CN107072170A - Helical conical butt distributor - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of device for being used to sequentially distribute individual objects, it includes the housing with the first housing parts for coniform shape.First housing parts have the first end close to object supply and the second end close to the position of the object to be allocated.In the presence of the spiral rolling track for being placed on the inner surface of first housing parts and being extended to from the first end of first housing parts second end, the object to be allocated is advanced along the spiral rolling track.
Description
The cross reference of related application
The priority date of U.S. Provisional Application case the 62/044,104th filed in present application requirement August in 2014 29 days
Rights and interests, the content of the U.S. Provisional Application case is incorporated herein in entirety by reference.Present application is related to 2014 9
The U.S. Provisional Application case of entitled 62/045th, No. 262 filed in the moon 3, the U.S. Provisional Application case is quoted in full
Mode be incorporated herein.
Technical field
Apparatus of the present invention are related to the distribution of the project from multiple available items, and more specifically in interaction
It is used for the device for distributing individual food block in formula animal training system.
Background technology
The distributing equipment for object in many configurations has been developed in recent years.In the less food of allocated size
(for example, the chewing gum distributed in candy dispenser, and as shown in this article, the kibble distributed from such supply
And animal treat) situation under, in the supply of this intermediate item (for example, drying kibble for dog and cat as mentioned)
When the supply that device is held in larger storehouse or reservoir occurs, most of such distributors are simultaneously adjusted to distribute without good
Single project.Using kibble example (due to its light weight, drying and in usual size in little deviation), for example shovel dynamic
The distributor such as device or reduction filling device generally can not the single kibble of duplicate allocation.Herein, sequentially distribution comes from
What the process of the single project of larger such project supply device was referred to as " simple grain (singulation) " and performed this process is
Collectively referred to as " simple grain (singulate) ".
In addition, when accommodated supply has unequal or multiple sizes, especially in the pet food distribution being previously mentioned
Distributor in device field can not classify accommodated supply to deliver the smaller of the mixing from each size or more significantly
Small indivedual kibbles or project.In addition, not finding to repeat this classification (wherein single maximum or minimum in the prior art
Stored supply of the object of size from this class object in the size being continually changing) and simultaneously in the single list of primary distribution
Repeat the ability of this operation when first.
Thus, there are the unsatisfied needs for distributor, it is stored for this to distribute to use distributor
The Individual cells for connecting supply from product or material of class distribution.Such device should repeat use and reliably divide
With the individual unit from food supply device or no matter its supply is in itself the allocated of heterogeneous or homogeneous
Other materials.In addition to odd number repeats sequentially to deliver, such device ideally mechanically and to operably should may be used also
Configuration with the available supply for such material of classifying by size, and then distribute from available supply generally have it is identical
The Individual cells of size, and abandon the material cell for being more than or less than the size that distribution is wanted.Again in addition, such device should be able to
It is enough simultaneously on demand individually and in order for magnitude classification distribute material with while deliver its Individual cells, and reliably
Carry out this operation.
The previous examples of correlation technique and limitation related to this are intended to illustrative rather than exclusive, and it is not dark
Show to any limitation of the invention that is described herein and requiring.Read and understand description below and accompanying drawing after, it is right
The various limitations of correlation technique will become obvious for those skilled in the art.In addition, though device herein
It is to be available for should be readily appreciated that the operating principle of device for the distribution of the food for animal from its supply with method,
But never should be regarded as restricted and those skilled in the art will immediately determine that use point after reading this disclosure
Other patterns with equipment.As all such purposes expected and deployment are regarded as in this Shen by those skilled in the art
Please be in the range of case.
The content of the invention
It is a goal of the present invention to provide be applicable to be used together with any distributing equipment or can individually use for next
From the allocation component of the sequentially odd number distribution of the individual objects of its supply.
It is a goal of the present invention to provide will be reliable and deliver or distribute the single end item from its supply in order
The apparatus and method of (no matter whether the supply is mixed to form by the heterogeneous or homogeneous through delivering project).
The additional object of the present invention can be configured to distribution material by offer with mechanical system or operatively
Carry out classification and sequentially deliver its Individual cells and generally there is such allocation component of identified size.
According to the present invention, exist use helical conical butt raceway with by end item under device
The reservoir of this intermediate item at end is sent to the device at distribution end.In addition, distributing equipment, which is configurable to provide, depends on the dress
Put actual disposition in operation and rotating speed and the classification of available supply to the project that is fed into raceway by size.When for crowd
Many purposes can be used to classify or distribute during the end item from its supply, and it is thick that device herein is applied to distribution at present
Food or dried pet or dog snacks are ground, but those skilled in the art will realize that are considered in the range of present application
A number of other applications.
According to the purpose of the present invention, as embodied in this paper and it is generally described, the present invention is provided to from this category
Reliable sequentially assigned unit and the method for the corresponding individual objects for connecting supply or project of mesh or object.Once with treating
The supply connection of distribution object, so that it may individually using described device, or described device with simple grain or sequentially can come from distribution
Any component or machinery needed for the end item to be allocated or object of its available transmission supply are used in operation engagement.
Being used for disclosed in herein is distributed under the pattern of pet treat or food, and the present invention and its are understood for convenience
Operation, can use described device to distribute the indivedual dried pet snacks or kibble from its available supply.It is general next
Say, in operation, individual objects of the duplicate allocation from available supply, and be used to distribute indivedual dog snacks as shown in this article
Or kibble, can by deliver power to motor and after start-up operation (this distributes operation device) by device with
Mode of operation distribution is indivedual to dry kibble or snack pieces.
Shown in each figure, using no matter the dress used as single entry allocation component or with the adapted mechanical combination with distribution
Put and be formed as being adapted the conical butt housing for rotation when being operatively engaged to distributing equipment.The feature of housing
It is what the first side margins engaged from the inner surface with the side wall of the internal cavities of the housing defined by side wall extended
Novel spiral rolling track.The raceway is extended to away from the remote edge for engaging certain distance with the side wall of housing.So nibbling
In the case of conjunction, the raceway is followed from the widest portion of conical butt housing to opposite and narrow end the hole positioned at housing
Spiral path in the internal cavities in footpath.
Engagement housing is with along the central shaft rotation under angle of inclination so that the narrow end through raising housing is put
Above the thicker end of housing.The housing assigned in the motor operatively engaged by energizing surrounds the rotation of its axis
During movement, via indivedual objects to be allocated in the friction engagement with indivedual blocks or object, with the thicker end of internal cavities
Raceway on the internal cavities of supply connection will internally in cavity along spiral rolling track be delivered up corresponding individual objects or
Block.
Reach after aperture of the housing through raising narrow end, individual objects or kibble block in this situation
Sprayed via the aperture from housing.Once being sprayed by the motion of raceway from internal cavities, the whereabouts object can be used to use
The object is distributed operatively to distribute its power.
As shown in this article, with distributing equipment in it is operable engage in use, the aperture of skewed slot and device is in can grasp
Make engagement positioning, so as to guide the ejection object (for example, kibble) of the supply in housing during bowl is fallen under.
Herein to distribute under the pattern of pet food or snacks, the bowl of reception whereabouts kibble initially can be positioned on animal and reach
Not part and thereafter by by the bowl from stowed position move to the animal edible such as dog and enjoy distribute food
Or snacks exposed locations and the bowl is positioned to consume the kibble in the bowl.
As mentioned can described device use to distribute from any such heterogeneous or homogeneous supply Individual cells
While, described device, which can also be used to classify and distribute having from supply, is contained in this in the thicker end of internal cavities
The object of one magnitude range of the size that class is continually changing.It can be limited by raceway from the distance of the internal side wall extension of housing
Make the size for being raised by spiral rolling track and being sprayed.It can adjust this and be sized such that the transmission different size to above raceway, and it is other
Size is attributed to sized from raceway to be dropped with falling through raised position of causing that this falls.In addition, adjustable
The rotating speed of housing and therefore raceway speed be attributed on raceway housing rotate during it is excessive and can not support it is indivedual right
The gravity of elephant is pulled and slided and strengthens this classification.
In an aspect, it is a feature of the present invention that having for sequentially distributing including for individual objects for conical shape
The device of the housing of first housing parts of shape.First housing parts are with the first end close to object supply and connect
It is bordering on the second end of the position of the object to be allocated.In the presence of being placed on the inner surface of first housing parts and from described
The first end of first housing parts extends to the spiral rolling track at second end, and the object to be allocated is along the spiral
Raceway is advanced.
In other aspects of the invention, one or more of following characteristics can be included.Housing may include there is first
End and second housing parts at the second end, wherein the first end of the first shell body portion and the first of second housing parts
End interconnection.Second housing parts can be conical butt in shape.First housing parts and second housing
Part be able to can mechanically be dismantled.Second housing parts can have in its inside to be used to hold object supply
Hopper and the surface of wherein described hopper can be at an angle of to promote the object towards first housing parts.Described second
Housing parts can include the opening with the lid that can mechanically dismantle, and can introduce object supply via the opening
Hopper.Second housing parts can comprising be placed on its inner surface with being placed on the inner surface of the first housing parts
The spiral rolling track of spiral rolling track alignment;Second housing parts hold object supply.Housing can have longitudinal axis and the
Spiral rolling track on the inner surface of one housing parts is disposed around longitudinal axis.Second housing parts can include the second housing parts
Inner surface on multiple polymerization ribs, the polymerization rib have generally on the direction parallel to longitudinal axis
Length and the width generally on direction perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.Housing can have longitudinal axis and described first and second
Spiral rolling track on the inner surface of housing parts is disposed around longitudinal axis.First and second housing parts in shape may be used
For conical butt.The first end of first housing parts is wide than the second end of the first housing parts.Housing can be disposed
In on support with realize housing surround longitudinal axis rotation;Wherein when rotating housing, object to be allocated is attributed to spiral roll
Friction engagement between road and object and advanced along spiral rolling track from hopper.Relative to the surface placed over for having a device, shell
Body can be angled up from second end of the second end of the second housing parts to the first housing parts.The second of first housing parts
End may include opening so that object leaves.Object to be allocated can be food particle and the particle can be in 0.4cm to 4.0cm scopes
It is interior.It can further include the drive system for being configured to cause housing to rotate.The controller connected with drive system can also be included
With the object for the opening for controlling the rotation of housing to distribute in the second end from the first housing parts one at a time object.
Spiral rolling track can include the spiral wall extended from the inner surface of the first housing parts.By the outer surface for pressing the first housing parts
And form the spiral wall that can extend from the inner surface of the first housing parts.
In another aspect of the present invention, there is the system for animal training, it includes food container and for providing
Animal is stimulated to extract the interactive apparatus of the response from animal.In the presence of in response to from the defeated of interactive apparatus
Enter and be sequentially assigned to individual food particle the distributor of food container.Distributor, which includes to have, is interconnected to the second housing
The housing of the first partial housing parts.First housing parts are coniform shape and with being interconnected to the of the second housing parts
One end and the second end close to food container.First housing parts have from described the first of first housing parts
End extends to the spiral rolling track being placed on its inner surface at second end, and second housing parts have for holding
The hopper in its inside of food particle supply.There is support, housing is rotatably installed thereon to realize shell
Rotation of the body around the longitudinal axis of housing.When rotating housing, food particle is attributed between spiral rolling track and food particle
Friction engagement and advanced along spiral rolling track from hopper, the opening in via the second housing parts is indivedual by the particle
Untill ground is assigned to food container.
In other aspects of the invention, one or more of following characteristics can be included.The housing of distributor can be
It can be dismantled from support.Housing can be tilted from the second housing parts to the first housing parts to upper angle.Adjustable following ginseng
One or more of number is to control traveling of the food particle along spiral rolling track:The angle of inclination of housing, the rotating speed of housing and
Height, pitch and the frictional property of spiral rolling track.
As mentioned, although conical butt housing and the spiral rolling track that constantly narrows are for distributing pet food or zero
Show and be applied in combination with distribution machinery under the pattern of food, but described device can individually use and come from its any supply to distribute
The individual unit of device and can also be through using for any number of other distribution and/or classification task.Accordingly, with respect to above-mentioned
Description, is preferable to carry out at least one of conical butt distribution disclosed herein with sorter and method is explained in detail
Before example, it should be appreciated that the present invention is above not limited to the details of structure illustrated in the following description or in schema in its application
With the arrangement of component.Conical butt housing with the spiral rolling track constantly narrowed is applicable to make under various other patterns
With with combination using and also have other embodiments and can with for it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that
Different modes be practiced and carried out.As any such alternate configuration expected is considered as herein by those skilled in the art
In the range of patent.Furthermore, it is to be understood that the word and term employed in this paper are in order at the purpose of description and are not construed as
It is restricted.
Brief description of the drawings
Conical butt distributor and side disclosed in the brief description of the drawings for the part for being incorporated herein and being formed this specification
The embodiment of method and/or some (and not exclusive nor exclusiveness) examples of feature.Wish embodiment disclosed herein and
Schema is identified herein as the description of the invention, rather than limitation in any way.
In the drawings:
Fig. 1 describes the isometric view of the distributor for pet food, and it is in operable this paper engaged that it, which has with it,
In conical butt distributor.
Fig. 2 shows the section view along line 2-2 Fig. 1.
The side wall of Fig. 3 illustrateds formation outer surface and the conical butt casing device herein of tilt operation axis
View.
Fig. 4 shows the section view along line 4-4 Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 describes the section view along line 5-5 Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 describes by a pattern through removing the device herein engaged with Fig. 1 component that shell is shown.
Fig. 7 displaying displayings spray what material or object were delivered via the gravity of skewed slot from internal cavities to the distribution bowl of housing
Such as another view of the device through engagement in Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 describes the alternate embodiment of conical butt casing device.
Fig. 9 shows the section view along line 40-40 Fig. 8.
Figure 10 shows the isometric view of the housing parts of conical butt first.
Figure 11 shows the section view along line 44-44 Figure 10.
Figure 12 is the isometric view of wider second housing parts.
Figure 13 is by the different isometric views of the second housing parts shown in Figure 12.
Figure 14 a to c show another embodiment of the housing parts of conical butt first, and first housing parts are by through group
Close and manufactured with the two injection moldings one side of something for forming final sub-assembly.
Embodiment
Referring now to the schema (wherein recognizing similar assembly by similar reference number) in Fig. 1 to 13, displaying has exemplary point
With device 10, it can be used in such as Fig. 1 interactive animal training system 1.As shown in Fig. 2 butt can be used to justify for device 10
The inclined orientation through raising in the first narrower section 12 of the wider top of second section 15 of conical shell 14 is operatively nibbled
Close for distribution.In the case of inclined form so positioning, motor (invisible in fig. 2) is operatively connected to
The dynamic component for being used to rotate of such as gear 16 be used for rotating device 10 so as to distributing and/or end item of classifying, for example
Animal food block.The project leaves the Part I 12 close to narrow end and is travelled downwardly along skewed slot 17 and reach distribution bowl
In 18.Feed-in and/or training algorithm are wanted according to what is implemented by training system 1, animal can be made to result in distribution bowl 18
Food.No. 62/045,262 U.S. Provisional Application case filed in such training system and arthmetic statement September in 2014 3 days and
In Serial No. PCT/US2015/047896 PCT application case filed in September in 2015 1 day.
As seen in Figure 3, the conical butt shell of device 10 is defined by the exterior side wall 19 for the outer surface for forming housing 14
Body 14, and as mentioned, the conical butt housing 14 of device 10 can be individually used for or with other machinery as shown in this article
Allocation component is combined for sequentially individually distributing Individual cells from any heterogeneous or uniform homogeneous blend of material or object.
When individually or with another component being applied in combination, inclination demonstrated in Figure 2 is equally described in Fig. 3, and its displaying is prolonged with tilting
Thus row raises the first narrower section 12 of housing 14 through the axis 20 at the center of housing 14, in the wider top of section 15.
Under all operator schemes, using it is a certain it is such tilt, however, adjustable tilt angle with help to classify the allocated material or behaviour
Individual objects or block are preferably delivered during work.
The section view along its line 4-4 of depiction 3, shows the internal cavities 22 of housing 14 in Fig. 4.First section
12 removably engage and each section 12 and 15 can be conical butt in shape with the second section 15.Second butt
Conical section 15 has hopper section 21, and the hopper section is configured to be retained on upward along helical raceway 26
The supply for the material being allocated after traveling from elevated aperture 24.Describe with the door 23 that can mechanically dismantle
Compresses lower section 15, new object can be incorporated into the hopper section 21 of housing 14 via the door.
Such as shown in more detail in Fig. 5 of the line 5-5 acquisitions along Fig. 3 section view, helical raceway
26 extend from the first side margins of the raceways 26 engaged of the internal side wall 19' with the internal cavities 22 of housing 14.Raceway 26 prolongs
Reach away from the remote edge for engaging certain distance " L " with side wall 19'.In the case of such engagement, raceway 26 follows interior
From second the 15 to the first frusto-conical section of frusto-conical section 12 of housing and lead to positioned at rise end in portion's cavity 22
The spiral path outside aperture 24 at housing 14.
When operatively engage with along be previously mentioned inclination angle theta positioning central shaft 20 rotate when, via with it is indivedual
The friction engagement of block or object, with the supply for the individual objects for treating to distribute from the hopper 21 in the second frusto-conical section 15
The raceway 26 of connection is internally delivered up corresponding individual objects or block in cavity 22 along spiral rolling track 26, wherein from aperture 24
Described piece is individually sprayed for distribution.
The frictional property of side wall 19' and/or spiral rolling track 26 may be modified to as pair with different texture to be allocated
As providing different grades of simple grain.For example, have if treating the supply of simple grain object compared with smooth texture, then can
Texturizing surfaces or depression or bump patterns are added to surface.Can be by changing the height " L " (referring to Fig. 5), transversal of raceway
Pitch (spiral number) along housing wall of face length and width or raceway and the simple grain for realizing different size of object.With side wall and raceway
Frictional property combination, these parameters can be changed to serve the simple grain of different object sets.For example, larger object exists
It is attributed to before its quality falls backward and will be less likely to climb to screw top.Equally, object to be allocated is may depend on to cause
Raceway height " L " is higher or lower, or the height can have the different value along raceway scope.If raceway height " L " foot
It is enough small, then the object of a certain percentage will backward be tumbled along housing, this be due to its center of gravity be present in above " L " and
It is no longer supported by raceway.This is the key feature for the mechanism for supporting simple grain;With object edge in the direction of the longitudinal axis
Raceway advance, it is lifted along side wall and final rested in along raceway on particle top immediately below it.Due to the object
Now rest on the second object top, it more likely usually drops above raceway height " L " and backward, so as to only result in down
It is upward that the block of side continues on raceway.In this way, the groups of objects group separation that script can be distributed together and simple grain.
The pitching angle theta of device and the rotating speed of device have considerable influence to the characteristic of simple grain.In certain embodiments,
It may be such that the parameter of design factors, device speed, raceway height and pitch and the frictional property of raceway and side wall is not only resulted in
The simple grain of object, and cause the classification of the object based on its parameter, " L " of such as smaller value will averagely cause compared to compared with
Bulk smaller piece distributes faster.
Can be based on application-specific and/or object to be allocated adjustment above-mentioned parameter.
The device 10 under a use pattern is illustrated in figs. 6 and 7, wherein the animal that device 10 is incorporated in into Fig. 1 is handed over
In mutual formula training system 1.In the end of the second frusto-conical section 15, housing 14 adheres to support (not showing), and
The end of first section 12, housing 14 adheres to support 30, the common support housing 14 of support and allows it to surround axis
20 rotations.This situation is realized by the motor 31, drive gear 32 and gear 16 that adhere to housing 14.The rotation of gear 16 causes
Housing 14 rotates around axis 20.As housing 14 rotates, the object in hopper 21 is promoted until it is from housing along raceway 26
Untill 14 aperture 24 sprays.Once spraying, the object just travels down to distribution bowl 18 along skewed slot 17.Such as institute above
Show, device 10 can be used for reliably by single food unit be delivered to distribution bowl 18, no matter supply size or quality not
Together.
In certain embodiments, the rotation of the controller control housing 14 connected with drive system is with object one at a time
The object for the opening distributed in the second end from the first housing parts.Controller causes housing 14 to be rotated up a complete rotation
Turn, during this period may or may not be based in housing and especially in the object at end (it is end with opening 24) place of raceway 26
Arrange and distribution object.After rotation, the control connected with Infrared optical emitter 50 and infrared optical sensor 51
Device senses the reflectivity of bowl 18.Empty bowl is characterized previous and wherein in the case of the reflectivity of the bowl with object, controller production
It is raw whether to distribute the determination in bowl 18 by object.If object has been distributed in bowl 18, then do not further rotate dress
10 are put untill the object in bowl 18 is no longer present (the object for example is presented into animal and after animals consuming).
If being not detected by object in bowl 18, then rotating device 10, and continue to sense process until having detected object again
Untill distribution.
Fig. 8 to 13 describes another embodiment of the present invention, i.e. device 10a.As indicated, it can be seen that housing 14a in fig. 8
May be provided with can handling door 23a, new object can be incorporated into housing 14a inside 22a hopper 21a via the door.Fig. 8
Also describe the fixed rotation by using the gear 16a for adhering to housing 14a one end and at the housing 14a other ends and pivot 42 peaces
Longitudinal axis 20a formed by assembling device 10a.Fig. 9 shows Fig. 8 cross section and described only to be justified in housing 14a the first butt
Spiral rolling track 26a in conical section 12a, while housing 14a the second frusto-conically shaped portion 15a is equipped with along side wall
It polymerize rib 41.Object to be allocated is collected and collected to polymerization rib 41 towards spiral rolling track 26a.Polymerization rib 41 has
Length generally on the direction parallel to longitudinal axis 20a and generally on 20a perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis direction
Width.Hopper 21a surface is angled with true downwards towards the first frusto-conical section 12a spiral rolling track 26a starting point
Guarantor promotes the project in hopper 21a towards raceway 26a, so that it is guaranteed that the constant feed-in of project.
First frusto-conically shaped portion 12a of the displayings of Figure 10 and 11 relatively detailed view, includes aperture 24a view, via
The aperture distribution object.Figure 12 and 13 describes housing 14a the second frusto-conically shaped portion 15a inside, and polymerization rib
Multiple views of shape thing 41.In figs. 12 and 13, displaying can handling door 23a through remove so that remove door 23a when via aperture
43 provide to enclosure interior 22a discrepancy.
(wherein device 10 can be modified for via injection by producing the first narrower section 12b for alternate embodiment
The production of forming technique) formed by two separately molded parts, longitudinally divided 52b and 52b'(is respectively Figure 14 a and b) in mould
For good and all it is attached to one another after system.Similar process can be used to the second wider section 15b shown in such as Figure 14 c.It is real herein
Apply in example, raceway 26b and 26b', institute are defined by the projection being formed at such as projection 54b and 54b' on inner surface 19b and 19b'
It is in the outer wall depression to state projection, such as such as the 56b' shown in Figure 14 c.Therefore, as raceway 26b and 26b' is from housing
14b relatively low thicker end proceeds to housing 14b higher narrow end, and housing 14b has becomes more triangle in shape
Cross section.
As mentioned, any one of different configurations and component can be with shown herein and description any other configurations
Or component is used together.In addition, although herein with reference to its specific embodiment description one's duty with invention, it may be desirable to repairing
Change, various change and substituted tolerance be in foregoing disclosure.
Additionally it should be appreciated that in some items, can be used in the case of the corresponding use without further feature and form this hair
Some features or configuration or step when bright are without departing from the scope of the present invention illustrated in such as appended claims.Such as
All such changes, change and the modification expected are considered as passing through in such as appended claims by those skilled in the art
In the scope of the present invention generally defined.
Claims (26)
1. a kind of device for being used to sequentially distribute individual objects, it includes:
Housing, it has the first housing parts for coniform shape, and first housing parts have close to object supply
The first end of device and the second end close to the position of the object to be allocated;And
Spiral rolling track, it is placed on the inner surface of first housing parts and from described the first of first housing parts
End extends to second end, and the object to be allocated is advanced along the spiral rolling track.
2. device according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes the second housing section with first end and the second end
Point;The first end of wherein described first shell body portion is interconnected with the first end of second housing parts.
3. device according to claim 2, wherein the second shell body portion is conical butt in shape.
4. device according to claim 2, wherein the first shell body portion and second housing parts are can be with
Mechanical system dismounting.
5. device according to claim 2, is used to hold object wherein the second shell body portion has in its inside
The hopper of supply.
6. device according to claim 5, wherein the surface of the hopper is at an angle of to promote the object described in
First housing parts.
7. device according to claim 5, wherein the second shell body portion, which is included, has what can mechanically be dismantled
The opening of lid, can be incorporated into the hopper via described be open by the object supply.
8. device according to claim 2, wherein the second shell body portion includes the spiral being placed on its inner surface
Raceway, the spiral rolling track is aligned with the spiral rolling track being placed on the inner surface of first housing parts;Institute
State the second housing parts fixing object supply.
9. device according to claim 5, wherein the housing has the institute of longitudinal axis and first housing parts
The spiral rolling track stated on inner surface is disposed around the longitudinal axis.
10. device according to claim 9, wherein the second shell body portion is described comprising second housing parts
Multiple polymerization ribs on inner surface, the polymerization rib has generally on the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis
Length and the width generally on the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
11. device according to claim 8, wherein the housing has longitudinal axis and first and second housing section
The spiral rolling track on the inner surface divided is disposed around the longitudinal axis.
12. device according to claim 2, wherein first and second housing parts are frustum of a cone in shape
Shape.
13. device according to claim 12, wherein the first end of the first shell body portion is than the first housing section
Second end divided is wide.
14. device according to claim 9, wherein the housing is placed on support to realize that the housing surrounds institute
State the rotation of longitudinal axis;Wherein rotate the housing when, the object to be allocated be attributed to the spiral rolling track with it is described
Friction engagement between object and advanced along the spiral rolling track from the hopper.
15. device according to claim 14, wherein relative to the surface placed over for having a described device, the housing from
Second end of second end of second housing parts to first housing parts is angled up.
16. device according to claim 15, wherein second end of the first shell body portion include opening for
The object leaves.
17. device according to claim 1, wherein the object to be allocated is food particle.
18. device according to claim 17, wherein the particle is in the range of 0.4cm to 4.0cm.
19. device according to claim 16, it is further comprising the drivetrain for being configured to cause the housing rotation
System.
20. device according to claim 19, it is further comprising the controller connected with the drive system to control
The rotation of the housing so as to distribute described in second end from first housing parts object one at a time
The object of opening.
21. device according to claim 1, wherein the spiral rolling track is included from the described interior of first housing parts
The spiral wall of surface extension.
22. device according to claim 1, wherein the spiral shell extended from the inner surface of first housing parts
Spirotheca is formed by pressing the outer surface of first housing parts.
23. a kind of system for animal training, it includes:
Food container;
Interactive apparatus, it, which is used to provide, stimulates to animal to draw the response from the animal;And
Distributor, it is used to individual food particle is sequentially assigned into institute in response to the input from the interactive apparatus
Food container is stated, the distributor is included:
Housing, it has the first housing parts for being interconnected to the second housing parts, and first housing parts are coniform shape
And with being interconnected to the first end of second housing parts and the second end close to the food container;
Wherein described first shell body portion, which has from the first end of first housing parts, extends to second end
The spiral rolling track on its inner surface is placed in, and wherein described second shell body portion has for holding food particle supply
Hopper in its inside;
Support, is rotatably provided with the housing to realize the housing around the longitudinal axis of the housing thereon
Rotation;Wherein when rotating the housing, the food particle is attributed between the spiral rolling track and the food particle
Friction engagement and advanced along the spiral rolling track from the hopper, the opening in via second housing parts is by institute
State untill particle is individually assigned to the food container.
24. system according to claim 23, wherein the housing of the distributor can be dismantled from the support.
25. system according to claim 23, wherein the housing is from second housing parts to first housing
Part to upper angle to tilt.
26. system according to claim 25, wherein can adjust one or more of following parameter to control food
The traveling of the grain along the spiral rolling track:The angle of inclination of the housing, the rotating speed of the housing and institute
State the height, pitch and frictional property of spiral rolling track.
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