CN219554618U

CN219554618U - Charging device for animal wearing function device, animal feeding equipment and system

Info

Publication number: CN219554618U
Application number: CN202320218337.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 请求不公布姓名
Original assignee: Shanghai Halo Pratt&whitney Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Halo Pratt&whitney Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-15
Filing date: 2023-02-15
Publication date: 2023-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-15
Also published as: WO2024169784A1

Abstract

The utility model discloses a charging device for animal wearing functional devices, which comprises a carrier, a control device, a detection assembly and a non-contact charging assembly, wherein the carrier is connected with the detection assembly; the carrier is used for arranging articles which attract animals to come and a charging area; the control device is in communication connection with the detection assembly and/or the non-contact charging assembly; the detection component is configured to detect that the animal wearing functional device enters a charging area and transmit a detection signal to the control device; the contactless charging assembly is configured to charge the animal-worn functional device. The utility model also provides animal feeding equipment using the charging device and an animal feeding system. The utility model can utilize the habit of animals to realize the automatic charging of the functional devices worn on the animals, and enhance the endurance of the functional devices.

Description

Charging device for animal wearing function device, animal feeding equipment and system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of Internet of things, in particular to a charging device for an animal wearing function device, animal feeding equipment using the charging device and an animal feeding system.

Background

In some public welfare projects, continuous tracking and positioning of partial sick, postoperative and other wandering animals are required, and the duration varies from half a year to 3 years. In such a case, a locator is typically mounted on the streamer, the locator having a locating module so that the streamer can be continually located. The positioner requires electrical power and typically uses a battery as a power source. But the battery has a limited capacity and needs to be charged periodically. In order to ensure sufficient power of the battery, a solar battery is used in some positioners, that is, the battery can be continuously charged by illumination of solar energy, so as to ensure the power.

However, in some application scenarios, for example, when the weather is continuously overcast, rainy, and other days with insufficient illumination, the battery of the locator is insufficient to support the locator to operate normally, or some wandering animals prefer to hide in a shady place due to life habit problems, and the battery is also easy to be insufficient to obtain enough illumination, so that the electric quantity is insufficient. For example, in hot summer, the wandering cats are essentially hidden in the shade of a grass, a small forest, a corner, etc., and rarely walk, which makes it difficult for a photovoltaic charged locator to obtain enough light for charging, resulting in the locator running out of power in summer and not being able to continue to operate.

Accordingly, those skilled in the art have been working to develop a charging device for an animal-worn functional device that attracts the animal toward the charging device and ensures that the animal remains in the device for a longer period of time, thereby charging the functional device worn by the animal with a non-contact charging assembly on the charging device and ensuring that the functional device works effectively for a long period of time.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a charging device for animal wearing functional devices, which comprises a carrier, a control device, a detection assembly and a non-contact charging assembly; the carrier is used for arranging articles which attract animals to come and a charging area; the control device is in communication connection with the detection assembly and/or the non-contact charging assembly; the detection component is configured to detect that the animal wearing functional device enters a charging area and transmit a detection signal to the control device; the contactless charging assembly is configured to charge the animal-worn functional device.

Further, the carrier comprises a base and a cover body at least partially arranged on the base, wherein the cover body and the base form a cavity, and the cavity comprises the charging area and at least one opening.

Further, the size of the opening is smaller than the inner diameter of the cavity.

Further, the opening is provided with a smooth edge, and the opening and the edge are in arc transition.

Further, at least a portion of the side wall of the housing is transparent.

Further, the detection assembly is disposed adjacent the opening of the cavity.

Further, the detection assembly comprises a short-range wireless communicator.

Further, the non-contact charging assembly includes an illumination lamp source disposed inside the housing.

Further, the light emitted by the illuminating lamp source has a wavelength smaller than 600nm and a color temperature of 3500-4500K.

The utility model also provides animal feeding equipment, which comprises the charging device of the animal wearing functional device, and is used for feeding food to target animals.

The utility model also provides an animal feeding system, which comprises the animal feeding equipment; the server can be in communication connection with the animal feeding equipment; and the client can be in communication connection with the animal feeding device and/or the server.

The charging device for the animal wearing function device provided by the utility model has the following technical effects:

1. the utility model utilizes the habit of animals, and the functional devices on the animals are charged in a non-contact way by attracting the animals to the charging device, so that the electric energy of the functional devices can be automatically supplemented, and the cruising ability of the functional devices is enhanced. When the method is applied to monitoring of the scenes such as the current animals, farms or wild animals, the method does not need to manually participate in capturing the animals to supplement the electric energy of the functional devices, can ensure the continuous operation of the functional devices for a long time, strengthens the monitoring of the animals, does not consume larger manpower and material resources, and is beneficial to protecting the animals.

2. According to the utility model, the charging device is arranged on the feeding equipment, so that the multifunctional combination of feeding, charging and the like can be realized, the charging can be realized, and data such as the action and rest laws of animals can be monitored. Through the internet of things technology, intelligent management of a plurality of feeding devices can be achieved, and data of animal groups are analyzed and processed, so that the management effect on animals is improved.

The conception, specific structure, and technical effects of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings to fully understand the objects, features, and effects of the present utility model.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view at another perspective;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the bottom of the base.

Detailed Description

Other advantages and effects of the present utility model will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, which describes the embodiments of the present utility model with reference to specific examples. The utility model may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the specific details, and the details of the present description may be modified or varied from the spirit and scope of the present utility model. It should be noted that the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments merely illustrate the basic concept of the present utility model by way of illustration, and only the components related to the present utility model are shown in the illustrations, not according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation, and the form, number and proportion of each component in actual implementation may be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may be more complex.

Some exemplary embodiments of the utility model have been described for illustrative purposes, it being understood that the utility model may be practiced otherwise than as specifically shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present utility model provides a charging device for animal wearing functional devices, comprising a carrier 10, a control device 40, a detection assembly 20, a power source (not shown in the figures) and a non-contact charging assembly 30. The carrier 10 is used to set up items that attract animals in front of it and a charging area. The detection assembly 20, the control device 40, the power source and the contactless charging assembly 30 are all arranged in a suitable position on the carrier 10. The control device 40 is communicatively connected to the power source, the detecting assembly 20 and the non-contact charging assembly 30, and can receive the signal from the detecting assembly 20 and control the non-contact charging assembly 30 and the detecting assembly 20 to be opened or closed. The detection assembly 20 may detect whether the animal is wearing a functional device and whether the animal has reached a charging area and send a signal to the control device 40. After the detection assembly 20 detects the functional device, the control device 40 may control the operation of the non-contact charging assembly 30 during the period when the animal remains in the charging area, and the non-contact charging assembly 30 may continuously perform non-contact charging on the functional device on the animal during the period to supplement the functional device with electric energy.

In some embodiments, the carrier 10 includes a base 12 and a cover 13, the cover 13 being disposed on the base 12 to form a cavity 11 with the base 12. The base 12 may be hollow (not shown) or, as shown in fig. 4, the bottom of the base 12 may be provided with mounting locations for mounting the control device 40 and power supply, etc. The cavity 11 of the carrier 10 accommodates items that attract the animal in the future. A limiting structure for the animal to leave may also be provided on the carrier 10, which is temporarily constrained by the structure when the animal arrives on the carrier 10, so that it takes a while for the animal to leave the carrier 10, thereby achieving the purpose of prolonging the charging time. The structure may be arranged according to the habits of different animals. For example, in the case of a flushable cat, at least part of the side wall of the cover 13 is provided to be transparent, food preferred by the flushable cat is placed in the cavity 11, the cavity 11 is provided with a unidirectional opening 14, i.e. the cavity 11 has only one opening 14, and the opening 14 may be provided with a smaller size than the inner diameter of the cavity 11. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the cavity 11 is provided with two opposite openings 14, and the bottom of the cavity 11 is arc-shaped, wherein one opening can be larger than the other opening, that is, the bottom of the cavity 11 has different slopes, the slope near the larger opening is smaller, and the slope near the smaller opening is larger, so that the animal is further limited to pass unidirectionally. In some embodiments, the side walls of the cavity 11 may be configured like an ellipsoid, with the central portion of the cavity 11 having a maximum inside diameter, tapering toward both ends, and an opening 14 for the ingress and egress of animals being provided at one end in the long axis direction. In some embodiments, a baffle 15 is provided on the upper side of the opening 14, the baffle 15 extending along the edge of the opening 14 and protruding outwardly, avoiding the animals from getting caught by the edge of the opening 14, increasing comfort. When the flushable cat finds food, the small opening 14 is designed to restrain the cat's neck when the head is extended into the housing 13 from the opening 14, so that the cat's position on the carrier 10 is temporarily restrained. At the same time, the restraining structure also provides for restraining the animal in a particular pose such that the functional device is within a preferably chargeable distance from the contactless charging assembly 30. During this time, the contactless charging module 30 is turned on to charge the functional devices on the wandering cat. To increase the residence time of the cat, the food output of the housing 13 can be automatically controlled, i.e., the amount of supplemental food can be provided by the control device 40, allowing the wandering cat to eat for a longer period of time to increase the charging time. It will be appreciated that different articles may be selected and different restraining structures may be designed depending on the animal in question and are not limited to the structures depicted in the drawings.

In some embodiments, the power source may be selected from a mains supply or a rechargeable battery. The power supply may be selected as mains, as conditions allow, by the control means 40 providing power to the charging means themselves and to charge the functional devices. In some field locations, rechargeable batteries may be selected.

The detection assembly 20 is used for detecting whether an animal with a functional device approaches or leaves, and a short-distance wireless communicator can be selected. If some animals without functional devices approach the carrier 10, the detection assembly 20 will not send a signal to the control device 40 because the functional devices are not detected, so that the non-contact charging assembly 30 will not be started, thereby achieving the purpose of saving electric energy. Meanwhile, after the animal equipped with the functional device leaves, the animal can also send a signal to the control device 40 after being detected by the detection component 20, and the operation of the non-contact charging component 30 is stopped, so that electric energy is saved. In addition, since the animal may not necessarily be able to make the functional device and the contactless charging assembly 30 in an effective charging range after reaching the carrier 10, the detecting assembly 20 may be triggered only when the distance between the functional device and the detecting assembly 20 is within a limited detecting range by reasonably setting the effective detecting distance of the detecting assembly 20. In some embodiments, the detection component 20 may be an NFC reader, and an NFC chip is disposed in the functional device, and the communication distance of NFC is designed to be less than 10 cm, preferably 4-6 cm. Taking the case of a wandering cat wearing a positioner, the detection assembly 20 is arranged near the opening 14 and is positioned at the bottom of the cavity 11, when the neck of the wandering cat stretches into the opening 14, the neck of the cat can be contacted with the edge of the opening 14 or is very close to the edge of the opening 14 due to the design of the opening 14, the distance between the positioner and the detection assembly 20 is very short, and therefore, the cat can be accurately judged that the head of the cat stretches into the cover 13, and the non-contact charging assembly 30 is started. When the cat leaves, the communication distance becomes longer, and the detection assembly 20 loses the signal, which triggers the control device 40 to turn off the charging assembly. Preferably, the detection assembly 20 is configured to periodically detect whether the locator is approaching. It should be understood that, according to different habits of animals, different kinds of functional devices disposed on the animals, different locations of the functional devices on the animals, and different built-in chips of the functional devices, other detecting components 20 matched with the functional devices may be selected and disposed at different locations of the carrier 10, so as to more accurately determine whether the animals reach the carrier 10.

The contactless charging assembly 30 is configured to charge the functional device to supplement electrical energy. In some embodiments, the functional device is powered by a solar cell, and in this case, an illumination lamp may be selected as the non-contact charging assembly 30. After the animal is judged to reach the carrier 10, the control device 40 starts the illuminating lamp, and the light emitted by the illuminating lamp can enable the photovoltaic panel on the functional device to be converted into current. Taking a wane cat as an example, a plurality of illuminating lamps are selected to form a lamp source, and the lamp source is arranged on the inner side wall of the cover body 13 and surrounds the inner side wall of the cover body 13 so as to furthest increase the irradiation area. Generally, the wavelength of light emitted by the illumination lamp can be designed according to the wavelength range that the photovoltaic panel absorbs on the functional device, which is 300-1200 nm. In addition, the wavelength needs to be selected in consideration of the habit of the animal and the like. For example, for a wandering cat, it is not recommended to use longer wavelength light. Because the light with larger wave transmission irradiates the object, the temperature of the object can be raised faster. Cats are very sensitive animals, and can not obviously feel that the neck is heated in the feeding process, otherwise, the cats are frightened and separated, so that a lighting lamp with the wavelength of less than 600nm and the color temperature of 3500-4500K is recommended. It should be understood that light rays with different wavelengths can be selected for different animals, and meanwhile, the installation position and arrangement mode of the illuminating lamp can be changed according to the positions of the functional devices on the animal body, so that the functional devices are charged to the greatest extent. In some embodiments, a wireless charging chip may be provided in the functional device, and then the contactless charging assembly 30 may be selected as a wireless charging transmitting module.

A preferred embodiment of the utility model is described in detail below in connection with charging a locator on a wandering cat:

as shown in fig. 1-3, the cover 13 is transparent and one-way open, and after a wandering cat sees the food in the cover 13, the cat needs to go down and extend his head into the cover to eat the food. The cover 13 is at least partially transparent, so that the cat can conveniently see the internal cat food from the outside so as to attract the cat to eat before eating, and after the cat stretches the head into the feeding tray, the situation around can be observed so as to eat more safely. The NFC reader is arranged at the bottom near the opening 14 to periodically detect whether the locator is close or not, and when a cat eats, the locator on the neck is close to the NFC antenna, and the communication distance of NFC design is only a few centimeters, so that the cat can be accurately judged that the cat stretches the head into the feeding tray to eat. After obtaining the information of the cat through NFC, if it is determined that the cat wears the locator capable of being charged by photovoltaic, the control device 40 lights the illumination lamp through the illumination lamp driving circuit. The irradiation angle of the illuminating lamp and the wavelength of the lamplight are designed, so that the light emitted by the illuminating lamp can be converted into current to the maximum extent by the flexible photovoltaic panel on the cat neck. During the feeding process of the cat, the control device 40 still controls the NFC card reader to periodically detect whether the locator exists, and when the cat leaves, the lighting lamp driving circuit is immediately turned off, so that the waste of the energy of the rechargeable battery in the feeding tray is avoided.

Because the cat is smaller, the capacity of a lithium battery built in a general matched positioner is about 150mAh, and the consumed electric quantity of the positioner in Bluetooth broadcasting, WIFI scanning, GPS positioning, data uploading and other functions is about 3-4 mAh every day (although the positioner can dynamically control the reporting period according to the electric quantity condition, the continuous service time is generally about one month). The solar energy collecting device has the advantages that the long-term uninterrupted work of the positioner is ensured, the electricity consumption of the positioner in summer is only ensured, and because cats generally like to rest in open sun due to cool weather in three seasons of spring, autumn and winter, the photovoltaic panel of the positioner can obtain enough long-time irradiation power generation, and the problem of insufficient electricity is basically solved. Considering that the entire summer lasts about 4-5 months, the locator needs to consume about 500-600 mAh of electricity.

The power of the flexible photovoltaic panel selected by the positioner is about 0.2W, the voltage is 1.5V, and the maximum output current is 130mA according to the size of the wandering cat. Considering the charge conversion efficiency and the lithium battery being 3.4-4.2V, the charging current of the lithium battery after conversion is about 50mA. As can be seen from tracking observation, the wandering cats generally eat 2-3 times per day, the time of each eating is different from 2-3 minutes, and the average total time of eating per day is about 5-6 minutes. According to the conditions, the daily charging amount of the wandering cat is calculated to be 4.15-5 mAh when the wandering cat eats, and the summer charging amount is about 620-750 mAh, so that the expected effect can be achieved.

It should be appreciated that while the above embodiments have been described with respect to a wandering cat, in other types of animals, the concepts of the present utility model may be utilized to design a charging device that utilizes the habit of that particular animal to attract it to the charging device for the purpose of charging the functional device on its body. For example, the utility model can be used for monitoring wild animals, farms or domestic pets, etc., and the functional devices on animals are not limited to the positioners described above, but can also be other functional devices for realizing specific functions, such as physical condition monitoring devices, etc.

The utility model also provides animal feeding equipment which comprises the charging device, and the charging device can charge the animal wearing function device while feeding food to the animal.

The utility model also provides an animal feeding system, which comprises the animal feeding equipment; the server can be in communication connection with the animal feeding equipment; and the client can be in communication connection with the animal feeding device and/or the server. The animal feeding equipment is provided with the communication device, and real-time communication is realized between the communication device and the server and between the communication device and the client, so that information such as animal feeding time, electric quantity of the functional device, working conditions and the like is transmitted to the server. The communication mode can be wired or wireless communication. The system can be provided with a plurality of animal feeding devices, and the server can carry out remote management on the animal feeding devices and comprehensively analyze and manage the life rule of animals, the working conditions of functional devices and the like. The worker can monitor and manage the animal feeding equipment through the client, receive the server instruction and the like. It is understood that the animal feeding system can realize centralized operation and maintenance by means of the internet of things technology so as to monitor, analyze and process animals in a large area range and improve management efficiency. The function allocation of the server and the client can be customized according to actual requirements.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model and its effectiveness, and are not intended to limit the utility model. Modifications and variations may be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Accordingly, it is intended that all equivalent modifications and variations of the utility model be covered by the claims, which are within the ordinary skill of the art, be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. The charging device for the animal wearing functional device is characterized by comprising a carrier, a control device, a detection assembly and a non-contact charging assembly;

the carrier is used for arranging articles which attract animals to come and a charging area;

the control device is in communication connection with the detection assembly and/or the non-contact charging assembly;

the detection component is configured to detect that the animal wearing functional device enters a charging area and transmit a detection signal to the control device;

the contactless charging assembly is configured to charge the animal-worn functional device.

2. The charging device for an animal-worn functional device of claim 1, wherein the carrier includes a base and a cover at least partially disposed on the base, the cover and the base forming a cavity, the cavity including the charging area and at least one opening.

3. The charging device for animal-worn functional devices of claim 2, wherein the opening is sized smaller than an inner diameter of the cavity.

4. The charging device for animal wear functions of claim 2, wherein the opening is provided with a smooth rim, the opening being arcuately excessive from the rim.

5. The charging device of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the side wall of the housing is transparent.

6. The charging device of claim 2, wherein the detection assembly is disposed adjacent the opening of the cavity.

7. The charging device of claim 6, wherein the detection assembly comprises a short-range wireless communicator.

8. The charging device of claim 2, wherein the non-contact charging assembly comprises an illumination lamp source disposed inside the housing.

9. The charging device of claim 8, wherein the illumination light source emits light having a wavelength of less than 600nm and a color temperature of 3500-4500K.

10. An animal feeding device, characterized in that it comprises a charging means of the animal wearing functional device according to any one of claims 1-9, for feeding food to a target animal.

11. An animal feeding system, comprising:

the animal feeding device of claim 10;

the server can be in communication connection with the animal feeding equipment; and

the client can be in communication connection with the animal feeding device and/or the server.