Animal feeder and device thereof

Abstract

The utility model relates to an animal feeder and a device thereof. The animal feeder comprises a frame body, a container, a surrounding baffle plate, a rotating structure, a detection mechanism and a driving mechanism, the detection mechanism and the driving mechanism are arranged on the frame body; the frame body comprises a door frame and a base, and the base is provided with a containing groove for containing a container. The fence plate and the base form a first fence area; the rotating structure is arranged on one side of the container and comprises an opening position and a closing position; when in the closing position, the rotating structure forms a closed space with the base and the fence plate respectively; and when in the opening position, the rotating structure and the fence plate form a second fence area. The container has the following beneficial effects that when the container is in the closed position, the rotating structure and the first enclosure area can seal the container, so that animals cannot make contact with the container in all directions; when the base is at the opening position, the first enclosure area is combined with the second enclosure area, so that animals in feeding can be further protected, and other animals are prevented from approaching the container from the side surface or the upper part of the base.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to feeding device technical field, more specifically, relate to an animal feeding device and device thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The prior art discloses an animal feeding device, which specifically discloses a scheme that an RFID detector is arranged at the entrance of a ring-shaped frame. One side of the ring-shaped frame is an open entrance to facilitate authorized animals to eat, and the other side is formed into a closed shell by a left baffle, a right baffle and a rear wall to prevent unauthorized other animals from contacting the food in the container. The container and the cover are located on the side close to the closed shell. However, some animals are timid and vigilant, and are not willing to put their heads into a ring-shaped entrance or a closed shell to obtain the food in the container.

[0003] In another prior art, a pet feeding device is disclosed. In this scheme, both sides of the ring-shaped frame are open. When the door is in the open position, the authorized pet is in the eating state. The triangular baffle and the door structure in the scheme limit the animals from approaching the food container from the front, but still cannot effectively prevent other unauthorized pets from approaching the food container. The unauthorized pets can easily approach the food container from the back by folding the door or from the side by passing or bypassing the triangular baffle. SUMMARY

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is that the sealing type and open type feeding devices still have different defects. In view of the above defects of the prior art, the utility model provides an animal feeding device and device thereof.

[0005] The utility model adopts the technical scheme that:

[0006] An animal feeding device is constructed, which comprises a frame, a container, a baffle, a rotating structure, a detection mechanism and a driving mechanism.

[0007] The frame comprises a door frame and a base, the base is connected with the door frame, the base is provided with a placing groove, and the placing groove is used for placing the container.

[0008] The baffle is arranged correspondingly with the base, and the baffle is connected with the base and the door frame respectively and forms a first baffle area with the base.

[0009] The rotating structure is arranged on one side of the container and is pivotally connected with the door frame.

[0010] The rotating structure comprises an open position and a closed position.

[0011] When the rotating structure is in the closed position, the rotating structure and the base and the surrounding baffle form a closed space respectively, so that the container is located in the closed space;

[0012] When the rotating structure is in the open position, the rotating structure and the surrounding baffle form a second surrounding area, so that the animal can only contact the container through the door frame;

[0013] The detection mechanism is arranged on the frame body and is electrically connected with the driving mechanism;

[0014] The driving mechanism is arranged in the frame body to drive the rotating structure to move to the open position or the closed position.

[0015] Further, the rotating structure comprises a movable baffle, a rotating shaft and a limiting structure, the limiting structure is connected with the rotating shaft, the movable baffle moves around the rotating shaft, and the movable baffle is arc-shaped.

[0016] Further, when the rotating structure moves to the closed position, the movable baffle moves downward around the rotating shaft, and the front and rear edges of the movable baffle coincide with the edges of the surrounding baffle and the base respectively, so that the container is in the closed space;

[0017] When the rotating structure moves to the open position, the movable baffle moves upward around the rotating shaft, so that the container is in an open state.

[0018] Further, the limiting structure comprises at least a first limiting member and a second limiting member, and is used for limiting the movement of the movable baffle.

[0019] Further, the detection mechanism comprises at least an infrared detection device and a tag recognition device, the infrared detection device is arranged on the frame body;

[0020] The tag recognition device is located on the bottom of the frame body or the door frame;

[0021] The tag recognition device is used for driving the driving mechanism to work.

[0022] Further, the driving mechanism comprises a speed reduction motor and a driving wheel, the driving wheel abuts against the rotating structure, the speed reduction motor is used for driving the driving wheel to move, so as to drive the rotating structure to rotate.

[0023] Further, the base is provided with a fixing block, the fixing block is provided with a first inclined surface, the speed reduction motor and the driving wheel are arranged in the fixing block, the driving wheel is protrudingly arranged on the first inclined surface and abuts against the movable baffle.

[0024] The utility model also provides an animal feeding device, including above described animal feeder.

[0025] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect lies in: the door frame of frame body is equipped with detection mechanism, and the bottom plate of frame body sets up the surrounding baffle, and the surrounding baffle is connected with door frame and bottom plate respectively, and with bottom plate constitutes first surrounding baffle area, and the bottom plate is equipped with the groove for placing container, and the rotary structure is located the top of container, and rotary structure includes opening position and closing position, when rotary structure is in closing position, rotary structure and first surrounding baffle area constitute a closed space, and container is located in the closed space, and makes the animal in all directions unable to contact container, when rotary structure is in opening position, rotary structure upward movement makes container completely open, and with surrounding baffle constitutes second surrounding baffle area, to the upper area of first surrounding baffle area further surrounding, makes the animal unable to contact container from first surrounding baffle area upper, and only can pass through door frame and contact container and obtain food, thereby avoided some animal timid and vigilant, and do not wish to put head into the entrance that presents annular encirclement or closed shell and obtain the food in container. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 It is the opening position's perspective drawing of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0027] Figure 2 It is the perspective drawing of the frame body of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0028] Figure 3 It is the left view of the frame body of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0029] Figure 4 It is the structure's schematic drawing of the frame body and surrounding baffle of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0030] Figure 5 It is the right view of the structure's schematic drawing of the frame body and surrounding baffle of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0031] Figure 6 It is the closing position's perspective drawing of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0032] Figure 7 It is the internal structure schematic drawing of the door frame of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0033] Figure 8 It is the right view of the internal structure of the door frame of an animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model,

[0034] Figure 9is a right view of the opening position of the animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0035] Figure 10 is a perspective view of the driving mechanism of the animal feeder in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0036] Figure 11 is a structural schematic view of the animal feeder in another embodiment of the utility model;

[0037] Figure 12 is a perspective view of the feeding box in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0038] Figure 13 is a perspective view of the animal feeder in another embodiment of the utility model;

[0039] Figure 14 is an assembly schematic view of the animal feeding device in another embodiment of the utility model.

[0040] Label explanation: frame body 110, door frame 111, base 112, placement groove 1121, fixed block 1122, first inclined surface 1123;

[0041] Container 120;

[0042] Surrounding fence 130;

[0043] Rotary structure 140, movable fence 141, rotating shaft 142, limiting structure 143, first limiting piece 1431, second limiting piece 1432;

[0044] Detection mechanism 150, infrared detection device 151, label recognition device 152;

[0045] Driving mechanism 160, speed reducer motor 161, driving wheel 162;

[0046] First surrounding fence area 170, second surrounding fence area 180, feeding box 190, feeding opening 191. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below, obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0048] Please refer to the attached Figures 1-14The utility model provides a kind of animal feeder and its device, including frame body 110, container 120, fence plate 130, rotating structure 140, detection mechanism 150 and drive mechanism 160;Frame body 110 includes door frame 111 and base 112, base 112 is connected with door frame 111, base 112 is equipped with placing groove 1121, and placing groove 1121 is used to place container 120;Fence plate 130 is correspondingly set with base 112, and fence plate 130 is connected with base 112 and door frame 111 respectively, and with base 112 form first fence area 170;Rotating structure 140 is set to one side of container 120, and is pivoted with door frame 111;Rotating structure 140 includes opening position and closing position;When rotating structure 140 is in closing position, rotating structure 140 is formed with base 112 and fence plate 130 respectively to form closed space, to make container 120 be located in closed space;When rotating structure 140 is in opening position, rotating structure 140 is formed with fence plate 130 to form second fence area 180, to make animal only be able to pass through door frame 111 and contact container 120;Detection mechanism 150 is equipped on frame body 110, and is electrically connected with drive mechanism 160;Drive mechanism 160 is set in frame body 110, to drive rotating structure 140 to move to opening position or closing position.

[0049] In the embodiment, door frame 111 is arranged on one side of frame body 110, base 112 is arranged on the other side of frame body 110, and the bottom of door frame 111 is connected with base 112. The container 120 for containing food is arranged in the placing groove 1121 on the base 112. In an embodiment, the container 120 can be removed for cleaning and disinfection. The fence plate 130 is arranged on the base 112, and the shape of the fence plate 130 corresponds to the shape of the base 112. The fence plate 130 is connected with the door frame 111 and the base 112 respectively, and forms the first fence area 170 with the base 112. The fence plate 130 surrounds the placing groove 1121, so that the animal cannot easily contact the container 120. The rotating structure 140 is located above the container 120 and is pivoted with the door frame 111. The rotating structure 140 includes an opening position and a closing position.

[0050] When the rotating structure 140 is in the closing position, the movable fence plate 141 of the rotating structure 140 forms a closed space with the base 112 and the fence plate 130, i.e., the movable fence plate 141 forms a closed space with the first fence area 170, so as to enclose the container 120. The animal cannot contact the container 120 from any direction.

[0051] When the rotating structure 140 is in the open position, the movable baffle 141 of the rotating structure 140 moves upward to the open position to ensure that the container 120 is completely open, wherein the movable baffle 141 and the surrounding baffle 130 form a second surrounding baffle area 180. In a specific embodiment, part of the movable baffle 141 in the open position can be higher than the surrounding baffle 130, and the high part can achieve further surrounding of the container 120, avoid the animal from contacting the container 120 from above by passing through the first surrounding baffle area 170, and make the animal only contact the container 120 through the door frame 111; when the surrounding baffle 130 is higher than the movable baffle 141 of the rotating structure 140, the surrounding baffle 130 and the base 112 form a semi-closed surrounding space, which is not conducive to timid or more vigilant animals to obtain food in the container 120, and will cause the production cost to increase.

[0052] The detection mechanism 150 on the frame body 110 is electrically connected with the driving mechanism 160, wherein the detection mechanism 150 at least includes an infrared detection device 151 and a tag identification device 152, the infrared detection device 151 and the tag identification device 152 are in communication connection, the tag identification device 152 is electrically connected with the driving mechanism 160, and then the driving mechanism 160 drives the rotating structure 140 to move to the open position or the closed position.

[0053] Please refer to Figures 6-8 , the rotating structure 140 includes a movable baffle 141, a rotating shaft 142 and a limiting structure 143, the limiting structure 143 is connected with the rotating shaft 142, the movable baffle 141 moves around the rotating shaft 142, and the movable baffle 141 is arc-shaped.

[0054] In a specific implementation, the movable baffle 141 of the rotating structure 140 is connected with the door frame 111 through the rotating shaft 142, the limiting structure 143 is arranged on the door frame 111, and the movable baffle 141 moves around the rotating shaft 142 between the open position and the closed position. The rotating shaft 142 is fan-shaped, so that the surrounding area of the second surrounding baffle area 180 formed by the movable baffle 141 and the surrounding baffle 130 is larger; the movable baffle 141 is arc-shaped, which is more conducive to abutting against the driving wheel 162 and avoids the situation that the movable baffle 141 and the driving wheel 162 are in contact and slip or hang in the air.

[0055] In a specific embodiment, the rotating structure 140 is connected with a bearing, the movable baffle 141 is driven to move through the bearing, the bearing can make the rotating structure 140 move more smoothly and have smaller noise, but the cost is high and a certain structure space is occupied.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 and Figure 9When the rotating structure 140 moves to the closed position, the movable baffle 141 moves downward around the rotating shaft 142, and the front and rear edges of the movable baffle 141 coincide with the edges of the surrounding baffle 130 and the base 112 respectively, so that the container 120 is in a closed space; when the rotating structure 140 moves to the open position, the movable baffle 141 moves upward around the rotating shaft 142, so that the container 120 is in an open state.

[0057] In specific implementation, when the movable baffle 141 moves from the open position to the closed position around the rotating shaft 142, the front and rear edges of the movable baffle 141 coincide with the edges of the surrounding baffle 130 and the base 112 respectively, and the coincidence is only to ensure a gap relationship of the container 120 close to the closed space, and a gap is still reserved to facilitate air circulation in the container 120 in the closed space, so that the smell of food can be dissipated, thereby guiding animals to find food and eat.

[0058] When the movable baffle 141 moves from the closed position to the open position around the rotating shaft 142, the movable baffle 141 moves upward around the rotating shaft 142, so that the container 120 is in an open state, a part of the movable baffle 141 abuts against the driving mechanism 160, and another part is higher than the surrounding baffle 130, forming a second surrounding area 180, the first surrounding area 170 can realize the closure of the container 120, and the first surrounding area 170 and the second surrounding area 180 in combination can further realize the protection of animals eating food, preventing other animals from approaching the container 120 from the side or above of the base 112.

[0059] Please refer to Figures 7-8 The limiting structure 143 at least includes a first limiting piece 1431 and a second limiting piece 1432, and is used for limiting the movement of the movable baffle 141.

[0060] In specific implementation, the first limiting piece 1431 and the second limiting piece 1432 are respectively arranged on the door frame 111. The first limiting piece 1431 is connected with the rotating shaft 142, and is provided with a limiting block. When the speed reducer 161 drives the rotating structure 140 to rotate to the open position or the closed position, the second limiting piece 1432 abuts against the limiting block of the first limiting piece 1431, and blocks the rotation of the first limiting piece 1431 through the second limiting piece 1432, thereby realizing the limiting of the movable baffle 141. The number and shape of the limiting block can be adjusted according to actual conditions.

[0061] Please refer to Figures 7-8 The detection mechanism 150 at least includes an infrared detection device 151 and a tag recognition device 152. The infrared detection device 151 is arranged on the frame 110; the tag recognition device 152 is located on the bottom of the frame 110 or the door frame 111; and the tag recognition device 152 is used for driving the driving mechanism 160 on the frame 110 to work.

[0062] In a specific embodiment, the infrared detection device 151 is arranged on the frame 110, and at least two groups of the infrared detection device 151 are arranged on the frame 110. The tag identification device 152 includes a controller and a coil, and the tag identification device 152 is arranged on the frame 110, specifically on the bottom of the frame 110 or the door frame 111.

[0063] In a specific embodiment, when the door frame 111 of the frame 110 is arranged in a U shape, the coil of the tag identification device 152 is arranged on the bottom of the frame 110, so that the coil of the tag identification device 152 forms a closed loop.

[0064] In another specific embodiment, when the door frame 111 of the frame 110 is arranged in a closed manner, the coil of the tag identification device 152 is arranged on the door frame 111, and the coil of the tag identification device 152 can form a closed loop around the door frame 111. Through the closed coil, the tag can modulate or change the current state of the coil in the process of backscattering, so as to return the information stored on the tag to the controller, and then drive the driving mechanism 160 in the frame 110 to work.

[0065] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 4 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the infrared detection device 151 is arranged on the door frame 111, specifically on the inner side of the door frame 111, wherein the infrared detection device 151 is composed of a transmitter and a receiver, and the transmitter and the receiver are arranged symmetrically. The infrared detection device 151 and the tag identification device 152 establish a communication connection, when the animal touches or blocks the infrared light beam between the transmitter and the receiver, the infrared light beam is interrupted, so as to trigger the tag identification device 152 to work to detect the animal entering the detection area.

[0066] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 10 , the driving mechanism 160 includes a reduction motor 161 and a driving wheel 162, the driving wheel 162 abuts against the rotating structure 140, and the reduction motor 161 is used to drive the driving wheel 162 on the base 112 to move, so as to drive the rotating structure 140 to rotate.

[0067] In a specific embodiment, the driving mechanism 160 is arranged on the base 112 of the frame 110, wherein the driving mechanism 160 includes a reduction motor 161 and a driving wheel 162. The driving wheel 162 includes but is not limited to a friction wheel, a gear, and a cam. The reduction motor 161 is used to drive the driving wheel 162 to move, the surface of the driving wheel 162 abuts against the movable baffle 141 of the rotating structure 140, and the reduction motor 161 transmits power to the driving wheel 162, so as to drive the rotating structure 140 to rotate.

[0068] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the base 112 is provided with a fixed block 1122, the first inclined surface 1123 is arranged on the fixed block 1122, the reduction motor 161 and the driving wheel 162 are arranged in the fixed block 1122, the driving wheel 162 is arranged on the first inclined surface 1123 and abuts against the movable baffle 141.

[0069] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 13 , the reduction motor 161 in the driving mechanism 160 is arranged on the door frame 111, specifically on the outer side of the door frame 111, the reduction motor 161 is connected with the rotating shaft 142, so that the reduction motor 161 directly transmits power to the rotating shaft 142, and drives the movable baffle 141 to rotate through the rotating shaft 142. The driving mechanism 160 is arranged on the outer side of the door frame 111, so that the subsequent maintenance and repair of the reduction motor 161 are more convenient, and the occupation of the internal space of the feeder is reduced, so that the movable baffle 141 has a larger activity space when being in the open state. At the same time, the safety hidden danger caused by the material entering the driving mechanism 160 is avoided, the risk of pollution of the reduction motor 161 is reduced, and the service life of the reduction motor 161 is prolonged.

[0070] In the specific implementation: one side of the base 112 is provided with a fixed block 1122, the fixed block 1122 is connected with the surrounding baffle 130 on both sides, and the height of the fixed block 1122 is greater than or equal to the height of the surrounding baffle 130. The reduction motor 161 and the driving wheel 162 are connected and arranged in the fixed block 1122; the fixed block 1122 is provided with a first inclined surface 1123 on the side close to the placing groove 1121, and the driving wheel 162 is arranged on the first inclined surface 1123 and abuts against the movable baffle 141, so as to drive the driving wheel 162 to move through the reduction motor 161 and drive the movable baffle 141 to rotate around the rotating shaft 142.

[0071] Please refer to Figures 11-14 , the utility model also provides an animal feeding device which comprises the animal feeder.

[0072] In the specific implementation: an animal feeding device comprises an animal feeder and a feeding box 190, and the side of the animal feeder away from the door frame 111 abuts against the feeding box 190. The surrounding baffle 130 of the animal feeder is provided with a through hole, as shown in Figure 12 , the feeding box 190 is provided with a feeding opening 191, the through hole on the surrounding baffle 130 abuts against the feeding opening 191 on the feeding box 190, a connecting plate is arranged between the through hole and the container 120, and the connecting plate is arc-shaped, so that the food in the feeding box 190 is fed into the container 120 in the placing groove 1121 through the connecting plate.

[0073] In a specific embodiment, as shown in Figure 14 The base 112 of the frame body 110 is provided with a foot pad, and the foot pad is provided with a bolt. The bottom of the base 112 is provided with a threaded hole, and the threaded hole is matched with the bolt to connect the foot pad to the bottom of the frame body 110. The matching degree of the threaded hole and the bolt can be adjusted according to the actual situation, and then the height of the frame body 110 is adjusted.

[0074] It should be noted that in this document, the terms “comprising”, “including”, or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, so that a process, device, article or method including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or includes elements inherent to such a process, device, article or method. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement “including a…” does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, device, article or method including the element.

[0075] The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation using the content of the specification and drawings, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, is also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An animal feeder, characterised in that, The animal feeder comprises a frame, a container, a surrounding board, a rotating structure, a detection mechanism and a driving mechanism. The frame comprises a door frame and a base, the base is connected with the door frame, and the base is provided with a placing groove for placing the container. The surrounding board is correspondingly arranged on the base, and the surrounding board is connected with the base and the door frame and forms a first surrounding area with the base. The rotating structure is arranged on one side of the container and is pivotally connected with the door frame. The rotating structure comprises an open position and a closed position. When the rotating structure is in the closed position, the rotating structure forms a closed space with the base and the surrounding board, so that the container is located in the closed space. When the rotating structure is in the open position, the rotating structure forms a second surrounding area with the surrounding board, so that the animal can only contact the container through the door frame. The detection mechanism is arranged on the frame and is electrically connected with the driving mechanism. The driving mechanism is arranged in the frame to drive the rotating structure to move to the open position or the closed position.

2. The animal feeder of claim 1, wherein, The rotating structure comprises a movable board, a rotating shaft and a limiting structure, the limiting structure is connected with the rotating shaft, the movable board moves around the rotating shaft, and the movable board is in an arc shape.

3. The animal feeder of claim 2, wherein, When the rotating structure moves to the closed position, the movable board moves downward around the rotating shaft, and the front and rear edges of the movable board coincide with the edges of the surrounding board and the base, so that the container is in the closed space. When the rotating structure moves to the open position, the movable board moves upward around the rotating shaft, so that the container is in an open state.

4. The animal feeder of claim 3, wherein, The limiting structure comprises at least a first limiting member and a second limiting member, and is used for limiting the movement of the movable board.

5. The animal feeder of claim 1, wherein, The detection mechanism comprises at least an infrared detection device and a tag recognition device, the infrared detection device is arranged on the frame. The tag recognition device is located on the bottom of the frame or the door frame. The tag recognition device is used to drive the driving mechanism to work.

6. The animal feeder of claim 4, wherein, The driving mechanism comprises a speed reducer and a driving wheel, the driving wheel abuts against the rotating structure, and the speed reducer is used to drive the driving wheel to move, so as to drive the rotating structure to rotate.

7. The animal feeder of claim 6, wherein, The base is provided with a fixing block, the fixing block is provided with a first inclined surface, the speed reducer and the driving wheel are arranged in the fixing block, the driving wheel is protrudingly arranged on the first inclined surface and abuts against the movable board.

8. An animal feeding device, characterized in that The animal feeder comprises the animal feeder according to any one of claims 1-7.

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