Pet sand basin body and pet sand basin

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model relates to a pet sand basin, in particular to a basin body of the pet sand basin, at least part of the basin body is arranged in an accommodating space of a base of the pet sand basin, the basin body is provided with a defecation area for a pet to defecate and a sand storage area capable of temporarily storing pet fine sand, and the basin body is provided with a pivoting axis. The pivot axis is arranged in the direction close to the sand storage area, so that the basin body can eccentrically turn over around the pivot axis relative to the base. Compared with the prior art, due to the facts that the basin body is provided with the pivot axis and the pivot axis is arranged close to the sand storage area of the basin body, the basin body can be eccentrically overturned around the pivot axis relative to the base, the overturning radius of the basin body can be greatly reduced, the height of the base can be reduced, and the pet can conveniently enter the basin body to go to the toilet while the pet can conveniently go to the toilet. And the whole machine height and size of the pet sand basin can be effectively reduced, so that the pet sand basin can be conveniently packaged by a user, and the moving performance of the pet sand basin can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of this application relate to a pet litter box, and more particularly to a litter box body and a pet litter box. Background Technology

[0002] As people's material living standards continue to improve, their demands for spiritual life are also gradually increasing, leading to a growing number of people who enjoy keeping pet cats and dogs. Many cat and dog lovers adore their pets and have even purchased dedicated pet cabins for them. Most existing cat litter boxes are now smart litter boxes, which have greatly simplified the lives of cat owners, allowing them to pet their cats without having to clean up litter.

[0003] To facilitate cleaning, existing litter boxes typically include scooping and litter return functions. To achieve these functions, the litter box body is usually tiltable, allowing for waste disposal and litter return through a combination of forward and reverse tilting. However, the inventors discovered that to prevent the base from interfering with the tilting process, especially at the bottom, the base typically needs to be heightened to provide sufficient space for tilting. This not only increases the overall height and size of the device, affecting packaging dimensions and portability, but also makes it difficult for pets like cats and dogs to enter the litter box, hindering their toileting activities.

[0004] Therefore, the current problem to be solved is how to control the overall height of the machine without affecting the rotation performance of the basin. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of some embodiments of this application is to design a pet litter bowl and a pet litter box, which not only facilitates pets entering the bowl to relieve themselves, but also effectively reduces the overall height and volume of the pet litter box, thereby making it easier to pack the pet litter box and improving its mobility.

[0006] Some embodiments of this application provide a litter box body, at least part of which is disposed within the receiving space of the litter box base. The body has a toilet area for pets to use and a litter storage area for temporarily storing pet litter. The body has a pivot axis, which is oriented toward the litter storage area, allowing the body to be eccentrically rotated relative to the base around the pivot axis.

[0007] Additionally, embodiments of this application also provide a pet litter box, comprising:

[0008] Base; the base has accommodating space;

[0009] The basin as described above; the basin is at least partially disposed in the receiving space and is eccentrically rotatable relative to the base about the pivot axis.

[0010] As can be seen from the above, by having a pivot axis in the litter box, and by placing the pivot axis near the litter storage area, the litter box can be eccentrically rotated relative to the base around the pivot axis. This greatly reduces the rotation radius of the litter box and lowers the height of the base. This makes it easier for pets to enter the litter box to relieve themselves, while also effectively reducing the overall height and volume of the litter box. It also makes it easier to pack the litter box and improves its mobility. Attached Figure Description

[0011] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pet litter box body in some embodiments of this application;

[0012] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of a pet litter box in its initial state in some embodiments of this application;

[0013] Figure 3 This is an isometric schematic diagram of a pet litter box in some embodiments of this application;

[0014] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the pet litter box structure when the box is flipped at a preset angle in some embodiments of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0015] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the various embodiments of this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, those skilled in the art will understand that many technical details have been presented in the various embodiments of this application to facilitate a better understanding of the application. However, the technical solutions claimed in this application can be implemented even without these technical details and with various variations and modifications based on the following embodiments.

[0016] Example 1

[0017] Embodiment 1 of this utility model relates to the body of a pet litter box, such as... Figure 1 As shown, at least part of the basin 2 is disposed within the accommodating space 13 of the base 1 of the pet litter box. The basin 2 has a toilet area 27 for pets to use the toilet and a litter storage area 26 for temporarily storing pet litter. The basin 2 has a pivot axis L1, which is positioned towards the litter storage area 26, so that the basin 2 can be eccentrically rotated relative to the base 1 around the pivot axis L1.

[0018] As can be seen from the above, because the basin 2 has a pivot axis L1, and the pivot axis L1 is set close to the litter storage area 26 of the basin 2, the basin 2 can be eccentrically rotated relative to the base 1 around the pivot axis L1. Therefore, the rotation radius of the basin 2 can be greatly reduced, and the height of the base 1 can be reduced. So, while making it convenient for pets to enter the basin 2 to relieve themselves, it can also effectively reduce the overall height and volume of the pet litter box. This makes it easier for users to pack the pet litter box and also improves the mobility of the pet litter box.

[0019] Specifically, in some embodiments, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the basin 2 includes: a basin opening 21, a basin bottom 22, a front wall 23, and a rear wall 24. The basin opening 21 allows pets to enter the basin 2 from multiple directions, while the basin bottom 22 is positioned relative to the basin opening 21 and has a front end 221 and a rear end 222 away from the front end 221. Additionally, in some embodiments, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the front wall 23 is formed by bending and extending from the front end 221 of the basin bottom 22 toward the basin opening 21, while the rear wall 24 is formed by bending and extending from the rear end 222 of the basin bottom 22 toward the basin opening 21. Furthermore, the pivot axis L1 is set toward the rear wall 24, thereby enabling the basin body 2 to achieve eccentric flipping of the base 1.

[0020] Furthermore, in some embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the rear wall 24 of the litter box 2 is an arc-shaped sidewall with the pivot axis L1 as the center and a first radius R1. The front wall 23 of the litter box 2 is another arc-shaped sidewall with the axis L2, which is parallel to the pivot axis L1, as the center and a second radius R2. It is easy to see that when the litter box 2 rotates relative to the base 1 around the pivot axis L1, the rotation radius of the litter box 2 is the first radius R1. Furthermore, since the pivot axis L1 is positioned closer to the litter storage area 26, the straight-line distance from the pivot axis L1 to the rear wall 24 (i.e., the first radius R1) is smaller than the straight-line distance from the pivot axis L1 to the front wall 23. Therefore, compared to setting the pivot axis L1 at the center of the litter box 2, the litter box 2 can have a smaller rotation radius, thus significantly reducing the height of the base 1 and the overall height of the litter box. This allows for convenient movement and transport of the litter box while effectively reducing its packaging size.

[0021] Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, in other embodiments, such as Figure 1As shown, the rear wall 24 is tangent to the rear end 222 of the basin bottom 22. For example, the basin bottom 22 can be a flat bottom, so that when the basin body 2 is in the initial position, the vertical distance from the basin bottom 22 to the bottom of the base 1 is the same as the vertical distance from the rear wall 24 to the bottom of the base 1 when the basin body 2 is flipped to the waste dumping position. Therefore, the basin body 2 can be set as close as possible to the bottom of the base 1, thereby effectively reducing the height of the base 1 and ensuring that the pet litter box has a small packaging size. At the same time, it can also ensure that the basin body 2 has a large flipping angle, so that the basin body 2 can more easily realize the dumping of waste and the return of sand. Furthermore, by taking advantage of the tangency between the rear end 222 of the basin bottom 22 and the rear wall 24, in some other embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the front wall 23 can also be tangent to the front end 221 of the basin bottom 22. Since the basin bottom 22 of the basin body 2 can be flat, when designing the front wall 23 of the basin body 2, the second radius R2 of the front wall 23 extending towards the basin opening 21 should be as equal to or smaller than the first radius R1 of the rear wall 24 extending towards the basin opening 21 as possible. For example, if the second radius R2 of the front wall 23 extending towards the basin opening 21 is equal to the first radius R1 of the rear wall 24 extending towards the basin opening 21, then... Figure 1 As shown, this allows the line connecting the center of the preset axis L2 and the center of the pivot axis L1 to be parallel to the basin bottom 22. Of course, in other embodiments, the first radius R1 of the rear wall 24 bending towards the basin opening 21 may also be greater than the second radius R2 of the front wall 23 bending towards the basin opening 21, in which case the line connecting the center of the preset axis L2 and the center of the pivot axis L1 is inclined to the basin bottom 22.

[0022] Of course, the basin bottom 22 mentioned above is only described as a flat bottom. In other embodiments, the basin bottom 22 can also be an arc-shaped bottom that is close to a flat bottom. By designing the basin bottom 22 as an arc-shaped bottom that is close to a flat bottom, it can be ensured that the bottom of the base 1 will not interfere with the flipping of the basin 2.

[0023] Furthermore, in other embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the basin 2 also includes a filter screen 25, which is disposed inside the basin 2 and connected to the rear wall 24 of the basin 2. Specifically, as shown... Figure 1 As shown, the filter 25 extends from the end connected to the basin opening 21 on the rear wall 24 towards the basin bottom 22, so that one end of the filter 25 is connected to the rear end of the basin opening 21, and the other end of the filter 25 is connected to the rear wall 24 of the basin body 2. Furthermore, as... Figure 1As shown, a sand storage area 26 is formed between the filter screen 25 and the rear wall 24, while a toilet area 27 is formed between the filter screen 25 and the front wall 23. It is easy to see that by using the filter screen 25 installed inside the basin 2, the space inside the basin 2 can be divided into the toilet area 27 and the sand storage area 26. Therefore, the pet can use the toilet through the toilet area 27, while the sand storage area 26 can store the pet's fine sand when the basin 2 is tilted and the excrement is poured out.

[0024] Furthermore, to further facilitate pets entering the litter box 2, as a preferred embodiment, in other embodiments, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the bowl opening 21 can also be tilted to the bowl bottom 22, so that the vertical height D2 from the front end 221 of the bowl bottom 22 to the bowl opening 21 is less than the vertical height D1 from the rear end 222 of the bowl bottom 22 to the bowl opening 21. It is easy to see that by tilting the bowl opening 21 to the bowl bottom 22, the front end of the bowl opening 21 has a lower height, while the rear end of the bowl opening 21 has a higher height. This bowl opening 21, which is lower in the front and higher in the back, makes it convenient for pets to enter and exit the bowl 2. When pets such as dogs and cats need to relieve themselves, they can enter the bowl 2 from the front end of the bowl opening 21. When the pet finishes relieving itself in the bowl 2, the higher rear end of the bowl opening 21 provides enough space for the litter storage area 26. When the bowl 2 is tilted to empty the excrement and / or waste, the pet litter can completely enter the litter storage area 26, so that the litter storage area 26 can fully collect the pet litter.

[0025] Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, in other embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the first vertical distance C1 from the front end of the litter box 21 to the bottom 22 is related to the thickness H of the litter layer laid inside the litter box 2. Specifically, this first vertical distance C1 is greater than the thickness H of the litter layer. For example, in application, when the thickness H of the litter layer inside the litter box 2 is generally 40mm-60mm, such as when the thickness H is 60mm, the first vertical distance C1 from the front end of the litter box 21 to the bottom 22 needs to be greater than 60mm. For example, the first vertical distance C1 can be 80mm, thus leaving a 20mm height difference between the front end of the litter box 21 and the litter surface. This height difference allows the front end of the litter box 21 to act as a barrier against grit. Therefore, when the pet finishes using the litter box 2 and leaves the litter box 2, the front end of the litter box 21 can effectively prevent the pet's fine litter from being carried away from the litter box 2, thereby ensuring the cleanliness of the pet litter box environment.

[0026] Additionally, in other embodiments, such as Figure 1As shown, the second vertical distance C2 from the rear end of the bowl opening 21 to the bottom 22 is related to the amount of litter stored in the litter storage area 26 and the packaging height of the litter box. Furthermore, the second vertical distance C2 ensures that the litter storage area 26, when laid flat inside the bowl body 2, has a litter thickness not less than the minimum thickness of fine pet litter required for the pet to use the litter box. For example, if the minimum thickness of fine pet litter required for the pet to use the litter box is 40mm, then the second vertical distance C2 from the rear end of the bowl opening 21 to the bottom 22 should be greater than 40mm. For instance, the second vertical distance C2 could be 100mm, so that the rear end to the front end of the bowl opening 21 has a larger angle of inclination relative to the bottom 22. This allows for easy entry of the pet into the bowl body 2 while ensuring that the litter storage area 26 has ample space for storing fine pet litter.

[0027] Furthermore, in other embodiments, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, when basin 2 is composed of Figure 1 or Figure 2 The initial state is eccentrically rotated about the pivot axis L1 relative to the base 1 until it is as follows. Figure 4 When the preset angle is reached, the angle between the rim 21 of the litter box 2 and the ground is between -10° and +10°. At this angle, the rim 21 is basically parallel to the ground. The height of the litter box 2 and the base 1 at this angle is h2 + R1 + h3, which is much lower than the ground surface. Figure 2 In its initial state, the total height of the pet litter box body 2 and base 1 is = h1 + R1 + h3, where h1 is the vertical distance from the pivot axis to the rear end of the bowl opening 21; h2 is the vertical distance from the pivot axis to the bowl opening 21; and h3 is the vertical distance from the bottom 22 of the bowl to the bottom 11 of the base 1. Figure 4 It's easy to see that the litter box doesn't protrude significantly at this stage, so it can be packaged in a standard-shaped box, greatly reducing the overall packaging size. Meanwhile, through... Figure 4 It is easy to see that when the basin 2 is flipped to a preset angle, that is, when the pet litter box is in its packaged state, a storage space can be formed between the basin 2 and the base 1 (not shown in the figure). Various accessories of the pet litter box can be stored in this storage space, such as the support mechanism 3 composed of the support legs used to support the base, the waste collection device, etc. This avoids the need to increase the packaging box and packaging size due to too many accessories and nowhere to store them when the box is in the packaged state, thereby greatly reducing packaging and transportation costs.

[0028] Additionally, in some embodiments, such as Figure 1As shown, the filter 25 has a top side 251 connected to the rear end of the bowl opening 21 and a bottom side 252 abutting against the rear wall 24. Furthermore, the filter 25, from the top side 251 to the bottom side 252, sequentially includes: a first curved extension segment 253 extending from the top side 251 away from the rear wall 24, and a second curved extension segment 254 connected to the first curved extension segment 253 and extending towards the rear wall 24. It is easy to see that the overall bending direction of the filter 25 is completely opposite to the bending direction of the rear wall 24. And because the bottom side 252 of the filter 25 abuts against the rear wall 24, it ensures that the litter storage area 26 has sufficient space to store pet litter without excessively affecting the size of the toilet area 27, thus ensuring the pet's normal toileting needs.

[0029] Furthermore, since the lowest point of the filter screen 25 is lower than the sand-laying surface A, some of the pet sand laid in the basin 2 will enter the sand storage area 26. Therefore, once the pet urinates into the sand storage area 26 during the toileting process, the pet sand in the sand storage area 26 will clump together. As a result, when the basin 2 is tilted relative to the base 1 to empty the waste, the clumped pet sand cannot pass through the filter screen 25 into the toilet area 27 and be discharged, thus causing the clumped pet sand to contaminate the sand storage area 26. Therefore, as a preferred embodiment, in some other embodiments, the lowest point of the filter screen 25 is not lower than the sand-laying surface A inside the basin 2, that is, the lowest point of the filter screen 25 is higher than or equal to the sand-laying surface A of the basin 2. Therefore, when the basin 2 is in its initial state, the entire sand-laying surface A will be below the filter screen 25. Thus, the pet sand laid inside the basin 2 will not invade the sand storage area 26, thereby preventing the pet excrement from entering the sand storage area 26 and causing the pet sand in the sand storage area 26 to clump together.

[0030] Finally, in other embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the filter screen 25 also includes a folding portion 255, which is integrally formed on the bottom side 252 of the filter screen 25 and extends toward the toilet area 27, so that the folding portion 255 can be used to snap and position the flexible pad laid in the basin 2.

[0031] Example 2

[0032] Embodiment 2 of this utility model relates to a pet litter box, such as... Figure 1 As shown, it includes: a base 1 and a basin 2 as described in Embodiment 1. The base 1 has a receiving space 13. Furthermore, the basin 2 is at least partially disposed in the receiving space 13, and the basin 2 is also eccentrically rotatable relative to the base 1 about a pivot axis L1.

[0033] As can be seen from the above, because the basin 2 has a pivot axis L1, and the pivot axis L1 is set close to the litter storage area 26 of the basin 2, the basin 2 can be eccentrically rotated relative to the base 1 around the pivot axis. Therefore, the rotation radius of the basin 2 can be greatly reduced, thereby reducing the height of the base 1. Thus, while making it convenient for pets to enter the basin 2 to relieve themselves, it can also effectively reduce the overall height and volume of the pet litter box. This makes it easier to pack the pet litter box and also improves the mobility of the pet litter box.

[0034] Additionally, in other embodiments, such as Figure 3 As shown, the pet litter box also includes a support mechanism 3, which is disposed at the bottom of the base 1 to support the base 1, separating the base 1 from the bearing surface that supports the pet litter box, forming a sunken space 100 between the base 1 and the bearing surface that a pet can crawl into or out of. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the base 1 includes a bottom 11 and a side portion 12 surrounding the bottom 11. The side portion 12 forms a receiving space 13 on the bottom 11 to accommodate the litter box body 2, and the bottom 11 is provided with an escape opening 14 connecting the receiving space 13 and the sunken space 100. It is thus easy to see that when the litter box 2 is tilted relative to the base to empty waste, even if a pet enters the receiving space 13, once the litter box 2 tilts towards the litter return position to perform the litter return action, the pet can use the escape opening 14 on the bottom 11 to crawl out of the sunken space 100, thereby preventing the litter box 2 from trapping the pet during the litter return action and avoiding injury to the pet.

[0035] Those skilled in the art will understand that the above embodiments are specific implementations of the present invention, and in practical applications, various changes can be made to them in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A basin body of a pet litter basin, characterized by, The basin body is at least partially arranged in the accommodating space of the base of the litter box, and has a defecation area for pets to defecate and a sand storage area for temporarily storing pet litter. The basin body has a pivot axis, and the pivot axis is arranged towards the sand storage area, so that the basin body can be eccentrically flipped around the pivot axis relative to the base.

2. The pet litter basin of claim 1, wherein, The basin body comprises: a basin opening allowing the pet to enter the basin body from multiple directions; a basin bottom arranged relative to the basin opening, the basin bottom having a front end and a rear end away from the front end; a front wall curvedly extending from the front end of the basin bottom towards the basin opening; a rear wall curvedly extending from the rear end of the basin bottom towards the basin opening; wherein the pivot axis is arranged towards the rear wall.

3. The pet litter basin of claim 2, wherein, The rear wall is a circular arc side wall with a first radius and a center of the circular arc being the axis of the pivot axis.

4. The pet litter basin of claim 3, wherein, The front wall is another circular arc side wall with a second radius and a center of the circular arc being a preset axis parallel to the pivot axis.

5. The pet litter basin of claim 4, wherein, The rear wall is tangent to the rear end of the basin bottom. The front wall is tangent to the front end of the basin bottom.

6. The pet litter basin of claim 5, wherein, The basin bottom is a flat bottom.

7. The pet litter pan of claim 4, wherein, The first radius is greater than or equal to the second radius.

8. The pet litter pan of claim 2, wherein, The basin opening is arranged to be inclined to the basin bottom, so that the vertical height from the front end of the basin bottom to the basin opening is less than the vertical height from the rear end of the basin bottom to the basin opening.

9. The pet litter basin of claim 8, wherein, A first vertical distance from the basin opening to the basin bottom is greater than the thickness of the sand laid in the basin body.

10. The pet litter pan of claim 8, wherein, A second vertical distance from the basin opening to the basin bottom is related to the amount of sand stored in the sand storage area and the packaging height of the litter box. The second vertical distance is to ensure that the amount of sand stored in the sand storage area is not less than the minimum thickness of the pet litter required when the pet defecates, when the basin body is eccentrically flipped around the pivot axis relative to the base to a preset angle, the current height of the basin body is less than or equal to the packaging height of the litter box.

11. A pet litter basin according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein, The basin body further comprises: a filter screen arranged in the basin body and connected to the rear wall, the filter screen extending from one end connected to the rear wall towards the basin bottom, so that one end of the filter screen is connected to the rear end of the basin opening and the other end is connected to the rear wall; wherein the filter screen and the rear wall form the sand storage area, the filter screen and the front wall form the defecation area, and the lowest end of the filter screen is not lower than the sand laying surface in the basin body.

12. The pet litter basin of claim 11, wherein, The filter screen has a top side connected to the rear end of the basin opening and a bottom side abutting against the rear wall. The filter screen comprises, in sequence from the top side to the bottom side, a first curved extension section curvedly extending away from the rear wall, and a second curved extension section connected to the first curved extension section and curvedly extending towards the rear wall.

13. The pet litter pan of claim 12, wherein, The filter screen further comprises: a folding portion integrally formed on the bottom side of the filter screen, extending towards the defecation area, and forming a flexible pad arranged in the basin body with the rear wall for clamping positioning.

14. A pet litter box, characterized in that, The litter box comprises: a base; the base has an accommodating space; the basin body as claimed in any one of claims 1-13; and the flexible pad. The basin is at least partially arranged in the accommodating space and is eccentrically rotatable relative to the base about the pivot axis.

15. The pet litter box of claim 14, wherein, The pet litter basin further comprises: A supporting mechanism arranged at the bottom of the base for supporting the base to be spaced apart from a supporting surface on which the pet litter basin is arranged, so as to form a subsidence space between the base and the supporting surface, which can be dug into or dug out by the pet. The base comprises a bottom, a side portion circumferentially surrounding the bottom, the side portion surrounding the bottom to form an accommodating space for accommodating the basin, and the bottom is provided with an escape opening for communicating the accommodating space and the subsidence space.

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