Quantitative fish feed feeder

Abstract

The quantitative fish feed feeder is characterized in that a feed distributing assembly is arranged on a bottle opening of a storage tank and comprises a feed distributor and a protective shell, a circle of annular groove is formed in the middle of the feed distributor, a feed inlet is formed in a top plate of the annular groove, and a discharge outlet is formed in a bottom plate of the annular groove; a rotatable gram number ring is arranged on the distributor; the protective shell is rotatably arranged on the distributor in a sleeving mode, a plurality of partition bins are arranged on the inner side of the protective shell, the partition bins are equal in capacity, can rotate in the annular groove and respectively rotate to be independently opposite to the feeding port or the discharging port, and a peeping port is formed in the surface of the protective shell and used for displaying the reading number of the gram number ring. When the device is used, the protective shell is rotated to drive the partition bin to move between the feeding port and the discharging port, and feed is quantitatively subpackaged in the partition bin through the feeding port and then is rotated to the discharging port to be put; in the process, the reading is changed along with the rotation of the protective shell through the peephole, so that the statistical function is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of pet supplies, and particularly relates to a quantitative fish feed feeder. Background Art

[0002] There are many technical points to note in the cultivation of household ornamental fish such as goldfish, especially in terms of feed feeding. In different seasons, for fish at different growth stages, from fry to adult fish, they need to be fed two to four times a day, and there are strict requirements for refined management of the feeding amount each time and the total daily food intake.

[0003] Currently, ordinary fish food dispensing bottles on the market do not have the functions of quantitative feeding and recording the feeding amount, which causes difficulties for ordinary users to feed accurately. Overfeeding easily makes the fish suffer from indigestion and illness, while underfeeding will affect the growth and development of the fish. Therefore, accurate recording of the feeding amount is crucial for measuring the actual feeding situation of goldfish on the same day, and it will affect the health of goldfish and even the success of breeding. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Aiming at the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a quantitative fish feed feeder to solve the problem of simple, rapid and accurate quantitative feeding of fish feed.

[0005] The present invention achieves the above technical objectives through the following technical means.

[0006] A quantitative fish feed feeder is provided with a feeding component, including:

[0007] A feeder, with a circular groove in the middle, an inlet on the top plate of the circular groove and an outlet on the bottom plate;

[0008] A protective shell, rotatably sleeved on the feeder, with several partition compartments on the inner side. The capacities of each partition compartment are equal, and it can rotate in the circular groove and separately rotate to face the inlet alone or the outlet alone; the inlet and the outlet are misaligned and cannot be connected through the same partition compartment.

[0009] Further, a gram ring is provided on the feeder, and a viewing port is provided on the surface of the protective shell to display the reading on the gram ring. The change amount between adjacent readings corresponds to the capacity of the partition compartment.

[0010] Further, the gram ring is rotatably connected to the feeder.

[0011] Further, between the distributor and the protective shell, and between the distributor and the weight ring, there are respectively provided a matching limiting rib and a limiting groove; in each group of limiting ribs and limiting grooves, multiple limiting ribs and multiple limiting grooves can be in one-to-one fit and are uniformly arranged along the spiral direction of the protective shell. Each limiting rib and limiting groove has an arc surface structure, the axis of the arc surface is parallel to the axial direction of the protective shell, and the material of both or one of the limiting rib and the limiting groove is an elastic material.

[0012] Further, a discharge pipe is provided at the lower end of the distributor, and the upper end of the discharge pipe is connected to the discharge port through a funnel-shaped pipe orifice; the weight ring is rotatably sleeved on the discharge pipe.

[0013] Further, a bushing is provided inside the protective shell and is rotatably clamped on the annular groove. A circle of partition plates is uniformly connected between the outer wall of the bushing and the inner wall of the protective shell, and the partition chambers are formed between adjacent two partition plates.

[0014] Further, a dial is provided at the bottom of the weight ring.

[0015] Further, a spiral direction prompt arrow is marked on the surface of the protective shell.

[0016] Further, a ratchet mechanism is provided between the protective shell and the distributor to limit the one-way rotation.

[0017] Further, the top of the distributor is connected to the storage tank through a thread, and the feed inlet is connected to the storage tank.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0019] (1) The present invention provides a quantitative fish feed feeder. By designing equally divided partition chambers, the quantitative packaging of the feed is realized. Then, through the rotation of each partition chamber between the upper feed inlet and the lower discharge outlet, the sequential feeding of the quantitatively packaged feed in each partition chamber is realized, thereby realizing the quantitative feeding function of the fish feed.

[0020] (2) In the present invention, a weight ring is arranged in the material distribution assembly to record the feed feeding amount during the process of each partition chamber feeding the feed, thereby realizing the cumulative statistical function of the total amount of multiple feedings of the goldfish within a day, which is convenient for refined feeding management.

[0021] (3) In the present invention, between the distributor and the protective shell, and between the distributor and the weight ring, there are respectively provided a matching limiting rib and a limiting groove. On the one hand, it plays a role in position retention to prevent the accidental deflection of the protective shell and the weight ring; on the other hand, it is used to play a role in limiting and reminding the rotational displacement amount to ensure that the user can accurately rotate a complete grid each time.

[0022] (4) Through the guidance of the ratchet mechanism and the spiral direction prompt arrow, the one-way rotation of the protective shell is restricted to avoid the disorder of the quantitative feeding function of the material distribution assembly. Description of the Drawings

[0023] Figure 1 is the external view of the feeder of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 is the exploded view of the parts of the feeder of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 is the cross-sectional view of the material distributor and its protective shell in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 is the schematic diagram of the assembly relationship of the parts of the material distribution assembly in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 is the schematic diagram of the working process from feeding to discharging in the powder component of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 6 is the wrong schematic diagram of the position state among the feed inlet, discharge outlet and separation bin.

[0029] Reference Signs:

[0030] 1 - storage tank; 2 - protective shell; 21 - viewing port; 22 - bushing;

[0031] 23 - first limiting edge; 24 - separation bin; 3 - material distributor; 31 - discharge pipe;

[0032] 32 - annular groove; 33 - first limiting groove; 34 - feed inlet; 35 - discharge outlet;

[0033] 4 - gram ring; 41 - second limiting edge; 42 - dial. Detailed Description of the Invention

[0034] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. The examples of the illustrated embodiments are shown in the drawings, in which the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0035] As Figure 1 shown, the fish feed feeder includes a storage tank 1 and a material distribution assembly, wherein the material distribution assembly is threadedly connected to the mouth of the storage tank 1 and is used for quantitatively discharging the feed stored in the storage tank 1 to the outside.

[0036] Combined with Figures 1 to 3 shown, the material distribution assembly includes a protective shell 2, a material distributor 3 and a gram ring 4. Among them:

[0037] The top of the material distributor 3 is provided with a threaded port for connecting to the storage tank 1 and receiving the feed that falls from the storage tank 1. On the outer side of the middle part of the material distributor 3, a circular groove 32 is formed. On the outer wall of the material distributor 3 above the circular groove 32, a circle of first limiting grooves 33 is evenly distributed. On the top plate above the circular groove 32, a feed inlet 34 is provided, and the feed inlet 34 is communicated with the storage tank 1; on the bottom plate below, a discharge outlet 35 is provided. At the bottom of the material distributor 3, a discharge pipe 31 is provided. The upper end of the discharge pipe 31 is connected to the discharge outlet 35 through a funnel-shaped pipe orifice; a circle of second limiting grooves is evenly distributed on the outer wall of the discharge pipe 31. Both the first limiting groove 33 and the second limiting groove are arc-shaped grooves, and the axis of the arc-shaped groove is parallel to the axis of the material distributor 3.

[0038] The protective shell 2 is of a circular structure, and an inner shaft sleeve 22 is provided inside for rotatably clamping on the circular groove 32; a circle of partition plates is evenly connected between the outer wall of the shaft sleeve 22 and the inner wall of the protective shell 2, and a partition chamber 24 is formed between adjacent two partition plates. On the inner wall of the protective shell 2 above the partition chamber 24, a circle of first limiting ribs 23 is evenly distributed, and the positions of each first limiting rib 23 and each partition chamber 24 are opposite; the first limiting rib 23 is an arc-shaped convex structure and can be fitted with the first limiting groove 33.

[0039] The outer side of the gram ring 4 is provided with measurement scales, a circle of second limiting ribs 41 is evenly distributed on the inner side, and a plurality of paddles 42 are provided at the bottom. The second limiting rib 41 is an arc-shaped convex structure and can be fitted with the second limiting groove.

[0040] As Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, when assembling each component of the material distribution assembly:

[0041] The gram ring 4 is sleeved on the discharge pipe 31, and each second limiting rib 41 and each second limiting groove are in one-to-one fit.

[0042] Through the connection and cooperation between the shaft sleeve 22 and the circular groove 32, the protective shell 2 is rotatably sleeved outside the material distributor 3. Among them: each first limiting rib 23 and each first limiting groove 33 are in one-to-one fit. A viewing port 21 is formed on the surface of the protective shell 2. The viewing port 21 is opposite to the gram ring 4 for exposing the reading on the gram ring 4; the reading on the gram ring 4 changes with the rotation of the protective shell 2. The partition chamber 24 is located between the top plate and the bottom plate of the circular groove 32 and can change its position with the rotation of the protective shell 2, so as to form a matching relationship with the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35.

[0043] Referring to Figure 5 shown, the positional relationship between the partition chamber 24 and the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35 satisfies:

[0044] ① Each partition chamber 24 can be respectively rotated to a position opposite to the feed inlet 34 or a position opposite to the discharge outlet 35;

[0045] ② The shapes and sizes of the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35 match the partition bin 24, so that the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35 can be connected in communication with only a single partition bin 24 at a certain rotational position (as shown in the left and right figures in Figure 5 );

[0046] ③ The feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35 are misaligned with each other, so that they cannot be connected to the same partition bin 24 simultaneously at any rotational position.

[0047] Correspondingly, Figure 6 Two error examples are given in the figure. The left figure shows that the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35 are misaligned and do not meet requirement ③, resulting in a situation where the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35 are connected through the same partition bin 24; the right figure shows that the shapes and sizes of the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35 do not meet requirement ② with respect to the partition bin 24, so that at any position, the feed inlet 34 or the discharge outlet 35 will be connected to at least two partition bins 24.

[0048] Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 shown, when the feeder of the present invention is in use:

[0049] By rotating the protective shell 2 on the distributor 3, the partition bin 24 is driven to rotate relative to the feed inlet 34 and the discharge outlet 35. During this process, when a certain partition bin 24 rotates to the position of the feed inlet 34, the feed in the storage tank 1 is poured into this partition bin 24 through the feed inlet 34; when the partition bin 24 filled with feed rotates to the position of the discharge outlet 35 later, the feed therein falls through the discharge outlet 35 and is finally put into the outside.

[0050] The capacity of each above-mentioned partition bin 24 is fixed and equal, so as to achieve the function of quantitatively feeding to the outside. By adjusting the height of the partition plate and the interval size of the partition bin 24, a feeding component with different feeding amounts per portion (such as 0.25 g, 0.5 g, 1 g) can be designed to meet different usage requirements.

[0051] To ensure that the above-mentioned protective shell 2 rotates unidirectionally all the time, a rotation direction arrow can be marked on the protective shell 2 ( Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown), or a ratchet mechanism can be provided between the protective shell 2 and the distributor 3.

[0052] Through the cooperation between the first limiting edge 23 and the first limiting groove 33, on the one hand, the protective shell 2 is prevented from accidentally rotating to release feed, and on the other hand, it is used to prompt the partition 24 to rotate a full grid position. Among them, the material of the first limiting edge 23 and the first limiting groove 33 or one of them is an elastic material with a certain toughness (such as plastic), so as to form a certain size of position retention force, so that the user needs to apply a sufficient torque to rotate the protective shell 2; and through the arc surface design of the first limiting edge 23 and the first limiting groove 33, the protective shell 2 is prompted to rotate to the position where the first limiting edge 23 and the first limiting groove 33 fit each time, so as to prompt the user to rotate the partition 24 one grid each time.

[0053] When the rotating protective shell 2 is used to feed, the amount of feed fed is recorded by the reading at the peephole 21. To ensure that the amount of feed fed from each compartment 24 matches the reading on the gram ring 4: the position and spacing of the metering scale on the gram ring 4 correspond to each compartment 24, and the value change of the metering scale corresponds to the capacity of the compartment 24.

[0054] When the reading at the peephole 21 needs to be reset to zero, the bottom paddle 42 is used to rotate the gram count ring 4 (relative to the distributor 3) to the zero reading position. The second limiting edge 41 and the second limiting groove are both or one of them made of an elastic material with a certain toughness (such as plastic), thereby forming a certain size of position retention force to keep the gram count ring 4 on the distributor 3 fixed; and when necessary, it is necessary to apply a sufficiently large force (overcoming the retention force) to the paddle 42 to rotate the gram count ring 4. Through the above-mentioned matching relationship, on the one hand, the uncontrolled and accidental rotation of the gram count ring 4 is prevented, and on the other hand, it is ensured that the position where the gram count ring 4 stays after each rotation can read the reading facing the peephole 21.

[0055] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0056] The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Any obvious improvement, substitution or deformation that can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential content of the present invention belongs to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A quantitative fish feed feeder, characterized in that: A material distribution assembly is provided, including: A material distributor (3) with an annular groove (32) formed in the middle. The top plate of the annular groove (32) is provided with a feed inlet (34), and the bottom plate is provided with a discharge outlet (35); A protective shell (2) rotatably sleeved on the material distributor (3). The inner side is provided with a number of partition bins (24), and the capacities of the partition bins (24) are equal. It can rotate within the annular groove (32) and rotate to face the feed inlet (34) or the discharge outlet (35) separately. The feed inlet (34) and the discharge outlet (35) are misaligned and cannot be connected through the same partition bin (24).

2. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 1, wherein: A gram ring (4) is provided on the material distributor (3). A viewing port (21) is provided on the surface of the protective shell (2) to display the reading on the gram ring (4), and the change amount between adjacent readings corresponds to the capacity of the partition bin (24).

3. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 2, wherein: The gram ring (4) is rotatably connected to the material distributor (3).

4. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 3, characterized in that: Between the material distributor (3) and the protective shell (2) and between the material distributor (3) and the gram ring (4), there are respectively matched limit ribs and limit grooves. In each group of limit ribs and limit grooves, multiple limit ribs and multiple limit grooves can fit with each other one by one and are evenly arranged along the spiral direction of the protective shell (2). Each limit rib and limit groove is of an arc surface structure, and the axis of the arc surface is parallel to the axial direction of the protective shell (2). The material of both or one of the limit rib and the limit groove is an elastic material.

5. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: A discharge pipe (31) is provided at the lower end of the material distributor (3), and the upper end of the discharge pipe (31) is connected to the discharge outlet (35) through a funnel-shaped pipe orifice. The gram ring (4) is rotatably sleeved on the discharge pipe (31).

6. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bushing (22) is provided inside the protective shell (2) and is rotatably clamped on the annular groove (32). A partition plate is evenly connected between the outer wall of the bushing (22) and the inner wall of the protective shell (2), and the partition bin (24) is formed between adjacent two partition plates.

7. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 3, characterized in that: A paddle (42) is provided at the bottom of the gram ring (4).

8. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 1, wherein: A spiral direction prompt arrow is marked on the surface of the protective shell (2).

9. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 1, wherein: A ratchet mechanism is provided between the protective shell (2) and the material distributor (3) to limit one-way rotation.

10. The quantitative fish feed feeder according to claim 1, wherein: The top of the material distributor (3) is connected to the storage tank (1) by thread, and the feed inlet (34) is communicated with the storage tank (1).

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