KR20140108823A

KR20140108823A - Feeder for Fish Food

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Publication number: KR20140108823A
Application number: KR1020130022482A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 현영호; 정지원; 정지운; 박두희; 이주경
Original assignee: 정지원; 이주경; 정지운; 박두희
Priority date: 2013-02-28
Filing date: 2013-02-28
Publication date: 2014-09-15

Abstract

A food feeder for fish is disclosed. A fish food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body positioned in a floating state above a water surface of a water tank; A food container provided in the main body and having a food storage space in which food is stored and having an opening hole for feeding food to fish in the water tank; A driving unit installed in the main body and allowing the food can to be rotated on the main body; And a fixing plate interposed between the main body and the food trough and formed with a food supply hole opened to a predetermined size to supply the food stored in the food trough to the water tank when the opening hole is aligned with the food supply hole.

Description

{Feeder for Fish Food}

The present invention relates to feeding a fish in a water tank or a fish tank, and more particularly, to a food feeder for a fish.

Generally, water tanks or fish tanks are used for ornamental purposes to create an ecological environment of artificial aquatic creatures in homes or businesses, and to enable users to feel underwater nature in everyday life through the created ecological environment, As shown in FIG.

These tanks are usually installed in a living room, a public place, or an exhibition hall of a home. Since they are a closed system consisting of only a limited space in a closed water tank, it is only necessary to feed the fish to the fish at appropriate time to minimize the occurrence of pollution.

For example, when food is supplied to a water tank in quantities greater than a predetermined value, it is decomposed in water and then dissolved in ammonia, nitrogen sulfide, nitrate, etc., and remains in the water.

When the content of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus in the water is high, eutrophication (eutrophication) is easily caused, so that algae (zooplankton, etc.) abruptly propagate in the water to consume dissolved oxygen in the water, And malodors are generated, resulting in the problem that a large number of fish are easily killed.

In addition, when the amount of fish inhabited is large, the amount of feed is increased and the amount of surplus feed is increased. Therefore, the eutrophication phenomenon in the tank tends to occur more rapidly.

In addition, it is difficult to supply the food at the correct time while the user is always waiting in the place where the water tank is installed. Therefore, it is convenient for the user to feed the fish to the fish and to feed the food in remote place The need for

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0054283 (Published on May 04, 2011)

Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a food feeder for a fish, which allows a user to easily feed food to fish inhabited in aquariums and to monitor the state of the water tank and the feeding of food through a mobile terminal at a remote site in real time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water treatment apparatus comprising: a body positioned in a floating state above a water surface of a water tank; A food container provided in the main body and having a food storage space in which food is stored and having an opening hole for feeding food to fish in the water tank; A driving unit installed in the main body and allowing the food can to be rotated on the main body; And a fixing plate interposed between the main body and the food trough and formed with a food supply hole opened to a predetermined size to supply the food stored in the food trough to the water tank when the opening hole is aligned with the food supply hole.

The main body includes a float provided on the outside.

The food can includes an inclined portion whose inner bottom is inclined toward the opening hole.

Wherein the driving unit includes a plurality of coils wound concentrically so as to generate a rotational force; And a rotary shaft connected to the lower end of the spring and extending upward to a predetermined length.

The driving unit includes: a motor installed inside the main body; And a rotating shaft extending upward from the motor.

And the feed cylinder and the fixed plate are coaxially coupled to the rotary shaft.

The fish food feeder includes a cover coupled to the food can top.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fish food feeder comprising: a main body positioned in a floating state above a water surface of a water tank; A food container provided in the main body and having a food storage space in which food is stored and having an opening hole for feeding food to fish in the water tank; A motor installed in the main body and adapted to rotate the food can over the main body; a driving unit installed in the motor and including a rotation axis extending toward the upper side of the main body to a predetermined length; A fixing plate interposed between the main body and the food container to form a food supply hole having a predetermined size and to supply the food stored in the food container to the water tank when the opening hole is aligned with the food supply hole; A communication module installed in the main body and performing short-range communication so as to enable remote control through a mobile terminal owned by the user; And a control module installed in the main body and providing a user with a rotation speed of the motor and status information on the water tank in accordance with a user's remote control signal in association with the communication module.

Wherein the fish food feeder includes a cover provided on the upper side of the food can, and the cover includes a first camera module for allowing the user to confirm the inner state of the water tank through the display panel of the mobile terminal; And a second camera module installed on a lower surface of the main body and allowing a user to confirm the lower surface state of the water tank through the display panel of the mobile terminal.

The fish food feeder may include an input unit for directly setting the amount of food to be fed to the water tank and the feeding period of the food; And a status display window in which information input through the input unit is displayed.

The control module provides alarm information to the user and the mobile terminal prior to the feeding period so as to provide information according to the feeding period to the user in advance.

Embodiments of the present invention can improve the convenience of the user because the fish can be fed manually or automatically to the fish inhabiting the water tank, and even if there is a user at a remote place, the user can conveniently feed the fish using the mobile terminal .

Also, embodiments of the present invention can check the status of fishes in the water tank in real time and take immediate action, and the convenience can be improved because the fish can be supplied to the fish without moving to the position where the water tank is installed.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a food feeder for fish according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exploded bottom view of a food feeder for fish according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
3 is a view showing a state in which a food feeder for fish according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a water tank.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main body of a food feeder for fish according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
5 is an exploded perspective view of a food feeder for fish according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a food feeder for fish according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
7 is a view showing a state in which a food feeder for fish according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed in a water tank.
FIG. 8 to FIG. 9 are operation states of a food feeder for fish according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 10 to FIG. 11 are operation states of a food feeder for fish according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

A configuration of a fish food feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a food feeder for fish according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded bottom view of a bottom of a food feeder for fish according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a food feeder for fish according to one embodiment of the present invention is installed in a water tank.

1 to 3, the fish food feeder 1 includes a main body 100 positioned in a floating state above the water surface of the water tank 2, (200) formed with an opening hole (202) for feeding food to the fish in the water tank (2) with a food storage space formed in the main body (100) A driving unit 300 which is rotatable on the upper part of the driving unit 300; And a food supply hole 402 formed between the main body 100 and the food can 200 and opened to a predetermined size so that the opening hole 202 is aligned with the food supply hole 402, And a fixing plate 400 for feeding the food stored in the food can 200 to the water tub 2.

A main body according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The main body 100 includes a float 102 installed outside so as not to settle at the upper part of the water surface. The float 102 is made of a foamed material having a light specific gravity, Do not. The float 102 may be provided on the entire outer side of the main body, or may be partially installed only in a section in contact with the water surface.

It is preferable that the main body 100 is floated through the float 102, but it is also possible to form a space in the inside of the body 100 when the body 100 is cut and the section is viewed in a state where the float 102 is not installed .

A food cask according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The food can 200 is formed on the upper side of the main body 100 to have a disk shape, but is not necessarily limited to the above form. Also, a large amount of food is stored in the food storage space, and at least one opening hole 202 is formed. Also, the food can 200 includes an inclined portion 203 whose inner bottom is inclined toward the opening hole 202. The inclined portion 203 is formed to more stably move a large amount of food stored in the food can 200 to the opening hole 202.

Since the first insertion port 201 is formed at the center of the food can 200 so that the first end of the first insertion port 201 is connected to the first end of the first insertion port 201, When the insertion port 201 is engaged, rotation is performed together with the rotation axis 320.

Since the food container 200 is always rotated simultaneously with the rotation shaft 320, the food can 200 has the same cross section as the rotation shaft 320.

Since the opening hole 202 is opened with a diameter relatively larger than the size of the food stored in the food can 200, even when a large number of food is moved to the opening hole 202, (402).

A driving unit according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The driving unit 300 includes a spring 310 installed to rotate the food container 200 and a rotary shaft 320 connected to the lower end of the door and extending upward by a predetermined length.

The mainspring 310 is wound around the inner bottom of the main body 100 a plurality of times and is accommodated inside a housing (not shown) in which the mainspring is received so as not to be detached to the outside of the main body 100. The lower end of the rotary shaft 320 is connected to the center of the handwheel 310 so as to rotate freely and extends upward as shown in the drawing. The rotation axis 320 extends to the feeding cylinder 200 in an extended length.

The driving unit according to another embodiment of the present invention may use a motor 330 instead of the spring 310 and include a rotating shaft 340 extending to the upper side of the motor 330. [ Motor 330) is powered by a power source supplied via a power supply (not shown), which may be, but is not necessarily limited to, conventional miniature batteries or mercury batteries.

A fixing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The fixing plate 400 is formed in a disk shape and includes a feeding hole 402 opened at a position corresponding to the opening hole 202 described above. The food feeding hole 402 is described as being opened to the same or similar size as the opening hole 202. [ The fixing plate 400 includes a second insertion opening 401 which is opened at the center and the second insertion opening 401 is extended to a lower side of the fixing plate 400 by a predetermined length and is inserted into the rotation axis 320, The first insertion port 320 is not directly in contact with the inside of the second insertion port 401 but is kept in a coupled state.

The reason why the second insertion port 401 extends in this way is to prevent friction generated when the lower surface of the fixing plate 400 is directly in contact with the upper surface of the main body 100, Also, when the rotation shaft 320 is rotated, the food container 200 is rotated together with the rotation shaft 320, and the stationary plate 400 is maintained in an unrotated state.

The food container 200 and the fixing plate 400 are coupled to the rotating shaft 320 in a coaxial manner and the food container 200 is rotated together with the rotating shaft 320 and the fixing plate 400 is rotated together with the rotating shaft 320, The food supply hole 402 formed in the fixing plate 400 and the opening hole 202 formed in the food can 200 are aligned with each other The food falls down to the outside of the main body 100 via the opening hole 202 and the food feeding hole 402 and falls down to the surface of the water,

Referring to FIG. 4, the fish feeder according to the embodiment of the present invention is used in a floating state on the surface of the water filled in the water tank. Therefore, considering the interior aspect, And the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

A configuration of a food feeder for fish according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For reference, the most important feature of the present embodiment is that even if the user is not directly located in the space where the water tub is installed, since the fish food feeder can be remotely controlled from a remote place in cooperation with the user's mobile terminal (smart phone, cellular phone) It is convenient to feed the water to the tank.

5 to 7, the main body 100a includes a main body 100a positioned in a floating state above the water surface of the water tank 2, and a food storage space provided in the main body 100a, (200a) formed with an opening hole (202a) for feeding food to fish inhabitable to the fish (2); A motor 302a mounted on the main body 100a and adapted to rotate the food can 200a on the main body 100a and a motor 302b mounted on the motor 302a and having a predetermined length A driving unit 300a including a rotating shaft 303a extending to the upper end of the driving shaft 300a; When the food supply hole 402a is formed between the main body 100a and the food container 200a and is opened to a predetermined size so that the opening hole 202a is aligned with the food supply hole 402a, (400a) for feeding the food stored in the water tank (200a) to the water tank (2); A communication module 600 installed in the main body 100a and performing short-range communication so that the user can remotely control the mobile terminal 10; And a control module installed in the main body 100a and providing a user with rotational speed of the motor 302a and status information about the water tub 2 in accordance with a user's remote control signal in cooperation with the communication module 600. [ (700).

The food container 200a according to another embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the opening hole 202a is also the same, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, the driving unit 300a and the fixing plate 400a have the same configuration, and thus their detailed description is omitted. The power supply unit supplies power to the communication module 600 so that the user can operate the wireless communication network with the mobile terminal 10 of the user.

A communication module according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The communication module 600 may be any of Bluetooth, ZigBee, or WirelessHART for short-range communication, or may use other methods than those described above.

Since the communication module 600 is installed inside a separate waterproof case (not shown), water, moisture, and moisture stored in the water tank are stably operated without penetration.

The fish food feeder 1a includes a cover 500 provided on the upper side of the food can 100a and the inside of the water tank 2 is connected to the cover 500 through a display panel 11 A first camera module 3a installed on a lower surface of the main body 100a and adapted to allow a user to display a bottom surface state of the water tank 2 through a display panel 11 of the mobile terminal 10, And a second camera module 3b which can be confirmed.

The first and second camera modules 3a and 3b are connected to the control module 700 via the control module 700 in the form of image information in real time under the water surface state of the water tub 2 and the inside state of the water tub 2 in real- And the control module 700 can be provided to the user's mobile terminal 10 via the communication module 600 so that the user can easily grasp the current state of the water tank and the feeding state even if the user is not located at home or office In addition, the status of fish can be grasped together.

The user connects to the fish food feeder 1a in real time when installing the application provided by the manufacturer of the fish feeder 1a to the Internet and installs the application on his / her mobile terminal 10, And the state information of the fish can be confirmed through the first and second camera modules 3a and 3b and the information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal of the other person by recording, All users can conveniently share.

Since the first camera module 3a rotates together with the food container 200a when it is rotated, the first camera module 3a can be observed through the first camera module 3a, Verification becomes possible.

The second camera module 3b is installed in the main body 100a and therefore is not rotated as the first camera module 300a but the lower side of the water tank 2 So that the user can easily visually confirm it.

The food feeder 1a includes an input unit 4 for directly setting the amount of food to be fed to the water tank 2 and a feeding period of the food, And a status display window 6 for displaying the status.

The input unit 4 may be a touch display panel formed integrally with the status display window 6, or the input unit 4 may be formed separately. When the input unit 4 is separately provided, a feeding period, a number of times, and the like can be input in advance, and a plurality of buttons including various power buttons, alarm buttons, and menu buttons necessary for operation are formed.

The status display window 6 is prevented from malfunction even when the LCD liquid crystal panel is used, waterproofed, and water stored in the water tank 2 is introduced.

The control module 700 provides alarm information to the user and the mobile terminal 10 before the feeding period, and provides the user with information according to the feeding period in advance.

For example, when the user sets the feeding period in advance, the mobile terminal 10 transmits an alarm signal to the user's mobile terminal 10 in a predetermined period, and the mobile terminal 10 displays a ring tone, a vibration, Can know the precise feeding period in advance.

If the user does not set the feeding period in advance, the feeding period may be averaged and calculated, and the control signal may be transmitted to the user's mobile terminal 10 to inform the user.

The operating state of the food feeder for fish according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

8 to 9, the user stores the food in the food storage space of the food can 200 before feeding the food to a plurality of fish stored in the water tank, As shown in Fig.

When the main body 100 is held by one hand and the cover 500 is rotated several times in the direction of the arrow with the other hand, the rotational force is deformed into elastic energy as the spring 310 is wound, and when the user holds the cover 500 When the hand is released, the wound cylinder 310 is slowly released, and the food can 200 is rotated together with the rotation shaft 320.

When the mouthpiece 200 is rotated in the direction of the arrow and the opening hole 202 coincides with the food supply hole 402, a large amount of food is fed through the food supply hole 402 through the opening hole 202 And the fish can live on eating the prey.

A fish food feeder according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

6 and 10, a user uses a button provided on the input unit 4 to feed food to a fish in the water tank through a food feeder 1a, Select the time as appropriate. When the operator operates the input unit 4, the input result is displayed visually by the user through the status display window 6. [

For example, if the user desires to feed two times after one hour, a time button (not shown) and a number button (not shown) provided in the input unit 4 are sequentially selected to select the time and the number of times. Receives the control signal and transmits a control signal to be displayed on the status display window 6, the user can visually recognize the status through the status display window 6.

The control module 700 transmits a control signal to the motor 302a after a lapse of one hour to transmit the control signal so as to rotate at a predetermined speed and the rotating shaft 303a provided in the motor 302a rotates the food container 200a And is rotated at a predetermined speed.

When the food can 200a is rotated, the remaining portion except for the portion where the food supply hole 402a is opened is kept blocked by the fixing plate 400a, so that the food is fed through the opening hole 202a to the food supply hole 402a Not supplied.

When the food can 200a is continuously rotated and the opening hole 202a coincides with the position of the food supply hole 402a, the food supply hole 402a is opened by a large amount of food opening hole 202a stored in the food can 200a ) To the surface and supplied to the fish.

The control module 700 transmits a signal to the mobile terminal 10 through the communication module 600 so that the food supply information according to the feeding of the food is transmitted to the user after the food is supplied in the water.

The user only has to confirm the feeding information transmitted from the control module 700 through the application installed in the mobile terminal 10 and confirm that the feeding is supplied at the correct feeding time.

When the user wants to check the state of the water tank 2, the user selects a water tank view function installed in the application, and the operation signal of the user is transmitted to the control module 700 via the communication module 600.

The control module 700 transmits control signals to the first and second camera modules 3a and 3b and the first and second camera modules 3a and 3b photograph the inside and the bottom of the water tank in real time, The control module 700 transmits a control signal to the communication module 600 so that the control module 700 transmits the control signal to the user's mobile terminal 10.

The user can confirm the image information photographed through the first camera module 3a through the display panel 11 and accurately check the state of the inside of the water tank. In addition, it is possible to check the bottom of the water surface of the water tank photographed in real time through the second camera module 3b, and to grasp the movement of fish, the number of fishes and other abnormalities at a glance.

If the user is not located in the space where the water tank is installed, or if it is located at a distance from the water tank, the user is used as follows.

11, the user confirms the current state of the water tank 2 and the fish through the first and second camera modules 3a and 3b after accessing the application installed in the mobile terminal 10. The user inputs the input signal to the control module 700 when setting and executing the feeding amount and the feeding period supplied to the fish through the mobile terminal 10 rather than the input unit 4. [ For example, it is assumed that the amount of food is supplied more than usual, and the feeding period is doubled.

The control module 700 transmits a control signal to the motor 302a so as to supply the control signal to the motor 302a in a relatively larger amount than the amount of food supplied to the water tank 2. [

The motor 302a is operated in a state where the rotation speed is relatively higher than usual and the food can 200a is rotated together with the rotary shaft 303a being rotated to N-arpeggio while the rotation speed of the rotation shaft 303a is increased, The rotating speed of the rotating shaft 200a is also relatively quickly rotated.

When the food can 200a is rotated and the opening hole 202a coincides with the food supply hole 402a, a large amount of food is supplied to the surface of the water, and the user rotates the current through the first and second camera modules 3a and 3b It is possible to grasp in real time the feeding situation and the fish situation and movement supplied to the water tank 2.

The control module 700 controls the communication module 600 to transmit the message related to the completion of feeding the food to the mobile terminal 10 after the feeding of food according to the feeding period has been completed, And it can be seen that the food was supplied.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. It will be understood that various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

2: aquarium
3a and 3b: first and second camera modules
10: mobile terminal
100, 100a:
200, 200a: feeder
202, 202a: opening hole
300, 300a:
302a: motor
310: Hand winding
320:
400, 400a: fixed plate
402, 402a: Feeding hole
600: Communication module
700: control module

Claims

A body positioned in a floating state above the water surface of the water tank;
A food container provided in the main body and having a food storage space in which food is stored and having an opening hole for feeding food to fish in the water tank;
A driving unit installed in the main body and allowing the food can to be rotated on the main body; And
And a fixing plate interposed between the main body and the food trough to form a food supply hole having a predetermined size opened to supply the food stored in the food trough to the water tank when the opening hole is aligned with the food supply hole, Feed supply.

The method according to claim 1,
The main body includes:
A feeder for fish containing an external float.

The method according to claim 1,
Preferably,
And an inclined portion whose inner bottom is inclined toward the opening hole.

The method according to claim 1,
The driving unit includes:
A spiral wound multiple times with concentric circles to generate torque;
And a rotary shaft connected to the lower end of the spring and extending upward to a predetermined length.

The method according to claim 1,
The driving unit includes:
A motor provided inside the main body;
And a rotation axis extending upward from the motor.

The method according to claim 1 or 4,
The food can and the stationary plate,
And is coupled coaxially with the rotary shaft.

The method according to claim 1,
The fish food feeder includes:
And a cover coupled to the upper side of the food can.

A body positioned in a floating state above the water surface of the water tank;
A food container provided in the main body and having a food storage space in which food is stored and having an opening hole for feeding food to fish in the water tank;
A motor installed in the main body and adapted to rotate the food can over the main body; a driving unit installed in the motor and including a rotation axis extending toward the upper side of the main body to a predetermined length;
A fixing plate interposed between the main body and the food container to form a food supply hole having a predetermined size and to supply the food stored in the food container to the water tank when the opening hole is aligned with the food supply hole;
A communication module installed in the main body and performing short-range communication so as to enable remote control through a mobile terminal owned by the user; And
And a control module installed in the main body and providing a user with rotational speed of the motor and status information on the water tank in accordance with a user's remote control signal in association with the communication module.

9. The method of claim 8,
The fish food feeder includes:
And a cover provided on the upper part of the food container, wherein the cover includes a first camera module for allowing the user to check the inner state of the water tub through the display panel of the mobile terminal;
And a second camera module installed on a lower surface of the main body and enabling a user to confirm the lower surface state of the water tank through a display panel of the mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 9,
The fish food feeder includes:
An input unit for allowing the user to directly set the amount of food supplied to the water tank and the food supply cycle;
And a state display window in which information inputted through the input unit is displayed.

11. The method according to claim 8 or 10,
The control module includes:
And providing alarm information to the user and the mobile terminal prior to the feeding period to provide the user with information according to the feeding period.