JPH0847351A - Toilet for pets - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a pet toilet that prevents burrs from being generated especially at the lower edge of the entrance and exit, and that also considers stacking properties when shipped from the factory. [Structure] The opening edge of the lower box body 6 is folded back outward to provide a reinforcing folding edge 17, the lower box body 6 is formed with a lower entrance / exit 18, and a lower portion 18 of the entrance / exit is provided with a protective folding edge 19.
With the lower box body 6 inserted from above and the lower box body 6 inserted from above, nesting can be freely performed, and one surface of the lower box body 6 can be nested.
The hood 7 that completes the main assembly by corresponding to the open portion of the hood 7 is provided, and the hood 7 is provided with the assembly rib 22 that holds the reinforcing folded edge 17 from above, and the hood 7 is provided with the entrance upper part 7a corresponding to the entrance lower part 18. Provided. Further, in the state where the main body is assembled, the assembly rib 22 of the hood 7 corresponding to the protective folded edge 19 of the lower box body 6 is cut out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet for cats, for example, and more particularly to a pet toilet provided with a hood and having a deodorizing function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A generally known synthetic resin pet toilet has a structure as shown in FIGS. A pet toilet 1 shown in the drawing includes a shallow lower box body 2 and a hood 3 that is inserted and mounted on the lower box body 2.

The lower box 2 is used for accommodating cat sand or the like, and the side of the hood 3 has a doorway 4 for cats.
Is opened so that cats can enter and leave.

An unillustrated accommodating space is formed in the ceiling portion of the hood 3, and a ventilation hole communicating with the inside is formed in the wall surface of the accommodating space. By storing the deodorant in this storage space, the bad odor in the toilet 1 can be removed.

In such a pet toilet 1, the edge of the entrance / exit 4 corresponds to the parting line of the mold where molding burrs and the like tend to occur, and burrs may occur. Such a burr is not a preferable structure because it stimulates the abdomen of the pet passing through the doorway 4.

[0006]

In the conventional pet toilet made of synthetic resin, the edge of the entrance / exit coincides with the parting line of the mold, which may cause burrs. Such burrs stimulate the abdomen of pets that come in and out, especially below the entrance, and are not a preferable structure.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent burrs from being generated especially at the lower edge portion of the entrance and exit, and It is to provide a toilet for pets in consideration of stacking properties at the time of shipping.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lower box body having an open upper side, and a reinforcing folding edge is provided by folding the opening lower side of the lower box body downward toward the outside. A part of the opening edge of the body is cut down in an arc shape to form the lower part of the entrance and exit, and the entire edge of the bottom part of the entrance and exit is projected outward in the horizontal direction,
In addition, a protective folding edge is formed that is folded back to protect contact with the abdomen of the pet, and one side is formed into a box shape, and when the opened one side faces upward, insert it into the lower box body from above With the lower box body inserted from above, nesting is possible.One side corresponds to the open part of the lower box body to provide a hood that completes the main assembly, and is formed at the opening edge of the hood. In the nesting state, adjacent to the upper and lower sides of the reinforcing folding edge of the lower box body, in the body assembled state, an assembly rib having a pair of inner ribs and outer ribs for sandwiching the reinforcing folding edge from above is provided, and an entrance to the hood is provided. This is a pet toilet with a pet's entrance upper part cut out in an arc shape corresponding to the lower part.

The invention according to claim 2 is the pet litter box characterized in that the inner rib and the outer rib of the hood corresponding to the protective folded edge of the lower box body are cut out in the body assembled state. .

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the edge of the lower part of the entrance / exit is projected outward in the horizontal direction, and is further folded back to provide a protective folding edge, so that a burr is formed at the portion where the abdomen of the cat comes into contact. It can be prevented from occurring.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the inner rib and the outer rib of the hood corresponding to the protective folding edge are cut out, so that the protective folding edge does not interfere with the hood even in the case of nesting. And improve nesting efficiency.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The pet toilet 5 according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
It is configured as shown in FIG. A lower box body 6 made of a colored synthetic resin and an uncolored transparent hood 7 mounted on an upper part of the lower box body 6 are provided. The lower box body 6 is formed in a box shape with an open upper side, the hood 7 is attached so as to close the upper surface of the lower box body 6, and the left and right parts are buckles 8 and 9 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. It is designed to be detachably fixed.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, a handle 10 and a deodorant insertion portion 1 are provided at the center of the ceiling of the hood 7.
1 is provided. On the ceiling part of the hood 7, as shown in FIG.
2 is formed.

The stack step portion 12 has a square shape with rounded corners as shown in FIG. 9 in a plan view, and the root portion is rotatably attached to the inside thereof. A handle 10 is provided. When the handle 10 is stood up, the handle 10 is flush with the stack step portion 12 in the collapsed state.
As shown in FIG. 8, it projects upward and can be carried.

As described above, by forming the accommodating portion such as the handle 10 in the stack step portion 12 which is one step higher, the ceiling height inside the hood 7 is set to a position higher than that in the conventional ordinary ceiling surface. It can be set to increase the livability inside.

The deodorant insertion portion 11 is located inside the handle 10 in the collapsed state and is formed by recessing the stack step portion 12 one step lower. The bottom of the recess (not shown) has a vent hole penetrating the inside of the hood 7, and a square plate-shaped lid 13 flush with the stack step portion 12 is pivotally attached at one side to the upper portion. It is installed.

The deodorant insertion portion 11 is configured to accommodate the bag-shaped deodorant 13a as shown in FIG. 1, and the lid 13 is opened as shown in FIG. 11 when storing. It is like this.

On the other hand, the bottom portion of the lower box body 6 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, rubber anti-slip 14 is attached to the four corners. Further, stacking ribs 15 corresponding to the contour of the stack stepped portion 12 are formed inside the slip stoppers 14 as shown in FIG.

Thus, the stack step portion 12 is formed on the upper surface of the hood 7, and the stacking rib 15 is formed on the lower surface of the lower box body 6.
By forming the above, the two are fitted with each other, and stable stacking can be performed as shown in FIG. 12 especially at the time of store display.

In addition, in the front part of the pet toilet 5,
A pet doorway 16 is formed so as to straddle the lower box 6 and the hood 7.

The lower box body 6 of the pet toilet 5 as described above
The joint between the hood 7 and the hood 7 has the following structure.

A reinforcing folded edge 17 is formed on the entire opening edge of the lower box body 6. This reinforcing folded edge 1
7 is formed by folding the opening edge of the lower box body 6 outward and downward, and enhances the rigidity of the lower box body 6 itself, and protrudes to the outside to limit nesting.

The lower part 18 of the entrance / exit corresponding to the entrance / exit 16 of the lower box 6 is, as shown in FIG.
A part of the opening edge is cut down in an arc shape, and all the edges project outward in the horizontal direction and are folded back to form a protective folded edge 19.

Since the tip of the protective folded edge 19 is extended downward, the parting line of the manufacturing die can be moved downward. Therefore, even if burrs are generated on the parting line, the abdomen of a pet such as a cat does not come into contact with the burrs, so that it is possible to prevent unpleasant stimulation of the pet.

Further, since the protective folded edge 19 projects outward in the horizontal direction, it prevents mutual interference when the lower box bodies 6 and the hood 7 are nested,
The nesting efficiency can be improved.

Here, the portion of the hood 7 corresponding to the entrance / exit 16 is notched upward to form the entrance upper part 7a. That is, the lower doorway 18 and the upper doorway 7
The doorway 16 is formed by the continuation of “a”.

The lower box body 6 and the hood 7 can be nested as shown in FIG. The hood 7 is formed in a box shape with one surface open, and the lower box body 6 can be inserted from above when the opened one surface faces upward. Further, the hood 7 is inserted into the lower box body 6 from above. Can be inserted.

Further, the open side of the hood 7 corresponds to the open portion of the lower box body 6, so that the pet toilet 5 can be completed as shown in FIG.

The hood 7 that enables such nesting has an assembly rib 22 formed of an inner rib 20 and an outer rib 21 at the edge of the one surface that is open. In the nesting state shown in FIG. 6, the assembling ribs 22 are adjacent to the upper and lower sides of the reinforcing folded edge 17 of the lower box body 6 to limit nesting. Further, when the pet toilet 6 is completed, the inner rib 20 and the outer rib 21 are fitted so as to sandwich the reinforcing folded edge 17 from above.

As shown in FIG. 1, the assembling rib 22 has a notch C formed by notching a portion corresponding to the protective folded edge 19 when the assembling is completed.

By notching this portion, even in the nesting state as shown in FIG. 7, efficient nesting can be performed without the assembly rib 22 and the protective folding edge 19 interfering with each other.

Here, the nested assembly rib 2
2 is an inner rib 2 which has an edge portion facing downward of the reinforcing folded edge 17.
0 and the outer rib 21 are combined so as to be sandwiched.

As described above, the pet doorway 16 is formed so as to extend over the lower box body 6 and the hood 7, and the nesting can be performed by the lower box body 6 and the foot 7. The nesting efficiency can be remarkably improved as compared with.

Further, since the protective folding edge 19 is provided on the lower part 18 of the entrance / exit of the lower box body 6, the padding line of the manufacturing die can be moved downward, and when the pet passes through the entrance / exit, the abdomen comes into contact with it. However, you can avoid the unpleasant stimuli from burr.

Further, since the protective folding edge 19 is extended in the horizontal direction at the midway portion, unnecessary nesting interference between the lower box bodies 6 and the hood 7 can be prevented, and efficient nesting can be performed. .

With the above-described structure, it is possible to provide a pet toilet having a high commercial value, which has never been obtained before.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, although the pet doorway 16 was opened on the front surface of the pet toilet 5, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the pet doorway may be opened at a corner. That is, if the doorway 16 is formed so as to extend over the lower box body 6 and the hood 7, the same effect can be obtained.

The arrangement of the buckles 8 and 9 is not limited to any particular one, and the same effect can be obtained if the lower box body 7 and the hood 7 are connected to each other.

[0040]

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, the edge of the lower part of the entrance / exit is projected outward in the horizontal direction and then folded back to provide a protective folded edge, thereby forming a parting line for molding. It can move downwards and prevent burrs from forming where the cat's abdomen contacts. Further, the protective folding edge extended in the horizontal direction can prevent unnecessary interference between the lower box body and the hood, and can enhance the nesting efficiency.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the inner rib and the outer rib of the hood corresponding to the protective folding edge are cut out, so that the protective folding edge interferes with the hood even in nesting. To improve nesting efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pet toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a bottom surface of a pet toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a hood of a pet toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a lower box body of a pet toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a pet toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a nesting state of a pet toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a nesting state of the pet litter box according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the assembly rib is cut out to prevent interference with the protective folding edge.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a pet litter box in an upright position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the hood of the pet toilet according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the lower box of the pet litter box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a state in which the lid of the deodorant accommodating portion of the pet toilet in the embodiment of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state in which two pet toilets are stacked in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side view of a conventional pet toilet.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a conventional pet toilet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Pet Toilet 6 Lower Box 7 Hood 7a Doorway Upper 16 Doorway 17 Reinforcement Folding Edge 18 Doorway Lower 19 Protective Folding Edge 20 Inner Rib 21 Outer Rib 22 Assembly Rib

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lower box body formed in a box shape having an open upper side, a reinforcing folding edge formed by folding back outwardly over an opening edge of the lower box body, and an opening edge of the lower box body. A pet's entrance lower part whose part is cut down in an arc shape, and all edges of the entrance lower part are projected outward in the horizontal direction and are folded back to form a protective folding edge that protects contact with the abdomen of the pet. One side is formed into an open box shape, and when the opened one side is facing upward, the state of being inserted into the lower box body from above,
In addition, the lower box body is nestable freely from above, and one side corresponds to the open part of the lower box body to complete the main body assembly and the hood is formed at the opening edge, and in the nesting state. An assembly rib having a pair of inner ribs and outer ribs adjacent to above or below the reinforcing folding edge of the lower box body and sandwiching the reinforcing folding edge from above in the main body assembled state; and a hood corresponding to the lower entrance / exit. The upper part of the pet's entrance and exit consisting of an arcuate notch formed in
A pet toilet characterized by having. 2. The pet litter box according to claim 1, wherein an inner rib and an outer rib of the hood corresponding to the protective folded edge of the lower box are cut out in the assembled state of the main body.