Urine Examination Container with Gravity-Fed Tray and Disposable Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for collecting pet urine are labor-intensive for owners, stressful for pets, and may contaminate samples if not handled hygienically, especially when collecting fresh urine or using trays that require washing.
Innovation Solution
A urine examination container with a design featuring a tray and upper container with holes, where urine flows into a receiving portion with a peripheral wall at an obtuse angle, allowing easy collection and transport, and a grip portion for handling, along with optional features like groove portions for urine storage and a display for evaluation references.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the owner directly collects urine with a dipper or ladle during excretion, then urine can be collected, but it requires the owner to be present at the moment of excretion, taking a lot of time and labor, and imposing a heavy burden on the owner
Solution Approach 1:
The container is pre-positioned in the animal toilet with the opening facing downward, so that when the animal excretes, the urine automatically flows into the container through gravity. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for the owner to be present during excretion and removes the burden of manual collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The container design allows the urine collection system to serve itself automatically. The downward-facing opening and gravity-fed structure enable urine to be collected without human intervention during the excretion process, making the system self-operating.
2Ease of operation
If the owner directly collects urine with a dipper or ladle during excretion, then urine can be collected, but the pet is stressed since the owner is nearby during excretion
Solution Approach 1:
The automatic collection system eliminates the need for the owner's presence during excretion. The container is positioned to receive urine automatically, allowing the pet to urinate without human interference and thereby reducing stress on the animal.
3Ease of operation
If urine is collected in a tray and transferred to an examination container, then urine can be collected, but the tray requires washing or wiping, and hygienically using the tray requires a lot of effort
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed as a disposable item. After use, the entire container can be discarded, eliminating the need for washing or wiping. This resolves the hygiene maintenance burden by making the collection system single-use only.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is extracted as a separate, disposable component from the permanent toilet structure. This allows the collection function to be isolated in a single-use item, removing the need to clean and maintain the toilet tray for hygiene purposes.
4Ease of manufacture
If the tray is not sufficiently washed or wiped with water, then the tray can be used, but if urine that has been excreted for hours remains in the tray, there is a possibility that an accurate urine examination cannot be performed
Solution Approach 1:
The disposable nature of the container ensures that fresh urine is collected in a clean vessel without contamination from previous use. Since the container is discarded after single use, there is no risk of urine remaining in the collection vessel, guaranteeing accurate examination results.
5Reliability
If urine is collected directly from the bladder by bladder puncture, then urine can be collected in an aseptic state, but the pet is physically stressed
Solution Approach 1:
The container allows the animal to urinate naturally without human intervention. The automatic collection system maintains asepsis by preventing contamination from the collection process itself, while eliminating the physical stress of bladder puncture through natural excretion.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy and hygienic urine collection without stressing pets or owners, reduces collection time and effort, and ensures accurate sample handling by allowing urine to flow and adhere to the container's surfaces for efficient testing.
Implementation Method 1
an upper container (101) having a plurality of holes (102) formed therein, and a tray (103) for receiving and storing urine dropping from the holes (102)
Implementation Method 2
an angle between the bottom portion (2) and the peripheral wall portion (3) is formed as an obtuse angle... in a case where urine adheres to an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion (3), urine flows along the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion (3) to the bottom portion (2)
Data Source
AI summary
The urine examination container (1) includes a bottom portion (2), a peripheral wall portion (3) that extends upward from an outer peripheral edge (6) of the bottom portion (2), surrounds the periphery of the bottom portion (2), and defines a urine receiving portion (5) that opens upward together with the bottom portion (2), and a grip portion (4) that projects outward from the peripheral wall portion (3).