KR102247566B1 - Automatic feeder that can prevent foreign matter input - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a feed dispenser capable of preventing the input of foreign substances so as to provide feed and water by embedding feed and water when a companion animal approaches. In more detail, a cover frame that covers a main body frame of the dispenser is automatically driven depending on whether or not the companion animal approaches. When the companion animal approaches, the cover frame is automatically opened to provide the built-in feed and water and when the animal does not consume feed or water, the cover frame is automatically closed to protect the feed and water from foreign substances. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the input of foreign substances that can keep feed, water and the inside of the dispenser clean.

Description

Feed dispensing machine that can prevent foreign matter input {AUTOMATIC FEEDER THAT CAN PREVENT FOREIGN MATTER INPUT}

The present invention relates to a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances so that feed and water can be provided when approaching a companion animal by embedding feed and water, and more particularly, the main frame of the dispensing machine according to the presence or absence of a companion animal. The cover frame is automatically driven, and when the pet approaches, the cover frame opens automatically to provide the built-in feed and water. If the pet does not consume food or water, the cover frame is automatically operated. It is closed to protect feed and water from external foreign substances, and through this, it relates to a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances that can keep the feed and water and the inside of the dispenser clean.

It can be seen that the recent rapid increase in the number of companion animals has led to the recent increase in single-person households or due to the low birth rate and aging trend.

On the other hand, people with companion animals spend a lot of time outside due to work, like other people, so when they are away from home, various problems arise in feeding their companion animals.

In particular, if you are out of the house for a long period of time, such as going out or on vacation, if you cannot feed your pet in a timely manner, it may adversely affect the health of the pet.In order to solve this problem, if the pet is left to a dog hotel, etc., appropriate accommodation facilities are provided. There is a problem that it is difficult to respond to each companion animal even in a dog hotel because it needs to be found, requires a large amount of money as a consignment fee, and has different dietary and eating habits for each companion animal.

As a prior art for solving the above-described problem, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0291044 discloses "automatic feeder for pets (hereinafter, prior art)".

The prior art is automatically quantitatively provided feed from the storage unit so that a certain amount of feed can be automatically provided to companion animals.

However, since the feeding part provided with the feed communicates with the outside, external dust, etc. may be mixed with the feed, and if the companion animal does not eat all of the feed and remains in the feed, there is a concern that it may be mixed with other feed and contaminated. In particular, water, not feed, is more easily contaminated by dust or foreign substances, and it is difficult to use for a long time because not only water or feed, but also the feeding part, which is a bowl for feed or water, is contaminated. There is the hassle of having to wash the bowl.

In addition, the supply time and supply amount can be set, but since the amount is provided at a fixed time rather than when the companion animal is trying to eat it directly, it may not be possible to ingest it when the companion animal actually wants to consume the feed and water. Even if or feed is available, it may be missed if your pet does not recognize it.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0291044 "Automatic feeding machine for pets" Republic of Korea Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2009-0080836 "Automatic feed feeder for pets and its control method"

The present invention is to solve the above-described problem, the cover frame covering the main body frame of the food service machine is automatically driven according to the presence or absence of the companion animal, and the cover frame is opened when the companion animal approaches to provide the built-in feed and water. The cover frame is automatically closed to protect the feed and water from external foreign matters when the companion animal does not consume feed or water, thereby keeping the feed and water and the inside of the tray clean. Its purpose is to provide a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the input of foreign substances that can be maintained.

In addition, it is automatically opened and closed according to the approach of the companion animal through the sensor, so that the companion animal can eat feed and water directly when desired. When the cover frame is closed automatically, the companion animal's mouth or feet are covered by the cover frame and the main body frame of the food service machine. Its purpose is to provide a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the input of foreign substances that can be prevented from being caught between them.

In addition, the user can directly grasp and manage the amount of feed and water, and if the amount of feed and water within a certain period of time decreases below the previously stored value, the cover frame is automatically prevented from opening to prevent overeating and obesity of companion animals. Its purpose is to provide a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances that can prevent such things.

In addition, if the amount of feed and water decreases below a certain amount by grasping the amount of feed and water, the feed is automatically supplied to the feeding bowl from the storage tank with the feed to prevent the introduction of foreign substances that can continuously provide feed to companion animals. It has its purpose to provide qi.

In addition, the daily feed intake amount, feed intake amount, and drinking amount of the companion animal using the catering machine are delivered to the terminal so that the user can understand it, and accordingly, the feed change, feed and water filling, etc. are identified, and the feeder is directly managed. Its purpose is to provide a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to solve the above problems, in the feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the presence or absence of access to the companion animal,

A food serving machine comprising a main frame in which a food bowl is embedded, and a cover frame coupled to an upper surface of the main frame to open or close the food ball through rotation, and the main frame and the cover frame are combined, Companion animal by manipulating the gear unit through a gear unit that is driven by a motor to rotate the cover frame, a sensing operation unit provided on the upper surface of the front side of the main body frame to detect the approach of a companion animal, and a sensor value transmitted from the sensing operation unit. It consists of a control unit that opens and closes the distribution unit according to whether or not the distribution unit is accessed.

In addition, the gear unit rotates a coupling gear having one end embedded in the main frame and fixedly coupled, the other end being coupled to the cover frame, a rotating rod penetrating one end of the coupling gear embedded in the main frame, and the rotating rod. It consists of a motor that rotates the cover frame, and a rotation guide is penetrating through a horizontal direction where the motor is provided to the rotation rod, and the rotation guide has a fan shape with an inner angle corresponding to the rotation radius of the cover frame, and the The outer side of the motor and the rotation guide are gear-coupled so that the rotation rod rotates through the rotation guide when the motor is driven.

In addition, the sensing operation unit is provided on both sides centering on the center of the dishwasher, and includes an approach detection sensor that detects the approach of a companion animal, and when the companion animal moves away from the opened dishwasher, it flashes sequentially for a certain period of time. It includes a timer flashing light for guiding the automatic closing time of dishes, and a manual switch operated so that the user directly opens the dishwasher.

In addition, the sensing operation unit further includes a weight sensing sensor provided on the side of the main body frame to which the serving ball is retracted to detect the weight of the serving ball, and the weight sensing sensor detects the residual amount of feed to the control unit. Will be delivered.

At this time, the control unit includes a control module capable of controlling whether or not the gear unit is driven to control whether or not to open/close the dishwasher, a determination module that determines whether or not the dishwasher is opened or closed through a sensor value transmitted from the sensing operation unit, and a user A communication module that is connected to a terminal and transmits the internal environment of the serving bowl to the user terminal through the sensing operation unit, and the determination module compares the sensor value transmitted from the sensing operation unit to determine whether or not the serving machine is opened or closed. It is composed of a storage module in which a value is pre-stored, and the determination module can control the gear unit through the control module to prevent opening of the food tray even when approaching a companion animal when the sensor value exceeds the set value. have.

In addition, a storage tank containing extra feed and water is additionally provided inside the main frame, and the weight of the feed and water previously stored in the storage module and the weight of the feed and water in the serving bowl detected by the weight sensing sensor are recalled. When the judgment module compares and the weight of the feed and water in the serving bowl decreases than the weight of the feed and water previously stored in the storage module, the storage tank is driven to provide the feed and water embedded in the serving bowl side.

In addition, the determination module may receive the remaining amount of feed detected by the weight detection sensor to determine the feed consumption status of the companion animal, and provide this to the user terminal through the communication module, and the user terminal is the storage module You can directly change the setting values that are stored in the memory.

In this way, according to the present invention, the cover frame covering the main body frame of the food service machine is automatically driven according to the presence or absence of the companion animal, and the cover frame is opened when the companion animal approaches and is automatically opened to provide the built-in feed and water, When a companion animal does not consume feed or water, the cover frame is automatically closed to protect the feed and water from foreign substances, thereby maintaining the effect of keeping the feed and water and the inside of the tray clean. .

In addition, it is automatically opened and closed according to the approach of the companion animal through the sensor, so that the companion animal can eat feed and water directly when desired. When the cover frame is closed automatically, the companion animal's mouth or feet are covered by the cover frame and the main body frame of the food service machine. It has an effect that can prevent getting caught between them.

In addition, the user can directly grasp and manage the amount of feed and water, and if the amount of feed and water within a certain period of time decreases below the previously stored value, the cover frame is automatically prevented from opening to prevent overeating and obesity of companion animals. It has the effect of being able to prevent the back.

In addition, when the amount of feed and water is determined and reduced to a certain amount or less, feed is automatically supplied to the feeding bowl from the storage tank containing the feed to maintain the effect of continuously providing feed to companion animals.

In addition, the daily feed intake amount, feed intake amount, and drinking amount of the companion animal using the catering machine are delivered to the terminal so that the user can understand it, and accordingly, the feed change, feed and water filling, etc. are identified, and the feeder is directly managed. It has the effect that can be done.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 and 1a show an example of opening a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows the closed state of the feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a front view showing a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a side view showing a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the present invention.
5 shows a sensing operation unit of the present invention.
5A is a front view showing the sensing operation unit and the control unit of the present invention.
6 shows the configuration of a control unit according to the present invention.
7 shows an example of communication between a feed dispensing device and a terminal capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the present invention.

In the present invention, various modifications may be made and various embodiments may be provided, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each drawing, similar reference numerals have been used for similar elements.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof does not preclude in advance.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals shown in each drawing indicate the same member. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations are omitted so as not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 and 1A are diagrams showing an open example of a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing foreign matter input according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a closed state of a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing foreign matter input according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a front view showing a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing foreign matter input according to the present invention, Fig. 4 is a side view showing a feed dispensing machine capable of preventing foreign matter input according to the present invention, and Fig. 5 shows a sensing operation unit of the present invention, and 5A is a front view showing the sensing operation unit and the control unit of the present invention, Fig. 6 shows the configuration of the control unit according to the present invention, and Fig. 7 shows an example of communication between a feed dispensing device and a terminal capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the present invention. will be.

The feed dispensing machine 1 capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances according to the present invention includes a dispensing machine 100, a gear unit 200, a sensing operation unit 300, and a control unit 400.

The serving machine 100 is provided on the open upper surface side of the main body frame 110 to which the serving bowl 111 is inserted and fixed with feed and water supplied to the companion animal, and one side thereof is the It is composed of a cover frame 120 that is coupled to the body frame 110 and rotates.

First, the main body frame 110 is depressed to correspond to the shape of the cover frame 120 on the upper surface, and an inclined surface 110a having an inclination in which the depressed upper surface is inclined toward the front side is formed.

The inclined surface (110a) is formed with a ball inlet hole (110b) through which the serving ball 111 can be inserted, and a serving ball (111) including feed or water may be provided inside the ball inlet hole (110b). .

At this time, the ball entry hole 110b is vertically depressed with the inclined surface 110a, and a ball entry hole 110b having a shape corresponding to the inner slope of the ball entry hole 110b may be provided, but the distribution ball 111 When water other than feed is contained, there is a concern that water may be poured out to the front side due to the inclination of the inclined surface 110a and the serving bowl 111.

Therefore, the serving bowl 111 may have the same or different sizes for feed and water in consideration of the inclined surface 110a.

The ball entry hole 110b and the serving ball 111 may be formed in a pair on the main frame 110, but may be formed as a single unit, or may be composed of two or more. Therefore, the types of products can be classified according to the number of serving bowls 111.

The user can easily separate the serving bowl 111 out of the ball inlet hole 110b for cleaning the serving bowl 111 later (see FIG. 3).

In addition, a gear entry hole 112 is formed at the upper end of the inclined surface 110a through which the coupling gear 210, which will be described later, can be rotated along the inner side.

The gear entry hole 112 is a space in which the coupling gear 210 of the gear portion 200 coupled to the cover frame 120 can rotate along the inner side, and a rotation guide 221 provided inside the body frame 110 ), the rotating rod 220 and the motor 230 are provided adjacent to the gear inlet hole 112, and the coupling gear 210 for rotating the rotating rod 220 has one end of the coupling provided inside the main frame 110 The gear 210 is coupled to the rotating rod 220 and the motor 230 and fixedly coupled to the main frame 110, and the other end is coupled to the cover frame 120 and rotated to the rotating rod 220 by the coupling gear 210 When is rotated along the inside of the gear entry hole 112, the cover frame 120 is also rotated accordingly.

In addition, a magnet 113 capable of magnetic coupling with the cover frame 120 may be additionally provided in the front direction of the upper surface of the inclined surface 110a.

That is, the cover frame 120, the rear side is connected to the coupling gear 210, because the coupling force with the body frame 110 is weak on the front side, the cover frame 120 provided on the upper side of the inclined surface 110a is lifted by the companion animal. Animals can be forced to feed.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, the front of the magnet 113 and the cover frame 120 provided in the main frame 110 is in close contact, so that the bonding force between the main frame 110 and the cover frame 120 may be improved.

At this time, the cover frame 120 is made of a metal material and may be magnetically coupled to the magnet 113, but the cover frame 120 is additionally embedded in the front inner side of the body frame 110 and the cover frame 120. The magnets provided on the front side are magnetically coupled to each other so that they are in close contact with each other.

The cover frame 120 has a shape corresponding to the inclined surface 110a of the main frame 110 so that the serving machine 100 can be opened and closed through rotation.

That is, the cover frame 120 covers the open upper surface of the serving bowl 111 provided in the ball entry hole 110b of the main frame 110 to prevent external foreign substances from entering the feed and water in the serving bowl 111 When the approach of the companion animal is sensed through the detection and operation unit 300, the cover frame 120 is rotated to open the food tray 100 so that the companion animal can consume food and water.

The cover frame 120 is in close contact with the main frame 110 so that a projection window 121 may be provided at a position corresponding to the upper side of the serving bowl 111 when the serving machine 100 is closed.

The projection window 121 is made of a transparent material such as glass or acrylic so that the inside of the serving bowl 111 is visible. The inside can be checked by the user and companion animals, and the cover frame 120 is rotated separately so that the amount of feed and water can be easily checked from the outside without the need to open the serving machine 100.

In particular, in the case of a companion animal, the feed and water contained in the food service machine 100 are directly identified and guided to be adjacent to the food service machine 100, through which the sensing operation unit 300 detects the companion animal close to the food service machine 100. It detects and rotates the cover frame 120 so that the serving machine 100 can be opened.

On the other hand, even if the main body frame 110 and the cover frame 120 are in close contact, a slight gap may occur, so when the dishwasher 100 is shaken by an external force, water may spill out of the dish bowl 111, and a fine gap There is a concern that foreign substances and the like are introduced into the feed bowl 111 and contaminated by entering the feed or water.

Accordingly, a close contact packing 122 having a shape corresponding to the edge of the serving bowl 111 may be additionally provided on the lower surface of the cover frame 120, that is, the surface in close contact with the inclined surface 110a.

The close contact packing 122 is made of a rubber material so that when the cover frame 120 is in close contact with the inclined surface 110a of the main frame 110, the close packing 122 is in close contact with the upper edge of the serving bowl 111 It is provided in the gap between the 110 and the cover frame 120.

Therefore, it is possible to protect the distribution ball 111 by closing the gap between the body frame 110 and the cover frame 120 through the close contact packing 122.

The above-described projection window 121 is provided on the inner side of the close packing 122 to prevent the close packing 122 from being seen through the projection window 121, and feed or water provided inside the serving bowl 111 Make it easy to see with the naked eye.

In addition, a battery 130 capable of supplying power to drive the gear unit 200, the sensing operation unit 300, and the control unit 400 is provided on the rear side of the food serving machine 100.

The battery 130 can be easily replaced when the use of the battery is completed in the future by using a battery, so that power can be continuously driven.

In addition, the battery 130 can be charged with a lithium battery in addition to a battery, so that it can be directly charged with a USB, DC adapter, 220V cable terminal, etc., and may be manufactured to be used several times for a long time through this.

The gear unit 200 is built into the body frame 110 and is coupled to the body frame 110 and the cover frame 120 to rotate the cover frame 120 around the body frame 110 to thereby control the serving machine 100. Make it open and close.

The gear unit 200 is composed of a coupling gear 210, a rotating rod 220, and a motor 230.

First, as described above, the coupling gear 210 has one end coupled with the rotating rod 220 and the motor 230 built into the main frame 110, and the other end protruding into the inside of the gear inlet 112 to the main frame It is coupled to the cover frame 120 provided on the upper side of (110).

At this time, the other end of the coupling gear 210 is separated into both sides and coupled with the lower surface and the upper surface of the cover frame 120, and the rear edge of the cover frame 120 is inserted into the inner side of the other end of the separated coupling gear 210 to be coupled. To be able to.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of coupling gears 210 may be formed, but a single coupling gear 210 may also be formed.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 1A, when the gear unit 200 is formed as a single unit, the gear unit 200 is coupled to the center of the main frame 110 and the cover frame 120 so that the cover frame 120 stably rotates ( 210) is preferably provided.

In addition, when a plurality of coupling gears 210 are formed as shown in Fig. 1, a portion of the other end of each coupling gear 210 that is coupled to the upper surface of the cover frame 120 is connected to each other (see Fig. 2), so that the cover frame 120 and the It is possible to improve the coupling force of the cover frame 120 so that it can be rotated stably by distributing the load.

The rotating rod 220 penetrates the side of the coupling gear 210 and is coupled with one end of the coupling gear 210, and can rotate by receiving a rotational force through the motor 230, through which the rotating rod 220 is coupled. It serves to rotate the coupling gear 210 and the cover frame 120.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, one end of the coupling gear 210 is bent and bent in a shape corresponding to the rotating rod 220 inside, and the rotating rod 220 is inserted into one end of the bent coupling gear 210 and penetrated. Are combined.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the rotating rod 220 includes a plurality of coupling gears 210, each coupling gear 210 passes through one rotating rod 220, and a plurality of coupling gears 210 are formed by rotation of the rotating rod 220. So they can be rotated together.

Such a rotating rod 220 may be axially coupled with the motor 230, but it is difficult to provide the motor 230 because it is provided inside the upper end of the main frame 110, and when directly connected to the motor 230, due to frequent vibrations, etc. Due to this, there is a concern that the rotating rod 220 cannot be easily rotated. Furthermore, there is also a concern that the cover frame 120 may be separated from the body frame 110 when the cover frame 120 is rotated more than a required rotation angle when rotating in the same manner as the rotating rod 220.

Accordingly, a rotation guide 221 is additionally provided to solve the above-described problem and to stably rotate the rotating rod 220 and the coupling gear 210 and the cover frame 120 coupled to the rotating rod 220.

The rotation guide 221 has a fan shape in which the inner angle has an angle corresponding to the rotation radius, and the edge of the rotation guide 221, that is, the outer side corresponding to the arc, is in close contact with the motor 230 to drive the motor 230 When the rotation guide 221 is rotated together along the outer surface of the motor 230.

Therefore, the rotating rod 220 can be rotated by the motor 230 only in a situation where the motor 230 and the rotating guide 221 are in close contact, and the end of the arc forming the rotating guide 221 and the motor ( 230), the drive of the motor 230 is stopped so that the cover frame 120 is not rotated beyond a predetermined interval.

The rotation guide 221 and the motor 230 are provided with a rotation guide 221 in a spaced apart between the rotation rod 220 and the motor 230, which is built in the upper side of the main frame 110 through the rotation guide 221 described above. ) To allow the rotating rod 220 to be easily rotated through the coupling.

The motor 230 may be connected to the battery 130 to be driven to rotate the rotating rod 220, and the driving and rotation direction may be controlled through the controller 400.

The motor 230 is provided with a speed reducer and can prevent the cover frame 120 from rotating rapidly, and the outer side can be in close contact with the rotation guide 221, and the rotation guide 221 can be rotated by being engaged with a gear coupling. have.

On the other hand, such a gear unit 200 is provided with power through the battery 130, the operation can be controlled through the control unit 400, but the food tray 100 according to the present invention is not simply opened and closed, but a companion animal By allowing it to be automatically opened and closed when approaching the serving machine 100, it prevents foreign substances from penetrating into the serving bowl 111 at normal times, and the companion animal checks the feed and water through the projection window 121, In order to eat it, there is a need to be opened only when accessing the serving machine 100.

Accordingly, a sensing operation unit 300 capable of performing the above-described effect is provided on the upper surface of the food serving machine 100, and such a sensing operation unit 300 includes an approach detection sensor 310, a timer flasher 320, and a manual switch 330. ) Can be included.

The approach detection sensor 310 is a sensor that detects the approach of a companion animal, and may recognize a companion animal that is close to the food tray 100 through ultrasonic waves or the like. This approach detection sensor 310 is formed in a pair and is provided on both sides of the upper surface of the food tray 100 so that the approach detection sensor 310 can easily recognize it even if the companion animal approaches the side rather than the center.

Accordingly, the approach detection sensor 310 detects that the companion animal approaches or moves away from the food tray 100, and transmits the sensor value generated from the approach detection sensor 310 to the control unit 400 to detect the approach sensor ( Through the sensor value of 310), the serving machine 100 can be opened and closed automatically.

A timer flasher 320 is provided in the center of the spaced space between the approach detection sensors 310.

The timer flashing light 320 maintains an open state for a certain period of time when the cover frame 120 is closed, and the cover frame 120 is automatically rotated after a certain period of time, so that the serving machine 100 is closed. Accordingly, the remaining time can be visually identified through the blinking of the timer flashing light 320.

Further, while the companion animal eats feed or water, the attention may go away for a while. In this case, the companion animal moves away from the approach sensor 310 and counts a certain time before being closed.

Therefore, while the food tray 100 is kept open for a certain period of time, the timer flashing light 320 gradually flashes to display the count time, and when the companion animal draws attention to whether the timer flashing light 320 flashes or not It approaches the food tray 100 again and maintains an open state, and a sufficiently full-fledged companion animal does not draw attention to the timer flashing light 320 because it tries to move away from the food tray 100 and move to a rest area or other place. During the counting for a certain period of time, the companion animal does not approach the food tray 100.

The timer flasher 320 described above may be provided in plural according to the counting time, and in the present invention, the waiting time when closing is set to 8 seconds, and accordingly, the four timer flashing lights 320 are located in the center of the sensing operation unit 300. It is formed on both sides of the manual switch 330 provided so that each timer flashing light 320 flashes every 2 seconds so that the naked eye can identify that the time decreases.

In addition, in addition to the access of the companion animal, the user can directly open and close the food service machine 100 through the manual switch 330 to wash the food service machine 100 or supplement food and water. That is, the user can directly drive the control unit 400 by manipulating the manual switch 330 to rotate the cover frame 120 to open the food serving machine 100, thereby enabling a desired action to be performed.

Therefore, it is possible to detect a companion animal approaching the food service machine 100 through the detection operation unit 300, and when the open food service machine 100 does not detect the approach of the companion animal, it takes a certain time and is automatically closed. This can be notified to the outside, and the user can directly manipulate the manual switch 330 to control the opening and closing of the serving machine 100.

This sensing operation unit 300 is provided in the center of the front side of the serving machine 100 and is positioned on the neck side when eating the feed and water in the serving bowl 111 after opening the cover frame 120, thereby continuously positioning the companion animal. By sensing, it is possible to prevent the cover frame 120 from being automatically closed when the companion animal consumes feed or water.

In addition, a control unit 400 made of a PCB substrate may be provided under the frame 300a of the sensing operation unit 300 as shown in FIG. 5A, and a place corresponding to the LED of the timer flasher 320 in the sensing operation unit frame 300a A flashing transmission window 320a capable of emitting light emitted from the timer flashing lamp 320 to the outside is formed so that the light emitted from the timer flashing lamp 320 passes through the flashing transmission window 320a and irradiated to the outside. do.

In addition, when the sensing operation unit frame 300a corresponding to the manual switch 330, a spring is provided in the center, and when the manual switch 330 is pressed, the control unit 400 located at the lower side is pressed to facilitate the opening and closing operation of the cover frame 120. So that it can be done.

A control unit 400 is additionally provided to drive the gear unit 200 so that the food serving machine 100 can be automatically opened and closed when the companion animal senses the approach through the detection and manipulation unit 300 described above.

This control unit 400 includes a control module 410, and the control module 410 controls the driving of the gear unit 200 through a sensor value transmitted from the proximity sensor 310 of the sensing operation unit 300. To be able to do it.

Accordingly, companion animals approaching to the food service machine 100 are detected through the gear unit 200, the detection operation unit 300, and the control unit 400, and through this, the food service machine 100 is automatically opened to facilitate the companion animal. In order to be able to consume this feed or water, and to prevent contamination of the feed and water contained in the feeding bowl 111 by automatically closing the feeding machine 100 when the companion animal is away from the feeding machine 100 do.

On the other hand, through the projection window 121, the user can directly grasp the amount of feed and water in the dispenser 100, but there is a hassle of having to check this every time.

In addition, when it is recognized that the companion animal is automatically opened when approaching the food tray 100, problems such as overeating, feeding, and obesity of the companion animal may occur due to excessive intake of feed in excess of an appropriate amount.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, in the present invention, a weight detection sensor 340 may be additionally included in the sensing operation unit 300 so that the user can grasp the amount of feed and water intake of the companion animal.

The weight detection sensor 340 is built in the main frame 110 and is provided adjacent to the ball inlet hole 110b as shown in FIG. 1.

This weight sensing sensor 340 is in close contact with the serving bowl 111 whose upper end is extended, so that the weight of the serving bowl 111 can be grasped.

Meanwhile, the control unit 400 includes a determination module 420 to determine the companion animal's eating habit pattern, feed intake amount, and intake time through the sensor value transmitted from the weight sensing sensor 340, and guide the user through this. A communication module 430 and a storage module 440 may be additionally included.

The determination module 420 compares a set value previously stored in the storage module 440 through a sensor value transmitted from the weight detection sensor 340 to determine whether the serving machine 100 is opened or closed.

This is the comparison and judgment of the set value that the companion animal directly stored in the storage module 440 by the user, for example, the daily feed intake and the sensor value transmitted from the weight sensor 340, that is, the feed reduction amount. It is determined, and when the pre-stored set value is exceeded, it is determined as overeating, so that the control module 410 may prevent the food serving machine 100 from being opened even by the approach of the companion animal.

In addition, the determination module 420 may also determine whether a companion animal is close by determining a sensor value provided from the proximity sensor 310.

In addition, through the determination module 420, it is possible to determine the amount of feed intake of the companion animal within a certain period of time, and the determination module that the serving machine 100 is opened even when the amount of feed intake compared to the time stored in the storage module 440 is exceeded. By preventing it through the 420 and the control module 410, it is possible to prevent the companion animal from ingesting an excessive amount of feed within a short period of time, thereby preventing the companion animal from being fed.

In this way, the sensor value transmitted to the determination module 420 and the overfeeding of the companion animal determined by the determination module 420 may be transmitted to the user's terminal 2 through the communication module 430.

Therefore, the communication module 430 transmits the daily feed intake amount, the feed intake amount within a certain period of time, the amount of drinking water, etc. through the sensing operation unit 300 and the determination module 420 to the terminal 2 so that the user can grasp it. Feed change, feed and water filling, etc. are identified, and the serving machine 100 can be directly managed.

The communication module 430 is connected to the user terminal through a wireless remote communication method, so that the terminal 2 can grasp the feed consumption status of the companion animal through an application linked to the food serving machine 100.

The storage module 440 is a place in which daily feed intake and feed intake over time are previously stored, and the sensor value received from the detection and operation unit 300 by the determination module 420 and a preset value stored in the storage module 440 and A set value may be provided to the determination module 420 so as to be compared.

At this time, the setting value previously stored in the storage module 440 can be directly changed and adjusted by the user through the terminal 2.

Therefore, it detects the companion animal that has approached the food tray 100 through the above-described detection and operation unit 300 and the control unit 400, and is automatically opened and closed accordingly, as well as the amount of feed and water consumed by the companion animal. , It is possible to directly grasp the terminal (2) of the pet's feed intake pattern, feed intake habits, etc.

In addition, it has the effect that it is possible to prevent overeating and obesity of the companion animal by automatically preventing the feeding machine 100 from being opened when the amount of food intake is higher than a certain amount.

On the other hand, when the user is absent for a long period of time, if all of the feed and water contained in the feeding machine 100 is exhausted due to intake of the companion animal, a problem may arise that it is difficult to easily supply the feed and water to the companion animal.

Accordingly, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a storage tank 140 capable of storing feed or water may be additionally provided in the food tray 100.

The storage tank 140 is provided at the inner lower part of the main frame 110 to contain feed or water, and a transfer pipe 141 connecting the storage tank 140 and the inner upper end of the ball inlet hole 110b is provided. The feed and water that is provided and embedded in the storage tank 140 flows into the top of the ball inlet hole 110b through the transfer pipe 141, and the feed or water discharged through the transfer pipe 141 is the ball inlet hole ( 110b) It is possible to replenish the inside of the distribution ball 111 by dropping into the inside of the distribution ball 111 along the inner side.

At this time, the transfer pipe 141 may be made of a rail or a rubber hose, and the transfer pipe 141 is additionally provided with a separate motor so that the transfer pipe 141 can see feed or water in the storage tank 140. To be able to move toward the inlet hole (110b).

Therefore, the weight detection sensor 340 detects the weight of feed/water embedded in the serving bowl 111, and determines the weight (hereinafter, set value) of the feed/water previously stored in the storage module 440 with this weight. It is compared at 420, and when the weight decreases below the set value, the determination module 420 that the feed/water embedded in the serving bowl 111 is insufficient is transmitted to the control module 410 to transmit the determination value to the control module 410. ) By driving the transfer pipe 141 so that the feed/water contained in the storage tank 140 is supplemented with the serving bowl 111 in the ball inlet hole 110b.

Therefore, if the amount of feed and water is automatically determined and reduced to a certain amount or less, feed and water are automatically supplied to the feeding bowl 111 from the storage tank 140 containing feed and water to continuously feed the companion animal. It has an effect that can provide

At this time, the storage tank 140 may be formed in a pair to store feed and water, respectively.

Optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Here, specific terms have been used, but these are only used for the purpose of describing the present invention, and are not used to limit the meaning or the scope of the present invention described in the claims. Therefore, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

1: Feed dispensing machine capable of preventing foreign substances from being introduced
2: terminal
100: serving machine 110: main body frame
110a: slope 110b: ball entry hole
111: distribution ball 112: gear entry hole
113: magnet 120: cover frame
121: projection window 122: tight packing
130: battery 140: storage tank
141: transfer pipe 200: gear unit
210: coupling gear 220: rotating rod
221: rotation guide 230: motor
300: sensing operation unit 300a: sensing operation unit frame
310: approach detection sensor 320: timer flashing light
320a: flashing transmission window 330: manual switch
340: weight detection sensor 400: control unit
410: control module 420: judgment module
430: communication module 440: storage module

Claims (1)

In the feed dispensing machine that can prevent the introduction of foreign substances according to the presence or absence of the companion animal,
A food serving machine comprising a main frame in which a food bowl is embedded, and a cover frame coupled to an upper surface of the main frame to open or close the food ball through rotation; A gear unit that couples the body frame and the cover frame and is driven by a motor to rotate the cover frame; A sensing operation unit provided on an upper surface of the front side of the main body frame to detect the approach of a companion animal; And a control unit that opens and closes the food tray according to whether the companion animal has access to the food tray by manipulating the gear section through the sensor value transmitted from the sensing operation section, and
A storage tank in which excess feed and water are built into the body frame; is additionally provided,
The determination module compares the weight of the feed and water previously stored in the storage module and the weight of the feed and water in the serving bowl detected by the weight detection sensor,
When the weight of the feed and water in the serving bowl decreases than the weight of the feed and water previously stored in the storage module, the storage tank is driven to provide feed and water embedded in the serving bowl side,
A close contact packing having a shape corresponding to the edge of the serving bowl is formed on the lower surface of the cover frame to close the gap between the body frame and the cover frame,
The gear unit includes: a coupling gear having one end embedded in the main frame and fixedly coupled, and the other end coupled with the cover frame; A rotating rod penetrating one end of the coupling gear built into the body frame; A motor for rotating the cover frame by rotating the rotating rod; And a rotation guide coupled horizontally to the rotating rod and in close contact with the motor,
The rotation guide has a fan shape with an inner angle corresponding to the rotation radius of the cover frame, and the outer side of the motor and the rotation guide are gear-coupled so that the rotation rod rotates through the rotation guide when the motor is driven,
The sensing operation unit may further include a weight sensing sensor provided on a side of the main body frame into which the serving ball is retracted to detect the weight of the serving bowl, wherein the weight sensing sensor controls the detected feed residual amount. And pass it to,
The control unit may include a control module configured to control whether or not the gear unit is driven to control whether or not to open or close the serving machine; A determination module for determining whether or not to open or close the food serving machine and an amount of feed intake based on the sensor value received from the sensing operation unit; A communication module connected to a user terminal and transmitting the internal environment of the serving bowl to the user terminal through the sensing operation unit; And a storage module in which a set value compared with the sensor value transmitted from the sensing operation unit by the determination module is stored in advance so as to determine whether or not to open or close the dishwasher,
The set value includes a daily feed intake amount and a feed intake amount within a certain period of time, and the determination module uses the control module to prevent the food tray from being opened even when approaching a companion animal when the sensor value exceeds the set value. Feed dispensing machine capable of preventing the introduction of foreign substances, characterized in that controlling the gear unit.

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