JP4247302B2 - Cat toilet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cat toilet structure in which sand is shaken off when a domestic cat returns from a sand toilet.

When domestic cats add to the toilet in the sand and return from the toilet, the sand on their feet often falls outside the toilet and is difficult to clean.
For this reason, Patent Document 1 proposes a cat toilet provided with a lattice-shaped sand removal plate so that the sand of the cat's feet returning from the toilet is dropped.
Patent Document 2 proposes a sand litter mat for a cat's toilet provided on a stepped surface that is one step higher.
JP2002-034380 Utility model registration No. 3069789

  However, as in Patent Document 1, the sand does not fall easily if the cat walks on the lattice-shaped sand removal plate. Further, as in Patent Document 2, if a cat moves up when returning to a stepped surface that is one step higher, it may be somewhat easier than walking, but it cannot be expected to fall sufficiently.

On the other hand, if the step is raised and the cat is jumped up and down several times, the sand can be expected to fall sufficiently.
However, in order to do so, it is necessary to form a plurality of step surfaces, which increases the size of the cat toilet. For this reason, it is difficult to secure an installation space for installing a cat toilet in a room.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can be expected that the sand is sufficiently dropped from the cat's feet by making the lifting and lowering movement of the cat returning from the sand toilet multiple times. An object is to provide a cat toilet that can easily secure an installation space.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the first invention is a cat toilet in which sand is shaken off when a domestic cat returns from the sand toilet, and the box-like outer case is disposed above and below the outer case. Partition walls, left and right vertical spaces separated by the partition walls, a tread plate that is arranged inside the vertical space and that moves up and down on a cat, and an up and down space that is formed on the front and back or on the left and right of the tread plate to move the cat The left and right vertical spaces formed at the bottom of one of the vertical spaces from which the cat can enter and exit, the upper communication holes formed at the top of the partition wall and communicating with the left and right vertical spaces, and the left and right vertical spaces. The cat toilet is characterized by having a sand toilet provided in the lower part of the other vertical space in the space, so that the raising and lowering operation of the cat is performed in an inverted V shape.
The second invention is a cat toilet in which sand is shaken off when the domestic cat returns from the sand toilet, and a box-shaped outer case and three or more odd-numbered partitions arranged vertically in the outer case A plurality of vertical spaces separated left and right by the partition, a tread that is arranged inside the vertical space and that moves up and down by a cat, and an elevating space that is formed on the front and rear or the left and right of the tread plate and moves up and down. , Formed at the lower part of the vertical space located at the end in the left-right direction among the plurality of vertical spaces, and formed at the upper part of all the odd-numbered partition walls counted from the entrance and exit side, where the cat can enter and exit from the outside. The vertical movement of the cat is M-shaped by having an upper communication hole that communicates the left and right vertical spaces and a sand toilet provided at the lower portion of the vertical space opposite to the entrance / exit side. It is characterized by being made It is a toilet.
The third invention is a cat toilet in which sand is shaken off when the domestic cat returns from the sand toilet, a box-shaped outer case, and two or more partition walls arranged above and below the outer case, A plurality of vertical spaces separated left and right by a partition wall; a tread plate disposed inside the vertical space and stepped up and down by a cat; a lift space formed at the front and rear or the left and right sides of the tread plate to move the cat up and down; An entrance that allows cats to enter and exit from the outside that is formed at the lower end of the vertical space of the vertical space, and an upper communication hole that is formed at the top of all the partition walls and communicates with the left and right vertical spaces. And a sand toilet provided in the lower part of all vertical spaces other than the vertical space in which the entrance / exit side is formed, so that the lifting operation performed by the cat selecting an arbitrary toilet is performed in an inverted V shape. In the cat toilet featuring That.
The fourth aspect of the present invention is the cat toilet, wherein a plurality of the treads are provided, and the elevating spaces are provided alternately at the front and rear or left and right positions on the upper and lower treads.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cat toilet, wherein the front of the outer case has a door.
Sixth invention, further, the front of the outer casing, the rear, or one side, cat toilet, characterized in that all or part of at least one surface is formed of a transparent material, or translucent material It is.
The seventh invention is further provided with a shortcut door in the partition wall arranged on the way from the entrance to the toilet, and the shortcut door is pressed and opened from the entrance side and is pressed from the toilet side. A cat toilet that has a structure that does not open and is normally closed by being biased from the toilet side by a spring.

  According to the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh invention, the cat returning from the toilet jumps to the step board directly above the toilet, rises, passes through the upper communication hole, and jumps from the step board. Get off and go up and down in an inverted V shape and come out from the doorway. Therefore, it is possible to perform at least two jumps up and down and the toilet sand will fall sufficiently from the cat's feet. Further, this cat litter device uses a vertical space, so that it does not require much space in the left-right direction, and is compact and easy to secure an installation space.

According to the second, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh invention, four or more even vertical spaces are formed on the left and right by three or more odd number of partition walls. Due to the upper communication hole and the lower communication hole, each vertical space communicates in an M shape with a so-called inverted V shape.
Then, the cat that returns from the toilet jumps to the step board directly above the toilet, rises, passes through the upper communication hole, jumps off the step board, passes through the lower communication hole, rises again, and moves up and down in an inverted V shape. Is repeated, and thus the M-shaped up / down movement is performed, and it comes out of the entrance / exit. Therefore, it can be expected that at least four or more jumps up and down, the toilet sand will fall sufficiently from the cat's feet. Further, this cat litter device uses a vertical space, so that it does not require much space in the left-right direction, and is compact and easy to secure an installation space.

According to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh invention, two or more partition walls form three or more vertical spaces on the left and right. Each vertical space communicates in a so-called comb-like shape by the upper communication hole. And a sand toilet is provided in the lower part of all vertical spaces other than the vertical space in which the entrance / exit side is formed. Multiple toilets will be provided. This allows the cat to choose any toilet.
And the cat that returns from the toilet jumps to the step board directly above the toilet, rises, passes through a plurality of upper communication holes continuously, immediately reaches the vertical space where the entrance / exit side is formed, jumps off the step board, It goes up and down in an inverted V shape and comes out of the entrance. Therefore, it is possible to perform at least two jumps up and down and the toilet sand will fall sufficiently from the cat's feet. Further, this cat litter device uses a vertical space, so that it does not require much space in the left-right direction, and is compact and easy to secure an installation space.

According to the fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh invention, by providing a plurality of treads, it is possible to increase the number of times the cat jumps, and the toilet sand falls more sufficiently from the cat's feet. I can expect that.
Moreover, since the raising / lowering space where the cat moves up and down is alternately provided by the upper and lower treads, the cat toilet device does not need to increase the space in the horizontal direction, so that the installation space can be easily secured.
According to the fifth, sixth, or seventh invention, by providing the door on the front surface of the outer case, it is possible to easily clean the tread or the sand toilet.

According to the sixth or seventh invention, light can be taken into the outer case from a transparent or translucent portion, which is advantageous for cleaning and hygiene.
According to the seventh invention, a cat heading for the toilet enters from the doorway, goes through the shortcut door, goes to the toilet, and adds. Therefore, there is a shortcut from the doorway to the toilet, the distance is short, and there is little or no jumping, so there is less burden on cats with constipation.
The shortcut door is pressed by the cat from the doorway side to allow the open cat to pass through, but it is biased from the toilet side by a spring and is normally closed and will not open even when pressed by the cat from the toilet side. Therefore, the cat returning from the toilet cannot make a shortcut, and the effect of repeating the jump and the sand falling from the foot is maintained.

One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
The cat litter 1 has a box-shaped outer case 3 made of a plate material such as plywood, like furniture. Inside the outer case 3, two partition walls 4 and 5 are arranged above and below like normal furniture. Three spaces 6, 7, and 8 are formed on the left and right sides separated by the partition walls 4 and 5.
Of these, the two right spaces 7 and 8 separated by one right partition wall 5 constitute vertical spaces 9 and 10 constituting the cat litter 1. The left space 6 is used for purposes other than the cat litter 1. The lower part of the right single partition wall 5 is divided, and the divided lower part 11 is shifted to the right so that a room for a sand toilet described later can be widely used. However, without considering this, the partition 5 can be integrated to the lower part without being divided.

  Inside the left and right vertical spaces 9, 10, there are three treads 13, and thus a total of six treads 13 (13-1, 13-13) are arranged horizontally. The cat steps on these tread boards 13 (13-1, 13-6) and moves up and down. Elevating spaces 15 (15-1 to 15-6) in which the cat moves up and down are formed on the front and rear or the left and right sides of these treads 13 (13-1 to 13-6). Note that the two treads 13 (13-1 and 13-6) arranged below the vertical spaces 9 and 10 are arranged at the dividing position 11 </ b> A of the partition wall 5.

An entrance 17 is formed in the lower part of the right vertical space 10 of the left and right vertical spaces 9, 10, that is, the lower part of the right side surface of the outer case 3, and cats can enter and exit from the outside. The entrance / exit 17 is made the minimum size that the cat 18 can enter / exit, thereby making the toilet close to a closed space.
An upper communication hole 19 is formed in the upper part of the partition wall 5 so that the cats 18 can pass through the left and right vertical spaces 9 and 10. A deep tray 20 </ b> B on which sand 20 </ b> A for the cat toilet 1 is piled is arranged at the bottom of the left vertical space 9 among the left and right vertical spaces 9, 10.

Of the six treads 13 (13-1, to 13-6), an L-shaped notch 23 is formed in the first tread 13-1 closest to the doorway 17 of the right vertical space 10. An elevating space 15-1 in which the cat 18 moves up and down is formed in the rear right portion of the tread board 13-1. A first room C1 is formed under the first tread 13-1.
Above the first tread 13-1, a second tread 13-2 is provided at a predetermined distance. The front and rear width of the second tread 13-3 is narrower than the front and rear width of the vertical space 10, and the entire tread plate 13-2 is located on the back side. Is formed. A second room C2 is formed under the second tread 13-2.

    A third tread 13-3 is provided above the second tread 13-2 with a predetermined distance. The third tread 13-3 is narrower than the longitudinal width of the vertical space 10 and is located on the near side, so that the cat is moved up and down 15-3. Is formed. A third room C3 is formed under the third tread 13-3, and a fourth room C4 is formed thereon.

In this way, in the elevating spaces 15-2 and 15-3 formed in the second and third treads 13-2 and 13-3, the positions formed in the front and back are the first and second sheets. It is provided alternately by the treads 13-2 and 13-3 of the eyes.
Of the six treads 13, the fourth tread 13-4 closest to the upper communication hole 19 in the left vertical space 9 is arranged at the same vertical position as the third tread 13-3. The front and rear width of the fourth tread 13-4 is narrower than the front and rear width of the vertical space 9, and the entire tread plate 13-4 is positioned on the near side. Is formed. A fifth room C5 is formed on the fourth tread 13-4.

  A fifth tread 13-5 is provided below the fourth tread 13-4 with a predetermined distance. The fifth tread 13-5 is disposed at the same vertical position as the second tread 13-2. This fifth tread 13-5 is narrower than the longitudinal width of the vertical space 9 and is located on the back side, so that the up-down space 15-5 where the cat moves up and down is located on the front side. Is formed. A sixth room C6 is formed on the fifth tread 13-5.

  A sixth tread 13-6 is provided below the fifth tread 13-5 with a predetermined distance. The sixth tread 13-6 is arranged at the same vertical position as the first tread 13-1. The sixth tread 13-6 is narrower than the longitudinal width of the vertical space 9 and is located on the front side, so that the cat is moved up and down 15-6. Is formed. A seventh room C7 is formed on the sixth tread 13-6, and an eighth room C8 is formed below. A sand toilet 21 is provided in the eighth room C8.

The above-described second, third, fourth, and fifth treads (13-2 to 13-5) have a structure in which the upper and lower mounting positions are changed, and the number can be increased or decreased as necessary. And As such a structure, a structure employed in a bookshelf or the like can be used.
The left space 6 formed by the left partition wall 4 is used for storing purposes other than the cat litter, such as cat food and spare sand for a cat litter.
The left space 6 and the two right vertical spaces 9 and 10 have doors 25 and 27, respectively. The doors 25 and 27 are made of a transparent plate material such as glass, transparent acrylic, or transparent reinforced plastic. Having a window.

"Effects of the embodiment"
According to this embodiment, the cat 18 enters the first room C1 from the doorway 17, jumps to the first tread 13-1, rises into the second room C2, and enters the second tread 13-2. Jumps up to enter the third room C3, passes under the third tread 13-3, jumps to the third tread 13-3, and rises into the fourth room C4. After that, it enters the fifth room C5 through the upper communication hole 19, jumps from the fourth tread 13-4 to the fifth tread 13-5, gets down to the sixth room C6, and the fifth tread 13- Jump from 5 to the sixth step board 13-6 to get down to the seventh room C7, and further jump from the sixth step board 13-6 to get to the eighth room C8. In this way, the object is added by the sand toilet 21 in the eighth room C8 that descends by performing the inverted V-shaped lifting operation (FIG. 6A).

  The cat returning from the toilet 21 goes through the reverse route opposite to when entering. That is, jumping up from the sand toilet 21 in the eighth room C8 to the sixth tread 13-13, the fifth tread 13-5, and the fourth tread 13-4, which are directly above, and the upper communication It jumps through the hole 19 to the third tread 13-3, the second tread 13-2, and the first tread 13-1, and then jumps from the first tread 13-1 to the first tread 13-1. Get off to room C1. In this way, it moves up and down in an inverted V shape and comes out of the entrance 17.

"Effect of the embodiment"
Therefore, in this embodiment, six jumps up and down are expected, and it can be expected that the sand 20 </ b> A of the toilet 21 falls sufficiently from the feet of the cat 18 and becomes clean feet and comes out of the doorway 17. Jumping eliminates the lack of exercise for cats and helps to relieve cats' stress.
Moreover, the apparatus of this cat litter 1 uses the space 9 and 10 of the vertical direction for raising / lowering to an up-down direction, and requires little space in the left-right direction. Therefore, it is compact and it is easy to secure an installation space in the room.

  By increasing the number of treads 13 as necessary, the number of jumps of the cat 18 can be increased accordingly, and it can be expected that the toilet sand will fall more sufficiently from the cat's feet. Also, by reducing the number as necessary, the vertical jump distance of the cat can be increased accordingly, and the cat's growth can be matched to the growth of the cat. You can expect it to fall off your feet more fully.

Moreover, since the raising / lowering space 15 in which the cat 18 moves up and down is alternately provided by the upper and lower treads 13, the apparatus of the cat toilet 1 does not need to increase the space in the horizontal direction, thereby securing the installation space. It becomes easy to do.
Further, by providing the doors 25 and 27 in front of the outer case 3, that is, in front of the two vertical spaces 9 and 10, the tread 13 and the sand toilet 21 can be easily cleaned.
Moreover, light can be taken into the inside of the outer case 3 from the window made of a transparent plate material of the door 27, which is advantageous for cleaning and hygiene.

"Other embodiments"
In the above embodiment, the elevating space 15 of each tread 13 is provided in a staggered position on the upper and lower treads 13 in the front and rear, but in other embodiments, it is not staggered, but up and down. The footboard 13 may be provided in the same direction.

  That is, for example, the second, third, fourth, and fifth treads 13 (13-2 to 13-5) are narrower in the front-rear width than the front-rear widths of the vertical spaces 9, 10, and are entirely rear. By being located on the side, an elevating space 15 in which the cat 18 moves up and down is formed on the near side. The front and rear widths of the third and fourth treads are narrower than those of the second and fifth treads. That is, the upper tread is made narrower so that the cat 18 can jump. For this reason, it is assumed that the dimension corresponding to the cat's body is narrowed to a narrow degree.

By doing in this way, the apparatus of the cat toilet 1 increases the space in the horizontal direction slightly by providing a plurality of treads 13 as compared with the one in which the treads 13 are provided alternately, but just above the toilet. Since the tread 13 is provided, a horizontal space can be saved and an installation space can be easily secured.

  In the above embodiment, the elevating space 15 is formed on the front and back of the tread board 13, that is, on the front side and the back side, but in other embodiments, it may be formed on the left and right sides of the tread board 13. . In this case, the tread 13 can be fixed to the partition wall 5 in a cantilever manner, or can be fixed to the front and rear walls of the outer case 3, that is, the front and back walls.

In the above embodiment, the front surface of the outer case 3 has a door. However, in other embodiments, the outer case 3 itself has a structure that can be divided into upper and lower parts, and the tread 13 and sand. The toilet 21 can be easily cleaned.
In the above embodiment, the left space 6 separated by the left partition 4 is used for purposes other than the cat toilet, and the partition 5 provided for the cat toilet of the present invention is substantially one sheet. (See FIG. 6A). However, in other embodiments, a plurality of partition walls 5 can be substantially provided.

That is, for example, substantially three or more odd-numbered partitions are provided. Therefore, a plurality of sets of left and right vertical spaces (connected in an inverted V shape) are formed. And the lower communication hole is formed in the lower part of a partition in the position which this group adjoins, and the vertical space of a right-and-left group is connected (it connects in M shape). The raising / lowering operation of the cat is performed in an M shape (FIGS. 6B and 6C) in which inverted V shapes are connected.
Although not shown, specifically, if the number of partition walls is three, the vertical space is four. The doorway is formed in, for example, a vertical space located at the right end. And an upper communicating hole is formed in the upper part of the 1st sheet and the 3rd partition, counting from this doorway side. At the same time, a lower communication hole is formed in the lower part of the second partition, counting from the entrance / exit side. Therefore, each vertical space communicates with one M-shape (FIG. 6A). One sand toilet is provided in the lower part of the vertical space located at the left end.

With such a structure, the up / down motion of the inverted V-shape of the cat is repeated twice, thus forming an M-shape. Therefore, the cat performs at least four jumps up and down. That is, if a plurality of treads 13 are further provided, the number of jumps can be further increased.
The substantial partition 5 can be not only three but also an odd number of three or more (see FIGS. 6B and 6C). More specifically, although not shown, a plurality of vertical spaces are separated on the left and right by three or more odd number of partition walls arranged vertically inside the outer case 3. The doorway is formed in a vertical space located at the end in the left-right direction. And an upper communicating hole is formed in the upper part of all the odd-numbered partitions counted from this entrance / exit side. At the same time, lower communication holes are formed in the lower portions of all even-numbered partitions counted from the entrance / exit side. One sand toilet is provided in the lower part of the vertical space located at the end opposite to the entrance / exit side.

If the number of odd partitions 5 is M and the number of treads 13 arranged in each vertical space formed by the partitions is N, the number of cat jumps is (M + 1) × N.
Since the number of jumps can be easily increased in this way, it can be expected that the toilet sand will fall more sufficiently from the cat's feet.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that a plurality of partition walls 5 are substantially provided, and an odd number of three or more is provided, and thus a plurality of vertical spaces are communicated in an M shape. However, in another embodiment, a plurality of vertical spaces may be communicated in a comb-like shape by two or more partition walls.

An example of this is shown in FIG.
That is, in FIG. 5, the left space 6 used for the purpose other than the cat litter 1 in the cat litter 1 of FIG. A communication hole 33 is provided. Then, another sand toilet 35 is provided below the vertical space 31. In the vertical space 31, as with the adjacent vertical space 9, three tread boards 13-7, 13-8, and 13-9 are provided. In FIG. 5, the same parts as those in FIG.

  Thereby, the partition walls 4 and 5 substantially become two, and the three vertical spaces 9, 10, and 31 communicate with each other through the upper communication holes 19 and 33 (FIG. 6D). If the three vertical spaces 9, 10, 31 are regarded as comb teeth, it can be expressed that comb-shaped communication is made. The vertical spaces 9 and 31 have toilets 21 and 35, respectively, so that the cat can select any toilet from two toilets. Cats inherently prefer to live alone and tend to prefer their own toilets. Therefore, the cat litter of this embodiment is advantageous when many cats are kept.

  When the comb teeth are communicated, the number of substantially partition walls is not limited to two, and may be two or more (see, for example, FIG. 6E). That is, in detail, although not shown, three or more vertical spaces are separated from each other by two or more partitions arranged vertically inside the outer case. Of these vertical spaces, an entrance through which cats can enter and exit from the outside is formed in the lower portion of the vertical space located at the end in the left-right direction. And upper communication holes are formed in the upper part of all the partition walls, and communicate with the left and right vertical spaces. In addition, a sand toilet is provided in the lower part of all vertical spaces other than the vertical space where the entrance / exit side is formed.

  The cat that returns from the toilet jumps to the stepping board directly above the toilet, rises, passes through a plurality of upper communication holes continuously, immediately reaches the vertical space where the entrance / exit side is formed, jumps off the stepping board, and descends. The character moves up and down and comes out of the entrance. Therefore, it is possible to perform at least two jumps up and down and the toilet sand will fall sufficiently from the cat's feet.

Moreover, the cat toilet 1 of this invention can be provided in a part of furniture. For example, what is shown in FIG. 2 is furniture having the cat litter 1 of FIG.
Moreover, what is shown in FIG. 3 is the furniture which has what corresponds to the cat toilet 1 of FIG. 1 in the lower right. However, the partition wall 5 is integrated to the lower part without being divided.
Moreover, what is shown in FIG. 4 is the furniture which has the cat toilet 1 of FIG. 1 in the lower right. The furniture in this figure has a large number of doors, and each vertical space 9 and 10 has a door.

  In the above embodiment, the distance and the number of jumps when the cat 18 heads for the toilet are almost the same as those when the cat 18 returns from the toilet 21, but in other embodiments, the shortcut is on the way to the toilet 21. It reduces the distance and the number of jumps, and reduces the burden on cats with a sense of convenience.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a shortcut door 31 is provided in the partition wall 5 of the cat litter 1 having substantially the same structure as that in FIG. The shortcut door 31 is provided on the left side of the partition wall 5 in the drawing so as to be able to be opened and closed by a hinge 35 so as to cover the door hole 33 formed in the partition wall 5. Since the size of the shortcut door 31 is larger than that of the door hole 33, the door 31 is pressed by the cat from the entrance / exit side (right side in the figure) and is not opened even when pressed from the toilet side (left side in the figure). The hinge 35 has a spring (not shown), and is biased from the toilet side by this spring. Therefore, the shortcut door 31 is normally closed.

  As described above, the cat 18 heading for the toilet enters the first room C1 from the doorway 17, jumps to the first step board 13-1, rises into the second room C2, and presses and opens the shortcut door 31. Then, it enters the seventh room C7, and further jumps from the sixth tread 13-6 and gets down to the eighth room C8. Then, use the sand toilet 21. Therefore, there is a short path from the entrance 17 to the toilet 21, the distance is short, and there is little jumping, so the burden on the cat with convenience is small.

The cat 18 returning from the toilet 21 tries to pass through the reverse route from when entering, but the shortcut door 31 is biased from the toilet side by a spring and is closed and is opened even when pressed by the cat from the toilet side. No. Therefore, the cat 18 cannot make a shortcut.
For this reason, the cat 18 jumps in order from the sixth tread 13-6 to the fifth tread 13-5 and then the fourth tread 13-4, passes through the upper communication hole 19, and passes through the third tread 13. −3, jump to the second tread 13-2 and the first tread 13-1 in order, and then jump from the first tread 13-1 to the first room C1. In this way, it moves up and down in an inverted V shape and comes out of the entrance 17. Therefore, the cat keeps the effect of repeating the jump and the sand falling from the foot.

In FIG. 7 of the above embodiment, the shortcut door 31 rotates in the horizontal plane by being provided with a hinge 35 on the side. In other embodiments, for example, as shown in FIG. In addition, the shortcut door 31 can be rotated in a vertical plane by being provided with a hinge 35 on the upper side.
Thereby, even if the hinge 35 does not have a spring, the shortcut door 31 is closed by its own weight and does not open even when pressed by the cat from the toilet side. Therefore, the cat 18 returning from the toilet 21 cannot make a shortcut.

It is a perspective view of the cat toilet which shows one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a front view of the furniture which has the cat toilet of FIG. 1 in the lower right, (B) is a front view except the door of (A). (A) is the furniture which has what is corresponded to the cat toilet of FIG. 1 in the lower right, and the partition is not divided, and the front view which shows what is unified to the lower part, (B) is the door of (A) FIG. (A) is the furniture which has the cat toilet of FIG. 1 in the lower right, has many doors, and shows the thing which has a door for every vertical space, (B) excludes the door of (A) FIG. It is a perspective view of the cat toilet which shows other embodiment of this invention. (A)-(E) The pattern of the raising / lowering operation | movement of the cat in several embodiment of this invention is shown by the outer case, a partition, and the locus | trajectory of a cat's movement, (A) is in FIGS. 1-4. The pattern of the lifting operation, (D) is the pattern of the lifting operation in FIG. (A) is the perspective view which provided the shortcut door in the cat toilet of FIG. 1, (B) is BB sectional drawing of the shortcut door of (A). It is a perspective view of a shortcut door in other embodiments.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cat toilet, 3 ... Outer case 4, 5 ... Partition, 6, 7, 8 ... Space, 9, 10, 31 ... Vertical space, 11 ... Divided lower part, 13 (13-1, 13-13) ... Tread board, 15 (15-1 to 15-9) ... Elevating space, 17 ... Entrance / exit, 19, 33 ... Upper communication hole, 21, 35 ... Sand toilet, 23 ... Notch, C (C1-C12) ... Room, 25, 27 ... Door, 31 ... Shortcut door, 33 ... Door hole 33, 35 ... Hinge.

Claims (7)

  In a cat toilet in which sand is shaken off when a domestic cat returns from the sand toilet, a box-shaped outer case, a partition wall arranged vertically inside the outer case, and left and right vertical spaces separated by the partition wall A tread board that is arranged inside the vertical space and that moves up and down when the cat steps on, a lifting space that is formed on the front and rear or left and right of the tread board, and on which the cat moves up and down, and a lower part of one of the left and right vertical spaces And an entrance through which the cat can enter and exit from the outside, an upper communication hole formed in the upper part of the partition wall and communicating with the left and right vertical spaces, and sand provided in the lower part of the other vertical space among the left and right vertical spaces A cat litter characterized by having an up and down movement of the cat in an inverted V shape.   In a cat toilet where sand is shaken off when a domestic cat returns from the sand toilet, a box-shaped outer case, three or more odd-numbered partitions arranged above and below the outer case, and the partition A plurality of vertical spaces that are separated from each other; a tread board that is arranged inside the vertical space and that moves up and down when the cat steps on; a vertical space that is formed on the front and rear or the left and right sides of the tread board and moves up and down; and the plurality of vertical spaces It is formed at the lower part of the vertical space located at the end in the left-right direction of the space, and is formed at the upper and lower sides of the odd-numbered partition walls counted from the entrance and exit side, and the left and right vertical sides. An upper communication hole that communicates with the space, a lower communication hole that communicates with the left and right vertical spaces formed at the lower part of all the even-numbered partitions counted from the entrance and exit sides, and an end opposite to the entrance and exit sides Of vertical space Cat toilet and toilet sand provided in parts, cat elevating operation by having, characterized in that the made in M-shape.   In a cat litter where sand is shaken off when the domestic cat returns from the sand litter box, a box-shaped outer case, two or more partitions vertically arranged inside the outer case, and the left and right separated by the partition A plurality of vertical spaces, a tread that is arranged inside the vertical space and that moves up and down when the cat steps on, a vertical space that is formed on the front and rear or the left and right of the tread plate, and the cat moves up and down, and the left and right vertical spaces Formed in the lower part of the vertical space located at the end in the left-right direction, through which the cat can enter and exit from the outside, upper communication holes formed in the upper part of all the partition walls and communicating with the left and right vertical spaces, and the entrance side formed A cat toilet characterized by having a sand toilet provided in the lower part of all vertical spaces other than the vertical space to be lifted, and a lifting operation performed by the cat selecting an arbitrary toilet is formed in an inverted V shape. .   4. The cat toilet according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the treads are provided, and positions of the elevating space formed in the front and rear or the left and right are alternately provided by upper and lower treads. .   The cat toilet according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the front surface of the outer case has a door. Front of the outer casing, the rear, or one side, claim, characterized in that all or part of at least one surface is formed of a transparent material, or translucent material 1,2,3,4 Or Cat toilet according to 5.   A shortcut door is provided in the partition wall arranged on the way from the entrance to the toilet, and the shortcut door has a structure that is pressed and opened from the entrance / exit side and does not open even when pressed from the toilet side. The cat toilet according to claim 1, wherein the cat toilet is normally closed by being biased from the toilet side by a spring.

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