CN114631491A

CN114631491A - Feeding equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114631491A
Application number: CN202011482346.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孟军贤; 张岩; 刘昭; 刘苏
Original assignee: Guangzhou Yingzi Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Yingzi Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-15
Filing date: 2020-12-15
Publication date: 2022-06-17

Abstract

The application discloses equipment of feeding. The feeding equipment comprises a storage assembly and a feeding assembly. The storage assembly comprises a first side and a second side which are opposite to each other, and a first connecting piece is arranged on the first side of the storage assembly. The subassembly of feeding includes ejection of compact structure and stirring structure, ejection of compact structure includes diapire and leg, the lateral surface of leg is provided with the second connecting piece, stirring structure part is acceptd in ejection of compact structure, first connecting piece can rotatory block with the second connecting piece in order to connect storage subassembly and feeding subassembly, the stirring structure can be in the food of ejection of compact structure internal rotation in order to stir the equipment of feeding, the rotatory chucking direction of first connecting piece and second connecting piece is the same with the rotation direction of stirring structure. A rotating stirring structure is arranged in the feeding device to stir food in the feeding device; because the rotatory chucking direction of first connecting piece and second connecting piece is the same with the rotation direction of stirring structure, can make storage subassembly and feeding subassembly rotate inseparabler that the in-process is connected at the stirring structure.

Description

Feeding equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of animal feeding, more specifically relates to a feeding equipment.

Background

Due to the continuous enlargement of the breeding industries such as pig breeding, cattle breeding, sheep breeding, chicken breeding and the like, for example, a farm may breed ten thousand pigs at the same time, so as to improve the breeding efficiency and reduce the labor cost, and the farm for large-scale breeding adopts devices such as feeding equipment and the like to improve the breeding efficiency. However, food in the feeding device is lumpy after a long time of accumulation, is difficult to fall from the feeding device, and is difficult to clean the inside of the feeding device after the food is lumpy.

Disclosure of Invention

The application embodiment provides a feeding equipment.

The equipment of feeding of this application embodiment includes storage component and feeding subassembly. The storage assembly comprises a first side and a second side which are opposite to each other, and a first connecting piece is arranged on the first side of the storage assembly. The subassembly of feeding includes ejection of compact structure and stirring structure, ejection of compact structure include the diapire and certainly the leg that the diapire extends, the lateral surface of leg is provided with the second connecting piece, stirring structure part at least is acceptd in the ejection of compact structure, first connecting piece with the second connecting piece can rotatory block in order to connect the storage subassembly reaches the subassembly of feeding, the stirring structure can the ejection of compact structure internal rotation is located with the stirring storage subassembly and/or food in the ejection of compact structure, first connecting piece with the rotatory chucking direction of second connecting piece with the rotation direction of stirring structure is the same.

In some embodiments, the first connecting piece is a protruding block extending from the outer side surface of the storage component, the second connecting piece is a clamping block, the clamping block and the surrounding wall form a clamping cavity together, a notch is formed in the first side of the clamping cavity, the second side of the clamping cavity is closed, the protruding block can penetrate through the notch and rotate into the clamping block cavity, and the side wall of the clamping cavity is used for being clamped with the protruding block.

In some embodiments, the fixture block defines a first through hole communicating with the fixture cavity, and the protrusion is exposed from the first through hole.

In certain embodiments, the feeding assembly further comprises a barrier structure mounted within the outfeed structure and forming together with the outfeed structure an outfeed bin. The stirring structure comprises a first stirring unit and a second stirring unit. First stirring unit sets up go out in the feed bin, first stirring unit is used for the stirring go out the food in the feed bin, first stirring unit cover is established in the axis of rotation. The second stirring unit is borne on one side, far away from the discharge bin, of the blocking structure, and is used for stirring food borne on the blocking structure, and the second stirring unit comprises a rotating shaft.

In some embodiments, the feeding assembly further comprises a bearing structure and a driving piece, the bearing structure comprises a coupler, a first bearing and a second bearing, the coupler is used for connecting the rotating shaft and the driving piece, the first bearing sleeve is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft, which is close to the coupler, and the second bearing sleeve is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft, which is far away from the coupler. The driving piece is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate so as to drive the second stirring unit and the first stirring unit to synchronously rotate.

In some embodiments, the drive member includes an output shaft coupled to the rotatable shaft by the coupling. The shaft coupling includes first alligator shaft portion, second alligator shaft portion and third alligator shaft portion, the second alligator shaft portion is used for connecting first alligator shaft portion reaches the third alligator shaft portion, first alligator shaft portion with the second alligator shaft portion forms the ladder face, first alligator shaft portion cover is established in the axis of rotation, third alligator shaft portion cover is established on the output shaft.

In some embodiments, a mounting hole is formed at one end of the rotating shaft close to the coupler, and the coupler is provided with a second through hole penetrating in a stepped shape. The bearing structure further comprises a fastener, and the fastener penetrates through the second through hole from one side where the third coupling portion is located in sequence and is locked in the mounting hole of the rotating shaft.

In some embodiments, the second stirring unit of the stirring structure further comprises a stirring body and at least one stirring paddle extending from the outer side wall of the stirring body. The storage structure comprises a material barrel, and the stirring paddle is far away from one end of the stirring body and is abutted against the inner side surface of the material barrel.

In certain embodiments, the cartridge of the magazine assembly is of a straight barrel construction.

In certain embodiments, the take-off structure is a straight barrel structure.

In some embodiments, the discharging structure includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the second side is closer to the magazine assembly than the first side, and the first side is provided with a first bonding element. The feeding assembly further comprises a shell, the shell is installed on one side, far away from the material storage structure, of the material discharge structure, a second combining piece is arranged on the inner side face of the shell, and the second combining piece can be combined with the first combining piece to be connected with the material discharge structure and the shell.

In some embodiments, the first engaging member includes a slot recessed from the first side of the outlet structure to the second side, and the second engaging member includes an extension extending from the inner side of the housing toward the center of the housing, the extension being partially receivable in the slot to tightly couple the outlet structure and the housing.

In certain embodiments, the feeding assembly further comprises a seal. The sealing element is arranged between the first combining element and the second combining element and is used for sealing a gap between the first combining element and the second combining element.

In certain embodiments, the housing is provided with a receiving cavity open to the outfeed structure, the drive part of the feeding assembly being received in the receiving cavity.

In certain embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a weighing assembly and a feeding assembly. The weighing assembly can be detachably installed on one side, away from the feeding assembly, of the storage assembly, and the weighing assembly is used for detecting the weight of food in the storage assembly. The feeding assembly is detachably installed on one side, away from the storage assembly, of the weighing assembly, and the feeding assembly is used for inputting food into the storage assembly.

In certain embodiments, the feeding device further comprises an industrial control assembly housed within the housing of the feeding assembly, the industrial control assembly being electrically connected to at least one of the weighing assembly, the feeding assembly and the feeding assembly, the industrial control assembly being configured to control the output of food.

In some embodiments, the industrial control assembly includes a bracket, a circuit board, and a display screen. The bracket is mounted on the housing. The circuit board is arranged on the bracket and is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and the circuit board can be electrically connected with at least one of the weighing assembly, the feeding assembly and the feeding assembly. The display screen is installed on the support and electrically connected with the circuit board, and the display screen is used for acquiring and displaying data information on the circuit board.

In certain embodiments, the industrial control assembly further comprises a connector mounted on the housing. The connector comprises a first connecting end, and the first connecting end is connected with the circuit board; and/or the connector comprises a second connecting end, and the second connecting end is connected with the weighing component; and/or the connector comprises a third connecting end, and the third connecting end is connected with a power line; and/or the connector comprises a fourth connecting end, and the fourth connecting end is connected with the driving element.

In certain embodiments, the industrial control assembly further comprises a notification light. The prompting lamp is accommodated in the shell and is electrically connected with the circuit board.

According to the feeding device in the embodiment of the application, the food in the feeding device is stirred by arranging the rotating stirring structure in the feeding assembly, so that the food in the feeding device is prevented from caking; in addition, the feeding assembly is rotatably clamped with the second connecting piece through the first connecting piece to be connected with the storage assembly and the feeding assembly, and the rotating clamping direction of the first connecting piece and the rotating clamping direction of the second connecting piece are the same as the rotating direction of the stirring structure, so that the storage assembly and the feeding assembly can be connected more tightly in the rotating process of the stirring structure, and the feeding assembly is prevented from falling off from the storage assembly; on the other hand, the storage assembly and the feeding assembly are simply and easily assembled and disassembled, so that the interior of the storage assembly and the feeding assembly is cleaned.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of embodiments of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a feeding apparatus according to certain embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective exploded view of a feeding apparatus according to certain embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a plan assembly schematic view of another perspective of a feeding apparatus of an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view at VI of the feeding apparatus of FIG. 1;

fig. 5 is an exploded perspective schematic view of a feeding assembly of the feeding device of certain embodiments of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of one direction of a feeding assembly of the feeding device of certain embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a coupling of a feeding assembly according to certain embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the feeding apparatus shown in FIG. 3 along line VIII-VIII;

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the feeding apparatus shown in FIG. 3 along line IX-IX;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged schematic view at the feeding apparatus X of FIG. 8;

fig. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a partial structure of a feeding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functionality throughout.

In addition, the embodiments of the present application described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used for explaining the embodiments of the present application, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a feeding apparatus 100 is provided. The feeding apparatus 100 includes a magazine assembly 10 and a feeding assembly 20. The magazine assembly 10 includes first and second opposing

sides

101, 102, the first side 101 of the magazine assembly 10 being provided with a first link 11. The feeding assembly 20 comprises a discharging structure 21 and a stirring structure 22, the discharging structure 21 comprises a bottom wall 211 and a surrounding wall 212 extending from the bottom wall 211, a second connecting piece 215 is arranged on the outer side surface of the surrounding wall 212, at least part of the stirring structure 22 is contained in the discharging structure 21, the first connecting piece 11 and the second connecting piece 215 can be rotationally clamped to connect the storage assembly 10 and the feeding assembly 20, the stirring structure 22 can rotate in the discharging structure 21 to stir food located in the storage assembly 10 and/or the discharging structure 21, and the rotating clamping direction of the first connecting piece 11 and the second connecting piece 215 is the same as the rotating direction of the stirring structure 22.

The feeding device 100 in the embodiment of the application stirs food in the feeding device 100 by providing a rotating stirring structure 22 in the feeding assembly 20, thereby preventing food in the feeding device 100 from caking; in addition, the feeding assembly 100 is further rotationally clamped with the storage assembly 10 and the feeding assembly 20 through the first connecting part 11 and the second connecting part 215, and the rotation clamping direction of the first connecting part 11 and the second connecting part 215 is the same as the rotation direction of the stirring structure 22, so that the storage assembly 10 and the feeding assembly 20 can be connected more tightly in the rotation process of the stirring structure 22, and the feeding assembly 20 is prevented from falling off from the storage assembly 10; on the other hand, the storage assembly 10 and the feeding assembly 20 are simple in connection mode and can be easily disassembled and assembled, and the cleaning of the interior of the storage assembly and the feeding assembly is facilitated.

The following is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, the feeding apparatus 100 includes a storage assembly 10 and a feeding assembly 20. The storage assembly 10 is used for storing food, the feeding assembly 20 is connected with the storage assembly 10, and the feeding assembly 20 is used for stirring the food stored in the storage assembly 10 and outputting the food to the outside of the feeding device 100.

In particular, the magazine assembly 10 may be used for storing food items, which may be liquid food items, granular food items, powdered food items, food bars, and the like, without limiting the specific form of the food items. In addition, the food may be water or feed, or may be different types of food such as vegetables and meat, and the specific content of the food is not limited herein.

Referring to FIG. 2, the magazine assembly 10 includes first and second opposing

sides

101 and 102, with the first side 101 being closer to the feeder assembly 20 than the second side 102. A first attachment 11 is provided at a side of the magazine assembly 10 adjacent to the feeding assembly 20, i.e. a first attachment 11 is provided at a first side 101 of the magazine assembly 10. In some embodiments, the first attachment feature 11 is a tab 111 extending from the outer side of the magazine assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 2, the magazine assembly 10 includes a barrel 13, and the barrel 13 may be made of iron, plastic, silicon, alloy, stainless steel, etc. The feed cylinder 13 can be hollow structure for feed cylinder 13 can have storage space 131, and the food of raising the animal can be stored in storage space 131, makes food be difficult for external steam, bacterium etc. to pollute, makes food can preserve for a long time.

Further, the light transmittance of the cartridge 13 may be greater than 65% so that the condition of the food in the cartridge 13 can be observed. In one embodiment, the barrel 13 may be made of a plastic with high light transmittance, such as polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA), Polystyrene (PS), Polycarbonate (PC), etc., so as to visually observe whether the food in the barrel 13 is moldy, caked, moist, vermin, etc.; in addition, the plastic has better corrosion resistance, so that the charging barrel 13 is not easy to corrode after being used for a long time, and the safety of food is ensured to a higher degree.

Furthermore, the barrel 13 may be a single-layer structure, which may make the thickness of the barrel 13 smaller, so as to make the transparency of the barrel 13 higher, and make it possible to observe the food in the barrel 13 more clearly and intuitively. Meanwhile, the charging barrel 13 is of a single-layer structure, and the manufacturing cost of the charging barrel 13 can be reduced.

With reference to fig. 2, a food outlet 132 is opened on a side of the material barrel 13 close to the feeding assembly 20, so that the food in the material barrel 13 can be output from the food outlet 132 to enter the feeding assembly 20, and then output from the feeding assembly 20 to the outside of the feeding device 100. In one embodiment, the outer surface of the cartridge 13 or the inner surface of the cartridge 13 is provided with a scale value, and the volume of food in the cartridge 13 can be intuitively known according to the scale value, so that the food can be timely supplemented when the food is insufficient.

Referring to fig. 2, the feeding assembly 20 is disposed on the first side 101 of the storage assembly 10, the feeding assembly 20 includes a discharging structure 21 and a stirring structure 22, the discharging structure 21 is connected to the storage assembly 10, the stirring structure 22 is at least partially accommodated in the discharging structure 21, and the stirring structure 22 can rotate in the discharging structure 21 to stir the food in the storage assembly 10 and/or the discharging structure 21.

In some embodiments, the cartridge 13 is a straight cylindrical structure; or the discharging structure 21 is a straight cylindrical structure; or the charging barrel 13 and the discharging structure 21 are both straight cylindrical structures, and are not limited herein. The charging barrel 13 and the discharging structure 21 are both straight cylindrical structures, that is, the charging barrel 13 and the discharging structure 21 both have no slope, and compared with the charging barrel 13 having a slope and/or the discharging structure 21 having a slope, the charging barrel 13 and the discharging structure 21 both have no slope, so that all food in the charging barrel 13 can be stirred in the region, and food is prevented from being accumulated on the slope of the charging barrel 13 and/or the discharging structure 21, thereby no matter whether the food is in a granular form or a powder form, the food is not easy to form an arch in the feeding device 100.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5, the discharging structure 21 includes a bottom wall 211 and a surrounding wall 212. The bottom wall 211 is provided with a first opening 213. The discharging structure 21 further comprises a mounting portion 214, and the mounting portion 214 extends from the bottom wall 211 of the discharging structure 21 to one side of the stirring structure 22. The mounting portion 214 is formed with a first through hole 2141 therethrough.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the outer side surface of the surrounding wall 212 is provided with a second connecting member 215, the first connecting member 11 of the magazine assembly 10 and the second connecting member 215 of the discharging structure 21 can be rotatably engaged to connect the magazine assembly 10 and the feeding assembly 20, and the rotation direction of the first connecting member 11 and the second connecting member 215 is the same as the rotation direction of the stirring structure 22. Thus, when the stirring structure 22 rotates, the first connecting member 11 and the second connecting member 215 can be engaged more tightly, so as to prevent the discharging structure 21 from falling off from the second side 102 of the magazine assembly 10. In addition, the storage assembly 10 and the feeding assembly 20 are simple in connection mode and can be easily disassembled and assembled, and the cleaning of the interior of the storage assembly and the feeding assembly is facilitated.

It should be noted that, if the discharging structure 21 is kept still, when the magazine assembly 10 is mounted on the discharging structure 21, the second connecting member 215 is kept still, and when the first connecting member 11 is rotated to rotationally engage the first connecting member 11 with the second connecting member 215, the rotational locking direction of the first connecting member 11 and the second connecting member 215 is the same as the rotational direction of the first connecting member 11; if the magazine assembly 10 is held stationary and the outfeed structure 21 is mounted to the first side 101 of the magazine assembly 10, i.e. the first coupling member 11 is held stationary, the first coupling member 11 and the second coupling member 215 rotate in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the second coupling member 215 when the second coupling member 215 is rotated to rotationally engage the first coupling member 11 with the second coupling member 215.

In some embodiments, when the first connector 11 is the protrusion 111, the second connector 215 may be the latch 2151. Specifically, referring to fig. 2 and 4, the latch 2151 and the peripheral wall 212 together form a latch chamber 2152. The clamping cavity 2152 comprises a first side 21521 and a second side 21522 which are arranged oppositely, the first side 21521 is provided with a gap 21523, and the second side 21522 is closed. When the protrusion 111 is rotatably engaged with the block 2151, the protrusion 11 passes through the notch 21523 and then rotates into the engaging cavity 2152, and the sidewall of the engaging cavity 2152 is engaged with the protrusion 11. Because only one side of the clamping cavity 2152 is provided with the notch 21523, and the opposite side is closed, the direction of the rotary clamping of the convex block 11 can be limited, and the convex block 11 can be limited in the clamping cavity 2152, so that the discharge structure 21 is prevented from falling off from the second side 102 of the magazine assembly 10.

In some embodiments, the direction from the first side 21521 of the cavity 2152 to the second side 21522 of the cavity 2152 is the same as the direction of rotation of the agitator structure 22. Thus, when the agitator structure 22 is rotated, the projection 11 can only move within the cavity 2152 in a direction from the first side 21521 of the cavity 2152 to the second side 21522 of the cavity 2152, and the second side 21522 is closed. Therefore, the projections 11 cannot fall out of the engagement cavities 2152 during rotation of the stirring structure 22, thereby preventing the discharging structure 21 from falling out of the second side 102 of the magazine assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the block 2151 has a first through hole 2153 communicating with the block cavity 2152, and the protrusion 11 rotating into the block cavity 21512 can be exposed from the first through hole 2153. When it is desired to remove the outfeed structure 22 from the magazine assembly 10, the tab 11 can be removed from the snap cavity 2152 through the first through hole 2153, thereby removing the outfeed structure 22 from the magazine assembly 10. This facilitates removal of the outfeed structure 22 from the magazine assembly 10 when the projections 11 engage the latches 2151 too tightly.

Referring to fig. 8 and 10, the discharging structure 21 includes a first side 2101 and a second side 2102 arranged opposite to each other, and the second side 2102 of the discharging structure 21 is closer to the magazine assembly 10 than the first side 2101. The first side 2101 of the magazine 21 is provided with a first engagement feature 217. in some embodiments, the first engagement feature 217 can be a recessed insertion slot 2171 from the first side 2101 of the discharge structure 21 to the second side 2102 of the discharge structure 21.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the feeding assembly 20 further includes a blocking structure 23, the blocking structure 23 is disposed on the discharging structure 21, for example, a surrounding wall 212 of the discharging structure 21 may have a mounting step, and a periphery of the blocking structure 23 may be mounted on the mounting step, so that the blocking structure 23 and the discharging structure 21 together form a discharging bin 215, and food in the discharging bin 215 may be output from the first opening 213 to the outside of the discharging bin 215.

Specifically, the blocking structure 23 may include a carrier 231 and a protrusion 232. The bearing table 231 is provided with a second opening 233 penetrating through the bearing table 231, so that the food stored on the bearing table 231 can enter the discharging bin 215 through the second opening 233. In some embodiments, the second opening 233 may be disposed to be staggered from the first opening 213, so that the food does not directly enter the first opening 213 from the second opening 233. The protrusion 232 is disposed on a side of the loading platform 231 away from the discharging structure 21. The protruding portion 232 is provided with a second through hole 2321.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the stirring structure 22 includes a first stirring unit 221 and a second stirring unit 222. The first stirring unit 221 is disposed on a side of the blocking structure 23 close to the discharging structure 21, that is, the first stirring unit 221 is accommodated in the discharging bin 216. The first stirring unit 221 is used for stirring the food in the discharging bin 216 and pushing the food in the discharging bin 216 into the first opening 213 in batches, so that the food entering the discharging bin 216 from the second opening 233 can be output from the first opening 213 to the outside of the feeding assembly 20 in batches.

Specifically, the first stirring unit 221 may include a material dividing body 2211 and a plurality of material dividing portions 2212 arranged at intervals. The separating body 2211 includes a first side 22111 and a second side 22112 opposite to each other, and the first side 22111 is closer to the blocking structure 23 than the second side 22112. First side 22111 of material body 2211 is provided with a first recess 22113 and second side 22112 is provided with a second recess 22114.

The protrusion 232 of the blocking structure 23 is sleeved on the material distributing body 2211, that is, the material distributing body 2211 is partially received in the second through hole 2321 of the protrusion 232. The distributing body 2211 is provided with a third through hole 22115, and the distributing body 2211 is sleeved on the mounting portion 214 of the discharging structure 21, that is, the mounting portion 214 is partially received in the third through hole 22115. Therefore, the blocking structure 23, the first stirring unit 221 and the discharging structure 21 are sequentially and tightly connected, so that on one hand, food can be prevented from entering a joint between the blocking structure 23 and the first stirring unit 221 and entering a joint between the blocking structure 23 and the discharging structure 21, and the normal work of the feeding assembly 20 is ensured; on the other hand, the longitudinal dimension of the feeder assembly 20 can be shortened.

After the blocking structure 23, the first stirring unit 221 and the discharging structure 21 are assembled, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the first groove 22113 and the protrusion 232 of the material distributing body 2211 form the first receiving groove 22116; alternatively, the second recess 22114 of the partition body 2211 and the mounting portion 214 form a second receiving groove 22117.

Referring to fig. 2, 5 and 6, the distributing portion 2212 is disposed on a side of the distributing body 2211 close to the bottom wall 211 of the discharging structure 21, and the quantities of food contained in the distributing portions 2212 may be the same or different. The food entering the discharging bin 216 from the second opening 233 can be distributed in a plurality of distribution parts 2212, the food in the distribution parts 2212 can be rotated along with the rotation of the first stirring unit 221 when the first stirring unit 221 rotates, and the food can be dialled into the first opening 213 when the food is rotated to the first opening 213. Among them, the number of the dividing parts 2212 may be two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or more.

The second stirring unit 222 is used for stirring the food stored in the stock assembly 10. The second stirring unit 222 is disposed on a side of the blocking structure 23 away from the discharging bin 216, and is used for stirring the food on the blocking structure 23. Specifically, the second stirring unit 222 includes a stirring body 2221, a rotating shaft 2222, a first receiving cavity 2223, and a stirring paddle 2224.

The stirring body 2221 includes a first end 22211 and a second end 22212 opposite to each other, and the second end 22212 is closer to the first stirring unit 221 than to the first end 22211. In some embodiments, the stirring body 2221 has a tapered configuration, specifically, the cross-sectional area of the stirring body 2221 gradually increases in a direction from the first end 22211 to the second end 22212 of the stirring body 2221. This can reduce the rotational resistance when the second stirring unit 222 rotates.

The rotating shaft 2222 is provided at the first end 22211 of the agitating body 2221, and the rotating shaft 2222 extends from the first end 22211 of the agitating body 2221 toward the second end 22212 of the agitating body 2221. Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the rotating shaft 2222 is sequentially inserted through the second through hole 2321 of the protruding portion 232, the third through hole 22115 of the material distributing body 2211 and the first through hole 2141 of the mounting portion 214. The material distributing body 2211 of the first stirring unit 221 is directly sleeved on the rotating shaft 2222, so that the rotating shaft 2222 can drive the first stirring unit 221 to rotate. The rotating shaft 2222 and the stirring body 2221 together form a first receiving chamber 2223. In some embodiments, the protrusion 232, the portion of the distributing body 2211 and the portion of the mounting portion 214 are received in the first receiving cavity 2223. Therefore, the second stirring unit 222, the blocking structure 23, the first stirring unit 221 and the discharging structure 21 are sequentially and tightly connected, so that on one hand, food can be prevented from entering a joint between the second stirring unit 222 and the blocking structure, entering a joint between the blocking structure 23 and the first stirring unit 221 and entering a joint between the blocking structure 23 and the discharging structure 21, and the normal work of the feeding assembly 20 is ensured; on the other hand, the longitudinal dimension of the feeder assembly 20 can be shortened. In addition, because each structure connection mode among the feeding subassembly 10 is simple, so can be to the easy dismouting of each part of feeding subassembly 10 to clear up and maintain it. For example, when the second stirring unit 222 needs to be cleaned or replaced, the second stirring unit 222 can be directly pulled out from the blocking structure 23 and the first stirring structure 221 only after the first connecting piece 11 on the storing structure 10 is rotated and released from the second connecting piece 215 on the discharging structure 21.

At least one paddle 2224 extends from the outer side wall of the stirring body 2221, the paddle 2224 is supported on the supporting table 121, and the paddle 2224 is disposed at the second end 22212 of the stirring body 2221. The number of the paddles 2224 may be one or more, and for example, the second stirring unit 222 may be a one-blade paddle structure, a two-blade paddle structure, a three-blade paddle structure, a four-blade paddle structure, a five-blade paddle structure, a six-blade paddle structure, a seven-blade paddle structure, an eight-blade paddle structure, or a more-blade paddle structure, which is not limited herein. The stirring body 2221 can rotate the stirring paddle 2224 around the axis of the rotating shaft 2222 to stir the food stored in the feeding assembly 20. After the food is stirred by the stirring paddle 2224, different kinds of food can be uniformly mixed, so that the food output from the feeding assembly 20 is uniformly distributed, and the balance of animal nutrition is facilitated. For another example, food in the feeding assembly 20 may easily cake, and the stirring paddle 2224 can stir up the food to block the feeding assembly 20 when rotating, so that the food can be fed more smoothly.

In some embodiments, the end of each paddle 2224 remote from the body 2221 abuts the inside surface of the barrel 131, so that there is no area of agitation by the paddles 2224 during rotation of the paddles 2224, thereby preventing food items stored in the barrel 131 from clumping together. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, a side of the bearing platform 231 close to the second stirring unit 222 is a planar structure, that is, a side of the bearing platform 231 close to the second stirring unit 222 is not provided with a slope. The bottom of the barrel 131 abuts against one side of the bearing platform 231 close to the second stirring unit 222, the bottom surfaces of the stirring paddles 2224 abut against one side of the bearing platform 231 close to the second stirring unit 222, and one end of each stirring paddle 2224 away from the stirring body 2221 abuts against the inner side surface of the barrel 131. Thus, on the one hand, all the spaces on the side of the barrel 131 close to the bearing table 231 are in the stirring area of the stirring paddle 2224, and no area which can not be stirred in the rotating process of the stirring paddle 2224 exists, so that the food is not easy to form an arch in the feeding device 100 no matter the food is in a granular form or a powder form; on the other hand, the food can be prevented from caking after entering the gap between the stirring paddle 2224 and the bearing platform 231, which can affect the normal rotation of the stirring paddle 2224, so that the service life of the feeding device 100 can be prolonged.

In some embodiments, the paddles 2224 include the mixing surfaces 22241, the mixing surfaces 22241 may be in direct contact with the food, and the mixing surfaces 22241 may be curved surfaces (e.g., the paddles 2224 are entirely streamlined), so that the friction between the paddles 2224 and the food is small during the process of mixing the food, and the paddles 2224 can more smoothly mix the food, which is beneficial to uniformly mixing the food. It should be noted that in some embodiments, the paddles 22242 are fabricated using a die casting process to enhance the flatness of the side of the paddles 22242 that contacts the carrier 121, thereby reducing friction.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the feeding assembly 20 further includes a driving member 24 and a bearing structure 25. The driving member 24 is used for driving the rotating shaft 2222 to rotate so as to drive the first stirring unit 221 and the second stirring unit 222 to rotate synchronously. The driving member 24 includes an output shaft 241, and the output shaft 241 is inserted through the first through hole 1141 of the mounting portion 214 and connected to the rotating shaft 2222 through the bearing structure 25.

Specifically, referring to fig. 5 to 7, the bearing structure 25 includes a coupling 251, a first bearing 252 and a second bearing 253. The coupling 251 is used to connect the rotating shaft 2222 and the output shaft 241. For example, the coupling 251 includes a first coupling portion 2511, a second coupling portion 2512, and a third coupling portion 2513, and the second coupling portion 2512 is used to connect the first coupling portion 2511 and the third coupling portion 2513. The first coupling portion 2511 and the second coupling portion 1513 form a stepped surface 2514, the first coupling portion 2511 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 2222, and the third coupling portion 2513 is sleeved on the output shaft 241, so that when the output shaft 241 rotates, the rotating shaft 2222 can rotate along with the rotating shaft.

In some embodiments, the coupling 251 is provided with a second through hole 2515 having a step shape and passing through, and a mounting hole 22221 is opened at a side of the rotating shaft 2222 away from the first end 22211 of the stirring body 2221. The bearing structure 251 further includes a fastening member 254, and the fastening member 254 is sequentially locked in the mounting hole 22221 of the rotating shaft 2222 through the second through hole 2515 from the side where the third coupling portion 2513 is located, thereby fixedly connecting the rotating shaft 2222 with the output shaft 241. Therefore, the rotating shaft 2222 can be prevented from falling off in the rotating process, and the rotating shaft 2222 can be connected with the driving member 24 more stably.

The first bearing 252 is sleeved on one side of the coupler 251 close to the rotating shaft 2222, and the discharging structure 21 is sleeved on the first bearing 252, so that friction between the coupler 251 and the discharging structure 21 during rotation can be reduced. In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, the first bearing 252 is received in the second receiving slot 22117 and is sleeved on the first coupling portion 2511. The first side 2521 of the first bearing 252 abuts against the main body 2211, and the second side 2522 of the first bearing 252 abuts against the mounting portion 214 and the stepped surface 2514 of the coupling 251. This can prevent the first bearing 252 from moving along the axis of the rotating shaft 2222.

The second bearing 253 is sleeved on one side of the rotating shaft 2222 away from the coupler 251, and the blocking structure 23 is sleeved on the second bearing 253, so that friction between the coupler 251 and the blocking structure 23 during rotation can be reduced. In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, the second bearing 253 is received in the first receiving groove 22116. The first side 2531 of the second bearing 253 abuts against the projection 232, and the second side 2532 of the second bearing 253 abuts against the material dividing body 2211. This can prevent the second bearing 253 from moving along the axis of the rotating shaft 2222.

Referring to fig. 8-11, in some embodiments, the feeding assembly 20 further includes a housing 26, and the housing 26 is mounted on a side of the outfeed structure 21 away from the magazine structure 10. Specifically, the inner side surface of the housing 26 is provided with a second coupling member 261, and the second coupling member 261 can be coupled with the first coupling member 217 to connect the discharging structure 21 and the housing 26.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 8 and 10, the feeding assembly 20 further includes a sealing member 27, the sealing member 27 is disposed between the first combining member 217 and the second combining member 261, and the sealing member 27 is used for sealing a gap between the first combining member 217 and the second combining member 261. Therefore, the connection between the outer shell 26 and the discharging structure 21 can be more compact, and external water vapor is prevented from entering the feeding device 100 from the connection between the outer shell 26 and the discharging structure 21.

It should be noted that when the first engaging member 217 is the inserting groove 2171, the second engaging member 261 can be an extending member 2611 extending from the inner side of the housing 26 to the center of the housing 26, and the extending member 2611 can be partially received in the inserting groove 2171 to tightly connect the discharging structure 21 and the housing 26.

In some embodiments, a threaded hole is provided in the housing 26, and a through hole is provided in the discharging structure 21, through which a screw is locked in the threaded hole, so that the housing 26 is tightly coupled to the discharging structure 21. Alternatively, the outer shell 26 is provided with an external thread, and the discharging structure 21 is provided with an internal thread, and the external thread can be matched with the internal thread to tightly connect the outer shell 26 to the discharging structure 21. Alternatively, the outer shell 26 is provided with an internal thread, and the discharging structure 21 is provided with an external thread, which can be matched with the internal thread to tightly connect the outer shell 26 to the discharging structure 21. This allows for a tighter connection between the take-off structure 21 and the housing 26.

Further, referring to fig. 8 to 11, the housing 26 is provided with an accommodating cavity 261 opened toward the discharging structure 21, and the driving member 24 is partially accommodated in the accommodating cavity 261. In addition, the accommodating cavity 261 may further accommodate functional devices (such as the industrial control assembly 50, the heat dissipation module, the LED lamp, and the like) to provide protection against water, dust, and the like.

The housing 26 further defines a discharge channel 262 penetrating through the housing 26, one end of the discharge channel 262 can be communicated with the external environment of the feeding device 100, the other end of the discharge channel 262 can be communicated with the first opening 213 of the feeding assembly 20, and the food in the discharge bin 216 can enter the discharge channel 262 from the first opening 213 and then be output to the external environment for the animal to eat. In some embodiments, the exit channel 262 is a straight cylindrical structure, i.e., the exit channel 262 is not bent. Thus, the problem that the food is mildewed due to too long time for the food to pass through the discharging channel 262 can be avoided.

The housing 26 may be made of plastic, silicone, metal, etc. Since the working environment of the feeding apparatus 100 is relatively poor, the housing 26 is easily corroded by garbage such as sewage, and since plastic has high corrosion resistance, the housing 26 can have high corrosion resistance when made of plastic, which can improve the service life of the housing 26.

Referring to fig. 1, the feeding apparatus 100 further includes a weighing assembly 30 and a feeding assembly 40. The weighing assembly 30 is used to detect the weight of the food in the magazine assembly 20, and the feeding assembly 40 is used to feed the food into the magazine assembly 20. Further, the storage assembly 20 can be detachably mounted on one side of the feeding assembly 10, the weighing assembly 30 can be detachably mounted on one side of the storage assembly 20 far away from the feeding assembly 10, and the feeding assembly 40 can be detachably mounted on one side of the weighing assembly 30 far away from the storage assembly 20.

In some embodiments, the feeding device 100 further comprises an industrial control assembly 50, and the industrial control assembly 50 is used for controlling the output amount of food, thereby realizing accurate control of the output of food. The industrial control assembly 50 is electrically connected with at least one of the weighing assembly 30, the feeding assembly 20 and the feeding assembly 40. For example, the industrial control unit 50 may be electrically connected to the weighing unit 30 to control the weighing unit 30 to detect the weight of the food in the storage unit 20 and to receive the detected weight of the food fed back by the weighing unit 30. As another example, the industrial control assembly 50 can be electrically connected to the feeding assembly 40, and the feeding assembly 40 can be controlled to vary the feeding amount. As another example, the industrial control assembly 50 can be coupled to the feeding assembly 20 to control the rotation of the drive member 24. Also for example, the industrial control assembly 50 can be electrically connected to the weighing assembly 30 and the feeding assembly 40 so that the weighing assembly 30 and the feeding assembly 40 can be controlled simultaneously. For another example, the industrial control assembly 50 can also be electrically connected with the weighing assembly 30, the feeding assembly 40 and the feeding assembly 20 so as to control the symmetrical recombination member 30, the feeding assembly 40 and the feeding assembly 20. It should be noted that the electrical connection may be through a wire.

Specifically, referring to fig. 8 to 11, the industrial control assembly 50 includes a bracket 51, a circuit board 52 and a display 53. The bracket 51 may be detachably mounted on the housing 26 by screws, bolts, etc., or the bracket 51 may be fixedly mounted on the housing 26 by welding, gluing, etc. In the embodiment shown in fig. 11, the holder 51 is mounted inside the housing 26 and is housed in the housing cavity 261. The bracket 51 may be used to provide a mounting carrier for hardware such as the circuit board 52 and the display 53.

The circuit board 52 can be detachably mounted on the bracket 51 by screws, bolts, etc. and is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 261, and hardware such as a processor, a power supply chip, etc. can be mounted on the circuit board 52. The circuit board 52 may be electrically connected to at least one of the weighing assembly 20, the feeding assembly 10 and the feeding assembly 40 to control the respective assembly. For example, the circuit board 52 may be electrically connected to the weighing assembly 20; as another example, the circuit board 52 may be electrically connected to the feeding set 10; also for example, the circuit board 52 can be electrically connected to the feeding assembly 40, not to mention.

With continued reference to fig. 8 to 11, a display 53 is mounted on the frame 51 and connected to the circuit board 52, and the display 53 can be used to display data information of the feeding device 100. Specifically, the display screen 53 may be used to display data such as the amount of food stored in the feeding device 100, the feeding amount of the feeding assembly 40, the rotational speed of the driving member 24, and fault information of the feeding device 100, to name but a few. The display 53 may be fixed on the bracket 51 by gluing or the like, and may be connected to the circuit board 52 by wires or the like to obtain data information on the circuit board 52. In addition, the display screen 53 may also have a touch function, and a user may input a control instruction through the touch display screen 53.

Because the feeding equipment 100 accommodates the circuit board 52, the display screen 53 and part of the driving part 24 in the accommodating cavity 261 of the shell 26, on one hand, liquid such as vapor can be prevented from entering the circuit board 52, the display screen 53 and the driving part 24, and therefore the service life of the feeding equipment 100 is prolonged; on the other hand, the size of the feeding apparatus 100 can be reduced, making the wiring structure in the feeding apparatus 100 simpler.

The industrial control assembly 50 further includes a connector 58, the connector 58 being disposed outside the housing 26 and mounted to the housing 26, the connector 58 including at least two connection ends 580. It is understood that the number of connection ends 580 may be two, three, four, five, six, etc. in greater numbers. In the exemplary embodiment shown in fig. 11, the connector 58 comprises a first connection 581 and a second connection 582, the first connection 581 is connected to the circuit board 52, the second connection 582 is connected to the weighing module 20, the circuit board 52 can be controlled by the weighing module 30, and data from the weighing module 30 can also be transmitted to the circuit board 52 via the connector 58. The connector 58 further includes a third connection terminal 583, and the third connection terminal 583 can be connected with a power line to provide power to the circuit board 52; the connector 58 includes a fourth connection end 584, and the fourth connection end 584 is connectable with the driver 24 to control the driver 24 connection.

In the example of fig. 11, the connector 58 includes a four-by-four aircraft head 585, the weighing assembly 20 is connected to the aircraft head 585 via a separate aircraft line 61, the circuit board 52 is connected to the aircraft head 585 via a separate aircraft line 62, and the power signal line (not shown) is also connected to the aircraft head 585 via a separate aircraft line (not shown), thereby improving connection stability and facilitating disassembly.

In some embodiments, the industrial control assembly 50 further includes a notification light (not shown) that is received in the receiving cavity 261 of the housing 26 and electrically connected to the circuit board 52, so that the circuit board 52 can control the on/off of the notification light. On one hand, as the shell 26 is internally provided with the prompting lamp, the prompting lamp can be controlled to emit light at night or in dark environment, so that a better lighting function can be achieved, and the condition of animal feeding can be better observed; on the other hand, since the indicator light is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 261 of the housing 26, the housing 26 can provide protection for the indicator light such as water resistance and dust resistance, thereby prolonging the service life of the indicator light. It should be noted that in some embodiments, when the weighing assembly 30 is used to detect that the weight of the food in the magazine assembly 20 is less than the predetermined value, the circuit board 52 can control the indicator light to blink, thereby alerting the user that the food in the feeding device 100 is not stored sufficiently.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of the terms "certain embodiments," "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, unless specifically limited otherwise.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present application, which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A feeding apparatus, comprising:

the storage assembly comprises a first side and a second side which are opposite to each other, and a first connecting piece is arranged on the first side of the storage assembly; and

the subassembly of feeding, the subassembly of feeding includes ejection of compact structure and stirring structure, ejection of compact structure include the diapire and certainly the leg that the diapire extends, the lateral surface of leg is provided with the second connecting piece, stirring structure part at least is acceptd in the ejection of compact structure, first connecting piece with the second connecting piece can rotatory block in order to connect storage subassembly reaches the subassembly of feeding, the stirring structure can the ejection of compact structure internal rotation is located with the stirring storage subassembly and/or food in the ejection of compact structure, first connecting piece with the rotatory chucking direction of second connecting piece with the rotation direction of stirring structure is the same.

2. The feeding device of claim 1, wherein the first connector is a protrusion extending from an outer side surface of the storage assembly, the second connector is a clamping block, the clamping block and the surrounding wall together form a clamping cavity, a notch is formed in a first side of the clamping cavity, a second side of the clamping cavity is closed, the protrusion can penetrate through the notch to rotate into the clamping block cavity, and a side wall of the clamping cavity is used for being clamped with the protrusion.

3. The feeding device of claim 2, wherein the fixture block defines a first through hole in communication with the clamping cavity, and the projection is exposed from the first through hole.

4. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feeding assembly further comprises:

the separation structure is arranged in the discharge structure and forms a discharge bin together with the discharge structure;

the stirring structure includes:

the first stirring unit is arranged in the discharging bin and used for stirring food in the discharging bin, and the first stirring unit is sleeved on the rotating shaft; and

the second stirring unit is borne on one side, away from the discharging bin, of the blocking structure and used for stirring food borne on the blocking structure, and the second stirring unit comprises a rotating shaft.

5. The feeding equipment of claim 4, wherein the feeding assembly further comprises a bearing structure and a driving member, the bearing structure comprises a coupler, a first bearing and a second bearing, the coupler is used for connecting the rotating shaft and the driving member, the first bearing sleeve is arranged on one side of the coupler close to the rotating shaft, and the second bearing sleeve is arranged on one side of the rotating shaft away from the coupler;

the driving piece is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate so as to drive the second stirring unit and the first stirring unit to synchronously rotate.

6. The feeding apparatus of claim 5, wherein the drive member comprises an output shaft connected to the rotating shaft by the coupling; the shaft coupling includes first alligator shaft portion, second alligator shaft portion and third alligator shaft portion, the second alligator shaft portion is used for connecting first alligator shaft portion reaches the third alligator shaft portion, first alligator shaft portion with the second alligator shaft portion forms the ladder face, first alligator shaft portion cover is established in the axis of rotation, third alligator shaft portion cover is established on the output shaft.

7. The feeding assembly of claim 6 wherein the rotating shaft is provided with a mounting hole at one end thereof adjacent to the coupler, the coupler being provided with a second through hole therethrough having a stepped shape;

the bearing structure further comprises a fastener, and the fastener penetrates through the second through hole from one side where the third coupling portion is located in sequence and is locked in the mounting hole of the rotating shaft.

8. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second stirring unit of the stirring structure further comprises a stirring body and at least one stirring paddle extending from an outer sidewall of the stirring body,

the storage structure comprises a material barrel, and the stirring paddle is far away from one end of the stirring body and is abutted against the inner side surface of the material barrel.

9. The feeding apparatus of claim 8, wherein the cartridge of the magazine assembly is of a straight cartridge configuration; and/or

The discharging structure is a straight cylinder structure.

10. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the discharging structure comprises a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the second side is closer to the storage assembly than the first side, and the first side is provided with a first combining part; the feeding assembly further comprises:

the shell, the shell is installed ejection of compact structure is kept away from one side of storage structure, the medial surface of shell is equipped with the second conjunction, the second conjunction can with first conjunction combines in order to connect ejection of compact structure reaches the shell.

11. The feeding apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first engaging member includes an insertion groove that is recessed from the first side of the dispensing structure toward the second side, and the second engaging member includes an extension member that extends from the inside surface of the housing toward the center of the housing, the extension member being partially receivable in the insertion groove to tightly couple the dispensing structure and the housing.

12. The feeding apparatus of claim 10, wherein the feeding assembly further comprises:

and the sealing element is arranged between the first combining element and the second combining element and is used for sealing a gap between the first combining element and the second combining element.

13. The feeding apparatus of claim 10, wherein the housing is provided with a receiving cavity which is open towards the discharge structure, the drive member portion of the feeding assembly being received in the receiving cavity.

14. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

the weighing assembly is detachably mounted on one side, away from the feeding assembly, of the storage assembly and is used for detecting the weight of food in the storage assembly; and

the feeding assembly is detachably mounted on one side, away from the storage assembly, of the weighing assembly, and the feeding assembly is used for inputting food into the storage assembly.

15. The feeding apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

the industrial control assembly is accommodated in the shell of the feeding assembly, the industrial control assembly is electrically connected with at least one of the weighing assembly, the feeding assembly and the feeding assembly, and the industrial control assembly is used for controlling the output quantity of food.

16. The feeding apparatus of claim 15, wherein the industrial control assembly comprises:

a bracket mounted on the housing;

the circuit board is arranged on the bracket and is contained in the containing part, and the circuit board can be electrically connected with at least one of the weighing component, the feeding component and the feeding component; and

the display screen is installed on the support and electrically connected with the circuit board, and the display screen is used for acquiring and displaying data information on the circuit board.

17. The feeding apparatus of claim 16, wherein the industrial control assembly further comprises:

a connector mounted on the housing, the connector including a first connection end connected to the circuit board; and/or

The connector comprises a second connecting end, and the second connecting end is connected with the weighing component; and/or

The connector comprises a third connecting end which is connected with a power line; and/or

The connector comprises a fourth connecting end, and the fourth connecting end is connected with the driving piece.

18. The feeding apparatus of claim 16, wherein the industrial control assembly further comprises:

the prompting lamp is accommodated in the shell and is electrically connected with the circuit board.