JP6568779B2 - Pet carry - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pet carry that can carry a pet such as a cat.

As a pet carry that can carry a pet such as a cat, the “case for a pet” disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, has been proposed.
The “case for pets” disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a “bottom saucer part, a cylindrical lid body that covers the top opening of the bottom saucer part, and has a semi-circular view in side view having a handle on the top surface. The lid is formed of a hatch portion and one or two left and right doors, and the door is formed in a shape and size overlapping the lower surface of the hatch portion. At the center of the surface, the hatch portion and the door are rotatably attached by the pin, and the bottom tray portion, the hatch portion and the door are provided with locking means, respectively, and the hatch portion and the door are A pet animal case that is openably and closably connected to the bottom tray portion (see claim 1 of Patent Document 1).

JP-A-6-253699

Important points required for pet carry are that pets can be taken in and out smoothly, and that the pet carry itself is rigid without bending when the pet is put and transported.
In order to smoothly put in and out of pets, the opening used as the entrance / exit will be enlarged. However, if the opening is enlarged, it will be difficult to secure rigidity, and it will be easy to bend when putting and transporting pets. Become. In other words, it can be said that there is a trade-off relationship between increasing the opening and ensuring the rigidity.

In this respect, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is configured such that the lid that covers the bottom tray portion is configured by a hatch portion having a handle and one or two left and right doors, all of which can be rotated by pins. Since the structure is used, when a pet is put in and transported, there is a problem that bending tends to occur because the load acts on the pin.
In addition, a locking piece for locking the door is provided at the opening serving as an entrance, which becomes an obstacle when a person goes in and out of a pet or when a pet enters and exits when used as a house. There is also a problem that it does not look good in terms of design.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pet carry that achieves both of securing rigidity and enlarging an opening.

(1) A pet carry according to the present invention is provided at the bottom receiving part, a main body part detachably provided on the bottom receiving part and formed with an opening serving as a pet doorway, and an upper part of the main body part. And a door that covers the opening so as to be openable and closable, wherein the bottom tray is circular in plan view, and the lower end of the main body is located on the bottom tray. It has a dome shape that is detachably connected and rises upward from the lower end, and a circular or elliptical opening is provided on the front surface of the dome when viewed from the front. A flange portion is formed over the circumference, and the door body has a curved shape along the main body portion, and base end portions on both sides thereof are rotatably attached to the main body portion. It is what.

(2) Further, in the above (1), it has a lock mechanism for preventing the door body from opening in a state where the opening is closed, and the lock mechanism is provided on the upper end surface of the main body. And an engaging portion that is provided on the door body and can be locked to the locking piece in a state in which the door body is closed.

(3) In the above (1) or (2), the door body is configured not to cover the handle when the opening is closed. It is.

  In the present invention, a bottom tray portion, a main body portion detachably provided on the bottom tray portion and formed with an opening serving as a pet doorway, a handle provided at the top of the main body portion, A pet carry comprising a door that covers the opening so as to be openable and closable, wherein the bottom tray is circular in plan view, and the lower end of the main body is removably connected to the bottom tray. And it has a dome shape that rises upward from the lower end portion, and a circular or elliptical opening is provided in front view on the front surface of the dome shape, and a flange portion is formed around the entire periphery of the edge of the opening The door body has a curved shape along the main body portion, and the base end portions on both sides thereof are rotatably attached to the main body portion, thereby ensuring rigidity and opening portions. Both can be realized.

It is a perspective view of the state where the door of the pet carry concerning one embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a front view of the state which opened the door of the pet carry concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the state where the door of the pet carry concerning one embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a perspective view of the state where the door body of the pet carry concerning one embodiment of the present invention was closed. It is a side view of the state which closed the door of the pet carry concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the structure of the attaching part of the door body of the pet carry which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the components installed in the attachment part of the door body of the pet carry which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the locking mechanism of the pet carry which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 1). It is explanatory drawing of the locking mechanism of the pet carry which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 2). It is explanatory drawing of the locking mechanism of the pet carry which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 3). It is explanatory drawing of the locking mechanism of the pet carry which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 4). It is explanatory drawing of the locking mechanism of the pet carry which concerns on one embodiment of this invention (the 5).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the pet carry according to the present embodiment covers a bottom tray 3, a main body 5 detachably provided on the bottom tray 3, and the main body 5 covers the main body 5. The door body 7 attached in this way is provided.
Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

<Bottom tray part>
The bottom tray 3 has a circular dish shape. The bottom tray part 3 is detachably connected to the main body part 5 by a buckle type locking member 9.
As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom tray portion 3 has a shape in which the diameter is increased upward from the bottom portion, a step portion 11 is formed in the middle, and the diameter is further increased from the step portion 11 to protrude outward. ing.

<Main body>
The main body part 5 has a circular projecting shape part 5a similar to the upper end part of the bottom saucer part 3 at the lower end part, and has a dome shaped part 5b that rises upward from the projecting shape part 5a. This dome-shaped part 5b is substantially hemispherical.
The main body 5 is integrated with the bottom receiving tray 3 by connecting the protruding shaped portion 5 a to the upper end of the bottom receiving tray 3 by the locking member 9. Thus, by connecting the lower end portion of the main body portion 5 to the bottom tray portion 3, the connecting portion has a band-like protruding shape, and the rigidity is improved.

A front surface of the dome-shaped portion 5b is provided with a substantially elliptical opening 13 in a front view, and a flange portion 15 is formed at the edge of the opening 13 over the entire circumference. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the dome-shaped portion 5 b is formed with a notch along the line A, and a flange portion 15 is formed inwardly from the notch. An opening 13 is formed.
Then, the area of the notched portion along the line A, that is, the spherical surface area of the notched portion (hereinafter referred to as “notched surface area”) when there is no notched, is the dome when the notched portion is not present. Comparing the surface area of the entire shape portion 5b (hereinafter referred to as “dome entire surface area”), the notched surface area accounts for about 29% of the entire dome surface area. As a result, the area of the opening 13 is large, and pets can be taken in and out very easily.
On the other hand, an inward flange portion 15 is formed on the entire periphery of the opening 13 so that the rigidity is high while the opening is wide.

Even if the notch surface area is increased, the area of the opening 13 is reduced when the width of the flange 15 is increased. However, as shown in FIG. 2, the width direction of the flange 15 on the lower side of the opening 13 is horizontal. It is in the direction, and even if the width of the flange portion 15 is wide, there is no obstacle to putting in and out the pet. In this sense, it is preferable that the lower side of the opening 13 in the flange portion 15 is horizontally inward.
The ratio of the notch surface area to the entire surface area of the dome is preferably 25% or more, and more preferably 30% or more. However, since it is necessary to provide the handle 17 at the upper end of the main body 5, the upper limit of the area ratio of the notched surface area to the entire dome surface area is about 40%.

A handle 17 is provided at the upper end of the dome-shaped portion 5b. The handle 17 has a semicircular ring shape, and both end portions thereof are rotatably attached to the upper end surface of the dome-shaped portion 5b. A semicircular groove portion 19 is formed on the upper end surface of the dome-shaped portion 5b for storing the handle 17 in a tilted state. The groove portion 19 is formed on the rear side of the dome-shaped portion 5b.
The opening 13 of the dome-shaped portion 5b is provided so as to be cut out at an angle of about 90 ° from a position closer to the front than the center line of the dome-shaped portion 5b (see FIG. 3).
A plurality of slits 21 are provided on the peripheral wall surface of the dome-shaped portion 5b so that the inside can be seen.

  As described above, the main body 5 has a protruding shape portion 5a at the lower end and a dome shape portion 5b formed above it, and the protruding shape portion 5a is integrated with the bottom tray portion 3 and the entire opening 13 is formed. Since the flange portion 15 is formed at the peripheral edge, even if the handle 17 is lifted with the pet in the inside, the main body portion 5 does not bend greatly and is highly rigid.

<Door>
The door body 7 has a curved shape along the dome-shaped portion 5b, and bases at both ends thereof are rotatably attached to the dome-shaped portion 5b. The door body 7 has a fan-shaped shape when viewed from the side, The angle is about 75 ° (see FIG. 3).
A base end portion of the door body 7 is rotatably attached to the dome-shaped portion 5b by a turning mechanism 22.
The rotation mechanism 22 to which the door body 7 is attached will be described with reference to FIG.

<Rotation mechanism>
Projecting surface portions 23 projecting outward are formed on the left and right sides of the dome-shaped portion 5 b where the rotation mechanism 22 is provided, and a base portion 25 projecting further outward than the projecting surface portion 23 is formed below the projecting surface portion 23. Is formed.
A hollow shaft member 27 is fixed to the center portion of the projecting surface portion 23, and a locking hole 29 is provided in the shaft member 27.
On the upper end surface of the base portion 25, a recessed portion 31 that is recessed is formed in the center, and a front convex portion 33 and a rear convex portion 35 are formed before and after sandwiching the recessed portion 31.

  A shaft hole 37 into which the shaft member 27 is inserted is provided at the base of the door body 7. On the outer peripheral side of the shaft hole 37, jagged uneven teeth 39 are provided over the entire circumference. On the inner surface side of the shaft hole 37, a hole having the same diameter as that of the shaft hole 37 is formed, and an elastic ring 41 made of an elastic body is attached to the inside of the elastic ring 41 and a hole having the same diameter as that of the shaft hole 37 is formed. A slip ring 43 is attached.

  A straight front side 45 and a rear side 47 are formed at the base of the door body 7 so as to sandwich the shaft hole 37. The front side 45 and the rear side 47 are respectively located on the dome-shaped part 5b side. It cooperates with the front convex part 33 and the rear convex part 35 of the base part 25, and functions as a positioning means when the door body 7 is opened and closed.

The base of the door body 7 is covered with a cover body 49.
The cover body 49 has a shape that halves an ellipse whose upper part is a semicircle. The lower side of the cover body 49 is a convex side and can be inserted into the recessed portion 31 of the protruding portion on the dome-shaped portion 5b side. On the inner surface side of the cover body 49, as shown in FIG. 7, uneven teeth 51 are formed so as to mesh with the uneven teeth 39 of the door body 7. Further, on the inner surface side of the cover body 49, an insertion tube portion 53 that is elastically deformable so as to be inserted and fixed to the shaft portion is provided, and the insertion tube portion 53 is locked in the locking hole 29. A locking projection 55 is provided.

The operation of the rotation mechanism 22 configured as described above will be described.
By inserting the shaft hole 37 into the shaft member 27 and mounting the cover body 49, the door body 7 is sandwiched between the projecting surface portion 23 and the cover body 49, and rotates about the shaft member 27 as an axis. At this time, since the elastic ring 41 is provided, the door body 7 is pressed with an appropriate pressure, and the uneven teeth 39 on the outer surface side of the door body 7 and the uneven teeth 51 of the cover body 49 are constantly rubbed. By fitting, it can be held at an arbitrary rotational position.

In the state where the door body 7 is opened, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower side of the door body 7 is in a horizontal state. At this time, the rear side portion 47 of the door body 7 and the rear convex portion 35 of the base of the dome-shaped portion 5b are in contact with each other and function as positioning means.
In this state, the upper side of the door body 7 is inclined to the rear side from the vertical side.
For this reason, the door body 7 can be stabilized in the opened state. Therefore, a lock mechanism or the like for maintaining the opened state of the door body 7 is unnecessary.
In a state where the door body 7 is opened, the door body 7 covers the handle 17. However, since the handle 17 is stored in the groove portion 19, the door body 7 and the handle 17 do not interfere with each other. .

  In the state where the door body 7 is closed, the door body 7 completely covers the opening 13 as shown in FIG. At this time, the front side portion 45 of the base portion of the door body 7 is in contact with the front convex portion 33 of the dome-shaped portion 5b and functions as positioning. In the closed state, the upper side of the door body 7 is in front of the center of the dome-shaped portion 5 b, and the handle 17 is not covered by the door body 7. For this reason, the handle 17 can be held in a state in which the door body 7 is closed, and transportation can be performed in a state in which the door body 7 is closed by putting a pet.

A lock mechanism 57 is provided to prevent the door body 7 from being opened when the door body 7 is closed.
The lock mechanism 57 includes a lock piece 59 provided on the upper side portion of the door body 7 in a state in which the door body 7 is closed, and a locking piece 61 provided on the dome shape portion 5b side. The lock piece 59 is provided on the door body 7 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The operation portion 63 is provided on the outer surface side of the door body 7, and the engagement portion 65 is engaged with the locking piece 61 on the inner surface side of the door body 7. Is protruding.
As shown in FIG. 8, the locking piece 61 on the dome-shaped part 5b side is a trapezoidal piece member provided so as to protrude upward near the top of the edge of the opening.

By moving the locking piece 59 to the left and right and positioning the engaging portion 65 on the front side of the locking piece 61 (see FIGS. 9, 11, and 12), the door body 7 is engaged when moving to the open side. When the portion 65 abuts on the locking piece 61, the movement of the door body 7 is restricted so that the door body 7 cannot be opened.
When it is desired to open the door body 7, the lock piece 59 may be moved to the open side to shift the positions of the engaging portion 65 and the locking piece 61.

  In addition, although the convex part 67 which protrudes upwards is provided in the upper part of the dome shape part 5b and on both sides which hold | maintain the locking piece 61 (refer FIG.1, FIG.2, FIG.8, FIG.9), this Prevents the door body 7 from flexing more than necessary toward the dome-shaped portion 5b, thereby preventing the engagement portion 65 and the locking piece 61 from slipping and coming off when they are in contact. Plays a function.

An example of a method for using the pet carry 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described together with the operation of the pet carry 1.
In addition to being able to be used as a carrying device, the pet carry 1 can also be used indoors as a pet house.
When used as a carrying tool, the door body 7 is closed with the pet placed in the bottom tray 3, and the door 17 is prevented from being opened by the lock mechanism 57, and is carried with the handle 17.
Even in the state where the pet carry 1 is held by the handle 17, the flange portion 15 is formed over the entire circumference of the opening edge portion of the opening portion 13, and the lower end portion of the main body portion 5 extends over the entire circumference. Since it is integrated, the rigidity is high and the pet carry 1 is hardly bent.

  Further, since there is no locking mechanism or the like in the opening 13, in the state where the pet is housed inside and the door body 7 is closed (see FIG. 4), the pet mischiefs the locking mechanism to release the lock, Or a pet does not get caught in a locking mechanism.

  When taking out the pet, the lock piece 59 of the lock mechanism 57 is slid to release the lock so that the door 7 can be opened. Then, the door body 7 is rotated to such an extent that a necessary gap can be formed between the door body 7 and the opening 13. At this time, since the door body 7 can be maintained in an open state at any position without being held by hand due to the jagged engagement of the uneven teeth 39 and the uneven teeth 51, the operation is easy. Moreover, since it is not necessary to fully open the door body 7, it is possible to prevent the pet from jumping out.

  In addition, when the pet carry is used indoors and used as a pet house, the door body 7 is normally left open, but there is no locking mechanism or the like at the periphery of the opening 13 as shown in FIG. , And will not get caught when pets come in and out.

As described above, widening the opening 13 and increasing the rigidity are in a trade-off relationship. However, the pet carry 1 according to the present embodiment is greatly increased by forming the flange portion 15 on the entire periphery. Although the opening 13 can be formed, the structure has high rigidity.
Further, since the locking mechanism 57 is configured by the locking piece 61 provided near the upper side of the door body 7 and the top of the dome-shaped portion 5b, the locking piece as in the conventional example is not required in the opening portion 13, and the pet In addition to having no obstacles to putting in and out, the appearance is clean and excellent in design.

  In addition, although the kind of pet accommodated in the pet carry 1 of this Embodiment is not limited, since the bottom saucer part 3 is circular, it is suitable for the cat with the habit which becomes round when sleeping. is there.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pet carry 3 Bottom tray part 5 Main body part 5a Projection shape part 5b Dome shape part 7 Door body 9 Locking member 11 Step part 13 Opening part 15 Flange part 17 Handle 19 Groove part 21 Slit 22 Rotation mechanism 23 Projection part 25 units Part 27 Shaft member 29 Locking hole 31 Depressed part 33 Front convex part 35 Rear convex part 37 Shaft hole 39 Concavity and convexity 41 Elastic ring 43 Sliding ring 45 Front side part 47 Rear side part 49 Cover body 51 Convex and concave teeth 53 Insertion cylinder part 55 Locking projection 57 Locking mechanism 59 Locking piece 61 Locking piece 63 Operating part 65 Engaging part 67 Convex

Claims (3)

A bottom receiving part, a main body part detachably provided on the bottom receiving part and formed with an opening serving as a pet doorway, a handle provided on the upper part of the main body part, and the opening can be opened and closed A pet carry comprising a door body covering
The bottom tray is circular in plan view,
The main body has a dome shape in which a lower end portion is detachably connected to the bottom saucer portion and rises upward from the lower end portion, and a circular or elliptical opening portion in front view is formed on the front surface of the dome shape. Provided, a flange portion is formed over the entire periphery of the edge of the opening,
The pet carrier according to claim 1, wherein the door body has a curved shape along the main body portion, and base end portions on both sides thereof are rotatably attached to the main body portion.   A lock mechanism for preventing the door body from being opened in a state in which the opening is closed; the lock mechanism is provided on the upper end surface of the main body portion; The pet carry according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging portion that can be locked to the locking piece in a state in which the door is closed.   3. The pet carry according to claim 1, wherein the door is configured not to cover the handle when the opening is closed. 4.