KR102652956B1 - Animal shelter with automatic door control - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an animal shelter with an automatic control of an entrance door, comprising: a main body having the shape of a box with an internal refuge space and forming an entrance through which animals can enter; an entrance door that is hinged on one side to an upper part of the entrance of the main body so as to hinge and rotate, and opens and closes the entrance according to the entrance and exit of an animal; a one-way locking member provided with a lower wing extending from an inner lower part of the door, the lower wing being hinged and bent only from the outside to the inside; The inner lower end of the lower wing of the one-way locking member is caught by the locking bar that rises due to the weight of the animal entering the escape space, thereby blocking the rotation of the door due to external force trying to enter the inside from the outside, and blocking the rotation of the door from the inside. It is configured to include a door control device that allows the door to be rotated by an external force trying to go outside.
According to the present invention, the animal shelter with automatic control of the door is configured so that when an animal opens the door and enters the refuge space, the door is not opened from the outside without a separate power device, so that low-ranking animals can safely avoid high-ranking animals. It can be avoided.

Description

Animal shelter with automatic door control}

The present invention relates to an animal shelter with an automatic control of the door, and more specifically, when an animal opens the door and enters the refuge space, the door is configured so that the door is not opened from the outside without a separate power device, so that animals with a lower rank are animals with a higher rank. It is about an animal shelter with automatic control of the entrance door that allows animals to safely escape from the environment.

In general, a ruling class that monopolizes resources and mating opportunities within a group of any animal is common throughout the animal kingdom. The steepness of the layers varies depending on the species.

In animals, only the strong survive according to the principle of strength, so when they gain strength, they continue to fight to move up the hierarchy.

Accordingly, when several animals such as cats or dogs live in one space, a fight for rank is bound to occur, and once the rank is determined, the higher-ranking animal sometimes attacks or chases and harasses the lower-ranking animal. Occurs.

Typically, when raising multiple animals, hiding spaces or shelters are provided so that lower-ranking animals can escape.

However, such conventional hiding spaces or shelters have open entrances or doors that are always open, so no matter how low-ranking animals try to avoid them, they can be attacked or harassed because the doors are always open. There was no outside.

Accordingly, when a high-ranking animal attacks or harasses a low-ranking animal, an animal shelter is required so that the low-ranking animal can avoid it and the door can be automatically closed to prevent the high-ranking animal from accessing it. This is the situation.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0087767 (published on July 30, 2015)

The present invention was designed to solve the above-mentioned problem, and is configured so that when an animal opens the door and enters the escape space, the door cannot be opened from the outside without a separate power device, so that low-ranking animals can safely avoid high-ranking animals. The purpose is to provide a shelter for animals with an automatically controlled entrance and exit door that allows them to escape.

In order to achieve the above object, the animal shelter with automatic door control according to the present invention has a main body, an entrance door, a one-way locking member, and a door control device.

The main body is shaped like a box with an internal refuge space and has an entrance through which animals can enter and exit.

The entrance door is configured so that one side is hinged to the upper part of the entrance of the main body and rotates, and the entrance is opened and closed according to the entrance and exit of the animal.

The one-way locking member is provided with a lower wing extending from the inner lower part of the door, and is configured so that the lower wing is hinged and bent only in the direction from the outside to the inside.

The door control device blocks the rotation of the door due to external forces trying to enter the inside from the outside by blocking the inner lower part of the lower wing of the one-way locking member by the stopping bar that rises due to the weight of the animal entering the refuge space, On the other hand, movement of the door by external force from the inside to the outside is allowed.

In one specific embodiment, the door control device includes an elevating plate part that forms the floor of the refuge space and has a plate shape of a size on which an animal can be seated, and moves up and down depending on the presence or absence of the weight of the entering animal; a height adjustment unit including an elastic member connected to the lifting plate part and the upper surface plate of the main body unit to pull the lifting plate part upward, and a gap bar including the elastic member therein and having a preset length; A square frame shape having a support bar located adjacent to the gap bar, a lever bar connected to an end of the support bar and extending in the direction of the door, a support bar supporting one side of the lever bar to form a fulcrum, and a stopping bar at the lower end. A lever unit located inside the main body where the entrance is formed and having a control bar that is connected to the end of the lever bar on the door side and moves up and down; Includes.

Here, the control bar moves up and down on one or more guide members formed inside the main body where the entrance is formed.

Here, the control bar's rise is limited by a limit member protruding from the upper inner part of the main body where the entrance is formed.

Here, the door control device further includes a clearance adjuster on one side of which the end of the lever bar is freely fitted and on the other side integrally connected to the upper part of the control bar.

In one embodiment, the one-way locking member includes an anti-rotation plate integrally coupled to the inner lower part of the door, an upper wing coupled to the inner side of the anti-rotation plate, and a hinge located at the top at a set height with the lower end of the anti-rotation plate. It includes a lower wing that is hinged to the lower part of the wing and whose hinge rotation from the inner to the outer direction is blocked by a rotation prevention plate.

According to the present invention, the animal shelter with automatic control of the door is configured so that when an animal opens the door and enters the refuge space, the door does not open from the outside without a separate power device, so that low-ranking animals can safely avoid high-ranking animals. It has an avoidable effect.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing an animal shelter with automatic door control according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded view showing an animal shelter with automatic door control according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a door control device applied to an animal shelter with automatic door control according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a one-way locking member applied to an animal shelter with an automatic door control according to the present invention.
Figures 5(a) to 5(e) are diagrams showing the use state of the animal shelter with automatic control of the door according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

The terms used in the present invention are terms defined in consideration of the functions in the present invention, and may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or operator, so the definitions of these terms are defined in accordance with the technical details of the present invention. It should be interpreted as a concept.

Referring to Figures 1 to 5, the animal shelter (1) with automatic door control according to the present invention allows animals to open the door (20) and create a refuge space so that low-ranking animals can safely escape from high-ranking animals. When entering (S), the door (20) is configured so that it cannot be opened from the outside without a separate power device.

Specifically, referring to Figures 1 to 3, the animal shelter (1) with automatic door control according to the present invention largely includes a main body (10), an access door (20), a door control device (30), and a one-way locking member (40). Includes.

First, the main body 10 has an internal refuge space (S) of a size and shape that an animal (P) can stably enter.

Preferably, this main body portion 10 has a box shape with the top, bottom, left, and right sides closed, and forms an entrance (A) on one side through which an animal (P) can push in and out.

Referring to FIG. 2, in one embodiment, the main body 10 has a front plate 11 forming an entrance (A), and a gap between a refuge space (S) that is the same size as the front plate (11) and opposite to the front plate (11). A back plate 12 disposed with a front plate 11, a left plate 13 and a right plate 14 blocking the left and right sides of the front plate 11 and the back plate 12, and the front plate 11 and the back plate. It has a structure including a top plate 15 that blocks the open upper part of (12).

If necessary, it may include a bottom plate (not shown) that blocks the open lower portions of the front plate 11 and the back plate 12, and according to the structure and configuration described later, the lifting plate portion 31 described above is It is possible to replace the bottom plate, but of course, if necessary, the bottom plate may not be provided as in the city.

Meanwhile, the entrance door 20 is configured to open and close the entrance A formed in the front plate 11 of the main body 10. It is preferably configured to be the same as or smaller than the entrance area A, but is configured to allow the animal P to enter. It is large enough to prevent passage through the doorway (A) without any resistance.

This entrance door 20, in one embodiment, is configured to hinge and rotate on one side by a hinge 21 on the upper part of the entrance A of the main body 10, and moves through the entrance according to the entrance and exit of the animal P. Open and close (A).

In addition, the one-way locking member 40 is formed at the inner lower part of the door 20, and has a lower wing 44 extending, and has a structure in which the lower wing 44 is hinged and bent only in the direction from the outside to the inside. have

In addition, the door control device 30 has a stopping bar 33d-1 that rises according to the weight of the animal P entering the refuge space S, and this stopping bar 33-1 operates. According to the control, the inner lower part of the lower wing 44 of the one-way locking member 40 is configured to be locked, and accordingly, the rotation of the door 20 due to external force trying to enter from the outside is blocked, and the inner lower part of the lower wing 44 of the one-way locking member 40 is blocked. Only rotation of the door 20 by external force is allowed.

With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the door control device 30 constituting the automatic door control type animal shelter 1 of the present invention will be examined in more detail as follows.

The door control device 30 applied to the present invention is characterized in that it controls the opening and closing of the door 20 using the own weight of the animal P without a separate power device.

For this purpose, the door control device 30 includes a lifting plate part 31, a height adjustment part 32, and a lever part 33.

The lifting plate portion 31 is disposed within the refuge space (S) of the main body portion (10) and forms the floor of the refuge space (S).

Preferably, the lifting plate part 31 has a plate shape of a size on which the animal (P) can be seated, and moves up and down by the height adjusting part 32, which will be described later, according to the weight of the entering animal (P). It is done so that it can be done.

Depending on the installation, this lifting plate unit 31 can be configured to move only one part up and down or the entire part to move up and down.

The lifting plate part 31, which is configured so that only one part can move up and down, has one side integrally fixed to the front plate 11 of the main body 10, and the other side - the side closer to the back plate 12 - enters. It moves up and down depending on the weight of one animal (P). At this time, it is preferable that one side of the lifting plate part 31 is positioned at a gap and higher than the lower end of the front plate 11 where the entrance A is formed to facilitate seesaw movement.

On the other hand, the height adjustment unit 32 allows the above-mentioned lifting plate part 31 to see-saw, and is connected to the lifting plate part 31 and the upper surface plate 15 of the main body 10 to form the lifting plate part 31. ) is composed of an elastic member (32a) that always pulls upward, and a gap rod (32b) having a predetermined length in the form of a pipe containing the elastic member (32a) inside.

Of course, if necessary, this height adjustment part 32 can also be configured in the lifting plate part 31 close to the front plate 11.

Preferably, the height adjustment unit 32 is composed of one or more in proportion to the size of the animal shelter 1 to ensure stable operation of the lifting plate unit 31.

In addition, the lever unit 33 performs a lever movement based on the weight of the animal P entering the refuge space S, and engages the control bar 33d to control the operation of the one-way locking member 40. The rod (33d-1) is configured to move up and down.

For this purpose, the lever portion 33 includes a support bar 33a having the same length as the gap bar 32b and located adjacent to it, and a lever bar connected to the end of the support bar 33a and extending in the direction of the door 20. (33b), a support bar (33c) that supports one side of the lever bar (33b) to form a fulcrum (C), and a locking bar (33d-1) at the lower end. The entrance (15) is formed in the shape of a square frame. It includes a lever portion 33 that is located inside the main body portion 10 and has a control bar 33d that is connected to the end of the lever bar 33b on the door 20 side and moves up and down.

In a specific embodiment, the support bar 33c is formed as an integrated piece by being inserted into the upper part of the left plate 13 and the right plate 14 or joined by a coupling member, and has an arrangement that intersects the lever bar 33b.

In addition, the control bar 33d, which has a square frame shape, stably moves up and down on one or more guide members 50 formed on the inside of the main body front plate 11 where the entrance A is formed. In one embodiment, the guide member 50 has a ring shape through which the control bar 33d moves.

In addition, the control bar 33d, which has a square frame shape, is restricted from excessive movement by a limit member 60 protruding from the upper inner part of the main body 10 where the entrance 15 is formed.

Meanwhile, since the length of the lever bar 33b is fixed, the end of the lever bar 33b is freely fitted on one side and the other side is controlled so that the control bar 33d can be raised and lowered stably during the lever movement. It is provided with a gap adjuster (33b-1) integrally connected to the upper part of the bar (33d).

Meanwhile, as described above, the door control device 30 ultimately limits the direction of hinge rotation of the one-way locking member 40, so that the door 20 cannot be opened by animals trying to enter from the outside, and animals trying to exit from the inside cannot be opened. so that it can be opened freely.

Referring to FIG. 4, this one-way locking member 40 has the following configuration as an example.

The one-way locking member 40 applied to the present invention includes a rotation prevention plate 41 integrally coupled to the inner lower part of the door 20, an upper wing 42 coupled to the inside of the rotation prevention plate 41, and a rotation prevention plate. The lower part of (41) is hinged to the lower part of the upper wing (42) by the hinge (43) located at the upper part at the set height (h1), and the hinge rotation from the inner to the outer direction is caught by the anti-rotation plate (41). It is composed of a blocked lower wing (44).

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. 5(a) to 5(e), the operating state of the automatically controlled animal shelter 1 according to the present invention is as follows.

Figure 5(a) shows a state in which a low-ranking animal (P) is harassed by a high-ranking animal and moves to the animal shelter (1) to take refuge.

At this time, the door automatically controlled animal shelter (1) is in a normal peacetime state, and there are no animals in the shelter space (S), and the lifting plate part (31) is lifted by the elastic member (32a) of the height adjustment part (32). Depending on the length of the gap rod 32b, it is maintained parallel to the upper surface plate 15 of the main body 10.

The lower wing 44 of the one-way locking member 40 protrudes from the lower end of the door 20, the stopping bar 33d-1 is not lifted, and the door 20 is opened from the outside or inside without any obstruction. If force is applied, the entrance (A) can be opened freely.

As shown in FIG. 5(b), when the animal (P) pushes the door 20 from the outside to the inside to escape into the refuge space (S), the weight of the animal (P) continuously increases as shown in FIG. 5(c). As a result, the lifting plate part 31 moves downward.

At this time, as the support bar (33a) also goes down, the lever bar (33b) moves around the fulcrum (C) of the support bar (33c), and the square control bar (33d) connected to the lever bar (33b) It also rises.

Accordingly, the stopping bar 33d-1 constituting the lower part of the control bar 33d also rises.

Then, as the door 20 is returned to its original position, the lower wing 44 passes through the raised locking bar 33d-1. Due to the gravity and force generated as the door 20 hinges, the lower wing 44 moves from the locking bar (33d-1) to the original position. Even if it is caught in 33d-1), it passes through the hinge 43 while rotating from the outside to the inside.

And, when the door 20 is finally closed, the lower wing 44 of the one-way locking member 40 is contacted and locked from the inside by the stopping bar 33d-1, as shown in FIG. 5(d).

Accordingly, when an attempt is made to push in the door 20 from the outside, the lower wing 44 is caught by the raised stopper 33d-1 and is not pushed, and eventually the door 20 cannot be pushed open from the outside.

And, as shown in Figure 5(e), when the low-ranking animal (P) wants to go out of the shelter (1) again, if the animal (P) pushes from the shelter space (S), in other words, it pushes from the inside to the outside. At this time, the rotor blade 44 is not hindered by the jamming bell 33d-1, so the door 20 is hinged and opened outward, and the animals in the refuge space S can go outside.

As such, the present invention is configured so that when a low-ranking animal (P) opens the door (20) and enters the refuge space (S), the door (20) is not opened from the outside without a separate power device, so that the low-ranking animal (P) You can safely escape from these high-ranking animals.

The embodiments described above merely describe preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not extremely limited to these embodiments, and various modifications and variations may be made by those skilled in the art within the technical spirit and scope of the claims of the present invention. It will be said that this can be achieved, and it will be said that it falls within the scope of the technical rights of the present invention.

1: Animal shelter with automatic door control
10: main body
20: Entrance door
30: Door control device
40: One-way locking member

Claims (7)

A main body portion (10) in the shape of a enclosure having an internal refuge space (S) and forming an entrance (A) through which animals (P) can enter and exit;
An entrance door (20) that is hinged on one side to the upper part of the entrance (A) of the main body (10) and configured to hinge and rotate, and opens and closes the entrance (A) according to the entrance and exit of the animal (P);
A one-way locking member (40) provided with a lower wing (44) extending from the lower inner part of the door (20), and configured to hinge and bend the lower wing (44) only from the outside to the inside direction;
The inner lower part of the lower wing 44 of the one-way locking member 40 is caught by the stopping bar 33d-1 that rises due to the weight of the animal P entering the escape space S, and is caught from the outside. It includes a door control device 30 that blocks the rotation of the door 20 due to an external force trying to enter the inside, while allowing the rotation of the door 20 due to an external force trying to go from the inside to the outside,
The door control device 30,
an elevating plate part (31) that forms the floor of the refuge space (S) and has a plate shape of a size on which an animal (P) can be seated, and moves up and down depending on the presence or absence of the weight of the entering animal (P);
An elastic member (32a) connected to the lifting plate portion (31) and the upper surface plate (15) of the main body portion (10) to pull the lifting plate portion (31) upward, and the elastic member (32a) included therein. It is provided with a height adjustment unit 32 having a gap bar 32b having a set length,
The door control device 30,
A support bar (33a) located adjacent to the gap bar (32b), a lever bar (33b) connected to an end of the support bar (33a) and extending in the direction of the door 20, and the lever bar (33b) It is located inside the main body portion 10, which has a support bar 33c that supports one side to form a fulcrum C, and an entrance A having a stopping bar 33d-1 at the lower end, and the lever bar 33b A lever unit 33 having a control bar 33d that is connected to the end of the door 20 and moves up and down; Meanwhile, including more
The control bar (33d) is an animal shelter with automatic door control, characterized in that the rise of the control bar (33d) is limited by a limit member (60) protruding from the upper inner part of the main body (10) where the entrance (A) is formed.
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The control bar (33d) is an animal shelter with automatic door control, characterized in that it moves up and down on one or more guide members (50) formed inside the main body (10) where the entrance (A) is formed.
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An animal shelter with automatic control of an entrance door, characterized in that it further includes a gap adjuster (33b-1) on one side of which the end of the lever bar (33b) is freely fitted and on the other side is integrally connected to the upper part of the control bar (33d).
According to clause 1,
The one-way locking member 40 is,
A rotation prevention plate (41) integrally coupled to the inner lower part of the door (20),
An upper wing (42) coupled to the inside of the rotation prevention plate (41),
The lower part of the anti-rotation plate 41 is hinged to the lower part of the upper wing 42 by a hinge 43 located at the upper part at a set height (h1), and the hinge rotation from the inner to the outer direction is performed by the anti-rotation plate. An animal shelter with an automatically controlled entrance door, characterized in that it includes a lower wing (44) that is blocked by being caught by (41).

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