Intelligent pet feeder

Abstract

The utility model discloses an intellectualized pet feeder, including granary, feeder and food tray, the granary is provided with a first grain outlet, the feeder is provided with a grain poking mechanism and a grain conveying channel, the grain poking mechanism is used for distributing and guiding the food in the granary to flow to the grain conveying channel, and the grain conveying channel is provided with a second grain outlet. The first grain outlet is communicated with the foodstuff input end of the grain stirring mechanism, the foodstuff output end of the grain stirring mechanism is communicated with the grain conveying channel, the end, away from the grain stirring mechanism, of the grain conveying channel is a second grain outlet, and the second grain outlet is communicated with the food disc. A first grain outlet is formed in the granary, a first sensing probe and a second sensing probe are arranged on the opposite wall faces, located above the first grain outlet, in the granary respectively, and the first sensing probe and the second sensing probe are in communication connection. Automatic control of automatic feeding, food shortage warning, remote monitoring and the like of the feeder can be achieved, and therefore feeding work of a pet owner is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] As the name implies, a pet feeder is an appliance for feeding pets. The existing pet feeders lack intelligence and automation, unable to feedback the status of the machine or pet food, nor effectively conduct audio and video interaction with pets for remote monitoring. Such pet feeders are particularly inconvenient for office workers or people who often travel on business, and often lead to many people having to leave their pets in a pet care center due to the inability to arrange their pets' diet, thus generating more financial burdens. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an intelligent pet feeder, which can realize automatic feeding, food shortage warning and remote guardianship of the feeder by setting relevant sensors at key monitoring positions, effectively solving the defects existing in the prior art.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solution: an intelligent pet feeder, including a granary, a feeder and a food tray. A first grain outlet is arranged on the granary. A grain distributing mechanism and a grain conveying channel are arranged on the feeder. The grain distributing mechanism is used to distribute and guide the food in the granary to flow into the grain conveying channel. The first grain outlet is communicated with the food input end of the grain distributing mechanism. The food output end of the grain distributing mechanism is communicated with the grain conveying channel. The end of the grain conveying channel far from the grain distributing mechanism is a second grain outlet, and the second grain outlet is communicated with the food tray. First sensing probes and second sensing probes are respectively arranged on the opposite wall surfaces in the granary above the first grain outlet, and the first sensing probe and the second sensing probe are communicatively connected.

[0005] Preferably, a granary partition is arranged in the granary. The granary partition divides the internal space of the granary into multiple sub - granaries. First sensing probes and second sensing probes are respectively arranged on the opposite wall surfaces in the sub - granaries.

[0006] Preferably, sensing through - holes are opened on the granary wall surface at the positions corresponding to the first sensing probe and the second sensing probe. A through - hole cover plate is installed on the sensing through - hole, and the through - hole cover plate is a transparent plate.

[0007] Preferably, a warehouse cover assembly is movably installed at the upper warehouse opening of the granary.

[0008] Preferably, the food tray is arranged below the second grain outlet. A camera and an infrared induction probe are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the second grain outlet, and the camera and the infrared induction probe cover at least the area where the food tray is located.

[0009] Preferably, the feeder includes a top shell and an outer shell. The top shell is disposed on the upper end of the outer shell. A mechanism accommodating groove that is recessed downward is provided on the top shell. The grain feeding mechanism is installed in the mechanism accommodating groove. A circuit board assembly and a driving motor are provided inside the outer shell. The driving motor is drivingly connected to the grain feeding mechanism and electrically connected to the circuit board assembly.

[0010] Preferably, a power interface and a control button group are electrically connected to the circuit board assembly. Both the power interface and the control button group are disposed in a through hole preset in the outer shell and protrude upward from the through hole.

[0011] Preferably, the grain bin is detachably connected to the upper end of the feeder, the food tray is detachably connected to one side of the feeder, and both the feeder and the food tray are disposed on a bottom plate and detachably connected to the bottom plate.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0013] In the present utility model, by providing relevant sensors at key monitoring positions, automatic feeding, grain shortage warning, remote monitoring and other automatic controls of the feeder can be realized, thus facilitating the feeding work of pet owners. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 is an exploded view of the structure of the present utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model Figure 1 ;

[0016] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model Figure 2 。

[0017] In the figure: 1 grain bin; 11 bin cover assembly; 12 grain bin partition; 13 sub-grain bin; 14 first grain outlet; 15 sensing through hole; 16 through hole cover plate; 17 first sensing probe; 18 second sensing probe; 2 feeder; 21 top shell; 211 mechanism accommodating groove; 22 outer shell; 23 grain feeding mechanism; 24 grain conveying channel; 25 second grain outlet; 26 camera; 27 infrared induction probe; 28 driving motor; 29 circuit board assembly; 291 control button group; 3 food tray; 4 bottom plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0018] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0019] Please refer to Figures 1-3 , an intelligent pet feeder, including a grain bin 1, a feeding device 2 and a food tray 3. The grain bin 1 is detachably connected to the upper end of the feeding device 2, and the food tray 3 is detachably connected to one side of the feeding device 2. The feeding device 2 and the food tray 3 are both arranged on a bottom plate 4 and are detachably connected to the bottom plate 4. A bin cover assembly 11 is movably installed at the upper bin opening of the grain bin 1. A first grain outlet 14 is arranged on the grain bin 1. A grain distributing mechanism 23 and a grain conveying channel 24 are arranged on the feeding device 2. The grain distributing mechanism 23 is used to distribute and guide the food in the grain bin 1 to flow to the grain conveying channel 24. The first grain outlet 14 is communicated with the food input end of the grain distributing mechanism 23. The food output end of the grain distributing mechanism 23 is communicated with the grain conveying channel 24. The end of the grain conveying channel 24 far from the grain distributing mechanism 23 is a second grain outlet 25, and the second grain outlet 25 is communicated with the food tray 3. First sensing probes 17 and second sensing probes 18 are respectively arranged on the opposite wall surfaces in the grain bin 1 above the first grain outlet 14. Sensing through holes 15 are opened on the wall surface of the grain bin 1 at the positions corresponding to the first sensing probe 17 and the second sensing probe 18. A through hole cover plate 16 is installed on the sensing through hole 15. The through hole cover plate 16 is a transparent plate. The first sensing probe 17 and the second sensing probe 18 are communicatively connected. When the food stored in the grain bin 1 is relatively more and crosses the signal connection lines of the first sensing probe 17 and the second sensing probe 18, the communication connection line between the first sensing probe 17 and the second sensing probe 18 is blocked. In this state, the lack of grain alarm is not triggered, which also means that the food storage in the grain bin 1 is sufficient for use. When the food in the grain bin is reduced to below the signal connection line between the first sensing probe 17 and the second sensing probe 18, the communication between the first sensing probe 17 and the second sensing probe 18 is connected, and the lack of grain alarm is triggered to prompt that the food storage needs to be increased.

[0020] In a multi-grain supply system, a grain bin partition 12 can be arranged in the grain bin 1. The grain bin partition 12 divides the internal space of the grain bin 1 into multiple sub-grain bins 13. First sensing probes 17 and second sensing probes 18 are respectively arranged on the opposite wall surfaces in the sub-grain bins 13.

[0021] The food tray 3 is arranged below the second food outlet 25. A camera 26 and an infrared induction probe 27 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the second food outlet 25. The camera 26 and the infrared induction probe 27 at least cover the area where the food tray 3 is located. The camera 26 can take pictures of the current situation of the food tray 3, and then judge the cleaning state and the remaining amount of the food tray 3 through system image comparison. If the cleaning state does not meet the set requirements, a cleaning request will be sent to the pet owner. If there is food remaining on the food tray 3, it will be judged whether there is a phenomenon of pet anorexia according to historical data tracing, and the pet owner will be prompted to pay attention to the health state of the pet to prevent the occurrence of potential pet health hazards in time. The camera 26 can also cooperate with the infrared induction probe 27 to identify the identity of the pet, and then feed the pet according to the different pet identities identified. The infrared induction probe 27 is mainly used to sense whether a pet approaches the food tray 3, so as to decide whether to feed in combination with other preset parameters.

[0022] The feeder 2 includes a top shell 21 and an outer shell 22. The top shell 21 covers the upper end of the outer shell 22. A mechanism accommodating groove 211 that is recessed downward is arranged on the top shell 21. The grain feeding mechanism 23 is installed in the mechanism accommodating groove 211. A circuit board assembly 29 and a driving motor 28 are arranged inside the outer shell 22. The driving motor 28 is drivingly connected to the grain feeding mechanism 23. The driving motor 28 is electrically connected to the circuit board assembly 29. A power supply interface and a control button group 291 are electrically connected and arranged on the circuit board assembly 29. The power supply interface and the control button group 291 are both arranged in through holes preset on the outer shell 22 and protrude upward from the through holes. The control button group 291 is used to adjust the working mode of the feeder. The power supply interface is used to achieve electrical connection with an external power supply to provide working electrical energy for the operation of the feeder.

[0023] In summary, in this utility model, by arranging relevant sensors at key monitoring positions, automatic feeding, lack of food warning and remote monitoring and other automatic controls of the feeder can be realized, thus facilitating the feeding work of pet owners.

[0024] It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or further includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0025] Although embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principle and spirit of the present utility model. The scope of the present utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An intelligent pet feeder, comprising a granary (1), a feeder (2) and a food tray (3), characterized in that: The granary (1) is provided with a first grain outlet (14), the feeder (2) is provided with a grain allocation mechanism (23) and a grain conveying path (24), the grain allocation mechanism (23) is used to allocate and guide the grain in the granary (1) to flow to the grain conveying path (24), the first grain outlet (14) is connected to the food input end of the grain allocation mechanism (23), the food output end of the grain allocation mechanism (23) is connected to the grain conveying path (24), the end of the grain conveying path (24) away from the grain allocation mechanism (23) is a second grain outlet (25), the second grain outlet (25) is connected to the food tray (3), and a first sensor probe (17) and a second sensor probe (18) are respectively arranged on the opposite wall surfaces above the first grain outlet (14) in the granary (1), and the first sensor probe (17) and the second sensor probe (18) are connected in communication.

2. The intelligent pet feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A granary partition (12) is arranged in the granary (1), and the granary partition (12) divides the internal space of the granary (1) into a plurality of sub-granaries (13). A first sensor probe (17) and a second sensor probe (18) are respectively arranged on the wall surfaces facing each other in the sub-granaries (13).

3. An intelligent pet feeder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A sensing through hole (15) is provided on the wall of the granary (1) at a position corresponding to the first sensing probe (17) and the second sensing probe (18), and a through hole cover plate (16) is installed on the sensing through hole (15), and the through hole cover plate (16) is a transparent plate.

4. The intelligent pet feeder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The movable cover at the upper opening of the granary (1) is provided with a granary cover assembly (11).

5. The intelligent pet feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The food tray (3) is arranged below the second food outlet (25), and a camera (26) and an infrared sensing probe (27) are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the second food outlet (25), and the camera (26) and the infrared sensing probe (27) are arranged to at least cover the area where the food tray (3) is located.

6. The intelligent pet feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeder (2) comprises a top shell (21) and an outer shell (22); the top shell (21) is arranged on the upper end of the outer shell (22); a downwardly recessed mechanism accommodating groove (211) is arranged on the top shell (21); the grain allocation mechanism (23) is installed in the mechanism accommodating groove (211); a circuit board assembly (29) and a driving motor (28) are arranged inside the outer shell (22); the driving motor (28) is drivingly connected to the grain allocation mechanism (23); and the driving motor (28) is electrically connected to the circuit board assembly (29).

7. The intelligent pet feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The circuit board assembly (29) is electrically connected to a power interface and a control button group (291); the power interface and the control button group (291) are both arranged in a through hole preset in the housing (22) and extend upward from the through hole.

8. The intelligent pet feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The granary (1) is detachably connected to the upper end of the feeder (2), the food tray (3) is detachably connected to one side of the feeder (2), and the feeder (2) and the food tray (3) are both arranged on a bottom plate (4) and are detachably connected to the bottom plate (4).

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