JPH0729819Y2 - Toilet for pets - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a pet litter box used for cats, for example, and more specifically to cats at any stage of growth or to any cat. The present invention relates to a pet litter that can be spread over a toilet floor and that does not scatter, for example, a granular flooring material such as sand (hereinafter referred to as sand).

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, pet toilets that are laid with sand have a shatterproof guard by bending the upper end wall of the peripheral wall around the laid floor with a certain length in the toilet floor direction. Had formed. This is to prevent the sand scratched by the feet from jumping out of the toilet when the cat etc. hangs the sand after having defecation.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional toilet, since the length of the shatterproof guard is constant, the shatterproof guard is used for cats at a specific growth stage. I wasn't able to fully demonstrate it.

That is, since the body of a small cat is small, there is a lot of extra space around it when entering the toilet, and the angle between the position where the sand is scratched and the tip of the shatterproof guard is the flight angle at which the sand scratched by the small cat flies. Small compared to.

On the other hand, a grown cat has a large body, so when it enters the toilet, there is not much extra space around it, and the angle between the position where the sand is scratched and the tip of the shatterproof guard is smaller than the flight angle of the sand. large.

In such a comparison, a small cat whose angle between the scratching position and the tip of the shatterproof guard is smaller than the flight angle of the sand when scratching the sand may fly the sand out of the toilet. There are many.

In addition, the possibility of sand jumping out of the toilet differs depending on the types and characteristics of cats.

However, it does not mean that the length of the shatterproof guard should be long, such as that large and small.
For grown-up cats that are less likely to scatter sand,
Not only that, but it also narrows the small surplus space.

In addition, it is possible to prevent the scattering by widening the toilet instead of increasing the length of the scattering prevention guard, but it is inconvenient to handle it if the size of the toilet is a certain size or more, and it is more than necessary. It will also increase the cost.

Therefore, this invention considers the above-mentioned problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a pet toilet that can prevent sand from spreading to pets in any growth stage and to any pets.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems This invention is a pet toilet having an anti-scattering guard that bends toward the toilet floor at the upper edge of the peripheral wall that surrounds the toilet floor that is covered with granular litter. In addition, it is a pet toilet in which the above scattering prevention guard is formed to be extendable.

(E) Action In the pet toilet of the present invention, the toilet floor is first spread with sand. And, for example, if used for small cats, extend and use the shatterproof guard formed on the upper edge of the peripheral wall that surrounds the toilet floor, and if there is no possibility of sand jumping out, use the above shatterproof guard. Use it by shortening it.

(F) Effect of the invention As described above, according to this invention, the shatterproof guard formed on the upper edge of the peripheral wall is configured to be extendable, so that the point where the pet scratches the sand and the tip of the shatterproof guard are located. The tie angle can be made larger than the flight angle of the sand flying when the pet scratches the sand, and it is possible to reliably prevent the sand from flying outside the toilet.

Moreover, if your pet grows and you no longer need long shatterproof guards, it can be shrunk to a suitable length, so be careful not to scatter sand at every stage of growth. It is possible.

Further, by adjusting the length of the shatterproof guard in accordance with the type and property of the pet instead of making it correspond to the growth stage of the pet, it is possible to prevent sand from scattering to any pet.

(G) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a pet toilet using sand laid on a toilet floor. In FIG. 1, a pet toilet 1 is a box-shaped toilet body 3 having a rectangular toilet floor 2 and a toilet body 3 having a bottom. It is detachably attached to the upper edge of the peripheral wall and is constituted by a guard frame 5 having a scattering prevention guard 4.

The toilet main body 3 described above has one side wall formed to be lower so as to serve as a pet inlet / outlet 6, and a pocket 7 into which a fragrance or a deodorant is put is formed on an inner surface of the side wall facing the inlet / outlet 6.

In addition, in the middle portion of the other two side walls, an oval fitting hole 8 is formed.
Is formed.

The above-mentioned guard frame 5 has an anti-scattering guard 4 which is bent inward at the upper end thereof, and the anti-scattering guard 4 is composed of a guard plate 9 and a slide plate 10 as described later.

The lower end edge of the guard frame 5 has the above-mentioned toilet main body 3
The fitting hole 8 is formed in a shape corresponding to the upper edge of the
As shown in FIG. 3, the fitting protrusion 11
Is formed to project. When the guard frame 5 is put on the toilet main body 3 from above, the fitting state of the fitting projection 11 with respect to the fitting hole 8 is maintained by the material elasticity of the portion where the fitting projection 11 is formed.

Further, when the guard plate 9 and the slide plate 10 are attached to the toilet body 3, a vent hole 12 is formed in a portion of the guard plate 9 and the slide plate 10 corresponding to above the pocket 7, and the vent hole 12 of the guard plate 9 is formed. A holding hole 13 which is elongated and curved along the corner is formed in a corner portion corresponding to one end of the side having the slop, and the scoop 14 can be held by inserting the holding hole 13 from above.

The upper surface of the guard plate 9 having a square frame shape in plan view is formed with slide holes 15 ... Which are long holes for position adjustment. The lower surface of the guard plate 9 has four sides of the guard plate 9. Are provided with four slide plates 10 ... As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, these slide plates 10 have both end surfaces inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the slide plates 10 so that the gap between the adjacent slide plates 10 becomes narrow. Formed. However, the end face is the scoop 14 described above.
The slide plates 10 and 10 located on the side have their end faces formed at right angles to the length direction.

The relationship between the guard plate 9 and the slide plates 10 will be described in detail, as shown by phantom lines in FIG.
When the upper surface of the slide plate 10 is brought into contact with the back surface of the guard plate 9 and the entire upper surface of the slide plate 10 is overlapped with the back surface of the guard plate 9, the front ends of the plates 9 and 10 are flush with each other. The length of the slide plate 10 is set to. Then, in the rear part of the slide plate 10, as shown in FIG.
The screw holes 16 and 16 are formed, and the slide holes 15 and 15 described above are formed.
The screws 17, 17 having a shaft that can be inserted into the screw are screwed.

The length of the slide holes 15 ...
This corresponds to the movable range of the screw 17 that is screwed to, in other words, the screw 17 when sliding the slide plate 10 whose tip is flush with the guard plate 9 forward to the maximum extent. It has formed up to where it would be located.

Further, the above eight positions of the slide hole 15 are
As shown in the figure, two points are selected on each of four sides of the guard plate 9 having a square frame shape in a plan view, and two points that are linear and are as far as possible from each other are selected.

In the pet toilet 1 configured as described above, first, the third
As shown in the figure, after the sand 18 is spread over the toilet floor 2, the length of the shatterproof guard 4 at the upper edge is adjusted and used.

Explaining how to adjust, first, as one guide, the angle at which the pet scratches the sand 18 and the tip of the shatterproof guard 4 is larger than the flight angle of the sand 18 scratched, Determine the length of the shatterproof guard 4. this is,
It depends on the size, type, and personality of the pet. The screws 17 on the upper surface of the guard plate 9 constituting the shatterproof guard 4 are loosened so that the length becomes the determined length, and the slide plate 10 sliding on the back surface of the guard plate 9 is moved, At the position, the screws 17, which have been loosened previously, are tightened to fix the position of the slide plate 10.

Even if the shatterproof guard 4 has the same length as the guard plate 9, if there is no possibility that the sand 18 laid on the toilet floor 2 will fly out, the slide plate 10 is superposed on the guard plate 9.

In addition, the slide plate 10 that determines the length of the shatterproof guard 4
Can have 4 sides with different lengths,
If the direction in which the sand jumps out is determined by the habit of the pet, etc., only the slide plate 10 in that direction is lengthened.

Therefore, since the length of the shatterproof guard 4 can be increased only by sliding and fixing the slide plate 10 by a simple operation, it is possible to reliably prevent the sand 18 from scattering outside the toilet. it can.

Moreover, if it is not necessary, it is easy to keep it short, so if the pet does grow and the long shatterproof guard 4 is no longer needed, it can be stored short and It can be used at any stage of growth, and for pets of any kind and nature without letting the sand pop out.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pet toilet, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a shatterproof guard, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a working state. 1 …… Pet toilet, 2 …… Flood floor 3 …… Toilet body, 4 …… Splash prevention guard 5 …… Guard frame, 9 …… Guard plate 10 …… Slide plate, 15 …… Slide hole 17 …… Screw , 18 …… Sand (laying material)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pet toilet having a shatterproof guard that bends toward the direction of the toilet floor at the upper edge of the peripheral wall that surrounds the toilet floor that is covered with granular litter. Formed pet toilet.