Novel automatic cleaning cat litter basin

Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel automatic cleaning cat litter basin which comprises a frame, a cat litter shovel, a moving device and a first driving device, and a cat litter containing space is arranged on the frame. The cat litter shovel is transversely arranged on the cat litter containing space; the cat litter shovel comprises a filtering bucket with a concave cavity, and a plurality of filtering holes which are communicated with the concave cavity and used for filtering cat litter are formed in the filtering bucket. The moving device is arranged at the side part of the frame and is connected with the end part of the cat litter shovel; the moving device can drive the filtering bucket to move back and forth in the cat litter containing space in a reciprocating manner so as to shovel caked cat litter up; the first driving device is in transmission connection with the end part of the cat litter shovel and is used for driving the filtering bucket to rotate so as to enable the caked cat litter to fall into the concave cavity. Therefore, the cat litter shovel comprises the filtering bucket with the cavity, when the filtering bucket rotates, redundant and uncaked cat litter can be discharged from the filtering holes, the caked cat litter finally falls into the cavity, waste of the cat litter is avoided, and meanwhile the caked cat litter is not prone to falling off.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cat litter basin, concretely relates to a novel automatic cleaning cat litter basin. BACKGROUND

[0002] The part provided in this part is merely background information related to the present application to facilitate those skilled in the art to understand the present application more thoroughly and accurately, and it is not necessarily prior art.

[0003] Now, more and more families choose to raise cats, and cat litter basin has become a necessary product for raising cats. In order to facilitate the cleaning of cat litter basin, automatic cleaning cat litter basin appears on the market, such as a kind of clumping litter filtering device and its using method disclosed in patent application No. 202211450178.7. Among them, the clumping litter filtering device includes cat litter basin, clumping litter filtering shovel, moving mechanism and rotating mechanism, the cat litter basin is provided with cat litter receiving space and clumping litter collecting space, and the clumping litter filtering shovel is transversely arranged in the cat litter receiving space;The moving mechanism is used to drive the clumping litter filtering shovel to walk along the length direction of the cat litter receiving space, and the rotating mechanism is used to drive the clumping litter filtering shovel to overturn in the cat litter receiving space. Therefore, under the driving of the moving mechanism, the clumping litter filtering shovel can run from one end of the cat litter receiving space to the other end to rake out the cat feces from the cat litter, and then under the driving of the rotating mechanism, the clumping litter filtering shovel is rotated to the horizontal position, so that all the clumping litter accumulated on the upper layer of the unclumped cat litter is collected on the clumping litter filtering shovel, and then the clumping litter filtering shovel with clumping litter is moved back to one end of the clumping litter collecting space, and the clumping litter filtering shovel is rotated again, so that the clumping litter on the clumping litter filtering shovel is transferred to the clumping litter collecting space, and the automatic cleaning of the clumping litter is completed.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned clumping litter filtering device has the following problems: since the clumping litter filtering shovel is a flat shovel structure, when the filtering shovel scoops up the clumping litter and rotates to the horizontal state to support the clumping litter, if the filtering shovel continues to rotate, the clumping litter will fall off the filtering shovel. Therefore, the above-mentioned filtering shovel structure cannot realize the movement of the clumping litter on the filtering shovel to shake out the excess and unclumped cat litter, resulting in waste of cat litter;In addition, when the filtering shovel is moved back to one end of the clumping litter collecting space, if the cat litter shovel shakes or shakes, it is easy to make the clumping litter fall off, which is more troublesome. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] To overcome the deficiencies described in the prior art, this utility model provides a novel automatic litter box cleaning system. The litter scoop includes a filter scoop with a concave cavity. When the filter scoop picks up clumped litter and rotates at a certain angle, the clumped litter can roll inside the filter scoop, allowing excess, unclumped litter to be discharged from the filter holes. The clumped litter eventually falls into the concave cavity, thus avoiding litter waste. Furthermore, when the litter scoop moves back and forth after falling into the concave cavity, if the litter scoop shakes or vibrates, the clumped litter is less likely to fall out, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect of the litter scoop.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its problem is:

[0007] A new type of automatic litter box includes:

[0008] The frame includes a litter box.

[0009] A cat litter scoop, which is placed horizontally on the cat litter holding space; the cat litter scoop includes a filter scoop with a concave cavity, and the filter scoop has a plurality of filter holes that communicate with the concave cavity and are used to filter cat litter.

[0010] A moving device is disposed on the side of the frame and connected to the end of the cat litter scoop; the moving device can drive the filter bucket to move back and forth within the cat litter holding space to scoop up clumps of cat litter.

[0011] A first driving device is connected to the end of the litter shovel and is used to drive the filter bucket to rotate so that the clumps of cat litter fall into the cavity.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a vibration assembly for driving the cat litter scoop to vibrate, the vibration assembly including a second drive device, an eccentric wheel connected to the output end of the second drive device, and a rotating shaft spring connected to the end of the cat litter scoop, wherein:

[0013] When the first driving device drives the cat litter scoop to rotate and causes the rotating shaft spring buckle to abut against the eccentric wheel, the second driving device drives the eccentric wheel to rotate and causes the rotating shaft spring buckle to vibrate, thereby causing the cat litter scoop to vibrate.

[0014] Furthermore, two moving devices are provided, and the two moving devices are respectively located on both sides of the frame, wherein:

[0015] The two ends of the cat litter scoop are respectively mounted on the two mobile devices;

[0016] The first driving device is mounted on one of the mobile devices, and the output end of the first driving device is connected to one end of the cat litter shovel; the vibration component is mounted on another mobile device, and the rotating shaft spring is connected to the other end of the cat litter shovel.

[0017] Furthermore, the cat litter shovel also includes a support frame mounted on the filter bucket, with connecting protrusions extending from both ends of the support frame, and the support frame is connected to the moving device through the connecting protrusions.

[0018] Furthermore, the filter bucket is provided with a plurality of first buckles for engaging the support frame to restrict its vertical movement and a plurality of second buckles for engaging the support frame to restrict its forward and backward movement.

[0019] When the filter bucket is engaged with a plurality of the first latches and a plurality of the second latches, the two side walls of the filter bucket abut against the left and right sides of the support frame to restrict the left and right movement of the support frame.

[0020] Furthermore, the filter bucket is also provided with several fasteners, which are used to press and fix the support frame.

[0021] Furthermore, the filter bucket is made of plastic, and the support frame is made of metal.

[0022] Furthermore, it also includes a rotating seat disposed on the mobile device, the rotating seat being rotatably disposed on the mobile device via a bearing, the rotating seat having an installation groove, and the connecting protrusion being detachably disposed within the installation groove.

[0023] Furthermore, it also includes a pin, and the rotating seat is provided with a first mounting hole that communicates with and passes through the mounting groove. The connecting protrusion is provided with a second mounting hole. When the connecting protrusion extends into the mounting groove and the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are aligned, the pin passes through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole to fix the connecting protrusion in the mounting groove.

[0024] Furthermore, the mobile device includes a base, a lifting seat movably disposed on the base, and a third driving device for driving the lifting seat to move up and down. The end of the cat litter scoop is disposed on the lifting seat. When the third driving device drives the lifting seat to move up and down, it can simultaneously drive the cat litter scoop to move up and down.

[0025] The base is also provided with a fourth driving device for driving it to reciprocate along the length of the frame; when the fourth driving device drives the base to reciprocate along the length of the frame, it can simultaneously drive the cat litter scoop to reciprocate along the length of the frame, thereby realizing the back-and-forth reciprocating movement of the filter bucket within the cat litter holding space.

[0026] In summary, the novel automatic litter box provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0027] (1) The novel automatic litter box of this utility model includes a filter scoop with a concave cavity. When the filter scoop picks up the clump of litter and rotates at a certain angle, the clump of litter can roll in the filter scoop and allow the excess and unclumped litter to be discharged from the filter holes. The clump of litter eventually falls into the concave cavity, thereby avoiding the waste of litter. In addition, when the clump of litter falls into the concave cavity, if the litter scoop is moved back and forth, the clump of litter will not easily fall off if the litter scoop shakes or vibrates, thus ensuring the cleaning effect of the litter scoop.

[0028] (2) The novel automatic cleaning cat litter box of this utility model has a concave cavity formed on the filter scoop for temporarily storing clumped cat litter. When the vibration component drives the cat litter scoop to vibrate, the clumped cat litter can vibrate in the concave cavity to prevent it from falling out. At the same time, excess and unclumped cat litter can be shaken out, thereby saving the cost of using cat litter. Attached Figure Description

[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic litter box of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 This is an explosion diagram of the automatic litter box of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic litter scoop for cleaning the litter box according to this utility model;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a moving device in the automatic litter box of this utility model;

[0033] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of another moving device in the automatic litter box cleaning system of this utility model.

[0034] The meanings of the reference numerals in the attached figures are as follows:

[0035] 1. Frame; 11. Litter holding space; 12. Feces drop outlet; 2. Moving device; 21. Base; 22. Lifting seat; 23. Third drive device; 24. Fourth drive device; 3. Litter scoop; 31. Filter scoop; 311. First buckle; 312. Second buckle; 313. Fastener; 314. Filter hole; 315. Cavity; 32. Support frame; 321. Connecting protrusion; 3211. Second mounting hole; 4. First drive device; 5. Vibration component; 51. Second drive device; 52. Eccentric wheel; 53. Spindle spring; 6. Rotating seat; 61. Mounting groove; 62. First mounting hole; 7. Pin. Detailed Implementation

[0036] To better understand and implement this invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0037] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", and "outer" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the module or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0038] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0039] See Figures 1-5 This utility model provides a novel automatic litter box, comprising a rectangular frame 1, a moving device 2, and a litter scoop 3. The frame 1 has a litter holding space 11 for holding litter and a feces discharge port 12 for discharging cat feces along its length. The moving device 2 is located on the side of the frame 1 and can reciprocate along its length. Preferably, there are two moving devices 2, located on both sides of the frame 1 in the width direction. The litter scoop 3 is placed horizontally on the litter holding space 11, with its two ends respectively mounted on the two moving devices 2. The litter scoop 3 includes a filter bucket 31 with a cavity 315, and the filter bucket 31 has several filter holes 314 communicating with the cavity 315 for filtering litter. Thus, when the moving device 2 reciprocates along the length of the frame 1, it simultaneously drives the filter bucket 31 to reciprocate back and forth within the litter holding space 11 to scoop up clumps of litter.

[0040] Additionally, it includes a first driving device 4 mounted on a moving device 2. The first driving device 4 is connected to the litter scoop 3 and is used to drive the litter scoop 3 to rotate. Preferably, the first driving device 4 is a drive motor. The output shaft of the drive motor is connected to one end of the litter scoop 3 and drives the litter scoop 3 to rotate, thereby driving the filter bucket 31 to rotate so that the clumps of cat litter fall into the cavity 315.

[0041] Therefore, the novel automatic litter box of this utility model includes a filter scoop 31 with a concave cavity 315. When the filter scoop 31 scoops up the clump of litter and rotates it at a certain angle, the clump of litter can roll inside the filter scoop 31 and allow excess, unclumped litter to be discharged from the filter hole 314. The clump of litter eventually falls into the concave cavity 315, thus avoiding waste of litter. In addition, when the clump of litter falls into the concave cavity 315, if the litter scoop 3 shakes or vibrates when it moves back and forth, the clump of litter is less likely to fall off, thus ensuring the cleaning effect of the litter scoop 3.

[0042] See Figures 2-5 The mobile device 2 includes a base 21, a lifting seat 22 movably mounted on the base 21, and a third drive device 23 mounted on the base 21 and driving the lifting seat 22 to move up and down. Preferably, the third drive device 23 is a lead screw motor, and the lifting seat 22 is slidably mounted on the lead screw of the lead screw motor. Thus, when the lead screw motor drives the lead screw to rotate, it can drive the lifting seat 22 to move up and down along the lead screw. In addition, the end of the cat litter scoop 3 is mounted on the lifting seat 22, so when the lifting seat 22 is driven to move up and down, the cat litter scoop 3 can be driven to move up and down simultaneously.

[0043] Of course, it should be noted that in other embodiments, the third driving device 23 can also be set on the lifting seat 22. In this case, the third driving device 23 is a drive motor, and a gear is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor. The base 21 is provided with a rack that meshes with the gear and is arranged vertically. Thus, when the drive motor drives the gear to rotate, it can move up and down along the rack, thereby driving the lifting seat 22 to move up and down relative to the base 21. It can also achieve the same technical effect, so it is not limited here.

[0044] In addition, the base 21 is also provided with a fourth drive device 24 for driving it to reciprocate along the length direction of the frame 1; preferably, the fourth drive device 24 is a drive motor, and the output shaft of the drive motor is fitted with a gear; the bottom of the frame 1 is provided with a second rack extending along its length direction, and the gear meshes with the second rack for transmission. Thus, when the fourth drive device 24 drives the gear to rotate, it can drive the gear to slide on the second rack, thereby driving the moving device 2 and the cat litter shovel 3 to move back and forth relative to the frame 1 along the length direction.

[0045] Furthermore, it also includes a rotating seat 6 mounted on the lifting base 22. The rotating seat 6 is rotatably mounted on the lifting base 22 via bearings, and the end of the cat litter scoop 3 is detachably mounted on the rotating seat 6. Specifically, the cat litter scoop 3 also includes a rectangular support frame 32 mounted on the filter bucket 31. The two ends of the support frame 32 extend with connecting protrusions 321, and the support frame 32 is detachably mounted on the rotating seat 6 via the connecting protrusions 321.

[0046] Specifically, the rotating base 6 has a mounting groove 61, and the connecting protrusion 321 is detachably mounted in the mounting groove 61. Specifically, it also includes a pin 7. The rotating base 6 also has a first mounting hole 62 that communicates with and passes through the mounting groove 61, and the connecting protrusion 321 has a second mounting hole 3211. When the connecting protrusion 321 extends into the mounting groove 61 and the first mounting hole 62 aligns with the second mounting hole 3211, the pin 7 passes through the first mounting hole 62 and the second mounting hole 3211 to fix the connecting protrusion 321 in the mounting groove 61, thereby enabling the cat litter shovel 3 to be mounted on the mobile device 2.

[0047] Furthermore, the filter bucket 31 is provided with a plurality of first buckles 311 for engaging the support frame 32 to restrict its vertical movement and a plurality of second buckles 312 for engaging the support frame 32 to restrict its forward and backward movement. When the support frame 32 is engaged on the filter bucket 31, the two side walls of the filter bucket 31 abut against the left and right sides of the support frame 32 respectively to restrict the left and right movement of the support frame 32, thereby achieving all-round fixation of the support frame 32.

[0048] In addition, to further improve the connection strength of the support frame 32, the filter bucket 31 is also provided with a number of fasteners 313; preferably, the fasteners 313 are screws, which are screwed onto the filter bucket 31 and the support frame 32 is pressed and fixed by the nut on the screw.

[0049] In this embodiment, the filter bucket 31 is made of plastic, and the support frame 32 is made of metal.

[0050] See Figure 5The litter box also includes a vibration component 5 mounted on another moving device 2 and driving the litter scoop 3 to vibrate. Specifically, the vibration component 5 includes a second drive device 51 mounted on the lifting base 22, an eccentric wheel 52 connected to the output end of the second drive device 51, and a rotating shaft spring buckle 53 connected to the end of the litter scoop 3. Preferably, the second drive device 51 is a drive motor, and the output shaft of the drive motor is connected to the eccentric wheel 52. Thus, when the first drive device 4 drives the litter scoop 3 to rotate and drives the rotating shaft spring buckle 53 to abut against the eccentric wheel 52, the second drive device 51 drives the eccentric wheel 52 to rotate and drives the rotating shaft spring buckle 53 to vibrate, thereby realizing the vibration of the litter scoop 3.

[0051] The litter box of this invention has a cavity 315 formed on the filter scoop 31 for temporarily storing clumped cat litter. When the vibration component 5 drives the litter scoop 3 to vibrate, the clumped cat litter can vibrate in the cavity 315 to shake out excess cat litter, thereby saving cat litter consumption and reducing the cost of purchasing cat litter.

[0052] In summary, the novel automatic litter box provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0053] (I) The novel automatic litter box of this utility model includes a litter scoop 3 with a concave cavity 315. When the filter scoop 31 scoops up the clump of litter and rotates at a certain angle, the clump of litter can roll in the filter scoop 31 and allow the excess and unclumped litter to be discharged from the filter hole 314. The clump of litter eventually falls into the concave cavity 315, thereby avoiding waste of litter. In addition, when the clump of litter falls into the concave cavity 315, if the litter scoop 3 shakes or vibrates when it moves back and forth, the clump of litter will not easily fall off, thus ensuring the cleaning effect of the litter scoop 3.

[0054] (II) The novel automatic litter box of this utility model has a cavity 315 formed on the filter scoop 31 for temporarily storing clumped cat litter. When the vibration component 5 drives the litter scoop 3 to vibrate, the clumped cat litter can vibrate in the cavity 315 to prevent it from falling out. At the same time, excess and unclumped cat litter can be shaken out, thereby saving the cost of using cat litter.

[0055] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on or indirectly on the other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to or indirectly connected to the other component.

[0056] It should be understood that the terms "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the module or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0057] Furthermore, in the description of this utility model, "multiple" and "several" mean two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0058] The technical means disclosed in this utility model are not limited to those disclosed in the above embodiments, but also include technical solutions composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of this utility model, and these improvements and modifications are also considered within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A novel automatic cleaning cat litter box, characterized in that, include: The frame includes a litter box. A cat litter scoop, which is placed horizontally on the cat litter holding space; the cat litter scoop includes a filter scoop with a concave cavity, and the filter scoop has a plurality of filter holes that communicate with the concave cavity and are used to filter cat litter. A moving device is disposed on the side of the frame and connected to the end of the cat litter scoop; the moving device can drive the filter bucket to move back and forth within the cat litter holding space to scoop up clumps of cat litter. The first driving device is connected to the end of the cat litter shovel and is used to drive the filter bucket to rotate so that the clumps of cat litter fall into the cavity; It also includes a vibration assembly for driving the cat litter scoop to vibrate. The vibration assembly includes a second drive device, an eccentric wheel connected to the output end of the second drive device, and a rotating shaft spring-loaded device that is drively connected to the end of the cat litter scoop, wherein: When the first driving device drives the cat litter scoop to rotate and causes the rotating shaft spring buckle to abut against the eccentric wheel, the second driving device drives the eccentric wheel to rotate and causes the rotating shaft spring buckle to vibrate, thereby causing the cat litter scoop to vibrate.

2. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 1, characterized in that, Two mobile devices are provided, and the two mobile devices are respectively located on both sides of the frame, wherein: The two ends of the cat litter scoop are respectively mounted on the two mobile devices; The first driving device is mounted on one of the mobile devices, and the output end of the first driving device is connected to one end of the cat litter shovel; the vibration component is mounted on another mobile device, and the rotating shaft spring is connected to the other end of the cat litter shovel.

3. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The cat litter scoop also includes a support frame mounted on the filter bucket, with connecting protrusions extending from both ends of the support frame, and the support frame is connected to the moving device through the connecting protrusions.

4. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 3, characterized in that, The filter bucket is provided with a plurality of first buckles for engaging the support frame to restrict its vertical movement and a plurality of second buckles for engaging the support frame to restrict its forward and backward movement. When the filter bucket is engaged with a plurality of the first latches and a plurality of the second latches, the two side walls of the filter bucket abut against the left and right sides of the support frame to restrict the left and right movement of the support frame.

5. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 3, characterized in that, The filter bucket is also equipped with several fasteners, which are used to press and fix the support frame.

6. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 3, characterized in that, The filter bucket is made of plastic, and the support frame is made of metal.

7. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes a rotating seat disposed on the mobile device, the rotating seat being rotatably disposed on the mobile device via a bearing; the rotating seat is provided with a mounting groove, and the connecting protrusion is detachably disposed in the mounting groove.

8. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 7, characterized in that, It also includes a pin, and the rotating seat is provided with a first mounting hole that communicates with and passes through the mounting groove. The connecting protrusion is provided with a second mounting hole. When the connecting protrusion extends into the mounting groove and the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole are aligned, the pin passes through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole to fix the connecting protrusion in the mounting groove.

9. The novel automatic litter box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The mobile device includes a base, a lifting seat movably mounted on the base, and a third drive device for driving the lifting seat to move up and down. The end of the cat litter scoop is mounted on the lifting seat. When the third drive device drives the lifting seat to move up and down, it can simultaneously drive the cat litter scoop to move up and down. The base is also provided with a fourth driving device for driving it to reciprocate along the length of the frame; when the fourth driving device drives the base to reciprocate along the length of the frame, it can simultaneously drive the cat litter scoop to reciprocate along the length of the frame, thereby realizing the back-and-forth reciprocating movement of the filter bucket within the cat litter holding space.

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