A detachable feed bin and intelligent feeding device

Abstract

This application discloses a detachable hopper and an intelligent feeding device. The detachable hopper includes a fence and a feeding assembly. The fence has a hollow structure, and the feeding assembly includes protruding posts. The fence is detachably fitted onto the protruding posts of the feeding assembly, and the bottom of the hollow structure of the feeding assembly forms a feed receiving bin. This application achieves detachability of the hopper by fitting the fence onto the posts of the feeding assembly, facilitating user disassembly and cleaning of the hopper, reducing the detailed areas to be cleaned, and effectively improving the user's cleaning experience.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of feeding devices, in particular to a detachable feed bin and intelligent feeding equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the feeding equipment used for pet feeding is usually fixedly assembled and cannot be detached. In actual use, with the accumulation of feed residues, the feed bin is often dirty inside and has an odor, and users cannot clean the feed bin thoroughly, which affects the user experience and is harmful to the health of pet diet. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application provides a detachable feed bin and intelligent feeding equipment, and the specific technical solutions are as follows:

[0004] A detachable feed bin comprises a fence and a feed falling assembly. The fence is a hollow structure, and the feed falling assembly comprises a protruding column. The fence is detachably sleeved on the protruding column of the feed falling assembly, and the feed falling assembly serves as the bottom of the detachable feed bin in combination with the fence.

[0005] Further, the feed falling assembly comprises a transmission turntable and a base. The protruding column is arranged on the base, and the transmission turntable is provided with a first opening. The transmission turntable is sleeved on the protruding column of the base through the first opening.

[0006] Further, at least one feed containing hole is arranged on the transmission turntable, and a feed falling port is arranged on the base. When the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable is aligned with the feed falling port of the base, the feed in the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable falls from the detachable feed bin through the feed falling port of the base.

[0007] Further, the size of the feed containing hole is less than or equal to the size of the feed falling port.

[0008] Further, the transmission turntable comprises a first turntable and a second turntable. The first turntable is a smooth disc, and the second turntable is a disc with a gear shape on the outer side. The first turntable and the second turntable are assembled into one body. The first turntable is provided with at least one feed containing hole and a first opening.

[0009] Further, a second opening is arranged on the base, so that part of the gear on the outer side of the second turntable is exposed to the base through the second opening.

[0010] Further, the fence has a sector blocking part for blocking the remaining feed on the transmission turntable except the feed in the feed containing hole from entering the feed falling port. When the fence is detachably sleeved on the protruding column of the feed falling assembly, the sector blocking part of the fence is opposite to the feed falling port of the base.

[0011] Further, the fence bottom is provided with at least one limiting notch, the base top is provided with at least one limiting block, the number of limiting notches is same as the number of limiting blocks, the limiting block is assembled with the limiting notch, so that the sector blocking part of the fence is assembled to the position above the discharging port of the base.

[0012] Further, the bottom of the transmission turntable is provided with a positioning component.

[0013] An intelligent feeding device, comprising: a feeding driving assembly, a feeding channel and a detachable bin as described above; wherein the feeding channel is arranged directly below the discharging port of the base; the feeding driving assembly is used to drive the transmission turntable to rotate, so that the feed contained in the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable falls into the feeding channel through the discharging port of the base.

[0014] Further, the feeding driving assembly comprises a driving gear and a motor, the driving gear is electrically connected with the motor, the driving gear is engaged with the part of the gear outside the second turntable exposed to the second opening of the base, and the driving gear drives the transmission turntable to rotate based on the power provided by the motor.

[0015] Further, the feeding driving assembly further comprises a position sensor for sensing the positioning component at the bottom of the transmission turntable.

[0016] The detachable bin and the intelligent feeding device described in the application realize the detachability of the bin by the way that the fence is sleeved on the convex column of the discharging assembly, facilitate the user to disassemble and clean the bin, and combine the hollow structure of the fence with the discharging assembly to form a single bin structure, so that there are not multiple partitions in the bin, reduce the detail area of the bin to be cleaned, facilitate the user to clean, and effectively improve the cleaning experience of the user to the bin. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The structure diagram of the detachable bin according to an embodiment of the application.

[0018] Figure 2 The structure diagram of the discharging base according to an embodiment of the application.

[0019] Figure 3 The structure diagram of the fence according to an embodiment of the application.

[0020] Figure 4 The bottom structure diagram of the transmission turntable according to an embodiment of the application.

[0021] Figure 5 The structure diagram of the intelligent feeding device according to an embodiment of the application.

[0022] Figure 6 The structure diagram of the feeding driving assembly according to an embodiment of the application.

[0023] 1 - fence; 11 - sector barrier; 12 - limiting notch; 2 - blanking assembly; 21 - raised post; 3 - conveying carousel; 31 - feed containing hole; 32 - first opening; 33 - first carousel; 34 - second carousel; 35 - positioning component; 4 - base; 41 - blanking port; 42 - second opening; 43 - limiting block; 5 - feeding drive assembly; 51 - drive gear; 52 - position sensor; 53 - motor; 6 - detachable bin; 7 - feeding channel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application is described and explained below in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the present application and do not limit the present application. Based on the examples provided in the present application, all other examples obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the scope of the present application.

[0025] It is obvious that the drawings described below are only some examples or embodiments of the present application, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, the present application can also be applied to other similar situations without making creative efforts on the basis of these drawings. In addition, it can be understood that although the efforts made in this development process can be complex and lengthy, for those of ordinary skill in the art related to the disclosed content of the present application, some design, manufacture or production changes based on the technical content disclosed in the present application are only routine technical means and should not be understood as insufficient disclosure of the present application.

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms involved in the present application should be understood as the usual meaning by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. The terms "one", "a", "an", "the" and the like similar words in the present application do not represent quantity limitation, but can represent singular or plural. The terms "include", "contain", "have" and any variations thereof involved in the present application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example: a process, method, system, product or device including a series of steps or modules is not limited to the listed steps or units, but can also include steps or units not listed, or can also include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices. The terms "first", "second", "third" involved in the present application are only to distinguish similar objects, and do not represent a specific order for the objects.

[0027] At present, the feed feeding bin of the pet is usually integrally arranged with the intelligent feeding device, or some parts can be detachably assembled, so that the feed feeding bin cannot be thoroughly cleaned,

[0028] The first embodiment of this application provides a detachable hopper, such as Figure 1 As shown, the detachable hopper includes a fence 1 and a feeding assembly 2. The fence 1 has a hollow structure, and the feeding assembly 2 includes a raised post 21. The fence 1 is detachably fitted onto the raised post 21 of the feeding assembly 2, so that the feeding assembly 2 serves as the bottom of the detachable hopper. The detachable hopper provided in this embodiment achieves convenient disassembly of the hopper by fitting the fence 1 onto the raised post 21 of the feeding assembly 2. This facilitates user disassembly and cleaning of the hopper. Furthermore, the combination of the hollow structure of the fence and the feeding assembly forms a single hopper structure, eliminating multiple compartments within the hopper. This makes it easier for users to add feed, reduces the number of detailed areas to be cleaned, and effectively improves the user's cleaning experience.

[0029] like Figure 2 As shown, the second embodiment of this application provides a detachable hopper unloading assembly including a transfer turntable 3 and a base 4. A raised column 21 is disposed on the base 4, and the transfer turntable 3 has a first opening 32. The transfer turntable 3 is fitted onto the raised column 21 of the base 4 through the first opening 32. Specifically, the shape and size of the first opening are adapted to the shape and size of the raised column. Typically, the cross-section of the first opening and the raised column are the same circle, so as to realize that the transfer turntable 3 can be rotatably fitted onto the base 4. The unloading assembly provided in this embodiment is designed to achieve the fitted installation of the transfer turntable and the base based on the raised column, so that the transfer turntable can be rotatably and detachably assembled onto the base, making it convenient for users to disassemble and clean the transfer turntable and the base.

[0030] In the detachable hopper provided in the third embodiment of this application, such as Figure 2 As shown, the conveyor turntable 3 has at least one feed receiving hole 31, and the base 4 has a discharge port 41. The feed receiving hole 31 on the conveyor turntable 3 and the surface of the base 4 form a feed receiving cavity, which rotates with the rotation of the conveyor turntable. When the feed receiving hole of the conveyor turntable aligns with the discharge port of the base, the feed contained in the feed receiving hole of the conveyor turntable falls from the detachable hopper through the discharge port 41 of the base 4, completing the transfer of feed from the inside of the detachable hopper to the outside. The discharge assembly 2 provided in this embodiment, through the rotation of the conveyor turntable 3 and the feed receiving hole 31 on the conveyor turntable 3, achieves limited feed transfer within a single cavity, so that the amount of feed discharged each time is limited by the size of the feed receiving hole 31, avoiding excessive discharge at one time that could cause the discharge port to become blocked.

[0031] The fourth embodiment of the present application provides a detachable feed bin, wherein the size of the feed accommodating hole is less than or equal to the size of the discharging opening. In this embodiment, the size of the feed accommodating hole is limited to be less than or equal to the size of the discharging opening, so as to avoid the situation that the size of the feed accommodating hole is greater than the size of the discharging opening, and thus all the feed accommodated in the feed accommodating hole cannot be smoothly discharged through the discharging opening, and part of the feed is left in the feed accommodating hole and the feed accommodating cavity formed between the feed accommodating hole and the surface of the base, and the discharging is not complete and discontinuous.

[0032] The fifth embodiment of the present application provides a detachable feed bin, wherein, as shown in Figure 4 , the transmission carousel 3 comprises a first carousel 33 and a second carousel 34, the first carousel 33 is a smooth disc, the first carousel 33 is provided with at least one feed accommodating hole and a first opening 32, and the outer side of the second carousel 34 is gear-shaped, and the first carousel 33 and the second carousel 34 are assembled into one body. The diameter of the first carousel 33 is equal to the diameter of the second carousel 34, and the top view of the transmission carousel 2 can only observe the smooth edge of the first carousel. In this embodiment, the top surface of the transmission carousel is provided as the smooth disc of the first carousel, so as to avoid the situation that the debris of the feed falls into the gear gap on the outer side of the second carousel due to the rotation of the transmission carousel, and the gear cannot rotate normally due to the debris of the feed. Specifically, the outer side of the second carousel is designed to be gear-shaped, so that the transmission carousel 3 can be driven by the gear based on the gear-shaped outer side of the second carousel 34, thereby realizing the rotation of the transmission carousel 3.

[0033] The sixth embodiment of the present application provides a detachable feed bin, wherein, as shown in Figure 2 , the base 4 is provided with a second opening 42, and the second opening 42 is used to expose part of the gears on the outer side of the second carousel 34 of the transmission carousel 3 to the base 4. In this embodiment, the second carousel is not completely exposed to the base by means of the second opening arranged on the base, so as to avoid the problem that the gears on the outer side of the second carousel are completely exposed and are prone to wear.

[0034] The seventh embodiment of the present application provides a detachable feed bin, wherein, as shown in Figure 3 , the fence 1 has a sector blocking part 11, which is used to block the remaining feed on the transmission carousel except the feed in the feed accommodating hole from entering the discharging opening; when the fence 1 is detachably sleeved on the protruding column of the discharging assembly, the sector blocking part 11 of the fence 1 is directly opposite the discharging opening of the base.

[0035] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the fence 1 is provided with at least one limiting notch 12 at the bottom, and the base 2 is provided with at least one limiting block 43 at the top, the number of limiting notches 12 is the same as the number of limiting blocks 43, the limiting block 43 is assembled with the limiting notch 12, so that the sector blocking part 11 of the fence 1 is assembled to a position above the discharge port 41 of the base 2, thereby realizing the blocking of the sector blocking part 11 to the discharge port and the remaining feed other than the feed contained in the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable.

[0036] The eighth embodiment of the present application provides a detachable feed bin, which comprises Figure 4 As shown, the bottom of the transmission turntable 3 is provided with a positioning component 35. The positioning component 35 is used to provide a reference for the relative position of the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable 3 and the discharge port, thereby assisting the butt joint of the feed containing hole 31 and the discharge port 41 based on the positioning function of the positioning component 35, so that the feed in the feed containing hole can be smoothly discharged. The positioning component 35 can be but is not limited to a magnet, a Hall sensor, an infrared sensor, etc.

[0037] The ninth embodiment of the present application provides an intelligent feeding device. As shown in Figure 5 The intelligent feeding device comprises a feeding driving assembly 5, a feeding channel 7 and a detachable feed bin 6 as any one of the preceding embodiments; wherein the feeding channel 7 is arranged directly below the discharge port 41 of the base 4; the feeding driving assembly 5 is used to drive the transmission turntable 3 to rotate, so that the feed contained in the feed containing hole 31 of the transmission turntable 3 falls into the feeding channel through the discharge port of the base.

[0038] Specifically, as shown in Figure 6 The feeding driving assembly 5 comprises a driving gear 51 and a motor 53, the driving gear 51 is electrically connected with the motor 53, the motor 53 provides rotating power for the driving gear 51 based on the power supply, the driving gear 51 is engaged with the part of the gear outside the second turntable outside the second opening 42 of the base 4, and the driving gear 51 drives the transmission turntable 3 to rotate based on the power provided by the motor 53.

[0039] Specifically, as shown in Figure 6 The feeding driving assembly further comprises a position sensor 52, which is used to sense the positioning component 35 at the bottom of the transmission turntable 3, so that the feeding driving assembly can control whether the motor 53 continues to provide power according to whether the feed containing hole 31 of the transmission turntable 3 is butt jointed with the discharge port 41 of the base 4, thereby controlling the driving of the driving gear 51 to the transmission turntable 3.

[0040] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various modifications, substitutions, changes and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, and it is therefore intended that the present application be limited only by the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A detachable hopper characterized by, The detachable feed bin comprises a fence and a feed falling assembly; the fence is a hollow structure, and the feed falling assembly comprises a protruding column; the fence is detachably sleeved on the protruding column of the feed falling assembly; the feed falling assembly serves as the bottom of the detachable feed bin in combination with the fence; and the hollow structure of the fence and the feed falling assembly form a single feed bin structure. The feed falling assembly comprises a transmission turntable and a base; the protruding column is arranged on the base; and the transmission turntable is provided with a first opening and is rotatably sleeved on the protruding column of the base through the first opening. The transmission turntable is provided with at least one feed containing hole; the base is provided with a feed falling port; and when the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable is aligned with the feed falling port of the base, the feed in the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable falls from the detachable feed bin through the feed falling port of the base. The fence is provided with a sector blocking part for blocking the rest of the feed on the transmission turntable from entering the feed falling port except the feed in the feed containing hole; and when the fence is detachably sleeved on the protruding column of the feed falling assembly, the sector blocking part of the fence is opposite to the feed falling port of the base. The transmission turntable comprises a first turntable and a second turntable; the first turntable is a smooth disc; the second turntable is a disc with a gear shape on the outer side; the first turntable and the second turntable are assembled into one; the first turntable is provided with at least one feed containing hole and a first opening. The base is provided with a second opening, so that part of the gear on the outer side of the second turntable is exposed to the base through the second opening.

2. The detachable hopper of claim 1, wherein, The size of the feed containing hole is less than or equal to the size of the feed falling port.

3. The detachable hopper of claim 2, wherein, The bottom of the fence is provided with at least one limiting notch, and the top of the base is provided with at least one limiting block; the number of the limiting notches is the same as that of the limiting blocks; the limiting blocks are assembled with the limiting notches, so that the sector blocking part of the fence is assembled to a position above the feed falling port of the base.

4. The detachable hopper of claim 3, wherein, The bottom of the transmission turntable is provided with a positioning component.

5. An intelligent dosing apparatus, characterized in that, The intelligent feed throwing device comprises a feed throwing driving assembly, a feed throwing channel and the detachable feed bin; the feed throwing channel is arranged directly below the feed falling port of the base; the feed throwing driving assembly is used to drive the transmission turntable to rotate, so that the feed contained in the feed containing hole of the transmission turntable falls into the feed throwing channel through the feed falling port of the base. The feed throwing driving assembly comprises a driving gear and a motor; the driving gear is electrically connected with the motor; the driving gear is engaged with part of the gear on the outer side of the second turntable exposed to the second opening of the base; and the driving gear drives the transmission turntable to rotate based on the power provided by the motor.

6. The intelligent dosing apparatus of claim 5, wherein, The feed throwing driving assembly further comprises a position sensor for sensing the positioning component at the bottom of the transmission turntable.

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