KR102015475B1 - Wheel for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

A wheel for a pet according to the present invention includes a support; a shaft coupled to the support; a rotating body coupled to the shaft and rotates according to the movement of the pet; and a fixed plate for separating the center of rotation area of the rotating body from the pet at the end of the shaft.

Description

Cat wheel mechanism {WHEEL FOR PET}

The present invention relates to a wheel mechanism for pets, and more particularly, to a rotating wheel mechanism for play and exercise of a companion animal such as a dog, a cat and the like.

Recently, more and more people keep pets. Pets, such as dogs and cats, live with their pets indoors, and pets are known to be stressed like humans.

As a prior art related to a playground equipment that can relieve the stress of the companion animal, the registered utility model No. 20-0173915 discloses a pet wheel mechanism. The wheel mechanism of the prior art document is that both the wheel and the base are molded of plastic and combine the respective components in an assembly method for easy assembly and smooth rotation of the wheel.

The wheel mechanism used by small animals can be easily moved and carried when the inside of the wheel mechanism is contaminated with foreign matters and is easy to clean.However, in case of large animals such as dogs or cats, the wheel mechanism is large and easy to carry and clean. I can't.

Utility Model Registration No. 20-0173915, Pet Wheel Apparatus Patent No. 10-1260861, Wheel-type Treadmill Utility Model Registration No. 20-0321886, Cycle Treading Machine Registered Credit Model No. 20-0335975, Circular Treadmill Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0089007, Circular Treadmill US 4,389,047, ROTARY EXETCISE DEVICE

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pet wheel mechanism that can be easily washed when the feces or foreign substances of the pet is buried in the rotating body.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a catwheel mechanism for a pet that can easily separate the rotor of the wheel mechanism from the support.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a pet wheel mechanism that can cover the center of the rotating rotor body of the wheel mechanism from the companion animal.

The problem to be solved of the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned problem. Other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The cat wheel mechanism according to the present invention includes a support, a shaft coupled to the support, a rotating body coupled to the shaft and rotating in accordance with the movement of the pet, and an end portion of the shaft at the center of rotation of the rotating body. It consists of a fixed plate to separate from the animal.

The support of the wheel mechanism according to the present invention consists of a support placed on the ground or the floor of the house, a vertical stand installed vertically from the support, and a guide coupled to the upper side of the vertical stand and supporting the shaft.

The rotating body of the pinwheel mechanism according to the present invention is composed of the other side disk portion to which the shaft is coupled and one side of the inner ring is open, and the other end of the disc portion and the closing plate connecting the edge of the one side of the ring plate, the other side disk portion It consists of a body, a first support disc and a second support disc respectively coupled to the front and back of the disc body.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily separate the rotating body from the support, so that when the feces or foreign matter of the pet is buried in the rotating body can be easily separated and washed from the support.

In another aspect, the present invention is coupled to the end of the shaft by the hexagon nut to securely fix the rotating body to the shaft, one side of the hexagon nut or the end of the shaft to install a fixed plate to allow the permanent magnet coupling, removable, The rotor's central area can be hidden from the pet. From this, pets can be safe.

1 is a perspective view of the wheel mechanism for the pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of the pinwheel mechanism according to the present invention.
Figure 3 shows the support of the auricle wheel mechanism according to the present invention.
Figure 4 shows the coupling of the guide to the vertical portion of the support according to the invention.
5 shows a shaft according to the invention.
6 is a perspective view of a rotating body according to the present invention.
7 is an exploded perspective view of the rotating body according to the present invention.
8 is an exploded perspective view of the other disc portion of the rotating body according to the present invention.
9 is a perspective view of one side and the other side of the fixing plate according to the present invention.
Figure 10 shows the fixing plate according to the invention coupled to the shaft.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of description, the components illustrated in the drawings may be exaggerated, omitted, or schematically represented.

The wheel mechanism according to the present invention relates to the wheel mechanism used by large pets such as dogs and cats.

1 is a perspective view of the pinwheel mechanism for pets according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pinwheel mechanism according to the present invention.

Cat wheel mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention is a support body 100, the shaft 200 is coupled to the support, and the rotating body 300 is coupled to the shaft and rotate in accordance with the movement of the pet animal Include.

In addition, the end of the shaft 200 may be further coupled to the fixing plate 500 that can cover the center of rotation of the rotating body from the animal.

Figure 3 shows the support of the auricle wheel mechanism according to the invention, Figure 4 shows the coupling of the guide to the vertical portion of the support according to the invention.

The support 100 supports the rotating body. The support 100 includes a support 110 placed on the ground or the floor of the house, a vertical support 120 installed vertically from the support, and a guide 130 coupled to an upper side of the vertical support and supporting the shaft. .

The support and the vertical stand is to be manufactured and combined separately, but may be formed integrally. The support and the upright may be formed of wood.

Since the wheel mechanism according to the present invention is a play equipment used by a dog or a cat inside the rotating body, the support and the vertical stand are preferably formed of a material that is strong enough to support the weight and movement of the rotating body and the companion animal. As another embodiment, it may be formed of steel, plastic or the like having sufficient strength to support the weight and movement of the rotating body and the pet.

The shaft is coupled to the upper end of the vertical stand via a guide. To this end, a shaft through hole is formed at the upper end of the vertical stand. In addition, a vertical fastening hole for fixing the guide is formed outside the shaft through hole.

Referring to the drawings, the guide 130 has a “c” shape open downward. The guide 130 is composed of one side plate 131, the other side plate 132, and a connection plate 133 connecting upper ends of one side and the other side plate.

Shaft through-holes are formed in the one plate and the other plate, respectively, and guide fastening holes for fixing the guides to the vertical stand are formed outside the shaft through-holes.

Referring to the drawings, a mounting groove (HH) for the seating of the guide may be formed at the upper end of the vertical stand. In the present invention, the mounting groove is formed only at the upper end of the vertical stand, but as another embodiment, the mounting groove may be formed to have a shape corresponding to the shape of one side, the other side, and the connecting plate of the guide. If the guide is inserted into the mounting groove, the guide does not flow. The guide fastener is then used to secure the guide to the top of the riser. Guide fasteners may consist of bolts and nuts.

On the other hand, as another embodiment, the guide may be located on one side and the other side of the upper end of the vertical plate and the other plate, respectively, and then may be coupled to the one side plate and the other plate to the upper end of the vertical stand using a guide fastener. At this time, one side plate and the other plate is formed to have the same size and shape.

The guide fastening hole is formed on the guide fastening hole formed on one side and the other side plate and the vertical fastening hole formed on the upper end of the vertical stand by using the guide fastener.

In this way, after coupling the guide to the upper end of the vertical stand to secure the shaft to the guide.

5 shows a shaft according to the invention.

The shaft according to the invention is fixed to the guide and does not rotate. The shaft is provided with a protrusion 230 between one side 210, the other side 220, and one side and the other side.

Screw grooves are formed at the ends of one side and the other side of the shaft. The protrusion 230 provides a fixed position of the shaft in the guide. When the other side of the shaft is inserted into the shaft through hole formed in one plate of the guide, it is no longer inserted by the protrusion. Subsequently, the other side portion protruding into the shaft through hole formed in the other side plate is fastened with a nut 221 to completely fix the shaft to the guide.

The shaft 200, the hexagon nut 211, and the nut 221 are all formed of a material containing iron as a main component.

Referring to FIG. 5, a tapered portion TP is formed at an end of one side portion 210. The tapered portion may be easily inserted into the shaft hole of the first bearing body 312-1 and the second bearing body 313-1 of the rotating body to be described later. One bearing body makes it easy to fit the shaft. However, in the case of two bearing bodies, the tapered portion of the shaft facilitates insertion when inserted into the second bearing body after insertion into the first bearing body.

And the rotating body 300 is coupled to one side portion 210 of the shaft 200.

6 is a perspective view of a rotating body according to the present invention, Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the rotating body according to the present invention, Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the other disc portion of the rotating body according to the present invention.

Rotating body 300 according to the present invention is the other side disk portion 310 to which the shaft is coupled and one side of the ring plate 320 is open inside, the other end plate portion and the closing plate 330 for connecting the edge of the side ring plate Is done.

The other disc portion, one ring plate, the finishing plate may be formed of wood, or may be formed of a plastic, which is a relatively light material.

The other disc portion and one ring plate have the same radius. Referring to the drawings, the inner side of the other disc portion is blocked and one ring plate is open on the inside.

When the rotating body is placed perpendicular to the ground, it forms an opening through which the dog or cat can enter into the inside of one ring plate. A puppy or cat can enter one side of the hook and run or sit on the closing board.

When the other disc portion, one ring plate, and the closing plate is combined, a predetermined space portion is formed therein. The space portion may be buried in the excrement of the dog or cat, there may be a residue of food that the dog or cat is going to bite.

The rotating body of the wheel mechanism used by a small pet such as a squirrel has a small size, but in the case of a large companion animal such as a dog or a cat, the rotating body of the wheel device has a relatively large size.

Although cleaning tools such as brooms and mops can be used to clean the inside of the rotor, it is difficult to completely clean the gap of the joint because the rotor is easily rotated even by a small external force. In the present invention has a structure capable of separating the rotating body from the shaft in order to easily separate the rotating body. That is, the other disc portion of the rotating body at one side of the shaft is made of a removable structure.

Referring to FIG. 8, the other disc part 310 includes a disc body 311 and a first support disc 312 and a second support disc 313 respectively coupled to the front and back surfaces of the disc body.

The first support disc and the second support disc have a circular shape and have the same radius and the same thickness. A first bearing body 312-1 and a second bearing body 313-1 are respectively coupled to the first support disk and the second support disk, respectively. A shaft hole is formed in the center of the first bearing body and the second bearing body.

The disc body, the first support disc, and the second support disc may be coupled by fasteners consisting of bolts and nuts.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the other disc portion of the rotating body is fitted to one side of the shaft, and the end of one side of the shaft is fastened with a hexagon nut 211 to firmly fix the rotating body to the shaft.

When the fixed rotating body is viewed from one side, the first support disc is visible in the center of the disc body, and the hexagonal nut 211 coupled to one side of the shaft is visible in the center of the first support disc. The end of the fastener for joining the disc body, the first support disc and the second support disc is shown. In order to prevent these components from being visible, the fixing plate 500 is coupled to the hexagon nut 211 coupled to the shaft end.

9 is a perspective view of one side and the other side of the fixing plate according to the present invention, Figure 10 shows the coupling of the fixing plate according to the invention to the shaft.

The fixing plate 500 has a disc shape and has the same radius as the first support disc. The fixing plate is composed of a disk-shaped fixing plate body 510, the handle portion 520, the hexagon coupling groove 530, and the permanent magnet 550 provided inside the coupling groove.

Referring to the drawings, one side of the fixing plate body is provided with a handle portion, the other side of the fixing plate is formed with a hexagonal coupling groove 530 corresponding to the hexagon nut 211. A permanent magnet is installed inside the coupling groove, and the permanent magnet is coupled to the end face of the hexagon nut 211 and the end face of the tapered portion TP of the shaft. In this way, the fixing plate is magnetically coupled to prevent the fixing plate from being easily separated from the shaft.

When the user grasps the handle of the fixing plate and inserts it into the hexagon nut coupled to the shaft end, the fixing plate can be easily coupled by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 550 provided inside the hexagon coupling groove 530.

According to the present invention, when the inside of the rotating body is contaminated with the feces of the pet, after separating the fixed plate 500 from the hexagon nut, and then separating the hexagon nut 211 from one side of the shaft, the rotating body from the shaft Easily removable. Subsequently, the rotating body is washed and dried, and then put on the shaft again, and the hexagon nut is rotatably coupled to one side of the shaft, and then the fixing plate is coupled to the hexagon nut.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail through the specific Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various deformation | transformation is possible for a person with ordinary knowledge within the scope of the technical idea of this invention.

100: support
110: support
120: vertical stand
130: guide
131: one side plate
132: other side plate
133: connection plate
200: shaft
210: one side
211: Hex Nut
220: other side
230: protrusion
300: rotating body
310: the other side disk part
311: disc body (in the other disc)
312: first support disk
312-1: First bearing body
313: second support disc
313-1: second bearing body
320: one side ring plate
330: finish plate
500: fixed plate
510: fixed plate body
520: handle portion
530: hexagonal coupling groove
550: permanent magnet

Claims (3)

It's a pet wheel.
The pinwheel mechanism is the support 100,
A shaft 200 coupled to the support;
Rotor 300 and coupled to the shaft and rotates according to the movement of the pet,
End of the shaft 200 is made of a fixed plate 500 for separating the center of rotation of the rotating body from the companion animal,
The support 100 is a support 110 which is placed on the ground or the floor of the house, a vertical support 120 is installed vertically from the support, and the guide 130 is coupled to the upper side of the vertical support and fixed to the shaft Done,
The shaft 200 is formed of one side portion 210, the other side portion 220, and the protrusion 230 between the one side portion and the other side, tapered portion (TP) is formed at one end portion, The other side is fixed to the guide of the support and the one side is a rotating body is coupled, the one side is coupled to the hexagonal nut 211 after coupling the rotating body,
The rotating body 300 is composed of the other disc portion 310, the shaft is coupled to one side of the ring plate 320, the inner side is opened, the other end plate portion and the closing plate 330 connecting the edge of the ring plate on one side The other disc portion 310 includes a disc body 311 and a first support disc 312 and a second support disc 313 respectively coupled to the front and back surfaces of the disc body. The first bearing body 312-1 is coupled to the first support disk, and the second bearing body 313-1 is coupled to the second support disk.
The fixing plate 500 is composed of a disk-shaped fixing plate body 510, the handle portion 520, the hexagon coupling groove 530, and the permanent magnet 550 provided inside the coupling groove, the hexagon Coupling groove 530 is formed in a shape corresponding to the hexagon nut 211, the permanent magnet is coupled to the end face of the hexagon nut 211 or the end face of the tapered portion (TP) of the shaft by the magnetic force is fixed A pinwheel mechanism for a pet, characterized in that configured to prevent separation from the shaft.





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