JP5872225B2 - Pet toilet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet toilet.

  Conventionally, as pet toilets such as cats and dogs kept indoors, bentonite that hardens when it absorbs mineral zeolite, river sand, urine, etc. in plastic containers is hardened and molded into granules In general, a toilet in which toilet sand made of so-called cat sand such as cellulose particles is laid is used. Pets such as cats excrete urine and feces from toilet sand. The owner removes from the container the toilet sand soiled with urine and feces with a scoop, and then replenishes it with a new amount of toilet sand.

  As a pet toilet using the above-mentioned toilet sand, a pet toilet is known in which a toilet body is divided into upper and lower portions by a cocoon child and toilet sand is laid on the upper layer portion and urine absorbent is laid on the lower layer portion (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-109808 A

However, in the pet toilet described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, when the pet excretes, it is excreted on the toilet sand, so that the pet kicks the toilet sand or directly touches the dirty sand. It took a lot of time and labor for cleaning work, and it was unsanitary.
In addition, there is a configuration that prevents pet littering of toilet sand by laying sheet-type absorbent material instead of toilet sand, but in the case of sheet-type absorbent material, only dirty parts such as toilet sand Since it cannot be partially exchanged, it was uneconomical in cost.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a hygienic and economical pet toilet while facilitating cleaning work.

The invention described in claim 1 has been made to achieve the above object,
In pet toilets,
A container-type toilet body having an opening on the top surface and a granular absorber laid on the bottom surface;
A partition lid provided above the laid granular absorber, and partitioning the toilet body up and down;
With
The partition cover may have a plurality of through holes penetrating in the thickness direction,
Wherein the bottom surface of the toilet body, characterized that you have regulating member is provided for restricting the downward deflection of the partition cover.

The invention according to claim 2 is the pet toilet according to claim 1 ,
The restriction member is a partition member that partitions the granular absorber.

The invention according to claim 3 is the pet toilet according to claim 1 or 2 ,
A slope for guiding a pet to the upper surface of the partition lid is provided on the outer surface side of the side surface of the toilet body.

  According to the present invention, pets can be excreted without touching the granular absorbent, which prevents the granular absorbent from being kicked by the pet, facilitates cleaning work, and prevents pets from getting wet. And hygiene can be improved. Moreover, since a granular absorbent body can be used instead of a sheet-type absorbent material, only the dirty part can be partially replaced, and the cost can be reduced.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the whole structure of the pet toilet of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the II-II part of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the toilet for pets of the modification 1. It is a top view after removing the partition lid | cover of the pet toilet of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the whole structure of the pet toilet of the modification 2. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the whole structure of the pet toilet of the modification 3. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the whole structure of the toilet for pets of the modification 4. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the pet toilet which overlap | superposed the container-type partition lid | cover on the container-type toilet main body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present invention, “pet” means small animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and hamsters.

  1 and 2, the pet toilet 1 according to the present embodiment has a container-type toilet body 10 having an opening on the top surface and toilet sand (granular absorber) 20 laid on the bottom surface, A partition lid 30 is provided above the laid toilet sand 20 and partitions the toilet body 10 up and down.

  The toilet body 10 is a box-shaped container having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view having an opening on the upper surface. For example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), It is made of metal such as stainless steel.

  The toilet sand 20 is laid on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10 and has a function of absorbing liquid such as pet urine. The toilet sand 20 may be, for example, river sand, mineral zeolite, bentonite that hardens when it absorbs urine, or cellulose particles that are formed into cylindrical or spherical particles by solidifying pulverized pulp or the like, silica gel, etc. Grains made of a material having water absorption properties without being hardened are used.

The partition lid 30 is a substantially rectangular plate-like member that is detachably provided above the toilet sand 20 and divides the toilet body 10 vertically. For example, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene is used. -It is formed of a synthetic resin such as styrene copolymer (ABS) or a metal such as stainless steel. In view of strength, weight, ease of molding, etc., it is preferable to use a synthetic resin. The partition lid 30 is more preferably subjected to water repellent finish.
Furthermore, the partition lid 30 is preferably disposed at a position of about 50 to 70 mm from the bottom surface of the toilet body 10. Assuming a dog with a relatively large amount of urination among pets, the amount of urination once is about 30 cc, and when using so-called cat sand generally used as toilet sand 20, Since the toilet sand 20 that has absorbed urine becomes a sphere having a diameter of about 50 mm, the toilet sand 20 cannot form a sphere having a diameter of about 50 mm unless the distance from the bottom surface is about 50 mm. This is because urine adheres to the bottom surface of the toilet body 10.
In the present embodiment, protrusions T and T as stoppers are provided on the inner side surface of the toilet body 10 so that the partition lid 30 does not fall down.

  Further, the partition lid 30 has a large number of through-holes 31 that penetrate in the thickness direction in a mesh shape. That is, the through holes 31 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction and the width direction. The through holes 31,... Function as liquid passing holes for allowing liquid such as urine excreted by the pet to pass through on the partition lid 30. The size of the through holes 31,... May be any size as long as it reflects the particle size of the toilet sand 20 laid on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10 and can prevent the toilet sand 20 from scattering. However, the size is preferably such that the liquid such as urine does not remain due to surface tension, and specifically, about 1 to 5 mm is preferable.

Next, a method for using the pet toilet 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
First, the pet owner lays toilet sand 20 on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10.
Next, the owner attaches the partition lid 30 to the toilet body 10. Thereby, the pet toilet 1 according to the present embodiment is completed.
When excretion by the pet on the partition lid 30 ends, the owner removes the partition lid 30, scoops out the portion of the toilet sand 20 that has absorbed the urine excreted by the pet with a scoop, and removes it from the toilet body 10.
Finally, the owner replenishes a new amount of toilet sand 20 corresponding to the removed amount, and attaches the removed partition lid 30 again.

  As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the present embodiment, the container-type toilet body 10 having an opening on the upper surface and the toilet sand 20 is laid on the bottom surface, and the laid toilet sand 20. A partition lid 30 provided above and partitioning the toilet body 10 in the vertical direction, and the partition lid 30 has a plurality of through holes 31 penetrating in the thickness direction, so that the pet touches the toilet sand 20. Therefore, it is possible to excrete the toilet sand 20 by the pet, thereby facilitating the cleaning work and preventing the pet from getting wet and improving the hygiene. In addition, since the toilet sand 20 can be used instead of the sheet-type absorbent material, only the dirty portion can be partially replaced, and the cost can be reduced.

  As mentioned above, although concretely demonstrated based on embodiment which concerns on this invention, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can change in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

<Modification 1>
For example, the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 differs from the embodiment in that a partition member 40 that partitions the toilet sand 20 is provided on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10.
The partition member 40 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), a metal such as stainless steel, and the like. In FIG. 4, it is divided into six regions. Thus, by partitioning the toilet sand 20 with the partition member 40, the urine excreted by the pet can be confined in one region.

  Moreover, the partition member 40 functions as a regulating member that regulates the downward bending of the partition lid 30 in addition to partitioning the toilet sand 20. That is, the partition member 40 is formed so that its height is substantially the same as the distance from the bottom surface of the toilet body 10 to the lower surface of the partition lid 30. In this way, by restricting the downward bending of the partition lid 30 by the partition member 40, it is possible to prevent the partition lid 30 and the toilet sand 20 from contacting each other due to the deflection of the partition lid 30 due to the weight of the pet. .

The partition member 40 may be formed separately from the toilet body 10 as described above, or may be formed integrally with the toilet body 10. In addition, the partition member 40 may be formed integrally with the partition lid 30, but is formed separately from the toilet body 10 and the partition lid 30 from the viewpoint of easy insertion of the toilet sand 20 or the toilet. It is preferable to be formed integrally with the main body 10.
In addition, the partition member 40 may have any shape as long as it can realize the function of dividing the toilet sand 20 into a plurality of regions and the function of regulating the downward deflection of the partition lid 30. Moreover, in this modification 1, although the partition member 40 implement | achieves the function which divides the toilet sand 20 into a some area | region, and the function which regulates the downward bending of the partition cover 30, at least the partition cover 30 For example, instead of the partition member 40, a support member in the form of a column that extends upward from the bottom surface of the toilet body 10 may be provided.

  As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the first modified example, the partition member 40 that partitions the toilet sand 20 is provided on the bottom surface of the toilet body 10, so that the urine excreted by the pet is one area. Therefore, it is possible to prevent diffusion of dirt due to urine and to facilitate the operation of replacing the litter 20. Moreover, since the partition member 40 (regulation member) regulates the downward deflection of the partition lid 30, it is possible to prevent contact between the partition lid 30 and the toilet sand 20 due to the deflection of the partition lid 30 due to the weight of the pet. Thus, it is possible to prevent the toilet sand 20 from being inflated to reduce the absorption power, or to prevent the expanded toilet sand 20 from being exposed on the partition lid 30 and the pet getting wet.

<Modification 2>
For example, the example shown in FIG. 5 differs from the embodiment in that a slope 50 for guiding a pet to the upper surface of the partition lid 30 is provided on the outer surface side of the side surface of the toilet body 10.
The slope 50 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), or a metal such as stainless steel. The slope 50 is formed so that one end on the toilet body 10 side is substantially the same height as the toilet body 10 and the other end is formed substantially the same height as the bottom surface of the toilet body 10. An inclined surface is formed so that its height decreases with increasing distance.

The slope 50 may be provided on any side surface of the toilet body 10 or may be provided on the entire side surface. Further, the slope 50 may be formed separately from the toilet body 10 as described above, or may be formed integrally with the toilet body 10.
Moreover, the shape of the slope of the slope may be any shape as long as the pet can be easily moved up and down. For example, it may be formed in a flat shape as shown in FIG. It may be formed.

As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the modified example 2, the slope 50 for guiding the pet to the upper surface of the partition lid 30 is provided on the outer surface side of the side surface of the toilet body 10. Even a pet who is not good at moving can smoothly move to the upper surface of the partition lid 30.
Of course, it is also possible to combine Modification 1 and Modification 2.

<Modification 3>
For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, compared to the embodiment, the opening 11 is formed below the partition lid 30 on the side surface of the toilet body 10, and the tray 60 that can be pulled out from the opening 11 is provided. Is different.
The tray 60 is a box-shaped container having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view having an opening on the upper surface, and the toilet sand 20 can be laid on the bottom surface. The tray 60 is formed of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), a metal such as stainless steel, etc. A handle 61 is attached to the outer surface side of the side surface of the 60 to be pulled out.

When the owner completes excretion by the pet, the owner pulls the handle 61 toward the front side and pulls out the tray 60 toward the front side.
Then, the owner scoops out the portion of the toilet sand 20 that has absorbed the urine excreted by the pet with a scoop and removes it from the toilet body 10.
Finally, the owner replenishes a new amount of toilet sand 20 corresponding to the removed amount, pushes the tray 60 inward, and stores it in the toilet body 10.

  In the third modification, since the toilet sand 20 can be replaced by pulling out the tray 60, it is not necessary to remove the partition lid 30 when the toilet sand 20 is replaced. Therefore, in the third modification, the toilet body 10 and the partition lid 30 may be integrally formed.

  As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the modified example 3, the toilet body 10 includes the tray 60 on which the toilet sand 20 is laid, and the tray 60 is formed below the partition lid 30. Since it can be pulled out from the opening 11 on the side surface of 10, the toilet sand 20 can be replaced without removing the partition lid 30, and the replacement operation of the toilet sand 20 can be facilitated.

<Modification 4>
For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, compared to the embodiment, a slope 50 for guiding a pet to the upper surface of the partition lid 30 is provided on the outer surface side of the side surface of the toilet body 10, and The difference is that an opening 11 is formed below the partition lid 30 and a tray 60 that can be pulled out from the opening 11 is provided. That is, the pet toilet 1 according to Modification 4 is a combination of Modification 2 and Modification 3.
In the pet toilet 1 according to the modified example 4, the opening 11 for pulling out the tray 60 is formed on the side surface of the toilet body 10, but an opening is provided below the inclined surface of the slope 50. The tray 60 can be pulled out from the opening 11 of the toilet body 10 and the opening of the slope 50, so that the slope 50 is provided even on the side surface where the opening 11 of the toilet body 10 is formed. Can do.

  As described above, according to the pet toilet 1 according to the modification 4, the pet is guided to the upper surface of the partition lid 30 on the outer surface side of any side surface other than the side surface where the opening 11 of the toilet body 10 is formed. Since the slope 50 is provided, even a pet who is not good at moving in the height direction can smoothly move to the upper surface of the partition lid 30. Further, the toilet body 10 includes a tray 60 on which the toilet sand 20 is laid, and the tray 60 can be pulled out from the opening 11 on the side surface of the toilet body 10 formed below the partition lid 30. Since the toilet sand 20 can be replaced without removing the partition lid 30, the replacement operation of the toilet sand 20 can be facilitated.

<Other variations>
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the shape of the toilet body 10 has been described by exemplifying a box-shaped container having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. However, the shape is not limited thereto, and for example, the shape in plan view is a square shape. A container may be sufficient and a circular container may be sufficient.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the structure which partitions the toilet main body 10 up and down with the partition lid | cover 30 is employ | adopted, it is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a container-type toilet body 10A having an opening on the top surface and toilet sand 20 laid on the bottom surface has an opening on the top surface and a plurality of through holes 31A,. It is good also as a structure which piles up the container-type partition lid | cover 30A which has.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the mesh-shaped thing was illustrated and demonstrated as an arrangement | sequence of the through-holes 31, ..., it is not limited to this, For example, you may arrange in a grid | lattice form. , May be arranged in an irregular shape. Further, the shape of the through holes 31 is not limited to any other shape such as a circle, an ellipse, a polygon such as a quadrangle, and any shape can be used.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of the pet toilet can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 Pet toilet 10 Toilet body 11 Opening 20 Toilet sand (granular absorber)
30 Partition lid 31 Through hole 40 Partition member (regulation member)
50 slope 60 tray 61 handle

Claims (3)

A container-type toilet body having an opening on the top surface and a granular absorber laid on the bottom surface;
A partition lid provided above the laid granular absorber, and partitioning the toilet body up and down;
With
The partition cover may have a plurality of through holes penetrating in the thickness direction,
The toilet on the bottom surface of the body, pet toilet regulating member for regulating the downward deflection of the partition cover is characterized that you have provided. The pet toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the restriction member is a partition member that partitions the granular absorbent body. The pet toilet according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a slope for guiding the pet to the upper surface of the partition lid is provided on an outer surface side of the side surface of the toilet body.

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