Feeder

Abstract

The feeder comprises a machine body (1), a food bowl (2), a bendable integrated curled cover plate (3) and a roller (4), the machine body (1) is provided with a guide groove (5) matched with the curled cover plate (3), the guide groove (5) comprises an upper side section (5.1), arc transition sections (5.2) and a lower side section (5.3) which are arranged in sequence, the roller (4) is located between the arc transition sections (5.2) on the two sides, and when the roller is opened, the roller (4) can rotate around the arc transition sections (5.2). The roller (4) drives the curled cover plate (3) to move away from the upper side section (5.1) along the guide groove (5) so as to expose the opening of the food bowl (2), meanwhile, the rear part of the curled cover plate (3) enters the lower side section (5.3) so as to accommodate the part of the curled cover plate (3) away from the upper side section (5.1), and when the roller (4) is closed, the roller (4) reversely drives the curled cover plate (3) to move back to the upper side section (5.1) along the guide groove (5) so as to close the opening of the food bowl (2); the feeder is beneficial to simplifying manufacturing, and noise is low when the feeder is opened and closed.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In the process of pet breeding, there is a need to feed the pet. In order to improve the convenience and automation of feeding, the prior art proposes a feeder, which generally includes a food bowl and a cover that can close the food bowl. The existing cover is made of multiple pieces, which is not only complicated to manufacture, but also noisy when opened and closed.

[0003] The present disclosure proposes a new feeder which is advantageous in simplifying manufacturing and making less noise when opening and closing. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a feeder which is conducive to simplified manufacturing and has less noise when opening and closing.

[0005] Compared with the prior art, the utility model proposes a feeder, comprising a body and a food bowl arranged in the body, and also comprising a bendable one-piece curling cover plate and a matching roller installed in the body, the body is provided with guide grooves located on both sides of the food bowl, and the two sides of the curling cover plate are slidably fitted in the guide grooves, the guide grooves include an upper side section, an arc transition section, and a lower side section arranged in sequence, the roller is located between the arc transition sections on both sides, the curling cover plate is circumferentially arranged around the roller and is transmission-connected, the roller drives the curling cover plate to open and close the food bowl by forward and reverse rotation, when opening, the roller drives the curling cover plate to move along the guide groove away from the upper side section to expose the opening of the food bowl, at the same time, the rear part of the curling cover plate enters the lower side section to accommodate the part of the curling cover plate leaving the upper side section, when closing, the roller drives the curling cover plate in the opposite direction to move back to the upper side section along the guide groove to close the opening of the food bowl.

[0006] After adopting the above structure, compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0007] On the one hand, the one-piece bendable curling cover simplifies manufacturing. On the other hand, the one-piece bendable curling cover does not generate noise when the curling cover moves and deforms along the guide groove, and the noise is small when opening and closing.

[0008] Since a bendable one-piece curling cover is used, the problem of how to accommodate it needs to be solved. The present invention solves the problem of accommodation by arranging an upper side section, an arc transition section, and a lower side section in sequence, so that the structure can be opened and closed normally and the structure is compact. Specifically, the roller is located between the arc transition sections on both sides, and the curling cover is arranged circumferentially around the roller and is transmission connected. The roller drives the curling cover to open and close the food bowl by forward and reverse rotation. When opening, the roller drives the curling cover to move along the guide groove to leave the upper side section to expose the opening of the food bowl. At the same time, the rear part of the curling cover enters the lower side section to accommodate the part of the curling cover leaving the upper side section. When closing, the roller drives the curling cover to move back to the upper side section along the guide groove in the opposite direction to close the opening of the food bowl.

[0009] In some embodiments, a baffle is provided on one side of the upper section located at the food bowl to prevent foreign matter from entering the upper section.

[0010] In some embodiments, the baffle is configured to be a baffle that extends along the opening and closing direction of the curled cover and can be raised and lowered. The baffle is provided with a guide surface on the retracted side of the curled cover. When opened, the baffle is in a raised state so that the baffle prevents foreign objects from entering the upper side section. When closed, the telescopic end of the curled cover presses the baffle downward through the guide surface so that the two sides of the curled cover enter the upper side section and cover the opening of the food bowl, and the curled cover keeps the baffle pressed down at the same time.

[0011] In some embodiments, a first position sensor is provided at the end of at least one upper side section, and a second position sensor is provided at the end of at least one lower side section. When the cover is in the closed position, the telescopic end of the curling cover triggers the first position sensor to stop the roller from rotating. When the cover is in the opened position, the rear end of the curling cover triggers the second position sensor to stop the roller from rotating.

[0012] In some embodiments, mating teeth are provided on both sides of the curling cover plate, and correspondingly, driving gears are provided on both ends of the roller, and the driving gears mesh with the mating teeth on the corresponding sides.

[0013] In some embodiments, the curling cover is an integral structure formed of a plastic material.

[0014] In some embodiments, the curling cover includes a plurality of rectangular blocks arranged in sequence, the rectangular blocks are horizontally placed in the opening and closing direction of the curling cover, and grooves are arranged between adjacent rectangular blocks.

[0015] In some embodiments, mating teeth are provided on both sides of the curling cover plate, and correspondingly, driving gears are provided at both ends of the roller, and the driving gears are engaged with the mating teeth on the corresponding sides; the mating teeth are provided on the lower side surface of the rectangular block, and at the same time, the groove is provided on the upper side of the curling cover plate as an upper groove, and a lower groove is provided correspondingly on the lower side surface of the part where the upper groove is located, and the lower groove serves as the mating teeth, and the part of the curling cover plate located between the upper groove and the lower groove serves as a thin sheet portion connecting adjacent rectangular blocks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a feeder when closed and shown from an upper side perspective.

[0017] Figure 2 The present invention is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a feeder with its outer shell removed and shown closed from a side view.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a curling cover.

[0019] Figure 4 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a feeder when open and shown from an upper side perspective.

[0020] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a feeder when it is opened after the lower shell is removed and shown from a side view.

[0021] Figure 6 The present invention is a stereoscopic schematic diagram of a feeder after removing the curled cover plate and the lower shell and showing it from a side view.

[0022] Figure 7 The present invention is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a feeder after removing the curled cover plate and the outer shell and showing it from an upper side perspective.

[0023] Figure 8 The present invention is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a feeder after removing the curled cover plate and the upper shell and showing it from an upper side perspective.

[0024] Fig. 9 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of A.

[0025] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1-machine body, 1.1-upper shell, 1.2-lower shell, 2-food bowl, 3-curled cover plate, 4-roller, 5-guide groove, 5.1-upper side section, 5.2-arc transition section, 5.3-lower side section, 6-baffle, 6.1-guide surface, 7-spring, 8-first position sensor, 9-second position sensor, 10-matching tooth, 11-driving gear, 12-rectangular block, 13-groove, 14-upper groove, 15-lower groove, 16-thin sheet part, 17-telescopic end. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following description is used to disclose the utility model so that those skilled in the art can implement the utility model. The embodiments described below are for example only, and those skilled in the art may think of other obvious variations. The basic principles of the utility model defined in the following description can be applied to other embodiments, variations, improvements, equivalents, and other technical solutions that do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

[0027] like Figures 1 to 8 The feeder is shown as a feeder, comprising a body 1 and a food bowl 2 arranged in the body 1, and also comprising a bendable integrated curling cover plate 3 and a matching roller 4 installed in the body 1. The body 1 is provided with guide grooves 5 located on both sides of the food bowl 2. Both sides of the curling cover plate 3 are slidably fitted in the guide grooves 5. The guide grooves 5 include an upper side section 5.1, an arc transition section 5.2, and a lower side section 5.3 arranged in sequence. The roller 4 is located between the arc transition sections 5.2 on both sides. The curling cover plate 3 is wound around the guide grooves 5. The roller 4 is circumferentially arranged and transmission-connected, and drives the curled cover plate 3 to open and close the food bowl 2 by forward and reverse rotation. When opening, the roller 4 drives the curled cover plate 3 to move along the guide groove 5 away from the upper side section 5.1 to expose the opening of the food bowl 2. At the same time, the rear part of the curled cover plate 3 enters the lower side section 5.3 to accommodate the part of the curled cover plate 3 leaving the upper side section 5.1. When closing, the roller 4 drives the curled cover plate 3 in the opposite direction to move along the guide groove 5 back to the upper side section 5.1 to close the opening of the food bowl 2.

[0028] The curling cover plate 3 is a curlable integrated structure manufactured by, for example, plastic integrated molding, silicone integrated molding, rubber integrated molding or the like.

[0029] The body 1 comprises an upper shell 1.1 and a lower shell 1.2, and the upper shell 1.1 and the lower shell 1.2 are connected up and down to form a complete shell.

[0030] In some embodiments, Figure 4 , 7 As shown in Figures 8 and 9, a baffle 6 is provided on one side of the upper section 5.1 located at the food bowl 2 to prevent foreign objects from entering the upper section 5.1. Foreign objects generally refer to food. When the pet eats from the food bowl 2, the food will be stirred. Therefore, the baffle 6 can prevent the food from entering the upper section 5.1 and prevent the curling cover 3 from opening and closing.

[0031] In some embodiments, Figure 4 , 7As shown in , 8, the baffle 6 is set to be a baffle 6 that extends along the opening and closing direction of the curling cover 3 and can be raised and lowered. The baffle 6 is provided with a guide surface 6.1 on the retracted side of the curling cover 3. In the open state, the baffle 6 is in a raised state so that the baffle 6 prevents foreign objects from entering the upper section 5.1. When closed, the telescopic end 17 of the curling cover 3 presses the baffle 6 downward through the guide surface 6.1 so that the two sides of the curling cover 3 enter the upper section 5.1 and cover the opening of the food bowl 2. The curling cover 3 keeps the baffle 6 pressed down at the same time. In this way, on the one hand, the purpose of preventing foreign objects from entering the upper section 5.1 is achieved. On the other hand, when closed, the two sides of the curling cover 3 are also elastically pressed upward by the baffle 6 in the upper section 5.1, so that there will be no problem of looseness, which is also conducive to reducing the generation of noise. For example, during the movement, the curling cover 3 is not easy to shake up and down.

[0032] like Figure 7 As shown, a plurality of springs 7 can be provided, and the springs 7 are used to elastically support the baffle 6.

[0033] In some embodiments, Figure 7 As shown, a first position sensor 8 is provided at the end of at least one upper side section 5.1, and a second position sensor 9 is provided at the end of at least one lower side section 5.3. When the cover is fully closed, the telescopic end 17 of the curling cover 3 triggers the first position sensor 8 to stop the roller 4 from rotating. When the cover is fully opened, the rear end of the curling cover 3 triggers the second position sensor 9 to stop the roller 4 from rotating. In this way, the control of the moving position of the curling cover 3 is safer to avoid accidents.

[0034] In this example, the first position sensor 8 and the second position sensor 9 use mechanically triggered travel switches, which are less affected by environmental interference and are stable and reliable. Of course, other structures may also be used, such as proximity switches, infrared detection, grating detection, etc.

[0035] In some embodiments, Figure 2 , 3 As shown in FIG. 6 , the two sides of the curling cover plate 3 are provided with matching teeth 10, and correspondingly, the two ends of the roller 4 are provided with driving gears 11, and the driving gears 11 mesh with the matching teeth 10 on the corresponding side. In this way, the occupied volume is small and the structure is relatively compact. In addition, the meshing transmission is conducive to transmission accuracy and stable and reliable transmission.

[0036] In some embodiments, Figure 3 , 9 As shown, the curling cover 3 includes a plurality of rectangular blocks 12 arranged in sequence, the rectangular blocks 12 are horizontally arranged in the opening and closing direction of the curling cover 3, and grooves 13 are arranged between adjacent rectangular blocks 12. The grooves 13 facilitate the curling of the curling cover 3, and the rectangular blocks 12 provide a certain supporting strength to ensure the strength of the curling cover 3, so that the curling cover 3 can reliably open and close the opening of the food bowl 2.

[0037] In some embodiments, Figure 3 , 9 As shown, the two sides of the curling cover plate 3 are provided with matching teeth 10, and correspondingly, the two ends of the roller 4 are provided with driving gears 11, which mesh with the matching teeth 10 on the corresponding side; the matching teeth 10 are provided on the lower side of the rectangular block 12, and at the same time, the groove 13 is provided on the upper side of the curling cover plate 3 as an upper groove 14, and a lower groove 15 is correspondingly provided on the lower side of the part where the upper groove 14 is located, and the lower groove 15 serves as the matching teeth 10, and the part of the curling cover plate 3 located between the upper groove 14 and the lower groove 15 serves as a thin sheet 16 connecting adjacent rectangular blocks 12. In this way, the setting of the upper groove 14 and the lower groove 15 not only realizes the setting of the matching teeth 10, but also realizes the setting of the thin sheet 16. Specifically, due to the setting of the lower groove 15, the matching teeth 10 can be distributed more densely, so that the meshing transmission is more stable, and at the same time, the setting of the thin sheet 16 is also realized, so that the curling cover plate 3 is not easy to break during long-term use.

[0038] The drum 4 can be driven by an electric motor. The electric motor driving the drum 4 to rotate is a conventional technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0039] When understanding the present disclosure, if necessary, the above structure can refer to other embodiments / appendices. Figure 1 And understand, no further elaboration here.

[0040] The above description is only an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, so any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the structure, characteristics and principles described in the patent protection scope of the present invention are included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feeder, comprising a body (1) and a food bowl (2) arranged in the body (1), characterized in that: The machine also comprises a bendable integrated curling cover plate (3) and a matching roller (4) installed in the machine body (1); the machine body (1) is provided with guide grooves (5) located on both sides of the food bowl (2); both sides of the curling cover plate (3) are slidably fitted in the guide grooves (5); the guide grooves (5) comprise an upper section (5.1), an arc transition section (5.2), and a lower section (5.3) which are arranged in sequence; the roller (4) is located between the arc transition sections (5.2) on both sides; the curling cover plate (3) is circumferentially arranged around the roller (4) and is transmission-connected; The roller (4) drives the curling cover (3) to open and close the food bowl (2) by rotating forward and reversely. When opening, the roller (4) drives the curling cover (3) to move along the guide groove (5) away from the upper section (5.1) to expose the opening of the food bowl (2). At the same time, the rear part of the curling cover (3) enters the lower section (5.3) to accommodate the part of the curling cover (3) that leaves the upper section (5.1). When closing, the roller (4) drives the curling cover (3) in the opposite direction to move along the guide groove (5) back to the upper section (5.1) to close the opening of the food bowl (2).

2. The feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that A baffle (6) for preventing foreign matter from entering the upper side section (5.1) is provided on one side of the upper side section (5.1) located on the food bowl (2).

3. The feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that The baffle (6) is arranged to be a baffle (6) extending along the opening and closing direction of the curling cover (3) and capable of being raised and lowered. The baffle (6) is provided with a guide surface (6.1) on the retracted side of the curling cover (3). In the open state, the baffle (6) is in a raised state so that the baffle (6) blocks foreign matter from entering the upper section (5.1). In the closed state, the telescopic end (17) of the curling cover (3) presses the baffle (6) downward through the guide surface (6.1) so that both sides of the curling cover (3) enter the upper section (5.1) and cover the opening of the food bowl (2). The curling cover (3) simultaneously keeps the baffle (6) pressed down.

4. The feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that A first position sensor (8) is provided at the end of at least one upper side section (5.1), and a second position sensor (9) is provided at the end of at least one lower side section (5.3); when the cover is in a fully closed state, the telescopic end (17) of the curling cover (3) triggers the first position sensor (8) to stop the roller (4) from rotating; when the cover is in a fully opened state, the rear end of the curling cover (3) triggers the second position sensor (9) to stop the roller (4) from rotating.

5. The feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that Matching teeth (10) are provided on both sides of the curling cover plate (3), and correspondingly, driving gears (11) are provided on both ends of the roller (4), and the driving gears (11) mesh with the matching teeth (10) on the corresponding side.

6. The feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that The curling cover plate (3) is an integral structure formed of a plastic material.

7. The feeder according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that: The curling cover plate (3) comprises a plurality of rectangular blocks (12) arranged in sequence, wherein the rectangular blocks (12) are arranged horizontally in the opening and closing direction of the curling cover plate (3), and grooves (13) are arranged between adjacent rectangular blocks (12).

8. The feeder according to claim 7, characterized in that Matching teeth (10) are provided on both sides of the curling cover plate (3), and correspondingly, driving gears (11) are provided at both ends of the roller (4), and the driving gears (11) mesh with the matching teeth (10) on the corresponding side; the matching teeth (10) are provided on the lower side of the rectangular block (12), and at the same time, the groove (13) is arranged on the upper side of the curling cover plate (3) as an upper groove (14), and a lower groove (15) is correspondingly provided on the lower side of the part where the upper groove (14) is located, and the lower groove (15) serves as the matching teeth (10), and the part of the curling cover plate (3) located between the upper groove (14) and the lower groove (15) serves as a thin sheet part (16) connecting adjacent rectangular blocks (12).

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