CN111512986B

CN111512986B - Pet feeder

Info

Publication number: CN111512986B
Application number: CN202010475600.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 班健; 石鑫; 吴捷; 马小庆; 李峰
Original assignee: Petkit Network Technology Shanghai Co ltd
Current assignee: Petkit Network Technology Shanghai Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-29
Filing date: 2020-05-29
Publication date: 2023-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 2040-05-29
Also published as: CN111512986A

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of pet supplies, and discloses a pet feeder. The pet feeder comprises a grain storage component, a grain outlet component, a feeding bowl and a linkage component, wherein the grain storage component is used for storing pet grains, and the grain storage component is provided with a grain outlet; the grain outlet component is used for conveying pet grains out of the grain outlet; the feeding bowl is positioned below the grain outlet and is used for receiving pet grains delivered by the grain outlet; the linkage assembly is respectively connected with the grain discharging assembly and the feeding bowl and is used for driving the grain discharging assembly and the feeding bowl to rotate in a linkage manner. According to the pet feeder provided by the invention, the grain discharging assembly and the feeding bowl are driven to rotate in a linkage way through the linkage assembly, so that pet grains are uniformly distributed in the feeding bowl, the pet grains can be eaten only by extending the head of the pet to the grain discharging opening, accidental grain discharging caused by the fact that the pet is taken off the grain discharging opening is avoided, and dyspepsia caused by excessive improper feeding of the pet is avoided.

Description

Pet feeder

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of pet supplies, in particular to a pet feeder.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, more families for raising pets are growing. However, modern life rhythm is very fast, many people can not feed pets on time when working or going out, usually the food is contained in the food basin before going out, so that the pets eat the food, but the pets can eat the food irregularly, dyspepsia of the pets is caused, and unnecessary feeding burden is brought to the owners. The pet feeder is arranged, so that the pet can be fed regularly and quantitatively under the condition that the host is not at home.

However, the existing pet feeders have the following disadvantages: after the pet feeder discharges the pet food, the pet food is unevenly distributed in the feeding bowl, most of the pet food is intensively distributed in the feeding bowl at the area close to the food outlet, and the pet can eat the pet food by extending the head to the food outlet; the grain outlet of the pet feeder and the lower part of the grain outlet are inconvenient to clean; the food outlet of the pet feeder is not tightly sealed, so that the pet can easily pull out the food outlet, and the pet can easily take out food.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on the above problems, the invention aims to provide a pet feeder which can spread pet food in a feeding bowl relatively uniformly.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a pet food dispensing device comprising:

the grain storage assembly is used for storing pet grains and is provided with a grain outlet;

the grain outlet assembly is used for conveying the pet grains out of the grain outlet;

the feeding bowl is positioned below the grain outlet and is used for receiving the pet grains delivered by the grain outlet;

and the linkage assembly is respectively connected with the grain outlet assembly and the feeding bowl and is used for driving the grain outlet assembly and the feeding bowl to rotate in a linkage manner.

As a preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the pet feeder further comprises a base, and the feeding bowl is adsorbed on the base through magnetic attraction.

As a preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the linkage assembly comprises a first transmission part and a second transmission part, the first transmission part can be matched with the second transmission part intermittently, the first transmission part is connected with the grain outlet assembly, and the second transmission part is connected with the feeding bowl.

As a preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the first transmission part comprises a driving turntable and a matching part, the matching part is convexly arranged on the periphery of the driving turntable, and when the driving turntable rotates, the matching part can be intermittently matched with the second transmission part.

As the preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the grain storage component comprises a grain storage bin and a grain dividing bin, wherein the grain dividing bin is communicated with the grain storage bin and is positioned below the grain storage bin, and the grain outlet is formed in the bottom of the grain dividing bin.

As the preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the grain discharging assembly comprises a rotating shaft and a pushing piece, wherein the rotating shaft stretches into the grain dividing bin, the pushing piece is arranged on the rotating shaft and is positioned in the grain dividing bin, and the rotating shaft can drive the pushing piece to rotate so as to intermittently open the grain discharging opening and push the pet grains out of the grain discharging opening.

As the preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the pushing piece comprises a pushing part and a first rotating part, wherein a first pushing inclined plane and a second pushing inclined plane are arranged on two sides of the pushing part, the first pushing inclined plane and the second pushing inclined plane are arranged at an included angle, the pushing part is arranged on the first rotating part, and the rotating shaft drives the first rotating part to rotate through key slot matching.

As the preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the grain outlet assembly further comprises a loosening piece positioned in the grain storage bin, the loosening piece comprises a fan blade part and a second rotating part, the fan blade part is obliquely arranged on the second rotating part, and the first rotating part drives the second rotating part to rotate through key slot matching.

As the preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the pet feeder further comprises an outer shell and a locking component, wherein the grain storage component is provided with a clamping groove, the locking component comprises a mounting seat, a triggering piece, a clamping piece and a torsion spring, the mounting seat is arranged on the outer shell, the triggering piece is arranged on the mounting seat in a sliding mode, one end of the clamping piece is pivoted in the mounting seat, the triggering piece can press against the other end of the clamping piece to be clamped in the clamping groove, and the torsion spring is arranged at the pivoted end of the clamping piece and is used for resetting the clamping piece.

As the preferable scheme of the pet feeder, the grain storage assembly further comprises a supporting seat, the grain storage bin is arranged on the supporting seat, the supporting seat is arranged in the outer shell, and the clamping groove is arranged on the supporting seat.

The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:

according to the pet feeder provided by the invention, the pet food is stored through the food storage component, the food storage component is provided with the food outlet, the pet food is conveyed out of the food outlet through the food outlet component, the pet food conveyed out of the food outlet is supported by the feeding bowl, and the food outlet component and the feeding bowl are driven to rotate in a linkage manner through the linkage component, so that the pet food is uniformly distributed in the feeding bowl, the pet food is prevented from being eaten only when the head of the pet extends to the food outlet, the pet is prevented from being accidentally discharged when the pet is taken out of the food outlet, and the pet is prevented from being excessively eaten by mistake and being digested.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following description will briefly explain the drawings needed in the description of the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the contents of the embodiments of the present invention and these drawings without inventive effort for those skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a pet food dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a hidden housing of a pet food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the grain storage assembly, the grain discharge assembly and the drive assembly of the pet food dispenser according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the discharge assembly and the drive assembly of the pet food dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of a grain discharging assembly in a pet food container according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the structure of a feeding bowl in a pet food dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the linkage assembly of the pet food dispenser according to the embodiment of the present invention from a first perspective;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a linkage assembly of a pet food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention from a second perspective;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the housing and locking assembly of the pet food dispenser provided in accordance with the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of a locking assembly in a pet food dispenser provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the structure of a locking assembly in a pet food dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic view showing the structure of a top cover in a pet food container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

1-a grain storage component; 2-a grain discharging component; 3-feeding bowl; 4-linkage assembly; 5-a base; 6-an outer shell; 7-a locking assembly; 8-top cover; 9-a drive assembly;

11-a grain storage bin; 12-dividing granary; 121-a grain outlet; 13-a supporting seat; 131-clamping grooves; 14-dividing plates;

141-a grain leakage port; 142-loosening plate; 1421-loose teeth;

21-a rotation shaft; 22-pushing member; 23-loosening;

221-a pushing part; 2211—a first push ramp; 2212—a second push ramp; 222-a first rotating part;

231-fan blade section; 232-a second rotating part;

31-bowl support;

41-a first transmission member; 42-a second transmission member;

411-active turntable; 412-mating portion;

51-magnet; 52-a driven turntable;

61-distance sensing sensor;

71-mounting seats; 72-triggering piece; 73-clamping piece; 74-torsion spring;

711-first guide rail; 712-a second rail; 713-chute; 714-avoidance slots; 715-a limit groove;

7111-a first elastic protrusion; 7112-third elastic protrusions;

7121-a second elastic protrusion; 7122-fourth elastic protrusions;

721-guide column; 722—a pressing portion; 723-a toggle; 724-limit bump;

81-a storage box; 82-a buckle; 83-springs;

91-a drive motor; 92-a drive gear; 93-driven gear.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems solved by the present invention, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Wherein the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixed or removable, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment provides a pet food dispenser comprising a food storage assembly 1, a food discharge assembly 2, a feeding bowl 3, and a linkage assembly 4. Wherein, store up grain subassembly 1 and be used for storing pet food, store up grain subassembly 1 and seted up out grain mouth 121. The grain outlet assembly 2 is used for delivering pet food out of the grain outlet 121. The feeding bowl 3 is positioned below the grain outlet 121 and is used for receiving pet grains delivered by the grain outlet 121. The linkage assembly 4 is respectively connected with the grain discharging assembly 2 and the feeding bowl 3 and is used for driving the grain discharging assembly 2 and the feeding bowl 3 to rotate in a linkage way. The linkage assembly 4 drives the grain discharging assembly 2 and the feeding bowl 3 to rotate in a linkage manner, so that pet grains are uniformly distributed in the feeding bowl 3, the pet is prevented from being eaten only by extending the head to the grain discharging opening 121, accidental grain discharging caused by the fact that the pet is taken off the grain discharging opening 121 is prevented, and the pet is prevented from being excessively eaten by mistake and being digested.

To facilitate grain discharge, optionally, the grain storage assembly 1 includes a grain storage bin 11 and a grain dividing bin 12, the grain dividing bin 12 is communicated with the grain storage bin 11 and is located below the grain storage bin 11, and a grain discharge port 121 is formed in the bottom of the grain dividing bin 12. By arranging the grain dividing bin 12 below the grain storage bin 11, the pet food of the pre-discharged food is temporarily stored in the grain dividing bin 12, so that the excessive food can be prevented from being discharged at one time.

As shown in fig. 3-6, to facilitate the pet food being delivered from the food outlet 121, the food outlet assembly 2 optionally includes a rotating shaft 21 and a pushing member 22, the rotating shaft 21 extends into the grain dividing bin 12, the pushing member 22 is disposed on the rotating shaft 21 and is located in the grain dividing bin 12, and the rotating shaft 21 can drive the pushing member 22 to rotate to intermittently open the food outlet 121 and push the pet food out of the food outlet 121.

It can be appreciated that the pet food is stored through the grain storage bin 11, as the grain distribution bin 12 is communicated with the grain storage bin 11 and is positioned below the grain storage bin 11, the pet food can smoothly enter the grain distribution bin 12 from the grain storage bin 11, the grain outlet 121 is formed in the bottom of the grain distribution bin 12, the pushing piece 22 is driven to rotate in the grain distribution bin 12 by the driving rotation shaft 21 so as to intermittently open the grain outlet 121, and meanwhile, the pushing piece 22 pushes the pet food to the grain outlet 121, so that the pet food can be smoothly delivered out of the grain outlet 121, the pet food is prevented from blocking the grain outlet 121, the structure is simple, the pet food is prevented from being eaten too much at one time, and meanwhile, the pushing piece 22 for opening the grain outlet 121 is arranged in the grain distribution bin 12, and the pet food can be effectively prevented from being opened by mistake.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the pushing member 22 includes a pushing portion 221, where a first pushing inclined plane 2211 and a second pushing inclined plane 2212 are disposed on two sides of the pushing portion 221, and the first pushing inclined plane 2211 and the second pushing inclined plane 2212 are disposed at an included angle. The rotating shaft 21 rotates positively or reversely, and the pet food rolls on the first pushing inclined plane 2211 or the second pushing inclined plane 2212 to be sent to the food outlet 121, so that the pet food is prevented from being blocked or agglomerated in the grain dividing bin 12. In this embodiment, the pushing portion 221 has a triangular block shape, and the grain outlet 121 is correspondingly provided as a triangular opening. Optionally, the pushing part 221 is made of a high-resilience material, and the pushing part 221 can be made of silica gel, and the silica gel material has a strong resilience, so that the pushing part 221 is prevented from excessively extruding and blocking the pet food.

Optionally, the pushing member 22 further includes a first rotating portion 222, the pushing portion 221 is disposed on the first rotating portion 222, and the rotating shaft 21 drives the first rotating portion 222 to rotate through key slot matching. In this embodiment, the pushing portion 221 and the first rotating portion 222 are integrally formed, so that the structure is stable, and the transmission between the rotating shaft 21 and the first rotating portion 222 is realized through key slot matching, so that the control is easy, and the transmission is stable. In other embodiments, the pushing portion 221 may be detachably connected to the first rotating portion 222, so as to facilitate detachment and replacement. In order to divide the grain dividing bin 12 into a plurality of equal-portion areas, optionally, at least two pushing portions 221 are provided, and at least two pushing portions 221 are uniformly arranged on the first rotating portion 222 along the circumferential direction, so that uniform grain discharging is facilitated.

Optionally, the grain discharging assembly 2 further includes a loosening member 23 located in the grain bin 11, the loosening member 23 includes a fan blade 231 and a second rotating portion 232, the fan blade 231 is obliquely disposed on the second rotating portion 232, and the first rotating portion 222 drives the second rotating portion 232 to rotate through key slot matching. In this embodiment, the fan blade 231 is inclined, so that the pet food in the grain bin 11 is fully stirred and loosened, the transmission of the first rotating part 222 and the second rotating part 232 is realized through key slot matching, the rotating shaft 21 is convenient to synchronously drive the pushing piece 22 and the loosening piece 23 to rotate, and smooth grain discharging is ensured. To improve the efficiency of loosening pets, optionally, a plurality of fan blade parts 231 are provided, and the plurality of fan blade parts 231 are uniformly disposed on the second rotating part 232 along the circumferential direction.

For convenient control drive axis of rotation 21, optionally, this grain structure still includes drive assembly 9, and drive assembly 9 includes driving motor 91, driving gear 92 and driven gear 93, and driving motor 91's output and driving gear 92 transmission are connected, and driving gear 92 meshes with driven gear 93, and driven gear 93 sets up on axis of rotation 21. The rotation speed and the angle of the rotation shaft 21 are conveniently and accurately controlled by a gear transmission mode.

In order to prevent a great deal of pet food in the grain storage bin 11 from rushing into the grain dividing bin 12, optionally, a separation plate 14 is arranged between the grain storage bin 11 and the grain dividing bin 12, a grain leakage port 141 is formed in the separation plate 14, and the grain storage bin 11 and the grain dividing bin 12 are communicated through the grain leakage port 141. In this embodiment, the grain leakage port 141 is a sector. In order to prevent the pet in the grain dividing bin 12 from being blocked due to dense pet, optionally, a loosening plate 142 is arranged on the side wall of the grain leakage port 141, and a plurality of loosening teeth 1421 are arranged on the loosening plate 142 at intervals, and the loosening teeth 1421 extend into the grain dividing bin 12.

During grain discharging, the driving motor 91 drives the rotating shaft 21 to rotate through the driving gear 92 and the driven gear 93, the rotating shaft 21 drives the loosening element 23 and the pushing element 22 to rotate, after the pet grains in the grain storage bin 11 are preliminarily loosened through the loosening element 23, the pet grains enter the grain distribution bin 12 through the grain leakage opening 141 of the partition plate 14, the pushing element 22 can open the grain outlet 121 and push the pet grains out of the grain outlet 121 when rotating in the grain distribution bin 12, meanwhile, the loosening teeth 1421 on the loosening plate 142 further loosen the pet grains falling into the grain distribution bin 12, and the pet grains roll to the grain outlet 121 on the first pushing inclined plane 2211 or the second pushing inclined plane 2212 of the pushing part of the pushing element 22, so that blocking is prevented.

As shown in fig. 1 and 7, the pet food container optionally further comprises a base 5, and the feeding bowl 3 is attached to the base 5 by magnetic attraction. The feeding bowl 3 can be detached from the base 5, so that the grain outlet 121 and the lower part thereof can be conveniently cleaned. In this embodiment, the base 5 is provided with a magnet 51, and the feeding bowl 3 is made of stainless steel and can attract the magnet 51. The bowl support 31 is arranged between the feeding bowl 3 and the magnet 51, the feeding bowl 3 is placed in the bowl support 31, the iron ring is arranged at the bottom of the bowl support 31 and is attracted with the magnet 51, the feeding bowl 3 and the bowl support 31 can be taken down from the magnet 51 at the same time, and the feeding bowl 3 and the bowl support 31 can be detached independently to facilitate cleaning of the feeding bowl 3 independently.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the linkage assembly 4 optionally includes a first transmission member 41 and a second transmission member 42, the first transmission member 41 being capable of intermittent engagement with the second transmission member 42, the first transmission member 41 being connected to the rotatable shaft 21 of the discharge assembly 2, the second transmission member 42 being connected to the feeding bowl 3. The first transmission member 41 may be cam-like to achieve intermittent engagement with the second transmission member 42. In this embodiment, a driven turntable 52 is disposed below the feeding bowl 3, the driven turntable 52 is rotatably disposed on the base 5, a magnet 51 is disposed on the driven turntable 52, a second transmission member 42 is integrated at the bottom of the driven turntable 52, and when the first transmission member 41 is matched with the second transmission member 42, the first transmission member 41 drives the driven turntable 52 to rotate through the second transmission member 42, and the driven turntable 52 drives the feeding bowl 3 magnetically attracted with the driven turntable through the magnet 51 to rotate. Because the first transmission piece 41 and the second transmission piece 42 adopt an intermittent matching mode, the matching pushing piece 22 intermittently opens the grain outlet 121, so that the pet grains spread in the feeding bowl 3 are uniform.

Optionally, the first transmission member 41 includes a driving turntable 411 and a matching portion 412, the matching portion 412 is convexly disposed on the periphery of the driving turntable 411, the driving turntable 411 is connected with the rotation shaft 21 of the grain discharging assembly 2, and when the driving turntable 411 rotates, the matching portion 412 can intermittently match with the second transmission member 42. The matching portion 412 may be made of a silica gel material, the second transmission member 43 is integrated at the bottom of the driven turntable 52 in a tooth shape, so that friction between the matching portion 412 and the second transmission member 43 is increased, and intermittent matching between the first transmission member 41 and the second transmission member 42 is realized through friction matching between the matching portion 412 and the second transmission member 43, so that rotation of the driving turntable 411 is intermittently transmitted to the driven turntable 52. The engaging portions 412 may be disposed in plural numbers, and the engaging portions 412 are spaced apart and uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction of the driving turntable 411. In this embodiment, two pushing portions 221 of the pushing member 22 are provided, two matching portions 412 of the first transmission member 41 are correspondingly provided, and when the pushing portion 221 does not block the grain outlet 121, the matching portions 412 are matched with the second transmission member 42, so that the linkage of the grain component 2 and the feeding bowl 3 is realized, and the distribution of pet grains falling into the feeding bowl 3 is relatively uniform.

As shown in fig. 10-12, optionally, the pet feeder further includes an outer housing 6 and a locking component 7, the grain storage component 1 is provided with a clamping groove 131, the locking component 7 includes a mounting seat 71, a triggering piece 72, a clamping piece 73 and a torsion spring 74, the mounting seat 71 is arranged on the outer housing 6, the triggering piece 72 is slidably arranged on the mounting seat 71, one end of the clamping piece 73 is pivoted in the mounting seat 71, the triggering piece 72 can be pressed against the other end of the clamping piece 73 to be clamped into the clamping groove 131, and the torsion spring 74 is arranged at the pivoted end of the clamping piece 73 and is used for resetting the clamping piece 73.

It can be appreciated that when the grain storage assembly 1 is installed, the trigger piece 72 is pushed upwards, the trigger piece 72 is pressed against the clamping piece 73, one end of the clamping piece 73 rotates forwards around the pivot joint of the trigger piece and the mounting seat 71, the other end of the clamping piece 73 is clamped into the clamping groove 131 of the grain storage assembly 1, the grain storage assembly 1 is further fixed on the outer shell 6, when the grain storage assembly 1 needs to be detached, the pressing action on the clamping piece 73 is released by pushing the trigger piece 72 downwards, the clamping piece 73 rotates reversely around the pivot joint of the clamping piece 73 and the mounting seat 71 under the action of the torsion spring 74, and the other end of the clamping piece 73 is separated from the clamping groove 131 of the grain storage assembly 1, so that the locking of the grain storage assembly 1 is released.

Optionally, the grain storage assembly 1 further includes a supporting seat 13, the grain storage bin 11 is disposed on the supporting seat 13, the supporting seat 13 is disposed in the outer casing 6, and the clamping groove 131 is disposed on the supporting seat 13. Because the granary 11 is required to store pet food, the granary is not easy to open a slot on the granary, and the pet food is prevented from being wetted, the clamping groove 131 is formed in the support seat 13, and the granary 11 is arranged on the support seat 13.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 11 and 12, the mounting base 71 is provided with a first guide rail 711 and a second guide rail 712 at intervals, the trigger 72 is provided with a guide post 721, and the guide post 721 is sandwiched between the first guide rail 711 and the second guide rail 712. The guide post 721 is guided by the first guide rail 711 and the second guide rail 712 to slide along a predetermined trajectory, so that the trigger 72 applies a pressing force to the engaging member 73.

Alternatively, the first guide rail 711 is provided with a first elastic protrusion 7111 protruding toward the second guide rail 712, the second guide rail 712 is provided with a second elastic protrusion 7121 protruding toward the first guide rail 711, and the guide post 721 can be snapped to one side of the first elastic protrusion 7111 and the second elastic protrusion 7121. In this embodiment, the guide posts 721 can be engaged with the upper sides of the first and second elastic protrusions 7111 and 7121, and at this time, the engaging member 73 is separated from the engaging groove 131, so that the grain bin 11 is kept in an unlocked state. The user pushes the trigger piece 72 upwards by one hand, clamps the guide post 721 on the upper sides of the first elastic protrusion 7111 and the second elastic protrusion 7121, the height position of the guide post 721 is unchanged under the resistance of the first elastic protrusion 7111 and the second elastic protrusion 7121, the clamping piece 73 is kept separate from the clamping groove 131, the granary 11 is kept in an unlocked state, and the user can still take down the granary 11 by one hand without continuously pushing the trigger piece 72. When it is desired to switch the grain bin 11 to the locked state, the trigger 72 is pushed downward with a slight force, and the guide post 721 overcomes the resistance of the first resilient protrusion 7111 and the second resilient protrusion 7121, and the first resilient protrusion 7111 and the second resilient protrusion 7121 are made of resilient materials, so that the guide post 721 can be restored after passing.

Alternatively, the first guide rail 711 is provided with a third elastic protrusion 7112 protruding toward the second guide rail 712, the third elastic protrusion 7112 is located below the first elastic protrusion 7111, the second guide rail 712 is provided with a fourth elastic protrusion 7122 protruding toward the first guide rail 711, and the guide post 721 can be snapped on one side of the third elastic protrusion 7112 and the fourth elastic protrusion 7122. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 12, the guide posts 721 can be snapped under the third and fourth elastic protrusions 7112 and 7122, and the height position of the guide posts 721 is not changed under the resistance of the third and fourth elastic protrusions 7112 and 7122, so that the trigger 72 continuously applies a force to the snap member 73, and the snap member 73 is snapped into the snap groove 131, and the grain bin 11 is kept locked. When it is desired to switch the grain bin 11 to the unlocked state, the trigger 72 is pushed upward with a slight force, and the guide post 721 can overcome the resistance of the third resilient protrusion 7112 and the fourth resilient protrusion 7122, and the third resilient protrusion 7112 and the fourth resilient protrusion 7122 are made of resilient materials, so that the guide post 721 can be restored to its original state after passing.

To facilitate the triggering member 72 to apply a force to the clamping member 73, the triggering member 72 is optionally provided with a pressing portion 722, the pressing portion 722 is located in the mounting seat 71, the pressing portion 722 presses against the clamping member 73, and the guide post 721 is disposed on a side wall of the pressing portion 722. In this embodiment, a guide pillar 721 is provided on each side of the pressing portion 722, and the force is applied uniformly and the sliding is stable. To facilitate the user to push the trigger 72, the trigger 72 may be provided with a toggle portion 723, where the toggle portion 723 is located outside the mounting seat 71, and one end of the pressing portion 722 is connected to the toggle portion 723, and the other end is pressed against the clamping member 73. In the present embodiment, the pressing portion 722, and the guide post 721 are integrally formed, ensuring structural strength.

Optionally, a sliding groove 713 is provided on the mounting seat 71, the poking part 723 is slidably provided in the sliding groove 713, an avoidance groove 714 is provided in the sliding groove 713, and the pressing part 722 penetrates through the avoidance groove 714. The slide groove 713 can limit the sliding distance of the toggle portion 723 and prevent the trigger 72 from being damaged due to excessive force. To limit the sliding direction of the toggle portion 723, optionally, a limit groove 715 is provided on the mounting seat 71, the limit groove 715 is located on the inner side of the chute 713, and the trigger piece 72 is provided with a limit bump 724 that is matched with the limit groove 715. For easy disassembly, optionally, the mounting base 71 includes a first half-shell and a second half-shell, which are buckled to form a receiving chamber, and the pressing portion 722 is located in the receiving chamber.

As shown in fig. 1, optionally, a distance sensing sensor 61 is provided on the front surface of the outer housing 6 above the feeding bowl 3, and the operation of the drive assembly 9 is stopped when the distance sensing sensor 61 detects the approach of the pet.

As shown in fig. 13, optionally, the pet feeder further includes a top cover 8, a detachable storage box 81 is provided on the inner side of the top cover 8, the storage box 81 is used for storing a drying agent, two radial ends of the top cover 8 are provided with buckles 82 capable of being pushed and reset by springs 83, and the top cover 8 is clamped with the grain storage assembly 1 by the buckles 82.

Note that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the technical principle applied. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions as will now become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, while the invention has been described in connection with the above embodiments, the invention is not limited to the embodiments, but may be embodied in many other equivalent forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, which is set forth in the following claims.

Claims

1. A pet food dispensing device, comprising:

the linkage assembly is respectively connected with the grain outlet assembly and the feeding bowl and is used for driving the grain outlet assembly and the feeding bowl to rotate in a linkage manner;

the linkage assembly comprises a first transmission piece and a second transmission piece, the first transmission piece can be intermittently matched with the second transmission piece, the first transmission piece is connected with the grain outlet assembly, and the second transmission piece is connected with the feeding bowl;

the grain storage assembly comprises a grain storage bin and a grain dividing bin, the grain dividing bin is communicated with the grain storage bin and is positioned below the grain storage bin, and the grain outlet is formed in the bottom of the grain dividing bin;

the first transmission part comprises a driving turntable and a matching part, the matching part is convexly arranged on the periphery of the driving turntable, and when the driving turntable rotates, the matching part can be intermittently matched with the second transmission part;

the grain discharging assembly comprises a rotating shaft and a pushing piece, the rotating shaft stretches into the grain dividing bin, the pushing piece is arranged on the rotating shaft and is positioned in the grain dividing bin, and the rotating shaft can drive the pushing piece to rotate so as to intermittently open the grain discharging opening and push the pet food out of the grain discharging opening;

the pushing piece comprises a pushing part and a first rotating part, a first pushing inclined surface and a second pushing inclined surface are arranged on two sides of the pushing part, the first pushing inclined surface and the second pushing inclined surface form an included angle, the pushing part is arranged on the first rotating part, and the rotating shaft drives the first rotating part to rotate through key slot matching;

the first transmission piece and the second transmission piece are in an intermittent matching mode, and the pushing piece is matched to intermittently open the grain outlet, so that pet grains spread in the feeding bowl are uniform.

2. The pet food dispensing device of claim 1, further comprising a base, wherein said feeding bowl is magnetically attracted to said base.

3. The pet food dispensing device of claim 1, wherein said dispensing assembly further comprises a loosening element positioned within said grain bin, said loosening element comprising a blade portion and a second rotating portion, said blade portion being disposed obliquely to said second rotating portion, said first rotating portion being configured to rotate said second rotating portion via a keyway engagement.

4. The pet feeder of claim 1, further comprising an outer housing and a locking assembly, wherein the grain storage assembly is provided with a clamping groove, the locking assembly comprises a mounting seat, a triggering piece, a clamping piece and a torsion spring, the mounting seat is arranged on the outer housing, the triggering piece is arranged on the mounting seat in a sliding manner, one end of the clamping piece is pivoted in the mounting seat, the triggering piece can be pressed against the other end of the clamping piece to be clamped into the clamping groove, and the torsion spring is arranged at the pivoting end of the clamping piece and is used for resetting the clamping piece.

5. The pet food dispensing device of claim 4, wherein said grain storage assembly further comprises a support base, said grain storage bin being disposed on said support base, said support base being disposed in said housing, said slot being disposed on said support base.