Automatic feeder

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of pet supplies, in particular to an automatic feeder which comprises an outer shell and a control panel arranged on the outer side of the outer shell, a discharging cavity and a storage cavity are formed in the outer shell from bottom to top, a quantitative stirring assembly is arranged in the storage cavity, and a feeding port is formed in the outer shell. A discharging pipeline is arranged on one side of the bottom of the outer shell, a discharging pipeline is arranged on the side, close to the discharging pipeline, of the bottom of the storage cavity, an opening and closing moving mechanism is arranged in the position, located between the discharging pipeline and the discharging pipeline, of the discharging cavity, and quantitative stirring of pet food is independently achieved through the quantitative stirring assembly. According to the pet food feeding device, the quantity and the opening and closing control of the opening and closing moving mechanism are independently carried out, the situation that food is stuck can be avoided, the opening and closing moving mechanism has the feeding on-off control function, in addition, the sealing effect between the discharging pipeline and the storage cavity can be achieved, and the situation that pet food is moist and the like is prevented.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pet supplies, in particular to an automatic feeder. Background Art

[0002] Automatic pet feeders are mainly used for daily timed and quantitative feeding, and when pets cannot be monitored by humans, automatic feeders provide food to pets at a fixed time and in a fixed quantity. With this device, single or multiple feedings per day can be achieved, and pets can get the appropriate amount of food on time to ensure health and reduce the workload of pet owners.

[0003] The automatic pet feeder with application number 201720687036.0 includes a basin body, a food trough, a water trough, a water reservoir and a food reservoir. The food trough and the water trough are both arranged on the basin body. The water reservoir is arranged above the basin body and can be connected to the water trough. The food reservoir is arranged above the basin body and can be connected to the food trough. The water reservoir is provided so that the water in the water reservoir can flow into the water trough as needed.

[0004] However, the quantitative feeding mechanism of the current feeder is prone to food jamming, and the sealing between the feeding port and the food storage chamber is not tight, so the pet food is prone to spoilage and moisture. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic feeder to solve the above problems and overcome the defects of the prior art.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model provides an automatic feeder, comprising an outer shell and a control panel arranged on the outer side thereof, wherein a discharging chamber and a storage chamber are arranged inside the outer shell from bottom to top, a quantitative material shifting assembly is arranged in the storage chamber, a discharging pipe is arranged on one side of the bottom of the outer shell, a down-feeding pipe is arranged on one side of the bottom of the storage chamber close to the discharging pipe, and an opening and closing moving mechanism is arranged in the discharging chamber between the down-feeding pipe and the discharging pipe.

[0008] Preferably, the opening and closing moving mechanism includes a seat plate, a movable plate is arranged on the seat plate for movement in a certain direction, a sealing head capable of sealing the lower port of the discharge pipe is arranged on the movable plate, and a driving mechanism for driving the movable plate to reciprocate is arranged on the seat plate.

[0009] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a first motor fixedly arranged on the bottom side of the seat plate, the output shaft end of the first motor passes through the upper surface of the seat plate and is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft, one side of the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected to one end of an eccentric rotating rod, and the other end of the eccentric rotating rod is connected to a guide slider, and a guide groove for cooperating with the guide slider for guiding the sliding is provided on the movable plate, the inner side contour of the guide groove is in a straight line shape, the length direction of the guide groove is perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable plate, and the output end of the control panel is electrically connected to the input end of the first motor.

[0010] Preferably, when the first motor drives the guide slider to rotate to the position closest to the discharge pipe, the sealing head and the lower port of the discharge pipe are sealed against each other, and at this time, the lower side of the sealing head and the upper port of the discharge pipe are sealed against each other.

[0011] Preferably, the quantitative material dispensing assembly includes a partition for separating a storage chamber and a discharge chamber, an annular material dispensing box is arranged on the lower side of the partition, a plurality of evenly distributed material dispensing spacers are rotatably arranged in the annular material dispensing box, a material through-port is opened on the partition for communicating with the interior of the annular material dispensing box, the upper end of the material discharge pipe is connected to the lower side of the annular material dispensing box and are connected to each other, a second motor is fixedly arranged on the lower side of the annular material dispensing box, the output shaft end of the second motor is fixedly connected to a second rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft is fixedly connected to each material dispensing spacer through a connecting rod, the upper end of the second rotating shaft passes through the partition and is fixedly connected to a plurality of evenly distributed material dispensing rods, and the output end of the control panel is electrically connected to the input end of the second motor.

[0012] Preferably, a base is provided on the lower side of the outer shell, and a feeding bowl is provided on the base and is located below the lower end opening of the discharge pipe.

[0013] Preferably, a placement groove for embedding a feeding bowl is provided on the upper side of the base, and a semicircular notch for taking and placing the feeding bowl is provided on the base.

[0014] Preferably, an inclined notch is provided at the lower end of the discharge pipe toward the sealing head, and an inclined abutting surface for cooperating and abutting with the lower end of the discharge pipe is provided on the sealing head.

[0015] The beneficial effects are:

[0016] The quantitative shifting of pet food is independently achieved through the quantitative shifting assembly, and the control of the portion and the opening and closing of the moving mechanism are independently performed, so that food jam can be avoided. The moving mechanism of opening and closing plays the function of on-off control of feeding. In addition, it can also play a sealing role between the discharge pipe and the storage chamber to prevent the pet food from becoming wet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 It is the front view of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This utility model Figure 1 AA section view;

[0020] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of point C;

[0021] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of point D;

[0022] Figure 5 This utility model Figure 1 Left view of;

[0023] Figure 6 This utility model Figure 5 BB cross-section diagram;

[0024] Figure 7 This utility model Figure 6 A local enlarged view of point E;

[0025] Figure 8 This utility model Figure 1 Stereoscopic diagram.

[0026] The description of the accompanying drawings is as follows: 1. outer shell; 101. storage chamber; 102. discharge chamber; 103. feeding port; 104. discharge pipe; 105. annular material distribution box; 106. vacuum component; 107. top cover; 2. discharge pipe; 3. feeding bowl; 4. control panel; 5. base; 6. opening and closing moving mechanism; 601. first motor; 602. first rotating shaft; 603. moving plate; 604. sealing head; 605. seat plate; 606. guide slide groove; 607. eccentric rotating rod; 608. guide slider; 7. quantitative material dispensing assembly; 701. second motor; 702. second rotating shaft; 703. dispensing rod; 704. connecting rod; 705. dispensing spacer; 706. partition. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model clearer, the technical solution of the utility model will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0028] See also Figure 1-Figure 8 As shown, the utility model provides an automatic feeder, including an outer shell 1 and a control panel 4 arranged on the outer side thereof, the inner part of the outer shell 1 is respectively provided with a discharge chamber 102 and a storage chamber 101 from bottom to top, a quantitative material shifting assembly 7 is arranged in the storage chamber 101, a discharge pipe 2 is arranged on one side of the bottom of the outer shell 1, a feed discharge pipe 104 is arranged on the side of the bottom of the storage chamber 101 near the discharge pipe 2, and an opening and closing moving mechanism 6 is arranged in the discharge chamber 102 between the feed discharge pipe 104 and the discharge pipe 2. Through the above-mentioned specific structural design, the feed discharge pipe 104 and the discharge pipe 2 correspond to each other in upper and lower positions, and the opening and closing moving mechanism 6 can realize the control of the on-off between the feed discharge pipe 104 and the discharge pipe 2.

[0029] See the instruction manual Figure 2 , 3As shown in , 4 and 7, the opening and closing moving mechanism 6 includes a seat plate 605, a moving plate 603 is arranged on the seat plate 605 for movement along a certain direction, a sealing head 604 is arranged on the moving plate 603 for sealing the lower port of the discharge pipe 104, and a driving mechanism for driving the moving plate 603 to move back and forth is arranged on the seat plate 605. The driving mechanism includes a first motor 601 fixedly arranged at the bottom side of the seat plate 605, the output shaft end of the first motor 601 passes through the upper surface of the seat plate 605 and is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft 602, one side of the first rotating shaft 602 is fixedly connected to one end of the eccentric rotating rod 607, the other end of the eccentric rotating rod 607 is connected to the guide slider 608, and the movable plate 603 is provided with a guide slot 606 for cooperating with the guide slider 608 for guiding and sliding, the inner side contour of the guide slot 606 is in a straight line shape, the length direction of the guide slot 606 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable plate 603, and the output end of the control panel 4 is electrically connected to the input end of the first motor 601. When the first motor 601 drives the guide slider 608 to rotate to the position closest to the discharge pipe 104, the sealing head 604 and the lower end of the discharge pipe 104 are sealed against each other, and at this time, the lower side of the sealing head 604 and the upper end of the discharge pipe 2 are sealed against each other. The lower end of the feed pipe is provided with an inclined notch toward the sealing head, and the sealing head is provided with an inclined abutment surface that cooperates with the lower end of the feed pipe. Through the above-mentioned specific structural design, the opening and closing moving mechanism 6 plays the function of on-off control of feeding. In addition, it can also play a sealing role between the discharge pipe 2 and the storage chamber 101 to prevent cat food or dog food from becoming damp, etc. In addition, the lower end of the feed pipe 104 is designed to be an inclined notch, which can make the closure between the sealing head 604 and the lower end of the feed pipe 104 more convenient to force-seal.

[0030] See the instruction manual Figure 2 and 3As shown, the quantitative material dispensing component 7 includes a partition 706 for separating the storage chamber 101 and the discharge chamber 102, an annular material dispensing box 105 is arranged on the lower side of the partition 706, and a plurality of evenly distributed material dispensing spacers 705 are rotatably arranged in the annular material dispensing box 105, a material through-port 103 for communicating with the inside of the annular material dispensing box 105 is opened on the partition 706, the upper end of the discharge pipe 104 is connected to the lower side of the annular material dispensing box 105 and are connected to each other, a second motor 701 is fixedly arranged on the lower side of the annular material dispensing box 105, the output shaft end of the second motor 701 is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft 702, the second rotating shaft 702 is fixedly connected to each material dispensing spacer 705 through a connecting rod 704, the upper end of the second rotating shaft 702 passes through the partition 706 and is fixedly connected to a plurality of evenly distributed material dispensing rods 703, and the output end of the control panel 4 is electrically connected to the input end of the second motor 701. Through the above-mentioned specific structural design, the quantitative material dispensing component 7 can realize the quantitative dispensing of feeding, and the size of the cavity between two adjacent material dispensing spacers 705 determines the amount of feeding.

[0031] See the instruction manual Figure 1 and 8 As shown, a base 5 is provided at the lower side of the outer shell 1, and a feeding bowl 3 is provided on the base 5 below the lower end opening of the discharge pipe 2. A placement groove for embedding the feeding bowl 3 is provided on the upper side of the base 5, and a semicircular notch is provided on the base 5 for taking and placing the feeding bowl 3. Through the above-mentioned specific structural design, it is convenient to take and place the feeding bowl 3 for cleaning, and the semicircular notch makes it convenient to take the feeding bowl 3.

[0032] In addition, the automatic feeder of the utility model can also achieve vacuum sealing. Specifically, a vacuum component 106 is provided inside the storage chamber 101. The vacuum component 106 adopts the existing technology and is composed of a vacuum pump, an air pressure valve, etc. In addition, the upper side of the outer shell 1 is opened and a top cover 107 is provided at the opening, and the opening and closing moving mechanism 6 is cooperated to realize the formation of a vacuum environment inside the storage chamber 101.

[0033] Working principle:

[0034] When in use, the material in the storage chamber 101, such as granular cat food or dog food, is quantitatively fed into the discharge pipe 104 under the action of the quantitative feeding component 7. Specifically, the output shaft of the second motor 701 rotates to drive the second rotating shaft 702 to rotate. The rotation of the second rotating shaft 702 can simultaneously drive the feeding rod 703 and the dividing spacer 705 to rotate. The rotation of the feeding rod 703 can avoid the accumulation of materials, so that the materials can be fed into between the two adjacent dividing spacers 705 through the feeding port 103, so that during the rotation of the dividing spacer 705, the materials are quantitatively transported to the discharge pipe 104. In the material pipeline 104, at this time, the output shaft of the first motor 601 of the opening and closing moving mechanism 6 rotates, thereby driving the first rotating shaft 602 to rotate. The rotation of the first rotating shaft 602 can drive the eccentric rotating rod 607 and the guide slider 608 to rotate, so that the guide slider 608 can drive the movable plate 603 to move on the seat plate 605 under the guidance cooperation of the guide slide groove 606. The movement of the movable plate 603 can drive the sealing head 604 and the lower port of the material discharge pipeline 104 to separate from each other. At this time, the material in the material discharge pipeline 104 falls into the discharge pipeline 2 and falls into the feeding bowl 3.

[0035] The above is only a specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, which should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic feeder, characterized in that: The invention comprises an outer shell (1) and a control panel (4) arranged on the outer side thereof, wherein a discharge chamber (102) and a storage chamber (101) are arranged inside the outer shell (1) from bottom to top, a quantitative material shifting assembly (7) is arranged inside the storage chamber (101), a discharge pipe (2) is arranged on one side of the bottom of the outer shell (1), a discharge pipe (104) is arranged on one side of the bottom of the storage chamber (101) close to the discharge pipe (2), and an opening and closing moving mechanism (6) is arranged inside the discharge chamber (102) between the discharge pipe (104) and the discharge pipe (2).

2. An automatic feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening and closing moving mechanism (6) comprises a seat plate (605), on which a moving plate (603) is arranged to move in a certain direction, on which a sealing head (604) capable of sealing the lower port of the discharge pipe (104) is arranged, and on which a driving mechanism for driving the moving plate (603) to move back and forth is arranged.

3. An automatic feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a first motor (601) fixedly arranged on the bottom side of a seat plate (605); an output shaft end of the first motor (601) passes through the upper surface of the seat plate (605) and is fixedly connected to a first rotating shaft (602); one side of the first rotating shaft (602) is fixedly connected to one end of an eccentric rotating rod (607); the other end of the eccentric rotating rod (607) is connected to a guide slider (608); a guide groove (606) for cooperating with the guide slider (608) for guiding sliding is provided on the movable plate (603); the inner side contour of the guide groove (606) is in a straight line shape; the length direction of the guide groove (606) is perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable plate (603); and the output end of the control panel (4) is electrically connected to the input end of the first motor (601).

4. The automatic feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the first motor (601) drives the guide slider (608) to rotate to the position closest to the discharge pipe (104), the sealing head (604) and the lower end of the discharge pipe (104) are sealed against each other, and at this time, the lower side of the sealing head (604) and the upper end of the discharge pipe (2) are sealed against each other.

5. The automatic feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The quantitative material dispensing assembly (7) comprises a partition (706) for separating the material storage chamber (101) and the material discharging chamber (102); an annular material dispensing box (105) is arranged at the lower side of the partition (706); a plurality of evenly distributed material dispensing spacers (705) are rotatably arranged in the annular material dispensing box (105); a material through-port (103) for communicating with the inside of the annular material dispensing box (105) is opened on the partition (706); the upper end of the material dispensing pipe (104) is connected to the lower end of the annular material dispensing box (105); One side is connected to each other, a second motor (701) is fixedly arranged on the lower side of the annular material distribution box (105), the output shaft end of the second motor (701) is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft (702), the second rotating shaft (702) is fixedly connected to each material distribution spacer (705) through a connecting rod (704), the upper end of the second rotating shaft (702) passes through a partition (706) and is fixedly connected to a plurality of evenly distributed material dispensing rods (703), and the output end of the control panel (4) is electrically connected to the input end of the second motor (701).

6. The automatic feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A base (5) is provided on the lower side of the outer shell (1), and a feeding bowl (3) is provided on the base (5) and is located below the lower end opening of the discharge pipe (2).

7. An automatic feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The upper side of the base (5) is provided with a placement groove for embedding the feeding bowl (3), and the base (5) is provided with a semicircular notch for taking in and placing the feeding bowl (3).

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