Multi-food-tray pet feeder capable of equally dividing food output

Abstract

The pet feeder comprises a base, a food bin and three food plates, the food bin is arranged on the base, the food plates are evenly distributed on the circumferential face of the base, and the base is provided with material guide grooves corresponding to the food plates one to one; food outlet holes in one-to-one correspondence with the material guide grooves are evenly distributed in a bottom plate of the food bin, a rotating disc is assembled on the bottom plate of the food bin, through holes in one-to-one correspondence with the food outlet holes are formed in the rotating disc, and food in the food bin is conveyed into the corresponding food disc through the food outlet holes, the through holes and the material guide grooves under the dead weight. According to the multi-food-tray pet feeder, food in the food bin can be averagely output to the food trays through the food outlet holes; through the structural arrangement of the quantitative bin, it can be basically guaranteed that each food outlet can accurately output the same quantitative food to the corresponding food plate, and therefore the uniform feeding effect of multiple pets is guaranteed, and the situation that the pets fight for food is effectively reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of pet feeders, in particular to a pet feeder with multiple food trays for evenly distributing food. Background Art

[0002] As more and more pets enter family life, it is very common for a family to have multiple pets. Pet owners are taking more and more detailed care of their pets, and the workload is also increasing. Among them, it is extremely important to be able to provide food for pets at any time and on demand. However, many pet owners cannot always take care of their pets due to work or other factors. For this reason, many pet owners are equipped with pet feeders.

[0003] Most existing pet feeders are only equipped with one feeding bowl, such as the animal feeding device disclosed in the Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN 211983279 U, the pet feeder disclosed in the Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN 113796328A, etc. A few pet feeders are equipped with two or more feeding plates to meet the needs of multiple pets in a family; for example, the Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN214546467U discloses a pet food classification and timing feeder, which has multiple food grids and can be provided with multiple gaps to meet the dining needs of multiple pets, and the Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN213214812U discloses a pet feeder with two feeding plates, which can feed multiple types of food to pets at the same time, and the food storage boxes and food grids of the two feeders are transported one by one in a single channel; in addition, there are feeders equipped with two feeding plates, which are separated by a partition plate from the same channel to guide the food to the left and right sides of the food plate. The above-mentioned various existing feeders are prone to uneven distribution of food in each food compartment, which leads to competition for food when multiple pets are fed, so that the pets cannot get a reasonable feeding effect. Summary of the invention

[0004] The utility model provides a pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food, so as to overcome the problems of uneven food distribution and easy occurrence of food contention in existing multi-pet feeders, which result in unsatisfactory feeding effects.

[0005] The utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A pet feeder with multiple food trays for evenly distributing food, comprising a base, a food bin and at least two food trays, wherein the food bin is detachably mounted on the top of the base, and the food trays are evenly distributed on the circumference of the base, and the base is provided with a material guide groove corresponding to the food trays one by one. The bottom plate of the food bin is provided with food outlet holes corresponding to the material guide grooves one by one, and all the food outlet holes are evenly distributed in a circular area with the center point of the bottom plate of the food bin as the center of the circle, and a freely rotatable rotating disk is installed on the inner surface or the outer surface of the bottom plate of the food bin, and the rotating disk is provided with through holes corresponding to the food outlet holes one by one, and the area between two adjacent through holes forms a closed portion, and the closed portion is used to cover the corresponding food outlet hole, and the food in the food bin is transported to the corresponding food tray through the food outlet hole, the through hole and the material guide groove under its own weight.

[0007] In a further improvement, the food bin comprises an upper cylinder and a base. The upper cylinder and the base are integrally formed, or the upper cylinder and the base are separate parts that are detachably fixed and assembled into an integral structure. The food outlet is provided on the base.

[0008] Further improved, the structure of the rotating disk is preferably in the following two ways: first, the rotating disk is a flat plate structure, a rotating shaft is fixedly provided at the center of the rotating disk, and the rotating disk is assembled on the inner bottom surface or the outer bottom surface of the base through the rotating shaft. The rotating disk is fixedly provided with a control rod, which extends to the outer side of the peripheral surface of the food bin, and the rotation direction and rotation angle of the rotating disk are controlled by the control rod. Second, it also includes a connecting seat installed at the bottom of the base, the connecting seat is fixedly installed on the top of the base, and the bottom of the connecting seat is provided with a food outlet corresponding to the material guide groove one by one. The bottom surface of the base and the top surface of the connecting seat surround a food distribution cavity. The rotating disk includes a rotating part (the rotating part is equivalent to the above-mentioned rotating shaft structure) and a food diverting plate evenly fixed on the peripheral surface of the rotating part, the shape of the food diverting plate is adapted to the cross-sectional profile of the food distribution cavity, and the food distribution cavity is divided into a plurality of independent quantitative bins by the food diverting plate, and the rotating part rotates to drive the food diverting plate to push the food in the food distribution cavity to move in a directional manner. The rotation of the rotating part can be driven by a motor fixedly mounted on the base, or by manual rotation (the structure of manual rotation: a rotating rod can be set at the top of the rotating part, the rotating rod extends to the top of the food bin and penetrates to the outside, and a handle is arranged on the top of the rotating rod to facilitate the operation of the rotating rod for rotation. The following cap structure can be sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating rod, or the bottom end of the rotating rod can be fixedly mounted on the cap.) The food outlet and the food outlet hole are staggered left and right, and the quantitative bin is selectively connected to the food outlet and the food outlet hole.

[0009] As a further improvement, the rotating disk is mounted on the bottom surface of the base, the top end of the rotating shaft extends into the base, a cover cap is mounted on the top of the rotating shaft, and the bottom surface of the cover cap is fitted and connected to the inner bottom surface of the base.

[0010] As a further improvement, stirring rods are evenly fixed on the circumference of the cap, the stirring rods extend radially outward from the center, and the cap drives the stirring rods to rotate synchronously with the rotating shaft.

[0011] In a further improvement, the food bin is provided with two, three or four food outlet holes, and the food outlet holes are arranged in a rotationally symmetrical distribution with the rotation axis as the axis.

[0012] From the above description of the structure of the utility model, it can be seen that compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages: the multi-food tray pet feeder can output the food in the food bin from each feeding hole evenly to the food tray through the coordinated use of the feeding holes at the bottom of the food bin, the rotating disk and the material guide trough; in addition, through the structural setting of the quantitative bin, the food outputted from each feeding port of the feeder each time is measured by the quantitative bin of fixed volume and then output in a quantitative manner, thereby basically ensuring that each feeding port can output the same quantitative food to the corresponding food tray more accurately, thereby ensuring the uniform feeding effect of multiple pets, thereby effectively reducing the occurrence of pets competing for food. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a pet feeder according to an embodiment.

[0014] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the food bin of the pet feeder according to the embodiment.

[0015] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the food bin base of the pet feeder according to the embodiment.

[0016] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the pet feeder according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The specific implementation of the present utility model is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] Implementation Method 1

[0019] Reference Figures 1 to 3The pet feeder with multiple food trays 3 and evenly distributed food output includes a base 1, a food bin 2 and at least two food trays 3. The food bin 2 is detachably mounted on the top of the base 1. The food trays 3 are evenly distributed on the circumference of the base 1. The base 1 is provided with a material guide groove 10 corresponding to the food trays 3. The bottom plate of the food bin 2 is provided with food outlet holes 20 corresponding to the food guide grooves 10. All the food outlet holes 20 are evenly distributed in a circular area with the center point of the bottom plate of the food bin 2 as the center. The food bin 2 includes a top cover 21, an upper cylinder 22 and a base 23. The upper cylinder 22 and the base 23 are in an integrally formed structure, or the upper cylinder 22 and the base 23 are two separate parts (which can be realized by conventional methods in the prior art such as threaded connection, adhesive connection, plug connection or snap connection) and are detachably fixedly assembled into an integral structure. The top cover 21 is assembled at the opening at the top of the upper cylinder 22. Food can be added into the food bin 2 through the opening, and the opening is sealed by the top cover 21. The food outlet 20 is provided on the base 23; preferably, the food bin 2 is provided with two, three or four food outlet holes 20. And preferably, the food outlet holes 20 are arranged in a rotationally symmetrical distribution with the following rotation axis as the axis, so that the food in the food bin 2 can be output in equal amounts from each food outlet hole 20.

[0020] Continue to refer to Figure 2 The base 23 is equipped with a freely rotatable rotating disk 24, which is a flat plate structure, and a rotating shaft is fixed at the center of the rotating disk 24. The rotating disk 24 is mounted on the inner bottom surface or the outer bottom surface of the base 23 through the rotating shaft. The rotating disk 24 is fixed with a control rod, which extends to the outer side of the peripheral surface of the food bin 2, and the rotation direction and rotation angle of the rotating disk 24 are controlled by the control rod. Figure 2 The rotating disk 24 is provided with through holes 241 corresponding to the feeding holes 20 one by one, and the portion between two adjacent through holes 241 forms a closing portion 242. When food output is not required, the rotating disk 24 is rotated so that the closing portion 242 covers / blocks the corresponding feeding hole 20. When food output is required, the rotating disk 24 is rotated so that the through holes 241 are connected to the feeding holes 20. At this time, the food in the food bin 2 is transported to the corresponding food tray 3 through the feeding holes 20, the through holes 241, and the material guide trough 10 under its own weight.

[0021] Reference Figure 2 , Figure 4 Preferably, the rotating disk 24 is mounted on the bottom surface of the base 23, the top end of the rotating shaft extends into the base 23, a cap 243 is mounted on the top of the rotating shaft, and the bottom surface of the cap 243 is closely connected to the inner bottom surface of the base 23. The configuration of the cap 243 can effectively reduce the entry of food into the gap between the rotating shaft and the base 23, thereby facilitating the smooth operation of the rotating shaft.

[0022] Continue to refer to Figure 4 The cap 243 has stirring rods 244 evenly fixed on its circumference. The stirring rods 244 extend radially outward from the center. The cap 243 drives the stirring rods 244 to rotate synchronously with the rotating shaft. The stirring rods 244 are arranged slightly higher (preferably with a spacing of 5 to 25 mm) than the above-mentioned feeding hole 20, and can stir the food above the feeding hole 20 in a directional manner, thereby facilitating the uniform distribution of the food in the food bin 2 and the smooth and stable output of the food from the feeding hole 20.

[0023] Implementation Method 2

[0024] The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the rotating disk 24 of the first embodiment is a flat plate structure, while the rotating disk 24 of this embodiment is an impeller structure.

[0025] Specifically: refer to Figures 1 to 4 , further comprising a connecting seat 4 mounted on the bottom of the base 23, the connecting seat 4 being fixedly mounted on the top of the base 1, and the bottom of the connecting seat 4 being provided with a food outlet 40 corresponding to the material guide groove 10. The bottom surface of the base 23 and the top surface of the connecting seat 4 enclose a food distribution cavity 42. The rotating disk 24 comprises a rotating portion 245 (the rotating portion 245 is equivalent to the above-mentioned rotating shaft structure) and a food-distributing plate 246 evenly distributed and fixed on the circumference of the rotating portion 245, the shape of the food-distributing plate 246 being adapted to the cross-sectional profile of the food-distributing cavity 42, the food-distributing cavity 42 being divided into a plurality of independent quantitative bins 420 by the food-distributing plate 246, the rotating portion 245 rotating to drive the food-distributing plate 246 to push the food in the food-distributing cavity 42 to move in a directional manner. The rotation of the rotating part 245 can be driven by the motor 11 fixedly mounted on the base 1, or can be manually rotated (the structure of manual rotation: a rotating rod can be provided at the top of the rotating part 245, the rotating rod extends to the top of the food bin 2 and penetrates to the outside, and a handle is provided at the top of the rotating rod to facilitate the operation of the rotating rod for rotation. The cap 243 structure described below can be sleeved on the outer wall of the rotating rod, or the bottom end of the rotating rod can be fixedly mounted on the cap 243.)

[0026] Continue to refer to Figure 4 The food outlet 40 and the food outlet hole 20 are staggered left and right, and the quantitative bin 420 is selectively connected with the food outlet 40 and the food outlet hole 20, that is, the quantitative bin 420 receives the food in the food bin 2 through the food outlet hole 20, and then the rotating disk 24 rotates at a set angle to push the food in the quantitative bin 420 to the food outlet 40 in the horizontal direction, and the food in the quantitative bin 420 is then output from the food outlet 40 and falls into the above-mentioned material guide trough 10, and then transported to the food tray 3.

[0027] Continue to refer to Figure 4Through the structural setting of the quantitative bin 420, the food outputted from each feeding port 40 of the feeder is measured by the quantitative bin 420 of fixed volume and then outputted in a quantitative manner, thereby basically ensuring that each feeding port 40 can output the same quantitative food to the corresponding food plate 3 more accurately, thereby ensuring the uniform feeding effect of multiple pets.

[0028] The above is only a specific implementation method of the utility model, but the design concept of the utility model is not limited to this. Any non-substantial changes to the utility model using this concept shall be deemed as an infringement of the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A pet feeder with multiple food trays for evenly distributing food, comprising a base, a food bin and at least two food trays, wherein the food bin is detachably mounted on the top of the base, the food trays are evenly distributed on the circumference of the base, and the base is provided with guide grooves corresponding to the food trays one by one; characterized in that: The bottom plate of the food bin is provided with food outlet holes corresponding one to one with the material guiding troughs, and all the food outlet holes are evenly distributed in a circular area with the center point of the bottom plate of the food bin as the center of the circle. A freely rotatable rotating disk is installed on the inner surface or the outer surface of the bottom plate of the food bin, and the rotating disk is provided with through holes corresponding one to one with the food outlet holes. The portion between two adjacent through holes forms a closed portion, and the closed portion is used to cover the corresponding food outlet hole. The food in the food bin is transported to the corresponding food plate through the food outlet holes, the through holes and the material guiding troughs under its own weight.

2. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The food bin comprises an upper cylinder and a base; the upper cylinder and the base are an integrally formed structure, or the upper cylinder and the base are separate parts that are detachably fixedly assembled into an integral structure; the food outlet is arranged on the base.

3. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating disk is in a flat plate structure, a rotating shaft is fixedly arranged at the center of the rotating disk, and the rotating disk is assembled on the inner bottom surface or the outer bottom surface of the base through the rotating shaft.

4. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating disk is fixedly provided with a control rod, which extends to the outside of the peripheral surface of the food bin, and the rotating direction and rotating angle of the rotating disk are controlled by the control rod.

5. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes a connecting seat installed at the bottom of the base, the connecting seat is fixedly assembled on the top of the base, and the bottom of the connecting seat is provided with a food outlet corresponding to the material guiding groove one by one; the bottom surface of the base and the top surface of the connecting seat surround a food distribution cavity; the rotating disk includes a rotating part and a food-dividing plate evenly distributed and fixed on the circumference of the rotating part, the shape of the food-dividing plate is matched with the cross-sectional profile of the food-dividing cavity, and the food-dividing cavity is divided into a plurality of independent quantitative bins by the food-dividing plate, and the rotation of the rotating part drives the food-dividing plate to push the food in the food-dividing cavity to move in a directional manner.

6. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The food outlet and the food outlet hole are staggered and distributed left and right, and the quantitative chamber is selectively connected with the food outlet and the food outlet hole.

7. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that: The rotating disk is mounted on the bottom surface of the base, the top end of the rotating shaft extends into the base, a cover cap is mounted on the top of the rotating shaft, and the bottom surface of the cover cap is closely connected to the inner bottom surface of the base.

8. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: Stirring rods are evenly fixed on the circumference of the cap, and the stirring rods extend radially outward from the center. The cap drives the stirring rods to rotate synchronously with the rotating shaft.

9. The pet feeder with multiple food trays and evenly distributed food as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that: The food bin is provided with two, three or four food outlet holes; the food outlet holes are arranged in a rotationally symmetrical distribution with the rotation axis as the axis.

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