CN114375847A

CN114375847A - Sand collecting pad

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Publication number: CN114375847A
Application number: CN202011123142.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨观良; 陈洁萍; 张祥礼
Original assignee: Shenzhen Xiaomeng Pet Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Xiaomeng Pet Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-20
Filing date: 2020-10-20
Publication date: 2022-04-22

Abstract

The invention discloses a sand collecting cushion which is arranged at an inlet and an outlet of a pet toilet and can actively collect pet sand brought by a pet. The technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: a sand collecting pad is placed beside an inlet and an outlet of a pet toilet to collect pet sand carried out of the pet toilet, and comprises a pad main body, wherein the pad main body comprises a side surface facing the pet toilet and a sand collecting surface, the bottom of the pad main body is designed into a concave structure or the pad main body is designed into a cavity structure, a plurality of rows of strip-shaped through holes communicated with the concave structure or the cavity structure are arranged on the sand collecting surface, the through holes are suitable for the pet sand to be collected to pass through, the sand collecting surface is divided into a plurality of rows of strip-shaped grids by the plurality of rows of through holes, an arc-shaped bulge is arranged on at least one strip-shaped grid, and the arc-shaped bulge is positioned on the sand collecting surface.

Description

Sand collecting pad

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of accessory products of pet toilets, in particular to a sand collection pad matched with a pet toilet.

Background

With the ever-increasing standard of living of people, more and more families are beginning to feed pets, especially cats or canines. In order to maintain the living environment of pet families, some intelligent pet toilets appear in the market. Odor in the excrement is absorbed by adding the pet sand in the intelligent pet toilet, and then the excrement of the pet and the pet sand are automatically separated in time so as to achieve the purpose of cleaning the excrement.

In the process of implementing the technical scheme of the invention, the inventor finds that: after the pet comes out of the pet toilet, the pet sand in the pet toilet is always carried out by feet, so that the problem that the ground around the entrance and the exit of the pet toilet is full of the pet sand is often caused.

Disclosure of Invention

According to the defects in the prior art, the invention aims to provide the sand collecting cushion which is arranged at the entrance and the exit of the pet toilet and can actively collect pet sand carried by a pet.

In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: a sand collecting pad is placed beside an inlet and an outlet of a pet toilet to collect pet sand carried out of the pet toilet, and comprises a pad main body, wherein the pad main body comprises a side surface facing the pet toilet and a sand collecting surface, the bottom of the pad main body is designed into a concave structure or the pad main body is designed into a cavity structure, a plurality of rows of strip-shaped through holes communicated with the concave structure or the cavity structure are arranged on the sand collecting surface, the through holes are suitable for the pet sand to be collected to pass through, the sand collecting surface is divided into a plurality of rows of strip-shaped grids by the plurality of rows of through holes, an arc-shaped bulge is arranged on at least one strip-shaped grid, and the arc-shaped bulge is positioned on the sand collecting surface.

Furthermore, when the sand collecting pad is in a use state, the sand collecting surface is an inclined plane relative to the horizontal plane, one end, close to the inlet and the outlet, of the sand collecting surface is higher than one end, far away from the inlet and the outlet, of the sand collecting surface, and the strip-shaped grids are perpendicular to the extending direction of the sand collecting surface.

Further, the other edges of the sand collecting surface except for the edge contacting with the pet toilet are designed to be parallel to the horizontal plane or to be tilted upwards or to be in an upwards curved surface structure.

Further, each strip-shaped grid extends to the edge of the sand collecting surface; the strip-shaped grids are provided with one arc-shaped bulge, and the arc-shaped bulge is fully distributed on the sand collecting surface of the strip-shaped grids; the width dimension of the through hole is selected to be 4-7 mm.

Furthermore, the grid structure also comprises vertical reinforcing ribs intersected with the strip grids, wherein the vertical reinforcing ribs are connected with at least two strip grids and are lower than the arc-shaped bulges at the same position; at least one of the strip grids is provided with a transverse reinforcing rib, the transverse reinforcing rib is positioned on the opposite surface of the arc protrusion, and the transverse reinforcing rib is connected with the vertical reinforcing rib.

Further, still include the tray, the tray has the holding tank, the tray is located the below of filling up the main part, the holding tank is used for collecting the pet sand that falls from the through-hole.

Furthermore, the grid structure also comprises vertical reinforcing ribs intersected with the strip grids, wherein the vertical reinforcing ribs are connected with at least two strip grids and are lower than the arc-shaped bulges at the same position; after the pad main body is connected with the tray, a part of the vertical reinforcing ribs contacts the bottom of the accommodating groove.

Further, still be equipped with sand collection mouth and sand pouring mouth on the tray, the sand pouring mouth is close to sand collection mouth or be located in the sand collection mouth, sand collection mouth is used for gathering together pet sand in the holding tank is in order to warp the sand pouring mouth is poured, the tray is under the user state, the height that falls the sand mouth is higher than the height of holding tank.

Further, the pet toilet also comprises a base, wherein the base is positioned below the sand collecting pad and used for heightening the sand collecting surface so as to be matched with the pet toilet for use, and the base is provided with a storage bin.

Further, the base is also provided with a convex edge, the convex edge protrudes out of the side surface facing the pet toilet, and the convex edge is used for collecting pet sand falling from a gap between the pet toilet and the pad main body.

The technical scheme provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects: because the bottom of the pad main body is designed into a concave structure or the pad main body is designed into a cavity structure, the sand collecting surface is provided with a plurality of rows of strip-shaped through holes, and the through holes are suitable for the pet sand to be collected to pass through, the pet sand brought out when the pet walks away from the sand collecting pad can fall into the concave structure or the cavity structure through the through holes, and the pet sand is prevented from being spread around the entrance and exit of the pet toilet. The through holes are designed into strips, so that the separated grids are also strips, the effective area of the sand collecting surface for collecting the pet sand can be enlarged due to the strip design of the strip grids, and the efficiency for collecting the pet sand is higher. And as the strip-shaped grids are provided with the arc-shaped bulges, and the arc-shaped bulges are positioned on the sand collecting surface, the design can promote the pet feet to open so as to improve the collecting effect of the pet sand.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the construction of a sand collection pad according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the sand collection pad in use;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the sand collection pad of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bottom structure of the pad body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the pad body in a state of being connected to a tray;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 in the direction C-C;

FIG. 7 is a structural perspective view of the sand collection surface in the pad body;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the pad body in a connected state with the tray;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the configuration of the mating surface of the mat body with the pet litter box;

FIG. 10 is a comparison between the overall shape of a bar-shaped grid and the connection line (dotted line) between the high points at the two ends of the bar-shaped grid;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a sand collection pad;

FIG. 12 is a structural perspective view of the tray;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a state where the sand-collecting mat is placed beside the toilet for pets.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly apparent, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the preferred embodiment of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The term "pet" is used herein to refer primarily to a common feline or canine animal.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, a sand-collecting mat 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is placed beside an entrance/exit 210 of a pet litter box 200 to collect pet sand 220 carried by a pet from the pet litter box 200. This collection sand fills up 100 is including filling up main part 110, tray 120 and base 130, and base 130 is located the below that collects sand and fills up 110, and tray 120 locates to fill up between main part 110 and the base 130, realizes dismantling through the elasticity joint structure between tray 120 and the pad main part 110 and is connected (elasticity buckle 121 and detain hole 119 and mutually support), and tray 120 links together with filling up main part 110 and then becomes an organic whole and sits on base 130, and base 130 can dismantle with tray 120 and be connected. The mat main body 110 includes a side 111 facing the pet litter box 200 and an upward sand-collecting surface 112, and the sand-collecting surface 112 allows the pet to go through to collect the pet litter 220 on the pet when the pet goes in and out of the pet litter box 200. The base 130 is adapted to elevate the sand-collecting surface 112 to reduce the height difference between the sand-collecting surface 112 and the access opening 210, so that the pet can easily walk onto the sand-collecting surface 112 to fit the pet litter box 200. As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom of the pad body 110 is designed to be a concave structure 113, a plurality of rows of strip-shaped through holes 114 communicating with the concave structure 113 are formed on the sand-collecting surface 112, the size of the through holes 114 is designed to be suitable for the pet sand 220 to be collected to pass through, and the plurality of rows of through holes 114 divide the sand-collecting surface 112 into a plurality of rows of strip-shaped grids 115. As shown in fig. 5 and 6, each of the bar-shaped grids 115 extends to the edge of the sand-collecting surface 112, each of the bar-shaped grids 115 is provided with an arc-shaped protrusion 1151, the arc-shaped protrusions 1151 are fully distributed on the sand-collecting surface of the bar-shaped grid 115, at this time, the arc-shaped protrusions 1151 are also in a strip shape, and the strip-shaped arc-shaped protrusions 1151 are located on the sand-collecting surface 112 of the bar-shaped grid 115. For better explanation of the present invention, sand collection surface 112 is defined as a plane that is not provided with arcuate projections 1151. When the strip-shaped grids 115 are provided with the strip-shaped arc-shaped protrusions 1151, the combined surface of all the arc-shaped protrusions 1151 also forms a new sand-collecting surface (different from the sand-collecting surface 112 defined by the present invention).

As shown in fig. 3 and 6, the tray 120 has a receiving groove 122, and the receiving groove 122 is used for collecting pet sand 220 falling from the sand trap surface 112 (collecting pet sand 220 falling from the through hole 114); after the tray 120 is connected to the pad body 110, the recessed structure 113 and the receiving groove 122 are combined together to form the cavity structure 130. According to the current situation of the diameter of the pet sand in the market and the comfortable condition of the pet stepping on the bar-shaped grids 115, the width of the through holes 114 is preferably 4-7mm, i.e. the gap between the adjacent bar-shaped grids 115 is set to be 4-7 mm. In the present embodiment, the width dimensions of the stripe-shaped grids 115 and the through holes 114 are preferably selected to be 6 mm. In other embodiments, when the tray 120 and the pad body 110 are designed as an inseparable integrally formed structure, the tray 120 can be classified as the pad body 110, and the pad body 110 is designed as a cavity structure.

As shown in fig. 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9, the sand-collecting surface 112 is inclined relative to the horizontal plane in the use state, and the proximal end 116 of the sand-collecting surface 112 close to the port 210 is higher than the distal end 117 far from the port 210. The design of the sand-collecting surface 112 as an inclined surface has the advantages of prolonging the sand-collecting surface 112 and reducing the distance between the end of the sand-collecting surface 112 and the ground. As shown in fig. 8 and 10, the sand collecting surface 112 is waved in the extending direction of the stripe-shaped grids 115, and the stripe-shaped grids 115 are perpendicular to the extending direction of the sand collecting surface 112 (the sand collecting surface 112 is an inclined surface). In this embodiment, both sides of the sand collecting surface 112 and the end (distal end 117) away from the inlet/outlet 210 are curved upward. In the embodiment, at least the edge of the sand-collecting surface 112 except the edge contacting with the pet litter box 200 is designed to be parallel to the horizontal plane or to be tilted upward, so as to prevent the pet sand 220 on the sand-collecting surface 112 from falling out of the sand-collecting mat 100.

As shown in fig. 4 and 6, the sand collecting surface 112 is further provided with vertical reinforcing ribs 118 and horizontal reinforcing ribs 1152, the vertical reinforcing ribs 118 intersect with the respective strip-shaped grids 115, and the vertical reinforcing ribs 118 connect all the strip-shaped grids 115 and are lower than the arc-shaped protrusions 1151 at the same position, so as to reinforce the whole sand collecting surface 112. The horizontal reinforcing ribs 1152 are disposed on each of the bar-shaped grids 115, and the horizontal reinforcing ribs 1152 are disposed on the opposite surfaces of the arc-shaped protrusions 1151 to increase the strength of the bar-shaped grids 115. In this embodiment, two vertical reinforcing ribs 118 are provided, and each horizontal reinforcing rib 1152 connects the two vertical reinforcing ribs 118. The vertical reinforcing ribs 118 and the horizontal reinforcing ribs 1152 are provided for reinforcing the strength of the whole sand-collecting surface 112, so that the elongated strip-shaped grids 115 are not deformed when a pet walks on the sand-collecting surface 112, the size of the through holes 114 is not changed, and the collecting effect of the pet sand 220 is not influenced. In addition, the arrangement that the vertical reinforcing ribs 118 are lower than the arc-shaped protrusions 1151 at the same position has the advantages that when the whole sand collecting surface 112 or some strip-shaped grids 115 are brushed or cleaned by a brush, the vertical reinforcing ribs 118 cannot be blocked, the whole brushing or cleaning process is smooth, and the cleaning of the sand collecting surface 112 is facilitated.

In order to further increase the support of the sand collecting surface 112, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, 6 and 11, after the pad main body 110 is connected to the tray 120, a part of the vertical reinforcing ribs 118 contact the bottom of the receiving groove 122, and the contact part with the bottom of the receiving groove 122 is preferably located at the middle of the receiving groove 122. The provision of only a portion contacting the bottom of the receiving groove 122 has the advantage of facilitating the movement of the pet sand within the cavity structure 130, thereby facilitating the pouring of the collected pet sand. In other embodiments, the vertical reinforcement 118 can be made to be flush with the bottom surface of the pad body 110 when the pad body 110 is to be used on the ground as a single body.

As shown in fig. 3, 6 and 12, the tray 120 is further provided with a sand collecting nozzle 123, a sand pouring nozzle 124 and two handles 125, the sand pouring nozzle 124 is close to the sand collecting nozzle 123 or is located in the sand collecting nozzle 123, and the sand collecting nozzle 123 is used for gathering the pet sand 220 in the holding tank 122 to pour out through the sand pouring nozzle 124. Specifically, the two handles 125 are located on two sides of the tray 120, and are used when the user moves the tray 120; the sand collection nozzle 123 extends from the tray 120 through an arc surface, and the sand pouring port 124 is located on the bottom surface of the sand collection nozzle 123. In the use state of the sand-collecting mat 100, the setting height of the sand pouring port 124 is higher than that of the accommodating groove 122. This has the advantage that the pet litter 220 does not easily leak out of the tray 120 in the use state. In other embodiments, the tray 120 may be designed such that the height of the sand pouring port 124 is higher than the height of the accommodating groove 122 when the tray is horizontally placed. This provides the advantage that the pet litter 220 does not leak out when the tray 120 is laid flat. When the user pours out the pet litter 220 in the tray 120, the user lifts the tray 120 to tilt left or right to easily pour out the collected pet litter 220.

As shown in fig. 2 and 12, the shape of the side of the sand collection pad 100 facing the pet litter box 200 is similar to the shape of the contacted surface of the pet litter box 200, and the sand collection nozzles 123 are located at both ends of the surface of the sand collection pad 100 contacting the pet litter box 200.

As shown in fig. 3 and 11, the base 130 is provided with a storage bin 131, a convex edge 132 and a supporting mat 133, the storage bin 131 is positioned below the tray 120, the convex edge 132 protrudes to the side facing the pet litter box 200, and the supporting mat 133 is positioned on the bottom surface of the base 130. The ledge 132 serves to collect pet litter 220 that falls from the gap between the pet litter box 200 and the mat body 110. Specifically, the protruding edge 132 is disposed below the base 130, and an exposed edge of the protruding edge 132 is tilted upward or is configured to be a curved surface structure that is bent upward. As shown in FIG. 13, when the sand-collecting mat 100 is used with the pet litter box 200, the protruding edge 132 protrudes into the bottom space of the pet litter box 200, thereby increasing the collecting effect of the pet sand 220. In this embodiment, the supporting foot pad 133 is made of an anti-slip material to prevent the pad main body 110 from sliding relative to the floor, and the anti-slip material is made of a flexible silicone material.

Since the bottom of the mat main body 110 is designed to be the concave structure 113 (or the mat main body 110 is designed to be the cavity structure) and the sand-collecting surface 112 is provided with a plurality of rows of strip-shaped through holes 114, the through holes 114 are suitable for the pet sand 220 to be collected to pass through, the pet sand 220 carried out by the pet passing in and out the pet litter box 200 from the sand-collecting mat 100 can fall into the concave structure 113 (or the cavity structure) through the through holes 114, and the pet sand 220 is prevented from being distributed around the entrance 210. Since the through holes 114 are designed to be strip-shaped, the separated grids are also strip-shaped, and the strip-shaped design of the strip-shaped grids 115 can increase the effective area of the sand collecting surface 112 for collecting the pet sand 220 compared with the design of the circular through holes, the efficiency of collecting the pet sand 220 is also higher. And because the arc-shaped bulges 1151 (the arc-shaped bulges 1151 are also in a strip shape) are arranged on the strip-shaped grids 115, and the arc-shaped bulges 1151 are positioned on the sand collecting surface 112, the new sand collecting surface 112 formed by all the arc-shaped bulges 1151 can not strongly stimulate the soles of the pet feet, but can promote the pet feet to open, so as to improve the collecting effect of the pet sand 220.

While the principles and embodiments of this invention have been described above using specific examples, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are merely provided to assist in understanding the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Any minor modifications or equivalent alterations to the structural form or configuration of the present invention according to the idea of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope thereof for a person skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A sand collecting pad is placed beside an inlet and an outlet of a pet toilet to collect pet sand carried out of the pet toilet, and is characterized in that: the pet litter box comprises a pad main body, wherein the pad main body comprises a side surface facing a pet toilet and a sand collecting surface, the bottom of the pad main body is designed into a concave structure or the pad main body is designed into a cavity structure, a plurality of rows of strip-shaped through holes communicated with the concave structure or the cavity structure are arranged on the sand collecting surface, the through holes are suitable for pet litter to be collected to pass through, the sand collecting surface is divided into a plurality of rows of strip-shaped strip grids by the plurality of rows of through holes, an arc-shaped bulge is arranged on at least one strip grid, and the arc-shaped bulge is positioned on the sand collecting surface.

2. A sand collection pad according to claim 1, wherein: when the sand collecting pad is in a use state, the sand collecting surface is an inclined plane relative to the horizontal plane, one end, close to the inlet and the outlet, of the sand collecting surface is higher than one end, far away from the inlet and the outlet, of the sand collecting surface, and the strip-shaped grids are perpendicular to the extending direction of the sand collecting surface.

3. A sand collection pad according to claim 1, wherein: the other edges of the sand collecting surface except the edge contacted with the pet toilet are designed into a curved surface structure which is parallel to the horizontal plane or is tilted upwards or is arranged upwards.

4. A sand collection pad according to claim 1, wherein: each strip-shaped grid extends to the edge of the sand collecting surface; the strip-shaped grids are provided with one arc-shaped bulge, and the arc-shaped bulge is fully distributed on the sand collecting surface of the strip-shaped grids; the width dimension of the through hole is selected to be 4-7 mm.

5. A sand collection pad according to claim 1, wherein: the vertical reinforcing ribs are intersected with the strip grids, and the vertical reinforcing ribs are connected with at least two strip grids and are lower than the arc-shaped bulges at the same position; at least one of the strip grids is provided with a transverse reinforcing rib, the transverse reinforcing rib is positioned on the opposite surface of the arc protrusion, and the transverse reinforcing rib is connected with the vertical reinforcing rib.

6. A sand collection pad according to claim 1, wherein: still include the tray, the tray has the holding tank, the tray is located the below of filling up the main part, the holding tank is used for collecting the follow the pet sand that the through-hole fell.

7. A sand trap pad as defined in claim 6, wherein: the vertical reinforcing ribs are intersected with the strip grids, and the vertical reinforcing ribs are connected with at least two strip grids and are lower than the arc-shaped bulges at the same position; after the pad main body is connected with the tray, a part of the vertical reinforcing ribs contacts the bottom of the accommodating groove.

8. A sand trap pad as defined in claim 6, wherein: still be equipped with collection sand mouth and sand pouring mouth on the tray, the sand pouring mouth is close to collection sand mouth or be located in the collection sand mouth, collection sand mouth is used for gathering together pet sand in the holding tank is with the warp pour out through the sand pouring mouth, the tray is under the user state, the height that falls the sand mouth is higher than the height of holding tank.

9. A sand trap pad according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: the pet toilet also comprises a base, wherein the base is positioned below the sand collecting pad and used for heightening the sand collecting surface so as to be matched with the pet toilet for use, and the base is provided with a storage bin.

10. A sand collection pad according to claim 9, wherein: the base is further provided with a convex edge, the convex edge protrudes out of the side face facing the pet toilet, and the convex edge is used for collecting pet sand falling from a gap between the pet toilet and the pad main body.