Patent Publication Number: US-2020281154-A1

Title: Intelligent Self-cleaning Electric Deodorant Sand Pot for Pets

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent household equipment, in particular to an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets. 
     BACKGROUND 
     As the society continues to develop, people&#39;s living standards have improved, and more and more people are starting to raise pets. But it is not only the joy and emotional comfort brought by pets, but the pet&#39;s life also brings a lot of inconvenience to the owner, such as pet diet, excretion and so on. The sand pot is used for pets and urine. The sand pot is equipped with sand piles. In the prior art, the sand pots need to be dug out with the shovel to clean the cauldrons. The smell emitted from the cat litter will also pollute the surrounding air. When the pet enters and exits the sand pot, the sand will be splashed out. It is necessary to clean the ground around the sand pot. As the sand is reduced, the owner needs to add it at any time, which is time-consuming and troublesome. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The technical problem to be solved is to overcome the above-mentioned deficiency by providing an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets which has the advantages of simple structure, convenient structure, high intelligence degree, good deodorizing effect, and the like, and effectively solves the problem that the existing pet sand pot needs manual cleaning and sand adding. 
     The technical solution of the present invention is as follows. An intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets includes a seat body, a sand pot, a sand adding device and a waste sand collecting device. The upper end of the seat body is provided with a first cavity, the lower end of the seat body is provided with a second cavity. The second cavity is provided with a controller for an integration wireless transmitting device, and through grooves communicate with each other on the partition between the first cavity and the second cavity. 
     The through groove is provided with a first sliding slot formed by an inward recess. The first sliding slot is slidably connected with a slider made of carbon structural steel. The upper end of the slider protrudes from the through groove. A magnet is fixedly disposed on one end of the through groove, and the other end of the through groove is folded and provided with a partition plate for isolating the odor. The two ends of the partition plate are respectively connected with the inner wall of the through groove and the slider. 
     The sand pot is a hollow sphere structure having an opening on the front side. The back surface of the sand pot is fixedly provided with a rotating shaft. The outer side wall surface of the front end of the sand pot is provided with a second sliding slot. The sand pot is embedded in the first cavity. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the wall surface of the first cavity by a bearing. The motor fixedly disposed on the wall surface of the first cavity is electrically connected to the rotating shaft. The wall surface of the first cavity is fixedly provided with a support seat. The upper end of the support seat is provided with balls and the lower end of the support seat is provided with a pressure sensor. The second sliding slot is slidably connected to the balls. 
     The sand pot is provided with a filter plate and a waste sand discharge port. The waste sand discharge port is provided with a bump, and the bump abuts against the slider when the sand pot rotates. The lower end of the filter plate is provided with a plurality of mesh for filtering the sand. A cavity for temporarily storing the usable sand is separated in the inner cavity of the sand pot by the filter plate. The waste sand is discharged into the through groove by the waste sand discharge port. 
     The top of the sand pot is provided with a venting hole, and the inner cavity of the sand pot is fixedly provided with a deodorizing device aligned with the venting hole. The deodorizing device includes an upper cover plate, and a lower cover plate. The upper cover plate and the lower cover plate are enclosed to form a cavity. The cavity is divided into a third cavity and a fourth cavity by the partition. The third cavity is filled with an odor adsorption medium, and the fourth cavity is provided with a fan for supplying air to the third cavity. 
     The sand adding device includes a sand box fixedly disposed on the seat body, an electrically controlled valve disposed at the bottom of the sand box, and a telescopic tube connecting the sand box and the sand pot. 
     The waste sand collecting device includes a box body having an upper opening for collecting waste sand, and a protruding block for facilitating pet to climb. The box body is disposed in the second cavity and is slidably connected thereto, and a gasket is provided with the box body and the second cavity at the opening. 
     Further, the sand pot at the opening is provided with an overhanging stencil for preventing external spattering of the sand, and the overhanging stencil is suspended on the inner wall of the sand pot. 
     Further, the odor adsorbing medium filled in the third cavity is wrapped by a filter or a filter cloth. 
     Further, the upper cover plate, the lower cover plate and the partition are made of a mesh plate. 
     Further, the contact surface of the upper cover plate and the sand pot is an arc structure. 
     Further, the sand pot is provided with an infrared proximity sensor and a temperature and humidity sensor. 
     Further, the electronically controlled valve includes a casing, a folding plate, a connecting rod and an electric cylinder fixedly arranged on the casing. The folding plate includes a rotating shaft and two hinge plates symmetrically hinged on the hinge shaft. The casing is provided with square stepped hole. The folding plate and the square stepped hole abut each other. The middle portion of the connecting rod and the casing are hinged to each other, and the two ends of the connecting rod are respectively hinged with the electric cylinder and the folding plate. 
     Further, the controller is electrically connected to the infrared proximity sensor, the temperature and humidity sensor, the motor, the electric cylinder, the pressure sensor, and the fan. 
     The technical effect of the present invention is to provide an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets which includes a seat body, a sand pot, a sand adding device and a waste sand collecting device. The sand pot is rotatably mounted on the seat body. The waste sand which is no longer usable is filtered and poured into the waste sand collecting device by rotating the sand pot. The waste sand collecting device is provided with a plurality of sealing structures to prevent the odor from spreading outward, and the sand pot itself is also provided with a deodorizing device to remove the odor. The sand adding device is connected to the sand pot by the telescopic tube. The inside of the sand adding device is provided with a plurality of spare sand. With the sand reducing, a plurality of sand is added to the sand pot. The controller controls the operation of each mechanism as a whole. The intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets has the advantages of simple structure, convenient structure, high intelligence degree, good deodorizing effect, and the like, and effectively solves the problem that the existing pet sand pot needs manual cleaning and sand adding. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The invention is illustrated by the following figures and embodiments. 
         FIG. 1  shows a schematic diagram of whole structure of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  shows a schematic diagram of left view of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  shows a schematic diagram of a side cross-section of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  shows a schematic diagram of cross-section of a front view of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  shows a schematic diagram of a through groove of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  shows a schematic diagram of a cross-section of a through groove of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  shows a schematic diagram of a support seat of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  shows a schematic diagram of cross-section of a deodorizing device of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  shows a schematic diagram of cross-section of an electrically controlled valve of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  shows a schematic diagram of a folding plate of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  shows a schematic diagram of a waste sand collecting device of an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets in accordance with an example embodiment. 
     
    
    
     The reference numbers of the figures are as follows: 
       1 : seat body;  11 : first cavity;  12 : second cavity;  121 : controller;  13 : through groove;  131 : slider;  132 : magnet;  133 : partition plate;  2 : sand pot;  20 : temperature and humidity sensor;  201 : infrared proximity sensor;  21 : venting hole;  22 : second sliding slot;  23 : overhanging stencil;  24 : rotating shaft;  25 : motor;  26 : support seat;  261 : balls;  262 : pressure sensor;  27 : deodorizing device;  271 : upper cover plate;  272 : lower cover plate;  273 : partition;  274 : third cavity;  275 : fourth cavity;  276 : fan;  28 : waste sand discharging port;  281 : bump;  29 : filtering plate;  291 : mesh;  3 : sand adding device;  30 : sand box;  31 : electrically controlled valve;  311 : casing;  312 : square stepped hole;  313 : folding plate;  3131 : rotating shaft;  3132 : hinged plate;  314 : connecting rod;  315 : electrical cylinder;  32 : telescopic tube;  4 : waste sand collecting device;  41 : box body;  42 : protruding block;  43 : gasket. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The invention is illustrated in accordance with figures. The figures as simplified diagrams demonstrate the basic structures of the apparatus of embodiments of the invention. Thus, the invention is not limited to the figures. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1-2 , an intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets includes a seat body  1 , a sand pot  2 , a sand adding device  3  and a waste sand collecting device  4 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the upper end of the seat body  1  is provided with a first cavity  11 , the lower end of the seat body  1  is provided with a second cavity  12 . The second cavity  12  is provided with a controller for an integration wireless transmitting device  121 , and through grooves  13  communicate with each other on the partition between the first cavity  11  and the second cavity  12 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the through groove  13  is provided with a first sliding slot formed by an inward recess. The first sliding slot is slidably connected with a slider  131  made of carbon structural steel. The upper end of the slider  131  protrudes from the through groove  13 . A magnet  132  is fixedly disposed on one end of the through groove  13 , and the other end of the through groove  13  is folded and provided with a partition plate  133  for isolating the odor. The two ends of the partition plate  133  are respectively connected with the inner wall of the through groove  13  and the slider  131 . 
     In an example embodiment, the partition plate  133  is made by folding flexible rubber plate or silicon plate. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 , the sand pot  2  is a hollow sphere structure having an opening on the front side. The back surface of the sand pot  2  is fixedly provided with a rotating shaft  24 . The outer side wall surface of the front end of the sand pot  2  is provided with a second sliding slot  22 . The sand pot  2  is embedded in the first cavity  11 . The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the wall surface of the first cavity  11  by a bearing. The motor  25  fixedly disposed on the wall surface of the first cavity  11  is electrically connected to the rotating shaft  24 . The wall surface of the first cavity  11  is fixedly provided with a support seat  26 . As shown in  FIG. 7 , the upper end of the support seat  26  is provided with balls  261  and the lower end of the support seat  261  is provided with a pressure sensor  262 . The second sliding slot  22  is slidably connected to the balls  261 . The balls  261  should be uniformly symmetrically disposed under the sand pot  2  to prevent the sand pot  2  from being displaced due to uneven force when rotating. In one example embodiment, the balls  261  can be replaced by circular arc guides, or any element that can support and rotate the sand pot  2 . 
     The sand pot  2  is provided with a filter plate  29  and a waste sand discharge port  28 . The waste sand discharge port  28  is provided with a bump  281 , and the bump  281  abuts against the slider  131  when the sand pot  2  rotates. The lower end of the filter plate  29  is provided with a plurality of mesh  291  for filtering the sand. A cavity for temporarily storing the usable sand is separated in the inner cavity of the sand pot  2  by the filter plate  29 . The waste sand is discharged into the through groove  13  by the waste sand discharge port  28 . 
     The top of the sand pot  2  is provided with a venting hole  21 , and the inner cavity of the sand pot  2  is fixedly provided with a deodorizing device  27  aligned with the venting hole. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the deodorizing device  27  includes an upper cover plate  271 , and a lower cover plate  272 . The upper cover plate  271  and the lower cover plate  272  are enclosed to form a cavity. The cavity is divided into a third cavity  274  and a fourth cavity  275  by the partition. The third cavity  274  is filled with an odor adsorption medium, and the fourth cavity  275  is provided with a fan  276  for supplying air to the third cavity  274 . 
     The sand adding device  3  includes a sand box  30  fixedly disposed on the seat body  1 , an electrically controlled valve  31  disposed at the bottom of the sand box  30 , and a telescopic tube  32  connecting the sand box  30  and the sand pot  2 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 11 , the waste sand collecting device  4  includes a box body  41  having an upper opening for collecting waste sand, and a protruding block  42  for facilitating pet to climb. The box body  41  is disposed in the second cavity  12  and is slidably connected thereto, and a gasket  43  is provided with the box body  41  and the second cavity  12  at the opening. 
     When the sand pot  2  rotates, the sand in the sand pot  2  is filtered by the filter plate  29 , and the still usable sand particles are stored in the temporary storage cavity divided by the filter plate  29 , and the unusable sand grains are discharged from the waste sand discharge port  28 . The bump  281  on the waste sand discharge port opens the slider  131 . The waste sand enters the waste sand collecting device  4  through the through groove  13 . When the sand pot  2  is rotated and reset again, the slider  131  pulls the partition plate  133  by the gravitational force of the magnet  132  so that the through groove  13  is sealed to prevent odor from releasing outwardly. At the same time, the pressure sensor  262  detects a decrease in the amount of sand, and then the sand is added to the sand pot by opening the electronically controlled valve  31 . In an example embodiment, the bottom of the inner cavity of the sand box  30  is provided with a pressure sensor for sensing the amount of sand in the sand box  30 , and connected to the controller. Correspondingly, a sound and/or visual reminder connected to the controller should be provided, such as speakers, lights, etc. 
     In an example embodiment as shown in  FIG. 3 , the sand pot  2  at the opening is provided with an overhanging stencil  23  for preventing external spattering of the sand, and the overhanging stencil is suspended on the inner wall of the sand pot  2 . The spattered sand is leaked from the overhanging stencil  23  and falls back into the sand pot along the inner wall of the sand pot  2 . 
     In an example embodiment, the odor adsorbing medium filled in the third cavity  274  is wrapped by a filter or a filter cloth to prevent the odor adsorbing medium falling to contaminate the sand. 
     In an example embodiment as shown in  FIG. 8 , the upper cover plate  271 , the lower cover plate  272  and the partition  273  are made of a mesh plate. 
     In an example embodiment as shown in  FIG. 8 , the contact surface of the upper cover plate  271  and the sand pot  2  is an arc structure. 
     In an example embodiment as shown in  FIG. 4 , the sand pot  2  is provided with an infrared proximity sensor  201  and a temperature and humidity sensor  20 . The infrared proximity sensor  201  is configured to detect whether a pet is approaching or using a sand pot to avoid injury or shock to the pet. The temperature and humidity sensor  20  is used for detecting the temperature and humidity in the sand pot, and timely removing moisture and high temperature in the sand pot  2  to make the environment inside the sand pot  2  more comfortable. 
     In an example embodiment as shown in  FIGS. 9 and 10 , the electronically controlled valve  31  includes a casing  311 , a folding plate  313 , a connecting rod  314  and an electric cylinder  315  fixedly arranged on the casing  311 . The folding plate  313  includes a rotating shaft  313  and two hinge plates  3132  symmetrically hinged on the hinge shaft  3131 . The casing  311  is provided with square stepped hole  312 . The folding plate  313  and the square stepped hole  312  abut each other. The middle portion of the connecting rod  314  and the casing  311  are hinged to each other, and the two ends of the connecting rod  314  are respectively hinged with the electric cylinder  315  and the folding plate  314 . When the electronically controlled valve  31  is opened, the electric cylinder  315  pulls up the folding plate  313  through the connecting rod  314 , and the sand falls. When the electronically controlled valve  31  is closed, the electric cylinder lowers the folding plate  313  through the connecting rod  314 , and the folding plate  313  forms self-locking under the pressure of the sand and the support of the square stepped hole  312 . 
     In an example embodiment, the controller  121  is electrically connected to the infrared proximity sensor  201 , the temperature and humidity sensor  20 , the motor  25 , the electric cylinder  315 , the pressure sensor  262 , and the fan  276 . The controller  121  is connected to an external device by the wireless connecting device and the controller is connected to the external power source. 
     An intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets of the present invention includes a seat body, a sand pot, a sand adding device and a waste sand collecting device. The sand pot is rotatably mounted on the seat body. The waste sand which is no longer usable is filtered and poured into the waste sand collecting device by rotating the sand pot. The waste sand collecting device is provided with a plurality of sealing structures to prevent the odor from spreading outward, and the sand pot itself is also provided with a deodorizing device to remove the odor. The sand adding device is connected to the sand pot by the telescopic tube. The inside of the sand adding device is provided with a plurality of spare sand. With the sand reducing, a plurality of sand is added to the sand pot. The controller controls the operation of each mechanism as a whole. The intelligent self-cleaning electric deodorant sand pot for pets has the advantages of simple structure, convenient structure, high intelligence degree, good deodorizing effect, and the like, and effectively solves the problem that the existing pet sand pot needs manual cleaning and sand adding. 
     The exemplary embodiments of the present invention are thus fully described. Although the description referred to particular embodiments, it will be clear to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with variations of these specific details. Hence this invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.