KR20130000643A - Automatic grains provider for a pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic pet feeder is provided to offer warm water-mixed pet food. CONSTITUTION: An automatic pet feeder comprises the following; a container with storage units for water and pet food(110) including outlets for each contents; trays(130) receiving the water and the pet food from the container, and including a unit for overflowing the water to the pet food(130); and a controller for controlling the supply of water from water tray to pet food tray using the unit for overflowing the water.

Description

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The present invention relates to an automatic feeding device for pets, and in particular, as a predetermined amount of feed and hot water are discharged from the food container to the feed tray, and at the same time a part of the hot water overflows to the feed feeding portion of the feed tray. The present invention relates to an automatic feeding device for pets such that the feed of a feed tray for animals to eat forms a mixture of hot water.

In recent years, the number of people who raise pets is increasing greatly, and the existing pets are represented by pet dogs, but recently, a wide variety of pets, such as cats, hamsters, rabbits, ferrets and reptiles, are raised.

In addition, various kinds of feeds are provided so that suitable food is made for various kinds of pets. Here, the general feeding method for pets is a method of providing a predetermined amount of feed in a dish at each meal.

Here, if the user needs to leave the pet at home for a relatively long time, it is impossible to feed the pet an appropriate amount of food at each meal, and thus the user may use a relatively large amount of food in a relatively large dish. It is mainly used to free pets to eat them.

However, the conventional feeding method as described above could not be a proper feeding method for a pet whose remarkable lack of thinking power and attention, etc., compared to humans.

In the following description of the pet dog, the user always feeds an appropriate amount of feed for the development and weight control of the dog, and thus the dog is not eaten enough to feel full, and the dog is eaten as if it is insufficient. Therefore, in the conventional feeding method of putting a large amount of feed in a large plate to allow the dog to eat freely, the pet dog eats a large amount of feed several times, so that the feed of the plate before the date expected by the user As all are fed, the dog does not receive food until the user returns home.

In addition, younger dogs are relatively less digestive than mature dogs, so the user can feed them in the form of porridge (hereinafter referred to as “feed porridge”) by properly combining feed and hot water. If the user goes out for a relatively long time, it is impossible to feed in the form of feed porridge. In other words, when feeding a large amount of feed porridge in a large plate, due to the nature of the juicy feed porridge can decay relatively quickly due to the nature of the mold can be produced. Can reach. Therefore, the user was forced to feed the dry food while still knowing the burden on the young pet dog.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, a predetermined amount of feed and hot water is discharged to the feed tray from the food reservoir in a state that pets can not freely eat at the same time a portion of the hot water feed tray As it is overflowed to the feed portion of the feed, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic feeding device for pets so that the feed of the feed tray that the pet eats forms a porridge mixed with hot water.

In addition, the present invention is determined by the user in advance by adjusting the amount of feed and hot water supplied from the food container to the feeding tray in consideration of the pet growth degree, type, etc., even when the user stays at home as well as long-term outing It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic feeding device for pets to feed pets (especially young pets) in a state of feed porridge mixed with feed and hot water every hour.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic pet feeding apparatus according to the present invention includes at least a divided storage unit of water and feed, and a food storage bin in which respective outlets of the contents are formed in each storage unit, at least the And a divided feeding part for receiving water and feed discharged from the food storage container, respectively, the feed tray having an overflow means of water being formed on a split surface between the water feeding part and the feed feeding part, and the water feeding part Each time the water supply of the water storage unit for the water, the water feeding portion is configured to include a control unit for controlling the amount of water supplied to the water feeding unit so that the feed portion feeds through the overflow means.

In addition, the overflow means is characterized in that the configuration of the overflow wall is formed at a relatively low height compared to the water feed portion and the other food feed portion of the feed portion and the feed portion feed portion.

The control unit controls the amount of water supplied from the water storage unit to the water feeding unit to be preset on a one-time supply basis so that a predetermined amount of water is supplied every supply, wherein the predetermined amount is the height of the overflow wall. It is characterized in that the sum of the amount of water overflowed to the feed feed unit to the water capacity of the water feed unit filled up to.

The overflow means may include an overflow valve installed on a split surface between the water feeder and the feeder, and a height sensor for detecting the height of the contents of the feeder, wherein the control unit receives a signal from the height sensor. Until the input is characterized in that the water discharge operation for the water supply portion of the water storage unit and the water flowing in the water supply of the water supply through the overflow valve is characterized in that the control to continue to control.

In addition, the water supply is characterized in that the heating means for supplying hot water is provided.

In addition, each of the contents discharged from each storage unit of the food reservoir includes a ramp leading to the corresponding feed portion of the feed tray, contents induction formed in a state connecting the lower side of the food reservoir and one side of the feed tray It further comprises a body.

In addition, the discharge time of the contents of each storage unit provided in the food storage container is set, the timer for inputting a corresponding signal to the control unit when the set time, the food for opening and closing the outlet of the food storage container according to the output signal of the control unit At least one alarm means for notifying the pet that the contents have been supplied to the feeding portion of the feeding tray, a valve, a speaker, a lamp and a display portion, and a corresponding feeding portion of the feeding tray from each storage portion of the food storage container. And at least one of a keypad used for signal input for various settings such as the amount of contents supplied to the display screen, and a display screen on which various information such as information set by the keypad is displayed.

According to the present invention, since a predetermined amount of feed and hot water are discharged to the feed tray from the food reservoir in which the pet cannot freely eat, a portion of the hot water overflows to the feed feeding portion of the feed tray. Animals can always eat in the form of mixed feed and porridge, while hot water can be eaten in pure water.

In addition, if the user presets the amount of feed and hot water supplied from the food container to the feed tray in consideration of the growth rate and type of pets, the type of feed porridge every fixed time regardless of whether the user stays at home or goes out As pets (especially young pets) can be fed, the user may not pay much attention to the feeding of pets, especially young pets, even when they go out for a long time, while the young pets may die for a fixed time. Can eat and healthy breeding is possible.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic pet feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the hot water overflow function of the feed tray of the automatic pet feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the hot water overflow function of the feed tray of the automatic pet feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an automatic pet feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an automatic pet feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic pet feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the pet automatic feeding device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a food storage container 110, a feed tray 130, the control unit 140 (not shown, see FIG. 4) do. In addition, the automatic pet feeding device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to further include the contents guide body 120 and the cover 114. In the following description, the pet is described as an example of a pet dog, especially a young pet dog just after birth, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The food storage container 110 includes a plurality of divided storage parts 111, 112, and 113, wherein the food storage container 110 includes at least a water storage part 111 and a feed storage part 112. In addition, discharge ports 111a, 112a, and 113a for external discharge of the contents are formed in the storage units 111, 112, and 113 of the food storage container 110, respectively. That is, the outlet 111a for the external discharge of water is formed in the water storage unit 111, and the outlet 112a for the external discharge of the feed is formed in the feed storage unit 112, and other storage unit 113 ) Is also provided with a discharge port 113a for external discharge of the contents. Here, the feed stored in the feed storage unit 112 is an example of various kinds of feeds sold for pet dogs on the market.

In addition, the water storage unit 111 is provided with a heating means 150 for bringing the received water into the hot water state. In the present embodiment, but the heating means 150 is a hot wire installed in the inner side and the bottom surface of the water storage unit 111 as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, the water in the water storage unit 111 It can be carried out various modifications under the conditions to maintain the hot water by heating to an appropriate temperature.

The feed tray 130 includes a plurality of divided feed units 131, 132, and 133 which receive and receive contents discharged from the storage units 111, 112, and 113 of the food storage container 110, respectively. Here, the feed tray 130 is supplied from the water supply unit 131 and the feed storage unit 112 of the food storage container 110 to receive and receive the water supplied from the water storage unit 111 of the food storage container 110 at least. Feed feed unit 132 to receive the feed is provided is provided.

Then, an overflow means of water is formed on the divided surface between the water feed part 131 and the feed feed part 132, and a part of the water of the water feed part 131 is formed by the overflow means. 132). This can lead to indigestion and other digestive-related diseases, with digestion burden when young dogs eat relatively hard foods. The hot water is properly formulated in the form of porridge (hereinafter referred to as “feed porridge”). To be eaten.

A detailed configuration example of such an overflow means will be described together with the description after the following description of the controller 140.

The controller 140 adjusts the amount of the contents supplied from each storage unit 111, 112, 113 of the food storage container 110 to each feed unit 131, 132, 133 of the feed tray 130. In particular, the controller 140 is a water feeding unit. The water supply amount of the water storage unit 111 with respect to the 131 is adjusted, which has a main point to allow the water of the water feeding unit 131 to be introduced into the feed feeding unit 132 through the overflow means.

Then, the control unit 140 adjusts the water supply amount of the water storage unit 111, and through this will be described an example of a configuration in which a portion of the water of the water feeding unit 131 overflows to the feed feeding unit 132.

First, referring to FIG. 2, the divided surface between the water feeder 131 and the feed feeder 132 has a relatively lower height than the other wall surfaces 135 of the water feeder 131 and the feeder 132. It may be formed to form the overflow wall 134. That is, the water W supplied to the water feed part 131 feeds the water feed part 131 and the feed to form the overflow wall 134 before filling up to the top of the other wall 135 of the water feed part 131. It is introduced into the feed feed unit 132 beyond the divided surface between the portions 132. Therefore, the controller 140 controls the total volume of the water feeder 131 from the water reservoir 111 at each time of water supply, based on the one-time water supply of the water reservoir 111 to the water feeder 131. The amount of water to be filled is supplied, and as a result, a predetermined amount of water flows into the feed feeding unit 132 over the overflow wall 134 every time the water storage unit 111 is supplied to the water feeding unit 131. . Then, the water introduced into the feed feeding unit 132 is mixed with the feed (P).

In addition, as another embodiment, referring to FIG. 3, an overflow hole 234a is formed in the dividing surface 234 between the water feeding part 131 and the feed feeding part 132. The height sensor 180 may be installed to detect the height of the contents inside the wall. That is, after the water supply is started from the water storage unit 111 to the water feeding unit 131, the controller 140 continues the water supply operation until a signal is input from the height sensor 180 of the feed feeding unit 132. Thus, the water (W) of the water feeding unit 131 is introduced into the feed feeding unit 132 through the overflow hole 234a to be mixed with the feed (P). Here, the amount of feed supplied from the feed storage unit 111 to the feed feeding unit 131 is an amount not exceeding the height sensor 180 and at the same time considering the amount of water flowing into the water feeding unit 131. .

1, the contents guide body 120 and the cover 114 will be described.

Contents body 120 is that both sides are connected to the lower side of the food storage container 110 and one side of the feed tray 120, respectively, the upper surface of the contents guide body 120, each storage unit of the food storage container 110 Slopes 121 are formed to guide water, feed, and other contents discharged from the 111, 112, and 113 to the feed portions 131, 132, and 133 of the feed tray 130.

In addition, the cover 114 has a function of covering the respective storage portions 111, 112, and 113 of the food storage container 110 from the outside. In this embodiment, the cover 114 is formed of one body, and the food storage container 110 is provided. Hinge coupled to the upper portion of the opening and closing of the storage reservoir 111, 112, 113 of the food reservoir 110 has been described an example of opening and closing, but the present invention is not limited to this, each storage portion (111,112,113) of the food reservoir 110 Various modifications can be made within the range that satisfies the conditions for opening and closing.

As can be seen through the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 described above, water, feed, and other contents of the food storage container 110 by the automatic pet feeding device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Is a state in which pets are not free to eat, and in this state, a predetermined amount of feed and hot water are discharged from the food storage tank 110 to the feed tray 130, and a part of the hot water is fed to the feed tray 130. Since the portion 132 is overflowed, the pet can always eat in the state of feed porridge mixed with feed and porridge. In addition, the hot water of the feed tray 130 can be eaten by the pet as it is pure water.

In addition, if the user presets the amount of feed and hot water supplied from the food storage container 110 to the feed tray 130 in consideration of the growth degree, type, etc. of the pet, the user is determined regardless of staying at home or going out Each hour, pets (especially young pets) can be fed in the form of feed porridge. Accordingly, the user may not pay much attention to the feeding of pets, especially young pets, even when going out for a long time, and the young pets may eat feed porridge every predetermined time, thereby enabling healthy breeding.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing other components of the automatic pet feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the pet's automatic feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed by further comprising a tire 160, a feed valve 195, a notification means, a keypad 190, a display screen 175 Can be.

Timer 160 is to set the contents discharge time of the food reservoir 110, that is, the user to discharge the feed, water, and other contents stored in each of the storage (111, 112, 113) of the food reservoir 110 Can be set variously, including one time, different time periods, and the same time period.

The feed valve 195 is installed under each of the storage portions 111, 112, and 113 of the food storage container 110, and the feed valve 195 is opened and closed according to a control signal of the controller 140. In addition, the feed valve 195 is preferably configured to be opened and closed through manual operation without the control signal of the controller 140.

The notification means serves to inform the dog that water, feed, and other contents have been discharged from the storage units 111, 112, and 113 of the food storage container 110 to the corresponding feed units 131, 132, and 133 of the feed tray 130. Although the speaker 164 is used as the notification means as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and an alarm, a display unit, or the like may be used as the notification means.

The keypad 190 functions to input a signal to the controller 140. The keypad 190 adjusts the amount of contents supplied from the storage units 111, 112, and 113 to the corresponding feed units 131, 132, and 133 of the feed tray 130. The input of the various input signals, such as hot water temperature control by adjusting the temperature of the heating wire, selection of a notification means, and the like, may be input to the controller 140.

The display screen 175 has various display functions such as a function of displaying a signal input from the keypad 190 so that a user can input various signals to the controller, and a display function of a notification signal output to the notification means.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for implementing the automatic pet feeding device according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, as claimed in the utility model registration claims below Without departing from the gist of the present invention, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will have the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

100: automatic feeding device 110: food storage container
111: water storage unit 112: feed storage unit
113: storage unit 114: cover
115: hinge 120: contents guided body
121: ramp 130: feed tray
131: water feeding unit 132: feed feeding unit
133: feeding part 134: overflow wall
140: control unit 150: heating means
160: timer 175: display screen
180: height sensor 185: hot water heater
190: Keypad 195: Feed Valve

Claims (7)

A food storage container including at least a divided storage part of the water and the feed, each outlet having a discharge port of a corresponding content formed therein;
A feed tray including at least a divided feed unit configured to receive at least water and feed discharged from the food storage container, wherein an overflow means of water is formed on a split surface between the water feed unit and the feed feed unit;
Each time the water supply of the water storage unit to the water feeding unit, the pet comprising a control unit for controlling the water supply to the water feeding unit so that a portion of water in the water feeding unit is introduced into the feed feeding unit through the overflow means , Automatic feeder. The method of claim 1,
The overflow means is an automatic feeding of pets, characterized in that the structure of the overflow wall which is formed at a relatively low height compared to the other wall surface of the water feeding portion and the feed feeding portion while dividing the water feeding portion and the feed feeding portion. Device. The method of claim 2,
The control unit controls the amount of water supplied from the water storage unit to the water feeding unit is preset on a one-time supply basis so that a predetermined amount of water is supplied every supply, wherein the predetermined amount is filled up to the height of the overflow wall. Pet food automatic feeding device characterized in that the sum of the water capacity of the water feeding unit and the amount of water overflowed to the feed feeding unit. The method of claim 1,
The overflow means includes a split surface forming an overflow hole between the water feeder and the feeder and a height sensor for sensing the height of the contents of the feeder,
The control unit pets characterized in that the water is supplied to the feed feeding unit through the overflow hole continues to supply water after the start of water supply from the water storage unit to the water feeding unit until the signal is input from the height sensor , Automatic feeder. The method of claim 1,
The water supply unit automatic feeding device for pets, characterized in that the heating means for supplying hot water is provided. The method of claim 1,
Receiving the contents discharged from each of the storage bins of the food reservoir each includes a ramp leading to the corresponding feed portion of the feed tray, the contents guide body formed in a state connecting the lower side of the food reservoir and one side of the feed tray; Automatic feeding device for pets, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1,
A timer for setting contents discharge time of each storage unit provided in the food storage container, and inputting a corresponding signal to the controller when the set time is reached;
Feed valve for opening and closing the outlet of the food storage container in accordance with the output signal of the control unit;
At least one alarm unit for notifying a pet that contents have been supplied to a feeding unit of the feeding tray;
A keypad used for inputting signals for various settings such as the amount of contents supplied to the corresponding feeding part of the feeding tray from each storage part of the food storage container;
And at least one of display screens displaying various information such as information set by the keypad.

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