JP7096586B2 - Pet house - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pet house for pets such as cats and dogs, which can be arranged with a heat source for cooling or heating.

A pet house is provided for measures against heat stroke of pets. In Patent Document 1, a cool box provided with a cooling agent is arranged on the upper part of a pet house main body provided with an entrance / exit for pets. An air intake hole and a fan are arranged at the boundary between the pet house body and the cool box. Along the circulation path by the fan, the warm air in the pet house body is introduced into the cool box through the intake hole, and the heat exchanged air is sent to the pet house body through the fan.

Patent Document 2 discloses a pet shed having a pet residence drawer having a pet entrance and exit to form a pet residence place, and a cold insulation agent storage drawer in which an ice pack is placed inside, from bottom to top. .. The ice pack storage drawer has a breathable bottom plate.

Patent Document 3 discloses a pet house in which a storage chamber capable of accommodating a cold storage material is provided on the roof side of a house having a pet entrance and exit, and a ventilation hole communicating with the inside of the house is provided at the bottom of the accommodation chamber.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-127235 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-143914 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-118012

Patent Documents 1 to 3 have in common that a cool box (cooling agent storage drawer, storage room) for storing a cooling agent is provided in the upper part of a house body (pet living drawer, house) having a pet entrance / exit. In Patent Document 1, since the air cooled by the cool box is sent to the pet accommodation space by a fan, the product price and the maintenance cost are high.

Patent Documents 2 and 3 have in common that only a ventilation hole is formed at the boundary between the house body (pet living drawer, house) and the cool box (cooling agent storage drawer, storage room). However, the ventilation holes cannot efficiently send the cold air in the cool box (cooling agent storage drawer, storage room) to the house body (pet living drawer, house) below it.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pet house capable of efficiently adjusting the temperature of a space where pets enter and exit while reducing product prices and maintenance costs.

(1) One aspect of the present invention is
The house body, which includes at least a pair of side walls arranged facing each other,
A partition member that is supported by the upper part of the house body and has an opening that penetrates up and down,
A ceramic accommodating portion having a recess that is detachably inserted and held in the opening of the partition member and is exposed to the lower space of the partition member through the opening and can accommodate a heat source for cooling or heating.
Have,
The present invention relates to a pet house in which small animals can enter and exit the lower space.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a ceramic accommodating portion having a recess capable of accommodating a heat source for cooling or heating is provided in an opening provided vertically penetrating the partition member supported on the upper part of the house body. It is inserted and held. That is, the ceramic accommodating portion cooled or heated by the heat source protrudes into the pet house space below the partition member and is directly exposed. Thereby, the pet house space can be directly cooled or heated without necessarily requiring ventilation holes. In particular, since the ceramic housing has a relatively large heat capacity, the effect of keeping cold or warm is enhanced. Furthermore, the ceramic housing unit can cool the pet house space by using the heat of vaporization when it directly stores a refrigerant such as liquid water or ice water, or when dew condensation occurs, and enhances the cooling effect. Can be done.

(2) In one aspect (1) of the present invention, a ceramic lid covering the recess of the accommodating portion is further provided, and the pet can enter and exit the lid. By doing so, not only the pet house space below the partition member but also the space above the lid can be used as the pet house space to cool or heat the pet on the lid.

(3) In one aspect (1) or (2) of the present invention, a ceramic floor wall supported horizontally and detachably can be further provided in the lower space of the house body. In this way, the ceramic floor wall having a relatively large heat capacity can enhance the cold or heat insulating effect of the pet on the floor wall.

(4) In one aspect (3) of the present invention, it is possible to further have a heat insulating container that is detachably arranged in the space below the floor wall and can accommodate a heat source for cooling or heating. By doing so, the floor wall is cooled or heated by the heat source housed in the heat insulating container, so that the effect of keeping the pet cold or warm on the floor wall can be further enhanced.

(5) In any one of aspects (1) to (4) of the present invention, a detachable seat portion can be further provided at the upper end portion so as to cover the upper end portion of the house body. In this way, the pet house can also be used as a chair, providing an opportunity for pets and humans to come into close contact with each other.

(6) In any one of aspects (1) to (5) of the present invention, the house body further includes a front wall and a back wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and the front wall of the house body. In addition, an entrance / exit through which the pet can enter and exit may be formed. By doing so, the pet house space is separated from the outside world by the pet house main body having four sides, so that the effect of keeping the pet cold or warm can be further enhanced.

(7) In one aspect (4) of the present invention, the house body further includes a front surface wall and a back surface wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and the pet can enter and exit the front surface wall of the house body. A first doorway may be formed, and a second doorway that allows the heat insulating container to enter and exit may be formed on one of the front wall and the back wall of the house body. By doing so, in addition to the action and effect in the above aspect (6), the heat insulating container can be easily taken in and out of the house body, and the heat source housed in the heat insulating container can be easily replaced.

(8) In one aspect (6) or (7) of the present invention, the partition member is detachably supported by the house body, the house body becomes a cylinder in the deployed state, and the facing inner surface of the house body is formed. Can be made foldable so that they are close to each other. By doing so, after removing the partition member, the storage part, the floor wall, the heat insulating container, the seat part, etc. from the house body, the house body can be folded to reduce the storage space when the pet house is not in use, or the pet house's storage space can be reduced. Transportability is improved.

(9) In one aspect (8) of the present invention, the house body further includes a bottom wall, and the side wall can be deformed or bent when the house body is folded. In this way, the presence of the bottom wall reinforces the house body, but does not prevent the house body from folding.

It is a schematic perspective view of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 2 (A) to 2 (D) are a front view, a plan view, a bottom view, and a side view of the pet house shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which see through the inside of the pet house shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which removed the lid body from FIG. It is a perspective view which removed the accommodating part from FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure which supports a partition member. It is sectional drawing of the upper part area of the pet house shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the pet house shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the drawer type insulation container. It is a figure for demonstrating the folding of a pet house main body. It is a figure which shows the relationship with the bottom surface temperature, the room temperature and the inside temperature of the upper cooling device when the accommodating part of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is made to function as an upper cooling device. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the bottom surface temperature, the bottom surface humidity, and the room temperature of the upper cooling device when the accommodating part of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is made to function as an upper cooling device. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the upper surface temperature of the upper cooling device, and the room temperature when the accommodating part of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention functions as an upper cooling device. It is a figure which shows the relationship with the top surface temperature, the inside temperature, and the room temperature of the lower cooling device when the heat insulating container of the pet house which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is made to function as a lower cooling device. It is a figure which shows the application example of this invention which arranged the electric heater in place of the accommodating part. It is a figure which shows the use example which arranged the cold protection equipment around the electric heater shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of a pet house.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. It should be noted that the present embodiment described below does not unreasonably limit the content of the present invention described in the claims, and all of the configurations described in the present embodiment are indispensable as the means for solving the present invention. Not necessarily.

1. 1. Pet House FIGS. 1 and 2 (A) to 2 (D) show a pet house 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pet house 1 includes the house body 10. If necessary, the pet house 1 is provided with a seat portion 20 that covers the upper end of the house body 10 and is detachably held by the house body 10, and can also be used as a chair. By doing so, the internal space of the pet house 1 in which the human sits can be used as the space for the pet, and it is possible to provide an opportunity for the pet and the human to come into close contact with each other. The seat 20 may be omitted, or the pet house 1 may be used with the seat 20 removed.

In the present embodiment, the house main body 10 can be, for example, a cylindrical body having walls on four sides, that is, it can have a front wall 10A, a back wall 10B, and a pair of side walls 10C and 10D. In this case, the front wall 10A may be provided with, for example, a circular first doorway 12 for pets. Further, in the present embodiment, the second entrance / exit 14 is formed below the first entrance / exit 12 of the front wall 10A. The second entrance / exit 14 is closed by a front panel 52 of a heat insulating container 50 (see FIG. 3) described later. The front panel 52 is provided with a knob 54 projecting from the front surface thereof.

The house body 10 may further have a bottom wall 10E. The bottom wall 10E is preferably formed of a deformable material such as a cloth material, or is configured to be bendable at, for example, 90 ° with respect to one of the wall portions 10A to 10D. In order to ensure space-saving storage and portability of a pet house, for example, a pair of side walls 10C and 10D are bent, for example, in an M shape along a preformed bending line, as shown in FIG. , It is preferable to fold the house body 10. At that time, it is preferable that the bottom wall 10E that is deformed or bent does not interfere with folding. However, when the house body 10 does not need to be folded, the bottom wall 10E can be formed of a rigid body.

The minimum components of the house body 10 are a pair of side walls 10C and 10D. The front wall 10A, the back wall 10B, and the bottom wall 10E are not always necessary as long as the shape-retaining property is ensured by the partition member 30 and the framework body described later so that the pair of side walls 10C and 10D are arranged so as to face each other. In the house body 10 having only a pair of side walls 10C and 10D, pets can enter and exit from the front or the back.

Next, the internal structure of the pet house 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the pet house 1 has, for example, a plate-shaped partition member 30 supported horizontally on the upper part of the house body 10. In the present embodiment, the partition member 30 is detachably supported by, for example, the house body 10 at a position lower than the upper end of the house body 10, and partitions the inside of the house body 10 at the top and bottom. The partition member 30 has, for example, a circular opening 32 that penetrates vertically.

A ceramic accommodating portion 40 is detachably held in the partition member 30. The accommodating portion 40 can be formed of, for example, unglazed pottery. The accommodating portion 40 can include a bottom wall 40A, a tapered peripheral wall 40B whose diameter decreases toward the bottom wall 40A, and a flange 40C provided at the upper end of the peripheral wall 40B, and includes the bottom wall 40A and the peripheral wall 40B. A recess 41 surrounded by and is formed. A heat source for cooling or heating is housed in the recess 41. In FIG. 4, ice water 2, which is an example of the refrigerant, is housed in the recess 41.

Here, the accommodating portion 40 is detachably inserted and held in the opening 32 of the partition member 30. In FIG. 7, the tapered peripheral wall 40B of the accommodating portion 40 is supported by the opening 32. In this case, the cross section of the opening 32 and the peripheral wall 40B has a similar shape (circle in this embodiment). On the other hand, the flange 40C may be brought into contact with the upper surface of the partition member 30 so that the accommodating portion 40 may be held by the partition member 30. In this case, the cross section of the opening 32 and the peripheral wall 40B may be dissimilar. In either case, the bottom wall 40A and the peripheral wall 40B of the accommodating portion 40 are directly exposed to the lower space 16 of the partition member 30 through the opening 32. Thereby, the lower space 16 which is a pet house space can be directly cooled or heated without requiring a fan as in Patent Document 1 or necessarily requiring a ventilation hole as in Patent Documents 2 and 3. can. In particular, since the ceramic accommodating portion 40 has a relatively large heat capacity, the effect of keeping cold or keeping warm is enhanced. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the refrigerant 2 such as liquid water or ice water is directly accommodated in the ceramic accommodating portion 40, the lower space 16 can be cooled by the heat of vaporization taken away by the vaporization of the liquid. The cooling effect can be enhanced. Alternatively, the lower space 16 can be cooled by the heat of vaporization taken away by the vaporization of the dew condensation generated in the ceramic accommodating portion 40.

In the present embodiment, a ceramic lid 42 that covers the recess 41 of the accommodating portion 40 is further provided. In this way, with the seat portion 20 removed, pets can enter and exit the lid 42 as well. By doing so, not only the lower space 16 below the partition member 30 but also the space above the lid 42 can be used as a pet house space to cool or heat the pet on the lid 42. Thereby, one heat source can be shared by two pets. Further, the lid body 42 may be provided with a recess 42A. In this way, when a pet, for example, a cat gets on the lid 42, it easily fits in the recess 42A. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, since a part of the lid 42 is fitted into the accommodating portion 40 by the recess 42A formed in the lid 42, the lid 42 does not shift.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of, for example, two support bars 33 are used as a holding mechanism for holding the partition member 30 horizontally, for example, in the house main body 10. The free ends 33A and 33B of the two support bars 33 are bent and hung down. The pair of side walls 10C and 10D are provided with supports 34A and 34B having vertical tubes into which the free ends 33A and 33B of the support bar 33 are inserted. The two support bars 33 are held horizontally and detachably by the supports 34A and 34B on both sides. As the holding mechanism for holding the partition member 30 detachably, various known or well-known structures can be adopted.

In the present embodiment, the lower space 16 of the house body 10 can further have a ceramic floor wall 35 that is horizontally and detachably supported. In this way, the pet that has invaded from the doorway 12 will be placed on the floor wall 35. Thereby, the ceramic floor wall 35 having a relatively large heat capacity can enhance the cold insulation or heat insulation effect of the pet on the floor wall 35.

In this embodiment, it is possible to further have a heat insulating container 50 which is detachably arranged below the floor wall 35 and can accommodate a heat source for cooling or heating. The heat insulating container 50 is formed of a heat insulating material such as a foaming material. As shown in FIG. 9, for example, the heat insulating container 50 can selectively accommodate a heat source (cooling agent, exothermic agent, etc.) in each of a plurality of accommodating portions partitioned by, for example, two by a partition wall 51. Since the floor wall 35 is also cooled or heated by the heat source (cooling agent, heat generating agent, etc.) housed in the heat insulating container 50, the cooling or heat retaining effect of the pet on the floor wall 35 can be further enhanced.

As described above, the heat insulating container 50 can be taken in and out of the house body 10 by gripping the knob 54 provided on the front panel 52, for example, through the doorway 14 formed in the front wall 10A. .. Therefore, the work of replacing the heat source becomes simple. Further, in the present embodiment, the floor wall 35 is held horizontally as a holding mechanism, and the heat insulating container 50 is also used. That is, the floor wall 35 is placed on the upper surface of the heat insulating container 50. Even when the heat insulating container 50 is pulled out, the floor wall 35 can be held if a part of the heat insulating container 50 is stopped in the house body 10. When the heat insulating container 50 is not arranged or the heat insulating container 50 is not also used as the holding mechanism, a structure similar to the holding mechanism for holding the partition member 30 can be adopted as the holding mechanism for holding the floor wall 35. .. If the heat insulating container 50 is not arranged or the heat insulating container 50 cannot be pulled out, it is not necessary to provide the doorway 14 on the front wall 10A or the back wall 10B.

2. 2. Evaluation of Pet House FIGS. 11 to 14 show characteristic data evaluated for pet house 1. In the following description, the one containing the refrigerant in the accommodating portion 40 is also referred to as an upper cooling device, and the one accommodating the cooling agent in the heat insulating container 50 is also referred to as a lower cooling device.

FIG. 11 shows data measured by accommodating water in the accommodating portion 40. As shown in FIG. 11, when the temperature is low (about 25 ° C. or lower), the bottom wall 40A of the accommodating portion 40 constituting the upper cooling device continues to be in a high humidity state, but is accommodating as the temperature rises. Heat of vaporization was generated from the surface of the unglazed part 40 and started to cool. This pet house 1 can provide a comfortable temperature for animals for a long period of time without excessively cooling the inside of the house body 10 by the force of nature even if only water is kept in the upper cooling device for a long period of time. can.

FIG. 12 shows the data measured by accommodating 1 kg of the frozen cold insulating material in the accommodating portion 40. As shown in FIG. 12, the upper cooling device containing 1 kg of the frozen cold insulating material can be cooled rapidly. Moreover, by utilizing the heat storage effect of the unglazed pottery of the accommodating portion 40 and the heat of vaporization when the dew condensation generated at this time is vaporized, cooling can be continued for a longer time than that using the conventional cold insulation material, and cooling can be continued for 10 hours. As mentioned above, the temperature of 20 ° C. or lower could be maintained.

FIG. 13 is data showing the top surface temperature (temperature of the lid 42) of the upper cooling device measured under the same conditions as in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the cold insulating material in the upper cooling device indirectly cools the air inside, and also directly cools the bottom portion, so that the surface temperature of the upper surface of the lid 42 can also be cooled for a long time. On this day, the room temperature rose to 36.7 ° C, but the surface temperature was 27 to 27.8 ° C, which is about 10 ° C lower than the room temperature. In this pet house 1, the skin of a small animal comes into direct contact with the lid 42, and for example, the average body temperature of a cat is 10 ° C. or more lower than the average body temperature of 38 ° C., so that comfort is maintained.

FIG. 14 shows the data measured by accommodating the ice pack in the heat insulating container 50 as the bottom cooling device. As shown in FIG. 14, the floor wall 35 in direct contact with the cat (small animal) can be continuously cooled by the cold insulating material in the heat insulating container 50 for a long time.

Although the present embodiment has been described in detail as described above, those skilled in the art will easily understand that many modifications that do not substantially deviate from the novel matters and effects of the present invention are possible. Therefore, all such modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

15 and 16 are application examples of the present invention in which the electric heater 60 is arranged instead of the accommodating portion 40. An exothermic agent or the like may be accommodated in the recess 41 of the accommodating portion 40 to serve as an upper heating device, but as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the accommodating portion 40 is removed and an electric heater 60 having a cable 61 is used as a partition member 30. It may be placed on top. As shown in FIG. 16, a cold protection tool such as a cloth material may be arranged around the electric heater 60.

FIG. 17 shows a pet house 1A having a shape different from that of the pet house 1 of FIG. The pet house 1A includes a house body 11 having a pair of side walls 11A and 11B. The house body 11 can further have a bottom wall 11C. In the present embodiment, the partition member 31 supported on the upper portion, for example, the upper end portion of the house main body 11 is provided. The shape retention of the house main body 11 is maintained by fixing the partition member 31 to the pair of side walls 11A and 11B. Therefore, the bottom wall 11C may or may not be provided. In the present embodiment, the pair of side walls 11A and 11B, the bottom wall 11C and the partition member 31 can be formed of wood, metal, synthetic resin or the like.

The partition member 31 has an opening formed in the same manner as the opening 32 of the partition member 30 shown in FIG. 5, and the accommodating portion 40 shown in FIG. 4 is held in the opening. The lid 42 shown in FIG. 7 is arranged in the accommodating portion 40. As a result, the lower space 16A below the partition member 31 and the space above the lid 42 can be used as a temperature control space for pets, and the heat source in the accommodating portion 40 can be shared by two pets.

Also in the present embodiment, the lower space 16A of the house main body 11 can further have a ceramic floor wall 35A supported horizontally. Further, it is possible to further have a heat insulating container 50A which is detachably arranged below the floor wall 35A and can accommodate a heat source for cooling or heating. The heat insulating container 50A can be taken in and out of the house main body 11 by gripping the knob 54A provided on the front panel 52A. It should be noted that the heat insulating container 50A is shown by omitting the foaming material and the like inside. Further, the floor wall 35A may be supported by a pair of side walls 11A and 11B, or may be supported by being placed on the heat insulating container 50A.

1,1A ... pet house, 10,11 ... house body, 10A ... front wall, 10B ... back wall, 10C, 10D, 11A, 11B ... pair of side walls, 10E ... bottom wall, 12 ... doorway (first doorway), 14 ... 2nd doorway, 16, 16A ... lower space, 20 ... seat, 30 ... partition member, 32 ... opening, 33 ... support bar, 35, 35A ... floor wall, 40 ... accommodating part, 40A ... bottom wall, 40B ... peripheral wall, 40C ... flange, 41 ... concave, 42 ... lid, 42A ... concave, 50, 50A ... heat insulating container, 52, 52A ... front panel, 54, 54A ... knob, 60 ... electric heater

Claims (9)

The house body, which includes at least a pair of side walls arranged facing each other,
A partition member that is supported by the upper part of the house body and has an opening that penetrates up and down,
A ceramic accommodating portion having a recess that is detachably inserted and held in the opening of the partition member and is exposed to the lower space of the partition member through the opening and can accommodate a heat source for cooling or heating.
Have,
A pet house where pets can enter and leave the lower space. In claim 1,
A pet house having a ceramic lid covering the recess of the accommodating portion, and allowing the pet to enter and exit the lid. In claim 1 or 2,
A pet house further having a ceramic floor wall supported horizontally and detachably in the lower space of the house body. In claim 3,
A pet house that is detachably placed in the space below the floor wall and further has a heat insulating container capable of accommodating a heat source for cooling or heating. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
A pet house that covers the upper end of the house body and further has a removable seat at the upper end. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The house main body further includes a front surface wall and a back surface wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and a pet house in which an entrance / exit through which the pet can enter and exit is formed on the front surface wall of the house main body. In claim 4,
The house body further includes a front wall and a back wall in addition to the pair of side walls, and the front wall of the house body is formed with a first entrance / exit through which the pet can enter and exit, and the house body is said to have a first entrance / exit. A pet house in which a second entrance / exit that allows the heat insulating container to enter / exit is formed on one of the front surface wall and the back surface wall. In claim 6 or 7,
A pet house in which the partition member is detachably supported by the house body, the house body becomes a tubular body in the unfolded state, and can be folded so that the facing inner surfaces of the house body approach each other. In claim 8,
The house body further includes a bottom wall, and the side wall is deformable or bendable when the house body is folded.

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