JPWO2017221782A1 - Dog vest - Google Patents

Abstract

The dog vest (1) has a base (11) and flexibility and is attached to the first main surface (11a) of the base and placed on the back (D1) of the dog (D) Support plate (12) and a pair of elastic members (13) attached to the outer surface (12a) of the support plate (12) opposite to the base material at intervals, and the base material (11) The pair of elastic members (13) sandwich the spine (D6) of the dog (D) between the pair of elastic members (13). Is placed in contact with the back (D1) of the dog (D).

Description

The present invention relates to a dog vest.
Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-121692, filed Jun. 20, 2016, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Heretofore, a method of introducing a disaster relief dog (dog) has been considered in order to quickly find victims who are scattered in a wide range of affected areas.
In order to introduce a disaster relief dog, it is essential to have a record of the disaster relief dog's search and a method to determine the reliability of the search.

  For example, as in Non-Patent Document 1, a dog vest may be attached to the back of a disaster relief dog, and a device such as a camera or a wireless transmission device for transmitting an image acquired by the camera may be mounted on the dog vest. It is being considered. The image of the afflicted area seen by the disaster relief dog is transmitted to a portable computer or the like possessed by a handler that gives instructions to the disaster relief dog and recorded. The handler confirms the sent image and gives instructions to the disaster relief dog as needed.

Sakaguchi, Ohno, two others, "Motion measurement of disaster relief dogs," No. 12-3 Proceedings of the 2012 JSME Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, Hamamatsu, Japan, May 27-29, 2012

  However, the hair growing on the dog's skin makes the dog's vest slippery against the back. When the dog vest is displaced to the left and right of the dog around the torso of the dog with respect to the back, since the restoring force does not act on the dog vest, the disaster relief dog is burdened.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a dog vest which suppresses lateral displacement when attached to the back of a dog.

In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, this invention proposes the following means.
The dog vest according to the first aspect of the present invention is configured to have a substrate, a flexible, attached to the first major surface of the substrate and disposed on the back of the dog A support plate, a pair of elastic members mounted on the outer surface of the support plate opposite to the base material, spaced apart from each other, and an attaching / detaching part for detachably attaching the base material to the back of the dog The pair of elastic members are configured to contact the back of the dog by sandwiching the spine of the dog between the pair of elastic members.

The dog vest according to the above aspect, further comprising a fabric storage unit attached to the second main surface of the base material, wherein the base material is made of fabric, and the storage unit is in the thickness direction of the support plate. When viewed, it may be disposed within the outer edge of the support plate on the substrate.
In the dog vest according to the above aspect, an engagement portion disposed at a central portion in a parallel direction of the pair of elastic members on the first main surface of the base, and a central portion in the parallel direction in the support plate And an engaged portion detachably attached to the engaging portion.

The pair of elastic members may extend in a direction crossing the parallel direction of the pair of elastic members and along the outer surface of the base.
The bending strength of the support plate based on the specification of ASTM D790 may be 9.81 MPa or more and 78.5 MPa or less.

The compressive stress of the elastic member at 25% strain based on the definition of JIS K 6767 may be 1 kPa or more and 50 kPa or less.
The elastic member may be a sponge.

  The pair of elastic members may be configured not to interfere with the scapula of the dog.

  A dog vest according to a second aspect of the present invention is configured to have a substrate, a flexible, attached to the first major surface of the substrate and disposed on the back of the dog A support plate, a second elastic member formed with a recess and attached to the outer surface of the support plate opposite to the base, and an attaching / detaching portion removably attaching the base to the back of the dog, The second elastic member is configured to come into contact with the back of the dog as the spine of the dog enters the recess of the second elastic member.

  The second elastic member may be configured not to interfere with the scapula of the dog.

  The dog vest according to the third aspect of the present invention is configured to have a substrate, a flexible, attached to the first major surface of the substrate and disposed on the back of the dog A support plate, a pair of elastic members mounted on the outer surface of the support plate opposite to the base material, spaced apart from each other, and an attaching / detaching part for detachably attaching the base material to the back of the dog The pair of elastic members are configured to sandwich the back of the dog in the left-right direction between the pair of elastic members.

  The distance in the parallel direction of the pair of elastic members along the outer surface of the support plate between the pair of elastic members is 100 mm or more and 140 mm or less.

  According to the dog vest according to the above aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress lateral deviation when attached to the back of a dog.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a dog vest according to a first embodiment of the present invention attached to a dog. It is a bottom view of the state which attached the vest for the same dog to a dog. It is the bottom view which fractured a part of principal part of the same dog vest. It is sectional drawing which looked at the state which attached the vest | best for the same dog to the dog. It is a front view of the state which attached the vest for the same dog to a dog. It is sectional drawing of the principal part in embodiment of the modification of this invention. It is a bottom view of the principal part in the embodiment of the modification of the present invention. It is the bottom view which fractured a part of principal part of the vest for dogs in a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view showing a part of skeleton of a dog's first half body. It is a measurement result of the inclination angle of the dog vest with respect to the back of the dog when taking a walk on a standard poodle wearing a dog vest. It is a measurement result of cortisol concentration at the time of making a standard poodle wear the vest for dogs which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, and taking a walk. It is the bottom view which fractured a part of principal part of the vest for dogs concerning a 3rd embodiment. It is sectional drawing which looked at the state which attached the vest | best for the same dog to the dog.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, the dog vest according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the dog vest 1 of the present embodiment is used by attaching to the back D 1 of the dog D. Preferably, the dog D is a trained disaster relief dog. The dog D is, for example, a golden retriever, a German shepherd dog, etc. in the case of a large dog having a weight of about 30 kg. If it is a medium-sized dog weighing approximately 15 kg, it is Brittany Spaniel, Standard Poodle, etc. If it is a small dog weighing about 8 kg, it is Jack Russell Terrier.
The weight (mass) of the dog vest 1 is preferably about 10% of the weight of the dog D. For example, the weight of the large dog can 1 is about 3 kg, and the weight of the medium dog can 1 is about 1.3 kg.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the dog vest 1 according to the present embodiment includes a base 11, a support plate 12 attached to a first major surface 11 a of the base 11, and a base 11 of the support plate 12. A pair of sponges (elastic members) 13 attached to the outer surface 12a opposite to the above, and an attaching / detaching portion 14 attaching the base 11 to the back D1 of the dog D in a detachable manner.
In addition, FIG. 3 is the figure which looked at the vest | best 1 for dogs which spread flatly in the thickness direction of the base material 11 and the support plate 12. FIG.

The base 11 is formed in a sheet shape, for example, by a cloth. As the base material 11, a relatively durable fabric such as a fabric with an adhesive core attached to a fabric, a fabric laminated to a fabric, a fabric with a vinyl coating on a fabric or the like may be used. In order to improve the air permeability of the substrate 11, the substrate 11 may be provided with a mesh layer.
As shown in FIG. 3, the substrate 11 is rectangular when viewed in the thickness direction of the substrate 11. When the dog vest 1 is attached to the dog D, recesses 11 c and 11 d are formed on the base 11 in the front X 1 and the rear X 2 of the dog D. When the dog vest 1 is attached to the dog D, length adjustment mechanisms 29A, 29B, 54 to be described later are easily attached to the sides of the base material 11 that become the right Y1 and left Y2 of the dog D. The flaps 11e and 11f are formed. The flap 11e is formed forward X1 rather than the flap 11f.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, fabric housings 17 and 18 are attached to the second major surface 11 b of the base 11. More specifically, the housing portion 17 is attached to the right Y1 of the central portion 11h of the base 11 in the left-right direction Y. The left-right direction Y is a direction including the right direction Y1 and the left direction Y2, and is a parallel direction in which the pair of sponges 13 are arranged. For example, the right direction Y1 is the first in the left-right direction Y, and the left direction Y2 is the second in the left-right direction Y.
The front-rear direction X is a direction including the front X1 and the rear X2, and is orthogonal to (crosses with) the left-right direction Y. The front-rear direction X and the left-right direction Y are directions along the outer surface 12 a of the support plate 12 which is flat in a natural state described later. The front X1, the rear X2, the right Y1, and the left Y2 are directions based on the dog D to which the dog vest 1 is attached.
The housing portion 18 is attached to the left Y 2 of the central portion 11 h of the base 11. The housing portions 17 and 18 are formed in a bag shape. The housings 17 and 18 are attached to the base 11 so as to be symmetrical in the left-right direction Y with respect to the central portion 11 h of the base 11.
As shown in FIG. 3, the housing portions 17 and 18 are preferably disposed within the range of the outer edge 12 f of the support plate 12 in the base 11 when viewed in the thickness direction of the support plate 12. The range of the outer edge 12 f of the support plate 12 as referred to herein means that it may be inside the outer edge 12 f or may be on the outer edge 12 f when viewed in the thickness direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a known wire fastener 18 a is attached to the housing portion 18. When the wire fastener 18a is in the open state, the user can receive the devices E1 and E2 such as a battery in the housing 18 through the wire fastener 18a. Similarly, the devices E3 and E4 can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 17.
The total internal weight of the devices E3 and E4 housed in the housing 17 and the total weight of the devices E1 and E2 housed in the housing 18 are approximately equal, while making the internal volumes of the housings 17 and 18 approximately equal. It is preferable to do. In this way, when the dog vest 1 is attached to the back D1 of the dog D, the dog vest 1 does not easily shift in the left-right direction Y with respect to the back D1 of the dog D.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bag-like holding member 19 having a front X1 and a rear X2 opened is attached to the base 11 at the base of the front leg D3 of the dog D.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a first surface fastener (engagement portion) 22 is disposed at a central portion 11 h in the left-right direction Y of the first major surface 11 a of the base material 11. Although not illustrated, the first surface fastener 22 is provided with a large number of J-shaped hooks. The first surface fastener 22 is fixed to the end of the rear portion X2 of the base 11 by an adhesive, a suture, or the like.

The support plate 12 is formed of a light, thin and flexible (flexible) plate material. Specifically, the support plate 12 is formed of, for example, a plate made of a resin such as polypropylene, vinyl chloride, polycarbonate, or nylon. The support plate 12 is, for example, in a natural state where no external force acts, and is in the form of a flat plate which is rectangular when viewed in the thickness direction. The support plate 12 can be curved along the back D1 of the dog D by applying an external force. The support plate 12 may be formed of a carbon material in which fibrous carbon is plain weave or the like.
The thickness of the support plate 12 is preferably 0.5 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and more preferably 0.75 mm. The flexural strength of the support plate 12 based on the ASTM D 790 standards is 100 kgf / cm ² or more and 800 kgf / cm ² or less (1 kgf / cm ² is 98.1 kPa (kilopascals), 9 It is preferable that it is about .81 MPa or more and 78.5 MPa or less).
The Japanese Industrial Standard corresponding to the rule of ASTM D 790 is a rule of JIS K 7074: 1988, a bending test method of carbon fiber reinforced plastic.

  Recesses 12c and 12d corresponding to the recesses 11c and 11d of the base 11 are formed on the sides of the support plate 12 which are the front X1 and the rear X2, respectively. That is, when viewed in the vertical direction, the recess 12 c of the support plate 12 is disposed to overlap the recess 11 c of the base 11. The recess 12 d of the support plate 12 is disposed to overlap the recess 11 d of the base 11.

The support plate 12 is disposed on the back D1 of the dog D in a curved state along the back D1.
The recess 11 c is formed in the base material 11 and the recess 12 c is formed in the support plate 12 so that the dog D moves the head without any problem when the dog vest 1 is attached to the back D 1 of the dog D Can. Further, by forming the concave portion 11 d in the base material 11 and forming the concave portion 12 d in the support plate 12, when the dog vest 1 is attached to the back D 1 of the dog D, the dog D warps the back D 1 It becomes easy to bend.

A second surface fastener (engaged portion) 23 is disposed at a central portion 12 h in the left-right direction Y of the outer surface of the support plate 12 opposite to the outer surface 12 a. The first surface fastener 22 and the second surface fastener 23 constitute a surface fastener.
Although not illustrated, the second surface fastener 23 is provided with a large number of U-shaped loops. The second surface fastener 23 is fixed to the end of the rear portion X2 of the support plate 12 by an adhesive or the like. The second surface fastener 23 is detachably attached to the first surface fastener 22 as a loop of the second surface fastener 23 engages with the hook of the first surface fastener 22 or the engagement is released.
Thus, the end portions of the rear portion X2 of the base 11 and the end portions of the rear portion X2 of the support plate 12 correspond to the surface fasteners 22 and 23 at the center portions 11h and 12h of the base 11 and the support plate 12 in the left-right direction Y. Are removable.

In the present embodiment, the end of the front X1 of the base 11 and the end of the front X1 of the support plate 12 are fixed by a pair of fixing members 24 such as sutures. The pair of fixing members 24 fix the end of the right side Y1 of the base 11 and the end of the right side Y1 of the support plate 12, and the end of the left side Y2 of the base 11 and the left of the support plate 12 Fix the end of the direction Y2.
By removing the second surface fastener 23 of the support plate 12 from the first surface fastener 22 of the substrate 11, the user can rotate the support plate 12 with respect to the substrate 11 around the pair of fixing members 24. .
The end portions of the base 11 and the front X 1 of the support plate 12 may be detachably attached by a member such as a surface fastener 22 or 23 instead of the pair of fixing members 24. Instead of the surface fasteners 22 and 23, the base 11 and the end of the rear X2 of the support plate 12 may be fixed with a suture or the like.

For the sponge 13, a known rubber sponge or the like is used. Each sponge 13 has a rectangular shape. The pair of sponges 13 is attached to the support plate 12 with a suture thread, an adhesive, or the like in a state in which the sponges 13 are arranged in the lateral direction Y at an interval.
The pair of sponges 13 extend in the front-rear direction X. For example, the thickness of each sponge 13 is preferably 5 mm or more and 40 mm or less, more preferably 10 mm or more and 30 mm or less, and particularly preferably 20 mm.
The compressive stress at 25% strain of each sponge 13 according to JIS K 6767: 1999, Foamed plastic-Polyethylene-Test method is preferably 1 kPa (kilo Pascal) or more and 50 kPa or less, more preferably 2 kPa or more and 10 kPa or less . Depending on the length and thickness of the sponge 13 in the left-right direction Y, the composition of the air bubbles of the sponge 13, etc., the aforementioned compressive stress may be 130 kPa.
The thickness of each sponge 13 is preferably changed according to the compressive stress of the sponge 13.
As shown in FIG. 4, the distance between the pair of sponges 13 (distance along the outer surface 12 a of the support plate 12) is preferably about the diameter of the spine D 6 of the dog D to which the dog vest 1 is attached. For example, this distance is 30 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the dog vest 1 is attached to the back D1 of the dog D, the pair of sponges 13 sandwich the spine D6 of the dog D between the pair of sponges 13, and the back D1 of the dog D. Placed in contact with the

The detachable portion 14 is not particularly limited as long as the substrate 11 can be removably attached to the back D1 of the dog D. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the attaching / detaching portion 14 has a first length for connecting the connector 27, the base 11 disposed on the right side Y 1 with respect to the connector 27, and the connector 27. It has length adjustment mechanism 28A, 29A, and 2nd length adjustment mechanism 28B, 29B which connects the base material 11 arrange | positioned in the left direction Y2 with respect to the coupling tool 27, and the coupling tool 27. FIG.
In the present embodiment, the configurations of the first length adjustment mechanism 28A and the second length adjustment mechanism 28B are the same. For this reason, the configuration of the first length adjusting mechanism 28A is shown by appending the capital letter "A" to the number. The configuration corresponding to the first length adjustment mechanism 28A in the second length adjustment mechanism 28B is shown by adding the capital letter "B" to the same numeral as the first length adjustment mechanism 28A. In this way, duplicate explanations are omitted. For example, the first belt piece 40A of the first length adjustment mechanism 28A and the first belt piece 40B of the second length adjustment mechanism 28B have the same configuration.
The same applies to the first length adjustment mechanism 29A and the second length adjustment mechanism 29B.

The connector 27 includes, for example, a connecting member 34, a belt feeding buckle 35 fixed to the connecting member 34, and a central belt 36 extending from the belt feeding buckle 35 to the rear X2. The connecting member 34 is formed in a hexagonal plate shape of metal, resin or the like. The belt feed buckle 35 is formed in a ring shape of metal, resin or the like. The central belt 36 is held by a belt feed buckle 35. When the user changes the position of the end of the front portion X1 of the central belt 36 held by the belt feeding buckle 35, the position of the end of the rear portion X2 of the central belt 36 is adjusted in the front-rear direction X.
The end of the front X 1 of the central belt 36 is detachably attachable to the longitudinal central portion of the central belt 36 by the surface fastener 37. In order to attach the end of the front X 1 of the central belt 36 by the hook-and-loop fastener 37, the end of the central belt 36 does not easily interfere with the movement of the dog D.

The first length adjustment mechanism 28A and the second length adjustment mechanism 28B are used by being attached around the neck D8 of the dog D.
The first length adjustment mechanism 28A includes a first belt piece 40A extending in the right direction Y1 from the connecting member 34, an insertion buckle 41A fixed to an end of the first belt piece 40A, and a right direction Y1 of the insertion buckle 41A. It has a fixed belt feed buckle 42A and a second belt piece 43A whose first end is held by the belt feed buckle 42A.
The insertion buckle 41A has a known configuration, and includes a convex member and a concave member (not shown) which are detachable from each other. For example, a concave member is fixed to the end of the first belt piece 40A, and a convex member is fixed to the belt feed buckle 42A.

The user attaches the convex member and the concave member and inserts the buckle 41A in a connected state, or separates the convex member and the concave member and inserts the buckle 41A in a separated state, or the like. 40A and the second belt piece 43A can be connected or disconnected.
The second end of the second belt piece 43A is sewn to the base material 11. When the user changes the position of the first end of the second belt piece 43A held by the belt feed buckle 42A, the overall length of the first length adjustment mechanism 28A is adjusted.

The second length adjustment mechanism 28B is configured in the same manner as the first length adjustment mechanism 28A, and has a first belt piece 40B, a plug-in buckle 41B, a belt feed buckle 42B, and a second belt piece 43B. ing.
As shown in FIG. 1, the first end portion of the second belt piece 43 </ b> B is attachable to and detachable from the base 11 by the surface fastener 44 </ b> B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first length adjustment mechanism 29A and the second length adjustment mechanism 29B are used by being attached around the front portion X1 of the body D10 of the dog D.
The second length adjustment mechanism 29B is configured in the same manner as the first length adjustment mechanism 28A. The second length adjustment mechanism 29B includes a first belt piece 47B extending leftward Y2 from the end of the rear X2 of the central belt 36, an insertion buckle 48B fixed to the end of the first belt piece 47B, and an insertion buckle A belt feed buckle 49B fixed to 48B and a second belt piece 50B having a first end held by the belt feed buckle 49B are included. The second end of the second belt piece 50 B is sewn to the flap 11 e of the substrate 11. When the user changes the position of the first end of the second belt piece 50B held by the belt feed buckle 49B, the overall length of the second length adjustment mechanism 29B is adjusted.
The first end portion of the second belt piece 50B is attachable to and detachable from the base 11 by the surface fastener 51B.

The attaching / detaching portion 14 has a third length adjusting mechanism 54 attached to the pair of flaps 11 f of the base material 11.
The third length adjustment mechanism 54 sews on the first belt piece 55 sewn on the flap 11f in the left Y2, the insertion buckle 56 fixed on the first belt piece 55, and the flap 11f on the right Y1. And a belt feed buckle 58 for holding the second belt piece 57.
The end of the first belt piece 55 is fixed to, for example, the concave member of the insertion buckle 56. A central portion in the longitudinal direction of the second belt piece 57 is folded back, and the folded back portion is locked to the convex member of the insertion buckle 56. The portion where the second belt piece 57 is folded back and overlapped is held by the belt feed buckle 58.
When the user changes the position where the second belt piece 57 is folded back, the overall length of the third length adjustment mechanism 54 is adjusted.

Various devices are mounted on the dog vest 1 configured as described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the camera E 6 is held in the holding member 19, and the antenna E 7 for the wireless transmission device is attached to the front X 1 of the base material 11. The devices E1 to E4 illustrated in FIG. 4 include a battery, an image processing board, a wireless transmission device, and the like. The devices E1 to E4 may be formed of a relatively hard material such as metal or plastic, or may have corners.
The respective devices are connected by cables whose reference numerals are omitted.

Next, the procedure for attaching the thus constructed dog vest 1 to the dog D will be described.
In advance, the user appropriately separates the insertion buckles 41A, 41B, 48A, 48B, 56 of the attaching / detaching portion 14 or lengthens the length adjustment mechanisms 28A, 28B, 29A, 29B.
The user passes the neck D8 of the dog D between the base 11 and the length adjustment mechanism 28A, 28B. As necessary, the insertion buckles 41A and 41B are put in a connected state. The first end portions of the second belt pieces 43A and 43B are gripped with the left and right hands, and the first end portions of these are pulled apart from the connecting member 34 of the connecting member 27. The lengths of the length adjustment mechanisms 28A, 28B are equally shortened from side to side, and the length adjustment mechanisms 28A, 28B are attached to the neck D8.

Each front leg D3 is passed between the length adjustment mechanism 29A, 29B and the central belt 36. A pair of sponges 13 are placed in contact with the back D1 of the dog D. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, each sponge 13 extends in the front-rear direction X, and is disposed so as to sandwich the spine D 6 of the dog D between the pair of sponges 13. A sponge 13 extending in the front-rear direction X is attached along the spine D6 of the dog D.
If necessary, the insertion buckles 48A and 48B are put in a connected state. The first end portions of the second belt pieces 50A, 50B are gripped by the left and right hands, and the first end portions of these are pulled away from the central belt 36 of the connector 27. The lengths of the length adjustment mechanisms 29A, 29B are shortened equally to the left and right, and the length adjustment mechanisms 29A, 29B are attached to the front portion X1 of the fuselage D10.

The belt pieces 55, 57 of the third length adjustment mechanism 54 are wound around the rear portion X2 of the body D10, and the insertion buckle 56 is brought into a connected state. When the end of the second belt piece 57 is inserted and pulled away from the buckle 56, the length of the third length adjusting mechanism 54 is shortened. A third length adjustment mechanism 54 is attached to the rear portion X2 of the fuselage D10.
In the above-described procedure, the dog vest 1 is attached to the back D1 of the dog D by the attaching / detaching portion 14 via the base material 11.
When attaching the dog vest 1 to the back D1 of the dog D, the pair of sponges 13 is compressed in the thickness direction.

The base 11 is attached to the back D1 of the dog D by the attaching / detaching portion 14 in a state where the pair of sponges 13 sandwich the spine D6 of the dog D. When the dog vest 1 tries to move in the left-right direction Y in which the pair of sponges 13 is aligned with the spine D6 of the dog D, the pair of sponges 13 is locked on the spine D6 of the dog D.
Since the sponge 13 extending in the front-rear direction X is attached along the spine D6 of the dog D, the sponge 13 is less likely to be oblique to the spine D6 of the dog D.
The housing portions 17 and 18 are disposed within the range of the outer edge 12 f of the support plate 12 in the base material 11. As a result, the devices E1 to E4 accommodated in the accommodation portions 17 and 18 contact the back D1 of the dog D via the support portions 12 which are harder than the fabric accommodation portions 17 and 18 and the base material 11.

When the user removes the dog vest 1 from the back D1 of the dog D, the insertion buckles 41A, 41B, 48A, 48B, 56 are separated. Remove length adjustment mechanism 28A, 28B from neck D8. Remove the length adjustment mechanisms 29A, 29B, 54 from the fuselage D10.
By the above procedure, the dog vest 1 is removed from the back D1 of the dog D.

  As described above, according to the dog vest 1 of the present embodiment, the base 11 is attached to the back D1 of the dog D by the attaching / detaching portion 14 in a state where the pair of sponges 13 sandwich the spine D6 of the dog D. . When the dog vest 1 is moved relative to the spine D6 of the dog D in the direction in which the pair of sponges 13 are aligned, the pair of sponges 13 is locked to the spine D6 of the dog D. Since the direction in which the pair of sponges 13 are arranged is the left-right direction Y of the dog D, it is possible to suppress the dog vest 1 attached to the dog D from shifting in the left-right direction Y around the torso D10 of the dog D.

In the above-mentioned non-patent document 1, when the device mounted on the dog vest is relatively hard, the device may hit the back when the dog vest is attached to the back of the disaster relief dog, and the disaster relief dog may feel discomfort There is.
On the other hand, in the dog vest 1 of the present embodiment, the housing portions 17 and 18 are disposed within the range of the outer edge 12 f of the support plate 12 in the base material 11. Therefore, the devices E1 to E4 accommodated in the accommodation portions 17 and 18 contact the back D1 of the dog D via the support plate 12. The stress acting on the back D1 of the dog D is dispersed as compared with the case where the devices E1 to E4 contact the back D1 of the dog D without the support plate 12, and the dog D feels when the dog vest 1 is attached. Uncomfortable feeling can be reduced.
By providing the support plate 12 for the dog vest 1, the back D1 of the dog D is less likely to be compressed, and it is possible to prevent the positions of the devices E1 to E4 from being changed. When the position of the device such as a sensor changes, not only the movement of the dog D is impeded, but also noise is applied to the data by the sensor.

Since central portions 11h of the base 11 and the support plate 12 in the left-right direction Y are connected to each other by the surface fasteners 22 and 23, when the ends of the base 11 and the support plate 12 in the left-right direction Y are connected In comparison, the central portion 12 h of the support plate 12 can be suppressed from being displaced in the left-right direction Y with respect to the central portion 11 h of the base material 11.
The housings 17 and 18 are attached to the base 11 so as to be symmetrical in the left-right direction Y with respect to the central portion 11 h of the base 11. For this reason, the dog vest 1 can be made difficult to shift in the left-right direction Y by the weight of the devices E1 to E4 housed in the housing portions 17 and 18.

Each sponge 13 extends in the front-rear direction X, and a pair of sponges 13 are attached along the spine D6 of the dog D. Thus, the pair of sponges 13 can be prevented from being inclined with respect to the spine D6 of the dog D.
Since the elastic member is the sponge 13, when attaching the dog vest 1 to the back D1 of the dog D, the pair of sponges 13 can be reliably compressed, and the sponge 13 can be reliably deformed according to the shape of the spine D6. .
The detachable portion 14 has the connector 27, the first length adjustment mechanism 28A, and the second length adjustment mechanism 28B, so that the detachable portion 14 can be tightened to the left and right equally on the back D1 of the dog D.

Second Embodiment
A dog vest according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 of the dog vest according to the first embodiment, and is a bottom view in which a part of the main part of the dog vest is broken. Moreover, FIG. 9 is a side view which shows a part of skeleton of a dog's first half body.
About the same composition as a 1st embodiment, the same numerals as a 1st embodiment are attached, and those explanation is omitted.

FIG. 8 is a view of the flatted dog vest 3 as seen in the thickness direction of the base 11 and the support plate 12. As can be seen from FIG. 8, in the dog vest 3 according to the present embodiment, the sponge (elastic member) 13A is formed to avoid a portion corresponding to a position where the scapula D7 of the back D1 of the dog D is disposed. Differs from the dog vest 1 of the first embodiment in that
As shown in FIG. 9, in a dog breed having a skeleton in which the shape of the scapula D7 floats on the body surface, for example, a standard poodle, the dog vest is attached when the sponge is placed on the scapula D7. When the shoulder blade D7 pushes the sponge. Therefore, there is a possibility that the back D1 excluding the vicinity of the scapula D7 and the sponge do not contact sufficiently. As a result, when the dog D walks, the dog vest may be displaced in the left-right direction Y from the predetermined position on the back D1 by the movement of the scapula D7.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, a scapula avoiding portion 15 in which the sponge 13A is not disposed is formed on the front side X1 on the head side of the dog D. That is, the sponge 13A is formed to avoid the position where the scapula D7 of the back D1 is disposed. Preferably, the pair of sponges 13A is disposed so as to surround the thoracic spine which is a part of the spine D6 and to press the thoracic spine from above.
As a result, even when the dog D having a skeleton in which the shape of the scapula D7 floats on the body surface is walking and the scapula D7 is moving, the sponge 13A and the back D1 can be sufficiently contacted. The dog vest 3 can be reliably suppressed from shifting in the left-right direction Y.

  In the present embodiment, as in the dog vest 3A shown in FIG. 6, the pair of sponges 13A may be connected by the connecting member 66 formed of the sponges. In the connecting member 66, a recess 66a corresponding to the spine D6 of the dog D is formed. The second elastic member 67A is configured by the pair of sponges 13A and the connecting member 66. The second elastic member 67A contacts the back D1 of the dog D while the spine D6 of the dog D is in the recess 66a. Therefore, when the second elastic member 67A is locked in the left-right direction Y with respect to the spine D6 of the dog D and the dog vest 3A is attached to the back D1 of the dog D, the dog vest 3A is in the left-right direction Y It is possible to suppress the shift.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, a plurality of sponges 13A may be provided in the front-rear direction X. The length in the front-rear direction X of each sponge 13A may be short.
Although the elastic member is the sponge 13A, urethane foam or the like can be used as the elastic member in addition to the sponge 13A.

  Moreover, although the scapula avoidance part 15 is formed in FIG. 8 by removing the front part of the sponge 13 and becoming the sponge 13A, the configuration of the scapula avoidance part is not limited to this. For example, the shoulder blade avoiding portion 15 may be formed by reducing the thickness of the front portion of the sponge 13 or forming a recess along the shape of the shoulder blade D7. That is, the configuration of the shoulder blade avoiding portion 15 is not limited as long as the sponge is configured not to interfere with the shoulder blade D7.

(Example)
As an example, the standard poodle was made to wear a dog vest having the same configuration as that of the second embodiment, and the ease of shifting of the dog vest and the degree of stress of the dog were verified. The standard poodle is a dog breed having a skeleton in which the shape of the scapula floats on the body surface as described above.

  The standard poodle wearing the dog vest in this example had a distance from the base of the neck to the scapula of about 8 cm. Therefore, the shoulder blade avoidance portion was configured by forming no elastic member up to 10 cm from the front end of the base material. A sponge was used as the elastic member.

FIG. 10 shows a time-dependent change in the inclination of the dog vest with respect to the back of the dog when taking a walk on a standard poodle wearing the dog vest according to the present embodiment. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) was used to measure the inclination (Roll angle).
Comparative Example 1 is a dog vest which has a sponge formed up to the front end of the base and has no shoulder blade avoidance portion. In addition, Comparative Example 2 is a dog vest which does not have a sponge itself.
In the present embodiment, since the dog is a standard poodle, a dog vest having no shoulder blade avoiding portion is referred to as Comparative Example 1 for convenience. However, in the dog breed having a skeleton in which the shape of the scapula does not protrude on the body surface, the dog vest of Comparative Example 1 is the dog vest of the embodiment.

As can be seen from FIG. 10, in the example, while the inclination was kept close to 0 ° even after 400 seconds of walking the dog, in the comparative example 1, the inclination increased over time. . In addition, in the comparative example 2 as well, the inclination is clearly larger than that in the example.
Furthermore, the slope of the dog vest from the start to the end of this walk was randomly sampled at 30 points to calculate the mean and standard deviation of the slope of the dog vest. The average is -7.4 ° in the example, -39.7 ° in the comparative example 1 and -21.2 ° in the comparative example 2, and the standard deviation is 6.0 ° in the example, the comparative example 1 It was 14.1 ° and Comparative Example 2 was 11.2 °.
Also from these results, it was found that, when the standard poodle is made to wear the vest for a dog, having the configuration of the second embodiment described above can reliably prevent the vest for the dog from shifting in the lateral direction.

  Subsequently, in order to verify the degree of stress of the dog by wearing the vest for dogs, the cortisol concentrations of two standard poodles who wore the vest for dogs according to the present example having the configuration of the second embodiment were measured. The measurement was performed by collecting saliva under the three conditions after taking a walk with the dog vest worn after wearing the dog vest before wearing the dog vest. Generally, it is said that it takes about 10 minutes until the dog's stress is reflected in the saliva cortisol concentration, so saliva was collected after waiting for 15 minutes in each state. The measurement result is shown in FIG. In addition, in order to make a comparison easy, in FIG. 11, the difference (change amount) with the cortisol density | concentration of the saliva before making the vest | best for dogs wear is shown.

  After wearing the dog vest according to this example and after taking a walk, the amount of change was -3 to 5 ng / ml (nanogram per milliliter) for both standard poodles. The amount of change in this range is determined to be very small, and it can be considered that neither of the standard poodles feels much of the stress of wearing the dog vest according to the present embodiment.

Third Embodiment
A dog vest according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. 12 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 of the dog vest according to the first embodiment, and is a bottom view in which a part of the main part of the dog vest according to the third embodiment is broken. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the same dog vest attached to a dog as viewed from the front.
About the same composition as a 1st embodiment and a 2nd embodiment, the same numerals as a 1st embodiment are attached, and those explanation is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, in the dog vest 4 of this embodiment, the base 11 and the support plate 12 are formed short in the left-right direction Y with respect to the dog vest 1 according to the first embodiment. It is different. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12, the distance L1 in the left-right direction Y between a pair of sponges 13 along the outer surface 12a of the support plate 12 is 100 mm or more and 140 mm or less.
The distance L1 is more preferably 100 mm or more and 120 mm or less.

The dog vest 4 configured in this way is used by attaching it to a so-called slender dog D16 (hereinafter simply referred to as the dog D16) shown in FIG. The dog D16 means a dog whose whole body is thin such as the torso D10. The dog D16 is a slender labrador, a standard poodle, or the like.
Such a dog D16 has, for example, a posture in which both hands and feet are placed on the ground or floor and crawling on the ground or floor with respect to the dog D described above. The ratio of the lengths of That is, the body D10 has a more elongated shape.

When the dog vest 4 is attached to such a dog D16, as shown in FIG. 13, the pair of sponges 13 sandwich the entire back D1 of the dog D16 in the left-right direction Y between the pair of sponges 13. The sponges 13 are respectively disposed at the end in the left-right direction Y on the back D1 of the dog D16. In other words, in the dog D16 in the four-posted posture, the pair of sponges 13 sandwich the middle portion in the vertical direction in the trunk D10 of the dog D16 in the left-right direction Y. Furthermore, in other words, the pair of sponges 13 sandwich the middle portion in the vertical direction in the rib D12 of the dog D16 in the left-right direction Y.
That is, the pair of sponges 13 does not sandwich only the spine D6 of the dog D16 between the pair of sponges 13, but the entire back D1 which is a wider range of the dog D16 between the pair of sponges 13 in the lateral direction Y Sandwich.

  In the above description, in order to clarify the position of the pair of sponges 13 when attaching the dog vest 4 to the dog D16, the description may be made with reference to the direction of the dog D16 in four-posture posture . However, after the dog vest 4 according to the present embodiment is attached to the dog D16, the dog vest 4 can be effectively used regardless of the posture in which the dog D16 stands up, the posture of all fours, etc. it is obvious.

In the first embodiment, the surface of the sponge 13 in contact with the back D1 of the dog D faces downward (see FIG. 4). On the other hand, in the dog vest 4 according to this embodiment, the surface of each sponge 13 in contact with the back D1 of the dog D16 is directed downward and obliquely inward in the left-right direction Y.
The surface of the sponge 13 in contact with the back D1 of the dog D16 exerts a force F in a direction substantially orthogonal to the outer surface of the contacting back D1. The force F is divided into a component force F1 along the vertical direction and a component force F2 along the left-right direction Y. The ratio of the component force F2 to the force F is larger than that of the first embodiment because the surface of the sponge 13 in contact with the back portion D1 is directed obliquely downward. For this reason, the dog vest 4 is likely to exert a force of sandwiching the entire back D1 in the left-right direction Y by the pair of sponges 13.

  As described above, according to the dog vest 4 of the present embodiment, the entire back D1 of the dog D16 can be reliably sandwiched by the pair of sponges 13 in the left-right direction Y. When the vest 4 is attached, it is possible to suppress shifting in the left-right direction Y.

  The first to third embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and a configuration without departing from the scope of the present invention Changes, combinations, deletions etc. are also included. Furthermore, it goes without saying that each of the configurations shown in each embodiment can be used in combination as appropriate.

  The dog vest of the present invention can be used as a vest for mounting a device on the back of a dog while reducing the burden on the dog.

1, 2, 3, 3A, 4 dog vest 11 base 11a first main surface 11b second main surface 11h, 12h central part 12 support plate 12a outer surface 12f outer edge 13, 13A sponge (elastic member)
14 detachable portion 17, 18 accommodating portion 22 first surface fastener (engagement portion)
23 Second surface fastener (engaged part)
66a recessed portion 67, 67A second elastic member D, D16 dog D1 back D6 spine D7 shoulder blade L1 distance Y left-right direction (parallel direction)

Claims (12)

A substrate,
A support plate having flexibility and being attached to the first major surface of the substrate and configured to be disposed on the back of a dog;
A pair of elastic members mounted on the outer surface of the support plate opposite to the substrate, spaced apart from each other;
A detachable portion for removably attaching the base material to the back of the dog;
Equipped with
The pair of elastic members are configured to contact the back of the dog with the spine of the dog sandwiched between the pair of elastic members. A fabric storage unit attached to the second main surface of the substrate;
The substrate is made of cloth,
The dog vest according to claim 1, wherein the housing portion is disposed within the outer edge of the support plate in the base when viewed in the thickness direction of the support plate. An engagement portion disposed at a central portion in the parallel direction of the pair of elastic members on the first main surface of the base material;
An engaged portion disposed at a central portion in the parallel direction of the support plate and detachably attached to the engaging portion;
The dog vest according to claim 1 or 2, comprising:   The dog vest according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pair of elastic members extend in a direction crossing the parallel direction of the pair of elastic members and along the outer surface of the base. .   The dog vest according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a bending strength of the support plate based on a rule of ASTM D790 is 9.81 MPa or more and 78.5 MPa or less.   The vest according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the compressive stress of the elastic member at 25% strain based on the definition of JIS K 6767 is 1 kPa or more and 50 kPa or less.   The dog vest according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the elastic member is a sponge.   The dog vest according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the pair of elastic members are configured not to interfere with the scapula of the dog. A substrate,
A support plate having flexibility and being attached to the first major surface of the substrate and configured to be disposed on the back of a dog;
A second elastic member formed with a recess and attached to the outer surface of the support plate opposite to the substrate;
A detachable portion for removably attaching the base material to the back of the dog;
Equipped with
The dog vest is configured such that the second resilient member is configured to contact the back of the dog while the dog's spine enters the recess of the second resilient member.   10. The dog vest according to claim 9, wherein the second resilient member is configured not to interfere with the scapula of the dog. A substrate,
A support plate having flexibility and being attached to the first major surface of the substrate and configured to be disposed on the back of a dog;
A pair of elastic members mounted on the outer surface of the support plate opposite to the substrate, spaced apart from each other;
A detachable portion for removably attaching the base material to the back of the dog;
Equipped with
The pair of elastic members is configured to sandwich the back of the dog in the lateral direction between the pair of elastic members.   The dog vest according to claim 11, wherein a distance between the pair of elastic members in the parallel direction of the pair of elastic members along the outer surface of the support plate is 100 mm or more and 140 mm or less.