Quantitative feeding machine for pets

Abstract

The utility model discloses a quantitative feeding machine for pets, which belongs to the field of pet feeding equipment, is used for feeding, and comprises a feeding tray with a feeding tray partition plate forming a feeding trough, a storage barrel and a discharge pipe are arranged above the feeding tray, a spiral feeding blade is arranged on a feeding shaft body in the storage barrel, the feeding shaft body is provided with a discharge plate body with a discharge hole, a feeding hole corresponds to the discharge hole, and the discharge hole corresponds to the discharge hole. The feeding hole is communicated with the quantitative cylinder, and the quantitative cylinder and the storage cylinder are connected with the food tray through the central seat body; an opening in the bottom of the quantitative cylinder is blocked by a rotary discharging disc with a plurality of discharging holes, and the discharging holes and the discharging holes in the discharging plate body are arranged in a staggered manner; the rotary discharging disc is connected with the feeding shaft body; the feeding shaft body is connected with a discharging motor, and the discharging motor is connected with a controller through electric signals. The structure of the quantitative feeding machine can be simplified, later maintenance can be facilitated, the service life of the feeding machine is guaranteed, the use cost is reduced, and meanwhile feeding of one or more pets is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of pet feeding equipment, and more specifically, relates to a pet feeding machine. Background Technology

[0002] In pet ownership, it is necessary to feed pets regularly and in measured quantities to ensure a sufficient food supply while preventing health problems caused by overeating. Refer to Chinese Patent Publication No. CN118985472A, which discloses a feed dispensing device with a quantitative feed dispensing function, specifically disclosing the following technical content: It includes a feeder with a storage trough at the top and a first discharge port at the bottom of its outer wall. Two sets of first processing boxes are installed at one end of the feeder's outer wall, and a first driving device is installed inside each processing box. It also includes a feeding machine with a feeding trough at the top, several sets of rotating baffles rotatably connected inside the feeding trough, a recycling plate located below the rotating baffles inside the feeding trough, and a recycling box at the bottom of the feeding trough. The feeder is welded to the top of the feeding machine. The rotatable rotating baffles allow for the recycling of different feeds over a short distance during feeding, preventing cross-contamination and enabling more valuable recovery of stored feed.

[0003] Under the aforementioned existing technology, the applicant believes that it can only achieve feed dispensing, but cannot achieve a more ideal quantitative feed dispensing. Although it has several sets of rotating baffles inside, these rotating baffles cannot achieve the ideal quantitative effect. Secondly, the applicant also believes that most quantitative and timed feeders on the market can only meet the quantitative feeding needs of a single pet at the same time, rather than feeding multiple pets. The quantitative and timed feeding effect for multiple pets is poor. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a pet feeder that simplifies the structure of the feeder, facilitates its maintenance, ensures its service life, reduces operating costs, and allows for the feeding of more than one pet.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this application employs the following technical solution:

[0006] The pet feeding machine described in this application includes a feeding tray placed on a horizontal plane. The feeding tray has several tray partitions distributed circumferentially, forming several feeding slots. A storage cylinder is located above the feeding tray and is connected to a discharge pipe. A feeding shaft passes through the storage cylinder. A spiral feeding blade is integrally formed on the feeding shaft at a position inside the storage cylinder. An discharge plate is located near the bottom of the storage cylinder, and several holes corresponding to the inlet holes are distributed on the discharge plate. The feed inlet is located at the bottom of the storage cylinder and communicates with the metering cylinder. Both the metering cylinder and the storage cylinder are connected to a central base, which is located in the middle of the feeding tray. The bottom of the metering cylinder is open and blocked by a rotating feeding disc. The rotating feeding disc has several feeding holes, which are offset from the discharge holes on the discharge plate. The rotating feeding disc is connected to a feeding shaft, and a feeding trough is located below the feeding holes. The feeding shaft is connected to a feeding motor, which is connected to a controller via an electrical signal.

[0007] As one of the preferred technical solutions, in this application, the food tray partition is integrally provided with a food tray support plate, the food tray support plate is connected to the central seat, the two sides of the metering cylinder are fixed to the food tray support plate, and the bottom end of the storage cylinder is supported at the top of the food tray support plate, and the bottom end of the storage cylinder is fixed to the food tray support plate.

[0008] As one of the preferred technical solutions, in this application, the top end of the food tray support plate is connected to the base connecting block, and the food tray support plate is fixed to the bottom end of the storage cylinder through the base connecting block; the food tray support plate is machined with a notch for rotating and limiting the rotation of the rotating feeding tray.

[0009] As one of the preferred technical solutions, in this application, the top opening of the storage cylinder is connected to a top cover of the storage cylinder, and a feeding motor is provided on the top cover of the storage cylinder. The output shaft of the feeding motor is connected to the top end of the feeding shaft, and the feeding motor drives the feeding shaft to rotate.

[0010] As one of the preferred technical solutions, in this application, the storage cylinder is provided with a circumferentially outwardly extending edge at the top opening position, and a number of reinforcing ribs are provided below the edge.

[0011] As one of the preferred technical solutions, in this application, a discharge top cover is provided at the top opening of the discharge pipe.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this application are:

[0013] 1. This application simplifies the structure of the pet feeder, ensuring the quality and efficiency of quantitative feeding while simplifying the structure. The modular design ensures the service life of the feeder and facilitates subsequent maintenance, reducing purchase and maintenance costs.

[0014] 2. This application, by flexibly setting the discharge port, feed port, and discharge port, as well as the corresponding number of metering cylinders, can accommodate feeding different numbers of pets, improving feeding flexibility. In this application, the connection between the metering cylinder, the top cover of the storage cylinder, and the storage cylinder can be in the form of fasteners, facilitating assembly and subsequent maintenance and replacement. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is the three-dimensional representation of the present application. Figure 1 .

[0016] Figure 2 This is the three-dimensional representation of the present application. Figure 2 .

[0017] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A magnified view of part I in the middle.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a top view of this application.

[0019] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A cross-sectional view at the position and direction shown in AA.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Feeding tray; 2. Feeding tray partition; 3. Feeding trough; 4. Feeding tray support plate; 5. Feeding guide plate; 6. Central base; 7. Rotating feeding tray; 8. Metering cylinder; 9. Storage cylinder; 10. Reinforcing rib; 11. Storage cylinder top cover; 12. Feeding pipe; 13. Feeding top cover; 14. Feeding motor; 15. Feeding hole; 16. Spiral feeder blades; 17. Feeding shaft; 18. Discharge plate; 19. Feeding hole; 20. Base connecting block. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The technical solutions described in this application will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0022] Example 1

[0023] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, a pet feeding machine includes a feeding dish 1, which is a circular dish. The feeding dish 1 is placed on a horizontal surface and should have a contact area with the horizontal surface to ensure that the various structures installed on the feeding dish 1 have sufficient stability.

[0024] The food plate 1 is provided with several food plate partitions 2 inside. The food plate partitions 2 are integrated with the food plate 1. The food plate partitions 2 divide the space in the food plate 1 into several fan-shaped areas forming a feeding trough 3.

[0025] The food plate 1 has a central base 6 integrally provided in the middle position. The central base 6 has several food plate support plates 4 distributed in the circumference. The food plate support plates 4 and the food plate partition 2 are integrated.

[0026] A metering cylinder 8 is provided in the area between adjacent food tray support plates 4 and corresponding to the central base 6. The bottom end of the metering cylinder 8 is open, and the top of the metering cylinder 8 is connected to the bottom of the storage cylinder 9. A rotating feeding plate 7 is provided at the bottom opening of the metering cylinder 8, which rotates relative to the metering cylinder 8. The rotating feeding plate 7 has a feeding hole 15 that is connected to the bottom of the metering cylinder 8.

[0027] A discharge plate 18 is provided at the connection position between the storage cylinder 9 and the metering cylinder 8. The discharge plate 18 is machined with several discharge holes. The discharge holes can be aligned with the feed hole 19 during the rotation of the discharge plate 18. The feed hole 19 is located at the bottom of the storage cylinder 9 and the storage cylinder 9 is connected to the metering cylinder 8 through the feed hole 19.

[0028] The discharge plate 18 and the rotating feeding disc 7 are both located on the feeding shaft 17. The discharge hole 15 and the discharge hole on the discharge plate 18 are misaligned. That is, when the discharge hole on the discharge plate 18 corresponds to the feed hole 19, the discharge hole 15 on the rotating feeding disc 7 is not connected to the bottom end of the metering cylinder 8, but is blocked by the rotating feeding disc 7.

[0029] The feeding shaft 17 is integrally provided with a spiral feeding blade 16 located inside the storage cylinder 9. The top end of the feeding shaft 17 is connected to the discharge motor 14, and the discharge motor 14 is connected to the controller via an electrical signal.

[0030] Example 2

[0031] See also Figures 1 to 5 The pet feeding machine has a central base 6 with a base connecting block 20 at the top that connects to the feeding cylinder 8. The central base 6 is connected to the bottom of the storage cylinder 9 through the base connecting block 20 and the feeding tray support plate 4.

[0032] The storage cylinder 9 has a discharge pipe 12 connected to one side near the top opening, and the discharge pipe 12 is provided at the top opening.

[0033] The feeding motor 14 is located on the top cover 11 of the storage cylinder, which is located at the top opening of the storage cylinder 9. The top opening of the storage cylinder 9 has an edge extending outward in a circumferential direction, and several reinforcing ribs 10 are provided on the side wall of the storage cylinder 9 at positions corresponding to the edge.

[0034] The food tray support plate 4 has a notch at a position corresponding to the rotating feeding tray 7 for rotating and limiting the position of the rotating feeding tray 7.

[0035] The structure and connections of the remaining parts are the same as those described in Embodiment 1, and will not be repeated here to avoid redundancy. Those skilled in the art can fully understand the technical content described in this embodiment based on the technical solution of Embodiment 1.

[0036] Based on the above embodiments, the following paragraphs will continue to describe in detail the technical features involved and the functions and roles of these technical features in this technical solution, so as to help those skilled in the art to fully understand the technical solution and reproduce it.

[0037] In this application, the controller may be an STM32F103C8T6 microcontroller, and should have two output channels to control different drive motors. The feeding motor 14 is a stepper motor or a servo motor.

[0038] In this application, the food plate 1 is a circular plate structure with a groove for holding food inside. The food plate 1 has a central seat 6 protruding from the middle. The central seat 6 has several food plate partitions 2 that are integral with the food plate 1 distributed around its circumference. The food plate partitions 2 divide the groove inside the food plate 1 into several feeding slots 3.

[0039] In this application, the food tray partition 2 and the food tray support plate 4 are integrally formed. The food tray support plate 4 extends in a direction away from the food tray 1, and the food tray support plate 4 is fixed integrally with the circumferential sidewall of the central seat 6.

[0040] A base connecting block 20 is provided above the central base 6. The base connecting block 20 is connected to the food tray support plate 4 as a whole. A metering cylinder 8 is provided between adjacent food tray support plates 4. The metering cylinder 8 is fixed on the base connecting block 20.

[0041] In this application, the metering cylinder 8 is fixedly connected to the food tray support plate 4 on both sides, the bottom end of the metering cylinder 8 is open, and the top end of the metering cylinder 8 is connected to the inside of the storage cylinder 9 through the feed hole 19.

[0042] In this application, a rotating feeding disc 7 is provided at the bottom opening of the metering cylinder 8. The rotating feeding disc 7 has a plurality of feeding holes 15 distributed on it. As the feeding holes 15 rotate with the rotating feeding disc 7, they can communicate with the metering cylinder 8 at corresponding positions. When the feeding holes 15 are not connected to the metering cylinder 8, the bottom opening of the metering cylinder 8 is blocked by the rotating feeding disc 7.

[0043] In this application, the rotating feeding disc 7 is connected to the feeding shaft 17. The bottom end of the feeding shaft 17 is connected to the feeding tray 1 through a bearing. The top end of the feeding shaft 17 passes through the central seat 6, the rotating feeding disc 7, the base connecting block 20, the bottom end of the storage cylinder 9, and the discharge plate 18 in sequence before extending into the interior of the storage cylinder 9 and connecting to the feeding motor 14 on the top cover 11 of the storage cylinder.

[0044] In this application, the feeding shaft 17 is provided with a bearing structure and a sealing structure at the structural contact position with the above-mentioned paragraph. The sealing structure in this application includes a sealing gasket or other sealing components that can be selected by those skilled in the art under the prior art.

[0045] In this application, the feeding shaft 17 is provided with a spiral feeding blade 16 in the region located inside the storage cylinder 9. The spiral feeding blade 16 is fixed integrally with the feeding shaft 17 and extends along the length of the feeding shaft 17. The spiral feeding blade 16 can stir the food particles in the storage cylinder 9, making it easier for the food particles to enter the metering cylinder 8 through the discharge hole on the discharge plate 18 and the feed hole 19 at the bottom of the storage cylinder 9, and to reach a certain volume inside the metering cylinder 8.

[0046] In this application, the feed inlet 19 is located at the bottom end of the storage cylinder 9 and forms a channel connecting the metering cylinder 8 and the storage cylinder 9. The number of feed inlets 19 corresponds to the number of metering cylinders 8. The discharge plate 18 is a circular disc, and several discharge holes are distributed on the discharge plate 18 corresponding to the number of feed inlets 19 and metering cylinders 8. When the discharge holes correspond to the feed inlets 19, food particles can easily enter the interior of the metering cylinder 8 through the discharge holes and feed inlets 19.

[0047] In this application, the storage cylinder top cover 11 is connected to a discharge pipe 12 near the top, the discharge pipe 12 is used for the feeding and replenishment of food particles, and a discharge top cover 13 is closed at the top opening of the discharge pipe 12.

[0048] The top opening of the storage cylinder 9 is covered and connected to a storage cylinder top cover 11 by fasteners. A feeding motor 14 is connected to the storage cylinder top cover 11 by fasteners. The output shaft of the feeding motor 14 passes through the storage cylinder top cover 11 and is connected to the top end of the feeding shaft 17. The connection between the output shaft of the feeding motor 14 and the feeding shaft 17 adopts a coupling structure.

[0049] In this application, a number of reinforcing ribs 10 are provided at the top opening of the storage cylinder 9. The reinforcing ribs 10 can strengthen the edge of the top opening of the storage cylinder 9, which facilitates the connection of the storage cylinder top cover 11 and the support of the storage cylinder top cover 11 and the feeding motor 14, and avoids damage.

[0050] When using this application, the feeding top cover 13 is opened, and food particles are fed into the storage cylinder 9 through the feeding pipe 12. The feeding pipe 12 has a part that is inclined relative to the storage cylinder 9, which facilitates the entry of the fed material into the storage cylinder 9.

[0051] Food particles entering the storage cylinder 9 will be loosened by the stirring action of the spiral feeding blades 16. The loosened food particles can easily enter the inlet hole 19 through the discharge hole on the discharge plate 18, and then enter the metering cylinder 8 through the inlet hole 19.

[0052] During the above process, when the discharge hole on the discharge plate 18 is aligned with the feed hole 19 at the bottom of the storage cylinder 9, rotating the discharge plate 7 can seal the opening at the bottom of the metering cylinder 8, so that food particles can enter the interior of the metering cylinder 8 through the discharge hole and the feed hole 19.

[0053] As one of the preferred embodiments of this application, the feeding shaft 17 described in this application may be coaxially provided with a bushing, so that the spiral feeding blade 16 can be located on the bushing. Both the bushing and the feeding shaft 17 pass through the top cover 11 of the storage cylinder and are connected to the corresponding discharging motor 14, so that when the feeding shaft 17 stops rotating, the bushing can still rotate under the action of the corresponding discharging motor 14, which facilitates the efficiency of food particles being discharged through the discharge hole and the feed hole 19.

[0054] In this application, after the feeding motor 14 completes feeding, it will drive the feeding shaft 17 to continue rotating. The continued rotation of the feeding shaft 17 will cause the discharge hole on the discharge plate 18 to be misaligned with the feed hole 19, thereby preventing food particles from continuing to be discharged from the above structure into the metering cylinder 8.

[0055] At this time, since the rotating feeding plate 7 is also set on the feeding shaft 17, the rotating feeding plate 7 will move with the feeding shaft 17 and gradually make the feeding hole 15 connected with the corresponding metering cylinder 8. The connection between the feeding hole 15 and the metering cylinder 8 will cause a certain volume of food particles that were originally accumulated in the metering cylinder 8 to fall into the feeding trough 3 below through the feeding hole 15.

[0056] As a preferred technical solution of this application, an inclined feeding guide plate 5 is provided in the space below the metering cylinder 8 and the rotating feeding tray 7. The feeding guide plate 5 can facilitate the food particles falling from the feeding hole 15 into the feeding trough 3, and play a good guiding role.

[0057] After the material is discharged, the above structure is repeated within a set time range to achieve timed and quantitative material discharge.

[0058] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to explain the technical solutions of this application and to describe the application in detail with reference to preferred embodiments. However, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this application. Modifications or equivalent substitutions to the technical solutions of this application within the technical scope understood by those skilled in the art do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of this application and should all be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A pet feeding machine, comprising a feeding tray (1), the feeding tray (1) being placed on a horizontal surface, the feeding tray (1) having a plurality of feeding tray partitions (2) distributed circumferentially, and the feeding tray (1) being divided by the feeding tray partitions (2) to form a plurality of feeding troughs (3), characterized in that: A storage cylinder (9) is provided above the food tray (1). The storage cylinder (9) is connected to the discharge pipe (12). A feeding shaft (17) runs through the storage cylinder (9). A spiral feeding blade (16) is integrally provided on the feeding shaft (17) at a position inside the storage cylinder (9). A discharge plate (18) is provided on the feeding shaft (17) near the bottom of the storage cylinder (9). Several discharge holes corresponding to the feed holes (19) are distributed on the discharge plate (18). The feed holes (19) are located at the bottom of the storage cylinder (9) and are connected to the metering cylinder (8). 8) The storage cylinders (9) are all connected to the central seat (6), which is located in the middle of the feeding tray (1); the bottom of the quantitative cylinder (8) is open and blocked by the rotating feeding plate (7), which has several feeding holes (15), which are offset from the discharge holes on the discharge plate (18); the rotating feeding plate (7) is connected to the feeding shaft (17), and the feeding trough (3) is below the feeding hole (15); the feeding shaft (17) is connected to the feeding motor (14), which is connected to the controller via an electrical signal.

2. The pet feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The food tray partition (2) is integrally provided with a food tray support plate (4). The food tray support plate (4) is connected to the central seat (6). The two sides of the metering cylinder (8) are fixed on the food tray support plate (4). The bottom end of the storage cylinder (9) is supported at the top of the food tray support plate (4). The bottom end of the storage cylinder (9) is fixed on the food tray support plate (4).

3. The pet feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the food tray support plate (4) is connected to the base connecting block (20), and the food tray support plate (4) is fixed to the bottom of the storage cylinder (9) through the base connecting block (20); the food tray support plate (4) is machined with a notch for rotating and limiting the rotation of the rotating feeding plate (7).

4. The pet feeding machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top opening of the storage cylinder (9) is connected to a storage cylinder top cover (11). A feeding motor (14) is provided on the storage cylinder top cover (11). The output shaft of the feeding motor (14) is connected to the top of the feeding shaft (17), and the feeding motor (14) drives the feeding shaft (17) to rotate.

5. The pet feeding machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The storage cylinder (9) has a circumferentially outward edge at the top opening position, and several reinforcing ribs (10) are provided below the edge.

6. The pet feeding machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: A discharge top cover (13) is provided at the top opening of the discharge pipe (12).

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