KR20240051594A - Apparatus for manufacturing pet food - Google Patents

Abstract

A pet food manufacturing device is disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a housing in which an input hole for inputting food ingredients is formed, a casing installed inside the housing and connected to the input hole on one side and an discharge hole formed on the other side, and installed inside the casing. A plurality of grinding blades that grind the food ingredients introduced through the input hole as they rotate, a transfer screw installed inside the casing that presses and transfers the crushed food ingredients by the plurality of grinding blades to the discharge hole as it rotates, and a transfer screw inside the housing. A pet food manufacturing device including a collection container disposed to collect food materials discharged through a discharge hole is provided.

Description

Pet food manufacturing device {APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PET FOOD}

The present invention relates to a pet food manufacturing device.

As awareness of companion animals changes, the pet-related product market is growing significantly, of which feed items account for a high proportion.

Pet food can be broadly divided into ready-made food and natural food, and ready-made food can be further divided into dry food and wet food based on moisture content.

Among ready-made feeds, dry feed is the most common type of feed with a low moisture content of around 10% and is easy to handle and manage, but has the disadvantage of poor palatability and difficulty in confirming raw materials.

Among ready-made feeds, wet feed has a high moisture content of around 75% and has a high risk of deterioration, so it is mainly supplied in the form of canned food. It is more palatable than dry feed, but has the disadvantage of being expensive.

Natural food is made by mixing raw meat with grains and vegetables as the main ingredient. It has the disadvantage of requiring a lot of time, money, and effort to manufacture. However, the demand for it is growing significantly due to the need to provide fresh and tasty food to pets. It is increasing.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a pet food manufacturing device that can easily produce natural food with high palatability and freshness for companion animals.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2292025 (announced on August 24, 2021)

The present invention provides a pet food manufacturing device that can easily produce natural food with high palatability and freshness.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a housing in which an input hole for inputting food ingredients is formed, a casing installed inside the housing and connected to the input hole on one side and an discharge hole formed on the other side, and installed inside the casing. A plurality of grinding blades that grind the food ingredients introduced through the input hole as they rotate, a transfer screw installed inside the casing that presses and transfers the crushed food ingredients by the plurality of grinding blades to the discharge hole as it rotates, and a transfer screw inside the housing. A pet food manufacturing device including a collection container disposed to collect food materials discharged through a discharge hole is provided.

It may further include a collection drawer that is removably coupled and integrated with the housing and has a space in which the collection container is placed.

It may further include a drive motor installed inside the housing to generate rotational force, and a drive gear installed inside the housing to receive rotational force from the drive motor and rotate the plurality of grinding blades and the transfer screw.

The driving gear includes a first gear that rotates in conjunction with the shaft of the drive motor, a second gear that rotates in engagement with the first gear, and a third gear that is coupled with the rotation axis of the transfer screw and rotates in engagement with the second gear to rotate the transfer screw. It may include a gear, and a fourth gear that is coupled to the rotation axis of the plurality of grinding blades and engages with the third gear to rotate the plurality of grinding blades.

The third gear may be formed to have fewer teeth than the fourth gear.

The casing includes a first cover connected to the input hole and equipped with a plurality of grinding blades and a transfer screw, a second cover surrounding the first cover and having a through hole through which the transfer screw is disposed on one side, the second cover and the through hole. A third cover is coupled from the side and connected to the first cover to form a partition wall surrounding the transfer screw together with the first cover, and is detachably coupled to the third cover to cover the end of the transfer screw and form a discharge hole. It may include a fourth cover.

The partition wall has a plurality of water outlet holes along the inner circumferential surface through which water discharged from the food ingredients as the transfer screw compresses the ingredients, and the second cover discharges water discharged through the water outlet holes on the other side to the outside of the casing. A drain hole is formed, and may further include a water collection container installed inside the housing and open toward the drain hole to collect water discharged through the drain hole.

The water collection container is detachably coupled to the housing, has a drain pipe protruding from its outer surface through which water collected inside can be discharged to the outside, and may include a drain cap detachably coupled to an end of the drain pipe.

It further includes a drying fan installed inside the housing to dry the food ingredients collected in the collection container as it blows toward the collection container, and the housing is provided with a ventilation hole that penetrates into the drying fan side to allow air to flow in and out. can do.

The drying fan may be spaced apart from the blowing port and may be disposed toward the collection container, and may be provided with an intake port that sucks in air that dries the food ingredients as the fan rotates for blowing.

According to the present invention, natural feed with high palatability and freshness can be easily manufactured.

1 is a perspective view showing a pet food manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' in Figure 1.
3 to 7 are lines B-B' (FIG. 3), C-C' (FIG. 4), D-D' (FIG. 5), and E-E' (FIG. 6) of FIG. 2, and Cross-sectional view along line F-F' (Figure 7).

Since the present invention can be modified in various ways and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but are not intended to indicate the presence of one or more other features. It should be understood that this does not exclude in advance the possibility of the existence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, the pet food manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same drawing numbers and Redundant explanations will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pet food manufacturing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 to 7 are B-B' of FIG. 2. It is a cross-sectional view along line (Figure 3), line C-C' (Figure 4), line D-D' (Figure 5), line E-E' (Figure 6), and line F-F' (Figure 7). .

According to this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a housing 110 is formed with an input hole 111 for inputting food ingredients therein, and is installed inside the housing 110 and has an input hole on one side. A casing 120 connected to (111) and having a discharge hole 125 formed on the other side, a plurality of grinding blades ( 140), a transfer screw 150 that is installed inside the casing 120 and rotates to transfer the pulverized food material to the discharge hole 125 while pressing it by a plurality of grinding blades 140, and the housing 110. A pet food manufacturing device 100 is provided including a collection container 160 disposed therein to collect food materials discharged through a discharge hole 125.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to easily produce natural feed with high palatability and freshness, that is, fresh and tasty.

Hereinafter, each configuration of the pet food manufacturing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

An input hole 111 may be formed in the housing 110 to input food ingredients into the housing 110.

A hopper 230 may be coupled to the input hole 111 so that food ingredients can be easily input into the input hole 111.

A cap 240 may be coupled to the input hole 111 so that the input hole 111 can be closed when the device is not in use. In this case, the cap 240 can be used not only in the input hole 111 but also in the opening of the hopper 230. It can be formed to be combinable.

The casing 120 may be installed inside the housing 110 and connected to the input hole 111 on one side, and may have an discharge hole 125 formed on the other side.

Food ingredients input through the input hole 111 may move inside the casing 120 connected to the input hole 111, be crushed and compressed inside the casing 120, and then be discharged through the discharge hole 125.

The plurality of grinding blades 140 are installed inside the casing 120 and rotate to grind the food ingredients introduced through the input hole 111.

The grinding blade 140 may have a plurality of blades with blades formed in the direction of rotation.

The plurality of grinding blades 140 are cross-coupled to engage with each other on a pair of opposing rotary axes, and as the pair of rotary axes rotate in opposite directions, food ingredients can be cut and pulverized while being drawn between the rotary axes.

In addition, the plurality of grinding blades 140 may be rotated in a direction opposite to the rotation direction for grinding described above, and thus the food ingredients caught between the plurality of grinding blades 140 can be discharged toward the input hole 111. .

The plurality of grinding blades 140 may be provided so that their spacing between each other can be adjusted so that the particle size of the pulverized food material can be adjusted.

In addition, a pair of rotating shafts to which a plurality of grinding blades 140 are coupled can also be provided so that their mutual spacing can be adjusted, thereby making it possible to adjust the particle size of the pulverized food material.

The first UV irradiation module is installed inside the casing 120 and can sterilize the plurality of grinding blades 140 by irradiating ultraviolet rays.

The first UV irradiation module can automatically irradiate ultraviolet rays when the plurality of grinding blades 140 are driven and then stopped.

Additionally, whether or not the first UV irradiation module irradiates ultraviolet rays and the irradiation time may be controlled by the control panel 220, which will be described later.

The first UV irradiation module may be disposed inside the casing 120 at a position capable of irradiating ultraviolet rays toward the plurality of grinding blades 140 and the transfer screw 150, which will be described later.

In this case, the first UV irradiation module can automatically irradiate ultraviolet rays when the plurality of grinding blades 140 and the transfer screw 150 are stopped after driving, and as described above, whether or not the first UV irradiation module irradiates ultraviolet rays and Irradiation time, etc. may be controlled by the control panel 220.

The transfer screw 150 is installed inside the casing 120 and rotates to transfer the food ingredients pulverized by the plurality of grinding blades 140 to the discharge hole 125 while compressing them.

The transfer screw 150 may include a body extending in the longitudinal direction toward the discharge hole 125 and coupled to a rotating shaft, and a blade extending in a spiral direction along the outer peripheral surface of the body.

In this case, the food ingredients pulverized by the plurality of grinding blades 140 are moved toward the discharge hole 125 along the outer circumferential surface of the body by the blades of the transfer screw 150, and are moved between the body of the transfer screw 150 and the casing 120. It can be squeezed in between and dehydrated.

The transfer screw 150 may be rotated in a direction opposite to the rotation direction for transfer, thereby allowing food materials trapped between the transfer screw 150 and the casing 120 to be discharged.

The collection container 160 is disposed inside the housing 110 and can collect food ingredients discharged through the discharge hole 125.

Accordingly, the food materials that are compressed and transferred by the transfer screw 150 and discharged through the discharge hole 125 can be gathered and collected in the collection container 160 disposed toward the discharge hole 125.

The collection drawer 170 is removably coupled and integrated with the housing 110 and may be provided with a space in which the collection container 160 is placed.

That is, the user can insert the collection drawer 170 into the housing 110 with the collection container 160 placed in it to place the collection container 160 toward the discharge hole 125 and place the collection drawer 170 in the housing ( The feed collected in the collection container 160 can be collected by removing it from 110).

Additionally, as the collection drawer 170 is inserted into the housing 110, it can be integrated with the housing 110 and seal the interior of the housing 110.

A drive motor 180 installed inside the housing 110 to generate rotational force, and a plurality of grinding blades 140 and A driving gear 190 that rotates the transfer screw 150 may be further included.

Accordingly, the plurality of grinding blades 140 and the transfer screw 150 are rotated by receiving the rotational force generated by the drive motor 180 from the drive gear 190, thereby enabling grinding, compression, and transport of food ingredients.

Specifically, the driving gear 190 includes a first gear 191 that is rotated in conjunction with the shaft of the drive motor 180, a second gear 192 that is rotated in engagement with the first gear 191, and a transfer screw 150. ), a third gear 193 that rotates the transfer screw 150 as it engages and rotates with the second gear 192, and a third gear 193 that is coupled with the rotation axis of the plurality of grinding blades 140 to rotate the third gear 193. ) may include a fourth gear 194 that rotates the plurality of grinding blades 140 as it engages and rotates.

In this case, the plurality of grinding blades 140 rotate according to the rotation of the transfer screw 150, so the plurality of grinding blades 140 rotate, but as the transfer screw 150 does not rotate, the plurality of grinding blades 140 It is possible to prevent a breakdown due to food ingredients being piled up between the and transfer screw 150.

The third gear 193 may be formed to have fewer teeth than the fourth gear 194.

In this case, the transfer screw 150 rotates faster than the plurality of grinding blades 140, so the plurality of grinding blades 140 rotate faster than the transfer screw 150, so that the plurality of grinding blades 140 and the transfer screw ( 150) It is possible to prevent breakdowns due to food ingredients being piled up in the space.

A plurality of grinding blades 140 are crossed and coupled to a pair of opposing rotation shafts so as to engage each other, and the drive gear 190 is coupled to one of the pair of rotation shafts to which the fourth gear 194 is coupled. It may further include a fifth gear 195 having fewer teeth than the four gears 194, and a sixth gear 196 that is coupled to the other one of the pair of rotation shafts and rotates in engagement with the fifth gear 195. .

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the pair of rotation shafts to which the plurality of grinding blades 140 are coupled from being excessively distant from each other, and by adjusting the gear ratios of the fifth gear 195 and the sixth gear 196, the sixth gear 196 ) can control the rotation speed of the combined rotating shaft.

The casing 120 includes a first cover 121 connected to the input hole 111 and on which a plurality of grinding blades 140 and a transfer screw 150 are installed, surrounding the first cover 121 and having a transfer screw on one side ( A second cover 122 in which a through hole 126 through which 150 is disposed is formed, and the second cover 122 and the through hole 126 are coupled on the side and connected to the first cover 121. A third cover 123 that forms a partition wall 127 surrounding the transfer screw 150 together with (121), and is detachably coupled to the third cover 123 to cover the end of the transfer screw 150. It may include a fourth cover 124 in which a discharge hole 125 is formed.

At this time, the user can remove and clean the transfer screw 150 by separating the fourth cover 124, which is detachably coupled to the third cover 123, from the third cover 123.

Specifically, the third cover 123 and the fourth cover 124 can be screwed together at the coupling ends, and the fourth cover 124 can be rotated to separate from the third cover 123. .

In addition, the partition wall 127 formed as the third cover 123 is combined with the second cover 122 and connected to the first cover 121 may function as a support surface for pressing the food material of the transfer screw 150. You can.

The partition wall 127 is provided with a plurality of water outlet holes 128 along the inner peripheral surface for discharging water that escapes from the food ingredients as the transfer screw 150 compresses the ingredients, and the second cover 122 discharges water to the other side. A drain hole 129 is formed to discharge water discharged through the hole 128 to the outside of the casing 120, is installed inside the housing 110, and is open toward the drain hole 129. ) may further include a water collection container 200 that collects water discharged through the water.

Accordingly, the water released from the food material by the compression of the transfer screw 150 is discharged through the water outlet hole 128 formed in the partition wall 127 and then flows through the drain hole 129 formed in the second cover 122 into the casing ( It is discharged to the outside of 120 and can be collected in the water collection container 200.

The water collection container 200 is detachably coupled to the housing 110, and has a drain pipe 201 protruding from its outer surface capable of discharging the water collected inside to the outside, and is detachably coupled to the end of the drain pipe 201. It may include a cap 202.

The user can remove the water collected inside by removing the water collection container 200 from the housing 110. At this time, the drain pipe 201 coupled with the drain cap 202 is used as a handle for removing the water collection container 200. You can.

Additionally, the user may remove the drain cap 202 while the water collection container 200 is coupled to the housing 110 and discharge the water collected inside the water collection container 200 to the outside through the drain pipe 201.

The second cover 122 may be formed so that its inner peripheral surface on the drain hole 129 side is inclined toward the drain hole 129 .

Additionally, the third cover 123 may be formed so that its inner peripheral surface facing the drain hole 129 is inclined toward the drain hole 129 when combined with the second cover 122 .

Accordingly, the water discharged through the outlet hole 128 can be more effectively moved to the drain hole 129 and discharged.

The plurality of water outlet holes 128 are disposed on the front side of the transfer screw 150 and the first hole 128a disposed on the rear side of the transfer screw 150 and are formed with a wider width than the first hole 128a. The casing 120 includes a third hole 131 that is detachably coupled to the second hole 128b and has a narrower width than the first hole 128a. It may include a filter 130 that does.

The third hole 131 formed in the filter 130 coupled to the second hole 128b side is formed to have a narrower width than the first hole 128a, so that the food material through which water is discharged through the first hole 128a It can be further compressed and dehydrated.

However, in this case, the third hole 131 is formed relatively narrow and can be more easily clogged by food ingredients, so the filter 130 is detachable from the second hole 128b so that the third hole 131 can be effectively cleaned. can be combined

Accordingly, the user can separate the fourth cover 124 from the third cover 123, remove the transfer screw 150, and then separate the filter 130 from the casing 120 to clean it.

The filter 130 is made of a metal material containing copper and can be formed into a thin plate shape, thereby increasing the strength of the filter 130 and preventing the filter 130 from rusting easily.

It further includes a drying fan 210 installed inside the housing 110 to dry the food ingredients collected in the collection container 160 by blowing air toward the collection container 160, and the housing 110 introduces air. and a ventilation hole 112 formed through the drying fan 210 to enable discharge.

The user can control the moisture content of the feed by drying the food ingredients collected in the collection container 160 through the drying fan 210.

The drying fan 210 is spaced apart from the blowing port 211 and is disposed toward the collection container 160, and may be provided with an intake port 212 that sucks air that dries the food ingredients as the fan rotates for blowing. .

In this case, the air that is blown from the blower 211 and dries the food ingredients is sucked in again through the intake port 212 and blown to the food ingredients through the blower 211, so that not only can the food ingredients be prevented from drying rapidly, but the flavor of the food ingredients is excessively removed. It can prevent it from being lost.

The control panel 220 is installed on the outside of the housing 110 and starts rotation of the plurality of grinding blades 140 and the transfer screw 150 according to user operation, stops rotation, changes the direction of rotation, turns on/off the power, and Operations including setting the drying time by the drying fan 210 can be controlled.

The user can turn the device on or off through the control panel 220, start or stop the rotation of the plurality of grinding blades 140 and the transfer screw 150, and use the plurality of grinding blades 140 and the transfer screw 150 to eliminate jamming caused by food ingredients. The rotation direction of the grinding blade 140 and the transfer screw 150 may be changed.

Additionally, the user can selectively manufacture dry, semi-dry, or wet feed by controlling the drying time by the drying fan 210 through the control panel 220.

The second UV irradiation module is installed inside the housing 110 and can sterilize the food ingredients discharged through the discharge hole 125 by irradiating ultraviolet rays. Whether or not irradiation of ultraviolet rays is irradiated and the irradiation time are determined on the control panel 220. can be controlled by

An LED module 250 that displays the feed manufacturing progress stage or a speaker that indicates the feed manufacturing progress stage through a display or voice guidance may be installed outside the housing 110.

The heating module is installed inside the housing 110 to enable the production of chemical feed, and can heat the food ingredients discharged through the discharge hole 125. Whether heating by the heater and the heating time are controlled by the control panel 220. can be controlled by

At this time, the heating module may include an electromagnetic wave irradiation module, like a microwave oven.

A communication module connected to the control panel 220 and capable of communicating with a server connected to an application downloaded to the user terminal may be further included, and the communication module may transmit an operation control instruction selected by the user on the application to the control panel 220.

Additionally, the communication module can transmit image data obtained from a camera or CCTV provided in the housing 110 to the user terminal through the server, allowing the user to check and observe the companion animal even while outside. .

An AI (artificial intelligence) module connected to the communication module may be further included, and the AI module searches the server for recipes corresponding to input data including information on prepared food ingredients and companion animals, and manufactures feed according to the discovered recipe. Operations including time, drying time, heating time, etc. can be automatically controlled, and this can be performed by the AI module controlling the control panel 220.

Above, an embodiment of the present invention has been described, but those skilled in the art can add, change, delete or add components without departing from the spirit of the present invention as set forth in the patent claims. The present invention may be modified and changed in various ways, and this will also be included within the scope of rights of the present invention.

100: Pet food manufacturing device
110: housing
111: Input hole
112: Ventilation hole
120: Casing
121: first cover
122: second cover
123: Third cover
124: Fourth cover
125: discharge hole
126: Through hole
127: Bulkhead
128: Outing hole
128a: Hole 1
128b: 2nd hole
129: Drain hole
130: filter
131: Hole 3
140: Grinding blade
150: transfer screw
160: collection container
170: Collection drawer
180: drive motor
190: driving gear
191: 1st gear
192: 2nd gear
193: Third gear
194: 4th gear
195: 5th gear
196: 6th gear
200: water collection container
201: drain pipe
202: Drain cap
210: drying fan
211: air vent
212: intake port
220: control panel
230: Hopper
240: cap
250: LED module

Claims (10)

A housing having an input hole for inputting food ingredients into the housing;
A casing installed inside the housing, connected to the input hole on one side, and having an discharge hole formed on the other side;
a plurality of grinding blades installed inside the casing and rotating to grind the food ingredients introduced through the input hole;
a transfer screw installed inside the casing and rotating to transfer the food ingredients pulverized by the plurality of grinding blades to the discharge hole while pressing them; and
A pet food manufacturing device comprising a collection container disposed inside the housing to collect the food ingredients discharged through the discharge hole.
According to paragraph 1,
A pet food manufacturing device further comprising a collection drawer that is removably coupled and integrated with the housing and has a space in which the collection container is placed.
According to paragraph 1,
a drive motor installed inside the housing to generate rotational force; and
A pet food manufacturing device further comprising a drive gear installed inside the housing to receive rotational force from the drive motor and rotate the plurality of grinding blades and the transfer screw.
According to paragraph 3,
The driving gear is,
a first gear coupled to and rotating with the shaft of the drive motor;
a second gear engaged with and rotating with the first gear;
a third gear that is coupled to the rotation axis of the transfer screw and engages with the second gear to rotate the transfer screw; and
A pet food manufacturing device comprising a fourth gear that is coupled to the rotation axis of the plurality of grinding blades and rotates in engagement with the third gear to rotate the plurality of grinding blades.
According to paragraph 4,
The third gear is,
A pet food manufacturing device formed to have fewer teeth than the fourth gear.
According to paragraph 1,
The casing is,
a first cover connected to the input hole and on which the plurality of grinding blades and the transfer screw are installed;
a second cover surrounding the first cover and having a through hole through which the transfer screw is disposed on one side;
a third cover coupled to the second cover on the through-hole side and connected to the first cover to form a partition wall surrounding the transfer screw together with the first cover; and
A pet food manufacturing device comprising a fourth cover detachably coupled to the third cover, covering an end of the transfer screw, and forming the discharge hole.
In paragraph 6
The bulkhead is,
A plurality of water discharge holes are provided along the inner circumferential surface for discharging water that escapes from the food material as the transfer screw compresses the food material,
The second cover is,
A drain hole is formed on the other side to discharge water discharged through the water outlet hole to the outside of the casing,
A pet food manufacturing device further comprising a water collection container installed inside the housing and open toward the drain hole to collect water discharged through the drain hole.
According to paragraph 1,
The collection container is,
A pet food manufacturing device comprising a drain cap that is detachably coupled to the housing, has a drain pipe protruding from an outer surface through which water collected inside can be discharged to the outside, and is detachably coupled to an end of the drain pipe.
According to paragraph 1,
It further includes a drying fan installed inside the housing to dry the food ingredients collected in the collection container as it blows toward the collection container,
The housing is,
A pet food manufacturing device comprising a ventilation hole formed through a side of the drying fan to allow air to be introduced and discharged.
According to clause 9,
The drying fan is,
A pet food manufacturing device comprising an intake port that is spaced apart from a blowing port through which air blows and is disposed toward the collection container to suck in air that dries the food ingredients as the fan rotates for blowing.

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