JP3036148U - Animal transport vehicle with excrement collection mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To separate and collect excrement from transported animals,
Provide an animal transport vehicle equipped with an excrement collection mechanism that enables labor-saving disposal at a designated location. An animal transport vehicle T that transports an animal to be transported in an animal accommodation area AE by orienting the animal in a predetermined direction.
In r, a first excrement collection mechanism 1 for collecting excrement of the transported animal and a second excrement collection mechanism 2 for collecting urine of the transported animal are provided. The collection mechanism includes a drop opening 3 provided in a vehicle floor area, a slatted lid body 6 detachably fitted to the drop opening, a hopper-shaped guide member 9 provided below the drop opening, and a hopper shape. A plurality of grooves 1 provided on the vehicle floor F so that the second excrement collection mechanism includes the first excrement collection tank 14 arranged on the exit side of the guide member and extends along the traveling direction of the vehicle.
5, the second connected to each groove through the fluid flow path means 17
And a waste collection tank 18 of the same.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 This invention is for transporting, for example, a racing horse (thoroughbred) in a special-purpose vehicle (also called a special-purpose vehicle or a special-purpose vehicle) configured by a special vehicle body used only for a specific purpose. The present invention relates to an animal transport vehicle, and more particularly, to an animal transport vehicle equipped with an excrement collection mechanism that separates and collects excrement of a transported animal.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As is well known, among the above-described animal transport vehicles, in particular, a race horse transport vehicle that transports race horses has, for example, four animal accommodation areas in which approximately four race horses are simply divided. The horse has been provided as an item that is housed with the race horse oriented in a predetermined direction and transported to a desired destination.

Most of these conventional animal transport vehicles are those in which excrements such as feces and urine excreted from the transported animal are treated in a so-called shed during the transportation period of the transported animal. However, there is a problem that it is extremely unsanitary in terms of environmental hygiene, and it is desired to solve the problem.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems found in the conventional animal transport vehicles. In the animal transport vehicles, the excrement from the transported animals that are treated in a pouring state is collected. However, it is another object of the present invention to provide a moving object transportation vehicle equipped with a waste collection mechanism that can be disposed of regularly at a predetermined place and that is extremely effective in terms of environmental hygiene.

Further, the present invention makes it possible, in the above-mentioned animal transport vehicle, to separate and collect the excrement from the transported animal into feces and urine, and to periodically dispose of this in a predetermined place. An object of the present invention is to provide an animal transportation vehicle equipped with a waste collection mechanism.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned racing horses (thoroughbreds), and also has an excrement collection mechanism that can be applied to other relatively large animals with almost no change. It intends to provide an equipped animal transport vehicle.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention specifically has at least one animal accommodation area that is simply divided, and orients the transported animal in a predetermined direction within the animal accommodation area. And a first excrement collection mechanism for collecting excrement of the excrement of the transported animal in an animal transport vehicle that is housed in a container and transported to a desired destination. The excrement collection mechanism of the present invention has an outlet opening provided in a vehicle floor area below a fecal excretion portion of a transported animal housed in a predetermined direction in each animal housing area, and the outlet opening. A detachably fitted slats-like lid, a hopper-like guide member for guiding the fecal matter by directing it in a predetermined direction below the outlet opening, and the hopper-like guide member Connected to the exit side of the vehicle And it constitutes an animal transporter with a waste collection mechanism consisting Dressings containing at least one first waste collection tank is detachably attached against.

Further, the present invention has at least one animal accommodation area that is simply divided, and accommodates the transported animal in a predetermined direction in the animal accommodation area, and the desired accommodation is provided. In an animal transport vehicle to be transported to a destination, a first excrement collection mechanism for collecting feces from the excrement of the transported animal, and a urine collection from the excrement of the transported animal A second excrement collection mechanism, wherein the first excrement collection mechanism is oriented in a predetermined direction in each of the animal accommodation areas and accommodated therein An outlet opening provided in a vehicle floor area below, a drainboard lid detachably fitted to the outlet opening, and a direction in which the fecal matter is directed in a predetermined direction below the outlet opening. A hopper-shaped guide member for attaching and guiding, And a second excrement collection tank that is connected to the outlet side of the par-shaped guide member and includes at least one first excrement collection tank that is detachably attached to the vehicle body. A mechanism is connected to a plurality of grooves provided on the floor surface of the vehicle so as to extend along the traveling direction of the vehicle, and is connected to each of the grooves via fluid flow passage means, and the vehicle body And an at least one second excrement collection tank attached to the animal excrement collection mechanism.

[0009]

[Explanation of the embodiment]

 Hereinafter, an animal transport vehicle equipped with an excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to specific embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a concrete embodiment of an animal transport vehicle having an excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention, in which a main part of a luggage compartment of the animal transport vehicle is partially cut away and is schematically shown. Is a plan view (in the figure, the left direction is the traveling direction of the animal transport vehicle).

FIG. 2 shows a specific example of the first excrement collection mechanism for collecting feces from the excrements of the transported animal in the animal transport vehicle equipped with the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a major part of the animal transport vehicle by partially breaking it (the left direction in the figure is the traveling direction of the animal transport vehicle).

FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the first excrement collection mechanism. FIG. 3A is a schematic sectional view taken along the line 3A-3A in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a cross section along line 3B-3B in FIG. 2.

On the other hand, FIG. 4 shows a specific example of a second excrement collection mechanism for collecting urine in the excrement of the transported animal in the animal transport vehicle equipped with the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a cross section along line XX in FIG. 1.

Before the detailed description of the animal transport vehicle equipped with the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention, a specific form of the animal transport vehicle Tr according to the application of the present invention will be described. The animal transporting vehicle Tr to which the present invention is applied basically includes a driver's cab portion and a luggage compartment portion connected to a rear portion of the operator's cab portion.

The luggage compartment of the animal transport vehicle Tr is generally of a van type with a fully-open door for letting in and out a transported animal at the rearmost portion, and has a common floor F ( The floor F is provided with a synthetic resin or synthetic rubber upholstery sheet S 1 on its surface Fa). For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a central portion along the traveling direction of the vehicle is provided. The central passage portion CP located in the center passage area and a plurality of easily divided animal accommodation areas AE provided on both sides of the central passage portion CP (in FIG. 1, only two animal accommodation areas AE are depicted. However, it is normally provided in two areas on both sides of the central passage portion CP.), And the animal to be transported is oriented in a predetermined direction in the animal accommodation area. And store it at the desired destination. It is.

Next, a specific embodiment of the animal transport vehicle having the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In this invention, the excrement collection mechanism is formed in the luggage compartment of the animal transport vehicle Tr. The excrement collection mechanism in this invention is basically the first excrement collection mechanism 1 for collecting feces from the excrement of the transported animal, or alternatively, the first excrement collection mechanism. It is configured by a combination of the mechanism 1 and a second excrement collection mechanism 2 for collecting urine out of the excrements of the transported animal.

First, in the present invention, the first excrement collection mechanism 1 is provided at a fecal part of a transported animal housed in a predetermined direction in each of the animal housing areas AE. It includes a corresponding outlet opening 3 in the lower floor F. The outlet opening 3 is provided with an opening edge frame 4 made of wood, which slightly projects above the surface Fa of the floor F, and the outside thereof is protected by a metal plate member 5 having high corrosion resistance. There is. By slightly projecting the opening edge frame body 4 forming the outlet opening 3 upward from the surface Fa of the floor F, it is possible to prevent the inflow of urine from the animal to be transferred, which will be described later, as a result. As a result, it is possible to effectively separate feces and urination of the transported animal.

In this invention, the drainboard-like lid body 6 is detachably fitted to the outlet opening 3 of the first excrement collection mechanism 1. The slatted lid 6 is assembled from a metal material having high corrosion resistance, and a protective rubber body 8 is attached to the plurality of rod members 7. The spacing pitch between the plurality of cauldron members 7 is about 50 mm.

A hopper-shaped guide member 9 is attached to the lower side of the outlet opening 3 to guide the fecal matter in a predetermined direction. The hopper-shaped guide member 9 includes, for example, a front wall surface side sloping plate 10 and a rear wall surface side sloping plate 11 which are tapered toward the front wall surface side and the rear wall surface side in the traveling direction of the vehicle, respectively. A one-way open hopper-shaped guide is formed by the central passage surface side inclined plate 12 which is tapered in a downward direction on the side of the central passage portion CP along the traveling direction.

A first excrement collection tank 14 is removably attached to the vehicle body on the lower outlet 13 side of the hopper-shaped guide member 9. The first excrement collection tank 14 is a tank made of a lightweight material having high corrosion resistance, and is securely and firmly fixed to the vehicle body during use, and It is equipped with an attachment / detachment mechanism that can be attached / detached to / from both vehicles extremely easily and labor-savingly.

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, a second excrement collection mechanism 2 for collecting urine out of excretions of the transported animal is configured in combination with the animal transport vehicle Tr. There is. The second excrement collection mechanism 2 includes a plurality of grooves 15 provided so as to extend along the traveling direction of the vehicle with respect to the floor surface Fa of the vehicle. The plurality of grooves 15 are both side grooves 15a and 15b provided on both sides of the central passage portion CP of the vehicle so as to extend along the traveling direction with respect to the animal accommodation area AE located on both sides thereof. From the central groove 15c provided so as to extend along the traveling direction in each central portion of the animal accommodation area AE, and the communication groove 15d extending in a direction intersecting with the traveling direction of the vehicle so as to communicate these. Has become.

The plurality of grooves 15 in the second excrement collection mechanism 2 are each provided with a second excrement flow outlet 16 at an appropriate position, and a fluid is supplied to the second excrement flow outlet 16 with respect to the second excrement flow outlet 16. The outflow sides are connected to each other via the flow path means 17. A second excrement collection tank 18 is connected to the outlet side of the fluid flow path means 17. The second excrement collection tank 18 is detachably attached to the vehicle body. The second excrement collection tank 18 is a tank formed of a lightweight material having high corrosion resistance, and is firmly and firmly fixed to the vehicle body during use, and It includes an attachment / detachment mechanism that can be attached / detached to / from the vehicle body very easily and labor-savingly.

[0022]

[Effect of the invention]

 The animal transport vehicle equipped with the excrement collection mechanism of the present invention having the above-described configuration is provided with the first excrement collection mechanism for collecting feces in the excrement excreted from the transported animal. Equipment for transport vehicles, and of excrements excreted from transported animals, a first excrement collection mechanism for collecting feces and a second excrement collection for collecting urine By equipping the animal transport vehicle with the mechanism, the problem caused by the discharge of the excrement excreted from the transported animal, which has been observed in this type of animal transport vehicle in the past, It certainly solves the above problems and can be said to work extremely effectively in that respect.

Further, the animal transport vehicle provided with the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention can easily and labor-saving attach / detach solid excrement such as feces excreted from the transported animal to / from the vehicle body. A second excrement collection that allows easy and labor-saving attachment / detachment of the points collected in the first excrement collection tank and liquid excrement such as urine excreted from the transported animal to / from the vehicle body. It can be said that it is extremely effective in that it is collected in the tank and that it can be disposed of periodically at a predetermined place that has been separated in a separated state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a specific example of an animal transport vehicle equipped with the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention, in which a main part of a luggage compartment of the animal transport vehicle is partially cut away. Is a schematic plan view (in the figure, the left direction is the traveling direction of the animal transport vehicle).

FIG. 2 is a specific example of a first excrement collection mechanism for collecting feces from excrements of a transported animal in an animal transport vehicle equipped with the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention. It is a schematic plan view showing the main part with a part broken away (in the figure, the left direction is the traveling direction of the animal transport vehicle)
It is.

FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the first excrement collection mechanism. FIG. 3A is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line 3A-3A in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a cross-section along line 3B-3B in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 shows a specific example of a second excrement collection mechanism for collecting urine out of excretions of a transported animal in an animal transport vehicle equipped with the excrement collection mechanism according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1 and showing a cross section.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Tr Animal transport vehicle F Floor of luggage compartment CP Central passage of luggage compartment AE Animal accommodation area of luggage compartment 1 First excrement collection mechanism 2 Second excrement collection mechanism 3 Drop opening 4 Opening edge frame Body 6 Drain-shaped lid 9 Hopper-shaped guide member 10 Front wall-side inclined plate 11 Rear wall-side inclined plate 12 Central passage surface-side inclined plate 13 Lower exit of hopper-shaped guide member 14 First waste collection tank 15 Multiple grooves 16 Second excrement distribution outlet 17 Fluid passage means 18 Second excrement collection tank

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. At least one animal accommodation area that is simply divided, and the transported animal is accommodated in the animal accommodation area while being oriented in a predetermined direction and transported to a desired destination. The animal transport vehicle comprises a first excrement collection mechanism for collecting excrement of the excrement of the transported animal, wherein the first excrement collection mechanism is provided for each of the animal storage areas. An outlet opening provided in the vehicle floor area below the fecal excretion site of the transported animal that is housed in the direction of, and a drainboard lid detachably fitted to the outlet opening, A hopper-shaped guide member that guides the fecal matter by directing it in a predetermined direction below the outlet opening, and is connected to an outlet side of the hopper-shaped guide member,
An animal transport vehicle comprising an excrement collection mechanism, comprising: at least one first excrement collection tank detachably attached to the vehicle body. 2. At least one animal accommodation area that is simply divided, and the transported animal is accommodated in the animal accommodation area while being oriented in a predetermined direction and transported to a desired destination. In an animal transport vehicle, a first excrement collection mechanism for collecting feces from the excrement of the transported animal, and a second excrement for collecting urine of the excrement of the transported animal. A first excrement collection mechanism is provided in a vehicle floor region below a fecal part of a transported animal housed in a direction oriented in a predetermined direction for each of the animal storage areas. And a drainage opening, an opening cover that is detachably fitted to the outlet opening, and a hopper shape that guides the feces in a predetermined direction below the outlet opening. A guide member and the outlet side of the hopper-shaped guide member It has been connected,
And at least one first excrement collection tank detachably attached to the vehicle body, wherein the second excrement collection mechanism is mounted on the floor surface of the vehicle with respect to the floor of the vehicle. A plurality of grooves provided so as to extend along the traveling direction, and at least one second groove that is connected to each groove through a fluid flow path means and is attached to the vehicle body. An animal transport vehicle having a waste collection mechanism, comprising an excrement collection tank.