KR101962736B1 - Apparatus and method for pet toilet training - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and a method for treating a companion animal, comprising a pad supply unit for storing a defecation pad and supplying the stored defecation pad to a pad support, a pad for processing a defecation pad when the companion animal defecates the pad supplied from the pad supply unit, An image processing unit for photographing the defecation pads supplied on the pad support, processing the photographed image to generate image information, and a controller for checking the defecation state using the image generated by the image processing unit, And a controller for controlling the length of the bowel pad to be processed by the pad processing unit so that the position of the bowel pad on the bowel pad is inspected using the image processing unit, The pad can be used economically.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PET TOILET TRAINING [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for training a companion animal, and more particularly, to a companion animal training apparatus and method capable of automatically training a companion animal's compartment pad and training companion animals to compartmentalize at predetermined positions .

A companion animal means an animal that a person has by his side and raises for the enjoyment of man. In particular, there is an increasing number of households with at least one companion animal, whose tendency to perceive companion animals as members of the family by recent media. However, in the process of raising the companion animal, it is often necessary to treat the bowel movements frequently and then repeatedly laboriously.

To overcome this problem, techniques have been developed for a device that can automatically handle companion bowel movements. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses an automatic pet stool automatic treatment device for automatically defecating pet stools by winding a stool seat by driving a motor, .

The automatic defecating apparatus according to Patent Document 1 includes: a defrosting plate provided so as to be able to lift a pet; A first case mounted to one side of the baffle plate in a longitudinal direction and having a first opening formed at a lower end thereof toward one side of the baffle plate; A take-up roll installed rotatably and horizontally inside the first case and wound around the bowel movement seat; A second case mounted on the other side of the baffle plate in a longitudinal direction and having a second opening formed at a lower end thereof toward the other side of the baffle plate; And a motor driving unit mounted on the second case and having a motor for rotating the rotation shaft, the motor shaft being rotatably installed to penetrate the second case and winding the defecation sheet.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1661675 (issued on October 04, 2016)

However, in the automatic defecation apparatus according to the prior art, the defecation pads are collectively processed by a predetermined length without considering the position of the defecate animal on the defecation defecation pad after defecation. As a result, the automatic defecation apparatus according to the related art has a problem that the use amount of the defecation pad is increased and the maintenance cost increases.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a companion animal training apparatus and method capable of automatically processing a defecation pad defecated by a companion animal and guiding the defecation training to defecate at an accurate position will be.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a companion animal training apparatus for inspecting the position of a side on a bowel pad using an image of the bowel pad and adjusting the length of the bowel pad to be processed based on the position of the side.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an animal compartment training apparatus comprising a pad supply unit for storing a defecation pad and supplying the stored defecation pad to a pad support, An image processing unit for photographing the defecation pad supplied on the pad support and processing the photographed image to generate image information, and an image processing unit for generating a defecation state using the image generated by the image processing unit, And controlling the length of the bowel pad to be processed by the pad processing unit based on the bowel condition.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for training a companion animal to defecate an animal, comprising the steps of: (a) detecting whether the companion animal enters or exits the compartment using an infrared sensor installed on the pad pad; b) checking whether the companion animal enters or does not advance based on a detection signal of the infrared sensor at an inspection unit of the control unit; and c) if it is determined that the companion animal is entering or advancing as a result of the inspection in the step b) (D) inspecting the defecation state using the image information by the control unit, adjusting the length of the defecation pad based on the inspection result, and performing an operation of the pad processing unit The method comprising the steps of:

As described above, according to the animal compartment training apparatus of the present invention, the position of the side on the defecation pad is inspected using the image processing unit, and the length of the defecation pad is adjusted according to the position of the side, Can be used.

Particularly, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not a bowel movement is possible and a bowel position using shadows formed around the sides.

According to the present invention, a long hole-shaped engagement hole is formed on both sides of the housing of the pad processing unit so as to vary the height of the shaft, thereby preventing the deviation from moving to the outside of the defecation pad due to inclination during processing of the defecation pad, Can be easily achieved.

Further, according to the present invention, since the shaft of the pad processing portion is detachably provided from the bowel pad, the bowel pad can be easily recovered and processed, and since no separate wick for treating the bowel pad is used, The effect can be obtained.

According to the present invention, the guide plate and the guide groove are provided in the pad supply portion, whereby the jamming can be prevented which is overlapped while being supplied with the defecation pad and is prevented from jamming.

In addition, according to the present invention, snacking is provided to the companion animal in accordance with the defecation state on the defecation pad, thereby obtaining the effect that the companion animal's training can be induced.

1 is a perspective view of an animal companion training apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a companion animal training apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the pad supply portion shown in FIG. 1,
4 is an exploded perspective view of the second shaft of the pad processing unit shown in FIG. 1,
FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating steps of a companion animal defecation training method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
6 and 7 are operational state diagrams of a companion animal training apparatus.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for training a companion animal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a companion animal training apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a companion animal training apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the direction of the pad processing unit 120 will be referred to as the rear direction with respect to the pad supply unit 110, and the opposite direction will be referred to as the front direction.

1 and 2, the apparatus for defecating a companion animal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a pad supply unit 110, a pad processing unit 120, a pad pedestal 130, an image processing unit 140, (150) and an illumination unit (160).

The pad supplying section 110 is a part for supplying a defecation pad P for a companion animal to see a bowel movement and includes a first pad housing 111 and a first shaft 112 and is provided on both sides of the first pad housing 111 A first coupling hole 113 in which both ends of the first shaft 112 are rotatably coupled may be formed.

The first pad housing 111 is a part for storing the defecation pad P, and the defecation pad P can be rolled and stored in the inner space.

The first shaft 112 is a portion for storing the bowel pad P in the inner space of the first pad housing 111 in the form of a roll and is disposed at the center of the bowel pad P in the form of a roll, ) Are rotated and released so that they can be continuously supplied.

The first engaging hole 113 is a portion to which both ends of the first shaft 112 are engaged and is connected to the first shaft 112 so that the balloon pad P, Or the like.

The first coupling hole 113 may be formed to have a long hole shape so as to vary the height of the first shaft 112 according to the length of the bowel pad P wound around the first shaft 112.

The pad processing unit 120 includes a second pad housing 121 and a second shaft 122 that collect the defecation pad P supplied from the pad supply unit 110 and includes a second pad housing 121, A second coupling hole 123 through which both ends of the second shaft 122 are rotatably coupled can be formed.

The second pad housing 121 collects and stores the defecation pad P supplied from the first pad housing 111 and processes the defecated defecation pad P in a roll form.

The second shaft 122 is a portion for storing the bowel pad P supplied from the first pad housing 111 in the form of a roll and is fixed while one end of the bowel pad P is rotated and rolled and stored in the form of a roll.

The second coupling hole 123 is a portion to which both ends of the second shaft 122 are coupled and allows the second shaft 122 to maintain the center of rotation when the defecation pad P is wound as the second shaft 122 rotates.

The second coupling hole 123 is formed to have a long hole shape so as to vary the height of the second shaft 122 according to the length of the bowel pad P wound around the second shaft 122.

The structure of the first and second pad housings 111 and 121 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

The pad support 130 is a portion where the defecation pad P supplied from the pad supply unit 110 is seated. The pad support unit 110 and the pad treatment unit 120 are provided at the front end and the rear end of the pad support 130, respectively The pancreatic pad P can be moved from the pad supply unit 110 to the pad processing unit 120 via the upper surface of the pad half-

Herein, it is determined whether or not the companion animal moves (hereinafter referred to as "entry") above the bowel pad P for defecation and moves to the outside of the bowel pad P (hereinafter referred to as "advance") after bowel movement An infrared ray sensor 131 for inspection may be provided.

The infrared sensor 131 functions to check whether or not the companion animal enters or exits on the defecation pad.

Of course, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and may be changed to apply a detection sensor for detecting entry / exit of a companion animal in various ways such as a laser sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a weight sensor, etc. in addition to an infrared sensor.

The pad support 130 may be constructed by assembling a plurality of support plates having predetermined sizes so that the length, width, or total area of the defecation pad P can be adjusted according to the breed or size of the companion animal.

That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to variously change the length, width, and area of the pad pedestal by selectively assembling the pedestal plate of a certain standard.

A display line 132 may be displayed on the upper surface of the pad pedestal 130 at predetermined intervals so as to easily recognize the position of the paresthesia on the pelvic pad P. [

For example, a display line 132 may be displayed on the upper surface of each of the receiving plates at a central portion in the width direction.

The image processing unit 140 may include at least one camera 141 that photographs the defecation pad P supplied to the pad support 130 and a processing module 142 that processes the images shot by the camera.

The camera 141 is capable of performing pan and tilt operations such that the companion animal can examine the position of the side on the defecation pad P and the defecation pad P in the defecation pad P, ) And a camera capable of zooming out can be used.

The processing module 142 processes the image photographed by the camera 141 and transmits the processed image information to the controller 150 so as to inspect the defecation state, that is, the location of the defecation and the side.

The control unit 150 controls the driving of each device provided in the companion animal defecation processing apparatus 100.

The control unit 150 controls the image analysis unit 151 and the infrared sensor 131 to analyze the image information received from the image processing unit 140. The control unit 150 determines whether or not the companion animal A control unit 152 for controlling the driving of the pad processing unit 120 to adjust the length of the defecation pad P to be processed according to the result of the examination, And a signal generating unit 153 for generating a signal.

The signal generator 153 may generate a control signal for controlling the driving of the illumination unit 160 so as to sequentially drive the first and second light sources 161 and 162 provided in the illumination unit 160. [

That is, the control unit 150 controls the rotation speed or angle of the driving motor 129 that transmits the driving force to the roller 126 (see FIG. 4) to which the second shaft 122 is coupled, It is possible to control the length of the pad P to be adjusted.

At the same time, the control unit 150 controls the pad processing unit 120 to collect and process the defecation pad P based on the defecation state of the companion animal, and supplies snacks to the companion animal defecated at the correct defecation position The operation of the feeding section (not shown) can be controlled so as to induce the companion's bowel movement training.

The illumination unit 160 illuminates the bowel pad on the pad pedestal 130 at night where it is difficult to distinguish the defecated urine and the feces from the first and second And may include light sources 161 and 162.

The image information analyzed by the image analysis unit 151 may include sides and sides of light due to light.

Therefore, the control unit 150 can judge the faeces and urine using the sides and shadows included in the image information, inspect the position of the sides, and control the length of the defecation pad P to be processed according to the inspection result .

In detail, the control unit 150 can determine the feces and the urine using the color of the image analyzed by the image analysis unit 151 as the defecation pad P is illuminated by sunlight in the daytime.

On the other hand, the control unit 150 controls the first and second light sources 161 and 162 to be sequentially turned on when the night or the sunlight is blocked and the room is dark, and checks whether the shadow is generated by the sides to judge the faeces or urine can do.

The control unit 150 counts time using an internal timer and operates the illuminating unit 160 at a predetermined time for a predetermined time to illuminate the defecation pad P on the pad supporting unit 130 can do.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to detect the illuminance on the pad support or the bowel pad using the illuminance sensor, and to change the operation of the illumination unit according to the detection result.

Here, the control unit 150 determines the presence or absence of a mutated urine or a bowel movement defecated in the bowel movement pad P, and controls driving of the pad processing unit 130 to immediately process the bowel movement if it is determined that the bowel movement is a bowel movement.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the defecated side is a urine, the control unit 150 counts the number of times of urine determination, and controls the driving of the pad processing unit 130 to process the defecation pad P when the counted number reaches a predetermined set number of times can do.

The set number of times may be set by an experiment value so as to maintain the state before the bowel movement pad P is completely contaminated by urine, and may be set, for example, two to five times.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to economically use the bowel pad by inspecting the entry / exit of the companion animal, the bowel position and the position of the bowel with respect to the bowel pad, and adjusting the length of processing the bowel pad according to the position of the side.

In the present invention, urine and feces are discriminated by using the color of the side in the daytime, and the illuminating unit is operated at night to illuminate the defecation pad to discriminate between urine and faeces using the occurrence of shadows caused by the sides, It is possible to accurately determine the position of the side on which the side is located.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to maximize the effect of the bowel movement training by rewarding the snack to the companion animal according to the bowel condition of the bowel pad to induce the bowel movement.

Next, the configuration of the pad supply unit and the pad processing unit will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the pad supply unit 110 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the pad processing unit 120 shown in FIG.

3, the first pad housing 111 of the pad supply unit 110 may include a first bottom plate 1111, a first side plate 1112, and a first cover 1113.

The first bottom plate 1111 protects the lower portion of the first pad housing 111 and functions to support the lower portion of the defecation pad P while discharging the defecation pad P to the outside.

The first side plate 1112 shields both sides of the first pad housing 111 and is configured to protect the left and right sides of the first pad housing 111, respectively.

Each first side plate 1112 is formed with a first engagement hole 113 so that both ends of the first shaft 112 can be inserted and fixed.

A guide groove 117 is formed in the first bottom plate 1111 downwardly. A pair of guide protrusions 115 are formed on the first side plate 1112 and a pair of guide protrusions 115 A guide plate 116 can be disposed.

The pair of guide protrusions 115 protrude from the inner surface of the first side plate 1112 and the guide plate 116 can be inserted and fixed between the pair of guide protrusions 115.

The guide plate 116 is a portion that contacts the upper surface of the bowel pad P drawn out through the drawer hole 114 and guides the bowel pad P from the first housing 111 to the guide plate 116 That is, the lower end may be provided so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the bowel pad P. [

The guide groove 117 is in contact with the lower surface of the bowel pad P. The bowel pad P is in contact with the lower surface protruding as the bowel pad P contacts the guide plate 116, To be withdrawn.

The first cover 1113 protects the front surface and the rear surface of the first pad housing 110. The first cover 1113 prevents external impurities from entering into the pouch pad P, A draw-out hole 114 for drawing the bowel movement pad P is formed.

The first cover 1113 is rotatably mounted around a shaft (not shown) provided at the front end of the first bottom plate 1111 so as to be opened and closed so that the defecation pad P stored therein can be replaced .

As described above, according to the present invention, a guide plate is provided between a pair of first side plates, and a guide groove is formed in the first bottom plate to prevent latching or overlapping of a bowel pad caused when the bowel pad is drawn out to the draw- The bowel pad can be taken out smoothly.

In addition, the present invention can extract foreign matter present on the upper surface of the bowel pad and pull out the surface of the bowel pad in a clean state.

The second pad housing 121 of the pad processing unit 120 includes a second bottom plate 1211, a second side plate 1212, and a second cover 1213, as shown in FIG.

The second bottom plate 1211 protects the lower portion of the second pad housing 121 and protects the lower portion of the defecation pad P that is returned to the second pad housing 121.

The second side plate 1212 shields both sides of the second pad housing 121 and may be configured to protect the left and right sides of the second pad housing 121, respectively.

The second side plate 1212 may have a second coupling hole 123 to which both ends of the second shaft 122 are coupled.

The second cover 1213 protects the front surface and the rear surface of the second pad housing 121 and a recovery hole 124 for recovering the defecation pad P is formed on the front surface of the second cover 1213 .

The second cover 1213 is rotatably mounted on a shaft (not shown) provided at the rear end of the second bottom plate 1211 so as to be opened and closed so as to replace the defecation pad P stored therein .

The second shaft 122 includes a pad rod 125 and a roller 126.

The pad rod 125 is formed as a pair so as to fix the upper and lower surfaces of the distal end of the bowel pad P to each other.

The roller 126 is a portion for holding and storing the defecation pad P and an insertion space 127 is formed on one surface of the roller 126 to insert the pad rod 125 having the other end of the defecation pad P fixed thereon The used defecation pad (P) can be rolled and stored.

This pad rod 125 can be processed by winding the recovered defecation pad P without using a separate wick and easily separating from the defecation pad P through one side of the curled defecation pad P have.

Both ends of the roller 126 may be formed with insertion protrusions 128 which are respectively engaged with the second engagement holes 123 of the second side plate 1212.

A driving motor 129 for generating a driving force may be connected to one end of the roller 126.

Thus, the present invention separates the pad shaft from the second shaft driven by the roller in the recovered defecation pad, so that the defecation pad can be treated separately, so that the used defecation pad can be easily treated.

The first and second light sources 161 and 162 may be installed on the rear surface of the first cover 1113 of the first pad housing 111 and on the front surface of the second cover 1213 of the second pad housing 121, .

Of course, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the first and second light sources 161 and 162 may be provided on both sides of the pad support 130, respectively.

Next, referring to Figs. 5 to 7, a method for disposing of a companion animal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating steps of a companion animal defecation training method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are operational state diagrams of a companion animal defecation training apparatus.

5, when power is supplied to the companion animal bowel movement training apparatus 100, the control unit 150 initializes each configuration to perform an operation for checking the presence or absence of the bowel movement of the bowel movement pad, .

The infrared sensor 131 installed on the pad pedestal 130 senses whether or not the companion animal enters or exits on the defecation pad P and the detection signal output from the infrared sensor 131 is transmitted to the control unit 150 .

In step S12, the control unit 150 checks whether or not the companion animal enters or exits using the detection signal received from the infrared sensor 131. [

If it is determined in step S12 that the entry and exit state of the companion animal is not confirmed, the control unit 150 controls to repeat steps S10 and S12.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S12 that the entry and exit state of the companion animal is confirmed, the image processing unit 140 photographs the defecation pad P and processes the photographed image to generate image information (S14).

At this time, the controller 150 may control the first and second light sources 161 and 162 of the illumination unit 160 to sequentially light up according to the time counted in the internal timer or the illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor.

The image analyzing unit 151 of the control unit 150 analyzes the image information generated by the image processing unit 140 and the checking unit 152 determines whether the defecation pad, Urine judgment and position of side are checked.

That is, in step S16, the examining unit 152 checks whether or not the defecation pad P is defecated using the analyzed image.

If it is determined in step S16 that the subject is not in the defecation state, the control unit 150 controls to repeat steps S10 through S16.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S16 that the mutation is defecated, the examining unit 152 checks whether the defecated mutation is feces or urine (S18).

At this time, the examining unit 152 judges urine and faeces using the color of the image information during the daytime, and checks whether the shadows are generated around the sides by the light irradiated from the first and second light sources at night, It can be judged.

If the urine is judged to be urine in step S18, the control unit 150 counts the number of urine judgments (S20) and checks whether the counted number has reached a preset number of times (S22).

If the counted number of times is less than the set number of times as a result of the check in step S22, the controller 150 controls to repeat steps S10 through S22.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S22 that the number of counting reaches the set number of times, or if the defective side is a defecation side in step S18, the controller 150 determines the length of the defecation pad P to be processed according to the position of the side.

At this time, the position of the side of the defecation pad P may be determined to be a distance apart from the pad processing unit 120 using the display line 132 of the pad pedestal 130 with reference to the pad processing unit 120.

That is, when the position of the side is close to the pad processing unit 120 as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 150 determines the length of the bowel pad P to be processed based on the position of the side.

On the other hand, when the position of the side is far away from the pad processing unit 120 as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 150 determines the length of the bowel pad P to be processed based on the position of the side.

Accordingly, in step S26, the signal generator 153 of the controller 150 controls the operation of the pad processor 120 to recover and process the faeces pad P by the length determined in step S24.

At the same time, the control unit 150 can check the defecation state of the companion animal, and then drive the feeding unit to supply the snack so as to induce the companion animal to defecate at the defecation pad (P).

Through the above-described process, the present invention can check the defecation on the defecation pad, judge the exact position of the defecation pad by using the image information of the defecation state, and adjust the length of the defecation pad.

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been described concretely with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The present invention is applied to a technique for economically using a bowel movement pad by processing a bowel movement pad in roll form by grasping the position of the bowel movement and the position of the side using the image of the bowel pad.

100: companion animal training device
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111: first pad housing 1111: first bottom plate
1112: first side plate 1113: first cover
112: first shaft 113: first engaging hole
114: Draw-out ball 115: Guide projection
116: guide plate 117: guide groove
120: Pad processing section
121: second pad housing 1211: second bottom plate
1212: second side plate 1213: second cover
122: second shaft 123: second engaging hole
124: Recovery ball 125: Pad bar
126: roller 127: insertion space
128: insertion protrusion 129: drive motor
130: Pad Support
131: Infrared sensor 132:
140:
141: camera 142: processing module
150:
151: Image analysis unit 152: Inspection unit
153: Signal generator
160:
161, 162: first and second light sources

Claims (6)

A pad supply part for storing the defecation pad and supplying the stored defecation pad to the pad pedestal;
A pad processing unit for processing a bowel pad when the companion animal defecates the bowel pad supplied from the pad supply unit;
An image processor for photographing a bowel pad supplied on the pad pedestal and processing the photographed image to generate image information; And
A control unit for inspecting a defecation state including a defecation state and a position of a side using the image generated by the image processing unit and controlling the length of the defecation pad to be processed by the pad processing unit based on a defecation state; To
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An infrared sensor for detecting whether or not the companion animal enters or advances into the bowel movement pad is provided on the pad support,
Wherein,
An image analyzer for analyzing the image information received by the image processor;
An examining unit for examining whether or not a companion animal is entering or exiting and analyzing the image analysis unit based on a detection signal of the infrared sensor to determine whether or not the subject is defecated and the position of a side; And
A signal generator for generating a control signal for controlling the driving of the pad processor to adjust the length of the bowel pad to be processed according to the inspection result of the inspection unit; Lt; / RTI >
The signal generator generates a control signal for controlling the driving of the illumination unit so as to sequentially drive the first light source and the second light source provided in the pad supply unit and the pad processing unit at night,
Wherein the checking unit determines the urine and the faeces using the color of the image information analyzed by the image analyzing unit during the day,
Wherein the urine and the faeces are judged by checking whether shadows are generated around the sides by the light irradiated from the first light source and the second light source at night. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the pad supply unit includes a first pad housing for storing therein a pancake pad and a drawer for drawing out the pancreatic pad at a lower side of the pad housing; And
A first shaft coupled with one end of a bowel pad to hold the bowel pad in a roll form on the outer circumferential surface thereof; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein both ends of the first pad housing are formed with first engagement holes in which both ends of the first shaft are rotatably engaged. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first pad housing comprises:
A first bottom plate;
A pair of first side plates installed on both sides of the first bottom plate; And
A first cover for shielding a space between the first bottom plate and the pair of first side plates; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the first cover has a front surface formed with the through hole,
A pair of guide projections are formed on the inner side surfaces of each first side plate,
A guide plate is inserted between the pair of guide projections,
Wherein a guide groove is formed in the first bottom plate so that a lower end of the guide plate is inserted and the movement of the bowel pad is guided to prevent hooking. The pad processing apparatus according to claim 1,
A second pad housing in which a pad recovery hole is formed in which a bowel pad is withdrawn;
A second shaft coupled to the other end of the bowel pad and configured to roll and handle the bowel pad recovered into the second pad housing; And
A driving motor for generating a driving force to rotate the second shaft; Lt; / RTI >
The second pad housing is formed at both ends thereof with a second coupling hole through which both ends of the second shaft are rotatably coupled,
Wherein the second engagement hole is formed as a long hole along the vertical direction so as to vary the height of the second shaft according to a length of the defecation pad wound on the second shaft. 5. The apparatus of claim 4,
A pair of pad rods which are overlapped with each other to fix the upper and lower ends of the one end of the bowel pad; And
A roller to which the pair of pad rods are coupled; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein an insertion space is formed on one surface of the roller so that the pair of pad rods are detachably inserted,
Wherein the second pad housing comprises:
A second bottom plate;
A pair of second side plates installed on both sides of the second bottom plate; And
A second cover for shielding a space between the second bottom plate and the pair of second side plates; Lt; / RTI >
And the recovery hole is formed on the front surface of the second cover.
Using the companion animal training apparatus according to claim 1,
(a) detecting whether or not the companion animal enters or exits the defecation pad using an infrared sensor installed on the pad pad;
(b) checking whether or not the companion animal enters or exits based on a detection signal of the infrared sensor at an inspection unit of the control unit;
(c) generating image information by photographing a defecation pad in an image processing unit if it is determined that the companion animal is entered and advanced as a result of the inspection in the step (b); And
(d) checking the defecation state using the image information in the control unit, and controlling the operation of the pad processing unit to adjust the length of the defecation pad based on the inspection result; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the defecation state includes a defecation state and a position of a side,
The step (d) includes the steps of (d1) analyzing the image information received from the image processing unit in the image analysis unit of the control unit;
(d2) an examining unit for examining the position of the side of the bowel movement and the side of the bowel using the analysis result of the image analysis unit in the examination unit; And
(d3) generating a control signal for controlling the driving of the pad processing unit to adjust the length of the bowel pad to be processed based on the inspection result of the inspection unit in the signal generation unit; Lt; / RTI >
In step (d3), the control unit determines the position of the side and the length of the bodyside pad to be processed using the scale indicated on the pad base,
In the step (c), the controller drives the illumination unit at night to control the illumination of the bowel pad by illuminating the bowel pad,
The image analysis unit generates image information including sides and shadows,
The examining unit checks whether or not shadows are generated in the vicinity of the sides, judges whether the defecated mutation is a urine or a sponge,
Wherein the control unit counts the number of urine judgments when it is determined to be urine, and controls to recover and process the bowel movement pad when the counting number reaches a preset number of times.

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