Animal watering apparatus

Abstract

The present application discloses an animal watering apparatus. The apparatus comprises a water tank assembly, the water tank assembly comprising a water storage tank, a water drinking tray, and a water guide pipe, the water storage tank defining a water storage cavity that has a top opening, the water drinking tray being detachably mounted on the water storage tank, and the water guide pipe being communicated with the water storage tank and the water drinking tray; a water pump, configured to enable water in the water storage tank to flow to the water drinking tray through the water guide pipe; and a guard, mounted on the water tank assembly, at least partially arranged on the water drinking tray and distributed in the circumferential direction of the water drinking tray, and dividing the upper portion of the water drinking tray into an isolation area for preventing an animal from coming into contact with the water drinking tray and a water drinking area for allowing an animal to come into contact with the water drinking tray. The animal watering apparatus provided by the technical solution of the present application facilitates controlling the number of pets that simultaneously drink water, and preventing hazards caused by a large number of pets drinking water around the water drinking tray.

Description

Animal water drinking device TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of pet water drinking equipment, and particularly relates to an animal water drinking device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The role of pets in people's life is changing, and they have become indispensable life companions. Nowadays, the number of people keeping pets is also rising. In the family surrounded by many pets, the traditional animal water drinking device has certain difficulties. The existing water drinking machine can simultaneously meet the drinking water of multiple pets, and the pets are prone to fighting when drinking water or eating at the same time, which may cause the pets to fight without drinking water, thereby affecting the monitoring of pet drinking water, which is not conducive to the widespread promotion of multi-pet technology and the realization of animal welfare. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the main purpose of the present application is to provide an animal water drinking device which can avoid the danger of a large number of pets surrounding the water bowl to drink water.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the animal water drinking device provided by the present application comprises:

[0005] A water tank assembly, the water tank assembly comprises a water storage tank, a water drinking plate and a water guide pipe, the water storage tank defines a water storage cavity with a top opening, the water drinking plate is detachably mounted on the water storage tank, and the water guide pipe communicates the water storage tank and the water drinking plate;

[0006] A water pump, the water pump is used to flow the water in the water storage tank to the water drinking plate through the water guide pipe;

[0007] A fence, the fence is mounted on the water tank assembly, the fence is at least partially above the water drinking plate and is distributed along the circumference of the water drinking plate, and the fence divides the upper part of the water drinking plate into an isolation area for blocking animals from contacting the water drinking plate and a water drinking area for allowing animals to contact the water drinking plate.

[0008] In an embodiment, the fence is detachably connected with the water tank assembly.

[0009] In an embodiment, the animal water drinking device further comprises a lock buckle assembly connected between the fence and the water storage tank to detachably mount the fence on the water storage tank.

[0010] In an embodiment, the lock buckle assembly comprises:

[0011] A first mounting portion, the first mounting portion is mounted on the outer wall of the water storage tank;

[0012] a second mounting portion provided on the fence;

[0013] a clasp portion, one end of the clasp portion being rotatably connected to one of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion, and the other end of the clasp portion being adapted to be connected to the other of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion.

[0014] In an embodiment, one end of the clasp portion is rotatably connected to the first mounting portion, the second mounting portion is a through hole, the other end of the clasp portion is connected to a clamping plate, the clamping plate passes through the second mounting portion and is clamped to the water tray; and / or,

[0015] The animal water drinking device comprises a plurality of the locking assembly, and the plurality of the locking assembly is symmetrically arranged about a center line of the animal water drinking device.

[0016] In an embodiment, the inner wall of the fence is formed with a clasp portion, one end of the clasp portion is connected to the fence to form a fixed end, the other end of the clasp portion is away from the fence to form a free end, the lower surface of the free end is lower than the lower surface of the fixed end to form a clamping groove below the free end, and the fence is connected to the inner wall of the water tray through the clamping groove.

[0017] In an embodiment, the fence comprises a plurality of the clasp portion, and the plurality of the clasp portion is symmetrically arranged about a center line of the fence.

[0018] In an embodiment, the fence comprises a first side plate, a second side plate and a third side plate, the first side plate and the third side plate are respectively connected to two ends of the second side plate, the first side plate, the second side plate and the third side plate are arranged above the part of the water tray to form the isolation area, and the part of the water tray above which is not covered by the fence forms the water drinking area.

[0019] In an embodiment, the outer wall of the water storage tank is outwardly convexly provided with a support portion, and the bottom edge of the second side plate is supported on the support portion; and / or,

[0020] The top of the second side plate is arranged to be bent towards a vertical center line close to the center of the water tray; and / or,

[0021] The top of the first side plate and the top of the third side plate are respectively arranged to be bent towards each other, and one end of the first side plate and one end of the third side plate away from the second side plate are respectively arranged to be bent towards each other; and / or,

[0022] The animal water drinking device comprises a water outlet nozzle arranged on the water drinking tray, the water outlet nozzle is communicated with the water guide pipe, and the water outlet nozzle and the normal projection of the fence do not coincide in the projection of the horizontal plane.

[0023] In an embodiment, the water drinking tray comprises a tray body and an extension edge extending from the circumferential edge of the tray body away from the tray body, the extension edge of the water drinking tray is provided with a hanging part, and the top edge of the water storage tank is connected with the hanging part of the water drinking tray.

[0024] The animal water drinking device further comprises an electronic cavity arranged below the water tank assembly, the electronic cavity is provided with a control system, and the control system comprises:

[0025] a water amount detection unit for monitoring the remaining water amount in the water tank assembly;

[0026] an identity recognition unit comprising an electronic tag, a reader and a signal receiver, the electronic tag is carried by the pet and is used for storing pet identity information corresponding to the pet, the signal receiver is used for receiving a signal carrying the pet identity information sent by the electronic tag, the reader can acquire the pet identity information carried by the signal, and the signal receiver is arranged in an inclined manner in a vertical upward direction away from the side peripheral wall of the electronic cavity;

[0027] a communication unit for communicating with a preset terminal;

[0028] a master controller electrically connected with the water amount detection unit, the reader and the communication unit, the master controller is used for sending the pet identity information and the information of the remaining water amount to the preset terminal through the communication unit.

[0029] According to the technical scheme, the fence is detachably arranged on the water storage tank, so that the animal can drink water in the water drinking area and avoid drinking water in the isolation area, the number of pets that can drink water at the same time is controlled, the order of pet activities is maintained, and a more harmonious and safe pet raising environment is provided for pet owners. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed in the embodiment or the prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of the drawings shown.

[0031] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0032] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0033] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of another cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0034] Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of yet another cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0035] Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a partial cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0036] Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a partial exploded view of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0037] Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of another partial exploded view of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0038] Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a mounting cover of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0039] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of yet another partial exploded view of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0040] Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a base assembly of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0041] Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of another base assembly of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application;

[0042] Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a control system of an embodiment of an animal drinking device according to the present application.

[0043] Explanation of reference numerals: 1000, water tank assembly; 1100, water storage tank; 1110, rotor chamber; 1120, stepped portion; 1130, inclined surface; 1140, connecting plate; 1150, support portion; 1200, water tray; 1210, tray body; 1220, extension edge; 1221, hanging portion; 1300, water guide pipe; 1310, pipe body; 1320, nozzle; 2000, water pump; 2100, pump water assembly; 2110, fixed cover; 2111, first cover shell; 2112, second cover shell; 2113, first through hole; 2114, second through hole; 2115, third through hole; 2116, annular mounting plate; 2117, fourth through hole; 2118, connecting pipe; 2120, filtering cavity; 2130, conveying cavity; 2131, still water chamber; 2132, flow channel chamber; 2140, rotor; 2150, impeller; 2200, driving assembly; 2210, stator; 2220, coil winding; 2230, rotor cavity; 3000, base assembly; 3100, base body; 3200, first boss; 3210, first section; 3220, second section; 3230, third section; 3240, fourth section; 3300, second boss; 3400, third boss; 4000, electronic cavity; 5000, filter box; 5100, fifth through hole; 5200, sixth through hole; 6000, control system; 6100, main controller; 6200, identity recognition unit; 6210, signal receiver; 6220, reader; 6230, electronic tag; 6300, water amount detection unit; 6400, first circuit board; 6500, communication unit; 6600, preset terminal; 7000, fence; 7100, clamping portion; 7110, clamping groove; 7200, first side plate; 7300, second side plate; 7400, third side plate; 8000, lock catch assembly; 8100, first mounting portion; 8200, second mounting portion; 8300, buckling portion; 8310, clamping plate.

[0044] The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0046] It should be noted that all the direction indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the direction indications will also change accordingly.

[0047] In the present application, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, the terms "connection", "fixation", etc. should be understood in a broad sense, for example, "fixation" can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integral; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; can be direct connection, or indirect connection through an intermediate medium; can be internal connection of two elements or interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0048] In addition, if the present application has a description of "first", "second", etc., the description of "first", "second", etc. is only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the meaning of "and / or" appearing throughout the text includes three parallel solutions. For example, "A and / or B" includes A solution, or B solution, or A and B solution. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, nor within the scope of protection claimed in the present application.

[0049] In the prior art, pets are prone to fight when drinking water or eating at the same time, and pets may not drink water due to fighting, which affects the monitoring of pet drinking water, which is not conducive to the widespread promotion of multi-pet technology and the realization of animal welfare.

[0050] The present application provides an animal drinking water device.

[0051] The above technical solutions will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0052] In the embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the animal drinking water device comprises a water tank assembly 1000, a base assembly 3000, a fence 7000, an electronic cavity 4000, a water pump 2000 and a control system 6000.

[0053] The water tank assembly 1000 comprises a water storage tank 1100, a water drinking plate 1200 and a water guide pipe 1300. The water storage tank 1100 defines a water storage cavity with a top opening. The water drinking plate 1200 is detachably mounted on the water storage tank 1100. The water guide pipe 1300 connects the water storage tank 1100 and the water drinking plate 1200. In the specific implementation, the water storage cavity is used for storing water. The animals drink water through the water drinking plate 1200. The water drinking plate 1200 is detachably mounted on the opening of the water storage tank 1100 by clamping or inserting, etc. so as to facilitate the detachment, installation and cleaning. The water in the water storage cavity is delivered to the water drinking plate 1200 through the water guide pipe 1300 for the animals to drink.

[0054] In an embodiment, the fence 7000 is mounted on the water tank assembly 1000. The fence 7000 is arranged at least partially above the water drinking plate 1200 and distributed along the circumference of the water drinking plate 1200. The fence 7000 divides the area above the water drinking plate 1200 into an isolation area for blocking the animals from contacting the water drinking plate 1200 and a water drinking area for allowing the animals to contact the water drinking plate 1200. This scheme enables the animals to drink water through the water drinking area and avoid drinking water in the isolation area, which facilitates the control of the number of pets that can drink water at the same time, thereby facilitating the control of pet water drinking and avoiding the danger of a large number of pets surrounding the water drinking plate to drink water.

[0055] In addition, the animal water drinking device further comprises an electronic cavity 4000 arranged below the water tank assembly 1000. The electronic cavity 4000 is provided with a control system 6000. The control system 6000 comprises an identity recognition unit 6200, a water amount detection unit 6300, a communication unit 6500 and a master controller 6100. The water amount detection unit 6300 is used for monitoring the remaining water amount in the water tank assembly 1000. The identity recognition unit 6200 comprises an electronic tag 6230, a reader 6220 and a signal receiver 6210. The electronic tag 6230 is carried by the animals and is used for storing the corresponding animal identity information of the animals. The signal receiver 6210 is used for receiving the signal carrying the animal identity information sent by the electronic tag 6230. The reader 6220 can acquire the pet identity information carried by the signal and send the pet identity information to the master controller 6100. The communication unit 6500 is used for communicating with a preset terminal 6600. The master controller 6100 is electrically connected with the water amount detection unit 6300, the reader 6220 and the communication unit 6500 respectively. The master controller 6100 is used for sending the pet identity information and the information of the remaining water amount to the preset terminal 6600 through the communication unit 6500. This embodiment can enable the user to know the water drinking condition of the individual pet, thereby facilitating the monitoring of the pet water drinking. In combination with the design of the fence 7000 described above, this embodiment can solve the problem that the pet water drinking is prone to fighting in the current animal water drinking device, which is conducive to improving the accuracy of the monitoring of the individual pet water drinking.

[0056] In an embodiment, the fence 7000 is detachably connected with the water tank assembly 1000.

[0057] In the implementation, the fence 7000 is detachably mounted on the water storage tank 1100, and the height of the fence 7000 extending above the water dish 1200 in the vertical direction gradually decreases from the isolation area to the extension direction close to the drinking area, so that the animals can drink water through the drinking area and avoid drinking water in the isolation area. By controlling the extension size of the isolation area or the drinking area, the number of pets that can drink water at the same time is controlled, which facilitates the control of pet water drinking and can also avoid the danger of a large number of pets surrounding the water dish 1200 to drink water.

[0058] Further, referring to FIG. 3, the animal water drinking device further comprises a lock assembly 8000 connected between the fence 7000 and the water storage tank 1100 to detachably mount the fence 7000 on the water storage tank 1100. In addition, in order to improve the stability of the installation of the fence 7000, the animal water drinking device comprises a plurality of lock assemblies 8000, which are symmetrically arranged about the center line of the animal water drinking device.

[0059] Specifically, in the embodiment, the lock assembly 8000 comprises a first mounting portion 8100, a second mounting portion 8200, and a clamping portion 8300, wherein the first mounting portion 8100 is mounted on the outer wall of the water storage tank 1100, and the second mounting portion 8200 is provided on the fence 7000.

[0060] In an embodiment, one end of the clamping portion 8300 is rotatably connected to one of the first mounting portion 8100 and the second mounting portion 8200, and the other end of the clamping portion 8300 is adapted to be connected to the other one of the first mounting portion 8100 and the second mounting portion 8200, so that the fence 7000 is clamped and locked on the water storage tank 1100. In the implementation, one end of the clamping portion 8300 is rotatably connected to the first mounting portion 8100, the second mounting portion 8200 is a through hole, the other end of the clamping portion 8300 is connected to a clamping plate 8310, and the clamping plate 8310 passes through the second mounting portion 8200 and is clamped to the water dish 1200. When the fence 7000 is mounted on the water storage tank 1100, the clamping plate 8310 is clamped to the edge of the water dish 1200 through the through hole, thereby locking the fence 7000 on the water storage tank 1100 and preventing the fence 7000 from falling off.

[0061] In another embodiment, the inner wall of the fence 7000 forms a clamping portion 7100, one end of the clamping portion 7100 is connected with the fence 7000 to form a fixed end, the other end of the clamping portion 7100 is away from the fence 7000 to form a free end, the lower surface of the free end is lower than the lower surface of the fixed end to form a clamping groove 7110 below the free end, and the fence 7000 is connected with the inner wall of the water dish 1200 through the clamping groove 7110.

[0062] In another embodiment, the water tray 1200 comprises a tray body 1210 and an extension 1220 extending from a circumferential edge of the tray body 1210 away from the tray body 1210, the extension 1220 of the water tray 1200 is provided with a hooking portion 1221, and the top edge of the water storage tank 1100 is connected with the hooking portion 1221 of the water tray 1200.

[0063] It can be understood that in the embodiment, the fence 7000 is installed on the water tray 1200 through the clamping portion 7100.

[0064] In addition, in order to improve the stability of the installation of the fence 7000, the fence 7000 comprises a plurality of clamping portions 7100, and the plurality of clamping portions 7100 are symmetrically arranged about the center line of the fence 7000.

[0065] The fence 7000 comprises a first side plate 7200, a second side plate 7300 and a third side plate 7400, the first side plate 7200 and the third side plate 7400 are respectively connected to two ends of the second side plate 7300, and the first side plate 7200, the second side plate 7300 and the third side plate 7400 are arranged at a portion above the water tray 1200 to form an isolation area, and a portion of the water tray 1200 above which is not covered by the fence 7000 forms a water drinking area. Such a design can prevent animals from drinking water in the isolation area, so that the animals drink water on the water tray 1200 in the water drinking area.

[0066] In the specific implementation process, the top of the second side plate 7300 is arranged to be bent towards the vertical center line close to the center of the water tray 1200, that is, the end of the second side plate 7300 away from the water tank assembly 1000 is bent towards the vertical center line of the water tray 1200, further, the top of the first side plate 7200 and the third side plate 7400 are respectively arranged to be bent towards each other, further preventing animals from drinking water from the fence 7000, and the end of the first side plate 7200 and the third side plate 7400 away from the second side plate 7300 are respectively arranged to be bent towards each other, avoiding causing harm to the animals drinking water.

[0067] The outer wall of the water storage tank 1100 is outwardly provided with a support portion 1150, and the bottom edge of the second side plate 7300 is supported on the support portion 1150. In the embodiment, the support portion 1150 is arranged on the side of the water storage tank 1100 away from the water drinking area. In practice, the support portion 1150 can be a support strip structure protruding from the outer wall of the water storage tank, and is extended in cooperation with the extension direction of the bottom edge of the fence 7000, so that when the fence 7000 is installed on the water storage tank 1100, the bottom edge of the fence 7000 is supported on the support portion 1150.

[0068] In addition, the projection of the water pump 2000 is located outside the range enclosed by the first boss 3200 within the projection of the horizontal plane of the animal water drinking device. The technical scheme of the present application can effectively avoid the interference caused by electromagnetic induction, and ensure the stability and reliability of the device operation.

[0069] In an embodiment, the control system 6000 comprises an identity recognition unit 6200, a water quantity detection unit 6300, a communication unit 6500, and a master controller 6100.

[0070] The water quantity detection unit 6300 is configured to monitor the remaining water quantity in the water tank assembly 1000. In particular, the water quantity detection unit 6300 is a weighing sensor. In other embodiments, the water quantity detection unit 6300 can also be a water level detection sensor.

[0071] In some embodiments, when the weighing sensor senses that the water quantity decreases to a minimum critical point, a water adding signal is generated and transmitted to the master controller 6100, which can control the water adding reminder. When the weighing sensor senses that the water adding reaches a maximum critical point, a stop signal is generated and transmitted to the master controller 6100, which controls the water adding completion reminder. In this way, the water quantity in the water storage tank 1100 can be known in time, and the lack of water for animals to drink and the overfilling of water can be avoided.

[0072] The master controller 6100 is arranged in the base assembly 3000, and the base assembly 3000 is formed with an electronic cavity 4000. In particular, the master controller 6100 is arranged in the electronic cavity 4000. On the one hand, the master controller 6100 is configured to control the water pump 2000 to work, such as controlling the opening and closing of the water pump 2000 or adjusting the water flow. On the other hand, the master controller 6100 is electrically connected with the water quantity detection unit 6300, the reader 6220, and the communication unit 6500. The master controller 6100 is configured to send the pet identity information and the remaining water quantity information to a preset terminal through the communication unit 6500.

[0073] Optionally, the identity recognition unit 6200 comprises an electronic tag 6230, a reader 6220, and a signal receiver 6210. The electronic tag 6230 is carried by the animal and is configured to store the animal identity information corresponding to the animal. The signal receiver 6210 is configured to receive the signal carrying the animal identity information sent by the electronic tag 6230. The reader 6220 is configured to obtain the pet identity information carried by the signal and send the pet identity information to the master controller 6100. In the present embodiment, the reader 6220 and the signal receiver 6210 are arranged in the base assembly 3000, and the signal receiver 6210 is arranged in a direction inclined upward and away from the side wall of the base assembly 3000.

[0074] The inventors find that the signal receiver 6210 in the prior art cannot effectively detect the signal of the electronic tag 6230 carried by the animal. The technical solution of the present application can effectively expand the signal receiving range and improve the detection accuracy of the electronic tag 6230 carried by the animal.

[0075] In an embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10-12, the base assembly 3000 is installed below the water tank assembly 1000. Further, the base assembly 3000 includes a base body 3100, which is formed with a receiving cavity, the reader 6220 (in the present embodiment, the reader 6220 is arranged on the first circuit board 6400), the signal receiver 6210, the water amount detection unit 6300, the communication unit 6500, and the host controller 6100 are arranged in the receiving cavity, the cavity wall of the receiving cavity is formed with a ring-shaped first boss 3200, the first boss 3200 includes a first section 3210, a second section 3220, a third section 3230, and a fourth section 3240 connected in sequence, the first section 3210 is arranged close to the side peripheral wall of the base assembly 3000, the third section 3230 is away from the side peripheral wall of the base assembly 3000, the third section 3230 is higher than the first section 3210, the second section 3220 and the fourth section 3240 are arranged in an inclined manner in the vertical upward direction away from the first section 3210, the signal receiver 6210 is in a coil structure, and the signal receiver 6210 is arranged on the first boss 3200. The technical solution of the present application can effectively expand the signal receiving range and improve the detection accuracy of the electronic tag 6230 carried by the animal, and simplify the installation mode of the signal receiver 6210, which is conducive to improving the stability of the product.

[0076] The reader 6220 is arranged on the first circuit board 6400, the first circuit board 6400 is electrically connected with the host controller 6100, the cavity wall of the receiving cavity is formed with a second boss 3300 and a third boss 3400, the top of the second boss 3300 is formed with an opening portion, the face of the third boss 3400 towards the first circuit board 6400 is formed with an abutting portion, the first circuit board 6400 is arranged through the opening portion and installed in the receiving cavity, the lower surface of the first circuit board 6400 is connected with the second boss 3300, and the side face of the first circuit board 6400 is connected with the abutting portion.

[0077] The preset terminal 6600 is a personal user terminal or a server terminal, which is convenient for the user to remotely control and monitor the drinking water of the animal. The electronic tag 6230 is an RFID electronic tag, the signal receiver 6210 is an RFID receiving coil, and the reader 6220 is an RFID reader. The communication unit 6500 is used for communication with the preset terminal 6600, and the communication unit 6500 is arranged in the base assembly 3000.

[0078] In the implementation process, when the pet wearing the electronic tag 6230 comes to the vicinity of the animal water dispenser to drink water, the pet identity information carried by the electronic tag 6230 is received by the signal receiver 6210 and acquired by the reader 6220, the host controller 6100 acquires the pet identity information, and according to the remaining water amount in the water drinking dish 1200 acquired by the water amount detection unit 6300, the host controller 6100 sends the corresponding pet identity information and the information of the remaining water amount to the preset terminal 6600 after processing or without processing; such design is beneficial to the user to know the water drinking information of the specific pet, and is beneficial to the health monitoring and management of the specific animal. It can be understood that in the embodiment, the water amount detection unit 6300 is a weighing sensor, which can obtain the weight of the water storage tank after the pet drinks water, and then the host controller 6100 can acquire the water drinking amount of the pet according to the weight of the water storage tank before and after the pet drinks water.

[0079] Of course, it can be understood that the water pump 2000 provides power for water delivery, and in an embodiment, the water pump 2000 includes a pump water assembly 2100 and a driving assembly 2200 that are adapted to each other, the pump water assembly 2100 is arranged in the water storage tank 1100, and the driving assembly 2200 is arranged in the electronic cavity 4000, the driving assembly 2200 is used to drive the pump water assembly 2100 to rotate, so that the water in the water storage tank 1100 flows to the water drinking dish 1200 through the water guide pipe 1300, the pump water assembly 2100 includes a fixed cover 2110 mounted on the water storage tank 1100, the fixed cover 2110 is provided with a filter cavity 2120 and a delivery cavity 2130 that are in communication with each other, the filter cavity 2120 is in communication with the water storage tank 1100, and a first filter element (not shown in the figure) is arranged in the filter cavity 2120, and the delivery cavity 2130 is in communication with the water guide pipe 1300.

[0080] It can be understood that the first filter element refers to a filter core with water filtering function, such as sponge or fiber sheet, cotton sheet, etc.

[0081] In the embodiment, the water pumping assembly 2100 is located in the water storage tank 1100, the water pumping assembly 2100 rotates to deliver the water in the water storage tank 1100 to the water delivery tray 1200 through the water guide pipe 1300, and the driving assembly 2200 drives the water pumping assembly 2100 to rotate and further drives the water flow. The water pumping assembly 2100 can be a rotating wheel or the like, and the driving assembly 2200 can be a stator and a winding or the like power structure to provide power for the rotation of the water pumping assembly 2100. The electronic cavity 4000 is located below the water storage tank 1100, and the electronic cavity 4000 accommodates the driving assembly 2200. The fixed cover 2110 is detachably connected with the water storage tank 1100, facilitating the disassembly and cleaning of the water pumping assembly 2100, such as plug-in connection, clamping connection or interference connection, which is not limited in the embodiment. The filter cavity 2120 is respectively connected with the water storage cavity and the delivery cavity 2130, the water in the water storage cavity is delivered to the delivery cavity 2130 through the filter cavity 2120, and the water passes through the first filter before entering the delivery cavity 2130. The delivery cavity 2130 is also connected with the water guide pipe 1300, further delivering the water to the water guide pipe 1300, and the water pumping assembly 2100 is located in the delivery cavity 2130. In this way, the water passes through the first filter before entering the delivery cavity 2130, which can avoid the influence of impurities in the water on the rotation of the water pumping assembly 2100, and further ensure the normal working of the water pump 2000 to deliver water.

[0082] In another embodiment, the water pump 2000 is a wireless water pump, which includes a water pump control module and a base control module arranged separately. The water pump control module is arranged in the water storage cavity, and the base control module is arranged in the accommodation cavity. The base control module includes a wireless transmitting coil, and the water pump control module includes a wireless receiving coil. The wireless receiving coil is used to receive the wireless power transmitted by the wireless transmitting coil. The wireless water pump can supply power to the water pump through wireless power transmission, which can improve the safety of the water drinking equipment. Since the wireless water pump is a common technology in the existing design field, the specific content of the water pump control module and the base control module will not be described herein.

[0083] In an embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 8, the fixed cover 2110 includes a first cover shell 2111 and a second cover shell 2112 connected with each other. The first cover shell 2111 is mounted on the bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100 and cooperates with the water storage tank 1100 to define the delivery cavity 2130. The second cover shell 2112 is arranged at the upper portion of the first cover shell 2111 and forms the filter cavity 2120. The top wall of the first cover shell 2111 is provided with a first through hole 2113, and the filter cavity 2120 and the delivery cavity 2130 are connected through the first through hole 2113. This design helps to improve stability and reliability.

[0084] In the embodiment, the first cover 2111 is connected with the bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100, so that the fixing cover 2110 is installed in the water storage tank 1100. Specifically, the bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100 is formed with a connecting plate 1140 facing the surface of the water tray 1200, the fixing cover 2110 is clamped with the connecting plate 1140, the connecting plate 1140 is arranged protruding from the bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100, and the inner wall of the second cover 2112 is clamped and connected to the connecting plate 1140, so that the fixing cover 2110 is fixed on the bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100, and the fixing cover 2110 is also convenient to disassemble. In addition, in order to improve the strength of the fixing cover 2110, the first cover 2111 and the second cover 2112 are integrally formed.

[0085] Further, the second cover 2112 is provided with a second through hole 2114 communicating with the water storage tank 1100, and the water in the water storage tank 1100 enters the filter cavity 2120 through the second through hole 2114, and then passes through the first filter element and enters the conveying cavity 2130 through the first through hole 2113. This design can ensure that the water entering the water pump assembly has good cleanliness, thereby effectively ensuring the stable operation of the machine.

[0086] In the embodiment, the filter cavity 2120 is communicated with the water storage cavity through the second through hole 2114. In the specific implementation process, in order to ensure the flow of water, the second through hole 2114 is provided with a plurality of second through holes 2114, such as the second through hole 2114 provided on the top wall of the second cover 2112 or / and the side wall of the second cover 2112. The second through hole 2114 can also block the entry of large-volume impurities into the filter cavity 2120, thereby avoiding the blockage of the filter cavity 2120. Specifically, the second through hole 2114 is an elongated gap-shaped grid hole, and is arranged at intervals. This design not only can realize the function of water communication, but also can prevent large-volume impurities from entering the filter cavity 2120.

[0087] In the embodiment, the projection of the animal drinking water device in the horizontal plane is not coincided with the orthographic projection of the second through hole 2114 and the first through hole 2113, so that the water fully filtered by the first filter element enters the first through hole 2113, thereby improving the utilization rate of the first filter element and ensuring the filtering effect. In addition, the side wall of the second cover 2112 is also provided with a third through hole 2115, and the first filter element is inserted into the filter cavity 2120 through the third through hole 2115, thereby facilitating the installation and replacement of the first filter element. Of course, it can be understood that the water in the water storage cavity can also enter the filter cavity 2120 through the third through hole 2115 and be filtered by the first filter element.

[0088] In an embodiment, the inner wall of the fixed cover 2110 is provided with an annular mounting plate 2116, the fixed cover 2110 is further provided with a fourth through hole 2117 in communication with the water guide pipe 1300, the annular mounting plate 2116 divides the conveying cavity 2130 into a still water chamber 2131 and a flow passage chamber 2132, the first through hole 2113 and the fourth through hole 2117 are respectively in communication with the flow passage chamber 2132, and the water flow rate of the flow passage chamber 2132 is higher than that of the still water chamber 2131.

[0089] Further, in the projection of the animal drinking device on the horizontal plane, the first through hole 2113 and the fourth through hole 2117 are inside the annular mounting plate 2116.

[0090] In the specific implementation process, the fourth through hole 2117 is arranged on the second cover 2112, the annular mounting plate 2116 is integrally formed with the second cover 2112, and the still water chamber 2131 is arranged close to the outer wall of the fixed cover 2110 relative to the flow passage chamber 2132, so as to reduce the impact of the rotating impeller 2150 on the fixed cover 2110 when conveying water, ensure the stability of the connection of the fixed cover 2110, and reduce noise.

[0091] In addition, the fixed cover 2110 is provided with a connecting pipe 2118 connected with the fourth through hole 2117, and the water guide pipe 1300 is in communication with the conveying cavity 2130 through the connecting pipe 2118.

[0092] In some embodiments, in the projection of the animal drinking device on the horizontal plane, the water guide pipe 1300 is inside the fixed cover 2110.

[0093] Specifically, the connecting pipe 2118 penetrates through the fixed cover 2110 and extends to the top surface of the fixed cover 2110, and the water guide pipe 1300 is connected with the connecting pipe 2118, such as being inserted or screwed, etc. In the specific implementation process, the connecting pipe 2118 is integrally arranged with the fixed cover 2110.

[0094] The bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100 is formed with a stepped portion 1120 facing the water drinking plate 1200, the annular mounting plate 2116 is connected with the stepped portion 1120, and in the projection of the animal drinking device on the vertical plane, the outer side edge portion of the fixed cover 2110 protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the annular mounting plate 2116. In the specific implementation process, the outer peripheral side surface of the stepped portion 1120 is arranged in cooperation with the annular mounting plate 2116, and the annular mounting plate 2116 is attached to the side wall of the stepped portion 1120. On the one hand, it can play a positioning role for the fixed cover 2110, facilitating quick installation, and on the other hand, the connecting plate 1140 is also connected and cooperated with the fixed cover 2110, which can further improve the stability of the fixed cover 2110.

[0095] In an embodiment, the bottom of the water storage tank 1100 is recessed in a direction away from the water tray 1200 to form a rotor chamber 1110 in communication with the conveying cavity 2130, the fixed cover 2110 is arranged above the rotor chamber 1110, the pump water assembly 2100 comprises a rotor 2140 and an impeller 2150, the rotor 2140 is arranged in the rotor chamber 1110, the impeller 2150 is arranged in the conveying cavity 2130, and the rotor 2140 drives the impeller 2150 to rotate. The technical scheme of the present application can realize water and electricity isolation of the water pump, avoid direct contact between the power system and the water system, and reduce the probability of electrical accidents.

[0096] Specifically, the rotor 2140 is connected with the impeller 2150 and rotates synchronously, the impeller 2150 rotates to drive the water in the conveying cavity 2130 to flow, and the rotor 2140 is connected with a rotating shaft, one end of the rotating shaft away from the impeller 2150 is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the rotor chamber 1110, so as to ensure the stability of the rotation of the rotor 2140.

[0097] Further, referring to FIGS. 4, 5 and 9, the driving assembly 2200 comprises a stator 2210 and a coil winding 2220, the coil winding 2220 surrounds the stator 2210, the electronic cavity 4000 is recessed in a direction away from the water storage tank 1100 to form a rotor cavity 2230, the stator 2210 is provided with a rotor slot (not shown) matched with the rotor 2140, the rotor chamber 1110 is inserted into the rotor cavity 2230 in the vertical direction, and the rotor cavity 2230 is located at the outer periphery of the rotor chamber 1110 in the radial direction. On the one hand, such a design can prevent the water in the water storage tank 1100 from entering the electronic cavity, thereby avoiding affecting the components in the electronic cavity 4000, and on the other hand, the rotor chamber 1110 is inserted into the rotor cavity 2230, the stator 2210 and the coil winding 2220 surround the outer periphery of the rotor chamber 1110, i.e., surround the rotor 2140, so as to drive the rotor 2140 to rotate, and then drive the impeller 2150 to flow the water.

[0098] In an embodiment, the bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100 is formed with an inclined surface 1130 facing the electronic cavity 4000, and the inclined surface 1130 is inclined from the peripheral edge of the water storage tank 1100 in a direction upward in the vertical direction to a direction close to the fixed cover 2110. It can be understood that the edge of the bottom wall of the water storage tank 1100 is farther away from the water storage cavity than other parts of the bottom wall, so that the space below the water storage cavity can accommodate other components without increasing the overall volume of the animal water drinking device.

[0099] Referring to FIGS. 6-7, in an embodiment, the water guide pipe 1300 comprises a pipe body 1310 and a nozzle 1320, one end of the pipe body 1310 is connected with the fixed cover 2110, the other end of the pipe body 1310 is connected with the nozzle 1320, and the water flows into the water tray 1200 from the nozzle 1320.

[0100] Specifically, the pipe body 1310 is vertically arranged, one end of which is detachably connected to the connecting pipe 2118 of the fixed cover 2110, and the other end of which is detachably connected to the nozzle 1320, such as plug-in or screw connection, etc. The end of the nozzle 1320 away from the pipe body 1310 is folded outwardly and peripherally and forms a flow guide part, and water flows into the water tray 1200 from the flow guide part.

[0101] In the embodiment, the projection of the animal water drinking device on the horizontal plane, the nozzle 1320 does not coincide with the orthographic projection of the fence 7000, avoiding the fence 7000 from shielding the nozzle 1320 and affecting the animal to drink water.

[0102] Optionally, the animal water drinking device further comprises a filter box 5000, the filter box 5000 is used for placing a second filter element (not shown in the figure), the filter box 5000 is installed on the water tray 1200, the filter box 5000 is provided with a fifth through hole 5100 and a sixth through hole 5200, water flows into the filter box 5000 from the water tray 1200 through the fifth through hole 5100, and flows into the water storage tank 1100 from the sixth through hole 5200 along the outer wall of the water guide pipe 1300 after passing through the second filter element. In the specific implementation process, the second filter element for filtering water is arranged in the filter box 5000, so as to ensure the cleanliness of the water flowing into the water storage tank 1100 from the water tray 1200.

[0103] In the embodiment, the water tray 1200 is provided with a seventh through hole, the filter box 5000 is arranged at the seventh through hole, and the top surface of the filter box 5000 is located above the water tray 1200, and the bottom surface of the filter box 5000 is located below the water tray 1200. The fifth through hole 5100 is located on the side wall of the filter box 5000, specifically, the filter box 5000 comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, the lower shell is clamped to the water tray 1200 through the fifth through hole 5100, and the upper shell is buckled to the lower shell, and the water of the water tray 1200 can flow into the water storage tank 1100 through the fifth through hole 5100. The sixth through hole 5200 is arranged on the bottom wall of the filter box 5000, and the water guide pipe 1300 passes through the sixth through hole 5200 and extends to the inside of the filter box 5000, and the outer wall of the water guide pipe 1300 and the sixth through hole 5200 have a flow guide gap, water flows through the flow guide gap and flows along the flow guide pipe to the water storage tank 1100, which can reduce the noise generated by the falling of water.

[0104] It can be understood that the second filter element refers to a filter core with water filtering function, such as sponge or fiber sheet, cotton sheet, etc.

[0105] The above description is only optional embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structural transformation made by using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields is included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An animal drinking device, characterised in that, The animal drinking device comprises: a water tank assembly comprising a water storage tank, a water tray and a water guide pipe, the water storage tank defines a water storage cavity with a top opening, the water tray is detachably mounted on the water storage tank, and the water guide pipe connects the water storage tank and the water tray; a water pump for flowing water in the water storage tank to the water tray through the water guide pipe; a fence mounted on the water tank assembly, the fence is at least partially arranged above the water tray and distributed along the circumference of the water tray, and the fence divides the upper part of the water tray into an isolation area for blocking animals from contacting the water tray and a drinking area for allowing animals to contact the water tray.

2. The animal drinking device of claim 1, wherein The fence is detachably connected with the water tank assembly.

3. The animal drinking vessel of claim 2, wherein The animal drinking device further comprises a lock assembly connected between the fence and the water storage tank to detachably mount the fence on the water storage tank.

4. The animal drinking vessel of claim 3, wherein The lock assembly comprises: a first mounting portion mounted on the outer wall of the water storage tank; a second mounting portion arranged on the fence; a clamping portion, one end of which is rotatably connected to one of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion, and the other end of which is adapted to be connected with the other one of the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion.

5. The animal drinking vessel of claim 4, wherein One end of the clamping portion is rotatably connected to the first mounting portion, the second mounting portion is a through hole, the other end of the clamping portion is connected with a clamping plate, and the clamping plate passes through the second mounting portion and is clamped on the water tray; and / or The animal drinking device comprises a plurality of the lock assemblies, and the plurality of the lock assemblies are symmetrically arranged about the center line of the animal drinking device.

6. The animal drinking vessel of claim 2, wherein The inner wall of the fence is formed with a clamping portion, one end of the clamping portion is connected with the fence to form a fixed end, the other end of the clamping portion is away from the fence to form a free end, the lower surface of the free end is lower than the lower surface of the fixed end to form a clamping groove below the free end, and the fence is connected with the inner wall of the water tray through the clamping groove.

7. The animal drinking vessel of claim 6, wherein The fence comprises a plurality of the clamping portions, and the plurality of the clamping portions are symmetrically arranged about the center line of the fence.

8. The animal drinking device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The fence comprises a first side plate, a second side plate and a third side plate, the first side plate and the third side plate are respectively connected to the two ends of the second side plate, and the first side plate, the second side plate and the third side plate are arranged on the part of the water tray above to form the isolation area, and the part of the water tray above which is not covered by the fence forms the drinking area.

9. The animal drinking vessel of claim 8, wherein, The outer wall of the water storage tank is outwardly convexly provided with a support portion, and the bottom edge of the second side plate is supported on the support portion; and / or The top of the second side plate is arranged to be bent towards the vertical center line close to the center of the water tray; and / or The top of the first side plate and the top of the third side plate are respectively arranged to be bent towards each other, and one end of the first side plate and one end of the third side plate away from the second side plate are respectively arranged to be bent towards each other; and / or The animal water drinking device comprises a water outlet nozzle arranged on the water drinking tray, the water outlet nozzle is communicated with the water guide pipe, the water outlet nozzle and the normal projection of the fence do not coincide in the projection of the horizontal plane.

10. The animal drinking bowl according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The water drinking tray comprises a tray body and an extension edge, the extension edge extends from the circumferential edge of the tray body in a direction away from the tray body, the extension edge of the water drinking tray is provided with a hanging part, and the top edge of the water tank is connected with the hanging part of the water drinking tray. And / or, The animal water drinking device further comprises an electronic cavity, the electronic cavity is arranged below the water tank assembly, the electronic cavity is provided with a control system, and the control system comprises: a water amount detection unit, the water amount detection unit is used for monitoring the remaining water amount in the water tank assembly; an identity recognition unit, the identity recognition unit comprises an electronic tag, a reader and a signal receiver, the electronic tag is carried by a pet and is used for storing pet identity information corresponding to the pet, the signal receiver is used for receiving a signal carrying the pet identity information sent by the electronic tag, the reader can obtain the pet identity information carried by the signal, and the signal receiver is arranged in an inclined manner in a vertical upward direction away from the side peripheral wall of the electronic cavity; a communication unit, the communication unit is used for communicating with a preset terminal; a master controller, the master controller is electrically connected with the water amount detection unit, the reader and the communication unit, and the master controller is used for sending the pet identity information and the information of the remaining water amount to the preset terminal through the communication unit.

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