JP3049253B2 - Bedding for cats and other pets - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the breeding of pets such as cats and small animals such as hamsters, rabbits, birds, and ferrets. The present invention relates to a litter for cats and other pets called so-called toilet sand which can easily treat them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when cats or various small animals are bred as pets, so-called cat litter and toilet sand are placed in the breeding containers and places to treat excretions such as urine and feces and their odors. Various kinds of laying materials referred to as the like are laid. These toilet sands, bedding materials, etc. are appropriately coagulated by absorbing excrement if they are present. It is.

Conventionally provided toilet sand, litter and the like mainly include plant fibrous materials such as paper materials rich in water absorbency, mineral materials, synthetic polymer water absorbent synthetic resin materials, and the like. It is granulated and solidified as a material. Mineral material is mainly crushed bentonite, dried bentonite type is also crushed zeolite, there is also dried zeolite type, pulp is the main material is pure pulp solidified pure pulp ,
Recycled paper solidified from recycled paper, polymer on pulp, CMC
There is a polymer type in which wood powder is kneaded, and those using wood flour as the main material are polymer in wood powder, polymer in which CMC is kneaded, polymer in the core of wood flour, and non-polymer type in which CMC is coated with CMC. Some of the main ingredients are okara, and there are polymer-based ingredients made from kneaded polymer and CMC. In addition, there is a silica gel system using silica gel as the material, and in addition, a peat moss core wrapped in a pulp mixed with a polymer and CMC, a peat moss core wrapped in a pulp mixed with a CMC, a pulp mixed with a polymer and a CMC mixed pulp in a green tea cake There are green tea, peanut based on peanuts, and sawdust based on sawdust.

[0004]

However, conventional fibers, minerals, and synthetic resin materials have odors, such as urine and feces, because they do not have an odor absorbing property, even if they have sufficient water absorption. It was necessary to add a deodorant to remove the odor. In addition, since these do not have antibacterial properties, it was not possible to prevent the propagation of various germs present in urine, feces, etc., and it was not possible to prevent the generation of offensive odor associated with them.

The above-mentioned conventional minerals such as bentonite, pulp polymer, wood flour polymer, non-polymer, okara polymer, other peat moss and green tea are used for urination from pets. Of water, which gradually increases in size. However, when this large-sized coagulated material is discarded as it is, it contains dung itself and also contains various additives to be contained at the time of formation, so there is a risk that secondary pollution may occur. On the other hand, in the case of non-consolidated ones, it is difficult to distinguish between those contaminated with manure and the like and those that are not contaminated, and it is extremely troublesome to remove only the contaminated ones. Therefore, when used as it is for a long period of time, it is unsanitary.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned various circumstances, such as hiba wood, rice pine wood,
Utilizing the antibacterial properties of conifers produced in northern Europe, North America, etc., mainly of American cypress wood, by grinding the ground material such as sawdust that has been pulverized into granules,
It is rich in water absorption and has excellent deodorizing properties.It also prevents the propagation of various bacteria, etc., and after catabolic absorption, it is self-disintegrated to remove only cats, so that other cats can be used hygienically. It is intended to provide a litter for pet animals.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a ground material composed of natural softwood sawdust is heated and compressed into pellets, which are self-disintegrated by absorbing moisture. And that litter 1
It has a diameter of about 4.0 to 6.0 mm and a length of 3 to 3 mm.
It is a small-diameter cylinder having a diameter of about 0 mm and a specific gravity of about 0.60. In addition, each of the ground materials to be pressed and formed shall be those selected by a mesh sieve of about 2.5 mm, and a predetermined amount of a binder may be mixed into the ground materials upon heating and compression. .

In the litter for cats and other pets according to the present invention having the above-described structure, the finely ground material is in the form of pellets which are heated and compressed. It becomes the litter of pets, and the fine voids formed inside the pellets absorb the manure and the like excreted from cats, pets and the like. In addition, the antibacterial property and deodorizing property of the tree component of the raw material itself reduce malodor such as manure. After swelling by absorbing moisture such as manure, it collapses itself and becomes fine granular material of the ground material before heating and compression,
For example, it can be discarded as it is by dropping it under a sieve-shaped ladder. In addition, each of the ground materials is made of only natural conifer sawdust that has been screened through a mesh sieve of about 2.5 mm so that it does not scatter even after self-disintegration, and contains chemical agents and other various additives. Not cause secondary pollution. 4.0 to 4.0 in diameter
The small-diameter cylindrical laying material 1 having a length of about 6.0 mm and a length of about 3 to 30 mm is not attached to cats, small animal pets, and the like that are bred by being laid so as to have an appropriate thickness. In combination with the light weight of about 0.60, a comfortable living environment such as cats and pets is formed.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the following, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates a litter according to the present invention. , Rice and pine, American cypress wood, the northern European, North American and other northern coniferous trees are ground and solidified into a small-diameter cylindrical material, such as sawdust, which is obtained by crushing fine sawdust. Things. The ground material is desirably a tree that has good secretion of phytoncide, and the above-mentioned Nordic and North American conifers are preferred, but not limited thereto.

The litter 1 itself has a diameter of, for example, 4.0 to 4.0.
It is formed as a material having a size of about 6.0 mm, a length of about 3 to 30 mm, a specific gravity of about 0.60, and a weight per liter of about 250 to 270 g. Under pressure. The pressure-molded litter 1 itself is made of finely ground grind material, swells by absorbing manure, water and the like discharged from cats and pets, and then self-disintegrates. However, the formed shape is not maintained and is decomposed into a finely ground material before molding. In addition, because it is formed by pressure molding of a finely ground material and has many voids in itself, it is also rich in water absorption by capillary action, and the mutual binding action is released by absorbing It is broken by doing. The laying material 1 weighs about 650 to 670 g per liter.

The litter 1 itself is supposed to be 100% ground material, but if necessary, an appropriate binder may be mixed in to improve the shape retention after pressing. It is also possible to The binder mixed at this time is desirably a natural natural product, does not prevent the binding action between the ground materials from being released by absorbed manure and the like, and is harmful and toxic when self-disintegrating. It does not produce any components. Needless to say, the binder is not limited to natural natural products.

[0012] Each of the ground materials at the time of pressure forming is selected by a sieve having a mesh of about 2.5 mm.
That is, a fine powder that has been screened through a sieve is used, thereby facilitating disposal after self-disintegration.

The litter 1 according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
It is manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 3, and the outline of the manufacturing apparatus 10 is as follows. That is, the casing 13 is disposed and fixed on the base 11, and the casing 13 is supplied with pressurized grinding material from a feeder 12 provided thereon, and is driven and rotated via the transmission means 15 by the driving force of a driving source 14 disposed on the base 11. Donut-shaped die 17 having a large number of die holes 16 which are rotatably mounted in a casing 13 and are opened along its own radial direction.
And a roller support member 19 supporting a pair of left and right grooved rollers 18 that are driven and rotated by being brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the die 17 and press and inject the sawing material into the die hole 16. , Scraper 21 abutting on the inner peripheral surface of die 17
And a cutter 22 for cutting the wire strip material after molding, which is forcibly extruded from the die hole 16 of the die 17, into an appropriate length by contacting the outer peripheral surface of the die 17; And a take-out port 23 formed at the lower part of the casing 13 so as to be openable and closable so as to take it out of the casing 13. The ground material supplied under pressure from the feeder 12 is heated and the die hole 16 is formed from the inside of the die 17.
Is spread out to the outside of the die 17 in the form of a wire having a predetermined diameter, and is cut by the cutter 22 to obtain the litter 1. The litter 1 heated after being taken out is appropriately cooled. After that, they are packed in bags of an appropriate amount.

In the case of manufacturing by the manufacturing apparatus 10, fine powdery sawdust is usually obtained by pulverizing a tree of Scandinavian or North American conifers mainly composed of Hiba wood, rice pine wood and American cypress wood. It is to be manufactured by pressure molding only using only sawn material as a raw material and without mixing chemical agents and other various additives. However, if necessary, a suitable binder may be mixed in, and they are arbitrarily selected.

Next, an example of the use of the litter 1 according to the present invention will be described. For example, when the litter is used as litter for small animal pets, the litter is spread on the litter in a toilet container with the litter with an appropriate thickness. The litter 1 that has absorbed manure and the like of small animal pets is self-disintegrated and falls below the cage, and the amount of the fall may be removed and the corresponding amount may be replenished. In addition, it is only necessary to place the litter appropriately as cat litter and use it in the same manner. Since the amount of absorption of the litter 1 as litter of cat is about 2.5 to 3.0 times its own weight, The amount used per cat is about 6 liters (about 3.75 Kg), about 25-30
It can be used for days.

Naturally, cats, for example, hamsters, rabbits, birds, ferrets, and other small animal pets may be used in the same manner. It is preferable that the size is such that it does not easily adhere to feet and does not scatter, for example, about 10 to 15 mm.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention is constructed as described above, and since the ground raw material is natural softwood, the antibacterial property of the raw material is used to generate a putrid odor for a long time. It is excellent in deodorizing property and has excellent water absorption due to coagulated solidified granular material.Furthermore, after absorbing water such as manure etc., it is self-disintegrating and fragmented and discarded. Not only is it easy, but also propagation of various germs and the like can be prevented, and it can be used hygienically.

That is, according to the present invention, the ground material made of natural softwood sawdust is heated and compressed into pellets, which are self-disintegrated by the absorption of moisture, and are provided with the softwood used as the material. The antibacterial action acts over a long period of time to suppress the generation of foul odors such as putrefaction odors of manure and the like, and to reduce the deodorization. Because it is.

The form of the litter 1 itself after the heating and compression has a diameter of about 4.0 to 6.0 mm and a length of 3 to 30 m.
m, so that when a large number of them are spread with an appropriate thickness, even if cats, small animal pets, etc. ride on them, the litter 1 itself adheres to cats, small animal pets, etc. It is not scattered around and has a specific gravity of about 0.60 and is easy to handle, and forms a comfortable living environment for cats and small animal pets. Is what it is. It is particularly suitable as a litter for small animal pets, such as hamsters, rabbits and birds, which dislike moisture because of their excellent water absorption.

Since each of the ground materials to be pressed and formed as the litter 1 is selected using a sieve having a mesh of about 2.5 mm, even if these are formed into pellets by heating and forming, they are themselves. Are formed with fine voids that cause capillary action and absorb manure and other water. Moreover, since its absorption power is extremely large, it can sufficiently cope with a large amount of manure even with a small amount of use, and will not be scattered even if it returns to a granular state by self-disintegration after swelling due to moisture absorption. It does not pollute the surroundings.

When excrement or the like is absorbed, it is disintegrated by itself, so it is only necessary to discard it. It is extremely simple. It can be disposed of as it is and can be sanitized. In particular, the litter 1 itself is formed using only natural coniferous sawn materials without using chemicals.
Even if it is subdivided after self-disintegration, there is no risk of secondary pollution caused by additives such as various polymers and silica, and it does not inhale them, so cats, small animal pets, etc. It is very secure.

When used, manure or the like disintegrates when absorbed, so that it is easy to handle since only the disintegrated one needs to be discarded and a new one replenished.

The litter 1 obtained by mixing a binder with a ground material and heating and compressing the material has an improved shape-retaining property of the pellets after molding. It is not easily damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a toilet sand and a laying material according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a partially cutout in an example of a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing toilet sand and a laying material according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the same notch.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Laying material 10 ... Manufacturing apparatus 11
... Base 12 ... Feeder 13 ... Casing 14 ... Drive source 15 ... Transmission means 16 ... Die hole 17 ... Die 18 ... Roller 19 ... Roller support member 21 ... Scraper 22 ... Cutter 23 ... Outlet

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A litter material for cats and other pets, which is obtained by heating and compressing a ground material made of natural softwood sawdust into a pellet form and self-disintegrating by absorbing water, and having a size of about 2.5 mm. The finely ground material selected by the mesh sieve is heated and compressed to have a diameter of 4.0 to 6.0.
mm, length about 3-30mm, specific gravity 0.6
A litter for cats and other pets, which is formed in a columnar shape with a small diameter of about 0.