Cat Litter Basin With Removable Inner Frame for Tool-Free Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cat litter basins require additional cleaning tools and are laborious to clean, occupying space and time, with complicated structures that do not meet user needs effectively.
Innovation Solution
A cat litter basin design featuring an outer frame with a sloped side wall and an inner frame with a shovel plate and pedal, both equipped with sieve holes and protrusions, allowing the inner frame to slide within the outer frame for easy cleaning without additional tools, and incorporating a litter baffle for efficient litter retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If additional cleaning tools are used to clean cat litter, then cleaning capability is improved, but device complexity and space occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cleaning function with the litter basin itself by integrating a removable inner basket that can be easily extracted and cleaned separately from the outer basin. This merging of functions eliminates the need for additional specialized cleaning tools while maintaining effective cleaning capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The litter basin is divided into separable components (inner basket and outer basin) that can be independently cleaned. The inner basket with sieve holes can be removed and cleaned separately, simplifying the cleaning process and reducing the need for additional tools.
2Ease of operation
If additional cleaning tools are used, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but space occupation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning function is merged into the basin structure itself through the removable inner basket design. Users can simply remove and rinse the inner basket without needing external cleaning tools, thereby eliminating additional space requirements for storing such tools.
3Ease of operation
If manual cleaning with external tools is used, then cleaning is possible, but time consumption and labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The separation of the inner basket from the outer basin allows for quick removal and cleaning of only the soiled component. This segmentation enables rapid cleaning by isolating the cleaning task to a single removable piece rather than requiring thorough cleaning of the entire basin structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of cleaning the entire basin structure in place, the design inverts the approach by making the inner cleaning surface removable. This allows users to simply lift out and rinse the inner basket, reversing the traditional cleaning method and significantly reducing time and effort.
4Length of moving object
If the cleaning tool is smaller than the litter basin, then tool portability is improved, but cleaning efficiency decreases due to repeated shoveling
Solution Approach 1:
The inner basket is designed as a complete, self-contained cleaning unit that can be removed entirely from the outer basin. This eliminates the need for incremental cleaning with smaller tools, allowing users to clean the entire litter surface in one action by removing and rinsing the whole inner basket.
Data Source
AI summary
A cat litter basin convenient for cleaning comprises an outer frame and an inner frame; the outer frame has a length and a width, the outer frame extends upward along the length direction to form a side wall, and the side wall is provided with a slope with gradually decreasing height along the length direction; the inner frame comprises a shovel plate, and the shovel plate extends upward along the length direction to form a pedal, both the shovel plate and the pedal are provided with a plurality of sieve holes, and the pedal is provided with a plurality of protrusions; the inner frame is provided with a litter baffle, which is arranged at the bottom of the pedal and inclines to the bottom of the outer frame, and one side of the litter baffle near the shovel plate is provided with a litter leakage place.