KR20130027393A - Automatic ball ejecting machine for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ball play equipment for pets, comprising: a housing having a ball inlet and outlet for ball input and throwing; An airborne portion of a cylinder type mounted in the housing and accommodating the ball introduced through the inlet and outlet; A detection sensor mounted on an inner side of the air receiver and detecting whether the ball is accommodated; A ball discharging device for discharging to the outside by applying a force to the ball accommodated in the air receiving portion; A power supply unit supplying power to the co-discharge device; And a controller for controlling the ball to be discharged to the outside by operating the ball discharge device when the acceptance of the ball is detected by the sensor. Thereby, by throwing the ball automatically so that the pet can play alone, it is possible to play, exercise, treat depression, emotional anxiety, save the user time and reduce physical consumption.

Description

Automatic Ball Ejecting Machine for Pet}

The present invention relates to a ball play equipment for pets, and more specifically, a ball play for pets so that pets can enjoy themselves by playing and exercising by automatically throwing the ball when the pet puts the ball. It is about a mechanism.

Recently, due to the decrease in the number of family members due to the nuclear family, more and more single children and single families without siblings, and young people living alone as divorce and marriage age increases. Accordingly, more and more people raise pets to soothe loneliness.

If you have a pet, you should feed your pet like a baby and wash and play with it. However, pet owners can not spend much time only on pets because they have work to do, such as their studies, housework, and work. In particular, because pets are alone for a long time, they cause various mental and mental illnesses such as depression, emotional anxiety, lack of exercise, obesity, and diabetes, and cause social problems that are eventually abandoned. A lot of time is spent and physical consumption is not easy. Accordingly, there is a need to provide a mechanism for pets to play alone and exercise and relieve stress.

An object of the present invention, by throwing the ball automatically so that the pet can play alone, can play, exercise, can treat depression, emotional anxiety, save time and reduce physical consumption of the user To provide a ball game equipment for pets.

The object is a housing having a inlet and outlet for the input and throwing of the ball; An airborne portion mounted in the housing and having a cylinder shape for receiving a ball introduced through the inlet and outlet; A detection sensor mounted on an inner side of the air receiver to detect whether the ball is accommodated; A ball discharge device for discharging to the outside by applying a force to the ball accommodated in the air receiving portion; A power supply unit supplying power to the co-discharge device; And a controller for controlling the ball to be discharged to the outside by operating the ball discharge device when the acceptance of the ball is detected by the sensor.

Here, the ball discharge device, the mounting plate is installed inside the air-receiving portion is seated the ball; A support member mounted on one surface of the seating plate along a longitudinal direction of the airborne part to support the seating plate; And a power unit for providing power between the supports to allow the seating plate to move along the longitudinal direction inside the airborne portion.

The power unit may include a gear connected between the support and a motor providing a driving force to the gear.

The power unit may be a compression cylinder connected between the supports.

The controller may adjust the intensity of throwing the ball in the ball discharge device, and on one side of the housing, a display unit for displaying the on / off (off / off) of the power supply and the throwing strength of the ball, the ball An operation panel having a throwing intensity button for adjusting throwing intensity and a power button for turning on / off the power unit may be mounted.

The controller drives the power unit backward to move the seating plate to the lower portion of the airborne portion, and then forwardly drives the power unit to move the seating plate toward the inlet / outlet of the airborne portion to throw the ball outward. Can be.

The controller may drive the power unit in a forward direction to move the seat plate toward the inlet and outlet of the airborne part to throw the ball outward, and then move the power unit in the reverse direction to return the seat plate to its original position. have.

On the other hand, the object, the housing; A ball-loading unit having a ball loaded by the pet picked up and delivered, the ball-discharging device provided in the housing to discharge the ball on the ball-loading unit to the outside; A sensor for detecting whether the ball is loaded on the ball loading unit; And a controller for controlling the operation of the ball discharge device based on the signal of the sensor.

Here, the sensor may be provided in the conduit loading portion, the co-discharge device, the base plate; A rotary lever connected to the ball loading part; And a rotation driving unit rotatably supporting the rotation lever on the opposite side of the no-loading unit and rotating the rotation lever based on the action of the controller.

The rotation driving unit, a drive motor which can be driven by the action of the controller; A drive pulley connected to the motor shaft of the drive motor; A driven pulley connected to an end of the rotary lever; And a belt connecting the driving and driven pulleys.

The ball discharge device may include a stopper provided in the rotation driving unit to limit a rotation angle of the rotation lever; And a damper coupled to the base plate to elastically support the unloading part so that the unloading part is disposed at an initial position.

A camera provided at one side of the housing to be adjustable in angle to photograph a surrounding environment; A speaker for voice transmission provided in the housing; And it is controlled by the controller, in conjunction with the co-discharge device may include at least one selected from the snack discharge apparatus for discharging the snack.

The snack dispensing apparatus, the snack barrel is accommodated the snack; A lid for opening and closing one side opening of the snack box; And it may include a snack discharge portion for discharging the snack from the snack through the outlet of the snack.

The ball discharge device, the tubular body portion is formed on the one side is the common inlet portion into which the ball is introduced, the ball discharge portion is formed on the other side; And a power generation unit provided in the main body and generating power for discharging the ball received in the main body to the outside through the ball discharge unit based on the action of the controller.

The co-discharge device may include a rotation support part rotatably supporting the main body part; And an angle variable part connected to the rotation support part to vary an angle of the main body part on the rotation support part.

In this pet ball play equipment, the ball is automatically thrown to the outside as long as the pet puts the ball into the entrance and exit. Therefore, the pet can enjoy the play alone, so the user does not have to play with the pet one by one, thereby saving time and preventing physical consumption. In addition, pets can maintain their psychological and physical health. In addition, it is possible to control the size and throwing strength of the ball, according to the size or nature of the pet to adjust the size and throwing strength of the ball to enable more effective play.

In addition, the ball play equipment for pets, it is possible to adjust up or down the direction in which the ball discharged by the pet is discharged, thereby providing an effective play in a variety of ways that the pet is interested or preferred.

1 is a partial cutaway perspective view of a ball for playing a pet according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the pet playground equipment of FIG. 1;
Figure 3 (a) to (c) is a cross-sectional view of the air receiving portion showing the process of discharging the ball in the ball discharge device,
(A) to (c) of FIG. 4 is a modified example of FIG.
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the ball play equipment for pets according to the first embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a schematic structural diagram of a ball game equipment for pets according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a structural view of the operation of the co-discharge device applied to FIG.
8 is a control block diagram of the pet playground equipment of Figure 6,
9 is a schematic structural diagram of a ball for playing a pet according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a schematic structural diagram of a ball-playing equipment for pets according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and
FIG. 11 is a control block diagram of the pet playground equipment shown in FIG. 10.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Also in the figures, the thickness of the components is exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content.

Embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and / or plan views that are ideal illustrations of the present invention. In the drawings, the thicknesses of films and regions are exaggerated for effective explanation of technical content. Therefore, the shape of the exemplary diagram may be modified by manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific forms shown, but also include changes in the shapes that are produced according to the manufacturing process. For example, the etched area shown at right angles may be rounded or may have a shape with a certain curvature. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures have attributes, and the shapes of the regions illustrated in the figures are intended to illustrate specific forms of regions of the elements and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Although the terms first, second, etc. have been used in various embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms have only been used to distinguish one component from another. The embodiments described and exemplified herein also include their complementary embodiments.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific details have been set forth in order to explain the invention in greater detail and to assist in understanding it. However, those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention can be used without these various specific details. In some cases, it is mentioned in advance that parts of the invention which are commonly known in the description of the invention and which are not highly related to the invention are not described in order to prevent confusion in explaining the invention without cause.

First Embodiment

1 is a partial cutaway perspective view of a ball for playing a pet according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The ball play equipment (1) for the pet, the ball is automatically thrown to the outside when the pet puts the ball into the inlet and outlet 15. To this end, the pet play equipment 1, the housing 10, the airborne portion 20, the sensor 25, the air discharge device 30, the power supply unit 60, the controller 70, the display unit 80, the operation panel 90 is included.

The housing 10 may be formed in various shapes, and one surface of the housing 10 has a hole inlet and outlet 15 for inputting and throwing balls. The inlet and outlet 15 may be formed as one, or may be configured separately from the inlet to the ball is thrown and the throwing ball is thrown to the outside.

In this embodiment, one surface of the housing 10 is configured as an inclined surface, such that the bottom surface of the place where the pet ball play device 1 is seated and the inclined surface of the housing 10 are connected without a jaw. Therefore, the pet can move the ball along the inclined surface of the housing 10 from the floor surface of the room or living room, and then easily put the ball in the inlet and outlet 15. In this embodiment, the inlet and outlet 15 is formed as one.

The housing 10 is provided with a cylindrical airborne portion 20 in communication with the inlet and outlet 15. The diameter of the airborne portion 20 is formed larger than the diameter of the ball, it is formed to have a relatively large diameter to use a ball of various sizes. Airborne part 20 is preferably manufactured to a depth enough to fly the ball when throwing the ball, the depth of the airborne part 20 can be changed according to the power strength of the ball discharge device (30) Do.

The detection sensor 25 is mounted on one side of the airborne part 20, and provides a window on one side of the airborne part 20 so as not to directly contact the ball when the ball is thrown and thrown, and the sensor 25. Mounted on the window to detect the ball. Information on the acceptance of the ball detected by the sensor 25 is provided to the controller (70).

The ball discharge device 30 is mounted on the outside of the airborne portion 20 to throw the ball accommodated in the airborne portion 20 to the outside. The ball discharge device 30 is disposed on the inner lower end of the air receiver 20 so as to face the air inlet and outlet 15 of the air receiver 20 and moves along the longitudinal direction of the air receiver 20. (35), the support section 40 connected to the outside of the seating plate 35 in the longitudinal direction of the airborne portion 20, and the power section 50 is connected to the support section 40 to transfer power. It includes.

Here, the ball accommodated in the airborne portion 20 is seated in the seating plate 35, the seating plate 35 is formed in the same disk shape as the inner diameter of the airborne portion 20, is formed slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the ball It is to be able to move smoothly in the receiving portion (20).

The support section 40 is connected to the central region of the seating plate 35 at the bottom of the seating plate 35, and the other end is connected to the power unit 50 to move integrally with the seating plate 35.

The power unit 50 transmits power so that the support shaft 40 can move along the longitudinal direction, and various types of power devices capable of transmitting power for moving the support shaft 40 may be used. In the present invention, two kinds of power units are exemplified.

1) Power part consisting of motor and gear

In the first embodiment, the power unit 50 includes a motor and a gear. By adjusting the rotational force by the motor in the gear to be transmitted to the support 40, to move the support 40.

The power unit 50 of this configuration can adjust the throwing strength of the ball using a motor or gear. For example, when employing a step motor that can adjust the rotational force, it is possible to adjust the moving speed of the seating plate (35). In addition, in the case of using a gear, it is possible to adjust the speed of the mounting plate 35 by adjusting the gear. Thus, by adjusting the moving speed of the seating plate 35, it is possible to adjust the throwing strength that the ball is thrown to the outside.

2) Power part composed of compression cylinder

In the second embodiment, the power unit 50 is composed of a compression cylinder. The support rod 40 is moved by using a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder, which is a kind of compression cylinder. At this time, by adjusting the speed of introducing the pneumatic or hydraulic pressure of the pneumatic cylinder or the hydraulic cylinder, the moving speed of the seating plate 35 can be adjusted.

The power supply unit 60 receives power from the outside to supply power to the power unit 50, the controller 70, the display unit 80, and the operation panel 90 of the co-discharge device 30.

The operation panel 90 is mounted on an outer side of the housing 10 and includes a throwing intensity button for adjusting the throwing intensity of the ball and a power button for turning on / off the power supply unit 60.

The display unit 80 is provided with a power supply lamp for indicating on / off of the power supply unit 60 and a throwing intensity lamp for displaying the throwing intensity of the ball, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the pet playground equipment of FIG. 1.

The controller 70 turns on the power lamp and the throwing intensity lamp provided on the display unit 80 when the power is turned on or the throwing intensity is adjusted by the manipulation of the operation panel 90. When the power is turned on by the operation panel 90, the power is supplied to the power supply unit 60.

When the acceptance of the ball is detected by the sensor 25, the controller 70 controls the ball to be discharged to the outside by operating the power unit 50 of the ball discharge device 30. At this time, the controller 70 controls the operation of the motor rotational force, the gear, or the compression cylinder of the power unit 50 according to the throwing strength selected by the user, so that the ball is thrown at the throwing strength selected by the user.

3 (a) to 3 (c) are cross-sectional views of the air receiving part region showing a process of discharging a ball from the ball discharge device.

Before the ball is introduced into the air receiving portion 20, the seating plate 35 is located at a reference position in the air receiving portion 20, and at this time, the distance from the seating plate 35 to the inlet and outlet 15 is referred to as X1. . In this state, when the ball is introduced into the air receiving portion 20, the power unit 50 is driven in the reverse direction to move the seating plate 35 toward the lower portion of the air receiving portion 20 by Δd. Then, the power unit 50 is driven forward to move the seating plate 35 again toward the inlet and outlet 15 by Δd and then stops. Then, the ball is thrown out through the inlet and outlet 15 in response to the stop of the seating plate 35. At this time, the distance Δd between X1 and X2 is set to a length for speed enough to throw the ball through the inlet and outlet 15 when the seating plate 35 is stopped.

When the mounting plate 35 is moved to the lower portion of the airborne portion 20 and then moved toward the inlet and outlet 15 again, after the ball is thrown outward, the seating plate 35 is the airborne portion 20. Return to the reference position, the operation of returning the seating plate 35 to the reference position is unnecessary.

4 (a) to 4 (c) are modified examples of FIG. 3.

Before the ball is introduced into the airborne portion 20, the seating plate 35 is located at the bottom of the airborne portion 20, wherein the length of the airborne portion 20 is referred to as X1. In this state, when the ball is introduced into the air receiving portion 20, the power unit 50 is driven forward to move the seating plate 35 in the air receiving portion 20 toward the inlet and outlet 15. At this time, when the seating plate 35 moves to the position where the distance from the inlet outlet 15 to the seating plate 35 becomes X3, the power unit 50 stops. Then, the ball is thrown out through the inlet and outlet 15 in response to the stop of the seating plate 35. At this time, the distance Δd between X1 and X3 is set to a length for producing a speed sufficient to throw the ball through the inlet and outlet 15 when the seating plate 35 is stopped.

When the ball is thrown by moving the seating plate 35 from the reference position toward the inlet / outlet 15, the power unit 50 is reversed to move the seating plate 35 back to the reference position after the ball is thrown. Should be driven.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the pet play equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user turns on the power button (S510), and sets the desired throwing intensity using the throwing intensity button (S520). Then, the pet feeds the ball into the airborne portion 20 through the inlet and outlet 15.

When the ball is accommodated in the air-bearing unit 20, the detection sensor 25 detects the input of the ball in the sensor 25 (S530-Y), and the controller 70 that the ball has been injected into the air-bearing unit 20 To pass. The controller 70 operates the power unit 50, and at this time, controls the rotational force of the motor of the power unit 50, the operation of the gears, or the operation speed of the compression cylinder according to the throwing intensity selected by the user.

First, the controller 70 drives the power unit 50 in the reverse direction so that the seat plate 35 is moved downward by Δd (S540 and S550). Then, the power unit 50 is stopped (S560), and then the power unit 50 is driven in the forward direction so that the seating plate 35 is moved back to the reference position (S570). Accordingly, when the seating plate 35 moves by Δd to reach the reference position (S580), the ball in the air-carrying part 20 is thrown outward, and the controller 70 stops the power unit 50 ( S590).

In this manner, in the pet ball play device 1, the ball is automatically thrown to the outside when the pet just puts the ball into the inlet and outlet 15. Therefore, the pet can enjoy the play alone, so that the user does not have to play with the pet one by one, not only saves time but also prevents physical consumption.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a pet playing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a structural view of the ball discharging device applied to FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a pet playing device of FIG. 6. Is a control block diagram.

As shown in these drawings, the pet ball play device 1a of the present embodiment includes a housing 110, a ball discharge device 130, a detection sensor 125, and a controller 170.

The housing 110 forms the external appearance of the pet playground equipment 1a of this embodiment of this embodiment. Although the housing 110 is schematically illustrated in FIG. 6, the structure and shape of the housing 110 may be variously changed out of FIG. 6. In particular, since the co-discharge device 130 is coupled to the housing 110, the size and structure of the housing 110 may be determined in consideration of the size and structure of the co-discharge device 130. For example, when the size of the housing 110 is large, the pet may climb directly onto the upper surface of the housing 110 to bring a ball. If the size of the housing 110 is small, the ball may be next to the housing 110. May be placed on top of the housing 110. However, the height and the top structure of the housing 110 is enough if it is not inconvenient for the pet to climb or put the ball on it. The outer surface of the housing 110 may be printed or attached in the form of a variety of patterns that can be intriguing pets.

Ball discharging device 130 has a ball loading unit 131 is loaded with a ball picked up and delivered by the pet, is provided in the housing 110 serves to discharge the ball on the ball loading unit 131 to the outside. It has a form and a structure different from the co-discharge apparatus 30 of 1st Embodiment mentioned above. Indeed, in the present embodiment, it is preferable to throw the ball rather than the concept of discharging the ball, but considering the relationship with the above embodiment, the ball discharge device 130 is named.

The ball discharge device 130, the base plate 132, the rotary lever 133 is connected to the ball loading unit 131, and the rotation lever 133 on the opposite side of the ball loading unit 131 to be rotatable. And a rotation driving unit 134 for rotating and driving the rotation lever 133 based on the action of the controller 170.

The base plate 132 forms the bottom of the co-discharge device 130. Base plate 132 may be provided with coupling elements, such as bolt holes or hooks, for coupling with the housing 110. If the co-discharge device 130 forms a body with the housing 110, the base plate 132 may be a bottom surface of the housing 110 itself rather than a separate structure.

Ball loading portion 131 is a portion where the ball is raised. It is preferable that the ball loading portion 131 be manufactured to have a slightly concave shape as shown in the figure so that the round ball is easily raised and the ball does not roll down. In addition, considering that it is difficult for a pet to put a ball on the ball loading unit 131 differently from a person, the ball loading unit 131 has a structure in which the ball can be easily raised in connection with the upper surface of the housing 110. It is desirable to have. That is, if the upper surface of the housing 110 has a gentle inclined surface 110a toward the unloading part 131 as shown in FIG. 6, and the vertical wall 110b is formed on one side of the unloading part 131, the pet Even if the ball is not directly brought to the upper surface of the ball loading part 131, that is, simply by placing the ball on the top surface of the housing 110, the ball may roll down to be seated and loaded on the ball loading part 131. have. Of course, this is only one embodiment and need not be so.

The rotary lever 133 is a rod structure connecting the no-loading unit 131 and the rotary driving unit 134, and is mounted on the no-loading unit 131 while rotating as shown in FIG. 7 by the operation of the rotary driving unit 134. It rotates and throws the loaded ball.

The rotary drive unit 134 includes a drive motor 134a which can be driven by the action of the controller 170, a drive pulley 134b connected to the motor shaft of the drive motor 134a, and an end of the rotary lever 133. A driven pulley 134c to be connected, and a belt 134d for connecting the driving and driven pulleys 134b and 134c. Accordingly, when the driving motor 134a is operated based on the action of the controller 170, power from the driving motor 134a is transmitted to the driving pulley 134b, the belt 134d, and the driven pulley 134c, and as a result, the driving motor 134a is operated. By rapidly rotating the rotary lever 133 in the dashed line in the solid line of Figure 7, the ball seated on the ball-loading unit 131 can be blown away.

At this time, the rotation angle of the drive motor 134a is controllable, but considering the need to use an expensive servo motor or stepping motor for precise control, the stopper 135 and the co-discharge device 130 as in the present embodiment Consideration may be given to providing a damper 136.

The stopper 135 is provided in the rotation driving part 134 to limit the rotation angle of the rotation lever 133, and the damper 136 is coupled to the base plate 132 so that the ball loading part 131 is in an initial position. It serves to elastically support the ball-loading portion 131 to be disposed as. When the stopper 135 and the damper 136 are provided in this way, the maximum rotation angle of the rotary lever 133 is determined by the stopper 135 and the lowest position of the rotary lever 133 even when a relatively precise or expensive motor is not used. Return to the furnace may be mechanically implemented by the damper 136.

The detection sensor 125 serves to detect whether a ball is loaded on the ball loading unit 131. Although it may be provided on the housing 110 side, in the present embodiment, the detection sensor 125 is provided in the unloading part 131. The detection sensor 125 may be a load cell that detects a weight.

On the other hand, in addition to these configurations, as shown in FIG. 6, the pet ball play device 1a of the present embodiment may be further provided with a camera 140, a speaker 150 for voice transmission, and a snack discharge device 160. have. Of course, not all of the camera 140, the speaker for voice transmission 150 and the snack discharge device 160 is provided, any one or two or more selected from these may be provided as necessary.

The camera 140 is provided to be adjustable in angle on one side of the housing 110 serves to photograph the surrounding environment. If you only have a built-in memory, you can view the recorded data through a computer, etc. If you have a function that can send and receive video with a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, PDA, etc. You can watch and be more effective. Since the technology of transmitting the image of the camera 140 to a mobile terminal or a monitor of a computer is applied to, for example, a CCTV, a separate description will be omitted.

The speaker 150 for voice transmission is provided in the housing 110 and, for example, may call out the name of the pet or allow the contents to indicate the ball play periodically. In particular, in the application of such a voice delivery speaker 150, if the speaker 150 that can be recorded and transmitted directly to the owner's voice rather than a mechanical voice may be applied to the pet more friendly.

Snack discharge device 160 is controlled by the controller 170, it is configured to discharge the snack in conjunction with the ball discharge device (130). In other words, if the ball is successful, it serves as a reward to reward and play a role of both training and play.

The snack dispensing device 160 is a snack barrel 161 that accepts snacks, a lid 162 for opening and closing one side opening of the snack barrel 161, and a snack from the snack barrel 161. It may be provided with a snack discharge portion 163 for discharging through the outlet. Although the snack discharge unit 163 is shown in a very conceptual manner in the drawing, the snack discharge unit 163 may have a structure capable of discharging a snack based on a signal from the controller 170 using a device such as a cylinder. Or some of the structure, such as feed automatic discharge device.

On the other hand, the controller 170 controls the operation of the co-discharge device 130 and the snack discharge device 160 based on the signal of the above-described detection sensor 125. The controller 170 that performs this role will be briefly described in detail. As shown in FIG. 8, the controller 170 includes a CPU 171, a memory 172, and a support circuit 173. , SUPPORT CIRCUIT). The CPU 171 may be one of various computer processors that can be industrially applied to control the pet ball play device 1a of the present embodiment. The memory 172 and MEMORY are connected to the CPU 171 in operation. The memory 172 may be installed locally or remotely as a computer-readable recording medium, and may be readily available, such as, for example, random access memory (RAM), ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, or any digital storage form. At least one or more memories. The support circuit 173 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT) is operatively coupled with the CPU 171 to support typical operation of the processor. Such support circuit 173 may include a cache, a power supply, a clock circuit, an input / output circuit, a subsystem, or the like.

For example, the overall process of the pet ball play device 1a, that is, a process of sensing the state when the pet brings the ball and throwing the ball away, and in addition, discharging the snack as a reward, etc. Can be stored in. Typically, a software routine may be stored in memory 172. The software routine may also be stored or executed by another CPU (not shown), which may be located remotely from the test handler.

Although the process according to the invention has been described as being executed by software routines, at least some of the processes of the invention may be performed by hardware. As such, the processes of the present invention may be implemented in software executed on a computer system, or in hardware such as an integrated circuit, or in combination of software and hardware.

Looking at the operation of the pet ball play device (1a) having such a configuration as follows.

When the pet bites the ball and places it on the upper surface of the housing 110, the ball may be rolled down and loaded on the ball loading part 131 due to the upper structure of the housing 110. Of course, in the case of a well-educated pet, the ball can be placed directly on the ball loading unit 131.

When the ball is placed on the ball loading unit 131, the detection sensor 125 detects this, and its signal is transmitted to the controller 170 so that the controller 170 operates the ball discharge device 130. That is, when the driving motor 134a is operated based on the action of the controller 170, the power from the driving motor 134a is transmitted to the driving pulley 134b, the belt 134d, and the driven pulley 134c and consequently rotates. By rapidly rotating the lever 133 in the dotted line direction in the solid line of Figure 7, the ball seated on the ball-loading portion 131 can be blown away.

Then, the pet runs to the point where the ball was blown to return to the ball, and at the same time, the controller 170 operates the snack discharge device 160 as a reward effect so that the snack is discharged. All of these processes can be taken by the camera 140 and transmitted to the mobile terminal of the owner if necessary.

According to this embodiment having such a structure and operation, by throwing the ball automatically so that the pet can play alone, it can play, exercise, treat depression, emotional anxiety, save user time and stamina Enough to reduce the consumption.

Third Embodiment

9 is a schematic structural diagram of a ball game equipment for pets according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in this figure, the pet ball play device (1b) of the present embodiment, the structure of the housing 210 and the ball discharge device 230 is provided differently from the above-described second embodiment, the rest of the configuration and its The actions are the same as in the above-described embodiment.

That is, in the present embodiment, the co-discharge device 230 is provided in the exposed type exposed to the upper portion of the housing 210. The ball discharging device 230 is a tubular body portion 231 and the body portion 231 is formed with a common inlet 231a through which a ball is introduced into one side and a ball discharge portion 231b through which a ball is discharged from the other side. A power generating unit for generating power for discharging the ball contained in the main body unit 231 to the outside through the ball discharge unit 231b based on the action of the controller 170 (refer to FIG. 8) described in the second embodiment. 232).

In the present embodiment, the main body 231 may be provided as a substantially tubular body, such as a cannon. The co-discharge part 231b is formed to be the same as the diameter of the main body part 231, but the co-entry part 231a is preferably provided in a larger size than the co-discharge part 231b. Only then will the pet be stressed into introducing the ball into the body 231.

Although the power generator 232 is shown in an extremely schematic and conceptual manner, the power generator 232 may be stealed or applied to a cylinder device or the like.

In addition to such a structure, the co-discharge device 230 of the present embodiment is connected to the rotation support part 233 and the rotation support part 233 to rotatably support the body part 231 and the main body part 231 on the rotation support part 233. It further includes an angle variable portion 234 for varying the angle of. As such, when the angle of the body portion 231 is masked on the rotation support part 233 by the angle variable part 234, since the throwing position of the ball can be adjusted, the effect of training and exercise will be doubled.

Even if the structure of the present embodiment is applied, by throwing the ball automatically so that the pet can play alone, it can play, exercise, treat depression, emotional anxiety, save user time and reduce physical consumption Enough to be.

Fourth Embodiment

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a pet playground equipment according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a control block diagram of the pet playground equipment shown in FIG.

10 and 11, the ball for playing the pet (1b) illustratively, the pet throws the ball into the ball inlet 315 to automatically throw the ball to the outside. To this end, the pet ball play equipment (1b), the power supply unit 305, the housing 310, the ball discharge device 320, the sensor 330, the camera 340, the speaker 350, the snack discharge device 360 ), An operation panel 370, a display unit 375, a communication unit 380, and a controller 390. At least one of the camera 340, the speaker 350, and the snack discharge device 360 may be selectively provided. That is, the camera 340, the speaker 350 and the snack discharge device 360 is not provided at all, or may be provided with one or more of course.

The power supply unit 305 is supplied with power from the outside, the air discharge device 320, the sensor 330, the camera 340, the speaker 350, the snack discharge device 360, the operation panel 370, the display unit 375 Power is supplied to the communication unit 380 and the controller 390.

The housing 310 may be formed in various shapes, and in this embodiment, one surface of the housing 310 is formed to have a curvature, so that the bottom surface of the place where the pet ball play device 1b is seated and the housing ( The inclined surface of 310 is connected without a jaw. Therefore, the pet can move the ball along the curvature of the housing 310 from the floor surface of the room or living room, and then easily put the ball into the ball inlet 315.

The ball discharge device 320 may be introduced into the ball inlet 315 by the pet to discharge the ball seated on the bottom of the ball discharge device 320 to the outside. The ball discharge device 320 is a ball inlet 321, air receiving unit 322, discharge plate 323, support section 324, power unit 325, the first ball outlet 326, the second ball outlet 327 and path switching unit 328.

A ball inlet 321 for the input of the ball is formed on one surface (eg, the upper surface based on the bottom) of the housing 310, the air receiving portion 322 and the ball inlet 315 in the housing 10 and It may be formed in a cylindrical shape in communication. The bottom of the air-receiving portion 322 may be provided with a seating plate (not shown) for seating the ball introduced into the ball inlet 315. The diameter of the ball inlet 315 and the air receiving portion 322 is formed larger than the diameter of the ball, it is formed to have a relatively large diameter to use a ball of various sizes.

The ball discharge path, which is a path from which the ball seated on the air receiving part 322 moves to any one of the first ball discharge port 326 and the second ball discharge port 327, may have a curvature based on the bottom. For example, in order to prevent the ball introduced into the ball inlet 315 from moving along the ball discharge path without being seated in the air receiver 322, the bottom portion of the air outlet path 322 and the portion (A) ) May have a slope upwards, which may optionally be formed. In addition, a portion of the ball discharge path connected to the first ball discharge port 326 may have a bend so that the ball is upward, and a portion connected to the second ball outlet 327 may have a bend to allow the ball to be downward.

The discharge plate 323 is formed at the lower end of the ball discharge device 320 to move along the longitudinal direction of the ball discharge path. The length of the discharge plate 323 may be larger than the diameter of the ball. However, the length of the discharge plate 323, when the ball is pushed, the ball can be applied to the force to move to the first ball outlet 326 or the second ball outlet 327 along the ball discharge path to the sufficient force It may have a size. The size of the discharge plate 323 and the support 324 can be changed according to the power strength of the ball discharge device (320).

The support section 324 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the ball discharge path is connected to the central portion of the discharge plate 323 and the power unit 325, it can move integrally with the discharge plate 323.

The power unit 325 is connected to the other end of the support rod 324 to transmit power. The power unit 325 transmits power so that the support rod 324 can move along the longitudinal direction of the ball discharge path, and various types of power devices capable of transmitting power for moving the support rod 324 are provided. Can be used. An embodiment of the power unit has been described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and thus will be omitted.

The first ball outlet 326 may be formed at a position to allow the ball to be discharged upward based on the floor on which the pet ball play device 1b is installed when the ball seated in the air receiver 322 moves along the ball discharge path. have.

The second ball discharge port 327 may be formed at a position to allow the ball to be discharged downward based on the floor on which the pet ball play equipment 1b is installed when the ball seated in the air receiving portion 322 moves along the ball discharge path. have.

The path switching unit 328 may switch a path for moving the ball seated in the air receiving part 322 along one of the ball discharge paths so that the ball moves to one of the first ball outlet 326 and the second ball outlet 327. Can be. For example, the path switching unit 328 is implemented in a switching form, so that when the path switching unit 328 disconnects the path from the co-emission path to the first air outlet 326 (that is, the path switching unit 328). Is connected to the point 'a', the path to the second ball outlet 327 is opened, so that the ball may be discharged downward through the second ball outlet 327. In addition, when the path switching unit 328 disconnects the path from the co-discharge path to the second air outlet 327 (that is, when the path switching unit 328 is connected to the point 'b'), the first air outlet ( The path to 326 is opened, so that the ball may be discharged upward through the first ball outlet 326.

On the other hand, the sensor 330 is mounted on one side of the airborne portion 322 may sense whether the ball is injected, that is, whether the ball is accommodated. In order to prevent the ball from directly contacting the sensor 330 when the ball is injected, a window is provided on one side of the air-serving part 322, and the sensor 330 may be mounted on the window. Information about whether the ball is received by the sensor 330 is provided to the controller 390. The sensor 330 may transmit information to the controller 390 using a wireless communication method such as a Bluetooth method, or may transmit information by wire.

The camera 340 is provided to be adjustable in angle on one side of the housing 310 serves to take a picture of the surrounding environment. Since the camera 340 is the same as the camera 140 described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, when the pet ball play device (1b) has a function capable of transmitting and receiving images with the user's mobile terminal, the user can check the image taken in real time by the camera 340 through the screen of the mobile terminal from the outside Therefore, you can watch the pet play. The mobile terminal may be a terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet PC. The technology for transmitting and sharing the image of the camera 340 to the mobile terminal is a well-known technology such as, for example, CCTV technology, or a technology utilizing an application of a smartphone, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The speaker 350 may be provided in the housing 310, and may periodically output a voice such as a name of a pet or a content indicating a ball play to the outside. To this end, the user may directly record his voice and store it in a memory (not shown). In addition, when the user is outside, when the mobile terminal and the pet ball play device 1b are connected in a communicable state, the speaker 350 may output the user's voice transmitted from the mobile terminal to the outside.

Snack discharge device 360 may be in conjunction with the ball discharge device 320 to discharge the snack. For example, when the pet successfully throws the ball into the ball inlet 321, the snack food discharge device 360 may automatically discharge the snack. Since the snack discharge apparatus 360 was described in detail with reference to FIG. 6, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The operation panel 370 is mounted on the outer side of the housing 310, the voice recording button for recording the user's voice, the discharge intensity button for adjusting the discharge intensity of the ball, the path control button for adjusting the discharge direction, simultaneous Ball discharge button and the power button to turn on / off the power unit 305, and of course, may further include a button required to set the above-described operation.

The display unit 375 may display information on a current mode (eg, discharge intensity and discharge direction) of the ball game 1b set by the user by operating the operation panel 370. In addition, the display unit 375 may be provided with a power supply lamp for indicating the on / off of the power supply unit 305 and the throwing intensity lamp for displaying the throwing intensity of the ball, respectively. In addition, the display unit 375 may display a moving image or a still image captured by the camera 340, or a state of the user received from the user's mobile terminal.

The communication unit 380 may be connected to the mobile terminal using a Bluetooth method, or may be connected to the mobile terminal through a wired / wireless network through the Internet. The communicator 380 may transmit an image captured by the camera 340 in real time or a previously photographed image to the user's mobile terminal. In addition, the communication unit 380 may transmit a voice of a user received from the mobile terminal to the controller 390.

In addition, when the user remotely controls the ball game 1b using an application installed in the mobile terminal, the communication unit 380 may receive a signal for remote control and transmit the signal to the controller 390. For example, the user can use the functions provided by the application to adjust the discharge direction of the ball or to provide snacks.

The controller 390 controls the operation of the air discharge device 320 and the snack discharge device 360 based on the signal of the sensor 330. As shown in FIG. 11, the controller 390 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and a support circuit. These components have been described in detail with reference to FIG. 8 and thus will be omitted.

However, in the memory of the controller 390, when the overall process of the pet ball play device 1b, that is, the pet puts the ball into the ball inlet 315, the ball is sensed whether the ball is injected and the ball is discharged upward or downward. And the process of discharging snacks as a reward.

In addition, the controller 390 may control the power unit 325 to transmit power according to the adjusted emission intensity, for example, when the user selects the emission intensity button to adjust the emission intensity. Accordingly, the ball seated in the air-retaining portion 322, the discharge speed is variable according to the adjusted discharge intensity, and as a result, the distance or height from which the ball is discharged can be adjusted.

In addition, when the user selects the path control button and sets the ball discharge direction downward, the controller 390 may control the path switching unit 328 to close the first air outlet 326. Accordingly, the ball seated in the air receiving portion 322 is discharged downward to the outside through the ball discharge path and the second ball discharge port 327.

In addition, when the user delivers the voice through the mobile terminal, the controller 390 may output the voice to the outside through the speaker 350. This voice improves the friendliness of the pet and provides the effect of protecting the pet more actively.

In addition, when the user transmits a command for adjusting the pet ball play device 1b through the application of the mobile terminal, the controller 390 may control the operation of the ball play device 1b based on the user's command. The voice command described above may also be one of functions provided by an application. In this case, when the user also transmits the appearance of the user using the video call function of the mobile terminal, the controller 390 may display the appearance of the user on the display unit 375.

In addition, when the user operates the operation panel 370 and selects the simultaneous ball discharge button, the controller 390 is configured to discharge the balls sequentially so that the balls are sequentially discharged when the number of balls set in the air receiver 322 is accommodated. 320 may be controlled. For example, when the user sets three balls to be discharged at the same time, the controller 390 receives three signals that the ball has been received from the sensor 330, and determines that three balls are seated in the air receiver 322. In addition, the ball discharge device 320 may be controlled to allow the ball to be discharged to the outside through one of the first ball discharge port 326 and the second ball discharge port 327. At this time, the controller 390 controls the path switching unit 328 to sequentially open the first ball outlet 326 and the second ball outlet 327, whereby the balls can be alternately discharged up and down. have.

Looking at the operation of the ball for playing the pet (1b) having such a configuration as follows.

When the pet bites the ball and places it on the upper surface of the housing 310, the ball may be rolled down to the ball hole 321 and seated on the bottom of the airborne part 322 due to the upper structure of the housing 310.

When the ball is seated in the airborne part 322, the sensor 330 may detect that the ball is seated in the airborne part 322, and may transmit a signal indicating that the ball is detected to the controller 390.

The controller 390 operates the co-discharge device 320 by the signal from the sensor 330. That is, when the power unit 325 is operated by the control of the controller 390, the power from the power unit 325 is transmitted to the support section 324, and as a result, the support section 324 and the discharge plate 323 are empty. It can move along the length of the discharge path to push out the seated ball. As a result, the ball seated in the air receiving portion 322 may fly to the outside through one of the ball discharge path and the first ball discharge port 326 and the second ball discharge port 327.

Pets can run to the point where the ball flew, put the ball back on the upper surface of the housing 310 or play with the ball, at the same time the controller 390 operates the snack discharge device 360 in the sense of awards snacks Can be discharged. All of these processes can be taken by the camera 340 and transmitted to the mobile terminal of the user (ie, owner) when necessary.

While various embodiments of the inventive concept have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above description.

For example, in the case of the first and third embodiments, the camera, the speaker, and the snack discharge device described in the second embodiment may be applied.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the specific scope of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

1: pet play equipment 10: housing
15: Inlet and Outlet 20: Airborne Part
25: sensor 30: air discharge device
35: seating plate 40: support
50: power unit 60: power unit
70: controller 80: display unit
90: operation panel 1b: ball play equipment for pets
305: power supply unit 310: housing
320: ball discharge device 321: ball inlet
322: airborne part 323: discharge plate
324: support interval 325: power unit
326: first air outlet 327: second air outlet
328: path switching unit 330: sensor
340: camera 350: speaker
360: snack discharge device

Claims (15)

A housing having a inlet and outlet for injecting and throwing the ball;
An airborne portion mounted in the housing and having a cylinder shape for receiving a ball introduced through the inlet and outlet;
A detection sensor mounted on an inner side of the air receiver to detect whether the ball is accommodated;
A ball discharge device for discharging to the outside by applying a force to the ball accommodated in the air receiving portion;
A power supply unit supplying power to the co-discharge device; And
And a controller for controlling the ball to be discharged to the outside by operating the ball discharge device when the acceptance of the ball is detected by the sensor. The method of claim 1,
The co-discharge device,
A seating plate installed inside the airborne part, in which the ball is seated;
A support member mounted on one surface of the seating plate along a longitudinal direction of the airborne part to support the seating plate; And
And a power unit for providing power between the supports to allow the seating plate to move in a longitudinal direction within the airborne portion. The method of claim 2,
The power unit, a ball connected to the support, and a pet play equipment, characterized in that it comprises a motor for providing a driving force to the gear. The method of claim 2,
The power unit is a ball playing equipment for pets, characterized in that the compression cylinder connected between the support. The method of claim 1,
The controller adjusts the intensity of throwing the ball in the ball discharge device;
On one side of the housing, the display unit to display the on / off (off / on) and the throwing intensity of the ball, the throwing intensity button for adjusting the throwing intensity of the ball and the power button to turn on / off the power supply Ball play equipment for pets, characterized in that the operation panel having a. The method of claim 2,
The controller drives the power unit in a reverse direction to move the seating plate to the lower portion of the airborne portion, and then forwardly drives the power unit to move the seating plate toward the inlet / outlet of the airborne portion to throw the ball outward. Ball rides for pets, characterized in that. The method of claim 2,
The controller is configured to drive the power unit forward to move the seating plate toward the inlet and outlet of the airborne part to throw the ball outward, and then to move the power unit in the reverse direction to return the seating plate to its original position. Ball game equipment for pets. housing;
A ball-loading unit having a ball loaded by the pet picked up and delivered, the ball-discharging device provided in the housing to discharge the ball on the ball-loading unit to the outside;
A sensor for detecting whether the ball is loaded on the ball loading unit; And
And a controller for controlling the operation of the ball discharging device based on the signal of the detection sensor. 9. The method of claim 8,
The detection sensor is provided in the conduit loading portion,
The co-discharge device,
Base plate;
A rotary lever connected to the ball loading part; And
And a rotary driving unit rotatably supporting the rotary lever on the opposite side of the ball loading unit and rotating the rotary lever based on the action of the controller. 10. The method of claim 9,
The rotation drive unit includes:
A drive motor which can be driven by the action of the controller;
A drive pulley connected to the motor shaft of the drive motor;
A driven pulley connected to an end of the rotary lever; And
Ball for playing the pet, characterized in that it comprises a belt for connecting the drive and the driven pulley. 10. The method of claim 9,
The co-discharge device,
A stopper provided in the rotation driving part to limit the rotation angle of the rotation lever; And
And a damper coupled to the base plate and elastically supporting the unloading part so that the unloading part is disposed at an initial position. 9. The method of claim 8,
A camera provided at one side of the housing to be adjustable in angle to photograph a surrounding environment;
A speaker for voice transmission provided in the housing; And
Controlled by the controller, the ball play equipment for a pet, characterized in that it comprises at least one selected from the snack food discharge device for discharging the snack in conjunction with the co-discharge device. The method of claim 12,
The snack discharge device,
Snack barrel in which the snack is accommodated;
A lid for opening and closing one side opening of the snack box; And
And a snack discharge portion for discharging the snack from the snack through the outlet of the snack. 9. The method of claim 8,
The co-discharge device,
The tubular body portion is formed on the one side is the common mouth portion in which the ball is introduced, the ball discharge portion is formed in the other side is discharged; And
And a power generation unit provided in the main body and generating power for discharging the ball contained in the main body to the outside through the ball discharge unit based on the action of the controller. 15. The method of claim 14,
The co-discharge device,
A rotation support part rotatably supporting the main body part; And
And an angle variable part connected to the rotation support part to vary an angle of the main body part on the rotation support part.

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