KR20140026921A - Pet feed device - Google Patents

Abstract

A pet feeder device is disclosed. The disclosed pet feeder device has three support legs which are radially projecting from the outer periphery around the central part, and comprises a hollow base with an open top; a neck unit installed on the open top of the base and having a horizontally long opening in a partial section of the outer periphery; a feed storage combined to the upper part of the neck unit and storing feed; a feed supply unit dividing and supplying the feed falling from the feed storage at a certain amount; a feed receiver mounted on a container gate formed on one leg among the support legs of the base, to be attached and detached, and receiving the feed discharged from a feed discharge unit; a touch screen installed on one leg among the support legs of the base and outputting a game or images for pet; a camera module installed on the opening of the neck unit and horizontally operating along the opening; and a camera driving module rotating the camera module along the opening. [Reference numerals] (AA) Internet network

Description

Pet feed device

The present invention relates to a pet feeding device.

More specifically, it can control the feeding operation at a long distance, can observe the activity of the pet in real time from the outside, can output the image that the pet can play visually, the pet It is characterized in that it is equipped with a play equipment that can play and combine with the exercise, and the pet feeding device which has another feature in that such a function can be controlled remotely through a smartphone or a computer. will be.

Recently, various kinds of pets, such as dogs and cats, are raised at home due to the nuclear family and the improvement of living standards. If you leave your home for a long time, such as long-term outing or vacation, the treatment of pets is a problem.

In general, dogs and cats may accompany each other when they go out for a short time.However, it is difficult to go out with reptiles or birds that may give a disgust to others and make loud noises that may be unpleasant to others. In case of leaving home, it is difficult to accompany them, so they use animal hospital, but the cost is high and it is economically burdened.

For this reason, there has been proposed a livestock feeder that can supply a certain amount of feed in accordance with a set time when a breeder who breeds a pet or a livestock is emptied for a long time by traveling or traveling.

According to the animal feed apparatus disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-351117 (hereinafter referred to as Invention 1), a feeder container having a hopper type for storing a predetermined amount of feed is formed inside the body and at the bottom of the feed container. A feed screw is formed to form a feed screw, and a discharge port is formed at the discharge end of the feed screw to feed the animal in a fixed amount, and the screw is rotated by a predetermined rotation speed to discharge the feed of the feed from the feed supply. A stepping motor for driving the motor, a motor driving unit for supplying driving power for driving the stepping motor, a speaker for notifying the feeding when the feed is supplied, an amplifier for amplifying and outputting a sound signal input to the speaker, and Setting unit for inputting and setting feed discharge amount and feeding time, and providing sound signal storage and program work area Mori and feed time and supply amount is set through the setting unit, the sound signal is extracted from the memory, the sound is processed and output to the amplifier, the sound is output, and the motor drive unit outputs the stepping motor control signal and rotates according to the set supply amount. Consists of a control unit for controlling the number, and a clock supply unit for supplying the clock signal necessary for the operation and timer setting of the control unit can supply a certain amount of feed in accordance with the set time, so that the feeder's behavior is free and no manpower is required when feeding. It is designed to increase the efficiency of livestock raising.

However, the above-mentioned Cited Invention 1 has the advantage of supplying a certain amount of feed at a predetermined time, but since the screw is used as a means of feeding the feed, the feed remains in narrow closed spaces between the spiral blades. The risk of feed decay is high when the intake time from the hopper to the feed is dropped from the hopper during the hot summer, and the feed is discharged through the outlet. This is causing food poisoning and the like. In addition, the spiral screw is also installed long in the axial direction raises the problem that the volume of the device becomes unnecessarily large.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem of Cited Invention 1, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0336970 (pet feed automatic feeding device) (hereinafter referred to as Cited Invention 2) is disclosed. Cited Invention 2 installs a rotary rotor device under the feed storage hopper and forms a groove in the outer circumference of the rotary rotor to feed the feed while the groove moves up and down according to the rotation of the rotary rotor, thereby supplying the screw shaft of the invention. Compared to the method, the length of the rotor is very short, so the volume of the device is significantly reduced, so that it can be installed in a narrow space. It has the advantage of preventing side effects.

However, Cited Invention 2 requires only a feed to be fed by a timer, so remote control, in particular, remote control by a smart phone, which is currently generalized, is only necessary to supply feed at a set timing. The pets may be fed so that the pet may be overeated.

In addition, Cited Invention 2 has only a single function of feeding the feed at a certain timing, there is also a problem that is not functional because there is no play function that can play with pets.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, the main object of the present invention is to control the feeding operation at a long distance, to observe the activity of the pet in real time from the outside, The present invention provides a pet feeding device equipped with a play device capable of playing a sport while allowing a pet to jump while outputting an image that can be visually enjoyed by a pet.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a pet food device that can control the above functions from a remote through a smart phone or computer.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

An upper opening base portion having three support legs radially protruding from the center of the center portion and having a hollow inside; A neck portion installed at an open upper portion of the base portion and having an opening having a horizontal shape in a portion of an outer circumferential surface thereof; A feed reservoir coupled to an upper portion of the neck portion and storing feed; A feed supply unit for dividing and feeding the feed falling from the feed reservoir by a predetermined amount; Forming the receiving gate in any one of the support legs of the base portion, the feed receiving receiving the feed discharged from the feed discharge unit is detachably seated in the receiving gate; A touch screen installed on one of the support legs of the base part to output a pet game or an image; A camera module installed at an opening of the neck and crossing the opening; And a camera driving module which rotates the camera module along the opening.

In addition, the feed unit of the present invention, the feed discharge guide is fixed to the upper end of the neck portion is arranged inside the neck portion and the base portion; A hub that is rotatably installed in the feed discharge guide, and a feed mill feeder consisting of a plurality of dividers coupled to a predetermined interval on an outer circumferential surface of the hub; Characterized in that consisting of a feeding motor for rotating the feed discharge feeder.

In addition, the feeding motor of the present invention is characterized in that the remote control by a smart phone or a computer.

In addition, the drive module of the present invention, a ring gear is installed on the lower end of the neck portion and the gear teeth formed on a portion of the inner peripheral surface; A camera module holder rotatably mounted on an upper side of the ring gear, the camera module being installed on an outer circumferential surface thereof; A planetary gear installed to engage with a gear tooth on an inner circumferential surface of the ring gear; And a planetary gear driving motor installed in the camera module holder to provide a rotational power to the planetary gear so that the planetary gear rotates along a partial section of the inner circumferential surface of the ring gear.

In addition, the planetary gear drive motor of the present invention is characterized in that the remote control by a smart phone or a computer.

In addition, the camera module of the present invention is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the camera module holder, the camera housing is formed in the front of the elongated camera hole; A camera body embedded in the camera housing; And a lens unit which is angled in a vertical direction while being supported by a vertical angle adjusting plate in front of the camera body and communicates with the outside through the camera hole.

The present invention can control the feeding operation at a long distance, so that the feeding operation can be controlled at a long distance even if the owner is absent due to long-term outing and vacation.

In addition, the present invention can observe the activity of the pet in real time from the outside through the observation camera.

In addition, the present invention can output an image that can be visually playful pet, it is possible to prevent depression in advance even if the owner is absent for a long time.

In addition, the present invention can be installed at the same time play while pets can play with the play mechanism.

1 is a perspective view of the assembled state showing the configuration of the pet feeding device according to the present invention.
2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. 1.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a three-stage separation of the pet food device according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective and combined perspective view of the feed unit according to the present invention.
5 is an enlarged perspective view of the camera module according to the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view of the camera driving module according to the present invention.
7 is a side view of the angle adjustment plate according to the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention are disclosed below.

The disclosed embodiments are provided so that those skilled in the art can readily understand the spirit of the present invention, and thus the present invention is not limited thereto. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified in other forms within the scope and spirit of the present invention. As used herein, the term " and / or " is used to include at least one of the preceding and following elements. "On" other elements herein means that other elements are directly located on one element and that the third element is further located on the one element . Although each element or portion of the specification is referred to by using the expressions of the first and second expressions, it is not limited thereto. The thicknesses and relative thicknesses of the components shown in the figures may be exaggerated to clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, the matters described in the attached drawings may be different from those actually implemented by the schematic drawings to easily describe the embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of the assembled state showing the configuration of a pet food device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a three-stage separation of the pet food device according to the present invention to be.

1 to 3, the pet food feeding apparatus of the present invention, the base portion 100, neck portion 200, feed reservoir 300, feed supply unit 400, feed tray 500, touch screen 600, a camera module 700, and a camera driving module 800.

Since the base part 100 has to serve to support the entire feeding device, firmness is essential. Therefore, it is preferable to have three support legs 110 protruding radially outward from the center.

In addition, the base part 100 has a hollow inside thereof so that various parts can be embedded therein, and an upper part thereof is opened to communicate with the neck part 200.

In particular, any one of the support legs 110 of the base portion 100 is formed with a receiving gate 111, so that the feed tray 500 can be stored in a drawer type.

The description code 120 is a speaker for outputting the user's voice to the pet or the video sound of the touch screen 600, 130 is a USB port for inputting and outputting data.

Neck portion 200 is installed in the open upper portion of the base portion 100, an arc-shaped opening 210 is formed in the transverse direction in a portion of the outer peripheral surface.

Feed reservoir 300 has a function to store the feed as shown in Figure 3, is coupled to the upper portion of the neck portion 200. Here, the feed reservoir 300 is preferably made of a transparent body so that the amount of feed can be visually confirmed.

In addition, a feed outlet 310 for discharging the feed is formed in the lower center of the feed reservoir 300, the annular coupling rib 311 is formed to protrude downward in the vicinity of the feed outlet 310, A coupling protrusion 312 is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the coupling rib 311, and a binding hole 220 is formed on the upper surface of the neck portion 200 corresponding to the coupling rib 311 to insert and bind the coupling rib 311. A predetermined portion of the binding hole 220 is formed with a key groove 221 through which the coupling protrusion 312 passes, and passes the coupling protrusion 312 through the key groove 221 and then moves the feed reservoir 300 at a predetermined angle. Rotating to the engaging projection 312 is caught by the end of the binding hole 220 to form a binding state. Reference numeral 320 is a lid for opening and closing the feed reservoir 300.

Feed supply unit 400 serves to supply a predetermined amount of the feed falling from the feed reservoir 300 to the feed receiving 500 as shown in Figure 4, feed discharge guide 410, feed discharge The feeder 420 and the feeding motor 430 is included.

The feed discharge guide 410 is configured to be divided into two pieces when combined to form a passage through which the feed passes, the upper portion of the neck portion 200 is fixed to the upper end of the neck portion 200 ) And the base portion 100.

The feed discharge peter 420 is a hub 421 rotatably installed in the feed discharge guide 410 and a plurality of split plates 422 coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the hub 421 at regular intervals. Is done. The feed discharge feeder 420 divides the feed falling from the feed reservoir 300 by a predetermined amount by forming a space to hold a predetermined amount of feed between each partition plate 422 to the feed receiving 500. It serves to drop.

The feeding motor 430 is connected to the feed discharge feeder 420 while being installed at an outer side of the feed discharge guide 410 to provide rotational power to the feed discharge feeder 420. Here, the feeding motor 430 may be manually operated by installing an operation button (not shown) on the feeding device, and alternatively, may be remotely controlled by a smart phone or a computer. In addition, the feeding motor 430 preferably applies a step motor (or stepping motor) that rotates by a predetermined angle.

Feed tray 500 is a drawer is installed in the receiving gate 111 formed in a specific leg of the support leg 110 of the base portion 100 as described above, the feed discharged from the feed unit 400 It serves to contain. The feed tray 500 is in a detachable state from the storage gate 111.

The touch screen 600 is installed on a specific leg of the support leg 110 of the base unit 100 to output a pet game or an image. The touch screen 600 outputs an image, and audio is output through the speaker 120 provided in the base unit 100.

In particular, the touch screen 600 can operate desired content using a smart phone or a computer and the Internet at a distance.

1 and 5, the camera module 700 is for observing a pet's activity in real time through a smart phone or a computer at a distance, and is installed in the opening 210 of the neck part 200. It is installed to be transversely operated along the opening 210 to change the photographing position along the transverse direction by the camera driving module 800.

The camera module 800 is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the camera module holder 820, which will be described later, and has a camera housing 710 having an elongated camera hole 711 formed on the front surface thereof, The lens unit 730 is angled in the vertical direction while being supported by the camera body 720 and the vertical angle adjusting plate 740 in front of the camera body 720 and communicates with the outside through the camera hole 711. Include.

The camera driving module 800 is for repositioning the camera module 700 left and right, and may be remotely controlled by a smart phone or a computer.

6 and 7, the camera driving module 800 includes a ring gear 810, a camera module holder 820, a planetary gear 830, and a planetary gear driving motor 840.

The ring gear 810 is installed at the lower end of the neck portion 200, the gear teeth are formed on a portion of the inner peripheral surface while taking the form of a circular band. In particular, the gear tooth may be formed only by the length corresponding to the length of the opening 210.

The camera module holder 820 is rotatably mounted on an upper side of the ring gear 810 while the camera module 700 is installed on an outer circumferential surface thereof.

The planetary gear 830 is rotatably supported at a lower portion of the installation panel 850 provided in the camera module holder 820 to be engaged with a gear tooth formed on an inner circumferential surface of the ring gear 810 so that the ring gear As it moves along the inner circumferential surface of 810, the camera module holder 820 and the camera module 700 installed therein may be rotated in the horizontal direction.

The planetary gear driving motor 840 is directly connected to the planetary gear 830 while the camera module holder 820 is installed on the installation panel 850 to provide power to rotate the planetary gear 830. . Here, the planetary gear drive motor 840 may be remotely controlled by a smart phone or a computer.

On the other hand, the pet food feeding apparatus according to the present invention may further comprise a laser pointer as a play means.

The laser pointer 900 forms an elongated laser pointer hole 712 near the camera hole 711 on one side of the front of the camera housing 710, and communicates with the outside through the laser pointer hole 712. It is installed, and is supported on the vertical angle adjustment plate 740. Therefore, the laser pointer 900 can be moved left and right by piggybacking on the camera module 700, and the vertical angle is also adjusted by the vertical angle adjusting plate 740 to adjust the position of the laser pointer 900 up, down, left and right. By oscillating the laser, pets can enjoy the play and exercise effects.

As described above, as described above, the feeding motor 430, the planetary gear driving motor 840, the angle adjusting plate 740, and the touch screen 600 are remotely controlled by a smart phone or a computer having an application of a remote control function. Can be controlled.

To this end, although not shown in the drawing, a controller for controlling the overall operation of the smartphone, the control unit, a memory unit for storing the gustom code of the pet food feeding device, and to enable wireless communication with the smartphone Communication unit, a screen display unit for displaying a manual for controlling the feeding device on the smart phone, a motion recognition unit for recognizing a motion such as touch or drag on the screen of the smart phone, and feed by recognizing a user's voice It may further include an electronic configuration such as a voice recognition unit for controlling the device.

Here, the controller is to control the overall operation of the smartphone to process and control voice communication and data communication.

The memory unit may be configured as a ROM, a RAM, and a flash ROM. The ROM stores microcodes and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller, and the RAM stores the RAM of the controller. The working memory stores temporary data generated during execution of various programs, and the flash ROM is configured to store a control code of the feeding device.

The communication unit performs a function of transmitting and receiving a radio signal input and output through an antenna and may include a radio communication processor and a radio communication transceiver. The wireless communication processor is an interface for an interface between a wireless communication transceiver and a controller, and encodes an input signal input from the controller to transmit to the wireless communication transceiver, and decodes a signal received from the wireless communication transceiver to output to the controller. do. The wireless communication transceiver transmits and receives a signal converted by the wireless communication processor through communication such as Bluetooth, infrared communication, and Wi-Fi, and transmits the signal received through the wireless communication to the wireless communication processor.

The screen display unit allows the control manual of the feeding device to be displayed through the screen of the smartphone.

The motion recognition unit includes a plurality of function keys such as a menu, a cancellation, confirmation, and termination, and provides data input by the user to touch or drag the input to the controller.

The voice recognition unit converts a voice signal received through a microphone into digital data and provides the control unit to the control unit, and the provided signal controls the feeding device through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication through a communication unit.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention.

100: base portion 200: neck portion
300: feed storage container 400: feed supply unit
500: feed tray 600: touch screen
700: camera module 800: camera drive module
900: laser pointer

Claims (6)

An upper opening base portion having three support legs radially protruding from the center of the center portion and having a hollow inside;
A neck portion installed at an open upper portion of the base portion and having an opening having a horizontal shape in a portion of an outer circumferential surface thereof;
A feed reservoir coupled to an upper portion of the neck portion and storing feed;
A feed supply unit for dividing and feeding the feed falling from the feed reservoir by a predetermined amount;
Forming the receiving gate in any one of the support legs of the base portion, the feed receiving receiving the feed discharged from the feed discharge unit is detachably seated in the receiving gate;
A touch screen installed on one of the support legs of the base part to output a pet game or an image;
A camera module installed at an opening of the neck and crossing the opening; And
A camera driving module for rotating the camera module along the opening;
Pet food device comprising a.
The method of claim 1,
The feed unit may include a feed discharge guide having an upper end fixed to an upper portion of the neck portion while being disposed in the neck portion and the base portion;
A hub that is rotatably installed in the feed discharge guide, and a feed mill feeder consisting of a plurality of dividers coupled to a predetermined interval on an outer circumferential surface of the hub;
Pet feeding device, characterized in that consisting of a feeding motor for rotating the feed discharge feeder.
3. The method of claim 2,
The feeding motor is a pet food device, characterized in that the remote control by a smart phone or computer.
The method of claim 1,
The camera driving module may include a ring gear installed at a lower end of the neck portion and having gear teeth formed on a portion of an inner circumferential surface thereof;
A camera module holder rotatably mounted on an upper side of the ring gear, the camera module being installed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;
A planetary gear installed to engage with a gear tooth on an inner circumferential surface of the ring gear; And
A planetary gear driving motor installed inside the camera module holder to provide a rotational force to the planetary gear so that the planetary gear rotates along a portion of an inner circumferential surface of the ring gear;
Automatic feeding device for pets comprising a.
5. The method of claim 4,
The planetary gear drive motor is a pet food device, characterized in that the remote control by a smart phone or computer.
The method of claim 3,
The camera module is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the camera module holder, the camera housing has a longitudinal camera hole formed in the front;
A camera body embedded in the camera housing; And
A lens unit which is angled in a vertical direction while being supported by a vertical angle adjusting plate in front of the camera body and communicates with the outside through the camera hole;
Automatic feeding device for pets comprising a.

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