JP7442818B2 - Attachments and small animal living equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a fixture for attaching daily necessities for small animals to a cage, and to the daily necessities for small animals.

Such a fixture is disclosed in Patent Document 1 listed below. In Patent Document 1, a mounting member (mounting tool) is composed of a base member and a nut member. A mounting member is fixed to the cage using a base member and a nut member, and a litter box (an example of daily necessities for small animals) can be slid up and down to be attached and detached.

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Incidentally, a holding piece is formed in the sliding groove formed in the mounting member, and serves as a stopper when the toilet is slid into the toilet. In this case, when the mounting member is fixed to the cage, the toilet may be mounted in a state floating above the bottom surface of the cage due to the fixed height. Therefore, careful attention must be paid to the mounting height of the mounting member to prevent the toilet from being installed at an inappropriate height.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a mounting tool that can be fixed to a cage without worrying about the mounting height.

In order to solve the above problems, the mounting device according to the present invention includes:
A mounting device for attaching daily necessities for small animals to a cage,
It includes an attachment body that is attached to the inside of the cage, and an engagement member that fixes the attachment body from the outside of the cage,
The attachment main body is integrally formed with a guide groove for vertically guiding a guided portion provided on the daily necessities and an engaged member that engages with the engaging member, and The guide groove is characterized in that it is formed to penetrate in the vertical direction.

The functions and effects of the fixture with such a configuration will be explained. The attachment tool includes an attachment body and an engagement member, and the attachment body is provided with a guide groove. A guided portion provided on the daily necessities is guided along the vertical direction in this guide groove. Therefore, in order to attach the daily necessities, the fixture is fixed to the cage, and the guided part of the daily necessities is inserted from above the guide groove, thereby attaching the daily necessities to the cage. Further, since the guide groove has a shape that penetrates in the vertical direction, there is no stopper in the middle. Therefore, the daily necessities are attached in a state that they are lowered to the bottom of the cage. This means that the daily necessities are always attached in the same condition regardless of the height at which the attachment is fixed. Therefore, it can be fixed to the cage without worrying about the mounting height.

Preferably, the engaging member according to the present invention is a nut member, and the engaged member is a bolt member. With this configuration, the attachment can be easily fixed.

Preferably, the mounting body according to the invention is symmetrical with respect to a horizontal line passing through the center of the bolt member. With this configuration, the fixture can be fixed to the cage without being aware of the vertical direction.

It is preferable that the bolt member according to the present invention has a bolt shape divided into a plurality of parts when viewed in the axial direction of the bolt. With this configuration, the overall diameter of the bolt can be increased to ensure strength.

Preferably, the bolt member according to the present invention includes a base portion formed on a surface of the mounting body opposite to the guide groove, and a plurality of divided bolt portions protruding from the base portion. With this configuration, the strength of the plurality of bolt parts can be maintained by the base part.

The living utensil for small animals according to the present invention is characterized in that it includes at least a first side surface and a second side surface that are in contact with the first and second surfaces of the cage, each of which is provided with the guided section. shall be. This allows daily necessities to be reliably attached at two locations on the cage.

A plan view of the attachment and small animal toilet according to the present embodiment Side view of the attachment and small animal toilet according to the present embodiment An external perspective view of the attachment and small animal toilet according to the present embodiment, seen from above An exploded perspective view of a fitting and a toilet for small animals according to this embodiment AA sectional view in Figure 1 BB sectional view in Figure 2 Exploded perspective view of the attachment Plan view of the mounting body that constitutes the mounting fixture Exploded top view of the fixture Rear view of the mounting body that makes up the mounting fixture

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a fitting for attaching a small animal litter box (an example of small animal daily necessities) according to the present invention to a cage will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a small animal toilet (hereinafter simply referred to as a toilet) has a triangular shape when viewed from above. Examples of small animals include rabbits and hamsters, but they are not limited to small animals in specific documents.

The toilet 1 is usually placed at a corner of the cage C. The cage C is attached to the first surface C1 and the second surface C2 by the attachment tool 2 so that the sides of the triangle face each other. The fixture 2 is fixed to the cage C, and the toilet 1 can be detachably attached to the fixture 2. Note that the cage C is partially shown by imaginary lines.

The toilet 1 has a main body and a net 3. The main body portion has a first side surface portion 10, a second side surface portion 11, and a third side surface portion 12. The toilet 1 can be attached so that the first side surface 10 faces the first surface C1 and the second side surface 11 faces the second surface C2. The connecting portions (corners) of each side surface portion 10, 11, and 12 are connected in an arc shape. As shown in FIG. 2 etc., the heights of the first side part 10 and the second side part 11 are the same and relatively high, but the height of the third side part 12 is lower, so that small animals can I make it easy to enter toilet 1. Each side surface portion 10, 11, 12 is connected to a bottom surface portion 13.

The net 3 has a triangular shape in plan view, and is used by being inserted into the main body of the toilet 1. The main body is made of resin, but the net 3 is made of metal wire. Legs 30 are formed at three locations on the net 3, and the net 3 can be placed by placing the legs 30 on the bottom surface 13. The excrement of small animals is stored on the bottom part 13 via the net 3.

As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, a guided portion 14 is integrally formed with the first side surface portion 10 and the second side surface portion 11. As shown in FIG. These guided parts 14 are formed on the upper parts of the first and second side parts 10 and 11. Further, the guided portion 14 is formed (approximately) at the center of the first and second side portions 10 and 11 in the length direction (horizontal direction). Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, the toilet 1 can be installed in a well-balanced manner.

As shown in FIG. 1, the guided portion 14 is formed in a T-shape in plan view. A vertical portion 140 constituting a T-shape is connected to each side surface portion 10, 11, and a horizontal portion 141 is connected to the tip of the vertical portion 140. A groove is formed between the horizontal portion 141 and the side portions 10 and 11.

Next, the configuration of the fixture 2 will be explained. The attachment 2 includes an attachment main body 20 and a nut member 21 (corresponding to an engagement member). The surface of the nut member 21 is knurled to make it easier to hold, and a female thread is formed inside.

The attachment main body 20 includes a flat plate portion 24, a base portion 23, and a bolt member 22 (corresponding to an engaged member) that are integrally molded. A circular base portion 23 is formed on the surface of the flat plate portion 24, and four bolt members 22 are further formed integrally protruding thereon. The four bolt members 22 function as one bolt and engage (thread) with the nut member 21 . The bolt members 22 are formed in the shape of a quarter circle when viewed in the axial direction of the bolt, and cross-shaped grooves are formed between the four bolt members 22. With this configuration, the thickness of the bolt member 22 can be made close to the thickness of other parts, and moldability can be improved. It also ensures the strength of the bolt. A male thread is formed on the surface of each bolt member 22.

On the opposite side of the flat plate portion 24 from the side where the bolt member 22 is formed, key-shaped engaging portions 25 are formed on both left and right sides. A guide groove 26 is formed by this engaging portion 25 . The guide groove 26 guides the guided portion 14 formed in the toilet 1. That is, the horizontal portion 141 formed on the guided portion 14 engages with the left and right guide grooves 26 and is guided in the vertical direction.

Furthermore, a protrusion 27 that protrudes toward the cage C is formed on the engagement portion 25 . Similar to the engaging portion 25, the protruding portions 27 are also formed on both left and right (width direction) sides of the flat plate portion 24. The length of the protruding portion 27 is set to be slightly shorter than the vertical portion 140 of the guided portion 14 . As can be seen from FIG. 8, the attachment main body 20 has a symmetrical shape with respect to a horizontal line passing through the centers of the four bolt members 22. This allows the device to be attached to the cage C without worrying about the vertical direction.

<Installation method>
Next, a method for attaching the fixture 2 and the toilet 1 will be explained. First, attach the fixture 2 to the cage C. As shown in FIG. 1, it is attached to two places on the first surface C1 and second surface C2 of the cage C. The attachment body 20 is located inside the cage C, and causes the bolt member 22 to protrude from the gap in the cage C to the outside of the cage C. Next, the nut member 21 is screwed onto the bolt member 22 to fix the fixture 2 to the cage C. Note that the mounting height of the fixture 2 is determined at an appropriate position in consideration of the height of the toilet 1.

Next, the toilet 1 is attached to the fitting 2. The guided portion 14 provided on the first side surface portion 10 and the guided portion 14 provided on the second side surface portion 11 of the toilet 1 are inserted into the fixture 2 from above. Since the guide groove 26 of the fixture 2 penetrates from top to bottom, the guided part 14 is inserted into the guide groove 26 as it is, and when the bottom part 13 of the toilet 1 comes into contact with the net 3 of the toilet 1, the toilet is closed. 1 installation is completed (see Figure 5).

Note that the mounting height of the mounting tool 2 does not need to be set at a strict height position.

<Another embodiment>
In this embodiment, a toilet has been described as an example of small animal daily necessities, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to the case where tableware is attached.

In this embodiment, the bolt member 22 is divided into four parts, but the number of divisions can be set as appropriate. Alternatively, it may be formed as a single bolt member that is not divided.

In this embodiment, two guided parts 14 are provided, but the number may be one or three or more.

1. Toilet for small animals (daily utensils for small animals)
10 First side part 11 Second side part 12 Third side part 13 Bottom part 14 Guided part 140 Vertical part 141 Horizontal part 2 Mounting tool 20 Mounting body 21 Nut member 22 Bolt member 23 Base part 24 Flat plate part 25 Engagement part 26 Guide groove 27 Projection 3 Net C Cage C1 First surface C2 Second surface

Claims (6)

A mounting device for attaching daily necessities for small animals to a cage,
It includes an attachment body that is attached to the inside of the cage, and an engagement member that fixes the attachment body from the outside of the cage,
The attachment main body is integrally formed with a guide groove for vertically guiding a guided portion provided on the daily necessities and an engaged member that engages with the engaging member, and The attachment device is characterized in that the guide groove is formed to penetrate in a vertical direction , and the guided portion is formed so as to be able to protrude from a lower part of the guide groove . The guide groove is characterized in that key-shaped engaging portions are formed on both left and right sides, and a T-shaped portion formed in the guided portion in plan view is configured to be insertable into the guide groove. The fitting according to claim 1. The fitting according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the engaging member is a nut member, and the engaged member is a bolt member. 4. The attachment of claim 3 , wherein the attachment body is symmetrical about a horizontal line passing through the center of the bolt member. 5. The attachment according to claim 3 , wherein the bolt member is formed by dividing the bolt shape into a plurality of parts when viewed in the axial direction of the bolt. 5. The bolt member includes a base portion formed on a surface of the mounting body opposite to the guide groove, and a plurality of divided bolt portions protruding from the base portion. Attachment described in .

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