Novel intelligent cat litter box

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cat litter basins, in particular to a novel intelligent cat litter basin which comprises a roller, a filtering assembly arranged in the roller and a rotation driving assembly used for driving the roller to rotate so as to filter excrement in the roller through the filtering assembly, the feeding assembly is located at the top of the roller, and the feeding assembly fills the roller with cat litter through the through hole; according to the cat litter collecting device, rotation of the roller is achieved through the arrangement of the rotation driving assembly, the roller drives the cat litter to rotate, the cat litter is filtered through the filtering assembly, the caked cat litter formed by combining the excrement and the cat litter is filtered out, the roller continues to rotate, and therefore the cat litter collecting device is used for collecting the excrement in the roller. And the clots fall into the storage box at the bottom through the through holes, the roller is aligned, the cat litter is flattened, the cleaning process is finished, and automatic cleaning of the excrement is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cat litter boxes, in particular to a novel intelligent cat litter box. Background Art

[0002] In my country, 17% of households own pets. With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, pet ownership has become a part of many families. This proportion demonstrates the importance of pets in people's lives and the potential of the pet market. Among pet-owning households, cats and dogs account for the largest proportion, both exceeding 50%. Furthermore, pet owners are primarily those born in the 1980s and 1990s, while the number of pet owners born in the 1970s is also increasing, though there is still significant room for growth. According to the "2019 Pet Consumption Ecosystem Big Data Report," the number of pet-owning households in China reached 99.78 million, a 43.9% year-on-year increase over the past five years. This growth trend reflects the importance of pets in people's lives and the rapid development of the pet market. JD Pet's "2023 Pet Market Consumption White Paper" provides specific figures, showing that the scale of China's physical pet market continues to expand. By 2023, the number of cats and dogs in my country will reach 120 million, and the number of cat and dog-owning households in China will soon exceed 87 million. Furthermore, forecasts indicate that by 2026, the demand for pets in Chinese cities will reach 220 million, indicating a further increase in the number of pet-owning households.

[0003] Modern people pay more and more attention to the cleaning of pet excrement. At this time, a robot that can clean feces instead of people is particularly important. It can save people a lot of unnecessary trouble, such as removing pet excrement, and avoid the unpleasant smell brought by each cleaning of excrement. In order to solve the above technical problems, it is necessary to design a new type of pet excrement cleaning device. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings in the prior art and to propose a new type of intelligent cat litter box.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A new intelligent cat litter box is designed, comprising a drum, a filter assembly arranged in the drum, a through hole being opened on the drum, and a filter assembly arranged in the drum.

[0007] a rotation drive assembly, configured to drive the drum to rotate so as to filter out the excrement in the drum through the filter assembly;

[0008] a feeding assembly, located on the top of the drum, and configured to fill cat litter into the drum through the through hole;

[0009] A storage assembly collects excrement in the drum through the through hole, wherein the storage assembly includes a frame arranged on one side of the drum, a storage box arranged at intervals on the frame, a limiting portion for limiting the storage box, a lifting portion for lifting the storage box, and a translation portion for pushing the storage box to the bottom of the drum.

[0010] Furthermore, the rotation drive assembly includes a bracket, a first motor provided on the bracket, a first gear connected to the first motor, and a ring gear provided along the outer wall of the drum and meshing with the first gear.

[0011] Furthermore, the feeding assembly includes a storage box arranged on the top of the bracket, an outlet passing through the bottom of the storage box, a covering plate covering the outlet, a rack 1 arranged on the covering plate, a second gear meshing with the rack 1, and a second motor for driving the second gear.

[0012] Furthermore, the roller includes a middle portion and extension portions symmetrically arranged at both ends of the middle portion, the middle portion is cylindrical, and the cross-sectional diameter of the extension portion gradually decreases in a direction away from the middle portion.

[0013] Furthermore, the limiting portion includes a third motor provided on the frame, a third gear connected to the third motor, an insert plate slidingly fitted with the frame, a second rack provided at the bottom of the insert plate and meshing with the third gear, and a slot opened on the storage box.

[0014] Furthermore, the lifting part includes a support plate abutting against the bottom of the storage box, a hanging plate connected to the support plate, a sleeve connected to the hanging plate and a U-shaped frame, a first screw rod threadedly connected to the sleeve, a fourth motor for driving the screw rod to rotate, and guide rods that slide together at both ends of the U-shaped frame.

[0015] Furthermore, the translation part includes a scissor link, a fixed frame and a movable frame respectively connected to the two ends of the scissor link, and a driving part 2 for pushing the scissor link to extend and retract. The fixed frame is fixedly connected to the frame body, and the movable frame is used to push the storage box.

[0016] Furthermore, the second driving part includes a mounting frame arranged at the bottom of the frame, a fifth motor arranged on the mounting frame, a second screw rod connected to the fifth motor, and a transverse block threadedly connected to the second screw rod, the bottom of the transverse block is slidingly connected to the mounting frame, and the top of the transverse block is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft on the scissors link.

[0017] The utility model provides a novel intelligent cat litter box, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The utility model realizes the rotation of the drum by providing a rotary drive component, the drum drives the cat litter to rotate, the cat litter is filtered by the filter component, the cat litter formed by the combination of excrement and cat litter is filtered out, the drum continues to rotate, the clumping falls into the storage box at the bottom through the through hole, the drum returns to the center, smoothes the cat litter, and the cleaning process ends, thereby realizing automatic cleaning of excrement;

[0019] By setting up a feeding assembly, when the amount of cat litter remaining in the drum is small, the second motor drives the second gear to rotate, so that the rack drives the covering plate to release the blockage of the outlet, and the cat litter in the storage box falls into the drum through the through hole under the weight, thereby filling the drum with cat litter;

[0020] By setting up the storage component, the storage box can be automatically replaced, and the storage box full of excrement can be collected and stored. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the drum;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the storage component structure;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a side view of the storage component;

[0026] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the filtering component;

[0027] Figure 7 for Figure 2 A in the middle is an enlarged schematic diagram; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0029] Example, see Figure 1-7 A novel intelligent cat litter box includes a drum 1 and a filter assembly 2 disposed in the drum 1. The filter assembly 2 in this embodiment includes a cavity 201 provided on the inner wall of the drum 1, a filter screen 202 and a baffle 203 covering the cavity 201. The cavity 201 portion corresponding to the baffle 203 can be used to store cat litter that enters the cavity 201 through the filter screen 202, thereby realizing the recycling and reuse of cat litter. The drum 1 is provided with a through hole 5 and further includes

[0030] The rotary drive assembly 3 is used to drive the drum 1 to rotate so as to filter out the excrement in the drum 1 through the filter assembly 2;

[0031] A feeding assembly 4 is located on the top of the drum 1 and fills cat litter into the drum 1 through the through hole 5;

[0032] The storage component 6 collects the excrement in the drum 1 through the through hole 5, wherein the storage component 6 includes a frame 601 arranged on one side of the drum 1, a storage box 602 arranged at intervals on the frame 601, a limiting portion 603 for limiting the storage box 602, a lifting portion 604 for lifting and lowering the storage box 602, and a translation portion 605 for pushing the storage box 602 to the bottom of the drum 1. After the limiting portion 603 cancels the limit on the lowest storage box 602, the lifting portion 604 transports the storage box 602 to the bottom of the frame 601, and the limiting portion 603 limits the storage box 602 above the lowest storage box 602, and uses the translation portion 605 to push the lowest storage box 602 to the bottom of the drum 1. In this embodiment, the translation portion 605 can be implemented by a cylinder.

[0033] The utility model realizes the rotation of the drum 1 by providing a rotary drive component 3, the drum 1 drives the cat litter to rotate, the cat litter is filtered by the filter component 2, and the cat litter formed by the combination of excrement and cat litter is filtered out, the drum 1 continues to rotate, and the agglomerated cat litter falls into the storage box 602 at the bottom through the through hole 5, the drum 1 returns to the center, smoothes the cat litter, and the cleaning process ends, thereby realizing automatic cleaning of excrement;

[0034] By providing the storage assembly 6, the storage box 602 can be automatically replaced, and the storage box 602 filled with excrement can be collected and stored.

[0035] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the rotation drive assembly 3 includes a bracket 301, a first motor 302 provided on the bracket 301, a first gear 303 connected to the first motor 302, and a ring gear 304 provided along the outer wall of the drum 1 and meshing with the first gear 303. Preferably, the interior of the bracket 301 in this embodiment slides with the outer wall of the drum 1 to provide stable support for the rotating drum 1. The number of ring gears 304 is set to two, and the number of first motors 302 and first gears 303 is set to four. The two sides of a ring gear 304 are respectively pushed by two first gears 303, thereby further improving the stability of the drum 1 during rotation.

[0036] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the feeding assembly 4 includes a storage box 401 arranged on the top of the bracket 301, an outlet 402 passing through the bottom of the storage box 401, a covering plate 403 covering the outlet 402, a rack 1 404 arranged on the covering plate 403, a second gear 405 meshing with the rack 1 404, and a second motor 406 for driving the second gear 405. Preferably, the bracket 301 in this embodiment may be provided with an inner recessed groove for accommodating the covering plate 403, and the inner recessed groove and the covering plate 403 are slidably fitted together; when the amount of cat litter remaining in the drum 1 is small, the second gear 405 is driven to rotate by the second motor 406, so that the rack 1 404 drives the covering plate 403 to enter the inner recessed groove and release the blockage of the outlet 402, and the cat litter in the storage box 401 will fall into the drum 1 through the through hole 5 as its weight increases, thereby filling the drum 1 with cat litter.

[0037] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the drum 1 includes a middle portion 101 and extension portions 102 symmetrically arranged at both ends of the middle portion 101. The middle portion 101 is cylindrical, and the cross-sectional diameter of the extension portion 102 gradually decreases in the direction away from the middle portion 101. Such a design can make the curved surface shape inside the drum 1 more fit the body shape of four-legged pets such as cats, and the space utilization rate is higher. In addition, this curved shape makes the thickness of the cat litter of the same volume stacked under the drum 1 higher than that of traditional spherical or cylindrical drums. For pets with slightly larger bodies urinating, there will be deeper cat litter to absorb the pet's urine. When the drum 1 rotates, the changing curvature inside can better recycle the reusable cat litter and dump the excrement.

[0038] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the limiting portion 603 includes a third motor 6031 provided on the frame 601, a third gear 6032 connected to the third motor 6031, an insert plate 6033 slidingly engaged with the frame 601, a rack 2 6034 provided at the bottom of the insert plate 6033 and meshing with the third gear 6032, and a slot 6035 opened on the storage box 602. Preferably, a sliding groove slidingly engaged with the insert plate 6033 can be provided on the frame 601 in this embodiment, and the third gear 6032 is driven to rotate by the third motor 6031, thereby driving the rack 2 6034 to move and putting the insert plate 6033 into the slot 6035, so as to achieve the limitation of the storage box 602.

[0039] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the lifting part 604 includes a support plate 6041 abutting against the bottom of the storage box 602, a hanging plate 6042 connected to the support plate 6041, a sleeve 6043 connected to the hanging plate 6042 and a U-shaped frame 6044, a first screw rod 6045 screwed to the sleeve 6043, a fourth motor 6046 for driving the screw rod 6045 to rotate, and a guide rod 6047 slidingly matched with both ends of the U-shaped frame 6044. After the bottom of the storage box 602 contacts the support plate 6041, the screw rod 6045 is driven to rotate by the fourth motor 6046 to drive the sleeve 6043 to move, thereby realizing the lifting and lowering of the storage box 602.

[0040] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, in order to improve the stability of the translation part 605 when pushing the storage box 602, the translation part 605 includes a scissor link 6051, a fixed frame 6052 and a movable frame 6053 connected to both ends of the scissor link 6051, and a driving part 2 for pushing the scissor link 6051 to extend and retract. The fixed frame 6052 is fixedly connected to the frame body 601, and the movable frame 6053 is used to push the storage box 602. Preferably, the fixed frame 6052 and the movable frame 6053 in this embodiment are 3 has the same structure, including a rectangular frame and a chute provided on the rectangular frame. The chute is located at one end of the rectangular frame. The scissor link 6051 is located within the rectangular frame. The chute and the connecting shaft 6058 on the scissor link 6051 are slidably engaged. The other end of the rectangular frame is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 6058. The scissor link 6051 is driven by the second driving unit to extend and retract. At this time, the connecting shaft 6058 slides in the chute. The movable frame 6053 is pushed by the scissor link 6051 to push the storage box 602 to the bottom of the drum 1.

[0041] In an optional embodiment of the present utility model, the second driving part includes a mounting frame 6054 provided at the bottom of the frame body 601, a fifth motor 6055 provided on the mounting frame 6054, a second screw rod 6056 connected to the fifth motor 6055, and a transverse block 6057 screwed to the second screw rod 6056. The bottom of the transverse block 6057 is slidingly connected to the mounting frame 6054, and the top of the transverse block 6057 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 6058 on the scissor link 6051. In this embodiment, the fifth motor 6055 drives the second screw rod 6056 to rotate, drives the transverse block 6057 to move on the mounting frame 6054, and drives the connecting shaft 6058 to move, pushing the scissor link 6051 to extend and retract from one side of the scissor link 6051.

[0042] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention. Ordinary technicians in this field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

[0043] In the description of this specification, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the technical solutions of this patent and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this patent application.

[0044] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the number of the technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of this patent application, "plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0045] In this specification, unless otherwise specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "connect," "fixed," etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connection, detachable connection, or integration; mechanical connection or electrical connection; direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium; internal communication between two components or interaction between two components, unless otherwise specified. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this specification based on specific circumstances.

[0046] In this specification, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, when a first feature is "above" or "below" a second feature, it can mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediary. Furthermore, when a first feature is "above," "above," or "above" a second feature, it can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. When a first feature is "below," "below," or "below" a second feature, it can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.

[0047] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification and features of different embodiments or examples without contradiction.

[0048] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention. Ordinary technicians in this field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A novel intelligent cat litter box, comprising a drum (1), a filter assembly (2) disposed in the drum (1), wherein the drum (1) is provided with a through hole (5), and characterized in that: Also includes A rotary drive assembly (3) for driving the drum (1) to rotate so as to filter out the excrement in the drum (1) through the filtering assembly (2); A feeding assembly (4) is located on the top of the drum (1), and the feeding assembly (4) fills cat litter into the drum (1) through the through hole (5); A storage assembly (6) collects excrement in the drum (1) through the through hole (5), wherein the storage assembly (6) includes a frame (601) arranged on one side of the drum (1), a storage box (602) spaced apart on the frame (601), a limiting portion (603) for limiting the storage box (602), a lifting portion (604) for lifting the storage box (602), and a translation portion (605) for pushing the storage box (602) toward the bottom of the drum (1).

2. The novel intelligent cat litter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotary drive assembly (3) comprises a bracket (301), a first motor (302) arranged on the bracket (301), a first gear (303) connected to the first motor (302), and a gear ring (304) arranged along the outer wall of the drum (1) and meshing with the first gear (303).

3. The novel intelligent cat litter box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding assembly (4) includes a material storage box (401) arranged on the top of the bracket (301), an outlet (402) passing through the bottom of the material storage box (401), a cover plate (403) covering the outlet (402), a rack (404) arranged on the cover plate (403), a second gear (405) meshing with the rack (404), and a second motor (406) for driving the second gear (405).

4. The novel intelligent cat litter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The roller (1) comprises a middle portion (101) and extension portions (102) symmetrically arranged at both ends of the middle portion (101); the middle portion (101) is cylindrical; and the cross-sectional diameter of the extension portion (102) gradually decreases in a direction away from the middle portion (101).

5. The novel intelligent cat litter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting portion (603) includes a third motor (6031) provided on the frame (601), a third gear (6032) connected to the third motor (6031), an insert plate (6033) slidingly matched with the frame (601), a second rack (6034) provided at the bottom of the insert plate (6033) and meshing with the third gear (6032), and a slot (6035) provided on the storage box (602).

6. The novel intelligent cat litter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting part (604) includes a supporting plate (6041) abutting against the bottom of the storage box (602), a hanging plate (6042) connected to the supporting plate (6041), a sleeve (6043) and a U-shaped frame (6044) connected to the hanging plate (6042), a first screw rod (6045) screwed to the sleeve (6043), a fourth motor (6046) for driving the screw rod (6045) to rotate, and guide rods (6047) slidingly matched at both ends of the U-shaped frame (6044).

7. The novel intelligent cat litter box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The translation part (605) includes a scissor link (6051), a fixed frame (6052) and a movable frame (6053) respectively connected to the two ends of the scissor link (6051), and a second driving part for pushing the scissor link (6051) to extend and retract. The fixed frame (6052) is fixedly connected to the frame body (601), and the movable frame (6053) is used to push the storage box (602).

8. The novel intelligent cat litter box according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second driving unit includes a mounting frame (6054) provided at the bottom of the frame (601), a fifth motor (6055) provided on the mounting frame (6054), a second screw rod (6056) connected to the fifth motor (6055), and a transverse block (6057) screwed to the second screw rod (6056), the bottom of the transverse block (6057) is slidably connected to the mounting frame (6054), and the top of the transverse block (6057) is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft (6058) on the scissor link (6051).

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