JP4433322B2 - Pet carry case - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet carry case for carrying a pet such as a dog or a cat, and relates to a pet carry case that can be carried while maintaining a good living environment in both summer and winter. It is.

  When you touch animals or spend time together, you feel relaxed and healed. People and animals have a long history of living together, and animals have worked a lot in human history, and people and animals have lived together. Recently, living with animals is said to have effective effects such as mental well-being, child growth, health enhancement, functional impairment recovery, and communication with others.

  Pets such as dogs and cats are carried in a special carry case, but the cold in winter and the thickness in summer are unbearable for pets. Therefore, in the pet house, the floor has a double structure composed of an upper plate and a lower plate, and a tank for storing heat retaining liquid is detachably inserted into the space having the double structure. There has also been proposed a storage room that can store a regenerator material on substantially the entire roof side.

An example of the former is JP-A-7-16032, and an example of the latter is JP-A-2005-1118012.
JP-A-7-16032 JP 2005-1118012 A

  All of the above documents relate to a pet house that is installed and used in a predetermined place, and no carry case has been proposed for carrying a pet. Since the pet house described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-16032 keeps the floor warm, the pet's body is directly heated by the warming liquid, and there is a risk of low temperature burns depending on the pet. Tanks that store liquids are easily contaminated by rainwater.

  Furthermore, the pet house described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-1118012 stores a regenerator material in a storage room provided on a substantially entire surface on the roof side. When the regenerator material is stored on the roof side, it cannot be cooled for a long time because it directly hits the sun, and the cool air cannot be circulated efficiently. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a pet carry case in which a cold storage material or a heat storage material is stored in a storage chamber provided on a side wall.

The pet carry case according to the present invention is provided with a caster on the lower surface of the case body formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped by the floor plate, the upper plate and the surrounding side plates, and a handle and / or a band is attached to the upper surface. One side is used as a doorway for pets to enter and exit, and a door plate for opening and closing the doorway is provided, and side plates on both sides of the doorway are formed by a breathable inner wall and a heat insulating outer wall, A temperature adjusting material is accommodated in a gap between the outer side wall and an openable / closable lid for closing the opening on the entrance / exit side between the inner side wall and the outer side wall is provided . Moreover , it is preferable to provide a peeping opening having an openable / closable lid on the upper surface.

  In the carry case for pets of the present invention, the indoor temperature is easily adjusted, and a living environment suitable for pets can be provided.

  Hereinafter, illustrated embodiments will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a pet carry case 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a carry case) includes a case main body 2 for accommodating a pet, a caster 3 provided on the bottom surface of the case main body 2, and an upper surface of the case main body 2. It is composed of the attached handle 4 and / or the band 5.

  The case body 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a floor plate 6, an upper plate 7, both side plates 8, a back plate 9, and a door plate 10 on the front side. The floor plate 6, the upper plate 7 and the back plate 9 have a double structure in which a foamed plastic plate or a heat insulating plate is fixed as an inner wall to the inner surface of a high strength outer wall such as a plastic plate or a metal plate. An openable / closable lid having a large number of air holes 11 is formed at the center of the plate 7. In addition, the said floor board 6, the upper board 7, and the back board 9 are not limited to the said structure, You may form with a wooden board.

  Similarly to the floor plate 6, the upper plate 7 and the back plate 9, the door plate 10 is fixed to the inner surface of a strong outer wall such as a plastic plate or a metal plate with a foamed plastic plate or a heat insulating plate as an inner wall. Or may be formed of a wooden board.

  The door plate 10 is openable and closable, and is rotatably attached to the side plate 8 on one side via a hinge or hinge (not shown). The door plate 10 includes a door main body 10a and a fixing portion 10b. In the illustrated embodiment, the door main body 10a and the fixing portion 10b are connected to each other via a hinge 10c so as to be bent.

  A large number of vent holes 11 are formed in the central portion of the door body 10a. The fixing portion 10b is a fixing means for fixing to the side plate 8 when the door body 10a is closed, and a through hole 10d is formed in an intermediate portion, and a fastener (not shown) provided on the outer surface of the side plate 8 is attached to the fixing portion 10b. It is configured to be inserted and fixed in the through hole 10d.

  In addition, the fixing means of the fixing | fixed part 10b and the side plate 8 is not restricted to the said embodiment, It can change into arbitrary well-known means. For example, the through hole 10d may be a button hole, and the side plate 8 may be provided with a button instead of a fastener, or may be a hook type, and either the loop portion or the hook portion may be provided on the fixing portion 10b and the side plate 8. The hook-and-loop fastener may be provided, and a hook may be provided inside the door main body 10a instead of the fixing portion 10b, and the hook may be locked to a locking piece provided on the opposing side wall 8. . The fixing means between the door body 10a or the fixing portion 10b and the side plate 8 may be a hook-and-loop fastener.

  The side plates 8, 8 are formed by an inner wall 13 and an outer wall 14, and a gap 16 is provided between the inner wall 13 and the outer wall 14 to store a temperature adjusting material 15 such as a cold storage material or a heat storage material. It has been. A large number of air holes 11 are formed in the inner side wall 13 in order to efficiently circulate cold heat or heat by the temperature adjusting material 15 accommodated in the gap 16. The inner wall 13 is not limited to the above configuration as long as it has air permeability, and may be formed of a cloth having good air permeability and excellent water absorption.

  The outer wall 14 preferably has a double structure in which a foamed plastic plate or a heat-insulating plate is fixed as an inner wall 14b on the inner surface of a strong outer wall 14a such as a plastic plate or a metal plate. For example, urethane resin can be used as the foamed plastic plate. Further, a vinyl or leather sheet may be attached to the outer surface wall 14a.

  Moreover, the edge part by the side which provided the door plate 10 of the both-side walls 8 and 8 is opening, and the lid | cover 17 which opens and closes the space | gap 16 is attached to this opening part. The side end of the lid 17 is rotatably attached to the outer surface wall 14a of the outer wall 14 via a hinge or hinge so that the lid 17 can be folded into two parts, a lid main body 17a and a fixing portion 17b via a vertical hinge 18. Is formed. The lid main body 17 a closes the opening of the gap 16, and the fixing portion 17 b is fixed to the inner wall 13.

  Either the hook portion or the loop portion of the hook-and-loop fastener 19 is attached to the inner surface of the fixing portion 17b and the indoor-side surface of the inner side wall 13, and is configured to be fixed by the hook-and-loop fastener. Yes. Note that the fixing of the fixing portion 17b and the inner side wall 13 to the indoor side is not limited to the hook-and-loop fastener 19, and other known means such as a button, a hook, or the like, or the fixing portion 17b is simply connected to the gap 16. It may be configured to be inserted into. Alternatively, the fixing portion 17b may be omitted and the door main body 17a may be closed.

  By providing the lid 17 that closes the gap 16, it is possible to prevent the temperature adjusting material from inadvertently jumping out, and the confidentiality is increased and the heat insulation is improved.

  The peeping opening 12 formed on the upper surface of the case body 2 has lids 12a and 12a that can be freely opened and closed. When the lids 12a and 12a are opened, the opened pet can be peeped. When the lids 12a and 12a are lifted by holding the knobs 12b and 12b, the lids 12a and 12a are rotated about the hinges or hinges 12c and 12c as the rotation shaft, and the peeping opening 12 can be opened. By opening the peeping opening 12, the housed pet can be comforted by speaking or touching, and the anxiety and loneliness of the housed pet can be eliminated.

  Furthermore, a handle 4 and / or a band 5 is attached to the upper surface of the case body 2. The handle 4 can be used for lifting and moving. The length of the band 5 can be adjusted by the adjusting member 5a, and both ends are attached to the door plate 10 side of the case main body 2. By pulling 5, the caster 3 provided on the bottom surface of the case body 2 can be driven. Further, although not shown in the figure, a shoulder band may be attached to the upper surface of the case body 2. When the shoulder band is attached, the shoulder strap can be easily transported and the pet can be directly talked to and touched by opening the viewing window 12 during transportation.

  The casters 3 provided on the bottom surface of the case main body 2 may be provided at the four corners. However, the casters 3 are provided only at the rear end portion and at the front end portion provided with the door plate 10 in order to level the case main body 2. You may provide the protrusion of the same height.

  Since the pet carry case 1 according to the present invention is configured as described above, the indoor pet living environment can be favorably maintained. That is, when the cold storage material is stored in the gap 16 in the summer and the heat storage material is stored in the winter, the side plate 8 is formed of a heat insulating material and can be ventilated only indoors. As the air flows into the room, the room is cooled or heated. Since the upper plate 7 is provided with the air holes 11, the cool air or warm air in the room circulates efficiently, and uniform temperature control is possible as a whole.

  Also, since warm air circulates upward and cold air circulates downward, cold air will flow to the floor 6 where the pet is located, while warm air will rise after touching the pet and is always optimal Environment can be maintained. Moreover, since temperature control materials, such as a cool storage material and a heat storage material, were accommodated in the side plate, it can be adjusted by the pet approaching the center of the room or approaching one of the side walls. .

It is a top perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing similarly.

Explanation of symbols

1: Carry case for pet 2: Case body 3: Caster 4: Handle 5: Band 6: Floor plate 7: Upper plate 8: Side plate 9: Back plate 10: Door plate 10a: Door body 10b: Fixed part
10c: Hinge 10d: Through hole 11: Vent 12: Peeping opening 13: Inner side wall 14: Outer wall 15: Temperature adjusting material 16: Air gap for storing temperature adjusting material 17: Lid 18: Hinge 19: Surface fastener

Claims (2)

A caster is provided on the lower surface of the case body formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped by the floor plate, the upper plate and the surrounding side plates, and a handle and / or a band is attached to the upper surface, and one side plate is used as an entrance for the pet to enter and exit, A door plate for opening and closing the entrance is provided, and side plates on both sides of the entrance are formed by an inner wall having air permeability and an outer wall having heat insulation, and a temperature adjusting material is formed in a gap between the inner wall and the outer wall. A pet carry case comprising a lid that is openable and closable for closing the opening on the entrance / exit side of the inner wall and the outer wall .   The pet carry case according to claim 1, wherein a peep opening having a lid that can be freely opened and closed is provided on the upper surface.

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