Integrated Pet Feeder With Food, Liquid, and Consumption Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet care devices lack flexibility in dispensing food and liquid, and fail to provide accurate tracking of consumption and interaction with the food, while pet beds and crates offer limited adjustability and health monitoring capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A pet feeding system with integrated food and liquid dispensers, sensors for monitoring consumption, and adjustable pet beds with sensors for health tracking and identification systems to enhance interaction and monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single-function pet feeder is used, then the device structure is simple, but the flexibility of dispensing food and liquid is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines food dispensing and liquid dispensing functions into a single integrated device. The housing contains both a food dispenser mechanism and a liquid dispenser mechanism, allowing the device to perform multiple functions (dispensing both solid food and liquid) while maintaining a unified structure, thereby improving versatility without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The pet care device is designed as a multi-functional system that can dispense different types of material (food and liquid) through separate but integrated dispensers. This universal design allows the same device to serve multiple purposes - feeding solid food and providing liquid - making it adaptable to various pet care needs
2Adaptability or versatility
If basic pet beds are used, then the device structure is simple, but the adjustability and health monitoring capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pet bed incorporates an adjustable frame structure that can change its configuration or size dynamically. The frame includes movable components that allow it to be adjusted to different positions or dimensions, enabling the bed to adapt to growing pets or different usage scenarios while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The pet bed integrates sensors that detect pet presence, weight, or other physiological parameters and provide feedback to a control system. This feedback mechanism enables automatic adjustments or health monitoring capabilities without requiring complex manual intervention, balancing enhanced functionality with manageable device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A pet feeding system can include a housing, a food tray connected to the housing, and a liquid tray connected to the housing. The pet feeding system can include a food dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense food into the food tray. The pet feeding system can include a liquid dispenser connected to the housing and configured to dispense liquid into the liquid tray. The pet feeding system can include a controller communicatively connected to the food dispenser and the liquid dispenser. The controller can operate the food dispenser to dispense the food into the food tray and can operate the liquid dispenser to dispense liquid into the liquid tray.