Dog toilet

Abstract

The present invention provides a dog toilet equipped with a guide path that prevents urine from splashing outside the toilet area and allows for smooth guidance of the dog to the elimination room. [Solution] The dog toilet 1, which has walls 13, comprises a defecation room 20 enclosed on all four sides by walls 13, and a guide passage 25 enclosed on both sides by walls 13 for guiding the dog into the defecation room 20, wherein the distance between the closest walls of the defecation room 20 is 1.5 times or more the width of the guide passage 25. Also, the height of the walls 13 is 1.5 times or more the width of the guide passage 25. Furthermore, the defecation room 20 and the guide passage 25 are rectangular in shape in plan view, the guide passage 25 is a straight passage installed along one side wall of the defecation room 20, and the direction of entry and exit of the entrance 21 of the defecation room 20, which is the exit 21 of the guide passage 25, is configured to be perpendicular to the direction of entry and exit of the entrance 26 of the guide passage 25.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a toilet for dogs.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, the number of people keeping dogs indoors has been increasing, and many indoor tray-type dog toilets with toilet seats (pet sheets) equipped with a water absorption function have been provided. However, in conventional dog toilets, when a dog urinates in a state where the whole body of the dog is not inside the tray or when the dog urinates near the edge of the tray, urine scatters outside the tray, and there is a case where the floor of the room where the dog toilet is installed gets dirty.

[0003] For this reason, there is also provided a dog toilet that prevents urine from scattering outside by covering the periphery of the tray with a wall. However, there is a problem that a dog that has entered the space surrounded by the wall may immediately go outside or urinate near the entrance and urine scatters outside.

[0004] Here, Patent Document 1 discloses a small animal toilet that covers the periphery of the tray with a wall and installs a slope (guide passage) provided with a step before entering the excretion room. In the small animal toilet disclosed in Patent Document 1, a slope (guide passage) provided with a step is installed in front of the room where urination is performed, and when a small animal urinates, it passes through this slope and enters and exits the room where urination is performed.

[0005] Therefore, in the case of the small animal toilet disclosed in Patent Document 1, once the small animal enters the excretion room, as long as it does not pass through the slope again and go outside or go outside over the wall, the small animal can surely urinate inside the room, so it is possible to prevent urine from scattering outside the toilet.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0006]

Patent Document 1

[0007] However, in the case of timid animals like dogs, once they enter the ramp from the toilet entrance, they often lose the desire to go further, turn around on the ramp, and exit through the entrance, and the ramp can sometimes become an obstacle to guiding them to the urination area where the toilet sheet is laid.

[0008] This invention has been made in view of these problems, and aims to provide a dog toilet equipped with a guide passage that can prevent urine from splashing outside the toilet and allows for smooth guidance to the excretion room. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] To solve the above problems, the dog toilet according to the present invention is a dog toilet having walls, comprising: an excretion room enclosed on all four sides by the walls; and a guide passage enclosed on both sides by the walls for guiding a dog into the excretion room, characterized in that the distance between the closest walls of the excretion room is 1.5 times or more the width of the guide passage. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the dog toilet of the present invention, by installing a narrow guide passage in front of the excretion room, the dog can be smoothly guided into the excretion room to urinate, and urine can be prevented from splashing outside the toilet. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0011] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dog toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 2 shows the configuration of a dog toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3]Figure 3 shows the configuration of a dog toilet according to a modified example 1 of the present invention. [Figure 4] Figure 4 shows the configuration of a dog toilet according to a modified example 2 of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0012] Hereinafter, a dog toilet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a dog toilet 1 of a size suitable for a medium-sized dog will be used as an example. In Figure 2, Figure 2(a) is a plan view of the dog toilet 1, Figure 2(b) is a front view of the dog toilet 1, and Figure 2(c) is a side view of the dog toilet 1.

[0013] The dog toilet 1 consists of a plate-shaped toilet floor 11 and a wall 13 erected perpendicular to the toilet floor 11, and includes a defecation room 20 and a guide passage 25 separated by the wall 13. The wall 13 includes an outer wall 13a that forms the outer perimeter of the dog toilet 1 and an inner wall (passage partition wall) 13b that separates the defecation room 20 and the guide passage 25.

[0014] In this embodiment, once a dog enters the guidance passage 25, it is configured so that it cannot make a U-turn and turn back within the guidance passage 25, thereby ensuring that the dog is reliably guided into the excretion room 20. Furthermore, the excretion room 20 is characterized by being large enough to allow the dog to turn around once it has entered the room.

[0015] The toilet floor 11 is a square wooden board 12 mm thick, 600 mm long, and 600 mm wide, and the walls 13 are also wooden boards 12 mm thick. The excretion room 20 is a rectangular room with dimensions of 576 mm long and 388 mm wide in plan view, and a toilet sheet 12 with water-absorbing properties, approximately the same size as the room itself, is installed on the toilet floor 11 inside the excretion room 20. The toilet seat is depicted only in Figure 1.

[0016] The guiding passage 25 is an elongated rectangular passage with a width of 176 mm and a length of 588 mm in plan view. The guiding passage 25 is installed along an inner wall 13b, which is a passage partition wall separating the excretion room 20 and the guiding passage 25, on the side in the longitudinal direction of the excretion room 20.

[0017] On one short side portion of the guiding passage 25, there is no wall 13 installed, and it serves as a passage entrance 26, which is the only entrance and exit to the dog toilet 1. On the inner long side end near the other short side of the guiding passage 25, there is no inner wall 13b installed, and it serves as a room entrance 21, which is the entrance to the excretion room 20. The room entrance 21 also serves as the exit of the guiding passage 25.

[0018] In this way, the directions of entry and exit of the passage entrance 26 and the room entrance 21 are perpendicular to each other. A dog that enters the guiding passage 25 straight from the passage entrance 26 cannot pass through the room entrance 21 unless it changes its direction by 90° to the right at the back after advancing through the guiding passage 25.

[0019] Here, the width of the passage entrance 26 is the same as that of the guiding passage 25, which is 176 mm, and the width of the room entrance 21 is also 176 mm. For medium-sized dogs, the lateral width is about 140 - 170 mm, and it is difficult to rotate and make a U-turn or turn around in the guiding passage 25.

[0020] Also, the height of the wall 13 is 298 mm for both the outer wall 13a and the inner wall 13b. For medium-sized dogs, it is difficult to easily jump over. Therefore, once a medium-sized dog enters the guiding passage 25 from the passage entrance 26, it has no choice but to proceed straight to the room entrance 21 and enter the excretion room 20.

[0021] Also, since the guiding passage 25 is a horizontal and flat passage without steps or inclines, even a timid dog can easily proceed straight to the excretion room 20 without stopping in the middle of the guiding passage 25.

[0022] The excretion room 20 is spacious and has a width of 388 mm even in the short side direction. Therefore, a medium-sized dog that enters it can rotate inside the excretion room 20, that is, spin around. Dogs have the habit of spinning around before excretion for safety checks and the like, and can urinate or the like at the center inside the excretion room 20 with confidence.

[0023] Here, regarding the width of the guiding passage 25 that makes it difficult for a dog to make a U-turn, it will be examined while comparing it with the size of the excretion room 20. In the present embodiment, it is necessary to satisfy the condition that it is difficult to make a U-turn in the guiding passage 25 (first condition), and the excretion room 20 is large enough for a dog to spin around before excretion indoors (second condition).

[0024] Of course, if the size of the dog using the dog toilet 1, such as a small dog, a medium-sized dog, or a large dog, changes, the sizes of the guiding passage 25 and the excretion room 20 that satisfy the above first condition and the above second condition will also change according to the size of the dog.

[0025] That is, the dog toilet 1 of the size according to the present embodiment can satisfy the above-mentioned first condition and second condition when used for medium-sized dogs. However, if it is a small dog, it can easily make a U-turn in the guiding passage 25, and the effects of the present invention cannot be achieved. Also, if it is a large dog, it cannot enter the guiding passage 25 in the first place and cannot be used as a toilet.

[0026] In the present embodiment, the relative sizes of the width of the guiding passage 25 and the shortest distance between the opposing walls of the excretion room 20 are defined. Specifically, in the present embodiment, in order to satisfy the first condition and the second condition, with the width of the guiding passage 25 being L and the distance between the closest opposing walls of the excretion room 20 being M, it is desirable that M is 1.5 times or more of L (M > 1.5L).

[0027] Thus, if the dog toilet 1 satisfies the above-mentioned condition M > 1.5L, it is possible for the dog to pass through the guide passage 25 with a width M, but when used for a dog of a size that makes U-turns difficult, such a dog can turn around freely within the excretion room 20, which has a width equal to the shortest distance M between the opposing walls, thereby achieving the effects of the present invention. In other words, if the dog toilet 1 satisfies the condition M > 1.5L, the first and second conditions can be met when used for a dog of a predetermined size.

[0028] Next, regarding the height of the wall 13, it is desirable that it be high enough so that a dog cannot easily jump over it, and at the same time, high enough to prevent urine from splashing over the wall 13 and scattering outside when a dog urinates in the excretion room 20.

[0029] In this embodiment, the height of the wall 13 is approximately 1.7 times the width of the guide passage 25 (176 mm) (298 mm). This height prevents urine from splashing over the wall 13 when urinating, not only for female dogs that squat to urinate but also for male medium-sized dogs that lift one leg to urinate. It also prevents medium-sized dogs inside the guide passage 25 or the excretion room 20 from easily stepping over the wall 13 and going outside.

[0030] According to numerous experiments conducted by the inventors, the wall height H that yields these effects is 1.5 to 4 times the width L of the guide passage 25. In other words, for a dog that is too large to easily make a U-turn in the guide passage 25 of width L, a height H of 1.5L to 4L prevents urine from splashing out when urinating and also prevents the dog from jumping over the wall 13 and going outside.

[0031] As described above, according to the dog toilet 1 of this embodiment, by providing a guidance passage 25 to the excretion room 20 that prevents the dog from easily turning around, it is possible to reliably guide the dog into the excretion room 20 when urinating, and to reliably prevent urine from leaking outside the dog toilet 1 when urinating.

[0032] Furthermore, by providing a sufficiently large defecation room 20, dogs that enter the defecation room 20 can perform the pre-defecation behavior of circling around, recognize it as a suitable place to defecate, and perform the defecation behavior more naturally.

[0033] Furthermore, since dogs need to pass through the guidance passage 25 to enter the defecation room 20 each time they defecate, they come to recognize that the area beyond the guidance passage 25 is the space where they defecate, thus increasing the effectiveness of preventing them from defecating in places other than the defecation room 20.

[0034] In this way, if a dog develops the habit of defecating in the excretion room 20 where the toilet sheet 12 of the dog toilet 1 is laid, and if urine splashes outside when urinating, the burden on the owner regarding the dog's excretion can be greatly reduced.

[0035] Next, modified examples 1 and 2 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, Figure 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the dog toilet 2 according to modified example 1, where Figure 3(a) is a perspective view of the dog toilet 2 and Figure 3(b) is a plan view of the dog toilet 2.

[0036] As shown in Figure 3, the dog toilet 2 is characterized by its L-shape, with the guidance passage 25' making a right-angle bend. The dog toilet 2 is a toilet for small dogs, and the width of the guidance passage 25', passage entrance 26', and room entrance 21' is 146 mm.

[0037] Furthermore, the dimensions of the excretion room 20' are rectangular in shape, with a long side (width) of 426 mm and a short side (length) of 280 mm in a plan view. The distance between the nearest opposing walls of the excretion room 20' (the length of the short side of the excretion room 20') is 280 mm. The height of wall 13' is 223 mm.

[0038] The width of a small dog is about 100-140 mm. Once a small dog enters the guide passage 25' from the passage entrance 26', it is difficult for it to make a U-turn midway. However, if it proceeds along the guide passage 25' and enters the excretion room 20', it can turn around freely within the room.

[0039] According to this modified version 1, the same effects as in the above embodiment are achieved, and the guide passage 25' is L-shaped, making it even more difficult for the dog to leave the dog toilet 2 once it enters the excretion room 20', thereby more reliably preventing urine from leaking outside the toilet during urination, and also allowing the dog to more reliably remember that the excretion room 20' is a place for excretion.

[0040] Next, Figure 4 shows the configuration of the dog toilet 3 according to Modification 2. Figure 4(a) is a perspective view of the dog toilet 3, and Figure 4(b) is a plan view of the dog toilet 3. As shown in the figure, the dog toilet 3 is characterized in that, in a plan view, the outer wall of the corner of the guidance passage 25'' is a curved surface that is convex outwards. In this way, if the outer wall 13a'' of the corner is a curved surface that is convex outwards, a dog that has entered the guidance passage 25'' can easily turn the corner.

[0041] According to this modified example 2, the same effects and advantages as in the above embodiment are achieved, and it becomes possible to more reliably guide the dog that has entered the guidance passage 25'' to the excretion room 20''.

[0042] Although embodiments of the present invention, including variations, have been described above, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the material, shape, and size of the components constituting the dog toilet can be changed as appropriate, and the toilet floor and walls may be integrally formed by resin molding.

[0043] Furthermore, the shape of the excretion room may be circular, elliptical, or a combination of square and circular in plan view. If the excretion room is circular, the shortest distance M between opposing walls is the diameter, and if it is elliptical, the shortest distance M is the length of the minor axis of the ellipse.

[0044] Alternatively, the toilet floor can be omitted, resulting in a dog toilet consisting only of walls. If it's just walls, it can be used in combination with existing tray-type toilets. In this case, by positioning the existing tray-type toilet within the elimination chamber of the dog toilet consisting only of walls, dogs that can barely pass through the guidance passage without being able to make a U-turn can be smoothly guided to the tray-type toilet, which will be placed inside the elimination chamber.

[0045] Additionally, a roof can be added on top of the wall. A roof will effectively prevent dogs from climbing over the wall and escaping the elimination area, and will also prevent urine from splashing outside. Furthermore, a flat roof can be used as a storage area for toilet sheets and other items. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1, 2, 3 Dog toilet 11 Toilet floor 12 Toilet Seats 13 Walls 13a Exterior wall 13b Interior wall (passageway partition wall) 20 Excretion Room 21 Room entrance (corridor exit) 25 Guidance path 26. Entrance to the passageway (toilet entrance)

Claims

1. A dog toilet with walls, The excretion room is enclosed on all four sides by the aforementioned walls, The facility includes a guide passage for guiding a dog into the excretion room, enclosed on both sides by the aforementioned walls, A dog toilet characterized in that the shortest distance between opposing walls in the excretion room is 1.5 times or more the width of the guide passage.

2. The dog toilet according to claim 1, characterized in that the height of the wall is 1.5 times or more the width of the guide passage.

3. The aforementioned excretion room and the aforementioned guided passage are rectangular in shape in a plan view. The dog toilet according to claim 1, characterized in that the guide passage is a straight passage installed along one side wall of the excretion room, and the direction of entry and exit of the entrance to the excretion room, which is the exit of the guide passage, is configured to be perpendicular to the direction of entry and exit of the entrance to the guide passage.

4. Furthermore, the toilet floor is provided in the form of a plate that functions as the floor of the excretion room and the guided passage, The dog toilet according to claim 1, characterized in that the wall is installed to stand upright relative to the toilet floor.

5. The toilet floor of the aforementioned access passage is horizontal and flat, as described in claim 3 for dogs.

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