Foldable Pet Toilet Frame with Raised Footing Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pet toilets are bulky, lack portability, and have issues with sanitation due to direct contact between excretion storage and the floor, leading to potential leakage and contamination.
Innovation Solution
A pet toilet design featuring a foldable frame with supporting bodies that keep the absorbent member off the floor, stored in a waterproof bag, and a drainboard with through-holes to prevent liquid penetration, ensuring cleanliness and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the pet toilet is designed with a bulky toilet main body to ensure structural stability and functionality, then the sanitation and excretion containment are improved, but the portability and weight are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The pet toilet is divided into two main segments: a foldable frame structure and a removable bag body. The bag body containing the absorbent member can be detached and disposed of separately, while the frame can be folded flat for storage or transport. This segmentation allows the sanitation function to be maintained through the absorbent member while reducing the overall weight and improving portability by eliminating the need for a bulky permanent structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame is designed to be foldable rather than rigid, allowing it to transition between an expanded usable state and a compact storage state. This dynamic structure reduces the weight and volume required for transport while maintaining structural integrity during use, thereby improving portability without sacrificing sanitation functionality.
2Weight of moving object
If the frame and bag body are integrated to be foldable for portability, then the weight is reduced, but the shape retention and excretion containment are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The frame and bag body are designed as separable components rather than an integrated structure. The frame provides the necessary shape retention and structural support when expanded, while the bag body contains the absorbent member. This segmentation allows each component to fulfill its specific function optimally without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The bag body acts as an intermediary between the frame and the absorbent member. It provides a flexible containment structure that can adapt to the frame's shape while maintaining the necessary form for excretion containment. This intermediary structure allows the frame to be foldable for portability while still retaining its shape when in use.
3Weight of moving object
If the bottom of the bag is made thin for weight reduction, then the portability is improved, but the leakage prevention and sanitary protection are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The bottom of the bag is constructed using composite materials that combine lightweight properties with high strength and leak resistance. This allows the bag to be thin enough for portability while maintaining sufficient structural integrity to prevent excretion leakage and protect against harmful factors.
4Weight of moving object
If soft materials are used for the frame to reduce weight, then the portability is improved, but the excretion containment and leakage prevention are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The frame and bag body are segmented into separate components with different material properties optimized for their specific functions. The frame uses lightweight materials for portability, while the bag body uses materials with appropriate strength and containment properties to ensure reliable excretion containment without compromising overall portability.
Data Source
AI summary
A pet toilet (1A) of the present invention is provided with a footing-constituting member [2 (20, 21, 22)] constituting a footing for a pet conducting an excreting action and a frame (3) surrounding the footing-constituting member 2 and rectangular in a plan view. The frame (3) is configured so as to be foldable by folding one set of opposite sides (31, 31) of two sets of opposite sides constituting the frame such that central portions thereof in a lengthwise direction of the one set are directed inward of the frame. The footing-constituting member (2) is supported by supporting bodies (32) projecting from inner circumferential faces (3B) of the frame (3) inward of the frame (3) from a lower side of the footing-constituting member. The supporting bodies (32) are composed of portions of sides (30, 31) constituting the frame (3), are arranged to be approximately flush with inner circumferential faces (3B) of the frame (3) without projecting the inner circumferential faces (3B) to be put in a stored state during nonuse, and are caused to project inward of the frame (3) to be put in use state during use.