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本発明は、猫や犬などの動物のトイレ用敷材として使用される動物用のトイレ砂に関する。 The present invention relates to animal litter used as a litter for animals such as cats and dogs.
室内で飼われている猫や犬などの動物用トイレとして、プラスチック製の容器にいわゆる「猫砂」と呼ばれる粒状物からなるトイレ砂が入れられたものが、使用されている。動物が***した尿などの***物は、このようなトイレ砂によって吸収される。飼い主は、この尿や便で汚れたトイレ砂を便などと一緒に容器から取り除き、取り除いた分に応じて新しいトイレ砂を補充する。しかし、猫は***後にトイレ砂を足でかき混ぜる習性があり、多数のトイレ砂に尿や便などが足に付着してしまうことがある。しかも、汚れたトイレ砂が拡散されてしまうため、汚れた部分のみを完全に除去することは困難なものである。 As toilets for animals such as cats and dogs kept indoors, toilets made of granular materials called so-called “cat sand” are used in plastic containers. Excrements such as urine excreted by animals are absorbed by the toilet sand. The owner removes the toilet sand soiled with urine and stool from the container together with the stool, and refills with new toilet sand according to the removed amount. However, cats have the habit of stirring toilet sand with their feet after excretion, and urine, feces, etc. may adhere to their feet on many toilet sands. Moreover, since the dirty toilet sand is diffused, it is difficult to completely remove only the dirty part.
このようなトイレに使用されるトイレ砂としては、鉱物系のゼオライトや川の砂、あるいは液体を吸収すると固まるベントナイト、粉砕パルプ等を固めて粒状に成形したセルロースなどがある。しかし、ゼオライトや川の砂などは尿を吸収するものではなく、また、ベントナイトやパルプ等は吸収力が劣っている上に脱臭力もない。しかも、動物、特に猫の***物は悪臭が強く、トイレを設置してある部屋全体に臭いが漂い、その後始末は不快感が伴うものであった。 Examples of toilet sand used in such toilets include mineral-based zeolite and river sand, bentonite that hardens when liquid is absorbed, and cellulose that is formed by solidifying pulverized pulp and the like. However, zeolite, river sand, etc. do not absorb urine, and bentonite, pulp, etc. are inferior in absorption power and have no deodorizing power. Moreover, the excrement of animals, particularly cats, has a strong bad odor, and the whole room where the toilet is installed has an odor.
このような問題を解決するものとして、多孔質の耐水シリカゲルから構成され、強い脱臭力及び吸収力を持たせたトイレ砂がある（例えば、特許文献１参照）。また、トイレ砂に撥水性を有する素材を用い、尿などの水分を吸収する吸液シートと併用することによって臭いの発生を抑制したものがある（例えば、特許文献２参照）。 As a solution to such a problem, there is toilet sand made of porous water-resistant silica gel and having strong deodorizing power and absorbing power (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, there are materials that suppress the generation of odor by using a water-repellent material for toilet sand and using it together with a liquid-absorbing sheet that absorbs moisture such as urine (for example, see Patent Document 2).
しかし、特許文献１に記載のトイレ砂は、粒径を小さくすることで砂の表面積と空隙を減らして効率的に尿を吸収するために、粒径が２ｍｍから６ｍｍと小さい。また、含水率を低く設定して吸収速度と最大吸収量を増やすために、９０℃から１２０℃で乾燥した後の含水率が３重量％以下に調整されている。このように、前記トイレ砂は、吸収速度が速く、***された尿などをすばやく吸収できるようになっている。しかし、大量に尿を吸収したシリカゲルがトイレ容器内に残ることになるので不衛生であり、また、悪臭が発生する原因となる。 However, the toilet sand described in Patent Document 1 has a particle size as small as 2 mm to 6 mm in order to reduce the surface area and voids of the sand and efficiently absorb urine by reducing the particle size. Further, in order to increase the absorption rate and the maximum absorption amount by setting the moisture content low, the moisture content after drying at 90 ° C. to 120 ° C. is adjusted to 3% by weight or less. As described above, the toilet sand has a high absorption speed and can quickly absorb excreted urine and the like. However, since silica gel that has absorbed a large amount of urine remains in the toilet container, it is unsanitary and causes a bad odor.
また、特許文献２に記載のトイレ砂を構成する粒状物は吸水性を有さないため、粒状物を通過せずに粒状物表面に尿などが残存してしまった場合には、この残存してしまった尿が腐敗し、悪臭が発生するという問題がある。更に、流れるほど大量ではない便の水分などはトイレ砂を通過することが出来ないため、便の臭いが残ってしまうというおそれもある。このようなことから、トイレ砂の汚れた部分をペットの***の度に捨てたり、１、２週間に一度の割合でトイレ砂を全て取り替える必要があり、また、砂のみならず吸液シートも新しいものに交換しなければならないために、大量のゴミを出してしまうという問題もある。 Moreover, since the granular material which comprises the toilet sand of patent document 2 does not have water absorption, when urine etc. remain on the granular material surface without passing through the granular material, this residual There is a problem that the urine that has fallen rots and a bad odor is generated. Furthermore, since the stool moisture or the like that is not so large as to flow cannot pass through the toilet sand, the stool smell may remain. For this reason, it is necessary to discard the dirty part of the toilet sand every time the pet is excreted, or to replace all the toilet sand once every one or two weeks. There is also a problem that a lot of garbage is taken out because it must be replaced with a new one.
本発明は、このような問題を解決するためになされたものであり、その目的は、トイレ砂と吸液シートの双方を用いる二重構造のトイレにおいて、***物の液体の大部分を速やかに吸液シートへ移動させるための液通過性を有し、かつ、通過し得なかった水分については時間の経過と共にトイレ砂中に吸収されるような吸収性を有する、長期間使用可能な動物用トイレ砂を提供することである。 The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and its purpose is to promptly remove most of the waste liquid in a double-structure toilet using both toilet sand and a liquid absorbent sheet. For animals that can be used for a long period of time, having liquid permeability for moving to a liquid-absorbing sheet, and absorbing moisture that could not pass through the toilet sand over time. To provide toilet sand.
より具体的には、本発明は以下のようなものを提供する。 More specifically, the present invention provides the following.
（１） 複数の粒状物から構成される動物用トイレ砂であって、前記粒状物は、撥水性を有する部分と、吸水性を有する部分と、を備えるものである動物用トイレ砂。 (1) Animal litter composed of a plurality of granular materials, wherein the granular material includes a portion having water repellency and a portion having water absorption.
（１）の発明によれば、トイレ砂を構成する個々の粒状物の表面の一部が撥水性を有することによって、粒状物の吸収速度を抑制することが可能となる。これによって液体はまず、粒状物同士の間にある隙間を縫ってすばやく通過していく。そして、粒状物表面に残った液体は、時間の経過と共に粒状物中に吸収されていく。このため、粒状物の表面に水分が残留しにくく、さらさらとした状態を維持しやすくなっている。 According to invention of (1), it becomes possible to suppress the absorption rate of a granular material because a part of surface of each granular material which comprises toilet sand has water repellency. As a result, the liquid first passes quickly by sewing a gap between the granular materials. And the liquid which remained on the granular material surface is absorbed in a granular material with progress of time. For this reason, moisture hardly remains on the surface of the granular material, and it is easy to maintain a smooth state.
（２） 前記撥水性を有する部分の面積は、前記吸水性を有する部分の面積よりも大きい（１）に記載の動物用トイレ砂。 (2) The animal litter according to (1), wherein an area of the water-repellent part is larger than an area of the water-absorbing part.
（２）の発明によれば、撥水性を有する部分の面積は、吸水性を有する部分の面積よりも大きいことが好ましい。具体的には、撥水性を有する部分の面積は割合９０％以下（容積比）であることが好ましく、５０％以上であることが更に好ましい。撥水性を有する部分の面積の割合を５０％以上とすることによって、吸水部分が撥水部分に接して液残りせず、効果を発揮すると考えられる。 According to invention of (2), it is preferable that the area of the part which has water repellency is larger than the area of the part which has water absorption. Specifically, the area of the portion having water repellency is preferably 90% or less (volume ratio), and more preferably 50% or more. By setting the area ratio of the portion having water repellency to 50% or more, it is considered that the water absorbing portion is in contact with the water repellent portion and the liquid does not remain and the effect is exhibited.
（３） 前記撥水性を有する部分には、撥水加工が施されている（１）または（２）に記載の動物用トイレ砂。 (3) The animal litter according to (1) or (2), wherein the portion having water repellency is subjected to water repellency.
（３）の発明によれば、トイレ砂を構成する個々の粒状物の表面の一部に撥水加工を施すことによって、よりさらさらとした状態を維持しやすくなっている。撥水加工は、シリカゲル、ベントナイト、パルプ、紙砂、木屑等吸水性を有する基材の上から従来行なわれている方法（例えば、フッ素系撥水剤を付与した後、アクリル系樹脂、ウレタン系樹脂、シリコーン系樹脂などの有機溶剤溶液で処理する等）を用いて行なう。また、元来撥水性を有する基材の上から吸水性を有するような処理を施してもよい。例えば、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン等を粒状物に接着剤等でベントナイトを付着させる方法が挙げられる。また、粒状物の形状は、球状、ペレット状、打錠タイプ（薬形状）であることが好ましく、その大きさは直径（長さ）４ｍｍ〜１４ｍｍであることが好ましい。 According to the invention of (3), the water-repellent finish is applied to a part of the surface of each granular material constituting the toilet sand, thereby making it easier to maintain a more smooth state. The water-repellent processing is a method conventionally performed on a water-absorbing base material such as silica gel, bentonite, pulp, paper sand, and wood chips (for example, after adding a fluorine-based water repellent, acrylic resin, urethane type) Treatment with an organic solvent solution such as resin or silicone resin). Moreover, you may perform the process which has water absorption from the base material which has water repellency from the first. For example, a method of adhering bentonite to a granular material such as polyethylene or polypropylene with an adhesive or the like can be mentioned. Moreover, it is preferable that the shape of a granular material is a spherical form, a pellet form, and a tableting type (drug shape), and the magnitude | size is preferable that a diameter (length) is 4 mm-14 mm.
また、粒状物に***物の臭いを中和する消臭剤を添加してもよい。消臭剤には、尿臭の原因であるアンモニア臭を中和するものや、尿の腐敗を抑え尿の腐敗臭を低減するものなどが挙げられる。具体的には、脂肪族カルボン酸のような有機酸や、金属フタロシアニンのような人工酵素が挙げられる。また、尿の腐敗を抑えるものとしては、チアゾリン系、有機ハロゲン系、銀ゼオライト系の抗菌剤等が挙げられる。 Moreover, you may add the deodorizer which neutralizes the smell of excrement to a granular material. Examples of the deodorizer include those that neutralize the ammonia odor that causes urine odor, and those that suppress urine rot and reduce urine odor. Specific examples include organic acids such as aliphatic carboxylic acids and artificial enzymes such as metal phthalocyanines. Examples of those that suppress urine decay include thiazoline, organic halogen, and silver zeolite antibacterial agents.
（４） 前記粒状物の３秒間あたりの液吸収量が最大液吸収量の２０％から９０％であり、かつ、前記最大液吸収量が前記粒状物の重量の０．３倍から１０倍である（１）から（３）いずれかに記載の動物用トイレ砂。 (4) The liquid absorption amount per 3 seconds of the granular material is 20% to 90% of the maximum liquid absorption amount, and the maximum liquid absorption amount is 0.3 to 10 times the weight of the granular material. The animal litter according to any one of (1) to (3).
（４）の発明によれば、粒状物の３秒あたりの液吸収量を最大液吸収量の２０％から９０％であり、かつ、前記最大液吸収量を前記粒状物の重量の０．３倍から１０倍としたことによって液体が粒状物の間を通過しやすくなる。そして、粒状物表面に残った液体は、時間の経過と共に粒状物中に吸収されやすくなるため、粒状物の表面に水分が残留しにくく、よりさらさらとした状態を維持しやすくなる。 According to the invention of (4), the liquid absorption amount per 3 seconds of the granular material is 20% to 90% of the maximum liquid absorption amount, and the maximum liquid absorption amount is 0.3% of the weight of the granular material. By setting the magnification to 10 times, the liquid easily passes between the granular materials. And since the liquid which remained on the granular material surface becomes easy to be absorbed in a granular material with progress of time, a water | moisture content does not remain easily on the surface of a granular material, and it becomes easy to maintain a more smooth state.
（５） 吸液性を有する吸液シートと併用される（１）から（４）いずれかに記載の動物用トイレ砂。 (5) The animal litter according to any one of (1) to (4), which is used in combination with a liquid absorbent sheet having liquid absorbency.
（５）の発明によれば、トイレ砂と吸液シートとを併用し、***物の液体を速やかに吸液シートに吸収させることにより、においの発生を抑えると共に、トイレ砂のさらさらとした状態を維持することが可能となっている。この吸液シートとは、本発明に係るトイレ砂を通過した液体を吸収するためのものであり、トイレ底面部に敷かれる。このようなトイレ砂と吸液シートを併用するために使用するトイレとしては、トイレ砂を貯留するトイレ砂収納部と吸液シートを敷くための吸液シート収納部との二重構造からなっているものであって、トイレ砂収納部の底面部に複数の空孔を有するものが好ましい。 According to the invention of (5), the toilet sand and the liquid absorbent sheet are used in combination, and the liquid of the excrement is quickly absorbed into the liquid absorbent sheet, thereby suppressing the generation of odor and making the toilet sand smooth. It is possible to maintain. This liquid absorbing sheet is for absorbing the liquid that has passed through the toilet sand according to the present invention, and is laid on the bottom surface of the toilet. As a toilet used to use such toilet sand and liquid absorbent sheet together, it consists of a double structure of a toilet sand storage part for storing toilet sand and a liquid absorbent sheet storage part for laying the liquid absorbent sheet. It is preferable to have a plurality of holes in the bottom of the toilet sand storage part.
（６） 前記複数の粒状物全体の液通過率は、５０％以上である（１）から（５）いずれかに記載の動物用トイレ砂。 (6) The toilet sand for animals according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein a liquid passage rate of the plurality of granular materials as a whole is 50% or more.
（６）の発明によれば、粒状物の液通過率を５０％以上としたことによって、トイレ砂を***物の水分がより通過しやすく、特に、吸液シートと併用して用いた場合に特に有効である。 According to the invention of (6), when the liquid passage rate of the granular material is 50% or more, the moisture of the excreta can pass through the toilet sand more easily, especially when used in combination with the liquid absorbent sheet. It is particularly effective.
以上述べたように、本発明に係る動物用トイレ砂によれば、液通過性が高く、残存液体も時間と共に吸収することができる。このためトイレ砂を使用時の状態に維持しやすく、***物の悪臭の発生も防止することが可能である。 As described above, according to the animal litter according to the present invention, the liquid passing property is high, and the remaining liquid can be absorbed with time. For this reason, it is easy to maintain toilet sand in the state at the time of use, and generation | occurrence | production of the malodor of excrement can be prevented.
また、本発明の動物用トイレ砂は、長期間繰り返し使用することが可能であるため廃棄量が少なくてすみ、掃除の手間が少なく、かつ、経済的である。 Further, the animal litter according to the present invention can be used repeatedly for a long time, so that the amount of waste can be reduced, the amount of time and effort for cleaning is small, and it is economical.
以下、本発明をより詳しく説明する。 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.
本発明において、「動物」とは、犬、猫、ウサギ、ハムスター等のいわゆるペットの他、トラ、ライオン等の赤ちゃんなども含まれる。また「トイレ砂」とは、球、回転楕円体、多面体からなる粒状物の集合体を意味し、シリカゲルを主原料とすることが好ましい。なお、「液体」とは、動物から***されるものであって、本発明に係るトイレ砂を通過可能なすべての水分を含む。また「液通過」とは、液体がトイレ砂のある地点を通り過ぎることを意味する。従って、粒状物の周囲を伝っていく液が多いほど液通過性が良いことを意味する。 In the present invention, “animal” includes so-called pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, and babies such as tigers and lions. “Toilet sand” means an aggregate of granular materials composed of spheres, spheroids, and polyhedrons, and it is preferable to use silica gel as a main raw material. The “liquid” is excreted from the animal and includes all moisture that can pass through the litter according to the present invention. “Liquid passage” means that the liquid passes through a point where there is toilet sand. Therefore, the more liquid that travels around the granular material, the better the liquid passage.
＜第１実施形態のトイレ砂＞
また、本発明のトイレ砂の基材にシリカゲルを用いた場合には、以下のような方法で球状に造粒、乾燥することができる。まず、原料シリカゲル粉末を粉砕機で均一の粉末にする。次に、シリカ（ＳｉＯ２）の原液を主成分として、水と他材料（例えばポリビニルアルコール（ＰＶＡ））を配合して粘着材を合成する。次いで、粉末シリカゲルを成球機に入れ、粘着材と混ぜ合わせて直径４〜１０ｍｍの大きさに成球する。最後に、このシリカゲルの球を１００〜１４０℃の乾燥機に入れ、乾燥させる。
<Toilet sand of the first embodiment>
Moreover, when silica gel is used for the base material of the litter of the present invention, it can be granulated and dried in a spherical manner by the following method. First, the raw silica gel powder is made uniform with a pulverizer. Next, an adhesive is synthesized by blending water and another material (for example, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)) with a silica (SiO 2 ) stock solution as a main component. Next, the powdered silica gel is put into a ball-spinning machine and mixed with an adhesive material to form a ball having a diameter of 4 to 10 mm. Finally, the silica gel spheres are placed in a dryer at 100 to 140 ° C. and dried.
このシリカゲルの球にシリコーンとアクリル系樹脂を混合し、加温してスプレーで噴射する。これは、シリコーン単体やアクリル系樹脂単体を用いて行なってもよい。また、オレフィン樹脂などの撥水性を有する樹脂の中にシリカゲルの球を部分的にディッピングし、コーティングする方法を用いてもよい。更に、ポリプロピレンやポリエチレン等の撥水性を有する樹脂にパルプやシリカゲル等の吸水性を有する材料を混合し、加熱して成形してもよい。撥水加工後のシリカゲルの球は、図１のように撥水性を有する部分２０と吸水性を有する部分３０が明確に区別されたものや、図２のように、吸水性を有する箇所３０が全体に均一に広がったものが挙げられる。
Silicone and acrylic resin are mixed in this silica gel sphere, heated and sprayed. This may be performed using a silicone simple substance or an acrylic resin simple substance. Alternatively, a method may be used in which silica gel spheres are partially dipped in a resin having water repellency such as an olefin resin and coated. Further, a water-absorbing material such as polypropylene or polyethylene may be mixed with a water-absorbing material such as pulp or silica gel and heated to be molded. The silica gel spheres after the water repellent treatment have a water-
＜第２実施形態のトイレ砂＞
図３は、本発明の実施形態である動物用トイレを示す図であり、図４は、動物用トイレ砂１３及び吸液シート１４を収納した図３に示すトイレのＸ−Ｘ断面の部分拡大図を示す図である。
<Toilet sand of the second embodiment>
3 is a view showing an animal toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of the toilet XX section of FIG. 3 containing the
本発明の動物用トイレは、図３（Ａ）に示すように、多数の粒状物から成るトイレ砂を貯留する箱状のトイレ砂収納容器１０と、前記収納容器１０の下方に位置し出し入れ自在に組み込まれた吸液シート１４を収納する吸液シート収納容器１１と、前記トイレ砂収納容器１０の上部に側面を覆うようにして設置された側面カバー１２とを主要素として構成されている。前記トイレ砂収納容器１０の底面部１０２は、複数の空孔１０４を有している。この空孔１０４は、多面体又は円形であることが好ましく、トイレ砂１３が抜け落ちない大きさであることが好ましい。
As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the animal toilet of the present invention is a box-shaped toilet
図３（Ｂ）に示すように、トイレ砂収納容器１０の底面部１０２の上面には、トイレ砂１３を所定量敷いて層状に敷設する。また、吸液シート収納容器１１内に、吸液シート１４を敷設する。
As shown in FIG. 3B, a predetermined amount of
図４は、本発明のトイレ砂１３及び吸液シート１４を収納したトイレの断面を示す。動物が***した時には、液体１５はまず、トイレ砂１３の間を通ってトイレ砂収納容器１０の底面部１０２に設置されている空孔１０４を通過し、吸液シート収納容器１１に敷かれている吸液シート１４に吸収される。そして、前記トイレ砂１３中に残った液体１５は、時間の経過と共に前記トイレ砂１３中に吸収されていく。
FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a toilet in which the
１０ トイレ砂収納容器
１１ 吸液シート収納容器
１２ 側面カバー
１３ トイレ砂
１４ 吸液シート
１５ 液体
１０２ 底面部
１０４ 空孔
２０ 撥水性を有する部分
３０ 吸水性を有する部分
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前記粒状物は、シリカゲルを主原料とするものであり、吸収性を有する部分と、前記粒状物の表面の一部に撥水加工を施すことにより形成される撥水性を有する部分とを備えることを特徴とする動物用トイレ砂。 Animal litter composed of a plurality of granular materials,
The granular material is mainly made of silica gel, and has a portion having an absorptivity and a portion having water repellency formed by subjecting a part of the surface of the granular material to water repellency. animal litter according to claim.
前記混合された成形体を乾燥し、
該成形体に撥水材をスプレーで噴射するか、又は撥水材にディッピングする、動物用トイレ砂の製造方法。 Mixing silica gel powder and adhesive material to form a diameter of 4-10 mm ,
Drying the mixed shaped body,
A method of producing animal litter for animals, wherein a water repellent material is sprayed on the molded body or sprayed on the water repellent material.
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