JPH0951736A - Automatic feed-and-water supplying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive automatic feed-and-water supplying equipment suitable for domestic use, easy to handle, capable of automatically supply feed and drinking water to pets such as dogs or cats. SOLUTION: One side of a base stand A is provided with a holder 1 to be engagedly fitted with the bottom 11 of a hopper B and the side of the holder 1 with an opening 2 correspondingly to the outlet 12 of the bottom 11, thus supplying feed from the hopper B via a slope 3 to a feed receiver 4. On the other side of the base stand A, a bottle D to be filled with clean water is set downward (set invertedly) to screwedly fit the bottle port 31 into the relevant connecting part 21 having a clean water guide 22, thus enabling water supply via the guide 22 to a clean water reservoir 23. An opening part 5 to be detachably mounted with a water supplying tray C enabled to supply water to the reservoir 23 is transparently installed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic feed water dispenser capable of automatically feeding pets such as dogs and cats and drinking water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been known proposals for feeders used for pets such as dogs and cats, and small animals for medicine or experiments such as rats and mice. As a concrete example, the actual public Sho-57-
According to No. 14040 (Pet Box), there is proposed a pet box which can be installed in a portable or fixed manner for keeping the pet in a hygienic manner, which includes a drinking fountain, a food / drink unit having a food tray, a defecation unit, Consists of a bed, etc.,
Although a small amount of water is continuously supplied by a water supply device and an appropriate amount is fed by a timer, the production cost is high because the device is large in scale, and it is difficult to implement easily. Further, the proposal disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-15883 (feeder) has a simple structure in which food is fed according to the action of ingesting the food of the small animal itself, but does not have a water supply structure. Furthermore, the proposal shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-19450 (automatic pet feeding device) can feed automatically as the set time elapses, but is intended only for feeding.

According to these prior arts, a large-scale automatic feeding device having a complicated structure is costly, or since it does not have an automatic water feeding function, it can be easily used at home and automatically feeds. It was not enough as a simple device for supplying water, which was a technical problem that had not been solved.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is intended for packaging, in which a hopper, which also serves as a food tank, slides the food onto a food receiver and can be filled with fresh water for drinking. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic feed water dispenser in which water is supplied from a bottle to a fresh water storage portion so that a pet can eat food and drink water.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a concrete means of the automatic feed water dispenser according to the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object,
On one side of the base, a holding portion to which a hopper hem also serving as a food tank is fitted, and an opening is formed on the side surface of the holding portion corresponding to the outlet of the hem, so that the hopper is inclined from the hopper. The food shall be slid down through the passage and supplied to the food receiver, and on the other side, the bottle that can be filled with fresh water for beverage should be faced down (upside down) and the bottle should have a bottle with a fresh water guide. The mouth connecting portion is screwed and passed through the fresh water guide portion, and a hollow portion through which a water supply tray capable of supplying water to the fresh water storage portion is detachably and stably placed is transparently provided.

Further, the hopper is formed into a rectangular tube shape, a projecting edge portion is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the opening, and a fastening portion engaging with the projecting edge portion is provided opposite to the lid portion via a hinge. It is also possible that the lid can be opened and closed.

Further, the packaging bottle is molded by a hollow molding method mainly using polyethylene, EVA resin, polypropylene, polystyrene, vinyl chloride resin, etc., and provided for mineral water, oolong tea and other soft drinks. It is a commercially available product, and it is preferable to reuse the empty bottle.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a disassembled state, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a completed assembled state,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the food is supplied from the hopper that also serves as the food tank to the food receiver, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the bottle mouth of the packaging bottle that can be filled with fresh water for drink is screwed into the water supply tray FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which fresh water for beverage is supplied from the packaging bottle to the fresh water storage portion. FIG. 6 shows the case where the lid is divided into two parts, (A) shows the lid surface and (B) shows FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the back surface of the lid, and FIG. 7 is a VII-V of FIG.
It is explanatory drawing of the cross section shown by the II line.

In the drawing, A is a plastic base similar to a prism, and the base A surrounds the short wall portion 7 so that the inside is a space. Reference numeral 1 denotes a holding portion that is integrally raised by being offset to one corner portion on one side of the surface of the base A, and the bottom portion of a hopper that also serves as a feed tank, which will be described later, is fitted from above. . The holding portion 1 has an opening 2 formed on a side surface opposite to the corner portion, and the opening 2
A food receiver 4 facing the holding portion 1 via a slope 3 from the lower end is recessed.

Reference numeral B designates a hopper which also serves as a food tank, and the hem 11 of the hopper 11 has a shape suitable for fitting into the holding portion 1 and which is adapted to the opening 2 of the holding portion 1 and the inclined path 3 Forming a downward outlet 12 leading to the. 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a lid, which covers the opening surface of the hopper B. 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a fastening portion in which a hinge 16 is provided on both sides of the lid portion 14 and engages with a projecting edge portion 13 at the outer peripheral edge of the opening of the hopper B. 5
On the other side of the surface of the base A, the holding portion 1 and the food receiver 4
It is a hollow portion that is transparently installed in parallel with the water supply tray so that a water supply tray, which will be described later, can be detachably and stably placed.

C is a water supply tray, and D is a packaging bottle that can be filled with fresh water for drinks. Reference numeral 21 denotes a bottle mouth connecting portion formed by engraving a screw thread compatible with the thread thread engraved on the bottle mouth 31 of the packaging bottle D, as shown in FIGS.
A shallow funnel-shaped slope portion 24 conforming to the shoulder portion 32 of the packaging bottle D is formed, and the bottle connecting portion 21 is formed at the bottom portion thereof.
Is preferably formed. 22 is the Shimizu guidance section,
23 is a fresh water storage part.

The packaging bottle D is molded by a hollow molding method using polyethylene, EVA resin, polypropylene, polystyrene, vinyl chloride resin or the like as its material, and is generally commercially available. ing,
It is widely provided as a bottle for packaging mineral water, oolong tea and other soft drinks. In the practice of the present invention,
One of the features is that these commercially available empty bottles can be reused.

In the drawings, F indicates a feed and W indicates fresh water for drinks. When the water supply tray C is placed on the hollow portion 5, 6 is a recess provided so that the user can easily insert the fingertips from both sides of the water supply tray C with the packaging bottle D screwed in and lifted. 8 is under the completed assembly state shown in FIG.
It is a hand-held portion formed for inserting fingers for convenience when the automatic feed water dispenser of the present invention is moved in place while containing the food F and fresh water W. 17 in the drawing is a lid portion 14.
The reference numeral 18 designates a projection attached to the fastening portion 15 of FIG.

As the usage of the present invention, first, the lid 14 is securely closed in order to prevent the odor of the food F from being dissipated, insect damage and dust from entering, and then the hopper B hem 11 is held. By fitting from above, the feed F is deposited on the feed receiver 4 from the outlet 12 via the inclined path 3 by its own weight (FIG. 3). In addition, the packaging bottle D was placed upright.
After filling with clean water W into the bottle mouth 31 without the lid,
First, in a state in which the packaging bottle D is turned down, the bottle mouth connection portion 21 of the water supply tray C is applied and screwed into the bottle mouth 21 and sufficiently tightened (Fig. 4) to gently invert the packaging bottle D. However, if the surface of the water supply tray C faces upward,
The fresh water W is supplied to the fresh water storage section 23 through the fresh water guide section 22 (FIG. 5).

Therefore, in the preferred use of the present invention, when the breeder of pets such as dogs and cats plans to leave the house for one day, as described above, the hopper B also serving as the feed tank is used.
If a suitable amount of the food F is stored in the packaging bottle D and the fresh water W is similarly set in the packaging bottle D, the food F is immediately supplied to the food receiver 4 and the fresh water W is supplied to the fresh water storage section 23. Food and water are automatically supplied as pets eat and drink.

[0016]

According to the present invention having the above configuration, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the present invention of claim 1, the hopper B is fitted into the holding portion 1, and the water supply tray C into which the packaging bottle D is screwed is inserted into the hollow portion 5.
Since the stored food F and fresh water W are automatically fed and watered by a simple setting work such as placing them on the floor, special skill is not required for their handling, and they are cheap to use for general household use. Can be provided to. Moreover, since the pet can easily clean after eating and drinking, it is convenient for subsequent use and can be stored easily. In particular,
Since the structure is simple, it has the advantages of being suitable for mass production and being compact in terms of product management. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lid portion 14 is securely closed only by engaging the projection 17 of the fastening portion 15 with the notch 18 of the projecting edge portion 13 of the hopper B via the hinge 16. , Its cancellation is also easy. According to the present invention of claim 3, since it is possible to reuse the packaging bottle which is a used empty bottle used for mineral spring water, oolong tea or other soft drinks molded by the hollow molding method, it contributes to resource utilization. It also helps prevent the generation of dust.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a disassembled state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a completed state of assembly.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the food is supplied from the hopper which also serves as the food tank to the food receiver.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the bottle mouth of a packaging bottle that can be filled with fresh water for drink is screwed into a water supply tray.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which fresh water for beverage is supplied from the packaging bottle to the fresh water storage section.

6A and 6B are explanatory views showing a front surface of the lid and a back surface of the lid when the lid is divided into two parts.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a lid opening / closing lid mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Base B Hopper C Water supply tray D Packaging bottle F Food W Fresh water for drink 1 Holding part 2 Opening part 3 Ramp path 4 Food receiving part 5 Intrusion part 6 Indentation 7 Short wall part 8 Handle part 11 Hem part 12 Outlet port 13 Protrusion Edge 14 Lid 15 Fixing 16 16 Hinge 17 Protrusion 18 Notch 21 Bottle mouth connection 22 Fresh water guide 23 Fresh water reservoir 24 Slope 31 Bottle 32 Shoulder

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A holding portion for fitting a hopper hem also serving as a food tank on one side of the base, and an opening formed on a side surface of the holding portion corresponding to an outlet of the hem. , The food shall be slid from the hopper via the slope and supplied to the food receiver, and on the other side, the packaging bottle that can be filled with fresh water for beverage should be faced down (inverted) to clean the bottle. It is screwed into a bottle connection portion having a guide portion, and through which a water supply tray capable of supplying water to the fresh water storage portion is detachably and stably placed through the fresh water guide portion. An automatic feeding water dispenser characterized by the above. 2. The hopper is formed into a rectangular tube shape, a projecting edge portion is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the opening, and a fastening portion engaging with the projecting edge portion is provided opposite to the lid portion via a hinge. The automatic feed water dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the lid portion can be opened and closed. 3. The packaging bottle is molded by a hollow molding method mainly using polyethylene, EVA resin, polypropylene, polystyrene, vinyl chloride resin, etc., and provided for mineral spring water, oolong tea and other soft drinks. The automatic feeding water dispenser according to claim 1 or 2, which is a commercially available product, and whose empty bottle can be reused.