Cat litter box for large cats

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cat litter box for large cats, belonging to the field of pet feeding. The utility model comprises a basin body, and an opening is arranged on the side wall of the basin body, the length and width of the basin body are not less than the height of the basin body, and the height of the basin body is not less than 25 cm; the opening extends downward from the top of the side wall of the basin body, and the maximum horizontal extension length L2 of the opening is 1 / 3-2 / 3 of the horizontal extension length L1 of the side wall of the basin body; and the top contour edge of the basin body and the contour edge of the opening are both provided with edge ribs extending in a direction away from the inner cavity of the basin body. The utility model can effectively improve the structural strength of the basin body on the basis of increasing the planing space, and avoid distortion and deformation, and is particularly suitable for the feeding of large cats.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pet feeding, and more specifically to a cat litter box for large cats. Background Art

[0002] Cats are common animals in daily life and have become increasingly popular in recent years. However, as pets, cats also need to eat and excrete. Especially when it comes to excretion, since cats may carry parasites and bacteria, they are not suitable to share toilets with their owners. Therefore, cats are generally given a separate litter box and allowed to excrete in it. Owners only need to change the cat litter and clean the litter box regularly.

[0003] The most common cat litter box shape is often to open an opening directly on the side of the basin for cats to enter and exit, such as a side-opening cat litter box disclosed in the patent publication number CN308163927S. The side opening is more convenient for cats to enter and exit flexibly. This design is more practical for general small-sized cats, but for large-sized cats, the size and weight of cats vary greatly. In order to meet the requirements of flexible entry and exit, the size of the side opening must be increased accordingly, but this will also cause the strength and stability of the entire basin structure to become lower. The exit position is frequently entered and exited or even stepped on by large-sized cats, which makes it more likely for the basin to shake or even leak sand. Long-term use will easily cause the basin to deform and be damaged. When the breeder drags or presses to clean the cat litter box, it will further cause the basin to deform. It can be seen that for the current breeding of large cats, it is very necessary to provide a simple, practical and stable large cat litter box. Utility Model Content

[0004] 1. Technical problems to be solved by the utility model

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a cat litter box for large cats, which overcomes the problem in the prior art that the side opening of the cat litter box easily leads to poor stability of the box body structure, and is particularly suitable for the breeding of large cats.

[0006] 2. Technical solution

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution provided by the utility model is:

[0008] The utility model discloses a large-sized cat litter box, comprising a bowl body, a side wall of which is provided with an opening, the length and width of the bowl body are not less than the height of the bowl body, and the height of the bowl body is not less than 25 cm; in order to facilitate the cat to freely and flexibly enter and exit, the opening extends downward from the top of the bowl body side wall, and the maximum horizontal extension length L2 of the opening is 1 / 3-2 / 3 of the horizontal extension length L1 of the bowl body side wall; and the top contour edge of the bowl body and the contour edge of the opening are both provided with edge ribs extending in a direction away from the inner cavity of the bowl body.

[0009] This design is aimed at raising large cats and adopts a large basin structure. The length and width of the basin are not less than the height of the basin, and the height of the basin is not less than 25cm. There is enough space for planing sand, which is also convenient for cats to move fully. The design of the opening has a particularly obvious impact on the structural strength and stability of the basin. The horizontal extension length L2 of the opening is controlled to be 1 / 3-2 / 3 of the horizontal extension length L1 of the side wall of the basin. In practice, 1 / 3, 1 / 2, 2 / 3, etc. can be used; on the basis of ensuring flexible entry and exit, the overall structural strength of the basin, especially the structural strength of the opening area, can be guaranteed. As a large basin, the top of the basin is an open space. The larger the basin structure, the more difficult it is to control the strength and stability requirements for use. This solution further provides edge ribs extending in the direction away from the inner cavity of the basin on the top contour edge of the basin and the contour edge of the opening. The provision of edge ribs not only helps to improve the overall structural strength of the basin, enhance stability, and avoid obvious shaking when the cat enters and exits, but also facilitates users to more stably grasp the basin when moving it.

[0010] Furthermore, the height H2 of the bottom of the opening from the bottom of the basin body is 1 / 3-1 / 2 of the height H1 of the basin body; in practice, preferably, the height H2 of the bottom of the opening from the bottom of the basin body is not less than 10 cm, and can be further preferably 12-18 cm, such as 12 cm, 15 cm, 16 cm, 18 cm, etc. The size specification of the basin body is preferably 50-85 cm long * 35-65 cm wide * 25-40 cm high; in practice, you can choose length 62 cm * width 42 cm * height 33 cm, length 79 cm * width 48 cm * height 33 cm, length 62 cm * width 62 cm * height 40 cm, length 55 cm * width 50 cm * height 34 cm, etc., so that the height of the entire basin body and the height of the bottom of the opening are higher, and the volume of the basin body is sufficient, the cat litter is not easy to splash out of the basin body, and it can also be suitable for large cats. And by controlling the opening to maintain a higher height, it helps to enhance the structural strength of the overall basin body and help prevent deformation of the basin body.

[0011] Furthermore, the side walls of the basin body are gradually inclined inwards downward in the height direction, so that the cross-sectional size of the inner cavity of the basin body is gradually reduced downward in the height direction; preferably, the inclination angle α of the side walls of the basin body is not less than 2°, and more preferably α is 3°-7°, such as 2°, 2.5°, 3°, 6.5°, 7°, etc. In this way, the inward shrinkage angle of the side walls of the basin body is small, which can maintain more sufficient activity space in the basin body on the basis of meeting the processing and production requirements, and help to improve the overall structural strength and structural stability of the basin body.

[0012] To further improve the structural strength of the cat litter box, the thickness of the side walls of the box is not less than 1 mm, preferably 2-3 mm. In practice, the thickness can be 1.0 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.2 mm, 2.5 mm, 2.7 mm, 3 mm, etc.

[0013] In practice, it is preferred that the four side walls of the basin body are connected by a smooth transition of arc-shaped walls, so as to further improve the processing structural strength of the cat litter basin body, make the shape more beautiful, and prevent collision damage.

[0014] It is further preferred that the width of the edge ribs at the edge of the opening contour gradually increases downward along the height direction of the opening. Specifically, the width of the edge ribs at the bottom of the opening reaches the maximum, and the width of the edge ribs at the bottom of the opening W1 is 1.5-3 times the width of the edge ribs at the top of the opening W2. For example, in practice, 1.5, 1.8, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5, 2.8, 3.0 times, etc. can be selected. In order to facilitate structural processing and maintain strength stability, the width of the edge ribs extending outward at the top edge of the opening is preferably consistent with the width of the edge ribs around the top of the basin body, and the basin body and the edge ribs are integrally injection molded. The top of the basin is a large open space, and the area where the opening is located is more prone to basin deformation. The closer to the bottom of the opening area, the more likely it is to shake as the cat moves in and out. By setting edge ribs, the width of the opening edge can be widened to improve the structural strength. The width of the edge ribs gradually increases along the height direction, and the width reaches the maximum in the bottom area where it is most prone to stepping on and shaking and deformation. This can effectively enhance the structural strength and relative stability of the side walls on both sides of the opening area, alleviate the twisting and deformation between the side walls on both sides of the opening, and also help improve the comfort of the cat stepping on it. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a cat litter box in an embodiment;

[0016] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the cat litter box from the rear side in the embodiment;

[0017] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the front view of the cat litter box in the embodiment;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a left schematic diagram of the cat litter box in the embodiment.

[0019] Explanation of the symbols in the schematic diagram:

[0020] 100. Basin body; 110. Opening; 111. Edge ribs; 120. Handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to further understand the content of the utility model, the utility model is described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0022] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0023] In addition, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal connection of two components; the terms "first", "second", "third", and "fourth" should be understood in a broad sense, and are only used to distinguish feature names, and do not indicate a specific order relationship. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0024] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with embodiments.

[0025] Example

[0026] Combination Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, the cat litter box of this embodiment includes a basin body 100, and an opening 110 is provided on the side wall of the basin body 100. The opening 110 extends downward from the top of the side wall of the basin body 100. It should be noted that the opening 110 can be opened on any side wall of the basin body 100, or opened at the four corners of the side wall, occupying both side walls, etc. In this embodiment, the basin body 100 is a rectangular basin body as an example, and the opening 110 can be opened on the front side wall of the basin body 100 in the length direction.

[0027] In this embodiment, the length and width of the basin body 100 are not less than the height of the basin body 100. The basin body 100 can be designed as a nearly square or rectangular shape, and the height of the basin body 100 is not less than 25 cm. The maximum extension length L2 of the opening 110 is 1 / 3-2 / 3 of the extension length L1 of the side wall of the basin body 100. The top contour edge of the basin body 100 and the contour edge of the opening 110 are provided with edge ribs 111 extending in the direction away from the inner cavity of the basin body 100. Specifically, in this embodiment, the height H1 of the basin body 100 can be 33 cm, the length of the basin body 100 is 62 cm, and the width is 42 cm, so that the inside of the basin body 100 has sufficient space for activities and sand-scraping, and can also be suitable for large pet cats. The height of the opening 110 is relatively high, which not only meets the needs of large cats to enter and exit, but also helps to prevent cat litter from splashing when the cat is scraping the litter. Furthermore, this embodiment optimizes the length extension of the opening 110. Along the length direction of the front side wall of the basin body 100, the maximum opening length L2 of the opening 110 is 1 / 3-2 / 3 of the length L1 of the front side wall of the basin body 100, which not only satisfies the flexible entry and exit of the pet cat, but also ensures the structural strength. It can be further optimized that the height H2 of the bottom of the opening 110 from the bottom of the basin body 100 is 1 / 3-1 / 2 of the height H1 of the basin body 100, which can effectively ensure the structural strength and stability of the opening 110 area and the basin body 100 as a whole. More specifically, in this embodiment, the height H2 of the bottom of the opening 110 from the bottom of the basin body 100 is 15 cm.

[0028] In this embodiment, the top contour edge of the basin body 100 and the contour edge of the opening 110 are both provided with edge ribs 111 extending in the direction away from the inner cavity of the basin body 100. In practice, the edge ribs 111 can be horizontally shaped or C-shaped or L-shaped in cross section at the periphery of the top edge of the basin body 100, and the edge ribs 111 at the top edge of the opening 110 preferably extend outwards in a width consistent with the width of the edge ribs 111 around the top of the basin body 100, and the basin body 100 and the edge ribs 111 are integrally injection molded, which is not only beautiful in shape, but also more convenient for overall processing. The top of the basin body 100 is an open structure, and the edge ribs 111 are provided to increase the width of the top edge, which can not only enhance the structural strength of the basin body 100, but also facilitate the user to grasp and move the basin body 100. In order to further facilitate the movement of the basin body 100, handles 120 may be provided on the opposite side walls of the basin body 100. The handles 120 may be designed as an opening penetrating the thickness of the side wall of the basin body 100. The handles 120 are located below the edge ribs 111 and on the side walls of the basin body 100 on different sides from the opening 110. Figure 1 In terms of the center position, the opening 110 is provided on the side wall extending in the length direction of the basin body 100 , and the handles 120 are provided on both side walls in the width direction of the basin body 100 , respectively, for the convenience of the user to grasp.

[0029] As a further optimization of the edge ribs 111 in the opening 110 area, the width of the edge ribs 111 at the edge of the opening 110 contour gradually increases downward along the height direction of the opening 110. The width of the edge ribs 111 at the bottom of the opening 110 reaches the maximum. Preferably, the width W1 of the edge ribs 111 at the bottom of the opening 110 is 1.5-3 times the width W2 of the edge ribs 111 at the top of the opening 110. Such a design can significantly improve the structural strength of the area near the opening 110, especially the bottom width of the edge ribs 111 reaches the maximum. As the area most prone to being stepped on and touched and shaken, the widened width design can not only improve the comfort of cats when stepping on it, but also help to improve the structural strength and avoid distortion.

[0030] In this embodiment, the thickness of the surrounding side walls of the basin body 100 is preferably not less than 1 mm, and further 2-3 mm, such as 2.5 mm in this embodiment. Increasing the wall thickness can effectively improve the structural strength of the basin body 100. It can also be further optimized that the surrounding side walls of the basin body 100 gradually tilt inward downward along the height direction, so that the size of the inner cavity cross-section of the basin body 100 gradually shrinks downward along the height direction; the inclination angle α of the surrounding side walls is not less than 2°, and the inclination angle α of the surrounding side walls of the basin body 100 is preferably 3°-7°, such as α is 6.5° in this embodiment. The surrounding side walls of the basin body 100 have a small inward shrinkage angle, which meets the requirements of injection molding processing while improving the overall structural strength of the basin body 100, and the basin body 100 has more sufficient activity space inside, which improves the use experience of the cat. Support feet and anti-slip pads can also be set at the four corners of the bottom of the basin body 100 to enhance stable placement.

[0031] Through comprehensive optimization of the cat litter box, this embodiment can adapt to the feeding of large cats while ensuring sufficient internal space, and can be convenient and flexible to enter and exit. It can also effectively improve the overall structural strength and long-term stability, prevent obvious deformation, and further provide protection for the long-term safe use of large cats.

[0032] The protection scope of the present invention is limited only by the claims. Thanks to the teachings of the present invention, those skilled in the art will easily recognize that alternative structures to the structures disclosed in the present invention can be used as feasible alternative embodiments, and the embodiments disclosed in the present invention can be combined to generate new embodiments, which also fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cat litter box for a large cat, comprising a litter box body (100), wherein the side wall of the litter box body (100) is provided with an opening (110), wherein: The length and width of the basin body (100) are not less than the height of the basin body (100), and the height of the basin body (100) is not less than 25 cm; the opening (110) extends downward from the top of the side wall of the basin body (100), and the maximum horizontal extension length L2 of the opening (110) is 1 / 3-2 / 3 of the horizontal extension length L1 of the side wall of the basin body (100); and the top contour edge of the basin body (100) and the contour edge of the opening (110) are both provided with edge ribs (111) extending in a direction away from the inner cavity of the basin body (100).

2. The cat litter box for large cats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height H2 of the bottom of the opening (110) from the bottom of the basin body (100) is 1 / 3 to 1 / 2 of the height H1 of the basin body (100).

3. The cat litter box for large cats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surrounding side walls of the basin body (100) gradually incline downward and inward along the height direction, so that the cross-sectional size of the inner cavity of the basin body (100) gradually decreases downward along the height direction.

4. The cat litter box for large cats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inclination angle α between the surrounding side walls of the basin body (100) and the vertical direction is not less than 2°; or / and, the thickness of the surrounding side walls of the basin body (100) is not less than 1 mm; or / and, the height H2 of the bottom of the opening (110) from the bottom of the basin body (100) is not less than 10 cm.

5. The cat litter box for large cats according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inclination angle α between the surrounding side walls of the basin body (100) and the vertical direction is 3°-7°; or / and, the thickness of the surrounding side walls of the basin body (100) is 2-3 mm; or / and, the height H2 of the bottom of the opening (110) from the bottom of the basin body (100) is 12-18 cm.

6. The cat litter box for large cats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surrounding side walls of the basin body (100) are connected by smooth transition of arc-shaped walls.

7. The cat litter box for large cats according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: Along the height direction of the opening (110) downward, the width of the edge rib (111) at the edge position of the outline of the opening (110) gradually increases.

8. The cat litter box for large cats according to claim 7, characterized in that: The width W1 of the bottom edge rib (111) of the opening (110) is 1.5-3 times the width W2 of the top edge rib (111) of the opening (110).

9. The cat litter box for large cats according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The outwardly extending width of the edge ribs (111) at the top edge of the opening (110) is consistent with the width of the edge ribs (111) around the top of the basin body (100), and the basin body (100) and the edge ribs (111) are integrally injection molded.

10. The cat litter box for large cats according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The dimensions of the basin body (100) are 50-85 cm long*35-65 cm wide*25-40 cm high.

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