TWM564324U - Excretment collection device and intelligent excrement collection system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a waste collection device comprising: a housing comprising a bottom wall, two opposite first outer sidewalls, and a second outer sidewall connecting the first outer sidewalls; an accommodation space from the bottom Defining a wall, the first outer side wall and the second outer side wall, the accommodating space is divided into a temporary storage area and a collection area, the temporary storage area being located between the second outer side wall and the collection area; a cleaning member disposed in the temporary storage area; and a support member disposed on top of the temporary storage area, the support member including a plurality of rotatable support plates. Thereby, through the excrement collecting device of the present embodiment, the excrement left by the pet after the note in the home can be concentrated to the collecting area without the need for the owner to clean at any time, and the excrement is not exposed to the air for a long time. The air in the home is filled with an unpleasant stench.

Description

Excreta collection device and intelligent excrement collection system using the same

The present invention relates to a waste collection device and a waste collection system using the same, and more particularly to an excrement collection device capable of automatically cleaning and collecting pet excrement and a smart excrement collection system using the same.

For families with pets (such as dogs and cats), let the pets at home get used to the toilet at home, which can save time, avoid weather factors, and allow pets to take notes at any time to avoid adverse effects on the body. .

However, the excrement left by the pet after the meal in the home often makes the owner tired and clean, and the smell of the excrement may also cause the air in the home to always be filled with unpleasant stench. In particular, the situation will be more serious when the owner is working overtime, on a business trip, or going out for a long time to let the pet stay alone at home.

Therefore, how to create a waste collection device that can effectively solve the above problems is a positive disclosure of the creative office.

One of the aims of the present invention is to provide a waste collection device which can automatically clean and collect pet excrement, so as to effectively solve the problem that the pet's excrement cannot be properly handled when the owner goes out for a long time and the pet stays alone at home. The problem of degrading the quality of the home environment.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a waste collection device comprising: a housing comprising a bottom wall, two opposite first outer sidewalls, and a second outer sidewall connecting the first outer sidewalls; An accommodating space is defined by the bottom wall, the first outer side wall and the second outer side wall, and the accommodating space is divided into a temporary storage area and a collection area, and the temporary storage area is located at the second outer side Between the wall and the collection area; a cleaning member disposed in the temporary storage area; and a support member disposed on top of the temporary storage area, the support member including a plurality of rotatable support plates.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning member comprises: a pushing cymbal having a plurality of grids; a pushing rod for carrying the pushing cymbal and providing power to push the pushing cymbal, so that the pushing cymbal is along a The specific path moves in the temporary storage area; a transfer 耙 is disposed at a boundary between the temporary storage area and the collection area, the transfer 耙 has a plurality of L-shaped grids; and a transfer rod is used to carry the transfer 耙, It also provides the power to turn the pusher.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pusher has a sand blasting plate disposed on the top of the grids and movable to the bottom of the grids.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the rotatable support plates has a plurality of grooves at the top thereof, each of the grooves extending along two long sides of each of the rotatable support plates.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the housing further includes a urine flow conduit for directing urine flowing from the grooves to the collection region.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the trenches have at least one of a hydrophobic coating and a photocatalyst coating.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the waste collection device further includes: a collection box disposed in the collection area, and including a feces collection member and a urine collection member; The urine guiding channel diverts urine to the urine collecting member, and the cleaning member pushes the feces located in the temporary storage area to the fecal collecting member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the collection box further includes: an odor management member that communicates with at least one of the feces collection member and the urine collection member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the collection box further includes: a urine processing member that communicates with the urine collecting member and can automatically discharge a specific liquid to the urine collecting member.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the rotatable support plates includes: a rotating shaft disposed on a long side of each of the rotatable support plates for rotating each of the rotatable support plates; a buckle groove disposed at each The other long side of the rotatable support plate is configured to buckle the rotating shaft of the adjacent rotatable support plate; and a rotation control member is disposed on at least one of the first outer side walls for rotating each of the Rotating the shaft of the support plate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the support member further includes: a fence correspondingly disposed on the first outer sidewall and the second outer sidewall.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the excrement collecting device further includes: a sensing member for sensing whether the living body enters the supporting member or the state of the excrement and the cleaning sand in the accommodating space; and The information integration component is configured to collect the sensing result of the sensing component and control the waste collection device according to the sensing result.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sensing member includes: at least one first sensor disposed on the support member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sensing component comprises: at least one second sensor disposed in the collection area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sensing component comprises: at least one third sensor disposed in the temporary storage area.

For the above purposes and other purposes, the present invention proposes a smart excrement collection system comprising: the excrement collection device as described above, wherein the information integration component further comprises a wireless transmitter for transmitting the information. Integrating information collected by the component; a cloud database for receiving, storing, and transmitting information transmitted by the wireless transmitter; and a receiving device for directly receiving information transmitted by the wireless transmitter, or storing Take the information stored in the cloud database.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the cloud database further integrates and analyzes information transmitted by the wireless transmitter and issues a reminder to the receiving device.

Thereby, through the excrement collecting device of the present embodiment, the excrement left by the pet after the note in the home can be concentrated to the collecting area without the need for the owner to clean at any time, and the excrement is not exposed to the air for a long time. The air in the home is filled with an unpleasant stench. Even when the owner is working overtime, traveling, or going out for a long time to let the pet stay alone at home, the waste collection device can continue to operate effectively to solve the problems caused by the prior art.

In the smart waste collection system of the present embodiment, the sensing member can monitor the state of the waste collection device at any time, so that the donor can pass through the information integration component of the waste collection device even if the donor is not at the pet. The cloud database and the receiving device (such as a mobile phone) at the owner's hand know the collection state of the excrement in the excrement collecting device, and then understand the physical condition of the pet and whether it is necessary to clean or replace the excrement collecting device. A long time accompanying the owner of the pet provides convenient and instant information.

1‧‧‧Smart Excreta Collection System

100, 101, 102‧‧ ‧ excrement collection device

10‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧ bottom wall

13‧‧‧First outer side wall

15‧‧‧Second outer side wall

17‧‧‧ inner side wall

20‧‧‧ accommodating space

21‧‧‧Scratch area

211‧‧‧Urine Guide

213‧‧‧ fecal storage area

23‧‧‧Collection area

30‧‧‧Cleaning components

31‧‧‧Pushing 耙

311‧‧‧

313‧‧‧ sand board

33‧‧‧Pushing rod

331‧‧‧Motor

35‧‧‧Transfer耙

351‧‧‧L-shaped grid

37‧‧‧Transfer rod

371‧‧‧Motor

40, 40’‧‧‧Support members

41, 41'‧‧‧ Rotatable support plate

411‧‧‧ shaft

413‧‧‧ buckle groove

41T‧‧‧ trench

43‧‧‧Rotary control

431‧‧‧Land

433‧‧‧ Gears

45‧‧‧Fence

47‧‧‧ tether

50‧‧‧ slope

60‧‧‧ collection box

61‧‧‧ urine collection member

63‧‧‧ fecal collection members

65‧‧‧Smell processing components

67‧‧‧Urine treatment components

69‧‧‧Information Integration Component

70‧‧‧ visor

200‧‧‧Cloud database

300‧‧‧ receiving device

A‧‧‧ area

S‧‧‧ gap

Fig. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the excrement collecting device of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the excrement collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the cleaning member of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 4A] is a schematic view of the support member of the present embodiment, which can rotate the support plate in a flat state.

[Fig. 4B] is a schematic view of the support member of the present embodiment, which can rotate the support plate in an upright state.

Fig. 4C is a schematic view showing the rotation control member of the present embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view showing the casing of the present embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the excrement collecting device of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 7] is a schematic view of the area A of Fig. 6 from different angles.

Fig. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the excrement collecting device of still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 9A] is a schematic view of a support member according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is capable of rotating a support plate in a flat state.

[Fig. 9B] is a schematic view of a support member according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is capable of rotating a support plate in an upright state.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing the smart excrement collecting system of the present embodiment.

In order to fully understand the creation, a detailed description of the creation will be made by the following specific examples and with the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art can understand the purpose, features and effects of the present disclosure by the contents disclosed in the present specification. It should be noted that the present invention may be implemented or applied through various other specific embodiments. The details of the present specification may also be based on different viewpoints and applications, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, the drawings attached to the present invention are merely illustrative and not drawn to actual dimensions. The following embodiments will further explain the related technical content of the present invention, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a waste collection device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the waste collection device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is to be noted that, in order to more clearly explain the structure of the excrement collecting device 100, some of the elements are omitted in FIGS. Further, the excrement collecting device 100 can be used in a home having a pet such as a dog or a cat, so that the pet in the home can be kept at home.

As shown in FIG. 1, the waste collection device 100 includes a housing 10, an accommodation space 20, a cleaning member 30, and a support member 40. The housing 10 includes a bottom wall 11 , two opposite first outer sidewalls 13 , and a second outer sidewall 15 connecting the first outer sidewalls 13 . The accommodating space 20 is defined by the bottom wall 11 , the first outer side wall 13 , and the second outer side wall 15 , and the accommodating space 20 is divided into a temporary storage area 21 and a collection area 23 . The temporary storage area 21 is located between the second outer side wall 15 and the collection area 23. The cleaning member 30 is disposed in the temporary storage area 21. The support member 40 is disposed at the top of the temporary storage area 21, and the support member 40 includes a plurality of rotatable support plates 41.

In this embodiment, the support member 40 is configured to provide a pet with a note thereon, and after the pet note is completed, the rotatable support plate 41 can be automatically rotated to cause the excrement to fall into the capacity. The temporary storage area 21 of the space 20 is placed. Then, the cleaning member 30 can automatically push and concentrate the excrement dropped into the temporary storage area 21 to the collection area 23. Thus, through the excrement collection device 100 of the present embodiment, the excrement left by the pet after the note in the home can be concentrated to the collection area 23, and the donor is not required to be cleaned at any time, and the excrement is not exposed to the air for a long time. In the middle of the home, the air in the home is filled with unpleasant stench. Even when the owner is working overtime, traveling, or going out for a long time to let the pet stay alone at home, the waste collection device 100 can continue to operate, effectively solving the problems caused by the prior art. Different embodiments of the components in the waste collection device 100 will be described in more detail later.

3 is a schematic view of the cleaning member 30 of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning member 30 includes a pusher 31, a pusher bar 33, a transfer port 35, and a transfer bar 37. The pusher 31 has a plurality of grids 311, and the pusher bar 33 can be used to carry the pusher 31 and provide power to push the pusher 31 to move the pusher 31 in the temporary storage area 21 along a specific path. . Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the transfer cassette 35 is disposed at the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23, and the transfer cassette 35 has a plurality of L-shaped gates 351, and the transfer is performed. A rod 37 can be used to carry the transfer cassette 35 and provide power to rotate the transfer cassette 35.

For example, cleaning sand (eg, cat litter) may be placed in the temporary storage area 21 of the accommodating space 20, and a pet (eg, a dog, a cat) may be placed on the support member 40 to leave the support member 40. Thereafter, the rotatable support plates 41 are automatically rotated, that is, rotated from the flat state to the inclined or erect state, so that the excrement can fall into the temporary storage area 21 through the gap between the rotatable support plates 41. After the excrement falls into the temporary storage area 21, the rotatable support plates 41 can be automatically rotated again, that is, rotated from a tilted or erect state to a flat state. Next, the push rod 33 carrying the pusher 31 can provide the power to push the pusher 31, and the pusher 31 is parallel to, for example, the first outer sidewalls 13 The temporary storage area 21 moves. At this time, the pusher 31 coats the solid waste such as feces with the clean sand, and pushes the solid waste through the gates 311 to the transfer port located at the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23. 35. After the push is completed, the pusher 31 moves in the opposite direction along the push path back to the original position. That is, the pusher 31 has pushed the solid waste covering the clean sand to the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23.

When the rotatable support plates 41 are again rotated from the flat state to the inclined or upright state, the transfer lever 37 carrying the transfer cassette 35 provides power to rotate the transfer cassette 35 to transmit the transfer cassette 35 through the L-shapes. The grid 351 transfers the solid waste to the collection area 23, and after the transfer is completed, the transfer cassette 35 is rotated in the opposite direction back to the original position along the transfer path. After the transfer cassette 35 returns to the original position, the rotatable support plates 41 can be automatically rotated again, i.e., rotated from a tilted or erect state to a flat state, waiting for the pet to be used again.

In an embodiment, the push rod 33 carrying the push cassette 31 can provide power to push the push cassette 31, for example, via the motor 331, and drive the push rod 33 to move by a belt or gear. However, the present creation is not limited thereto, and the position at which the motor 331 is provided and the member that drives the movement of the push rod 33 can be adjusted according to actual needs. Further, the transfer lever 37 carrying the transfer cassette 35 can provide power for rotating the transfer cassette 35, for example, through the motor 371, and the belt or gear drives the transfer rod 37 to rotate. Similarly, the present creation is not limited thereto, and the position at which the motor 371 is disposed and the member that drives the rotation of the transfer lever 37 can be adjusted according to actual needs. For example, the motor 371 can be disposed, for example, on one side of the transfer lever 37 without being disposed at the center of the transfer lever 37.

Furthermore, in order to prevent the transfer cassette 35 from being disturbed by the rotatable support plate 41 located thereon and having been tilted or erected during rotation, the length of the L-shaped grid 351 may be limited, resulting in inconvenience of transferring solid excrement. . Therefore, in some embodiments, the ends of the L-shaped gates 351 can be The plastic can be bent to maintain the length of the L-shaped grids 351 a certain length without being disturbed by the rotatable support plate 41 located thereon.

In an embodiment, the top surface of the bottom wall 11 (ie, the surface on which the cleaning sand is placed) may be, for example, a slope from the interface between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23 toward the second outer side wall 15 Tilt down. When the pusher 31 pushes the solid waste through the grid 311 toward the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23, the slope allows the clean sand to pass through the slope (height drop) of the slope The gap between the grids 311 naturally slides in the direction of the second outer side wall 15, so that the cleaning sand is not concentrated at the interface between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23 due to the push of solid waste.

Similarly, in order to further prevent the cleaning sand from being concentrated at the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23, in some embodiments, the push cassette 31 further has a sand lining 313, which is provided. At the top of the gates 311, and can be moved to the bottom of the gates 311. The sanding plate 313 is in the process of pushing the solid waste of the coated sand through the grid 311 to the transfer port 35 at the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23 Maintained at the top of the gates 311; after the push process is completed, the sanding plate 313 is moved to the bottom of the gates 311 and beyond the ends of the gates 311, and along the push path of the pusher 31 During the movement back to the original position in the opposite direction, the sand lining 313 may be further smoothed by the cleaning sand concentrated at the junction of the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23 during the previous pushing process.

4A is a schematic view of the support member 40 of the present embodiment, which can rotate the support plate 41 in a flat state. 4B is a schematic view of the support member 40 of the present embodiment, which can rotate the support plate 41 in an upright state. It is to be noted that although FIG. 4B shows that the rotatable support plates 41 are rotated to an upright state, the present creation is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the rotatable support plates 41 can also be rotated only in an inclined state, such a design can reduce the rotatable support plates 41 and the housing 10 The distance of the bottom wall 11 further reduces the volume of the waste collection device 100. As long as the solid waste can be dropped into the temporary storage area 21, it can be applied to the present creation.

As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, each of the rotatable support plates 41 includes a rotating shaft 411 and a buckle groove 413. The rotating shaft 411 is disposed on a long side of each of the rotatable support plates 41 for rotating the rotatable support plate 41, and the buckle groove 413 is disposed on the other long side of each of the rotatable support plates 41. The rotating shaft 411 of the adjacent rotatable support plate 41 is buckled. This structure allows the adjacent rotatable support plates 41 to overlap each other when the rotatable support plates 41 are in a flat state, enhancing the strength and supporting force of the rotatable support plates 41.

In the present embodiment, the support member 40 further includes a rotation control member 43 for controlling and rotating the rotatable support plates 41. 4C is a schematic view of the rotation control member 43 of the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C, the rotation control member 43 may be disposed on at least one of the first outer side walls 13 for simultaneously rotating the rotation shaft 411 of each of the rotatable support plates 41. For example, the rotation control member 43 can drive the belt 431 and the gear 433 to simultaneously rotate the rotating shaft 411 of each of the rotatable support plates 41 through a motor (not shown), so that the rotatable support plates 41 can be simultaneously rotated. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode, and other modes suitable for rotating the rotating shaft 411 of each of the rotatable support plates 41 can also be applied to the present creation.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B , in one embodiment, each of the rotatable support plates 41 has a plurality of grooves 41T at the top thereof, and each of the grooves 41T is along each of the rotatable support plates 41 . The long side extends so that the urine (liquid excretion) discharged by the pet can flow out of the support member 40 through the grooves 41T. For example, each of the grooves 41T may be parallel to the two long sides of each of the rotatable support plates 41 (in this embodiment, parallel to the second outer side walls 15). However, the present creation is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the two long sides of each of the rotatable support plates 41 and the grooves 41T may also be designed to have The arc is determined by the actual demand. Thus, the grooves 41T can be used to guide the urine (liquid excretion) discharged from the pet to a specific position, and can effectively prevent the pet discharged on the support member 40 from being sucked by the urine.

For example, in one embodiment, the depth of each of the grooves 41T gradually becomes deeper from the center to the both ends of each of the rotatable support plates 41, that is, after the urine discharged by the pet flows into each of the grooves 41T. The urine can be guided to both ends of each of the rotatable support plates 41. In another embodiment, the depth of each of the grooves 41T is gradually deepened from one end of the rotatable support plate 41 to the other end, that is, after the urine discharged by the pet flows into each of the grooves 41T, the urine It may be guided to the other end of each of the rotatable support plates 41 (the depth of the grooves 41T is deep).

In addition to the manner in which each of the grooves 41T is designed to have different depths to divert urine, in some embodiments, each of the grooves 41T can also have a fixed depth, and each can be The rotating support plate 41 itself is designed to be inclined, and can also achieve the purpose of guiding the urine, which will not be described here. In the following description, the depth of each of the grooves 41T is gradually increased from the center of each of the rotatable support plates 41 to both ends. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Figure 5 is a partial schematic view of the housing 10 of the presently-created embodiment. In the present embodiment, the housing 10 further includes a urine guiding channel 211 that can be used to divert urine flowing from the grooves 41T to the collection region 23. As shown in FIG. 5, the housing 10 further includes three inner side walls 17, wherein the two inner side walls 17 are parallel to the first outer side walls 13, and the remaining one of the inner side walls 17 is parallel to the second outer side wall 15. . The inner side walls 17 can divide the temporary storage area 21 into the urine guiding channel 211 and a stool temporary storage area 213. In the present embodiment, the fecal storage area 213 is separated from the urine guiding channel 211, and the pushing cassette 31 and the transfer cassette 35 of the cleaning member 30 are located in the fecal temporary storage area 213. Such a configuration allows the pet's feces (solid excreta) and urine (liquid excretion) to be temporarily The storage area 21 is separated and subsequently collected at different locations in the collection area 23 and can be processed separately (to be described later).

Compared with the common excrement collecting device, the feces (solid excrement) and the urine (liquid excrement) are mixed, and the excrement collecting device 100 of the above embodiment can automatically put the feces of the pet (solid The excrement is separated from the urine (liquid excretion) and treated separately, which can further improve the deodorizing effect and prevent the environmental quality from being lowered due to the odor emitted by the pet's excrement in the home or other indoor places.

Although the above embodiment divides the temporary storage area 21 into the urine guiding channel 211 and the stool temporary storage area 213 by the inner side walls 17, the present creation is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the urine guide 211 can be coupled below the support member 40. That is, a separate urine guide 211 may be directly provided at the outlet of the urine flowing out of the grooves 41T to be connected below the support member 40, and the urine is conducted to the collection region 23. The urine guiding channel 211 of the present embodiment allows the urine to flow from the grooves 41T to contact the urine guiding channel 211 as compared with the urine guiding channel 211 formed through the inner side walls 17. The distance is shorter and the degree of urine splashing is reduced. In addition, the urine guiding channel 211 does not need to be disposed corresponding to the first outer sidewall 13 and the second outer sidewall 15 as shown in FIG. 5. For example, in some embodiments, the urine guiding The flow path 211 may also correspond to only one of the first outer side walls 13, and is determined by looking at the arrangement of the grooves 41T of the rotatable support plates 41 and the collection area 23.

In an embodiment, the grooves 41T and the urine guiding channel 211 may have at least one of a hydrophobic coating and a photocatalyst coating. The hydrophobic coating prevents urine liquid from sticking to the grooves 41T and the urine guide 211 to prevent odor residue. The photocatalyst coating is, for example, a titanium dioxide coating that decomposes organic matter in the urine to further prevent odor generation.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the excrement collecting device 101 of another embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, in order to more clearly explain the structure of the excrement collecting device 101, some of the elements are omitted in FIG. In addition, the excrement collecting device 101 shown in FIG. 6 has similar structures and members to the excrement collecting device 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, and these structures and members will be denoted by the same reference numerals and will not be described in detail. .

Referring to FIG. 6, in the embodiment, the waste collection device 101 further includes a ladder 50 and a collection box 60. The ladder 50 (separably) is disposed at the top of the collection area 23, and the collection box 60 is disposed in the collection area 23. In Fig. 6, in order to more clearly show the structure of the collecting box 60, the ladder 50 is presented in a pick-up manner. Here, the ladder 50 is convenient for the pet to enter the support member 40 for drainage. In some embodiments, the replaceable foot pad may also be placed above the ladder 50 if the pet is not careful during the excretion process. Wet the sole of the foot, the foot pad can absorb part of the liquid on the sole of the pet. The collection box 60 is for collecting and storing excrement of a pet, and may include a urine collection member 61 and a feces collection member 63.

For example, the urine guiding channel 211 can guide the urine discharged by the pet to the urine collecting member 61, and the cleaning member 30 can be located in the temporary storage area 21 (or the fecal temporary storage area 213). The feces inside are pushed and transferred to the feces collecting member 63. That is, after the feces (solid excretion) of the pet and the urine (liquid excretion) are separated in the temporary storage area 21, the feces collecting member 63 and the urine collecting member 61 of the collecting box 60 can be separately collected. in.

In the present embodiment, the ladder 50 is detachably disposed at the top of the collection area 23, and the urine collection member 61 and the stool collection member 63 are respectively taken (drawn) from the collection box 60. That is, when the collection box 60 collects a certain amount of pet feces (solid waste) or urine (liquid excretion), the owner can remove the ladder 50 from the top of the collection area 23 (or 掀 The urine collection member 61 or the stool collection member 63 is withdrawn from the collection box 60 to pour the waste into a toilet or other suitable place for treatment.

As shown in FIG. 6, in an embodiment, the collection box 60 further includes an odor management member 65 that can communicate with at least one of the fecal collection member 63 and the urine collection member 61. For example, the odor management member 65 includes an activated carbon filter and can function as a small air filtration system (air purifier) and communicate with at least one of the feces collection member 63 and the urine collection member 61. The odor processing member 65 can absorb the air in the feces collecting member 63 and the urine collecting member 61, process it, and discharge it, and can further dry the feces collected to the feces collecting member 63, and remove the odor. In an embodiment, the odor management member 65 can also be in communication with the temporary storage area 21 (the septic storage area 213).

Figure 7 is a schematic illustration of the A region of Figure 6 from a different angle. As shown in FIG. 7, in the present embodiment, the collection box 60 further includes a urine processing member 67 that communicates with the urine collection member 61. For example, the urine treatment member 67 can be connected to the end of the urine guiding channel 211, and can automatically discharge a specific liquid, which can flow to the urine guided by the urine guiding channel 211 to the same. In the urine collecting member 61. In one embodiment, the specific liquid discharged from the urine treatment member 67 can effectively achieve the effects of removing odor and inhibiting the generation of bacteria.

It is to be noted that the activated carbon filter in the aforementioned odor management member 65 and the specific liquid system in the urine treatment member 67 are consumables, and when it is deactivated or depleted, the owner can simply collect the components therefrom. The cartridge 60 is withdrawn for replacement or supplementation.

FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of the excrement collecting device 102 of still another embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, in order to more clearly illustrate the structure of the waste collection device 102, some of the elements are omitted in FIG. In addition, the excrement collecting device 102 shown in FIG. 8 and the excrement collecting device shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 The components 100 and 101 have similar structures and components, and the components and components will be denoted by the same reference numerals and will not be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the waste collection device 102, the support member 40 further includes a fence 45. The fence 45 is detachably disposed on the casing 10 and correspondingly disposed on the first outer sidewall 13 and the second outer sidewall 15 . The fence 45 allows a male pet such as a male dog to discharge urine in a lifted manner and prevents the discharged urine from being ejected outside the excrement collecting device 102.

In an embodiment, the fence 45 may have at least one of a hydrophobic coating and a photocatalyst coating. The hydrophobic coating prevents urine liquid from sticking to the fence 45 and prevents odor residue. The photocatalyst coating is, for example, a titanium dioxide coating that decomposes organic matter in the urine to further prevent odor generation.

In some embodiments, the fence 45 can display the operational state of the waste collection device 102 through a (LED) light, for example, when the plurality of rotatable support plates 41 of the support member 40 are not in a flat state, The fence 45 may, for example, illuminate continuously or intermittently to alert, and the pet may not be in proximity to the waste collection device 102 due to the alert. The warning is stopped when the rotatable support plates 41 are restored to the flat state. In this way, it is ensured that the pet enters the excrement collecting device 102 for a note under safe conditions. Alternatively, when a certain amount of pet feces (solid excretion) or urine (liquid excretion) is collected in the collection box 60, the fence 45 can also be used to alert the owner to the treatment.

Fig. 9A is a schematic view showing a support member 40' of an embodiment of the present invention, which can rotate the support plate 41 in a flat state. Fig. 9B is a schematic view of the support member 40' of the present embodiment, which can rotate the support plate 41 in an upright state. Similarly, although FIG. 9B shows that the rotatable support plates 41 are rotated into an upright state, the present creation is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the rotatable support plates 41 It is also possible to rotate only to the inclined state, and it is suitable for the present creation as long as the solid waste can be dropped into the temporary storage area 21.

In this embodiment, a gap S is formed between the rotatable support plate 41 ′ closest to the second outer sidewall 15 and the second outer sidewall 15 , and the waste collection device 102 further includes a shutter 70 . The shutter 70 extends from the fence 45 above the second outer side wall 15 and is coupled to the rotatable support plate 41 closest to the second outer side wall 15 via a tether 47, as shown in Figure 9A, when such a rotatable When the support plate 41 is laid flat, the shutter 70 can cover the gap S; as shown in FIG. 9B, when the rotatable support plate 41 is rotated upright (or inclined), the gap S can be exposed, so that The excrement of the pet may fall into the temporary storage area 21.

However, this creation is not limited to this. In some embodiments (e.g., Figs. 4A, 4B), the rotatable support plate 41' closest to the second outer side wall 15 shares the same axis of rotation 411 with its adjacent rotatable support plate 41. Such a design allows the rotatable support plate 41' closest to the second outer side wall 15 to abut the second outer side wall 15, i.e., without a gap S therebetween, so that the shutter 70 need not be additionally provided. Further, this design can be applied regardless of whether the support member 40 includes the fence 45 or not.

In addition, in the present embodiment, each of the rotatable support plates 41 is rotated in such a manner that its rotation shaft 411 is pivoted upward, so that the influence of the rotatable support plates 41 when tilted or erected can be avoided. A member such as a urine guide 211 located below.

However, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, that is, the design of the rotatable support plate 41' closest to the second outer side wall 15 and the adjacent rotatable support plate 41 share the same rotating shaft 411, when When the rotatable support plate 41 is in an inclined or upright state, the rotatable support plate 41' closest to the second outer side wall 15 is turned downward. In order to avoid affecting the components such as the urine guiding channel 211 located below, the length and width of the rotatable supporting plate 41' may be slightly reduced compared to the other rotatable supporting plates 41 (not shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B). .

In this embodiment, in order to prevent the void formed by the rotatable support plate 41' of the reduced length, the urine cannot be smoothly guided to the urine guide 211 and directly fall into the septic storage area 213. A special urine guiding groove (not shown) is disposed on the rotatable support plate 41', and the urine located on the rotatable support plate 41' is guided to the adjacent (the same rotating shaft 411). The support plate 41 is rotated and guided together to the urine guide 211. Under the condition that the support member 40 includes the fence 45, a downstream protruding edge plate (not shown) may be disposed around the rotatable support plate 41' closest to the second outer side wall 15, and the downstream protruding edge plate The gap formed by the rotatable support plate 41' of the reduced length and width can be shielded, so that the urine of the pet can smoothly fall into the rotatable support plate 41', and the urine is diverted through the special urine guiding groove. Adjacent to the rotatable support plate 41 and guided together to the urine guide 211. The present invention is not limited to the above, and may be appropriately changed according to other members in the excrement collecting device 100 (, 101, 102), and will not be described again.

In an embodiment, the support member 40 (support member 40') is detachably disposed at the top of the temporary storage area 21. For example, when the donor needs to replace the cleaning sand located in the temporary storage area 21 or needs to clean the temporary storage area 21, the support member 40 (support member 40') can be directly separated from the housing 10. (for example, pick up) for easy replacement or cleaning. In some embodiments, a temporary storage box (not shown) may be disposed in the temporary storage area 21, and the cleaning sand is disposed in the temporary storage box. When replacement or cleaning is required, the support is only needed. The member 40 (support member 40') is separated from the housing 10 and directly withdrawn or replaced by the temporary storage box, which is more convenient for the owner.

In the foregoing embodiments, the waste collection device 100 (, 101, 102) may further include a sensing member and an information integration member 69. The sensing member can be used to sense whether the living body enters the supporting member 40, or the state of the excrement and the cleaning sand in the accommodating space 20, and the information integrating member 69 can be used to collect the sensing result of the sensing member and Controlling the excrement according to the sensing result Collection device. In the present embodiment, the information integration member 69 can be disposed, for example, in the collection box 60 (see FIG. 6). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the information integration member 69 may be disposed in the excrement collection device 100. Other suitable locations in (, 101, 102) depend on design requirements.

In an embodiment, the sensing member comprises at least one first sensor. The at least one first sensor may be disposed on the support member 40 (40') for sensing the state of use of the pet. For example, a plurality of infrared sensors can be provided, for example, as first sensors, which can sense whether a pet enters or leaves the waste collection device 100 (, 101, 102). The position of the at least one first sensor may be disposed, for example, on a portion of the rotatable support plate 41 or on the fence 45. In some embodiments, the information integration member 69 can control the rotation control member 43 according to the sensing result of the sensor, and further control the rotation shaft 411 of each of the rotatable support plates 41.

For example, when the at least one first sensor senses that the pet (organism) enters the waste collection device 100 (, 101, 102), the rotation control member 43 will not rotate each of the rotatable support plates 41. The rotating shaft 411 prevents accidents such as pet injuries caused by each of the rotatable support plates 41 when rotating.

In an embodiment, the sensing component comprises at least one second sensor, and the at least one second sensor is disposed in the collection area 23 . For example, the at least one second sensor can include a plurality of infrared sensors and a wafer, and is disposed in the collection box 60. For example, a vertical infrared sensor provided in the urine collecting member 61 senses the number of urine of the pet, the amount of urine, and transmits a message such as the specific gravity of the urine through the wafer. Alternatively, the volume of the feces is sensed by, for example, a horizontal infrared sensor provided in the fecal collecting member 63, and a notification is issued when a specific capacity (for example, 50%, 80%, 100%) is reached. For example, the (LED) light disposed on the housing 10 (or the fence 45) may be continuously or intermittently illuminated to notify the donor that the feces collected by the fecal collection member 63 have reached a certain capacity. In some In an embodiment, the at least one second sensor may include a weight sensor, and the weight sensor may be disposed in the urine collecting member 61. Compared with the vertical infrared sensor, when the pet has less urine, the weight sensor can more accurately sense the change in the urine collecting member 61, and further know the pet's urine frequency, urine. Quantity and other information.

In an embodiment, the sensing component includes at least one third sensor, and the at least one third sensor can be disposed in the temporary storage area 21 . For example, the at least one third sensor is, for example, a camera, and the camera can capture the state in the temporary storage area 21, and then learn the information such as the number of times of the stool, the color of the stool, the shape of the stool, and the like. The image taken by the camera determines whether the pet is diarrhea or watery, for example, the shape of the color temperature is used to determine the water content, such as the poached egg type (the egg yolk indicates feces, the protein indicates liquid), the ball type (complete stool), and the shot type (constipation).

In an embodiment, the at least one third sensor can be disposed on the sand lining plate 313. In this embodiment, the at least one third sensor may include an infrared distance sensor and a vibrator, and the cleaning member 30 consumes cleaning sand when pushing and transferring the solid waste of the pet, the infrared distance sense The detector and vibrator can be used to determine the content of the cleaning sand and to notify when the content of the cleaning sand is below a certain level.

In the foregoing embodiment, the information integration component 69 can be used to collect the sensing results of the at least one first sensor, the at least one second sensor, and the at least one third sensor. Moreover, in some embodiments, the information integration component 69 controls the waste collection device 100 (, 101, 102) based on these results to produce a corresponding actuation.

Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing the smart excrement collecting system 1 of the present embodiment. The smart waste collection system 1 includes the aforementioned waste collection device 100 (, 101, 102), a cloud database 200, and a receiving device 300.

In this embodiment, the information integration component 69 of the excrement collection device 100 (, 101, 102) may further include a wireless transmitter for transmitting information collected by the information integration component 69. The cloud repository 200 can be used to receive, store, and transmit information transmitted by the wireless transmitter. The receiving device 300 is configured to directly receive information transmitted by the wireless transmitter or access information stored in the cloud database.

For example, the information collected by the information integration component 69 (such as the sensing results of the at least one first sensor, the at least one second sensor, and the at least one third sensor) can be transmitted through the wireless transmission. The device transmits to the cloud database 200 in a wireless local area network technology such as Wi-Fi, and the information transmitted by the wireless transmitter can be received, stored and transmitted by the cloud database 200.

The receiving device 300 can be, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a PDA, a personal computer, or the like. The receiving device 300 can directly receive information transmitted by the wireless transmitter by using a wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth or Near Field Communication (NFC); or the receiving device 300 can be a wired network. Communication technologies such as roads and wireless networks access information stored in the cloud database 200 through an application (such as an application installed on a mobile phone). That is, the owner can obtain the information collected by the information integration means 69 of the waste collection device 100 (, 101, 102) through the receiving device 300 in the manner described above.

In an embodiment, the cloud database 200 can further integrate and analyze information transmitted by the wireless transmitter, for example, the cloud database 200 can have the ability to calculate and edit information transmitted by the wireless transmitter, and Sending a reminder to the receiving device 300, for example, transmitting (pushing) the reminder to the owner's mobile phone application in a notification manner, so that the owner can pass through the waste collection device 100 (, 101, 102) even if it is not at the pet's side. Know the excretion of pets. For example, the state of the temporary storage area 21 is captured by the camera so that the owner can be viewed by the mobile application. Further, the physical condition of the pet is known; or, when the feces in the fecal collecting member 63 are sensed to reach a specific capacity (for example, 50%, 80%, 100%) through the horizontal infrared sensor, the cloud database 200 is used. The reminder is transmitted (pushed) to the owner's mobile phone application in a notification manner, so that the owner can clean the excrement collecting device 100 (, 101, 102) in a timely manner, replace the consumables, and the like.

An embodiment of the smart waste collection system 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. It should be noted that although the following description and the excrement collecting device 102 are taken as an example in FIG. 10, the present creation is not limited thereto, and the excrement collecting device 102 may be replaced with the excrement collecting device 100. Or the waste collection device 101.

First, the pet enters the excrement collection device 102 and is drained on the support member 40. At this time, at least one first sensor can sense pet entry, and the information integration member 69 maintains the plurality of rotatable support plates 41 of the support member 40 in a flat state.

It is assumed that the pet simultaneously leaves urine (liquid excretion) and feces (solid excrement). When the pet leaves, the rotatable support plates 41 remain in a flat state for about 20 to 30 seconds. At this time, the pet's urine is passed through. The groove 41T of the rotatable support plate 41 is guided to the urine guide 211; then, the information integration member 69 controls the rotation control member 43 to rotate the rotation shaft 411 (about 5 seconds), so that the The rotatable support plate 41 is rotated into an upright (or tilted) state for about 10 seconds, at which time the feces of the pet fall into the temporary storage area 21 through the gap between the rotatable support plates 41 (the stool is temporarily stored) District 213). At the same time, the urine guided to the urine guiding channel 211 is continuously guided into the urine collecting member 61 of the collecting box 60 via the urine guiding channel 211.

After the feces of the pet fall into the temporary storage area 21 (the fecal storage area 213), the information integration member 69 controls the rotation control member 43 to rotate the rotation shafts 411 (about 5 seconds) to make the rotatable support plates 41 is rotated back to the flat state, and the next time the pet enters the use again. Dropped in the pet's droppings In the temporary storage area 21 (the fecal storage area 213), a third sensor (for example, a camera) captures the state in the temporary storage area 21 (the state of the feces) in about 20 seconds, thereby learning the defecation of the pet. Information such as the number of times, the color of the stool, and the shape of the stool.

Next, the pusher 31 pushes the feces to cover the clean sand, and pushes the feces through the grids 311 to the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23, and the pushing process is about 60 seconds, to be pushed. Upon completion, the push jaw 31 is moved back in the opposite direction along the push path back to the original position, while another third sensor can determine the amount of cleaning sand.

After the pet re-enters the excrement collecting device 102 to drain and leave, the rotatable support plates 41 are also maintained in a flat state for about 20 to 30 seconds, and then the information integration member 69 again controls the rotation control member 43 to rotate the reels. 411 (about 5 seconds) causes the rotatable support plates 41 to be rotated into an upright (or tilted) state. At this time, the transfer cassette 35 is pushed to the collection box by the L-shaped grid 351 to be pushed by the push cassette 31 to the solid excrement (feces) located at the boundary between the temporary storage area 21 and the collection area 23 a feces collecting member 63 of 60, the transfer process is about 5 to 10 seconds, and after the transfer is completed, the transfer cassette 35 is rotated in the opposite direction along the transfer path back to the original position, and then the rotatable support plates 41 are Rotate back to the flat state.

In the present embodiment, the operation of the transfer cassette 35 is performed in an upright (or tilted) state in the rotatable support plate 41. Such a design avoids the transfer cassette 35 and the waste collection device 102. The other members in the interference interfere with each other and further reduce the volume of the waste collection device 102 while minimizing the time during which the rotatable support plates 41 assume an upright (or inclined) state to avoid danger.

It should be noted that in the foregoing process (ie, the rotatable support plates 41 are in an upright (or tilted) state), if any organism (eg, a pet or a donor's hand) enters, At least the first sensor can sense this phenomenon, and the information integration member 69 immediately controls the components in the waste collection device 102 to stop acting to avoid accidents. After the organism leaves, the action before stopping the operation is continued.

At the same time, at least one second sensor disposed in the collection area 23 can sense a pet's urine frequency, urine volume, urine specific gravity, stool capacity, and the like, and the information integration member 69 can continuously collect the foregoing. Inductive results of at least one first sensor, the at least one second sensor, and the at least one third sensor.

The information collected by the information integration component 69 can be transmitted to the cloud repository 200 through the wireless transmitter, and the information transmitted by the wireless transmitter can be received and stored by the cloud repository 200. Even if the owner is not at the pet's side, the owner can still access the information stored in the cloud database 200 through the receiving device 300 by using a communication technology such as a wired network or a wireless network to know the pet's excretion status, and then know the pet. Physical condition.

Alternatively, when the owner is located near the excrement collection device 102, the wireless communication technology can also directly receive the information transmitted by the wireless transmitter to know the excretion status of the pet, and thus the physical condition of the pet.

The cloud repository 200 can integrate and analyze the information transmitted by the wireless transmitter. When it is found that the excretion (body) condition of the pet is abnormal, the cloud database 200 can issue a reminder to the receiving device 300, for example, a push notification to the owner's mobile phone, so that the owner can take the pet to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. Alternatively, the cloud repository 200 may also issue a reminder to the receiving device 300 when the waste collection device 102 needs to be cleaned and replaced.

According to the above description, through the excrement collecting device of the present embodiment, the excrement left by the pet after the note in the home can be concentrated to the collecting area without the need for the owner to clean up at any time, and Excreta will not be exposed to the air for a long time, causing the air in the home to be filled with unpleasant stench. Even when the owner is working overtime, traveling, or going out for a long time to let the pet stay alone at home, the waste collection device can continue to operate effectively to solve the problems caused by the prior art. Furthermore, the excrement collecting device of the present embodiment has both aesthetics and practicality, and at the same time, provides a safety mechanism to prevent an accident when a pet or a fisher is operated by the excrement collecting device.

In the smart waste collection system of the present embodiment, the sensing member can monitor the state of the waste collection device at any time, so that the donor can pass through the information integration component of the waste collection device even if the donor is not at the pet. The cloud database and the receiving device (such as a mobile phone) at the owner's hand know the collection state of the excrement in the excrement collecting device, and then understand the physical condition of the pet and whether it is necessary to clean or replace the excrement collecting device. A long time accompanying the owner of the pet provides convenient and instant information.

The present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that this embodiment is only used to depict the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that variations and permutations equivalent to those of the embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation is subject to the definition of the scope of patent application.

Claims (17)

A faecal collecting device comprising: a casing, a bottom wall, two opposite first outer sidewalls, and a second outer sidewall connecting the first outer sidewalls; an accommodating space, the bottom wall, the And defining the first outer side wall and the second outer side wall, the accommodating space is divided into a temporary storage area and a collection area, the temporary storage area is located between the second outer side wall and the collection area; a cleaning component And disposed in the temporary storage area; and a support member disposed at the top of the temporary storage area, the support member includes a plurality of rotatable support plates. The excrement collection device of claim 1, wherein the cleaning member comprises: a pusher having a plurality of grids; a pusher bar for carrying the pusher and providing power to push the pusher to cause the push耙 moving along the specific path in the temporary storage area; a transfer 耙, disposed at a boundary between the temporary storage area and the collection area, the transfer 耙 has a plurality of L-shaped grids; and a transfer rod for carrying The transfer is transmitted and the power to rotate the push cymbal is provided. The excrement collecting device of claim 2, wherein the pusher has a sanding plate, the sanding plate being disposed at the top of the gratings and movable to the bottom of the gratings. The excrement collecting device of claim 1, wherein each of the rotatable support plates has a plurality of grooves at the top thereof, each of the grooves extending along two long sides of each of the rotatable support plates. The fecal matter collection device of claim 4, wherein the housing further comprises a urine flow conduit for diverting urine flowing from the channels to the collection region. The excrement collection device of claim 4, wherein the grooves have at least one of a hydrophobic coating and a photocatalyst coating. The excrement collecting device of claim 5, further comprising: a collecting box disposed in the collecting area, and comprising a feces collecting member and a urine collecting member; wherein the urine guiding channel guides the urine Flows to the urine collection member, and the cleaning member pushes the feces located in the temporary storage area to the fecal collection member. The waste collection device of claim 7, the collection box further comprising: an odor management member that communicates with at least one of the stool collection member and the urine collection member. The waste collection device of claim 7, the collection box further comprising: a urine treatment member that communicates with the urine collection member and that automatically discharges a specific liquid to the urine collection member. The excrement collection device of claim 1, wherein each of the rotatable support plates comprises: a rotating shaft disposed on a long side of each of the rotatable support plates for rotating each of the rotatable support plates; Provided on the other long side of each of the rotatable support plates for engaging the rotating shaft of the adjacent rotatable support plate; A rotation control member is disposed on at least one of the first outer side walls for rotating the rotating shaft of each of the rotatable support plates. The excrement collection device of claim 1, wherein the support member further comprises: a fence correspondingly disposed on the first outer sidewall and the second outer sidewall. The excrement collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising: a sensing member for sensing whether the living body enters the supporting member or the excrement in the accommodating space and the cleaning sand a state; and an information integration component for collecting the sensing result of the sensing component and controlling the waste collection device according to the sensing result. The excrement collection device of claim 12, wherein the sensing member comprises: at least one first sensor disposed on the support member. The excrement collection device of claim 12, wherein the sensing member comprises: at least one second sensor disposed in the collection region. The excrement collection device of claim 12, wherein the sensing member comprises: at least one third sensor disposed in the temporary storage area. An intelligent waste collection system, comprising: the waste collection device of claim 12, wherein the information integration component further comprises a wireless transmitter, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit information collected by the information integration component; a cloud database for receiving, storing, and transmitting information transmitted by the wireless transmitter; a receiving device for directly receiving information transmitted by the wireless transmitter, or accessing information stored by the cloud data store and transmitted by the wireless transmitter, so that the owner obtains the waste collection device through the receiving device The information collected by the information integration component. The smart waste collection system of claim 16, wherein the cloud database further integrates and analyzes information transmitted by the wireless transmitter and issues a reminder to the receiving device.