JP3671144B2 - Veterinary bathtub equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an animal bathtub apparatus that can easily wash animals such as large dogs.
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of animal bathtub apparatus is disclosed in, for example, registered utility model No. 3005752. The animal bathtub apparatus disclosed in the publication includes a box-shaped bathtub body having an upper surface opened. An entrance for allowing animals such as dogs to enter and exit is provided on the side wall of the bathtub body, and a door is attached to the entrance so as to be freely opened and closed. In this case, the bathtub body is placed on the base frame and held at a certain height suitable for the washing operation.
Since such a conventional animal bathtub apparatus can take in and out animals from the entrance / exit of the side wall, it does not give the user the trouble of putting in / out the animal over the upper edge of the bathtub body like a bathtub apparatus having no entrance / exit on the side wall. It has been devised.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Even if there is an entrance / exit on the side wall as in the above-described conventional apparatus, the entrance / exit is also at a somewhat higher position because the bathtub body is placed at a height suitable for washing. Moreover, the trimmer who is a user is often a powerless and small woman. For this reason, for example, a heavy dog such as St. Bernard or Shepherd may not be lifted up to the height of the entrance and exit, and if the dog dislikes and goes wild, it will be more difficult to get in and out.
On the other hand, although the height of the convenient bathtub main body varies depending on the user's physique, the height of the bathtub main body of the conventional device is constant, and thus the convenience of all users cannot be satisfied.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an animal bathtub apparatus that can easily put animals in and out of the bathtub body and can wash animals in an easy posture. To do.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an animal bathtub apparatus according to the present invention is provided with an animal entrance / exit on the side wall of a bathtub body whose upper surface is open, and a door body is attached to the entrance / exit so as to be openable / closable. The drive body is connected to the bathtub body so that the height of the bathtub body can be varied. The roll body can be placed horizontally at the nose of the animal placed in the bathtub body, and the roll body can be freely rotated on the side wall of the bathtub body. It is supported by .
[0006]
Moreover, in the said structure, while arrange | positioning a raising / lowering apparatus below the bathtub main body, the outer surface of the raising / lowering apparatus below the predetermined | prescribed side wall of a bathtub main body is arrange | positioned in the position deeper than the predetermined | prescribed side wall of the said bathtub main body. And a user's foot tip accommodation space is provided under the predetermined side wall of the bathtub body.
Here, a predetermined side wall refers to the side wall which a user confronts, for example, when washing an animal.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is an external view showing an animal bathtub apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the animal bathtub apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the animal bathtub apparatus.
In each figure, most of the animal bathtub apparatus 1 according to this embodiment is made of a water-resistant and highly rigid member such as a stainless steel material. Moreover, the animal bathtub apparatus 1 is provided with the bathtub main body 2 formed in the box shape. The bathtub body 2 has side walls 5, 5, 5, 5 a erected on the periphery of the rectangular bottom surface to form a tank 4, and has an upper surface opening 3.
[0009]
In this bathtub main body 2, the entrance / exit 6 for animals is provided in the side wall 5a of the front. The door body 7 is attached to the side wall 5a at the periphery of the entrance / exit 6 through hinges 8 and 8 so as to be horizontally swingable. The door body 7 opens and closes the entrance / exit 6. A lock 10 is attached to the side wall 5a around the doorway 6 and the door body 7. A drain outlet 13 is provided at the center of the bottom surface of the bathtub body 2. The drainage port 13 communicates with a drainage pot 15 disposed below, and the drainage pot 15 is connected to a drainage hose (not shown). On the back of the bathtub main body 2, a draining plate portion 14 rising from the upper edge 2 a of the bathtub main body 2 is provided.
[0010]
A lifting device 18 is disposed below the bathtub body 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the elevating device 18 has a rectangular bowl-shaped frame 26 whose upper surface and four side surfaces are covered with the casing plate 11, a drive shaft 20 that moves up and down, and a foot that is fixed to the frame 26. A hydraulic pump type elevator 19, a switch shaft 22 that is pivotally supported by a bearing 21 at the back of the elevator 19 and operates a hydraulic piston and a valve (both not shown) in the elevator 19, and an outside of the casing plate 11. A foot bar 24 horizontally mounted in front of the side surface 18a, and a pair of connecting rods 23 that are inserted into vertically long holes 25, 25 formed in the outer surface 18a of the casing plate 11 to connect the switch shaft 22 and the foot bar 24. , 23. The drainage hose from the drainage pot 15 described above is guided to the outside through the inside of the casing of the lifting device 18.
[0011]
In this lifting device 18, two lifting devices 19, 19 are provided, and the drive shaft 20 of each lifting device 19 is connected to the lower surface of the bathtub body 2. These elevators 19 and 19 are simultaneously driven to change the height position of the bathtub body 2. For example, when the foot bar 24 is tapped lightly, hydraulic fluid is pumped into the oil cylinders of the elevators 19 and 19 and the drive shafts 20 and 20 are driven upward. When the foot bar 24 is lifted and lifted up, the elevators 19 and 19 are hydraulically locked and the drive shafts 20 and 20 are held in that position. When the foot bar 24 is greatly depressed, the valves of the elevators 19 and 19 are forcibly opened and the hydraulic lock is released, so that the drive shafts 20 and 20 are lowered to the lowest position by the weight of the bathtub body 2. It has become.
[0012]
The front side wall 5a on which the trimmer M (user, see FIG. 7) stands at the time of cleaning is an example of the predetermined side wall according to the present invention. The outer side surface 18a of the lifting device 18 below the side wall 5a is The side wall 5a is disposed at a position 18F deeper than the position 2F by a length C. Thereby, the foot tip accommodating space S for accommodating the foot tip of the trimmer M is formed below the side wall 5a.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG. 5, roll bodies 16 and 16 are respectively placed horizontally in the tank 4 near the longitudinal end of the bathtub body 2. Each roll body 16 is pivotally supported by bearings 17 and 17 fixed in the rear side wall 5 and the front side wall 5a in the tank 4 in a freely rotating manner. The mounting positions of the roll bodies 16 and 16 are set to the nose tip positions of the animals D arranged in the bathtub body 2. In this embodiment, since the direction of the animal D may be either rightward or leftward, the roll bodies 16 and 16 are arranged at two left and right positions in the bathtub body 2.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 6, the left and right side edges 2b and 2b of the doorway 6 (only the left side edge 2b is shown in FIG. 6 when viewed from the front) and the bottom edge 2c protrude toward the center of the doorway 6. The recessed stop plate 9 in rear view is fixed to the inner surface of the side wall 5a around the periphery of the entrance / exit 6. A packing material 27 having an L-shaped cross section is attached to the side edges 2b and 2b, the bottom edge 2c, and the protruding portion of the stopper plate 9. The packing material 27 prevents water leakage from the closed door body 7 and the periphery of the entrance / exit 6.
[0015]
Then, the aspect which wash | cleans the animal D using the animal bathtub apparatus 1 by the said structure is demonstrated.
First, when the foot bar 24 is depressed, the hydraulic lock of the elevator 19 is released and the bathtub body 2 is lowered to the lowest position. Next, the lock 10 is unlocked, the door body 7 is opened, and the animal D is put into the tank 4 from the entrance 6. At this time, since the entrance / exit 6 is at a position lower than the upper edge 2a of the bathtub body 2, and the entire bathtub body 2 is at the lowest position, the trimmer M simply pulls the neck string, and the animal D is very simple. From the entrance 6 to the inside 4 of the tank. In the tank 4, the animal D is accommodated with its head and tail directed in the longitudinal direction of the bathtub body 2. Thereafter, the door body 7 is closed and locked.
[0016]
By the way, the animal D who hates bathing tries to escape beyond the upper edge 2a of the bathtub body 2, and puts his forefoot on the roll body 16 at the tip of the nose. However, since the roll body 16 freely rotates around the bearings 17 and 17, the animal D cannot slide away from the roll body 16 again into the tank 4 and escape.
In addition, since the draining board part 14 of the bathtub main body 2 back is attached to a wall, and since the trimmer M stands in front of the bathtub main body 2, the arrangement position of the roll body 16 is in the tank 4 of the bathtub main body 2. It is sufficient only in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction). However, the arrangement position of the roll body according to the present invention is not limited to the positions near both ends.
[0017]
Next, when the foot bar 24 is stepped lightly, the drive shaft 20 of the elevator 19 rises. While stepping on the stepping bar 24 several times, when the bathtub body 2 reaches a convenient height, the stepping is stopped and the stepping bar 24 is raised up. Then, the elevator 19 is hydraulically locked, and the bathtub body 2 is held at that height.
[0018]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the animal D is shampooed by the trimmer M and washed in a hot water shower. At this time, the bathtub main body 2 is at a height convenient for the trimmer M, and the trimmer M can put the tip of the foot into the foot tip accommodating space S below the side wall 5a, so that the whole body can be brought close to the bathtub main body 2 as much as possible. Therefore, it is not necessary to take an excessive posture such as bending the waist deeply or stretching the back, and the animal D can be washed in an easy posture.
[0019]
In addition, in the animal bathtub apparatus 1 of this embodiment, due to the presence of the packing material 27 disposed on the periphery of the entrance / exit 6, measures against water leakage between the door body 7 and the entrance / exit 6 are sufficiently taken. However, a waterproof member 28 as shown in FIG. 8 may be used in order to more carefully take measures against water leakage. The waterproof member 28 is made of, for example, a stainless steel plate, and an upper portion of the plate is bent forward and further downward to form a folded portion 28a. The waterproof member 28 is disposed at a position covering the entrance 6 and the stop plate 9 from the inside 4 side of the tank, and the folded portion 28a is used by being hung on the upper edge of the side wall 5a.
[0020]
In the above embodiment, the water sealing packing material is disposed on the periphery of the doorway 6, but the packing material may be disposed on the periphery of the door body 7 facing the doorway 6.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the lifting device using a hydraulic drive type by human power is used, but the lifting device of the present invention is not limited thereto, for example, a hydraulic drive type that drives a hydraulic pump with an electric switch, An electric type or a gas (including air) driving type can also be used.
[0021]
Moreover, the drive shaft of the bathtub main body and the lifting / lowering apparatus does not necessarily have to be directly connected, and may be connected through a reduction gear, a link mechanism, or the like, for example.
And the door body attached to the entrance / exit of a bathtub main body is not restricted to the door body 7 opened laterally by the hinge 8 etc. like above-mentioned embodiment. For example, a sliding door (not shown) mounted on the periphery of the entrance / exit 6 so as to be slidable up and down is used as a door body, and the entrance / exit 6 may be opened by pulling the withdrawal door upward.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, the animal bathtub apparatus according to the present invention has the same effects as those of the following conventional technique. Since the height position of the bathtub main body is variable by the lifting device, when the animal is taken in and out of the bathtub main body, the bathtub main body can be lowered by driving the lifting device to lower the entrance / exit. Thereby, an animal can be easily taken in and out from a low entrance. On the other hand, when the animal is washed, the bathtub body can be raised to a convenient height for the user by driving the lifting device and can be washed in an easy posture.
[0023]
Moreover, when a user's foot tip accommodation space is provided below the predetermined side wall of the bathtub body, the user can bring the entire body as close as possible to the bathtub body by putting the foot tip into the foot tip accommodation space. Therefore, the same effect as that of the conventional technique that the animal can be washed in an easy posture without bending the waist deeply is also achieved .
[0024]
In addition, according to the present invention , since the roll body that can freely rotate is laid horizontally at the nose tip position of the animal arranged in the bathtub body, the animal puts a forefoot on the roll body so as to cross the side wall of the bathtub body. Since the roll body freely rotates and the forefoot falls from the roll body, the escape of the animal can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view showing an animal bathtub apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the animal bathtub apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the animal bathtub apparatus.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow AA in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view including a partial cross section of a portion B in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing the vicinity of an entrance / exit of the animal bathtub apparatus.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an aspect of washing an animal using the animal bathtub device.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a mode in which a waterproof member is used in the animal bathtub device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Animal bathtub apparatus 2 Bath body 2a Upper edge 3 Upper surface opening 5a Predetermined side wall 6 Entrance / exit 7 Door body 8 Hinge 16 Roll body 17 Bearing 18 Elevator 18a Outer side surface 18F Position 19 Elevator 20 Drive shaft D Animal M Trimmer (user) )
S Foot storage space

Claims (2)

An entrance for animals is provided on the side wall of the bathtub body whose upper surface is open, a door body is attached to the entrance so as to be freely opened and closed, and the bathtub body is connected to the drive shaft of the lifting device so that the height of the bathtub body is variable . An animal bathtub apparatus comprising: a roll body horizontally mounted at a nose tip position of an animal disposed in a bathtub body; and the roll body is pivotally supported on a side wall of the bathtub body .   The lifting device is disposed below the bathtub body, and the outer surface of the lifting device located below the predetermined side wall of the bathtub body is disposed at a position deeper than the predetermined side wall of the bathtub body. The animal bathtub apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a user's foottip accommodating space is provided below a predetermined side wall.

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