JPH1042733A - Raised-floor small animal keeping apparatus provided with washing mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a raised-floor small animal keeping apparatus provided with a washing mechanism capable of specifying the evacuation position of a dog taking advantage of the properties of a dog such as color blindness and maintaining the keeping chamber in hygienic state in contrast to a conventional exercising floor having a low floor level having problems unsuitable as a dog-keeping environment such as the troublesome cleaning work of feces sporadically scattered on the low floor and the insanitary condition caused by the adhesion of scattered feces to the hair of a dog to make the dog to be susceptible to diseases, etc. SOLUTION: This keeping apparatus is composed of a floor part 1 having a raised floor 1a and a low floor 1b, side parts 2 standing at the right and left sides of the floor part, rails 6 laid along the top of the side parts, an expelling fence 3 erected at the edge of the rear part of the floor and adjacent to an expelling path and a mobile fence B movable on the rail. A nozzle 4a for spraying a cleaning liquid is placed on the low floor at the position close to the step between the raised floor and the low floor. A colored zone having a color recognizable by dogs is formed at a prescribed position of the low floor and a side ditch for evacuation is formed on the colored zone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stilt-type small animal storage device for storing small animals such as abandoned dogs without owners, and more particularly to specifying the position of defecation by utilizing the properties of dogs such as color blindness. Also, the present invention relates to a stilt-type small animal accommodating apparatus with a washing mechanism capable of keeping the accommodation room hygienic.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a small animal management facility such as a health center, small animals such as abandoned dogs are housed in a housing room during a predetermined fixed detention period, and after the housing period is expelled and slaughtered. At present, they are incinerated. It is desirable that a series of operations to incinerate the housed small animals from the accommodation room without abusing them can be performed efficiently and hygienically. Has been proposed.

For example, a floor, side portions erected on both right and left ends of the floor, rails laid along an upper portion of the side, and a erected portion on the rear end of the floor. A device comprising an ejection fence adjacent to an entry passage and a movable fence capable of traveling on the rail, wherein the movable fence has a front door for small animals to enter and exit, and the floor has a high floor portion. There is. The device can move the moving fence to a raised floor portion, and can chase a small animal inside and move it to the side of a driving passage.

[0004] In the above-mentioned device, the movable fence can only move up to the raised floor portion, so that the small animal cannot be completely automatically guided from the raised floor position to the trailing passage side. For this reason, a raised-floor type accommodation device has been proposed in which a moving fence that has reached a raised floor portion can be further moved in the height direction, and a small animal can be completely automatically moved from the raised floor portion to the side of the trail. Have been.

[0005]

However, the conventional small animal stilt-type accommodation apparatus has the following problems.

[0006] On the exercise floor on the low floor side, stools and the like are performed. Therefore, the dog is moved to the high floor side by moving the movable fence, and the worker performs cleaning work on the low floor, but cleaning of the stools scattered around the low floor was difficult.

[0007] On the exercise floor on the low floor side, if the position of the stool is not determined, the dog moves or runs around in a place where the stool is scattered, so that the stool adheres to the dog's body. As a result, the dogs became unsanitary, and the dogs housed therein became more susceptible to illness, and were unsuitable as a housing environment.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a high-floor type small animal accommodating apparatus with a washing mechanism which can easily perform a cleaning operation and provides a hygienic accommodation environment. And

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a stepped floor provided with a high floor for resting and a low floor for exercise, and left and right ends of the floor. Along the side, the rail laid along the upper part of the side, the ejection fence erected at the rear end of the floor and adjacent to the chasing passage, along the rail A movable fence, wherein the expulsion fence has an openable and closable rear door communicating with a follow-up passage, and the movable fence has traveling wheels traveling on the rails, and guide portions on the left and right. A high floor type in which both sides are fitted to the above-mentioned guide portion so as to be able to move up and down and have a front door for entering and exiting small animals, and the front door is raised in accordance with a step of the floor portion at the time of expulsion of small animals. A small animal accommodating apparatus, wherein a low floor is provided at a position of a step between the high floor and the low floor. A high-floor type with a washing mechanism in which a nozzle for injecting a cleaning fluid is provided at a predetermined position on the low floor side, a color area with a color that can be identified by a dog is provided, and a gutter for excretion is provided in the color area. Small animal containment device.

The color area formed on the low floor side is
The low floor is provided near one of the moving ends and near the side of the moving fence, and the low floor is configured as the stilt-type small animal accommodating device with a washing mechanism inclined at a predetermined angle toward the color area.

Further, the injection nozzle may be provided on at least one of both sides, and the cleaning mechanism may have a configuration in which the injection nozzle is formed to be movable.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the entire storage device, FIGS. 2A and 2B are simplified plan views and partial cross-sectional views showing main parts of the storage device, and FIGS.
4A and 4B are side views showing a procedure for cleaning the storage device, and FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are principle diagrams showing application examples of the cleaning mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 1, the storage device A includes a floor 1
And a storage room C surrounded by left and right side portions 2 and 2, a rear portion 3, and a moving fence B on the front side, and a driving passage D is arranged adjacent to the rear side of the storage room C. Have been.
An automatic adding device G is provided at one end of the adding passage D, and a carbon dioxide gas treatment device H is provided at the other end.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the floor 1
Is formed by providing a step between the high floor 1a and the low floor 1b,
The high floor 1a is formed about 30 cm higher than the low floor 1b. And the raised floor 1a is made of synthetic resin or
It is made of plywood or wood. Further, a cleaning device E as a cleaning mechanism is formed at the step portion of the high floor 1a, and a color area F for defecation is formed near one of the moving ends of the moving fence B at the position of the low floor 1b. . By dividing the floor section 1 into a high floor 1a and a low floor 1b, the nature of a small animal such as a dog causes a sleep on the high floor 1a, and exercise or defecation on the low floor 1a.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the cleaning apparatus E, a plurality of injection nozzles 4a are provided on a step portion of the raised floor 1a. A parent pipe 4b is provided at a predetermined length on the base end side of the injection nozzle 4a.
Is connected to a supply pipe 4c for supplying water for washing from a water source. In FIG. 1, the cleaning device E
Is provided on the step portion of the raised floor 1a,
A configuration may be provided in one or both of the two.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the color area F is color-coded from the low floor 1a and differs depending on the type of small animals accommodated. In particular, when the small animals are dogs,
The dog is colored green or dark gray according to the color blindness of the dog. The color area F includes a side groove 5a provided along the width direction of the storage chamber and a grating frame 5b covering the side groove 5a. The side groove 5a and the grating frame 5b are provided in the color area F.
It is convenient to color green or dark gray in accordance with the coloration of. If the color area F is colored green or dark gray, defecation can be performed in the colored color area F due to the habit of the dog. In addition, it is convenient to make the water flow into the side groove 5a every predetermined time, and it is convenient to provide a water supply tank for that purpose, a supply mechanism for supplying a predetermined amount of water flow from the water supply tank, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the left and right sides 2, 2
Is provided with rails 6 on its upper side. The moving fence B can reciprocate along the rails 6. The moving fence B includes a frame-shaped support portion 10 including a vertical frame 12 and a horizontal frame 13 having running wheels 11 running along the rails 6, 6, and a front door 15 supported by the support portion 10. , This front door 15
And the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 15 includes an entrance door 15a, a small door 15b dedicated to water supply and feeding, a display section 15c provided on the upper side of the small door 15b for entering necessary information, and an operation switch. 15d. The front door 15 is provided with a guide portion 14 for guiding the outer frame side of the front door 15 so that the front door 15 can be raised and lowered smoothly.

Further, as shown in FIG.
6 is a drive shaft 16 driven by a geared motor 16a.
b, the bearing 16c of the drive shaft 16b, and the drive shaft 1
6b is provided with a chain wheel 16d. The chain 17 of the chain wheel 16d has one end attached to the upper end of the outer frame portion of the front door 15 via an attachment portion 18. The front door 1
5 is formed with a projecting portion projecting upward from the outer frame portion on the upper end side, and a projecting portion guide 19 for guiding the projecting portion;
19 is provided on the support portion 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rear portion 3 includes an additional opening 8 provided on the side of the additional passage D so as to be openable and closable, and a drive mechanism 7 for opening and closing the additional opening 8. The drive mechanism 7
Are a rotary motor 7a, a rotary shaft 7b for transmitting the drive of the rotary motor 7a via a transmission gear, and a rotary shaft 7b
Are rotatably supported by shaft supporting portions 7c, 7c. Then, one end of a take-up chain 7d is attached to the upper end side of the additional outlet 8, and the other end of the take-up chain 7d is taken up on the rotating shaft 7b via a take-up drum 7e.

Next, the operation of the storage device A will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3A, the moving fence B is moved so that a small animal such as a dog housed in the housing room C moves from the low floor 1b side to the high floor 1a side. Then, the movable fence is stopped before the raised floor 1a, the elevating mechanism 16 is operated so as not to obstruct the injection nozzle 4a, and the movable fence is raised to a predetermined height.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), when the moving fence B is completely moved, water is ejected from the ejection nozzle 4a by operation of an operation switch or the like, and discharged matter is present on the low floor 1b. In this case, the discharged water is poured into the side groove 5a by the flowing water from the injection nozzle 4a.

Although there is waste in the side groove 5a, when flowing water flowing from a low floor and running water for flushing the waste in the side groove 5a can be used, both of them are flushed from the side groove 5a to the outside. Is discharged. Further, if necessary, the operator cleans the low floor 1b and the grating frame 5b and the positions which are considered to be dirty with a deck brush or the like. When the worker cleans, the low floor 1b is already cleaned to some extent by running water, so that the cleaning work can be easily performed. In addition, most of the stored dogs are discharged at the position of the color area F due to habits, so that the cleaning operation is easily completed.

If the low floor 1b is configured to be inclined toward the side groove 5a, it is convenient because the water jetted from the jet nozzle 4a flows naturally and no puddle is formed after the cleaning is completed. In addition, in addition to the inclination of the low floor 1b, if the mounting position of the injection nozzle 4a is changed or the angle of the injection of the injection nozzle 4a is manually or automatically adjusted, the flowing water to be injected will lower the low floor 1b. Depending on the state of dirt, the low floor 1b can be properly cleaned.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), if the installation position of the injection nozzle is set along the floor of the low floor 1b, the discharge of small animals on the low floor 1b is reduced.
Even at a position close to the high floor 1a side, it can be appropriately flushed to the side groove 5a side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the installation position of the injection nozzle 4a is provided at a position along the floor surface of the low floor 1b and at a middle position of the high floor 1a. The ejection nozzle 4a can correspond to the discharge of a small animal at a position far from the ejection nozzle 4a, and the ejection nozzle provided along the low floor 1b appropriately responds to the emission near the high floor 1a. It is possible to push the waste of 1b into the side groove 5a.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4C, it is convenient to make the installation angle of the injection nozzle 4a freely movable within a predetermined angle range. That is, the parent pipe 4b
The pinion gear 4e is provided at a predetermined position, and the pinion gear 4e is rotated at a predetermined angle by the rack 4f, so that the parent pipe 4b is rotated at a predetermined angle and the injection nozzle 4a
The installation angle is adjusted. At this time, the supply pipe 4c and the parent pipe 4b are connected by a flexible connection pipe 4d, thereby enabling the parent pipe 4b to rotate at a predetermined angle.

Therefore, if the spray nozzle 4a is rotated at a predetermined angle and tilted upward, cleaning of the side far from the raised floor 1a can be properly performed, and by tilting downward, cleaning of the vicinity of the raised floor 1a can be performed. It can be properly performed, and the low floor 1b can be properly cleaned in a short time. Further, when water is not injected from the injection nozzle 4a, it is convenient to provide a shutter mechanism so as to close the opening provided at the step portion of the raised floor 1a on the injection nozzle 4a side.

The injection port 4a may be provided at one or both sides 2 at a predetermined interval. That is, the tip of the injection nozzle 4a is provided on the side surface of the side portion 2 at a predetermined distance from the low floor 1b at a position of 10 cm to 15 cm.

Further, the injection port 4a may be provided at a position higher than the low floor 1b on the side part 2. That is, the injection nozzle 4a may be provided at a high position 50 cm or more away from the low floor 1b on the side portion 2, and the injection nozzle 4a may be installed so as to face the floor surface at a predetermined angle.

Further, the low floor 1b may be configured such that one side of the side portion 2 is high and the side groove 5a is low, or the side portions 2 and 2 are low, the central side of the low floor 1b is high, and the side groove 5a is high from the high floor 1a side.
The configuration may be inclined to the a side. Alternatively, the side portions 2 and 2 may be high, the center of the low floor 1b may be low, and the high floor 1a may be inclined to the side groove 5a.

In the case where the accommodated small animal is a cat, it is convenient to color the color area with a color scheme according to the habit of the cat.

[0033]

As described above, the present invention has the following excellent effects. (1) Since the small animal accommodating device provided with the washing mechanism has a color area at a predetermined position on the low floor, if the accommodated small animal is a dog, the color is utilized by utilizing the color blindness and properties of the dog. Because the area can be defecation, low floor dirt can be minimized and sanitary. Also,
By moving the moving fence, the small animal is moved on the stilt, and the manure on the low floor and the manure on the gutter and its surroundings are sprayed with water from the outlet provided on the step portion of the stilt, thereby reducing the low water. Cleaning can be performed by flowing from the floor into the gutter and cleaning work of the operator can be minimized or eliminated. In addition, the manure that has entered the gutter is discharged to the sewage gutter or the like along the gutter, enabling sanitary management.

(2) The small animal housing device provided with the washing mechanism
By adopting a configuration in which the low floor is formed by inclining at a predetermined angle toward the color area, it is possible to easily discharge the low-floor excreta into the gutter by jetting water from the jet port and running water. The water drains well and is easy to clean.

(3) The small animal storage device provided with the washing mechanism
If the injection nozzle is configured to move up and down at a predetermined angle,
The low floor can be cleaned accurately, and if there is bowel movement, it can be poured into the gutter precisely. In addition, by inclining the low floor, it is possible to easily drain the defecation of the small animal into the gutter.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the entire storage device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 (a) is a plan view in which a part of the main part of the storage device of the present invention is simplified, and FIG. 2 (b) is a part of the main part of the storage device of the present invention which is simplified. It is sectional drawing of the state which carried out.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are side views showing the operation of the front door of the storage device of the present invention.

FIGS. 4 (a), (b) and (c) are principle views showing a cleaning mechanism of the storage device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A accommodation device B moving fence C accommodation room D purging passage E cleaning device (cleaning mechanism) F color area G automatic purging device H carbon dioxide treatment device 1 floor 1a high floor 1b low floor 2 side 3 rear 4a injection nozzle 4b Main pipe 4c Supply pipe 4d Connection pipe 5a Groove 5b Grating frame 6 Rail 7 Drive mechanism 10 Support section 11 Running wheel 12 Vertical frame 13 Horizontal frame 14 Guide section 15 Front door 16 Lifting device 17 Chain

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A stepped floor portion provided with a high floor for resting and a low floor for exercise, side portions erected on both right and left ends of the floor portion, and an upper portion of the side portion. And a moving fence erected at the rear end of the floor and adjacent to the run-in passage, and a movable fence movable along the rail. The movable fence has running wheels that run on the rails, and has a guide part hanging right and left, and both sides thereof are fitted to the guide part so as to be movable up and down. A stilt-type small animal storage device that has a front door for entering and exiting a small animal, and raises the front door in accordance with a step on the floor when the small animal is expelled. A nozzle for injecting a cleaning fluid to the low floor side is provided at the position, Color area dog predetermined position is denoted by the color discernible bed side provided, stilt small animal containment device with cleaning mechanism, characterized in that a groove for excretion in the color area. 2. The color area formed on the low floor side is provided at one of the vicinity of one moving end and the side of the movable fence, and the low floor is inclined at a predetermined angle toward the color area. The stilt-type small animal accommodating apparatus with a washing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The small animal stilt-type accommodation apparatus with a washing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the washing mechanism is formed so that an ejection angle of an ejection nozzle for ejecting a fluid is movable via a movement mechanism.