JP4625359B2 - Animal crematorium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an animal cremation vehicle capable of cremation of animals, particularly pets such as dogs and cats.

11 and 12 show an animal cremation car disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-168416. In the rear cargo bed of the cremation vehicle 100, a cremation furnace 102 having a combustion chamber in the internal space of the container 101 is provided. A lid 103 is assembled at the inlet / outlet of the combustion chamber so as to be openable and closable.
In order to cremate a pet animal as a cremation, the rear door 101a of the container 101 is opened, the lid 103 is rotated to the open position, the entrance / exit is opened, and the cremation is carried into the combustion chamber. . Next, the lid 103 is rotated to the closed position, the entrance / exit is closed, and the cremation is burned. After combustion, the lid 103 is rotated again to the open position, the entrance / exit is opened, and the remains and ash are taken out.

In the crematorium 100, the pivot shaft 104 of the lid is provided in the vertical direction on the side surface portion of the lid 103. For this reason, when the lid 103 is rotated to the open position, the lid 103 is positioned at the side end portion of the inlet / outlet. When the cremation is carried into the combustion chamber from the entrance / exit, the cremation is placed on the upper surface of an appropriate tray, and a strict operation is required. In other words, since pet animals often live in the same manner as the family of the cremation client, they are required to be handled carefully without being treated poorly even during cremation.
By the way, there are some pet animals that have a considerable size. For example, some large dogs are about 20 kg. In such a case, it is very hard work to carry the cremation into the combustion chamber located behind the opening of the container 101.

In the cremation vehicle 100, the combustion gas discharged from the combustion chamber is discharged to the outside through the exhaust port 105 provided on the upper wall of the container 101. The exhaust port 105 is provided with an opening / closing lid 106 that opens or closes the exhaust port 105. As shown in FIG. 12, the opening / closing lid 106 is provided so as to be rotatable about a shaft body 107 that penetrates the upper wall of the container 101. However, if the upper wall of the container 101 is penetrated, there is a risk of rain leakage or the like, and processing time is increased. In order to open / close the opening / closing lid 106, it is necessary to operate an opening / closing handle provided on the upper surface of the container 101. When the container 101 becomes large (for example, a size of 1 ton truck or more), it is difficult to open and close the opening / closing lid 106 from the outside of the side surface of the container 101. It is necessary to climb to, and the operability is deteriorated.
JP 2002-168416 A

  This invention is made | formed in view of an above-described situation, The objective is to provide the cremation vehicle for animals with favorable operativity.

  An animal cremation vehicle according to a first invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is a cremation furnace mounted in an internal space of a container provided in a vehicle and a cremation object provided inside the cremation furnace. The cremation between a combustion chamber for burning the cremation, an inlet / outlet for carrying in and out the cremation to / from the combustion chamber, and a closed position for closing the inlet / outlet and an open position for opening the inlet / outlet A lid that is pivotally assembled to the furnace and that has a pivot shaft provided at the lower end portion, and an exhaust port that guides the combustion gas discharged from the combustion chamber to the outside of the container. The outer wall surface of the lid body or the bottom surface of the container is brought into contact with the outer wall surface or the bottom surface when the lid body reaches the open position, whereby the inner wall surface of the lid body is A support that is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the combustion chamber. Wherein the protrusions are provided.

“Vehicle” means a container that can carry a container, and includes an automobile such as a truck or a vehicle that does not have a self-propelled function, and is preferably an automobile. In this case, light trucks and general trucks are preferably used.
The “container” means a container in which a certain internal space is divided and a cremation furnace can be mounted in the internal space, and its shape is not limited. Although a one-box type in which the vehicle and the container are integrated into one space can be used, a vehicle in which the driver's seat and the container are separated is preferably used.
"Crematory furnace" includes accessories such as a mechanism for supplying fuel for combustion (including gas, liquid and electricity), operation equipment for combustion, in addition to a combustion chamber for burning cremation It is.

The “rotating shaft” means a hinge portion when the cremation furnace and the lid are coupled by a rotatable mechanism such as a hinge, for example. In the present invention, since the rotation shaft is provided at the lower end portion of the lid, the upper and lower portions of the lid are rotated downward from the front, so that the entrance / exit is opened.
The “supporting convex portion” is provided on at least one of the outer wall surface of the lid and the bottom surface of the container. For example, (1) When the support convex portion is provided on the outer wall surface of the lid, the support convex portion comes into contact with the bottom surface of the container when the lid reaches the open position. Moreover, (2) When the support convex part is provided in the bottom face of the container, the support convex part comes into contact with the outer wall surface of the lid when the lid reaches the open position. Further, (3) support convex portions may be provided on both sides of the outer wall surface of the lid body and the bottom surface of the container so that both support convex portions abut when the lid body reaches the open position. . With the configuration of (1) above, only the configuration of the cremation furnace needs to be changed, so that the trouble of arranging the mechanism on the vehicle side can be reduced. In particular, when the production site of the cremation furnace is different from the modification site for the vehicle, the configuration is good. If it is set as the structure of said (2), since there is no support convex part in the outer wall surface of a cover body, a cremation furnace can be installed in a place nearer to the opening of a container. For this reason, operability is improved when installing the cremation furnace. In addition, a larger cremation furnace can be placed in the container. With the configuration of (3) above, the support convex portion on the outer wall surface side of the lid can be shortened, so that the same effect as the above (2) can be obtained.

“Substantially flush” means that the inner wall surface of the lid body can function as a mounting table for carrying the cremation into the combustion chamber. For this reason, a slight misalignment or a slight inclination should be allowed.
According to the present invention, in order to carry in the cremation article into the combustion chamber, first, the lid body in the closed position is moved in such a manner that the lid body is turned down to the front side around the rotation shaft provided at the lower end portion. Rotate to the open position to open the outlet. When the lid reaches the open position, the support convex portion supports the lid, and the inner wall surface of the lid and the bottom surface of the combustion chamber are substantially flush. For this reason, since this surface can be used as a mounting table when carrying the cremation into the combustion chamber, a smooth carrying-in operation can be performed.
In the first invention, the lid body is provided with a viewing window through which the combustion chamber can be visually recognized, and the support convex portion is provided in a pair on the left and right sides of the viewing window. It is preferable. The presence of the viewing window makes it possible to check the state inside the combustion chamber (for example, check the thermal power, the combustion state of the cremation, etc.). In addition, since the support convex portions are provided on the left and right pair of the viewing windows, when the lid is in the open position, the support convex portions are supported on the left and right, so that the stability when used as a mounting table becomes better.

In the first invention, the exhaust port is provided on the upper wall of the container, and the exhaust port rotates between an open position for opening the exhaust port and a closed position for closing the exhaust port. It is preferable that an opening / closing lid is provided so that the opening / closing handle for opening or closing the opening / closing lid can be operated from the outside of the side surface of the container.
“Outside the side of the container” means that the opening / closing handle can be operated from the side without climbing the upper wall of the container. The side surface is not necessarily limited to the left and right side surfaces, and may be outside the front or rear surface of the container as long as it can be operated without climbing the upper wall of the container.
In this way, the operator can open or close the opening / closing lid without climbing the upper wall of the container, so that the operability is improved. This is particularly effective when a large truck is used as a vehicle.

Further, in the first invention, the opening / closing handle includes a lock for restricting the opening / closing lid from unintentionally rotating to an opposite position when the opening / closing lid reaches the open position and the closed position. It is preferable that a mechanism is provided.
In this way, for example, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the opening / closing lid is accidentally moved from the closed position to the open position during transportation of the vehicle. Moreover, the situation where the open / close lid as the closed position is opened without permission and rainwater or the like enters the cremation furnace is avoided. Even if the vehicle is transported with the open / close lid open, the open / close lid does not rotate freely.

An animal cremation vehicle according to a second aspect of the present invention is a cremation furnace mounted in an internal space of a container provided in a vehicle, and a combustion chamber provided in the cremation furnace for burning the cremation object to be cremation And an inlet / outlet for carrying in and out the cremation article to / from the combustion chamber, a lid body capable of opening and closing the inlet / outlet, and a combustion gas provided on the upper wall surface of the container and discharged from the combustion chamber. An exhaust port led out to the outside of the container, and an open / close lid provided to be rotatable between an open position for opening the exhaust port and a closed position for closing the exhaust port, An opening / closing handle for opening or closing the opening / closing lid is operable from the outside of the side surface of the container.
According to the second invention, since the operator can open or close the opening / closing lid without climbing the upper wall of the container, the operability is improved.
In the second invention as well, the opening / closing handle restricts the opening / closing lid from unintentionally rotating to the opposite position when the opening / closing lid reaches the open position and the closed position. A configuration in which a lock mechanism is provided is preferable.

In the first invention or the second invention, when the opening / closing handle is in the open position and the closed position, the position is preferably indicated. Specifically, (1) the position (or direction) of the opening / closing handle is configured to be different between the opening position and the closing position. (2) When the opening / closing handle reaches the opening position, “open” is indicated. Characters / symbols (for example, “open”, “OPEN”, or a symbol indicating combustion) are indicated, and when the closed position is reached, characters / symbols indicating “closed” (for example, “closed”, “CLOSE”) are displayed. ", Or a symbol indicating transportation, etc.).
By doing so, malfunction of the opening / closing handle is prevented, and smooth operation is performed. This configuration is preferably used when it is difficult to directly confirm the opening / closing of the exhaust port, such as a large truck as a vehicle.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the cremation vehicle for animals with favorable operativity can be provided.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments, and various forms are possible without changing the gist of the invention. Can be implemented. Further, the technical scope of the present invention extends to an equivalent range.
FIG. 1 shows the inside of a container 2 provided in a vehicle 5 in an animal cremation car 1 (hereinafter referred to as “cremation car 1”) of the present embodiment. Actually, the container 2 is provided with six wall surfaces in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the cremation furnace 3 is mounted in the internal space 4 thereof. The cremation furnace 3 is provided with a fuel tank 6 filled with liquid fuel, and the liquid fuel is conveyed from a pipe (not shown) to the burners 7 and 8. A base 17 is provided on the lower surface of the cremation furnace 3 in order to maintain a certain distance from the bottom surface 16 of the container 2. This is to avoid the cremation furnace 3 from coming into direct contact with the bottom surface 16 of the container 2 because the cremation furnace 3 has a considerably high temperature (for example, 900 ° C. to 1200 ° C.) during combustion.

  A combustion chamber 9 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is provided inside the cremation furnace 3, and a pet animal (corresponding to a cremation article in the present invention) to be a cremation is burned here. The combustion chamber 9 is provided with an entrance 10 for carrying in and out the cremation. The entrance / exit 10 is substantially rectangular and is opened toward the rear side of the cremation vehicle 1. The entrance / exit 10 is provided with a lid 11 that opens or closes the entrance / exit 10. A pair of left and right bearings 12 (corresponding to a rotation shaft in the present invention) are provided at the lower end portion of the lid body 11, and the lid body 11 can be rotated with respect to the cremation furnace 3 by this bearing 12. It is assembled. The lid 11 rotates between the closed position where the entrance / exit 10 is closed while standing in a substantially vertical direction and the open position where the entrance / exit 10 is opened in a substantially horizontal direction, with the bearing 12 as a rotation axis. It is assembled in a movable manner.

A viewing window 13 through which the inside of the combustion chamber 9 can be seen is provided at a position slightly below the center of the lid 11. A pair of support convex portions 14 are provided on the left and right sides of the viewing window 13 at substantially symmetrical positions. The support convex part 14 protrudes outward from the outer wall surface 15 of the lid 11. The protruding height is equal to the distance between the outer wall surface 15 of the lid body 11 and the bottom surface 16 of the container 2 when the lid body 11 reaches the open position. As will be described later, when the lid 11 reaches the open position, the bottom surface 39 of the combustion chamber 9 and the inner wall surface 37 of the lid 11 are set to be substantially flush with each other.
At the center of the upper end of the lid 11, a lever 18 that can be held when the lid 11 is opened or closed is provided. A pair of left and right fixtures 19 are provided above the upper end of the lid 11. The fixing tool 19 is provided with a fixing lever 20. From the vicinity of the lower end of the fixing lever 20, a fixing protrusion 21 that abuts on the lid 11 is provided.

The fixing lever 20 is assembled so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. When the fixing lever 20 is positioned at the lower end, the fixing protrusion 21 comes into contact with the outer wall surface 15 of the lid body 11 to fix the lid body 11 at the closed position. On the other hand, when the fixing lever 20 is rotated upward, the fixing protrusion 21 is released from being fixed to the lid body 11, and the lid body 11 is moved downward (from the closed position to the open position) or upward (from the open position to the closed position). To).
In addition, a pair of upper and lower thermocouples 22 is provided on the side wall of the cremation furnace 3, and the internal temperature of the combustion chamber 9 is measured and transmitted to the control box 23. Further, an exhaust port 24 through which the combustion gas discharged from the combustion chamber 9 is led out of the container 2 is provided at the upper part of the cremation furnace 3. The exhaust port 24 passes through the upper wall 25 of the container 2, and an opening / closing lid 26 is provided at the upper end thereof. The open / close lid 26 has a circular shape that is slightly larger than the exhaust port 24, and one end side of the operation shaft 28 is integrally connected to a side end thereof via a pair of front and rear support portions 27. The other end side of the operation shaft 28 protrudes slightly from the rear end edge of the container 2, and an opening / closing handle 29 is provided here. The open / close handle 29 protrudes radially outward from the operation shaft 28.

  The direction in which the opening / closing handle 29 protrudes from the operation shaft 28 and the direction in which the opening / closing lid 26 is attached to the operation shaft 28 are substantially the same. As shown in FIG. 6, when the opening / closing handle 29 is directed leftward from the operation shaft 28, the opening / closing lid 26 is in a closed position where the exhaust port 24 is closed. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the opening / closing handle 29 is directed rightward from the operation shaft 28, the opening / closing lid 26 is in an open position where the exhaust port 24 is opened. The operation shaft 28 is rotatably held by three guides 30, 30, 31 fixed to the upper wall 25 side of the container 2. As shown in FIG. 9 and the like, the rear end side guide 31 is provided with a pair of left and right spring stop holes 32 and 33. Spring members 34 and 35 having one end fixed to the container 2 side can be engaged with the spring retaining holes 32 and 33. In addition, a spring retaining hole 36 is provided at substantially the center in the length direction of the opening / closing handle 29, and either of the spring members 34, 35 can be engaged therewith.

Next, in the cremation vehicle 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, an operation method for cremation of the cremation will be described.
After the cremation vehicle 1 moves to a place where the cremation vehicle 1 performs cremation (for example, a house where a pet animal as a cremation is kept, a cemetery for a pet animal), the rear wall 38 of the container 2 is opened. Here, the rear wall 38 is divided at the center of the left and right, and is in the form of double doors.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the pair of left and right fixing levers 20 are rotated upward to release the fixing to the lid 11, and the lid 11 is closed while holding the lever 18 of the lid 11. To the open position (that is, from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction). When the lid body 11 reaches the open position, the pair of left and right support convex portions 14 come into contact with the bottom surface 16 of the container 2, so that the lid body 11 is stationary in a substantially horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 5. At this time, the inner wall surface 37 of the lid 11 is substantially flush with the bottom surface 39 of the combustion chamber 9. For this reason, when carrying in a cremation article into the combustion chamber 9, since the inner wall surface 37 can be utilized as a mounting surface, smooth carrying-in operation can be performed. After the cremation is carried into the combustion chamber 9 from the inlet / outlet 10, the lid 11 is returned from the open position to the closed position, the fixing lever 20 is turned downward, and the fixing protrusion 21 is attached to the outer wall surface 15 of the lid 11. The lid body 11 is fixed at the closed position.

  Further, at any stage before cremation, the opening / closing lid 26 provided on the upper surface of the container 2 is rotated to the open position. Here, a method of operating the opening / closing lid 26 will be described. When the cremation vehicle 1 moves to a place where cremation is performed, the opening / closing lid 26 is fixed at the closed position as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8. At this time, the left spring member 34 is engaged with the spring retaining hole 36 of the opening / closing handle 29 at this time, thereby playing a role of a locking mechanism, and the opening / closing lid 26 is not intended (for example, in the cremation vehicle 1). Rotation to the open position on the opposite side (due to vibration during movement, etc.) is restricted. In order to set the opening / closing lid 26 to the open position, first, the engagement between the spring retaining hole 36 and the spring member 34 and the engagement between the spring member 35 and the spring retaining hole 33 are disengaged, and the opening / closing handle 29 is turned clockwise. Thus, the opening / closing lid 26 is rotated in the direction of the closing position (see FIG. 9). When the opening / closing handle 29 faces rightward, the opening / closing lid 26 hits the upper wall 25 of the container 2 and reaches the open position as shown in FIG. Here, by engaging the spring member 35 with the spring stop hole 36, the opening / closing lid 26 is prevented from unintentionally rotating to the closing position on the opposite side. The spring member 34 is engaged with the spring retaining hole 32 in advance. In order to return the opening / closing lid 26 from the open position to the closed position, an operation reverse to the above is performed.

When the cremation operation is completed, the lid body 11 is rotated from the closed position to the open position by the same operation as described above, and the remains and ash remaining inside are taken out. Thereafter, the lid 11 is returned from the open position to the closed position by the same operation as described above, the rear wall 38 of the container 2 is closed, and the open / close lid 26 is returned from the open position to the closed position. Complete.
Thus, according to this embodiment, in order to carry the cremation into the combustion chamber 9, first, the lid body 11 in the closed position is centered on the bearing 12 that is the rotation shaft provided in the lower end portion. It rotates to the open position which opens the entrance / exit 10 while turning so that it may tilt down to the front near side. When the lid body 11 reaches the open position, the support convex portion 14 supports the lid body 11, and the inner wall surface 37 of the lid body 11 and the bottom surface 39 of the combustion chamber 9 become substantially flush. For this reason, since this surface can be used as a mounting table when carrying the cremation into the combustion chamber 9, a smooth carrying-in operation can be performed.

In addition, since the observation window 13 is provided on the lid 11, it is possible to check the state inside the combustion chamber 9 (for example, check the thermal power, the burning state of the cremation, etc.). In addition, since the support protrusions 14 are provided on the left and right pairs of the viewing windows 13, when the lid 11 is in the open position, the support protrusions 14 are supported on the left and right, so that they are used as a mounting table when carrying in the cremation. Sometimes stability is better.
Since the opening / closing lid 26 for opening and closing the exhaust port 24 can be operated from the outside of the side surface of the container 2 (outside of the rear surface), there is no need to climb the upper wall of the container as in the conventional case, and the operability is good Become. In particular, when a large truck (for example, a truck of 1 ton or more) is used as the cremation vehicle 1, the configuration is effective.

Further, since the opening / closing lid 26 is provided with a lock mechanism, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the opening / closing lid 26 is mistakenly moved from the closed position to the opened position during transportation of the vehicle 5, for example. Moreover, the situation where the open / close lid 26 in the closed position is opened without permission and rainwater or the like enters the cremation furnace 3 is avoided. Even if the vehicle 5 is transported with the opening / closing lid 26 opened, the opening / closing lid 26 does not rotate freely.
It should be noted that on the rear side of the guide 31 (outside the side surface of the container), it is preferable that “closed” on the left side and “open” on the right side should be noted prominently. By doing so, since the position of the opening / closing handle 29 indicates the position of the opening / closing lid 26 (closed position or open position), smooth operation can be performed. This configuration is preferably used particularly when it is difficult to directly confirm the opening / closing of the exhaust port 24 as in a large truck.

It is a side view which shows the outline | summary of the cremation vehicle for animals in this embodiment. It is a partially broken rear view which shows the mode inside the container of the animal crematorium. It is a top view which shows the mode inside a container. It is a side view of the cremation furnace which shows the operation method when opening the cover body in a closed position. It is a side view of a cremation furnace which shows a mode when a cover body exists in a closed position. It is a top view of a container which shows a mode when an opening-and-closing lid exists in a closed position. It is a top view of a container which shows a mode when an opening-and-closing lid exists in an open position. It is a rear view of a container which shows a mode when an opening-and-closing lid exists in a closed position. It is a rear view of a container which shows a mode that an opening-and-closing lid exists in the middle of an open position and a closed position. It is a rear view of a container which shows a mode when an opening-and-closing lid exists in an open position. It is a side view which shows the outline | summary of the cremation vehicle for animals in a prior art example. It is a rear view which shows the mode inside the container in a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Animal cremation car 2 ... Container 3 ... Cremation furnace 4 ... Internal space 5 ... Vehicle 9 ... Combustion chamber 10 ... Entrance / exit 11 ... Cover 12 ... Bearing (rotating shaft)
13 ... Viewing window 14 ... Supporting convex part 15 ... Outer wall surface 16 ... Container bottom surface 24 ... Exhaust port 25 ... Upper wall (container)
26: Open / close lid 29 ... Open / close handle 34, 35 ... Spring member (lock mechanism)
36 ... Spring retaining hole (locking mechanism)
37 ... inner wall surface 39 ... bottom of combustion chamber

Claims (1)

A cremation furnace mounted in an interior space of a container provided in the vehicle, a combustion chamber provided inside the cremation furnace for burning the cremation object to be cremation, and the cremation object Between the entrance / exit for carrying in / out and the closing position for closing the entrance / exit and the open position for opening the entrance / exit, it is rotatably assembled with respect to the cremation furnace, and its rotation shaft is attached to the lower end portion. An animal cremation vehicle comprising: a lid provided; and an exhaust port through which combustion gas discharged from the combustion chamber is led out of the container;
At least one of the outer wall surface of the lid body and the bottom surface of the container is brought into contact with the outer wall surface or the bottom surface when the lid body reaches the open position. A support convex portion is provided to support the inner wall surface substantially flush with the bottom surface of the combustion chamber ;
The lid body is provided with a viewing window through which the combustion chamber can be visually confirmed, and the support convex portions are provided in pairs on the left and right sides of the viewing window,
The exhaust port is provided on an upper wall of the container, and the exhaust port is provided with an opening / closing lid that is rotatable between an open position for opening the exhaust port and a closed position for closing the exhaust port. The opening / closing handle that opens or closes the opening / closing lid is operable from the outside of the side surface of the container. An animal cremation car characterized by being provided with a lock mechanism for restricting the opening / closing lid from unintentionally rotating to the opposite position .

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