Cat toilet with automatic flushing and pollution discharge functions

The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge addresses the hygiene issues of manual cleaning in automatic litter boxes by using a sensing device and water flushing system to directly discharge excrement, ensuring cleanliness and reducing litter use.

CN222148587UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13SHANGHAI 20PCT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420820622.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-19
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-19

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Technical Problem

Current automatic cat litter boxes require manual cleaning of stored excrement, leading to hygiene issues like odor, insect mite breeding, and bacterial contamination, and lack a suitable toilet for domesticated cats that can use a sand-free environment.

Method used

A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge functions, featuring a sensing device, water flushing system, and a defecation bin that softens and dilutes excrement for direct sewer discharge, eliminating the need for manual cleaning and reducing contamination risks.

Benefits of technology

The cat toilet automatically flushes and discharges excrement, maintaining hygiene by preventing odor and insect mite breeding, and allowing domesticated cats to use a litter-free environment, reducing litter consumption and manual effort.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of pet supplies, in particular to a cat toilet with an automatic flushing and pollution discharge function, which comprises a bedpan main body and a bedpan pollution discharge hole, the bedpan main body is defined by a bedpan bottom surface and peripheral side walls, a middle concave bedpan groove is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the bedpan main body, and the middle concave bedpan groove is connected with the bedpan pollution discharge hole. A peripheral concave defecation groove is formed in the inner periphery of the bedpan, close to the side wall of the bedpan, and is communicated with one end of a middle concave defecation groove; a sensing device position is arranged on the side wall of the bedpan body and used for installing a sensor, sensing the defecation behavior of a cat and cooperatively controlling flushing, a clean water flushing water outlet groove is formed in one side wall in the bedpan body, and the clean water flushing water outlet groove is connected with an external water supply system. The bedpan base for supporting the bedpan body and the defecation bin are arranged below the bedpan main body, and sewage treated by the defecation bin can be discharged through a sewer with a smaller pipe diameter. The whole set of the cat toilet is innovatively combined, and automatic cleaning work of excrement of the cat in the toilet without manual intervention in the whole process is achieved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pet products, and specifically discloses a cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge functions. Background Art

[0002] Cat breeding involves the cleaning of excrement: the mainstream is generally cat litter dry toilets, that is, cat litter is placed in a basin-shaped container, and the cat goes to the toilet in it. The general cleaning process is 1. Manually add cat litter, 2. Manually collect excrement (i.e., the contaminated cat litter balls), 3. Manually clean and remove the collected pollutants from the cat litter container, etc. There are three main steps, among which the first process is executed less frequently, and the "automatic cat litter box" mainly solves the two daily high-frequency problems of the second "collection" and the third "cleaning and removal". At present, the "automatic cat litter box" on the market mainly solves the second "collection" problem, that is, the excrement can be temporarily collected and stored in its stool compartment from time to time, but the third operation still needs to be completed manually, that is, the collected excrement needs to be manually removed from the stool compartment.

[0003] In addition, the main working principle of the common "automatic cat litter box" currently on the market is to collect clumped cat litter or separate cat litter from excrement through electronic program control and electric power-driven physical robotic arms or components. Its main operating characteristics are the rotation or pushing and pulling of the robotic arms or components, or physical displacement such as shaking, stirring, and crushing. In addition, its internal structure generally involves many grooves, edges, corners, sieves, nets, etc., as well as many irregular contact surfaces, shear surfaces, etc., which makes it easy for pollutants such as feces and urine to be contaminated and stuck in various physical robotic arms, crushing wheels, teeth or cavities during operation. As time goes by, the pollution accumulates and becomes more serious, resulting in hygiene problems such as odor, the breeding of insects, mites and bacteria, which need to be cleaned manually. The complex internal cavity structure makes the cleaning work very cumbersome and energy-consuming, seriously affecting the user experience.

[0004] The excrement temporarily stored in the stool of the above-mentioned "automatic cat litter box" and the pollutants inside its cavity that are not cleaned in time become the source of odor and the breeding of insect mites and bacteria in cat-raising households.

[0005] According to research and observation, with the long-term artificial breeding of cats by humans, the living habits of domestic cats have evolved. Some domestic cats have been domesticated and can go to the toilet in a sand-free environment. For example, in daily life, some cats can use human toilets, squat toilets, etc. to complete defecation behavior, but the structure of human toilets and squat toilets has formed obstacles to the domestication of most domestic cats from going to the toilet outside the cat litter environment. At the same time, cats and humans sharing toilets will cause some hygienic problems that affect human health. At present, there is no flush toilet specially used for cats and can automatically clean excrement, and is suitable for a sand-free environment. At the same time, in general modern families, except for the large diameter of the human toilet sewer pipe, there is no specially equipped pipeline device for cat excrement to be directly discharged, in order to prevent blockage, it is necessary to carry out necessary treatment on cat excrement, and it can be smoothly discharged through the sewer with a smaller diameter. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of this, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function to solve the problems mentioned in the above background technology that the current "automatic cat litter box" on the market cannot automatically remove the temporarily stored excrement; and the environmental odor, insect mite and bacterial pollution caused by the temporary storage of excrement and pollution of the cavity facilities themselves; and to create a special toilet and sewage treatment component specifically for cats that can (optionally) be used for defecation in a sand-free environment.

[0007] The technical solutions adopted by the utility model to solve the above problems are as follows:

[0008] The utility model provides a cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function, which comprises:

[0009] The bottom surface of the potty and the surrounding side walls form a potty body and a potty drainage hole. The bottom surface of the inner bottom of the potty body is provided with a middle concave toilet groove, and the middle concave toilet groove is connected to the potty drainage hole for guiding cat defecation and draining excrement.

[0010] Furthermore, the inner periphery of the toilet bowl is provided with a peripheral concave toilet trough near the side wall of the toilet bowl, and the peripheral concave toilet trough is connected with one end of the middle concave toilet trough for guiding the cat to defecate and drain the excrement.

[0011] Furthermore, a sensing device position is provided on one side wall of the toilet bowl for installing a sensor for sensing the cat's toileting behavior and cooperating to control flushing.

[0012] Furthermore, one side wall of the litter box is significantly lower than the other three side walls, making it convenient for the cat to enter and exit.

[0013] Furthermore, a clean water flushing outlet trough is provided on one side wall of the toilet bowl body, and the clean water flushing outlet trough is connected to an external water supply system.

[0014] Furthermore, a bedpan base for supporting the bedpan body is provided below the bedpan body.

[0015] Furthermore, a defecation bin is provided under the toilet bowl body, and the defecation bin includes a defecation bin body and a defecation bin sewage inlet, a defecation bin sewage outlet and a defecation bin clean water flushing inlet arranged on the defecation bin body, wherein the toilet bowl sewage discharge hole is connected to the defecation bin sewage inlet, which is a softening buffer device for feces and cat litter, etc., and is used to soften and dilute pollutants such as feces and cat litter so that they can be smoothly discharged into a household sewer pipe with a smaller diameter. The defecation bin cavity is connected to clean water through a clean water flushing inlet, and clean water is directly sprayed and flushed to accelerate the softening and dilution of excrement.

[0016] Furthermore, the depth of the peripheral concave toilet bowl gradually deepens toward the connection between the middle concave toilet bowl and the peripheral concave toilet bowl, and the inner bottom of the toilet bowl is inclined toward an end away from the connection between the middle concave toilet bowl and the peripheral concave toilet bowl.

[0017] Furthermore, a faucet is provided on the toilet body.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present application, a one-way check valve is also provided at the defecation bin clean water flushing inlet connection to prevent sewage from entering the clean water pipeline.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present application, the side wall of the toilet bowl is provided with a water-cleaning nozzle or a water valve (faucet) for manually cleaning the entire toilet bowl and the surrounding environment when necessary.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and beneficial innovative effects of the utility model are:

[0021] 1. The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function involved in this application is fully connected to the water purification and sewage discharge device. It can immediately complete the cleaning of cat excrement after the cat leaves the toilet without any human intervention (or with the use of ordinary cat litter on the market that can be flushed, or without litter). Compared with the mainstream "automatic cat litter box" on the market, the obvious innovation is that there is no need to manually remove the excrement temporarily stored in the toilet bin;

[0022] 2. Its simple toilet design has no complex cavity and various mechanical walls, rotating shafts or screens, nets and other complex structures, making it not easy to be contaminated. In addition, the equipped water flushing facilities make daily cleaning more convenient and efficient;

[0023] When cat feces and excrement are flushed from the litter box to the defecation bin, they have been initially dispersed. Most of them will be directly discharged into the sewer through the defecation bin. A small number of larger solid pieces will be softened by soaking in water. As cats urinate several times a day and flush the toilet several times, the solid dirt remaining in the defecation bin is less and usually does not stay for more than 24 hours. It is always sealed by water, and the odor problem is greatly improved.

[0024] 4. Combining the above three points, the cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function involved in this application can immediately discharge cat excrement into the sewer pipe without storing it in the toilet for a long time, and its basin structure is simple and not easy to be polluted. It solves the problem of odor and insect mite bacteria breeding caused by the failure of cat-raising families to remove feces and dirt from the cat litter box in time from the source;

[0025] 5. The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function involved in this application provides a complete solution for domesticated cats to use the toilet in a litter-free environment due to its innovative structural design, reduces cat litter consumption, and improves the sanitary conditions of cat-raising families from the root, saving manpower time and energy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 It is a top view of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the toilet bin in the utility model;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the connection between the bedpan body and the defecation chamber body in the utility model;

[0031] The accompanying drawings are marked as:

[0032] 100. The main body of the toilet bowl; 101. The position of the sensing device; 102. The clean water flushing outlet; 103. The side wall of the toilet bowl; 104. The base of the toilet bowl; 200. The inner bottom surface of the toilet bowl; 201. The middle concave toilet bowl; 202. The concave toilet bowl around the perimeter; 203. The sewage hole of the toilet bowl; 300. The main body of the toilet chamber; 301. The sewage inlet of the toilet chamber; 302. The sewage outlet of the toilet chamber; 303. The clean water flushing inlet of the toilet chamber; 400. The faucet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present application, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0034] Reference Manual Attached Figure 1-4 As shown, a cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function specifically includes: a toilet main bowl 100, a toilet chamber 300 and connecting pipes (not shown in the figure);

[0035] Furthermore, if Figure 1 The side wall 103 of the toilet bowl is provided with a sensing device 101 and a clean water flushing outlet trough 102, wherein the clean water flushing outlet trough 102 is connected to an external water supply system;

[0036] Furthermore, if Figure 2 , a toilet bowl drain hole 203 is provided at the bottom of the toilet bowl, a middle concave toilet trough 201 is provided near the middle of the bottom of the toilet bowl, the middle concave toilet trough 201 is connected to the drain hole 203, and a concave toilet trough 202 is provided around the periphery near the side wall of the basin, the concave toilet trough 202 around the periphery is connected to the middle toilet trough 201 and the toilet bowl drain hole 203, and there is an angle inclined toward the flow direction of the toilet bowl drain hole 203 for drainage; the functions of the middle concave toilet trough 201 and the concave toilet trough around the periphery are mainly to guide the cat to defecate, and to drain urine in time, etc., to prevent urine and other liquids from staining the cat's feet and causing discomfort to the cat, and at the same time, the bottom surface 200 inside the toilet bowl also has an inclined angle guiding the direction of the clean water flushing water outlet trough 102 (inclined toward one end away from the connection between the middle concave toilet trough and the concave toilet trough around the periphery), which is used to drain urine and other dirt on the table and guide it to the clean water flow direction;

[0037] Furthermore, if Figure 3As shown, the shape of the defecation bin body 300 can be box-shaped, box-shaped or spherical, and the interior of the defecation bin body is provided with a cavity that can accommodate a certain volume of solid-liquid mixture, and the top of the defecation bin body 300 is provided with a defecation bin sewage inlet 301, wherein the side wall of the defecation bin body 300 is provided with a defecation bin sewage outlet 302, and the defecation bin sewage outlet 302 is a certain distance away from the bottom of the defecation bin body 300, so that the defecation bin has a certain water storage function, and one end of the cavity is provided with a defecation bin clean water flushing inlet 303 connected to the external water supply system, and the main function of the defecation bin is to buffer, soften and disperse the larger pieces of cat feces or cat litter that have not yet dispersed and flow down from the toilet bowl sewage hole 203 into the defecation bin body 300, and the main function of the defecation bin clean water flushing inlet 303 is to directly flush the solid dirt that has not softened for a long time in the defecation bin with clean water, accelerate the softening and dispersion, and then discharge it out of the bin through the defecation bin sewage outlet 302;

[0038] In some embodiments of the present application, a one-way check valve (not shown) is further provided at the connection of the water purification inlet 303 of the defecation chamber cavity to prevent sewage from entering the water purification pipeline. In addition, a faucet 400 is provided on the toilet bowl body 100;

[0039] In actual application, when the cat enters the toilet, the sensor (not shown in the figure) inside the sensing device 101 is triggered to start the set program. When the cat finishes using the toilet and leaves the toilet for a certain period of time, the sensing device will start the flush valve (not shown in the figure) and inject clean water through the clean water flushing outlet 102. The clean water, through the impact inertia and gravity, merges with the dirt guided down the bottom surface 200 of the toilet bowl, along the concave toilet groove 202 around the ring, and gathers to the middle concave toilet groove 201 and the toilet bowl drainage hole 203. Then, it is connected to the sewage inlet 301 of the defecation bin through the toilet bowl drainage hole 203 and discharged into the defecation bin main body 300. After this process, most of the solid dirt has been softened and dispersed due to flushing. The bin is connected to the sewer pipe and discharged directly into the sewer pipe. Some solid dirt that has not yet softened will be temporarily stored in the defecation bin body 300 and softened by water immersion. As the cat urinates in the toilet several times a day, the dirt is discharged out of the bin into the sewer pipe with the accompanying flushing. In extreme cases, if large pieces of solid dirt do not soften for a long time, the defecation bin flushing water inlet 303 can be opened to flush the clean water directly. The local vortex formed in the cavity of the defecation bin body 300 by flushing the clean water can accelerate the softening and decomposition of the dirt, thereby discharging the dirt out of the bin. The sewage treated by the defecation bin can be directly discharged into the sewer pipe with a smaller diameter than the toilet sewer pipe in an ordinary household, and the pipe blockage phenomenon can be reduced.

[0040] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiments of the utility model achieve the following technical effects: the technical scheme provides a cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function, including a toilet body surrounded by the bottom surface of the basin and the peripheral side walls and a toilet drainage hole, the inner bottom surface of the toilet body is provided with a middle concave toilet trough, the middle concave toilet trough is connected to the toilet drainage hole, the inner periphery of the toilet body is close to the side wall of the basin, and the ring-shaped concave toilet trough is connected to one end of the middle concave toilet trough; the side wall of the toilet is provided with a sensing device position for installing a sensor for sensing the cat's toilet behavior and cooperating with the control of flushing, a side wall of the inner body of the toilet body is provided with a clean water flushing outlet trough, and the clean water flushing outlet trough is connected to the external water supply system; the bottom of the toilet body is provided with a toilet base supporting the basin body and a defecation chamber, and the sewage treated by the defecation chamber can be discharged through a sewer with a smaller pipe diameter. The cat toilet has a complete set of innovative combinations, which realizes the automatic cleaning of cat excrement without human intervention throughout the whole process.

[0041] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0042] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​of the parts and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, method and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, method and equipment should be considered as a part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so that once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0043] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, longitudinal, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; in addition, the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0044] It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" or "connected to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or directly connected to the other element, or an indirect connection may be made with an intervening element between the two. Conversely, when an element is referred to as being "directly" "on" or "directly connected to" another element, there are no intervening elements between the two.

[0045] In addition, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise stated, the meaning of "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0046] The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that a person skilled in the art can make several improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the present invention. These improvements and modifications are also considered to be within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function, characterized in that: The main part of the toilet bowl is composed of the bottom surface of the basin and the surrounding side walls. The bottom surface of the inner part of the toilet body is provided with a middle concave toilet groove, and the middle concave toilet groove is connected to the toilet bowl drainage hole.

2. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner periphery of the toilet bowl is provided with a peripheral concave toilet groove near the side wall of the toilet bowl, and the peripheral concave toilet groove is connected to one end of the middle concave toilet groove.

3. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and drainage function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The toilet body A bedpan base for supporting the bowl body is provided at the bottom.

4. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The toilet body A bedpan base for supporting the bowl body is provided at the bottom.

5. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The toilet body A clean water flushing outlet trough is provided on one side wall of the part, and the clean water flushing outlet trough is connected to an external water supply system.

6. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The toilet body A clean water flushing outlet trough is provided on one side wall of the part, and the clean water flushing outlet trough is connected to an external water supply system.

7. The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The toilet main body A defecation tank is provided, the defecation tank includes a defecation tank body and a defecation tank sewage inlet arranged on the defecation tank body. The toilet bowl sewage outlet and the toilet bin water flushing inlet are connected to the toilet bowl sewage outlet. Connected to water inlet.

8. The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The toilet main body A defecation tank is provided, the defecation tank includes a defecation tank body and a defecation tank sewage inlet arranged on the defecation tank body. The toilet bowl sewage outlet and the toilet bin water flushing inlet are connected to the toilet bowl sewage outlet. Connected to water inlet.

9. The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 7, characterized in that: The toilet body A bedpan base for supporting the bowl body is provided at the bottom.

10. The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 6, characterized in that: The toilet body A bedpan base for supporting the bowl body is provided at the bottom.

11. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 10, characterized in that: A defecation bin is provided below the toilet bowl main body, and the defecation bin includes a defecation bin main body, and a defecation bin sewage inlet, a defecation bin sewage outlet, and a defecation bin clean water flushing inlet which are arranged on the defecation bin main body, wherein the toilet bowl sewage discharge hole is connected to the defecation bin sewage inlet.

12. The cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 8, characterized in that: The toilet body A clean water flushing outlet trough is provided on one side wall of the part, and the clean water flushing outlet trough is connected to an external water supply system.

13. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 12, characterized in that: A sensing device position is provided on one side wall of the toilet body for installing a sensor for sensing the cat's toilet behavior and coordinating the flushing control. One side wall is significantly lower than the other three side walls, making it convenient for the cat to enter and exit.

14. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and drainage function according to any one of claims 2, 4, 5, 8, 12 and 13, characterized in that: The depth of the peripheral concave toilet bowl gradually increases toward the connection between the middle concave toilet bowl and the peripheral concave toilet bowl, and the inner bottom of the toilet bowl is inclined toward an end away from the connection between the middle concave toilet bowl and the peripheral concave toilet bowl.

15. A cat toilet with automatic flushing and sewage discharge function according to claim 14, characterized in that: The toilet bowl body is provided with a faucet.

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