Maternal and infant feeding equipment with water adding and milk shaking functions

By introducing a power lateral transmission component and an elastic support component into the mother and baby feeding equipment, the problems of motor water immersion risk and inconvenience during water addition are solved, achieving anti-drip protection and shock absorption of the motor, and improving the ease of use and reliability of the equipment.

CN224269086UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-26YUNBAI TECH (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
YUNBAI TECH (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-26
Publication Date
2026-05-26

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Technical Problem

Existing breastfeeding equipment has problems such as inconvenience in adding water and shaking milk, and the risk of the motor getting wet, which can lead to product damage.

Method used

A mother and baby feeding device with a power lateral transmission component was designed. The power of the drive motor is transmitted laterally to the milk shaking rotating shaft through belt or chain transmission. The motor position is ensured to be far away from the projection range of the water outlet to avoid water droplets falling on the motor. An elastic support component is used to provide shock absorption protection.

Benefits of technology

This design prevents water droplets from falling onto the motor during the water filling process, protecting the motor from damage, while also providing shock absorption, thus improving the ease of use and reliability of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses maternal and infant feeding equipment with water adding and milk shaking functions, and relates to the technical field of maternal and infant feeding, the maternal and infant feeding equipment comprises a shell, a water adding device and a milk shaking device, the milk shaking device comprises a driving motor and a milk bottle basket, and the milk bottle basket is provided with a milk bottle taking and placing opening and a milk shaking rotating shaft; the water adding device is provided with a water adding part which is arranged on the shell and located above a feeding bottle taking and placing opening of the feeding bottle basket, the water adding part is provided with a water adding outlet, and the water adding outlet faces downwards to discharge water. The milk shaking device further comprises a power transverse transmission assembly, and the power transverse transmission assembly is used for transversely transmitting power output by the rotating output shaft of the driving motor to the milk shaking rotating shaft and enabling the projection position of the driving motor in the vertical direction to be located outside the projection range of the water adding outlet in the vertical direction. Under the conditions that water flows out of the water adding outlet and no water receiving container exists, water falling from the water adding outlet can be prevented from vertically falling on the driving motor, and therefore water dripping prevention protection on the driving motor is formed.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of maternal and infant feeding technology, and in particular to a maternal and infant feeding device with water addition and milk shaking functions. Background Technology

[0002] Chinese design patent CN307760251S discloses a "multi-functional formula maker" with water-adding and milk-shaking functions. However, the structure shown requires the baby bottle to be placed on the water-adding position on one side first. After the baby bottle is filled with water, the baby bottle containing milk powder (added before or after adding water) and water is placed on the bottle basket of the milk-shaking structure on top, and the milk-shaking structure shakes the milk.

[0003] This design requires manually moving the bottle to the bottle basket to shake it after adding water, which is not very convenient.

[0004] Chinese utility model patent CN219940340U discloses "an automatic formula maker" that allows the baby bottle to be placed directly on the bottle basket of the shaker below the water inlet. After adding water, the bottle can be shaken in its original position without moving it, making the water-adding and shaking process convenient.

[0005] However, since the motor driving the bottle shaker is usually located below the bottle basket, especially since the motor's rotating shaft is coaxially connected to the rotating shaft at the bottom of the bottle basket, in some cases, water from the water inlet may fall directly onto the bottle basket. For example, if the water container (such as a bottle) is removed after adding water, the residual water in the water inlet pipe will naturally fall down; or if the water is accidentally added without a prepared container (such as a bottle). In these cases, the motor located below the bottle basket is at risk of getting wet, which could lead to the failure or damage of the entire product. Utility Model Content

[0006] To overcome the shortcomings mentioned above, this utility model aims to provide a technical solution to address the aforementioned problems.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a mother and baby feeding device with water addition and milk shaking functions, comprising a housing, on which a water addition device and a milk shaking device are provided; the milk shaking device includes a drive motor mounted on the housing and a bottle basket driven by the drive motor, the bottle basket having an upward-facing bottle loading and unloading port, and a milk shaking rotating shaft provided at the bottom of the bottle basket, the milk shaking rotating shaft being arranged vertically and rotatably mounted on the housing;

[0008] The water filling device has a water filling part installed on the housing and located above the bottle loading and unloading port of the bottle basket. The water filling part has a water filling outlet, which faces downwards to dispensing water.

[0009] The milk-shaking device also includes a power lateral transmission component, which is used to transmit the power output by the rotation output shaft of the drive motor laterally to the milk-shaking rotation shaft, and to make the vertical projection position of the drive motor located outside the vertical projection range of the water outlet.

[0010] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the vertical projection range of the water outlet is located within the vertical projection range of the bottle basket;

[0011] The power transmission component is configured such that the vertical projection of the drive motor is outside the vertical projection range of the bottle basket.

[0012] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the power transverse transmission component includes a belt drive component, the input pulley of the belt drive component is driven by the rotating output shaft of the drive motor, the output pulley of the belt drive component is poweredly connected to the milk shaking rotating shaft, and the input pulley and the output pulley are arranged laterally at intervals.

[0013] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the transmission belt is a cylindrical belt;

[0014] The output pulley has an annular groove formed on the output end that mates with the drive belt, and the annular groove on the output end has an arc-shaped concave surface that mates with the drive belt.

[0015] The input pulley has an annular groove formed on it to mate with the drive belt, and the annular groove has an arc-shaped concave surface to mate with the drive belt.

[0016] As a further embodiment of this utility model: a rotating support shaft is connected to the housing, and the output pulley has a shaft hole corresponding to the rotating support shaft;

[0017] The output pulley is fitted onto the rotating support shaft through the shaft hole and can rotate circumferentially on the rotating support shaft.

[0018] As a further embodiment of this utility model: a rotating support shaft is provided on the housing, and the milk shaking rotating shaft has a rotating shaft hole corresponding to the rotating support shaft;

[0019] The milk-shaking rotating shaft is fitted onto the rotating support shaft through the rotating shaft hole and can rotate circumferentially on the rotating support shaft.

[0020] As a further embodiment of this utility model: a support component is provided on the rotating support shaft, which is used to support the output pulley or the milk shaking rotating shaft sleeved on the rotating support shaft.

[0021] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the inside of the rotating support shaft is formed with an inner hole, and the outer periphery of the rotating support shaft is formed with a clearance groove that communicates with the inner hole;

[0022] The support component includes an elastic wing formed on the inner top wall of the recess and extending downward, with the lower end of the elastic wing connected to a support portion that extends outward through the recess.

[0023] The top side of the support is inclined downward in a direction away from the elastic wing, forming a support slope.

[0024] When the milk-shaking rotating shaft or output pulley is sleeved on the rotating support shaft from top to bottom, the supporting inclined surface of the supporting part supports the milk-shaking rotating shaft or output pulley.

[0025] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the power transverse transmission component includes a chain drive component, the input gear of the chain drive component is driven by the rotating output shaft of the drive motor, the output gear of the chain drive component is poweredly connected to the milk shaking rotating shaft, and the input gear and the output gear are arranged laterally at intervals.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of this technical solution is that by using the power transverse transmission component, the position of the drive motor is set in a transverse direction that is far away from the projection range of the water outlet in the vertical direction. In the case of water being discharged from the water outlet and there is no water receiving container, the water falling from the water outlet can be prevented from falling vertically onto the drive motor, thereby forming a drip-proof protection for the drive motor.

[0027] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 This is a structural cross-sectional view of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural view of the milk shaking device of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a structural cross-sectional view of the milk shaking device of this utility model. The dashed line in the figure indicates that the projection position of the drive motor in the vertical direction is outside the projection range of the bottle basket in the vertical direction.

[0032] Figure 4This is a three-dimensional structural view of the rotary support shaft of this utility model.

[0033] The corresponding labels in the attached diagram are explained as follows:

[0034] Shell-1,

[0035] Drive motor-2,

[0036] Bottle basket-3, bottle loading / unloading port-301, main body-302, bottle storage space-303

[0037] Milk Shaking Rotary Shaft - 4

[0038] Water supply section-5, water outlet-501,

[0039] Inlet pipe assembly-6,

[0040] Water pump-7,

[0041] Water outlet pipe assembly-8,

[0042] Kettle support-9,

[0043] Kettle Coupler-10

[0044] Power transverse transmission assembly-11, input pulley-1101, output pulley-1102, drive belt-1103, output end annular groove-1104, input end annular groove-1105.

[0045] Rotary support shaft-12, clearance groove-1201,

[0046] Shaft hole-13,

[0047] Elastic Wings-14

[0048] Support section -15, Support slope -1501,

[0049] Connecting hole-16. Detailed Implementation

[0050] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0051] Please see Figure 1-4 A mother and baby feeding device with water addition and milk shaking functions includes a housing 1, on which a water addition device and a milk shaking device are provided.

[0052] The milk shaking device includes a drive motor 2 mounted on the housing 1 and a bottle basket 3 driven by the drive motor 2.

[0053] The bottle basket 3 has an upward-facing bottle pick-up and drop-off opening 301, through which the user can place the bottle (not shown) on the bottle basket 3 from top to bottom.

[0054] The bottom of the bottle basket 3 is equipped with a milk shaking rotating shaft 4, which is positioned vertically and is rotatably mounted on the housing 1.

[0055] When the milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 rotates on the housing 1, the rotation center line of the milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 is set vertically, so as to drive the bottle basket 3 to rotate to the left, right, or left and right, thereby shaking the milk bottle.

[0056] The water filling device has a water filling part 5 disposed on the housing 1 and located above the bottle loading / unloading port 301 of the bottle basket. The water filling part 5 has a water filling outlet 501, which fills water for the bottles placed in the bottle basket. This can be understood as water being dispensed downwards from the water filling outlet 501.

[0057] In some embodiments, the bottle basket 3 has a cylindrical body or a frustum-shaped body 302, and the axis of the body 302 of the bottle basket is arranged vertically.

[0058] In some embodiments, the axis of the main body 302 of the bottle basket coincides with the extension of the axis of the milk shaking rotation shaft 4.

[0059] In some embodiments, the milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 is integrally connected to the bottom of the main body 302 of the bottle basket or is disposed at the bottom of the main body of the bottle basket through a structural component or structural assembly.

[0060] Structural components or assemblies may include, for example, an extension connecting shaft, the upper end of which is connected to the bottom of the main body of the bottle basket, and the upper end of the milk-shaking rotating shaft is connected to the lower end of the extension connecting shaft, thereby increasing the distance between the milk-shaking rotating shaft and the main body of the bottle basket.

[0061] Correspondingly, the main body 302 of the bottle basket has a bottle placement space 303 inside, and the bottle pick-up and drop-off port 301 is located at the top of the main body 302 of the bottle basket. Users can put the bottle into the bottle placement space 303 of the main body of the bottle basket through the bottle pick-up and drop-off port 301 at the top.

[0062] In some embodiments, the water supply device further includes an inlet pipe assembly 6, a water pump 7, and an outlet pipe assembly 8.

[0063] The water inlet assembly 6 has a first water inlet for obtaining water and a first water outlet connected to the water inlet of the water pump 7.

[0064] The water outlet assembly 8 has a second water inlet that communicates with the water outlet of the water pump 7, and a second water outlet that extends to and communicates with the water outlet 501.

[0065] Water flowing from the water outlet assembly 8 flows out from the water filling outlet 501, thus filling the bottles placed in the bottle basket below with water.

[0066] In some embodiments, the housing 1 is further provided with a kettle support 9, and the kettle support 9 is provided with a kettle coupler 10. The kettle coupler 10 on the kettle support 9 is coupled with the coupler of the electric kettle (not shown) on which it is placed, so that after the mother and baby feeding device is powered by the power module, it can be used to power the electric kettle. The electric kettle is powered accordingly and heats the water in the electric kettle through the electric heater on the electric kettle.

[0067] A first valve assembly (not shown) is provided at the kettle coupler 10, and the first water inlet of the water inlet pipe assembly 6 is connected to the water outlet of the first valve assembly; a second valve assembly is provided at the electric kettle coupler, and the water inlet of the second valve assembly is connected to the water boiling space inside the electric kettle.

[0068] When the kettle coupler 10 on the kettle support 9 couples with the coupler of the electric kettle, the first valve assembly and the second valve assembly cooperate to connect the outlet of the first valve assembly with the inlet of the second valve assembly. Then, water can be pumped by the water pump 7 to deliver the water heated by the electric kettle to the water inlet 501.

[0069] In this embodiment, the milk shaking device also includes a power lateral transmission component 11, through which the drive motor 2 drives the bottle basket 3.

[0070] The lateral power transmission assembly 11 is used to laterally transmit the power output from the rotating output shaft of the drive motor 2 to the shaking rotation shaft 4 at the bottom of the bottle basket, and to position the vertical projection of the drive motor 2 outside the vertical projection range of the water outlet 501. By positioning the drive motor 2 laterally away from the vertical projection range of the water outlet 501, the lateral power transmission assembly 11 prevents water from falling vertically onto the drive motor 2 when water is being dispensed from the water outlet 501 without a receiving container, thus providing drip protection for the drive motor 2.

[0071] Preferably, the power lateral transmission assembly 11 is used to transmit the power output by the rotation output shaft of the drive motor 2 laterally to the shaking rotation shaft 4 at the bottom of the bottle basket, and is configured such that the projection position of the drive motor 2 in the vertical direction is outside the projection range of the bottle basket 3 in the vertical direction.

[0072] Correspondingly, the vertical projection range of the water outlet 501 is located within the vertical projection range of the bottle basket 3.

[0073] like Figure 3 As shown, in some implementations, the bottom of the bottle basket 3 is a basket bottom for supporting the bottle. Multiple connecting holes 16 run through the bottom of the basket. When the water from the water outlet 501 falls vertically into the bottle basket 3, the water in the bottle basket 3 can be discharged automatically through the connecting holes 16.

[0074] In some embodiments, the vertical projection range of the water outlet 501 is located in the central area of ​​the vertical projection range of the bottle basket 3.

[0075] In some embodiments, the power lateral transmission assembly includes a chain drive assembly, wherein the input gear of the chain drive assembly is driven by the rotary output shaft of a drive motor, and the output gear of the chain drive assembly is poweredly connected to the milk-shaking rotary shaft.

[0076] The drive motor drives the input gear to rotate, and through the transmission chain of the chain drive assembly, the input gear drives the output gear to rotate. The output gear drives the milk shaker shaft to rotate, thereby driving the bottle basket to rotate. Through the lateral transmission of the transmission chain, the input gear and the output gear are arranged in a laterally spaced manner.

[0077] For example, the rotating output shaft of the drive motor is set vertically, the input gear is keyed to the rotating output shaft of the drive motor, the output gear is integrally formed on the rotating shaft of the milk shaker, and the transmission chain is correspondingly arranged around the input gear and the output gear and meshes with them.

[0078] In some embodiments, the power lateral transmission assembly 11 includes a belt drive assembly, the input pulley 1101 of which is driven by the rotary output shaft of the drive motor 2, and the output pulley 1102 of which is poweredly connected to the milk shaking rotary shaft 4.

[0079] The drive motor 2 drives the input pulley 1101 to rotate. Through the transmission belt 1103 of the belt drive assembly, the input pulley 1101 drives the output pulley 1102 to rotate. The output pulley 1102 drives the milk shaker shaft 4 to rotate, thereby driving the bottle basket 3 to rotate. Through the lateral transmission of the transmission belt 1103, the input pulley 1101 and the output pulley 1102 are arranged laterally at intervals.

[0080] For example, the rotating output shaft of the drive motor 2 is arranged vertically, the input pulley 1101 is keyed to the rotating output shaft of the drive motor 2, the output pulley 1102 is integrally formed on the milk shaking rotating shaft 4, and the transmission belt 1103 is correspondingly arranged around the input pulley 1101 and the output pulley 1102 and tensioned together.

[0081] In some embodiments, the transmission belt 1103 is a cylindrical belt, that is, the cross-sectional shape of any segment of the transmission belt 1103 is circular.

[0082] Preferably, the output pulley 1102 has an output end annular groove 1104 formed on it to cooperate with the transmission belt 1103, and the output end annular groove 1104 has an arc-shaped concave surface to cooperate with the transmission belt 1103.

[0083] Preferably, the input pulley 1101 has an input end annular groove 1105 formed on it to cooperate with the transmission belt 1103, and the input end annular groove 1105 has an arc-shaped concave surface to cooperate with the transmission belt 1103.

[0084] In some embodiments, a rotating support shaft 12 is connected to the housing 1, and an output pulley 1102 has a shaft hole 13 corresponding to the rotating support shaft 12. The output pulley 1102 is sleeved on the rotating support shaft 12 through the shaft hole 13 and can rotate circumferentially on the rotating support shaft 12. That is, the milk shaking rotating shaft 4 can be rotatably connected to the housing 1 through the cooperation of the output pulley 1102 and the rotating support shaft 12.

[0085] In some embodiments, the housing 1 is provided with a rotating support shaft 12, and the milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 has a shaft hole 13 corresponding to the rotating support shaft 12. The milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 is correspondingly sleeved on the rotating support shaft 12 through the shaft hole 13 and can rotate circumferentially on the rotating support shaft 12. That is, the milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 is rotatably connected to the housing 1.

[0086] In some embodiments, the rotating support shaft 12 is arranged vertically.

[0087] In some embodiments, a support component is provided on the rotating support shaft 12, which is used to support the output pulley 1102 or the milk shaking rotating shaft 4 sleeved on the rotating support shaft 12.

[0088] In some embodiments, the support component is an elastic support component.

[0089] In some embodiments, the interior of the rotating support shaft 12 is formed with an inner hole, and the outer periphery of the rotating support shaft 12 is formed with a clearance groove 1201 communicating with the inner hole.

[0090] The elastic support assembly includes an elastic wing 14 formed on the inner top wall of the recess 1201 and extending downward. The lower end of the elastic wing 14 is connected to a support portion 15 that extends outward through the recess. The top side of the support portion 15 is inclined downward in a direction away from the elastic wing 14, forming a support slope 1501.

[0091] When the milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 and the output pulley 1102 are sleeved on the rotating support shaft 12 from top to bottom, the supporting inclined surface 1501 of the supporting part supports the milk-shaking rotating shaft 4 or the output pulley 1102.

[0092] When subjected to vibration, the elastic wing 14 can provide corresponding shock absorption. Furthermore, through the structural design of the circular drive belt 1103 and its corresponding arc-shaped concave surface, when the drive belt 1103 is fitted onto the input pulley 1101 and the output pulley 1102: because the drive belt 1103 is in an elastically tensioned state, and because the axes of the input pulley 1101 and the output pulley 1102 are both vertical, with the position of the input pulley 1101 remaining unchanged, the drive belt 1103 can tighten the output pulley 1102 through its own elastic force, so that the output pulley 1102 slides along the axial direction of the rotating support shaft 12 to be as parallel as possible to the input pulley 1101.

[0093] When the bottle basket 3 is subjected to vertical vibration, the elastic support component and the power transverse transmission component can apply a shock absorption effect to the bottle basket, which can both protect the drive motor from dripping water and provide shock absorption protection.

[0094] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within this invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A mother-infant feeding device with water-adding and milk-shaking functions, comprising a housing, wherein a water-adding device and a milk-shaking device are provided on the housing, characterized in that, The milk shaking device includes a drive motor mounted on the housing and a bottle basket driven by the drive motor. The bottle basket has an upward-facing bottle loading and unloading port. A milk shaking rotating shaft is provided at the bottom of the bottle basket. The milk shaking rotating shaft is arranged vertically and is rotatably mounted on the housing. The water filling device has a water filling part installed on the housing and located above the bottle loading and unloading port of the bottle basket. The water filling part has a water filling outlet, which faces downwards to dispensing water. The milk-shaking device also includes a power lateral transmission component, which is used to transmit the power output by the rotation output shaft of the drive motor laterally to the milk-shaking rotation shaft, and to make the vertical projection position of the drive motor located outside the vertical projection range of the water outlet.

2. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vertical projection range of the water outlet is located within the vertical projection range of the bottle basket; The power transmission component is configured such that the vertical projection of the drive motor is outside the vertical projection range of the bottle basket.

3. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The power transmission component includes a belt drive assembly. The input pulley of the belt drive assembly is driven by the rotating output shaft of the drive motor, and the output pulley of the belt drive assembly is poweredly connected to the shaking shaft. The input pulley and the output pulley are arranged laterally at intervals.

4. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The drive belt is a cylindrical belt; The output pulley has an annular groove formed on the output end that mates with the drive belt, and the annular groove on the output end has an arc-shaped concave surface that mates with the drive belt. The input pulley has an annular groove formed on it to mate with the drive belt, and the annular groove has an arc-shaped concave surface to mate with the drive belt.

5. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that, A rotating support shaft is connected to the housing, and the output pulley has a shaft hole corresponding to the rotating support shaft; The output pulley is fitted onto the rotating support shaft through the shaft hole and can rotate circumferentially on the rotating support shaft.

6. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The housing is provided with a rotating support shaft, and the milk shaking rotating shaft has a rotating shaft hole corresponding to the rotating support shaft; The milk-shaking rotating shaft is fitted onto the rotating support shaft through the rotating shaft hole and can rotate circumferentially on the rotating support shaft.

7. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, A support assembly is provided on the rotating support shaft, which is used to support the output pulley or milk shaking rotating shaft sleeved on the rotating support shaft.

8. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The rotating support shaft has an inner hole formed inside, and a clearance groove that connects to the inner hole is formed on the outer periphery of the rotating support shaft. The support component includes an elastic wing formed on the inner top wall of the recess and extending downward, with the lower end of the elastic wing connected to a support portion that extends outward through the recess. The top side of the support portion is inclined downwards in a direction away from the elastic wing portion, forming a support slope; When the milk-shaking rotating shaft or output pulley is sleeved on the rotating support shaft from top to bottom, the supporting inclined surface of the supporting part supports the milk-shaking rotating shaft or output pulley.

9. The mother-infant feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The power transmission component includes a chain drive component. The input gear of the chain drive component is driven by the rotating output shaft of the drive motor. The output gear of the chain drive component is powered by the milk shaking shaft. The input gear and the output gear are arranged laterally.