Automatic cleaning system for cat toilet

By combining a water spray system, a litter scooping device, and a drying and disinfection device, the problem of clumped cat feces and urine in the litter box is solved, achieving fully automated cleaning and disinfection, improving hygiene and saving costs.

CN223694562UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-23SHENZHEN XINBO ZHUOZHI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520137718.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-17
Publication Date
2025-12-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-17

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Technical Problem

Existing automatic litter box cleaning devices are ineffective at separating cat feces from litter, and cat urine clumps up, requiring manual cleaning, which is costly and results in poor hygiene.

Method used

Design an automatic cat litter box cleaning system, including a water spraying system, a litter scooping device, a sewage discharge system, and a drying and disinfection device. Through water spraying, litter scooping and shredding, and drying and disinfection, it achieves fully automatic cleaning and disinfection.

Benefits of technology

It automates the cleaning of cat feces and urine, preventing odors, saving on manual cleaning costs, and improving hygiene.

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Abstract

The utility model introduces an automatic cleaning system for a cat toilet, which comprises a support assembly, a water spraying system, an excrement shoveling device, a cat litter basin, a blowdown system and a drying and sterilizing device, the blowdown system is positioned below the cat litter basin, and water is sprayed from outside to inside of the cat litter basin through the water spraying system to wash cat litter, the cat litter basin and a shovel rake; generated sewage flows into a sewage discharge system through a water leakage hole of the cat litter basin, the cat litter is shoveled into a water tank of the sewage discharge system through the cat litter shoveling device, the cat litter is smashed by the smashing device, dissolved with the sewage and then discharged through a sewage discharge pipe, actions such as cat litter shoveling, flushing, smashing, sewage discharge and drying disinfection are fully automatically completed, peculiar smell is removed in time, the two hands are liberated, and cost is saved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to pet supplies equipment technical field, concretely relates to a cat toilet automatic cleaning system. BACKGROUND

[0002] In prior art, the cat excrement removal mainly includes manual removal and automatic removal, and the current automatic cat litter removal pan on the market is generally provided with a rotating or harrow scraping excrement removal mechanism to separate cat excrement from cat litter, but there are problems that cat excrement is easy to stick to the cat litter pan and the harrow, and it is difficult for the existing device to remove the cat urine and the formed clumps of disposable cat litter, the cat urine clumps also need to be manually removed, and the cat excrement and cat urine clumps also need to be manually packaged and treated, and it is also necessary to continuously purchase disposable cat litter, which is not only unhygienic, but also labor-saving and cost-saving. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at solving one of the technical problems in prior art. To this end, the utility model provides a cat toilet automatic cleaning system and a control method, which comprises a body provided with a support assembly, a water spraying system, a cat excrement removal device, a sewage discharge system and a drying and disinfecting device, the water spraying system sprays water into the cat litter pan from the outside to flush the cat litter pan, cat litter and harrow, the generated sewage flows into the sewage discharge system through the water leakage hole of the cat litter pan, the cat excrement removal device removes the cat excrement into the water tank of the sewage discharge system, the cat excrement is crushed by a crushing device and then dissolved with the sewage, and then the cat excrement is discharged through the sewage discharge pipe, all the actions of cat excrement removal, flushing, crushing, sewage discharge and drying and disinfecting are automatically completed, the cat excrement is removed in time, the odor is eliminated, the hands are freed, and the cost is saved.

[0004] According to some embodiments of the utility model, a body is provided with a support assembly, a water spraying system, a cat excrement removal device, a cat litter pan and a sewage discharge system, the sewage discharge system is located below the cat litter pan, the cat litter pan is provided with an inner groove for placing cat litter, the cat excrement removal device removes the cat excrement into the sewage discharge system, the water spraying system sprays water into the cat litter pan from the outside to flush the cat litter pan, the generated sewage flows into the sewage discharge system through the water leakage hole of the cat litter pan, and the cat excrement is dissolved with the sewage in the sewage discharge system and then discharged outward.

[0005] According to some embodiments of the utility model, a body is provided with a support assembly, a water spraying system, a cat excrement removal device, a cat litter pan and a sewage discharge system, the sewage discharge system is located below the cat litter pan, the cat litter pan is provided with an inner groove for placing cat litter, the cat excrement removal device removes the cat excrement into the sewage discharge system, the water spraying system sprays water into the cat litter pan from the outside to flush the cat litter pan, the generated sewage flows into the sewage discharge system through the water leakage hole of the cat litter pan, and the cat excrement is dissolved with the sewage in the sewage discharge system and then discharged outward.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cat litter basin is provided with a cat feces shoveling device above or inside, the cat litter basin is provided with a sewage outlet, the sewage outlet is above the sewage system, the cat feces shoveling device shovels cat feces into the sewage system through the sewage outlet, the cat litter basin is provided with a water leakage hole, and the flushed sewage flows into the sewage system through the water leakage hole or the sewage outlet.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the sewage system comprises at least one of a water tank, a crushing device and a sewage pipe, the crushing device comprises a crushing motor and a crushing knife, the crushing device is arranged on at least one of the support assembly, the cat litter basin and the water tank, the crushing knife extends into the water tank, the water tank is provided with a sewage hole in communication with the sewage pipe, and the cat feces is crushed by the crushing knife and dissolved with the sewage and then discharged through the sewage pipe.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the machine body or the shell is provided with a drying and disinfecting device, the drying and disinfecting device comprises at least one of a fan, a heating body and a disinfecting device, and the drying and disinfecting device starts to dry and disinfect the cat litter after the flushing program is completed.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the water inlet valve comprises a control valve or a water pump, and the external water source comprises tap water or a water storage tank.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the utility model, a sand filter basket is arranged in the water tank, the sand filter basket is provided with a water leakage hole, the maximum size of the through hole of the water leakage hole of the cat litter basin and the sand filter basket is smaller than the diameter or minimum size of the cat litter, and the sewage pipe water outlet is connected to a sewer or a sewage storage tank.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the machine body or the shell is provided with an automatic control unit, comprising a main control device and an infrared detection device, the main control device comprises a main control board, an electrical system and an intelligent control system thereof, and the infrared detection device is arranged on the support assembly close to the cat entrance, when the infrared detection device detects that the cat has an entering or exiting signal, the main control device controls the cat feces shoveling, flushing, crushing, sewage discharge and drying and disinfecting programs to act respectively.

[0012] Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be partially given in the following description, partially will become obvious from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the utility model.

[0013] At least has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The utility model discloses a whole automatic operation of shoveling, flushing, smashing, discharging and drying and disinfecting, timely removal, remove peculiar smell, free hands, remove repeatedly buy cat litter, save the cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] The utility model makes further explanation in combination with the drawings and embodiment;

[0016] Figure 1 It is cat toilet automatic cleaning system whole structure schematic diagram for the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 Support assembly structure exploded view for;

[0018] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 Water spraying system structure exploded view for;

[0019] Figure 4 It is Figure 1 Whole sectional view and shoveling device turnover position schematic view for;

[0020] Figure 5 It is Figure 1 Discharge system structure exploded view for;

[0021] Figure 6 It is Figure 1 Shoveling device and support assembly structure schematic view for;

[0022] Figure 7 It is Figure 1 Cat litter box structure schematic view for.

[0023] Reference signs:

[0024] Wherein, 100, support assembly; 101, support; 1011, support hole; 102, master control device; 1021, infrared detection device; 103, drying and disinfecting device; 1031, fan; 1032, heating body; 1033, disinfecting device; 104, waterproof cover; 105, support column; 110, water spraying system; 111, water storage tank; 112, water inlet pipe; 113, water inlet valve; 114, water outlet pipe; 115, spray head; 120, excrement shoveling device; 121, shovel rake; 1211, rotating shaft; 1212, rake tooth; 122, driving motor; 123, driving wheel; 124, passive wheel; 200, litter box; 2001, sewage discharge port; 2002, water leakage hole; 2003, fixing frame; 2004, positioning hole; 230, support leg; 300, sewage discharge system; 310, water tank; 3101, sewage discharge hole; 320, sand filter basket; 330, crushing device; 331, crushing motor; 332, crushing knife; 340, sewage discharge pipe; 350, sewage storage tank; A, starting point; B, end point. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the present application in detail, the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, the role of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part with graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the present application, but it cannot be understood as a limitation on the protection scope of the present application.

[0026] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right and the like based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0027] In the description of the present application, the meaning of several is one or more, the meaning of multiple is more than two, greater than, less than, more than and the like are not included in the number, above, below and the like are included in the number. If it is described as the first time, the second time is only used for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence of indicated technical features.

[0028] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing and connecting should be understood in a broad sense, and the skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application in combination with the specific content of the technical scheme.

[0029] Reference Figures 1 to 7The utility model discloses a cat toilet automatic cleaning system.

[0030] As Figures 1 to 7 Shown, in some embodiments, in order to solve the problem of cat urine and feces not being cleaned in time and producing stench, and cat urine and feces needing manual cleaning, the utility model provides a cat toilet automatic cleaning system, which comprises a support assembly 100, a water spraying system 110, a feces shoveling device 120, a cat litter basin 200, a sewage discharge system 300 and a drying and disinfecting device 103, the sewage discharge system 300 is located below the cat litter basin 200, the feces shoveling device 120 shovels cat feces into the sewage discharge system 300, the water spraying system 110 sprays water into the cat litter basin 200, the cat litter basin 200 and the shoveling rake 121, the generated sewage flows into the sewage discharge system 300 through the water leakage hole 2002 of the cat litter basin 200, and the cat urine and feces are discharged outward after being dissolved in the sewage discharge system 300.

[0031] As Figure 1 , 4 and Figure 7 Shown, in some embodiments, the cat litter basin 200 is internally provided with a groove for placing cat litter, the cat litter is washable, dryable and reusable, and is made of at least one of metal, plastic, stone and composite material, and has a circular, cylindrical, square, strip-shaped, polygonal or irregular shape, a diameter of greater than or equal to 1 mm to less than or equal to 50 mm, and a length of greater than or equal to 1 mm to less than or equal to 100 mm, the cat litter basin 200 is provided with a sewage discharge opening 2001 through which the feces shoveling device 120 pushes cat feces into the sewage discharge system 300, meanwhile, the cat litter basin 200 is provided with a water leakage hole 2002 at the bottom for facilitating drainage, the opening position height of the water leakage hole 2002 is not higher than the peripheral height of the cat litter basin 200, the water leakage hole 2002 is connected with the sewage discharge system 300 for leaking sewage into the sewage discharge system 300, the sewage discharge system 300 is provided with a water tank 310, the cat feces is crushed in the water tank 310 by a crushing device 330, and then is dissolved in sewage and discharged into a sewer or a sewage storage tank 350 through a sewage discharge hole 3101 and a sewage discharge pipe 340, meanwhile, in order to simplify the structure and save cost, the support 101 is located above the cat litter basin 200, the support 101 is provided with a plurality of support columns 105 at the bottom, which are matched with the preset positioning holes 2004 of the cat litter basin 200, the support 101 is detachably connected or fixedly connected with the cat litter basin 200, and the cat litter basin 200 and the water tank 310 are provided with support legs 230 at the bottom.

[0032] As Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, in some embodiments, to facilitate the rapid cleaning of cat feces and urine, a water spraying method is used, and a water spraying system 110 is provided. The water spraying system 110 is installed on the body or casing. The water spraying system 110 includes an inlet pipe 112, an inlet valve 113, an outlet pipe 114, and a nozzle 115. One end of the inlet pipe 112 is connected to an external water source, including tap water or a water storage tank 111. The outlet of the inlet pipe 112 is connected to the inlet of the inlet valve 113. The outlet of valve 113 is connected to the inlet of water outlet pipe 114, and the outlet of water outlet pipe 114 is connected to the inlet of the nozzle. There is at least one nozzle 115. The diameter or width of the single hole of the nozzle is between 0.1 mm and 30 mm. The inlet valve 113 includes a control valve or a water pump. For ease of implementation, it is recommended to use tap water with a control valve and a water tank 111 with a water pump to provide high water pressure and achieve better flushing effect.

[0033] like Figure 1 , 3 and Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments, a scooping device 120 is used to separate cat litter and cat feces in the litter box 200. At this time, the cat feces are mainly concentrated on the upper side of the scooping device 120. When the scooping device 120 rotates to a position near the drain outlet 2001 in the litter box 200, the scooping device 120 flips forward to push the cat feces from the drain outlet 2001 of the litter box 200 into the sewage system 300. The cat feces dissolve with sewage in the sewage system 300. In this way, under the action of the scooping device 120, the separation of cat litter and cat feces in the litter box 200 and the collection of cat feces can be completed.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, for ease of understanding, the position of the scooping device 120 moving to the side near the litter box drain is defined as the endpoint, and the initial starting point of the scooping device 120 is defined as the starting point. At this time, the scooping device 120 rotates axially along the support hole 1011, that is, it rotates from the starting point to the endpoint. During the rotation, the litter and feces in the litter box 200 are separated. Finally, the feces are pushed into the sewage system 300 by the rake 121. Furthermore, for cleaning purposes, the sewage system 300 and the litter box 200 are separate structures. The sewage system 300 is set below the litter box 200 for collecting and disposing of feces and urine.

[0035] Furthermore, such as Figure 4 and Figure 6As shown, the cat excrement device 120 is mainly used for separating cat litter and cat excrement during the turning process, the cat excrement device 120 is installed on the support 101, the cat excrement device 120 includes a driving motor 122, a driving wheel 123, a passive wheel 124 and a harrow 121, the driving wheel 123 is fixedly installed on the rotating shaft of the driving motor, the driving motor 122 is installed on the support 101, the harrow 121 is provided with a rotating shaft 1211, the support 101 is provided with a support hole 1011 through which the harrow rotating shaft 1211 can pass, the support hole 1011 and the rotating shaft 1211 are in clearance fit, the passive wheel 124 is fixedly installed on the harrow 121, under the meshing drive of the driving wheel 123 and the passive wheel 124, the harrow rotating shaft 1211 can make axial forward or backward turning action around the support hole 1011, cat litter and cat excrement are separated by turning, when in the initial position, backward turning to the horizontal state can reserve enough space for the cat to go in and out, when forward turning, cat excrement is scooped into the sewage system 300.

[0036] As shown in Figure 6 In some embodiments, the underside of the cat excrement device 120 is provided with a harrow 121 which can turn in the cat litter basin 200 for separating cat excrement from cat litter, the underside of the harrow 121 is provided with a plurality of vertical tines 1212, the spacing between adjacent tines 1212 is greater than the size of cat litter and less than the size of cat excrement, so that cat litter and cat excrement can be separated and scooped up during the turning process of the harrow 121, cat excrement is concentrated at the upper side of the tines 1212, during the continuous turning process of the harrow 121, all cat excrement in the cat litter basin 200 is concentrated and scooped to the upper side of the tines 1212, and the cat excrement is pushed into the sink 310 of the sewage system 300 through the sewage outlet 2001 of the cat litter basin.

[0037] As shown in Figure 4 , 5 and Figure 7 In some embodiments, in order to ensure that cat excrement or cat urine clumps are fully dissolved and discharged, the sewage system 300 includes a sink 310, a crushing device 330 and a sewage pipe 340, the sink 310 is provided with a sewage hole 3101 connected with the sewage pipe 340, the crushing device 330 includes a crushing motor 331 and a crushing knife 332, the crushing device 330 is installed on the crushing device fixing frame 2003 of the cat litter basin 200, and the crushing device 330 can also be installed on the support assembly 100 or the sink 310 for consideration of installation convenience, the crushing knife 332 extends into the sink 310, cat excrement or cat urine clumps are crushed by the crushing knife 332 in the sink 310, and then dissolved with sewage and discharged into the sewer or sewage storage tank 350 through the sewage hole 3101 and the sewage pipe 340.

[0038] Further, in order to facilitate the cat shit or cat urine clumps, which are fully pulverized, in actual implementation examples, water is sprayed while pulverizing, so that the cat shit or cat urine clumps are fully dissolved in sewage, and are discharged while being dissolved, avoiding sewage blockage or overflow.

[0039] As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 7 , in some embodiments, in order to facilitate sewage discharge while avoiding cat litter being flushed into the sewer to cause blockage, a sand filter basket 320 is arranged in the water tank 310, the sand filter basket 320 is provided with a water leakage hole 2002, the maximum size of the through hole of the water leakage hole 2002 of the cat litter basin 200 and the sand filter basket is smaller than the diameter or minimum size of the cat litter, avoiding cat litter falling into the sewer to cause blockage, and the water outlet of the sewage pipe 340 is connected to the sewer or sewage storage tank 350.

[0040] As shown in Figure 4 , 5 and Figure 7 , in some embodiments, in order to ensure that the cat litter is quickly dried after being flushed and to avoid the growth of bacteria, a drying and disinfecting device 103 is arranged on the body or the housing, the drying and disinfecting device 103 includes at least one of a fan 1031, a heating body 1032 and a disinfecting device 1033, in actual implementation, if the heating body 1032 is used in combination with the fan 1031, it is recommended that the heating body 1032 be placed in front of the fan 1031 to avoid the fan 1031 being damaged due to high temperature, which may cause safety hazards, the disinfecting device 1033 mainly includes a disinfecting ultraviolet lamp, when the above flushing program is completed, the drying and disinfecting device 103 starts to dry and disinfect the cat litter, for safety, the disinfecting device 1033 is set to perform disinfection after the drying program is completed, and the disinfection time is controlled to be within 30 minutes, further, in order to ensure the safety of the cat, the fan 1031 is kept working before the disinfection program is started, because the cat is afraid of the wind of the fan 1031, the hidden danger of the cat being harmed by the disinfection can be avoided.

[0041] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4 , in some embodiments, in order to realize intelligent control, an automatic control unit is arranged on the body or the housing, including a main control device 102 and an infrared detection device 1021, the main control device 102 includes a main control board, an electrical system and an intelligent control system thereof; the infrared detection device 1021 is arranged on the support assembly 100 near the cat entrance of the body, when the infrared detection device 1021 detects that the cat enters or exits, the main control device 102 controls the cat litter scooping, flushing, pulverizing, sewage discharge and drying and disinfecting actions, respectively, in order to be safe, the main control device 102 is further provided with a waterproof cover 104.

[0042] The utility model embodiment makes the detailed explanation in combination with the drawing, but the utility model is not limited to the above -mentioned embodiment, still can make various changes in the knowledge range of ordinary skill in the art person who has possessed under the premise of not departing from the utility model tenet.

Claims

1. An automatic cleaning system for a cat litter box, characterized by, The machine body is provided with a support assembly, a water spraying system, a cat litter scooping device, a cat litter basin and a sewage system, the sewage system is located below the cat litter basin, the cat litter basin is provided with an inner groove for placing cat litter, the cat litter scooping device scoops cat litter into the sewage system, the water spraying system sprays water into the cat litter basin from the outside to flush the cat litter basin, the generated sewage flows into the sewage system through the water leakage hole of the cat litter basin, and the cat litter is dissolved with the sewage in the sewage system and then discharged outward.

2. The automatic cleaning system for a cat litter box according to claim 1, wherein The machine body is provided with a machine shell, the water spraying system is installed on the machine body or the machine shell, the water spraying system includes a water inlet pipe, a water inlet valve, a water outlet pipe and a spray head, the water inlet of the water inlet pipe is connected with an external water source, the water outlet of the water inlet pipe is connected with the water inlet of the water inlet valve, the water outlet of the water inlet valve is connected with the water inlet of the water outlet pipe, the water outlet of the water outlet pipe is connected with the water inlet of the spray head, the number of the spray head is at least one, and the diameter or width size of a single hole of the spray hole of the spray head is between greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 30 mm.

3. The cat litter box automatic cleaning system according to claim 1, wherein, The cat litter basin is provided with a cat litter scooping device above or inside, the cat litter basin is provided with a sewage outlet, the sewage outlet is located above the sewage system, the cat litter scooping device scoops cat litter into the sewage system through the sewage outlet, the cat litter basin is provided with a water leakage hole, the opening position height of the water leakage hole is not higher than the peripheral height of the cat litter basin, and the flushed sewage flows into the sewage system through the water leakage hole or the sewage outlet.

4. The cat litter box automatic cleaning system according to claim 1, wherein, The sewage system includes at least one of a water tank, a crushing device and a sewage pipe, the crushing device includes a crushing motor and a crushing knife, the crushing device is arranged on at least one of the support assembly, the cat litter basin and the water tank, the crushing knife extends into the water tank, the water tank is provided with a sewage discharge hole in communication with the sewage pipe, and the cat litter is crushed by the crushing knife and dissolved with the sewage and then discharged through the sewage pipe.

5. The cat litter box automatic cleaning system according to claim 2, wherein, The machine body or the machine shell is provided with a drying and disinfecting device, the drying and disinfecting device includes at least one of a fan, a heating body and a disinfecting device, and the drying and disinfecting device starts to dry and disinfect the cat litter after the flushing program is completed.

6. The cat litter box automatic cleaning system according to claim 2, wherein, The water inlet valve includes a control valve or a water pump, and the external water source includes tap water or a water storage tank.

7. The cat litter box automatic cleaning system according to claim 4, wherein, The water tank is provided with a sand filter basket, the sand filter basket is provided with a water leakage hole, the maximum size of the through hole of the water leakage hole of the cat litter basin and the sand filter basket is smaller than the diameter or minimum size of the cat litter, and the water outlet of the sewage pipe is connected with a sewer or a sewage storage tank.

8. The cat litter box automatic cleaning system according to claim 2, wherein, The machine body or the machine shell is provided with an automatic control unit including a main control device and an infrared detection device, the main control device includes a main control board, an electrical system and an intelligent control system thereof, and the infrared detection device is arranged on the support assembly close to the cat entrance, when the infrared detection device detects that the cat enters or exits, the main control device controls the cat litter scooping, flushing, crushing, sewage discharge and drying and disinfecting programs to be performed respectively.