Feeder

Abstract

The utility model discloses a feeder which comprises a main shell, a first feeding structure and a second feeding structure, a common food bin and a second feeding structure are contained in the main shell, the common food bin and the first feeding structure are distributed up and down, and the common food bin is communicated with the first feeding structure; the dinner plate is arranged on the outer side of the main shell, and the main shell is provided with a food outlet channel used for conveying the first food output by the first feeding structure to the dinner plate; the upper cover assembly is arranged at the top of the main shell, and a special food bin used for storing second food and a second feeding structure are arranged in the upper cover assembly; the main shell is provided with a special food bin, the special food bin is provided with a discharging port, the second feeding structure is configured to drive second food to move towards the discharging port, the main shell is further provided with a discharging channel communicated with the discharging port, and the discharging channel is configured to convey the second food supplied by the discharging port to the dinner plate.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to pet feeding equipment technical field, concretely relates to a feeder. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous improvement of the living standards of residents, the phenomenon of raising pets in domestic urban residents is also more and more, and pets have become indispensable good partners in people's life. In order to solve the problem of pet feeding, pet feeding device with automatic feeding function emerges as the times require, which can realize the purpose of automatic feeding of pets and reduce the complexity of pet feeding.

[0003] There are many pet feeding products on the market, and some products can set the feeding time and the supply amount of food, and a certain amount of food will be automatically put in after the user sets the time, which solves the problem of feeding when the user is not there to a certain extent.

[0004] However, with the change of user demand, the existing feeding device on the market is difficult to meet the personalized needs of users. For example, in some scenarios, users will feed pets with health care products for health purposes, and the supply amount of health care products is different from the supply of regular food, which causes the user to be disturbed by feeding.

[0005] In other scenarios, when pets are sick, they need to be fed with pills, and the existing feeding device cannot achieve this. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the prior art to overcome the defects in the prior art. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0006] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a feeder with multiple feeding functions.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a feeder, which comprises: a main shell, which internally accommodates an ordinary food bin and a first feeding structure distributed in an up-down manner, the ordinary food bin is in communication with the first feeding structure;

[0008] A dinner plate is arranged outside the main shell, and an out-of-food channel for conveying the first food output by the first feeding structure to the dinner plate is arranged on the main shell;

[0009] An upper cover assembly is arranged on the top of the main shell, and a special food bin and a second feeding structure for storing second food are arranged in the upper cover assembly, and the volume of the special food bin is smaller than that of the ordinary food bin;

[0010] The special food bin has a blanking opening, the second feeding structure is configured to drive the second food to move towards the blanking opening, the main shell is further provided with a blanking passage in communication with the blanking opening, and the blanking passage is configured to deliver the second food supplied by the blanking opening to the tray.

[0011] Preferably, an upstream end of the blanking passage is in communication with the blanking opening, and a downstream end of the blanking passage is in communication with the food outlet passage.

[0012] The upstream end of the blanking passage is in communication with the blanking opening, and the downstream end of the blanking passage is opposite to the tray.

[0013] Preferably, the blanking opening is located at the bottom of the upper cover assembly, and the blanking passage is located in the main shell.

[0014] Preferably, the common food bin is integrally formed with the blanking passage, and the blanking passage extends in the vertical direction.

[0015] Preferably, the downstream end of the blanking passage is located above the food outlet passage, and the projection of the downstream end of the blanking passage and the upstream end of the food outlet passage in the vertical direction at least partially overlaps.

[0016] Preferably, the first feeding structure is connected to the bottom of the common food bin, the first feeding structure has a discharge opening, the upstream end of the food outlet passage is located at the discharge opening, and the downstream end of the food outlet passage is opposite to the tray.

[0017] The utility model provides a kind of feeder, comprising: main shell, its inside is housed with common food bin and first feeding structure being up and down distribution, the common food bin is communicated with the first feeding structure;

[0018] Tray, it is located in the outside of the main shell, and the main shell is provided with the food outlet passage for delivering the first food output by the first feeding structure to the tray;

[0019] Upper cover assembly, cover is located at the top of the main shell, the upper cover assembly is provided with special food bin and second feeding structure for storing second food in, the special food bin has blanking opening, the second feeding structure is configured to drive the second food to move towards the blanking opening, the main shell is further provided with blanking passage in communication with the blanking opening, and the blanking passage is configured to deliver the second food supplied by the blanking opening to the tray.

[0020] The projection of the special food bin and the common food bin on horizontal plane at least partially overlaps, and the blanking passage is located in the main shell and is distributed side by side with the common food bin.

[0021] Preferably, the special food bin has a size in a horizontal direction larger than a size in a vertical direction; and / or, the special food bin has a volume smaller than a volume of a common food bin.

[0022] Preferably, the material dropping passage is located at a side of the common food bin facing the dining plate; and / or, an area of a horizontal cross section of the material dropping port is smaller than an area of a horizontal cross section of the material dropping passage.

[0023] Preferably, a projection of a downstream end of the material dropping passage and an upstream end of the food outlet passage in a vertical direction at least partially overlaps.

[0024] The utility model provides a kind of feeder, comprising: main casing, its inside is housed with the common food bin and first feeding structure being up and down distribution, the common food bin is communicated with the first feeding structure;

[0025] Dining plate, it is located in the outside of the main casing, the main casing is equipped with the food outlet passage for conveying the first food output by the first feeding structure to the dining plate;

[0026] Upper cover assembly, cover is located in the top of the main casing, the special food bin and second feeding structure for storing second food are equipped in the upper cover assembly, the special food bin has material dropping port, the main casing is also equipped with the material dropping passage being communicated with the material dropping port, the material dropping passage is configured to convey the second food supplied by the material dropping port to the dining plate;

[0027] Among them, the top of the special food bin is detachably equipped with cover body, the second feeding structure includes second driving mechanism and feeding impeller, the feeding impeller is housed in the special food bin, the second driving mechanism is drivingly connected with the feeding impeller, to drive the second food towards the material dropping port movement.

[0028] Preferably, the feeding impeller includes hub portion being connected with the second driving mechanism, a plurality of blades being arranged on the circumferential side wall of the hub portion, wherein, the circumferential side wall of the hub portion and the circumferential side wall of the special food bin have annular region, the plurality of blades divides the annular region, and the material dropping port is located in the annular region.

[0029] Preferably, sector is formed between adjacent blades, wherein, the material dropping port and the shape, size of the sector are consistent.

[0030] Preferably, the second driving mechanism is distributed in horizontal direction, including second motor, driving gear being arranged on the output shaft of the second motor, driven gear being arranged below the special food bin, the wheel shaft of the driven gear extends to the special food bin to be connected with the feeding impeller in the vertical direction.

[0031] The wheel shaft is further provided with a sensing disc, and the sensing disc is provided with count pieces which are equally spaced and equal in number to the blades.

[0032] Preferably, the upper cover assembly comprises a bottom plate, an upper cover arranged above the bottom plate, and a receiving space formed between the bottom plate and the upper cover for accommodating the second driving mechanism.

[0033] The top end surface of the upper cover is concave to form a concave cavity, and the special food bin is located in the concave cavity.

[0034] Preferably, the upper cover assembly further comprises a cover body detection unit, which comprises a first detection piece mounted on the cover body and a second detection piece arranged on the upper cover assembly, and the first detection piece and the second detection piece are electrically connected.

[0035] The utility model provides a kind of feeder, comprising: main shell, its inside is accommodated with the upper and lower distribution of ordinary food bin and first feed structure, the ordinary food bin is communicated with the first feed structure, and the first feed structure has discharge port;Dish, is located in the outside of the main shell;Upper cover assembly, detachably arranged on the top of the main shell;

[0036] The main shell is further provided with a special food bin for storing second food and a second feed structure, the special food bin is provided with a drop port, and the second feed structure is configured to drive the second food to move towards the drop port.

[0037] The main shell is further provided with a communication channel, which is configured to transport the first food discharged from the discharge port and / or the second food discharged from the drop port into the dish.

[0038] Preferably, the special food bin is independent of the ordinary food bin, and the special food bin is arranged on the top of the ordinary food bin.

[0039] Preferably, the communication channel comprises a food outlet channel for transporting the first food output by the first feed structure to the dish, and a drop channel communicated with the drop port, wherein the downstream end of the drop channel and the upstream end of the food outlet channel at least partially overlap in the vertical direction.

[0040] Preferably, the drop channel extends in the vertical direction and is located on the side of the ordinary food bin facing the dish.

[0041] The utility model provides a kind of feeder, the feeder includes: main casing, its inside is housed with the ordinary food bin and first feeding structure being up and down distribution, the ordinary food bin with the first feeding structure communication, the first feeding structure has discharge port, the top of main casing is set as open mouth;Dish, is located in the outside of main casing;

[0042] Special food bin, be located in the main casing, and be located above the ordinary food bin, for storing second food;

[0043] Second feeding structure, be located in the open mouth of the top of main casing, and be located above the special food bin;

[0044] Wherein, the special food bin is equipped with drop port, the second feeding structure is configured as to drive the second food towards drop port movement;The main casing is also provided with communication passage, the communication passage is configured as to the first food and / or second food that the discharge port discharges is transported to the dish in.

[0045] The utility model provides a kind of feeder, the feeder includes: main casing, its inside is housed with the ordinary food bin and first feeding structure being up and down distribution, the ordinary food bin with the first feeding structure communication, the first feeding structure has discharge port;Dish, is located in the outside of main casing;

[0046] Special food bin, be located on the outer wall of the main casing, for receiving second food, the special food bin is equipped with drop port;

[0047] Second feeding structure, be located on the outer wall of the main casing, and act on the special food bin, so that the second food towards drop port movement;

[0048] Wherein, the main casing is equipped with for the first food that the first feeding structure exports is transported to the dish of out-eating passage, with drop port communication for the second food is transported to the dish of drop port passage.

[0049] The utility model provides technical scheme, with following advantages:

[0050] By setting special food bin and second feeding structure, second food can be fed in addition to first food, second food can be health care product, medicine, functional snack granule. User can supplement nutrition for pet regularly through special food bin, so that pet can diversely supplement other nutrition in addition to first food, it is beneficial to pet intake balanced nutrition, guarantee the healthy growth of pet, simplify the difficulty of rearing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0051] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required to be used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings described in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0052] Figure 1 The three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0053] Figure 2 The feeding device provided by the present application is Figure 1 The partial structure exploded schematic diagram of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0054] Figure 3 The feeding device provided by the present application is Figure 1 The cross-sectional structure schematic diagram of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0055] Figure 4 The exploded schematic diagram between the main shell and the ordinary food bin of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0056] Figure 5 The exploded schematic diagram between the ordinary food bin and the first feeding structure of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0057] Figure 6 The positional relationship schematic diagram between the ordinary food bin and the falling channel of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0058] Figure 7 The positional relationship schematic diagram between the upper cover assembly and the special food bin of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0059] Figure 8 The exploded structure schematic diagram of the upper cover assembly of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0060] Figure 9 The positional relationship schematic diagram between the driven gear and the sensing disc of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0061] Figure 10 The feeding device provided by the present application is Figure 3 The enlarged structure schematic diagram of the A area in the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0062] Figure 11 The simplified cross-sectional schematic diagram of the special food bin and the second feeding structure in the second setting mode of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0063] Figure 12 The simplified cross-sectional schematic diagram of the special food bin and the second feeding structure in the third setting mode of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0064] Figure 13 The simplified cross-sectional schematic diagram of the special food bin and the second feeding structure in the fourth setting mode of the feeding device provided by the present application is shown in the figure.

[0065] Reference signs:

[0066] 100. Main shell; 110. Material discharge channel; 111. Partition; 120. Receiving cavity; 200. Top cover assembly; 201. Special food compartment; 2011. Material discharge port; 202. Cover; 203. Cavity; 210. Bottom plate; 220. Top cover; 230. Cover detection unit; 231. First detection component; 232. Second detection component; 300. Ordinary food compartment; 310. Connecting port; 400. First feeding structure; 401. Discharge port; 410. Feeding bin; 420. Impeller assembly Components; 421, Shaft; 422, Impeller blade; 423, Fan-shaped feeding area; 430, First drive assembly; 500, Dinner tray; 600, Feeding channel; 700, Second feeding structure; 710, Second drive mechanism; 711, Second motor; 712, Drive gear; 713, Driven gear; 7131, Axle; 714, Sensing disk; 7141, Counting plate; 715, Photoelectric sensor; 716, Intermediate gear; 720, Feeding impeller; 721, Hub; 722, Blade. Detailed Implementation

[0067] The technical solution of this utility model will now be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this utility model can be combined with each other.

[0068] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and drawings of this utility model are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0069] In this utility model, unless otherwise stated, directional terms such as "upper," "lower," "top," and "bottom" are generally used in relation to the direction shown in the accompanying drawings, or in relation to the vertical, perpendicular, or gravitational direction of the component itself; similarly, for ease of understanding and description, "inner" and "outer" refer to the inner and outer contours of each component itself, but the above directional terms are not used to limit this utility model.

[0070] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, this utility model provides a feeder that enables automatic feeding of pets. The feeder includes a main shell 100, a general food compartment 300, a first feeding structure 400, a feeding channel 600, and a food tray 500. The main shell 100 is hollow internally and open at the top, forming a receiving cavity 120 for accommodating the general food compartment 300 and the first feeding structure 400. The general food compartment 300 and the first feeding structure 400 are arranged vertically within the receiving cavity 120.

[0071] The common food bin 300 is used for containing the first food (not shown in the figure), which is the staple food for pets to solve the problem of daily consumption, generally in the form of particles. The first feeding structure 400 is used for outputting the first food in the common food bin 300 according to a certain amount, and the first feeding structure 400 has a discharge port 401. The first food output by the discharge port 401 of the first feeding structure 400 falls into the dish 500 through the feeding channel 600.

[0072] The dish 500 is located outside the main shell 100, and the feeding channel 600 is used for conveying the first food output by the first feeding structure 400 to the dish 500. Wherein, a part of the feeding channel 600 is located in the containing cavity 120, and the other part extends to the outside of the main shell 100. The outer wall of the main shell 100 is provided with a avoiding port (not shown in the figure) for the feeding channel 600 to pass through. Specifically, the upstream end of the feeding channel 600 is located at the discharge port 401, and the downstream end of the feeding channel 600 is opposite to the dish 500. In order to facilitate the feeding channel 600 to smoothly convey the first food at the discharge port 401 to the dish 500 without external force, the feeding channel 600 is arranged at an acute angle with the vertical direction of the feeder, so that the first food can fall into the dish 500 under the action of its own gravity.

[0073] The first feeding structure 400 is connected to the bottom of the common food bin 300, including a feeding bin 410 which is detachably arranged at the bottom of the common food bin 300, an impeller assembly 420 arranged in the feeding bin 410, and a first driving assembly 430 arranged below the feeding bin 410. Wherein, the bottom end surface of the feeding bin 410 is provided with the above-mentioned discharge port 401, and the output end of the first driving assembly 430 extends from the bottom of the feeding bin 410 to the inside of the feeding bin 410, and is in transmission connection with the impeller assembly 420, so as to drive the impeller assembly 420 to rotate.

[0074] The bottom of the common food bin 300 is provided with a communication port 310, which is located above the impeller assembly 420. The top of the feeding bin 410 is an open end, so that the common food bin 300 and the feeding bin 410 are in communication, and the first food in the common food bin 300 can fall into the feeding bin 410 through the communication port 310, and the impeller assembly 420 sends the first food out of the discharge port 401 during rotation.

[0075] In an embodiment, as Figure 5As shown, the impeller assembly 420 comprises a shaft portion 421 and at least one impeller blade 422 arranged on the circumferential side wall of the shaft portion. The impeller blade 422 can be one piece or two or three pieces, and the impeller blades 422 are equally spaced in the circumferential direction. The impeller blade 422 is in the shape of a sector, and the adjacent impeller blades 422 form a sector-shaped material containing area 423. When the sector-shaped material containing area 423 rotates to the discharge port 401, the first food in the sector-shaped material containing area 423 falls through the discharge port 401 to the food outlet channel 600. In order to make the first food in the sector-shaped material containing area 423 fall better and faster into the food outlet channel 600, the discharge port 401 is not only formed on the bottom end surface of the supply bin 410, but also part of the discharge port 401 is formed on the bottom of the circumferential side wall of the supply bin 410. Thus, the discharge port 401 is more open, which is more conducive to the first food falling into the food outlet channel 600.

[0076] In order to facilitate the addition of the first food to the general food bin 300, the top of the general food bin 300 is open. It is considered that the external environment will affect the first food, for example, the moisture in the external environment will affect the taste of the first food, and the humid environment will also breed bacteria for the first food. In addition, the first food exposed to the air is easy to breed insects or attract flying insects from the external environment. Therefore, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the top of the main shell 100 is also provided with a cover assembly 200. The cover assembly 200 can seal the open top of the general food bin 300 while closing the open top of the main shell 100, so that the first food is in a relatively closed space, which is conducive to preventing the first food from being damp, insects and mildew. Preferably, the cover assembly 200 and the main shell 100 are detachably connected, which can be buckled, magnetically attracted, or threaded.

[0077] Considering that the pet may have the problem of unbalanced nutrition intake, the feeder is also provided with a special food bin 201 for storing second food and a second supply structure 700. The volume of the special food bin 201 is smaller than that of the general food bin 300, which is used to place health care products or other functional pills for pets. The amount of such health care products and functional pills is different from that of the first food, and cannot be supplied by the general food bin 300.

[0078] The ingredients of the second food are at least partially different from the ingredients of the first food. The second food can be selected from health products and medicines. Common pet health products are classified by function into the following categories: the first category is digestive system health (for example, hairball tablets / granules, which can help pets expel hairballs; probiotic tablets, which can regulate intestinal flora and relieve diarrhea or constipation); the second category is bone and joint health (for example, calcium and phosphorus supplements, which can prevent osteoporosis; vitamin D3 chewable tablets, which can assist calcium absorption); the third category is skin and hair care (for example, fish oil soft granules, which can improve dry hair; vitamin E tablets, which can maintain skin health); the fourth category is immune and nutritional supplements (multivitamin tablets, which cover basic nutrients such as vitamins A, B, and C; trace element tablets, which supplement zinc, iron, and selenium); and the fifth category is special function health products (for example, urinary system health tablets and heart health chewable tablets). Users can supplement nutrients according to the actual growth of pets during the feeding process, which is beneficial to the healthy growth or health care of pets.

[0079] In some special scenarios, when a pet is sick, the special food bin 201 can also be used to place prescription tablets or pills that need to be fed during the illness, so that the pet can eat the pills according to the doctor's advice, which is beneficial to the rapid recovery of the pet. Of course, the second food includes but is not limited to health products and medicines, and can also be functional snack granules or customized nutritional tablets. It is worth noting that the form of the second food includes tabletting, chewable tablets, freeze-dried granules, and other forms.

[0080] By way of reductio ad absurdum, if the special food bin 201 is not provided, the user needs to regularly place the second food in the feeding tray 500. It is actually difficult for a user who works to regularly feed the pet, and in addition, the user manually feeding the pet has the following defects: it is extremely easy to forget or to feed multiple times, which affects the health of the pet to some extent.

[0081] Regarding the setting position of the special food bin 201 and the second feeding structure 700, there are the following setting methods.

[0082] The first setting method of the special food bin 201 and the second feeding structure 700 is shown in Figure 3 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 . The special food bin 201 and the second feeding structure 700 are arranged in the upper cover assembly 200. The special food bin 201 is independent of the ordinary food bin 300, and the projections of the special food bin 201 and the ordinary food bin 300 on the horizontal plane at least partially overlap, so as to minimize the size of the feeder in the horizontal direction, so that the overall structure is more compact. Among them, the size of the special food bin 201 in the horizontal direction is greater than its size in the vertical direction, so as to fully utilize the flat shape of the upper cover assembly 200 and reasonably utilize the space in the upper cover assembly 200.

[0083] The special food compartment 201 is detachably equipped with a cover 202 on its top. When a second food item needs to be placed into the special food compartment 201, the cover 202 can be opened. Under normal use, the cover 202 is normally closed. The cover 202 is positioned above the top surface of the upper cover 220 to facilitate operation by the user's hands.

[0084] The special food compartment 201 has a discharge port 2011, which is located at the bottom of the upper cover assembly 200. The main housing 100 is provided with a discharge channel 110 communicating with the discharge port 2011. The discharge channel 110 is used to transport the second food supplied by the discharge port 2011 to the plate 500. The horizontal cross-sectional area of ​​the discharge port 2011 is smaller than the horizontal cross-sectional area of ​​the discharge channel 110 to ensure that the second food can smoothly enter the discharge channel 110.

[0085] Specifically, the material discharge channel 110 is located inside the main housing 100 and extends vertically. The vertical extension can effectively shorten the length of the material discharge channel 110 inside the main housing 100, which helps to simplify the layout structure inside the main housing 100 and make reasonable use of the space inside the main housing 100.

[0086] Furthermore, the material discharge channel 110 is arranged side-by-side with the ordinary food compartment 300 and is located on the side of the ordinary food compartment 300 facing the plate 500. This effectively simplifies the installation of the material discharge channel 110, reduces its structural complexity, shortens its extension length, and makes better use of the internal space of the main shell 100. The material discharge channel 110 and the ordinary food compartment 300 are integrally formed, allowing for the installation and positioning of both components in a single setup, simplifying the installation process and improving installation accuracy.

[0087] Specifically, such as Figure 6 As shown, the circumferential outer wall of the ordinary food storage 300 is radially concave to form the aforementioned material discharge channel 110. The material discharge channel 110 is provided with a vertically extending partition 111 near the inner wall of the main housing 100. The partition 111 makes the material discharge channel 110 have a tubular structure with four side walls to avoid the external environment affecting the falling process of the second food in the material discharge channel 110.

[0088] It is worth noting that the second food item in the feeding channel 110 can fall directly into the plate 500, or it can fall into the serving channel 600 and then into the plate 500. When the second food item in the feeding channel 110 falls directly into the plate 500, the upstream end of the feeding channel 110 is connected to the feeding port 2011, and the downstream end of the feeding channel 110 is opposite to the plate 500.

[0089] A flexible sheet (not shown) or a flipper (not shown) can be arranged in the dropping channel 110. When the second foodstuff falls in the dropping channel 110, the flexible sheet is deformed or the flipper is flipped, so that the second foodstuff falls along the dropping channel 110 smoothly. The flexible sheet or the flipper is used to achieve the closure of the dropping channel 110 in the non-dropping state, so as to avoid the second foodstuff in the special food bin 201 from being damp or being invaded by insects.

[0090] When the second foodstuff falls into the serving channel 600, the upstream end of the dropping channel 110 is in communication with the dropping port 2011, and the downstream end is in communication with the serving channel 600. The downstream end of the dropping channel 110 is above the serving channel 600, and the projections of the downstream end of the dropping channel 110 and the upstream end of the serving channel 600 in the vertical direction at least partially overlap, so that the second foodstuff falling in the dropping channel 110 can fall into the serving channel 600 smoothly without the need of an intermediate adapter structure.

[0091] The second feeding structure 700 is configured to drive the second foodstuff to move towards the dropping port 2011. As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 , the second feeding structure 700 includes a second driving mechanism 710 and a feeding impeller 720, the feeding impeller 720 is accommodated in the special food bin 201, and the second driving mechanism 710 is in driving connection with the feeding impeller 720 to drive the second foodstuff to move towards the dropping port 2011.

[0092] The feeding impeller 720 includes a hub portion 721 connected with the second driving mechanism 710 and a plurality of blades 722 arranged on the circumferential side wall of the hub portion 721. The circumferential side wall of the hub portion 721 and the circumferential side wall of the special food bin 201 have an annular area, and the second foodstuff is accommodated in the annular area.

[0093] The plurality of blades 722 divide the annular area, and the dropping port 2011 is located in the annular area. The adjacent blades 722 form a sector, and the dropping port 2011 has the same shape and size as the sector, which is beneficial for the second foodstuff to fall into the dropping channel 110. The gap between the bottom edge and the side edge of the blade 722 and the bin wall of the special food bin 201 is smaller than the size of the second foodstuff, so as to avoid part of the second foodstuff from being pushed by the blade 722 to the dropping port 2011.

[0094] The second driving mechanism 710 extends in the horizontal direction, so as to reduce the space occupation of the second driving mechanism 710 in the vertical direction and reduce the size of the upper cover assembly 200 in the vertical direction as much as possible. As shown in Figure 8As shown, the second driving mechanism 710 comprises a second motor 711, a driving gear 712 arranged on an output shaft of the second motor 711, and a driven gear 713 arranged below the special food bin 201, wherein an axle 7131 of the driven gear 713 extends upward into the special food bin 201 to be connected with the feeding impeller 720. When the second motor 711 works, the driving gear 712 drives the driven gear 713 to rotate, and the driven gear 713 drives the feeding impeller 720 to rotate.

[0095] It is worth noting that different sectors formed between the blades 722 can be placed with second foods of different functions, for example, one sector is placed with vitamin A, and another sector symmetrically placed with vitamin E. The feeding of the second foods of different functions can be realized by forward and reverse rotation of the second motor 711. Specifically, different types of second foods can be fed at different time periods, for example, vitamin A is automatically fed in the morning, and vitamin E is automatically fed in the afternoon, which is very flexible and convenient to use.

[0096] Further, an intermediate gear 716 can be arranged between the driving gear 712 and the driven gear 713. In this embodiment, the intermediate gear 716 can have no speed reduction function, and the second driving mechanism 710 can be conveniently extended and distributed in the horizontal direction through the intermediate gear 716.

[0097] In an embodiment, more than one special food bin 201 is arranged in the upper cover assembly 200, and each special food bin 201 is not provided with a feeding impeller 720. Each feeding impeller 720 is connected with a driven gear 713 below. The outer diameter of the intermediate gear 716 is greater than the outer diameters of the driving gear 712 and the driven gear 713. The intermediate gear 716 is used to drive multiple driven gears 713 to rotate, so that multiple feeding impellers 720 are driven by one second motor 711.

[0098] Further, as shown, Figure 9 The axle 7131 is further provided with a sensing disc 714, and the sensing disc 714 is provided with count pieces 7141 which are equally spaced and equal in number to the blades 722. The upper cover assembly 200 is further provided with a photoelectric sensor 715 matched with the count pieces 7141. Thus, the use of the second food in the special food bin 201 can be clearly understood through the cooperation between the photoelectric sensor 715 and the count pieces 7141, and the user can be reminded to supplement the second food in time.

[0099] In order to facilitate the installation of the second driving mechanism 710 in the upper cover assembly 200, the upper cover assembly 200 is divided into two parts. The upper cover assembly 200 comprises a bottom plate 210 and an upper cover 220 arranged above the bottom plate 210, and a receiving space for accommodating the second driving mechanism 710 is formed between the bottom plate 210 and the upper cover 220.

[0100] The top end surface of the upper cover 220 is concave to form a concave cavity 203, and the special food bin 201 is located in the concave cavity 203. In one case, the concave cavity 203 is the special food bin 201, and the cover body 202 is detachably arranged on the top of the concave cavity 203; in another case, as shown in the figure, the special food bin 201 is a separate bin body, and the special food bin 201 is arranged in the concave cavity 203. The cover body 202 can be detachably arranged on the top of the special food bin 201 or on the top of the concave cavity 203. Figure 8

[0101] In order to detect whether the cover body 202 is installed in place, the upper cover assembly 200 further comprises a cover body detection unit 230, as shown in the figure. The cover body detection unit 230 comprises a first detection piece 231 arranged on the cover body 202 and a second detection piece 232 arranged on the upper cover assembly 200, wherein the first detection piece 231 and the second detection piece 232 are adjacent to each other, and the electrical signal between the first detection piece 231 and the second detection piece 232 is matched. Figure 10

[0102] The cover body 202 is provided with a sealing ring for forming a seal with the upper part of the upper cover assembly 200 after the cover body 202 is closed, so as to avoid the second food in the special food bin 201 from being damp.

[0103] In an embodiment, the second detection piece 232 is a Hall sensor arranged on the upper cover 220, and the first detection piece 231 is a magnetic piece matched with the Hall sensor. The second detection piece 232 is located in the accommodation space surrounded by the upper cover 220 and the bottom plate 210, and the first detection piece 231 is located on the circumferential inner side wall of the cover body 202. In another embodiment, the first detection piece 231 is an induction sheet, and the second detection piece 232 is a photoelectric sensor. When the cover body 202 is arranged on the top of the special food bin 201, the first detection piece 231 is located in the sensing groove of the second detection piece 232. Of course, the cover body detection unit 230 includes but is not limited to the above structure, and other sensors can also be used, which will not be described here.

[0104] The second kind of arrangement of the special food bin 201 and the second feeding structure 700 is mainly different from the first kind of arrangement in that:

[0105] As shown in the figure, the second kind of arrangement of the special food bin 201 and the second feeding structure 700 is mainly different from the first kind of arrangement in that: Figure 11 ​​As shown, the special food compartment 201 and the second feeding structure 700 are located within the main housing 100, with the special food compartment 201 situated on top of the ordinary food compartment 300. The upper cover assembly 200 is a plate, and the second drive mechanism 710 is located on the bottom surface of the upper cover assembly 200, above the feeding impeller 720. The special food compartment 201 is confined above the ordinary food compartment 300, and the feeding impeller 720 is located within the special food compartment 201. The special food compartment 201 does not have a cover 202 at its top, and the second drive mechanism 710 drives the feeding impeller 720 to rotate within the special food compartment 201. The projections of the special food compartment 201 and the ordinary food compartment 300 on the horizontal plane coincide, with a discharge port 2011 provided on the bottom surface of the portion of the special food compartment 201 that is staggered from the ordinary food compartment 300.

[0106] The main housing 100 has a communicating channel configured to convey at least one of a first food item discharged from the outlet 401 and a second food item discharged from the discharge port 2011 to the plate 500. The communicating channel includes a food dispensing channel 600 for conveying the first food item output from the first feeding structure 400 to the plate 500, and a food dispensing channel 110 communicating with the discharge port 2011, wherein the downstream end of the food dispensing channel 110 at least partially overlaps with the upstream end of the food dispensing channel 600 in the vertical direction. It is worth noting that... Figure 11 This is just a simplified schematic diagram of the differences. The specific structures of the main shell 100, ordinary food compartment 300, first feeding structure 400, plate 500, food dispensing channel 600 and second feeding structure 700 are the same as the first setting method. The only difference is that the second drive mechanism 710 and the feeding impeller 720 are in the upper and lower positions.

[0107] The third configuration of the special food storage compartment 201 and the second feeding structure 700 differs from the second configuration primarily in that:

[0108] like Figure 12 As shown, the top of the main housing 100 does not have a top cover assembly 200. The second feeding structure 700 is located at the opening at the top of the main housing 100, above the special food compartment 201. The second feeding structure 700 includes a second drive mechanism 710 and a feeding impeller 720. The feeding impeller 720 is connected to the second drive mechanism 710. The second drive mechanism 710 is located outside the main housing 100, and the feeding impeller 720 is located inside the special food compartment 201. The second drive mechanism 710 is integrated into the encapsulation shell. After the encapsulation shell and the second drive mechanism 710 form a whole, they are opened and closed to cover the opening at the top of the main housing 100.

[0109] The fourth configuration of the special food storage compartment 201 and the second feeding structure 700 differs from the first configuration in that:

[0110] As shown in Figure 13 The special food bin 201 and the second feeding structure 700 are arranged on the outer wall of the main shell 100, the bottom end surface of the special food bin 201 is provided with a discharging opening 2011, and the second feeding structure 700 acts on the special food bin 201 to move the second food towards the discharging opening 2011. The main shell 100 is provided with a food outlet channel 600 for conveying the first food output by the first feeding structure 400 to the tray 500 and a discharging channel 110 in communication with the discharging opening 2011 for conveying the second food to the tray 500. The discharging channel 110 can be located in the main shell 100, can be located on the outer wall of the main shell 100, or can be partially located in the main shell 100 and partially located on the outer wall of the main shell 100. The discharging channel 110 can be a straight pipe, a bent pipe with a bending angle, or an inclined pipe inclined relative to the vertical direction, etc. The top of the main shell 100 can be provided with the upper cover assembly 200, or can not be provided with the upper cover assembly 200. When the top of the common food bin 300 is provided with a bin cover (not shown in the figure), the upper cover assembly 200 in the form of a plate body can not be provided. The specific structures of the main shell 100, the common food bin 300, the first feeding structure 400, the tray 500, the food outlet channel 600 and the second feeding structure 700 are consistent with those in the first setting mode.

[0111] Obviously, the above-described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, other different forms of changes or variations can be made by those skilled in the art without creative labor, and all should belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feeding apparatus, characterized in that, The application relates to a food dispenser, which comprises: a main shell (100) internally containing a common food bin (300) and a first feeding structure (400) arranged in an up-down manner, the common food bin (300) being in communication with the first feeding structure (400); a dinner plate (500) arranged outside the main shell (100), the main shell (100) being provided with an out-of-food channel (600) for conveying first food output by the first feeding structure (400) to the dinner plate (500); an upper cover assembly (200) arranged on the top of the main shell (100), the upper cover assembly (200) being internally provided with a special food bin (201) for storing second food and a second feeding structure (700), the volume of the special food bin (201) being smaller than that of the common food bin (300); wherein the special food bin (201) is provided with a discharging opening (2011), the second feeding structure (700) is configured to drive the second food to move towards the discharging opening (2011), and the main shell (100) is further provided with a discharging channel (110) in communication with the discharging opening (2011), the discharging channel (110) being configured to convey the second food supplied by the discharging opening (2011) to the dinner plate (500).

2. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The upstream end of the discharging channel (110) is in communication with the discharging opening (2011), and the downstream end of the discharging channel (110) is in communication with the out-of-food channel (600); or the upstream end of the discharging channel (110) is in communication with the discharging opening (2011), and the downstream end of the discharging channel (110) is opposite to the dinner plate (500).

3. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The discharging opening (2011) is located at the bottom of the upper cover assembly (200), and the discharging channel (110) is located in the main shell (100).

4. The feeding apparatus of claim 3, wherein The common food bin (300) and the discharging channel (110) are integrally formed, and the discharging channel (110) extends along a vertical direction.

5. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The downstream end of the discharging channel (110) is located above the out-of-food channel (600), and the projection of the downstream end of the discharging channel (110) and the upstream end of the out-of-food channel (600) along a vertical direction at least partially overlaps.

6. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The first feeding structure (400) is connected to the bottom of the common food bin (300), the first feeding structure (400) is provided with a discharging opening (401), the upstream end of the out-of-food channel (600) is located at the discharging opening (401), and the downstream end of the out-of-food channel (600) is opposite to the dinner plate (500).

7. A feeding apparatus, characterized in that The application relates to a food dispenser, which comprises: a main shell (100) internally containing a common food bin (300) and a first feeding structure (400) arranged in an up-down manner, the common food bin (300) being in communication with the first feeding structure (400); a dinner plate (500) arranged outside the main shell (100), the main shell (100) being provided with an out-of-food channel (600) for conveying first food output by the first feeding structure (400) to the dinner plate (500); The upper cover assembly (200) is arranged on the top of the main shell (100), and the special food bin (201) for storing the second food and the second feeding structure (700) are arranged in the upper cover assembly (200), the special food bin (201) has a feeding opening (2011), the second feeding structure (700) is configured to drive the second food to move towards the feeding opening (2011), and the main shell (100) is further provided with a feeding channel (110) in communication with the feeding opening (2011), and the feeding channel (110) is configured to deliver the second food supplied by the feeding opening (2011) to the tray (500). The projection of the special food bin (201) and the general food bin (300) on the horizontal plane at least partially overlaps, and the feeding channel (110) is arranged in the main shell (100) and distributed side by side with the general food bin (300).

8. The feeding apparatus of claim 7, wherein, The size of the special food bin (201) in the horizontal direction is greater than the size thereof in the vertical direction. And / or, the volume of the special food bin (201) is less than the volume of the general food bin (300).

9. The feeding apparatus of claim 7, wherein, The feeding channel (110) is located on the side of the general food bin (300) towards the tray (500). And / or, the area of the horizontal cross section of the feeding opening (2011) is less than the area of the horizontal cross section of the feeding channel (110).

10. The feeding apparatus of claim 7, wherein, The projection of the downstream end of the feeding channel (110) and the upstream end of the food outlet channel (600) in the vertical direction at least partially overlaps.

11. A feeding apparatus, characterized in that Comprise: The main shell (100) internally contains the general food bin (300) and the first feeding structure (400) arranged in an up-down manner, and the general food bin (300) is in communication with the first feeding structure (400); The tray (500) is arranged outside the main shell (100), and the main shell (100) is provided with a food outlet channel (600) for delivering the first food output by the first feeding structure (400) to the tray (500); The upper cover assembly (200) is arranged on the top of the main shell (100), and the special food bin (201) for storing the second food and the second feeding structure (700) are arranged in the upper cover assembly (200), the special food bin (201) has a feeding opening (2011), the main shell (100) is further provided with a feeding channel (110) in communication with the feeding opening (2011), and the feeding channel (110) is configured to deliver the second food supplied by the feeding opening (2011) to the tray (500); The top of the special food bin (201) is detachably provided with a cover (202), the second feeding structure (700) comprises a second driving mechanism (710) and a feeding impeller (720), the feeding impeller (720) is accommodated in the special food bin (201), and the second driving mechanism (710) is in transmission connection with the feeding impeller (720) to drive the second food to move towards the discharge port (2011).

12. The feeding apparatus of claim 11, wherein, The feeding impeller (720) comprises a hub portion (721) connected with the second driving mechanism (710) and a plurality of blades (722) provided on the circumferential side wall of the hub portion (721), wherein the circumferential side wall of the hub portion (721) and the circumferential side wall of the special food bin (201) have an annular area, the plurality of blades (722) divide the annular area, and the discharge port (2011) is located in the annular area.

13. The feeding apparatus of claim 12, wherein, A sector is formed between adjacent blades (722), wherein the shape and size of the discharge port (2011) are consistent with those of the sector.

14. The feeding apparatus of claim 12, wherein, The second driving mechanism (710) is distributed in the horizontal direction and comprises a second motor (711), a driving gear (712) provided on the output shaft of the second motor (711), and a driven gear (713) provided below the special food bin (201), wherein the wheel shaft (7131) of the driven gear (713) extends upward into the special food bin (201) to be connected with the feeding impeller (720). The wheel shaft (7131) is further provided with a sensing disc (714), the circumferential surface of the sensing disc (714) is provided with count pieces (7141) that are equally spaced and equal in number to the blades (722), and the upper cover assembly (200) is further provided with a photoelectric sensor (715) matched with the count pieces (7141).

15. The feeding apparatus of claim 11, wherein, The upper cover assembly (200) comprises a bottom plate (210) and an upper cover (220) provided above the bottom plate (210), and a receiving space for accommodating the second driving mechanism (710) is formed between the bottom plate (210) and the upper cover (220). The top end surface of the upper cover (220) is concave to form a recess, and the special food bin (201) is located in the recess.

16. The feeding apparatus of claim 11, wherein, The upper cover assembly (200) further comprises a cover detection unit (230), the cover detection unit (230) comprises a first detection piece (231) mounted on the cover (202) and a second detection piece (232) provided on the upper cover assembly (200), and the first detection piece (231) and the second detection piece (232) are electrically connected.

17. A feeder, characterized in that, It comprises: A main shell (100) internally accommodating a common food bin (300) and a first feeding structure (400) distributed in an upper and lower manner, the common food bin (300) being in communication with the first feeding structure (400), and the first feeding structure (400) having a discharge port (401); A dinner plate (500) provided outside the main shell (100); An upper cover assembly (200) is detachably arranged on the top of the main housing (100); The main housing (100) further comprises a special food bin (201) and a second feeding structure (700) for storing second food, the special food bin (201) is provided with a discharging opening (2011), and the second feeding structure (700) is configured to drive the second food to move towards the discharging opening (2011); The main housing (100) further comprises a communication channel configured to convey the first food discharged from the discharging opening (401) and / or the second food discharged from the discharging opening (2011) into the tray (500).

18. The feeding apparatus of claim 17, wherein, The special food bin (201) is independent of the general food bin (300), and the special food bin (201) is arranged on the top of the general food bin (300).

19. The feeding apparatus of claim 17, wherein, The communication channel comprises a food discharging channel (600) for conveying the first food output by the first feeding structure (400) into the tray (500) and a discharging channel (110) in communication with the discharging opening (2011), wherein the projection of the downstream end of the discharging channel (110) and the projection of the upstream end of the food discharging channel (600) in the vertical direction at least partially overlap.

20. The feeding apparatus of claim 19, wherein, The discharging channel (110) extends in the vertical direction and is located on the side of the general food bin (300) facing the tray (500).

21. A feeding apparatus, characterized in that Comprise: A main housing (100) internally accommodating a general food bin (300) and a first feeding structure (400) arranged in a vertical direction, the general food bin (300) being in communication with the first feeding structure (400), the first feeding structure (400) having a discharging opening (401), and the top of the main housing (100) being open; A tray (500) arranged outside the main housing (100); A special food bin (201) arranged inside the main housing (100) and above the general food bin (300) for storing second food; A second feeding structure (700) arranged at the opening of the top of the main housing (100) and above the special food bin (201); The special food bin (201) is provided with a discharging opening (2011), and the second feeding structure (700) is configured to drive the second food to move towards the discharging opening (2011); The main housing (100) further comprises a communication channel configured to convey the first food discharged from the discharging opening (401) and / or the second food discharged from the discharging opening (2011) into the tray (500).

22. A feeding apparatus, characterized in that Comprise: A main housing (100) internally accommodating a general food bin (300) and a first feeding structure (400) arranged in a vertical direction, the general food bin (300) being in communication with the first feeding structure (400), the first feeding structure (400) having a discharging opening (401); A tray (500) arranged outside the main housing (100); A special food bin (201) is arranged on the outer wall of the main shell (100) and is used for accommodating a second food. The special food bin (201) is provided with a discharging opening (2011); A second feeding structure (700) is arranged on the outer wall of the main shell (100) and acts on the special food bin (201), so that the second food moves towards the discharging opening (2011); Wherein, the main shell (100) is provided with an out-of-food channel (600) for conveying the first food output by the first feeding structure (400) to the dining plate (500), and a discharging channel (110) in communication with the discharging opening (2011) for conveying the second food to the dining plate (500).

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