JPH0518937Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a connector for a pet cage that connects lattice walls forming a pet cage.

Conventional technology A conventional pet cage is one in which the left and right side walls and the front and back walls are formed by separate lattice walls, and the ends of the adjacent lattice walls are connected using connectors to separate a space for accommodating pets. is used.

The connecting tool connects the adjacent lattice walls by engaging the mating surfaces of the first member and the second member to sandwich the ends of the adjacent lattice walls between both members. .

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the case of such conventional connectors, while aligning the first member and the second member,
Either the two members must be engaged, or the positioning work and the engaging work must be performed at the same time, and the engaging work of both members cannot be performed easily.

Moreover, since the lattice walls are connected by simply sandwiching the ends of the adjacent lattice walls between the first and second members, relatively strong animals such as dogs can be placed in the pet cage. When housed, the end of the lattice wall separates from between the two members due to stress when the animal comes into contact with the lattice wall, the pet cage becomes open, and the animal escapes out of the pet cage. I was also afraid.

The present invention was made in view of the conventional situation, and is a pet cage-use product that makes it possible to easily connect the lattice walls separating the pet cages, and improves the connection strength of the lattice walls. The purpose of this invention is to provide a connector.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes the following:
Between the mating surfaces of the first member and the second member that engage with each other,
In a pet cage connector that clamps and connects the ends of adjacent lattice walls, the mating surface of the first member includes a central rib located approximately at the center, and a pair of ribs extending parallel to each other on both sides of the central rib. a side rib, a receiving groove provided between the side rib and the center rib and receiving an end of the lattice wall, a boss protruding from one end of the side rib, and an engaging hole opened between the other end portions, and a holding portion that fits externally into the boss portion and a lock that is inserted into and engaged with the engaging hole on the mating surface of the second member. A protrusion is formed.

Function In the above configuration, when connecting the lattice walls that separate the pet cages, the first member is placed inside the pet cage, and the ends of the adjacent lattice walls are inserted into the receiving grooves of the first member. do. After that, the second
When the members are placed on the outside of the pet cage and the holding portion of the second member is fitted onto the boss portion of the first member, the first member and the second member are temporarily attached at one end.

Therefore, when the second member is pressed in a direction to rotate about the holding part fitted onto the boss part as the center of rotation, the second member is inserted into the engagement hole provided in the mating surface of the first member. A locking protrusion provided on the mating surfaces of the members is inserted and engaged. As a result, both members are connected at one end by the fitting between the boss part and the holding part, and at the other end by the engagement between the engagement hole and the locking protrusion, and the receiving groove is connected to the first end. 2
Closed by a member.

Therefore, the end of the lattice wall inserted into the receiving groove is surrounded on both sides by the central rib and the side ribs, and on the front and rear surfaces by the mating surfaces of the first and second members. You will definitely be restrained.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the pet cage 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped, and has an upper lattice wall 2,
It has left and right lattice walls 3, 4 and front and rear lattice walls 5, 6 connected to the four sides of the upper lattice wall 2, and a bottom plate 8 is fixed to the lower ends of the left and right lattice walls 3, 4 by buckles 7. has been done.

In addition, each end of the adjacent left lattice wall 3 and front lattice wall 5, the front lattice wall 5 and right lattice wall 4, the right lattice wall 4 and rear lattice wall 6, and the rear lattice wall 6 and left lattice wall 3, Connector 9
The connector 9 is composed of a first member 10 and a second member 11, as shown in FIG.

The mating surface 10a of the first member 10 has a second
As shown in detail in the figures, a central rib 12 located in the center is molded. A pair of side ribs 1 are provided on both sides of the central rib 12 and extend parallel to the central rib 12.
3, 14 and projecting edges 22, 22 are formed, whereby receiving grooves 15, 16 are provided between the side ribs 13, 14 and the central rib 12.

A boss portion 17, 1 is provided on the outer surface of one end of the side ribs 13, 14 and protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface.
7, and the boss portion 17 consists of a small diameter portion 17a at the base end and a large diameter portion 17b at the distal end. Further, an engagement hole 18 is provided between the other ends of the side ribs 13 and 14, and the engagement hole 18
has a rectangular shape and is located on an extension line of the central rib 12.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
Projecting edges 23, 23 are provided on both sides of the mating surface 11a of the device 1, and thick-walled enclosing portions 19, 19 are formed on both sides of one end of the projecting edges 23, 23. An inverted U-shaped notch 19a is provided on opposing surfaces of the holding portions 19, 19, and the notch 19a has an inner diameter that can be fitted onto the small diameter portion 17a.

Furthermore, a holding hole 19b is formed in the holding portion 19 and has a content that can be fitted onto the large diameter portion 17b. It communicates with the portion 19a and has an open end.

Further, a locking protrusion 20 is provided at the other end of the second member and protrudes from the center of the mating surface 11a.
A curved sliding surface 2 is provided at the tip of the locking protrusion 20.
A hook 21 having a diameter 1a is integrally molded. A pair of protrusions 2 are provided on both sides of the locking piece 20.
4, 24 are formed, and the protrusions 24, 24 are formed narrower than the width of the receiving grooves 15, 16.

In this embodiment with the above configuration, the left lattice wall 3 and the front lattice wall 5, the front lattice wall 5 and the right lattice wall 4, the right lattice wall 4 and the rear lattice wall 6, and the rear lattice wall 6 are adjacent to each other.
When connecting each end of the left lattice wall 3 with the connector 9, the first member 10 is placed inside the pet cage 1, and as shown in FIG.
The wires 25, 25 located at both adjacent ends of
Insert into the receiving grooves 15 and 16 of the first member 10.

Thereafter, the second member is placed on the outside of the pet cage, and the enclosing portion 19 of the second member 11 is fitted onto the boss portion 17 of the first member 10 from a substantially perpendicular direction. Then, the small diameter part 17a fits into the notch part 19a, and the large diameter part 17b fits into the wrapping part 19b, whereby the first member 10 and the second member 11 are temporarily joined at one end, Both members 10, 11
are aligned.

Next, when the second member is pressed in the direction of rotation (arrow R direction) with the boss portion 17 and the holding portion 19 as rotation centers, the mating surface 10 of the first member 10
The sliding surface 21a of the hook 21 comes into pressure contact with the upper edge of the engagement hole 18 provided in the hook 21. In this state, when the pressure is further pressed in the above direction, the reaction force generated at this time causes the boss portion 17 to penetrate deeper into the enclosing portion 19, and the sliding surface 21a slides, so that the hook 21 is engaged. It passes through the hole 18 and engages with the edge of the engagement hole 18 .

Therefore, when joining the first member 10 and the second member 11 in this way, it is not necessary to perform the positioning work and the engaging work at the same time, but after performing the positioning in advance, the engaging work is performed. Since all you have to do is
Engagement work of both members 10 and 11, that is, each lattice wall 3
It becomes possible to easily carry out the joining operations in steps 6 to 6.

Moreover, when the hook 21 engages with the engagement hole 18 in this way, both members 10 and 11 are connected to the engagement hole 18 at the other end due to the fitting between the boss section 17 and the enclosing section 17 at one end. Due to the engagement of the locking protrusion 20,
The receiving grooves 15 and 16 are connected to the mating surface 11a of the second member 11 and the mating surface 11a of the second member 11, respectively.
It is closed by a protrusion 24 formed in a.

Therefore, the wires 25 and 25 located at both adjacent ends of the lattice walls 3 to 6 inserted into the receiving grooves 15 and 16 are surrounded on both sides by the central rib 12 and the side ribs 13 and 14. At the same time, the front and rear surfaces are surrounded by the mating surface 10a of the first member 10 and the protrusion 24 of the second member 11, and are securely restrained.

Therefore, when a relatively strong animal such as a dog is accommodated in the pet cage 1, even if a shock is input when the animal comes into contact with the lattice walls 3 to 6, the connection device 9 will not allow the animal to escape from between. The wire 25 will not come off and the animal can be securely restrained within the pet cage 1.

Effects of the invention As explained above, the present invention has the advantage that the first member and the second member
After the members are temporarily joined at one end and aligned, the two members are joined at the other end by engagement between the engagement hole and the locking protrusion. Therefore, when connecting the lattice walls using the first member and the second member, there is no need to perform the difficult positioning work and the engaging work of both members at the same time. Since it is only necessary to carry out the work, it becomes possible to simplify the work of joining both members, that is, the work of connecting each lattice wall.

Further, both the first and second members are connected at one end by fitting the boss part and the holding part, and at the other end by engaging the engagement hole and the locking protrusion. Since the receiving groove provided in one member is closed by the mating surface of the second member, the ends of the lattice wall inserted into the receiving groove can be closed by the central rib and the side ribs on both sides. The front and rear surfaces can be surrounded by the mating surfaces of both members, and can be firmly and reliably fastened.

Therefore, even if a relatively strong animal such as a dog is housed in a pet cage and a shock is input when the animal comes into contact with the lattice wall, the ends of the lattice wall can be removed from the connector. This allows the animal to be securely restrained within the pet cage, without allowing it to escape.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure A is a front view of the first member according to the same embodiment;
Figure B is a back view of the first member, and Figure 2 C is the same as Figure 2 A.
2D is a plan view of the first member, FIG. 3A is a front view of the second member according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a back view of the second member; FIG. 3C is an enlarged view of the main part of the cross section taken along line A in FIG. 3 of the second member, FIG. 3D is a plan view of the second member, and FIG.
Figure A is a front view of the pet cage according to the same embodiment;
FIG. 4B is a left side view of the pet cage. 1... Pet cage, 3... Left lattice wall, 4...
Right lattice wall, 5...Front lattice wall, 6...Rear lattice wall, 9
... Connector, 10 ... First member, 11 ... Second member, 10a, 11a ... Matching surface, 12 ... Central rib, 13, 14 ... Side rib, 15, 16 ...
Reception groove, 17...Boss portion, 18...Engagement hole, 20
...Latching protrusion, 21...Hook, 21a...Sliding surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a joint for a pet cage that connects the mating surfaces of a first member and a second member that engage with each other by sandwiching the end portions of adjacent lattice walls, the mating surface of the first member is located approximately in the center. a pair of side ribs extending parallel to both sides of the central rib; a receiving groove provided between the side ribs and the central rib for receiving an end of the lattice wall; A boss portion protruding from one end of the rib and an engagement hole opened between the other end of the side rib are provided, and the boss portion is externally fitted onto the mating surface of the second member. A connector for a pet cage, characterized in that a holding part and a locking protrusion that is inserted into and engaged with the engagement hole are formed.