A packing mechanism and a cat litter basin

Abstract

The application discloses a packaging mechanism and a cat litter basin. The packaging mechanism is used for packaging a packaging bag and comprises a base, a positioning assembly, a clamping mechanism and a sealing assembly. The base is provided with a packaging station. The positioning assembly is arranged on the base and located above the packaging station. The positioning assembly is used for opening a middle bag wall of a cylindrical packaging bag to form an entrance for packaging objects and for enabling one end of the packaging bag to be located in the packaging station to load the packaging objects. The clamping mechanism is arranged on the base and located below the positioning assembly. The clamping mechanism is transversely movably arranged. When the clamping mechanism is moved to the packaging station, the bag wall of the packaging bag close to the entrance is clamped. According to the technical scheme, peculiar smell is isolated, space is fully utilized, the overall structure has a small thickness, and maintenance is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of pet supplies technology, and in particular to a packing mechanism and a cat litter box. Background Technology

[0002] With rapid economic development and improved living standards, more and more people are keeping pets such as cats and dogs. To maintain a hygienic indoor environment, various types of litter boxes for pets have appeared on the market. For example, there are cat litter boxes, which contain cat litter to bury cat feces and urine. The litter has good absorbency and clumps together when wet, making it easy to collect.

[0003] Currently, most smart litter boxes on the market can achieve short-term maintenance-free operation. However, upright roller-type smart litter boxes suffer from limited internal space, making it easy for excrement to contaminate the entire inner wall. Horizontal open litter boxes require manual cleaning of cat excrement, which is time-consuming and laborious, making short-term maintenance-free operation difficult, and human contact with litter clumps poses hygiene concerns. Both of these common types of litter boxes have their limitations and struggle to eliminate the odor of cat excrement, leading to cross-contamination with the air. This necessitates masking the odor with fragrances and disinfecting with alcohol and other disinfectants, increasing operating costs and potentially harming pets' health, resulting in a poor consumer experience. Therefore, how to isolate odors within a limited space while achieving a period of maintenance-free operation has become a pressing issue for the industry. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main objective of this invention is to provide a packaging mechanism and a cat litter box, which aims to solve the technical problem of how to isolate odors in a limited space while achieving maintenance-free operation for a period of time.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention proposes a packaging mechanism and a cat litter box. The packaging mechanism, used for packaging bags, includes a base, a positioning component, a clamping mechanism, and a sealing component. The base has a packaging station. The positioning component is located on the base, above the packaging station, and is used to open the middle wall of the cylindrical packaging bag to form an entrance for the packaged item, ensuring that one end of the packaging bag is within the packaging station to load the packaged item. The clamping mechanism is located on the base, below the positioning component, and is laterally movable to clamp the bag wall near the entrance when it moves to the packaging station.

[0006] Optionally, the packaging mechanism further includes a sealing component, which is disposed on the base and located below the positioning component. The sealing component is used to seal the packaging bag, thereby completing the packaging of the loading portion of the packaging bag.

[0007] Optionally, the clamping mechanism includes two laterally spaced mounting bodies that are laterally movable on the base, and the encapsulation component is mounted on the mounting body.

[0008] Optionally, the packaging assembly includes two heat-sealing assemblies respectively disposed on the two mounting bodies, the two heat-sealing assemblies being used to heat-seal the packaging bag.

[0009] Optionally, the clamping mechanism includes two clamping blocks respectively disposed on the two mounting bodies, the clamping blocks being positioned above the packaging assembly, and the two clamping blocks being brought close together to clamp the packaging bag; and / or,

[0010] The clamping mechanism includes two folding structures respectively mounted on the two mounting bodies. Each folding structure includes two folding arms extending in the same direction. The two folding arms are spaced apart to form an opening slot. The opening slot is gradually widened. The two folding structures are located below the packaging assembly and the openings are opposite each other so that the two folding structures can move closer to each other to fold the bag wall of the packaging bag from the circumferential side.

[0011] Optionally, the positioning component includes a bag box with an annular cavity for accommodating a cylindrical packing bag, wherein the inner annular wall of the bag box has an outlet along its circumferential length, allowing one end of the packing bag to extend out from the outlet.

[0012] Optionally, the inner ring wall is arranged vertically, the outlet has an upper wall and a lower wall arranged opposite to each other, and the lower wall in the transverse direction has a groove, the size of which gradually decreases from top to bottom.

[0013] Optionally, the packaging mechanism includes a position detection device for detecting the position of the mounting body and / or the hot pressing assembly and / or the clamping block and / or the gathering structure.

[0014] Optionally, the packaging mechanism further includes:

[0015] A drive device for driving the clamping mechanism to move; and,

[0016] The control device is electrically connected to the position detection device and the drive device.

[0017] A cat litter box, the litter box including the packing mechanism described above, the packing mechanism being used to pack cat litter clumps.

[0018] Optionally, the litter box further includes a collection box with an upward opening, the collection box being located below the packing mechanism to receive a packing bag containing litter balls packed by the packing mechanism.

[0019] In the technical solution of this invention, the positioning component opens the middle of the bag wall to form an entrance for the packaged item to enter. The clamping component clamps the bag wall near the entrance, realizing the opening and closing of the bag, avoiding human contact with the packaged item, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene, and isolating odors. The clamping mechanism is laterally movable, allowing for multi-point delivery of the packaged bags (preventing local accumulation and insufficient space utilization due to single-point delivery), and also greatly compressing the overall thickness of the packaging mechanism. This achieves the technical effects of isolating odors, making full use of space, having a small overall structural thickness, and facilitating maintenance. Attached Figure Description

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the packaging structure provided by the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An exploded view of the packaged structure in the diagram;

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the packaging structure in the diagram;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the cat litter box provided by the present invention.

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[0028] The realization of the objective, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0031] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this invention involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the meaning of "and / or" throughout the text includes three parallel solutions; for example, "A and / or B" includes solution A, solution B, or a solution where both A and B are satisfied simultaneously. Furthermore, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this invention.

[0032] With rapid economic development and improved living standards, more and more people are keeping pets such as cats and dogs. To maintain a hygienic indoor environment, various types of litter boxes for pets have appeared on the market. For example, there are cat litter boxes, which contain cat litter to bury cat feces and urine. The litter has good absorbency and clumps together when wet, making it easy to collect.

[0033] Currently, most smart litter boxes on the market can achieve short-term maintenance-free operation. However, upright roller-type smart litter boxes suffer from limited internal space, making it easy for excrement to contaminate the entire inner wall. Horizontal open litter boxes require manual cleaning of cat excrement, which is time-consuming and laborious, making short-term maintenance-free operation difficult, and human contact with litter clumps poses hygiene concerns. Both of these common types of litter boxes have their limitations and struggle to eliminate the odor of cat excrement, leading to cross-contamination with the air. This necessitates masking the odor with fragrances and disinfecting with alcohol and other disinfectants, increasing operating costs and potentially harming pets' health, resulting in a poor consumer experience. Therefore, how to isolate odors within a limited space while achieving a period of maintenance-free operation has become a pressing issue for the industry.

[0034] In view of this, the present invention provides a packaging mechanism and a cat litter box that isolates odors, makes full use of space, has a small overall structural thickness, and is easy to maintain. Figures 1 to 3 An embodiment of the packaging structure provided by the present invention. Figure 4 An embodiment of the cat litter box provided by the present invention.

[0035] In the embodiments of the present invention, please refer to the appendix. Figures 1 to 3 The packaging mechanism 100 is used to package a packaging bag (not shown in the figure), and includes a base 10, a positioning component 20, a clamping mechanism 30, and a sealing component 40. The base 10 is provided with a packaging station (not shown in the figure). The positioning component 20 is located on the base 10, above the packaging station, and is used to open the middle wall of the cylindrical packaging bag to form an entrance for the packaged item to enter, and to place one end of the packaging bag in the packaging station to load the packaged item. The clamping mechanism 30 is located on the base 10, below the positioning component 20, and is laterally movable to clamp the bag wall of the packaging bag near the entrance when it moves to the packaging station.

[0036] In the technical solution of this invention, the positioning component 20 opens the middle bag wall of the packaging bag to form an entrance for the packaged items to enter. The clamping mechanism 30 clamps the bag wall of the packaging bag near the entrance, realizing the opening and closing of the packaging bag. This avoids human hand contact with the packaged items, ensuring cleanliness and hygiene, and isolating odors. The clamping mechanism 30 is laterally movable, allowing for multi-point placement of the packaged bags (preventing local accumulation and insufficient space utilization due to single-point placement). It also greatly reduces the overall thickness of the packaging mechanism 100, thereby achieving the technical effects of isolating odors, making full use of space, having a small overall structural thickness, and facilitating maintenance.

[0037] After the packaging bag is opened and clamped shut, the bag can be fully sealed by manual tying or pulling the drawstring, thus completing the packaging of the loaded portion. Finally, the clamping mechanism 30 holds the packaged bag for delivery. To improve packaging efficiency, in this embodiment, the packaging mechanism 100 further includes a sealing component 40, located on the base 10 below the positioning component 20. The sealing component 40 is used to seal the packaging bag, completing the packaging of the loaded portion. With this configuration, the entire process of opening, clamping, sealing, and finally sealing and delivery of the packaging bag requires no manual intervention, resulting in high packaging efficiency.

[0038] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the clamping mechanism 30 includes two horizontally spaced mounting bodies 1 that are horizontally movable and mounted on the base 10. The packaging component 40 is mounted on the mounting body 1. With this configuration, the installation of the packaging component 40 is convenient, and the packaging component 40 moves horizontally with the mounting body 1, which is beneficial for packaging and dispensing the packaging bag as needed, thereby improving packaging and dispensing efficiency.

[0039] The present invention does not limit the specific structure of the packaging component 40. It can be sealed with tape or aluminum nails, or cut with a blade, as long as it can achieve the packaging, sealing, and division of the bag. In this embodiment, the packaging component 40 includes two heat-pressing components 2 respectively disposed on the two mounting bodies 1. The heat-pressing components 2 are used to heat-press and seal the bag. This configuration is simple in structure, does not require additional tape or aluminum nails, and simultaneously achieves sealing and division without the need for additional blade cutting, resulting in a good sealing effect.

[0040] In this embodiment, the clamping mechanism 30 includes two clamping blocks 3 respectively disposed on the mounting body 1. The clamping blocks 3 are located above the packaging component 40. The two clamping blocks 3 are used to move close to each other to clamp the packaging bag. This arrangement facilitates clamping and lateral pulling of the packaging bag to achieve bag loading, and is also beneficial to the packaging of the packaging component 40 located below the clamping blocks 3.

[0041] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism 30 includes two gathering structures 4 respectively installed on the mounting body 1. Each gathering structure 4 includes two gathering arms 41 extending in the same direction. The two gathering arms 41 are spaced apart to form an opening slot. The opening slot is gradually widened. The two gathering structures 4 are located below the packaging assembly 40 and the slots are arranged opposite each other so that the two gathering structures 4 are close to each other to gather the bag wall of the packaging bag from the circumferential side. This arrangement facilitates gathering the bag wall of the packaging bag and makes it easier to clamp and seal the packaging bag.

[0042] In this embodiment, the positioning component 20 includes a bag box 5 with an annular cavity 51 for accommodating a cylindrical packing bag. The inner annular wall 52 of the bag box 5 has an outlet along its circumferential length, allowing one end of the packing bag to extend out from the outlet. With this configuration, the clamping mechanism 30 moves laterally to the packing station, and the sealing component 40 seals and divides the packing bag. When the loaded portion of the packing bag is finished, the remaining portion of the packing bag can be pulled into the packing station for the next packing, facilitating the installation and replacement of the packing bag, realizing automatic bag loading, and improving packing efficiency.

[0043] Furthermore, the inner ring wall 52 is arranged vertically, and the outlet has an upper wall and a lower wall arranged opposite each other. The lower wall in the horizontal direction has a groove 521, the size of which gradually decreases from top to bottom. With this arrangement, when the clamping mechanism 30 clamps the packaging bag and pulls it horizontally, the packaging bag is easy to pull out.

[0044] The specific implementation of the packaging structure will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, the packaging structure is used to package cat litter balls. Of course, the packaging structure can be used to package other types of items, and the specific implementation principle is the same, which will not be elaborated here. The two mounting bodies 1 of the clamping mechanism 30 are slidably mounted on the guide rail 6 provided on the base 10. The bag box 5 contains a compressed cylindrical plastic bag. One of the hot pressing components 2 has a heating element 21 that can seal and melt the plastic bag. The specific process is as follows: the two mounting bodies 1 move towards the center, and the two clamping blocks 3, the thermo-pressing assembly 2, and the gathering structure 4 follow the mounting bodies 1. After the two clamping blocks 3 meet, they clamp the small plastic bag containing cat litter that is hanging down naturally (i.e., the loading part of the packaging bag). The two gathering structures 4 gather the bag wall from the circumferential side. At this time, the top of the plastic bag is not sealed, and the nearby bag wall is in a gathered state. The two mounting bodies 1 then move laterally to one side in sync. Then they move to the other side in sync. This left and right pulling realizes the pulling out of the new plastic bag (i.e., the remaining part of the packaging bag) and the movement of the small plastic bag. At this time, the heating element 21 of the thermo-pressing assembly 2 will seal and melt the top of the small plastic bag, seal the bottom of the new plastic bag, and the small plastic bag will fall off. Then the two mounting bodies 1 will return to the initial position. Because the clamping mechanism 30 moves laterally, the small plastic bags containing cat litter balls are placed laterally at multiple points, which can avoid local accumulation caused by single-point placement and insufficient space utilization. It can greatly reduce the overall thickness of the packaging mechanism 100, extend the maintenance interval, and seal the cat litter balls to isolate odors, making it clean, hygienic, and easy to maintain.

[0045] In this embodiment, the packaging mechanism 100 includes a position detection device 7, which is used to detect the position of the mounting body 1 and / or the hot pressing component 2 and / or the clamping block 3 and / or the gathering structure 4. This configuration facilitates the clamping, hot pressing, and gathering of the packaging bag, ensuring the packaging effect.

[0046] Furthermore, the packaging mechanism 100 also includes a drive device and a control device (not shown in the figure). The drive device is used to drive the clamping mechanism 30 to move. For example, it can be a motor, which has a simple structure and is easy to control. The control device is electrically connected to the position detection device 7 and the drive device to improve the control efficiency of the packaging mechanism 100 and facilitate intelligent control of the packaging mechanism 100 according to actual conditions and usage requirements.

[0047] The present invention also provides a cat litter box 1000, which includes a packing mechanism 100 as described above. The packing mechanism 100 is used to pack cat litter clumps. The specific structure of the packing mechanism 100 is as described in the above embodiments. Since the cat litter box 1000 adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described in detail here. Specifically, as Figure 4 As shown, the packing mechanism 100 is configured as a drawer with an inner pull handle, and is installed in the litter box 1000 to receive and pack clumps of cat litter.

[0048] Furthermore, the litter box 1000 also includes a collection box 200 with an upward opening. The collection box 200 is located below the packaging mechanism 100 and is used to receive the packaging bag containing cat litter balls packaged by the packaging mechanism 100. This arrangement facilitates the collection of the packaging bag.

[0049] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the scope of the patent. Any equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the specification and drawings of the present invention under the concept of the present invention, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A packaging mechanism for packaging bags, installed on a cat litter box, characterized in that, include: A base, on which a packaging station is provided; A positioning component is provided on the base and located above the packaging station. It is used to open the middle wall of the cylindrical packaging bag to form an entrance for the packaged item to enter, and to place one end of the packaging bag inside the packaging station to load the packaged item. as well as, A clamping mechanism is provided on the base and located below the positioning component. The clamping mechanism is laterally movable and is used to clamp the bag wall of the packaged bag near the entrance when it moves to the packaging station, and to release the packaged bags at multiple points. The packaging mechanism further includes a sealing component, which is disposed on the base and located below the positioning component. The sealing component is used to seal the packaging bag, thereby completing the packaging of the loading portion of the packaging bag. The clamping mechanism includes two horizontally spaced mounting bodies that can be movably mounted on the base, and the encapsulation component is mounted on the mounting body; The packaging assembly includes two thermoforming components respectively disposed on the two mounting bodies, and the two thermoforming components are used to heat-seal the packaging bag; The clamping mechanism includes two clamping blocks respectively disposed on the two mounting bodies and a gathering structure. The clamping blocks are located above the packaging assembly and are used to move closer to each other to clamp the packaging bag. The gathering structure is located below the packaging assembly and is used to move closer to each other to gather the bag wall of the packaging bag from the circumferential side. Each of the said retractable structures includes two retractable arms extending in the same direction, the two retractable arms being spaced apart to form an opening slot, the opening slot being gradually widened. The positioning component includes a bag box with an annular cavity for accommodating a cylindrical packing bag. The inner annular wall of the bag box has an outlet along its circumferential length, allowing one end of the packing bag to extend out from the outlet. The inner ring wall is arranged vertically, and the outlet has an upper wall and a lower wall arranged opposite to each other. The lower wall in the horizontal direction has a groove, and the size of the groove gradually decreases from top to bottom.

2. The packaging mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The packaging mechanism includes a position detection device for detecting the position of the mounting body and / or the hot pressing assembly and / or the clamping block and / or the gathering structure.

3. The packaging mechanism as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The packaging mechanism also includes: A drive device for driving the clamping mechanism to move; and, The control device is electrically connected to the position detection device and the drive device.

4. A cat litter box, characterized in that, The litter box includes a packing mechanism as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the packing mechanism being used to pack litter balls.

5. The litter box as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The litter box also includes a collection box with an upward opening, which is located below the packaging mechanism to receive the packaging bag containing litter balls packaged by the packaging mechanism.

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