JP7101009B2 - Pet circle and door unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pet circle provided with an internal space for pets such as dogs and cats and a door unit suitably provided for the pet circle, and in particular, a pet in which the internal space is divided into a living space and a toilet space. Regarding circles and door units.

Various pet circles are provided that allow pets such as dogs and cats to be kept in indoor living rooms. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a pet circle provided so that a wide living space and a narrow toilet space are adjacent to each other.

This pet circle includes a peripheral wall panel that provides an internal space, a partition panel that divides the internal space into a living space and a toilet space, and a top panel that covers the upper surface of the internal space. The floor of the living space is considered to be toweling or carpeting. Plastic and metal trays are installed in the toilet space. The pet circle is generally considered to have a door attached to the front panel.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-23904

In the pet circle described in Patent Document 1, the tray installed in the toilet space can be pulled out to clean the tray. The internal space of this pet circle is covered with a top panel. Therefore, it is difficult to clean not only the tray but also the toilet space pace and the living space of this pet circle.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a pet circle that facilitates cleaning of the internal space for pets and a door unit that is suitably provided for the pet circle.

The door unit according to one aspect of the present invention is
It includes a pair of hinged doors that open and close the opening surface in a double-door manner, and a sliding door that opens and closes in one of the pair of hinged doors.

The pet circle of one aspect of the present invention is
It is a pet circle with adjacent living space and toilet space in the internal space surrounded by the front, back and left and right sides.
The front surface or the upper surface of the internal space is provided with the door unit of the present invention.

In the pet circle of one aspect of the present invention
The front surface or the upper surface may be provided with a frame having a stopper to which the closed hinged door hits so that the hinged door does not enter the internal space.
In this case, each hinged door may be provided with a hinged door side locking means having a sliding member with a hook that hits or disengages from the frame.

In the pet circle of one aspect of the present invention
The sliding door may be provided with a sliding door side locking means having a sliding member with a hook that is attached to and detached from the one hinged door.

In the pet circle of one aspect of the present invention
A partition panel that divides the internal space into the living space and the toilet space may be provided.
In this case, the partition panel may include a partition door that opens and closes.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pet circle that facilitates cleaning of the internal space for pets and a door unit that is suitably provided for the pet circle.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the pet circle which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the door unit provided in the front of the pet circle which concerns on this invention, and shows the state which one hinged door is open, and the other hinged door and a sliding door are closed. Is. It is a perspective view which shows one embodiment of the front of the door unit provided in the front of the pet circle which concerns on this invention, and is the exploded perspective view which shows the state which both hinged doors are closed, and the sliding door is open. be. It is a perspective view which shows one embodiment of the front of the door unit provided in the front of the pet circle which concerns on this invention, and is the perspective view which shows the state which both hinged doors are open, and the sliding door is closed. .. It is a perspective view which shows the other embodiment of the pet circle which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other embodiment of the pet circle which concerns on this invention, and is the perspective view which shows the state which one hinged door is open, and the other hinged door and a sliding door are closed.

An embodiment of the pet circle and the door unit according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a pet circle according to the present invention. 2 to 4 are perspective views showing an embodiment of a door unit provided on the front surface of the pet circle according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pet circle includes an internal space 2 surrounded by a peripheral wall panel 1 having a front surface, a back surface, and left and right side surfaces. In the internal space 2, a wide living space 21 and a narrow toilet space 22 are provided so as to be adjacent to each other. In the illustrated internal space 2, the living space 21 is arranged on the right side and the toilet space 22 is arranged on the left side when viewed from the front, but the toilet space 22 is arranged on the right side when viewed from the front and the living space 21 is arranged on the left side. May be placed. The peripheral wall panel 1 includes a front frame 11, a back panel 12, and left and right side panels 13, 14.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front frame 11 has a frame shape such that an opening surface 15 is provided. The front frame 11 includes a pair of wire rods (numbered wires) 5 in an upright posture and a horizontal posture, and a connecting shaft 5a protruding from the upper and lower wire rods 5 in the horizontal posture.

As shown in FIG. 1, the back panel 12, the right side panel 13, and the left side panel 14 have a large number of wires 5 arranged in an upright position and wires arranged in the upper, middle, and lower positions in a horizontal position. It is made into a cage by 5. The back panel 12 also has a connecting shaft (not shown) protruding vertically from the upper and lower wires 5 in the horizontal posture.

A door unit 3 is attached to the front frame 11. The door unit 3 includes a pair of hinged doors 31 and 32 that open and close the opening surface 15 in a double-door manner, and a sliding door 33 that opens and closes in one of the pair of hinged doors 31 and 32. Each of the hinged doors 31 and 32 and the sliding door 33 includes a frame-shaped wire rod 5 and a wire rod 5 in an upright posture spanning the upper and lower wire rods 5.

One hinged door (hereinafter, also referred to as "large hinged door") 31 opens and closes the front surface of the living space 21. As shown in FIG. 3, the large hinged door 31 is provided with an entrance / exit 34 into the living space 21. The doorway 34 is provided on the central side in the internal space 2. The doorway 34 is opened and closed by a sliding door 33. The doorway 34 and the sliding door 33 have almost the same size, and are about half the size of the large hinged door 31. The other hinged door (hereinafter, also referred to as "small hinged door") 32 opens and closes the front surface of the toilet space 22. The small hinged door 32 and the sliding door 33 are arranged next to each other.

The outer end portions of the horizontal posture wire rods 5 of the hinged doors 31 and 32 are bent back so as to wind the wire rods 5 in the standing posture at both ends of the front frame 11. The hinged doors 31 and 32 open and close with the wire rods 5 in the standing posture on both sides of the front frame 11 as axes. In each of the closed hinged doors 31 and 32, the horizontal wire rod 5 on the lower side of the front frame 11 serves as a stopper 11s so as not to enter the living space 21 or the toilet space 22.

Each of the hinged doors 31 and 32 is provided with hinged door side locking means 311, 321 on the tip side. The hinged door side locking means 311, 321 includes slide members 311a, 321a and operation units 311b, 321b. The slide member is composed of a set of two wire rods 5 in an upright posture, and has a hook-shaped hook portion (without numbering) at the upper end. The hook portion is formed by folding back the upper end of the slide member, and the slide member moves up and down to be attached to and detached from the wire rod 5 on the upper side of the front frame 11. The lower end portion of the slide member is a contact portion that hits or comes off the stopper 11s on the lower side of the front frame 11.

The operation unit is provided with a spring for urging the grip portion on which the hand is hung and the slide member downward. By setting the grip portion of the operation portion to be lifted by the user who is the owner, the hook portion of the slide member may be disengaged from the upper wire rod 5 and the lower stopper portion may not hit the lower stopper 11s. can. In other words, unless the user operates the operation unit, the slide member comes into contact with the front frame 11, and the hinged doors 31 and 32 cannot be opened.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sliding door 33 slides along the wire rod 5 of the large hinged door 31 to open and close the doorway 34 into the living space 21. A guide wire rod 5 in a horizontal posture is erected near the upper edge and the lower edge of the large hinged door 31. Cylindrical sliders (without numbering) through which the guide wire 5 is inserted are provided at the upper ends and the lower ends of the wire 5 in an upright posture on both sides of the sliding door 33. The slider moves with the guide wire 5 fitted on the outside, and the sliding door 33 slides to open and close the doorway of the living space 21.

The sliding door 33 includes a sliding door side locking means 331. The sliding door side locking means 331 includes a slide member 331a and an operation unit 331b, similarly to the hinged door side locking means 311, 321. The slide member is composed of a set of two wire rods 5 in an upright posture, and has a hook-shaped hook portion (without numbering) at the upper end. The hook portion is formed by folding back the upper end of the slide member, and the slide member 331a moves up and down to be attached to and detached from the wire rod 5 on the upper side of the front frame 11. The wire rod 5 on the upper side of the front frame 11 is provided with a hooking portion (without numbering) on which the hook-shaped portion of the sliding door 33 is hooked.

In addition to the peripheral wall panel 1 and the door unit 3, the pet circle includes a tray 4, a partition panel 6, an upper frame body 7, a lower frame body 8, and a crosspiece 9.

The tray 4 is divided into a large living-side tray 41 placed in the wide living space 21 and a small toilet-side tray 42 placed in the narrow toilet space 22. Tableware (not shown) may be placed or a mat may be laid on the tray portion 41 on the residential side. The outer periphery of both tray portions 41 and 42 is surrounded by a rising peripheral wall portion (without numbering). The tray 4 is formed of, for example, a resin such as ABS resin, a metal, or the like.

The tray 4 is a peripheral wall portion of the residential side tray portion 41, and a protruding portion (without numbering) is provided in the vicinity of the peripheral wall portion adjacent to the toilet side tray portion 42. A gap is provided between the peripheral wall portion and the protruding portion of the living side tray portion 41. The lower end portion of the partition panel 6 is fitted between the side wall portion and the protruding portion of the residential side tray portion 41.

The peripheral wall panel 1 is sandwiched between the upper frame body 7 and the lower frame body 8 from above and below to maintain its shape so that the tip portion of the wire rod 5 is not exposed. The upper frame body 7 and the lower frame body 8 are formed with small holes into which the connecting shaft 5a provided in the front frame 11 and the back panel 12 is inserted. Notches (not shown) for fitting both ends of the crosspiece 9 are formed on the upper surface of the upper frame body 7. The crosspiece 9 is detachable from the notch of the upper frame body 7. The lower frame body 8 is in a state of surrounding the outer periphery of the tray 4.

The partition panel 6 is sandwiched between the front frame 11 and the back panel 12 so as to divide the internal space 2 into the living space 21 and the toilet space 22. The upper edge of the partition panel 6 is fixed to the crosspiece 9. The lower edge of the partition panel 6 is placed on the living side tray portion 41.

The partition panel 6 includes a partition portion 61, a partition entrance / exit (without numbering), and a partition door 63. The partition portion 61, the partition entrance / exit, and the partition door 63 are almost the same size. When the partition door 63 slides from the state where the partition door 63 closes the partition entrance / exit to the state where the partition door 63 overlaps the partition portion 61, the partition entrance / exit is opened.

When the partition door 63 closes the partition door, the pet cannot move back and forth between the living space 21 and the toilet space 22. When the partition door 63 opens the partition door, pets can move back and forth between the living space 21 and the toilet space 22. Both the partition portion 61 and the partition door 63 are formed into a cage shape by a plurality of wire rods 5 in an upright posture and a horizontal posture. The partition panel 6 includes a wire rod 5 that guides the slide of the partition door 63.

Here, a mode of use of the pet circle will be described. This pet circle is installed indoors, for example, in the living room. In the tray 4 of the pet circle, the living side tray portion 41 is placed in the living space 21, and the toilet side tray portion 42 is placed in the toilet space 22. Since the top surface of this pet circle is open, tableware and the like can be taken in and out from the top surface on the living side tray portion 41 in the living space 21.

This pet circle can be locked by closing the hinged doors 31 and 32, the sliding door 33, and the partition door 63. In each of the hinged doors 31 and 32, the hook portion provided at the upper end portion of the slide members 311a and 321a of the hinged door side locking means 311, 321 is hooked on the wire rod 5 on the upper side of the front frame 11, and the lower end portion of the slide member is the front frame 11. The door does not open by hitting the lower stopper 11s. The sliding door 33 does not open because the hook portion of the slide member 331a of the sliding door side locking means 331 is caught by the hook portion on the upper side of the front frame 11.

In this pet circle, the living space 21 and the toilet space 22 are partitioned by the partition panel 6, so that the pets kept in the living room can be disciplined in the toilet.

When disciplining the toilet, the user, who is the owner, slides the sliding door 33 provided in the large hinged door 31 to open the door, so that the pet can enter the living space 21. The sliding door 33 can be opened by operating the operating portion 331b of the sliding door side locking means 331 so that the hook portion is disengaged from the wire rod 5 on the upper side of the front frame 11. When the pet is put into the living space 21, the sliding door 33 is closed. The closed sliding door 33 does not open by the sliding door side locking means 331.

When the user senses that the pet placed in the living space 21 is likely to be excreted, the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6 is opened to guide the pet into the toilet space 22. After the pet enters the toilet space 22, the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6 is closed. When the pet excretes, the user praises the pet, opens the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6, and returns the pet to the living space 21. Alternatively, the user opens the small hinged door 32 and guides the pet in the toilet space 22 into the living room.

As the toilet discipline for pets progresses, the pets in the living room try to enter the toilet space 22 from the living room. A user who sees such a pet opens a small hinged door 32. Pets enter the toilet space 22 directly from the living room. The partition door 63 of the partition panel 6 is closed.

Alternatively, if the pet is in the living space 21, it tries to enter the toilet space 22 from the living space 21. A user who sees such a pet opens the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6. After the pet enters the toilet space 22, the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6 is closed. After excretion, the pet can return to the living room by opening the small hinged door 32, or can enter the living space 21 by opening the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6. can.

The partition door 63 of the partition panel 6 may continue to open when the pet is disciplined in the toilet. The user puts the pet in the tray portion 41 on the residential side at bedtime or when going out. By setting the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6 to be opened, the pet excretes itself in the toilet space 22 and then returns to the living space 21.

When the tray 4 in the toilet space 22 becomes dirty, the user opens the hinged doors 31 and 32, respectively. By opening the hinged doors 31 and 32, the opening surface 15 of the front frame 11 is fully opened. Therefore, the user can easily put himself / herself in the internal space 2 to clean the tray 4 and replace the laid mat.

However, the lower edge of the partition panel 6 is placed on the tray portion 41 on the residential side. Therefore, in order to remove the tray 4 from the internal space 2, the partition panel 6 is first removed. Then, by opening the hinged doors 31 and 32, the user can take out the tray 4 in which the living side tray portion 41 and the toilet side tray portion 42 are integrated from the inside space 2 and wash them completely.

The floor is exposed in the internal space 2 from which both tray portions 42 and 41 are taken out. The user can also clean the floor. Both tray portions 42 and 41 are returned to the internal space 2 after being cleaned. After that, the hinged doors 31 and 32 are closed.

When the toilet is disciplined for pets, the partition door 63 of the partition panel 6 may be left open. The small hinged door 32 of the front frame 11 may also be left open except when the owner goes out or goes to bed.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications and improvements and the like (deformation embodiments) within the range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved are the present invention. It is included in.

For example, the door unit 3 in the modified embodiment as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is provided on the upper surface of the internal space 2 provided in the pet circle. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the pet circle according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the pet circle according to the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a state in which one hinged door 31 is open and the other hinged door 32 and the sliding door 33 are closed. be.

The internal space 2 of the modified embodiment is provided in the peripheral wall panel 1 similar to the above-described embodiment. The peripheral wall panel 1 is sandwiched between the upper and lower frames 7 and 8. The internal space 2 is divided into a large living space 21 and a small toilet space 22 by a partition panel 6. In the illustrated internal space 2, the living space 21 is arranged on the right side and the toilet space 22 is arranged on the left side when viewed from the front, but the toilet space 22 is arranged on the right side when viewed from the front and the living space 21 is arranged on the left side. May be placed. The upper edge of the partition panel 6 is fixed to a crosspiece 9 that can be attached to and detached from the upper frame body. The partition panel 6 can be inserted and removed from the peripheral wall panel 1.

The door unit 3 of the modified embodiment is provided on the opening surface 15 provided on the upper surface of the internal space 2. The door unit 3 includes a pair of hinged doors 31 and 32 that open and close in a double door manner on the living space 21 side and the toilet space 22 side, and a sliding door 33 that opens and closes in the hinged door 31 on the living space 21 side. The pair of hinged doors 31 and 32 includes a large hinged door 31 and a small hinged door 32 as in the above embodiment. The large hinged door 31 is provided with an entrance / exit 34 that is opened and closed by a sliding door 33. The doorway 34 is provided on the central side in the internal space 2. The sliding door 33 is arranged adjacent to the small hinged door 32.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the large hinged door 31 on the living space 21 side opens and closes with the upper edge of the right side panel 13 on the living space 21 side as a rotation axis. The small hinged door 32 on the toilet space 22 side opens and closes with the upper edge of the left side panel 14 on the toilet space 22 side as a rotation axis. The pet circle is usually installed so that the back panel 12 touches the wall surface of the living room.

If each of the hinged doors 31 and 32 opens and closes with the upper edge of the back panel 12 on the rotation axis, the doors are opened to the maximum extent directly upward against the wall, and the user needs to support the hinged doors 31 and 32. However, the hinged doors 31 and 32 of the present modified embodiment are opened so as to be inclined with the upper edges of the side panel 13 and 14 as the rotation axis. Therefore, the hinged doors 31 and 32 can be opened without the support of the user.

In this pet circle, the partition panel 6 can be removed from the internal space 2. Therefore, the user can easily clean the living side tray portion 41 in the internal space 2. By removing the partition of the partition panel 6 and opening the hinged doors 31 and 32, the tray 4 in the internal space 2 can be taken out.

The front surface of the pet circle is provided with a front panel 16 instead of the front frame 11 of the embodiment. The front panel 16 includes a sliding door 35 that allows access to the living space 21, and a hinged door 36 that allows access to the toilet space 22, and does not include a large hinged door that opens and closes the living space 21. Therefore, the door unit 3 can be retrofitted to the existing pet circle.

In the pet circle of a further different modification (not shown), the doorway 34 provided in the large hinged door 31 of the door unit 3 is provided not on the center side of the internal space 2 but on the side panel 13 side. In this case, the sliding door 33 is arranged at a position line-symmetrical with the small hinged door 32. Therefore, the sliding door 33 and the small hinged door 32 are arranged apart from each other. Further, when the large hinged door 31 is made larger than the illustrated size, the doorway 34 may be smaller than half the size of the large hinged door 31.

A pet circle of a further different modification (not shown) does not include a partition panel 6 that divides the internal space 2 into a living space 21 and a toilet space 22. In particular, since the partition panel 6 is useful for disciplining a pet, the partition panel 6 is unnecessary when used as a pet circle for a disciplined pet.

In a pet circle of a further different modification (not shown), the living space 21 is not only made larger than the toilet space 22 and the toilet space 22 is smaller than the living space 21, but may be the same size. In a further different embodiment, the living side tray portion 41 and the toilet side tray portion 42 are separately molded.

Further, the peripheral wall panel 1 and the door unit 3 provided in the pet circle do not have a cage shape in which a plurality of wire rods 5 are assembled in a grid pattern, but one of them is made of a plastic board or a large number of holes are formed. It may be a board.

Further, in the above embodiment, the door unit 3 is suitably provided in the pet circle. However, the door unit 3 can be applied to other than the pet circle.

In summary, the door unit 3 and the pet circle to which the present invention is applied need only have the following configurations, and various embodiments can be taken.

That is, the door unit 3 according to the present invention is
It includes a pair of hinged doors 31 and 32 that open and close the opening surface 15 in a double-door manner, and a sliding door 33 that opens and closes in one of the pair of hinged doors 31 and 32.

According to the door unit 3, the opening surface 15 is opened to the maximum by fully opening the pair of hinged doors 31 and 32, and the pair of hinged doors 31 and 32 are opened to open the sliding door 33. The opening surface 15 can be opened in the minimum range without providing a space for opening the hinged doors 31 and 32.

The pet circle according to the present invention is
It is a pet circle in which an adjacent living space 21 and a toilet space 22 are provided in an internal space 2 surrounded by a front surface, a back surface, and left and right side surfaces.
The front surface or the upper surface of the internal space 2 includes the door unit 3 according to the present invention.

According to this pet circle, by opening and closing the sliding door 33, the pet can be taken in and out of the internal space 2, and by fully opening the pair of hinged doors 31 and 32, the inside of the internal space 2 can be easily cleaned. Can be done.

In the pet circle according to the present invention, the front surface or the upper surface thereof is provided with a frame having a stopper to which the closed hinged doors 31 and 32 hit so that the hinged doors 31 and 32 do not enter the internal space 2.
According to this pet circle, by providing a frame having a stopper for the closed hinged doors 31 and 32 to hit, the hinged doors 31 and 32 can be prevented from entering the internal space 2.

In the pet circle according to the present invention, each of the hinged doors 31 and 32 includes hinged door side locking means 311, 321 having a slide member with a hook that hits and detaches from the frame.
According to this pet circle, by providing the hinged door side locking means 311, 321, the hinged doors 31 and 32 can be normally closed and opened only when necessary.

In the pet circle according to the present invention, the sliding door 33 includes a sliding door side locking means 331 having a slide member with a hook that can be attached to and detached from the one hinged door 31.
According to this pet circle, by providing the sliding door side locking means 331, the sliding door 33 can be normally closed and can be opened only when necessary.

In the pet circle according to the present invention, the partition panel 6 for partitioning the internal space 2 into the living space 21 and the toilet space 22 is provided.
According to this pet circle, the living space 21 and the toilet space 22 are partitioned by the partition panel 6, so that the pet cannot move back and forth between the living space 21 and the toilet space 22 without permission.

In this case, the partition panel 6 preferably includes a partition door 63 that opens and closes.
According to this pet circle, pets can be allowed to move between the living space 21 and the toilet space 22 without opening and closing the sliding door 33 and the other hinged door 32.

1 ... Peripheral wall panel 11 ... Front frame 12 ... Back panel 13 ... Side panel 14 ... Side panel 15 ... Opening surface 2 ... Internal space 21 ... Living space 22 ... Toilet space 3 ... Door unit 31 ... One (large) hinged door 311 ... Swing door Side locking means 32 ... The other (small) hinged door 321 ... Swing door side locking means 33 ... Sliding door 331 ... Sliding door side locking means 4 ... Tray B
5 ... Wire rod 6 ... Partition panel 63 ... Partition door 7 ... Upper frame body 8 ... Lower frame body 9 ... Crosspiece

Claims (7)

It is equipped with a pair of hinged doors that open and close the opening surface in a double-door manner, and a sliding door that opens and closes in one of the pair of hinged doors .
On the other hand, the hinged door is provided with a doorway, and includes a pair of guide wires erected in a horizontal posture near the upper edge and the lower edge of the doorway, and a wire rod spanned over the guide wire rod.
The sliding door includes a frame-shaped wire rod, a wire rod hung on the upper and lower wire rods, and a slider through which the guide wire rod is inserted so as to open and close the doorway.
Door unit. It is a pet circle with adjacent living space and toilet space in the internal space surrounded by the front, back and left and right sides.
The front surface or the upper surface of the internal space includes the door unit according to claim 1.
Pet circle. The pet circle according to claim 2, wherein the front surface or the upper surface thereof includes a frame having a stopper against which the closed hinged door hits so that the hinged door does not enter the internal space. The pet circle according to claim 3, wherein each of the hinged doors is provided with a hinged door side locking means having a slide member with a hook for hitting and detaching from the frame. The pet circle according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the sliding door is provided with a sliding door side locking means having a sliding member with a hook that can be attached to and detached from the one hinged door. The pet circle according to any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising a partition panel for partitioning the internal space into the living space and the toilet space. The pet circle according to claim 6, wherein the partition panel includes a partition door that opens and closes.

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