KR20200144270A - Companion animal house - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a companion animal house. More specifically, the present invention relates to a companion animal house in which an enzyme is sprayed on a manure collected in a manure collection unit to block the occurrence of odor. According to the present invention, the companion animal house comprises: a housing; a manure discharge unit installed inside the housing to discharge manure of a companion animal; the manure collection unit for collecting manure discharged from the manure discharge unit; and an enzyme injection unit for injecting the enzyme onto the manure collected in the manure collection unit.

Description

Companion animal house{COMPANION ANIMAL HOUSE}

The present invention relates to a companion animal house, and more particularly, to a companion animal house capable of blocking the occurrence of odor by spraying an enzyme on the manure collected in the manure collection unit.

In the past, companion animals (伴侶動物, companion animal) were referred to as pets, meaning animals that humans were raised primarily for enjoyment rather than companion animals. As it moves into the modern society, it is no longer a toy, but is defined as a companion animal, meaning companion, family, and friend living with people, and raising companion animals under the influence of social changes such as aging, nuclear family, and increase in single-person households. The number of people working is also increasing. The change in social perception of'animals living together' is becoming a driving force in the growth of the related market for companion animals.

The Nonghyup Economic Research Institute predicts that the size of the companion animal industry will also grow from 0.9 trillion won in 2012 to 5.8 trillion won in 2020 as the number of households raising companion animals increases, and the related market is also diversified and segmented. It is a trend. For example, it is expanding to various business areas such as veterinary hospitals where you can check the psychological and health status of companion animals, health-considered service industries, products, and feed industries, and has a significant impact on other industries.

However, the indoor living environment is inevitably contaminated by hairs or excrement generated from the physiological phenomena of companion animals, and in particular, ammonia, castol gas, mercaptin, amine, etc. generated from excrement not only cause odor, but also have harmful effects on the human body. It is important to treat the excrement immediately, but it can keep the living environment clean.

As a device for treating the excrement, the Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1849070 (name of the invention: companion animal living facility), previously registered by the applicant, provides feed supply container and drinking water inside the companion animal's living facility. A housing unit that forms a device and forms an accommodation space for the companion animal to live and live, an environment unit formed on one side of the housing unit and in which the companion animal discharges manure, a processing unit located at the lower side of the environment unit and collecting the discharged manure, An opening door formed between the environment unit and the housing unit, a body forming a closed space of the environment unit including the opening door, and formed in a sloped or stepped shape to be connected from the ground to the other side of the housing unit for companion animals to enter the housing unit A conventional problem with a configuration including a plate-shaped and a plurality of through-holes, a collecting pipe formed under the transmission network and having a tapered shape, and a collecting body communicating with the collecting pipe. Could be solved.

However, the pre-registered patent of the present applicant has a problem in that when the manure of a companion animal passes through the transmission network, the manure on the transmission network is not washed, so that the odor generated from the manure on the transmission network cannot be blocked.

In addition, the manure that has passed through the permeation network is collected in the collector through the collection tube, but there is a problem in that the manure cannot move smoothly to the collector because the collection tube is partially bent.

(Document 1) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1849070 (registered on April 10, 2018)

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide a companion animal house capable of washing the manure from the discharge guide member by spraying washing water onto the discharge guide member containing manure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a companion animal house that allows the manure that has passed through the discharge guide member to be smoothly transferred to the manure collection unit by a transfer belt.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a companion animal house capable of blocking the decomposition of manure and the occurrence of odor by spraying enzymes on manure transferred to the manure collection unit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a companion animal house that enables washing by immersing a transfer belt with manure in a washing solution.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises: a housing; A manure discharge unit installed inside the housing to discharge manure of a companion animal; A manure collection unit for collecting manure discharged from the manure discharge unit; And an enzyme injection unit for injecting an enzyme onto the manure collected in the manure collection unit.

In addition, the manure discharge unit is composed of an installation hole formed through the bottom surface of the housing, a discharge guide member seated in the installation hole, and a urine guide member protruding from one side of the discharge guide member to induce urine of a companion animal. do.

In addition, a washing water injection unit for washing the manure on the discharge guide member with washing water is further configured.

In addition, the washing water spraying unit includes a storage member for storing the washing water, a connection member connected to the storage member, and an injection member installed on the connection member and spraying the washing water to the discharge guide member under control of the controller.

In addition, the manure collection unit includes a transfer belt made of elastic material installed in a housing under the manure discharge unit, a driving unit for rotating the transfer belt, a collection member for collecting manure transferred to the transfer belt, and one side of the transfer belt It consists of a scraper installed on.

In addition, the drive unit, a drive roller that is built into one side of the transfer belt and rotates with the power of a motor, a driven roller built into the transfer belt of the other side of the drive roller, and the transfer belt between the drive roller and the driven roller. It includes a plurality of direction change rollers, the driving roller and the driven roller, the central portion is formed to be inclined to a diameter smaller than the diameter of both side ends.

In addition, further comprising a manure mixing unit for mixing the manure collected in the collecting member, the manure mixing unit, a rotating shaft rotating by the power of a motor, a first mixing member provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft to mix the manure, and the It is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft and consists of a second mixing member for mixing the manure.

In addition, a heating wire installed on the bottom of the collecting member is further configured to dry the manure mixed by the manure mixing unit.

In addition, the enzyme injection unit is composed of an enzyme storage member for storing the enzyme, an enzyme connection member connected to the enzyme storage member, and an enzyme injection member installed on the enzyme connection member to inject the enzyme under control of the control unit. .

In addition, the immersion washing unit further includes an immersion washing unit for cleaning by immersing a transport belt that is transferred by being changed in a direction downward by the direction changing roller, and the immersion washing unit includes: , Consisting of a washing liquid filled in the receiving member.

As can be seen from the above description, the companion animal house of the present invention has the effect of preventing the occurrence of odor by washing the manure on the discharge guide member with washing water.

In addition, the manure passing through the discharge guide member is smoothly transferred to the manure collection unit by the transfer belt, and enzymes are sprayed on the manure transferred to the manure collection unit to block the decomposition of manure and the occurrence of odor.

Along with this, it is a very useful invention, such as showing the effect of preventing the generation of odors caused by the manure on the transfer belt by immersing the transfer belt with manure in a cleaning solution.

1 is a perspective view showing the external structure of a companion animal house according to the present invention.
2 and 3 are a front cross-sectional view and a side cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a companion animal house according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the main part of the configuration of the discharge guide member in the companion animal house according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the constitution of the manure collection unit in the companion animal house according to the present invention.
6 and 7 are a cross-sectional view of a main part and a perspective view of the main part showing the compositional relationship of the manure mixing unit in the companion animal house according to the present invention.
8 to 12 is a state diagram showing the implementation relationship of the companion animal house according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred 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 to which the present invention pertains can easily implement the present invention.

First of all, in adding reference numerals to elements in the drawings, it should be noted that the same elements are assigned the same numerals as possible even if they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Of the accompanying drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external structure of a companion animal house according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a front and side sectional view showing the internal structure of a companion animal house according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view Fig. 5 is a main perspective view showing the constitution relationship of the discharge guide member in the companion animal house according to the present invention, and Fig. 5 is a main part perspective view showing the constitution relationship of the manure collection unit in the companion animal house according to the present invention, and Figs. In the companion animal house according to the present invention, a cross-sectional view and a perspective view showing the compositional relationship of the manure mixing unit, and FIGS. 8 to 12 are use state diagrams showing the implementation relationship of the companion animal house according to the present invention.

1 to 3, the companion animal house 100 according to the present invention has a configuration formed to solve the housing and defecation of the companion animal, the housing 110, the excreta discharge unit 120, manure It includes a collection unit 130, an enzyme injection unit 140.

The housing 110 is configured to provide a space for the companion animal to live, and includes a housing 111, a feed supply device 112, and a drinking water supply device 113.

The enclosure 111 is an outer body that provides a living space for the companion animal.

The feed supply device 112 is installed inside the enclosure 111 to supply feed to companion animals.

The drinking water supply device 113 is installed inside the enclosure 111 to supply drinking water to companion animals.

In addition, a fan 114 that is installed on the inner upper end of the enclosure 111 and rotates under the control of the control unit may further include a fan 114 for discharging the air inside the enclosure 111.

The manure discharge unit 120 is installed inside the housing 110 to discharge the manure of the companion animal to the manure collection unit 130, the installation hole 121, the discharge guide member 122, urine induction Including member 123.

The installation hole 121 is formed through the bottom surface of the housing 110 so that the discharge guide member 122 is installed.

The discharge guide member 122, as shown in FIG. 4, is seated in the installation hole 121 to discharge the excrement of the companion animal, and includes a body 122a and a through hole 122b.

The body 122a is a plate-shaped body seated in the installation hole 121.

The through hole (122b) is a configuration formed through the inside of the body (122a) so that the manure is discharged, is formed in a plurality of spaced at a predetermined interval.

It is preferable that the through hole 122b is formed to have a size in which the foot of the companion animal does not fall while guiding the movement of the manure.

The urine inducing member 123 is configured to protrude from one side of the discharge guide member 122 so that a male companion animal can urinate.

In addition, it may further include a washing water spraying portion 124 for spraying the washing water to wash the manure adhered to the discharge guide member 122, the washing water spraying portion 124 is a storage member (124a), a connecting member (124b) ), and an injection member (124c).

The storage member 124a is a member that stores the washing water, and may be installed inside or outside the housing 110.

The connecting member 124b is a member connecting the storage member 124a and the injection member 124c.

The injection member 124c is a member connected to the connection member 124b to inject the washing water onto the discharge guide member 122 under the control of the controller.

The manure collecting unit 130, as shown in FIG. 5, is configured to collect the manure of the companion animal discharged from the manure discharge unit 120, a transfer belt 131, a driving unit 132, a collecting member (133) and a scraper (134).

The transfer belt 131 is a belt formed of an elastic material.

The drive unit 132 is configured to drive the transfer belt 131 to rotate, and includes a drive roller 132a, a driven roller 132b, and a direction change roller 132c.

The driving roller 132a is a roller that is built into one side of the transfer belt 131 and rotates with the power of a motor.

The driven roller 132b is a roller built into the transfer belt 131 on the other side of the driving roller 132a.

The direction change roller (132c) is a roller that is built in the transfer belt 131 between the drive roller (132a) and the driven roller (132b) to switch the moving direction of the transfer belt (131).

The driving roller (132a) and the driven roller (132b) are formed to be inclined to have a diameter smaller in the center than the diameter of both side ends, so that the manure can be concentrated and moved to the center.

Further, the driving roller 132a may be positioned lower than the driven roller 132b on a horizontal line, and thus may be formed to be inclined in a direction in which the transfer belt 131 moves.

The collecting member 133 is a member for collecting the manure, and the lower portion is preferably a curved shape so that manure can be smoothly mixed by the manure mixing unit 135 below.

The scraper 134 is a member that scrapes the manure on the transfer belt 132.

In addition, as shown in Figures 6 to 7, further comprising a manure mixing unit 135 for mixing the manure collected in the collecting member 133, the manure mixing unit 135 is a rotation shaft (135a), It includes a first mixing member (135b) and a second mixing member (135c).

The rotation shaft 135a is a shaft that rotates in a forward or reverse direction by the power of a motor.

The first mixing member 135b is a member that is provided on the rotation shaft 135a at regular intervals to mix manure.

The second mixing member 135c is a member that is provided at regular intervals on the rotation shaft 135a of the first mixing member 135b to mix manure.

Either of the first mixing member (135b) or the second mixing member (135c) is provided with a shorter length than the other, and is formed radially on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft (135a) to more smoothly mix the manure. have.

In addition, a heating wire 136 may be installed on the bottom of the collecting member 133 to heat and dry the manure mixed by the manure mixing unit 135.

The enzyme injection unit 140 is configured to block the generation of odor from the manure by injecting an enzyme to the manure collected in the manure collecting unit 130, an enzyme storage member 141, an enzyme connection member 142, an enzyme It includes an injection member 143.

The enzyme storage member 141 is a member that stores the enzyme, and may be installed inside or outside the housing 110.

The enzyme connection member 142 is a member connecting the enzyme storage member 141 and the enzyme injection member 143.

The enzyme injection member 143 is a member connected to the enzyme connection member 142 to inject the enzyme into the manure under the control of the controller.

In addition, it further includes an immersion washing unit 150 for washing by immersing the transfer belt 131 by changing the direction downward by the direction changing roller 132c, and the immersion washing unit 150 includes a receiving member 151 ), and the washing liquid 152.

The receiving member 151 is a member that accommodates the cleaning liquid while guiding the transfer of the transfer belt 131.

The washing liquid 152 is a liquid that is filled in the receiving member 152 and cleans the transfer belt 131, and an enzyme capable of blocking the generation of odor of manure is preferable.

The operation of the companion animal house 100 according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail as follows.

First, when a companion animal lives in the space of the enclosure 111 of the housing 110 and at the same time, feed is supplied from the feed storage container to the feed supply device 112 according to a set time, the supplied feed is supplied to the companion animal. edible.

In addition, drinking water stored in the drinking water storage container can be eaten by a companion animal by licking the water supply pipe connected to the drinking water storage container with the tongue.

When living in the enclosure 111 while eating the feed and drinking water, when the temperature inside the enclosure 111 is sensed by a temperature sensor and is higher than the set temperature or the temperature outside the housing 110, the enclosure 111 is controlled by the controller. ) By driving the upper fan 114, the air inside the enclosure 111 can be discharged to the outside, and when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is lower than the set temperature, the fan 114 is driven under the control of the controller. While stopping, the temperature inside the enclosure 111 can be adjusted.

In addition, it is possible to listen to music transmitted through a speaker to a companion animal living in the enclosure 111.

When the companion animal living in the housing 110 moves to the manure discharge unit 120 to see the toilet, as shown in FIG. 8, a movement sensor or discharge guide for the companion animal moving to the manure discharge unit 120 The companion animal moved to the member 122 may be determined by the control unit that the companion animal intends to toilet through a weight sensor or the like.

The manure seen by the companion animal that has moved to the discharge guide member 122 moves to the upper surface of the transfer belt 131 of the manure collecting unit 130 through the through hole 122b of the discharge guide member 122.

At this time, when the male companion animal urinates, the male companion animal may be induced to urinate through the urine inducing member 123 protruding from one side of the discharge guide member 122.

In addition, after the toilet of the companion animal, when the companion animal passes through the excrement discharge unit 120 and moves into the interior of the enclosure 111, the movement of the companion animal is determined to be completed through a movement sensor or a weight sensor. I can judge.

When the control unit determines that the toilet is complete, the manure on the discharge guide member 122 is connected to the washing water stored in the storage member 124a of the washing water injection unit 124 under the control of the control unit, as shown in FIG. 9. It can be washed by being discharged to the injection member 124c or a plurality of injection members via the member 124b, and when a certain amount of washing water is discharged to the injection member 124c, the discharge of the washing water is stopped under the control of the control unit. I can.

By washing the manure on the discharge guide member 122 with the washing water, it is possible to prevent the generation of odor due to the manure in the discharge guide member 122.

The washing water after washing the discharge guide member 122 is supplied to the transfer belt 131 of the manure collecting unit 130 through the through hole 122b of the discharge guide member 122, and the washing water may be an enzyme. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the transfer belt 131 is moved while rotating in one direction by the power of a motor driven under the control of the controller. With the movement of 131, the direction changing roller 132c and the driven roller 132b rotate.

At this time, since the transfer belt 131 made of elastic material is installed in the driving roller 132a and the driven roller 132b formed to be inclined with a diameter smaller than the diameter of both ends, the transfer belt 131 has a central part It can be moved to the collecting member 133 in a state where the manure is collected in the center in a concave form.

The manure passing through the transfer belt 131 is stored at the same time as it falls into the collecting member 133, and the transfer belt 131 from which the manure has fallen is transferred while being scratched by the scraper 134 located at the bottom of the transfer belt 131 Manure remaining on the belt 131 can be removed.

When the manure falls from the transfer belt 131, the enzyme stored in the enzyme storage member 141 of the enzyme injection unit 140 is passed through the enzyme connection member 142 under the control of the control unit and the enzyme injection member 143 The enzyme discharged to the enzyme spraying member 143 is buried in the falling manure and the manure is fermented, thereby preventing the occurrence of odor in the manure.

When a certain amount of enzyme is discharged from the enzyme injection member 143, the discharge of the enzyme may be stopped under the control of the controller.

When the manure and washing water falling from the transfer belt 131 and the enzyme sprayed into the manure are stored in the collection member 133 in the above process, as shown in FIG. 11, the manure mixing unit 135 is controlled by the control unit. As the rotation shaft 135a of) rotates, the first mixing member 135b and the second mixing member 135c radially provided on the rotation shaft 135a may be dried while moving the manure.

At this time, one of the first mixing member (135b) or the second mixing member (135c) is provided with a shorter length than the other so that the manure inside the collecting member 133 can be smoothly mixed, and the collecting Since the member 133 is formed at the lower end to be curved to match the rotation radius of the mixing member, the manure can rotate and move smoothly.

In addition, the manure mixed by the manure mixing unit 135 may be dried by heating the heating wire 136 installed on the bottom surface of the collecting member 133, thereby improving drying performance.

Even in the state in which the manure mixing unit 135 is operated, the transfer belt 131 continues to move by the driving unit 132, and the transfer belt 131 is shifted downward by the direction change roller 132c. do.

As described above, the transfer belt 131 whose direction is changed downward passes through the interior of the receiving member 151 of the immersion washing water 150 and is filled in the receiving member 151 at the same time, as shown in FIG. Since it is washed with a washing solution, that is, an enzyme, it can block the occurrence of odor.

When the water level of the washing liquid 152 is detected by the sensing sensor installed in the receiving member 151, the process of supplying the washing liquid 152 to the receiving member 152 according to the control of the control unit is repeated, thereby maintaining a constant level at all times.

The transfer belt 151 passing through the cleaning liquid 152 can drop the cleaning liquid on the transfer belt 151 while passing through a pair of brush members 153 installed on the upper end of the receiving member 151, and the cleaning liquid is The separated transfer belt 151 is moved to the lower part of the manure discharge unit 120 and is positioned, and the driving unit 132 is stopped under the control of the control unit, thereby waiting for the next operation.

The manure mixing unit 135 can check the dried state of manure or washing water, stop the operation according to the control of the control unit when a certain operating time elapses, and wait for the next operation, and the operation of the manure mixing unit 135 When the discharge fan 135 ′ is driven, the heat located in the collecting member 133 may be discharged to the outside of the housing 110.

The above description is only illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs can make various modifications, changes, and substitutions within the scope not departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but are for illustration, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings. . In addition, the scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical thoughts within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: pet house, 110: housing
120: manure discharge unit, 130: manure collection unit
140: enzyme injection unit, 150: immersion washing unit

Claims (10)

housing;
A manure discharge unit installed inside the housing to discharge manure of a companion animal;
A manure collection unit for collecting manure discharged from the manure discharge unit; And,
Companion animal house comprising: an enzyme injection unit for injecting an enzyme onto the manure collected in the manure collection unit.
The method of claim 1,
The manure discharge unit includes an installation hole formed through the bottom surface of the housing,
A discharge guide member seated in the installation hole,
Companion animal house, characterized in that consisting of a urine guide member protruding from one side of the discharge guide member to induce urine of the companion animal.
The method of claim 2,
Companion animal house, characterized in that the washing water injection unit for washing the manure on the discharge guide member with washing water.
The method of claim 3,
The washing water spraying unit, a storage member for storing the washing water,
A connecting member connected to the storage member,
Companion animal house, characterized in that consisting of a spray member installed on the connecting member and spraying the washing water to the discharge guide member under the control of the control unit.
The method of claim 1,
The manure collection unit, a transfer belt made of elastic material installed in the housing under the manure discharge unit,
A driving unit that rotates the transfer belt,
A collection member for collecting the manure transferred to the transfer belt,
Companion animal house, characterized in that consisting of a scraper installed on one side of the transfer belt.
The method of claim 5,
The driving unit, a driving roller that is built into one side of the transfer belt and rotates with the power of a motor,
A driven roller built into the transfer belt on the other side of the drive roller,
It includes a plurality of direction change rollers embedded in the transfer belt between the drive roller and the driven roller,
Companion animal house, characterized in that the driving roller and the driven roller are formed to be inclined at a center portion smaller than the diameter of both end portions.
The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a manure mixing unit for mixing the manure collected in the collecting member,
The manure mixing unit is characterized in that it is composed of a rotation shaft that rotates by the power of a motor, a first mixing member provided on the outer circumference of the rotation shaft to mix manure, and a second mixing member provided on the outer circumference of the rotation shaft to mix manure. Pet House.
The method of claim 7,
Companion animal house, characterized in that the heating wire installed on the bottom surface of the collecting member to dry the manure mixed by the manure mixing unit.
The method of claim 1,
The enzyme injection unit, an enzyme storage member for storing the enzyme,
An enzyme connection member connected to the enzyme storage member,
Companion animal house, characterized in that consisting of an enzyme injection member installed on the enzyme connection member to inject the enzyme under the control of the control unit.
The method of claim 6,
Further comprising an immersion washing unit for cleaning by immersing the transfer belt that is transferred by being changed in a direction downward by the direction changing roller,
The immersion washing unit is a companion animal house, characterized in that consisting of a receiving member for accommodating a washing liquid while guiding the transport of the transfer belt, and a washing liquid filled in the receiving member.

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