Smart feeder with the function of mixing multiple pet feeds

By designing an intelligent pet feeder with mixing function, the problem that existing feeders cannot provide feeding and automatic mixing of multiple feeds for a long time is solved, and the pet feeder can feed multiple feeds at one time and ensure uniform mixing of feeds.

CN111758592BActive Publication Date: 2025-02-28SHANGHAI TIANGEN NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202010732275.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-07-27
Publication Date
2025-02-28
Estimated Expiration
2040-07-27

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Technical Problem

Existing pet feeders cannot provide feeding for extended periods of time and cannot automatically mix multiple pet feeds for variable specific meal ratios.

Method used

An intelligent feeder with mixing function is designed, including three bins and mixing paddles, and the feed is automatically fed and mixed through the bucket wheel and the motor drive system.

Benefits of technology

The pet feeder can feed multiple pet feeds at one time, and ensure uniform mixing of feeds through mixing paddles, thus solving the problem of long-term feeding and meal ratio changes.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of pet feeders, and discloses an intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds, comprising a casing, a first silo, a second silo, a third silo, a display screen and a circuit board, bucket wheels are fixedly installed on the inner sides of bottom brackets of the first silo, the second silo and the third silo, a first motor is fixedly installed on the outer sides of the bottom brackets of the first silo, the second silo and the third silo coaxially with the bucket wheel, a gravity sensor is fixedly installed on one side of the inner bracket of the casing, and a feeding and batching mechanism is arranged below the silo through the bucket wheel, and feed particles are continuously replenished by gravity falling, and three silos are fixedly installed inside the feeder, and different varieties of feed or dry particles can be placed in the feed inside the three silos, so that the feeder can feed multiple pet feeds at one time when in use, thereby achieving the function of the pet feeder being able to feed designated and multiple pet feeds at one time.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of pet feeders, in particular to an intelligent feeder with a function of mixing a variety of pet feeds. Background Art

[0002] At present, the cat and dog feeders in the pet supply market can only store and feed a single kind of food. As a container and a feeder, they do not have the function of automatically feeding the pet with a variable specific ratio of mixed food when the owner is away for a long time. Summary of the invention

[0003] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an intelligent feeder with the function of mixing multiple pet feeds. The pet feeder has the function of feeding multiple pet feeds at one time, as well as the advantage of the pet feed mixing effect, solving the problem that the existing feeder cannot provide feeding for a long time.

[0005] (II) Technical solution

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned function of the pet feeder that can feed multiple pet foods at one time and the purpose of mixing pet foods, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: an intelligent feeder with the function of mixing multiple pet foods, including a casing, a first silo, a second silo, a third silo, a display screen and a circuit board, bucket wheels are fixedly installed on the inner side of the bottom brackets of the first silo, the second silo and the third silo, a first motor is fixedly installed on the outer side of the bottom brackets of the first silo, the second silo and the third silo coaxially with the bucket wheel, a gravity sensor is fixedly installed on one side of the inner bracket of the casing, a third motor is fixedly installed on the top of the inner central bracket flange of the casing, and the output shaft of the third motor is fixedly installed There is a mixing paddle, and a hopper is fixedly installed on the inner wall rib plate of the casing by screws, a bottom cover is fixedly installed on the bottom of the casing, a fourth motor is fixedly installed on the inside of the bottom cover by screws, a second gear is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the fourth motor, a supporting roller is fixedly installed on the bottom cover through a mounting bracket, a sliding drawer is movably installed on the inside of the casing, a grain bowl is movably installed on the inside of the sliding drawer, the casing is connected to a cover by threads, a second motor is fixedly installed on the mounting seat of the cover, a first gear is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the second motor, a barrel cover is fixedly connected to one side of the cover, a gear shaft is fixedly installed on one side of the barrel cover, and a vacuum pump is threadedly connected to the inside of the barrel cover.

[0007] Preferably, the first silo, the second silo and the third silo are arranged in a herringbone shape and fixedly installed inside the casing, and the first motor is fixedly installed inside the casing.

[0008] Preferably, a gravity sensor is fixedly installed between the bottom of the outer peripheral flange of the barrel openings of the first silo, the second silo and the third silo.

[0009] Preferably, the connecting surfaces of the casing, the cylinder cover, the machine cover and the bottom cover have a static sealing structure design.

[0010] Preferably, the supporting rollers cooperate with the wheel rails on both sides of the bottom of the slide to form a sliding pair, and the second gear at the output shaft end of the fourth motor is meshed and connected with the rack at the bottom of the slide.

[0011] Preferably, the gear shaft is meshingly connected to the first gear.

[0012] Preferably, the upper bucket body of the hopper includes bucket wheel discharge ports covering three silos and is completely connected with the inner wall of the casing.

[0013] (III) Beneficial effects

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an intelligent feeder with the function of mixing multiple pet feeds, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The intelligent feeder with the function of mixing multiple pet feeds is arranged under the silo through the bucket wheel. The feed particles are continuously replenished by gravity. Three silos are fixedly installed inside the feeder. The feed inside the three silos can be placed with different varieties of feed or dry particles. In this way, the feeder can feed multiple pet feeds at one time when in use, thereby achieving the function of the pet feeder being able to feed designated and multiple pet feeds at one time.

[0016] 2. The intelligent feeder with the function of mixing multiple pet feeds can be equipped with a mixing paddle inside the casing. The mixing paddle can stir the pet feed coming out of the silo to ensure that the pet feed is evenly mixed, thereby achieving a mixing effect of the pet feed in the pet feeder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 A top view of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a side view of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 This is an exploded view of the housing, gravity sensor, display screen and circuit board of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the first motor and bucket wheel of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6This is an exploded view of the first silo, the second silo and the third silo of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 7 It is an exploded view of the vacuum pump, the cylinder cover, the machine cover, the second motor, the gear shaft and the first gear of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 8 This is an exploded view of the third motor and the mixing paddle of the present invention;

[0025] Fig. 9 It is an exploded view of the hopper, grain basin, slide drawer, support roller, bottom cover, fourth motor and second gear of the present invention.

[0026] In the figure: 1- housing, 2- first silo, 3- first motor, 4- bucket wheel, 5- second silo, 6- vacuum pump, 7- barrel cover, 8- machine cover, 9- second motor, 10- gear shaft, 11- first gear, 12- third silo, 13- gravity sensor, 14- third motor, 15- mixing paddle, 16- hopper, 17- grain bowl, 18- slide drawer, 19- support roller, 20- bottom cover, 21- fourth motor, 22- second gear, 23- display screen and circuit board. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] See also Figure 1-9The intelligent feeder with the function of mixing multiple pet feeds includes a housing 1, a first silo 2, a second silo 5, a third silo 12, a display screen and a circuit board 23. The circuit board is transformed and rectified into a safe voltage, and a grounding method is added at the high-voltage end. The rechargeable battery pack can also be used to achieve a method of not exceeding 36V safe voltage to achieve a safe way of electric shock for personnel. In addition to using the states of extinguishing, always on and flashing, the signal light on the display screen can also be realized by different three-color signals of red, yellow and green. Moreover, the three silos can be designed with different volumes of staple food, supplementary food and nutritional products, or three silos of the same size can be used. Silos, and the number of silos is an unspecified number, which can be as few as one, bucket wheels 4 are fixedly installed on the inner sides of the bottom brackets of the first silo 2, the second silo 5 and the third silo 12, and a first motor 3 is fixedly installed on the outer sides of the bottom brackets of the first silo 2, the second silo 5 and the third silo 12 coaxially with the bucket wheel 4, a gravity sensor 13 is fixedly installed on one side of the inner bracket of the casing 1, a third motor 14 is fixedly installed on the top of the inner central bracket flange of the casing 1, and a mixing paddle 15 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the third motor 14, and the mixing paddle mechanism adopts two long blades, such as a single blade or more blades. The inner wall ribs of the casing 1 are fixed with a hopper 16 by screws, the bottom of the casing 1 is fixed with a bottom cover 20, the inside of the bottom cover 20 is fixed with a fourth motor 21 by screws, the output shaft of the fourth motor 21 is fixed with a second gear 22, the bottom cover 20 is fixed with a supporting roller 19 by a mounting bracket, a sliding drawer 18 is movably installed inside the casing 1, a grain bowl 17 is movably installed inside the sliding drawer 18, the grain bowl 17 adopts a built-in telescopic movable structure, which is extended as needed during feeding through electromechanical control, and can be retracted into the machine when fasting, so as to avoid long The grain bowl 17 and the slide drawer 18 are movably connected so that the grain bowl 17 can be taken out separately for cleaning. The casing 1 is connected to the cover 8 by a thread. The mounting seat of the cover 8 is fixedly mounted with a second motor 9. The output shaft of the second motor 9 is fixedly mounted with a first gear 11. One side of the cover 8 is fixedly connected with a cylinder cover 7. One side of the cylinder cover 7 is fixedly mounted with a gear shaft 10. The internal thread of the cylinder cover 7 is connected with a vacuum pump 6. The connection methods between the various components can be threaded fasteners, snap-on forms, tongue-and-groove forms and interference fit connections, and the intersections can be closed or open connection methods.

[0029] In the present embodiment, preferably, the first silo 2, the second silo 5 and the third silo 12 are arranged in a herringbone shape and fixedly installed inside the casing 1. The layout between the three silos can also be carried out in horizontal and vertical rows. The first motor 3 is fixedly installed inside the casing 1, so that the silos placed inside the feeder will not affect the use of other silos.

[0030] In this embodiment, preferably, a gravity sensor 13 is fixedly installed between the bottom of the outer peripheral flange of the first silo 2, the second silo 5 and the third silo 12, and the gravity value of each silo can be obtained by measuring the strain of the sensor.

[0031] In this embodiment, preferably, the connecting surfaces of the casing 1, the barrel cover 7, the machine cover 8 and the bottom cover 20 are designed with a static sealing structure to prevent excessive air from existing inside the feeder, thereby facilitating extending the use time of the feed inside the silo.

[0032] In this embodiment, preferably, the support roller 19 cooperates with the wheel rails on both sides of the bottom of the slide 18 to form a sliding pair, and the second gear 22 at the output shaft end of the fourth motor 21 is meshed and connected with the rack at the bottom of the slide 18, so that the fourth motor 21 can drive the slide 18 to rotate when it rotates.

[0033] In this embodiment, preferably, the gear shaft 10 is meshedly connected with the first gear 11, so that the second motor 9 can drive the cylinder cover 7 to flip when the second motor 9 rotates.

[0034] In this embodiment, preferably, the upper bucket body of the hopper 16 includes the discharge ports of the bucket wheels 4 covering the three silos and is completely connected with the inner wall of the casing 1 on all sides, which can prevent the feed inside the silo from scattering.

[0035] The working principle and use process of the present invention are as follows: the bucket wheel 4 and the batching mechanism are arranged below the silo, and the feed particles are continuously replenished by gravity falling, and three silos are fixedly installed inside the feeder. The feed inside the three silos can be placed in different varieties of feed, so that the feeder can feed a variety of pet feeds or dry particles at one time when in use, and a mixing paddle 15 can be installed inside the casing 1, and the mixing paddle 15 can stir the pet feed coming out of the silo to ensure that the pet is evenly matched.

[0036] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds, comprising a housing (1), a first silo (2), a second silo (5), a third silo (12), a display screen and a circuit board (23), characterized in that: A bucket wheel (4) is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the bottom bracket of the first silo (2), the second silo (5) and the third silo (12); a first motor (3) is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the bottom bracket of the first silo (2), the second silo (5) and the third silo (12) coaxially with the bucket wheel (4); a gravity sensor (13) is fixedly mounted on one side of the inner bracket of the casing (1); a third motor (14) is fixedly mounted on the top of the inner central bracket flange of the casing (1); a mixing paddle (15) is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the third motor (14); a hopper (16) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall rib of the casing (1) by screws; a bottom cover (20) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the casing (1); the interior of the bottom cover (20) is fixedly mounted by screws. A fourth motor (21) is fixedly installed on the nail, and a second gear (22) is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the fourth motor (21); a supporting roller (19) is fixedly installed on the bottom cover (20) through a mounting bracket; a slide tray (18) is movably installed inside the casing (1), and a grain bowl (17) is movably installed inside the slide tray (18); the casing (1) is connected to a cover (8) by threads, and a second motor (9) is fixedly installed on the mounting seat of the cover (8); a first gear (11) is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the second motor (9); a barrel cover (7) is fixedly connected to one side of the cover (8), and a gear shaft (10) is fixedly installed on one side of the barrel cover (7); and a vacuum pump (6) is threadedly connected to the inside of the barrel cover (7).

2. The intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first silo (2), the second silo (5) and the third silo (12) are arranged in a herringbone shape and fixedly mounted inside the casing (1), and the first motor (3) is fixedly mounted inside the casing (1).

3. The intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds according to claim 1, characterized in that: A gravity sensor (13) is fixedly installed between the bottom of the flanges on the outer peripheries of the barrel openings of the first barrel (2), the second barrel (5) and the third barrel (12).

4. The intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting surfaces of the casing (1), the cylinder cover (7), the machine cover (8) and the bottom cover (20) are designed with a static sealing structure.

5. The intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting roller (19) cooperates with the wheel rails on both sides of the bottom of the slide tray (18) to form a sliding pair, and the second gear (22) at the output shaft end of the fourth motor (21) is meshed and connected with the rack at the bottom of the slide tray (18).

6. The intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gear shaft (10) is meshingly connected with the first gear (11).

7. The intelligent feeder with a function of mixing multiple pet feeds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper part of the hopper (16) includes the discharge openings of the bucket wheel (4) covering three silos and is completely connected to the inner wall of the casing (1) on all sides.

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