Pet feeder

By using a combination of rotating parts and driving parts in the pet feeder, quantitative discharge is achieved, and excessive food and indigestion problems caused by unlimited discharge of pet feeder are solved, ensuring the quantitative supply of food and improving the safety of the feeder .

CN222236147UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-27NINGBO HUAWEI ELECTRIC APPLIANCE MFG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421042861.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-14
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-14

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Technical Problem

Existing pet feeders cause unlimited feeding under gravity, causing problems of excessive eating and indigestion in pets.

Method used

A pet feeder is designed, using a combination of rotating parts and driving parts to control the communication or isolation between the rotating parts and the discharge port to achieve quantitative or fixed discharge, and avoid unlimited discharge. The device includes a feeding box, a guide shell, a feeding bowl and a storage box. The number and time of the connecting trough and the discharge port are adjusted through the rotation angle of the rotating part to ensure quantitative grain supply.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids excessive eating of pets, prevents indigestion, ensures quantitative supply of food, and improves the safety of feeders.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a pet feeder. The pet feeder comprises a discharging box, a discharging driving assembly, a material guiding shell, a feeding bowl and a material storage box. The discharging box is provided with a discharging cavity and a discharging port communicated with the discharging cavity, the discharging driving assembly is arranged on the discharging box and comprises a rotating part and a driving part, the rotating part is arranged in the discharging cavity and provided with a plurality of material grooves, the material grooves are sequentially arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotating axis of the rotating part, and the driving part is in transmission connection with the rotating part. The feeding bowl is connected to the discharging box, the feeding bowl is located at the discharging end of the material guiding shell, the material storage box is connected to the discharging box, the material storage box is provided with a material storage cavity, the material storage cavity is communicated with the discharging cavity, and the discharging end of the material storage cavity is communicated with the discharging cavity. And a drying agent accommodating box is arranged in the material storage cavity. According to the pet feeder, fixed-part or fixed-quantity feeding can be achieved by controlling the rotating piece to rotate, and indigestion caused by excessive feeding of pets due to infinite feeding is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] A pet feeder usually includes a material box and a feeding bowl arranged at the bottom of the material box. The material box has a cavity for accommodating materials. The cavity has a discharge port. The feeding bowl is located below the discharge port. Materials are automatically discharged into the feeding bowl under the action of gravity. When the materials in the feeding bowl are piled high and dense at the discharge port, the materials will no longer fall. When the pet eats and the height of the materials in the feeding bowl is reduced, the materials are no longer dense at the discharge port. The materials in the material box will continue to fall into the feeding bowl through the discharge port under the action of gravity. In this way, the material box will drop materials into the feeding bowl indefinitely. There will always be food in the feeding bowl, and there is a problem of pets eating too much, causing indigestion.

[0003] In view of this, the present utility model is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides a pet feeder.

[0005] This application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A pet feeder, comprising:

[0007] A material discharge box, the material discharge box having a material discharge cavity and a material discharge port connected to the material discharge cavity;

[0008] A material discharge drive assembly, the material discharge drive assembly is arranged in the material discharge box, the material discharge drive assembly comprises a rotating member and a driving member, the rotating member is rotatably arranged in the material discharge chamber, the rotating member has a plurality of material troughs, each of the material troughs is sequentially arranged along the circumference of the rotation axis of the rotating member, the driving member is transmission-connected to the rotating member to drive the rotating member to rotate, so that the material trough is connected with or isolated from the discharge port;

[0009] A material guide shell, the material guide shell is arranged on the material discharge box, and the feed end of the material guide shell is connected to the material discharge port;

[0010] A feeding bowl, the feeding bowl is connected to the feed box, and the feeding bowl is located at the discharge end of the feed guide shell;

[0011] A material storage box is connected to the lower material box, the material storage box has a material storage cavity, the material storage cavity is connected to the lower material cavity, and a desiccant containing box is arranged in the material storage cavity.

[0012] Optionally, the feed box has an outer box shell and a recessed shell arranged on the top opening of the outer box shell;

[0013] The recessed shell encloses the feeding cavity, and the recessed shell is provided with the discharge port;

[0014] The material storage box has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connected to the bottom wall, the bottom wall is convex, and a hollow opening is arranged on the bottom wall;

[0015] When the material storage box is connected to the material discharge box, the bottom wall is attached to the peripheral side surface of the recessed shell, and the hollow opening is connected to the material discharge cavity.

[0016] Optionally, one of the recessed shell and the bottom wall is provided with a locking protrusion, and the other is provided with a locking groove;

[0017] The locking protrusion is locked in the locking slot.

[0018] Optionally, the pet feeder includes a dividing plate;

[0019] The dividing plate is installed on the concave shell, and the dividing plate divides the lower material cavity into an upper lower material cavity and a lower lower material cavity;

[0020] The rotating member is arranged in the lower feeding cavity;

[0021] The discharge port is connected to the lower feeding cavity;

[0022] The material dividing plate is provided with a connecting port connecting the upper material discharge cavity and the lower material discharge cavity;

[0023] The rotation of the rotating member can connect or isolate the material trough from the communication port.

[0024] Optionally, a cleaning sheet is provided on the material dividing plate, and the cleaning sheet is located in the lower material discharge cavity;

[0025] Cleaning matching surfaces are provided between adjacent material troughs on the rotating member;

[0026] The cleaning sheet contacts the cleaning mating surface.

[0027] Optionally, the pet feeder includes a material-shifting member, the material-shifting member is located in the upper feeding cavity, and the material-shifting member is drivingly connected to the driving member.

[0028] Optionally, the driving part of the pet feeder includes a motor and a transmission body, the motor is connected to the feed box, the transmission body is transmission-connected to the motor, the transmission body passes through the recessed shell and the material dividing plate, and the transmission body is respectively connected to the rotating part and the material diverting part.

[0029] Optionally, a connecting column is provided on the recessed shell;

[0030] The material guide shell is provided with a U-shaped connecting seat;

[0031] The U-shaped connecting seat is sleeved on the connecting column;

[0032] One end of the fastener passes through the U-shaped connection seat and is connected to the connection column, and the other end of the fastener is limited to the U-shaped connection seat.

[0033] Optionally, the feeding bowl comprises a shell and a bowl body, the bowl body is arranged on the shell, and an insert block and two baffles are arranged on the shell;

[0034] The outer box shell is provided with a slot;

[0035] When the feeding bowl is connected to the discharge box, the plug block is plugged into the slot, and the two baffles are respectively limited to the two sides of the discharge end of the material guide shell.

[0036] Optionally, the feeding bowl comprises two bowl bodies, and a material guiding slope is provided on the shell, and the material guiding slope extends to the two bowl bodies respectively;

[0037] The material guiding slope is located between the two baffles. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] The accompanying drawings are part of this application and are used to provide a further understanding of the utility model. The schematic embodiments of the utility model and their descriptions are used to explain the utility model, but do not constitute an improper limitation of the utility model. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0039] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a pet feeder provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0040] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the matching structure of the feeding box and the storage box of the pet feeder provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0041] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the matching structure of the feed box, the rotating member, the feed dividing plate and the feed shifting member of the pet feeder provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0042] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the matching structure of a feeding box and a feeding bowl of a pet feeder provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0043] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of a pet feeder provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0044] Figure 6 A cross-sectional view of a pet feeder provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0045] Figure 7 A sectional view of a partial structure of a pet feeder provided in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0046] In the figure: 1. material discharge box; 11. recessed shell; 111. material discharge port; 112. card slot; 113. connecting column; 114. detector; 12. slot; 2. rotating member; 21. material trough; 3. material guide shell; 31. U-shaped connecting seat; 5. material storage box; 51. cover body; 52. bottom wall; 521. card convex; 53. desiccant containing box; 6. material dividing plate; 61. connecting port; 62. cleaning sheet; 7. material removing member; 8. transmission body; 9. feeding bowl; 91. shell; 911. baffle; 912. plug block; 913. material guide slope; 92. bowl body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the utility model but are not used to limit the scope of the utility model.

[0048] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions 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 direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0049] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0050] See also Figures 1 to 7As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a pet feeder, comprising: a feed box 1, a feed drive assembly, a feed guide shell 3, a feeding bowl 9 and a feed storage box 5. The material discharge box 1 has a material discharge cavity and a discharge port 111 connected to the material discharge cavity. The material discharge drive assembly is arranged on the material discharge box 1. The material discharge drive assembly includes a rotating member 2 and a driving member. The rotating member 2 is rotatably arranged in the material discharge cavity. The rotating member 2 has a plurality of material troughs 21, and each of the material troughs 21 is arranged in sequence along the circumferential direction of the rotation axis of the rotating member 2. The driving member is transmission-connected to the rotating member 2 to drive the rotating member 2 to rotate, so that the material troughs 21 are connected to or isolated from the discharge port 111. A material guide shell 3 is arranged on the material discharge box 1, and a feeding end of the material guide shell 3 is connected to the discharge port 111. A feeding bowl 9 is connected to the material discharge box 1, and the feeding bowl 9 is located at the discharge end of the material guide shell 3. A storage box 5 is connected to the material discharge box 1, and the storage box 5 has a storage cavity, which is connected to the material discharge cavity. A desiccant containing box 53 is arranged in the storage cavity. The pet feeder of the present application can realize fixed-portion or fixed-quantity feeding by controlling the rotation of the rotating member 2, thereby avoiding unlimited feeding causing the pet to eat too much and cause indigestion. By controlling the rotation angle of the rotating member 2, the number and / or time of the connection between the feed trough 21 and the discharge port 111 can be controlled, thereby realizing fixed-quantity or fixed-portion feeding.

[0051] In some possible embodiments, the discharge box 1 has an outer box shell and a recessed shell 11 arranged on the top opening of the outer box shell, the recessed shell 11 encloses the discharge cavity, the discharge port 111 is arranged on the recessed shell 11, the storage box 5 has a bottom wall 52 and a peripheral wall connected to the bottom wall 52, the bottom wall 52 is convex, and a hollow opening is arranged on the bottom wall 52, when the storage box 5 is connected to the discharge box 1, the bottom wall 52 is attached to the peripheral side surface of the recessed shell 11, and the hollow opening is connected to the discharge cavity.

[0052] A detector 114 may be provided on the recessed shell 11 to detect the material in the pet feeder. When the material covers the detector 114, the detector 114 outputs a signal, indicating that the remaining material in the pet feeder is higher than the detector 114. When the material is lower than the detector 114 and the detector 114 is exposed, the detector 114 outputs another signal, indicating that the remaining material in the pet feeder is lower than the detector 114. The detector 114 may be any one of an infrared sensor, a proximity switch, a photosensitive sensor, and a pressure sensor.

[0053] In some possible implementations, one of the recessed shell 11 and the bottom wall 52 is provided with a locking protrusion 521, and the other is provided with a locking groove 112, and the locking protrusion 521 is locked in the locking groove 112. The material discharge box 1 and the material storage box 5 are detachably connected through the locking structure.

[0054] In some possible embodiments, the pet feeder includes a dividing plate 6, which is installed on the recessed shell 11, and the dividing plate 6 divides the lower material cavity into an upper lower material cavity and a lower lower material cavity. The rotating member 2 is arranged in the lower lower material cavity, and the discharge port 111 is connected to the lower lower material cavity. A connecting port 61 connecting the upper lower material cavity and the lower lower material cavity is arranged on the dividing plate 6. The rotation of the rotating member 2 can connect or isolate the trough 21 with the connecting port 61.

[0055] The material dividing plate 6 separates the lower material cavity from the upper material cavity. When the rotating member 2 rotates to the material trough 21 and connects to the connecting port 61, the material in the upper material cavity can be filled into the material trough 21 through the connecting port 61. The material trough 21 is arranged through the top and bottom. When the rotating member 2 rotates to the material trough 21 and connects to the discharge port 111, the material in the material trough 21 can be discharged to the feeding bowl 9 through the discharge port 111. The number of times the material trough 21 and the discharge port 111 are connected can be adjusted by controlling the rotation angle of the rotating member 2, thereby realizing quantitative feeding.

[0056] In some possible implementation schemes, a cleaning sheet 62 is provided on the dividing plate 6, and the cleaning sheet 62 is located in the lower material discharge cavity. A cleaning matching surface is provided between adjacent material troughs 21 on the rotating member 2. During the rotation of the rotating member 2, the cleaning sheet 62 contacts the cleaning matching surface to clean the material on the cleaning surface.

[0057] A cleaning sheet 62 may be provided on both sides of the connecting opening 61 of the dividing plate 6 , respectively. The two cleaning sheets 62 are sequentially provided along the rotating direction of the rotating member 2 .

[0058] In some possible embodiments, the pet feeder includes a material shifting member 7, which is located in the upper feeding cavity and is connected to the driving member by transmission. The material shifting member 7 can scatter the material, making it loose and easier to drop.

[0059] In some possible embodiments, the driving part of the pet feeder includes a motor and a transmission body 8, wherein the motor is connected to the discharge box 1, and the transmission body 8 is connected to the motor. The transmission body 8 is rotatably arranged to penetrate the recessed shell 11 and the dividing plate 6, and the transmission body 8 is respectively connected to the rotating part 2 and the material tapping part 7 to drive the rotating part 2 and the material tapping part 7 to rotate synchronously.

[0060] In some possible implementations, a connecting column 113 is provided on the recessed shell 11, a U-shaped connecting seat 31 is provided on the material guide shell 3, the U-shaped connecting seat 31 is sleeved on the connecting column 113, one end of a fastener passes through the U-shaped connecting seat 31 and is connected to the connecting column 113, and the other end of the fastener is limited to the U-shaped connecting seat 31. The fastener can be a screw, and a thread groove is provided on the connecting column 113.

[0061] The feeding bowl 9 includes a shell 91 and a bowl body 92, the bowl body 92 is arranged on the shell 91, the shell 91 is provided with an insert block 912 and two baffles 911, the outer box shell is provided with a slot 12, when the feeding bowl 9 is connected to the discharge box 1, the insert block 912 is plugged into the slot 12, and the two baffles 911 are respectively limited to the two sides of the discharge end of the guide shell 3. The feeding bowl 9 and the discharge box 1 are detachably connected, and different feeding bowls 9 can be replaced for the pet feeder.

[0062] In some possible embodiments, the feeding bowl 9 includes two bowl bodies 92, and a material guide slope 913 is provided on the shell 91, and the material guide slope 913 extends to the two bowl bodies 92 respectively, and the material guide slope 913 is located between the two baffles 911. Through the design of the material guide slope 913, the material guide shell 3 can be supported to discharge materials into the two bowl bodies 92 at the same time, which can facilitate two pets to eat at the same time.

[0063] The storage box 5 is provided with a cover 51 , and the desiccant containing box 53 is detachably connected to the cover 51 . A cavity is formed between the cover 51 and the desiccant containing box 53 , and a desiccant bag can be conveniently placed in the cavity.

[0064] The preferred embodiments of the present application disclosed above are only used to help explain the present application. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the present application to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present application, so that those skilled in the art can understand and use the present application well. The present application is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A pet feeder, characterized in that: include: A material discharge box, the material discharge box having a material discharge cavity and a material discharge port connected to the material discharge cavity; A material discharge drive assembly, the material discharge drive assembly is arranged in the material discharge box, the material discharge drive assembly comprises a rotating member and a driving member, the rotating member is rotatably arranged in the material discharge chamber, the rotating member has a plurality of material troughs, each of the material troughs is sequentially arranged along the circumference of the rotation axis of the rotating member, the driving member is transmission-connected to the rotating member to drive the rotating member to rotate, so that the material trough is connected with or isolated from the discharge port; A material guide shell, the material guide shell is arranged on the material discharge box, and the feed end of the material guide shell is connected to the material discharge port; A feeding bowl, the feeding bowl is connected to the feed box, and the feeding bowl is located at the discharge end of the feed guide shell; A material storage box is connected to the lower material box, the material storage box has a material storage cavity, the material storage cavity is connected to the lower material cavity, and a desiccant containing box is arranged in the material storage cavity.

2. The pet feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unloading box comprises an outer box shell and a recessed shell arranged on the top opening of the outer box shell; The recessed shell encloses the feeding cavity, and the recessed shell is provided with the discharge port; The material storage box has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall connected to the bottom wall, the bottom wall is convex, and a hollow opening is arranged on the bottom wall; When the material storage box is connected to the material discharge box, the bottom wall is attached to the peripheral side surface of the recessed shell, and the hollow opening is connected to the material discharge cavity.

3. The pet feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: One of the recessed shell and the bottom wall is provided with a locking protrusion, and the other is provided with a locking groove; The locking protrusion is locked in the locking slot.

4. The pet feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: Including dividing plate; The dividing plate is installed on the concave shell, and the dividing plate divides the lower material cavity into an upper lower material cavity and a lower lower material cavity; The rotating member is arranged in the lower feeding cavity; The discharge port is connected to the lower feeding cavity; The material dividing plate is provided with a connecting port connecting the upper material discharge cavity and the lower material discharge cavity; The rotation of the rotating member can connect or isolate the material trough from the communication port.

5. The pet feeder according to claim 4, characterized in that: A cleaning sheet is provided on the material dividing plate, and the cleaning sheet is located in the lower material discharging cavity; Cleaning matching surfaces are provided between adjacent material troughs on the rotating member; The cleaning sheet contacts the cleaning mating surface.

6. The pet feeder according to claim 4, characterized in that: It comprises a material shifting member, which is located in the upper material discharge cavity and is transmission-connected to the driving member.

7. The pet feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The driving member includes a motor and a transmission body, the motor is connected to the unloading box, the transmission body is transmission-connected to the motor, the transmission body penetrates the recessed shell and the dividing plate, and the transmission body is respectively connected to the rotating member and the material-dividing member.

8. The pet feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: A connecting column is arranged on the recessed shell; The material guide shell is provided with a U-shaped connecting seat; The U-shaped connecting seat is sleeved on the connecting column; One end of the fastener passes through the U-shaped connection seat and is connected to the connection column, and the other end of the fastener is limited to the U-shaped connection seat.

9. The pet feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding bowl comprises a shell and a bowl body, wherein the bowl body is arranged on the shell, and an insert block and two baffles are arranged on the shell; The outer box shell is provided with a slot; When the feeding bowl is connected to the discharge box, the plug block is plugged into the slot, and the two baffles are respectively limited to the two sides of the discharge end of the material guide shell.

10. The pet feeder according to claim 9, characterized in that: The feeding bowl comprises two bowl bodies, and a material guiding slope is arranged on the shell, and the material guiding slope extends to the two bowl bodies respectively; The material guiding slope is located between the two baffles.