Pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function and cleaning method

Abstract

The application relates to the field of pet equipment, in particular to a pet house with an automatic excrement cleaning function and a cleaning method, which comprises a house body, a separation assembly, a water inlet device, a crushing assembly, a drainage assembly and a drying assembly. The house body comprises an indoor cavity, the separation assembly is located in the indoor cavity, the separation assembly comprises a separation driving element and at least one separation unit connected with the separation driving element, the separation unit realizes opening or closing actions under the action of the separation driving element and is used for separating pet sand and excrement; the water inlet device is used for supplying water into the indoor cavity; the crushing assembly is used for crushing the excrement; and the drainage assembly is used for draining washing water and the excrement. The technical scheme in the application can automatically separate the pet sand and the excrement, the pet sand can be reused, the consumption of the pet sand is greatly reduced, and in addition, the separation and cleaning process of the whole excrement and pet sand is highly automatic and complete.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of pet equipment, and particularly relates to a pet house with an automatic excrement cleaning function and a cleaning method. BACKGROUND

[0002] Pet keepers generally provide pets with pet toilets, such as cat toilets and dog toilets, to guide pet cats and pet dogs to excrete in a fixed area. Pet litter placed in the pet toilet can form pet litter blocks when excrement is in a wet state, which is convenient to clean out from other dry pet litter. This method cleans the excrement and the pet litter together, which causes consumption of the pet litter. The pet litter cannot be reused, and the keeper needs to continuously purchase the pet litter, which is high in cost.

[0003] In addition, due to the odor of pet excrement, odor is formed in the pet litter and on the inner wall of the pet toilet after a long time, which is inconvenient to clean. The keeper needs to replace a batch of pet litter and clean the pet toilet at regular intervals, or the pet will reject the pet toilet for excretion. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to provide a pet house with an automatic excrement cleaning function and a cleaning method to solve the problems in the prior art that the pet litter cannot be reused, is consumed quickly, and is high in cost, and that odor of excrement is accumulated in the pet toilet after long-term use, affecting normal excretion of the pet.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned application purposes, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] In one aspect, the present application provides a pet house with an automatic excrement cleaning function, which comprises:

[0007] a house body comprising an indoor cavity surrounded by a bottom wall and side walls, wherein the bottom wall is provided with a sewage discharge port;

[0008] a separation assembly located in the indoor cavity, wherein the separation assembly separates the indoor cavity into an indoor upper cavity and an indoor lower cavity; the separation assembly comprises a separation driving member and at least one separation unit connected with the separation driving member, and the separation unit realizes opening or closing actions under the action of the separation driving member to separate pet litter and excrement;

[0009] a water inlet device in communication with the indoor cavity for supplying water into the indoor cavity;

[0010] a crushing assembly installed in the indoor lower cavity for crushing excrement;

[0011] A drainage assembly is communicated with the sewage outlet for draining the washing water and excrement;

[0012] A drying assembly is communicated with the indoor lower cavity.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, a downward extending pulverizing groove is formed on the bottom wall, the pulverizing assembly comprises a pulverizing driving member and a pulverizing cutter set connected with the output end of the pulverizing driving member, the pulverizing driving member is installed outside the house body, and the pulverizing cutter set is installed horizontally or vertically in the pulverizing groove.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, the water inlet device comprises a direct feeding assembly communicated with the indoor lower cavity and / or a spraying assembly communicated with the indoor upper cavity.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the direct feeding assembly comprises a first water inlet pipeline, and a first water inlet valve is arranged on the first water inlet pipeline.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present application, the spraying assembly comprises a second water inlet pipeline, a spraying arm and a spraying driving member, a plurality of spraying holes are dispersedly formed along the length direction of the spraying arm, the second water inlet pipeline is communicated with the spraying arm, and the spraying arm is rotatably connected in the indoor upper cavity by the spraying driving member.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, the spraying driving member comprises a spraying motor and a connecting rod set, two ends of the connecting rod set are respectively connected with the spraying motor and the spraying arm, one end of the spraying arm is hinged on the side wall, and the spraying motor drives the spraying arm to rotate through the connecting rod set.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present application, the air outlet of the air inlet pipeline extends below the separation assembly, and a bending portion is formed on the air inlet pipeline.

[0019] A heating member and a one-way valve are arranged in the air inlet pipeline, the heating member is used for heating the airflow, the one-way valve is used for controlling the one-way conveying of the airflow into the indoor lower cavity, the one-way valve is installed in the bending portion, and the one-way valve comprises a valve shaft and a wind baffle hinged on the valve shaft.

[0020] In some embodiments of the present application, a cover plate is further arranged outside the house body, the cover plate covers outside the fan, and a plurality of air inlet holes are dispersedly formed on the cover plate.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present application, a support disc base is detachably connected in the house body, and the separation assembly is installed on the support disc base.

[0022] A plurality of folding guide grooves are dispersedly formed on the first inner wall of the support disc seat;

[0023] The separation driving element is connected to the outer side of the support disc seat and comprises a separation motor, a driving gear and a moving connecting rod, the driving gear is connected to the output end of the separation motor, and the moving connecting rod is provided with a rack segment, and the driving gear is connected to the moving connecting rod in a matched mode;

[0024] The moving connecting rod is arranged on the second inner wall opposite to the first inner wall, and under the driving of the separation motor, the moving connecting rod moves along a direction parallel to the second inner wall;

[0025] Each separation unit comprises a first folding part and a second folding part, the first folding part and the second folding part are connected through a rotating shaft, the two ends of each first folding part are respectively hinged to the first inner wall and the second inner wall, one end of the second folding part is hinged to the moving connecting rod, and the other end is movably connected in the corresponding folding guide groove.

[0026] In another aspect, the application further provides a cleaning method of the pet house with the automatic excrement cleaning function, which comprises the following steps:

[0027] S1. When the pet excrement needs to be cleaned, the separation driving element controls each separation unit to be in an open state, and the pet sand and the excrement fall into the indoor lower cavity below the separation assembly;

[0028] S2. The water inlet device is opened to inject water into the indoor cavity until the water level is higher than the separation assembly, the pet sand floats on the water surface, and the excrement is located underwater;

[0029] S3. The separation driving element is opened to control each separation unit to be in a closed state, and in this state, the pet sand and the pet excrement are separated by the separation assembly.

[0030] S4. The crushing assembly is opened to crush the pet excrement;

[0031] S5. The water drainage assembly is opened at the same time as the crushing assembly is opened or after a predetermined time after the crushing assembly is opened, to drain the water and the crushed pet excrement;

[0032] S6. The drying assembly is opened to dry the pet sand located above the separation assembly.

[0033] Compared with the prior art, the application has the following advantages and positive effects:

[0034] The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function and the cleaning method can clean the pet house regularly and thoroughly, the separation unit of the separation device is opened, the pet sand and excrement can fall to the lower part of the separation device, the water inlet device injects water into the indoor cavity, the pet sand floats on the water surface, the excrement sinks to the bottom of the water, and the pet sand and the excrement are separated after the separation device is closed.

[0035] Then, the crushing assembly crushes the excrement, and the drainage assembly is opened after a period of time after crushing, the sewage is drained, and then the drying assembly dries the pet sand and the indoor cavity.

[0036] The pet sand in the application can be reused, which greatly reduces the consumption of pet sand, and in addition, the separation and cleaning process of the excrement and the pet sand is highly automated and completely cleaned.

[0037] And the traditional pet sand is not convenient to handle, which causes a burden on garbage disposal, the crushing assembly in the application crushes and discharges the excrement, which is convenient to handle and does not cause additional disposal burden on the environment.

[0038] Other features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent after reading the detailed description of the application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0039] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0040] Figure 1 is a front side structure schematic diagram of an embodiment of the pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function proposed in the present application;

[0041] Figure 2 is a rear side structure schematic diagram of an embodiment of the pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function proposed in the present application;

[0042] Figure 3 is a pet house disassembly structure schematic diagram;

[0043] Figure 4 is a pet house disassembly structure schematic diagram;

[0044] Figure 5 is a drying assembly and separation assembly structure schematic diagram;

[0045] Figure 6 is a separation assembly structure schematic diagram in an open state;

[0046] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the connection state of the separation assembly on the support disc seat;

[0047] Figure 8 is one of the schematic diagrams of the separation assembly and the support disc seat being split apart;

[0048] Figure 9 is another of the schematic diagrams of the separation assembly and the support disc seat being split apart;

[0049] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the connection state of the first folding part and the second folding part;

[0050] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the installation position of the water inlet device, the drainage assembly, and the drying assembly;

[0051] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the position of the mixing pipe section;

[0052] Figure 13 is an enlarged schematic diagram of A in Figure 11 ;

[0053] Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of the position of the sewage outlet;

[0054] Figure 15 is one of the schematic diagrams of the installation of the crushing assembly in the indoor lower cavity;

[0055] Figure 16 is another of the schematic diagrams of the installation of the crushing assembly in the indoor lower cavity;

[0056] Figure 17 is a schematic diagram of the installation position of the crushing drive in the base;

[0057] Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of the position of the one-way valve in the air inlet pipeline;

[0058] Figure 19 is a schematic diagram of the path of the airflow from the drying assembly into the indoor lower cavity;

[0059] Figure 20 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the switch door group in the open state;

[0060] Figure 21 is one of the schematic diagrams of the split structure of Figure 20 ;

[0061] Figure 22 is another of the schematic diagrams of the split structure of Figure 20 ;

[0062] Figure 23 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the switch door group in the closed state;

[0063] Figure 24 is one of the split structure schematic diagram of Figure 23 ;

[0064] Figure 25 is the second split structure schematic diagram of Figure 23 ;

[0065] In the figure,

[0066] 100, the main body; 110, the bottom wall; 111, the crushing groove; 112, the sewage outlet;

[0067] 120, the mounting port;

[0068] 130, the support disc seat;

[0069] 131, the connecting window; 132, the guide cross beam; 133, the folding guide groove; 134, the first inner wall; 135, the second inner wall;

[0070] 200, the base; 210, the leg; 220, the mounting groove;

[0071] 300, the cover body; 310, the hand-held part;

[0072] 400, the switch door group; 410, the shell; 411, the protective outer edge; 412, the hinge hole; 413, the mounting plate;

[0073] 420, the blade group; 421, the blade; 4211, the second hinge part; 4212, the first hinge part;

[0074] 430, the rotating sealing plate; 431, the gear arc segment; 432, the opening and closing guide groove;

[0075] 440, the opening and closing motor;

[0076] 450, the transmission gear;

[0077] 500, the crushing assembly; 510, the crushing driving part; 520, the crushing knife group;

[0078] 600, the separation assembly;

[0079] 610, the separation motor;

[0080] 620, the moving connecting rod; 621, the rack segment; 622, the follow-up groove;

[0081] 630, the separation unit;

[0082] 631, the rotating shaft; 632, the first folding part; 6321, the first connecting column; 633, the second folding part; 6331, the second connecting column; 634, the water passing hole; 635, the guide notch;

[0083] 700, water inlet device;

[0084] 710, flow valve; 720, second water inlet pipeline; 730, spray arm; 740, spray motor; 750, connecting rod set;

[0085] 760, mixing pipe section;

[0086] 770, Venturi tube set; 771, front contraction; 772, middle pipe; 773, rear diffusion pipe; 774, negative pressure cavity;

[0087] 780, washing pipeline;

[0088] 800, drying assembly;

[0089] 810, fan; 820, air inlet pipeline; 821, bending part; 822, valve shaft; 823, wind shield; 830, cover plate;

[0090] 900, drainage assembly; 910, drainage driving member; 920, drainage pipeline. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0091] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0092] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0093] The terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more.

[0094] In the description of the present application, it is necessary to point out that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "linking" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be mechanical connection, or direct connection, or indirect connection through intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0095] In the present application, 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 that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the "upper", "above" and "on" of the first feature to the second feature includes 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 "lower", "below" and "under" of the first feature to the second feature includes 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.

[0096] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the present application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described in the following. Of course, they are only examples, and the purpose is not to limit the present application. In addition, the present application can repeatedly refer to numbers and / or letters in different examples, and such repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, which itself does not indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or arrangements discussed.

[0097] Reference Figures 1-4 The present application provides a pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function, which comprises a house body 100, a separation device 600, a water inlet device 700, a crushing assembly 500 and a drainage assembly 900.

[0098] The house body 100 specifically comprises an indoor cavity surrounded by a bottom wall 110 and a side wall.

[0099] The upper cover of the house body 100 is provided with a cover body 300, and a hand holding part 310 is arranged on the cover body 300, which is convenient for users to open and close. The cover body 300 is used to control the opening and closing of the bottom of the indoor cavity, which is convenient for installation and later maintenance.

[0100] The separation device 600 is installed in the indoor cavity, and the separation device 600 separates the indoor cavity into an indoor upper cavity and an indoor lower cavity. The indoor upper cavity is used for pet activity and residence.

[0101] The indoor lower cavity is used for separating and treating pet sand and excrement.

[0102] Reference Figures 5-6The separating device 600 comprises a separating driving member and at least one separating unit 630 connected with the separating driving member and arranged in sequence, the separating unit 630 is driven by the separating driving member to realize the opening or closing action, and is used for separating the pet sand and the excrement.

[0103] When the separating unit 630 is in the closed state, the pet sand can be supported, and a certain thickness of pet sand is laid on the separating unit 630, after the pet defecates in the room, the separating device 600 sets the switch interval time, or the user can observe that the excrement is more, and then the separation control is performed.

[0104] When the separating unit 630 is opened, the pet sand and the excrement fall into the indoor lower cavity together, then the water inlet device 700 injects water into the indoor cavity, and the pet sand needs to meet the following requirements: first, insoluble in water, second, the density is smaller, and can float on the water surface.

[0105] Next, the specific composition and implementation mode of the separating driving member and the separating unit 630 will be described in detail.

[0106] Reference Figures 7-10 In order to facilitate the installation of the separating unit 630, the support disc seat 130 is detachably connected in the house body 100, the connecting inner edge extending inwardly is formed on the house body 100, the overlapping outer edge is arranged on the support disc seat 130, and in the installed state, the overlapping outer edge overlaps on the connecting inner edge.

[0107] The separating device 600 is installed on the support disc seat 130, the separating driving member specifically comprises a separating motor 610, a driving gear and a moving connecting rod 620, the driving gear is connected to the output end of the separating motor 610, the rack section 621 is arranged on the moving connecting rod 620, the driving gear is connected with the moving connecting rod 620 in cooperation, and the separating motor 610 drives the rack section 621 to realize the forward and reverse rotation, so as to realize the translational motion of the moving connecting rod 620 under the cooperation of the gear and the rack.

[0108] Specific reference Figure 8 The support disc seat 130 is arranged with the connecting window 131, the separating motor 610 is installed on the outer side of the support disc seat 130, and the driving gear and the moving connecting rod 620 are connected in cooperation in the connecting window 131.

[0109] The support disc seat 130 specifically comprises the first inner wall 134 and the second inner wall 135 arranged oppositely, the limiting guide groove is arranged on the second inner wall 135, the limiting guide groove is arranged in the same direction as the moving direction of the moving connecting rod 620, and under the driving of the separating motor 610, the moving connecting rod 620 moves along the direction parallel to the second inner wall 135;

[0110] The separation units 630 are arranged in sequence along a direction perpendicular to the first inner wall 134, two ends of the separation units 630 are connected to the first inner wall 134 and the second inner wall 135, each separation unit 630 comprises a first folding part 632 and a second folding part 633, and the first folding part 632 and the second folding part 633 are connected through a rotating shaft 631.

[0111] A plurality of connecting holes are dispersedly arranged on the first inner wall 134 and the second inner wall 135, and two ends of the first folding part 632 are respectively provided with first connecting columns 6321, and the two ends of the first connecting columns 6321 are respectively rotatably connected in the connecting holes.

[0112] A plurality of folding guide grooves 133 are dispersedly formed on the first inner wall 134, the number of the folding guide grooves 133 corresponds to the number of the second folding part 633, two ends of the second folding part 633 are respectively provided with second connecting columns 6331, one end of the second folding part 633 is connected to the moving connecting rod 620, and the other end is movably connected in the folding guide groove 133.

[0113] Specifically, a plurality of follow-up grooves 622 with upward opening direction are dispersedly arranged on the moving connecting rod 620, and one end of the second folding part 633 is connected to the follow-up groove 622 of the moving connecting rod 620.

[0114] The moving connecting rod 620 moves left and right under the action of the separation motor 610, the second connecting column 6331 drives the second folding part 633 to move left and right, the change of the included angle between the first folding part 632 and the second folding part 633 is realized, at this time, the first folding part 632 rotates through the first connecting column 6321, and the opening and closing actions of the separation unit 630 are realized.

[0115] In order to improve the stability and accuracy of the separation unit 630 during movement, guide beams 132 are further arranged in the support disc seat 130, the extension direction of each guide beam 132 is consistent with the moving connecting rod 620, guide notches 635 are further formed on the first folding part 632 and the second folding part 633, and the positions of the guide notches 635 are adapted to the guide beams 132, and the guide beams 132 are connected in the guide notches 635.

[0116] Water holes 634 are dispersedly formed on the first folding part 632 and the second folding part 633, the size of the water holes 634 is smaller than the size of the pet sand, the water holes 634 can be used to separate the pet sand and the excrement after the separation device 600 is closed, and when the separation device 600 is washed, water can be transported from the water holes 634 to the indoor lower cavity.

[0117] Reference Figure 11When the separation unit 630 is opened, the pet sand and excrement fall into the indoor lower cavity together, and then the water inlet device 700 injects water into the indoor cavity. The water inlet device 700 specifically comprises a water inlet pipeline, and the other end of the water inlet pipeline is in communication with the indoor cavity and is used for supplying water into the indoor cavity.

[0118] In some embodiments of the present application, the water inlet device 700 comprises a direct feeding assembly (not shown) in communication with the indoor lower cavity and / or a spraying assembly in communication with the indoor upper cavity.

[0119] The implementation of the water inlet process in the pet house can be achieved by the direct feeding assembly and the spraying assembly together, or by the direct feeding assembly or the spraying assembly alone.

[0120] The direct feeding assembly directly feeds water into the indoor lower cavity, and the spraying assembly sprays downward from the indoor upper cavity.

[0121] Specifically, the direct feeding assembly comprises a first water inlet pipeline, and a first water inlet valve is arranged on the first water inlet pipeline.

[0122] The spraying assembly comprises a second water inlet pipeline 720, a spraying arm 730, and a spraying driving member, a plurality of spraying holes are dispersedly formed along the length direction of the spraying arm 730, and a spraying inner cavity in communication with the spraying holes is formed in the spraying arm 730.

[0123] The second water inlet pipeline 720 is connected with a flow valve 710 for controlling the water inlet speed, the output end of the second water inlet pipeline 720 is in communication with the spraying arm 730, and the spraying driving member is connected to one end of the spraying arm 730 and is used for controlling the spraying arm 730 to rotate along its own axis within a certain angle range.

[0124] The process of injecting water into the indoor cavity can be completed by the direct feeding assembly alone or by the spraying assembly; of course, the first water inlet valve and the second water inlet valve can be both opened, and the water injection process can be realized by the direct feeding assembly and the spraying assembly together.

[0125] The spraying arm 730 is rotatably connected to the side wall of the house body 100, the spraying driving member comprises a spraying motor 740 and a linkage set 750, and the two ends of the linkage set 750 are respectively connected to the spraying motor 740 and the spraying arm 730.

[0126] The spraying driving member comprises the spraying motor 740 and the linkage set 750, the two ends of the linkage set 750 are respectively connected to the spraying motor 740 and the spraying arm 730, one end of the spraying arm 730 is hinged to the side wall, and the spraying motor 740 drives the spraying arm 730 to rotate through the linkage set 750.

[0127] In order to facilitate installation and improve safety, the spraying driving member and the linkage set 750 are installed on the outside of the house body 100.

[0128] The spraying assembly is further connected with a detergent assembly, the detergent assembly is used for placing detergent or sterilizing agent, the detergent or sterilizing agent meets safety requirements, and the pet sand and the indoor cavity are more clean.

[0129] Reference Figure 12 、 Figure 13 The detergent assembly comprises a detergent box and a washing pipeline 780 connected between the detergent box and the spraying assembly, and the detergent box is fixed on the house body 100.

[0130] In order to realize mixing of the liquid in the washing pipeline 780 and the second water inlet pipeline 720, a mixing pipe section 760 is further connected between the second water inlet pipeline 720 and the spraying arm 730, and a Venturi tube group 770 is arranged in the mixing pipe section 760.

[0131] The Venturi tube group 770 comprises a front contraction pipe 771, a middle pipe 772 and a rear diffusion pipe 773 arranged in sequence along the water flow direction, the maximum outer diameters of the front contraction pipe 771 and the rear diffusion pipe 773 are matched with the inner diameter of the mixing pipe section 760, so as to ensure that water passes through the Venturi tube group 770, and the washing pipeline 780 communicates with the Venturi tube group 770.

[0132] Sealing members are arranged between the front contraction pipe 771 and the mixing pipe section 760 and between the rear diffusion pipe 773 and the mixing pipe section 760 respectively, so as to improve the sealing performance.

[0133] The front contraction pipe 771 and the middle pipe 772 are integrally formed, a gap is formed between the middle pipe 772 and the rear diffusion pipe 773, a negative pressure cavity 774 is formed between the middle pipe 772 and the mixing pipe section 760, the washing pipeline 780 communicates with the negative pressure cavity 774, and due to the Venturi effect, the negative pressure formed by the negative pressure cavity 774 causes the liquid in the washing pipeline 780 to enter the second water inlet pipeline 720 during water inlet.

[0134] The water inlet device 700 injects water into the indoor cavity until the water level is higher than a predetermined height above the separation device 600, at this time, the pet sand floats on the water surface and is completely higher than the separation device 600, and the excrement sinks to the bottom of the indoor cavity due to the large density.

[0135] The separation device 600 is closed to separate the pet sand and the excrement, the pet sand is isolated above the separation device 600, and the excrement is located below the separation device 600.

[0136] Reference Figure 14 A sewage outlet 112 is arranged at the bottom of the indoor cavity, the excrement and water are discharged through a drainage assembly 900, the drainage assembly 900 comprises a drainage driving member 910 and a drainage pipeline 920 connected with the drainage driving member 910, the drainage driving member 910 is a drainage pump, the drainage pipeline 920 communicates with the sewage outlet 112 and is used for discharging the washing water and the excrement.

[0137] Reference Figures 15-17 In order to avoid the blockage of the sewage outlet 112 or the drain pipeline 920, a crushing assembly 500 is further arranged at the bottom of the indoor cavity, the crushing assembly 500 comprises a crushing driving member 510 and a crushing cutter group 520 connected with the output end of the crushing driving member 510, the crushing driving member 510 drives the crushing cutter group 520 to rotate to crush the excrement and the like.

[0138] The crushing driving member 510 is installed outside the house body 100.

[0139] The crushing cutter group 520 comprises a plurality of crushing blades arranged in rotation, in order to ensure the complete crushing of the excrement and the like, a crushing groove 111 extending downward is formed on the bottom wall 110, the crushing groove 111 is located at the lowest position of the bottom wall 110, and the crushing cutter group 520 is located in the crushing groove 111.

[0140] The bottom wall 110 is also of an inclined structure, the crushing groove 111 is located at the middle position of the bottom wall 110, and the height gradually decreases from the periphery of the bottom wall 110 to the middle, so as to ensure that the excrement and the like are all collected into the crushing groove 111.

[0141] Similarly, in order to ensure the complete drainage of the sewage, the sewage outlet 112 is also arranged in the crushing groove 111.

[0142] The crushing cutter group 520 is horizontally or vertically installed in the crushing groove 111.

[0143] In some embodiments of the present application, the drain driving member 910 and the crushing driving member 510 can be two driving members, or can be an integrated structure, the power part of the drain driving member 910 serves as the crushing driving member 510 of the crushing assembly 500, that is, the rotating shaft 631 in the drain driving member 910 extends outward and is connected with the crushing cutter group 520, and when the drain driving member 910 is turned on, the crushing cutter group 520 also moves synchronously.

[0144] When the drain driving member 910 and the crushing driving member 510 can be two driving members, the crushing process and the drainage process can be set to be performed synchronously or the drainage process can be set to be performed after the crushing process.

[0145] In order to improve the sealing effect of the house body 100, in some embodiments of the present application, the side wall and the bottom wall 110 are of an integrated structure, and a base 200 is further arranged below the house body 100, an installation cavity is formed in the base 200, and the crushing driving member 510 and the drain driving member 910 are located in the installation cavity.

[0146] The bottom of the installation cavity is further formed with a downwardly extending installation groove 220, the installation groove 220 is located below the crushing groove 111, and the crushing driving member 510 and the drainage driving member 910 are specifically located in the installation groove 220.

[0147] The base 200 is further provided with a supporting leg 210 below.

[0148] Referring again to Figure 11 , after the separation, water injection and drainage are completed, in order to dry the pet sand in the indoor cavity and the inner wall, the pet house is further provided with a drying assembly 800, the drying assembly 800 comprises a fan 810 and an air inlet pipeline 820, an input end of the air inlet pipeline 820 is connected with the fan 810, and an output end of the air inlet pipeline 820 is in communication with the indoor lower cavity.

[0149] Referring again to Figure 14 , the side wall is provided with a mounting opening 120, the air inlet pipeline 820 is connected to the indoor cavity from the mounting opening and extends below the separation device 600.

[0150] The air inlet pipeline 820 is provided with a heating member and a one-way valve, the heating member is used for heating the airflow to improve the drying speed, and an air outlet of the air inlet pipeline 820 extends below the separation device 600.

[0151] The heated airflow is input from the indoor lower cavity, then output from the indoor upper cavity after passing through the separation device 600, and the one-way valve is used for controlling the one-way delivery of the airflow to the indoor lower cavity.

[0152] Referring to Figure 18 , Figure 19 , the air inlet pipeline 820 is formed with a bending portion 821, the one-way valve is mounted in the bending portion 821, the one-way valve comprises a valve shaft 822 and a baffle 823 hinged to the valve shaft 822, and the bending portion 821 is designed so that the baffle 823 can be delivered to the indoor lower cavity in one direction along the delivery direction of the airflow.

[0153] The outer side of the house body 100 is further provided with a cover plate 830, the cover plate 830 is arranged on the outer side of the fan 810, and a plurality of air inlet holes are dispersedly formed in the cover plate 830.

[0154] Referring to Figures 20-25 , in some embodiments of the present application, the side wall of the house body 100 is further provided with an entrance and exit, and the entrance and exit is provided with a switch door set 400, the switch door set 400 automatically controls the opening and closing of the entrance and exit.

[0155] The switch door set 400 comprises an annular shell 410, a blade set 420 and a rotating sealing plate 430 connected in sequence from the outside to the inside, that is, the blade set 420 is connected between the shell 410 and the rotating sealing plate 430.

[0156] The vane set 420 comprises a plurality of vanes 421 arranged at a constant angular interval around the axis of the housing 410, each vane 421 being arranged to surround the access passage.

[0157] The housing 410 is provided with a protective outer rim 411 extending towards the indoor cavity, and the vane set 420 and the rotating cover plate 430 are located within the protective outer rim 411.

[0158] Each vane 421 is arc-shaped, and adjacent vanes 421 partially overlap each other, and the rotating cover plate 430 is annular and coincides with the center of the housing 410.

[0159] The rotating cover plate 430 rotates to drive the vanes 421 to rotate in the same direction, so that the size of the opening formed by the vanes 421 around the center changes, thereby realizing the opening and closing actions of the door set 400.

[0160] The rotating cover plate 430 is provided with a plurality of opening and closing guide grooves 432 corresponding to the number of vanes 421, and the first end of each vane 421 is hingedly connected to the housing 410, and the second end is connected to the opening and closing guide groove 432.

[0161] The opening and closing guide grooves 432 are uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction of the rotating cover plate 430, and each opening and closing guide groove 432 extends along the radial direction of the rotating cover plate 430.

[0162] With the rotation of the rotating cover plate 430, each vane 421 rotates around the first end as the center, and the second end moves in the opening and closing guide groove while the rotating cover plate 430 rotates, thereby changing the size of the access passage.

[0163] Specifically, the first end of the vane 421 is formed with a first hinge portion 4212 extending towards the housing 410, and the second end is formed with a second hinge portion 4211 extending towards the rotating cover plate 430, the first hinge portion 4212 and the second hinge portion 4211 are located on both sides of the vane 421 respectively, and are connected to the housing 410 and the rotating cover plate 430 respectively.

[0164] The housing 410 is formed with a hinge hole, and the first hinge portion 4212 is connected one-to-one in the hinge hole, and the second hinge portion 4211 extends one-to-one into the opening and closing guide groove 432, and the second hinge portion 4211 moves in the corresponding opening and closing guide groove 432 during the rotation of the rotating cover plate 430.

[0165] The action of the rotating cover plate 430 is realized by the opening and closing motor 440, and specifically, the bottom of the housing 410 is formed with a mounting plate, and of course, the position of the mounting plate on the housing 410 can also be on the side or top.

[0166] The mounting plate is provided with an opening and closing motor 440, the output end of the opening and closing motor 440 is connected with a transmission gear 450, the outer periphery of the rotating cover plate 430 is formed with a gear arc segment 431 matched with the transmission gear.

[0167] After the opening and closing motor 440 is started, the transmission gear 450 drives the rotating cover plate 430 to rotate, the opening and closing guide groove 432 rotates accordingly, and the second hinge part 4211 rotates and moves along the opening and closing guide groove 432, so that the blades 421 rotate relative to the first hinge part 4212.

[0168] In the closed state, the blades 421 are in the shape of a circular arc with the center of the rotating cover plate 430.

[0169] The application also provides a cleaning method of the pet house with the automatic excrement cleaning function, which comprises the following steps:

[0170] S1. When the pet excrement needs to be cleaned, the separation driving part controls each separation unit 630 to be in an open state, and the pet sand and the excrement fall into the indoor lower cavity on the lower side of the separation assembly;

[0171] Before the separation unit 630 is opened, the switch door set 400 is closed to prevent water from overflowing from the inlet and outlet positions.

[0172] S2. The water is injected into the indoor cavity until the water level is higher than the separation assembly, the pet sand floats on the water surface, and the excrement is located underwater;

[0173] S3. The separation driving part is opened to control each separation unit 630 to be in a closed state, in which state, the pet sand and the pet excrement are separated by the separation assembly, the pet sand is located above the separation assembly, and the excrement is located below the separation assembly.

[0174] S4. The crushing assembly 500 is opened to crush the pet excrement;

[0175] S5. The drainage driving part 910 is opened at the same time when the crushing assembly 500 is opened or after a predetermined time when the crushing assembly 500 is opened, so as to drain the water and the crushed pet excrement;

[0176] In addition, after the separation unit 630 is closed, the spraying assembly can also spray water on the pet sand through the spraying arm 730 to further wash the pet sand and the inner wall of the indoor cavity.

[0177] The drainage assembly stops working after completely draining the accumulated water at the end of the spraying and washing process.

[0178] S6. After the drainage is completed, the drying assembly 800 is opened, the airflow after being heated is output from the air outlet to the indoor lower cavity to dry the pet sand located above the separation assembly and the inner wall of the indoor cavity.

[0179] The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function and the cleaning method disclosed by the present application can reuse pet sand, greatly reducing the consumption of pet sand, and the separation and cleaning process of the whole excrement and pet sand is highly automated.

[0180] The traditional pet sand is inconvenient to handle, and causes a burden on garbage disposal. The crushing assembly 500 in the present application crushes and discharges the excrement, which is convenient to handle and does not cause additional disposal burden on the environment.

[0181] In the description of the above embodiments, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0182] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application, therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A pet house with an automatic waste cleaning function, characterized in that, include: The building body includes an interior cavity enclosed by a bottom wall and side walls, wherein a drain outlet is provided on the bottom wall; A separation assembly, located within the interior cavity, divides the interior cavity into an upper interior cavity and a lower interior cavity; the separation assembly includes a separation drive and at least one separation unit connected to the separation drive, the separation unit being opened or closed by the separation drive to separate pet litter and excrement; A water inlet device, which is connected to the indoor cavity, is used to supply water to the indoor cavity; A pulverizing assembly, installed in the lower chamber of the chamber, is used to pulverize excrement; A drainage assembly, which is connected to the drain outlet, is used to discharge washing water and excrement; A drying assembly, comprising a fan and an air inlet duct, wherein the output end of the air inlet duct is connected to the lower cavity of the room; A support plate is detachably connected to the main body of the house, and the separation component is installed on the support plate. Multiple folded guide grooves are dispersedly formed on the first inner wall of the support plate; The separation drive unit is connected to the outside of the support plate base and includes a separation motor, a drive gear and a moving link. The drive gear is connected to the output end of the separation motor, and the moving link is provided with a rack segment. The drive gear is connected to the moving link in a cooperating manner. The movable link is disposed on the second inner wall opposite to the first inner wall. Driven by the separation motor, the movable link moves in a direction parallel to the second inner wall. Each separation unit includes a first folding part and a second folding part. The first folding part and the second folding part are connected by a rotating shaft. The two ends of each first folding part are respectively hinged to the first inner wall and the second inner wall. One end of the second folding part is hinged to the moving connecting rod, and the other end is movably connected to the corresponding folding guide groove.

2. The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that, A downwardly extending pulverizing groove is formed on the bottom wall. The pulverizing assembly includes a pulverizing drive and a pulverizing blade assembly connected to the output end of the pulverizing drive. The pulverizing drive is installed on the outside of the roof body, and the pulverizing blade assembly is installed horizontally or vertically in the pulverizing groove.

3. The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water inlet device includes a direct delivery component communicating with the lower chamber of the room and / or a spray component communicating with the upper chamber of the room.

4. The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function according to claim 3, characterized in that, The direct-flow component includes a first water inlet pipe, and a first water inlet valve is provided on the first water inlet pipe.

5. The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function according to claim 3, characterized in that, The spray assembly includes a second water inlet pipe, a spray arm, and a spray drive component. The spray arm has multiple spray holes distributed along its length. The second water inlet pipe is connected to the spray arm, and the spray arm is rotatably connected to the upper cavity of the room via the spray drive component.

6. The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function according to claim 5, characterized in that, The spray drive unit includes a spray motor and a linkage assembly. The two ends of the linkage assembly are respectively connected to the spray motor and the spray arm. One end of the spray arm is hinged to the side wall. The spray motor drives the spray arm to rotate through the linkage assembly.

7. The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that, The air outlet of the air inlet duct extends to the bottom of the separation component, and a bend is formed in the air inlet duct; The air inlet duct is equipped with a heating element and a one-way valve. The heating element is used to heat the airflow, and the one-way valve is used to control the one-way delivery of the airflow to the lower cavity of the room. The one-way valve is installed in the bend and includes a valve shaft and a baffle plate hinged to the valve shaft.

8. The pet house with automatic excrement cleaning function according to claim 7, characterized in that, The outer side of the building body is also provided with a cover plate, which covers the outside of the fan, and multiple air inlets are formed on the cover plate.

9. A cleaning method for a pet house with an automatic excrement cleaning function according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1. When pet excrement needs to be cleaned, the separation drive unit controls each separation unit to be in an open state, and pet litter and excrement fall into the lower chamber of the chamber below the separation assembly; S2. The water inlet device is turned on to inject water into the indoor cavity until the water level is higher than the separation component. The pet litter floats on the water surface, and the excrement is underwater. S3. The separation drive is turned on, controlling each of the separation units to be in a closed state. In this state, pet litter and pet excrement are separated by the separation components. S4. The pulverizing component is activated to pulverize the pet excrement; S5. The drainage component is activated at the same time as the pulverizing component is turned on or after a predetermined time has elapsed since the pulverizing component was turned on, thereby draining water and the pulverized pet excrement. S6. The drying component is turned on to dry the pet litter located above the separation component.

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