CN218072943U

CN218072943U - Feeding device

Info

Publication number: CN218072943U
Application number: CN202221914241.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张纯智; 花贵东
Original assignee: Anker Innovations Co Ltd
Current assignee: Anker Innovations Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-20
Filing date: 2022-07-20
Publication date: 2022-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 2032-07-20

Abstract

The application discloses a feeder, which comprises a feeding assembly, a door panel assembly and an actuating mechanism, wherein the feeding assembly is provided with an accommodating space which is used for storing pet food and is provided with an opening; the door panel component is movably arranged on the feeding component; the actuating mechanism is in transmission connection with the door panel assembly and is used for driving the door panel assembly to switch between a first state and a second state; wherein, when the door panel component is in a first state, the opening is covered; the door plant subassembly is when the second state, opens the opening and encloses and keep off in open-ended partial periphery, and then forms uncovered in predetermineeing the direction for the pet can eat the foodstuff in the accommodation space through uncovered. In this way, this application can guide the pet and predetermine the direction feed, has reduced the possibility of other pets eating the foodstuff in the accommodation space in the direction beyond predetermineeing the direction when this pet feeds simultaneously.

Description

Feeding device

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of pet feeding equipment, in particular to a feeder.

Background

The feeder is a device that can be used for pet feeding. Generally, a feeder generally includes at least a bowl/tub/barrel for storing pet food. Through the feeder, the pet can eat clean and sanitary food.

However, most of the current feeders are used as ordinary containers. For a scene with a plurality of pets, when feeding, the pets often snatch together, the feeding is disordered, which is not beneficial to the feeding and management of the pets, and the disordered feeding process may cause the waste of food materials.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The main technical problem who solves of this application provides the feeder, can improve the feeding chaotic problem that current feeder appears when feeding.

In order to solve the technical problem, the application adopts a technical scheme that: the feeder comprises a feeding assembly, a feeding device and a feeding device, wherein the feeding assembly is provided with an accommodating space which is used for storing pet food and is provided with an opening; the door panel component is movably arranged on the feeding component; the actuating mechanism is in transmission connection with the door panel assembly and is used for driving the door panel assembly to switch between a first state and a second state; wherein, when the door panel component is in a first state, the opening is covered; the door plant subassembly is when the second state, opens the opening and encloses and keep off in open-ended partial periphery, and then forms uncovered in predetermineeing the direction for the pet can eat the foodstuff in the accommodation space through uncovered.

The beneficial effect of this application is: be different from prior art's condition, through set up the door plant subassembly on feeding the subassembly, when the pet need the feed, the door plant subassembly is in the second state and exposes in order to store the accommodation space of pet foodstuff for the pet can eat the pet foodstuff in the accommodation space through the opening. In addition, when the door plant subassembly is in the second state, enclose and keep off in open-ended part periphery, form uncovered in predetermineeing the direction, guide the pet and in predetermineeing the direction feed, reduced the possibility of other pets edible foodstuff in the direction beyond predetermineeing the direction when this pet feed simultaneously, and then improve the feeding chaotic problem that probably appears when feeding the pet.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a feeder apparatus of the present application in a first position;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a feeder apparatus of the present application in a second position;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the drive mechanism of the feeder of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the drive mechanism of the feeder embodiment of the present application in a first state;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the drive mechanism of the feeder apparatus of the present application in a second state;

fig. 7 is a block diagram of the rf circuit and controller of the feeder embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Feeders are devices commonly used in pet breeding. The feeding device generally has a containing space for storing pet food so as to be convenient for the pet to eat.

The inventor of this application discovers through long-term research, and in the correlation technique, after the accommodation space of feeder opens, a plurality of pets probably will be located the pet foodstuff branch food of accommodation space around the feeder, appear robbing food, and then not only appear feeding scene confusion, also can appear feeding and eat the edible material confusion. Because different pets may be eligible to eat different diets, even pets of the same type may be eligible to eat different diets at different stages of growth. There may be some health risks associated with the pet ingesting some improper diet. In order to solve the above technical problem, the present application proposes the following embodiments.

In the embodiment of the feeder of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, the feeder 1 may include a feeding assembly 100, a door assembly 200, and a main body 300.

The main body 300 may be provided with a material storage space and a material supply passage communicating with the material storage space. The supply passage may be formed with a discharge hole at an outer sidewall of the body 300. Wherein the holding space can store pet food.

Wherein, the feeding assembly 100 can be provided with a containing space 110 for storing pet food. The accommodating space 110 may have an opening 111. In some examples, the feeding assembly 100 may be attached to the outside of the body 300. Alternatively, the pet food stored in the holding space may be transported toward the accommodating space 110 through the feeding passage to be conveyed into the accommodating space 110. In some examples, the spout may be positioned above the feeding assembly 100. From this, storage space is provided with the difference in height with the storage mouth to can utilize gravity to realize the transportation of pet foodstuff. In some examples, the body 300 may enable timed and quantitative delivery of pet food to the receiving space 110.

The door panel assembly 200 may be movably disposed to the feeding assembly 100. In some examples, the door panel assembly 200 may be used to block the opening 111 (see fig. 2 or 3). The door panel assembly 200 covering the opening 111 may be considered as the door panel assembly 200 covering the opening 111 to block the pet from contacting the foodstuff in the accommodating space 110 through the opening 111. By the mode, the pet food in the accommodating space 100 can be protected, and the effects of preventing the pet from eating, inhibiting some harmful organisms from invading or inhibiting the pet food from being affected with damp are achieved. When the opening 111 is opened (which means that the door panel assembly 200 covering the opening 111 is at least partially moved away from the opening 111), the pet may eat the pet food inside the accommodating space 110, or the pet food may be added into the accommodating space 110.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, and 3, in some examples, the door panel assembly 200 may be switchable between a first state and a second state. Wherein, compared with the first state, the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, which is more beneficial for the pet to eat and feed food for the pet. When the door panel assembly 200 is in the first state, it is more advantageous to block the pet from eating, inhibit some harmful organisms from invading or inhibit the pet food from getting damp than when the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, specifically, when the door panel assembly 200 is in the first state, the opening 111 is covered by the door panel assembly 200. When the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, the opening 111 is opened. In the second state, the door panel assembly 200 may enclose a portion of the periphery of the opening 111, and further form an opening 201 in a predetermined direction, so that the pet can eat the food in the accommodating space 110 through the opening 201.

Different from the prior art, by providing the door panel assembly 200 on the feeding assembly 100, when the pet needs to eat food, the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state to expose the accommodating space 110 for storing pet food, so that the pet can eat the pet food through the opening 111. In addition, when the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, the door panel assembly encloses and blocks part of the periphery of the opening 111, and an opening 201 is formed in the preset direction, so that the pet is guided to eat in the preset direction, and the possibility that other pets eat food in the accommodating space 110 in directions other than the preset direction when the pet eats is reduced.

In some examples, when the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, the door panel assembly 200 may enclose a portion of the periphery of the opening 111 together with the outer sidewall of the main body 300. Wherein the opening 201 may be disposed opposite to the main body 300.

It is relative to the opening 111 being closed and opened. The opening 111 is covered and does not necessarily mean that the door panel assembly 200 completely seals the opening 111. In some cases, the door panel assembly 200 partially sealing the opening 111 may also serve as a barrier to pet food or to pet food added to the interior of the accommodating space 110. Also, the opening 111 being open does not necessarily mean that the door panel assembly 200 does not completely block the opening 111, and the opening 111 being open means that a pet may be allowed to eat or pet food may be added to the accommodating space 110.

In some examples, the feeding assembly 100 includes a base formed with a receiving cavity and a bowl removably received in the receiving cavity. Wherein, the accommodating space 110 can be arranged in the food bowl. Door panel assembly 200 may be movably connected to the base.

In some examples, the door panel assembly 200 may include a first door panel 210 and a second door panel 220. In some examples, the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 may be rotatably disposed to the feeding assembly 100. When the door panel assembly 200 is in the first state, the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 are assembled with each other to cover the opening 111. When the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 are disposed opposite to each other to open the opening 111. In addition, when the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 may surround part of the outer circumference of the opening 111 with the outer sidewall of the main body 300. In this case, the first door panel 210, the second door panel 220, and the outer sidewall of the body 300 may obstruct the pet from eating in a direction other than the preset direction, thereby being able to reduce the possibility that other pets eat in a direction other than the preset direction while the target pet is eating in the direction of the opening 201. Wherein, the target pet may refer to a pet which is allowed to eat the pet food in the accommodating space 110.

In some examples, the first door panel 210 may be disposed to the feeding assembly 100 in a manner that allows for rotation about a first predetermined axis 211. The second door panel 220 may be disposed to the feeding assembly 100 in a manner that it rotates about a second predetermined axis 221. Wherein the first preset axis 211 may be parallel to the second preset axis 221. The first preset axis 211 and the second preset axis 221 may be located at opposite sides of the outer circumference of the opening 111. The side of the first door panel 210 away from the first preset axis 211 and the side of the second door panel 220 away from the second preset axis 221 approach or move away from each other when rotated.

In some examples, the switching of the states of the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 (from the first state to the second state or from the second state to the first state) may be simultaneous or non-simultaneous. In some examples, the state switching of the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 may be independent of each other or linked with each other. In some examples, the normal of the first door panel 210 and/or the second door panel 220 may have an angle of 0 to 20 degrees with the orientation of the opening 111 when the door panel assembly 200 is in the first state. When the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, a normal direction of the first door panel 210 and/or the second door panel 220 may have an angle of 45 to 90 degrees with an orientation of the opening 111.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, in some examples, the feeder 1 may further include an actuating mechanism 400 drivingly connected to the door panel assembly 200. The actuating mechanism 400 may be used to drive the door panel assembly 200 between the first state and the second state. Specifically, the actuating mechanism 400 may be used to drive the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 to rotate relative to the feeding assembly 100. In some examples, the actuation mechanism 400 may be provided to the body 300 and/or the feeding assembly 100.

In some examples, the actuation mechanism 400 may include a drive motor 410 and a transmission mechanism 420. Wherein, the transmission mechanism 420 can be in transmission connection with the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220. The driving motor 410 may drive the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 to rotate relative to the feeding assembly 100 via the transmission mechanism 420.

In some examples, the transmission mechanism 420 may include a motor link 421, a first transmission link 422, and a second transmission link 423. Wherein, one end of the motor link 421 may be fixedly connected with the output shaft of the driving motor 410. The first transmission link 422 may be connected to the first door panel 210 and the motor link 421, respectively. The second transmission link 423 may be connected to the second door panel 220 and the motor link 421, respectively. The length directions of the motor link 421, the first transmission link 422, and the second transmission link 423 may be perpendicular to the axial direction of the output shaft. Thus, the transmission mechanism 420 can control the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 to move simultaneously.

Preferably, the first transmission link 422 may be hinged to the first door panel 210 and the motor link 421, respectively. The second transmission link 423 may be hinged to the second door panel 220 and the motor link 421, respectively. Specifically, one end of the first transmission link 422 may be hinged to the first door panel 210, and the other end may be hinged to one end of the motor link 421 away from the output shaft. One end of the second transmission link 423 may be hinged to the second door panel 220, and the other end is hinged to one end of the motor link 421 away from the output shaft. Wherein the first and

second transmission links

422 and 423 may have different lengths. In other examples, the first and second drive links 422, 423 may be different lengths.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the principle that the actuating mechanism 400 can control the door panel assembly 200 to switch from the first state to the second state is as follows: when the driving motor 410 rotates, the motor link 421 is driven to rotate, and the first transmission link 422 and the second transmission link 423 are driven to move. Because the first transmission connecting rod 422 and the second transmission connecting rod 423 are hinged to the motor connecting rod 421, the angles of the first transmission connecting rod 422 and the second transmission connecting rod 423 and the motor connecting rod 421 can be adjusted adaptively in the moving process, and the possibility of clamping stagnation of the transmission mechanism 420 is reduced. Since the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 are rotatably disposed on the feeding assembly 100, when the first transmission link 422 and the second transmission link 423 move, the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 are forced to rotate around the first preset axis 211 and the second preset axis 221, respectively. Based on the same principle, the actuating mechanism 400 may effect switching of the control door panel assembly 200 from the second state to the first state.

Referring to fig. 7, in some examples, feeder 1 may further include a controller 500 electrically connected to actuating mechanism 400 and a radio frequency circuit 600 electrically connected to controller 500. The controller 500 may be configured to obtain pet identity information corresponding to an electronic tag carried by a pet through the radio frequency circuit 600. When the pet identity information matches the predetermined pet identity information, the actuating mechanism 400 is controlled to drive the door panel assembly 200 to switch from the first state to the second state. That is, when the rf circuit 600 identifies the target pet, the first door panel 210 and the second door panel 220 are controlled to open, the target pet can eat at the opening 201 in the predetermined direction, and the first door panel 210, the second door panel 220 and the main body 300 can limit other pets from eating in directions other than the predetermined direction.

In some examples, controller 500 may control actuation mechanism 400 to drive door panel assembly 200 to switch from the second state to the first state when a matching pet identification information is obtained and switched to a non-matching pet identification information. In this case, when the target pet is not identified by the rf circuit 600, the opening 111 may be closed by the door panel assembly 200. In this case, it may act to block the feeding of other pets, inhibit the invasion of some pests, or inhibit the wetting of the pet food.

Typically, the rf circuit 600 may sense the electronic tags within a predetermined distance. Therefore, when the target pet enters the distance that can be sensed by the rf circuit 600, the controller 500 may control the door panel assembly 200 to switch to the second state, so that the target pet can eat and limit other pets from eating. When the target pet finishes eating or temporarily does not wish to eat and is far away from the feeder 1, the controller 500 can immediately control the door panel assembly 200 to cover the opening 111 when the distance sensed by the rf circuit 600 is exceeded, so as to protect the pet food.

In some examples, the electronic tag may be an electronic collar that hangs around the neck or ankle of the pet. In this case, the position where the rf circuit 600 is disposed may be adjusted according to the external size of the pet and the wearing position of the electronic tag. For example, the rf circuit 600 may be located in the feeding assembly 100 below the bowl (receiving space 110). For example, the electronic collar may be worn around the neck of the target pet, and when the head of the target pet is substantially located above the accommodating space 110, the rf circuit 600 senses the target pet and controls the door panel assembly 200 to switch to the second state, so that the target pet can eat food.

In summary, in the feeding device embodiment of the present application, by disposing the door panel assembly 200 on the feeding assembly 100, when the target pet needs to eat, the door panel assembly 200 is switched to the second state to expose the foodstuff in the accommodating space 110 for the target pet to eat. In addition, when the door panel assembly 200 is in the second state, the door panel assembly encloses and blocks part of the periphery of the opening 111, and an opening 201 is formed in the preset direction, so that the target pet is guided to eat in the preset direction, and the possibility that other pets eat food in the accommodating space 110 in directions other than the preset direction when the pet eats is reduced. Therefore, the pet feeding device can be used for feeding the target pet independently, and the possibility of mistaken feeding of a plurality of pets is reduced.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by the contents of the specification and the drawings, or which are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feeder, comprising:

the feeding assembly is provided with an accommodating space which is used for storing pet food and is provided with an opening;

the door panel component is movably arranged on the feeding component;

the actuating mechanism is in transmission connection with the door panel assembly and is used for driving the door panel assembly to switch between a first state and a second state;

wherein the door panel assembly covers the opening when in the first state; the door plant subassembly is in during the second state, open the opening and enclose keep off in open-ended partial periphery, and then form uncovered in predetermineeing the direction, make the pet can pass through uncovered edible foodstuff in the accommodation space.

2. The feeder of claim 1,

the feeder comprises a main body, the feeding assembly is connected to the outer side of the main body, and the actuating mechanism is arranged on the main body and/or the feeding assembly; when the door panel assembly is in the second state, the door panel assembly and the outer side wall of the main body enclose and block part of the periphery of the opening together, and the opening is arranged opposite to the main body.

3. The feeder of claim 2, wherein:

the door panel assembly comprises a first door panel and a second door panel which are rotatably arranged on the feeding assembly, and the actuating mechanism is used for driving the first door panel and the second door panel to rotate relative to the feeding assembly respectively;

when the door panel assembly is in the first state, the first door panel and the second door panel are spliced with each other to cover the opening; when the door panel assembly is in the second state, the first door panel and the second door panel are arranged opposite to each other to open the opening; and when the door is in the second state, the first door panel, the second door panel and the outer side wall of the main body surround part of the periphery of the opening.

4. The feeder of claim 3, wherein:

the first door panel and the second door panel are respectively arranged on the feeding assembly in a mode of rotating around a first preset axis and a second preset axis,

the first preset axis and the second preset axis are parallel and located on two opposite sides of the periphery of the opening, and one side, far away from the first preset axis, of the first door panel and one side, far away from the second preset axis, of the second door panel are close to or far away from each other during rotation.

5. The feeder of claim 3, wherein:

the actuating mechanism comprises a driving motor and a transmission mechanism; the transmission mechanism is in transmission connection with the first door plate and the second door plate, and the driving motor drives the first door plate and the second door plate to rotate relative to the feeding assembly through the transmission mechanism.

6. The feeder of claim 5, wherein:

the transmission mechanism comprises a motor connecting rod, a first transmission connecting rod and a second transmission connecting rod;

one end of the motor connecting rod is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the driving motor, one end of the first transmission connecting rod is hinged to the first door plate, the other end of the first transmission connecting rod is hinged to one end, far away from the output shaft, of the motor connecting rod, one end of the second transmission connecting rod is hinged to the second door plate, and the other end of the second transmission connecting rod is hinged to one end, far away from the output shaft, of the motor connecting rod.

7. The feeder of claim 2, wherein:

storage space and intercommunication have been seted up to the main part the feed passageway in storage space, the feed passageway is in the lateral wall of main part is formed with the discharge gate, the discharge gate is located feed the top of eating the subassembly.

8. The feeder of claim 1, wherein:

the feeder comprises a controller electrically connected with the actuating mechanism and a radio frequency circuit electrically connected with the controller;

the controller is used for acquiring pet identity information corresponding to an electronic tag carried by a pet through the radio frequency circuit, and when the pet identity information is matched with preset pet identity information, the controller controls the actuating mechanism to drive the door panel component to be switched from the first state to the second state.

9. The feeder of claim 8, wherein:

the controller is used for controlling the actuating mechanism to drive the door panel assembly to be switched from the second state to the first state when the matched pet identity information is acquired and is switched to the state in which the matched pet identity information is not acquired.

10. The feeder of claim 1, wherein:

the feeding assembly comprises a base with an accommodating cavity and a food bowl detachably accommodated in the accommodating cavity, the accommodating space with the opening is arranged in the food bowl, and the door plate assembly is movably connected to the base.