KR20090080836A - Automatic feeder for pet and Control method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A machine for automatically feeding pet feedstuffs is provided to feed proper amounts of feedstuff to pets at the extract time in a simple manner during the absence of a user of the machine, and a control method of the machine for automatically feeding pet feedstuffs is provided. A machine(100) for automatically feeding pet feedstuffs comprises: a case(10) in which a space part is formed to store feedstuff, and which has an outlet(13) formed in the bottom thereof to discharge the feedstuff stored in the case; a screw(20) which is installed in the case to move the feedstuff stored in the case to the outlet; a motor(30) connected to the screw by a shaft to operate the screw when a power source is applied to the motor; and a timer setting assembly(40) electrically connected to the motor to control the operating time of the motor.

Description

Automatic feeder for pet and control method for the same

The present invention relates to an automatic feeding machine or a control method for automatically feeding a dog to a dog. More specifically, the feed is discharged by a predetermined amount at a predetermined time, and the operation is convenient and a heater and an ultraviolet lamp are provided therein. It is to be able to store more efficiently.

In general, more and more people are living alone or have pets such as dogs and cats in their homes.

However, there is a problem in that it is not possible to give a pet's feed in a timely manner when a person who raises a pet alone as well as a house where many people, such as children, live out for a long time.

Of course, it is possible to go out with the food in the bowl of pets in advance, but in the case of pets that do not control the amount of food on their own, they eat a large amount of food at a time, and of course, at once After eating all the problems that had to starve later.

Therefore, recently, many types of feed automatic feeding machines such as application number 20-2001-0004605 Dung have been developed.

However, in the case of such a conventional feed automatic feeder, the automatic feeder is installed on the floor, especially in the case of a small dog feeder, the size thereof is small, so that the user has to bend the waist or sit down when operating the feeder. In addition, in the case of the feed stored in the summer, such as in the summer when the wet together to interfere with the operation of the automatic feeding machine itself had a number of problems, such as poor health of the pet.

Therefore, there was a need for the development of a feed automatic feeding machine that is simpler to operate and that the storage of the feed does not affect the health of the pet.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems and drawbacks, the object of the present invention is to provide a pet at home in the absence of the correct amount of time in the absence of the operation and storage of the feed as well as The object is to provide a pet food feeder that is made simple.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a space portion for storing the feed therein and at the same time the appearance is formed at the bottom of the discharge outlet discharged to the feed stored therein, and provided in the case and the inside of the case A screw for moving the feed stored in the outlet to the outlet, a motor axially connected to the screw to operate the screw upon application of a power source, and a timer setting assembly electrically connected to the motor to adjust the operating time of the motor: It provides a pet food feeder characterized in that it comprises a.

Here, the lower side of the case is provided with a discharge pipe extending from the case to the ground in a structure in communication with the outlet so that the case is located at a certain height from the ground.

In addition, the outlet is provided in plurality, the screw is provided in each position corresponding to the outlet.

The outlet is preferably arranged in different directions in the case.

The timer setting assembly may include: a first timer setting assembly configured to set a time to be operated, a second timer setting assembly configured to adjust an operating time of a motor upon detecting that the timer corresponds to a set time of the first timer setting assembly; And a display for visually confirming the set time and operating time.

On the other hand, the case is further configured to further include an ultraviolet lamp having a function of sterilizing bacteria in the air.

In addition, the pet food feeder according to the present invention is provided with a space portion for storing the feed therein and a case having an exterior and at the same time a discharge outlet for discharging the feed stored therein is provided in the lower portion, the case is provided inside the case It may be configured to include a screw for moving the feed stored therein to the outlet, a motor for operating the screw, and a heater for heating the air inside the case so that the feed is not damp.

At this time, it is preferable that the case further comprises an ultraviolet lamp.

On the other hand, the pet food feeder according to the present invention is a power-up step, a timer setting step, the step of driving the motor for a predetermined time when detecting that the set timer, and the predetermined time at the same time as the drive start of the motor And a step of operating the heater.

Referring to the effects of the present invention pet food feeder configured as described above are as follows.

First, the pet food feeder according to the present invention has the effect that the user is easy to operate and replenish the feed by allowing the feeder main body to fall a certain height from the ground while the outlet is down.

Secondly, the pet food feeder according to the present invention is provided with a timer setting assembly so that only a predetermined amount of the food comes out at a predetermined time, thereby effectively giving the pet food even in absence.

Third, according to the present invention, the automatic pet food feeder is provided with a heater inside the case in which the feed is stored, so that the feed is damped in the case of summer, such that the feed can be prevented from being tangled or causing problems of hygiene. There is.

Fourth, according to the present invention, the pet food automatic feeding machine is provided with an ultraviolet lamp inside the case in which the feed is stored, thereby preventing the growth of bacteria and the like in the feed.

Fifth, according to the present invention, the pet food automatic feeding machine has several outlets, and the screw is reversed in the feeder so that the feed inside the case is mixed and the feed is discharged in several places. It is effective to feed the food evenly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a space portion for storing the feed therein and at the same time the appearance is formed at the bottom of the discharge outlet discharged to the feed stored therein, the case is provided inside the case and A screw for moving the feed stored therein to the outlet, a motor axially connected to the screw to operate the screw upon application of a power source, and a timer setting assembly electrically connected to the motor to adjust the operating time of the motor: It provides a pet food feeder characterized in that it comprises a.

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

1 is a perspective view showing an automatic pet food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the line II of Figure 1, Figure 3 is for a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention A block diagram of the major components of a feeder.

And, Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a control method of the pet food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view schematically showing a pet food feeder according to another embodiment of the present invention. .

First, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

1 and 2, the pet food feeder 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 10 having a space portion for storing the feed therein.

In addition, an inlet for injecting the feed is formed in the upper portion of the case 10, a discharge port 13 for discharging the feed stored therein is formed in the lower portion of the case (10).

In addition, the case 10 is a power source so that the screw 20 and the motor 30 and the main power is applied to the feed stored in the case 10 is discharged to the outside of the case 10 through the discharge port 13 in the case (10) The cord 5 is installed.

In this case, as shown, the lower portion of the case 10 is formed with a mounting portion 18 for mounting the screw 20 and the motor 30, the screw 20 and the mounting portion 18 It is preferable to allow the motor 30 to be installed.

At this time, the partition 18 is provided at the upper portion of the seating portion 18, the discharge port 14 for moving the feed toward the screw 20 provided in the seating portion 18 is also provided. It is provided.

In addition, one side of the case is provided with a confirmation window 11 to be easily identified with the naked eye without looking into the amount of feed stored therein.

In addition, the inclined guides 15 are formed at both sides of the case 10 so that the feed stored in the case 10 moves more smoothly toward the screw 20.

Here, the inclined guide 15 may have any structure for facilitating movement toward the screw 20, and the attached FIG. 1 shows only one form thereof.

On the other hand, the discharge pipe 80 is provided between the case 10 and the ground in a structure in communication with the discharge port 13 provided on the lower side of the case 10, the discharge pipe 80 is the case 10 It is positioned to a certain height (W) from the ground is formed so that the user can operate the pet food feeder 100 for the present invention without bending the waist.

In addition, the lower portion of the discharge pipe 80 is connected to the pedestal 90 is placed on the ground, the discharge pipe 80 and the rice bowl to be used by the pet to a predetermined height away from the pedestal 90 Feed outlet 83 is formed so that the feed is poured. That is, the feed outlet 83 will be formed slightly above the pet rice bowl.

In addition, the pedestal 90 is provided with a heater 95.

In addition, the case 10 is provided with an auxiliary power supply 45 to enable the operation of the motor 30 even when an abnormality occurs in the main power supply. The auxiliary power supply 45 is a place for mounting a general battery (not shown), consisting of a battery cover 46 and a battery receiving portion 47, although not shown in detail, the inside of the battery receiving portion 47 The battery is installed in the

In addition, a main power detecting unit 33 (see FIG. 3) is provided to detect an abnormality of the main power.

On the other hand, the pet food feeder 100 of the present invention is provided with a timer setting assembly 40 in a structure electrically connected to the motor (30).

The timer setting assembly 40 may include a first timer 41 for setting a time at which the motor 30 is to be operated, and an operation time of the motor 30 when detecting that the timer 30 corresponds to a set time of the first timer 41. And a second timer 42 for adjusting the time and a display 43 for visually confirming the set time and operating time.

In addition, there is provided an automatic / manual selection key 44 which can be selected to automatically or automatically operate the automatic feeding machine.

And, the pet food automatic feeding machine according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 attached to the humid season, such as summer, the case to prevent the feed is damp in the summer or humid place (10) The heater 50 is installed inside.

In addition, an ultraviolet lamp 60 is installed inside the case 10 to prevent the growth of bacteria and the like.

Here, the heater 50 or the ultraviolet lamp 60, also, as shown in Figure 3, to be made of a structure electrically connected to the timer setting assembly 40 so that the user for a predetermined time at a predetermined time It can only work.

In addition, the motor 30, the heater 50, or the ultraviolet lamp 60 may be electrically connected to the timer setting assembly 40, as shown in FIG. 3, to operate at a time set by the user. At the same time, the control unit 70 is provided in a structure electrically connected to the motor 30, the heater 50, and the ultraviolet lamp 60.

Referring to the operation of the pet food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user first applies power (S10).

The power source can be AC 220V or DC 12V or 24V type.

After applying the power in this way, using the automatic / manual selection key 44 to select one of the automatic and manual method (S20).

At this time, after selecting the automatic method, the step of operating the timer setting assembly 40 to set the desired operating time.

Herein, the operation of the timer setting assembly 40 first sets a time period during which the automatic feeding machine 100 is operated using the first timer 41 (S30). In other words, it sets in advance when to run 24 hours a day.

Then, the operating time of the motor 30 is set using the second timer 42 (S40).

That is, the setting of the second timer 42 is a step of adjusting the amount of feed that is eventually discharged.

Meanwhile, the first timer 41 and the second timer 42 may be used to set the operating time of the heater 50, and the heater 50 may separately program the operating time in advance to the motor 30. When the driving of the heater 50 may be automatically operated for a predetermined time.

Then, when it is detected that the control unit 70 provided in the automatic feeding machine 100 of the present invention corresponds to the time set in the first timer 41 (S50) will drive the motor 30 (S60). .

As such, when the motor 30 is driven, the screw 20 axially connected to the motor 30 rotates, and thus the feed stored in the case 10 is lowered in the case 10.

When the controller 70 detects whether the motor 30 has been driven for the time set in the second timer (S70), the motor 30 is stopped (S80).

On the other hand, when a manual operation is selected, pressing a predetermined button (not shown) when power is applied to the motor 30 in advance, the motor 30 is rotated for a predetermined time so that a predetermined amount of feed is discharged.

In this case, it is preferable that the amount of the discharged food is adjusted so that the user can control the memory in advance in accordance with the type of pet.

On the other hand, the heater (95) installed on the pedestal (90) also forms a structure electrically connected to the control unit 70, and the heater (95) installed on the pedestal (90) at a predetermined time to operate in the winter, such as in the winter It is desirable for dogs and other dogs to be kept warm to eat.

When the main power is not supplied, the main power detecting unit 33 detects an abnormality of the main power and then operates the auxiliary power supply 45 through the control unit 70 to supply power through the auxiliary power supply 45. To be supplied to the motor 30.

Of course, in this case, after the auxiliary power supply 45 is provided with a power switch (not shown), if the main power supply may be operated by operating the power switch by manual operation of the auxiliary power supply.

Thus, according to the pet food automatic feeding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can easily operate the feeding machine without excessively bending the back or sitting down.

In addition, by placing the heater 50 or the ultraviolet lamp 60 in the automatic feeding machine 100, it is possible to facilitate the storage of the food stored in the feeding machine 100, which is beneficial to the health of the pet soon Of course you can.

Furthermore, as well as precise control of the feed supply, the heater 50 or the ultraviolet lamp 60 may also be operated only for a predetermined time according to the pre-stored, so as to prevent unnecessary power waste and sanitary storage of the feed. It becomes possible.

Next, Figure 5 is attached to show another embodiment of the present invention pet food automatic feeding machine 100, it shows an automatic feeding machine provided with a plurality of outlets (183).

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figure 5, the pet food automatic feeding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the automatic feeding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention has a space portion in which the feed is stored therein, and forms an appearance and at the same time, the discharge portion 183 discharging the feed stored therein. A plurality of cases 110 formed in the case 110 and a screw 120 provided in the case 110 and moving the feed stored in the case 110 to the discharge unit 183 and the screw 120. A shaft is connected to the motor 130 to operate the screw 120 when the power is applied, and the timer setting assembly 140 electrically connected to the motor 130 to adjust the operating time of the motor 130 It is configured by.

At this time, the motor 130 and the screw 120, as shown, it is preferably provided with the same number as the discharge unit 183, it is more preferable to be arranged in the opposite direction to each other symmetrically.

The reason for this is that by discharging in the opposite direction, in a house with two or more pets, the feed is discharged in the opposite direction so that the pets can eat the food without colliding with each other, and the screw 120 This is because the symmetric structure of the reverse operation can automatically bring the effect of evenly mixing the feed inside the case (110).

And, although not shown, pet food feeder according to another embodiment of the present invention is also provided with a discharge pipe having a certain length, as in one embodiment of the present invention to be located at a predetermined height from the ground to ease the operation Of course you can.

On the other hand, the heater 50 and the ultraviolet lamp 160 is installed in the case 100 of the automatic feeding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention as in the embodiment.

Of course, in the case of an automatic pet food feeder according to another embodiment of the present invention, although not shown, it may be configured to operate two or more screws by operating only one motor using a gear device.

In addition, the structure and operation process of the pet food feeder according to another embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to the structure and operation process already described in one embodiment of the present invention, as well as a part thereof for the present invention Since it has been described in detail in an embodiment of the above, further description will be omitted.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment, it is a matter of course that another embodiment of the modified form can be implemented within the essential technical scope of the present invention.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, in the drawings and descriptions, only the timer setting assembly is shown and described in an analog manner, but this is only an example of a timer setting assembly, and a button method or various other digital methods is illustrated. It is also possible to adopt a timer setting assembly of the type, and the structure and method that can be adopted according to an embodiment of the present invention may be applied to another embodiment of the present invention, which is not described in other pet food feeding machines.

In addition, the pet food feeder of the present invention will be applicable to large dogs as well as small dogs when used against dogs.

In addition, in the above embodiments, by covering the entire upper part of the automatic feeding machine, the feed or the automatic feeding machine may be prevented from getting wet in the rain or the like from the outside.

1 is a perspective view showing an automatic pet food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG.

Figure 3 is a block diagram between the main components of the pet food automatic feeding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a control method of the pet food automatic feeding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 5 is a perspective view schematically showing a pet food automatic feeding machine according to another embodiment of the present invention

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10 ... case 14 ... outlet

15 ... Slope guide 20 ... Screw

30.Motor 33.Main power detector

40.Timer setting assembly 41 ... First timer

42.2nd Timer 43 ... Display

45 Auxiliary Power Supply 46 Battery Cover

47 Battery compartment 50 Heater

60 ... UV lamp 80 ... Exhaust tube

83 Feed exit 85 Feed discharge guide

90 stand 95 heater

100 ... Pet Feeder

Claims (9)

A case having a space in which the food is stored and having an exterior, and at the same time a discharge outlet for discharging the stored food therein; A screw provided in the case and moving the feed stored in the case to the outlet; A motor axially connected to the screw to move the screw upon application of power; Timer setting assembly electrically connected to the motor to adjust the operating time of the motor: pet food feeder characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The pet food feeder, characterized in that the lower side of the case is further provided with a discharge pipe extending from the case to the ground in a structure in communication with the outlet so that the case is located at a certain height from the ground. The method of claim 1, The outlet is provided in plurality in the lower portion of the case, The screw is a pet food feeder, characterized in that provided with a position and the number corresponding to the outlet. The method of claim 3, wherein The outlet is a pet food feeder, characterized in that arranged in the opposite direction in the case. The method of claim 1, A rice bowl used by pets is placed and a pedestal is provided with a structure connected to a lower portion of the discharge pipe. Pet food automatic feeding machine characterized in that the heater is installed on the pedestal. The method of claim 1, A main power detecting unit detecting a power abnormality of the main power supplying power to the motor; Pet food feeder characterized in that it further comprises a secondary power supply for supplying power to the motor when the main power supply abnormalities. A case having a space in which the food is stored and having an exterior, and at the same time a discharge outlet for discharging the stored food therein; A screw provided in the case and moving the feed stored in the case to the outlet; A motor for driving the screw when the power is supplied; Heater for heating the air inside the case so that the feed is not wet: Pet food feeder characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 7, wherein The pet food automatic feeding machine is characterized in that the case further comprises an ultraviolet lamp having a function to sterilize bacteria in the air. Power-up step, The timer setting step, The motor is driven for a preset time when detecting that the timer corresponds to the set timer; And controlling the heater to start for a predetermined time at the same time as the start of the driving of the motor.

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