KR20190035349A - Ball playing game device with a cleaning mode for pet care - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic exercising and feeding device including a washing mode for companion animal care. The automatic exercising and feeding device comprises: a case including a ball input port through which a ball enters; a ball transferring unit including a ball discharge port through which the ball inputted through the ball input port is discharged, and a moving path which connects the ball input port and the ball output port and through which the ball moves; a ball shooting unit placed in the ball transferring unit in order to shoot the ball, moving along the moving path, to the outside through the ball discharge port; a ball regulating unit including a plunger which reciprocates along the moving path in order to move or stop the ball on the moving path, and regulating the number of balls provided to the ball shooting unit; and a control unit controlling reciprocating movement of the plunger of the ball regulating unit. In addition, the inside of the ball transferring unit is waterproofed. Therefore, the automatic exercising and feeding device including a washing mode for companion animal care can reduce the number of failure occurrence and can be easily maintained by simplifying a ball supplying structure.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for companion animal care,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for companion animal care, and more particularly, to an automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for companion animal care, ≪ / RTI >

Due to the recent decline in the number of family members due to the nuclear family, there are more families with single siblings and those with single siblings. In addition, as divorce and marriage age increase, more and more young people are living alone. As a result, more and more people are raising companion animals to appease loneliness.

When raising a companion animal, the companion animal should be cooked, washed, and played like a baby. However, the owner of the companion animal also has to take an external activity for his or her work, housework, company work, etc., so that it may not have enough time for the companion animal.

When a pet is left alone for a long time, it causes depression, emotional disturbance, lack of exercise, obesity, and diabetes. If you get sickness, you may have a social problem that you are being abandoned to your owner and become an organic dog.

Therefore, a device is required which can play the animal alone and can relieve the exercise and stress.

As a prior art to such a companion animal's play apparatus, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0074316 discloses a Smart Fat Care System for companion animals.

The conventional smart pet care system for a companion animal, that is, a conventional automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for companion animal care, drives a driving motor to slide the sliding member, And the ball pushed out to the ball discharge path is discharged to the outside through a ball discharge port by a pair of rollers. When the sliding member is slid in one direction, the through hole of the food container is closed. When the sliding member is slid in the other direction, the through hole of the food container is opened, And the food is discharged to the outside through the through hole.

Therefore, the conventional automatic exercise feeding device provided with the cleaning mode for the companion animal care is complicated in the supply structure of the ball and the feeding structure of the food to be discharged to the outside, so that the trouble is liable to occur and maintenance is not easy, In particular, when the sliding member fails, the supply of the ball and the feeding of the food can not be performed at the same time, and the automatic exercise feeding device having the cleaning mode for the companion animal care can not be used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to improve the supply structure of balls for discharging to the outside through a ball discharge port, It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic exercise feeding device provided with a cleaning mode for care.

Further, according to the present invention, feeding of the ball for the ball and feed of the feed are improved so as not to be mechanically interlocked, so that the feed can be automatically supplied without the administrator, and the supply structure of the feed is simplified, It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic exercise feeding device provided with a cleaning mode for companion animal care which can be maintained and used and which can be selectively used for ball games or food feeding.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic exercise feeding device provided with a cleaning mode for companion animal care that can prevent the roller on which the ball is moved from being contaminated by the needles of the companion animal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine comprising: a case forming a ball input port into which a ball is inserted; A ball transporting part for discharging the ball inserted through the ball input port and a ball transporting part for communicating the ball input port and the ball discharging port to form a moving path through which the ball moves; A ball throwing unit provided in the ball conveying unit and emitting the ball moving along the movement path to the outside through the ball outlet; A ball control unit having a plunger that reciprocates on the movement path and moves or stops movement of the ball on the movement path, and adjusts a quantity of the ball provided to the air discharge unit; And a control unit for controlling the reciprocating movement of the plunger of the ball control unit. The automatic exercise feeding device has a cleaning mode for companion animal care.

Here, the air ejection portion includes a pair of rollers provided on the movement path and rotating in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the ball so that the ball is ejected to the outside through the air outlet, and applying a force to the ball; And a roller driving motor coupled to at least one of the pair of rollers and rotated.

And a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a hole between the plunger and the pair of rollers, wherein the controller fetches the plunger to the movement path based on the existence signal of the ball detected by the detection sensor So that the ball moving from the empty slot to the pair of rollers can be controlled to move.

And a timer for measuring time, wherein the control unit fetches the plunger to the movement path based on the time measured by the timer so that the plurality of balls are provided to the air blowing unit for a predetermined time, It is possible to control the movement of the ball on the movement path.

The air transfer part may have a downward inclination between the air inlet and the air blower, and an upward slope may be formed between the air blower and the air outlet.

Wherein the coin adjuster comprises: a coil assembly for generating a magnetic field in response to application of a current; A plunger reciprocating in the movement path by a magnetic field of the coil assembly and moving or stopping the ball on the movement path; And a return spring for applying an elastic force to the plunger so that the plunger is not drawn out to the movement path when the coil assembly is lost in magnetic field.

And a food supply unit that is accommodated in the case and supplies the food to the outside.

The food supply unit forms a food discharge port through which the food is discharged, and includes a hopper for storing the food; A screw shaft rotatably provided in the hopper, the screw shaft having a plurality of spiral wings on an outer circumferential surface thereof and moving the food toward the food discharge port; And a shaft driving motor for rotating the screw shaft.

And a communication module for transmitting the exercise data stored in the control unit to an external device and transmitting a control signal for the operation of the ball control unit provided from the external device to the control unit.

The communication module may further include a communication module that transmits the foodservice data stored in the control unit to an external device and transmits a control signal for the operation of the food supply unit provided from the external device to the control unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to simplify the supply structure of the balls by improving the supply structure of the balls for discharging the balls out through the ball outlet for balling, so that the occurrence of the trouble can be reduced and the maintenance can be easily performed. In addition, by improving the supply of balls for ball games and the supply of food so that they do not interoperate mechanically, it is possible to supply food automatically without an administrator, simplify the supply structure of food, It can be used for ball games or for food supply.

Then, the roller on which the ball is in contact with the path through which the ball is transported can be cleaned.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1,
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hollow conveying portion and the air blowing portion of Fig. 2,
Fig. 4 is a front sectional view of the main part of Fig. 3,
Fig. 5 is a side view of Fig. 3,
Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main part of Fig. 5,
FIGS. 7 and 8 are a plan view of the main part showing the operation state of the ball control unit of FIG. 2,
Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the feeding part of Fig. 2,
10 is a control block diagram of an automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a two-way communication system with a dog based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a two-way communication method based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a smart defecator used in a bidirectional communication system with a dog based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 to 10 show an automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, an automatic exercise feeding device 10 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 11, a ball transferring unit 41, an air blowing unit 45 ), A ball control unit (51), and a control unit (61).

The case 11 has a hollow cylindrical shape which is separated upward and downward and includes an upper case 13 and a lower case 21.

On the upper surface of the upper case 13, a ball input port 15 through which the ball 1 can be inserted is formed. It is preferable that the height of the hole 15 at the upper surface of the upper case 13 is the lowest so that even if the hole 1 is placed in any other area of the upper surface, To be rolled. Here, the ball 1 used in the embodiment of the present invention is preferably a stretchable ball such as a sponge ball or a rubber ball.

The lower case 21 is coupled with the upper case 13 to form a receiving space therein and the air discharge port 42 of the air transfer unit 41 is provided at the front surface adjacent to the lower case 21 and the upper case 11. [ Respectively.

On the side surface of the lower case 21, a side cover 25 for opening and closing the mouth of the hopper 73 for receiving food for companion animals is detachably provided. On the side of the lower case 21, on / off of the power of the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having the cleaning mode for the animal care according to the embodiment of the present invention, An operation button 27 for selecting an operation mode for supply, and an LED lamp 29 for informing a user of a power supply state, an operation mode state, and the like.

A food feed port 31 for feeding the food for the companion animal fed from the hopper 73 is formed in a lower portion of the lower case 21 and a food container 35 is detachably attached to the food feed port 31 .

The hollow conveying section 41 has a hollow duct shape and is accommodated in the case 11. The ball transfer unit 41 has a ball discharge port 42 through which the ball 1 inserted through the ball input port 15 is discharged and a ball discharge port 42 through which the ball 1 communicates with the ball input port 15 and the ball discharge port 42 Thereby forming a movement path 43 which is formed on the surface of the substrate. The movement path 43 has a diameter allowing the ball 1 to move smoothly without clogging.

The ball transporting unit 41 is configured such that the movement path 43 between the ball input port 15 and the air launching unit 45 is inclined downward toward the bottom of the lower case 21, The moving path 43 between the discharge ports 42 is inclined upward with respect to the bottom of the lower case 21. [

Thus, the movement path 43 between the ball insertion port 15 and the ballistic shooting section 45 is inclined downward, so that the ball 1 inserted through the ball insertion opening 15 freely falls, And the pair of rollers 47 of the pair of rollers 45 are moved smoothly. The movement path 43 between the air blowing part 45 and the air blowing out port 42 is upwardly inclined so that the air blown out through the pair of rollers 47 of the air blowing part 45 1) makes a trajectory of the parabola and flew away.

The air launching unit 45 is provided in the air conveyance unit 41 and emits the ball 1 moving along the movement path 43 to the outside through the air discharge opening 42. The air launching section 45 includes a pair of rollers 47 and a pair of roller driving motors 49. [

The pair of rollers 47 are provided on the movement path 43 so as to face each other with a gap corresponding to the diameter of the hole 1 and parallel to the moving direction of the hole 1. The pair of rollers 47 are rotatably engaged with the hole transferring portion 41 and rotate in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the hole 1 to exert a force on the hole 1. It is preferable that the peripheries of the rollers 47 contacting the outer circumferential surface of the ball 1 are coated with a rubber material so as to prevent slippage from the ball 1.

The roller driving motor 49 is directly connected to the rollers 47 to rotate the rollers 47. Here, the pair of roller driving motors 49 rotate in opposite directions to move the holes 1 to the air outlet 42.

As a result, as the roller driving motors 49 are simultaneously driven, the pair of rollers 47 are rotated in mutually opposite directions and come into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the ball 1. The pair of rollers 47 are rotated in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the ball 1 to apply force to the ball 1 so that the ball 1 passes through the pair of rollers 47, It is fired out.

Here, the roller driving motor 49 is directly connected to any one of the pair of rollers 47, and the remaining rollers 47 to which the roller driving motor 49 is not directly connected at this time have an idle function And the ball 1 may rotate through the pair of rollers 47 and be discharged through the air discharge port 42 to the outside.

The ball control unit 51 is provided between the ball input port 15 and the ballistic shooting unit 45 to control the amount of the ball 1 supplied to the ballistic shooting unit 45. The ball control section 51 includes a coil assembly 53, a plunger 55, and a return spring 57.

The coil assembly 53 is provided on the outer side of the hollow transfer section 41 and generates a magnetic field in accordance with the application of the electric current.

The plunger 55 is provided to pass through the coil assembly 53 and the plunger 55 is reciprocated by the magnetic field of the coil assembly 53 so as to be withdrawn to the movement path 43 according to the right hand rule of Fleming. The free end of the plunger 55 is disposed on the movement path 43 of the blank transfer unit 41 to move and stop the ball 1. In the present invention, one ball 1 is positioned between the plunger 55 and the pair of rollers 47 in a standby state.

7, when the free end of the plunger 55 is pulled toward the center of the movement path 43, the ball 1 moving through the movement path 43 is disturbed by the plunger 55 Movement is blocked. 8, when the free end of the plunger 55 moves to the inner circumferential side of the movement path 43, the ball 1 moving through the movement path 43 is blocked by the plunger 55 And moves smoothly toward the pair of rollers 47 without being received. Here, when the hole 1 is not present between the plunger 55 and the pair of rollers 47, the free end of the plunger 55 moves to the inner circumferential side of the movement path 43.

The return spring 57 applies an elastic force to the plunger 55 so that the free end of the plunger 55 is drawn out to the center of the movement path 43.

When the magnetic field is generated in the coil assembly 53, the ball control unit 51 of the present embodiment causes the plunger 55 to be drawn out of the movement path 43 and move along the movement path 43 ) Is inhibited from moving. Conversely, when the magnetic field is lost in the coil assembly 53, the plunger 55 is pulled to the inner circumferential side of the movement path 43, for example, so that the movement path 43 is not pulled out by the elastic force of the return spring 57, 43 move smoothly toward the pair of rollers 47 without being disturbed.

The control unit 61 is formed of a circuit board having a built-in microprocessor and is provided in the case 11 to control the reciprocating movement of the plunger 55 of the ball control unit 51. Further, the control section 61 controls the driving of the roller drive motors 49 of the air blowing section 45.

Meanwhile, the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention detects presence or absence of the ball 1 between the plunger 55 and the pair of rollers 47 And a detection sensor 65 for detecting the presence or absence of an abnormality.

The sensing sensor 65 may be a contact type sensor such as a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like, or a non-contact type sensor such as a photo sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or the like.

The controller 61 takes out the plunger 55 to the movement path 43 and controls the movement path of the plunger 55 to move to the air launching part 45 based on the presence signal of the ball 1 sensed by the detection sensor 65. [ It is possible to control the quantity of the holes 1 provided to the air emitting portion 45 by moving the air holes 1 on the air outlet portion 43.

The control unit 61 generates a magnetic field in the coil assembly 53 based on the existence signal of the ball 1 sensed by the sensing sensor 65 to draw the plunger 55 to the movement path 43 So that the ball 1 can be supplied to the air launcher 45 one by one.

As another example, the control unit 61 counts the presence signal of the ball 1 sensed by the detection sensor 65 by a predetermined number and then generates a magnetic field in the coil assembly 53 to move the plunger 55 to the movement path (43), and the ball (1) may be provided to the air blowing part (45) by a predetermined amount.

In addition, an automatic exercise feeding apparatus 10 having a cleaning mode for animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a timer 67 for measuring time.

The control unit 61 draws the plunger 55 to the movement path 43 based on the time measured by the timer 67 so that the plurality of holes 1 are provided to the air blowing unit 45 for a predetermined time The ball 1 on the movement path 43 is prevented from moving and the amount of the ball 1 supplied to the air discharge portion 45 can be adjusted.

In addition, the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a feeding part 71 for feeding the food to the outside. The feeding portion 71 is housed in the case 11 and includes a hopper 73, a screw shaft 77 and a shaft driving motor 81 as shown in Fig.

The hopper 73 has a hollow cylindrical shape. The food for the companion animal is housed in the interior of the hopper 73, and a food discharge port 75 through which food is discharged is formed at the lower end of the hopper 73. The food discharge port 75 communicates with the food supply port 31 of the lower case 21 and is supplied to the food container 35 through the food feed port 31 discharged through the food discharge port 75. A side cover 25 for opening and closing the inlet of the hopper 73 is detachably provided at one side of the hopper 73.

The screw shaft 77 extends across the hopper 73 and is rotatably provided in the hopper 73. A plurality of helical blades 79 having a predetermined pitch are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the screw shaft 77. As the screw shaft 77 rotates, the food is moved by a predetermined amount and discharged toward the food discharge port 75.

The shaft drive motor 81 is directly connected to the screw shaft 77 to rotate the screw shaft 77.

On the other hand, the control unit 61 controls the driving of the shaft driving motor 81 to adjust the amount of food discharged through the food discharge port 75.

As an example, the control unit 61 may interlock with the air blowing unit 45 to control the supply of the ball 1 and the supply of food in conjunction with each other. That is, the shaft drive motor 81 is driven based on the presence signal of the ball 1 sensed by the detection sensor 65 to discharge a predetermined amount toward the food discharge port 75, It is possible to control the roller driving motor 49 to drive the ball 1 waiting to be fired between the pair of rollers 47 through the ball outlet 42 to the outside.

As another example, the control unit 61 can control to feed a predetermined amount of food at predetermined time intervals irrespective of the supply of the ball 1. That is, the control unit 61 may drive the shaft driving motor 81 at a time interval set in the timer 67 so as to discharge a predetermined amount of food toward the food discharge port 75.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having the cleaning mode for the companion animal care has a structure in which the feeding structure of the ball 1 for balling and the feeding structure of the food are mechanically interlocked It is possible to automatically feed the food even without an administrator, simplify the feeding structure of the food, reduce the occurrence of malfunctions, and easily maintain and manage it, and can be selected and used for ball games or food feeding.

Here, reference numeral 37 denotes a battery for supplying power to each component consuming electricity of the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention . The battery 37 may be charged through a charging port (not shown).

With this configuration, the first to fifth operation modes of the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having the cleaning mode for the companion animal care according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the following table .

 Operation mode Contents The first operation mode  Feeding one ball and launching / feeding The second operation mode  More than 2 balls and launch / feed Third operating mode  Insert and fire one ball Fourth operation mode  Food supply Fifth operation mode  washing

It is to be understood that the operation modes described below may be modified in various forms by combining the functions of the respective components according to the present invention. I will reveal.

The first operation mode is a mode for feeding the balls 1 one by one to the air firing part 45 and feeding the food.

A plurality of holes 1 are inserted through the air inlet 15 and fall freely while the balls 1 are moving along the movement path 43 of the blank transfer unit 41, The detection sensor 65 senses the presence of the hole 1 and sends an existence signal of the hole 1 to the control unit 61. [

The control unit 61 applies a current to the coil assembly 53 of the ball control unit 51 based on the presence signal of the ball 1 transmitted from the detection sensor 65 to generate a magnetic field in the coil assembly 53 And the free end of the plunger 55 moves to project toward the center of the movement path 43 as shown in Fig.

6, the free end of the plunger 55 moves along the movement path 43 from the ball input port 15 to the pair of rollers 43, The ball 1 which has fallen freely toward the platen 55 is moved and stopped by the plunger 55 and the ball 1 between the plunger 55 and the pair of rollers 47 of the air- 1) is in a standby state for fire.

At the same time, the control unit 61 drives the shaft drive motor 81 to discharge a predetermined amount of food toward the food discharge port 75.

After the lapse of the preset first time, for example, after a lapse of time that the companion animal can feed the food, the control unit 61 drives each roller driving motor 49 to drive the pair of rollers 47 To the outside through the air discharge port (42).

Next, when the companion animal asks the ball 1 to be fired and inserts the ball 1 into the ball input port 15, the auxiliary detection sensor (not shown) detects the presence or absence of the ball at the ball input port 15, The control unit 61 releases the current applied to the coil assembly 53 of the ball control unit 51 based on the presence signal of the ball 1 transmitted from the auxiliary detection sensor. 8, the free end of the plunger 55 is returned to its original position toward the inner circumferential side of the movement path 43 by the elastic force of the return spring 57 .

At this time, as the free end of the plunger 55 moves to the inner circumferential side of the movement path 43, one ball located between the ball input port 15 and the plunger 55 and blocked by the plunger 55 1 moves freely between the plunger 55 and the pair of rollers 47 and moves to stand by in a firing standby state.

Here, the control unit 61 does not move the plunger 55 to move the ball 1 based on the presence signal of the ball 1 transmitted from the auxiliary sensor, and as another example, The current applied to the coil assembly 53 of the ball control unit 51 is released and the plunger 55 is rotated by a return spring (not shown) 57 to move to the inner circumferential side of the movement path 43 so that the ball 1 can be moved.

By repeating this process, the companion animal is exercised through the ball, and at the same time, it is fed with the compensation, so that the exercise of the companion animal can be maximized.

Next, the second operation mode is a mode in which the ball 1 is discharged at a certain number of times and the food is fed at a different setting from the first operation mode.

For example, the detection sensor 65 senses the ball 1 every time the user turns on the three balls 1, and the control unit 61 that receives the sensing signal detects that all three balls 1 have been inserted The free end of the plunger 55 may be pulled out toward the center of the movement path 43 and three holes 1 may be provided to the air blowing unit 45.

As the free end of the plunger 55 is drawn toward the center of the movement path 43, the control unit 61 drives the shaft drive motor 81 to discharge a predetermined amount of food toward the food discharge port 75 .

As a result, the companion animal is exercised through the ball, and at the same time, it is fed with the compensation, so that the exercise of the companion animal can be maximized.

The third operation mode is a mode in which the ball 1 is ejected one by one without feeding the ink in a different setting from the first operation mode.

In the case of the third operation mode, unlike the first operation mode, the control unit 61 does not drive the shaft drive motor 81, and moves the automatic exercise feeding apparatus 10 having the cleaning mode for animal care And can be used exclusively.

The fourth operation mode differs from the first operation mode in that the ball 1 is supplied with only food without discharging it.

In the fourth operation mode, unlike the first operation mode, the control unit 61 does not operate the roller drive motor 49 and drives the shaft drive motor 81 at predetermined time intervals to feed the companion animal have. Accordingly, the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care can be used for food supply.

Particularly, in the case of the fourth operation mode, if the user further sets the feeding time, the user can automatically feed the companion animal even if the user goes out for a long time.

The fifth operation mode is a mode for cleaning the inside of the empty conveyance unit 41. [

In general, a ball of a companion animal is buried in the ball, and such a needle strikes the inside of the ball transporting unit 41 and the roller driving motor 49, causing an unpleasant smell and propagation of germs. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the roller conveying motor 49 and the inside of the hole conveying portion 41 where the ball is moved and brought into contact.

To this end, the path through which the ball is moved is watertight to the outside.

6, even if the inner surfaces S1 and S2 of the hollow conveying unit 41 are waterproofed and the water enters the empty conveying unit 41, the automatic movement feeding mode with the cleaning mode for the companion animal care Water will not flow into other parts of the device.

In the fifth operation mode, the user can insert an appropriate amount of water through the ball input port 15 and clean the inside of the ball transferring unit 41 using a cleaning tool such as a brush (not shown). That is, the brush (not shown) is inserted by the user through the ball input port 15 to clean the inside of the ball transferring unit 41.

The respective roller driving motors 49 are driven for more than the reference time in the fifth operation mode in order to efficiently clean the inside of the empty conveying unit 41 and the roller driving motor 49. [ When the brushes (not shown) are sequentially brought into contact with the pair of rollers 47 during the driving, the bacteria caused by the needles or needles existing on the pair of rollers 47 are removed. Preferably, the rotational speed of the pair of rollers 47 is adjusted so that the germs generated by the needles or needles existing on the pair of rollers 47 are easily removed by contact with the brushes (not shown). That is, the controller 61 drives the roller driving motor 49 so that the rotation speed of the pair of rollers 47 is not slower than the reference speed. On the other hand, in the fifth operation mode, the control unit 61 does not operate the shaft drive motor 81.

The control unit 61 operates the respective roller driving motors 49 for at least 20 seconds or more, for example, above the reference speed for effective cleaning of the pair of rollers 47. [ Here, 20 seconds is illustrative and does not limit the scope of rights of the present invention.

Meanwhile, the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a communication module 91.

The communication module 91 is provided in the case 11 so that the external device 95 and the automatic exercise feeding device 10 having the cleaning mode for the companion animal care according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used for data communication Synchronized.

The communication module 91 transmits the exercise data such as the coin shaking count data stored in the controller 61 to a server or a terminal which is the external device 95, To the control section (61).

The communication module 91 transmits the food data such as the food discharge amount data stored in the control unit 61 to the external device 95 and transmits the control signal for the operation of the food supply unit 71 provided from the external device 95 To the control unit (61).

Specifically, the communication module 91 receives real-time data on the number of shots and food discharge amount data stored in the control section 61 from the control section 61 and provides the data to the external device 95. Accordingly, it is possible to easily monitor and manage the movement state of the companion animal, the feeding state, and the like in real time through the external device 95.

The communication module 91 transmits the control signal provided from the external device 95 to the control unit 61 in real time and transmits the control signal to the control unit 61 via the external device 95, And the operation mode for feeding and feeding the ball 1 can be selected to manage the amount of exercise and the amount of feed of the companion animal.

As described above, according to the present invention, by improving the supply structure of the balls for discharging to the outside through the ball discharge port, the supply structure of the balls is simplified, so that the occurrence of the trouble is less and the maintenance can be easily performed.

In addition, by improving the supply of balls for ball games and the supply of food so that they do not interoperate mechanically, it is possible to supply food automatically without an administrator, simplify the supply structure of food, And can be selected for use as a ball or feed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a two-way communication system with a dog based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11, a bi-directional communication system based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes collecting devices 111 and 113 for collecting basic data for constructing communication model data (Not shown) for storing the basic data collected by the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119, and communication model data from the basic data stored in the storage unit And a health care service system 120 constituting the health care service system.

Meanwhile, for the purpose of description of the present invention, the cloud server 130, the smartphone 140, and the communication networks 114 and 150 are additionally shown in FIG.

The smartphone 140 is carried by the pet's collar, receives information on the status of the pet from the healthcare service system 120, and can direct the operation to the pet.

The healthcare service system 120 sends the reply communication to the smartphone 140 and the smartphone 140 commands the reply communication to take place and perform an action according to the reply communication. The command of the smartphone 140 is transmitted to the healthcare service system 120 and the healthcare service system 120 sends such command to the corresponding collection device of the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, send. The collecting device having received the command performs an operation corresponding to the command.

Alternatively, the command of the smartphone 140 is directly transmitted to the corresponding collection device among the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119, and the collection device to which the command is transmitted performs an operation corresponding to the command .

If the verbal communication is exercising or feeding, the exercise or feeding command is transmitted to the automatic exercise feeding device 111 having the cleaning mode for the animal care of the collecting devices.

The cloud server 130 is connected to the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119 and the communication network 150 to store basic data collected by the collection devices 111, 113, 115, (Not shown) and performs management (addition, deletion, correction). The communication network 150 is configured to include a data network and / or a voice network.

According to the present embodiment, the collecting devices 111, 113, 115, 117 and 119 include an automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care capable of exercising or feeding a pet, An acoustic system 113 capable of outputting sound and recognizing sound, a smart defecator 115 accommodating a pet's bowel movement, a camera 117 capable of acquiring an image, and a wearable device 119 .

According to the present embodiment, the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119 may be configured as independent devices, or two or more of them may be combined. For example, the automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care and the sound system 113 may be integrally formed, and the remaining devices may be configured independently. As another example, the acoustic system 113 may be configured integrally with the camera 117 and the remaining devices may be configured independently. As another example, the acoustic system 113 may be configured integrally with the wearable device 119, the camera 117 and the smart defecation device 115 may be integrally configured, and the remaining devices may be configured independently.

Meanwhile, the collecting devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119 may each include a communication module to communicate with the outside (cloud server).

According to the present embodiment, the automatic exercise feeding device 111 equipped with the cleaning mode for the companion animal care can exercise or feed the pets.

The automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care may be, for example, an automatic exercise feeding device having a cleaning mode for the companion animal care described with reference to FIGS.

As another example, an automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleansing mode for companion animal care may be an apparatus disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1612776 (smart pet care system for companion animals). Another example of an automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleansing mode for companion animal care is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1584671 (a fat care system capable of automatically exercising a companion animal and feeding food) Device. Another example of the automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleansing mode for companion animal care may be a device disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2015-0053455 (pet ball appliance). The above-mentioned patent documents may be incorporated as part of this specification.

The automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care includes a cloud server 130 and a communication module (not shown) capable of communicating with the healthcare service system 120. The communication module (not shown) is composed of hardware and software for supporting communication with the cloud server 130 and the healthcare service system 120.

The automatic exercise feeding device 111 equipped with the cleaning mode for the companion animal care transmits data on the number of feeding or the number of times the ball was thrown to the cloud server 130. Here, the data such as the number of times fed or the number of times the ball is thrown may be an example of 'basic data' in the present specification.

In addition, an automatic exercise feeding device 111 having a cleaning mode for companion animal care receives the reply communication from the healthcare service system 120 and performs an operation according to the reply communication. Reply communication can be, for example, feeding or exercising (throwing a ball).

According to the present embodiment, the cloud server 130 receives data on the number of times the game has been fed or the number of times the game has been played, and stores the received data in a storage unit (not shown). The cloud server 130 maps the basic data collected from the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119 to a predetermined pet and stores the data in a storage unit (not shown).

The health care service system 120 constitutes model data for communication with each pet.

According to the present embodiment, the healthcare service system 120 analyzes basic data mapped to a pet, and constructs model data for communication with each pet.

According to the present embodiment, the communication model data includes model data on the psychological state and model data on the health state.

According to the present embodiment, the model data on the psychological state is composed of feature data that classifies the psychological state into one or more and characterizes the classified psychological state.

Here, the psychological state can be classified into, for example, 'hunger', 'loneliness', 'joy', 'sadness', and 'boundary state', and the feature data can be classified into the collection devices 111, 113, 115, ). ≪ / RTI >

The characteristic data of "hunger" may include, for example, voice data when a dog barks when it is presumed that the dog is hungry, video data of the dog when it is suspected to be hungry, It can be like a heart rate.

The characteristic data for the 'loneliness' includes, for example, voice data when the dog barks when it is presumed that it is lonely, video data of the dog when it is presumed to be lonely, It can be something like beatsongsu. Here, the case where it is estimated that the dog was lonely may be, for example, a case where the dog is left alone for a long time.

The feature data on 'enjoyment' includes, for example, voice data when a dog barks when it is presumed that it is pleasant, video data of a dog when it is presumed to have enjoyed, It can be something like beatsongsu. Here, the case where it is supposed to be enjoyable may be, for example, a case where it is solitary, and it is a pleasure to meet the owner.

The feature data of "sadness" may include, for example, voice data when a dog barks when presumed to be sad, video data of a dog when it is presumed to be sad, and heartbeat number of a dog when presumed to be sad Can be. Here, the case where it is estimated that it is sad may be, for example, when the baby is lost.

The feature data for the 'boundary state' may be, for example, voice data when the dog barks in the boundary state, video data of the dog in the boundary state, and the heartbeat number of the dog in the boundary state . Here, the case of a boundary state is, for example, a case where a stranger is encountered.

The healthcare service system 120 may configure feature data on 'hungry' using, for example, voice data and image data of hungry dogs, body temperature, bowel movements, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the characteristic data for 'hunger' includes voice characteristic data extracted from voice data, image characteristic data extracted from image data, body temperature characteristic data for body temperature, dysfunction characteristic data for dystocia and heart rate characteristics Data. ≪ / RTI >

The healthcare service system 120 may configure feature data for 'loneliness' using, for example, voice data and image data of lonely dogs, body temperature, bowel movements, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the feature data for 'loneliness' includes voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from image data, body temperature feature data for body temperature, dysfunction feature data for dysfunction, and heart rate characteristics Data. ≪ / RTI >

The healthcare service system 120 may configure feature data on 'pleasure' using, for example, voice data and video data of pleasant dogs, body temperature, bowel movements, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the feature data for 'enjoyment' includes voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from image data, body temperature feature data for body temperature, dentition feature data for dentition, and heart rate characteristics Data. ≪ / RTI >

The healthcare service system 120 may configure feature data on 'grief' using, for example, voice data and image data of sad dogs, body temperature, abdominal volume, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the feature data on 'grief' includes voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from image data, body temperature feature data on body temperature, dysfunctional feature data on damping, and heart rate characteristics Data. ≪ / RTI >

The healthcare service system 120 may configure the feature data for the 'boundary state' using, for example, voice data and image data of the dogs in the boundary state, body temperature, abdominal circumference, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the feature data for the 'boundary state' includes voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from the image data, body temperature feature data on body temperature, dysfunction feature data on dorsal dorsiflexion, and heart rate May be configured to include feature data.

According to the present embodiment, the model data on the health state is composed of feature data that classifies the health state into one or more and characterizes the classified health state.

Here, the health state can be classified into, for example, 'cold', 'high heat', 'broken', and 'sleepy', and the feature data is collected by the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119 And is constituted by collected data.

The feature data for "cold" may be, for example, voice data when a dog barks when a cold is caught, video data of a pet when a cold is caught, and heart beat of a dog when a cold is caught.

The feature data for the 'high heat' may be, for example, voice data in the case of high fever, video data of the pet dog in the case of high fever, and heart rate and body temperature of the dog in case of high fever.

The characteristic data of "broken" may be, for example, voice data when a dog barks when a foot is broken, image data of a dog when the foot is broken, and heart rate of a dog when the foot is broken.

The feature data for 'sleepiness' may be, for example, voice data of a dog when sleeping, video data of a dog when sleepy, and heart rate of a dog when sleepy.

The healthcare service system 120 may configure feature data on 'cold', for example, using voice data and image data of a dog in a cold, body temperature, bowel movements, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. In addition, the image characteristic data can be constituted from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, the body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, the bowel movement characteristic data can be constructed from the bowel movement, .

That is, the feature data for 'cold' includes voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from image data, body temperature feature data for body temperature, dysfunction feature data for dysfunction and heart rate feature data for heart rate . ≪ / RTI >

The healthcare service system 120 may configure feature data for a 'high heat' using, for example, voice data of high fever pets, image data, body temperature, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the feature data for the 'high heat' may be configured to include voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from the image data, body temperature feature data for body temperature, and heart rate feature data for heart rate have.

The healthcare service system 120 may configure the feature data for 'broken', for example, using voice data and image data of a dog with broken legs, body temperature, bowel movements, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the feature data for the 'break' includes voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from the image data, body temperature feature data for body temperature, dysfunction feature data for dysfunction, Data. ≪ / RTI >

 The healthcare service system 120 may configure feature data for 'sleepiness' using, for example, voice data of sleepy dogs, image data, body temperature, and heart rate. From the voice data, voice characteristic data can be constituted by the sound level of the pet dog or the spectrum in the frequency domain. Further, image characteristic data can be constructed from the image data to the degree of movement of the pet dog, body temperature characteristic data can be constituted by the body temperature of the dog, and heart rate characteristic data can be constructed from the heart rate. That is, the feature data for 'sleepiness' may be configured to include voice feature data extracted from voice data, image feature data extracted from image data, body temperature feature data for body temperature, and heart rate feature data for heart rate have.

The health care service system 120 compares and analyzes communication model data and communication raw data to derive communication from the communication raw data, and determines response communication corresponding to the derived communication.

Response communication may be, for example, exercising, feeding, talking, contacting the hospital, and contacting the pet manager.

The healthcare service system 20 determines the decision communication by comparing the data ('communication source data') collected by the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117 and 119 with the communication model data.

In this embodiment, the collecting devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119 collect not only the basic data for the configuration of the model data for communication, Receives the reply communication of the healthcare service system 120 and performs an operation according to the reply communication.

That is, the healthcare service system 120 analyzes and interprets the data (communication primitive data) collected by the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119 to determine return communication.

In this embodiment, the acoustic system can recognize the sound of the pet and output sound. The acoustic system 112 may be constructed integrally with the wearable device 119. [ The wearable device 119 may be configured in the form of a ring or a neck. As another example, the acoustic system 112 may be constructed integrally with the camera 117.

In this embodiment, the smart defecator 115, which accommodates the defecation of the pet, can accept defecation and measure the defecation of the pet.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a smart defecator used in a bidirectional communication system with a dog based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, a smart defecator 115 that accommodates a pet's bowel movement includes a body 15 and a pad 116 that receives a bowel movement. The pad 116 can accept defecation as a replaceable material. The pad 116 may be made of a material such as, for example, a disposable sponge.

At the lower end of the pad 116, a scale is positioned. That is, a scale is placed inside the main body 115, and the amount of defecation can be measured.

A communication module (not shown) is also located inside the main body 115 of the smart dispenser 115. The amount of defecation measured by the scales is provided to the cloud server 130 and the healthcare service system 120 through the communication module.

The camera 117 may capture images of the pet to provide the cloud server 130 and the healthcare service system 120.

The wearable device 119 can perform position tracking, momentum tracking, and heart rate measurements. The wearable device 119 also includes a communication module (not shown) capable of communicating with the cloud server 130 and the healthcare service system 120.

The wearable device 119 includes a position tracking unit (not shown) capable of tracking a position, such as a GPS receiver, a module capable of tracking the amount of exercise (a module capable of counting the number of steps such as a pedometer) .

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a two-way communication method based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The two-way communication method (hereinafter referred to as 'the present method') based on analysis of the behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 12 is based on the pet behavior pattern analysis Way communication system. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the method of FIG. 12 is applied to the embodiment of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 12, a two-way communication method based on analysis of a behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention includes constructing communication model data from basic data for constituting communication model data (S107 Comparing and analyzing the communication model data and the communication source data to derive communication from the communication source data, and determining response communication corresponding to the derived communication (S104).

 The two-way communication method based on analysis of the behavior pattern of a pet according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 12 is a method in which the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, (S101, S103) of collecting basic data and storing and managing the basic data as big data.

The description of the collecting devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119, the basic data, and the communication model data has been described with reference to FIG. 11 and will not be described here.

Step S107 of configuring communication model data in the present method can be performed through deep learning (S105), and step S104 of deciding a reply communication can be performed through deep learning (S104). Here, the deep learning can be performed by a known deep learning algorithm.

In this method, the operation according to the reply communication is performed by at least one of the collection devices 111, 113, 115, 117, and 119.

In this method, verbal communication may be any one of exercising, feeding, speaking, contacting the hospital, and contacting the pet's manager.

Various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

Claims (15)

A case forming a ball input port into which a ball is inserted;
A ball transporting part for discharging the ball inserted through the ball input port and a ball transporting part for communicating the ball input port and the ball discharging port to form a moving path through which the ball moves;
A ball throwing unit provided in the ball conveying unit and emitting the ball moving along the movement path to the outside through the ball outlet;
A ball control unit having a plunger that reciprocates on the movement path and moves or stops movement of the ball on the movement path, and adjusts a quantity of the ball provided to the air discharge unit; And
And a control unit for controlling reciprocal movement of the plunger of the ball control unit,
Wherein the inside of the ball transporting portion is waterproofed. The method according to claim 1,
The air-
A pair of rollers provided on the movement path and rotating in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the ball so that the ball is ejected to the outside through the ball discharge port and applying a force to the ball;
And a roller driving motor coupled to at least one of the pair of rollers and rotating the automatic driving feeder. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a gap between the plunger and the pair of rollers,
Wherein the controller controls to move the plunger to the movement path based on the presence signal of the ball detected by the detection sensor so as to move the ball moving from the ball insertion opening to the pair of rollers, An automatic exercise feeding device with a cleaning mode for companion animal care. The method according to claim 1,
And a timer for measuring time,
The control unit controls to move the plunger to the movement path on the basis of the time measured by the timer so that the plurality of balls are provided to the air blowing unit for a predetermined time so as to move the ball on the movement path , An automatic exercise feeding device equipped with a cleaning mode for companion animal care. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the empty transfer part has a cleaning mode for the companion animal care, wherein the space between the air inlet and the air blower part is inclined downward, and the space between the air blower part and the air outlet is upward sloped. The method according to claim 1,
The ball control unit includes:
A coil assembly for generating a magnetic field upon application of a current;
A plunger reciprocating in the movement path by a magnetic field of the coil assembly and moving or stopping the ball on the movement path; And
And a return spring for applying an elastic force to the plunger so that the plunger is not drawn out to the movement path when the coil assembly is lost in a magnetic field. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a food supply unit that is housed in the case and supplies the food to the outside. 8. The method of claim 7,
The food supply unit includes:
A hopper for storing the food, forming a food discharge port through which the food is discharged;
A screw shaft rotatably provided in the hopper, the screw shaft having a plurality of spiral wings on an outer circumferential surface thereof and moving the food toward the food discharge port; And
And a shaft drive motor for rotating the screw shaft. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a communication module for transmitting the exercise data stored in the control unit to an external device and transmitting a control signal for the operation of the ball control unit provided from the external device to the control unit One automatic exercise feed device. 9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a communication module for transmitting the food service data stored in the control unit to an external device and transmitting a control signal for the operation of the food supply unit provided from the external device to the control unit One automatic exercise feed device. Collecting devices for collecting basic data for constituting communication model data;
A storage unit for storing the basic data collected by the collection devices; And
A healthcare service system configured to configure communication model data from basic data stored in the storage unit; / RTI >
The healthcare service system compares and analyzes the communication model data with the communication source data to derive communication from the communication source data, determines the response communication corresponding to the derived communication,
Wherein the collecting devices comprise a smart feeding exercise device capable of exercising a pet or feeding food, wherein the smart feeding exercise device has a configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 10, A two-way communication system based on behavior pattern analysis. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the action according to the determined communication is performed by at least one of the collection devices of the collection devices. 12. The method of claim 11,
The collecting devices may further include at least one of an acoustic system capable of outputting sounds and recognizing sounds, a smart defecator accommodating the defecation of a pet, a camera capable of acquiring images, and a wearable device Way communication system based on analysis of pet behavior patterns. 14. The method of claim 13,
The smart defecation device includes a weight meter and a pad capable of accommodating the defecation,
Wherein the scale is located at the bottom of the pad and measures the amount of defecation. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the wearable device is capable of tracking position, momentum tracking, body temperature measurement and heart rate measurement.

Images