JPH09308403A - Mat material for cat's toilet sand and small animal pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a mat material for cat's toilet sand and for a small animal pet produced by taking advantage of antimicrobial property of the conifer and coagulating fineparticulate sawn materials, such as sawdust, into the cylinder form of small diameter, which has higher water absorptivity and excellent deodorizing property, prevents proliferation of miscellaneous germs, etc., and can be selfdegraded after absorbing dung and urine, thereby capable of keeping animal environment in good hygienic condition. SOLUTION: This mat material for cat's toilet sand and for a small animal pet is former as a self-degradable mat material 1 of cylindrical shape having small diameter made of sawn material composed of sawdust of natural conifer by pelletizing the sawn material by compression in heating condition. The mat material 1 has a diameter of around 4.0-6.0mm, length of around 3-30mm, and specific gravity of around 0.60. The sawn material to be compression-molded is selected so as to pass a sieve of around 2.5-mm mesh.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the removal of excrement, its odor, etc. by laying it in a breeding place when breeding pets of small animals such as cats, hamsters, rabbits, birds and ferrets. The present invention relates to a litter for cats and a litter for pets of small animals that can easily treat these.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when cats or various small animals are kept as pets, so-called cat sand / toilet sand is placed in the breeding containers, places, etc. to treat excrement such as urine and feces and their odors. Various types of flooring materials called "etc." are spread. If there is excrement, these toilet sands, floor coverings, etc. are appropriately solidified by absorbing them. Therefore, the solidified ones are appropriately excluded, while the ones are used while being newly replenished. Is.

Conventionally provided toilet sand, floor coverings and the like are mainly plant fibrous substances such as paper materials having a high water absorbing property, mineral substances, synthetic polymer water absorbing synthetic resin substances and the like. The material is granulated and solidified. And mineral-based materials include bentonite-crushed and dried bentonite-based, and zeolite-crushed and dried zeolite-based materials.Pulp-based materials are pure pulp solidified from genuine pulp. ,
Recycled paper solidified from recycled paper, polymer on pulp, CMC
There is a polymer type that is kneaded with, and the one that mainly uses wood powder is a polymer that is a mixture of wood powder and CMC, a polymer that is the surface of the core of wood powder, and a non-polymer type that is coated with CMC. Some of them are mainly made of okara, and some of them are polymer-based materials in which polymer and CMC are kneaded into the okara raw material. There are also silica gel-based ones made of silica gel. In addition, a peat moss core in which the core of peat moss is polymer and CMC kneaded is wrapped, and a core of green tea dregs is wrapped in a polymer and pulp that CMC is kneaded. There are green tea series, peanut series made from peanuts, and sawdust series made from sawdust.

[0004]

However, even if water absorption is secured in conventional fiber materials, minerals, and synthetic resin materials, they do not have an odor absorbing property themselves, and therefore odors of urine, feces, etc. It was necessary to add a deodorant for removing the. In addition, since these do not have antibacterial properties, it is impossible to prevent the growth of various bacteria existing in urine, feces, etc., and it is impossible to prevent the generation of a bad odor associated therewith.

The above-mentioned conventional mineral bentonite type, pulp polymer type, wood powder polymer type, non-polymer type, okara polymer type, other peat moss type, and green tea type urine from pets, etc. It solidifies due to the water content of the water, which gradually increases in size. However, when the large-sized coagulated product is discarded as it is, it contains not only the excrement but also various additives and the like to be contained at the time of formation, and thus there is a risk that secondary pollution may occur. On the other hand, in the case of those that do not harden, it is difficult to distinguish between those contaminated with excrement and those not contaminated, and it is extremely troublesome to remove only the contaminated ones. Therefore, it is unsanitary when it is used for a long time as it is.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned various existing circumstances.
By utilizing the antibacterial properties of coniferous trees mainly produced in North Europe, North America, etc., which are mainly American cypress wood, and by solidifying ground material such as sawdust that has been subdivided into granules,
It is highly absorbent and has excellent deodorizing properties. It also prevents the growth of germs and other substances, and is self-disintegrating after absorbing feces and urine so that it can be used hygienically by removing only it. And to provide a flooring material for pets of small animals.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a ground material made of sawdust of natural coniferous wood is heat-pressed into pellets and self-disintegrated by absorbing water. And the mattress 1
The diameter itself is about 4.0-6.0 mm, and the length is 3-3.
It has a small-diameter columnar shape with a specific gravity of about 0.60 and a diameter of about 0 mm. In addition, each of the ground materials used for pressure molding should be selected with a sieve of a mesh of about 2.5 mm, and a predetermined amount of binder can be mixed in the ground material during heat compression. .

In the litter for cat litter and the pet litter for small animals according to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, since the finely ground material is in the form of heat-pressed pellets, it should be spread in an appropriate amount. It becomes the paving sand for pets of small animals, and the fine voids formed inside the pellets absorb manure and the like excreted from cats and pets. In addition, the antibacterial and deodorant properties of the tree component of the material itself reduce the bad odors such as manure. Since it absorbs water such as manure and swells, it swells and then disintegrates into fine granules of the ground material before heat compression, so that it can be discarded as it is, for example, by dropping it below a sieve-shaped cage. In addition, each grinding material is made of sawdust of natural conifers that have been selected by a sieve with a mesh of about 2.5 mm, so that it does not scatter even after self-disintegration and contains chemical agents and other various additives. It doesn't cause secondary pollution. Diameter is 4.
The small-diameter columnar litter 1 itself having a length of approximately 0 to 6.0 mm and a length of approximately 3 to 30 mm does not adhere to cats, small animal pets, etc. bred by laying it so as to have an appropriate thickness, It has a specific gravity of about 0.60, and in combination with it creates a comfortable living environment for cats and pets. The heat compression in which the binder is mixed with the ground material improves the shape retention of the pellet after molding, and does not damage even the self weight of cats, small animal pets, etc.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, referring to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Reference numeral 1 shown in the drawings is a litter according to the present invention, and the litter 1 itself is, for example, a litter. , Sawdust such as fine pine sawdust obtained by crushing Nordic, North American and other northern coniferous trees mainly made of Yonematsu and Hinoki cypress solidified into a small diameter column It is a thing. The ground material is preferably a tree having good phytoncide secretion, and the Nordic and North American conifers are preferable, but not limited thereto.

The litter 1 itself has, for example, a diameter of 4.0 to
It is about 6.0 mm, the length is about 3 to 30 mm, and the specific gravity is about 0.60. The weight per liter is about 250 to 270 g. Was pressure-molded under a state of containing. The pressure-molded litter 1 itself is made of finely ground ground material, so that it absorbs manure, water, etc. discharged from cats, pets, etc., and swells, and then self-disintegrates. However, the molded shape is not maintained and is decomposed into fine powdery ground material before molding. Also, because it is made by press-molding fine powdery ground material and has many voids in itself, it is also highly absorbent of water due to the capillary phenomenon, and by absorbing it the mutual binding action is released. It will be destroyed by things. The litter 1 has a weight of about 650 to 670 g per liter.

The laying material 1 itself is planned to be 100% ground material, but if necessary, an appropriate binder may be mixed in to improve the shape retention after pressure molding. It is also possible to It is desirable that the binder mixed in at this time be a natural natural product, which does not prevent the binding action between the ground materials from being released by absorbed feces and the like, and is harmful and toxic when self-disintegrating. It is assumed that no component is generated. Of course, the binder is not limited to natural products.

Since it is not preferable that the ground material after self-disintegration becomes dust and is diffused to the surroundings, each ground material when pressure-molded should be selected with a sieve having a mesh of about 2.5 mm. It is intended to be used, which facilitates disposal after self-destruction.

The laying material 1 according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
It is manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 3, and the outline of the manufacturing apparatus 10 is as follows. That is, the casing 13 is arranged and fixed on the base 11, and the grinding material is supplied under pressure from the feeder 12 provided on the upper part, and driven by the driving force of the driving source 14 arranged on the base 11 via the transmission means 15. Dough-shaped die 17 rotatably supported and mounted in the casing 13 and having a large number of die holes 16 bored along its own radial direction.
And is provided on a roller support member 19 that supports a pair of left and right grooved rollers 18 that are rotated by being brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the die 17 and press and inject the grinding material into the die hole 16. , Scraper 21 that abuts the inner peripheral surface of die 17
And a cutter 22 for cutting the wire raw material after molding, which is forcibly extruded from the die hole 16 of the die 17, into an appropriate length by contacting with the outer peripheral surface of the die 17, and a laying material 1 obtained after molding and cutting. And a take-out port 23 formed at the lower part of the casing 13 so as to be openable and closable so as to be taken out of the casing 13. Then, the grinding material pressurized and supplied from the feeder 12 is heated and is fed from the inside of the die 17 to the die hole 16
The laying material 1 is obtained by being extruded to the outside of the die 17 in the form of a wire having a predetermined diameter and then cut by the cutter 22, and the laying material 1 heated after taking out is appropriately cooled. After being processed, it will be packed in appropriate amounts in bags.

When manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus 10, fine powdery sawdust obtained by crushing the Nordic and North American coniferous trees, which are usually mainly made of Hiba, Yonematsu and Japanese cypress. Only the ground material is used as the ground material, and it is manufactured by pressure molding without mixing chemical agents and other various additives. However, suitable binders may be mixed in if necessary, and they are arbitrarily selected.

Next, an example of the use of the litter 1 according to the present invention will be described. For example, when used as litter for pets of small animals, the litter is spread with an appropriate thickness on the litter in a toilet container with a litter. The litter 1, which has absorbed the feces and urine of small animal pets, is self-disintegrating and is dropped below the pens, and the drop may be removed and the corresponding amount may be replenished. Further, it may be appropriately placed as cat litter and used in the same manner. Since the absorption amount of the litter 1 as cat litter is about 2.5 to 3.0 times its own weight, The amount used per cat is about 6 liters (about 3.75 Kg), about 25-30
It can be used for a day.

Of course, the object of use may be a cat, and even pets such as hamsters, rabbits, birds, ferrets and other small animal pets may be used in the same manner. The length of the litter 1 itself is a cat or pet pets to be raised. It is preferable that the size is such that it does not easily adhere to the feet and scatters on the feet, for example, about 10 to 15 mm.

[0017]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is constituted as described above, since the ground material used is a natural coniferous tree, its antibacterial property is utilized to generate a putrid odor over a long period of time. It has excellent deodorizing properties and is highly absorbent due to the solidified granular ground material that has been subdivided. Moreover, after absorbing water such as manure, it self-disintegrates and is subdivided and discarded. Not only is it easy to perform, but it is also possible to prevent the propagation of various bacteria and the like, and it can be used hygienically.

That is, this is because, in the present invention, a ground material made of sawdust of natural softwood is heat-compressed into pellets and self-disintegrated by absorbing water, and the softwood used as the material is provided. The antibacterial effect acts over a long period of time to suppress the generation of bad odors such as septic odors of manure and the like, and reduce the deodorization of these odors. In addition, it is easy to dispose of and enables hygienic treatment Because it is.

In addition, the molding form of the litter 1 itself after heating and compression has a diameter of about 4.0 to 6.0 mm and a length of 3 to 30 m.
Since it is about m, if many are spread with an appropriate thickness, even if a cat, small animal pet, etc. rides on them, the litter 1 itself adheres to the cat, small animal pet, etc. It will not be scattered around, will not scatter around, and will be easy to handle because it is lightweight with a specific gravity of about 0.60. Together, it creates a comfortable living environment for cats, small animal pets, etc. It is what In particular, it excels in water absorption, so it is most suitable as a paving sand for pets of small animals, such as hamsters, rabbits and birds, who dislike moisture.

Since each of the ground materials used when pressure-molded as the laying material 1 is selected by a sieve having a mesh of about 2.5 mm, even if the ground material is pelletized by heat molding, it itself. A small void that causes a capillary phenomenon is formed in the body to absorb manure and other water. Moreover, since its absorption capacity is extremely large, it can handle a large amount of manure even with a small amount of use, and it will not scatter even if it returns to a granular state due to self-disintegration after swelling due to water absorption. , It does not pollute the surroundings.

When manure or the like is absorbed, it disintegrates by itself, so that it is sufficient to dispose of only that, which is extremely easy. Also, even if the manure adheres to the flush toilet as it is, it is a combustible waste. As it is, it can be discarded as it is and can be processed hygienically. In particular, the litter 1 itself is molded from natural coniferous sawn material without using chemicals,
Even if it is subdivided after self-disintegration, there is no risk of secondary pollution such as various polymers and additives such as silica, and since it does not inhale them, cats, small animal pets, etc. It's very safe.

Since it disintegrates when it absorbs manure and the like during use, it is easy to handle since it is sufficient to discard only the disintegrated one and replenish it with a new one.

In addition, the litter 1 obtained by mixing the ground material with a binder and heating and compressing it has improved shape retention of the pellets after molding, and is also affected by the weight of cats, small pets and the like. It is not easily damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of toilet sand and floor covering according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a partly cutaway view of an example of a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing toilet sand and litter according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the same with a partial cutaway.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Laying material 10 ... Manufacturing apparatus 11
… Base 12… Feeder 13… Casing 14… Drive source 15… Transmission means 16… Die hole 17… Die 18… Roller 19… Roller support member 21… Scraper 22… Cutter 23… Outlet

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A litter for cat litter and pets for small animals, which is characterized in that a ground material made of sawdust of natural coniferous wood is heat-compressed into pellets and self-disintegrating by absorbing water. 2. The litter itself has a diameter of 4.0 to 6.0 mm.
The litter for cat litter and pets for small animals according to claim 1, which has a small diameter and a cylindrical shape having a length of about 3 to 30 mm and a specific gravity of about 0.60. 3. Each of the ground materials when pressure-molded is 2.
The litter for cat litter and pets for small animals according to claim 1 or 2, which is selected by a sieve having a mesh of about 5 mm. 4. A ground material made of sawdust of natural coniferous wood, mixed with a predetermined amount of a binder, and heated and compressed into pellets,
A litter for cat litter and pets for small animals, characterized by being self-disintegrating by absorbing water.