KR102311168B1 - Toiletfor for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a toilet for companion animals, and more particularly, includes a control unit for controlling the operation of a defecation removal means for removing companion animal excrement and a sealing discharge means for receiving and sealing the excrement.

Description

Toilet for pets{TOILETFOR FOR PET}

The present invention relates to a toilet for companion animals, and relates to a toilet for companion animals that can automatically process the excrement for companion animals, and at the same time, the treated excrement is automatically stored in a defecation bag, sealed and discharged.

Recently, the number of households with pets is increasing day by day.

In order to keep a companion animal, a lot of attention is required according to the habits of the companion animal. For example, cats are nocturnal animals, so pet owners should know that cats tend to live primarily at night rather than during the day. In addition, only by familiarizing yourself with how to improve the bond with your companion animal, you and your pet can live together smoothly indoors without unnecessary stress.

In particular, one of the biggest problems when raising companion animals indoors is the disposal of excrement. Companion animals are often forced to defecate in a relatively fixed place by training or instinct, but a person needs to immediately remove the excrement. In the case of a cat, the pet owner should take good care of the cat's defecation site, because the cat's defecation area can be very stressful if it is dirty or does not have a smooth bowel movement.

In view of this, various methods have been proposed to provide a place for defecation to companion animals so that excrement can be collected and disposed of cleanly at the place of defecation.

A cat toilet sold in the prior art is a plastic box made for a cat raised indoors to defecate, and solids such as sand are accommodated inside the box. These cat toilets have a problem in that solids are exposed to the outside, so the smell of excrement is easy to spread to the surroundings, and the solids are blown around to greatly degrade the indoor environment.

Republic of Korea registration number 10-1796113 (announced on November 09, 2017) Republic of Korea registration number 10-1624467 (announced May 31, 2016)

The present invention has been devised to solve the conventional problems as described above, and by automatically and reliably removing the excrement of the companion animal from the place of defecation, the place of defecation is hygienically managed and the owner of the companion animal can conveniently handle the excrement of the companion animal. This is to provide a toilet for pets.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a toilet for companion animals that can provide a sanitary environment by automatically receiving, sealing, and discharging the treated excrement in a defecation bag.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, a predetermined space is provided therein, and a housing including an inlet/outlet part opened to allow companion animals to enter and exit on one surface, and a companion animal defecation in the inner space of the housing A defecation chamber provided with a defecation plate on which solids are laid so as to receive the excrement, and a defecation removal means installed on the upper side of the housing to help discharge the excrement through the elevating and reciprocating motions of the removal rake and , A feces collection room installed in communication with one side from the defecation room inside the housing to discharge and collect the excrement, and a sealing discharge means installed in the excrement collection room to accommodate the excrement in a defecation bag, seal and discharge; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the sealing discharge means and the defecation removal means, wherein the defecation removal means includes a guide bar installed to include the removal rake in which a plurality of prongs are arranged from the upper side, and the center of the guide bar. A pair of first actuators installed on the upper surface to move the removal rake from the guide bar up and down in a vertical direction according to the loading height of the solid, and a pair installed through both ends of the guide bar to help the horizontal movement of the guide bar and a second actuator supported on an inner side of the housing and installed on each screw rod to drive the guide bar in a horizontal direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a storage box for storing the unused solid material may be included in the lower side of the housing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inside of the housing may include a UV sterilizer for sterilizing the toilet room.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the inside of the housing may include a camera module capable of checking the presence or absence of the remaining amount of excrement and the loading height of the solid matter.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the defecation plate may be installed so as to be accommodated in a frame shape with an upper part and an open side, so that it can be washed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, guide grooves are formed in the vertical direction on both inner surfaces of the guide bar to help the lifting and lowering movement of the removal rake.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an inclined surface is formed inside the excrement collection room, so that the defecation bag is discharged through the discharge door formed in the housing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sealing discharge means is installed to be supported in the excrement collection room, the first and second opening holes through which the excrement passes, and an insertion groove for storing the defecation bag to the outside of the first open hole A cartridge is formed, and an air blower installed to face the opening on the upper inner surface of the cartridge to expand the defecation bag to a predetermined size, and installed on the lower surface of the cartridge to communicate with the first opening hole and the expanded It is to include a sealing portion for sealing by guiding the entrance of the defecation bag to the corner.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the defecation bag has a cylindrical structure and the inside is penetrated as a whole, and at least one end of the both ends is provided with an opening, and is reciprocally folded in an annular shape to be covered in the insertion groove.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the defecation bag is to be positioned folded in a turn-up structure in the insertion groove.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sealing unit can slide along the horizontal side located on the upper side of the inner wall of the case, and a first adhesion bar that can collect the entrance of the defecation bag to the vertical side orthogonal to the horizontal side; Can be slid along the vertical side, and a second cohesive bar that collects the entrance of the defecation bag to the horizontal side, and the first cohesive bar and the second cohesive bar can collect the defecation bag at the intersection of the horizontal side and the vertical side There is, it is installed in the corner portion approaching the intersection position, and a hot-melting device for hot-melting and sealing the defecation bag, and a driving device for driving the first adhesion bar and the second adhesion bar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the hot-melting device is communicatively connected to a heating coil for hot-melting the sealing portion of the defecation bag, a sensor for detecting the temperature of the heating coil, and the sensor, the heating coil to control the temperature of

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the driving device includes a motor, a gear assembly, and a screw rod assembly, the motor and the gear assembly are connected to transmit power, the gear assembly and the screw rod assembly are meshedly connected, , The first adhesion bar and the second adhesion bar are to be a revolute joint with the screw rod assembly.

The toilet for companion animals according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, by automatically and reliably removing the excrement of companion animals from the place of defecation, the place of defecation is hygienically managed and the owner of the companion animal can handle the excrement of companion animals conveniently.

Second, by allowing the treated excrement to be automatically accommodated and sealed in the defecation bag and discharged, it is possible to provide a sanitary environment.

Third, since the operation of all components is automatically performed and managed, it is possible to cleanly treat pets even if the owner is away from home for a short period of time due to business trips or trips, even if people do not touch the management of companion animals.

1 is a perspective view of a toilet for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a cross-sectional view of a toilet for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the defecation removal means according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a perspective view of a ₁ rod discharge means according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a cross-sectional view of a cartridge in a sealed discharge means according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the sealing part in Figure 4,
7 is a perspective view of a hot-melting apparatus in a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a block diagram of a control principle of a toilet for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a perspective view of a toilet for companion animals according to another embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a perspective view of a toilet for companion animals according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification of the present invention, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

Here, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a toilet for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a defecation removal means according to an embodiment of the present invention. is an exploded perspective view of, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a sealed discharge means according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a cartridge in a sealed discharge means according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is the inside of the sealing part in FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a hot-melting device in a cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a control principle of a toilet for companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is the present invention is a perspective view of a toilet for companion animals according to another embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a toilet for companion animals according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The toilet for companion animals is largely composed of a housing 100 in which the companion animal defecates, a toilet room 120 installed in the housing 100 to receive excrement, a defecation removal means 200 to remove excrement, and excrement. Control to control the operation of the sealing discharge means 300 installed in the discharged excrement collection room 130 to seal and discharge the defecation bag (B), and the defecation removal means 200 and the sealed discharge means 300 It may be composed of a unit 400 .

First, the housing 100 may be made of a synthetic resin material or a metal material, and in the drawings shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 , as long as a predetermined space can be formed therein, the shape of the housing 100 may be varied.

A horizontal partition 102 extending in a horizontal direction is installed inside the housing 100 to partition the inside of the housing 100 into an upper portion and a lower portion, and as described above, perpendicular to one end of the horizontal partition 102 in the first vertical direction. A partition 103 is installed to separate and partition the lower space of the housing 100 into left and right, and a second vertical partition 104 is installed on the upper side of the housing 100 to provide a waste collection room 130 and a toilet room ( 120) is partitioned.

The second vertical partition 104 is installed more retreating from the inside of the housing 100 than the first vertical partition 103 , and is located on the upper side of the sealing discharge means 300 .

Here, the lower side partitioned by the horizontal partition 102 may include a storage box 110 for storing unused solids (S).

The solid material storage box 110 is installed on one side of the inner side of the housing 110 to store the solid material S supplied on the defecation plate 122 of the defecation chamber 120, and is mounted on the inner bottom surface of the housing 100. It can be opened by sliding to the outside of the housing 100 .

Therefore, a handle may be formed on the front of the solid material storage box 110, and the solid material (S) for replacement is contained therein in the shape of a rectangular frame.

On the other hand, the inner upper side of the housing 100 divided by the horizontal partition 102 and the second vertical partition 104, the toilet room 120 and the toilet room 120 to be described below, and the inlet and outlet communicating with the outside ( 101) and the defecation removal means 200, the UV sterilizer 124, and the camera module 126 may be installed.

The toilet room 120 is a place where the companion animal actually defecates, and the toilet plate 122 on which the solid material of sand (S) is spread is provided in the toilet room 120 so that the companion animal can receive the excrement. can be

The defecation plate 122 is a frame shape having a height to the side, and the solid material (S) is loaded on the bottom surface, so that the companion animal can defecate on the solid material (S).

In addition, the frame-shaped bowel movement plate 122 is opened toward the second vertical partition 104 side and can be a passage through which excrement is discharged. can be slid to Therefore, a handle may be installed on the front side, and it is detachable from the housing 100 so that it can be washed.

An inlet/outlet portion 101 of an open passageway through which companion animals can enter and exit may be formed on one side of the housing 100 so as to communicate with the toilet room 120 .

The inlet/outlet portion 101 may have a circular or polygonal shape, and may be of a size sufficient for companion animals to travel, and may be preferably located on the upper side in the overall size of the housing 100 .

And a UV sterilizer 124 for sterilizing the toilet 120 inside the housing 100 may be included.

The UV sterilizer 124 is installed on the upper inner surface of the housing 100 , and may be electrically connected to operate, and may be operated by receiving power from a battery module (not shown).

The UV sterilizer 124 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays when operating by receiving power. The irradiated ultraviolet rays have a sterilization and deodorization effect. Ultraviolet rays have a sterilization power of 1,600 times that of sunlight and have the effect of sterilizing 99.9% of bacteria within 20 seconds. Furthermore, the UV sterilizer 124 may be disposed on the inside through the protection member to be protected from external impact.

And, like the UV sterilizer 124, the inside of the housing 100 may include a camera module 126 that can check the presence or absence of the remaining amount of excrement and the loading height of the solid (S).

The camera module 126 may be interlocked with the control unit 400 described below to check the status of the defecation plate 122 at any time. Also, the camera module 126 may include a multi-directional camera module and/or an omni-directional camera module (eg, a fisheye camera module). Here, the multi-directional camera module may include a plurality of cameras, a plurality of image recognition devices (eg, Internet Protocol (IP) cameras or closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, etc.), a plurality of lenses, a plurality of camera control devices, It may include a plurality of lighting devices or a module for controlling them. Also, the omni-directional camera module may include a fisheye camera module.

In addition, the camera module 126 provides various algorithms for object feature extraction such as HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradient), Haar-like feature, Co-occurrence HOG, LBP (local binary pattern), FAST (features from accelerated segment test), etc. Through this, the outline of the object in the image or the text (or the outline (or outline) representing information) that can be extracted from the object can be obtained from the image acquired through the camera module 126 . In addition, the camera module 126 may recognize (or identify) an object in the acquired image through image analysis, and may generate masking image information by masking an area corresponding to the recognized object. In this case, the masking process is, for example, a differential imaging method, a Model of Gaussian (MOG) algorithm using Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM), a codebook algorithm, etc. Object through background modeling for separating the object and the background A method of extracting an object candidate region corresponding to .

On the other hand, the defecation removal means 200 is to be driven to help the discharge through the elevating movement and reciprocating motion of the rake of the excrement of the defecation plate (122).

The defecation removal means 200 includes a guide bar 210, a removal rake 220 moving up and down along the guide bar 210, and a screw rod 230 for horizontally moving the guide bar 210 and driving them. The first and second actuators 240 and 250 may be configured.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the overall shape of the guide bar 210 is a “c” shape, and vertical bars 212 of a certain length are formed at both ends of the horizontal bar 211 in a right angle direction.

A guide groove 213 is formed on the inner surface of the facing vertical bar 212 to have a predetermined length, and a removal rake 220 is installed to move up and down along the guide groove 213 .

The removal rake 220 is vertically installed with a plurality of rake teeth 224 spaced apart along the lengthwise direction along the first support bar 222 of the upper end, and the rake rib 224 has a rake in contact with one surface about the middle. Two support bars 226 are installed to support the occurrence of bending during reciprocating motion along the solid (S).

And the first actuator 240 is installed on the upper surface of the center of the guide bar 210, and the rod of the first actuator 240 is connected to the first support bar 222 of the removal rake 220 and installed in the vertical direction. A downward movement may be possible.

Here, the elevation movement of the removal rake 220 is adjusted according to the height of the solid material (S) loaded on the defecation plate 122, so that the height of the removal rake 220 is adjusted to ensure that the excrement buried in the solid material (S) can be treated. can

The first actuator 240 may be an air cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder.

Further, on both ends of the guide bar 210 , that is, on the vertical bar 212 , the screw rod 230 having a thread in the longitudinal direction is installed horizontally through, and at one end of each screw rod 230 is the housing 100 . The second actuator 250 supported on one side of the inside is installed, and the other end is idling by the bearing 251 supported by the housing 100 .

The second actuator 250 may be a servo motor capable of forward and reverse rotation, a DC motor, or a step motor.

In addition, a screw thread meshing with the screw thread is formed in the through hole of the guide bar 210 through which the screw rod 230 passes, so that reciprocating linear movement along the screw rod 230 may be possible.

Again, as shown in FIG. 2, the second vertical partition 104 is partitioned to provide a predetermined space, and in communication with the defecation plate 122, the excrement is discharged and collected in the excrement collection room 130, the excrement is placed in a defecation bag ( A sealed discharge means 300 that is accommodated in B), sealed and discharged may be installed.

The sealing discharge means 300 may be composed of a sealing unit 320 installed on the lower surface of the cartridge 310 and the cartridge 310 containing a defecation bag (B) on the upper side, as shown in FIG. 4 .

The cartridge 310 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .

The cartridge 310 includes a cartridge body 314 and a cover 312 . A first open hole 314a is formed in the center of the cartridge body 314, and a second open hole 312a is also formed in the cover 312 so that the first open hole 314a and the second open hole 312a are Correspondingly installed excrement enters the defecation bag (B) through the first open hole (314a) and the second open hole (312a), where the size of the first open hole (314a) and the second open hole (312a) , the shape is not limited thereto, and may be circular, rectangular, or other shape.

At least one air blower 313 is installed in the cover 312 to face the first open hole 314a to the outside of the second open hole 312a to expand the defecation bag B to a predetermined size.

And the cartridge body 314 has an annular insertion groove (314b) installed on the outside surrounding the first opening hole (314a), the insertion groove (314b) is to accommodate the defecation bag (B), the insertion groove (314b) The size of the defecation bag (B) is related to the amount of storage, it is possible to install a different size of the insertion groove (314b) according to the use place and frequency of use.

In use, the annular defecation bag (B) is put into the interior of the insertion groove (314b) and sealed by drawing out one end of the opening of the defecation bag (B) from the exit of the defecation bag (B). Accordingly, if you want to replace the defecation bag (B), it is expanded by simply operating the air blower 313 of the cover 312 and automatically completes the installation on the sealing part 320 side.

The structure of the cartridge 310 can not only limit the degree of freedom of movement of the defecation bag (B), but also allow the defecation bag (B) to move in only one direction and fix the shape of the defecation bag (B). (B) to always maintain the unfolded state will automatically install the defecation bag (B).

In addition, when the defecation bag (B) is covered, the cover 312 can be completely disassembled for convenient installation of the defecation bag (B). Of course, other fixing methods may be used.

The defecation bag (B) is matched with the cartridge body 314 and can be covered in the insertion groove (314b) of the cartridge body 314, where the defecation bag (B) is a cylindrical structure and where the inside of the cylindrical structure is entirely It is penetrated, and both ends thereof may be provided with an opening, and one end may be provided with an opening and the other end may be closed. In addition, the defecation bag (B) can be folded reciprocally in an annular shape along its axial direction, and the size of the annular shape matches the size of the insertion groove (314b) so that it is convenient to cover the inside of the annular insertion groove (314b). .

Since the defecation bag (B) is an integral type without a breakpoint, the length of the defecation bag (B) is not limited and can be folded and mounted by cutting the corresponding length when in use.

Therefore, the defecation bag (B) is installed in a turn-up structure on the rim surrounding the side wall of the toilet bag (B) outlet in the insertion groove (314b), the turn-up structure is turned up in the outward direction of the insertion groove (314b). Thus, when the defecation bag (B) is withdrawn from the cartridge body 314, the turn-up structure can complete the guide action of the defecation bag (B).

And, the sealing unit 320 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 as providing a bundle function of the defecation bag (B).

It has a case 321 installed on the lower side with the same inlet size as the cartridge 310, and can slide along the horizontal side 322 located on the upper side of the inner wall of the cartridge 310, and of the defecation bag (B). The first adhesion bar 326 that can collect the entrance to the vertical side 323 orthogonal to the horizontal side 322, and can slide along the vertical side 323, the entrance of the defecation bag (B) to the horizontal side 322 ) to collect the second cohesive bar 327, the first cohesive bar 326 and the second cohesive bar 327 can collect the defecation bag (B) at the intersection of the horizontal side 322 and the vertical side 323. There is, the hot-melting device 340 for hot-melting and sealing the defecation bag (B), which is installed in the corner part approaching the intersection position, and the first adhesion bar 326 and the second adhesion bar 327 to drive It will include a driving device 330 for the.

A substrate 328 made of a soft material having elasticity is installed as an arc-shaped chamfered surface 324 at the intersection of the horizontal side 322 and the vertical side 323, and the substrate 328 is a hot-melting device ( It is installed on the side of the first adhesion bar 326 corresponding to 340). Through this installation, the first adhesion bar 326 and the second adhesion bar 327 can collect the opening of the defecation bag (B) between the substrate 328 and the hot melting device 340, and the defecation bag (B) buffers against gathering while ensuring that they are more tightly packed.

Specifically, the substrate 328 is formed by attaching a Teflon tape to the surface of a soft material having elasticity, and may be attached to the side of the second adhesion bar 327 using the tape.

First, the opening of the defecation bag (B) is collected in the transverse direction under the guide action of the guide structure by the first adhesion bar 326, and then the defecation bag under the guide action of the guide structure by the second adhesion bar 327 (B) Gather the opening longitudinally. Through this installation, it is possible to automatically seal the defecation bag (B).

A driving device for driving the first and second adhesion bars 326 and 327 includes a motor, a gear assembly, and a synchronization belt assembly 332 and 334, and the motor and the gear assembly can transmit power. connected to each other, the motor rotates the gear assembly 332 , the gear assembly 332 and the synchronization belt assembly 334 are meshedly connected, and the first and second adhesion bars 326 and 327 are connected to the synchronization belt It is secured to assembly 334 .

As a result, the synchronization belt assembly 334 can move the first adhesion bar 326 and the second adhesion bar 327 , and the synchronization belt assembly 334 includes the synchronization belt and the second adhesion bar that move the first adhesion bar 326 . It includes a synchronization belt for moving the close contact bar (327). For convenience and space saving, the motor and gearbox assembly 332 may be manufactured as a motor gearbox assembly, and the motor gearbox assembly includes the motor gearbox assembly 332 for driving the first contact bar 326 and the second gearbox assembly. 2 It includes a motor gearbox assembly for driving the adhesion bar (327). First, the synchronization belt is driven by the motor gearbox assembly 332 to operate the first adhesion bar 326 , the first adhesion bar 326 is fixed to the synchronization belt, and the first adhesion bar 326 is in the axial direction Move along the straight line, and collect the defecation bag (B) in the horizontal direction. Then, the synchronization belt is driven by the motor gearbox assembly to operate the second adhesion bar 327, the second adhesion bar 327 is fixed to the synchronization belt, and moves in a straight line along the axial direction, and the defecation bag (B) ), gather the openings in the longitudinal direction.

In order to prevent the defecation bag (B) from being forcibly pulled, it is possible to add a buffer operation in the substrate 328 when the first adhesion bar 326 and the second adhesion bar 327 are collected. Completing a series of these actions completes one auto-bundling function. On the other hand, the hot melting apparatus 340 includes a base 341, a ceramic plate 342 and a heating coil 343, as shown in FIG. 7, the base 341 is fixedly connected to the case 321, Provides an installation location for the ceramic plate 342, the heating coil 343 hot-melting and thermal bonding the opening of the defecation bag (B), the heating coil 343 is connected to the hot-melting circuit and the action of the hot-melting circuit When the temperature of the heating coil 343 reaches the melting point temperature of the garbage bag, the defecation bag (B) is hot-melted and sealed. In addition, the ceramic plate 342 is installed and fixed between the base 341 and the heating coil 343 , and the plate surface of the ceramic plate 342 supports the heating coil 343 so that the heating coil 343 is connected to the ceramic plate 342 . ) to be positioned on one side of the plate surface, and the ceramic plate 342 has high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, long service life and excellent surface gloss characteristics.

The plate surface of the ceramic plate 342 may be a relatively soft ceramic surface, ie, a tight osmosis-free surface, such that dirt or grime does not adhere well thereto, is easy to clean through solvents, and does not affect material properties in any way. In addition, the ceramic plate 342 has excellent insulation and thermal insulation properties, and when the temperature of the heating coil 343 is relatively high, the ceramic plate 342 prevents the base 341 from being deformed and damaged by high temperature and prevents the device from short-circuiting. can prevent

In this embodiment, both ends of the heating coil 343 are provided with curved portions, and a through hole is installed on the plate surface of the ceramic plate 342, and the curved portion passes through the through hole and is fixedly connected to the base 341. The through hole and the curved portion The position of the corresponding That is, the heating coil 343 is provided with a hot-melting part and a curved part, and the curved part is connected to a hot-melting circuit, and the hot-melting part is in contact with the defecation bag (B) and is hot-melted and cut. As a result, the curved portion of the heating coil 343 penetrates the through hole and is fixed to the base 341 so that the connection of the heating coil 343 is stable, and the hot-melting portion of the heating coil 343 is all the plate surface of the ceramic plate 342 . It is possible to effectively prevent the adhesion of the defecation bag (B) located in the.

In addition, the curved portion of the heating coil 343 is fixed to the base 341 through a cable clamp 344, and the cable clamp 344 is provided with an opening through which the line passes and an adjustment unit for adjusting the size of the opening, and in use, first Inserting the flexure into the opening and reducing the opening through the adjuster further secures the cable clamp 344 and flexure together to the base 341 . Accordingly, the structure of the cable clamp 344 is simple, the operation is convenient, the price is low, and the assembly manpower and production cost can be saved.

Here, a recess into which the cable clamp 344 is inserted is installed in the base 341 , and when the cable clamp 344 is inserted into the recess, the inner diameter of the cable clamp 344 is reduced so that the curved part is inside the cable clamp 344 . will get caught on Accordingly, the cable clamp 344 and the concave structure can save the space occupied when the heating coil 343 is fixed, improve the smoothness of the structure, and reduce the burr to prevent the defecation bag (B) from being scratched. have. In addition, the present hot melting apparatus 340 further includes a sensor, the sensor senses the temperature of the heating coil 343 and is communicatively connected to the control unit 400, preferably the sensor is a temperature sensor, the control unit 400 has a hot-melting circuit and is connected through a heating coil 343 and a line bundle 345, and in the hot-melting process, the control unit 400 heats according to the detection value of the heating coil 343 sensed by the sensor. Controls the temperature of the coil 343 and further ensures that the temperature of the heating coil 343 can always hot-melt the defecation bag (B).

In addition, an inclined surface 132 is formed in the interior of the excrement collection room 130 corresponding to the lower portion of the sealed discharge means 300, so that the defecation bag (B) is discharged through the discharge door 105 formed in the housing 100. it will be done

The control unit 400 includes a microcontroller unit (MCU), and as shown in FIG. 8, a first actuator control unit 810, a second actuator control unit 820, a driving device control unit 830, A temperature control unit 840 may be included.

The first actuator control unit 810 controls the removal rake 220 to move up and down along the guide groove 213 of the guide bar 210 by the operation of the first actuator 240 , and the second actuator control unit 820 . ) may control the second actuator 250 .

The driving device control unit 830 may control the driving device 330 to close the defecation bag in the sealing discharge means 300 to the vicinity of one corner.

The temperature controller 840 may control the temperature of the heating coil 343 in the hot melting apparatus 340 . In addition, the temperature controller 840 may control a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the hot melting apparatus 340 and/or the heating coil 343 .

In addition, the control unit 400 detects the entry and exit of the companion animal through the camera module 126, and drives the second actuator 250 forward/backward reciprocally according to the detection result. It is possible to drive the first actuator by determining the loading height of the solid (sand). In addition, the control unit 400 may control the second actuator 250 according to a result of comparing the determined loading height with a preset value to repeatedly move the removal rake 2 to 3 times.

In addition, the control unit 400 may control the operation of the driving device 330 and the hot-melting device 340 in the sealing discharge means when the excrement is introduced into the excrement collection room with the removal rake.

In addition, FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the toilet for companion animals, in which the housing is formed in a spherical shape, and the toilet room inside the housing rotates at an angle of 90° to supply solids from a separately installed solids storage box.

Forming a space for accommodating solids so that defecation is placed therein, and a separation net provided by bending to one side of the space so as to be able to separate the bowel movement from the defecation chamber while rotating, and a separation net provided on one side of the separation network to separate the separated bowel movements A chamber having a discharge door provided so as to be able to be opened and closed to discharge from the chamber, and a housing disposed at the rear of the chamber to rotatably support the chamber, and when the separation net is located on the upper side of the chamber, defecation is self-weight at the discharge door It is preferable that the chamber is opened forward so as to be discharged from the chamber by the .

In addition, as the chamber rotates with respect to the housing, the discharge door is closed to move from the closed position in which the bowel movement is supported by the separation net to the discharge position in which the bowel movement is discharged from the separation net or the chamber.

In addition, it is preferable to include a driving unit supported by the housing to rotatably rotate the chamber.

It is disposed in the housing to support the chamber, support the driving unit for rotation, etc., and preferably to accommodate a defecation packaging bag capable of accommodating the discharged bowel movements, and may be made of various materials including wood and synthetic resin.

In addition, it is preferable that the roller is coupled to the housing so that the chamber can be more stably supported with respect to the housing when the chamber rotates with respect to the housing. Since the roller can be selected from a variety of known ones that can rotate while in contact with the rear plate surface of the chamber, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The number of rollers may be different depending on the size and weight of the chamber.

Further, although not shown, sensors including various known beam sensors, magnet sensors, limit sensors, etc. that discharge defecation at the discharge position and determine whether the rotation of the chamber stops at a certain position and reaches the standby position, which is a waiting position wealth can be provided. And, it is preferable to include a control unit having a printed circuit board to control the driving unit and the like. Preferably, the control unit includes a selection switch located in the lower space of the housing and selectable automatically or manually.

In addition, as another embodiment of the toilet for companion animals is shown in FIG. 10, while the toilet room inside the spherical housing rotates at a 360° angle, solids are supplied from a separately installed solids storage box, and at the same time, the solids mixed with excrement are sealed discharge means It flows into the side and is sealed and discharged.

The main body, which is located inside and rotates from the housing, is substantially processed for an object including excrement of companion animals, and has a cylindrical shape in which the object is accommodated, and an inlet is formed on the front side.

The main body has a hollow cylindrical shape having a predetermined area, and is rotated in left and right directions.

And a filtering unit is provided inside the main body, an inlet for receiving the object into the body is formed in the front part, an upwardly inclined outlet is formed, and the outlet is the excreta filtered by the filtering unit to the outside. to be discharged as

In other words, the outlet is formed in a sectoral shape, and is disposed above a horizontal plane including the rotation shaft of the main body, and when the filter unit is rotated and the filter unit and the outlet are in communication with each other, the filtered excrement is discharged to the outside.

The filtering unit is for filtering the excrement (F) from the object, and the excrement contained in the object is filtered in the course of rotation, the filtered excrement is moved from the lower surface of the main body to the side side, and the moved excrement is discharged through the outlet It is provided inside the body so as to be discharged to the outside.

In addition, the excrement collection unit includes a collection box that is fastened and detachable from the front part of the main body, and the collection box collects the excrement discharged in a state provided at the lower front side of the discharge port and allows it to be discharged.

In addition, the lower portion of the side of the main body may be formed with a solid separation portion convexly protruding downward. The solids separation unit is formed in a shape that gradually protrudes from the rear side to the front side, and a solid discharge port for discharging the filtered solids is provided on a surface adjacent to the front side. At this time, the solid material separation part protrudes obliquely toward the front side.

The operation of the toilet for companion animals according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8 again.

First, when the companion animal enters the toilet room 120 through the inlet/outlet portion 101 of the housing 100, the companion animal is positioned on the defecation plate 122 on which the solid material (S) is loaded. The control unit 400 detects this through the included camera module 126 .

When the defecation activity of the companion animal is completed and exits again through the inlet/outlet unit 101, the control unit 400 operates the defecation removal means 200, where the solid matter loaded on the defecation plate 122 (S) By determining the set value in the control unit 400 through the camera module 126 for the loading height of the rake, the height of the removal rake 220 is adjusted.

Therefore, by the operation of the first actuator 240, the removal rake 220 moves up and down along the guide groove 213 of the guide bar 210, which is a characteristic of companion animals, especially felines. According to the loading height of the solid (S) due to the tendency to bury, the rake 224 was sufficiently embedded in the solid (S) so that the excrement could be scraped off.

When the companion animal defecates, the guide bar 210 and the removal rake 220 are moved to the second vertical partition 104 side, and the removal rake 220 is moved by the first actuator 240 to the upper end of the guide groove 213 . When the guide bar 210 is moved backward due to the reverse rotation operation of the second actuator 250 in the state of being lifted up to the second actuator 250, and the guide bar 210 reaches the second actuator 250, as described above, the control unit By 400, the removal rake 220 is lowered to the set position, and the guide bar 210 including the removal rake 220 in the forward rotation of the second actuator 250 at the lowered position of the removal rake 220. ) moves forward and at the same time moves the solid material (S) buried in the solid material (S) forward.

The forward movement of the removal rake 220 leads to close to the second vertical partition 104, and the solid material (S) falls to the opened side of the defecation plate 122 and the second opening hole (312a) of the cartridge 310. ) and the first open hole 314a.

Here, since the excrement in the solid material S may not be completely removed with one movement of the removal rake 220, the guide bar 210 operates the first actuator 240 and the second actuator 250 as described above. reciprocating motion with

And through the UV sterilizer 124 installed in the toilet room 120 is irradiated under the control of the control unit 400 when there is no companion animal to sterilize the solid (S) and remove the odor.

On the other hand, in the cartridge 310, the defecation bag (B) located reciprocally folded in the insertion groove (314b) of the cover 312 is expanded and unfolded by the air blower 313 and is located in the sealing part 320. .

After the open defecation bag (B) is sealed and cut in the sealing unit 320 and discharged, the air blower 313 operates again in a state in which the end is sealed so that the inlet is automatically expanded and unfolded again.

Therefore, the first opening hole (314a) of the cartridge body 314 in communication with the second opening hole (312a) and the second opening hole (312a) of the excrement cover 312 in the defecation bag (B) with the inlet expanded. When falling through, the motor gearbox assembly 332 drives the synchronization belt to operate the first adhesion bar 326 , and the first adhesion bar 326 is fixed to the synchronization belt, and the first adhesion bar 326 . moves in a straight line along the axial direction, and collects the defecation bag (B) in the transverse direction. Next, the synchronization belt 334 is driven by the motor gearbox assembly to operate the second adhesion bar 327 , and the second adhesion bar 327 is fixed to the synchronization belt and moves linearly along the axial direction, defecation Gather the openings of the envelope (B) in the longitudinal direction.

The defecation bag (B) gathered by the chamfered surface 324 is sealed through the hot melting device 340 and cut after a certain period of time.

The cut defecation bag (B) is moved along the inclined surface 132 to be discharged by the opening of the discharge door (105).

Due to the above-described functions, by automatically and reliably removing the excrement of the companion animal from the place of defecation, the place of defecation is hygienically managed and the owner of the companion animal can handle the excrement of the companion animal conveniently.

In addition, by allowing the treated excrement to be automatically accommodated and sealed in the defecation bag and discharged, it is possible to provide a sanitary environment.

In addition, since the operation of all components is automatically performed and managed, it is possible to treat pets cleanly even when the owner is away from home for a short period of time due to business trips or travel, even if people do not touch the management of companion animals. In the detailed description of the present invention, although specific embodiments have been described, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments and should be defined by the claims described below as well as the claims and equivalents.

B : defecation bag S : solid
100: housing 101: inlet and outlet
110: solid storage box 102: horizontal partition
103, 104: first, second vertical partition 120: toilet room
130: excrement collection room 200: defecation removal means
210: guide bar 220: removal rake
230: screw rod 240: first actuator
250: second actuator 300: sealing discharge means
310: cartridge 314: cartridge body
312: cover 313: air blower
320: sealing part 321: case
322: horizontal side 323: vertical side
324: chamfered surface 326: first adhesion bar
327: second adhesion bar 330: driving device
340: hot melting device 400: control unit

Claims (1)

A housing having a predetermined space therein and having an inlet and outlet opened on one side so that the companion animal can enter and leave;
A toilet room provided with a defecation plate on which solids are laid so that the companion animal can receive excrement in the inner space of the housing;
Defecation removal means installed on the upper side of the housing and driven to help discharge through the elevating and reciprocating movements of the rake for removing the excrement of the toilet room;
An excrement collection room which is installed in communication with one side from the defecation room inside the housing to discharge and collect the excrement;
A sealing discharge means installed in the excrement collection room to accommodate the excrement in a defecation bag, seal and discharge;
It includes a control unit for controlling the operation of the sealing discharge means and the defecation removal means,
The inside of the housing includes a UV sterilizer for sterilizing the toilet room,
The defecation removal means,
A guide bar installed to include the removal rake on the upper side, in which a plurality of rake teeth are arranged;
A first actuator installed on the upper surface of the center of the guide bar to vertically elevate and lower the removal rake from the guide bar according to the loading height of the solid;
A pair of screw rods installed through both ends of the guide bar to help horizontal movement of the guide bar;
and a second actuator supported on an inner side of the housing and installed on each screw rod to drive the guide bar in a horizontal direction,
The sealed discharge means,
A cartridge supported and installed in the excrement collection room and having first and second opening holes through which the excrement passes, and an insertion groove for storing a defecation bag on the outside of the first open hole;
At least one air blower installed to face the opening hole on the upper inner surface of the cartridge to expand the defecation bag to a predetermined size;
A sealing unit installed on the lower surface of the cartridge and in communication with the first opening hole to guide the inlet of the expanded defecation bag to the corner and seal it;
A toilet for pets comprising a.

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