JPH0613461U - Deodorant toilet bowl for pets - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is an object of the present invention to provide a deodorizing toilet bowl for pets, which is designed to remove the odors emitted from pet excrement. A pet toilet of the present invention comprises a box-shaped main body having an opening on its upper surface, a conveyor provided inside the main body across the opening, rollers for rolling the conveyor, and an end of the conveyor. And a deodorizing device that removes odors from the main body.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a toilet bowl for cats and other pets kept indoors, and more particularly to a deodorizing toilet bowl for pets in which the odor emitted from the excrement of pets does not stay indoors.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a toilet bowl for pets, a technique is known in which after excreting a pet, the excrement is moved by a conveyor or the like (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-123268, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-26). No. 21040, etc.).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the above-mentioned conventional toilet bowl for pets, solid excrement is separated from sand or bedding, and excreted water is passed through and stored in a tank. However, no measures have been taken against the odor. Therefore, the odor generated from sand and the like used repeatedly will be emitted into the room, which makes it unbearable to put a toilet in the room.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a deodorizing toilet bowl for pets, which is adapted to remove odors emitted from pet excrement.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The toilet bowl for pets of the present invention comprises a box-shaped main body having an opening on the upper surface, a conveyor provided in the main body across the opening, rollers for rotating the conveyor, and an end of the conveyor. It was configured by including the provided separation device, a storage device for temporarily storing pet excrement, and a deodorizing device for removing the odor from the main body.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the toilet bowl for pets of the present invention, as described above, it is provided with a storage device for storing pet excrement, a deodorizing device for removing odors from the body, and the like, and is made of a material that does not pass water through the conveyor. Then, the sand is supplied to the conveyor so that the sand on the conveyor forms an excretion bed, and when the pet excretes on the sand on the conveyor, the water absorbs the sand and the solid matter Is transported while it remains on the sand, and the excrement and sand are separated by a separating device below the return roller. Then, the solid excrement is collected in the storage device, and the sand is collected in the sand reservoir together with the moisture adhering to the sand. At the same time, the odor emitted from the excrement is removed from the body of the toilet by the deodorizing device, so it is possible to prevent the odor from being emitted indoors.

[0007]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are views for explaining an embodiment of a deodorizing toilet bowl for pets according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a deodorizing toilet bowl 1 for pets has a box-shaped main body 2 having an opening on the upper surface, and a conveyor 3 having an upper surface facing the opening and carrying sand and moving across the opening. A drive device 4 for driving the conveyor 3, a feed roller 5 for turning the conveyor 3, a return roller 6, a control device 7 for controlling the drive of the conveyor 3, and sand provided below the end of the conveyor. Separation device 8 for separating excrement, storage device 9 for storing pet excrement, drying device 10 for drying excrement, odor emitted from storage device 9 and drying device 10, or inside body 2 Deodorizing device (exhaust device) 11 for removing the hot air and the like by removing it, a hopper 12 for supplying sand 13 on the conveyor 3 and a sand reservoir 14 for storing the separated sand 13, etc. It consists of

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 2 of the present embodiment has a box-like shape having an opening 21 on the upper surface, and support members 22, 22, 22, 22 are provided near the upper surface of the opening 21, and the terminal ends are provided. An exhaust hole 23 communicating with the exhaust duct via the deodorizing device 11 is provided on the side wall on the side. The support member 22 supports the conveyor 3 so that it is flat. Inside the main body 2, a conveyor 3 that moves across the opening 21, a feed roller 5 that transmits the power of the driving device 4 to the conveyor 3, a return roller 6 that turns the conveyor 3, a separation device 8 and the excretion of pets. It stores a storage device 9 for storing things, a drying device 10, and the like.

The conveyor 3 of this embodiment is made watertight so as not to let water pass through, for example, Teflon or the like. The power of the drive device 4 is transmitted to the feed roller 5 via the transmission mechanism 41 to drive the conveyor 3. As a result, the conveyor 3 is rotated by the feed roller 5, travels across the opening 21, is rotated by the return roller 6, is returned, and is rotated by the feed roller 5, so that the conveyor 3 is rotated between the feed roller 5 and the return roller 6. Repeat the turn with. The drive device 4 for operating the conveyor 3 is installed in the vicinity of the feed roller 5 on the upstream side, and is composed of a normal gear motor or the like. The control device 7 controls the drive of its operation and stop, and intermittently. You can drive. A tension roll 31 is provided for applying tension so that the conveyor 3 does not sag and slip.

The control device 7 includes, for example, setting means, addition / integration means, comparison means, storage means, and the like. The operation control of the conveyor 3 detects the pet getting on the conveyor 3 and inputs the detection signal of the sensor that detects getting off the pet, and integrates the time the pet was on with a timer. This is performed by comparing the time and the set time with a comparing means and issuing an operation command of the drive unit 4 when it is determined that the set time is exceeded. In addition, a command to operate the deodorizing device is issued from the control device 7 at the same time as the operation command of the drive device 4 or after a lapse of a certain time for moving the conveyor 3 by a predetermined distance. As a sensor for detecting entry / exit of a pet to / from the conveyor 3, a method of detecting by electromagnetic waves such as an infrared sensor or a method of detecting by weight may be used. Alternatively, instead of comparing the time that the pet was on and the set time, after detecting the water or odor and detecting that the pet got off the conveyor 3, the driving instruction of the drive device 4 is issued. May be. In the method that integrates the time that a pet has been on, it is considered that excretions are not excreted within a certain period of time.However, if excrement is detected by moisture or odor, it is possible to ensure that the excrement bed is detected only when these are detected. You can replace the sand for use. By providing a sensor for detecting moisture or odor in the opening 21, the storage device 9, the sand reservoir 14, or the like, it is possible to reliably detect the presence or absence of excretion, and by this detection, a drying device, a deodorizing device, or the like can be detected. If you drive, you can eliminate these useless driving.

A separation device 8 is provided below the return roller 6 and a storage device 9 for the solid waste 20 is provided in connection with the separation device 8 and a sand trap 14 is provided below the separation device 8. It is provided. The separating device 8 has a large number of openings and separates the sand 13 and the solid excrement 20 which are separated from the conveyor 3 rotated by the return roller 6 and dropped, and the sand 13 is passed through the openings to form a sand trap 14 below. And collect solid waste 20 in the storage device 9.

The drying device 10 of the present embodiment is of a system that is heated by electric heat and is placed below the sand reservoir 14 to heat and dry the sand 13 so that reuse is not hindered. The hot air of the drying device 10 is exhausted from the room by the deodorizing device 11 to remove the odor. The drying device 10 may also be capable of drying the solid excrement 20, or the solid excrement 20 may be provided with a heater 15 to be dried or deodorized. The heating method may be infrared heating or another method.

In this embodiment, the deodorizing device 11 is composed of only an exhaust blower, and removes odors from the main body 2. With this exhaust blower, the odor emitted from excrement is discharged to the outside of the room to remove the odor. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the deodorizing device 11 is composed of a decomposing device 51 for thermally decomposing odor and a blower, and the odor after the treatment processed by the decomposing device 51 is exhausted by the blower to remove the odor. You may As a device for decomposing this odor, a device using a catalyst or a device using far infrared rays may be used.

A hopper 12 in which sand 13 is stored is provided upstream of the conveyor 3 and above the feed roller 5. As shown in FIG. 4, an opening 16 is provided in the lower part of the hopper 12, and the size of the opening 16 is adjusted by a damper 17 to adjust the amount of sand 13 supplied onto the conveyor 3. Or, although not shown, a feeder is provided in the opening, and the driving of the feeder is performed in synchronization with the driving of the conveyor 3 by a signal from the controller 7, so that the conveyor 3 has a portion without the sand 13. In order to prevent the generation of sand 13, the sand 13 is always supplied when the conveyor is transferred. The sand 13 may be transferred to the hopper 12 by a conveyor (not shown) or may be manually put into the hopper 12.

In the present embodiment, since the deodorizing toilet bowl for pets is configured as described above, excreted water does not leak into the body, and the odor emitted from the excrement can be removed to prevent the odor from leaking into the room. Since it can be stored indoors, it will not be bothered by a bad odor, and the sand for excretion will dry, so pets will be happy to use it.

Although the conveyor 3 is made of Teflon in the above description, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and may be made of other materials. Further, the control device is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be a more automated control device or, conversely, may utilize human power. Furthermore, when the solid excrement is collected by the storage device 9, it may be packed and taken out at the same time. Besides, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified and changed by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the deodorizing toilet bowl for pets of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the odor emitted from excrement from leaking into the room from the toilet bowl and causing the room to become odorous. No more, pets are happy to use it.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of a deodorizing toilet bowl for pets according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view illustrating a main body of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the deodorizing device of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a hopper that stores sand according to the above embodiment.

[Simple explanation of symbols]

1 Deodorizing Toilet for Pets 2 Main Body 3 Conveyor 4 Drive Device 5 Feed Roller 6 Return Roller 7 Control Device 8 Separation Device 9 Storage Device 10 Drying Device 11 Deodorizing Device (Exhaust Device) 12 Hopper 13 Sand

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Nakanishi, et al. 52-1 Gofuku-cho, Sakiyama-cho, Taki-gun, Hyogo Prefecture (72) Inventor Yoshiro Furuya 1 of 2 Kurefu-cho, Taki-gun, Taki-gun, Hyogo

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A box-shaped main body having an opening on its upper surface, a conveyor provided inside the main body across the opening, a roller for turning the conveyor, and a separating device provided at an end of the conveyor. A deodorizing toilet bowl for pets, comprising a storage device for temporarily storing pet excrement and a deodorizing device for removing odor from the main body.