TWI759009B - Pet feeding apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A pet feeding apparatus includes a feed tank, a discharge tank, and a launching assembly. The feed tank includes an accommodating chamber and an outlet communicating with the accommodating chamber. The discharge tank includes an ejection outlet, an inlet, and a firing chamber located between the ejection outlet and the inlet, and the inlet is connected to the outlet of the feed tank. The launching assembly includes a rotating blade and a driving element. The rotating blade is in the firing chamber and includes a rotating shaft and a blade extending from the rotating shaft. The driving element is connected to the rotating shaft and can drive the rotating shaft to rotate relative to the firing chamber to drive the blade to swing from the inlet to the ejection outlet.

Description

pet feeding device

The present invention relates to a feeding device, in particular to a pet feeding device.

With the change of lifestyle, the proportion of the population who keep pets (such as cats, dogs or rabbits) is increasing year by year. In addition to taking care and companionship, owners should regularly and quantitatively feed pets to maintain the health of pets.

In general, the way of feeding pets is mostly artificially containing food in bowls and pots, and then placing them in a position for pets to eat by themselves. However, this method is not only difficult to control the amount of feeding, but also lacks the opportunity for interaction between pets and owners.

In view of the above, in one embodiment, a pet feeding device is provided, which includes a feeding trough, a feeding trough and a launching assembly. The feeding chute includes an accommodating chamber and a discharge port communicating with the accommodating chamber. The discharge chute includes an injection port, an inlet, and a launch chamber located between the injection port and the inlet, and the inlet is communicated with the discharge port of the feed chute. The launching assembly includes a rotating blade and a driving member. The rotating blade is accommodated in the launching chamber and includes a rotating shaft and a blade extending the rotating shaft. The driving member is connected to the rotating shaft and can drive the rotating shaft to rotate relative to the launching chamber, so as to drive the blade from the inlet to the shooting. Swing in exit direction.

To sum up, according to the pet feeding device of the embodiment of the present invention, after the pet food enters the firing chamber of the discharging trough from the feeding chute, the rotating blade can be driven to rotate through the driving member, so that the blade swings from the inlet to the direction of the ejection outlet. , in order to shoot the pet food from the injection port, in addition to the purpose of feeding the pet, it can interact with the pet and master the feeding amount of the pet food, and the rotating blade will not collide with other components during the action process and can reduce noise during use.

As used herein, "connected" may refer to two or more elements in direct physical or electrical contact with each other, or in indirect physical or electrical contact with each other. Various embodiments are provided below for detailed description. However, the embodiments are only used as examples to illustrate, and do not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, some elements are omitted in the drawings in the embodiments to clearly show the technical features of the present invention. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar elements.

1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 It is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the pet feeding device 1 includes a feeding trough 10 , a feeding trough 20 and a launching assembly 30 , wherein the feeding trough 10 , the feeding trough 20 and the launching assembly 30 can be accommodated in a casing 80 for protection , but this is not limited. In addition, in FIG. 1 , the housing 80 is shown in a perspective manner to clearly see the position and relative relationship of the feed chute 10 , the discharge chute 20 , and the firing assembly 30 .

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the feeding chute 10 is a bucket for containing various pet foods (such as pet dry food or medicine). The feeding chute 10 includes a accommodating chamber 11 , a discharging port 12 and an inlet The feeding port 13 and the accommodating chamber 11 are communicated between the feeding port 12 and the feeding port 13 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , in this embodiment, the feeding chute 10 is set upright, the feeding port 13 is located at the top of the feeding chute 10 , and the discharging port 12 is located at the bottom of the feeding chute 10 . Here, the bottom of the feed chute 10 has a bottom wall 14 , and the discharge port 12 penetrates a partial area of the bottom wall 14 and communicates with the outside of the feed chute 10 . Perforated to communicate with the accommodating chamber 11 and the discharge chute 20 . In some embodiments, the feed chute 10 can also be arranged obliquely, and the shape of the discharge port 12 can be fan-shaped, square, circular, oval or other irregular shapes.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , in this embodiment, the size (such as the diameter or width) of the feeding port 13 of the feeding chute 10 is larger than the size (such as the diameter or width) of the discharging port 12 , so that the pet food It is easy to be loaded into the accommodating chamber 11 through the feeding port 13 , and the small size of the discharging port 12 can also easily control the quantity of the pet food being exported into the feeding chute 10 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the accommodating chamber 11 is in the form of a wide top and a narrow bottom, and includes an upper accommodating space 111 and a lower accommodating space 112 that communicate with each other, and the upper accommodating space 111 is The volume is larger than the volume of the lower accommodating space 112 , so that the pet food can be easily loaded from the feeding port 13 and the quantity of the pet food exported into the feeding trough 10 can be easily controlled. However, the above-mentioned dimensional relationship between the feeding port 13 and the discharging port 12 and the volume configuration relationship between the upper accommodating space 111 and the lower accommodating space 112 are only examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the discharge chute 20 is a bucket for containing pet food exported from the discharge port 12 of the feed chute 10 . The discharge chute 20 includes an injection port 21 , an inlet 22 and an injection port The launching chamber 23 between the outlet 21 and the inlet 22, the feeding chute 10 and the discharging chute 20 can be assembled and fixed with each other, and the inlet 22 of the discharging chute 20 is connected to the discharging port 12 of the feeding chute 10, so that the material can be discharged. The pet food discharged from the port 12 can enter the launch chamber 23 of the discharge chute 20 through the inlet port 22 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , in this embodiment, the inlet 22 and the injection outlet 21 are located on opposite sides of the launch chamber 23 respectively, the discharge chute 20 is arranged below the feed chute 10 , and the height of the inlet 22 The height position of the injection port 21 is higher than that of the injection port 21 , and the inlet port 22 faces the feed chute 10 and is correspondingly connected to the discharge port 12 at the bottom of the feed chute 10 . There is an included angle between the orientations, wherein the included angle can be 30 degrees, 45 degrees, 90 degrees or 120 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the ejection assembly 30 is used to eject the pet food entering the ejection chamber 23 of the discharge chute 20 from the ejection port 21 . The launching assembly 30 includes a rotating blade 31 and a driving member 35. The rotating blade 31 is accommodated in the launching chamber 23 and includes a rotating shaft 32 and at least one blade 33 extending from the rotating shaft 32. Here, the number of the blades 33 is two and extends respectively. On two opposite sides of the rotation axis 32 , the launch chamber 23 is generally circular, and the rotating blades 31 are coaxially disposed with the launch chamber 23 . The driving member 35 is connected to the rotating shaft 32 of the rotating blade 31 and can drive the rotating shaft 32 to rotate relative to the launching chamber 23. The rotating shaft 32 can drive the blade 33 to swing from the inlet 22 to the shooting outlet 21 during the rotation process, so as to enter the launching chamber. The pet food in 23 is ejected from the ejection port 21 .

1 to 4, in this embodiment, the driving member 35 includes a motor 36 and a gear set 37, and the gear set 37 may include a plurality of gears and be connected between the motor 36 and the rotating blade 31, and The motor 36 drives the rotating shaft 32 to rotate through the gear set 37 . As shown in FIG. 3 , here the motor 36 and the gear set 37 are disposed outside the discharge chute 20 , and the gear set 37 includes a first gear 38 and a second gear 39 that mesh with each other, and the shaft center of the first gear 38 is connected to The axis of the motor 36 and the second gear 39 is connected to the shaft 32 of the rotating blade 31 , whereby when the motor 36 is running, the first gear 38 can rotate synchronously to drive the second gear 39 and the shaft 32 to rotate.

However, the above embodiments of the driving member 35 are only examples. In some embodiments, the driving member 35 can also drive the rotating shaft 32 to rotate through other transmission mechanisms, such as a worm gear transmission mechanism or a chain belt transmission mechanism, or the driving member 35 can also Only the motor 36 is included to directly drive the rotating shaft 32 to rotate through the motor 36 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the size of the first gear 38 of the above-mentioned gear set 37 is the same as the size of the second gear 39 . When the first gear 38 is rotated, the second gear 39 and the rotating blade 31 can have the same and sufficient rotational speed. , so as to quickly eject the pet food entering the ejection chamber 23 from the ejection port 21 . In some embodiments, the first gear 38 and the second gear 39 can also be configured with different sizes according to actual requirements, so as to adjust the rotational speed and torque of the rotating blade 31 .

Therefore, when the pet food F (marked in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 ) enters the firing chamber 23 of the discharge chute 20 , the rotating blade 31 can be driven to rotate through the control driver 35 to shoot the pet food out of the injection port 21 , in addition to achieving the purpose of feeding pets, it can interact with pets and grasp the feeding amount of pet food, and the rotating blade 31 will not collide with other components during the operation process, which can reduce the noise during use. This further cooperates The drawings are detailed below.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of feeding the pet feeding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of feeding material according to the first embodiment of the pet feeding device according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a launching action diagram of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device according to the present invention. . First, as shown in FIG. 5 , in the process of feeding pets, the user can load a certain amount of pet food F (here the pet food F is dry food as an example) through the feeding port 13 of the feeding trough 10 until the pet food F is accommodating. In the chamber 11, in the present embodiment, a material guide assembly 50 is further provided in the feeding chute 10 to guide the pet food F to be led out from the discharge port 12, but this is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the material guide assembly 50 includes a guide member 51 and an actuating member 55 . The member 51 includes a shaft rod 52 and a helical blade 53 extending from the shaft rod 52 , and a helical material guide channel 54 is formed between the helical blade 53 and the shaft rod 52 . Here, the shaft rod 52 is set upright, the top end of the shaft rod 52 is located in the upper accommodating space 111 of the accommodating chamber 11, and the bottom end of the shaft rod 52 passes through the bottom wall 14 of the feeding chute 10 to be connected to the accommodating chamber 11. The moving member 55, the helical blade 53 includes a first end 531 and a second end 532, the first end 531 is adjacent to the top end of the shaft 52, the second end 532 is adjacent to the bottom end of the shaft 52 and adjacent to the first end 531 The discharge port 12 and the bottom wall 14, and the actuating member 55 can drive the shaft 52 to rotate relative to the accommodating chamber 11, so as to bring the pet food F in the upper accommodating space 111 into the spiral guide channel 54 in sequence, so that the The pet food F can be guided to the discharge port 12 in sequence, so that the quantity of the pet food F falling into the discharge chute 20 can be controlled. In addition, in this embodiment, the diameter of the guide member 51 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the lower accommodating space 112 , and further, the distance between the spiral blade 53 of the guide member 51 and the inner wall of the lower accommodating space 112 may be less than The size of the pet food F, for example, assuming that the minimum width of the pet food F is 2 cm, the distance between the outer circumference of the spiral blade 53 of the guide member 51 and the inner wall of the lower accommodating space 112 is less than 2 cm (eg The above distance can be 1.5 cm, 1 cm, or 0.5 cm, etc.), in order to prevent the pet food F in the upper accommodating space 111 from directly entering the lower accommodating space 112 from the outside of the guide member 51 and affecting the quantity control of the pet food F .

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the actuating member 55 includes a driving motor 56 and a transmission gear set 57 , and the transmission gear set 57 may include a plurality of gears and be connected between the driving motor 56 and the guide member 51 . Meanwhile, the drive motor 56 drives the shaft 52 to rotate via the transmission gear set 57 . As shown in FIG. 2 , here the drive motor 56 and the transmission gear set 57 are arranged outside the feed chute 10 , and the transmission gear set 57 includes a driving gear 58 and a driven gear 59 that mesh with each other, and the shaft center of the driving gear 58 is connected to The shaft center of the drive motor 56 and the driven gear 59 is connected to the shaft 52 of the guide member 51 . Therefore, when the driving motor 56 is running, the driving gear 58 can rotate synchronously, so as to drive the driven gear 59 and the shaft 52 to rotate.

However, the above embodiments of the actuating member 55 are only examples. In some embodiments, the actuating member 55 can also drive the shaft 52 to rotate through other transmission mechanisms, such as a worm gear transmission mechanism or a chain belt transmission mechanism, or actuate The element 55 can also only include the driving motor 56 , so as to directly drive the shaft 52 to rotate through the driving motor 56 .

2 and 5, the size of the driving gear 58 of the above-mentioned transmission gear set 57 is different from the size of the driven gear 59. For example, in this embodiment, the size of the driving gear 58 is smaller than the size of the driven gear 59, so that the driving When the motor 56 operates to drive the transmission gear set 57 , the rotational torque of the guide member 51 can be increased, so as to prevent the guide member 51 from being blocked and unable to rotate, and ensure that the pet food F can enter the spiral guide channel 54 in sequence. However, this is not limited, and the driving gear 58 and the driven gear 59 can also be configured with the same size according to actual requirements, so as to adjust the rotational speed and torque of the guide member 51 .

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , when the actuating member 55 drives the guide member 51 to rotate, the second end 532 of the helical blade 53 can be driven to approach the discharge port 12 (as shown by the arrow L1 in FIG. 2 ) , so as to push the pet food F closest to the discharge port 12 into the discharge port 12 and enter the launch chamber 23 from the inlet 22 of the discharge chute 20 (as shown by the arrow L2 in FIG. 6 ). In this way, the guide member 51 can push a predetermined amount (eg, one or two) of pet food F into the discharge port 12 every time the guide member 51 rotates. Therefore, the user can control the number of rotations of the guide member 51 or The range of rotation is to control the feeding amount of the pet food F.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in one embodiment, the bottom wall 14 of the feeding chute 10 is further provided with a stopper portion 141 , wherein the stopper portion 141 may be a protruding structure (such as a convex rib, a convex point or a convex structure). out lines) or a concave structure (such as grooves or recessed lines), but this is not limited. In addition, the stopper portion 141 is adjacent to the discharge port 12. When the guide member 51 is not actuated, the stopper portion 141 can block the pet food F from entering the discharge port 12. When the guide member 51 is actuated, the helical blade 53 The second end 532 of the pet food F can push against the pet food F, so that the pet food F passes over the stopper 141 and enters the discharge port 12 , so as to facilitate controlling the quantity of the pet food F entering the launching chamber 23 . In some embodiments, the above-mentioned stopper portion 141 can also be disposed on the helical blade 53 and adjacent to the second end 532 , so that the stopper portion 141 can also block the pet food F when the guide member 51 is not actuated. The function of entering the discharge port 12.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7 , after the pet food F enters the launching chamber 23 , the rotating blade 31 can be driven to rotate through the control driving member 35 (as shown by the arrow L3 in FIG. 7 , here it rotates clockwise). , so that the blade 33 swings from the inlet 22 toward the ejection port 21 to eject the pet food F from the ejection port 21 . Thereby, the rotating blade 31 can drive a predetermined amount of pet food F to be ejected from the injection port 21 every time it rotates to achieve the effect of controlling the feeding amount of the pet food F, and the rotating blade 31 will not collide with other components during the operation process. And can reduce the noise during use. In addition, by injecting the pet food F, it can arouse the pet's interest and drive the pet's activities, so that the pet can further interact with the pet or arouse the pet's appetite in the process of feeding the pet, and effectively improve the pet's physical and mental health.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the pet feeding device 1 further includes a rotatable base 70 , the feeding chute 10 and the feeding chute 20 are disposed on the rotatable base 70 , and the rotatable base 70 can be driven And rotate, to change the direction of the injection port 21 of the discharge chute 20, so as to freely control the injection position of the pet food F, so as to further increase the interaction with the pet.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rotatable base 70 can be rotated by a driving device 71. In this embodiment, the driving device 71 includes a control motor 72 and a transmission mechanism 73, and the transmission mechanism 73 can be a gear transmission mechanism (such as 3), a worm gear transmission mechanism or a chain belt transmission mechanism is connected between the rotatable base 70 and the control motor 72, so that the control motor 72 can drive the rotatable base 70 to rotate through the transmission mechanism 73. In some embodiments, the driving device 71 may only include the control motor 72 , so as to directly drive the rotatable base 70 to rotate through the control motor 72 .

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned driving member 35 , actuating member 55 and driving device 71 can be manually controlled by the user, automatically run according to a set time, or automatically run according to a signal detected by a sensor, which are respectively described below.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in this embodiment, the motor 36 of the driving member 35 is connected to a control unit 34 , and the control unit 34 can control the motor 36 to drive the shaft 32 of the rotating blade 31 to rotate according to the input signal, so as to drive the blade 33 to rotate the pet food. F is ejected from the ejection port 21 . For example, the control unit 34 can be connected with the user's control device (such as a smart phone, tablet computer, notebook computer, remote control or other control device with a control interface) through the communication unit to transmit signals to each other, wherein the communication The unit may be a wired communication unit or a wireless communication unit, and the wired communication unit may be, for example, an Ethernet interface, a universal serial bus (USB), a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a mobile high-definition link (MHL), etc.; The wireless communication unit may be a Bluetooth unit or a Wi-Fi unit. When the user wants to feed the pet, the operable control device sends an input signal to the control unit 34 via the communication unit to control the operation of the driving element 35 . Wherein, the control unit 34 can be implemented by, for example, using a chip, a circuit block in the chip, a firmware circuit, a circuit board containing a plurality of electronic components and wires, or a storage medium storing complex codes.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned actuating member 55 and the driving device 71 can also be connected to different control units respectively, so as to control the operation of the actuating member 55 according to the signals input by the user respectively, so as to guide the pet food F into the discharge chute 20 for launching. Inside the chamber 23, or control the driving device 71 to operate to drive the rotatable base 70 to rotate.

In some embodiments, the driving member 35 , the actuating member 55 and the driving device 71 can also operate automatically according to the set time points, respectively. Taking the driving element 35 as an example, the control unit 34 connected to the driving element 35 can be connected by a user to set at least one time point (eg, 8:00 am, 12:00 noon and/or 6:00 pm). At the set time point, the driving member 35 is automatically controlled to drive the rotating shaft 32 of the rotating blade 31 to rotate, so as to eject the pet food F from the injection port 21, so as to achieve the effect of automatic timing feeding. In other embodiments, the above-mentioned set time point can also be an operation interval (eg, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 20 minutes), and the control unit 34 is based on the operation interval (eg, every 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 20 minutes). Control the operation of the driving member 35 . In addition, the above-mentioned actuating member 55 and the driving device 71 can also be driven in the same or similar manner, which will not be repeated here.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, a feeding sensor 60 and a discharging sensor 61 are further provided in the firing chamber 23 of the discharging chute 20 , and the feeding sensor 60 is adjacent to the The inlet 22 is connected to the driving member 35 , and the discharge sensor 61 is adjacent to the injection port 21 and is connected to the driving member 35 . The feeding sensor 60 can detect when the pet food F enters the emission chamber 23 of the discharging trough 20 from the feeding trough 10 to generate a feeding signal, and the driving element 35 can generate a feeding signal according to the detection by the feeding sensor 60 The feeding signal automatically drives the rotating shaft 32 of the rotating blade 31 to rotate, so as to drive the blade 33 to eject the pet food F from the injection port 21 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the discharge sensor 61 can detect that the pet food F is ejected from the injection port 21 to generate a discharge signal, and the driver 35 can generate the discharge signal according to the detection of the discharge sensor 61 . The rotation of the rotating shaft 32 is automatically stopped, whereby the pet feeding device 1 can automatically run and stop according to the signals detected by the sensors (such as the above-mentioned feed sensor 60 and discharge sensor 61 ) to achieve the effect of automatic control . In some embodiments, the driving device 71 can also automatically operate according to the feeding signal detected by the above-mentioned feeding sensor 60 and automatically stop operating according to the discharging signal detected by the discharging sensor 61 . The above-mentioned feeding sensor 60 and discharging sensor 61 can be, for example, optical infrared emitters and receivers, optical couplers, etc., but not limited thereto.

8 is a compression action diagram of the second embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is an ejection action diagram of the second embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , the difference between this embodiment and the above-mentioned first embodiment is at least in the structure of the launching assembly. The launching assembly 40 of this embodiment includes a rotating blade 41 , a torsion spring 44 , a driving member 45 and a transmission assembly. 47. The torsion spring 44 is connected between the rotating blade 41 and the discharge chute 20. For example, one end of the torsion spring 44 can be fixed to one of the blades 43 of the rotating blade 41 , and the other end of the torsion spring 44 can be fixed to the inner wall of the discharge chute 20 . The transmission assembly 47 is connected between the driving member 45 and the rotating blade 41. The driving member 45 can be a driving motor and selectively drives the rotating shaft 42 of the rotating blade 41 to rotate through the transmission assembly 47 to twist the torsion spring 44 or release the rotating shaft 42 to release the torsion. The spring 44 achieves the effect of ejecting the pet food F from the ejection port 21 .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , when the pet food F enters the firing chamber 23 of the discharge chute 20 , the driving member 45 can drive the rotating shaft 42 of the rotating blade 41 to rotate (eg, rotate counterclockwise) to twist and twist The spring 44 compresses the torsion spring 44 to store elastic force. When the driving member 45 releases the rotating shaft 42, the torsion spring 44 can be released at the same time, so that the rotating shaft 42 of the rotating blade 41 can be rapidly rotated in the opposite direction (eg clockwise) through the accumulated elastic force of the torsion spring 44, so as to drive the blade 43 from the inlet 22 to the opposite direction. The direction of the ejection port 21 is swung rapidly so that the pet food F is ejected from the ejection port 21 .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 , in this embodiment, the transmission assembly 47 includes a first gear 48 and a second gear 49 , the first gear 48 is connected to the driving member 45 , and the second gear 49 is connected to the rotating shaft of the rotating blade 41 . 42, and the first gear 48 is a non-toothed gear with a first toothed segment 481 and a first toothless segment 482. Here, the first toothed segment 481 approximately occupies the outer ring of the first gear 48. The first toothless section 482 occupies 1/4 of the outer circumference of the first gear 48, but this is not limited. The first toothed section 481 and the first toothless section 482 The segment 482 can have different proportions according to actual needs. For example, the first gear 48 can be a half-toothed gear, and the first toothed segment 481 and the first toothless segment 482 respectively occupy the outer ring of the first gear 48 . 1/2 area of the week. The second gear 49 is also a non-toothed gear and has a second toothed section 491 and a second toothless section 492 , and the first toothed section 481 of the first gear 48 is engaged with the second toothed section 491 of the second gear 49 . The toothed section 491 , here, the second toothed section 491 occupies about 3/4 of the outer circumference of the second gear 49 , and the second toothless section 492 occupies the outer circumference of the second gear 49 . 1/4 area of the circumference, but this is not limited, the second toothed section 491 and the second toothless section 492 can also have different proportions according to actual needs, for example, the second gear 49 can be half-toothed For the gear, the second toothed segment 491 and the second toothless segment 492 respectively occupy 1/2 of the outer circumference of the second gear 49 .

Thereby, the driving member 45 can achieve the function of driving and releasing the rotating shaft 42 of the rotating blade 41 through the transmission assembly 47 . As shown in FIG. 8 , one end of the first toothed section 481 of the first gear 48 of the transmission assembly 47 is It can be engaged with one end of the second toothed section 491 of the second gear 49. When the pet food F enters the firing chamber 23 of the discharge chute 20, the driving member 45 can drive the first gear 48 to rotate (here, the order is clockwise). Clockwise rotation) to drive the second gear 49 and the rotating shaft 42 to rotate (here, counterclockwise rotation), so that the torsion spring 44 is twisted and compressed to accumulate elastic force. As shown in FIG. 9 , when the first gear 48 and the second gear 49 rotate relatively so that the other end of the first toothed section 481 is engaged with the other end of the second toothed section 491 , the driving member 45 can continue to drive The first gear 48 rotates clockwise. At this time, based on the arrangement of the first toothless section 482 and the second toothless section 492, the first gear 48 and the second gear 49 can be disengaged from the meshing state, so that the first gear 48 and the second gear 49 can be disengaged. The second gear 49 and the rotating shaft 42 are released to release the torsion spring 44 at the same time, so that the rotating shaft 42 of the rotating blade 41 can quickly rotate in the opposite direction (here, the clockwise direction) of the second gear 49 through the accumulated elastic force of the torsion spring 44 , so as to drive the blade 43 to swing rapidly from the inlet 22 toward the ejection outlet 21 , so that the pet food F is ejected from the ejection outlet 21 .

To sum up, according to the pet feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the pet food enters the firing chamber of the discharging trough from the feeding chute, the rotating blade can be driven to rotate through the driving element, so that the rotating blade rotates from the inlet to the direction of the injection outlet. The pendulum is used to eject the pet food from the injection port for the pet to eat, and the feeding amount of the pet food can be controlled through the feeding component of the feeding trough. Furthermore, by shooting out the pet food, the pet's interest can be aroused, and then the pet can interact with the pet. In addition, since the rotating blade does not collide with other components during the actuation process, the sound when the pet feeding device is used can be reduced, and the pet can be prevented from being frightened by excessive volume or noise.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person who is familiar with the art, makes some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention, should be included in the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

1: pet feeding device 10: Feeding chute 11: accommodating chamber 111: Upper accommodation space 112: Lower accommodation space 12: Outlet 13: Feed port 14: Bottom wall 141: Stopper 20: Discharge chute 21: Ejection port 22: Entrance 23: Launch Chamber 30: Launch Components 31: Rotary blades 32: Spindle 33: Blades 34: Control unit 35: Drivers 36: Motor 37: Gear Set 38: First gear 39: Second gear 40: Launch Components 41: Rotary blades 42: Spindle 43: Blades 44: Torsion spring 45: Drivers 47: Transmission components 48: First gear 481: First toothed section 482: First toothless segment 49: Second gear 491: Second toothed section 492: Second toothless segment 50: Guide components 51: Guide 52: Shaft 53: Spiral Blade 531: First End 532: Second End 54: Spiral guide channel 55: Actuator 56: drive motor 57: Transmission gear set 58: drive gear 59: Passive gear 60: Feed sensor 61: Discharge sensor 70: rotatable base 71: Drive 72: Control the motor 73: Transmission mechanism 80: Shell F: pet food L1, L2, L3: Arrows

[FIG. 1] is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. [FIG. 2] It is a partial perspective view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. [FIG. 4] is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. [FIG. 5] is a schematic diagram of the feeding of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. [FIG. 6] is a schematic diagram of the feed guide of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. [FIG. 7] It is a launching action diagram of the first embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. [FIG. 8] It is a compression action diagram of the second embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention. [FIG. 9] It is an ejection action diagram of the second embodiment of the pet feeding device of the present invention.

1: pet feeding device 10: Feeding chute 11: accommodating chamber 13: Feed port 20: Discharge chute 21: Ejection port 30: Launch Components 34: Control unit 35: Drivers 36: Motor 37: Gear Set 50: Guide components 55: Actuator 56: drive motor 57: Transmission gear set 70: rotatable base 80: Shell

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A pet feeding device, comprising: a feeding trough, including an accommodating chamber and a discharge port communicating with the accommodating chamber; a feeding trough, including an injection port, an inlet, and A firing chamber between the inlets, the inlet is communicated with the outlet of the feeding chute; and a firing assembly, including a rotating blade and a driving member, the rotating blade is accommodated in the firing chamber and It includes a rotating shaft and a blade extending from the rotating shaft. The driving member is connected to the rotating shaft and can drive the rotating shaft to rotate relative to the firing chamber, so as to drive the blade to swing from the inlet to the direction of the shooting outlet; wherein the firing component It includes a torsion spring and a transmission assembly, the torsion spring is connected between the rotating blade and the discharge chute, the transmission assembly is connected between the driving member and the rotating blade, and the driving member is selectively through the transmission assembly. The rotating shaft is driven to rotate to twist the torsion spring or the rotating shaft is released to release the torsion spring. The pet feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving member comprises a motor and a gear set, the gear set is connected between the motor and the rotating blade, and the motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate through the gear set. The pet feeding device of claim 2, wherein the gear set includes a first gear and a second gear that mesh with each other, and the size of the first gear is the same as that of the second gear. The pet feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmission component comprises a first gear and a second gear, the first gear is a non-full-tooth gear and has a first toothed gear segment and a first toothless segment, the second gear is a partial gear and has a second toothed segment and a second toothless segment, the first toothed segment meshes with the second toothed segment Toothed section. The pet feeding device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a material guide component, the material guide component includes a guide member and an actuating member, the guide member is disposed in the accommodating chamber of the feeding chute, the The guide member includes a shaft and a helical blade extending from the shaft, a helical material guide channel is formed between the helical blade and the shaft, and the actuating member is connected to the shaft to drive the shaft relative to the container. Set the chamber to rotate. The pet feeding device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the helical blade includes a first end and a second end, the second end is adjacent to the outlet relative to the first end, and the actuator drives the shaft When rotating, the second end is driven to approach the discharge port. The pet feeding device of claim 5, wherein the actuating member comprises a driving motor and a transmission gear set, the transmission gear set is connected between the driving motor and the guide member, and the driving motor is driven by the transmission The gear set drives the shaft to rotate. The pet feeding device of claim 7, wherein the transmission gear set comprises a driving gear and a driven gear that mesh with each other, and the size of the driving gear and the size of the driven gear are different. The pet feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding chute has a bottom wall, the discharging port is disposed on the bottom wall, and the bottom wall is further provided with a stopper portion, and the stopper portion is adjacent to the discharging material mouth. The pet feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the driving member is connected to a control unit, and the control unit controls the driving member to drive the rotating shaft to rotate according to an input signal. The pet feeding device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a feed sensor disposed in the launch chamber and adjacent to the inlet, and the drive member detects a feed according to the feed sensor The signal drives the shaft to rotate. The pet feeding device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a discharge sensor disposed in the firing chamber and adjacent to the discharge port, and the driver detects an output according to the discharge sensor. The material signal stops the rotation of the shaft. The pet feeding device according to claim 1, further comprises a rotatable base, and the feeding chute and the discharging chute are arranged on the rotatable base.

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