JP4874304B2 - Pet circle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet circle such as a dog, and more particularly to a pet circle capable of easily forming a plurality of independent accommodation spaces.

  In recent years, so-called circles (enclosures) have been used to keep pets such as puppies in a certain place in a house.

This pet circle is surrounded by a fence member by connecting a plurality of fence members having upper and lower ridges and left and right vertical ridges that connect both longitudinal ends of the upper and lower ridges in a rectangular shape in plan view. Pets are housed in the open space. (See Patent Document 1)
By the way, in the above pet circle, in order to secure a plurality of accommodation spaces, it is common to obtain a circle having a similar structure in addition to the above-described existing circle and use these two circles side by side. However, if two circles formed in a rectangular shape in plan view are used as described above, the adjacent fence members overlap even though the adjacent fence members of both circles can be shared. As a result, there is a problem that the cost is increased by that amount, and the whole is bulky during storage.

For more trouble, obtain a separate sub-circle formed by coupling a plurality of fence members in plan view U-shape, by concatenating the sub-circle in plan view a rectangular shape in the circles above, it can be solved However, simply connecting the sub-circle to the rectangular circle in plan view makes it difficult to ensure sufficient strength of the connecting portion. In some cases, the U-shaped sub-circle in plan view is inadvertently twisted There may be a problem such as distortion.

  The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to easily create a plurality of storage spaces and to firmly connect the fence members that define the storage spaces. It is to provide a pet circle that can be.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a plurality of fence members each including a frame body formed of left and right vertical rods having a rectangular cross section and horizontal rods connecting the left and right vertical rods. a pet circle constituted connected to, and connecting the fence member of a plurality and the main circle member formed by connecting to a rectangular shape in plan view, the fence member of a plurality into shaped plane Miko and a sub-circle member comprising Te, the main circle member each fence member and each fence member of the sub-circle member is abutted corner of longitudinal rods of the fence member adjacent, perpendicularly connecting the fence members to each other by, it causes continuous inner surface of linked so said fence member, Yes substantially is perpendicular to the connecting-side end surface of the right angle linked so a pair of fence members, the sub-circles member, the plane Miko the Yu end of fence members was ligated into shape The main circle member, against the connecting-side end surfaces of the pair of fence members ligated at right angles, the pair of Tate杆of the sub-circles member side of the fence member, the main circle member side, which is connected at a right angle along a vertical rod of the fence member, by fixing the two fence members combined thrust by the fixing bracket, characterized in that you have to be connected to the sub-circle member to the main circle member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pet circle according to the first aspect, a plurality of the sub-circle members are present, and a pair of the sub-circle members connected to the main circle member is connected at a right angle. The free end portion of the fence member connected in a U-shape in a plan view of another sub-circle member different from the sub-circle member is abutted against the connecting-side end surface of the fence member, and the other sub-circle member side The vertical fence of the fence member is aligned with the vertical fence of a pair of fence members that are connected at right angles to the sub-circle member that is connected to the main circle member, and the two fence members that are abutted are fixed with a fixing bracket. by, characterized in that are as further connecting another sub circle member to the sub-circles member which is in connection with said main circle member.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, as the sub-circle portion is assembled to the main circle member, a storage chamber independent of the main-circle member-side storage chamber can also be formed on the sub-circle member side.

Moreover, the free end of a pair of fence members facing each in fence member is coupled to shaped flat Miko sub circle member, the main circle member, connecting sides of the pair of fence members were linked at right angles against the end surface, the Tate杆sub circle member side of the fence member, along a vertical rod of a pair of fence members are linked at right angles to the main circle member side, the fixing bracket with two fence members combined thrust Since the sub-circle member is fixedly connected to the main circle member, the strength of the connecting portion between the sub-circle member and the main circle member is sufficiently secured, and the entire circle formed by connecting the sub-circle member to the main circle member The rigidity of can be increased.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, a circle having a desired number of storage chambers can be easily made by connecting the sub-circle members.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a pet circle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which one of sub-circle members is connected to a main circle member, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which one of the circle members is connected to the main circle member, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the connecting portion between the sub-circle member and the main circle member, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the connecting member, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a connecting portion of the fence member by the connecting member, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the pet circle according to the present invention. .

1 to 7, the pet circle denoted by reference numeral 1 includes a main circle member 2 framed in a rectangular shape in plan view by four fence members 2 a to 2 d and a plan view coordinated by three fence members 3 a to 3 c. It is comprised from the subcircle member 3 * 300 comprised by connecting in a letter shape .

Main Circle member 2, and three partition dedicated fence member 2a · 2b · 2c, is composed of a one out dedicated Yosaku member 2d that doorway is opened and closed is provided by a door 27.

  The partition-only fence members 2a, 2b, 2c and the entry / exit fence member 2d are made up of the upper and lower horizontal fences 21 and 22 and the left and right rectangular cross-sections that are installed at both ends in the length direction of the upper and lower horizontal fences 21 and 22. The frame body 20 is provided with a rectangular frame from the vertical rods 23 and 24.

In addition, the two pieces 2a and 2c in the three partitioning dedicated fence members are formed wider than the other one 2b, and the partition dedicated fence member 2b having a narrow width is formed by the upper and lower horizontal ribs 21. In the wide partition dedicated fence members 2 a and 2 c with a partition panel 25 interposed between them 22, a plurality of partition rods 26 are installed between upper and lower horizontal beams 21 and 22 in the frame body 20.

Out dedicated Yosaku member 2d is, the door 27 for opening and closing the upper and lower horizontal rods 21, 22 and a rectangular cross section shape of the left and right vertical rods 23, 24 fraction made the doorway in the frame body 20 is provided, the door 27 is It is supported by a vertical rod 24 constituting the frame body 20 through a hinge fitting (not shown) so as to freely swing.

Sub Circle member 3 · 300, and two partition dedicated fence members 3a-3b, is composed of a one out dedicated Yosaku member 3c which entrance is provided which is opened and closed by the door 6.

  The partition-only fence members 3a, 3b and the entry / exit fence member 3c are composed of upper and lower horizontal fences 31 and 32 and left and right vertical fences having a rectangular cross-section that are installed at both longitudinal ends of the upper and lower horizontal fences 31 and 32. A frame 30 is formed in a rectangular shape from 33 and 34.

Further, one of the two partition-only fence members 3 a is formed wider than the other one 3 b, and the partition-only fence member 3 b having a narrow width is formed between the upper and lower horizontal bars 31, 32 in the frame 30. In the wide partition dedicated fence member 3 a with the partition panel 35 interposed therebetween, a plurality of partition rods 36 are installed between the upper and lower horizontal rods 31 and 32 in the frame 30.

Out dedicated Yosaku member 3c is vertical lateral rods 31, 32 and a rectangular cross section shape and the right and left vertical rod 33, 34 door 37 for opening and closing the image made the doorway in the frame body 30 is provided, the door 37 is The frame body 30 is supported in a freely swingable manner by a vertical 34 via a hinge fitting (not shown).

The partition-only fence members 2a, 2b, 2c and the entry / exit fence member 2d constituting the main circle member 2 are connected in a rectangular shape in plan view by a connector 4 described later, and the partition-only fence member constituting the sub-circle member 3 3a · 3b and out only fence member 3c, like the later connecting member 4, are connected to the shaped flat Miko.

  The connector 4 includes a fan-shaped connector 5, a nut 6 having a screw hole 3 on the side of the shaft member, and a screw 60.

  The connecting body 5 includes a nut storage hole 51 and a screw insertion hole 52 communicating with the nut storage hole 51, and the nut storage hole 51 is orthogonal to the screw insertion hole 52.

  The nut 6 is made of a metal shaft having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the nut housing hole 51 of the connecting body 5, and a screw hole 61 is formed in a side portion of the shaft member, and a + -shaped groove 62 is formed on one end surface. Is forming.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the connection of the fence members 2a to 2d and 3a to 3c by the connector 4 is performed so that the inner surfaces of the fence members 2a to 2d and 3a to 3c are continuous. Match the corners of the vertical rods 23, 24, 33, 34 of 3a to 3c, and assemble the connecting body 5 on the upper and lower portions of the inner side surfaces of the vertical rods 23, 24, 33, 34 of the adjacent fence members, respectively. By connecting the fence members at right angles, the inner surfaces of the connected fence members 2a to 2d and 3a to 3c are continuous, and the connection side end faces of the fence members 2a to 2d and 3a to 3c connected at right angles Are orthogonal to each other at approximately 90 degrees.

  Specifically, through holes 28 and 38 are formed at both ends in the length direction of the upper horizontal bar 21 and the lower horizontal bar 22 of the fence members 2a to 2d and 3a to 3c.

And when connecting fence members at right angles, after inserting the nut 4 in the nut accommodation hole 51 of the connection body 5, the side surface of the connection body 5 is contact | abutted to the inner surface of the fence members 2a-2d and 3a-3c. At the same time, the screw 60 is inserted into the through holes 28 and 38 and the screw insertion hole 52 of the connecting body 5 from the outer surface side of the upper horizontal rib 21 and the lower horizontal rib 22, and the insertion end portion is inserted into the screw hole 61 of the nut 6. The connecting member 5 is fixed to the fence members 2a to 2d and 3a to 3c by screwing, and thereby, the fence members 2a to 2d in a state where the corners of the vertical rods 23 and 24 and 33 and 34 are abutted with each other. , 3 a to 3 c is connected at right angles, is rectangular in plan view of the main circle member 2 and shaped sub-circle member 3 planes Miko assembled.

Then, the sub-circle member 3 is connected to the main circle member 2 assembled as described above by the fixing bracket 7 described later, thereby defining two independent chambers.

  Specifically, the fixing bracket 7 includes a screw shaft 72 having a rotation operation flange 71 at one end in the length direction and a rotation operation flange 73 at one end in the length direction, and the above-described screw shaft 72 can be screwed together. And a simple screw cylinder 74.

  On the other hand, an insertion hole 70 through which the screw shaft 72 and the screw cylinder 74 of the fixing bracket 7 can be inserted is formed in the upper and lower portions of the vertical members of the fence members constituting the main circle member 2 and the sub-circle member 3. is doing.

  This insertion hole 70 is opened so that it may extend toward the other end from the width direction one end of each fence member 2a-2d, 3a-3c.

And connecting the fixing brackets 7 sub circle member 3 to the main circle member 2, as shown in FIG. 4, opposing in fence members assembled in a shape of a plane Miko sub circle member 3 A pair of fence members, that is, a narrow partition dedicated fence member 3b, and a pair of fence members in which the free ends of the entrance / exit dedicated fence member 3c are connected at right angles to the main circle member 2 , that is, a wide partition. dedicated fence member 2a and the narrow and the partition dedicated fence member 2b, and the wide the partition dedicated fence member 2a and together come collision on connecting-side end surface of the out-only fence member 2d, out-only fence sub circle member 3 side The vertical bar 34 constituting the member 3c is extended along the vertical bar 24 of the wide partition dedicated fence member 2a on the main circle member 2 side and the vertical bar 23 of the dedicated entrance / exit fence member 2d, and also on the sub circle member 3 side. Dedicated fence The Tate杆 33 constituting the 3b, placed along the Tate杆 24 of Tate杆 23 and narrow and the partition dedicated fence member 2b of the partition dedicated fence member 2a which is wider in the main circle member 2 side.

  Then, the screw cylinder 74 of the fixing bracket 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 70 of one of the vertical rods 33 and 34 that is abutted, and the screw shaft 72 of the fixing bracket 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 70 of the other vertical rod 24 and 23. Then, the insertion end portion is screwed to the screw cylinder 74 described above.

  Thereby, the entry / exit fence member 3c on the sub-circle member 3 side is linearly connected to the entry / exit fence member 2d on the main circle member 2 side, and the partition fence member 3b on the sub-circle member 3 side is connected to the main circle It is linearly connected to the partition dedicated fence member 2b on the member 2 side, and the partition dedicated fence member 3a on the sub-circle member 3 side is arranged in parallel with the partition dedicated fence member 2a on the main circle member 2 side with a predetermined interval. Thus, a storage chamber S independent of the storage chamber S on the main circle member 2 side is also formed on the sub-circle member 3 side.

  In addition, the vertical bar 34 constituting the entrance / exit fence member 3c on the side of the sub-circle member 3 has the vertical bar 24 of the wide partition dedicated fence member 2a on the main circle member 2 side and the vertical bar 23 of the entrance / exit fence member 2d. And the vertical rod 33 constituting the partition-only fence member 3b on the sub-circle member 3 side includes the vertical rod 23 of the partition-only fence member 2a on the main circle member 2 side and the vertical rod 24 of the partition-only fence member 2b. Therefore, the strength of the connecting portion between the sub-circle member 3 and the main circle member 2 is sufficiently secured, and the rigidity of the entire circle formed by connecting the sub-circle member 3 to the main circle member 2 is increased.

  In order to further increase the number of storage chambers S, a separately prepared sub-circle member 300 may be connected to one end of the sub-circle member 3 connected to the main circle member 2, for example, via the fixing bracket 7. The storage chamber S can be three rooms.

Specifically, a separate dedicated fence member 3b having a narrow width for the sub-circle member 300 and a free end of the incoming / outgoing dedicated fence member 3c are connected at right angles to the sub-circle member 3 connected to the main circle member 2. A pair of fence members, that is, the wide partition dedicated fence member 3a and the narrow partition dedicated fence member 3b, and the wide partition dedicated fence member 3a and the entrance / exit dedicated fence member 3c are brought into contact with end surfaces Thus, the vertical bar 34 constituting the entrance / exit fence member 3c on the side of the sub-circle member 300 is changed into a vertical bar 34 of the partition fence member 3a having a wide width on the side of the sub circle member 3 and the vertical bar 33 of the entrance / exit fence member 3c. The vertical rod 33 constituting the partition dedicated fence member 3b on the side of the sub-circle member 300, and the vertical rod 33 and narrow width of the wide partition dedicated fence member 3a on the side of the sub circle member 3 The partition dedicated fence member 3b is placed along the vertical shaft 34.

  Then, the screw cylinder 74 of the fixing bracket 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 70 of the one vertical rod 33 and 34 that is abutted, and the screw shaft 72 of the fixing bracket 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 70 of the other vertical rod 34 and 33. Then, the insertion end portion is screwed to the screw cylinder 74 described above.

  Thereby, the entry / exit fence member 3c on the sub-circle member 300 side is linearly connected to the entry / exit fence member 3c on the sub-circle member 3 side connected to the main circle member 2, and the partition on the sub-circle member 300 side is also separated. The dedicated fence member 3b is linearly connected to the above-mentioned partition dedicated fence member 3b on the subn circle member 3 side, and the partition dedicated fence member 3a on the sub circle member 300 side is partitioned on the above subn circle member 3 side. A storage chamber S is also formed on the side of the sub-circle member 300, which is arranged in parallel with the dedicated fence member 3a with a predetermined interval.

In the above embodiment, the one 3a of the two in the partition dedicated fence member constituting a sub-circle member 3, 30 0, was formed wider than the other one 3b, it is not limited thereto As shown in FIG. 8, the two partition dedicated fence members 3a and 3b and the entrance / exit fence member 3c may be formed to have the same width dimension.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the circle for pets concerning this invention. The perspective view which shows the state which connected one of the subcircle members to the main circle member. The schematic plan view which shows the state which connected one of the subcircle members to the main circle member. Sectional drawing of the principal part of the connection part of a subcircle member and a main circle member. The perspective view of a fixture. The perspective view of a connection member. The perspective view of the connection part of the fence member by a connection member. The perspective view which shows another embodiment of the circle for pets concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pet circle 2 Main circle member 2a, 2b, 2c Partition dedicated fence member 2d Entrance / exit fence member 23/24 Vertical fence 3 Sub-circle member 3a / 3b Partition exclusive fence member 3c Entrance / exit fence member 33/34 Vertical fence 4 Link Tool 5 Connector 6 Nut 60 Screw 7 Fixing bracket 72 Screw shaft 74 Screw cylinder

Claims (2)

A circle for pets configured by connecting a plurality of fence members having a frame composed of left and right vertical rods having a rectangular cross section and a horizontal rod connecting these left and right vertical rods,
A main circle member formed by connecting a plurality of the fence members in a rectangular shape in plan view;
A sub circle member formed by connecting a plurality of the fence member to shape the planar Miko
With
Each fence member of each fence member and the sub-circle member of the main circle member,
Against the corners of the longitudinal rod adjacent the fence member, by linking perpendicularly the fence members to each other, a pair of fences that causes continuous inner surface of the fence member ligated, ligated at right angles Yes substantially it is perpendicular to the connecting-side end surface of the member,
The sub-circle member, the Yu end of fence members was ligated into shaped plane Miko, the main circle member, against the connecting-side end surfaces of the pair of fence members ligated at right angles, the sub the Tate杆circle member side of the fence member, the main circle member, along a vertical rod of a pair of fence members ligated at right angles, by fixing the two fence members combined thrust by the fixing bracket Circle pet, wherein you have to be connected to the sub-circle member to the main circle member. There are a plurality of sub-circle members,
The sub-circle member connected to the main circle member has a U-shape in a plan view of another sub-circle member different from the sub-circle member on the connection-side end surface of the pair of fence members connected at right angles. A pair of the sub-circle members connected to the main circle member at a right angle by connecting the vertical end of the fence member on the other sub-circle member side with the free end portion of the fence member connected to the main circle member along a vertical rod of the fence member, by fixing the two fence members butt mounting; further so as to connect the different sub-circle member to the sub-circles member which is in connection with said main circle member pet circle of claim 1, characterized in that.

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