JP7216529B2 - Pet urine collection set and pet urine collection method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pet urine collection set and a pet urine collection method using the same.

For example, pet toilets for treating the excrement of pets such as cats and dogs indoors have already been proposed and put into practical use. This pet toilet includes a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the interior of the toilet body into an upper layer portion and a lower layer portion, and the lower layer portion includes a urine receiving portion such as a tray for receiving urine. It is configured to be provided (see Patent Document 1, for example).

By the way, as part of pet health management, urine of a pet is collected to examine the health condition of the pet. This test is effective for early detection of kidney disease, liver disease, lower urinary tract disease, diabetes, etc. in pets. ing.

When a pet excretes in a pet toilet, as one method of collecting the urine of the pet, the urine excreted by the pet and received in a urine receiving tray is transferred from the tray to a urine collection cup or the like for collection. is being done. In this case, the present applicant has proposed providing a pouring spout in the tray so that the urine received in the tray can be easily transferred to a urine collection cup or the like (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-174918 A JP 2011-004664 A

However, when adopting a urine collection method in which the urine received in the tray of the pet toilet is transferred directly to a urine collection cup or the like, if the tray is dirty, the urine will be contaminated with various bacteria, etc., and the urine test will not be accurate. may not be done. For this reason, it is necessary to keep the tray clean, and there is a problem that it is troublesome. In addition, since the tray is soiled with urine after urine collection, the tray must be cleaned, which is troublesome and poses a heavy physical burden on the owner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to provide a pet urine collection set and a pet urine collection method, which can easily collect urine without contaminating it, and can reduce the trouble of cleaning. That's what it is.

The present invention provides a pet toilet comprising a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the interior of the toilet body into an upper layer portion and a lower layer portion, and having a urine receiving portion for receiving urine in the lower layer portion. A pet urine collection set comprising:
The pet urine collection set further comprises a sheet-shaped non-absorbent member,
The non-water absorbent member provides a pet urine collection set that is arranged in the urine receiving part so as to face the partition layer when the pet urine collection set is used.

The present invention provides a pet urine collection method using the pet urine collection set,
A pet urine collection method for collecting urine excreted by the pet and falling on the non-absorbent member by absorbing the urine and transferring the urine to a sealable container, or by directly absorbing the urine in a sealable container having a suction function. It provides

According to the present invention, urine can be easily collected without contamination, and cleaning work can be reduced.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pet urine collection set according to the present invention, omitting the excrement disposal material. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pet urine collection set according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the pet urine collection set according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the arrangement structure of the non-water-absorbing member on the tray in the pet urine collection set according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the first white portion and the color sample portion formed on the surface of the non-absorbent member. FIGS. 6A to 6D are diagrams showing the order of steps of the pet urine collection method according to the present invention. 7(a) and 7(b) are diagrams showing a pet urine collection method according to the present invention. 8(a) to (c) are cross-sectional views of trays showing other embodiments of the present invention.

An embodiment of the pet urine collection set of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, the configuration of a pet urine collection set according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pet urine collection set according to the present invention, omitting the excreta treating material, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pet urine collection set, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the pet urine collection set. A pet urine collection set 10 according to the present invention basically has a pet toilet 1 and a non-absorbent member 7 (see FIG. 3) laid in a tray 4 of the pet toilet 1. .

The pet toilet 1 is configured as follows.
That is, the pet toilet 1 includes a toilet body 2 and a urine-permeable partition layer 3 that partitions the interior of the toilet body 2 into an upper layer portion A and a lower layer portion B. A tray 4 constituting a urine receiver for receiving urine is provided so as to be able to be put in and taken out from the toilet body 2. - 特許庁As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of granular or pellet-like excrement disposal materials (chips) 20 having a porous structure are laid on the partition layer 3 . The excreta disposal material 20 is accommodated in the inner container 6, which will be described later.

The toilet body 2 includes a rectangular box-shaped outer container 5 with an open top, and a rectangular tray-shaped inner container 6 detachably mounted in the outer container 5 . Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer container 5 has a flat bottom wall 51 that forms the bottom surface, and a peripheral wall 52 that rises from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 51 and forms the side surface of the outer container 5. ing. The inner portion surrounded by the bottom wall 51 and the peripheral wall 52 accommodates the inner container 6 and the tray 4 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the inner container 6 also has a bottom wall 61 and a peripheral wall 62 like the outer container 5 . A large number of excrement disposal materials 20 laid on the partition layer 3 (see FIG. 2) are accommodated in the inner portion surrounded by the bottom wall 61 and the peripheral wall 62 . The bottom wall 61 functions as a urine-permeable partition layer 3 . That is, the bottom wall 61 of the inner container 6 is composed of a substantially rectangular plate-like member, and a plurality of elongated rectangular slit-shaped through holes 63 are provided vertically through the bottom wall 61 . The plurality of through-holes 63 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal and width directions, and the width of each through-hole 63 is such that the granular excrement disposal material 20 (see FIG. 2) does not pass through. is set to the size of

The tray 4 has a flat bottom wall 41 forming a bottom surface, and side walls 42, 43, 44 obliquely rising from the periphery of the bottom wall 41 to form side surfaces of the tray 4. It is configured as a container having a substantially rectangular shape. Here, the bottom wall 41 of the tray 4 has the same area as the bottom wall 51 of the outer container 5 . The heights of the side walls 42 to 44 of the tray 4 are set so that the upper end thereof does not come into contact with the bottom wall 61 (partition layer 3) of the inner container 6. As shown in FIG. The side walls 42 and 43 of the tray 4 both extend in the Y direction (the width direction of the tray 4) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tray 4 (the drawing direction X of the tray 4, which will be described later). is located on the front end side in the pull-out direction X of the tray 4, and the other side wall 43 is located on the rear end side in the pull-out direction X. As shown in FIG. A side wall 44 of the tray 4 extends in the pull-out direction X (longitudinal direction) of the tray 4 .

As described above, the tray 4 can be inserted into and removed from the toilet body 2 (outer container 5), and as shown in FIG. A rectangular slit-shaped opening 52a that is elongated in the width direction is formed in a portion positioned (on the front end side in the draw-out direction X of the tray 4). Therefore, the tray 4 can be pulled out from the toilet body 2 (outer container 5) through the opening 52a in the direction of arrow X in FIG. The tray 4 can be accommodated in the toilet main body 2 (outer container 5) by pushing in the direction opposite to X. Here, the shape and size of the opening 52a formed in the outer container 5 are set to be substantially the same as the shape and size of the cross section of the tray 4 in the Y direction (width direction) perpendicular to the draw-out direction X. ing. Further, the length of the tray 4 in the longitudinal direction (pull-out direction X) is set equal to the length of the outer container 5 in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 3 , a flange portion 45 extending substantially horizontally outward of the tray 4 is integrally provided at the upper end of the side wall 42 located on the front end side in the draw-out direction X of the tray 4 . A tip portion of the flange portion 45 is integrally formed with a return portion 46 extending vertically downward.

Materials for the tray 4, the outer container 5, and the inner container 6 (partition layer 3) that constitute the toilet body 2 are not particularly limited as long as they have corrosion resistance, but they are lightweight, easy to handle, and excellent in formability. things are preferred. Specifically, general-purpose synthetic resins such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, vinyl chloride, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) are preferably used. Moreover, the surface of the toilet main body 2 is preferably subjected to water-repellent finishing or antibacterial finishing.

A large number of excrement disposal materials 20 are laid on the partition layer 3 (bottom wall 61 of the inner container 6) of the toilet body 2 and housed in the inner container 6 as shown in FIG. The excreta disposal material 20 is preferably one that does not or hardly affects the composition and properties of pet urine. Examples include glass, synthetic resins such as polypropylene and polyethylene, and minerals such as pebbles. is preferably used. Moreover, as the shape of the excrement disposal material 20, for example, a cylindrical shape, a spherical shape, a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, etc. are selected.

The non-absorbent member 7 of the pet urine collection set 10 is a non-absorbent flexible sheet member. The non-water-absorbing member 7 is composed of, for example, a non-water-absorbing thin film that does not allow urine to pass through, and may be a plastic wrap that is used in general households to wrap foods and the like. The non-water-absorbing member 7 is for pet and includes a sheet-like liquid-permeable member, a non-liquid-permeable sheet-like non-water-absorbing member, and a liquid-retaining absorbent disposed between these members. It may be the non-absorbent member in a toilet seat. Also, the non-absorbent member 7 may be a rectangular member made of plastic or aluminum.

The non-water absorbent member 7 is arranged in the tray 4 so as to face the partition layer 3 when the pet urine collection set 10 is used. Facing the partition layer 3 means that the non-water absorbent member 7 is arranged at a position closest to the partition layer 3 without any other component being arranged between the non-water absorbent member 7 and the partition layer 3. means that

In the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the non-water absorbent member 7 is a rectangular film having an area equivalent to the area of the bottom wall 41 of the tray 4 . The non-absorbent member 7 is laid on the bottom wall 41 of the tray 4 in a substantially tight fit.

As shown in FIG. 5, a first rectangular white portion 71 is formed by printing or the like on the surface of the non-absorbent member 7 where urine falls. A color sample portion 72 is formed by printing or the like as an index for judging the color of the urine that falls and accumulates on the non-absorbent member 7 . The first white part 71 and the color sample part 72 are arranged in the tray 4 so as to face the partition layer 3 when the pet urine collection set 10 is used. In this embodiment, the color sample section 72 is divided into three parts: a yellow part 72a colored in dark yellow, a pale yellow part 72b colored in pale yellow, and a red part 72c colored in red. there is

Next, a method for collecting pet urine using the pet urine collection set 10 configured as described above will be described. In the following, a method of collecting urine when the pet is a cat will be described.

The pet urine collection set 10 is installed, for example, on a horizontal floor surface indoors in the state shown in FIG. The cat excretes while riding on the excreta disposal material 20 accommodated in the inner container 6 over the toilet body 2 of the pet toilet 1. - 特許庁The urine deodorized by the excreta disposal material 20 passes through a through-hole 63 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) formed in the bottom wall 61 (partition layer 3) of the inner container 6 and falls into the outer container. It is received by a tray 4 housed within 5 . Here, in the pet urine collection set 10, as shown in FIG. 4, the film-like non-water-absorbing member 7 is arranged in the tray 4 so as to face the partition layer 3, so that the urine excreted by the cat is collected. falls and accumulates on the non-absorbent member 7, as shown in FIG. 6(a).

When the urine falls and accumulates on the non-absorbent member 7, the tray 4 is pulled out from the outer container 5 of the toilet body 2 in the arrow direction X in FIG. . Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the urine collected on the non-absorbent member 7 laid on the bottom wall 41 of the tray 4 that has been pulled out can be sucked up by a suction tool 8 such as a dropper, for example. Therefore, the urine excreted from the pet can be easily collected without contaminating it, and the labor for cleaning can be reduced. As shown in FIG. 6(c), the urine sucked by the suction tool 8 is transferred to a sealable thin cylindrical container 9 with an open bottom. The opening of the container 9 containing urine is sealed with a plug 9a as shown in FIG. 6(d). The container 9 with urine sealed inside is brought into, for example, an animal hospital. At the veterinary hospital, necessary urinalysis is performed by measuring the pH value and specific gravity of the urine in the brought-in container 9, evaluating with a urine test paper, and visually observing the color and turbidity of the urine. This urine test is effective for early detection of diseases such as kidney disease, liver disease, lower urinary tract disease, and diabetes in cats.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 , a first white portion 71 is formed on the surface of the non-water absorbent member 7 . Therefore, the color of the urine that has fallen and accumulated on the first white portion 71 can be accurately determined. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the color of urine discriminated in this first white portion 71 is a yellow portion 72a, a pale yellow portion 72b and a red portion of the color sample portion 72 formed on the surface of the non-water absorbent member 7. A comparison can also be made with the colors colored in 72c (dark yellow, light yellow and red). By this comparison, if the color of the urine is dark yellow, the cat is in good health, if the color of the urine is light yellow, kidney disease is suspected, and the color of the urine is red. hematuria is suspected. Observing the color of the urine by the cat owner himself/herself in this manner allows the cat owner to judge the health condition of the cat to some extent.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the first white portion 71 and the color sample portion 72 are formed on the surface of the non-water absorbent member 7, but at least one of the first white portion 71 and the color sample portion 72 is formed. You don't have to. Further, instead of forming the first white portion 71 on a portion of the surface of the non-water absorbent member 7 , the first white portion 71 may be formed over the entire surface of the non-water absorbent member 7 . When forming the first white portion 71 over the entire surface of the non-water-absorbing member 7 , it is preferable to form the color sample portion 72 within the first white portion 71 .

Another example of collecting pet urine using the pet urine collection set 10 is a method of using a sealable container 30 having a suction function, such as a soy sauce jug, as shown in FIG. 7(a). . With the cap 31 of the container 30 removed, urine accumulated on the non-water absorbent member 7 is directly absorbed by the container 30. - 特許庁Thus, urine excreted from a pet can be easily collected without contaminating the urine, and the labor for cleaning can be reduced. Thereafter, the container 30 is sealed with a cap 31 as shown in FIG. 7(b). The container 30 sealed with urine by this method is brought to, for example, a veterinary hospital and subjected to a urine test.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the non-water absorbent member 7 is laid on the bottom wall 41 of the tray 4 so as to face the partition layer 3 . Therefore, the urine discharged and dropped from the cat can be received by the non-water absorbent member 7, and the urine collected on the non-water absorbent member 7 can be collected. The collected urine is not contaminated by dirt on the tray 4, and the urine excreted from the pet can be easily collected. In addition, various diseases of cats can be detected at an early stage, for example, by examining collected urine. If the non-water-absorbent member 7 is removed from the tray 4 after urine is collected, the urine will not adhere to the tray 4, so there is no need to clean the tray 4 after urine is collected. By omitting it, the physical burden on the owner can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the tray 4 is pulled out from the toilet body 2 (outer container 5), and the urine accumulated on the non-water-absorbing member 7 is sucked up with a suction tool 8 such as a dropper or a suctionable container 30 such as a soy sauce jug. After the urine sucked by the suction tool 8 is transferred to the container 9, the container 9 is capped 9a to seal the urine in the container 9 (see FIG. 6). Alternatively, after the urine is sucked into the container 30, the container 30 is sealed with the cap 31 (see FIG. 7). Cat urine sealed in container 9 or container 30 can be taken to, for example, a veterinary clinic.

Next, another embodiment of the pet urine collection set of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8(a) to 8(c). As for the other embodiments, the components different from those of the above-described embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The description of the above-described embodiment is appropriately applied to components that are not particularly described.

In the example shown in FIG. 8( a ), a film-like member having an area larger than the bottom area of the tray 4 is used as the non-water absorbent member 7 laid on the bottom wall 41 of the tray 4 . The non-water-absorbing member 7 is arranged in the tray 4 so that its peripheral portion rises along the side walls 42 to 44 of the tray 4 when the pet urine collection set 10 is used. By arranging in this manner, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem that the urine that has fallen and collected on the non-absorbent member 7 overflows into the tray 4, and the urine excreted from the pet can be easily collected. 8(a), the surface of the non-absorbent member 7 may be provided with the first white portion 71 and the color sample portion 72 shown in FIG.

The pet urine collection set shown in FIG. 8B further includes a pet toilet sheet 17 as a sheet-like absorbent member in addition to the film-like non-water absorbent member 7 . The pet toilet sheet 17 includes a sheet-like liquid-permeable member 16, a non-liquid-permeable sheet-like non-absorbent member 18, and a liquid-retaining absorbent 19 disposed between the members 16 and 18. and The pet toilet sheet 17 is arranged in the tray 4 so that the liquid-permeable member 16 , which is the part of the pet toilet sheet 17 that can absorb water, faces the partition layer 3 when the pet urine collection set 10 is used. The non-water absorbent member 18 of the pet toilet sheet 17 has an area larger than the bottom area of the tray 4 . The non-absorbent member 18 is arranged in the tray 4 so that its peripheral edge rises along the side walls 42 to 44 of the tray 4 when the pet urine collection set 10 is used. By arranging in this way, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the problem that urine excreted by the cat overflows into the tray 4 .

In the pet urine collection set shown in FIG. 8(b), the non-water-absorbing member 7 overlaps the liquid-permeable member 16 of the pet toilet sheet 17 and faces the partition layer 3 during use. 4. Also in this case, the first white part 71 and the color sample part 72 shown in FIG. Alternatively, although not shown, a second white portion may be provided on the surface of the liquid-permeable member 16 of the pet toilet sheet 17 . When the liquid-permeable member 16, which is a water-absorbable portion, has the second white portion, it is preferable that the non-water-absorbent member 7 placed on the pet toilet sheet 17 has a transparent portion. When the pet toilet sheet 17 has the second white portion and the non-water-absorbent member 7 has the transparent portion, the non-water-absorbent portion of the pet toilet sheet 17 overlaps the second white portion of the liquid-permeable member 16 . A transparent portion of the member 7 may be provided. By overlapping the transparent portion of the non-water-absorbent member 7 on the second white portion of the pet toilet sheet 17 in this manner, the color of the urine that has fallen and accumulated on the non-water-absorbent member 7 is absorbed by the non-water-absorbent member 7 . The second white part of the liquid-permeable member 16 of the pet toilet seat 17 can be compared with the white color of the second white part of the pet toilet sheet 17 through the transparent part of the toilet sheet 17, and the color of the urine can be more clearly discriminated.

In the example shown in FIG. 8(b), the urine excreted by the cat and falling toward the tray 4 is received by the non-water absorbent member 7 and collected. Even if urine overflows from the non-water absorbent member 7, the overflowing urine is absorbed by the absorbent body 19 of the pet toilet sheet 17 underneath. Therefore, the tray 4 is less likely to be soiled with urine. Also, when the amount of excreted urine is large and it is difficult to remove the urine in the tray 4 by sucking up the entire amount of the urine with the suction tool 8 such as a dropper or the suctionable container 30 such as a soy sauce jug, When one end of the non-water-absorbing member 7 is lifted, the remaining urine is absorbed by the absorbent body 19 of the pet toilet sheet 17 as it is. By arranging the pet toilet sheet 17 under the non-absorbent member 7 in this manner, post-treatment of urine can be easily performed and the tray 4 is not soiled. In particular, if a pet toilet sheet 17 whose area is larger than the bottom area of the tray 4 is laid on the tray 4 as shown in the figure, and the periphery of the toilet sheet 17 is raised along the side walls 42 to 44 of the tray 4, the urine tray 4 can be collected. Leakage is reliably prevented.

The pet urine collection set shown in FIG. 8(c) further includes a pet toilet sheet 17 as a sheet-like absorbent member. In the pet urine collection set, the non-water-absorbing member 7 is a non-water-absorbing member 18 that constitutes a pet toilet seat 17 . In the pet urine collection set shown in FIG. 8(c), the pet toilet sheet 17 is arranged in the tray 4 so that the non-water absorbent member 18 faces the partition layer 3 during use. Since the non-absorbent member 18 is arranged to face the partition layer 3 , the urine excreted by the cat and dropping toward the tray 4 is received by the non-absorbent member 18 and collected. Also in this case, the non-water absorbing member 18 may be provided with the first white portion 71 and the color sample portion 72 shown in FIG.

In the example shown in FIG. 8( c ), the non-water absorbent member 18 of the pet toilet sheet 17 has an area larger than the bottom area of the tray 4 . The non-absorbent member 18 is arranged in the tray 4 so that its peripheral edge rises along the side walls 42 to 44 of the tray 4 when the pet urine collection set 10 is used. By arranging in this manner, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem that the urine that has fallen and accumulated on the non-absorbent member 18 overflows into the tray 4, and the urine excreted from the pet can be easily collected.

In the above description, a pet urine collection set for collecting urine from a cat and a urine collection method using the same have been described. It is equally applicable to harvesting.

In addition, the application of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. It may be a toilet body. Moreover, each component in the embodiment described above can be implemented in combination as appropriate within the scope of the present invention.

1 pet toilet 2 toilet body 3 partition layer 4 tray 41 bottom wall of tray 42-44 side wall (peripheral wall) of tray
5 Outer Container 6 Inner Container 7 Non-Water Absorbent Member 71 First White Part 72 Color Sample Part 8 Suction Tool 9 Container 10 Pet Urine Collection Set 17 Pet Toilet Sheet (Water Absorbent Member)
30 container A upper layer portion B lower layer portion

Claims (7)

A urine receptacle comprising a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the inside of the toilet body into upper and lower layers, and comprising a bottom wall and side walls erected over the entire peripheral edge of the bottom wall. A pet urine collection set including a pet toilet provided in the lower layer,
The pet urine collection set further includes a water-absorbent member comprising a liquid-permeable member, a first non-water-absorbent member, and an absorbent body disposed between the liquid-permeable member and the first non-water-absorbent member. prepared,
The water-absorbent member is arranged in the urine receiver so that the liquid-permeable member faces the partition layer,
In a state in which the water absorbent member is arranged in the urine receiving portion, the peripheral edge portion of the first non-water absorbing member rises along the side wall of the urine receiving portion,
The pet urine collection set further comprises a second non-water-absorbent member disposed on the water-absorbent member and facing the partition layer when the water-absorbent member is disposed in the urine receiver ,
the second non-water-absorbing member has a color sample portion that serves as an index for judging the color of urine;
The pet urine collection set, wherein the second non-absorbent member is arranged in the urine receiving part such that the color sample part faces the partition layer . 2. The pet urine collection set according to claim 1, wherein the urine receiver is a tray that can be inserted into and removed from the toilet body, and the tray has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. The second non-absorbent member has a first white portion,
3. The pet urine collection set according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second non-absorbent member is arranged in the urine receiver so that the first white portion faces the partition layer. The liquid-permeable member has a second white portion,
the second non-absorbent member has a transparent portion,
3. The pet urine collection set according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the liquid-permeable member and the second non-water-absorbing member are arranged in the urine receiver so that the transparent portion is positioned on the second white portion. A pet urine collection set according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , for collecting urine excreted by a pet and dropped onto the second non-absorbent member. A pet urine collection method using the pet urine collection set according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
Pet urine collection by sucking the urine excreted from the pet and falling on the second non-absorbent member and transferring it to a sealable container, or by directly sucking the urine in a sealable container having a suction function. Method. 7. The pet urine collection method according to claim 6 , wherein the pet is a cat.

Images