JP7092645B2 - Pet urine collection toilet - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a pet urine collection toilet that can collect urine excreted by a pet while cooling it.

For example, a pet toilet for treating the excrement of pets such as cats and dogs indoors has already been proposed and put into practical use. This pet toilet is provided with a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the inside of the toilet body into an upper layer portion and a lower layer portion, and a urine receiving portion such as a tray for receiving urine is provided in the lower layer portion. It is provided and configured (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-12308 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-159782

As part of the health management of pets, the urine of pets is collected and the health condition of the pets is examined. This test is effective for early detection of kidney disease, liver disease, lower urinary tract disease, diabetes, etc. in pets, and is performed by measuring the pH value and specific density of urine, and visually observing the color and turbidity of urine. ing.

When collecting urine in the pet toilet described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the excreted urine of the pet is received in a tray, and the received urine is transferred from the tray to a urine collection cup or the like for collection. There is. In this case, if the ambient temperature (room temperature, etc.) is high, the water content of the urine collected in the tray evaporates, so that the specific gravity of the urine increases over time, which is higher than the specific gravity of the urine immediately after being excreted from the pet. However, there is a problem that an accurate urine test cannot be performed because it shows a large value. In addition, when the ambient temperature is high, the collected urine is decomposed and the pH value of the urine and the component values contained in the urine fluctuate, so that an accurate urinalysis cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pet urine collection toilet capable of easily collecting urine excreted from a pet by preventing contamination, evaporation, rotting, etc. of the collected urine. It is in.

The present invention is a urine collecting toilet for pets provided with a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the inside of the toilet body into an upper layer portion and a lower layer portion.
A urine collection cover provided with a collecting portion for collecting urine excreted from the pet and passing through the partition layer is arranged in the lower layer portion, and a urine collection toilet for pets is arranged below the urine collection cover. Is to provide.

Further, the present invention is a urine collecting toilet for pets provided with a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the inside of the toilet body into an upper layer portion and a lower layer portion.
A urine collection cover provided with a collecting portion for collecting urine excreted from a pet is arranged in the upper layer portion, and a urine collection toilet for pets is provided in which a cooler is arranged in the lower layer portion.

According to the pet urine collecting toilet of the present invention, urine excreted from a pet can be easily collected by preventing contamination, evaporation, rotting and the like of the collected urine.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of the pet urine collection toilet of the present invention, omitting the excrement treatment material. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pet urine collecting toilet of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the pet urine collecting toilet of the first embodiment. FIG. 4A is a plan view of the urine collection cover of the pet urine collection toilet of the first embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a side view of the urine collection cover. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a state in which a urine collection cover is arranged on a tray in the pet urine collection toilet of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a state in which the urine collection cover is arranged on the tray in the pet urine collection toilet of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the urine collection cover. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the urine collection cover having an opening formed at the end. FIG. 9 is a plan view of a urine collection cover provided with a filter at the opening. 10 (a) is a plan view of a urine collection cover having a groove formed therein, and FIG. 10 (b) is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 10 (a). FIG. 11 is a plan view schematically showing the shape of the urine collection cup and the arrangement example of the cooler. FIG. 12 is a plan view schematically showing the shape of the urine collection cup and the arrangement example of the cooler. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the urine collection cover. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement state of a urine collection cover in the pet urine collection toilet of the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the urine collection cover integrated with the partition layer.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the preferred embodiment thereof.
First, the configuration of the pet urine collection toilet of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the excrement treatment material of the pet urine collection toilet 1 of the first embodiment omitted, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pet urine collection toilet, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pet urine collection toilet. It is an exploded perspective view. The pet urine collecting toilet 1 includes a toilet body 2 and a urine-permeable partition layer 3 that divides the inside of the toilet body 2 into an upper layer portion A and a lower layer portion B. Further, in the lower layer portion B of the toilet body 2, a tray 4 constituting a urine receiving portion for receiving urine is provided so as to be able to be taken in and out of the toilet body 2. As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of granular (pellet-like) excrement treatment materials (chips) 20 having a porous structure are laid on the partition layer 3, and these excrement treatment materials 20 are used. , It is housed in the inner container 6 described later.

The toilet body 2 includes a rectangular box-shaped outer container 5 having an open upper surface and a rectangular tray-shaped inner container 6 detachably mounted in the outer container 5. Here, the outer container 5 has a flat bottom wall 51 forming a bottom surface, and a peripheral wall 52 rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 51 to form a side surface of the outer container 5, and the bottom wall 51 and the outer container 5. The inner container 6 and the tray 4 are housed in the inner portion surrounded by the peripheral wall 52.

Like the outer container 5, the inner container 6 also has a bottom wall 61 and a peripheral wall 62, and the excrement laid on the partition layer 3 in the inner portion surrounded by the bottom wall 61 and the peripheral wall 62. The treated material 20 is housed (see FIG. 2). The bottom wall 61 of the inner container 6 functions as a urine-permeable partition layer 3. The bottom wall 61 is composed of a substantially rectangular plate-shaped member, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a plurality of elongated rectangular slit-shaped through holes 63 are vertically formed in the bottom wall 61. ing. Here, the plurality of through holes 63 are arranged in an orderly manner at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction and the width direction to form a slatted portion 64, and the width of each through hole 63 is a granular excrement treatment material. The size is set so that 20 (see FIG. 2) does not pass through.

The tray 4 has a flat bottom wall 41 forming a bottom surface and peripheral walls 42, 43, 44 that rise diagonally from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 41 and form the side surface of the tray 4, and are viewed in a plan view. It is configured as a container that forms a substantially square shape. Here, the bottom wall 41 of the tray 4 has an area equivalent to that of the bottom wall 51 of the outer container 5. The height of the peripheral walls 42 to 44 of the tray 4 is set to a value at which the upper end thereof does not come into contact with the bottom wall 61 (partition layer 3) of the inner container 6. The peripheral walls 42 to 44 of the tray 4 extend in the Y direction (width direction of the tray 4) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tray 4 (the drawing direction X of the tray 4 described later), and one of the peripheral walls 42 Is located on the front end side of the tray 4 in the pull-out direction X, and the other peripheral wall 43 is located on the rear end side of the pull-out direction X. The peripheral wall 44 of the tray 4 extends in the pull-out direction X (longitudinal direction) of the tray 4.

As described above, the tray 4 can be taken in and out of the toilet body 2 (outer container 5), and as shown in FIG. 3, one of the width directions (Y direction) of the peripheral wall 52 of the outer container 5 (tray 4). A rectangular slit-shaped opening 52a elongated in the width direction is formed in a portion located on the front end side of the pull-out direction X. Therefore, the tray 4 can be pulled out from the toilet body 2 (outer container 5) in the arrow direction X in FIG. 3 through the opening 52a, and the pulled out tray 4 is inserted into the opening 52a and inserted into the opening 52a. The tray 4 can be stored in the toilet body 2 (outer container 5) by pushing in the direction opposite to the above. Here, the shape and size of the opening 52a formed in the outer container 5 are set to be substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape and size in the Y direction (width direction) orthogonal to the withdrawal direction X of the tray 4. There is. Further, the length of the tray 4 in the longitudinal direction (drawing direction X) is set to be equivalent to the length of the outer container 5 in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, a flange portion 45 extending substantially horizontally toward the outside of the tray 4 is integrally extended at the upper end of the peripheral wall 42 located on the front end side of the tray 4 in the withdrawal direction X. A return portion 46 extending vertically downward is integrally formed at the tip portion of the flange portion 45, and the return portion 46 functions as a handle for hooking a finger when pulling out the tray 4. do.

The materials of the tray 4, the outer container 5, and the inner container 6 (partition layer 3) constituting the toilet body 2 are not particularly limited as long as they have corrosion resistance, but they are lightweight, easy to handle, and excellent in moldability. The one is preferable. Specifically, a general-purpose synthetic resin such as polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, vinyl chloride, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS) is preferably used. Further, it is preferable that the surface of the toilet body 2 is subjected to a water-repellent treatment or an antibacterial treatment.

A large number of the excrement treatment materials 20 are housed in the inner container 6 as shown in FIG. 2 in a state of being laid on the partition layer 3 of the toilet body 2. The excrement treatment material 20 is preferably a material that does not affect or hardly affects the composition and characteristics of pet urine, and is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as glass, polypropylene or polyethylene, or a mineral such as ball gravel. Those are preferably used. Further, as the shape of the excrement treatment material 20, for example, a cylindrical shape, a spherical shape, a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, or the like is selected.

In the pet urine collecting toilet 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the urine collecting cover 7 is inside the tray 4 arranged in the lower layer portion B partitioned by the partition layer 3 in the toilet body 2. And the cooler 8 are arranged. Here, the urine collection cover 7 is made of a rectangular sheet, and plastic, glass, metal, or the like is selected as the material thereof. Further, as the cooler 8, a cold insulating agent, a container containing ice water, dry ice, or the like, an electronic device including a Pertier element, or the like is used.

The urine collection cover 7 has a size capable of covering the slatted portion 64 having a plurality of through holes 63 formed in the partition layer 3 of the toilet body 2 from below. That is, the size of the urine collection cover 7 is set to be equal to or larger than the size of the slatted portion 64 of the partition layer 3 and equal to or smaller than the size of the partition layer 3, and the length of the outer periphery thereof is the length of the outer periphery of the partition layer 3. Is set to the same value as.

FIG. 4A shows a plan view of the urine collection cover 7, and FIG. 4B shows a side view of the urine collection cover 7. The horizontal dimension a of the urine collection cover 7 shown in FIG. 4A is set to a = 20 cm to 70 cm, the vertical dimension b is set to b = 15 cm to 60 cm, or b / a = 0.2 to 3. Is set to.

The urine collection cover 7 is formed in a funnel shape that is squeezed downward toward the center. In the urine collection cover 7, the height h shown in FIG. 4B is set to h = 0.5 cm to 5 cm, and the inclination angle θ of the slope 71 is set to θ = 2 ° to 30 °. ..

As the arrangement of the urine collection cover 7 in the tray 4, the one shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 is adopted. In the arrangement state shown in FIG. 5, a urine collection cover 7 having a concave collecting portion 72 formed in the center thereof is used, and the collecting portion 72 is placed around the collecting portion 72 of the urine collecting cover 7. The cooler 8 is arranged so as to surround it. Here, the collecting portion 72 of the urine collecting cover 7 and the cooler 8 are arranged apart from each other so that they do not come into direct contact with each other. The reason is that when the collecting portion 72 of the urine collecting cover 7 and the cooler 8 come into contact with each other, water droplets may be mixed in the urine collected in the collecting portion 72 of the urine collecting cover 7 due to dew condensation.

When the urine collection cover 7 is arranged in the tray 4 as shown in FIG. 5, the slope 71 excluding the collecting portion 72 of the urine collecting cover 7 has a convex curved surface inclined diagonally downward toward the collecting portion 72. Is forming.

Next, when the pet is a cat, a method of collecting cat urine by a pet urine collecting toilet 1 in which a urine collecting cover 7 and a cooler 8 are arranged in a tray 4 as shown in FIG. 5 will be described. ..

The pet urine collecting toilet 1 is arranged, for example, on a horizontal floor indoors in the state shown in FIG. 2 and is used for excretion of a cat as a pet. The pet urine collection toilet 1 is used to collect urine excreted by the cat. That is, the cat gets over the toilet body 2 of the pet urine collecting toilet 1 and excretes while resting on a large number of excrement treatment materials 20 housed in the inner container 6 of the toilet body 2.

Then, the urine excreted from the cat passes through a plurality of through holes 63 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) formed in the bottom wall 61 (partition layer 3) of the inner container 6 and is inside the outer container 5 below the through holes 63. It falls toward the tray 4 housed in.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, since the non-water-absorbing urine collection cover 7 is arranged on the tray 4, the urine excreted by the cat falls on the urine collection cover 7, and the urine is collected. Along the convex curved slope 71 of the urine collection cover 7, the urine is collected by flowing to the central collecting portion 72 and collected in the collecting portion 72. Then, the urine collected in the collecting portion 72 of the urine collecting cover 7 is cooled by the cooler 8 arranged around the collecting portion 72. Therefore, according to the pet urine collecting toilet 1, problems such as water evaporation from the urine, putrefaction of the urine, and propagation of various germs are unlikely to occur.

When urine collects in the collecting portion 72 at the center of the urine collecting cover 7 as described above, the tray 4 is put into the toilet by putting a hand on the return portion 46 (see FIG. 3) formed at the tip of the flange portion 45 of the tray 4. Pull out from the main body 2 (outer container 5) in the direction of arrow X in FIG. Then, the urine collected in the collecting portion 72 of the urine collecting cover 7 arranged on the drawn tray 4 can be sucked up by a suction tool (not shown) such as a dropper, and the urine excreted from the pet can be easily sucked. Can be collected. The urine sucked up by this suction device is transferred to a sealable container (not shown) having one end open. Then, the opening of the container containing urine is sealed by a stopper. The container with urine sealed inside is brought to a veterinary clinic. Then, at the veterinary hospital, the required inspection is performed by measuring the pH value and specific gravity of the urine in the container brought in, and visually observing the color and turbidity of the urine. This test is effective for early detection of diseases such as kidney disease, liver disease, lower urinary tract disease, and diabetes in cats.

As another example of the method of collecting urine, a container (not shown) that can be closed and has a suction function such as a soy sauce bottle may be used. With the cap removed, the container directly sucks the urine collected in the collecting portion 72 of the urine collection cover 7 by the container, and then the container is sealed by the cap. Containers sealed with urine by this method are taken to a veterinary clinic for examination.

As described above, according to the pet urine collecting toilet 1 of the first embodiment, the urine collecting cover 7 and the cooler 8 are arranged on the tray 4. Therefore, the urine collected by the urine collecting cover 7 is collected in the collecting part 72, and the urine collected in the collecting part 72 can be cooled by the cooler 8, and the urine is excreted from the pet by preventing evaporation and rotting of the urine. Can be easily collected. Using the urine collected in this way, an accurate urinalysis can be performed. When performing a urinalysis, if the collected urine is stored at room temperature, there is a concern that the increase in urine specific gravity due to urine evaporation may affect the judgment result of chronic kidney disease. It is desirable to use the one in the state that has been used.

Since the urine excreted from the cat and falling is received by the urine collection cover 7 and the urine collected in the collecting portion 72 of the urine collection cover 7 is collected, the collected urine is contaminated by the dirt on the tray 4. There is no. Then, if the urine collection cover 7 is removed from the tray 4 after collecting the urine, the urine does not adhere to the tray 4. Therefore, it is not necessary to clean the tray 4 after collecting urine, and the labor of cleaning can be omitted to reduce the physical burden on the owner.

In the arrangement state shown in FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 7, the urine collection cover 7 has a rectangular collecting portion 72 at the center and an opening 73 at the bottom surface of the collecting portion 72. A urine collection cup 9 is arranged below the opening 73 of the urine collection cover 7 arranged on the tray 4, and a cooler 8 is arranged around the urine collection cup 9. Here, the cooler 8 and the urine collection cup 9 are arranged apart from each other so that they do not come into direct contact with each other. The urine collection cover 7 is the same as that shown in FIG. 4, including the shape and size, except that the opening 73 is formed in the central portion.

In the urine collection cup 9, the width of the opening on the top surface is set to, for example, 1.0 cm to 10.0 cm, and the width of the bottom surface is set to, for example, 1.0 cm to 10.0 cm, similar to the width of the opening on the top surface. It is set and its height is set to, for example, 1.0 cm to 5.0 cm.

The pet urine collecting toilet 1 provided with such a urine collecting cover 7 can also collect the urine excreted by the cat by the same method as described above. That is, the urine excreted by the cat falls on the urine collection cover 7 and flows along the convex curved slope 71 of the urine collection cover 7 to the opening 73 in the center, and urine is collected from the opening 73. It falls into the cup 9 and is collected. and,
Since the urine collected in the urine collection cup 9 is cooled by the cooler 8 arranged around the urine collection cup 9, there are problems such as water evaporation from the urine, rotting urine, and propagation of various germs. It is hard to occur.

Then, when urine is collected in the urine collection cup 9 as described above, the tray 4 is pulled out from the toilet body 2 (outer container 5) in the direction of arrow X in FIG. Then, the urine contained in the urine collection cup 9 in the drawn tray 4 can be sucked up by a suction tool (not shown) such as a dropper, and the urine excreted from the pet can be easily collected. The urine sucked up by the suction device is transferred to a sealable container with one end open. Then, the opening of the container containing urine is sealed by a stopper. The container with urine sealed inside is brought to a veterinary clinic where the required tests described above are performed.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, even in the pet urine collection toilet 1 in which the urine collection cover 7, the cooler 8, and the urine collection cup 9 are arranged in the tray 4, urine excreted from the pet evaporates or rots. You can easily collect urine excreted from pets by preventing it. By using the urine collected in this way, it is possible to prevent contamination, evaporation, putrefaction, etc. of the collected urine and contribute to an accurate urinalysis.

In the embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 7, a urine collection cover 7 having an opening 73 formed in the center is used, but the urine collection cover 7 is used, for example, according to the excretion position of the cat. As shown in FIG. 8, the opening 73 may be formed at an end portion deviating from the central portion. Further, the shape of the opening 73 does not necessarily have to be rectangular, and may be, for example, a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon other than a rectangle.

As shown in FIG. 9, the filter 10 may be provided in the opening 73 of the urine collection cover 7. The filter 10 can remove foreign substances such as powder such as cat litter and dust, which is the excrement treatment material 20, and can prevent foreign substances from being mixed in the urine collected in the urine collection cup 9.

As shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), a plurality of grooves 74 (partially in FIG. 10 (a)) extending radially toward the opening 73 of the collecting portion 72 on the slope 71 of the urine collecting cover 7. Only shown) may be formed. Here, FIG. 10A is a plan view of the urine collection cover 7, and FIG. 10B is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 10A. As shown in FIG. 10B, the width W of the groove 74 is set to, for example, W = 0.5 cm to 2 cm, and the height H of the groove 74 is set to, for example, H = 1 mm to 10 mm. When a plurality of grooves 74 toward the opening 73 are formed in the urine collection cover 7 in this way, the urine that has fallen on the urine collection cover 7 can easily flow along the groove 74, and other than the groove 74 of the urine collection cover 7. Since urine does not collect in the portion of the urine, the urine can be efficiently poured into the urine collection cup 9 and collected.

Here, an example of the shape of the urine collection cup 9 and the arrangement of the cooler 8 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12. 11 and 12 are plan views schematically showing the shape of the urine collection cup 9 and the arrangement example of the cooler 8.

In the example shown in FIG. 11A, a rectangular urine collection cup 9 is used, and a cooler 8 is arranged around the urine collection cup 9 so as to form a rectangular ring in a plan view. In the example shown in FIG. 11B, a square urine collection cup 9 is used in a plan view, and a cooler 8 is arranged around the urine collection cup 9 so as to form a square ring shape in a plan view. .. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 11C, a circular urine collection cup 9 is used in a plan view, and a cooler 8 is arranged around the urine collection cup 9 so as to form a circular ring shape in a plan view. ing.

In the example shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), the cooler 8 is divided into a plurality of rectangular blocks 81 in a plan view, and these are arranged in combination according to the arrangement of the urine collection cup 9. There is. Here, FIG. 12 (a) shows an example in which the urine collection cup 9 is arranged in the center of the tray 4, and FIG. 12 (b) shows an example in which the urine collection cup 9 is arranged at the longitudinal end portion of the tray 4 away from the center. The example is shown.

When the urine collection cover 7 is made of a flexible sheet or the like whose shape is difficult to maintain, the urine collection cover 7 should be arranged so as not to come into direct contact with the cooler 8 as shown in FIG. It is difficult. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, support legs 75 extending vertically downward may be attached to the four corners of the urine collection cover 7. Since the urine collection cover 7 is supported substantially horizontally by a total of four support legs 75, the urine collection cover 7 can be reliably arranged in the tray 4 without contacting the cooler 8.

Next, the pet urine collecting toilet 1 of the second embodiment will be described. Since the configuration of the toilet body 2 of the pet urine collecting toilet 1 is the same as that of the toilet body 2 of the first embodiment, this is described. The illustration and description of the above will be omitted.

In the pet urine collection toilet 1 of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the urine collection cover 7 is arranged on the upper layer portion A of the toilet body 2, specifically, the partition layer 3, and the toilet body. The cooler 8 and the urine collection cup 9 are arranged in the tray 4 which is arranged so as to be taken in and out of the lower layer portion B of 2. Here, the urine collection cover 7 is configured in the same manner as the urine collection cover 7 used in the first embodiment, the collecting portion 72 is provided at the center thereof, and the opening 73 is formed on the bottom surface of the collecting portion 72. Has been done. A large number of excrement treatment materials 20 are laid on the urine collection cover 7.

In the lower layer portion B of the toilet body 2, the urine collection cup 9 is arranged below the opening 73 of the urine collection cover 7 and is arranged on the tray 4. A cooler 8 is arranged around the urine collection cup 9 so as to surround the urine collection cup 9. Here, the urine collection cup 9 and the cooler 8 are arranged apart from each other so that they do not come into direct contact with each other.

When the pet urine collection toilet 1 configured as described above is used, the urine of a pet cat is collected in the following manner.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the cat gets over the toilet body 2 of the pet urine collection toilet 1 in which a large number of excrement treatment materials 20 are housed in the inner container 6, and is above the large number of excrement treatment materials 20. Excrete while it is on the toilet.

Then, the urine deodorized by the excrement treatment material 20 falls on the urine collection cover 7 and is collected in the opening 73. Urine passes through the plurality of through holes 63 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) of the partition layer 3 from the opening 73, falls into the urine collection cup 9 arranged on the tray 4, and is collected by the urine collection cup 9. To. Then, the urine collected in the urine collection cup 9 is cooled by the cooler 8 arranged around the urine collection cup 9, so that water evaporates from the urine, the urine rots, and germs propagate. It is unlikely that problems will occur.

When urine is collected in the urine collection cup 9 as described above, the tray 4 is pulled out from the toilet body 2 (outer container 5) in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. Can be sucked up by, for example, a suction tool (not shown) such as a dropper, and urine excreted from the pet can be easily collected. The urine sucked up by this suction device is transferred to a sealable container having one end open. Then, the opening of the container containing urine is sealed by a stopper. The container with urine sealed inside is brought to a veterinary clinic where the required tests described above are performed.

As described above, if cat urine is collected using the pet urine collection toilet 1 of the second embodiment,
The urine excreted from the cat and falling from the opening 73 of the urine collection cover 7 can be received and collected by the urine collection cup 9. The urine to be collected is not easily contaminated by the dirt on the tray 4, and the urine excreted from the pet can be easily collected. Using the urine collected in this way, an accurate urinalysis can be performed. In this case, since urine does not fall or adhere to the tray 4, it is not necessary to clean the tray 4 after collecting the urine, which saves the labor of cleaning and reduces the physical burden on the owner. To.

In the pet urine collecting toilet 1 of the second embodiment, the urine collecting cover 7 having the opening 73 formed in the center is used, but the urine collecting cover 7 is used, for example, according to the excretion position of the cat. Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the opening 73 may be formed at an end portion deviating from the central portion. Further, the opening 73 formed in the urine collection cover 7 does not necessarily have to be rectangular, and may be formed, for example, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape other than the rectangular shape.

In the pet urine collection toilet 1 of the second embodiment, a filter 10 is provided at the opening 73 of the urine collection cover 7 to filter foreign substances such as powder such as cat litter and dust, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. It may be removed by 10 to prevent foreign matter from being mixed into the urine collected in the urine collection cup 9.

In the pet urine collecting toilet 1 of the second embodiment, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), the urine collecting cover 7 extends radially toward the opening 73 of the collecting portion 72. A plurality of grooves 74 (only a part thereof is shown in FIG. 10A) may be formed. When a plurality of grooves 74 toward the opening 73 are formed in the urine collection cover 7 in this way, the urine that has fallen on the urine collection cover 7 can easily flow along the groove 74, and other than the groove 74 of the urine collection cover 7. Since urine does not collect in the portion of the urine, the urine can be efficiently poured into the urine collection cup 9 and collected.

In addition, in the pet urine collection toilet 1 of the second embodiment, the arrangement as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 may be adopted for the urine collection cup 9 and the cooler 8 as in the first embodiment. ..

In the pet urine collection toilet 1 of the second embodiment, the urine collection cover 7 and the partition layer 3 to be used may be integrated as shown in FIG.

In the above description, a pet urine collection toilet for collecting urine excreted by the cat when the pet is a cat and a urine collection method using the same have been described, but the present invention is arbitrary other than the cat. It is also applicable to a pet urine collecting toilet for collecting urine of a pet.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of claims and the technical ideas described in the specification and drawings. Of course.

1 Pet urine collection toilet 2 Toilet body 3 Partition layer 4 Tray (urine receiving part)
42-44 Tray peripheral wall 5 Outer container 6 Inner container 7 Urine collection cover 71 Slope of urine collection cover 72 Collecting part of urine collection cover 73 Opening of urine collection cover 74 Groove of urine collection cover 8 Cooler 9 Urine collection cup 10 Filter A upper layer part B lower layer part

Claims (11)

A pet urine collection toilet provided with a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the inside of the toilet body into an upper layer portion and a lower layer portion.
A urine collection cover provided with a collecting portion for collecting urine excreted from the pet and passing through the partition layer is arranged in the lower layer portion, and a urine collection toilet for pets is arranged below the urine collection cover. .. The pet urine collection toilet according to claim 1, wherein the urine collection cover and the cooler are arranged apart from each other. The pet urine collection toilet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an opening is provided in the collecting portion of the urine collection cover, and a urine collection cup is arranged below the opening. The pet urine collection toilet according to claim 3, wherein the cooler is arranged around the urine collection cup. The pet urine collection toilet according to claim 4, wherein the urine collection cup and the cooler are arranged apart from each other. The pet urine collection toilet according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the opening is provided at the center or the end of the urine collection cover. The pet urine collection toilet according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein a filter is provided in the opening. The pet urine collection toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the urine collection cover has a slope that inclines diagonally downward toward the collection portion. The pet urine collection toilet according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the urine collection cover is provided with a groove toward the collecting portion. A pet urine collection toilet provided with a toilet body and a urine-permeable partition layer that divides the inside of the toilet body into an upper layer portion and a lower layer portion.
A pet urine collection toilet in which a urine collection cover having a collecting portion for collecting urine excreted from a pet is arranged in the upper layer portion and a cooler is arranged in the lower layer portion. The pet urine collection toilet according to claim 10, wherein an opening is provided in the collecting portion of the urine collection cover, and a urine collection cup is arranged below the opening provided in the urine collection cover and in the lower layer portion. ..

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