Intelligent fluid food and medicine feeder for pets and control method of intelligent fluid food and medicine feeder

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent pet fluid food and medicine feeder and a control method thereof. The intelligent pet fluid food and medicine feeder comprises a support mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a paper napkin mechanism and a control mechanism, and the support mechanism provides support and channels for parts of other mechanisms; the feeding mechanism comprises a storage barrel weighing supporting table, a valve passing hole and a valve element driver, and the valve element driver is used for operating opening and closing of an external storage barrel valve so as to achieve feeding and stopping operation. The napkin paper mechanism comprises a new paper motor bolt, a waste paper motor bolt, a new paper channel, a waste paper channel 1, a waste paper channel 2, a waste paper channel 3, a heater and a napkin paper positioner, a waste paper motor drives rolling and pulling of napkin paper to achieve the paper changing action, the napkin paper positioner feeds back the paper changing stroke, and the heater is used for drying remaining grains to prevent deterioration; the control mechanism comprises a material storage barrel weighing supporting table, a valve element driver, a new paper motor bolt, a waste paper motor bolt, a heater, a napkin paper positioner, a controller and a weighing device, and the controller optimizes and controls operation such as material feeding and paper changing through feedback of all the components in combination with a preset program and historical data. Finally, the purposes of intelligent feeding and no-clean feeding are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of pet feeders, and in particular relates to an intelligent feeder for pet fluid food and medicine and a control method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Pet liquid food and medicine play an important role in pet feeding needs. Taking pet wet food as an example, as a higher quality category, the existing pet wet food packaging methods are mainly canned and meal packs, which can only be packaged in fixed quantities. Not only does the packaging consume a lot of resources, it is inconvenient to open and store, and the feeding process is time-consuming and labor-intensive. In addition, pets cannot finish the food, resulting in spoilage and waste of the material. There is also the problem of needing to clean the utensils when feeding with meal packs. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an intelligent feeder for pet liquid food and medicine, which can realize the functions of automatic feeding, intelligent and refined feeding, disposable tableware replacement, and residual material drying during feeding, solving the problems of inconvenient feeding, easy waste, troublesome cleaning, and unhealthy conditions caused by pets eating spoiled materials.

[0004] Part of the structure of the present invention can also be applied to the intelligent feeding of liquid food and medicine for humans and other domesticated animals.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows: an intelligent feeder for pet fluid food and medicine includes a bracket mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a paper feeding mechanism, and a control mechanism. The feeding mechanism and the paper feeding mechanism execute feeding and stopping according to the program set by the control mechanism. The feeding mechanism, paper feeding mechanism, and control mechanism are installed and fixed on the bracket mechanism.

[0006] In the above solution, the support mechanism includes a main support, a paper feed channel, a waste paper channel 1, a waste paper channel 2, and a waste paper channel 3, and the support mechanism provides support and channels for the feeder.

[0007] In the above scheme, the feeding mechanism includes a storage barrel weighing support platform, a valve through hole, and a valve core driver. The storage barrel weighing support platform is used to support and weigh the storage barrel. The valve through hole is used to fix the installation direction of the storage tank so that the storage barrel valve core is stuck in the groove of the valve core driver. The valve core driver is driven by the motor to rotate and reset to realize the opening and closing of the storage barrel valve and thus realize the feeding and stopping operations.

[0008] In the above scheme, the table paper mechanism includes a new paper motor bolt, a waste paper motor bolt, a new paper channel, waste paper channel 1, waste paper channel 2, waste paper channel 3, a heater, and a table paper positioner. The table paper mechanism is installed with a table paper roll for use, driven by the waste paper motor bolt, and the new paper motor bolt is driven to realize table paper replacement. The table paper positioner monitors the distance traveled by the table paper. The installation and travel order of the table paper is new paper motor bolt, new paper channel, waste paper channel 1, waste paper channel 2, waste paper channel 3, and waste paper motor bolt. After each feeding is completed, the heater works to dry the remaining material to prevent the remaining material from deteriorating. The table paper mechanism achieves the hygienic requirements of cleaning-free and clean feeding by the above method.

[0009] In the above scheme, the control mechanism includes a grain storage barrel weighing support platform, a valve core driver, a new paper motor bolt, a waste paper motor bolt, a heater, a controller, and a weighing device. The controller determines whether there is a lack of paper and the travel distance through the monitoring results of the paper positioner during the paper replacement process. The controller determines whether there is a lack of material through the weighing results of the grain storage barrel weighing support platform. After determining that the feeding conditions are met, the controller controls the paper mechanism to replace the paper. After the paper is replaced, the controller controls the valve core driver to open the valve to feed. During feeding, the controller determines that the feeding has reached the preset weight through the weighing results of the weighing device, and then controls the valve core driver to reverse and close the valve to stop feeding. After the pet is fed, the controller dries the remaining material through the heater. The controller intelligently calculates the subsequent feeding amount and feeding frequency through the historical feeding weight and the remaining material weight recorded by the weighing device and the user's needs, thereby realizing automatic and intelligent feeding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] Attachment Figure 1 This is a front view of the present invention (embodiment).

[0011] Attachment Figure 2 This is an annotated diagram of the present invention (embodiment).

[0012] Attachment Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the use of the present invention (embodiment). DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0013] As attached Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment can be adapted for use with the storage device with invention application number 2025107747589, and can also be adapted for use with other similar storage devices for fresh-keeping materials.

[0014] As attached Figure 3 As shown, the tableware roll adapted by this embodiment can be used with food-grade coated paper with positioning point printing.

[0015] The bracket mechanism needs to support the weighing storage barrel and be used under certain impact conditions. It has certain strength requirements and can use one-piece aluminum alloy material.

[0016] The power supply of this embodiment can adopt the external power supply plus battery floating charge mode, that is, when the external power supply is connected, the device is equipped with a set of energy storage batteries so that necessary operations can be completed when the external power supply is abnormally disconnected.

[0017] The waste paper motor bolt can be driven by a stepper motor. Based on structural considerations, the paper reel of the motor bolt can be separated from the motor and connected through a gear connecting rod.

[0018] The new paper motor bolt can use a bearing with damping as a base to prevent the paper from loosening.

[0019] The positions where the new paper channel, waste paper channel 1, waste paper channel 2 and waste paper channel 3 come into contact with the table paper are rounded chamfered to reduce the friction resistance caused by pulling the table paper.

[0020] The valve core drive can be set up in the form of a motor plus a small gear set, the purpose of which is to reduce the speed of valve opening and increase the torque of opening and closing the valve.

[0021] The heater should use a constant temperature heater, and the upper limit temperature of heating can be controlled at 60~70 degrees Celsius.

[0022] A waste material bin can be set at any position of the waste paper channel 2 and the waste paper channel 3, and the dried residual material can be scraped off and collected by a scraper.

[0023] The control mechanism can be equipped with a speaker to broadcast fault alarm information and call the pet to eat.

[0024] The following is the control part of this embodiment, which is divided into software remote control and hardware local control. The user uses the software interface on the mobile terminal for remote control, and can also control the feeder hardware local operation area. The software remote control can realize software and hardware communication through WiFi or Bluetooth chip module, and synchronize the data and commands of the two. The synchronization rule is to automatically refresh the hardware data synchronization when the software is turned on, and force refresh and synchronization when any new operation of the software occurs.

[0025] The hardware local control terminal setting functions are software mode, manual mode, manual feeding button, and material quantity display.

[0026] The software remote control side can set the functions to conventional intelligent feeding mode, timed and quantitative feeding intelligent mode, manual intelligent mode switching, restore factory settings, and view alarms and information.

[0027] The feeding cycle logic is as follows: determine whether the feeding conditions are met; start the waste paper motor bolt to replace the paper; start the valve core driver to open the valve to feed; close the valve after feeding to the preset weight; call the pet to eat within a limited time; the heater dries the remaining material; and re-check the feeding conditions.

[0028] The conditions for feeding are as follows: the weight of the storage barrel is greater than the weight of the empty barrel; the paper positioner detects a new positioning point after the waste paper motor bolt is activated; the waste bin is not full; and the power supply is normal.

[0029] The alarm contents are: paper towel is empty or abnormal; storage tank is abnormal; waste bin is full; power supply is abnormal; feeding is abnormal.

[0030] The abnormal feeding judgment content is: in three consecutive feeding records, the weight of the remaining feed has not been reduced to less than 90% of the feed, it is judged that no cat has eaten, and the intelligent mode is jumped out and switched to manual mode.

[0031] Scrap bin level monitoring can use infrared sensors or laser ranging sensors.

[0032] The hardware local control operation area can use a fingerprint / vein recognition touch screen to prevent pets from accidentally touching it.

Claims

1. An intelligent feeder for pet fluid food and medicine, comprising a support mechanism (1), a feeding mechanism (2), a paper feeding mechanism (3), and a control mechanism (4), characterized in that: The control mechanism (4) judges and executes the feeding process, the feeding mechanism (2) completes feeding and stopping according to the program set by the control mechanism (4), and the paper feeding mechanism (3) completes paper replacement according to the program set by the control mechanism (4). The feeding mechanism (2), the paper feeding mechanism (3), and the control mechanism (4) are installed and fixed on the bracket mechanism (1).

2. A pet fluid food and medicine intelligent feeder according to claim 1, wherein the support mechanism (1) comprises a main support (11), a paper feed channel (12), a waste paper channel 1 (13), a waste paper channel 2 (14), and a waste paper channel 3 (15), characterized in that: The support mechanism (1) provides support and passages for other components of the feeder.

3. A pet fluid food and medicine intelligent feeder and control method thereof according to claim 1, wherein the feeding mechanism (2) comprises a storage barrel weighing support platform (21), a valve through hole (22), and a valve core driver (23), characterized in that: The material storage barrel weighing support platform (21) is used to support and weigh the material storage barrel, and the valve through hole (22) is used to fix the installation direction of the material storage barrel so that the valve core of the material storage barrel valve is inserted into the groove of the valve core driver (23). The valve core driver (23) is driven by the motor to rotate and reset to realize the opening and closing of the material storage barrel valve, thereby realizing the feeding and stopping operation.

4. A pet fluid food and medicine intelligent feeder and control method thereof according to claim 1, wherein the paper mechanism (3) comprises a new paper motor bolt (31), a waste paper motor bolt (32), a new paper channel (12), a waste paper channel 1 (13), a waste paper channel 2 (14), a waste paper channel 3 (15), a heater (33), and a paper positioner (34), characterized in that: The paper roll is installed in the paper mechanism (3) for use, and the waste paper motor bolt (32) drives the new paper motor bolt (31) to replace the paper. The order of installation and movement of the paper is the new paper motor bolt (31), the new paper channel (12), the waste paper channel 1 (13), the waste paper channel 2 (14), the waste paper channel 3 (15), and the waste paper motor bolt (32). After each feeding is completed, the heater (33) works to dry the remaining material to prevent the remaining material from deteriorating. The paper mechanism (3) achieves the hygienic requirements of feeding without washing and cleanliness by the above method.

5. A pet fluid food and medicine intelligent feeder and control method thereof according to claim 1, wherein the control mechanism (4) comprises a storage barrel weighing support platform (21), a valve core driver (23), a new paper motor bolt (31), a waste paper motor bolt (32), a heater (33), a paper positioner (34), a controller (41), and a weighing device (42), characterized in that: The controller (41) determines whether there is a lack of paper by monitoring the result of the paper positioner (34) after the waste paper motor bolt (32) rotates. The controller (41) determines whether there is a lack of material by weighing the storage barrel weighing support platform (21). After judging that the feeding conditions are met, the controller (41) controls the paper mechanism (3) to replace the paper. After the paper is replaced, the controller (41) controls the valve core driver (23) to open the valve to feed. During the feeding, the controller (41) determines that the feeding has reached a preset weight by weighing the weighing device (42) and then controls the valve core driver (23) to reversely close the valve to stop feeding. The controller (41) intelligently calculates the subsequent feeding amount and feeding frequency by combining the historical feeding weight and the remaining weight recorded by the weighing device (42) with the user's needs. The controller (41) receives feedback from each component of the control mechanism, adjusts and executes the control according to the established execution program, and realizes the automation and intelligence of feeding.

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