WO2024025004A1

WO2024025004A1 - Fecal separation apparatus for companion animals

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Publication number: WO2024025004A1
Application number: PCT/KR2022/011079
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hae Min Yang
Original assignee: Pluto
Priority date: 2022-07-27
Filing date: 2022-07-27
Publication date: 2024-02-01

Abstract

The present invention is a housing including an upper opening surface formed on the upper side; a drawer exposed on one side of the housing and movably assembled with respect to the housing; a cradle disposed inside the housing, exposed through the upper opening surface, and tilted by being supported by the housing; and a driving device disposed in the housing and selectively tilting the cradle, wherein the drawer is disposed below the cradle, and when the cradle is tilted, the sand and defecation stored in the cradle are stored in the cradle by their own weight. Moving in the tilted direction, the sand remains in the cradle and only the defecation falls into the drawer.

Description

FECAL SEPARATION APPARATUS FOR COMPANION ANIMALS

The present invention relates to a fecal separation apparatus for companion animals.

There are various types of companion animals, such as dogs, cats, and snakes, that are kept at home as companions for hobbies or daily life. Cats refer to mammals of the feline family, and cats are often bred as pets indoors, like pet dogs, in order to stabilize human psychology.

Such, it requires a lot of attention in order to raise a cat, as well as diseases such as skin diseases, ear mites, herpes, etc., and taming a cat according to the cat's lifestyle is one of them.

For example, as they are nocturnal, they mainly live at night rather than during the day, and only by familiarizing themselves with how to improve the bond with the owner of the cat as well as the cat owner, the cat as well as the cat owner do not suffer unnecessary stress.

You can live together indoors. In particular, cats can receive severe stress when the toilet they use is dirty or when they do not have a smooth bowel movement.

It is common to fill the cat with as much sand as possible to allow the cat to defecate. One of the biggest problems when living at home with these companion animals is excrement, and it is still up to humans to dispose of the excrement.

In general, each animal species has different toilet habits, but cats have a habit of covering their excrement with soil or sand, and if this habit is not met, the pet's stress increases, which causes various problems.

For this reason, a material in the form of granules or powder called cat litter is widely used in toilets or toilets for cats. The defecation treatment device according to the prior art is a structure that can separate the sand is stored inside the chamber where the internal space is formed, a separation net rotated inside the chamber is arranged, and the separation net is rotated to separate the bowel movements buried in the sand.

However, the defecation treatment device according to the prior art has a problem that may cause a wound in the course of movement of the companion animal because the separation net is protruded into the chamber to enter the companion animal.

In addition, since the defecation treatment device according to the prior art has a structure in which the separation network is exposed inside the chamber, there is a problem that a failure or damage may occur during a collision with a companion animal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a defecation treatment device for companion animals in which a grill for separating defecation and sand is formed integrally with the main body to prevent collision with the companion animal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a defecation treatment device capable of storing the separated bowel movements in a separate drawer after separating the sand and bowel movements.

First, the present invention has the advantage that the bucket storage space in which defecation and sand are stored together and the recovery space in which the sand is filtered are separated by a grill, and defecation and sand are separated by their own weight by tilting the cradle.

Second, the present invention has the advantage of easy cleaning of defecation because the separated defecation is stored in the drawer disposed below the cradle.

Third, in the present invention, since the entire upper side of the cradle is exposed to the outside, there is an advantage that the companion animal can approach the cradle in any direction.

Fourth, since the present invention moves the sand or defecation by tilting the cradle, there is an advantage that can minimize the configuration in contact with the bowel movement.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a defecation treatment apparatus for a companion animal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the body of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the rear side of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from the lower side of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a right side view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG. 2.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a defecation treatment apparatus for companion animals according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the body of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the rear side of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from the lower side of FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. 2 , FIG. 6 is a left side view of FIG. 2, FIG. 7 is a right side view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG. 2.

The defecation treatment device for companion animals according to this embodiment includes a main body 100 in which sand for defecation of companion animals is stored.

The defecation treatment device may further include a footrest 10 disposed in front of the main body 100. The height of the footrest 10 is formed to be lower than the height of the main body 100, thereby protecting the joints of the companion animal.

The footrest 10 is formed with a plurality of perforations, and when the companion animal comes out after defecation, it is possible to shake off the sand on the sole of the foot.

In this embodiment, the sand may be bentonite, and the bentonite refers to clay mainly containing montmorillonite, a mineral belonging to a monoclinic system having a crystal structure like mica. The color is white, gray, light brown, light green, etc., and is used in various fields such as casting-type binders, mixing agents for ceramic materials, and base agents for ointments.

The bentonite often includes quartz, feldspar, zeolite, and the like, and the colors are white, gray, light brown, light green, and the like. The bentonite has pearl luster and wax luster and is produced as a dense mass with a sense of fat.

The footrest 10 may be disposed in front of the drawer 120 disposed on the main body 100.

The defecation treatment device may further include a canopy 20 coupled to the main body 100 and selectively covering the upper portion of the main body 100. Although only half of the canopy 20 is illustrated in FIG. 1, the canopy 20 may be disposed to cover an upper half of the main body 100.

The main body 100 includes an outer housing 110 having an upper opening surface 11 formed on the upper side and a lower opening surface formed on the lower side on the lower side, and is disposed inside the outer housing 110, the lower opening The inner housing 130 covering the spherical surface, exposed to one side (front side in this embodiment) of the outer housing 110, and movably assembled to the outer housing 110, the inner housing 130 a drawer 120 supported by the cradle 200, disposed inside the outer housing 110, exposed to the upper opening surface 11, supported by the outer housing 110 and tilted; and a driving device 300 for selectively tilting the cradle 200.

The outer housing 110 and the inner housing 130 may be referred to as housings. In this embodiment, the housing is manufactured by being divided into the outer housing 110 and the inner housing 130, but unlike this embodiment, the outer housing 110 and the inner housing 130 may be integrated and manufactured.

In this embodiment, the upper and lower sides of the outer housing 110 are opened, respectively, the opened upper surface is referred to as the upper opening surface 11 , the opened lower surface is referred to as the lower opening surface, and the remaining surfaces are closed.

In this embodiment, the outer housing 110 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The outer housing 110 is formed to have a narrow cross-sectional area toward the upper side. The outer housing 110 is disposed with an inclined side surface.

In this embodiment, the outer housing 110 includes a front wall 114, a left wall 115, a light wall 116, and a rear wall 117.

An operation button 15 and an alarm 16 are disposed on the front side of the outer housing 110.

Unlike the present embodiment, there is no particular restriction on the shape of the outer housing 110 and may be manufactured in various shapes.

The drawer 120 is exposed on the front surface of the outer housing 110 , and the drawer 120 may be slidably moved in the front-rear direction.

The drawer 120 provides a portion of the side surface of the outer housing 110. The surface covered by the drawer 120 is defined as the drawer opening surface 13.

When the drawer 120 is separated from the outer housing 110, the drawer opening surface 13 of the outer housing 110 is opened.

The drawer 120 may slide in a horizontal direction.

The drawer 120 may pass through the front wall 114 to be inserted into the outer housing 110 and received therein. The bowel movement may be dropped and stored in the drawer 120.

The drawer 120 includes a drawer cover 122 that covers the drawer opening surface 13, and a drawer housing 124 coupled to the drawer cover 122 and storing the bowel movements of companion animals.

When the drawer 120 is inserted into the outer housing 110, the drawer cover 122 may form a continuous surface with the front wall 114.

A handle groove 123 into which a user's hand is inserted may be further formed at the lower end of the drawer cover 122.

The drawer housing 124 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper side.

The drawer housing 124 is disposed on the rear side of the drawer cover 122 and is inserted into a first space 131 to be described later.

When the drawer 120 is inserted into the outer housing 110, the drawer housing 124 is hidden from the outside.

The inner housing 130 is disposed inside the outer housing 110. The inner housing 130 covers the lower opening surface.

When the drawer 120 is inserted into the outer housing 110 through the drawer opening surface 13, the drawer 120 may be mounted and supported on the inner housing 130.

The drawer 120 is disposed below the cradle 200 . When viewed from a top view, the drawer 120 is completely covered by the cradle 200.

The rotation of the cradle 200 is to move the bowel movement stored in the cradle 200 to the drawer 120. The cradle 200 rotates less than 360 degrees.

For the defecation and separation of sand, the cradle 200 may be tilted forward or backward at a predetermined angle.

A space formed inside the drawer housing 124 is defined as a drawer storage space 125.

The cradle 200 is disposed on the inner housing 130. The cradle 200 may be supported by the inner housing 130.

When viewed from the top view, when the cradle 200 is rotated to the rear side, at least a portion of the drawer 120 is exposed toward the opening surface 11 side, and the bowel movement of the cradle 200 slides and the drawer 120 ) can be dropped.

The cradle 200 must be rotated so that defecation can slide into the drawer 120 by its own weight.

When the cradle 200 returns to its original position, defecation dropped into the drawer 120 is covered by the cradle 200.

The inner housing 130 has a space for accommodating the drawer 120 and a space for rotation of the cradle 200.

A space for accommodating the drawer 120 is defined as a first space 131, and a space for rotation of the cradle 200 is defined as a second space 132.

In the present embodiment, the first space 131 is opened at the front and the upper side, respectively, and the second space 132 is opened only at the upper side.

The front of the cradle 200 is disposed above the first space 131, and the rear of the cradle 200 is disposed above the second space 132.

The drawer 120 may be disposed in the first space 131 . The drawer 120 may slide forward and backward with respect to the first space 131.

The first space 131 and the second space 132 may be connected to each other. In the present embodiment, a partition 133 dividing the first space 131 and the second space 132 is disposed.

When the drawer 120 is inserted into the first space 131, the drawer storage space 125 is disposed inside the first space 131. When the drawer 120 is inserted into the first space 131, the rear end of the drawer housing 124 may be supported by the partition 133.

The inner housing 130 includes a base 134 covering the lower palate of the outer housing, a first sidewall 135 protruding upward from the left edge of the base 134, and the base (A second sidewall 136 protruding upward from the right edge of the base 134, a third sidewall 137 protruding upward from the rear edge of the base 134, and the base 134.) and a partition 133 disposed to protrude upward from the middle portion, and an inner wall 138 forming a second space 132.

The first sidewall 135, the second sidewall 136, and the third sidewall 137 may be disposed separately from each other. In this embodiment, the first sidewall 135, the second sidewall 136, and the third sidewall 137 are connected to each other.

That is, the first sidewall 135 and the third sidewall 137 are connected, and the second sidewall 136 and the third sidewall 137 are connected.

The partition 133 is disposed between the first sidewall 135 and the second sidewall 136. The partition 133 may be disposed separately from the first sidewall 135 and the second sidewall 136.

In this embodiment, the partition 133 is connected to the first sidewall 135 and the second sidewall 136, respectively.

When viewed from a top view, the partition 133 is disposed close to the front wall 114 based on the middle M in the front-rear direction of the main body 100. The arrangement of the partition 133 in the front-rear direction is related to the rotational operation of the cradle 200, which will be described later.

The first space 131 is formed in front of the partition 133 , and the second space 132 is formed in the rear of the partition 133.

The second space 132 is surrounded by the first sidewall 135, the second sidewall 136, the third sidewall 137 and the partition 133, and an upper side thereof is opened.

A left wall 115 of the outer housing 110 is disposed on the outside of the first sidewall 135, and a right wall 116 of the outer housing 110 is disposed on the outside of the second sidewall 136. is disposed, and the rear wall 117 of the outer housing 110 is disposed on the outside of the third side wall 137.

The front wall 114 of the outer housing 110 shields a front portion of the first space 131. The drawer opening surface 13 is formed through the front wall 114.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts are included in the scope of the present invention. should be interpreted.

Claims

A fecal separation apparatus comprising:

a housing including an upper opening surface formed on the upper side;

a drawer exposed on one side of the housing and movably assembled with respect to the housing;

a cradle disposed inside the housing, exposed through the upper opening surface, and tilted by being supported by the housing; and

and a driving unit disposed in the housing and selectively tilting the cradle.
The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the drawer is disposed under the cradle, and

wherein when the cradle is tilted, the sand and defecation stored in the cradle are moved in the tilted direction by their own weight, and the sand remains in the cradle and only the bowel movement falls into the drawer.
The apparatus of claim 2,

wherein the housing includes an outer housing having the upper opening surface formed on the upper side and the lower opening surface formed on the lower side on the lower side and an inner housing disposed inside the outer housing and covering the lower opening surface.