KR20210105563A - Auto feed suppling apparatus for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic feed supplying device, which enables quantitative distribution of feed by supplying only the feed filled in one feed box when feed is supplied once in a state where animal feed requiring refrigeration is refrigerated at an appropriate temperature; prevents a refrigerating room from being contaminated due to the feed by filling the feed, when the feed is refrigerated, in each of a plurality of feed boxes, and then storing the same in the refrigerating room in a stacked manner; and collects all empty feed boxes without taking the same out, to minimize the contamination of the feed boxes to be hygienically managed.

Description

Automatic feed supplying apparatus for animals

The present invention relates to an automatic feed supplying apparatus for animals, and more particularly, in particular, automatically feeds a feed that requires refrigeration, for example, meat feed, etc. In order to ensure that animal feed can be supplied even in the absence of a guardian, the automatic feeding device for animals that can remotely control the amount of food and the time of distribution in real time using a wireless device such as a smartphone. it's about

Recently, as the number of households raising animals with excellent human affinity, such as dogs and cats, as companion animals increases, various devices and apparatuses for improving the convenience of breeding companion animals have been proposed.

For these companion animals, one of the most difficult and difficult things to properly control while taking the most effort and expense is the supply of feed.

When pets' feed is not supplied smoothly, growth and development are delayed due to nutritional imbalance, and there are various problems such as exposure to various diseases due to deterioration of health. This is commonly used, but in the case of free feeding, there is a risk that companion animals may eat a large amount of feed at once, causing problems such as obesity and indigestion due to overeating.

Accordingly, in recent years, electronic feed dispensers have been proposed that allow a certain amount of feed to be automatically dispensed at regular time intervals. However, most conventional feed dispensers are limited to dry feed, and automatic distribution of meat feed dispensed as a snack substitute. was not suitable for

Such a conventional feed dispenser has been proposed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0080836 (name: automatic pet food feeder and control method thereof, prior art), which will be briefly described as follows.

The prior art includes a case having a space in which the feed is stored, forming an exterior and at the same time forming an outlet through which the feed stored therein is discharged, and the feed provided in the case and stored in the case is discharged through the outlet. It characterized in that it comprises a screw for moving the screw, a motor shaft-connected to the screw to operate the screw when an electric power is applied, and a timer setting assembly electrically connected to the motor to adjust an operating time of the motor.

Dry feed does not require separate refrigeration, and since it is made in the form of small grains from which most of the moisture has been removed, separate refrigeration is not required inside the case, and it does not cause major sanitary considerations, and it is easily discharged. On the other hand, meat feed is easily applied to the prior art because it contains a large amount of moisture, so refrigeration is required for storage. Sanitary management through disassembly and cleaning was actively required, which caused inconvenience in management.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0080836

The present invention was created to solve the problems in the prior art, and the feed filled in one feed container when the feed for animals requiring refrigeration is refrigerated and stored at an appropriate temperature once feed is supplied. Quantitative distribution of the feed is possible by supplying only the feed, and when the feed is refrigerated, the feed is individually filled inside a plurality of feed bins and then stored in layers in the refrigeration chamber to prevent contamination of the refrigeration chamber due to feed and to remove the empty feed bin to the outside. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic feed supply device for animals that can be managed hygienically by minimizing contamination of the feed box by collecting the entire amount without taking it out.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic feeding device for animals that can remotely control the amount of food, the time of serving, and the like, in real time using a wireless device.

As a means for achieving the above object, the present invention provides an automatic animal feed supplying device for supplying feed in refrigeration, comprising: a refrigerating housing having a first refrigerating chamber formed therein; a plurality of feed bins having a tubular structure with one end and the other end open, filled with feed, and stacked in the first refrigerating compartment; a discharge unit installed on the lower front side of the refrigeration housing and rotating the feed canister stacked in the first refrigerating chamber, and then extruding the feed filled in the feed container and discharging it to the outside; and a first swash plate installed in the first refrigerating compartment so as to tilt the front side downward and tilt the feed container toward the discharge unit.

In addition, the refrigerating housing has a discharge drawer formed under the first sloping plate, the discharge unit is in communication with the first refrigerating compartment and the discharge drawer, respectively, the discharge housing having a discharge port through which the feed is discharged on the other side; a rotational movement member driven by rotation inside the discharge housing to rotate the feed container stacked in the first refrigerating compartment in the direction of the discharge drawer; and an extrusion cylinder member installed on the same line facing the outlet and inserted into the feed canister moved in the same line at the outlet to extrude the feed filled in the feed container toward the outlet. The empty feed box from which the feed is extruded is rotated by the rotary member and stored in the discharge drawer.

In addition, the discharge drawer is installed to be able to enter and exit the refrigeration housing, and a second inclined plate is formed on the bottom so as to tilt the stored feed bin to the rear in an inclined downward direction.

In addition, a second refrigerating compartment is formed between the first refrigerating compartment and the discharge drawer, and a storage drawer is installed in the second refrigerating compartment to be able to enter and exit.

In addition, the discharge unit may further include a sterilizing member installed on the side wall of the discharge housing to sterilize the open end and the other end of the feed canister introduced into the discharge housing, respectively.

In addition, the receiver for communication with the wireless device; and a control unit controlling the discharge unit based on the signal received by the receiving unit.

The present invention has the following effects.

First, by supplying only the feed filled in one feed box when feeding the feed once, it is possible to distribute the quantity of feed, and it is easy to control the amount of feed at one time, and when the feed is refrigerated, the feed is stored in a plurality of feed boxes. Contamination of the first refrigerating chamber due to feed is prevented by individually filling the bins and storing them in the first refrigerating compartment, and the contamination of the feed bins can also be minimized by collecting the entire amount in the discharge drawer without taking the empty feed bins out.

Second, in consideration of the structural characteristics of the feed box with one end and the other end open, the sterilization member is provided as a pair on one side and the other side wall of the discharge housing. .

Third, it is possible to prevent the feed canister from going backwards toward the discharge housing as the feed canister dropped to the discharge drawer by the second inclined plate is tilted to the rear of the discharge drawer by its own weight.

Fourth, the empty feed container stored in the discharge drawer is taken out from the discharge drawer, the feed stored in the storage drawer is filled in the feed box, and then the feed box is put back into the input part of the refrigeration housing.

1 is a view showing the overall appearance of the front of the automatic feeding device for animals according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing the overall appearance of the rear surface of the automatic feeding device for animals shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration based on the line AA shown in FIG.
4 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration based on the line AA shown in FIG.
5 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration of a state in which the feed canister is rotated toward the outlet by the rotary member.
6 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration based on the line AA shown in FIG.
Figure 7 is a view showing an exemplary process in which the feed is extruded by the action of the extrusion cylinder member.
8 is a view schematically illustrating a cross-sectional configuration of an empty feed container being rotated toward a discharge drawer by a rotation member;
9 is a view exemplarily showing the replenishment process of the feed container toward the first refrigerating compartment in the automatic feed feeding device according to the present invention.
10 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a configuration of an automatic feed feeding device including a receiving unit and a control unit.

In order to fully understand the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This example is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, the shape of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that the same members in each drawing are sometimes shown with the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations determined to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a view showing the overall appearance of the front of the automatic feed feeding device for animals according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing the overall appearance of the rear of the automatic feed feeding device for animals shown in FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration based on line AA shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing a cross-sectional configuration based on line AA shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a rotational moving member. It is a view schematically showing the cross-sectional configuration of the feed container rotated toward the outlet side by the It is a view exemplarily showing a process in which feed is extruded by action, and FIG. 8 is a view schematically showing the cross-sectional configuration of a state in which the empty feed canister is rotated toward the discharge drawer by the rotary member, and FIG. 9 is the present invention. It is a view exemplarily showing the replenishment process of the feed container toward the first refrigerating compartment in the automatic feed supplying device for animals according to FIG.

Prior to the description, the automatic feed feeding device for animals according to the present invention is used for home use for feeding fish, birds, reptiles, insects, etc., in addition to mammal companion animals such as dogs and cats, or animals such as animal shelters and zoos. It is revealed that it can also be used for quantitative feed distribution in collective breeding facilities.

In addition, it is revealed that the automatic feed feeding device for animals according to the present invention can be used as a means for distributing general dry feed in addition to meat feed requiring refrigeration.

The automatic feed supplying apparatus for animals according to the present invention can refrigerate the feed and constantly supply the refrigerated feed by a predetermined amount per one time at a preset time.

To this end, the automatic feed feeding device for animals according to the present invention has a refrigeration housing 10 having a first refrigerating compartment 11 formed therein, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , and a tubular structure with one end and the other end open. A plurality of feed bins 20 stacked in the first refrigerating compartment 11, the feed bins installed below the front of the refrigeration housing 10, and stacked in the first refrigerating compartment 11, After rotating 20, the discharge unit 30 for extruding the feed filled in the feed box 20 and discharging it to the outside and the front are installed to be inclined downward, and the feed box 20 is tilted toward the discharge unit 30. It may be defined as including a first swash plate 40 installed in the first refrigerating compartment 11 to

The refrigeration housing 10 has a housing shape capable of stacking and accommodating a plurality of feed canisters 20 therein, and an input unit 12 for additional input of the feed canister 20 may be formed on the upper surface. Although not shown, observation windows may be formed on the front or both sides of the refrigeration housing 10 to check the remaining amount of the feed container 20 stacked in the first refrigerating compartment 11 .

A door 13 may be opened and closed in the input unit 12 to prevent cold air from leaking out of the first refrigerating compartment 11 .

Although not shown, the refrigerating housing 10 may include a heat exchange means to enable refrigeration storage of the feed container 20 stacked in the first refrigerating compartment 11 . The heat exchange means is a concept including a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, an expansion valve, and the like for exchanging a refrigerant, which may be referred to from a structure of a cooling device using a known heat exchange cycle, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A discharge drawer 14 may be formed under the first inclined plate 40 in the refrigerating housing 10 . The discharge drawer 14 may be installed to be able to enter and exit the refrigeration housing 10 .

In the discharge drawer 14 , the empty feed box 20 from which the feed filled in the feed box 20 is removed by the action of the discharge unit 30 may be stored.

Take out the discharge drawer 14 from the refrigeration housing 10, fill the empty feed box 20 stored in the discharge drawer 14, and put the feed back into the input unit 12 of the refrigerating housing 10 to remove the feed box 20. can be supplemented.

Each of the plurality of feed containers 20 may be inclined toward the discharge unit 30 by the first swash plate 40 in the first refrigerating compartment 11 . The inclinedly arranged feed canisters 20 are sequentially introduced into the discharge unit 30 by the action of the discharge unit 30 , and the feed stored therein may be extruded and distributed to companion animals.

One feed bin 20 may be filled with one feed ration, and the feed amount filled in the tubular feed bin 20 may be adjusted to appropriately adjust one feed ration.

Next, the discharge unit 30 plays a role of discharging only the feed excluding the feed container 20 from each feed container 20 stacked in the first refrigerating chamber 11 to the outside.

To this end, the discharge unit 30 communicates with the first refrigerating compartment 11 and the discharge drawer 14, respectively, as shown in Figs. The discharge housing 31 to be used, a rotational movement member 32 that is driven to rotate inside the discharge housing 31 and rotates the feed container 20 stacked in the first refrigerating compartment 11 in the direction of the discharge drawer 14; and It is installed on the same line facing the outlet 34 and is inserted into the feed canister 20 moved in the same line to the outlet 34 , and the feed filled in the feed canister 20 is extruded toward the outlet 34 . It may be exemplified as including an extrusion cylinder member 33 .

The discharge housing 31 may be integrally formed with the refrigeration housing 10 and provides a movement path for the feed container 20 that is rotated by the rotational moving member 32 .

The discharge housing 31 forms a space of a substantially semicircular shape, and the rotation member 32 can be rotated in place at the center thereof.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the feed container 20 introduced into the upper left side of the discharge housing 31 may be rotated clockwise by the rotation member 32 and then stored in the discharge drawer 14 .

The outlet 34 of the discharge housing 31 serves as a passage for the feed filled in the feed canister 20 that is rotated inside the discharge housing 31 to be extruded by the extrusion cylinder member 33 and discharged to the outside. do.

The discharge port 34 and the extrusion cylinder member 33 may be disposed to face each other with the feed canister 20 rotated inside the discharge housing 31 interposed therebetween.

The rotational moving member 32 may include a central rotational shaft 35 installed across the center of the discharge housing 31 and a plurality of rotational blades 36 radially formed on the central rotational shaft 35 . And, the central rotating shaft 35 has a structure that can be rotated by receiving the driving force of the rotation motor 37 provided outside the discharge housing (31).

On the other hand, the rotation motor 37 may be set to rotate every preset time, or may be remotely controlled by a wireless device, for example, a smart phone. It is possible to control the amount of food served and the serving time in real time using a wireless device. For this purpose, the automatic feeding device for animal feed is various electric devices of the discharge unit 30 based on the signal received by the receiving unit 60 and the receiving unit 60 for communication with the wireless device 70 as shown in FIG. 10 . Of course, it may further include a configuration of the control unit 50 for controlling the.

For example, when the guardian remotely transmits a signal for feed distribution to the receiving unit 60 through the wireless device 70, the receiving unit 60 receives this signal and then transmits it to the control unit 50, and the control unit 50 can automatically supply animal feed by performing rotational driving of the rotary motor 37 and operation of the compression cylinder member 33 based on this signal.

At this time, the receiver 60 is a concept including communication means such as a wireless Internet communication module, a short-range communication module, and the like, and includes Bluetooth™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), UWB ( Ultra Wideband), ZigBee, NFC (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus), WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) , Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) , Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), and the like may be used to support wireless communication.

In addition, the control unit 50 is hardware, ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), the control unit ( processors), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and other electrical units for performing other functions may be implemented using at least one.

The configuration of the receiver 60 and the controller 50 may be referred to from known techniques for wireless control of electric devices, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the rotation motor 37 may be set so that the central rotation shaft 35 repeats rotation and stop at a predetermined angle. For example, the rotary motor 37 controls the central rotation shaft 35 so that the rotational movement of the feed can 20 inside the discharge housing 31 can be stopped for a predetermined time at the discharge port 34 point. 33 secures time for extruding the feed from the feed box 20, and when the feed extrusion is complete, the central rotation shaft 35 is rotated again to rotate the empty feed box 20 toward the discharge drawer 14. .

The extrusion cylinder member 33 acts to extrude the feed filled in the feed canister 20 to the outlet 34 when the feed container 20 is rotated to the outlet 34 point as shown in FIG. 5 . .

To this end, the extrusion cylinder member 33 may be formed of a known hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder that can be expanded or compressed toward the inside of the feed container 20 .

As shown in FIG. 5, when the feed canister 20 is rotated to the outlet 34 point, as shown in FIG. 6, an extrusion cylinder member 33 is provided at one end of the feed canister 20, and the outlet port is at the other end of the feed canister 20. (34) may be respectively positioned, and when the extrusion cylinder member 33 operates in this state, the rod 33' of the extrusion cylinder member 33 is inserted into the feed container 20 as shown in FIG. The feed filled in the feed container 20 is extruded toward the outlet 34 .

When the feed is extruded through the outlet 34 , the companion animals around the automatic feed feeding device are in a state in which the feed can be consumed.

On the other hand, if it is necessary to increase the amount of feed at one time depending on the type of animal, the amount of food, etc., it is possible to continuously rotate the plurality of feed boxes 20 to extrude a relatively large amount of feed and supply it to the animals. .

The empty feed canister 20 from which feed is extruded by the extrusion cylinder member 33 may be rotated by the rotary member 32 and stored in the discharge drawer 14 as shown in FIG. 8 .

On the other hand, the extrusion cylinder member 33 is operated in conjunction with the rotary member 32 to extrude the feed of the feed container 20 which is rotated.

The discharge unit 30 may further include a sterilizing member 38 installed on the sidewall of the discharge housing 31 to sterilize the open end and the other end of the feed container 20 introduced into the discharge housing 31, respectively. can

The sterilization member 38 may be made of a known UV lamp, etc., and various design changes are possible within a range capable of removing various harmful bacteria.

In consideration of the structural features of the feed box 20 with one end and the other end open, the sterilizing member 38 is provided as a pair on one side and the other side wall of the discharge housing 31, so that only the portion exposed to the outside in the feed box 20 is concentrated. sterilization to improve the sterilization efficiency.

On the other hand, a second swash plate 15 may be formed on the bottom of the discharge drawer 14 so that the rear is inclined downward to move the stored feed container 20 to the rear.

The feed canister 20 dropped to the discharge drawer 14 by the second inclined plate 15 is tilted to the rear of the discharge drawer 14 by its own weight, thereby preventing the feed canister 20 from going backwards toward the discharge housing 31 . can do.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 9 , a second refrigerating compartment 16 is formed between the first refrigerating compartment 11 and the discharge drawer 14 , and a storage drawer 17 can be put in and out of the second refrigerating compartment 16 . can be installed properly.

Since the inner space of the refrigerating housing 10 is partitioned into the first refrigerating compartment 11 and the second refrigerating compartment 16 by the first inclined plate 40 , the second refrigerating compartment 16 is also formed with the first refrigerating compartment 11 and Likewise, it may have a refrigeration function.

Through this, the second refrigerating chamber 16, which can be treated as a surplus space, can be utilized as an effective space for refrigerated storage of feed requiring refrigeration.

Feed before being filled in the feed container 20 may be put in the storage drawer 17 of the second refrigerating compartment 16 and stored.

The discharge drawer 14 and the storage drawer 17 may be entered and exited from the rear (left side of FIG. 3 ) of the refrigerating housing 10, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 9, after taking out the empty feed container 20 stored in the discharge drawer 14 from the discharge drawer 14, the feed stored in the storage drawer 17 is filled in the feed box 20, and then the refrigerated housing 10 ), it is possible to easily replenish the feed container 20 in the first refrigerating chamber 11 by putting it into the input unit 12 .

In summary, the automatic feed supplying device for animals according to the present invention enables quantitative distribution of feed by supplying only the feed filled in one feed container 20 when feed is supplied once, as well as one-time feed distribution. It is easy to control food and prevents contamination of the first refrigerating compartment 11 due to feed by individually charging each of the feeds inside the plurality of feed bins 20 and storing them stacked in the first refrigerating compartment 11 when the feed is refrigerated, Contamination of the feed box 20 can also be minimized by collecting the entire amount in the discharge drawer 14 without taking the empty feed box 20 to the outside.

In addition, in consideration of the structural characteristics of the feed box 20 with one end and the other end open, the sterilizing member 38 is provided as a pair on one side and the other side wall of the discharge housing 31, so that the portion exposed to the outside in the feed box 20 It is possible to improve the sterilization efficiency by intensively sterilizing only the

In addition, the feed canister 20, which has been dropped to the discharge drawer 14 by the second inclined plate 15, is inclined to the rear of the discharge drawer 14 by its own weight, so that the feed canister 20 is retrograde toward the discharge housing 31. it can be prevented

In addition, after taking out the empty feed container 20 stored in the discharge drawer 14 from the discharge drawer 14, the feed stored in the storage drawer 17 is filled in the feed box 20, and then the input part of the refrigeration housing 10 ( 12), it is possible to easily replenish the feed container 20 in the first refrigerating compartment 11 .

The embodiments of the present invention described above are merely exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, it will be well understood that the present invention is not limited to the forms recited in the above detailed description. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, it is to be understood that the present invention covers all modifications, equivalents and substitutions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: refrigeration housing 20: feed container
30: discharge unit 40: first swash plate
11: first refrigerator compartment 12: input unit
13: door 14: discharge drawer
15: second inclined plate 16: second refrigerating compartment
17: storage drawer 31: discharge housing
32: rotary member 33: extrusion cylinder member
34: outlet 35: central axis of rotation
36: rotary blade 37: rotary motor
38: sterilization member

Claims (5)

In the automatic animal feed supplying device for supplying the refrigerated feed,
a refrigerating housing having a first refrigerating chamber formed therein;
a plurality of feed containers having a tubular structure with one end and an open end, filled with feed, and stacked in the first refrigerating compartment;
a discharging unit installed at a lower front side of the refrigeration housing and rotating the feed box stacked in the first refrigerating compartment, and then extruding the feed filled in the feed box and discharging it to the outside; and
and a first sloping plate installed in the first refrigerating compartment so as to tilt the front side downwardly and tilt the feed container toward the discharge unit. The method according to claim 1,
A discharge drawer is formed in the refrigeration housing as a lower portion of the first inclined plate,
The discharge unit,
a discharge housing communicating with the first refrigerating compartment and the discharge drawer, respectively, and having a discharge port through which the feed is discharged to the other side;
a rotational movement member driven by rotation inside the discharge housing to rotationally move the feed container stacked in the first refrigerating compartment in the direction of the discharge drawer; and
It includes; an extrusion cylinder member installed on the same line facing the outlet and inserted into the feed box moved in the same line at the outlet to extrude the feed filled in the feed box toward the outlet,
The empty feed box into which the feed is extruded by the extrusion cylinder member is rotated by the rotary member and stored in the discharge drawer. 3. The method according to claim 2,
The discharge drawer is installed so as to be able to enter and exit the refrigeration housing, and a second inclined plate is formed on the bottom so as to tilt the stored feed bin to the rear, the second inclined plate being inclined downward. 3. The method according to claim 2,
The discharge unit,
The automatic feed feeding device for animals further comprising; a sterilizing member installed on the side wall of the discharge housing to sterilize the open end and the other end of the feed canister introduced into the discharge housing, respectively. The method according to claim 1,
a receiver for communication with a wireless device; and
Automatic feed feeding device for animals further comprising; a control unit for controlling the discharge unit based on the signal received by the receiving unit.

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