KR101712593B1

KR101712593B1 - Feeding Device for Animals

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Publication number: KR101712593B1
Application number: KR1020150105238A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이준혁
Original assignee: 이준혁
Priority date: 2015-07-24
Filing date: 2015-07-24
Publication date: 2017-03-06
Also published as: KR20170011852A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a feeder, comprising: a container capable of feeding a feed to an animal, the container including an inner space in which feed can be stored and an outlet through which the feed is discharged to the outside, Is capable of rotating between a discharge position through which the feed can be discharged through the discharge port and a storage position where the feed can not be discharged through the discharge port and when the animal exerts an external force on the container, .
According to the present invention, a small amount of feed is discharged only when the container is in the discharging position, and intelligent development and exercise can be performed in the process of self-thinking and self-moving for the pet to acquire food. There is an effect that can be.

Description

Feeding Device for Animals < RTI ID = 0.0 >

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a feeding device, and more particularly, to a feeding device capable of intelligent development and exercise in the process of self-thinking and self-moving to obtain food,

One way to feed pets is by passive methods where people feed their pets directly, and when pets are kept in storage containers, the pets themselves eat the feed themselves.

However, as a conventional active feeding method, when a pet is asked to feed a feeder and pressurize the feeder, a method of discharging the feed is also used. In this method, the amount of feed that can be stored is relatively small, There is a problem that when the pet constantly bites the device, there is a problem that the device is broken or a large amount of feed is discharged all at once.

In addition, there is a problem that even when the pet is bitten off the feeding device, the feed is not easily discharged and the stress of the pet is increased only.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an intelligent development and exercise in the process of self-thinking and self-movement for acquiring food, Feed feeder.

In order to attain the above object, the feed feeding apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus for feeding feed to an animal, comprising an inner space in which feed can be stored, and a vessel having an outlet through which the feed is discharged to the outside, The container is rotatable between a discharge position where the feed can be discharged through the discharge port and a storage position where the feed can not be discharged through the discharge port and when the animal exerts an external force on the container, To the discharge position.

Here, it is preferable that the container is biased to the storage position.

Here, it is preferable that the discharge port is formed at one end of the container and a weight member is disposed at the other end of the container, whereby the container is biased to the storage position by gravity.

Here, it is preferable that the container includes a holder for rotatably supporting the container, wherein the container is rotatable relative to the holder between the discharge position and the storage position.

Here, the cradle includes: a base; And a pair of pillar members spaced apart from each other, the pillar member being rotatably coupled to the distal end of the pillar member.

Here, the column member may be adjustable in length along the longitudinal direction.

According to the present invention, there is provided a container comprising a container having an internal space in which feed can be stored and an outlet through which the feed is discharged to the outside, wherein the container has a discharge position where the feed can be discharged through the discharge opening, So that when the container is in the discharge position, only a small amount of the feed can be discharged from the storage position, The pet is able to develop intelligence and exercise in the process of self-thinking and moving itself in order to acquire food, and the pet has the effect of feeling the fun itself.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
Fig. 2 is a view showing a state in which the container of the feed apparatus shown in Fig. 1 is rotated to the discharge position. Fig.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a feeder device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a state in which the container of the feeder shown in FIG. 1 is rotated to a discharge position.

1 and 2, a feeder 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus capable of feeding feeds F to pets such as dogs and cats, And a pedestal 20.

The container 10 is a cylindrical container capable of storing the feed F and is elongated vertically along the longitudinal direction C as shown in Fig. The container 10 includes an outlet 11, a weight member 12, a transverse member 13, and an internal space 14.

The outlet 11 is a circular hole formed in the upper end of the container 10 so that the stored feed F can be discharged to the outside.

The weight member 12 is a high-weight member having a predetermined mass and is attached to the lower end of the container 10. [

As shown in Fig. 1, the transverse member 13 is provided with a pair of bar members elongated in the horizontal direction along the rotation center axis H. Here, the axis of rotation H intersects the longitudinal direction C of the container 10 perpendicularly to each other.

One end of the pair of transverse members 13 is coupled to both ends of the intermediate portion of the container 10 and the other end of the transverse member 13 protrudes in the radial direction of the container 10.

The internal space 14 is a space through which the feed F can be stored in a large quantity and communicates with the discharge port 11. [

The cradle 20 is a device for rotatably supporting the container 10 about the rotation center axis H and includes a base 21, a supporting member 22, a receiving member 23, Member (24).

The base 21 is a rectangular flat plate member and is placed horizontally on the floor G.

The support members 22 are provided as a pair of elongated rod-shaped members, spaced apart from each other in a horizontal position, and coupled to the upper surface of the base 21.

The housing member 23 is a pipe-shaped member extending along the longitudinal direction C1. The pair of housing members 23 are vertically erected and spaced apart from each other. The lower end of the housing member 23 is coupled to the upper surface of the receiving member 22.

The columnar member 24 is a rod-like member extending along the longitudinal direction C1. The pair of rod-shaped members 24 are vertically erected and spaced apart from each other. The lower end of the columnar member 24 is reciprocated in the upper end portion of the receiving member 23 And is movably inserted.

The column member 24 is positionally fixed in a state in which the length thereof protruding along the longitudinal direction C1 from the accommodating member 23 is adjusted.

The distal end of the transverse member 13 is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the post 24 about the rotational center axis H. Therefore, the container 10 has a structure in which the container 10 is relatively rotatable with respect to the cradle 20 about the rotation center axis H.

In the present embodiment, the container 10 has a discharge position (shown in FIG. 2) in which the feed F stored in the internal space 14 can be discharged through the discharge port 11, The feed F stored in the internal space 14 is rotatable about the rotation center axis H between a storage position (shown in FIG. 1) where the feed F can not be discharged through the discharge port 11. [

The container 10 is always biased to the storage position by gravity acting on the weight member 12, as shown in Fig. 1, when no other external force is applied.

However, when a pet applies an external force to the container 10, the container 10 is rotated from the storage position to the discharge position so that the feed F stored in the internal space 14 is discharged to the discharge port 11, And then falls to the floor G.

The feed supply apparatus 100 having the above-described configuration includes the container 10 having the internal space 14 in which the feed F can be stored and the discharge port 11 through which the feed F is discharged to the outside And the container 10 is rotatable between a discharge position where the feed F can be discharged through the discharge opening 11 and a storage position where the feed F can not be discharged through the discharge opening 11 So that only when the container 10 is in the discharging position, a small amount of feed F is fed to the container 10, as the container 10 is rotated from the storage position to the discharge position when a pet applies an external force to the container 10 The pet is able to develop intelligence and exercise in the process of self-thinking and moving itself in order to acquire the food, and the pet has the advantage that it can feel the fun itself.

Since the container 10 is biased to the storage position, the feed supply device 100 does not discharge the feed F through the discharge port 11 in a state where no external force is applied to the pet, There is an advantage that an excessive amount of feed F is not discharged even when this external force is applied.

The feeding device 100 is characterized in that the discharging port 11 is formed at one end of the container 10 and the weight member 12 is disposed at the other end of the container 10, Is biased to the storage position by gravity, the bias of the container 10 can be easily implemented without using any external power or a separate elastic member.

The feeding device 100 includes a cradle 20 for rotatably supporting the container 10 and the container 10 is arranged between the discharge position and the storage position with respect to the cradle 20 There is an advantage that the container 10 can be prevented from inadvertently falling down to the floor G because the container 10 can relatively rotate.

In addition, the feeding device (100) is characterized in that the cradle (10) comprises a base (21); And a pair of pillar members (24) spaced from each other as a member extending along the longitudinal direction (C1) from the base (21), the container (10) being rotatable about a distal end of the pillar member Therefore, there is an advantage that the rotation structure of the container 10 can be simply implemented.

Since the length of the rod member 24 along the longitudinal direction C1 is adjustable, the feeder 100 may be provided with the rod member 24 in consideration of the size of the pet and the size of the container 10 ) Can be adjusted.

On the other hand, FIG. 3 shows a feed supply device 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This feeder 200 differs from the feeder 100 in that it does not include the base 21 and the feeder unit 22 is vertically erected with nails or screws, W). &Lt; / RTI >

The feeding device 200 is firmly fixed to the wall W, unlike the feeding device 100, is not tilted by a pet, and has a relatively small installation space.

In the above-described embodiments, the container 10 is gravity-biased to the storage position by the weight member 12 mounted on the lower end of the container 10, but is elastically biased by elastic means such as a spring or a rubber band , And may be magnetically biased by a magnet.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the above embodiments, and the equivalent structure modified or changed by a person having ordinary skill in the art can be applied to the technical It is clear that the present invention does not depart from the scope of thought.

[Description of Reference Numerals]
100, 200 Feeding device 10: container
11: outlet 12: weight member
13: transverse member 14: inner space
20: Cradle 21: Base
22: receiving member 23: receiving member
24: column member F: feed
G: Floor W: Wall

Claims

As a device capable of feeding animal feed,
An inner space in which the feed can be stored, and a vessel having an outlet through which the feed is discharged to the outside,
The container being rotatable between a discharge position where the feed can be discharged through the discharge port and a storage position where the feed can not be discharged through the discharge port,
The container is biased in the storage position in the absence of an external force,
Wherein when the animal exerts an external force on the container, the container rotates from the storage position to the discharge position, and the feed is discharged to the outside through the discharge port.

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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the outlet is formed at one end of the container and a weight member is disposed at the other end of the container such that the container is biased to the storage position by gravity.

The method according to claim 1,
And a holder for rotatably supporting the container,
Wherein the container is rotatable relative to the cradle between the discharge position and the storage position.

5. The method of claim 4,
The cradle includes: a base; And a pair of column members spaced apart from each other, the column member extending along the longitudinal direction from the base,
Wherein the container is rotatably coupled to a distal end of the pillar member.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the column member is adjustable in length along the longitudinal direction.