KR102473984B1 - Small pet breeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a breeding device for small companion animals. The disclosed breeding device for small companion animals comprises: a housing having an opening formed on one side and accommodating a small companion animal therein; a cover provided at the housing to slide in and out, opening and closing the opening, and having a slit hole for air circulation; an incubator accommodated inside the housing through the opening and provided for the small companion animal; a storage member provided inside the housing and containing and storing at least one of drinking water and food for the small companion animal; and a play providing member provided inside the housing and providing a play area or a water play area for the small companion animal. The present invention can provide temperature and humidity inside the housing, which are suitable for small companion animals.

Description

Breeding device for small companion animals {SMALL PET BREEDING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a breeding device for small companion animals, and more particularly, provides a play space for small companion animals inside a housing, can easily supply food, and has a structure for a play space provided inside the housing. It relates to a breeding device for small companion animals that can be easily taken out or installed, and can supply temperature and humidity inside a housing suitable for small companion animals.

In general, companion animals live in close proximity to humans as pure animals that live together with humans so that they can regain the nature of humans who gradually become self-centered in a highly developed society.

In addition, in order to live in close proximity to humans, pet kennels are installed indoors where people live. They are made in a small size or sealed type to minimize inconvenience in people's lives, so that companion animal activities The radius is being reduced.

Background art for the present invention, Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2354642 (Title of Invention: Healthcare House System for Companion Animals and Healthcare Method Using the Same, 2022.01.19.: Registration), Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10 -2019-0079178 (Name of Invention: Companion Animal Monitoring System, 2019.07.05.: Publication) and Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0053441 (Invention Title: Digital House for Pets, 2012.05.25.: disclosure) has been proposed.

The above technical configuration is a background art for helping understanding of the present invention, and does not mean the prior art widely known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Conventional breeding devices are bred with many restrictions on behavior due to insufficient space for companion animals to be active, and due to these restrictions, companion animals with insufficient exercise have a phenomenon in which resistance to diseases is greatly reduced, As they often bark due to stress due to lack of exercise, there is a problem of causing civil complaints from neighbors due to noise.

In addition, in order to solve this problem, regular exercise is required to increase resistance to disease, and for this purpose, pet owners use residential areas or walking trails to exercise regularly, which is time consuming for pet owners. There was a problem that the enemy consumption was a burden.

In addition, regulations on outdoor activities of pets are getting stricter to prevent contamination caused by pet excrement or hair in Korea and other parts of the world. Faced with the reality of having to refrain from exercise, pets are under a lot of stress as they live only in a small room, and pets with health problems such as obesity, constipation, arthritis and heart disease due to overeating and lack of exercise There is a problem with many animals.

Therefore, there is a need to improve this.

The present invention has been made to improve the above problems, and provides a play space for small companion animals inside the housing, can easily supply food, and easily provides a structure for play space provided inside the housing. Its purpose is to provide a breeding device for small companion animals that can be easily taken out or installed, and can supply the temperature and humidity inside the housing to suit the small companion animals.

Breeding apparatus for small companion animals according to the present invention includes: a housing having an opening on one side and accommodating a small companion animal therein; a cover provided to slide in and out of the housing to open and close the opening and passing through a slit hole for air circulation; an incubator accommodated inside the housing through the opening and provided for the small companion animal; a storage member provided inside the housing and containing and storing at least one of drinking water and food for the small companion animal; and a play providing member provided inside the housing and providing a play space or a water play space for the small companion animal.

The present invention includes a temperature and humidity control module for controlling temperature and humidity inside the housing for the small companion animal.

The housing is made transparent to visually check the small companion animal, and the incubator is characterized in that made of opaque to provide a dark space to the small companion animal.

The incubator includes a lower casing provided on an inner bottom of the housing, having an air flow hole through a circumferential surface, and having an opening hole through one side to allow entry of the small companion animal; and an upper casing extending from one side of the lower casing in which the opening hole is formed while the bottom surface thereof is open, and an entrance is formed in the other side.

The lower casing is characterized in that the planar area of one side thereof is wider than that of the bottom surface of the upper casing, and the planar area of the bottom surface of the upper casing is greater than the area of the opening hole.

The housing has a barrier rib therein so as to face one side surface formed with the opening, and the cover is slidingly guided through a slide groove formed between the one side surface of the housing and the barrier rib.

The housing forms a passage that does not come into contact with the partition wall on the other side, and the cover includes a rib extending into the housing through the passage, and the housing includes the slide groove and the slide groove to insert the rib into the inside. An insertion hole is formed on the circumferential surface to be connected, and the rib extends a curtain member that can be elastically deformed or naturally deformed to prevent the small companion animal from escaping to the opening by moving the small companion animal to a set position when the cover is moved in the opening direction. It is characterized by doing.

The temperature and humidity control module may include a main body provided inside the housing; a thermoelectric module provided inside the main body and dissipating heat or cold air when power is applied from the outside; a liquid container detachably placed on one side of the main body and containing and storing liquid evaporated by heat transmitted from the thermoelectric module or naturally evaporated when cold air is generated; and a light emitting unit electrically connected to the thermoelectric module through the main body and continuously or selectively emitting light when external power is applied.

As described above, unlike the prior art, the breeding apparatus for small companion animals according to the present invention provides a play space for small companion animals inside the housing, can easily supply food, and a play space provided inside the housing. It makes it possible to easily take out or install a dragon structure, etc., and provide the temperature and humidity inside the housing suitable for small companion animals.

1 is a perspective view of a breeding device for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a breeding device for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a breeding device for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a plan view showing an open/closed state of a cover of a breeding device for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exploded perspective view of a temperature and humidity control module of a breeding device for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a temperature and humidity control module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, since various changes can be made to the embodiments, the scope of rights of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. It should be understood that all changes, equivalents or substitutes to the embodiments are included within the scope of rights.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments are disclosed for illustrative purposes only, and may be modified and implemented in various forms.

Therefore, the embodiments are not limited to the specific disclosed form, and the scope of the present specification includes changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the technical spirit.

Although terms such as first or second may be used to describe various components, such terms should only be construed for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element.

It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle.

Terms used in the examples are used only for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "include" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing the embodiment, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiment, the detailed description will be omitted.

The embodiments may be implemented in various types of products such as personal computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, smart phones, televisions, smart home appliances, intelligent vehicles, kiosks, and wearable devices.

1 is a perspective view of a breeding device for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a breeding device for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the small companion animal breeding device according to the embodiment.

4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing an open/closed state of a cover of a breeding apparatus for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a temperature and humidity control module of a breeding apparatus for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a temperature and humidity control module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 6, the breeding device 100 for small companion animals according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110, a cover 120, an incubator 130, a storage member 140, and play provision. It includes a member 150 and a temperature and humidity control module 160.

The housing 110 forms the outer appearance of the breeding device 100 for small companion animals according to the present invention, and small companion animals are accommodated therein. At this time, the small companion animal refers to a companion animal with a relatively small body, and can be applied in various ways such as reptiles and amphibians.

In addition, the housing 110 may be formed by assembling transparent materials, particularly transparent acrylic plates, or by bonding edges to each other so that the movement or state of the small companion animal accommodated therein can be visually confirmed. Of course, the housing 110 can be deformed into various shapes.

And, the housing 110 forms an opening 112 open to one side. For convenience, 'one side' is shown as being the front side of the housing 110 .

At this time, the housing 110 may be formed so that the lower side (bottom surface) is open, but is shown as a hexahedron.

In addition, the cover 120 is provided to slide in and out of the housing 110 to open and close the opening 112 . Thus, the cover 120 prevents a small companion animal from arbitrarily escaping the housing 110 through the opening 112 .

In particular, since the housing 110 is formed in a hexahedral shape, when the cover 120 blocks the opening 112, small companion animals are not provided with sufficient air supply.

To prevent this, the cover 120 passes through the slit hole 122 to prevent escape of small companion animals while guiding the circulation of air in and out of the housing 110 . The slit hole 122 can be deformed into various shapes.

And, the cover 120 is made of a transparent material so that the housing 110 can visually check the movement or state of the small companion animal accommodated therein.

Meanwhile, the incubator 130 is accommodated inside the housing 110 through the opening 112 opened by the movement of the cover 120 . In addition, the incubator 130 is provided for small companion animals. That is, the incubator 130 is made up of a relatively large volume to provide a play space by allowing small companion animals to hide inside or come in and out.

At this time, the incubator 130 is made of an opaque material and provides a dark inner space so that small companion animals can use it as a sleeping space at night. In particular, the incubator 130 may be disposed in various positions inside the housing 110, but is illustrated as being placed on the inner bottom surface of the housing 110 for convenience.

In addition, the storage member 140 is provided inside the housing 110 and serves to contain and store at least one of drinking water and food for small companion animals.

For convenience, the storage member 140 is shown as being placed on the inner bottom surface of the housing 110, and is deformable into various shapes.

In particular, the storage member 140 may be provided separately for drinking water supply and food supply, or may be provided as one unit and divided into drinking water supply and food supply.

Here, the thickness of the storage member 140 can be changed according to the size of the housing 110, the type and number of mantisidae insects and prey insects, and each component is separately packaged to provide educational insects that children can assemble themselves. It should be noted that it can be used as a set of assembly supplies for the observation farm, and that the supplies can be added or subtracted according to the concept of the lecture.

The breeder can observe the life cycle of complete metamorphosis insects and the life cycle of incomplete metamorphosis insects, hunting scenes of mantisidae insects, and insect food chains starting from grains or vegetable jelly within one breeding device 100.

And, the play providing member 150 is provided inside the housing 110 and provides a play space or a water play space for small companion animals. The play providing member 150 can be transformed into various shapes and can be placed in various positions inside the housing 110, but is shown as being placed on the inner bottom surface of the housing 110 for convenience.

In addition, the play providing member 150 may include various additional devices to provide entertainment to small companion animals. For example, the play providing member 150 may include a slide 152 . The slide 152 can be deformed into various shapes and is integrally or detachably provided with the play providing member 150 .

Of course, the storage member 140 and the play providing member 150 can be applied with various materials.

On the other hand, the temperature and humidity control module 160 serves to control the temperature and humidity inside the housing 110 for small companion animals. Thus, the housing 110 provides optimal conditions for small companion animals to live in as the temperature and humidity can be constantly maintained within a set range by the operation of the temperature and humidity control module 160 inside.

At this time, the housing 110 may have pebbles or small artificial plants on the inner bottom surface. In this case, when the cover 120 slides inside the housing 110, it is interfered with.

Thus, the housing 110 has a partition wall 114 therein so as to face the one side on which the opening 112 is formed. Thus, the housing 110 forms a slide groove 115 between one side and the partition wall 114 . The slide groove 115 is formed to be open to any one circumferential surface of the housing 110 .

Then, the cover 120 slides and guides the slide groove 115 and opens and closes the opening 112 . In particular, the bulkhead 114 forms an opening 112 that matches the opening 112 of the housing 110 .

In particular, the barrier rib 114 is made of a transparent material.

In addition, the cover 120 is provided with a handle 124 so that it can be easily withdrawn from the slide groove 115. The handle 124 can be deformed into various shapes. The partition wall 114 may be integrated with the inner bottom surface of the housing 110 or may be detachably coupled to the housing 110 .

Also, if necessary, when the cover 120 slides and opens the opening 112, the small companion animal can escape to the outside of the housing 110 through the opened opening 112.

To prevent this, the housing 110 forms a passage 116 not in contact with the partition wall 114 on the other side. At this time, the 'other side' is assumed to be the upper side of the housing 110 . And, since the height of the partition 114 is lower than that of the housing 110, a passage 116 is naturally formed between the upper side of the partition 114 and the upper surface of the housing 110.

And, the cover 120 has a rib 126 extending into the housing 110 through the passage 116 .

In addition, the housing 110 has an insertion hole 117 through the circumferential surface to be connected to the slide groove 115 to insert and guide the rib 126 from the outside to the inside. Thus, the cover 120 and the rib 126 are simultaneously inserted into the housing 110 . At this time, as a part of the rib 126 moves through the passage 116, it is supported by the partition wall 114.

On the other hand, the rib 126 prevents the small companion animal from escaping through the opening 112 by moving the small companion animal to the inner corner position of the housing 110 corresponding to the set position when the cover 120 is moved in the opening direction. To extend the elastically deformable or naturally deformable curtain member 128.

Along the direction in which the cover 120 opens the opening 112, the curtain member 128 moves along with the rib 126, and guides the small companion animal to move to the set position.

At this time, the curtain member 128 is formed to be elastically deformed or naturally deformed so as not to damage or topple the incubator 130, the storage member 140, the play providing member 150, and the temperature and humidity control module 160. In addition, the curtain member 128 may be formed in various ways such as a plurality of band shapes.

Of course, the curtain member 128 may be integrally provided with the rib 126 or detachably coupled to the rib 126.

On the other hand, the incubator 130 includes a lower casing 132 and an upper casing 134 to provide a multi-stage play space for small companion animals.

The lower casing 132 is provided on the inner bottom of the housing 110 and may form a bottom surface, but is formed to be open downward.

In addition, the lower casing 132 guides the circulation of air by passing through a plurality of air flow holes 135 on the circumferential surface.

And, the lower casing 132 passes through the opening hole 136 on one side to allow small companion animals to enter. At this time, 'one side' is assumed to be the upper side of the lower casing 132 . Thus, the opening hole 136 is formed to be open to the upper side of the lower casing 132 .

In addition, the upper casing 134 extends from one side of the lower casing 132 having the opening hole 136 with the bottom surface open, and forms the entrance 137 to the other side. Thus, small companion animals can enter the inside of the upper casing 134 through the entrance 137 and then enter the inside of the lower casing 132 through the opening hole 136 .

At this time, the incubator 130 may be made in multiple stages for small companion animals and further three-dimensionalized.

To this end, the lower casing 132 has a plane area of one side (upper side) wider than that of the bottom surface of the upper casing 134, and the plane area of the bottom surface of the upper casing 134 is equal to that of the opening hole 136. formed larger than the area.

Thus, the incubator 130 forms a stepped outer periphery, and a portion of the upper side surface of the lower casing 132 is exposed from the inside of the upper casing 134 .

As a result, small companion animals can play on the upper side of the lower casing 132 exposed from the outside of the upper casing 134 and the upper side of the lower casing 132 exposed from the inside of the upper casing 134. or you can take a break. At this time, small companion animals can enter the upper side of the lower casing 132 corresponding to the inside of the upper casing 134 through the entrance 137 formed on the circumferential surface of the upper casing 134 .

In addition, the temperature and humidity control module 160 includes a main body 161, a thermoelectric module 162, a liquid container 163, and a light emitting unit 164.

It is provided inside the housing 110 of the main body 161, especially on the inner bottom surface, and includes or connects the thermoelectric module 162, the liquid container 163, and the light emitting unit 164.

In particular, the main body 161 includes a receiving member 165 and a cover 166.

The accommodating member 165 has a cylindrical shape that opens upward, and can store the thermoelectric module 162 therein.

At this time, the housing 110 may form an accommodating space 118 accommodating at least the accommodating member 165 in order to prevent the main body 161 from falling over. The accommodating space 118 may be formed by stacking walls on the inner bottom surface of the housing 110 or by denting the bottom surface of the housing 110 .

The accommodating member 165 is made of a material that minimizes transfer of heat or cold air, and may be made of an electrical insulating material.

And, the cover 166 serves to open and close the open upper side of the accommodating member 165. Of course, the cover 166 can be deformed into various shapes.

The cover 166 may be made of a material that transfers heat or cold air smoothly, and may be made of an electrical insulating material.

The thermoelectric module 162 is provided inside the main body 161 and emits heat or cold air when power is applied from the outside. In particular, the thermoelectric module 162 may be applied as a heat sink to dissipate heat or cold air by external manipulation, or may be applied as a PTC device that dissipates heat.

In addition, the liquid container 163 is detachably placed on one side of the main body 161 and contains and stores liquid evaporated by heat transmitted from the thermoelectric module 162 or naturally evaporated when cold air is generated.

That is, the liquid container 163 is made of a cup containing a liquid that is evaporated by heating or evaporated naturally, and is made of a material capable of conducting heat. The liquid container 163 is formed to open upward for evaporation of the liquid.

Also, the lid 166 of the main body 161 forms a seating groove 167 on the upper side to accommodate the liquid container 163. Thus, the liquid container 163 is prevented from accidentally tipping over.

In addition, the cover 166 passes through the communication hole 168 so that hot or cold air from the thermoelectric module 162 can be intensively transferred to the liquid container 163 . At this time, the communication hole 168 may be formed in various sizes and shapes.

In addition, the light emitting unit 164 emits light when light is needed for interior lighting or small pets. At this time, the light emitting unit 164 is provided on the cover 166 and is connected to a port 169 electrically connected to the thermoelectric module 162 .

Accordingly, when external power is continuously or selectively applied, heat or cold is generated in the thermoelectric module 162 . As a result, the heat or cold air controls the temperature inside the housing 110 .

The liquid in the liquid container 163 is evaporated by heating or naturally, and the humidity inside the housing 110 is controlled.

At this time, the light emitting unit 164 can be applied in various shapes.

In particular, as the liquid container 163 is seated in the seating groove 167 and the main body 161 is seated in the accommodating space 118, the temperature and humidity control module 160 is prevented from falling over by the curtain member 128. do.

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, but this is only exemplary, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and equivalent other embodiments. will understand Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims below.

100: breeding device 110: housing
112: opening 114: bulkhead
115: slide groove 116: passage
117: insertion hole 118: accommodation space
120: cover 122: slit hole
124: handle 126: rib
128: curtain member 130: incubator
132: lower casing 134: upper casing
135: air flow hole 140: storage member
150: play providing member 152: slide
160: temperature and humidity control module 161: main body
162: thermoelectric module 163: liquid container
164: light emitting unit 165: receiving member
166: cover 167: seating groove
168: communication hole 169: port

Claims (3)

A housing having an opening on one side and accommodating a small companion animal therein; a cover provided to slide in and out of the housing to open and close the opening and passing through a slit hole for air circulation; an incubator accommodated inside the housing through the opening and provided for the small companion animal; a storage member provided inside the housing and storing and storing at least one of drinking water and food for the small companion animal; And a play providing member provided inside the housing and providing a play space or a water play space for the small companion animal,
The incubator includes a lower casing provided on an inner bottom of the housing, having an air flow hole through a circumferential surface, and having an opening hole through one side to allow entry of the small companion animal; And an upper casing extending from one side of the lower casing in which the opening hole is formed while the bottom surface is open, and an entrance is formed in the other side,
The lower casing has a plane area of one side wider than that of the bottom surface of the upper casing, and the plane area of the bottom surface of the upper casing is larger than the area of the opening hole.
The housing has a partition wall therein so as to face a side surface on which the opening is formed, and the cover is slidably guided through a slide groove formed between one side surface of the housing and the partition wall.
The cover is provided with a rib extending into the housing, and the rib is a breeding device for small companion animals, characterized in that extending a curtain member capable of elastic deformation or natural deformation.
According to claim 1,
Breeding device for small companion animals, characterized in that it comprises a temperature and humidity control module for adjusting the temperature and humidity inside the housing for the small companion animals.
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