JP6157216B2 - Pet toilet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet for pets such as cats and dogs.

  As a toilet for pets to treat the excrement of pets such as cats and dogs, the toilet body is partitioned vertically by a urine-permeable partition layer such as a puppet, and the toilet bed such as cat sand and toilet sand is used as the upper layer. And a urine absorbent, such as a urine absorbent mat made of a water-absorbent resin, vegetable fiber, pulp, etc., is used in the lower layer tray. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2). In the toilet for pets described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the excrement disposal material accommodated in the upper layer part quickly passes the urine excreted by the pet, and the passed urine is passed to the lower layer part through the liquid hole of the puppet. It is convenient because it can be dropped and the dropped urine can be positively absorbed by the urine absorber contained in the lower layer tray.

JP-A-10-229768 JP 2013-17446 A

  In the pet toilet described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the accommodated tray is hooked inside the toilet body by a hooking portion provided on the lower surface of the tray. Specifically, the toilets for pets described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are configured such that the tray accommodated by the latching portion raised from the bottom surface of the tray and the latching portion raised from the bottom surface inside the toilet body are the toilet body. It is designed to be hooked inside.

  However, the pet toilets described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are not provided with a latching means for preventing the accommodated tray from coming out of the toilet body in the vicinity of the opening of the toilet body that accommodates the tray. When a cat or dog, etc. is using a pet toilet, the stored tray may come out of the toilet body due to the separation between the latch part of the tray and the latch part inside the toilet body. there were. Thus, if even a slight gap is generated between the tray and the toilet body, the urine odor leaks from the urine absorber that has absorbed the urine disposed on the tray.

  Therefore, this invention relates to providing the toilet for pets which can eliminate the said subject.

  The present invention includes a main body container having an upper opening opening upward and a front opening opening forward, and a urine receiving tray accommodated in the main body container so as to be able to be pulled out via the front opening. A toilet for pets, wherein the tray has a fitting portion that fits into an upper opening end of a peripheral wall forming the front opening of the main body container, and the tray is placed in the main body container. A pet toilet is provided in which the upper opening end of the front opening and the fitting portion of the tray are fitted when housed.

  According to the pet toilet of the present invention, when a cat, a dog, or the like is using the pet toilet, it is difficult for the accommodated tray to come out of the toilet body, and leakage of urine odor can be suppressed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pet toilet according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pet toilet shown in FIG. 3A is a partially enlarged perspective view of the main body container constituting the pet toilet shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the upper opening side, and FIG. 3B is a lower side of the front opening of the main body container. It is the partially expanded perspective view seen from the side. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the tray constituting the pet toilet shown in FIG. 1 viewed from above. FIG. 5 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 (b) accommodates an inner container in which a urine receiving tray and a granular material forming a toilet bed are arranged in a main body container. Then, it is sectional drawing for demonstrating the procedure which forms a toilet for pets, and FIG.5 (c) is sectional drawing for demonstrating the use condition of a toilet for pets. FIG. 6A is a partial cross-sectional view of a pet toilet according to the second embodiment of the present invention (corresponding to FIG. 5A), and FIG. 6B is a urine receiving tray and toilet bed. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the procedure which accommodates the inner container which distribute | arranged the granular material which forms A in a main body container, and forms the toilet for pets of 2nd Embodiment (FIG.5 (b) equivalent figure). FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view for explaining the usage state of the pet toilet according to the second embodiment (corresponding to FIG. 5C). FIG. 7A is a partial sectional view of a pet toilet according to the third embodiment of the present invention (corresponding to FIG. 5A), and FIG. 7B is a urine receiving tray and toilet bed. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the procedure which accommodates the inner container which distribute | arranged the granular material which forms A in a main body container, and forms the toilet for pets of 3rd Embodiment (FIG.5 (b) equivalent figure). FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view for explaining the use state of the pet toilet according to the third embodiment (corresponding to FIG. 5C). FIG. 8A is a partial sectional view of a pet toilet according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention (corresponding to FIG. 5A), and FIG. 8B is a urine receiving tray and toilet bed. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the procedure which accommodates the inner container which distribute | arranged the granular material which forms A in a main body container, and forms the toilet for pets of 4th Embodiment (FIG.5 (b) equivalent figure). FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view for explaining the usage state of the pet toilet according to the fourth embodiment (corresponding to FIG. 5C).

Hereinafter, the pet toilet according to the present invention will be described based on the preferred first embodiment with reference to FIGS.
The pet toilet 1A of the first embodiment (hereinafter also simply referred to as “pet toilet 1A”) includes an upper opening 21 that opens upward and a front opening that opens forward as shown in FIGS. A main body container 2 having a portion 22 and a urine receiving tray 3 accommodated in the main body container 2 through the front opening 22 so as to be drawable are provided. In the first embodiment, the pet toilet 1 </ b> A includes a main body container 2, a tray 3 for receiving urine stored in the main body container 2 via a front opening 22, and an upper opening 21 in the main body container 2. And an inner container 4 that is detachably mounted. For example, the pet toilet 1 </ b> A is configured with the inner container 4 containing the granular material (not shown) forming the toilet bed placed on the upper opening 21 of the main body container 2 via the front opening 22. A tray 3 in which a flat urine absorber (not shown) is arranged is used between a bottom wall 43 of the inner container 4 described later and a bottom wall 23 of the main body container 2 described later.

  In the following description, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front-rear direction of the pet toilet 1A is the Y direction, and the horizontal direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction when viewed from the tray 3 side that constitutes the pet toilet 1A The vertical direction, which is the direction perpendicular to the plane direction composed of the X direction, the front-rear direction (Y direction), and the width direction (X direction) will be described as the Z direction. The Y direction, X direction, and Z direction of the pet toilet 1A are the same as the Y direction, X direction, and Z direction of the main body container 2, the tray 3, or the inner container 4, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle portion 31 side of the tray 3 to be described later in the Y direction is the front side, and the inner container 4 side mounted on the main body container 2 in the Z direction is the upper side. explain.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body container 2 forms a flat bottom wall 23 that forms the bottom surface of the main body container 2 and a side surface of the main body container 2 erected in the Z direction from the entire periphery of the bottom wall 23. It is a tray-like thing which has the surrounding wall 24 to do. The main body container 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in which the bottom wall 23 is long in the Y direction in plan view. In the pet toilet 1A, the peripheral wall 24 of the main body container 2 includes a front peripheral wall 24a on the front side in the Y direction, a rear peripheral wall 24b on the rear side in the Y direction, and side peripheral walls 24c and 24c on both sides along the Y direction. In the pet toilet 1A, the front peripheral wall 24a and the rear peripheral wall 24b are inclined so as to be separated from each other upward in the Z direction, and the side peripheral walls 24c and 24c are also separated from each other upward in the Z direction. So as to be inclined. The inclination angle θ1 (see FIG. 5B) of the front peripheral wall 24a with respect to the vertical direction in the Z direction is preferably 1 ° to 30 °, and more preferably 2 ° to 10 °.

  In the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, as shown in FIG. 3A, a main body stopper portion 25 that protrudes toward the tray 3 is provided on the upper surface in the Z direction of the bottom wall 23 of the main body container 2. The main body stopper portion 25 is formed at the four corners of the bottom wall 23 so as to be long from the both side portions along the Y direction toward the rear in the X direction. That is, in the pet toilet 1A, four main body stopper portions 25 are provided.

  In the pet toilet 1A, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper opening 21 for detachably mounting the inner container 4 is a Z-direction upper end portion of the front peripheral wall 24a, a Z-direction upper end portion of the rear peripheral wall 24b, and lateral sides of both sides. The upper end portions in the Z direction of the peripheral walls 24c, 24c are smoothly connected and formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the Y direction in plan view. The outline of the upper opening 21 is formed larger than the outline of the bottom wall 23.

  In the pet toilet 1A, the front opening 22 that accommodates the tray 3 so as to be drawable is formed on the lower side in the Z direction of the front peripheral wall 24a, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), and It is formed from the front peripheral wall 24a over a part of the front side in the Y direction of the side peripheral walls 24c, 24c on both sides. The front opening 22 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the X direction when viewed from the front peripheral wall 24a side. Specifically, the shape and size of the front opening 22 viewed from the front peripheral wall 24a side are formed to be substantially the same as the shape and size of the tray 3 described below when viewed from the front peripheral wall 34a side. The tray 3 can be pulled out or inserted from the opening 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the main body container 2 of the pet toilet 1A has an upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 formed in a straight line. Specifically, when the main body container 2 is viewed in cross section as shown in FIG. 5A, the upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 is formed on the front peripheral wall 24a having a constant thickness, and the upper opening The thickness of the front peripheral wall 24a at the end of the end portion 22u is the same as the thickness of the front peripheral wall 24a in the portion located above the upper opening end portion 22u in the Z direction, and is formed linearly. The thickness of the straight upper opening end 22u is preferably 1 mm or more and 3 mm or less.

  In the main body container 2 formed in this way, the inner side surrounded by the bottom wall 23 and the peripheral wall 24 serves as an accommodating part for placing the inner container 4 via the upper opening 21, and further the front opening 22. It is an accommodating part which accommodates the tray 3 so that drawer | drawing-out is possible via.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the inner container 4 placed in the main body container 2 via the upper opening 21 includes a flat bottom wall 43 that forms the bottom surface of the inner container 4, and the bottom wall 43. And a peripheral wall 44 standing in the Z direction from the entire periphery of the inner container 4 and forming a side surface of the inner container 4. The inner container 4 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in which the bottom wall 43 is long in the Y direction in plan view. The inner side surrounded by the bottom wall 43 and the peripheral wall 44 is a storage part for granular materials (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottom wall 43 of the inner container 4 has a transmission region 41 having a liquid transmission structure. The transmission region 41 is provided with a large number of through-holes 42 that penetrate the plate-like bottom wall 43 in the Z direction and have a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. The large number of through holes 42 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the Y direction and the X direction of the bottom wall 43. The through hole 42 functions as a liquid passage hole for allowing the liquid disposed in the inner container 4 to pass over the tray 3 in the main body container 2 disposed below in the Z direction.

The size of the main body container 2 and the inner container 4 is not particularly limited. For example, the main body container 2 has a length in the Y direction of about 300 mm to 600 mm, a length in the X direction of about 200 mm to 400 mm, and a height of the peripheral wall 24 of about 70 mm to 200 mm.
The inner container 4 has, for example, a length in the Y direction of about 295 mm to 595 mm, a length in the X direction of about 195 mm to 395 mm, and a height of the peripheral wall 44 of about 30 mm to 170 mm. In addition, the dimension of each part of the main body container 2 shown here and the inner container 4 is an internal dimension (dimension inside the containers 2 and 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the tray 3 accommodated in the main body container 2 via the front opening 22 has an upper opening in the peripheral wall 24 (front peripheral wall 24 a) that forms the front opening 22 of the main body container 2. It has the fitting part 32 fitted to the edge part 22u. In the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, the tray 3 has a handle portion 31 that is recessed upward in the Z direction on the front side in the Y direction. In the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a fitting portion 32 is arranged on the upper side of the handle portion 31 in the Z direction. Specifically, in the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, the tray 3 includes a flat bottom wall 33 that forms the bottom surface of the tray 3, and a side surface of the tray 3 that is erected in the Z direction from the entire periphery of the bottom wall 33. It has a tray shape having a peripheral wall 34 to be formed. The tray 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in which the bottom wall 33 is long in the Y direction in plan view. In the pet toilet 1A, the peripheral wall 34 of the tray 3 includes a front peripheral wall 34a on the front side in the Y direction, a rear peripheral wall 34b on the rear side in the Y direction, and side peripheral walls 34c and 34c on both sides along the Y direction. In the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, the bottom wall 33 of the tray 3 has substantially the same area as the bottom wall 23 of the main body container 2. The height of the peripheral wall 34 (the front peripheral wall 34 a, the rear peripheral wall 34 b, and the both side peripheral walls 34 c) of the tray 3 is adjusted so that the upper end portion does not contact the bottom wall 43 of the inner container 4. The front peripheral wall 34a and the rear peripheral wall 34b are inclined so as to be separated from each other upward in the Z direction.

  In the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, as shown in FIG. 4, a trace topper portion 35 that protrudes toward the bottom wall 23 of the main body container 2 is provided on the bottom surface in the Z direction of the bottom wall 33 of the tray 3. The trace topper portion 35 is formed at the four corners of the bottom wall 33 in a shape that is long from the both side portions along the Y direction toward the rear in the X direction. The two trace toppers 35 on the front side in the Y direction are arranged at a distance of about 2 mm to 3 mm behind the two main body stopper portions 25 on the front side in the Y direction. The main body stopper portion 25 and the trace topper portion 35 can prevent the tray 3 accommodated in the main body container 2 from coming out of the main body container 2 unexpectedly due to their arrangement relationship. .

  In the pet toilet 1A, the tray 3 has, as shown in FIG. 4, a rib portion 36 that protrudes in the vertical direction in the Z direction and extends in the front-rear direction (Y direction) on the handle portion 31. As shown to Fig.5 (a), 36 has the upper inclination part 36u which inclines upward (Z direction) toward the upper opening part 21 of the main body container 2 in the Z direction upper end. As described above, the rib portion 36 is formed above the handle portion 31 in the Z direction. More specifically, the handle portion 31 of the tray 3 is formed in the center portion in the X direction on the front side of the tray 3 in the Y direction. In the front peripheral wall 34a, the X-direction central portion 34a1 where the handle portion 31 is disposed has a gentler inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction than the X-direction outer portions 34a2 of the central portion 34a1. As shown in FIG. 5A, the handle portion 31 of the tray 3 includes a horizontal portion 31h and a horizontal portion 31h that extend in the horizontal direction outward in the Y direction from the upper end of the front side wall 34a on the Y direction front side of the tray 3. An extending portion 31e extending from the front end in the Y direction downward in the Z direction and extending upward from the position of the horizontal portion 31h. That is, when the tray 3 is pulled out from the main body container 2 of the pet toilet 1A through the handle portion 31, the user's finger is put into an upwardly recessed portion composed of the extending portion 31e and the horizontal portion 31h. The tray 3 can be pulled out from the inside of the main body container 2 by hooking on the Y direction rear side portion of the extending portion 31e.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the outer peripheral surfaces of both outer portions in the X direction of the handle portion 31 in the tray 3 do not have a portion protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the main body container 2 when the tray 3 is accommodated in the main body container 2. Thus, it is formed along the outer peripheral surface of the main body container 2.

  It is preferable that about 1 to 4 ribs 36 of the tray 3 are arranged. In the pet toilet 1A, as shown in FIG. 4, the two ribs 36 are arranged in the width direction (X direction). It is arranged with. Each rib portion 36 of the tray 3 is formed across the horizontal portion 31h and the extending portion 31e of the handle portion 31 in the front-rear direction (Y direction), and the position of the horizontal portion 31h in the vertical direction (Z direction). And the position of the uppermost end 31e1 of the extending portion 31e. That is, the upper end of each rib 36 extends from a position between the horizontal portion 31 h and the uppermost end 31 e 1 of the extending portion 31 e and is inclined upward in the Z direction toward the upper opening 21 of the main body container 2. An upper inclined portion 36u is formed, and is inclined downward in the Z direction on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 31h extending from the rear end in the Y direction of the upper inclined portion 36u (the end on the rear side in the Y direction of the upper inclined portion 36u). A downward inclined portion 36d is formed.

  The fitting part 32 of the tray 3 of the pet toilet 1 </ b> A is formed by using the upper inclined part 36 u of the rib part 36. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 includes the upper inclined portion 36 u of each rib portion 36 and the rib portion 36 in the extending portion 31 e of the handle portion 31. It is formed from an extending portion 31e2 extending further upward in the Z direction. The fitting portion 32 formed by the upward inclined portion 36u and the extending portion 31e2 of the extending portion 31e of the handle portion 31 is a so-called L-shape as viewed in cross section as shown in FIGS. It is formed in a shape. The inclination angle θ2 (see FIG. 5B) of the front surface in the Y direction in the extending portion 31e of the handle portion 31 with respect to the vertical direction in the Z direction is preferably 1 ° to 30 °, and preferably 2 ° to 10 °. More preferably. Further, the inclination angle θ3 (see FIG. 5B) of the upper inclined portion 36u with respect to the horizontal direction in the Y direction is preferably 1 ° or more and 60 ° or less, and more preferably 10 ° or more and 45 ° or less.

  In the pet toilet of the present invention, when the tray 3 is accommodated in the main body container 2 via the front opening 22, the upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 and the fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 are fitted. Thus, the tray 3 is formed so as not to come out of the main body container 2. Specifically, in the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the tray 3 is accommodated in the main body container 2 via the front opening 22, the linear upper opening of the front opening 22. The end portion 22u is fitted between the upper inclined portion 36u and the extending portion 31e2 of the tray 3 so that the tray 3 does not come out of the main body container 2.

  There are no particular restrictions on the material of the pet toilet 1A (main container 2, tray 3, inner container 4, etc.) as long as it has corrosion resistance. From the point that it is lightweight, easy to handle and has good moldability, for example, it is integrally molded with a general-purpose synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS). preferable. Moreover, as the constituent member of the pet toilet 1, it is more preferable to use a member whose surface is subjected to water-repellent processing or antibacterial processing.

  As the granular material (not shown) forming the toilet bed accommodated in the inner container 4, granular materials used as cat sand or toilet sand in the technical field can be used without particular limitation. Examples of the granular material include a molded product that is configured and formed by including one or more components such as a pulverized product of a plant-derived material, a synthetic resin, and a clay mineral. The shape of the granular material can be, for example, a cylindrical shape, a spherical shape, a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, or the like.

  As a flat urine absorber (not shown) disposed on the upper surface of the bottom wall 33 of the tray 3, those capable of absorbing and holding urine in the technical field can be used without particular limitation. Examples of the urine absorber include those obtained by forming a raw material containing one or more components such as pulp fiber, clay mineral material, and polymer absorbent material into a plate shape (sheet shape). The shape and size of the plate-like urine absorber in plan view are substantially the same as the shape (rectangular shape) and size of the bottom wall 33 of the tray 3 in plan view. The thickness of the plate-like urine absorber is about 3 mm to 20 mm.

The use method of the pet toilet 1A according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above and the operational effects when used will be described.
1 A of pet toilets place the inner container 4 which accommodated the granular material (not shown) which forms a toilet bed in the upper opening part 21 of the main body container 2, for example. Then, the tray 3 in which a flat urine absorber (not shown) is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom wall 33 is inserted into the main body container 2 from the front opening 22 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5A, the tray 3 includes two main body stopper portions on the Y direction front side in which two trace toppers 35 on the Y direction front side are arranged on the bottom wall 23 of the main body container 2. It is inserted beyond 25 to reach the rear in the Y direction.

  When the tray 3 is inserted into the main body container 2 as described above, the upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 and the fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 are fitted. Specifically, in the pet toilet 1 </ b> A, as shown in FIG. 5A, the linear upper opening end 22 u of the front opening 22 formed in the main body container 2 is a rib portion provided on the tray 3. The fitting is achieved by being sandwiched between the upper inclined portion 36u of 36 and the extending portion 31e2. In this way, the tray 3 is stored in the main body container 2, and the pet toilet 1A is used.

  Even if a cat uses the pet toilet 1A in which the tray 3 is housed in the main body container 2 as shown in FIG. 5C, for example, the upper opening end of the front opening 22 formed in the main body container 2 Since the portion 22u and the fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 are fitted, it is difficult for the accommodated tray 3 to come out of the main body container 2, and leakage of urine odor can be suppressed. In particular, in the pet toilet 1A, the straight upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 formed in the main body container 2 has an upper inclined portion 36u of the rib portion 36 provided on the tray 3 and an extension portion 31e2. Since the mated tray 3 is fitted, it is difficult for the accommodated tray 3 to come out of the main body container 2 and leakage of urine odor can be further suppressed.

  Further, since the fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 is formed using the horizontal inclined portion 36u of the rib portion 36 disposed on the horizontal portion 31h and the extending portion 31e constituting the handle portion 31 of the tray 3, When the tray 3 is pulled out from the inside of the main body container 2 of the pet toilet 1A through the handle portion 31, the user's finger force is easily transmitted to the rib portion 36, and the fitting by the upper inclined portion 36u is easily removed. The tray 3 can be easily pulled out from the main body container 2.

  Furthermore, in the pet toilet 1A in a state where the tray 3 is housed in the main body container 2, as shown in FIG. 5A, the upper surface of the bottom wall 23 of the main body container 2 and the lower surface of the bottom wall 33 of the tray 3 are arranged. A space having a height corresponding to the height of the main body stopper portion 25 of the main body container 2 is formed therebetween. Further, in order to absorb the dimensional error of the main body container 2 and the tray 3 or to give a clear fit when the pet breeder inserts the tray 3, the main body stopper portion 25 and the trace topper portion 35 are provided. A certain clearance is formed between them. For this reason, there is a possibility that the clearance tray 3 will be opened when it receives vibration due to the entry and exit of the cat. On the other hand, if the clearance is reduced, for example, when the cat is used, the weight of the cat is applied to the front opening 22 formed in the main body container 2 and the main body stopper portion 25 and the trace topper portion 35 when the tray 3 is tilted. May be disengaged and the tray 3 may be opened. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), the linear upper opening end 22 u of the front opening 22 formed in the main body container 2 is an upper inclined portion 36 u of the rib portion 36 provided in the tray 3. Between the outer peripheral edge of the tray 3 and the outer peripheral edge of the tray 3 is difficult to be released, and the clearance is unlikely to occur. . Therefore, leakage of urine odor can be further suppressed.

  Next, pet toilets according to second to fourth embodiments of the present invention will be described. The pet toilets 1B to 1D according to the second to fourth embodiments include the shape of the upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 formed in the main body container 2 or the tray 3 fitted to the upper opening end 22u. The shape of the fitting portion 32 is different from the pet toilet 1A of the first embodiment. The pet toilets 1B to 1D of the second to fourth embodiments will be described mainly with respect to differences from the pet toilet 1A of the first embodiment, and the same points will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. . About the point which does not mention especially, the description regarding 1 A of pet toilets of 1st Embodiment is applied suitably.

  The main body container 2 of the pet toilet 1B according to the second embodiment is a cross-sectional view of the main body container 2 as shown in FIG. 6A, and is directed rearward in the Y direction toward the upper opening end 22 u of the front opening 22. It has a bent collar part 26. That is, the flange portion 26 is formed by bending a portion of the front peripheral wall 24a corresponding to the upper opening end portion 22u of the front opening portion 22 toward the rear in the Y direction.

  The fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 of the pet toilet 1B according to the second embodiment is similar to the pet toilet 1A in that the rib portion 36 of the upper inclined portion 36u of the rib portion 36 and the extending portion 31e of the handle portion 31 is used. It is formed from an extending portion 31e2 extending further upward in the Z direction. The fitting portion 32 formed by the upward inclined portion 36u and the extending portion 31e2 of the extending portion 31e of the handle portion 31 is formed in a so-called L-shape as viewed in cross section as shown in FIG. ing.

  In the pet toilet 1 </ b> B, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5C, when the tray 3 is accommodated in the main body container 2 via the front opening 22, the linear upper opening of the front opening 22. The flange portion 26 of the end 22 u is fitted between the upper inclined portion 36 u of the tray 3 and the extending portion 31 e 2 so that the tray 3 does not come out of the main body container 2.

The effect at the time of using the pet toilet 1B of 2nd Embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated.
About the effect of the toilet 1B for pets, a different point from the effect of the toilet 1A for pets is demonstrated. The point which is not demonstrated in particular is the same as the effect of the pet toilet 1A, and the description of the effect of the pet toilet 1A is appropriately applied.
When the tray 3 is inserted into the pet toilet 1B, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (c), the outer surface of the front peripheral wall 24a of the main body container 2 and the outer surface of the extending portion 31e2 of the tray 3 It is excellent in aesthetics.

  The main body container 2 of the pet toilet 1C according to the third embodiment is a cross-sectional view of the main body container 2 as shown in FIG. 7A, and is directed rearward in the Y direction toward the upper opening end 22 u of the front opening 22. An extending flange portion 27 and a latching portion 28 projecting downward from the lower surface of the flange portion 27 are provided. The flange portion 27 is formed to extend about 2 mm to 30 mm rearward in the Y direction from a portion corresponding to the upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 in the front peripheral wall 24a. And the latching | locking part 28 is long formed in the X direction so that the position corresponding to the rib part 36 of the tray 3 may be included in the lower surface of the flange part 27 extended and formed. That is, the pet toilet 1 </ b> C has two rib portions 36 of the tray 3, and thus has two hook portions 28. Instead of the two hooking portions 28, one long locking portion 28 extending in the X direction may be provided so as to extend over the two rib portions 36. The angle θ4 (see FIG. 7B) formed by the front peripheral wall 24a and the flange portion 27 is preferably 91 ° or more and 120 ° or less, and more preferably 92 ° or more and 100 ° or less.

  The tray 3 of the pet toilet 1C according to the third embodiment has two rib portions 36 as in the pet toilet 1A. Each rib portion 36 of the tray 3 is formed across the horizontal portion 31h and the extending portion 31e of the handle portion 31 in the front-rear direction (Y direction), and in the up-down direction (Z direction) of the extending portion 31e. It protrudes to the position of the uppermost end 31e1. Each rib 36 has, at its upper end, a lower inclined portion 36d extending from the extending portion 31e and inclined downward in the Z direction, and an upper opening of the main body container 2 extending from the Y direction rear end of the lower inclined portion 36d. The upper inclined portion 36u is inclined upward in the Z direction toward the portion 21. That is, at the upper end of each rib 36, a first downward inclined portion 36d1 that is inclined downward in the Z direction from the uppermost end 31e1 of the extending portion 31e is formed, and upward in the Z direction from the rear end of the first downward inclined portion 36d1 in the Y direction. An upper inclined portion 36u that is inclined in the Z direction is formed, and a second lower inclined portion 36d2 that is inclined downward in the Z direction is formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 31h from the rear end in the Y direction of the upper inclined portion 36u.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 of the pet toilet 1C is formed by a first downward inclined portion 36d1 and an upward inclined portion 36u of each rib portion 36. The fitting portion 32 formed by the first downward inclined portion 36d1 and the upward inclined portion 36u is formed in a so-called M-shape as viewed in cross section as shown in FIG. The inclination angle θ5 (see FIG. 7B) of the first downward inclined portion 36d1 with respect to the horizontal direction in the Y direction is preferably 1 ° or more and 60 ° or less, and more preferably 10 ° or more and 45 ° or less. Further, the inclination angle θ6 (see FIG. 7B) of the upper inclined portion 36u with respect to the horizontal direction in the Y direction is preferably 1 ° or more and 60 ° or less, and more preferably 10 ° or more and 45 ° or less.

  In the pet toilet 1 </ b> C, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7C, when the tray 3 is accommodated in the main body container 2 via the front opening 22, the linear upper opening of the front opening 22. The latching portion 28 of the end portion 22u is fitted between the first lower inclined portion 36d1 and the upper inclined portion 36u of the tray 3 so that the tray 3 does not come out of the main body container 2. ing.

The effect at the time of using 1 C of pet toilets of 3rd Embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated.
About the effect of 1 C of pet toilets, a different point from the effect of 1 A of pet toilets is demonstrated. The point which is not demonstrated in particular is the same as the effect of the pet toilet 1A, and the description of the effect of the pet toilet 1A is appropriately applied.
As shown in FIG. 7, the pet toilet 1 </ b> C can eliminate a step between the outer surface of the front peripheral wall 24 a of the main body container 2 and the outer surface of the extending portion 31 e 2 of the tray 3 when the tray 3 is inserted. Because it is possible, it is excellent in aesthetics. In addition, since the pet toilet 1 </ b> C is provided with the flange portion 27, the strength of the peripheral wall 24 of the container body 2 can be improved.

  In the pet toilet 1C according to the third embodiment described above, each rib portion 36 protrudes up to the position of the uppermost end 31e1 of the extending portion 31e in the vertical direction (Z direction), but the position of the horizontal portion 31h It may be configured to protrude up to the position between the uppermost end of the extending portion 31e.

  The main body container 2 of the pet toilet 1D of the fourth embodiment is a cross-sectional view of the main body container 2 as shown in FIG. 8A, and toward the upper opening end 22 u of the front opening 22 toward the rear in the Y direction. It has a flange portion 27 extending obliquely upward in the Z direction. The flange portion 27 is formed to extend about 2 mm to 30 mm rearward in the Y direction from a portion corresponding to the upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 in the front peripheral wall 24a. The inclination angle θ7 (see FIG. 8B) of the flange portion 27 with respect to the horizontal direction in the Y direction is preferably 1 ° or greater and 45 ° or less, and more preferably 10 ° or greater and 20 ° or less.

  Similar to the pet toilet 1A, the tray 3 of the pet toilet 1D of the fourth embodiment has two rib portions 36. Each rib portion 36 of the tray 3 is formed across the horizontal portion 31h and the extending portion 31e of the handle portion 31 in the front-rear direction (Y direction), and in the up-down direction (Z direction) of the extending portion 31e. It protrudes to the position of the uppermost end 31e1. Each rib 36 has, at its upper end, an upper inclined portion 36u extending from the extending portion 31e and inclined upward in the Z direction toward the upper opening 21 of the main body container 2, and the upper inclined portion 36u. On the upper surface of the horizontal portion 31h extending from the rear end, there is a downward inclined portion 36d inclined downward in the Z direction. That is, an upper inclined portion 36u that is inclined upward in the Z direction from the uppermost end 31e1 of the extending portion 31e is formed at the upper end of each rib 36, and a lower portion that is inclined downward in the Z direction from the rear end in the Y direction of the upper inclined portion 36u. An inclined portion 36d is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the fitting portion 32 of the tray 3 of the pet toilet 1D is formed by only the upward inclined portions 36u of the rib portions 36. The inclination angle θ8 (see FIG. 8B) of the upper inclined portion 36u with respect to the horizontal direction in the Y direction is preferably 1 ° or greater and 45 ° or less, and more preferably 10 ° or greater and 20 ° or less.

  In the pet toilet 1D, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8C, when the tray 3 is accommodated in the main body container 2 via the front opening 22, the upper opening end 22u of the front opening 22 is provided. The lower surface of the flange portion 27 is engaged with the upper inclined portion 36 u of the tray 3 so that the tray 3 does not come out of the main body container 2.

The effect at the time of using pet toilet 1D of 4th Embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated.
About the effect of the toilet 1D for pets, a different point from the effect of the toilet 1A for pets is demonstrated. The point which is not demonstrated in particular is the same as the effect of the pet toilet 1A, and the description of the effect of the pet toilet 1A is appropriately applied.
As shown in FIG. 8, the pet toilet 1 </ b> D can eliminate a step between the outer surface of the front peripheral wall 24 a of the main body container 2 and the outer surface of the extending portion 31 e 2 of the tray 3 when the tray 3 is inserted. Because it is possible, it is excellent in aesthetics. In addition, since the pet toilet 1 </ b> C is provided with the flange portion 27, the strength of the peripheral wall 24 of the container body 2 can be improved.

  In the pet toilet 1D of the fourth embodiment described above, each rib portion 36 is raised up to the position of the uppermost end 31e1 of the extending portion 31e in the vertical direction (Z direction), but the position of the horizontal portion 31h It may be configured to protrude up to the position between the uppermost end of the extending portion 31e.

  The pet toilet of the present invention is not limited to the pet toilets 1A to 1D of the first to fourth embodiments described above, and can be appropriately changed. Moreover, each component in pet toilet 1A-1D of the above-mentioned 1st-4th embodiment can be implemented suitably combining in the range which does not impair the meaning of this invention.

  For example, in the pet toilets 1A to 1D of the first to fourth embodiments described above, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a), 6 (a), 7 (a), and 8 (a), the tray Although 3 has the handle part 31, it does not need to have it. Further, although the rib portion 36 of the tray 3 is formed above the handle portion 31, the rib portion 36 may not be formed on the handle portion 31. Moreover, although the fitting part 32 of the tray 3 is formed using the upper inclined part 36u of the rib part 36, it should just be formed in the tray 3. FIG.

  In the pet toilets 1A to 1D of the first to fourth embodiments described above, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a), 6 (a), 7 (a), and 8 (a), the main body Although the main body stopper portion 25 is provided on the bottom wall 23 of the container 2 and the trace topper portion 35 is provided on the bottom wall 33 of the tray 3, the stoppers 25 and 35 may not be provided.

The following pet toilets are further disclosed with respect to the embodiment described above.
<1> A main body container having an upper opening opening upward and a front opening opening forward, and a urine receiving tray accommodated in the main body container so as to be able to be pulled out via the front opening. A pet toilet,
The tray has a fitting portion that fits into an upper opening end of a peripheral wall that forms the front opening of the main body container,
A pet toilet in which the upper opening end portion of the front opening and the fitting portion of the tray are fitted when the tray is accommodated in the main body container.
<2> The tray has a rib portion that protrudes in the vertical direction and extends in the front-rear direction, and the rib portion is inclined upward at the upper end thereof to incline upward toward the upper opening of the main body container. Have
The toilet for pets according to <1>, wherein the fitting portion of the tray is formed using the upward inclined portion of the rib portion.
<3> The pet toilet according to <2>, wherein the plurality of rib portions are arranged side by side in a width direction that is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction.
<4> The pet toilet according to <3>, wherein two rib portions are arranged side by side.
<5> The main body container has a flat bottom wall and a peripheral wall standing upward from the entire periphery of the bottom wall. The peripheral wall includes a front peripheral wall on the front side in the front-rear direction and a rear side on the rear side in the front-rear direction. The front peripheral wall and the rear peripheral wall are inclined so as to be separated from each other upward, and the both lateral peripheral walls are also spaced apart from each other upward. The toilet for pets according to any one of <1> to <4>, which is inclined so as to.
<6> The pet according to <5>, wherein the inclination angle θ1 of the front peripheral wall with respect to the vertical direction is preferably 1 ° or more, more preferably 2 ° or more, preferably 30 ° or less, more preferably 10 ° or less. Toilet.
<7> The main body container has a flat bottom wall and a peripheral wall standing upward from the entire periphery of the bottom wall, and a main body stopper portion that protrudes upward on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the main body container The tray has a flat bottom wall and a peripheral wall erected upward from the entire periphery of the bottom wall, and a trace topper portion that protrudes downward is provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall of the tray. The pet toilet according to any one of the above items <1> to <6>.
<8> The pet toilet according to <7>, wherein the trace topper portion is disposed at a distance of 2 mm or more and 3 mm or less behind the main body stopper portion in the front-rear direction.
<9> The pet toilet according to any one of <1> to <8>, wherein a urine absorber is disposed in the tray.
<10> The pet toilet according to any one of <1> to <9>, further including an inner container that is detachably mounted in the main body container via the upper opening.
<11> The pet toilet according to <10>, wherein the inner container has a plate-like bottom wall, and a plurality of through holes are arranged on the bottom wall.
<12> The tray has a handle portion recessed upward on the front side,
The said rib part is a pet toilet as described in said <2>-<11> currently formed in the said handle part.
<13> The handle portion of the tray includes a horizontal portion extending in a horizontal direction outward from an upper end of a front side wall on the front side of the tray, and a convex portion extending downward from a front end of the horizontal portion. Is composed of an extending part extending upward,
The pet toilet according to <12>, wherein the rib portion of the tray is formed across the horizontal portion and the extending portion of the handle portion in the front-rear direction.
<14> An inclination angle θ2 of the front-rear direction forefront in the extending portion of the handle portion with respect to the vertical direction is preferably 1 ° or more, more preferably 2 ° or more, preferably 30 ° or less, more preferably 10 °. The pet toilet according to <13>, which is the following.
<15> In the main body container, the upper opening end portion of the front opening portion is formed in a straight line, and the rib portion of the tray has a position of the horizontal portion and an extension portion in the vertical direction. The extending portion that protrudes up to the position of the uppermost end, and the fitting portion of the tray extends above the rib portion in the upward inclined portion of the rib portion and the extending portion of the handle portion. And when the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the straight upper opening end of the front opening is connected to the upper inclined portion of the tray. The pet toilet according to <13> or <14>, wherein the toilet is fitted by being sandwiched between the extension portion.
<16> The pet toilet according to <15>, wherein the upper opening end 22u has a thickness of 1 mm to 3 mm.
<17> The inclination angle θ3 of the upper inclined portion with respect to the horizontal direction in the front-rear direction is preferably 1 ° or more, more preferably 10 ° or more, preferably 60 ° or less, more preferably 45 ° or less. > Or <16> pet toilet.
<18> The main body container has a collar portion bent rearward at the upper opening end portion of the front opening portion, and the rib portion of the tray has the position of the horizontal portion and the position in the vertical direction. The fitting portion of the tray protrudes up to the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion, and the fitting portion of the tray extends above the rib portion in the upward inclined portion of the rib portion and the extending portion of the handle portion. And when the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the flange portion of the upper opening end of the front opening is formed on the tray. The pet toilet according to <13> or <14>, wherein the toilet is fitted by being sandwiched between an upward inclined portion and the extending portion.
<19> The main body container has a flange portion extending rearward at the upper opening end portion of the front opening portion, and a latching portion protruding downward from the lower surface of the flange portion, and the rib of the tray The portion rises in the vertical direction to the position of the uppermost end of the extension portion or between the position of the horizontal portion and the position of the uppermost end of the extension portion, and the extension portion A downwardly inclined portion extending from the lower inclined portion and the upper inclined portion extending from a rear end of the downward inclined portion, and the fitting portion of the tray is provided with the downward inclined portion of the rib portion. And when the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the hooking portion of the upper opening end of the front opening is Fitted by being sandwiched between the lower inclined part and the upper inclined part of the tray The pet toilet according to the above <13> or <14>.
<20> The rib portion of the tray rises up to the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion in the vertical direction, and the lower inclined portion is inclined downward from the uppermost end of the extending portion. <19> The pet toilet described.
<21> The pet according to <19> or <20>, wherein the flange portion extends from a portion corresponding to the upper opening end portion of the front opening portion to the rear in the front-rear direction by 2 mm or more and 30 mm or less. Toilet.
<22> The pet toilet according to any one of <19> to <21>, wherein the plurality of the latching portions are arranged in parallel in a width direction that is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction.
<23> The pet toilet according to the above <22>, which has two hooking portions.
<24> The pet toilet according to any one of the above items <19> to <21>, wherein the one hooking portion is provided so as to extend in a width direction that is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction.
<25> The angle θ4 formed by the front peripheral wall forming the front opening and the flange is preferably 91 ° or more, more preferably 92 ° or more, preferably 120 ° or less, more preferably 100 ° or less. The pet toilet according to any one of <19> to <24>.
<26> The inclination angle θ5 of the downward inclined portion with respect to the horizontal direction in the front-rear direction is preferably 1 ° or more, more preferably 10 ° or more, preferably 60 ° or less, more preferably 45 ° or less. The toilet for pets according to any one of> to <25>.
<27> The inclination angle θ6 of the upper inclined portion with respect to the horizontal direction in the front-rear direction is preferably 1 ° or more, more preferably 10 ° or more, preferably 60 ° or less, more preferably 45 ° or less. The toilet for pets according to any one of> to <26>.
<28> The main body container has a flange portion that extends obliquely upward and rearward at the upper opening end portion of the front opening portion, and the rib portion of the tray extends in the vertical direction. The upper portion of the rib or the horizontal portion and the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion, and the upper inclined portion having the upper inclined portion extending from the extending portion is provided at the upper end of the rib portion. And
The fitting portion of the tray is formed by the upward inclined portion of the rib portion,
When the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the lower surface of the flange portion at the upper opening end of the front opening is brought into contact with the upper inclined portion of the tray. The pet toilet according to the above <13> or <14>.
<29> The rib portion of the tray rises up to the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion in the vertical direction, and the upper inclined portion is inclined upward from the uppermost end of the extending portion. The pet toilet described.
<30> The above-mentioned <28> or <29>, wherein the flange portion is formed by extending 2 mm or more and 30 mm or less rearward in the front-rear direction from a portion corresponding to the upper opening end of the front opening. Pet toilet.
<31> The inclination angle θ7 of the flange portion 27 with respect to the horizontal direction in the front-rear direction is preferably 1 ° or more, more preferably 10 ° or more, preferably 45 ° or less, more preferably 20 ° or less <28>. The pet toilet according to any one of ~ <30>.
<32> The inclination angle θ8 of the upper inclined portion with respect to the horizontal direction in the front-rear direction is preferably 1 ° or more, more preferably 10 ° or more, preferably 45 ° or less, more preferably 20 ° or less. The pet toilet according to any one of> to <31>.

1A, 1B, 1C, 1D Pet toilet 2 Main body container 21 Upper opening 22 Front opening 22u Upper opening end 23 Bottom wall 24 Peripheral wall 24a Front peripheral wall, 24b Rear peripheral wall, 24c Side peripheral wall 25 Main body stopper part 26 27 Flange part 28 Hook part 3 Tray 31 Handle part 31h Horizontal part 31e Extension part 31e1 Uppermost end of the extension part 31e2 Extension part extending upward from the rib part in the extension part 32 Fitting part 33 Bottom wall 34 Peripheral wall 34a Front peripheral wall, 34b Rear peripheral wall, 34c Side peripheral wall 34a1 Center part in the width direction of the front peripheral wall 34a2 Outer part in the width direction than the center part of the front peripheral wall 35 Trace topper part 36 Rib part 36u Upper inclined part 36d Lower inclined part 36d1 First 1 downward inclined portion 36d2 2nd downward inclined portion 4 inner container 41 transmission region 42 through hole 43 bottom wall 4 peripheral wall

Claims (8)

A pet toilet comprising a main body container having an upper opening opening upward and a front opening opening forward, and a urine receiving tray accommodated in the main body container so as to be drawable through the front opening. Because
The tray has a fitting portion that fits into an upper opening end of a peripheral wall that forms the front opening of the main body container,
A pet toilet in which the upper opening end portion of the front opening and the fitting portion of the tray are fitted when the tray is accommodated in the main body container. When the tray is accommodated in the main body container, the tray has a rib portion that protrudes in the vertical direction and extends in the front-rear direction, and the rib portion has the upper opening of the main body container at its upper end. Having an upwardly inclined part that is inclined upward toward the part,
The pet toilet according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion of the tray is formed using the upward inclined portion of the rib portion. The tray has a handle portion recessed upward on the front side,
The pet toilet according to claim 2, wherein the rib portion is formed in the handle portion. The handle portion of the tray has a horizontal portion extending in the horizontal direction outward from the upper end of the front side wall on the front side of the tray and a downward projection from the front end of the horizontal portion to a position above the position of the horizontal portion. It is composed of an extending part that extends,
The pet toilet according to claim 3, wherein the rib portion of the tray is formed across the horizontal portion and the extending portion of the handle portion in the front-rear direction. In the main body container, the upper opening end of the front opening is formed in a straight line,
The rib portion of the tray is raised up and down between the position of the horizontal portion and the position of the uppermost end of the extension portion in the vertical direction,
The fitting portion of the tray is formed from the upward inclined portion of the rib portion and an extending portion extending upward from the rib portion in the extending portion of the handle portion,
When the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the straight upper opening end of the front opening is between the upper inclined portion and the extension portion of the tray. The pet toilet according to claim 4, which is fitted by being pinched. The main body container has a flange that is bent rearward at the upper opening end of the front opening,
The rib portion of the tray is raised up and down between the position of the horizontal portion and the position of the uppermost end of the extension portion in the vertical direction,
The fitting portion of the tray is formed from the upward inclined portion of the rib portion and an extending portion extending upward from the rib portion in the extending portion of the handle portion,
When the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the flange of the upper opening end of the front opening is between the upper inclined portion and the extension portion of the tray. The pet toilet according to claim 4, which is fitted by being sandwiched between the two. The main body container has a flange portion extending rearward at the upper opening end portion of the front opening portion, and a latching portion protruding downward from the lower surface of the flange portion,
The rib portion of the tray rises up and down in the vertical direction to the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion or between the position of the horizontal portion and the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion. A downward inclined portion extending from the extending portion and inclined downward, and the upward inclined portion extending from the rear end of the downward inclined portion,
The fitting portion of the tray is formed by the lower inclined portion and the upper inclined portion of the rib portion,
When the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the hooking portion of the upper opening end of the front opening is formed between the lower inclined portion and the upper inclined portion of the tray. The pet toilet according to claim 4, which is fitted by being sandwiched between the pet toilets. The main body container has a flange portion extending obliquely upward toward the rear at the upper opening end portion of the front opening portion,
The rib portion of the tray rises up and down in the vertical direction to the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion or between the position of the horizontal portion and the position of the uppermost end of the extending portion. The upper inclined portion extending from the extending portion,
The fitting portion of the tray is formed by the upward inclined portion of the rib portion,
When the tray is accommodated in the main body container via the front opening, the lower surface of the flange portion at the upper opening end of the front opening is brought into contact with the upper inclined portion of the tray. The pet toilet according to claim 4, wherein the pet toilet is combined.

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