Throwing device and its operation method

Abstract

The present invention provides a throwing device, which includes a housing, a runner and a driver. The housing includes an internal space and a throwing opening communicating with the internal space, and the external opening direction of the throwing opening is not downward. The runner is located in the internal space and rotatably arranged in the housing. The runner includes a plurality of blades, and a plurality of accommodating parts are formed between these blades. Each accommodating part only accommodates one throwing object. When the runner rotates these blades, these accommodating parts face the throwing opening in turn, so that the throwing objects located in these accommodating parts are respectively adapted to be pushed by these blades and thrown out one by one through the throwing opening. The driver drives the runner to rotate. The throwing device of the present invention can achieve stable throwing of objects by throwing objects through the runner.

Description

[0001] This invention is a divisional application of the invention patent application with the application number 202110250513.8 and the invention name "Feeding Device and Throwing Device", which was filed on March 8, 2021. Technical Field

[0002] The present invention relates to a throwing device and its operation method, and particularly to a throwing device and its operation method for an object distribution system. Background Art

[0003] In recent years, Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become increasingly popular. With IoT devices, when the pet owner is away from home, in addition to being able to instantly observe the activities of the pet using a remote-controlled camera, the pet owner can also interact with the pet. For example, currently on the market, there is a feed distribution system that the pet owner can remotely control, enabling the feeding device to output the stored feed to the throwing device, and then the throwing device throws the feed to the pet. In this way, the pet owner can actually interact with the pet, encourage the pet to move its body, and the feed can attract the pet to stay near the camera for the pet owner to watch.

[0004] In existing feed distribution systems, the feeding device uses a pusher to push out the stored feed in a straight line direction, but its feed supply is unstable, and there may be situations where no feed is supplied or multiple feeds are supplied to the pusher at once. In addition, existing throwing devices use the method of ejecting and pushing by a pusher to throw the feed, but its trajectory is difficult to control, and it is impossible to accurately throw the object to the pet, nor can the ejection force be controlled. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention is directed to a throwing device that throws an object through a rotating wheel and can achieve stable throwing of the object.

[0006] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the throwing device includes a housing, a rotating wheel, and a driver. The housing includes an internal space and a throwing opening communicating with the internal space, and the external opening direction of the throwing opening is not downward. The rotating wheel is located in the internal space and is rotatably arranged in the housing. The rotating wheel includes a plurality of blades, and a plurality of accommodating portions are formed between these blades. Each accommodating portion only accommodates one throwing object. When the rotating wheel rotates these blades, these accommodating portions alternately face the throwing opening, so that the throwing objects located in these accommodating portions are respectively adapted to be pushed by these blades and are thrown out one by one through the throwing opening. The driver drives the rotating wheel to rotate.

[0007] In an embodiment according to the present invention, the throwing device further includes a control module connected to the driver. The control module is adapted to receive communication connection from an external device and control the driver to start, and adjust the rotation speed of the driver driving the rotating wheel, so as to change the force with which the throwing object is thrown out.

[0008] In an embodiment according to the present invention, the throwing device further includes a rotating module and an interlocking housing. The driver drives the runner to rotate along the first axial direction, and the rotating module drives the housing to rotate along the second axial direction to adjust the direction of the throwing port.

[0009] In an embodiment according to the present invention, the control module is electrically connected to the camera module and the rotating module. The rotating module interlocks with the camera module, and the control module controls the rotating module to rotate to adjust the shooting direction of the camera module.

[0010] In an embodiment according to the present invention, the rotating module synchronously adjusts the direction of the throwing port and the shooting direction of the camera module.

[0011] In an embodiment according to the present invention, the control module controls the driver according to the focal length of the camera module to correspondingly adjust the rotation speed of the runner, thereby generating a corresponding throwing force.

[0012] In an embodiment according to the present invention, the rotation speed of the runner is less when the lens of the camera module is zoomed in than when the lens of the camera module is zoomed out.

[0013] In an embodiment according to the present invention, the driver rotates at regular intervals, so that these throwing objects are automatically thrown out of the throwing port in sequence.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the throwing device includes a housing, a runner, a driver, and a control module. The control module controls the driver to drive the runner to rotate. The operation method includes: the control module accepts a communication connection with an external device; the control module receives a start signal transmitted by the external device and starts the driver according to the start signal; the driver drives the runner to rotate, wherein the driver is controlled by the control module to adjust the rotation speed of the runner. The runner includes a plurality of blades, and a plurality of accommodating parts are formed between these blades. Each accommodating part only accommodates one throwing object; and these blades rotate with the runner, so that one of these accommodating parts faces the throwing port of the throwing device, and the throwing object in the accommodating part facing the throwing port is pushed by one of these blades and thrown out through the throwing port, wherein the external opening direction of the throwing port is not downward.

[0015] In an embodiment according to the present invention, when these blades rotate with the runner, one of these accommodating parts rotates to face the opening of the automatic feeding device to supplement the throwing objects. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0016] Figure 1 is a perspective view of an object distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 is Figure 1 an exploded schematic view of

[0018] Figure 3A is Figure 1Partial perspective three-dimensional view of the object distribution system;

[0019] Figure 3B is Figure 3A Side view of;

[0020] Figure 4A is Figure 1 Operation schematic diagram of the feeding device of;

[0021] Figure 4B is Figure 1 Operation schematic diagram of the feeding device of;

[0022] Figure 4C is Figure 1 Operation schematic diagram of the feeding device of;

[0023] Figure 5 is at Figure 4B Three-dimensional view of another perspective in the state of;

[0024] Figure 6 Three-dimensional view of the rotating part of another embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 7A is Figure 1 Operation schematic diagram of the throwing device of;

[0026] Figure 7B is Figure 1 Operation schematic diagram of the throwing device of;

[0027] Figure 7C is Figure 1 Operation schematic diagram of the throwing device of;

[0028] Figure 8 is Figure 1 Flowchart of the control method of the object distribution system of;

[0029] Explanation of reference numerals in the drawings

[0030] D1: First axial direction;

[0031] D2: Second axial direction;

[0032] H: Passing height;

[0033] T: Object;

[0034] X: Axis center;

[0035] 10: Object distribution system;

[0036] 100: Feeding device;

[0037] 110: Storage tank;

[0038] 111: First space;

[0039] 112: Second space;

[0040] 112a: Inner area;

[0041] 112b: Outer area;

[0042] 113: First housing;

[0043] 113a: Guide surface;

[0044] 114: Second housing;

[0045] 120: Rotating part;

[0046] 122: Recess;

[0047] 124: Conical top;

[0048] 126: Disturbance structure;

[0049] 130: Driving module;

[0050] 132: Motor;

[0051] 134: Gear;

[0052] 135: Rotating shaft;

[0053] 136: Gear opening;

[0054] 138: Reduction gear;

[0055] 140: Partition;

[0056] 142: Partition opening;

[0057] 150: Height limiting part;

[0058] 152: Inclined plane;

[0059] 160: Bottom case;

[0060] 162: Bottom case opening;

[0061] 172: Hall component;

[0062] 174: Magnet;

[0063] 200: Throwing device;

[0064] 210: Housing;

[0065] 211: Internal space;

[0066] 212: Throwing port;

[0067] 213: First housing;

[0068] 214: Second housing;

[0069] 220: Runner;

[0070] 222: Blade;

[0071] 224: Accommodating portion;

[0072] 230: Driver;

[0073] 240: Rotation module;

[0074] 310 - 360: Steps. Detailed implementation manners

[0075] Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and examples of the exemplary embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Whenever possible, the same component symbols are used in the drawings and the description to represent the same or similar parts.

[0076] Figure 1 is a perspective view of an object distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 1 , the object distribution system 10 of this embodiment includes a feeding device 100 and a throwing device 200. In this embodiment, the feeding device 100 is arranged above the throwing device 200, and the feeding device 100 is adapted to store a plurality of objects T ( Figures 7A to 7C ), and sequentially output these objects T one by one to the throwing device 200. The throwing device 200 can stably control the throwing trajectory and sequentially throw the objects T supplied by the feeding device 100 one by one to the pet. In this embodiment, the object T is feed, and the object distribution system 10 is a feed distribution system, but the present invention is not limited thereto. This will be described below.

[0077] Figure 2 is Figure 1 an exploded view of Figure 3A is Figure 1 a partial perspective view of the object distribution system of Figure 3B is Figure 3A a side view of Figure 4A is Figure 1 an operation schematic diagram of the feeding device of Figure 4B is Figure 1 an operation schematic diagram of the feeding device of Figure 4C is Figure 1 an operation schematic diagram of the feeding device of

[0078] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4C , the feeding device 100 includes a storage tank 110, a rotating member 120 ( Figure 2 ), a drive module 130, and a partition 140. In Figures 3A to 4CIn order to clearly show the components inside the feeding device 100, the storage tank 110 is represented by a dashed line, and in Figures 4A to 4C the position of the object T is schematically shown by a dashed line.

[0079] The storage tank 110 includes a first outer shell 113 and a second outer shell 114 connected to the first outer shell 113. The first outer shell 113 forms a first space 111 suitable for storing these objects T, and the second outer shell 114 forms a second space 112 communicating with the first space 111. As Figure 3B shown, the second space 112 includes a connected inner area 112a and an outer area 112b. The inner area 112a is located directly below the first space 111 within the first space 111, and the outer area 112b is offset from the first space 111 and not directly below the first space 111.

[0080] In this embodiment, the first outer shell 113 includes a guiding surface 113a ( Figure 3B ), the guiding surface 113a is located at the bottom of the first outer shell 113, and the object T in the first space 111 is adapted to slide along the guiding surface 113a towards the second space 112. By guiding these objects T to move in the direction of the second space 112 through the guiding surface 113a, it is possible to avoid the situation where these objects T are stuck in the corners of the first outer shell 113 and no object T is output.

[0081] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3B , the rotating member 120 is disposed in the second space 112 and is adapted to be driven by the driving module 130 to rotate along the axis X ( Figure 2 ). In this embodiment, the rotating member 120 is conical and includes a concave portion 122 recessed from the outer edge towards the axis X and a conical top 124 away from the partition 140. The object T is adapted to slide into the concave portion 122 along the conical top 124.

[0082] Figure 6 is a perspective view of the rotating member in another embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 6 , the conical top 124 has a disturbing structure 126. When the rotating member 120 rotates, the disturbing structure 126 is adapted to disturb these objects T located in the first space 111, so that these objects T are evenly distributed in the first space 111, to avoid the situation where these objects T are concentrated and stuck in a part of the first space 111 and no object T is output.

[0083] In this embodiment, the disturbing structure 126 is, for example, a plurality of ridges, which are arranged around the axis X on the periphery of the conical top 124. These ridges can produce a better disturbing effect on these objects T. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the disturbing structure 126 can be of other shapes. In addition, even when the disturbing structure 126 is not provided, the rotating member 120 can also produce a disturbing effect on these objects T.

[0084] In this embodiment, the contour of the second housing 114 corresponds to the contour of the rotating member 120. The rotating member 120 almost occupies the second space 112 formed by the second housing 114, and only the space of the recess 122 is reserved. In particular, at the boundary between the inner area 112a and the outer area 112b, the gap between the rotating member 120 and the second housing 114 is extremely small. Therefore, these objects T in the first space 111 cannot enter the outer area 112b through the said gap.

[0085] The partition plate 140 is arranged at the bottom of the rotating member 120, so that the rotating member 120 is located between the storage tank 110 and the partition plate 140. As Figure 3A shown, the partition plate 140 includes a partition opening 142 that is offset from the first space 111, and the partition opening 142 corresponds to the outer area 112b.

[0086] Please refer to Figures 4A to 4C , the recess 122 faces the first space 111 as the rotating member 120 rotates. That is to say, as the rotating member 120 rotates, the recess 122 rotates and alternately passes through the inner area 112a and the outer area 112b. When the recess 122 is rotated to the inner area 112a, it faces the first space 111. As Figure 4A shown, when the recess 122 of the rotating member 120 rotates to a position facing the first space 111, the opening of the recess 122 communicates with the first space 111. At this time, the object T among these objects T is adapted to enter the recess 122 located in the inner area 112a from the first space 111, and the rotating member 120 is adapted to push the object T located in the recess 122 to rotate with the recess 122.

[0087] As Figure 4B shown, the recess 122 of the rotating member 120 rotates from the inner area 112a to the outer area 112b, and at the same time the object T is carried by the rotating member 120 to the outer area 112b. As Figure 3A and Figure 4C shown, when the recess 122 of the rotating member 120 rotates to a position opposite to the partition opening 142, the object T located in the recess 122 is adapted to pass through the partition opening 142.

[0088] Based on the above, the concave portion 122 of the rotating member 120 sequentially transports the objects T one by one from the first space 111 to the partition opening 142, thereby achieving a stable output of the objects T. In this embodiment, the feeding device 100 outputs only one object T to the throwing device 200 each time, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0089] Figure 5 is a perspective view of another angle in the Figure 4B state. Please refer to Figure 3B , Figure 4B and Figure 5 , the feeding device 100 further includes a height limiting member 150 that is replaceably disposed in the storage tank 110. The height limiting member 150 is located on the side of the rotating member 120 away from the partition 140 and between the inner area 112a and the outer area 112b. A passing height H ( Figure 3B ) is defined between the partition 140 and the height limiting member 150. In this embodiment, the passing height H is similar to the size of one object T, and only one object T can pass through, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0090] During the process of the concave portion 122 rotating from the inner area 112a to the outer area 112b, the concave portion 122 passes under the height limiting member 150 ( Figure 4B ). If more than one object T is stacked in the concave portion 122 and is higher than the passing height H, the object T located above will be blocked by the height limiting member 150 and cannot pass through. That is to say, only one object T can pass under the height limiting member 150 and enter the outer area 112b each time. Therefore, the feeding device 100 outputs only one object T to the throwing device 200 each time.

[0091] In this embodiment, corresponding to objects T of different sizes, different height limiting members 150 can be replaced to change the passing height H between the partition 140 and the height limiting member 150. Therefore, the replaced height limiting member 150 can ensure that the passing height H always corresponds to the size of the object T and exactly allows one object T to pass through. Therefore, the feeding device 100 of this embodiment can be applied to objects T of various sizes and can achieve the effect of sequentially outputting the objects T one by one.

[0092] In this embodiment, please refer to Figure 3B and Figure 5 , the height limiting member 150 is slidably disposed on the side wall surface of the first housing 113 and includes an inclined surface 152. The inclined surface 152 is located at the lower part of the height limiting member 150, and the passing height H is determined by the distance between the lower end of the inclined surface 152 and the partition 140. The inclined surface 152 extends inward from the side wall surface, and the inclined surface 152 is located beside the guiding surface 113a ( Figure 5 ).

[0093] In addition, in this embodiment, please refer to Figure 2, the driving module 130 includes a motor 132 and a gear 134 that drives the motor 132. The motor 132 and the gear 134 are linked by a reduction gear 138, and the number of teeth of the reduction gear 138 is less than that of the gear 134. A partition 140 is located between the gear 134 and the rotating member 120. The gear 134 and the rotating member 120 are coaxial and rotate synchronously through a rotating shaft 135.

[0094] In this embodiment, the gear 134 has a gear opening 136 that is opposite to the recess 122 in the concave portion 122 ( Figure 2 ), but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the gear 134 can be arranged so as not to block the partition opening 142, and thus the gear opening 136 can be omitted.

[0095] In this embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 , the feeding device 100 further includes a bottom case 160, which is disposed at the bottom of the storage tank 110 and is connected to the throwing device 200. The rotating member 120 and the partition 140 are located between the storage tank 110 and the bottom case 160, and the bottom case 160 has a bottom case opening 162 that is opposite to the partition opening 142.

[0096] As Figure 2 , Figure 3A and Figure 4C shown, when the recess 122 of the rotating member 120 rotates to a position opposite to the partition opening 142, since the gear 134 and the rotating member 120 are coaxial and rotate synchronously, the gear opening 136 is also opposite to the partition opening 142. At this time, the object T is adapted to sequentially pass through the partition opening 142, the gear opening 136, and the bottom case opening 162, and is output to the throwing device 200.

[0097] In this embodiment, please refer to Figure 2 , the feeding device 100 further includes a Hall component 172 and a magnet 174. In this embodiment, the Hall component 172 is disposed on the bottom case 160, and the magnet 174 is disposed on the gear 134. The Hall component 172 is adapted to sense the magnet 174, so as to know the positions of the gear opening 136 of the gear 134 and the recess 122 of the rotating member 120. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the Hall component 172 can also be disposed on the partition 140, and the magnet 174 can also be disposed on the rotating member 120. Through the sensing information of the above Hall component 172, it is helpful to improve the control accuracy of the feeding device 100.

[0098] Furthermore, please refer to Figures 1 to 3B , the throwing device 200 includes a housing 210, a runner 220, and a driver 230. The housing 210 is composed of a first housing 213 ( Figure 2 ) and a second housing 214 ( Figure 2 ), and the first housing 213 and the second housing 214 form an internal space 211 (Figure 3B ) and a throwing port 212 communicating with the internal space 211. In Figure 3A and Figure 3B , in order to clearly show the components inside the throwing device 200, the second housing 214 is shown by a dashed line.

[0099] Please refer to Figures 2 to 3B , the runner 220 is located inside the internal space 211 and is rotatably arranged on the housing 210, and the driver 230 drives the runner 220 to rotate along the first axial direction D1 ( Figure 2 ). The runner 220 includes a plurality of blades 222, and a plurality of accommodating portions 224 ( Figure 3B ) are formed between these blades 222. In this embodiment, the number of these blades 222 is three, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0100] Figure 7A is Figure 1 a schematic operation diagram of the throwing device. Figure 7B is Figure 1 a schematic operation diagram of the throwing device. Figure 7C is Figure 1 a schematic operation diagram of the throwing device. In Figures 7A to 7C , in order to clearly show the components inside the feeding device 100 and the throwing device 200, the storage tank 110 and the second housing 214 are shown by dashed lines, and the position of the object T is schematically shown by a dashed line.

[0101] In this embodiment, please refer to Figures 7A to 7C , when the runner 220 rotates, these accommodating portions 224 face the throwing port 212 in turn. Specifically, as Figure 7A shown, these objects T enter one of these accommodating portions 224 in sequence by the feeding device 100. As Figure 7B shown, the runner 220 rotates, and the blades 222 push the object T located in the accommodating portion 224 to rotate. As Figure 7C shown, when the accommodating portion 224 containing the object T faces the throwing port 212, the object T is adapted to be pushed by the blades 222 and thrown out from the throwing port 212.

[0102] In this embodiment, one accommodating portion 224 is defined to accommodate one object T. Therefore, when these accommodating portions 224 face the throwing port 212 in turn, these objects T located in these accommodating portions 224 are thrown out one by one from the throwing port 212 in sequence. In addition, these blades 222 can stably apply force to the object T restricted in the accommodating portion 224, and thus can stably control the throwing trajectory of the object T and accurately throw the object T to the pet.

[0103] In this embodiment, the throwing device 200 further includes a rotation module 240, which is disposed below the housing 210 and is interlocked with the housing 210. The rotation module 240 drives the housing 210 to rotate along the second axis D2 ( Figure 2 ) to adjust the direction of the throwing port 212, and the second axis D2 is perpendicular to the first axis D1. By means of the rotation module 240, the throwing range of the throwing device 200 can be increased.

[0104] In this embodiment, the object distribution system 10 further includes a control module (not shown) and a camera (not shown). The pet owner can connect to the control module through a remote control device such as a smart phone, and control the object distribution system 10 through the control module.

[0105] In this embodiment, the pet owner controls the camera through the control module, so that the camera records the activities of the pet by video and immediately transmits the images to the pet owner, so that the pet owner can also watch the activities of the pet at any time when leaving home. In addition, through the immediate images of the camera in cooperation with the above-mentioned feeding device 100 and throwing device 200, interaction with the pet can be realized. This will be described below.

[0106] Figure 8 is Figure 1 a flowchart of a control method for an object distribution system. Please refer to Figure 8 , first, in step 310, the pet owner remotely controls the camera to turn on and immediately watch the activities of the pet. In step 320, the system asks the pet owner whether to turn on the interaction mode for interacting with the pet. If the answer is no, then step 330 is performed, and the camera still continues to record the activities of the pet by video, but the pet owner only watches the immediate images and does not interact with the pet. If the answer is yes, then step 340 is performed, and the pet owner not only watches the immediate images but also interacts with the pet.

[0107] When the pet owner chooses to interact with the pet, step 350 is performed. The pet owner can select the area where the object T is to be thrown based on the position of the pet, and the control module controls the camera to aim at the selected area and adjust the focal length. In this embodiment, the rotation module 240 is disposed at the bottom of the object distribution system 10 and rotates the entire object distribution system 10. That is to say, the rotation module 240 can synchronously adjust the direction of the throwing port 212 and the shooting direction of the camera.

[0108] In step 360, when the camera zooms in (step 361), it indicates that the distance between the pet and the object distribution system 10 is less than a predetermined distance. The control module outputs an instruction to make the rotating wheel 220 throw the object T at a slower rotational speed (step 362), that is, to throw the object T with a smaller throwing force, and thus it can have a smaller throwing distance. When the camera has a fixed lens and no focal length adjustment is required (step 363), it indicates that the distance between the pet and the object distribution system 10 is approximately equal to the predetermined distance. The control module outputs an instruction to make the rotating wheel 220 throw the object T at a normal rotational speed (step 364). When the camera zooms out (step 365), it indicates that the distance between the pet and the object distribution system 10 is greater than the predetermined distance. The control module outputs an instruction to make the rotating wheel 220 throw the object T at a faster rotational speed (step 366), that is, to throw the object T with a greater throwing force, and thus it can have a greater throwing distance.

[0109] Based on the above, after the feeding device 100 of the object distribution system 10 sequentially outputs the object T to the throwing device 200 one by one, according to the instruction of the control module, the rotating wheel 220 of the throwing device 200 throws the object T at different rotational speeds. Therefore, the throwing trajectory of the object T can be stably controlled, the object T can be accurately thrown to the pet, and thus good interaction between the pet owner and the pet can be achieved.

[0110] In this embodiment, the feeding device 100 and the throwing device 200 of the object distribution system 10 can automatically throw the object T at regular intervals without the remote instruction of the pet owner to perform feeding at regular intervals. Moreover, the object distribution system 10 can detect whether the pet is moving within a specific range. If the pet's figure is not found within a specific time, it will actively notify the pet owner. In addition, the object distribution system 10 can identify the physical condition of the pet through the pet's image. If the system determines that the pet is hungry, it will actively notify the pet owner and let the pet owner choose whether to feed the pet.

[0111] In addition, in this embodiment, the object distribution system 10 further includes a microphone (not shown). The pet owner can record in advance or directly connect for a call to interact with the pet by voice. Alternatively, the object distribution system 10 can automatically play the recording and actively record the reaction of the pet and transmit it to the pet owner. The pet owner can choose whether to throw the object T to reward the pet according to the performance of the pet.

[0112] In summary, in the feeding device of the present invention, the recess of the rotating member faces the first space for storing objects as the rotating member rotates, and the partition opening is staggered in the first space. In this way, when the recess of the rotating member rotates to a position facing the first space, the object is suitable for entering the recess from the first space, and when the recess of the rotating member rotates to a position opposite to the partition opening, the object in the recess is suitable for passing through the partition opening. Therefore, the rotating member can sequentially transport the object to the partition opening, thereby achieving stable object output. In addition, in the throwing device of the present invention, a plurality of accommodating portions suitable for accommodating objects are formed between the plurality of blades of the rotating wheel, and when the rotating wheel rotates, these accommodating portions face the throwing port in turn, so that the objects in these accommodating portions are suitable for being thrown out from the throwing port in sequence. Therefore, the throwing device can be suitable for throwing objects of any shape that can pass through the partition opening and enter the accommodating portions formed between the plurality of blades, and such objects can be thrown out in sequence, thereby achieving stable throwing of such objects.

[0113] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A throwing device, characterized in that, it includes: A container having holes at its bottom and including a first space and a second space communicating with the first space. A plurality of throwing objects are stored in the first space, and the holes correspond to the second space and are misaligned with the first space; A housing including an internal space and a throwing opening communicating with the internal space. The external opening direction of the throwing opening is not downward, and the housing receives a throwing object vertically falling from the container; A runner located in the internal space and rotatably arranged in the housing. The runner includes a plurality of blades, and a plurality of accommodating parts are formed between the plurality of blades. Each of the accommodating parts only accommodates a throwing object vertically falling from the container. When the runner rotates the plurality of blades, the plurality of accommodating parts alternately face the throwing opening, so that the plurality of throwing objects located in the plurality of accommodating parts are respectively adapted to be pushed by the plurality of blades and are thrown out one by one through the throwing opening; and A driver for driving the runner to rotate.

2. The throwing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, it further includes a control module connected to the driver. The control module is adapted to receive communication connection from an external device and control the driver to start, and adjust the rotation speed of the driver driving the runner, so as to change the throwing force of the throwing object.

3. The throwing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, it further includes a rotation module for linking the housing. The driver drives the runner to rotate along a first axis, and the rotation module drives the housing to rotate along a second axis to adjust the direction of the throwing opening.

4. The throwing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, the control module is electrically connected to a camera module and a rotation module. The rotation module links the camera module, and the control module controls the rotation module to rotate to adjust the shooting direction of the camera module.

5. The throwing device according to claim 4, characterized in that, the rotation module synchronously adjusts the direction of the throwing opening and the shooting direction of the camera module.

6. The throwing device according to claim 4, characterized in that, the control module controls the driver according to the focal length of the camera module to correspondingly adjust the rotation speed of the runner, so as to generate a corresponding throwing force.

7. The throwing device according to claim 6, characterized in that, the rotation speed of the runner is less when the lens of the camera module is zoomed in than when the lens of the camera module is zoomed out.

8. The throwing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the driver rotates regularly, so that the plurality of throwing objects are automatically thrown out of the throwing opening in sequence.

9. An operation method of a throwing device, the throwing device includes a housing, a runner, a driver and a control module, characterized in that, the control module controls the driver to drive the runner to rotate, and the operation method includes: the control module receives communication connection from an external device; the control module receives a start signal transmitted by the external device and starts the driver according to the start signal; The driver drives the runner to rotate, wherein the driver is controlled by the control module to adjust the rotation speed of the runner. The runner includes a plurality of blades, and a plurality of accommodating parts are formed between the plurality of blades. Each accommodating part only accommodates one throwing object; and The plurality of blades rotate with the runner, so that one of the plurality of accommodating parts faces the throwing port of the throwing device, and the throwing object in the accommodating part facing the throwing port is pushed by one of the plurality of blades and is thrown out through the throwing port, wherein the external opening direction of the throwing port is not downward.

10. The operation method of the throwing device according to claim 9, characterized in that When the plurality of blades rotate with the runner, one of the plurality of accommodating parts rotates to face the opening of the automatic feeding device to supplement the throwing object.

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