray and the floor surface is reduced, and when the tray is slid and moved in the front-rear direction, the contact area with the floor surface is reduced. Friction can be reduced. As a result, the sliding movement of the tray becomes smooth, and the storage operation of the tray becomes easy. Further, the moving direction of the tray is easily regulated in the front-rear direction in which the convex portion extends, and smoother sliding movement can be realized.

In such an animal toilet, the tray has a lower surface portion and side wall portions that surround the lower surface portion and are along the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, respectively, and the tray has the front-rear direction and the front-rear direction. It is desirable that the four corners in the left-right direction have accommodating portions for folding and accommodating at least a part of the absorber.

According to such an animal toilet, a part of the absorber (corner part) is folded into the accommodating portion and the absorber is fixed inside the tray, so that the absorber is misaligned or absorbed. It is possible to prevent the body from sticking out of the tray.

In such an animal toilet, the tray has plate-shaped ribs protruding upward from the lower surface portion in the vertical direction, and the side wall portions include a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion that intersect with each other. It is desirable that the accommodating portion is a space surrounded by the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion, and the rib.

According to such an animal toilet, when a part of the absorber is folded into the accommodating portion surrounded by the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion and the rib, the absorber is bent from the rib as a starting point. The absorber is more likely to be held stably. Therefore, the position of the absorber can be easily fixed and the absorber can be prevented from protruding to the outside of the tray.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that the rib has a notch at the central portion in the width direction of the rib and the upper end portion in the vertical direction is notched.

According to such an animal toilet, when the absorber is folded into the accommodating portion, the way of bending the absorber is different between the portion where the notch is formed and the portion where the notch is not formed. it can. As a result, the way the absorber bends becomes complicated, and it becomes difficult for the absorber to separate from the accommodating portion. Therefore, it is possible to make the misalignment of the absorber less likely to occur.

The animal toilet has a ceiling portion that straddles the upper end of the first side wall portion and the upper end of the second side wall portion, and the accommodating portion includes the first side wall portion and the second side wall portion. It is desirable that the space is surrounded by the rib and the ceiling portion.

According to such an animal toilet, when the absorber is folded into the housing portion, the ceiling portion restricts the movement of the absorber upward, so that the absorber may separate from the tray. It becomes easy to be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to make the misalignment of the absorber less likely to occur.

In such an animal toilet, the tray has a tubular through tube that penetrates the lower surface portion and projects upward in the vertical direction, and the accommodating portion is a space inside the through tube. , Is desirable.

According to such an animal toilet, a part of the absorber is pushed into the inside of the tube of the through tube, so that the position of the absorber can be easily fixed and the misalignment can be prevented from occurring.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that the height of both side portions of the tray is higher than the height of the central portion of the tray in the left-right direction.

According to such an animal toilet, the height at the center in the left-right direction is lowered to keep the height of the tray as low as possible, and the height at both ends in the left-right direction is increased to fix the absorber. It becomes easy to form a large space (accommodation part) for the purpose. As a result, while keeping the overall height of the animal toilet low, it is possible to suppress the displacement of the absorption sheet arranged on the tray and effectively suppress the leakage of excrement.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that the side wall portion on the front side in the front-rear direction has a regulation portion that regulates the movement of the tray along the front-rear direction.

According to such an animal toilet, the front side wall portion of the tray interferes with the regulating portion, so that the movement of the tray in the front-rear direction is suppressed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the tray from coming off from the main body due to an erroneous operation or the like after the tray is housed in the main body.

In such an animal toilet, it is desirable that at least a part of the bottom portion of the main body portion has an inverted portion inverted from one side in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction to the other side.

According to such an animal toilet, since the reversing portion is provided, the area where the bottom portion of the main body portion comes into contact with the floor or the like becomes large, and the grounding stability is improved. Further, in the portion of the main body portion (side wall portion) where the reversing portion is provided, the bending strength in the left-right direction (or the front-rear direction) becomes strong, so that the main body portion (side wall portion) bends or bends. Can be suppressed.

=== 1st Embodiment ===
<Overall configuration>
An animal toilet 1 will be described as an example of the animal toilet according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the animal toilet 1. Further, in the following description, as shown in FIG. 1, three directions orthogonal to each other, "front-back direction", "left-right direction", and "vertical direction" are defined. The front-rear direction is the direction along the lateral direction of the animal toilet 1 in the present embodiment, and the side where the animal entrance / exit (entrance notch portion 18 described later) is provided is the front side. The left-right direction is a direction along the longitudinal direction of the animal toilet 1. The vertical direction is the direction along the vertical direction. FIG. 2 is a plan view (three views) of the animal toilet 1 when viewed from each of the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the AA cross section and the BB cross section of FIG.

The animal toilet 1 has a main body 10 that receives animal excrement and a tray 20 that is housed in the main body 10 and is provided with an absorption sheet (described later) that absorbs urine and the like.

(Main body 10)
The main body portion 10 is a box-shaped member having a lower surface portion 11 and a side wall portion 15 surrounding the lower surface portion 11 and having an upper opening, and an animal such as a kitten is a lower surface portion 11 of the main body portion 10. Excrete while riding on the kitten. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower surface portion 11 of the main body portion 10 is inclined like a mortar from the outside to the inside (center side) in the left-right direction (and the front-rear direction). A urine passing portion 12 for passing urine or the like excreted by the animal from the upper side to the lower side in the vertical direction is provided in the portion of the lower surface portion 11 where the position in the vertical direction is the lowest. The urine passage portion 12 has a plurality of holes 12s penetrating in the vertical direction, and the excreted urine passes through the holes 12s and moves from the upper side to the lower side (tray 20 side) of the main body portion 10. To do.

When using the animal litter box 1, an excrement treatment material (not shown) which is a granular substance such as cat sand is installed so as to cover the urine passage portion 12 (lower surface portion 11), and the animal such as a kitten is concerned. Excrete on the excrement treatment material. The excrement treatment material used in the animal toilet 1 is a granular substance having a porous structure such as zeolite or silica gel, and absorbs and deodorizes the ammonia component by coming into contact with urine or the like excreted by the animal. It has the effect and the effect of adsorbing the odor of ammonia that can be trapped from the sheet. It also has the effect of removing moisture. In addition, in order to prevent each grain of the excrement treatment material from falling downward from the hole 12s of the urine passage portion 12, the hole portion 12s has a shape and size that allows urine to pass through but not the excrement treatment material. It is desirable that it is. For example, in the animal toilet 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the urine passage portion 12 is formed by providing a plurality of slit-shaped holes 12s long in the left-right direction.

The side wall portion 15 includes a front side wall portion 15f arranged on the front side in the front-rear direction, a rear side wall portion 15b arranged on the rear side in the front-rear direction, a right side wall portion 15r arranged on the right side in the left-right direction, and a left side portion in the left-right direction. It has a left side wall portion 15 liters arranged in.

The side wall portion 15 has a folded-back portion 16 that is folded back in the vertical direction and outward in the front-rear direction (or left-right direction) at the upper end 15u located above the lower surface portion 11 in the vertical direction. (See FIG. 2). The user can easily lift or move the main body portion 10 by hooking a finger on the folded-back portion 16. Further, by providing the folded-back portion 16, it is possible to prevent the edge of the upper end 15u of the side wall portion 15 from being sharply cut upward. As a result, when an animal such as a kitten goes in and out of the animal toilet 1, it is possible to prevent the leg and body from being injured by contacting the upper end 15u.

Further, the side wall portion 15 is in contact with a flat surface (for example, a floor or a table) on which the animal toilet 1 is placed at a lower end 15d located below the lower surface portion 11 in the vertical direction. That is, the lower end 15d of the side wall portion 15 is the lowermost portion of the main body portion 10 in the vertical direction. Hereinafter, the lower end 15d of the side wall portion 15 is also referred to as the “bottom portion” of the main body portion 10.

Of the side wall portions 15, the front side wall portion 15f is provided with an entrance notch portion 18 in which at least a part of the upper end 15u is cut out downward in the vertical direction. The height of the front side wall portion 15f in the vertical direction is lower than that of the other three side wall portions 15b, 15l, and 15r in the region where the entrance notch portion 18 is provided. Therefore, when an animal such as a kitten excretes, the side wall is above the urine passage portion 12 (lower surface portion 11) from the entrance notch portion 18 into the animal toilet 1 (main body portion 10). It becomes easy to enter and exit the area surrounded by the portion 15. That is, the entrance notch portion 18 is a portion that functions as an entrance / exit of the animal toilet 1.

Further, an opening 19 for accommodating the tray 20 is provided at the lower end of the front side wall portion 15f. The length (opening width) W19 of the opening 19 in the left-right direction is longer than the maximum value of the length (width) W20 of the tray 20 in the left-right direction.

(Tray 20)
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the tray 20. The "front-back direction", "left-right direction", and "vertical direction" in FIG. 4 are the same directions as the "front-back direction", "left-right direction", and "vertical direction" in FIG. 1, respectively. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the tray 20 when viewed from the upper and lower sides in the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction.

The tray 20 has a lower surface portion 21 and a side wall portion 25 that surrounds the lower surface portion 21, and has a shallow bottom on which an absorber that absorbs excreted urine or the like (for example, an absorption sheet 200 described later) is installed. It is a flat box-shaped container. The side wall portion 25 has a front side wall portion 25f on the front side in the front-rear direction, a rear side wall portion 25b on the rear side in the front-rear direction, a right side wall portion 25r on the right side in the left-right direction, and a left side wall portion 25l on the left side in the left-right direction. There is.

As shown in FIG. 5, the tray 20 of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially rectangular shape symmetrical in the front-rear direction. Both ends in the front-rear direction, that is, the front side wall portion 25f and the rear side wall portion 25b are provided with a front side handle portion 26f and a rear side handle portion 26b, respectively. When accommodating the tray 20 in the main body 10, the tray 20 can be moved in and out of the main body 10 by sliding the tray 20 in the front-rear direction by grasping and operating the handle 26. it can.

On the back surface side (lower surface in the vertical direction) of the lower surface portion 21, a convex portion 27 projecting downward in the vertical direction is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the convex portions 27 are formed in a straight line along the front-rear direction, and are provided in pairs on both sides in the left-right direction. Then, the tip end (lower end in the vertical direction) of the convex portion 27 comes into contact with the flat surface (for example, a floor or a table) on which the animal toilet 1 is placed. That is, the tip portion of the convex portion 27 is a portion located at the lowermost position of the tray 20 in the vertical direction. Hereinafter, the tip portion of the convex portion 27 is also referred to as the “bottom portion” of the tray 20.

Further, at the four corners in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the tray 20, seat accommodating portions 28 for fixing the absorption sheet 200 to the tray 20 are provided. The seat accommodating portion 28 will be described later.

The absorbent sheet 200 installed inside the tray 20 is a liquid-absorbing sheet member that absorbs urine excreted by animals such as cats, and is formed of a liquid-absorbing material such as pulp fiber or a highly absorbent polymer. Further, the absorption sheet 200 may be impregnated with an antibacterial agent to prevent germs from propagating, or may be impregnated with microcapsules to generate a fragrance. When the animal toilet 1 is used, the tray 20 in which the absorption sheet 200 is installed is housed in the main body 10 through the opening 19, so that the absorption sheet 200 is moved downward in the vertical direction of the urine passage portion 12. Be placed. Then, the excrement excreted by an animal such as a cat in the main body 10 passes through the urine passage portion 12, moves downward (falls), and is absorbed by the absorption sheet 200.

In the present embodiment, the main body 10 and the tray 20 are each made of a polyolefin-based thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyethylene terephthalate. However, the material forming each member is not limited to this, and may be, for example, another resin or wood, a metal material such as a stainless steel plate or an aluminum plate, or another member.

<Replacement of absorbent sheet 200>
As described above, when the animal toilet 1 is used, the tray 20 on which the absorption sheet 200 is arranged is housed in the main body 10, and when the absorption sheet 200 is replaced, the tray 20 is provided through the opening 19 provided in the main body 10. The tray 20 is taken in and out.

Since the animal toilet 1 of the present embodiment is composed of two members, the main body 10 and the tray 20, the overall height is higher than that of the conventional animal toilet composed of three or more members. It's hard to get high. Further, when the animal toilet 1 is placed on a horizontal surface such as a floor or a table, the bottom portion (lower end 15d) of the main body portion 10 and the bottom portion (convex portion 27) of the tray 20 are in contact with each other. That is, the main body 10 is not provided with a portion for accommodating the bottom of the tray 20. For example, in Patent Document 1, the bottom of the outer container is arranged below the bottom of the tray in a state where the tray is housed inside the outer container, but in the animal toilet 1, it is below the bottom of the tray 20. The main body is not arranged. Therefore, the height of the main body 10 can be lowered by that amount, and the height of the animal toilet 1 as a whole can be kept low. This makes it easier for kittens and short-legged animals to enter and exit the animal litter box 1.

Further, when the absorption sheet 200 is replaced, the tray 20 can be easily taken in and out by sliding the tray 20 in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body 10. In the present embodiment, the maximum value of the length W20 of the tray 20 in the left-right direction is narrower than the length W19 of the opening 19 in the left-right direction. Therefore, in the accommodating operation of the tray 20, when the tray 20 is slid and moved along the front-rear direction, the side wall portions 25 on both left and right sides of the tray 20 are unlikely to interfere with the opening 19 of the main body portion 10. That is, since the tray 20 is unlikely to be caught in the opening 19, the operation of putting the tray 20 in and out of the main body 10 can be smoothly performed.

Most of the conventional animal toilets are composed of three or more members (for example, an upper container, a lower container, and a tray), so that the height tends to be high and cleaning and maintenance are troublesome. .. In addition, since the number of members is large, the whole size tends to be large, and it is difficult to install an animal toilet in the cage when breeding kittens or the like in the cage. In addition, it is difficult to replace the absorbent sheet in a narrow space such as inside the cage, so the entire animal litter box is taken out of the cage, the absorbent sheet is replaced, and the entire animal litter box is placed inside the cage again. It was not suitable for cage keeping due to the heavy burden on the user, such as the need to return it.

On the other hand, the animal toilet 1 of the present embodiment can be kept low in height by having a two-member structure, and the labor of cleaning and maintenance can be reduced. Further, when exchanging the absorption sheet 200, the tray 20 can be taken in and out without moving the main body 10. That is, if a space is secured so that the tray 20 can be slid back and forth, the absorbent sheet 200 can be easily replaced. Therefore, it is easy to replace and clean the absorbent sheet 200 in a narrow space, and it is suitable for breeding a kitten or the like in a cage.

Further, in the animal toilet 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the length of the main body 10 and the tray 20 in the left-right direction is longer than the length in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the tray 20 is taken in and out of the main body 10, the tray 20 is slid and moved along the lateral direction (front-back direction), as compared with the case where the tray 20 is slid and moved along the longitudinal direction (left-right direction). The moving distance of the tray 20 can be shortened. As a result, the space required for putting in and taking out the tray 20 becomes small, and even in a narrow space such as in a cage, the tray 20 can be easily put in and taken out, and work such as replacement of the absorbent sheet 200 can be performed more. It will be easier.

Further, the tray 20 has a symmetrical shape in the front-rear direction, and can be accommodated in the main body 10 by switching the directions in the front-rear direction. That is, when the tray 20 is housed in the main body 20, it is not necessary to check the front-rear direction, and problems such as misplacement of the front and rear are less likely to occur. Therefore, the user can accommodate the tray 20 in the main body 10 without worrying about the front-rear direction of the tray 20 (which is the front side and which is the rear side), so that the tray 20 can be accommodated without stress. be able to.

Further, since the tray 20 can be used by exchanging the front-rear direction, the absorption sheet 200 can be easily used efficiently. In general, animals such as cats have a habit of excreting at a fixed position in the toilet when excreting in the animal toilet. For example, in the case of a cat that has a habit of excreting in the right region in the left-right direction, urine and the like are intensively absorbed in the right region of the absorption sheet 200, so that only the right region of the absorption sheet 200 is absorbed. It is easy to reach the absorption limit early. In such a case, the entire area of the absorption sheet 200 can be used evenly by exchanging the arrangement of the absorption sheet 200 on the left and right and rearranging the area arranged on the left side on the right side.

Specifically, after the tray 20 is pulled out from the main body 10, the front-rear direction (that is, the left-right direction) of the tray 20 on which the absorption sheet 200 is arranged is exchanged, and the tray 20 is housed in the main body 10 again as it is. By doing so, the user can change the orientation of the absorbent sheet 200 (tray 20) without touching the absorbent sheet 200, and the absorbent sheet 200 can be used efficiently, and the frequency of replacing the absorbent sheet 200 is reduced. can do. Absorbent sheets used in animal toilets are generally used continuously for one week or more, but the frequency of replacement can be reduced simply by changing the orientation of the absorbent sheet 200, which further reduces the burden on the user. can do.

In this embodiment, handle portions 26f and 26b are provided on both sides of the tray 20 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the user can take in and out the tray 20 by grasping any of the handle portions 26f and 26b provided in the front and rear in the operation of exchanging the front and back of the tray 20. As a result, good operability can be maintained even in a narrow space such as in a cage. Further, when the user needs to lift or move the tray 20, the tray 20 can be stably held by grasping the handle portions 26f and 26b on both sides in the front-rear direction with their respective hands. ..

Further, the rear side wall portion 15b of the main body portion 10 is provided with a rear side cutout portion 15bc in which a region having a predetermined height is cut out from the lower end in the vertical direction at the central portion in the left-right direction (FIG. See 3). The rear notch portion 15bc suppresses interference between the handle portion 26 provided on the rear side of the tray 20 and the rear side wall portion 15b of the main body portion 10 in a state where the tray 20 is housed in the main body portion 10. It is provided to do so. In other words, the rear notch portion 15bc is provided to accommodate the handle portion 26 of the tray 20.

If the rear side wall portion 15b is not provided with the rear side notch portion 15bc, the rear handle portion 26 will be caught by the rear side wall portion 15b when the tray 20 is housed in the main body portion 10. , The tray 20 cannot be inserted all the way to the back of the main body 10 (rear side in the front-rear direction). Alternatively, the length of the main body 10 in the front-rear direction becomes long, and the shape becomes unsuitable for space-saving use such as a cage. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in the AA cross section of FIG. 3, the rear side cutout portion 15bc is provided so that the handle portion 26 interferes with the rear side wall portion 15b. The tray 20 can be inserted all the way to the back (rear side) of the main body 10 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, since the rear side wall portion 15b and the handle portion 26 can be arranged at overlapping positions in the front-rear direction, the length of the animal toilet 1 (main body portion 10) in the front-rear direction can be shortened. It will be possible. Thereby, a compact and space-saving animal toilet 1 can be realized.

Further, the tray 20 is grounded by a convex portion 27 provided on the back surface side of the lower surface portion 21. As shown in FIG. 5, the convex portion 27 is formed in a straight line along the front-rear direction. Since the convex portion 27 has a narrow width in the left-right direction and a small contact area with the floor surface or the like, the friction between the convex portion 27 and the floor surface can be reduced when the tray 20 is slid and moved in the front-rear direction. .. As a result, the slide movement of the tray 20 in the front-rear direction becomes smooth, and the user can move the tray 20 in and out of the main body 10 with a small force. Further, since the convex portion 27 functions like a blade of a skate, the moving direction of the tray 20 is easily regulated in the direction in which the convex portion 27 extends. That is, the tray 20 can be easily moved along the front-rear direction, and a smoother sliding movement can be easily realized. However, the convex portion 27 is not an essential configuration of the tray 20, and may have a configuration in which the convex portion 27 is not provided on the lower surface portion 21.

Further, in the animal toilet 1, when the absorption sheet 200 arranged inside the tray 20 has an area slightly larger than the lower surface portion 21 of the tray 20 in order to suppress leakage of excrement. There are many. When the absorbent sheet 200 having a larger area than the lower surface portion 21 is used, the absorbent sheet 200 is prevented from being displaced inside the tray 20 or protruding to the outside of the tray 20. It is necessary to firmly fix the 200 inside the tray 20. In the present embodiment, the corners of the rectangular absorbent sheet 200 are accommodated in the four corners (right front side, left front side, right rear side, left rear side) of the tray 20 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the tray 20. A sheet accommodating portion 28 for fixing the absorbent sheet 200 is provided inside.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the seat accommodating portion 28. FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing a portion of region K (a corner on the left rear side) of FIG. 5, and FIG. 6B is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an LL cross section of FIG. In the example of FIG. 6A, the plate-shaped rib 281 protruding upward from the lower surface portion 21 of the tray 20 and the rear side wall portion 25b of the side wall portions 25 of the tray 20 intersecting with each other (corresponding to the “first side wall portion”). The seat accommodating portion 28 is formed by a space surrounded by 25 l of the left side wall portion (corresponding to the “second side wall portion”) and the lower surface 21.

Then, when the absorbing sheet 200 is installed on the tray 20, the left rear corner portion of the absorbing sheet 200 is folded into the sheet accommodating portion 28 as shown in FIG. 6B. Similarly, at the other three corners (left front side, right rear side, right front side), the seat accommodating portion 28 is a space surrounded by the rib 281 and the side wall portion 25 (first side wall portion and second side wall portion). The corners of the absorbent sheet 200 are folded into the space. At this time, the absorption sheet 200 is bent from the rib 281 protruding upward in the vertical direction as a starting point, so that the absorption sheet 200 is easily held stably. In this way, the absorption sheet 200 can be arranged so as not to protrude to the outside of the tray 20 while fixing the position of the absorption sheet 200. The rib 281 may be in contact with or separated from the side wall portion 25. That is, the rib 281 may be formed integrally with the side wall portion 25, or may be formed independently of the side wall portion 25.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a first modification of the seat accommodating portion 28. 7A and 7B correspond to FIGS. 6A and 6B, respectively. In the first modification, a plate-shaped rib 282 projecting upward from the lower surface portion 21 of the tray 20 is provided, and further, as shown in FIG. 7A, in the central portion in the width direction of the rib 282, in the vertical direction. Has a notch 282c in which the upper end portion of the is notched in a V shape. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the seat accommodating portion 28 described with reference to FIG. That is, the seat accommodating portion 28 is formed by the space surrounded by the rib 282, the rear side wall portion 25b, and the left side wall portion 25l. The rib 282 may be in contact with the side wall portion 25 or may be separated from the side wall portion 25.

In the first modification, when the absorbent sheet 200 is folded into the sheet accommodating portion 28, the bending of the absorbent sheet 200 differs between the portion where the notch 282c is formed and the portion where the notch 282c is not formed. Specifically, in the portion where the notch 282c is provided, the absorbent sheet 200 is slightly bent as shown in FIG. 7B, and in the portion where the notch 282c is not provided, the absorbent sheet 200 is largely bent as in FIG. 6B. As a result, the way the absorbent sheet 200 is bent becomes complicated, and the absorbent sheet 200 is difficult to be separated from the seat accommodating portion 28, which is a space surrounded by the rib 282 and the side wall portion 25. That is, the absorption sheet 200 can be easily fixed, and misalignment can be made less likely to occur.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a second modification of the seat accommodating portion 28. 8A and 8B correspond to FIGS. 6A and 6B, respectively. In the second modification, a plate-shaped rib 283 protruding upward from the lower surface portion 21 of the tray 20 is provided as described with reference to FIG. 6, and a space surrounded by the rib 283 and the side wall portion 25. A ceiling portion 284 is provided so as to cover a part of the above. In the example of FIG. 8A, the ceiling portion 284 is arranged so as to straddle the upper end of the rear side wall portion 25b (first side wall portion) of the tray 20 and the upper end of the left side wall portion 25l (second side wall portion), and the rib 283 is provided. The space surrounded by the side wall portion 25 and the ceiling portion 284 is the seat accommodating portion 28. The rib 283 may be in contact with the side wall portion 25 or may be separated from the side wall portion 25. Further, the rib 283 may not be provided and only the ceiling portion 284 may be provided.

When the absorbent sheet 200 is folded into the sheet accommodating portion 28 which is such a space, the absorption sheet 200 is separated from the tray 20 because the ceiling portion 284 restricts the movement of the absorbent sheet 200 upward. Is more likely to be suppressed. Therefore, the absorption sheet 200 can be easily fixed, and the misalignment can be made less likely to occur.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a third modification of the seat accommodating portion 28. 9A and 9B correspond to FIGS. 6A and 6B, respectively. In the third modification, as shown in FIG. 9A, a tubular through tube 285 that penetrates the lower surface portion 21 of the tray 20 and projects upward in the vertical direction is provided. Then, the seat accommodating portion 28 is formed inside the through pipe 285. The protruding height h285 of the seat accommodating portion 28 (through tube 285) in the third modification is at least larger (longer) than the wall thickness of the tray 20 (for example, the thickness t21 of the lower surface portion 21).

When the absorption sheet 200 is installed on the tray 20 in the third modification, the corner portion of the absorption sheet 200 is pushed into the cylinder of the through tube 285 as shown in FIG. 9B. As a result, the position of the absorption sheet 200 can be easily fixed, and misalignment can be prevented from occurring. By making the protruding height h285 of the through tube 285 larger than the wall thickness t21 of the tray 20, the absorption sheet 200 may come out of the cylinder of the through tube 285, or the absorption sheet 200 may be larger than the through tube 285. It is possible to easily suppress the protrusion to the lower side (lower side than the lower surface portion 21 of the tray 20).

Further, it is desirable that the height of both side portions of the tray 20 is higher than the height of the central portion in the left-right direction (longitudinal direction of the tray 20). In FIG. 5, when the tray 20 is viewed from the front-rear direction, the height h25s at both ends in the left-right direction is higher than the height h25c at the center in the left-right direction (h25s> h25c). Since the animal toilet 1 is supposed to be used by kittens and short animals, it is necessary to reduce the overall height as much as possible. Therefore, it is desirable that the height of the tray 20 is also lowered as much as possible, and the height h25c at the central portion in the left-right direction is lowered. On the other hand, at both ends of the tray 20 in the left-right direction, it is necessary to provide a sheet accommodating portion 28 to fix the absorbing sheet 200 as described above, so that a space having a certain size can be formed. The h25s is set to be higher than the height h25c. As a result, while keeping the overall height of the animal toilet 1 low, it is possible to suppress the displacement of the absorption sheet 200 arranged on the tray 20 and effectively suppress the leakage of excrement.

In the present embodiment, the height of the inside of the tray 20 at both ends in the left-right direction is higher than the height at the center in the left-right direction. That is, since ribs 281 and the like projecting upward from the lower surface portion 21 are provided at both ends of the tray 20 in the left-right direction, the height is higher than that of the lower surface portion 21. Therefore, when the absorbent sheet 200 is arranged inside the tray 20, the height of the absorbent sheet 200 at both ends in the left-right direction is higher than the height of the absorbent sheet 200 at the central portion in the left-right direction. As a result, the urine or the like absorbed by the absorption sheet 200 can easily move from both end portions in the left-right direction to the central portion, and it becomes easy to prevent the urine or the like from leaking to the outside of the tray 20.

Further, when the tray 20 is housed in the main body 10, the lowest position of the lower surface portion 11 of the main body 10 in the vertical direction is higher than the highest position of the handle portion 26 of the tray 20 in the vertical direction. That is, in the vertical direction, the height of the urine passing portion 12 is higher than the height of the handle portion 26. In the cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, the height h12 of the urine passing portion 12 in the vertical direction is higher than the height h26 of the handle portion 26 in the vertical direction (h12> height h26).

With such a configuration, when the tray 20 is slid and moved in the front-rear direction, it becomes difficult for the handle portion 26 and the urine passing portion 12 (main body portion 10) to come into contact with each other in the vertical direction. Therefore, in the storage operation of the tray 20, it is possible to prevent excrement such as urine from adhering to the handle portion 26 and becoming dirty. Further, when the tray 20 is slid and moved, the handle portion 26 is prevented from being caught by the urine passing portion 12 (main body portion 10), and the tray 20 can be smoothly accommodated. In the present embodiment, the height h26 of the handle portion 26 is substantially the same as the height h25c of the tray 20 at the central portion in the left-right direction (see FIG. 5). Therefore, in the animal toilet 1, it is difficult for the side wall portions 25f and 25b of the tray 20 to come into contact with the urine passage portion 12 during the storage operation of the tray 20. That is, the entire tray 20 is less likely to come into contact with the urine passage portion 12.

Further, in order to prevent the tray 20 from coming off from the main body 10 due to an erroneous operation or the like after the tray 20 is housed in the main body 10, the tray 20 is placed on the front side wall portion 15f of the main body 10 in the front-rear direction of the tray 20. A slide regulation unit 30 for restricting movement may be provided. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the slide regulation unit 30. In the example of FIG. 10, a plate-shaped slide restricting portion 30 (indicated by a shaded portion in FIG. 10) is provided along the edge portion of the opening 19 of the front side wall portion 15f. The height h30 of the slide restricting portion 30 is lower than the height h25c of the tray 20 in the central portion in the left-right direction in at least a part of the region. That is, the slide restricting portion 30 is provided so as to overlap at least a part of the tray 20 (front side wall portion 25f) in the vertical direction. Although the slide restricting portion 30 is provided as a separate member from the front side wall portion 15f in FIG. 10, the slide restricting portion 30 and the front side wall portion 15f may be the same member. That is, a part of the front side wall portion 15f may form the slide restricting portion 30.

With such a configuration, when the tray 20 is slid in the front-rear direction, the front side wall portion 25f of the tray 20 interferes with the slide restricting portion 30, and the movement of the tray 20 in the front-rear direction is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the tray 20 housed in the main body 10 from being detached from the main body 10 due to an erroneous operation or the like. When the main body 10 is provided with the slide restricting portion 30, the user lifts the front side of the main body 10 slightly upward during the housing operation of the tray 20, and the tray 20 and the slide restricting portion 30 are provided. It is preferable to slide the tray 20 so as not to interfere with the tray 20.

Further, in the main body portion 10, a reversing portion 17 is provided in which the lower end 15d of the side wall portion 15 (that is, the bottom portion of the main body portion 10) is inverted from one side in the front-rear direction to the other side or from one side in the left-right direction to the other side. Has been done. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the main body 10 when viewed from below in the vertical direction. As shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 11, in the present embodiment, at the front end portions of the left and right side wall portions 15l and 15r in the front-rear direction, the bottom portions of the side wall portions 15l and 15r are rearward from the front side in the front-rear direction. An inverted portion 17 is provided on the side. Since the reversing portion 17 is provided, the area where the bottom portions of the side wall portions 15l and 15r come into contact with a flat surface such as a floor in the left-right direction becomes large, and the grounding stability of the side wall portions 15l and 15r is improved. Further, since the bending strength of the side wall portions 15l and 15r themselves in the left-right direction becomes stronger in the portion where the reversing portion 17 is provided, it is possible to prevent the side wall portions 15l and 15r from bending or bending.

Although FIG. 11 has described an example in which the reversing portions 17 are provided at the front end portions of the left and right side wall portions 15l and 15r, the reversing portions 17 may be provided at other portions of the side wall portions 15. .. For example, at the boundary portion of the rear side wall portion 15b with the rear side notch portion 15bc, the reversing portion 17 is formed by reversing a part of the rear side wall portion 15b from one side in the left-right direction to the other side. You may.

=== Second embodiment ===
In the second embodiment, the animal toilet 2 in which a part of the side wall portion 15 is cut off at the rear end portion in the front-rear direction and the lower end portion in the vertical direction of the main body portion 10 will be described.

12A and 12B are views showing a state when the animal toilet 2 is viewed from the left-right direction. The animal toilet 2 has a notch portion 40 in which the bottom portion of the main body portion 10 is obliquely cut out so as to form a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane such as a floor. The configuration of the animal litter box 2 except that the notch portion 40 is formed in the main body portion 10 is almost the same as the configuration of the animal litter box 1 of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12A, in the animal toilet 2, the side wall portions 15 (left and right side wall portions 15l, 15r, and rear side wall portions 15b) of the main body portion 10 are provided with rear end portions in the front-rear direction and up and down. At the lower end of the direction, a notch 40 is formed so as to form a predetermined angle θ40 with the horizontal plane. The angle formed by the horizontal plane and the notch 40 is the smaller angle (that is, more than 90 degrees) of the angles formed by the intersection of the horizontal direction and the inclination direction of the notch 40. (Small angle).

The main body 10 of the animal toilet 2 can be made to stand on its own at an angle as shown in FIG. 12B by grounding the notch 40. Specifically, the main body 10 can be made to stand on its own in a state where the front-rear direction of the main body 10 is tilted by an angle θ40 with respect to the horizontal plane. If such an animal toilet 2 is used, even when an animal such as a kitten is bred in a cage, the tray 20 is slid and moved when the absorption sheet 200 is replaced in the cage. The distance can be shortened. For example, by tilting the main body 10 diagonally (in FIG. 12B, the direction of rotation in the clockwise direction) as shown in FIG. 12B to stand on its own, the front side portion of the tray 20 in the front-rear direction is exposed, so that the tray 20 is moved back and forth. The absorbent sheet 200 can be easily replaced without a large sliding movement in the direction. Therefore, even in a narrow space such as in a cage, it is possible to facilitate replacement work of the absorption sheet 200 and the like.

=== Third Embodiment ===
In the third embodiment, the animal toilet 3 provided with guide portions 50 for guiding the sliding movement of the tray 20 in the front-rear direction at the lower ends of the side wall portions 15r and 15l on both left and right sides of the main body portion 10 will be described.

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the animal toilet 3 when viewed from the front side in the front-rear direction. In the animal toilet 3, a pair of guide portions 50r and 50l projecting from the outside to the inside in the left-right direction are provided at the lower ends of the side wall portions 15r and 15l. The inner ends 50re and 50le of the guide portion 50 in the left-right direction are formed in a straight line along the front-rear direction, and when the tray 20 is housed in the main body portion 10, the side wall portions 25r on both sides of the tray 20 in the left-right direction, It makes slidable contact with the outer surface of 25 liters (in FIG. 13, for the sake of explanation, the inner ends 50re and 50le and the side wall portions 25r and 25 liters are not in contact with each other).

Therefore, when the tray 20 is housed in the main body 10, the side wall portions 25r and 25l of the tray 20 are sandwiched between the inner ends 50re and 50le of the pair of guide portions 50r and 50l, and the tray 20 is inside. It is possible to slide and move in the front-back direction so as to be guided by the ends 50re and 50le. That is, in the operation of moving the tray 20 in and out of the main body 10 in a narrow space such as in a cage, the sliding direction of the tray 20 becomes slanted, and the rear side of the tray 20 is mainly caught by the main body 10. It is suppressed that it is stored. As a result, in the animal toilet 3 composed of the main body 10 and the tray 20, the tray 20 can be taken in and out more stably.

Further, in the animal toilet 3, the shape of the tray 20 may be changed as follows. 14A and 14B are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating a modified example of the animal toilet 3.

In the example of FIG. 14A, guide receiving portions 55r and 55l are formed on the upper ends of the side wall portions 25r and 25l of the tray 20. The guide receiving portions 55r and 55l are portions provided so as to project outward in the left-right direction from the upper ends of the side wall portions 25r and 25l, respectively. When the tray 20 is housed in the main body 10, the lower surfaces of the guide receiving portions 55r and 55l of the tray 20 slidably contact the upper surfaces of the guide portions 50r and 50l of the main body 10, respectively. In this modification, the tray 20 can be slid and moved in the front-rear direction while being supported in the vertical direction by the guide portions 50r and 50l. As a result, the slide movement of the tray 20 can be performed more stably.

On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 14B, groove portions 56r and 56l corresponding to the shapes of the guide portions 50r and 50l are provided on the lateral outer surfaces of the side wall portions 25r and 25l of the tray 20 in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 14B, when the guide portions 50r and 50l are loosely fitted in the groove portions 56r and 56l, the tray 20 can be easily slid along the guide portions 50r and 50l. Further, in the present modification, since the movement of the tray 20 in the front-rear direction is regulated by the groove portions 56r and 56l and the guide portions 50r and 50l, the tray 20 can be slid more stably.

In the examples of FIGS. 14A and 14B, at least the tray 20 is supported from the lower side to the upper side in the vertical direction by the guide portions 50r and 50l, so that the plane on which the animal toilet 3 is placed (for example, the floor) The bottom of the tray 20 does not have to be in contact with the table). That is, since the tray 20 can be slid and moved while floating from the flat surface, the frictional force generated when the tray 20 is slid and moved can be reduced, and the tray 20 can be easily taken in and out.

=== Other embodiments ===
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be changed or improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention includes an equivalent thereof. For example, the following modifications are possible.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which an excrement treatment material such as cat sand is installed on the lower surface portion 11 of the main body portion 10 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other granules are installed. You may. Further, the granular material may not be installed.

1 Animal toilet (first embodiment),
2 Animal toilet (second embodiment),
3 Animal toilet (third embodiment),
10 Main body,
11 Bottom surface,
12 urine passage, 12s hole,
15 side wall, 15u upper end, 15d lower end (bottom),
15f front side wall, 15b rear side wall, 15bc rear notch,
15r right side wall, 15l left side wall,
16 Folded part, 17 Inverted part,
18 entrance notch, 19 opening,
20 trays,
21 bottom surface,
25 side wall,
25f front side wall, 25b rear side wall, 25r right side wall, 25l left side wall,
26 Handle, 27 Convex,
28 seat compartment,
281 ribs,
282 ribs, 282c notches,
283 ribs, 284 ceilings,
285 through tube,
30 Slide Regulation Department,
40 notch,
50 guide part, 55 guide receiving part, 56 groove part,
200 absorbent sheet

The main invention for achieving the above object is
It has a front-back direction, a left-right direction, and a top-down direction that intersect each other.
It is an animal toilet that consists of two parts, a main body and a tray.
The main body portion includes a urine passage portion through which urine passes .
An absorber that absorbs urine that has passed through the urine passage portion is installed in the tray .
An opening for accommodating the tray is provided at the lower end of the main body on one side in the front-rear direction.
In the left-right direction, the length of the opening is longer than the length of the tray.
The animal toilet is characterized in that the bottom of the main body and the bottom of the tray are in contact with each other while the tray is housed in the main body.

Claims (17)

It has a front-back direction, a left-right direction, and a top-down direction that intersect each other.
The main body with a urine passage part through which urine passes, and
A tray on which an absorber that absorbs urine that has passed through the urine passage portion is installed,
It is an animal toilet that has
An opening for accommodating the tray is provided at the lower end of the main body on one side in the front-rear direction.
In the left-right direction, the length of the opening is longer than the length of the tray.
An animal toilet characterized in that the bottom of the main body and the bottom of the tray are in contact with each other while the tray is housed in the main body. It has front-back direction, left-right direction, and up-down direction that intersect each other.
The main body with a urine passage part through which urine passes, and
A tray on which an absorber that absorbs urine that has passed through the urine passage portion is installed,
It is an animal toilet that has
The bottom portion of the main body portion on the rear side in the front-rear direction is provided with a notch portion notched diagonally so as to form a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane.
An animal toilet characterized in that the main body portion can stand on its own in a state of being tilted by the predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane by grounding the notch portion. It has front-back direction, left-right direction, and up-down direction that intersect each other.
The main body with a urine passage part through which urine passes, and
A tray on which an absorber that absorbs urine that has passed through the urine passage portion is installed,
It is an animal toilet that has
Guide portions projecting from the outside to the inside in the left-right direction are provided on the wall portions on both sides of the main body portion in the left-right direction.
An animal toilet characterized in that the tray is slidably movable along the front-rear direction when the guide portion is slidably contacted with both side portions of the tray in the left-right direction. The animal toilet according to claim 1 or 3.
The length of the tray in the front-rear direction is
Shorter than the length of the tray in the left-right direction,
An animal toilet characterized in that the tray is housed in the main body portion by sliding and moving in the front-rear direction. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The tray has a symmetrical shape in the front-rear direction.
An animal toilet, characterized in that the tray can be accommodated in the main body by switching the orientation in the front-rear direction. The animal toilet according to claim 5.
The tray is an animal toilet characterized by having handles on both sides in the front-rear direction. The animal toilet according to claim 6.
An animal toilet characterized in that a notch portion for accommodating the handle portion is provided at the lower end portion of the main body portion on the other side in the front-rear direction. The animal toilet according to claim 6 or 7.
An animal toilet characterized in that the position of the urine passage portion is higher than the position of the handle portion in the vertical direction. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
The tray has a lower surface portion and has a lower surface portion.
An animal toilet characterized in that a pair of convex portions projecting downward in the vertical direction and extending linearly along the front-rear direction are provided on the lower surface portion. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
The tray has a lower surface portion and side wall portions that surround the lower surface portion and are along the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, respectively.
An animal toilet characterized by having accommodating portions for folding and accommodating at least a part of the absorber at four corners of the tray in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The animal toilet according to claim 10.
The tray has plate-shaped ribs protruding upward in the vertical direction from the lower surface portion.
The side wall portion has a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion that intersect with each other.
An animal toilet characterized in that the accommodating portion is a space surrounded by the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion, and the rib. The animal toilet according to claim 11.
The animal toilet is characterized in that the rib has a notch at the central portion in the width direction of the rib at the upper end portion in the vertical direction. The animal toilet according to claim 11 or 12.
It has a ceiling portion that straddles the upper end of the first side wall portion and the upper end of the second side wall portion.
The animal toilet is characterized in that the accommodating portion is a space surrounded by the first side wall portion, the second side wall portion, the rib, and the ceiling portion. The animal toilet according to claim 10.
The tray has a tubular through tube that penetrates the lower surface portion and projects upward in the vertical direction.
An animal toilet characterized in that the accommodating portion is a space inside the penetrating pipe. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 14.
An animal toilet characterized in that, in the left-right direction, the height of both side portions of the tray is higher than the height of the central portion of the tray. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 15.
An animal toilet characterized in that the main body portion has a regulating portion for restricting the movement of the tray along the front-rear direction on a side wall portion on the front side in the front-rear direction. The animal toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 16.
An animal toilet characterized in that at least a part of the bottom portion of the main body portion has an inverted portion inverted from one side in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction to the other side.

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