JPH071969Y2 - Animal cage with shared door - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application] The present invention relates to an animal cage used in a facility for accommodation of animals such as dogs and cats when they are hospitalized or for accommodation, and in particular, the cage doors are shared between the left and right,
The present invention relates to an animal cage whose door opening / closing direction can be easily changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a conventional example of an animal cage used for this type of purpose. This animal cage 1 comprises a box-shaped cage main body 2 made of metal or the like, and a door 3 attached to an opening of the cage main body 2 so as to be openable and closable. The door 3 is a rectangular fence-shaped body in which a plurality of metal rods are combined vertically and horizontally, two L-shaped support rods 4 on one side and two locking rods on the opposite side. 5
Are formed. The two L-shaped support bars 4 are rotatably attached to the cage body 2 opening side by hinges 6, respectively. A latch 7 is attached to the cage body opening side opposite to the hinge 6. This latch 7
Is a latch plate 8 provided with a locking recess into which each of the two latch locking bars 5 provided on the door 3 is inserted, and the latch plate 8 can be vertically moved to the cage body opening side. It is provided with a fixing bracket 9 to be attached.

With this animal cage 1, with the door 3 open, the animal to be housed is placed in the cage body 2, the door 3 is closed, and the latch locking rod 5 is put in the locking recess of the latch plate 8.
The door 3 is locked to the latch 7 by pulling down the latch plate 8. Also, if you take out the housed animal from the cage,
The door 3 is opened by pulling up the latch plate 8, releasing the engagement between the locking recess and the locking rod 5, and pulling the door 3.

The animal cage 1 shown in FIG. 4 is a cage exclusively for opening to the right, and two L-shaped support rods 4 provided on the door 3 extend in parallel from the door, and then the respective tips thereof. It is provided with the side bent downward. The left-opening-only animal cage has a separate left-opening door.

[0005]

However, since the above-mentioned conventional animal cage 1 is exclusively used for right opening or left opening, a large number of animal cages 1 as shown in FIG. 5, for example, are used.
When stacking and arranging, or when installing in a narrow space,
Alternatively, when the door opening / closing direction of the animal cage 1 is changed to the left or right due to an obstacle or the like, it is necessary to separately order and arrange the right-opening exclusive cage and the left-opening exclusive cage. Also, after moving the animal cage, it is impossible to change the door and change the right-opening cage to the left-opening cage when moving the cage due to a change in the room layout or the like.
For this reason, it has been desired to provide an animal cage having a door for both left and right.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an animal cage in which the doors can be changed to the left and right by changing the doors on the left and right of the opening of the cage body.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A cage main body for accommodating animals and two L-shaped support rods having a rectangular shape on one side thereof and two latch locking rods on the side opposite to the support rod mounting position are provided. A door that is attached to the opening so that it can be opened and closed, and the L
A hinge that hinges the character-shaped support rod to the opening side of the cage body,
In an animal cage provided with a latch provided on the cage body opening side opposite to the hinge for locking / unlocking the latch locking rod, the L-shaped support rod of the door and the latch locking rod are: When the doors are folded along the center line connecting the centers of the two sides where they are provided, one L-shaped support rod overlaps with the other L-shaped support rod and one latch locking rod. Is arranged so as to overlap the other latch locking rod, and the latch is provided with a notch into which the latch locking rod is inserted.
Plate having two locking recesses formed by vertically connecting
The latch plate so that the latch plate can be moved in the vertical direction.
And a fixing member that is fixed to the opening side of the main body.
Bilaterally shared with doors animal cage, characterized in that the.

According to the second aspect of the invention, an animal is housed.
Cage body and two L-shaped sides on one side
-Shaped support bar is provided and is opposite to the mounting position of the support bar
Two latch locking bars are provided on the sides of the cage body.
And an L-shaped support rod that is attached to the opening of the
Hinge to the opening side of the cage body, and the hinge of the hinge.
The latch locking rod provided on the opposite side of the cage body opening side
Animal cage with latch for locking / unlocking
The L-shaped support rod and the latch locking rod of the door are
Along the center line that connects the centers of the two sides
When one door is folded over, one L-shaped support rod will
It overlaps with the character-shaped support rod and one latch locking rod
It is arranged so that it overlaps with the other latch locking rod, and
An animal cage with a door for both left and right, characterized in that one of the two hinges is attached using a hinge holding member that attaches the hinge to the opening side of the cage body so that the hinge can move in the vertical direction.
It

[0009]

In the animal cage with left and right shared doors of the present invention, when the doors are folded along the center line, one L-shaped support rod overlaps the other L-shaped support rod and one latch member is engaged. Since the stop bar is arranged so as to overlap with the other latch locking bar, the door can be attached to either the left side or the right side of the cage body opening side when the animal cage is assembled. Further, a latch plate having two locking recesses formed by vertically connecting notches into which the latch locking rod is inserted, and the latch plate are fixed to the opening side of the cage main body in a vertically movable state. Since the latch provided with the fixing member is used, the locking rod can be locked even when the latch is turned upside down. Further, one of the two hinges is attached by using a hinge holding member that attaches the hinge to the opening side of the cage body so that the hinge can be moved in the vertical direction. Therefore, one hinge is slid and the L-shaped support rod is inserted into this hinge. can do.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an animal cage with a shared door according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an animal cage). FIG. 1 (a) shows a right-opening and (b) shows a left-opening. It shows the state of being done. In this figure, the same components as those shown in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The animal cage 10 includes a box-shaped cage body 2 made of metal such as stainless steel, and a door 11 that is attached to the opening of the cage body 2 so as to be openable and closable for left and right use.

The two L-shaped support rods 4 and the latch locking rods provided on the door 11 are folded along the center line connecting the centers of the two sides on which they are provided. When overlapped, one L-shaped support rod 4 overlaps with the other L-shaped support rod 4, and one latch locking rod 5 overlaps with the other latch locking rod 5. Therefore, when the door 11 is attached to the opening side of the cage body 2, the positions of the two L-shaped support rods 4 and the two latch locking rods are the same on the left and right even if the opening / closing direction is changed to the left or right. The door 11 can be used for both left and right.

FIG. 2 shows the door 1 of the animal cage 10.
1 shows a bonded state of No. 1. Two L-shaped support bars 4
Is formed so as to extend in parallel from the outer periphery of the door and then fold into an L shape so that both tips approach each other. These two L-shaped support rods 4 are rotatably attached by hinges 6 at the tip portions bent in the L shape. The lower hinge 6 of the two hinges 6 is temporarily fixed by a hinge holding member 12 which attaches the hinge 6 to the cage body opening side in a state of being slidable in the vertical direction. By using this hinge holding member 12, when attaching the door 11 to the opening side of the cage body 2, the upper hinge 6 is previously bolted to the opening side, and the lower hinge 6 is vertically moved by the hinge holding member 12. Temporarily fixed so that it can slide, and L on one side
The L-shaped support rod 4 is hung on the upper hinge 6, the other L-shaped support rod 4 is aligned with a predetermined position, the lower hinge 6 is slid upward, and then the L-shaped support rod 4 is lowered. Is inserted into the lower hinge 6, the lower hinge 6 is lowered to a predetermined fastening position, and the lower hinge 6 is bolted.

FIG. 3 shows the latch 13 in the animal cage 10. The latch 13 includes a latch plate 16 having two locking recesses 15 formed by vertically connecting notches 14 into which the two latch locking bars 5 provided on the door 11 are inserted, respectively, and the latch plate 16. The plate 16 is provided with two fixing members 17 for fixing the plate 16 to the opening side of the cage body 2 in a vertically movable state. Further, the latch plate 16 is formed with an elongated hole-shaped slide hole 18, and the slide member 1 to which the fixing member 17 is attached is attached to the slide hole.
9 is movably mounted. The fixing member 17 is pinned to the slide member 19 and is attached so as to be movable along the slide hole 18. A guide recess 20 is formed at the center of the fixing member 17 to insert the latch locking rod 5 into the locking recess 15 of the latch plate 16.

The latch 13 is bolted to either the left side or the right side of the cage body opening side. Then, when the door 11 is closed, each of the two latch locking bars 5 moves from the guide recess 20 of the fixing member 17 to the engagement recess 1 of the latch plate 16.
5 and the latch plate 16 is lowered by its own weight, so that the latch locking bar 5 is provided with the notch 14 on the upper side of the engaging recess 15.
The door 11 is locked inside and the door 11 is closed. When the door 11 is opened, the latch plate 16 is lifted to release the engagement, and the door 11 is rotated in the opening direction, so that the latch locking bar 5 is pulled out from the locking recess 15 and the door 11 is opened.

Since the latch 16 has the above-mentioned structure, it can be used in the same manner even if the vertical direction is changed. Therefore, when the latch 17 is fixed to the opening side of the cage main body 2, the latch 17 can be turned upside down and used due to the relationship of the bolting positions of the fixing member 17 and the cage main body 2. It is particularly preferably used when the door 11 is used for both left and right.

[0016]

As described above, the animal cage with the left and right shared doors according to the present invention has a rectangular shape at the opening of the cage body for accommodating animals, and two L-shaped support bars are provided on one side of the rectangle. In an animal cage in which a door provided with two latch locking rods on its sides is openably and closably attached, an L-shaped support rod of the door and a latch locking rod connect the respective centers of the two sides on which they are provided. When the doors are folded along the center line, one L-shaped support rod overlaps the other L-shaped support rod and one latch locking rod overlaps the other latch locking rod. Therefore, when assembling the animal cage, the door can be attached to either the left side or the right side of the cage main body opening side, and the door opening / closing direction can be changed to the left or right by changing the doors on the left and right sides of the cage main body opening. Therefore,
The door opening / closing direction of the animal cage can be changed left and right when a large number of animal cages are stacked and arranged, installed in a narrow place, or when there is an obstacle, which is excellent in practicality.

Further , the invention according to claim 1 has a latch plate having two engaging recesses formed by connecting the notches into which the latch engaging rods are inserted vertically, and the latch plate can be moved in the vertical direction. By using the latch provided with the fixing member that is fixed to the opening side of the cage body in such a state, the left and right can be opened and closed smoothly even if the door is replaced left and right. Well
According to the invention of claim 2, one of the two hinges is
Since the hinge is attached using a hinge holding member that attaches to the cage main body opening side so as to be movable in the vertical direction, the shared left and right door can be easily attached.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an animal cage with a shared door according to the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view of the cage opened to the right,
(B) is a perspective view of the left-opened cage.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing hinge attachment of a door in the same animal cage.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a latch in the same animal cage.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional right-opening dedicated animal cage.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a large number of animal cages are arranged as an example of use of a conventional animal cage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Cage main body 4 L-shaped support rod 5 Latch locking rod 6 Hinge 10 Animal cage with left and right shared door 11 Door 12 Hinge holding member 13 Latch 14 Notch 15 Locking recess 16 Latch plate 17 Fixing member

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cage main body for accommodating animals, two rectangular L-shaped support rods are provided on one side of the cage body, and two latch locking rods are provided on the side opposite to the mounting position of the support rods. A door attached to the opening of the cage body so as to be openable and closable, a hinge for hingedly attaching the L-shaped support rod to the opening side of the cage body, and the latch engagement provided on the cage body opening side opposite to the hinge. In an animal cage provided with a latch for locking / unlocking a stop rod, an L-shaped support rod of the door and a latch locking rod connect a center line connecting respective centers of two sides where they are provided. one of the latch locking bar is disposed so as to be overlapped with the other latch locking bar one L-shaped support rod with overlapping the other L-shaped support rod when the folded door along, the latch The latch locking rod
Two locking recesses formed by connecting the notches to be inserted vertically
Having a latch plate and the latch plate can be moved vertically
And a fixing member for fixing the cage body to the opening side of the cage body.
An animal cage with a shared left and right door, which is characterized by being equipped with it . 2. A cage body for accommodating animals and a rectangular shape
None With two L-shaped support bars on one side
There are two latch locking rods on the opposite side of the support rod mounting position.
It is installed in the opening of the cage body so that it can be opened and closed.
The door and the L-shaped support rod are hinged to the opening side of the cage body.
To the hinge and the cage body opening side opposite the hinge
A latch provided for locking / unlocking the latch locking bar
And an L-shaped support rod for the door,
Latch locking rod and each of the two sides where they are provided
When folding the doors along the center line connecting the center of the
When the L-shaped support rod of is overlapped with the other L-shaped support rod,
One latch locking bar overlaps the other latch locking bar
And arranged to fit, the two one of the hinge, left right shared with doors animal cages you characterized in that mounted with a hinge holding member attaching possible to the cage body opening side moving the hinge in the vertical direction .