Pet feeder

Abstract

The pet feeder comprises a feeding basin cavity (1) and a cover (2), sliding grooves (3) are formed in the two sides of the feeding basin cavity (1), the two sides of the cover (2) are arranged in the sliding grooves (3) in a matched mode, sealing strips (5) are installed on the sliding grooves (3) and comprise elastic shielding parts (6) extending along the sliding grooves (3), and when the cover (2) is opened, the lower side edges (12) of the elastic shielding parts (6) are matched with the lower surfaces of the sliding grooves (3) in an attached mode. When the cover (2) is closed, the upper surfaces of the two sides of the cover (2) are elastically matched with the lower side edges (12) of the elastic shielding parts (6) of the corresponding sealing strips (5) in an abutting mode. The pet feeder is beneficial for preventing food from entering the sliding groove, and meanwhile the reliability is high.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] Pet feeders are used to feed pets. Unlike feeders used in farms, pet feeders are generally used at home. One type of pet feeder includes an openable lid located above the food bowl. Controlling the lid's opening controls feeding, enabling multiple functions. For example, if the lid is opened using a sensor, only pets with a corresponding sensor tag can consume the food in the bowl; otherwise, the lid will not open. This provides a technical solution for training pets or controlling their diet.

[0003] At present, there is a cover structure in which slide grooves are provided on both sides of the food bowl cavity, and both sides of the cover fit in the slide grooves. The cover is connected to a driving mechanism, which drives the cover to extend / retract along the slide groove. When the cover extends along the slide groove, the food bowl cavity is closed, and when the cover retracts along the slide groove, the food bowl cavity is opened. However, when the pet is eating, there is a possibility that food enters the slide groove. In the process of closing the food bowl cavity, the front end of the cover may be stuck by food and cannot be closed smoothly. Therefore, how to prevent food from entering the slide groove while having high reliability is a technical problem that this application studies and solves. 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 pet feeder which is helpful in preventing food from entering the chute and has high reliability.

[0005] Compared with the prior art, the present invention proposes a pet feeder, comprising a food bowl cavity and a cover, wherein slide grooves are provided on both sides of the food bowl cavity, and both sides of the cover fit in the slide grooves. The cover is connected to a driving mechanism, which drives the cover to extend / retract along the slide groove. When the cover extends along the slide groove, the food bowl cavity is closed, and when the cover retracts along the slide groove, the food bowl cavity is opened. The slide groove is equipped with a sealing strip, which includes an elastic shielding portion extending along the slide groove, and when the cover is opened, the lower side edge of the elastic shielding portion is in contact with the lower surface of the slide groove, and when the cover is closed, the upper surfaces on both sides of the cover elastically abut against the lower side edges of the elastic shielding portion of the corresponding sealing strip.

[0006] When the lid is closed, the lower edge of the elastic shielding part, the lid, and the lower surface of the slide groove are distributed in sequence from top to bottom to form a three-layer structure, and the lower edge of the elastic shielding part elastically presses on the upper surface of the lid, while the lower surface of the lid and the lower surface of the slide groove are slidably matched. When the lid is retracted along the slide groove to open the food bowl cavity, the two sides of the lid are pulled out from the three-layer structure, and the lower edge of the elastic shielding part moves downward under the elastic action and fits against the lower surface of the slide groove. When the lid is extended along the slide groove to close the food bowl cavity, the front ends of both sides of the lid push open the lower edge of the elastic shielding part and slidably match with the lower surface of the slide groove to form the three-layer structure.

[0007] After adopting the above structure, compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0008] The present invention has been improved so that when the lid is closed, the lower edge of the elastic shielding part, the lid, and the lower surface of the slide groove are distributed in sequence from top to bottom to form a three-layer structure, so that food cannot enter the inner side of the elastic shielding part and will not be stuck in the lid. When the lid is retracted along the slide groove to open the food bowl cavity, the two sides of the lid are pulled out from the three-layer structure, and the lower side edge of the elastic shielding part moves downward under the action of elasticity and fits with the lower surface of the slide groove. Therefore, food still cannot enter the inner side of the elastic shielding part. Then, when the lid is extended along the slide groove to close the food bowl cavity, the front ends of both sides of the lid push open the lower side edge of the elastic shielding part and can slidably fit with the lower surface of the slide groove to form the three-layer structure.

[0009] Therefore, the present invention is helpful in preventing grain from entering the chute and has high reliability.

[0010] In some embodiments, a mounting groove is provided on the side of the slide groove, and the sealing strip includes a mounting portion, which is mounted in cooperation with the mounting groove.

[0011] In some embodiments, the mounting portion and the elastic shielding portion form an L-shaped structure.

[0012] In some embodiments, an arc-shaped groove is provided between the mounting portion and the elastic shielding portion, and the arc-shaped groove is used to enable the elastic shielding portion to swing elastically relative to the mounting portion.

[0013] In some embodiments, the elastic shielding portion is inclined relative to the lower surface of the slide groove, and the inclination direction of the inclined setting is that the upper end of the elastic shielding portion is close to the side of the installation groove, and the lower edge of the elastic shielding portion is close to the side of the food bowl cavity.

[0014] In some embodiments, the cover is a roll-up curtain structure.

[0015] In some embodiments, teeth and grooves are provided on the lower surfaces of both sides of the cover, and gears are provided at both ends of the driving mechanism, and the gears are meshed with the teeth and grooves for transmission.

[0016] In some embodiments, a guide surface is provided at one end of the elastic shielding portion, and the front ends of both sides of the cover cooperate with the guide surface.

[0017] In some embodiments, the guide surface is configured as a guide slope.

[0018] In some embodiments, the lower surface of the slide groove is provided with spaced or continuous limiting portions along the length direction of the slide groove, and the limiting portions are used to limit the tilting of the lower edge of the elastic shielding portion.

[0019] In some embodiments, the lower surface of the chute is provided with an extension portion extending toward one side of the food bowl cavity along the length direction of the chute, and one end of the extension portion located on the lower surface of the chute is higher than the lower surface of the chute, and the end of the extension portion located on the lower surface of the chute serves as a limiting portion. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 The present invention is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a pet feeder.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a pet feeder with its lid open.

[0022] Figure 3 The present invention is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a pet feeder with its covering shell and lid removed.

[0023] Figure 4 This is an enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of A.

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 3 A three-dimensional schematic diagram after further removing the sealing strip.

[0025] Figure 6 This is an enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of B.

[0026] Figure 7 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram mainly showing that the lower edge of the elastic shielding portion is elastically pressed against the upper surface of the cover.

[0027] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a sealing strip from one end perspective.

[0028] Figure 9 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a sealing strip from the outside perspective.

[0029] Figure 10 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram that mainly shows the coordination relationship among the sealing strip, cover and drive wheel.

[0030] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1-food bowl cavity, 2-cover, 3-slide groove, 4-driving wheel, 5-sealing strip, 6-elastic shielding portion, 7-first lower surface, 8-mounting groove, 9-mounting portion, 10-arc-shaped groove, 11-upper end, 12-lower side edge, 13-tooth groove, 14-gear, 15-guide surface, 16-limiting portion, 17-extension portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following description is intended to disclose the present invention and enable those skilled in the art to implement the present invention. The embodiments described below are provided for illustrative purposes only, and those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other obvious variations. The basic principles of the present invention as defined in the following description may be applied to other embodiments, variations, improvements, equivalents, and other technical solutions that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0032] Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present invention, the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicating the orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, the above terms cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0033] like Figures 1 to 10 The figure shows a pet feeder, including a food bowl cavity 1 and a cover 2. A chute 3 is provided on both sides of the food bowl cavity 1. Both sides of the cover 2 fit in the chute 3. The cover 2 is connected to a driving mechanism. In this case, the driving mechanism adopts a driving wheel 4, which drives the cover 2 to extend / retract along the chute 3. When the cover 2 extends along the chute 3, the food bowl cavity 1 is closed, and when the cover 2 retracts along the chute 3, the food bowl cavity 1 is opened. The chute 3 is equipped with a sealing strip 5, which includes an elastic shielding portion 6 extending along the chute 3, and when the cover 2 is opened, the lower side edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6 is in contact with the lower surface of the chute 3. The lower surface of the chute 3 is recorded as the first lower surface 7. When the cover 2 is closed, the upper surfaces on both sides of the cover 2 elastically abut against the lower side edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6 of the corresponding sealing strip 5.

[0034] In order to facilitate cleaning, a detachable food bowl is generally provided in the food bowl cavity 1. Food is placed in the food bowl, and the user can take out the food bowl for cleaning.

[0035] When the cover 2 is closed, the lower edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6, the cover 2, and the first lower surface 7 of the slide groove 3 are distributed in sequence from top to bottom to form a three-layer structure, and the lower edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6 elastically presses on the upper surface of the cover 2, and the lower surface of the cover 2 is slidably matched with the first lower surface 7 of the slide groove 3. When the cover 2 is retracted along the slide groove 3 to open the food bowl cavity 1, the two sides of the cover 2 are pulled out from the three-layer structure, and the lower edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6 moves downward under the action of elasticity and fits against the first lower surface 7 of the slide groove 3. When the cover 2 is extended along the slide groove 3 to close the food bowl cavity 1, the front ends of both sides of the cover 2 push open the lower edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6 and are slidably matched with the first lower surface 7 of the slide groove 3 to form the three-layer structure.

[0036] The sealing strip 5 is made of silicone and has good food safety.

[0037] like Figure 8 、 9 As shown, the sealing strip 5 includes a mounting portion 9, which is installed in conjunction with the mounting groove 8. The side of the slide 3 is provided with a mounting groove 8. In this example, the sealing strip 5 is inserted into the mounting groove 8. The mounting groove 8 is as shown in FIG. Figure 5 、 6 As shown, this installation is more convenient, and some undercuts can be provided between the mounting portion 9 and the mounting groove 8 so that the mounting groove 8 can pull the mounting portion 9 and thereby fix the sealing strip 5 .

[0038] like Figure 8 、 9 As shown, the mounting portion 9 and the elastic shielding portion 6 form an L-shaped structure, so that the elastic shielding portion 6 has greater mobility, so that the front ends on both sides of the cover 2 push open the lower edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6 and can slide with the lower surface of the slide groove 3 to form the three-layer structure.

[0039] Further, such as Figure 8 As shown, an arcuate groove 10 is provided between the mounting portion 9 and the elastic shielding portion 6, and the arcuate groove 10 is used to allow the elastic shielding portion 6 to swing elastically relative to the mounting portion 9. In this way, it is more conducive to the elastic shielding portion 6 to switch between the two states of the cover opening and the cover closing, thereby improving reliability.

[0040] In some embodiments, as Figure 8 As shown, the elastic shielding portion 6 is inclined relative to the lower surface of the chute 3, with the upper end 11 of the elastic shielding portion 6 leaning toward the mounting groove 8, while the lower edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6 leans toward the food bowl cavity 1. This helps reduce the force that would push open the elastic shielding portion 6 from the front ends of the lid 2, making it easier for the elastic shielding portion 6 to switch between the open and closed states, thereby improving reliability.

[0041] like Figure 10 As shown, the cover 2 adopts a roller shutter structure, thereby saving space.

[0042] Furthermore, the lower surfaces of both sides of the cover 2 are provided with tooth grooves 13, and the two ends of the driving mechanism are provided with gears 14, which are engaged with the tooth grooves 13. In this way, the transmission is reliable, and the opening and closing of the cover 2 are stable and low-noise.

[0043] In some embodiments, as Figure 9 As shown, one end of the elastic shielding portion 6 is provided with a guide surface 15, and the front ends of both sides of the cover 2 cooperate with the guide surface 15. In this way, during assembly, the front ends of both sides of the cover 2 cooperate with the guide surfaces 15 to easily enable the front ends of both sides of the cover 2 to push open the elastic shielding portion 6 and assemble into place. This is because in the initial state, the front ends of both sides of the cover 2 push against one end of the elastic shielding portion 6, which is a more preferred state. On the one hand, each time it is pushed open, it can be pushed open smoothly. On the other hand, the front ends of both sides of the cover 2 are in a state of close contact with one end of the elastic shielding portion 6, which can improve a certain degree of sealing.

[0044] Furthermore, the guide surface 15 is configured as a guide slope. In this way, the structure is simple and reliable.

[0045] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 、 4 As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the lower surface of the chute 3 is provided with spaced or continuous limiting portions 16 along the length direction of the chute 3. The limiting portions 16 are used to limit the tilting of the lower edge 12 of the elastic shielding portion 6. The applicant hopes that only the front ends of the two sides of the cover 2 can push open the elastic shielding portion 6. The above technical solution has a positive effect. That is, when the cover 2 is in the open state, the applicant does not want pets or other objects to touch the lower edge 12 and tilt it. Therefore, the risk of food entering the inner side of the elastic shielding portion 6 in this case is avoided, thereby greatly improving the reliability of the present application.

[0046] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 、 4 As shown in Figures 5 and 6, an extension portion 17 is provided on the lower surface of the chute 3 along the length of the chute 3, extending toward one side of the food bowl cavity 1. One end of the extension portion 17 located on the lower surface of the chute 3 is higher than the first lower surface 7 of the chute 3, and one end of the extension portion 17 located on the lower surface of the chute 3 serves as a stopper 16. In this way, the extension portion 17 helps to block the raised food, and at the same time, the end of the extension portion 17 located on the lower surface of the chute 3 also serves as the stopper 16, thereby simplifying the structure.

[0047] When understanding the present disclosure, if necessary, the above structure can refer to other embodiments / appendices. Figure 1 And understand, no further elaboration here.

[0048] The above description is merely an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, and therefore any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the structure, features and principles described in the scope of protection of the present invention are included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pet feeder, comprising a food bowl cavity (1) and a cover (2), wherein two sides of the food bowl cavity (1) are provided with chutes (3), and two sides of the cover (2) are fitted in the chutes (3), and the cover (2) is connected to a driving mechanism, which drives the cover (2) to extend / retract along the chutes (3), and the cover (2) extends along the chutes (3) to close the food bowl cavity (1), and retracts along the chutes (3) to open the food bowl cavity (1), characterized in that: The slide groove (3) is provided with a sealing strip (5), and the sealing strip (5) includes an elastic shielding portion (6) extending along the slide groove (3), and when the cover (2) is opened, the lower edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6) is in contact with the lower surface of the slide groove (3); when the cover (2) is closed, the upper surfaces of both sides of the cover (2) are elastically in contact with the lower edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6) of the corresponding sealing strip (5); When the cover (2) is closed, the lower edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6), the cover (2), and the lower surface of the slide groove (3) are sequentially distributed from top to bottom to form a three-layer structure, and the lower edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6) elastically presses against the upper surface of the cover (2), and the lower surface of the cover (2) and the lower surface of the slide groove (3) can slide together. When the cover (2) is retracted along the slide groove (3) to open the food bowl cavity (1), the two sides of the cover (2) are pulled out from the three-layer structure, and the lower edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6) moves downward under the elastic action and fits with the lower surface of the slide groove (3). When the cover (2) is extended along the slide groove (3) to close the food bowl cavity (1), the front ends of the two sides of the cover (2) push open the lower edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6) and can slide together with the lower surface of the slide groove (3) to form the three-layer structure.

2. The pet feeder according to claim 1, wherein: A mounting groove (8) is provided on the side of the slide groove (3), and the sealing strip (5) includes a mounting portion (9) which is mounted in cooperation with the mounting groove (8).

3. The pet feeder according to claim 2, wherein: The mounting portion (9) and the elastic shielding portion (6) form an L-shaped structure.

4. The pet feeder according to claim 3, wherein: An arc-shaped groove (10) is provided between the mounting portion (9) and the elastic shielding portion (6), and the arc-shaped groove (10) is used to enable the elastic shielding portion (6) to elastically swing relative to the mounting portion (9).

5. The pet feeder according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The elastic shielding portion (6) is arranged to be inclined relative to the lower surface of the slide groove (3), and the inclined direction of the inclined arrangement is such that the upper end (11) of the elastic shielding portion (6) leans toward the side of the mounting groove (8), while the lower side edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6) leans toward the side of the food bowl cavity (1).

6. The pet feeder according to claim 1, wherein: The cover (2) adopts a rolling curtain structure.

7. The pet feeder according to claim 6, wherein: Tooth grooves (13) are provided on the lower surfaces of both sides of the cover (2), and gears (14) are provided at both ends of the driving mechanism, and the gears (14) are meshed with the tooth grooves (13) for transmission.

8. The pet feeder according to claim 1, wherein: One end of the elastic shielding portion (6) is provided with a guide surface (15), and the front ends of both sides of the cover (2) are matched with the guide surface (15).

9. The pet feeder according to claim 8, wherein: The guide surface (15) is configured as a guide slope.

10. The pet feeder according to claim 1, wherein: The lower surface of the slide groove (3) is provided with spaced or continuous limiting portions (16) along the length direction of the slide groove (3), and the limiting portions (16) are used to limit the tilting of the lower side edge (12) of the elastic shielding portion (6).

11. The pet feeder according to claim 10, wherein: An extension portion (17) extending toward one side of the food bowl cavity (1) is provided on the lower surface of the chute (3) along the length direction of the chute (3); one end of the extension portion (17) located on the lower surface of the chute (3) is higher than the lower surface of the chute (3); and one end of the extension portion (17) located on the lower surface of the chute (3) serves as a limiting portion (16).

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