A pet running machine equipped with a weight detection device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pet treadmill equipped with a weight sensing device that enables efficient management of the pet's weight, comprising: a conventional pet treadmill (A) in which a belt (V) is rotated by a motor (M); and a weight sensing device (10) capable of detecting the weight of the pet on the pet treadmill (A). The weight sensing device (10) comprises: a mounting housing (11) mounted on the four corners of the bottom surface of the pet treadmill (A); a movable packing (12) installed to protrude from the inner lower portion of the mounting housing (11) to the bottom portion; a contact plate (13) inserted from the inner lower portion of the mounting housing (11) to the inner upper portion of the movable packing (12); and a load cell (14) inserted to contact the contact plate (13) between the inner lower portion of the mounting housing (11) and the bottom surface of the main body, enabling the weight to be measured according to the compression force.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a treadmill for pets equipped with a weight sensing device that enables efficient management of the pet's weight. Background Technology

[0003] Recently, with the increase in single-person households, there has been a growing trend of households raising pets such as dogs and cats. Although pets need to be exercised sufficiently in proportion to their diet, there has been a problem of obesity in pets as owners lack the capacity to exercise them, such as taking them for walks, due to their busy lifestyles.

[0004] Conventional treadmills for pets were generally made in the form of smaller, modified versions of human treadmills, in which the belt is rotated by a motor.

[0005] However, conventional treadmills for pets had the problem of making it difficult to measure the degree of obesity because the pet's weight could not be determined. Furthermore, since the pet's weight was calculated by holding the pet and weighing it on a scale, then subtracting the owner's weight, managing the pet's weight was inconvenient. Additionally, there was a problem where excessive exercise without knowing the pet's weight could actually worsen its health.

[0006] For reference, the following prior art documents consist of four recent prior art documents found through the KIPRIS patent information network using the keyword "companion*(training+running)," and by referring to the following prior art documents, one can understand the technical field, background technology, and the state of development related to the present invention. Prior art literature

[0008] Korean Patent Registration Publication No. 10-2596274. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2023-0128948. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2023-0096336. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0138326. The problem to be solved

[0009] The present invention was developed to solve the conventional problems mentioned in the background technology, and in particular, the purpose of the present invention is to solve the problem of enabling efficient management by automatically measuring the weight of a pet on a treadmill for pets. means of solving the problem

[0011] The present invention proposes a means to add a weight sensing device capable of detecting the weight of a pet to a treadmill for pets as a means to solve the problem. Effects of the invention

[0013] According to the means of the present invention, by adding a weight sensing device capable of detecting the weight of a pet to a treadmill for pets, it is not necessary to measure the weight of the pet using a human-type scale, so there is an effect of easily measuring the weight of the pet. Furthermore, by increasing or decreasing the amount and frequency of exercise of the pet according to the set weight value of the pet input into the control unit of the treadmill for pets, there is an effect of efficiently managing the weight of the pet. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0015] FIG. 1 is an exemplary illustration of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. 2 seen from a different direction. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3 FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional perspective view of FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is an example cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 Figure 7 is an example of the use of Figure 1. FIG. 8 is another example of FIG. 6 Specific details for implementing the invention

[0016] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings.However, the attached drawings may be exaggerated, omitted, or depicted schematically for the convenience of explaining the essential parts; terms and names used in the description may be implicitly determined by the shape, function, or role of the components rather than their dictionary meanings; descriptions regarding direction are determined based on the direction first presented in the first drawing, and descriptions regarding position are determined based on the center of each component or the center of a circle. Furthermore, detailed descriptions of previously registered known technologies and ordinary technologies may be omitted or replaced with simple symbols or names to avoid obscuring the essentials. Additionally, detailed descriptions of the specific structure, shape, form, arrangement, size, correlation lines, etc., of a component identifiable through the drawings, as well as the operation of the component and its resulting effects that can be inferred from the drawings, may be omitted as they may obscure the essentials. Bolts, welds, holes, etc., applied for joining components may also be omitted from the drawings as they may obscure the essentials. Unless the shape of a component is specifically designated, the planar shape is circular or rectangular, and in such cases, the plan view may be omitted.

[0018] The present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

[0019] As described above, the present invention is characterized by comprising: a conventional pet treadmill (A) in which a belt (V) is rotated by a motor (M); and a weight sensing device (10) capable of detecting the weight of a pet on the pet treadmill (A).

[0020] More specifically, the weight sensing device (10) may include: a mounting housing (11) mounted on the four corners of the bottom surface of a pet treadmill (A) as illustrated; a movable packing (12) installed to protrude from the inner bottom of the mounting housing (11) to the bottom; a contact plate (13) inserted from the inner bottom of the mounting housing (11) to the inner top of the movable packing (12); and a load cell (14) inserted to contact the contact plate (13) between the inner bottom of the mounting housing (11) and the bottom surface of the main body, which can measure weight according to the compression force.

[0021] More specifically, the mounting housing (11) of the weight sensing device (10) is configured to be in the shape of a rectangular dish as illustrated so as to be mounted on the bottom main body frame (A1) of the pet treadmill (A), and the inner bottom is open so that the movable packing (12) can protrude to the bottom, and a step (111) is formed on the upper side of the inner bottom so that the upper protruding step (121) of the movable packing (12) can be caught, and a mounting groove (112) is formed on the inner top so that a load cell (14) can be seated, and a coupling groove (113) for coupling the load cell (14) is formed on one side of the outer side of the inner top.

[0022] Additionally, the above-mentioned fluid packing (12) is made of rubber material and, as illustrated, is formed in the shape of a disc-shaped dish with uneven ridges (122) formed on the bottom surface, and an insertion groove (123) into which a contact plate (13) is inserted is formed at the lower part of the central upper portion, and a protruding ridge (121) is formed on the outer side of the upper portion, and a wave-shaped fluid ridge (124) is formed between the uneven ridges (122) and the protruding ridge (121).

[0023] In addition, the contact plate (13) is made of metal and is formed in the shape of a disc as illustrated.

[0024] Additionally, the load cell (14) is configured such that a sensing plate (143) is formed between an upper plate (141) and a lower plate (142), and a pressure hole (144) is formed on the bottom surface of the sensing plate (143), so that the weight can be measured according to the degree to which the pressure hole (144) presses the sensing plate (143).

[0025] Additionally, the load cell (14) of the weight detection device (10) is connected to the control unit (C) of the pet treadmill (A), and the control unit (C) can be configured to detect whether the pet is riding the pet treadmill (A) and the pet's weight based on the weight measured by the load cell (14) of the weight detection device (10).

[0026] In addition, the control unit (C) of the above-mentioned pet treadmill (A) can be configured to automatically operate the treadmill (A) for a set period of time to allow exercise when the pet is overweight according to the measured weight of the pet riding the pet treadmill (A) based on the previously entered management weight of the pet, and not operate or operate for a short period of time when the pet is underweight.

[0027] In this way, as described in the effect of the invention, by adding a weight detection device (10) capable of detecting the weight of a pet to the pet treadmill (A), it is not necessary to measure the weight of the pet by calculating it using a human-type scale, so the weight of the pet can be easily measured. In addition, the weight of the pet can be efficiently managed by increasing or decreasing the amount and frequency of exercise of the pet according to the set weight value of the pet input into the control unit (C) of the pet treadmill (A).

[0028] The present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 8.

[0029] As described above, the present invention may include an adjustment leg (20) inserted into the bottom surface of the weight sensing device (10) to adjust the height of the pet treadmill (A) from the floor and absorb exercise shock.

[0030] The above adjustment leg (20) may be composed of: a mounting housing (21) inserted into the upper part of the lower part of the mounting housing (11) of the weight sensing device (10) as illustrated, so that the lower surface of the movable packing (12) of the weight sensing device (10) is seated on the lower part of the upper part; an upper shaft tube (22) installed from the central lower part of the mounting housing (21) downward; a lower shaft tube (23) inserted into the upper shaft tube (22) and connected to the lower part; a threaded part (24) formed at the lower center of the lower shaft tube (23); an elastic member (S) installed between the upper shaft tube (22) and the lower shaft tube (23) internally; a support leg (25) connected to the floor from the threaded part (24) of the lower shaft tube (23); and a rubber packing (26) installed to be supported on the floor from the lower surface of the support leg (25).

[0031] In this way, the above-mentioned adjustment leg (20) is formed to be seated on the bottom surface of the weight sensing device (10) to support the floor, and the upper shaft tube (22) and the lower shaft tube (23) can move up and down to expand and contract, and the exercise shock received from the pet treadmill (A) can be absorbed by the internal elastic member (S), thereby preventing inter-floor noise, and the height and horizontal level of the pet treadmill (A) can be adjusted by adjusting the lower support leg (25), and the rubber packing (26) on the bottom surface can prevent the pet treadmill (A) from slipping on the floor.

[0033] With that, the description of the present invention is concluded.This invention provides drawings of the configuration and specific components included therein to facilitate understanding of the principles of the configuration sought in this invention, and explains them based on these drawings. The structure, form, shape, arrangement, direction, and quantity of the configuration and specific components included in this invention are determined in consideration of the principles sought, and these may be modified in various ways as necessary. The configuration and specific components presented in this invention serve as examples for those skilled in the art to understand the effects sought in this invention and which principles are most desirable to apply to obtain better effects. Accordingly, while it is most desirable to complete this invention by including all the configurations described above, it may be completed by selecting or excluding some of the configurations described above for cost reduction, ease of manufacturing, environmental conditions, or as needed, or by separating one or some of the configurations and merging them with other configurations. Furthermore, each configuration described above may be independently applied to other technical fields outside of this field, taking into account principles, uses, functions, roles, operations, and effects. Based on this, the scope of rights of the present invention is defined as follows to encompass the claims of the present invention as much as possible, and the claims are presented in order starting from the claim with the broadest rights. Through this, it is expected that a person skilled in the art with ordinary knowledge in this technical field will be able to sufficiently grasp the essence sought by the present invention through the specific details described above and the scope of claims to be described below, and the effects of parts that are illustrated but not explained can be sufficiently inferred from the drawings. Accordingly, a person skilled in the art will be able to apply various modifications and changes based on the content mentioned in the present invention to this technical field, thereby contributing to the advancement of this technical field as well as further increasing efficiency in use.

Claims

Claim 1 A conventional pet treadmill (A) in which a belt (V) is rotated by a motor (M); and a weight sensing device (10) capable of detecting the weight of a pet on the pet treadmill (A); are included. The above weight detection device (10) is connected to a control unit (C) of a pet treadmill (A), and the control unit (C) is configured to detect whether a pet is boarding the pet treadmill (A) and the pet's weight according to the weight measured by the weight detection device (10). In addition, based on the pet's management weight pre-entered into the control unit (C), if the pet is overweight according to the measured weight of the pet boarding the pet treadmill (A), the treadmill (A) is automatically operated for a certain period of time according to a set value to allow exercise, and if the pet is underweight, it is configured not to operate or to operate for a short period of time. The above weight sensing device (10) comprises: a mounting housing (11) mounted on the four corners of the bottom surface of a pet treadmill (A); a movable packing (12) installed to protrude from the inner lower portion of the mounting housing (11) to the bottom portion; a contact plate (13) inserted from the inner lower portion of the mounting housing (11) to the inner upper portion of the movable packing (12); and a load cell (14) inserted to contact the contact plate (13) between the inner lower portion of the mounting housing (11) and the bottom surface of the main body, which allows the weight to be measured according to the compression force. The mounting housing (11) of the above-mentioned weight sensing device (10) is configured to be in the shape of a rectangular dish so as to be mounted on the bottom main body frame (A1) of a pet treadmill (A), and the inner bottom is open so that the movable packing (12) can protrude to the bottom, and a step (111) is formed on the upper side of the inner bottom so that the upper protruding step (121) of the movable packing (12) can be caught, and a mounting groove (112) is formed on the inner top so that a load cell (14) can be seated, and a coupling groove (113) for coupling the load cell (14) is formed on one side of the outer side of the inner top, and the movable packing (12) is made of rubber material and is formed in the shape of a disc so as to have an uneven surface (122) formed on the bottom surface, and an insertion groove (123) into which a contact plate (13) is inserted is formed on the lower side of the central top, and on the outer side of the top The structure is configured such that a protruding ridge (121) is formed and a wave-shaped fluid ridge (124) is formed between the uneven ridge (122) and the protruding ridge (121); the contact plate (13) is made of a metal material and is formed in the shape of a disc; the load cell (14) is configured such that a sensing disc (143) is formed between an upper plate (141) and a lower plate (142), and a pressure hole (144) is formed on the bottom surface of the sensing disc (143), so that the weight can be measured according to the degree to which the pressure hole (144) presses the sensing disc (143). It includes an adjustment leg (20) inserted into the bottom surface of the weight sensing device (10) above, which can adjust the height of the pet treadmill (A) from the floor and absorb exercise shock; A treadmill for pets equipped with a weight sensing device comprising: a mounting housing (21) inserted into the upper part of the lower part of the mounting housing (11) of the weight sensing device (10) so that the lower surface of the movable packing (12) of the weight sensing device (10) is seated on the lower part of the upper part; an upper shaft tube (22) installed from the central lower part of the mounting housing (21) downward; a lower shaft tube (23) inserted into the upper shaft tube (22) and connected to the lower part; a threaded part (24) formed at the lower center of the lower shaft tube (23); an elastic member (S) installed between the upper shaft tube (22) and the lower shaft tube (23) internally; a support leg (25) connected to the floor from the threaded part (24) of the lower shaft tube (23); and a rubber packing (26) installed to be supported on the floor from the lower surface of the support leg (25). Claim 2 delete Claim 3 delete

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