Intelligent feeding device for elderly cats

Abstract

The intelligent feeding device comprises a smashing box, a containing box is arranged at the upper end of the smashing box, a feeding opening is formed in the upper end of the containing box, a discharging assembly is arranged in an inner cavity of the containing box, a material grinding assembly is arranged in the smashing box, and a material collecting slope is arranged at the lower end of the material grinding assembly. The device has the advantages that the output end of the first motor can drive the rotating shaft to rotate, the rotation of the rotating shaft can drive the spiral discharging blades to rotate, the stirring box is arranged at the lower end of the material collecting slope, and the stirring box is arranged on one side of the crushing box. The cat food in the containing box can be conveyed into an inner cavity of the smashing box, the multiple poke rods can be driven to rotate while the rotating shaft rotates, the cat food in the inner cavity of the containing box can be poked through rotation of the poke rods, and it is prevented that the cat food adheres to the inner cavity of the containing box, and the discharging continuity is affected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent feeding, and in particular to an intelligent feeding device for elderly cats. Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards improve, the number of pet cats is increasing. In the life cycle of pet cats, the elderly stage has special physiological and dietary needs. Elderly cats have difficulty chewing and digesting granular cat food normally due to loose or falling teeth or reduced chewing ability. At the same time, the digestive function of elderly cats is often not as good as that of young times. If the problem of eating difficulties is not properly solved, it will lead to a series of health problems such as weight loss, malnutrition, and reduced immunity in elderly cats.

[0003] Traditional pet feeders mainly focus on the function of timed and quantitative feeding, and most of them can only feed whole granular cat food. These feeders do not take into account the problem that elderly cats cannot effectively chew granular cat food, which causes elderly cats to face difficulties in the eating process, and they may even give up eating due to poor chewing, which in turn affects their nutritional intake and health. Secondly, there are almost no feeding devices on the market that can further stir the crushed cat food into a paste. Paste food is easier for elderly cats to digest because it reduces the digestive burden of their stomachs. However, existing feeding devices cannot meet this demand and cannot provide the most suitable food form for elderly cats. For this reason, we propose an intelligent feeding device for elderly cats. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to make up for the deficiencies of the prior art, at least one technical problem raised in the background technology is solved.

[0005] The present invention adopts the following technical scheme to solve the above-mentioned technical problems: It provides an intelligent feeding device for elderly cats, including a crushing box, a containing box is arranged at the upper end of the crushing box, a feeding port is opened at the upper end of the containing box, a feeding assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the containing box, a grinding assembly is arranged inside the crushing box, a material collection slope is arranged at the lower end of the material grinding assembly, a mixing box is arranged at the lower end of the material collection slope, the mixing box is arranged on one side of the crushing box, an infrared sensor is fixedly installed on one side of the mixing box, a lifting discharge door slidably connected to one side of the mixing box is arranged below the infrared sensor, a feeding bowl is arranged on one side of the lifting discharge door, a stirring assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the mixing box, a water tank is fixedly connected to the rear end of the mixing box, a water pump is fixedly installed at the lower end of the inner wall of the water tank, a connecting pipe is fixedly connected to the upper output end of the water pump, and the other end of the connecting pipe is arranged inside the mixing box.

[0006] Preferably, the unloading assembly includes a first motor, the output end of the first motor is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the containing box, the outer side of the rotating shaft is spirally wound with a spiral unloading blade, the spiral unloading blade is arranged in the inner cavity of the conveying pipe, the outer side of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to a plurality of toggle rods, and the plurality of toggle rods are all arranged in the inner cavity of the containing box.

[0007] Preferably, a through hole is provided at the upper end of the crushing box, and the conveying pipe is connected with the crushing box through the through hole.

[0008] Preferably, the material grinding assembly includes a second motor, which is fixedly installed at the rear end of the crushing box, and the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected to a first crushing roller, which is rotatably connected to the crushing box and is arranged in an inner cavity of the crushing box, and the front end of the first crushing roller is fixedly connected to a first gear, which is arranged on the outside of the crushing box, and a second gear is meshed on the outside of the first gear, and the rear end of the second gear is fixedly connected to a second crushing roller, which is rotatably connected to the crushing box and is arranged in the inner cavity of the crushing box.

[0009] Preferably, the upper ends of the first crushing roller and the second crushing roller are provided with aggregate block groups, and the aggregate block groups are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the crushing box.

[0010] Preferably, a driving wheel is fixedly connected to the outer side of the output end of the second motor, a belt is sleeved on the outer side of the driving wheel, a driven wheel is sleeved on the inner side of the other end of the belt, a rotating rod is fixedly connected to the inner side of the driven wheel, and the rotating rod is rotatably connected to the crushing box.

[0011] Preferably, a turbine is fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating rod, and the stirring assembly includes a worm, which is meshed with the turbine, and the upper end of the worm is rotatably connected to the crushing box, and the lower end of the worm is fixedly connected to the stirring shaft, and a plurality of stirring rods are arranged on the outer side of the stirring shaft, and the plurality of stirring rods are all arranged in the inner cavity of the stirring box, and the lower end of the stirring shaft is rotatably connected to a rotating seat, and the rotating seat is fixedly connected to the lower end of the inner wall of the stirring box.

[0012] Preferably, the inner cavity of the water tank is provided with a heating rod, and the heating rod is fixedly mounted at the rear end of the inner wall of the water tank.

[0013] Preferably, a mounting plate is fixedly connected to the outer side of the first motor, and the first motor is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the containing box via the mounting plate.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an intelligent feeding device for elderly cats, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The output end of the first motor will drive the rotating shaft to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating shaft will drive the spiral feeding blade to rotate, so that the cat food in the containing box can be transported into the inner cavity of the crushing box. When the rotating shaft rotates, it will also drive multiple toggle rods to rotate. The rotation of the toggle rods can move the cat food in the inner cavity of the containing box to prevent the cat food from sticking in the inner cavity of the containing box and affecting the continuity of feeding.

[0016] 2. The output end of the second motor will drive the first crushing roller to rotate, and the rotation of the first crushing roller will drive the first gear to rotate. At this time, through the cooperation of the second gear, the second crushing roller can rotate in the opposite direction in the inner cavity of the crushing box, so as to crush the cat food. The crushed cat food will flow into the mixing box through the aggregate slope at the bottom end of the inner wall of the crushing box.

[0017] 3. While the second motor is working, the output end of the second motor will also drive the driving wheel to rotate. Through the transmission cooperation of the belt and the driven wheel, the rotating rod can easily drive the turbine to rotate. At this time, through the cooperation of the worm, the stirring shaft can easily drive multiple stirring rods to stir the crushed cat food. By starting the heating rod, the water in the water tank can be heated, and then the heated water can be sprayed into the mixing box through the connecting pipe through the water pump. Through the continued stirring of the stirring rod, the crushed cat food and water can be mixed into a uniform paste. Paste food is easier for elderly cats to digest, reducing the digestive burden of the elderly cat's stomach. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a partial structural diagram of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a partial structural section of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a partial structural section of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0023] Figure 6 It is a partial structural diagram of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0024] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of point A of the present invention.

[0025] In the figure: 1. crushing box; 2. containing box; 3. first motor; 4. mounting plate; 5. feed port; 6. conveying pipe; 7. rotating shaft; 8. toggle rod; 9. spiral feeding blade; 10. through hole; 11. aggregate block group; 12. second motor; 13. driving wheel; 14. belt; 15. driven wheel; 16. first crushing roller; 17. first gear; 18. second gear; 19. second crushing roller; 20. rotating rod; 21. turbine; 22. worm; 23. stirring shaft; 24. stirring rod; 25. rotating seat; 26. stirring box; 27. water tank; 28. infrared sensor; 29. ​​lifting discharge door; 30. feeding bowl; 31. water pump; 32. connecting pipe; 33. heating rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] 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.

[0027] See also Figure 1-7 , an intelligent feeding device for elderly cats, comprising a crushing box 1, a containing box 2 is arranged at the upper end of the crushing box 1, a feeding port 5 is opened at the upper end of the containing box 2, a feeding assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the containing box 2, a grinding assembly is arranged inside the crushing box 1, a material collection slope is arranged at the lower end of the material grinding assembly, a mixing box 26 is arranged at the lower end of the material collection slope, the mixing box 26 is arranged at one side of the crushing box 1, an infrared sensor 28 is fixedly installed on one side of the mixing box 26, a lifting discharge door 29 slidably connected to one side of the mixing box 26 is arranged below the infrared sensor 28, a feeding bowl 30 is arranged on one side of the lifting discharge door 29, a mixing assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the mixing box 26, a water tank 27 is fixedly connected to the rear end of the mixing box 26, a water pump 31 is fixedly installed at the lower end of the inner wall of the water tank 27, a connecting pipe 32 is fixedly connected to the upper output end of the water pump 31, and the other end of the connecting pipe 32 is arranged inside the mixing box 26.

[0028] In this embodiment, the unloading component includes a first motor 3, the output end of the first motor 3 is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft 7, the rotating shaft 7 is rotatably connected to the containing box 2, the outer side of the rotating shaft 7 is spirally wound with a spiral unloading blade 9, the spiral unloading blade 9 is arranged in the inner cavity of the conveying pipe 6, the outer side of the rotating shaft 7 is fixedly connected to a plurality of toggle rods 8, the plurality of toggle rods 8 are all arranged in the inner cavity of the containing box 2, a through hole 10 is opened at the upper end of the crushing box 1, and the conveying pipe 6 is connected with the crushing box 1 through the through hole 10.

[0029] Specifically, the output end of the first motor 3 will drive the rotating shaft 7 to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating shaft 7 will drive the spiral feeding blade 9 to rotate, so that the cat food in the containing box 2 can be fed into the inner cavity of the crushing box 1 through the through hole 10. When the rotating shaft 7 rotates, it will also drive multiple toggle rods 8 to rotate. The rotation of the toggle rods 8 can move the cat food in the inner cavity of the containing box 2 to prevent the cat food from sticking in the inner cavity of the containing box 2 and affecting the continuity of feeding.

[0030] In this embodiment, the material grinding assembly includes a second motor 12, which is fixedly installed at the rear end of the crushing box 1, and the output end of the second motor 12 is fixedly connected with a first crushing roller 16, which is rotatably connected to the crushing box 1 and is arranged in the inner cavity of the crushing box 1, and the front end of the first crushing roller 16 is fixedly connected with a first gear 17, which is arranged on the outside of the crushing box 1, and the outer side of the first gear 17 is meshed with a second gear 18, and the rear end of the second gear 18 is fixedly connected with a second crushing roller 19, which is rotatably connected to the crushing box 1 and is arranged in the inner cavity of the crushing box 1, and the upper ends of the first crushing roller 16 and the second crushing roller 19 are provided with an aggregate block group 11, and the aggregate block group 11 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the crushing box 1.

[0031] Specifically, when the second motor 12 is started, the output end of the second motor 12 will drive the first crushing roller 16 to rotate, and the rotation of the first crushing roller 16 will drive the first gear 17 to rotate. At this time, through the cooperation of the second gear 18, the second crushing roller 19 can be rotated in the opposite direction in the inner cavity of the crushing box 1, so as to crush the cat food. The crushed cat food will flow into the mixing box 26 through the aggregate slope at the bottom end of the inner wall of the crushing box 1.

[0032] In this embodiment, a driving wheel 13 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the output end of the second motor 12, a belt 14 is sleeved on the outer side of the driving wheel 13, a driven wheel 15 is sleeved on the inner side of the other end of the belt 14, a rotating rod 20 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the driven wheel 15, the rotating rod 20 is rotatably connected to the crushing box 1, a turbine 21 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating rod 20, a stirring assembly includes a worm 22, the worm 22 is meshed with the turbine 21, the upper end of the worm 22 is rotatably connected to the crushing box 1, the lower end of the worm 22 is fixedly connected to a stirring shaft 23, a plurality of stirring rods 24 are arranged on the outer side of the stirring shaft 23, the plurality of stirring rods 24 are all arranged in the inner cavity of the stirring box 26, the lower end of the stirring shaft 23 is rotatably connected to a rotating seat 25, the rotating seat 25 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the inner wall of the stirring box 26, a heating rod 33 is provided in the inner cavity of the water tank 27, and the heating rod 33 is fixedly installed at the rear end of the inner wall of the water tank 27.

[0033] Specifically, when the second motor 12 is working, the output end of the second motor 12 will also drive the driving wheel 13 to rotate. Through the transmission cooperation of the belt 14 and the driven wheel 15, the rotating rod 20 can easily drive the turbine 21 to rotate. At this time, through the cooperation of the worm 22, the stirring shaft 23 can easily drive multiple stirring rods 24 to stir the crushed cat food. At this time, starting the heating rod 33 can heat the water in the water tank 27, and then the heated water can be sprayed into the mixing box 26 through the connecting pipe 32 through the water pump 31, and the crushed cat food can be further mixed into a paste shape.

[0034] In this embodiment, a mounting plate 4 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the first motor 3 , and the first motor 3 is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the containing box 2 via the mounting plate 4 .

[0035] Specifically, the design of the mounting plate 4 can improve the stability of the first motor 3 during operation.

[0036] During operation, cat food can be loaded into the inner cavity of the holding box 2 through the feed port 5. When the elderly cat needs to eat, the elderly cat will walk to the position of the feeding bowl 30. At this time, after the infrared sensing of the infrared sensor 28, the first motor 3 and the second motor 12 will be controlled to start through an electrical signal. The output end of the first motor 3 will drive the rotating shaft 7 to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating shaft 7 will drive the spiral feeding blade 9 to rotate, so that the cat food in the holding box 2 can be transported into the inner cavity of the crushing box 1. When the rotating shaft 7 rotates, it will also drive a plurality of toggle rods 8 to rotate. The rotation of the toggle rods 8 can move the cat food in the inner cavity of the holding box 2 to prevent the cat food from sticking in the inner cavity of the holding box 2 and affecting the continuity of the feeding. When the second motor 12 is started, the output end of the second motor 12 will drive the first crushing roller 16 to rotate, and the rotation of the first crushing roller 16 will drive the first gear 17 to rotate. At this time, the second gear 18 is matched with the gear 18 to rotate. The second grinding roller 19 can rotate in the opposite direction in the inner cavity of the crushing box 1, so as to grind the cat food. The crushed cat food will flow into the mixing box 26 through the aggregate slope at the bottom end of the inner wall of the crushing box 1. When the second motor 12 is working, the output end of the second motor 12 will also drive the driving wheel 13 to rotate. Through the transmission cooperation of the belt 14 and the driven wheel 15, the rotating rod 20 can easily drive the turbine 21 to rotate. At this time, through the cooperation of the worm 22, the stirring shaft 23 can easily drive the multiple stirring rods 24 to stir the crushed cat food. At this time, the heating rod 33 can be started to heat the water in the water tank 27, and then the heated water can be sprayed into the mixing box 26 through the connecting pipe 32 through the water pump 31. When the stirring rod 24 completes stirring the cat food, the lifting discharge door 29 is opened by the control of the controller, and the evenly mixed cat food will flow into the feeding bowl 30, thereby realizing the feeding process for the elderly cat.

[0037] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0038] 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 feeding device for elderly cats, comprising a crushing box (1), characterized in that: A containing box (2) is arranged at the upper end of the crushing box (1), a feeding port (5) is provided at the upper end of the containing box (2), a material discharge assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the containing box (2), a material grinding assembly is arranged inside the crushing box (1), a material collection slope is arranged at the lower end of the material grinding assembly, a stirring box (26) is arranged at the lower end of the material collection slope, the stirring box (26) is arranged at one side of the crushing box (1), an infrared sensor (28) is fixedly installed at one side of the stirring box (26), and the infrared sensor (28) A lifting discharge door (29) slidably connected to one side of the mixing box (26) is provided below the mixing box (26); a feeding bowl (30) is provided on one side of the lifting discharge door (29); a mixing assembly is provided in the inner cavity of the mixing box (26); a water tank (27) is fixedly connected to the rear end of the mixing box (26); a water pump (31) is fixedly installed at the lower end of the inner wall of the water tank (27); a connecting pipe (32) is fixedly connected to the upper output end of the water pump (31); and the other end of the connecting pipe (32) is provided inside the mixing box (26).

2. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material discharge assembly comprises a first motor (3), the output end of the first motor (3) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (7), the rotating shaft (7) is rotatably connected to the storage box (2), the outer side of the rotating shaft (7) is spirally wound with a spiral material discharge blade (9), the spiral material discharge blade (9) is arranged in the inner cavity of the conveying pipe (6), the outer side of the rotating shaft (7) is fixedly connected to a plurality of toggle rods (8), and the plurality of toggle rods (8) are all arranged in the inner cavity of the storage box (2).

3. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 2, characterized in that: A through hole (10) is provided at the upper end of the crushing box (1), and the conveying pipe (6) is connected to the crushing box (1) through the through hole (10).

4. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material grinding assembly comprises a second motor (12), the second motor (12) is fixedly mounted at the rear end of the crushing box (1), the output end of the second motor (12) is fixedly connected to a first crushing roller (16), the first crushing roller (16) is rotatably connected to the crushing box (1), and the first crushing roller (16) is arranged in the inner cavity of the crushing box (1), the front end of the first crushing roller (16) is fixedly connected to a first gear (17), the first gear (17) is arranged on the outer side of the crushing box (1), the outer side of the first gear (17) is meshed with a second gear (18), the rear end of the second gear (18) is fixedly connected to a second crushing roller (19), the second crushing roller (19) is rotatably connected to the crushing box (1), and the second crushing roller (19) is arranged in the inner cavity of the crushing box (1).

5. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 4, characterized in that: An aggregate block group (11) is arranged at the upper end of the first crushing roller (16) and the second crushing roller (19), and the aggregate block group (11) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the crushing box (1).

6. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 5, characterized in that: A driving wheel (13) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the output end of the second motor (12); a belt (14) is sleeved on the outer side of the driving wheel (13); a driven wheel (15) is sleeved on the inner side of the other end of the belt (14); a rotating rod (20) is fixedly connected to the inner side of the driven wheel (15); and the rotating rod (20) is rotatably connected to the crushing box (1).

7. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 6, characterized in that: The outer side of the rotating rod (20) is fixedly connected to a turbine (21), and the stirring assembly comprises a worm (22), the worm (22) is meshed with the turbine (21), the upper end of the worm (22) is rotatably connected to the crushing box (1), the lower end of the worm (22) is fixedly connected to a stirring shaft (23), a plurality of stirring rods (24) are arranged on the outer side of the stirring shaft (23), the plurality of stirring rods (24) are all arranged in the inner cavity of the stirring box (26), the lower end of the stirring shaft (23) is rotatably connected to a rotating seat (25), and the rotating seat (25) is fixedly connected to the lower end of the inner wall of the stirring box (26).

8. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner cavity of the water tank (27) is provided with a heating rod (33), and the heating rod (33) is fixedly mounted at the rear end of the inner wall of the water tank (27).

9. The intelligent feeding device for elderly cats according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer side of the first motor (3) is fixedly connected to a mounting plate (4), and the first motor (3) is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the storage box (2) via the mounting plate (4).

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