Rolling support driving mechanism and pet excrement collecting device

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of cat litter basins, and discloses a rolling support driving mechanism and a pet excrement collecting device, the rolling support driving mechanism comprises a rolling support mechanism and a driving component, the rolling support component is in rolling fit with a bottom plate of the cat litter basin through a lower rolling support piece to realize support, and the driving component drives the cat litter basin to rotate. The contact between the lower rolling supporting piece and the cat litter basin bottom plate is changed into rolling friction from sliding friction, the friction force is greatly reduced, the energy loss is reduced, the operation of the device is smoother, and the service life of each component of the device is prolonged. Meanwhile, the friction noise is reduced by introducing the rolling supporting assembly, the user cannot be interfered by the friction noise in daily use, and the use experience of the user is improved. By arranging the guide piece, the rolling supporting mechanism can be driven by the driving assembly to reciprocate along the preset track of the guide piece, the guide piece can stably guide the rolling supporting mechanism to drive the grating to reciprocate in the cat litter basin, reversing of the grating is more flexible and rapid, and smooth operation of the device during switching in different directions is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of cat litter box technology, and in particular to a rolling support drive mechanism and a pet feces collection device. Background Technology

[0002] A litter box is a special container that provides a space for cats to eliminate waste. It's an essential item in a cat's daily life, primarily used to hold cat litter and facilitate the cat's natural behavior of burying its excrement. After a cat defecates, feces combine with the litter to form clumps. To facilitate cleaning, tools such as sieves or shovels are typically used to manually separate the clumps from the clean litter. While these methods achieve basic waste removal, manual operation requires time and effort and may not completely remove all clumps of feces.

[0003] Currently, such as Figure 1 As shown, Chinese utility model patent CN221634695U discloses a bidirectional collection device for pet feces, including a litter box 1, a collection chamber 2, and a grid 3. The grid 3 is located at the top of the litter box 1 and inserted into the litter. The grid 3 can reciprocate within the litter box 1 to collect litter clumps into one or both collection chambers 2, avoiding the litter clump collection dead zones that exist with the unidirectional movement of the grid 3, resulting in more thorough cleaning of the litter clumps. However, since the drive block is in direct contact with the main body of the litter box 1, there is mutual sliding friction between the drive block and the litter box 1 during device operation. This friction not only generates significant frictional force, increasing energy consumption, but also produces noise and hinders the flexible reversal of the grid 3, affecting the overall operating effect and user experience of the device. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a rolling support drive mechanism and a pet feces collection device, which can reduce the friction between the drive mechanism and the litter box body, avoid friction noise, improve the flexibility of the grille reversal, and improve the overall operating effect and user experience of the device.

[0005] To achieve this objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A rolling support drive mechanism is provided. A litter box has waste collection compartments at both ends. A grille is located at the top of the litter box and inserted inside. An upper limit plate is located on both sides of the litter box. The rolling support mechanism is located between the upper limit plate and the bottom plate of the litter box, and is used to drive the grille to reciprocate between the waste collection compartments at both ends of the litter box. The rolling support drive mechanism includes:

[0007] Rolling support assembly, which is symmetrically distributed on both sides of the litter box, comprising a connecting piece, a lower rolling support and a guide piece, the lower rolling support is arranged in rolling fit with the bottom plate at the bottom end of the connecting piece, the guide piece is symmetrically arranged along both sides of the litter box and connected with the connecting piece, and the guide piece can guide the rolling support assembly to reciprocate along both sides of the litter box.

[0008] Driving assembly, the output end of which is connected with the rolling support assembly, for driving the rolling support to reciprocate along both sides of the litter box.

[0009] Further, the lower rolling support comprises a roller, the connecting piece is provided with a protrusion, and the roller is rotatably sleeved on the protrusion, the roller can be in rolling fit with the bottom plate and can reciprocate along both sides of the litter box.

[0010] Further, the lower rolling support further comprises a retaining ring, which is arranged at one end of the protrusion away from the connecting piece, so as to block the roller from rolling off.

[0011] Further, the guide piece comprises a guide rod, which is symmetrically arranged along the outside of both sides of the litter box, the guide rod penetrates through the connecting piece and is in sliding connection with the connecting piece.

[0012] Further, the guide piece comprises a guide rail, which is symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the litter box along the outside of both sides of the litter box, and the lower rolling support can roll along the guide rail.

[0013] Further, the rolling support assembly further comprises an upper rolling support, which is arranged in sliding fit with the upper limiting plate at the top end of the connecting piece.

[0014] Further, the rolling support assembly further comprises an auxiliary support, which is arranged between the upper rolling support and the lower rolling support and connected with the side wall of the litter box and the connecting piece, for sharing the load of the lower rolling support.

[0015] Further, the auxiliary support comprises a supporting protrusion, either the side wall of the litter box or the connecting piece is provided with a supporting protrusion along the reciprocating direction of the rolling support assembly, and the other is provided with a supporting groove, the supporting protrusion and the supporting groove are in sliding fit with each other.

[0016] Further, the driving assembly comprises a driving motor and a transmission piece, the output end of the driving motor is connected with the transmission piece, and the transmission piece is connected with the connecting piece, so as to drive the rolling support to reciprocate along both sides of the litter box.

[0017] The pet excrement collecting device comprises a connecting rod, and the connecting rod is rotatably connected with the connecting piece at one end and rotatably connected with the grid at the other end.

[0018] The pet excrement collecting device has the advantages that:

[0019] The pet excrement collecting device has the advantages that: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of a pet excrement collecting device in the prior art;

[0021] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of a pet excrement collecting device in the prior art;

[0022] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of a pet excrement collecting device in the prior art;

[0023] In the drawings:

[0024] 1, litter box; 2, excrement collecting bin; 3, grid; 4, upper limiting plate; 5, bottom plate; 6, rolling support assembly; 61, connecting piece; 62, lower rolling support; 63, guide piece; 64, upper rolling support; 65, auxiliary support; 7, driving assembly; 8, connecting rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The utility model will be described in further detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It can be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely intended to explain the utility model and not to limit the utility model. In addition, it should be noted that only the parts related to the utility model are shown in the drawings for ease of description, not all the structures.

[0026] In the description of the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", "fixed" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication between two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] In the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the "upper" or "lower" of the first feature to the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the "upper", "upper" and "upper" of the first feature to the second feature include that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The "below", "below" and "below" of the first feature to the second feature include that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0028] In the description of the embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. orientation or position relationship is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in description and have no special meaning.

[0029] As Figure 1 shown, the driving block of the prior art pet feces collecting device directly contacts with the cat litter basin 1 body, and there is mutual sliding friction between the driving block and the cat litter basin 1 when the device operates. This friction not only generates a large friction force, increases the energy consumption, but also generates noise, and is not conducive to the flexible direction change of the grid 3, affects the operation effect and use experience of the overall device.

[0030] Please refer to Figures 2 to 3The utility model provides a kind of rolling support driving mechanism, can reduce the friction between driving mechanism and litter box 1 main body, avoid friction noise, improve the flexibility of grid 3 commutation, improve the operation effect and use experience of overall device.Running support driving mechanism includes rolling support component 6 and drive component 7, wherein litter box 1 both ends are equipped with excrement collection bin 2, grid 3 is located at the top of litter box 1 and is inserted in litter box 1, upper limit plate 4 is located at the outside of both sides of litter box 1, rolling support mechanism is located between upper limit plate 4 and the bottom plate 5 of litter box 1, for driving grid 3 reciprocating motion between the excrement collection bin 2 of both ends of litter box 1, rolling support component 6 is symmetrically distributed in both sides of litter box 1, and rolling support component 6 includes connecting piece 61, lower rolling support piece 62 and guide piece 63, lower rolling support piece 62 is arranged at the bottom end of connecting piece 61 and is rollingly matched with the bottom plate 5 of litter box 1, guide piece 63 is symmetrically arranged along both sides of litter box 1, and is connected with connecting piece 61, and guide piece 63 can guide rolling support component 6 reciprocating motion along both sides of litter box 1;The output end of drive component 7 is connected with rolling support component 6, for driving rolling support piece reciprocating motion along both sides of litter box 1.

[0031] Rolling support component 6 is rollingly matched with the bottom plate 5 of litter box 1 by lower rolling support piece 62, so that rolling support component 6 realizes support, the contact between lower rolling support piece 62 and the bottom plate 5 of litter box 1 is changed from sliding friction to rolling friction, the friction is greatly reduced, not only the driving load is reduced, but also the energy loss is reduced, the device runs more smoothly, the service life of each component of the device is also prolonged, especially the wear of driving part is reduced.The introduction of rolling support component 6 reduces friction noise, is more quiet compared to sliding friction driving mechanism, and users will not be disturbed by friction sound in daily use, and the use experience of user is improved.Running support mechanism can reciprocating motion along the preset track of guide piece 63 under the drive of drive component 7 by setting guide piece 63, and guide piece 63 can smoothly guide the reciprocating motion of rolling support mechanism and grid 3 in litter box 1, so that the commutation is more flexible and rapid, avoids jam or deviation, and ensures the smooth operation of device when switching in different directions.

[0032] Combination Figure 2 And as Figure 3As shown, in order to facilitate assembly, in some embodiments, the lower rolling support 62 comprises a rolling wheel, a protrusion is provided on the connecting piece 61, the rolling wheel is rotatably sleeved on the protrusion, the rolling wheel can be rolling matched with the bottom plate 5 and can reciprocate along the two sides of the litter box 1; by sleeving the rolling wheel on the protrusion of the connecting piece 61, a direct and simple assembly method is formed, without the need for additional complex fixing structure, the matching position of the rolling wheel and the protrusion is fixed and clear, which helps to improve the assembly accuracy, makes the contact position of the rolling wheel and the bottom plate 5 consistent, makes the assembly process more convenient, saves time and process; At the same time, the design of the rolling wheel is particularly flexible when the guide piece 63 changes direction at both ends, it can smoothly transition without jamming, ensuring the smoothness of the entire drive system during the reversing process. In order to prevent the rolling wheel from rolling off, further, the lower rolling support 62 further comprises a retaining ring, the retaining ring is arranged at one end of the protrusion away from the connecting piece 61, so as to block the rolling wheel from rolling off; wherein the retaining ring can effectively block the rolling wheel, so that the rolling wheel is limited within a certain range, preventing the rolling wheel from sliding or deviating laterally during work, so that it always remains on the protrusion during operation, ensuring the stability of the rolling wheel and preventing it from loosening.

[0033] As shown in Figure 3 In order to improve the running effect of the whole device, in some embodiments, the guide piece 63 comprises a guide rod, the guide rod is symmetrically arranged along the outside of the two sides of the litter box 1, the guide rod penetrates the connecting piece 61 and is in sliding connection with the connecting piece 61; wherein the penetrating design of the guide rod accurately limits the movement path of the connecting piece 61, ensures the movement of the rolling support assembly 6 along the specified track, reduces the error in the structure, helps to improve the accuracy of the device, and makes the reciprocating movement of the grid 3 more accurate; and the penetrating guide rod structure is easy to install, the guide rod is in sliding connection with the connecting piece 61, which not only ensures the fixation of the rolling support assembly 6, but also facilitates the adjustment of the sliding position of the connecting piece 61, thereby simplifying the assembly process and making the later maintenance or adjustment more convenient.

[0034] In other embodiments, the guide piece 63 comprises a guide rail, the guide rail is symmetrically arranged on the bottom of the litter box 1 along the outside of the two sides of the litter box 1, and the lower rolling support 62 can roll along the guide rail; wherein the precise positioning of the guide rail structure makes the movement direction of the lower rolling support 62 clear, accurately keeps the rolling support assembly 6 traveling on the specified track, avoids the problem of the rolling support assembly 6 deviating from the path, thereby improving the running accuracy of the device, and effectively avoiding jamming during reversing, ensuring smooth transition and improving the reversing stability and flexibility of the device.

[0035] In combination with Figure 2 and as shown in Figure 3As shown, in some embodiments, the rolling support assembly 6 further includes an upper rolling support member 64, which is disposed at the top of the connector 61 and slides in cooperation with the upper limit plate 4. The upper rolling support member 64 rolls in cooperation with the upper limit plate 4 at the top of the connector 61, forming a double-support structure. This increases the overall stability of the rolling support assembly 6 inside the litter box 1, avoids shaking or displacement caused by a single support, and reduces friction between the upper and lower components, thus helping to reduce operating noise.

[0036] Since the lower rolling support 62 is located at the bottom of the device, it mainly bears the weight of the connecting piece 61 and the grille 3 above it. The weight of these components is transferred to the base plate 5 through the lower rolling support 62. Simultaneously, the rolling support assembly 6, driven by the drive assembly 7, drives the grille 3 to reciprocate. During its movement, the lower rolling support 62 also needs to overcome friction to push the grille 3 to complete the cleaning process. Therefore, the lower rolling support 62 needs to withstand a certain amount of load. Thus, as... Figure 3 As shown, in order to improve the supporting force of the rolling support assembly 6 and enhance the overall structural stability, in some embodiments, the rolling support assembly 6 further includes an auxiliary support member 65. The auxiliary support member 65 is disposed between the upper rolling support member 64 and the lower rolling support member 62, and is connected to the side wall of the litter box 1 and the connecting member 61, and is used to share the load of the lower rolling support member 62. The auxiliary support member 65 is located between the upper and lower rolling support members 62, forming a multi-point support structure. The auxiliary support member 65 shares part of the load of the connecting member 61 and the grille 3, thereby reducing the pressure on the lower rolling support member 62, reducing its wear risk during long-term use, and improving the stability of the rolling support drive mechanism in both vertical and lateral directions. This reduces the shaking and displacement of the rolling support assembly 6 during the use of the litter box 1, and extends the service life of the device. Specifically, the auxiliary support 65 includes a support protrusion. One of the sidewalls of the litter box 1 or the connector 61 has a support protrusion along the direction of the reciprocating motion of the rolling support assembly 6, while the other has a support groove. The support protrusion and the support groove slide against each other. The cooperation between the support protrusion and the support groove forms a precise and stable support system, helping to evenly distribute the load on the lower rolling support 62 to different components, reducing the burden on the lower rolling support 62. The auxiliary support 65, through its cooperation with the sidewall of the litter box 1 and the connector 61, effectively shares the load borne by the lower rolling support 62, reducing localized pressure concentration. Furthermore, the structural design of the support protrusion and the support groove simplifies the assembly process. During assembly, the support protrusion and the support groove can precisely align, eliminating the need for additional complex fixing structures and reducing errors and time consumption during assembly.

[0037] In order to improve the driving efficiency, in some embodiments, the driving assembly 7 comprises a driving motor and a transmission member, the output end of the driving motor is connected with the transmission member, and the transmission member is connected with the connecting piece 61 to drive the rolling support to reciprocate along the two sides of the litter box 1; the driving motor provides stable power output, and the power is transmitted through the transmission member, which can effectively convert the rotary motion of the motor into the reciprocating linear motion required by the rolling support, and such mechanism can realize precise speed control, ensure the smooth and consistent movement of the rolling support along the two sides of the litter box 1, and improve the overall working efficiency. The driving motor can be but is not limited to a direct current driving motor, which is not limited here.

[0038] As shown in Figure 2 The utility model also provides a pet excrement collecting device which comprises a connecting rod 8 and the rolling support driving mechanism in any of the above embodiments, one end of the connecting rod 8 is rotatably connected with the connecting piece 61, and the other end of the connecting rod 8 is rotatably connected with the grid 3. The connecting rod 8 connects the rolling support assembly 6 and the grid 3, simplifies the transmission path of the driving device, and transmits power from the rolling support assembly 6 to the grid 3 through the connecting rod 8 to realize simple and efficient motion conversion; the rolling support assembly 6 is rollingly matched with the bottom plate 5 of the litter box 1 through the lower rolling support 62, so that the rolling support assembly 6 realizes support, the contact between the lower rolling support 62 and the bottom plate 5 of the litter box 1 is changed from sliding friction to rolling friction, the friction force is greatly reduced, the driving load is reduced, energy loss is reduced, the device runs more smoothly, the service life of each component of the device is prolonged, and especially the wear of the driving parts is reduced. Meanwhile, the introduction of the rolling support assembly 6 reduces the friction noise, and the device is more quiet compared with the driving mechanism with sliding friction, so that the user is not disturbed by the friction sound during daily use, and the user's use experience is improved. The guide member 63 is arranged, so that the rolling support mechanism can reciprocate along the preset track of the guide member 63 under the driving of the driving assembly 7, the guide member 63 can stably guide the rolling support mechanism to drive the grid 3 to reciprocate in the litter box 1, the reversing of the grid 3 is more flexible and rapid, and the device runs smoothly when switching in different directions.

[0039] Obviously, the above embodiments of the utility model are only examples for clearly illustrating the utility model, and are not a limitation on the embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary skilled persons in the art, various obvious changes, re-adjustments and replacements can be made without departing from the protection scope of the utility model. Here, it is not necessary or possible to enumerate all the embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model claim.

Claims

1. A rolling support drive mechanism, a litter box (1) is provided with a waste collection bin (2) at both ends, a grid (3) is located at the top end of the litter box (1) and is inserted into the litter box (1), an upper limiting plate (4) is located outside both sides of the litter box (1), a rolling support mechanism is located between the upper limiting plate (4) and the bottom plate (5) of the litter box (1), used to drive the grid (3) to make reciprocating motion between the waste collection bins (2) at both ends of the litter box (1), characterized in that, The rolling support driving mechanism comprises: A rolling support assembly (6) is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the cat litter basin (1), and comprises a connecting piece (61), a lower rolling support piece (62) and a guide piece (63). The lower rolling support piece (62) is arranged in rolling fit with the bottom plate (5) at the bottom end of the connecting piece (61). The guide piece (63) is symmetrically arranged along the two sides of the cat litter basin (1) and is connected with the connecting piece (61). The guide piece (63) can guide the rolling support assembly (6) to reciprocate along the two sides of the cat litter basin (1). A driving assembly (7) is connected with the rolling support assembly (6) at the output end and is used to drive the rolling support piece to reciprocate along the two sides of the cat litter basin (1).

2. The rolling support drive mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The lower rolling support piece (62) comprises a roller. The connecting piece (61) is provided with a protrusion. The roller is rotatably sleeved on the protrusion. The roller can be in rolling fit with the bottom plate (5) and can reciprocate along the two sides of the cat litter basin (1).

3. The rolling support drive mechanism of claim 2, wherein, The lower rolling support piece (62) further comprises a retaining ring arranged at one end of the protrusion away from the connecting piece (61) to prevent the roller from falling off.

4. The rolling support drive mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The guide piece (63) comprises a guide rod symmetrically arranged along the outside of the two sides of the cat litter basin (1). The guide rod penetrates through the connecting piece (61) and is in sliding connection with the connecting piece (61).

5. The rolling support drive mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The guide piece (63) comprises a guide rail symmetrically arranged on the bottom of the cat litter basin (1) along the outside of the two sides of the cat litter basin (1). The lower rolling support piece (62) can roll along the guide rail.

6. The rolling support drive mechanism according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein, The rolling support assembly (6) further comprises an upper rolling support piece (64) arranged in sliding fit with the upper limiting plate (4) at the top end of the connecting piece (61).

7. The rolling support drive mechanism of claim 6, wherein, The rolling support assembly (6) further comprises an auxiliary support piece (65) arranged between the upper rolling support piece (64) and the lower rolling support piece (62) and connected with the side wall of the cat litter basin (1) and the connecting piece (61) to share the load of the lower rolling support piece (62).

8. The rolling support drive mechanism of claim 7, wherein, The auxiliary support piece (65) comprises a support protrusion. Either the side wall of the cat litter basin (1) or the connecting piece (61) is provided with a support protrusion along the reciprocating direction of the rolling support assembly (6), and the other is provided with a support groove. The support protrusion and the support groove are in sliding fit with each other.

9. The rolling support drive mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The driving assembly (7) comprises a driving motor and a transmission piece. The output end of the driving motor is connected with the transmission piece. The transmission piece is connected with the connecting piece (61) to drive the rolling support piece to reciprocate along the two sides of the cat litter basin (1).

10. Pet waste collection device comprising a link (8), characterized in that, The pet feces collecting device further comprises a rolling support driving mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1-9, one end of the connecting rod (8) is rotatably connected with the connecting piece (61), and the other end of the connecting rod (8) is rotatably connected with the grid (3).

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