WO2016204543A1

WO2016204543A1 - Food tray set for preventing unbalanced diet

Info

Publication number: WO2016204543A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/006423
Authority: WO
Inventors: 임흥기
Original assignee: 임흥기
Priority date: 2015-06-19
Filing date: 2016-06-16
Publication date: 2016-12-22
Also published as: KR20160150033A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food tray set for preventing an unbalanced diet. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a food tray for motivating a user to eat comprises: a first part for placing or prodding food; and a second part coupled with the first part, wherein a switch is operated by a vertical movement of the first part around a shaft part, thereby generating an operation signal.

Description

Feeding prevention set

The present invention relates to a set of feeding tools for preventing unbalanced food. More specifically, the present invention relates to a set of feeding tools comprising an anti-feeding feeding device for infants, such as a spoon and / or fork.

In general, infants start using baby foods, such as spoons and / or forks, and most infants refuse to eat as the baby grows. Therefore, in order to attract attention to the meal of the infants, there was a feeding mechanism for infants with a favorite character in the feeding mechanism, a meal tool.

Such a character feeding mechanism for infants is printed only on the handle portion of the feeding mechanism without a specific function, or the handle portion of the feeding mechanism is molded in the shape of the character. However, infants are quickly tired of this simple form of feeding children's character and are not interested in eating.

As a prior art for solving this problem, US Patent No. 5,823,329 discloses a combination of a feeding mechanism and a plate. More specifically, the patent includes a combination of a sound unit, a plate and a feeding mechanism, and consists of a configuration that emits sound when a magnet embedded in the distal end of the feeding mechanism approaches a sound unit coupled to the plate. Thus, the patent can make infants interested in eating.

However, the patent is a simple structure that attracts infants to eat as a sound, and in particular, it is expected that a problem cannot be motivated to eat foods that children do not want to eat.

In summary, the conventional infant character feeding equipment simply gives design elements of famous characters, which may be effective in selecting the feeding equipment containing infants' favorite characters, but the infants who refuse to eat have meals. There was no motivation. In addition, nutritional imbalance caused by the infant's unbalanced diet leads to poor development and acts as a great stress for parents who raise children.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-dietary feeding device that can prevent a child from avoiding certain foods by giving a psychological reward to the infant by detecting what side dishes the child has selected and also ingested when the child eats. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a feeding mechanism set including the feeding mechanism.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first portion for containing or stabbing food; And a second portion to which the first portion is coupled, and an anti-feeding feeding mechanism is provided in which a switch is operated by moving the first portion up and down about an axis to generate an operation signal.

Preferably, the second portion further comprises a tilting sensor for preventing a malfunction.

Preferably, the first portion and the second portion are removable or integrally formed.

Preferably, the second portion comprises: a housing forming a body; A horizontal portion accommodated in the housing and into which an extension is inserted; And a microcontroller housed in the housing.

Preferably, a character is formed on the outer surface of the housing, or the shape of the housing is the shape of the character.

Preferably, the housing includes a cover portion, an intermediate portion and a bottom portion, the shaft portion of the horizontal portion is seated in the recess of the intermediate portion, the control unit detects the operation signal by the upward movement of the front portion of the horizontal portion.

Preferably, the middle part and the bottom part of the housing are integrally formed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a feeding device set comprising a plate and a feeding device of the above embodiment.

Preferably, the recess formed in the tray is recognized by the recess recognition sensor formed in the feeding mechanism.

Preferably, the recess recognition sensor is a color sensor or a near field communication chip recognition sensor.

Feeding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can prevent a user from refusing or eating a meal and induce a correct eating habit by allowing a user including an infant to operate an app causing an interest in a meal through an external terminal. .

1 is a perspective view of a feed preventing equipment set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a perspective view of the feeding mechanism separated from the spoon portion and the handle portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2b is a perspective view of the feed mechanism coupled to the spoon portion and the handle portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2c is a perspective view of the feed mechanism coupled to the fork portion and the handle portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the handle portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partially cut perspective view for explaining the operation of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a partially cut perspective view for explaining the operation of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A to 7C are cross-sectional views illustrating an operating principle of a tilting sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a partial cutaway perspective view for explaining a principle that the switch is operated when the spoon portion of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention is put into the mouth of the infant.

9 is a partially cut perspective view for explaining the principle that the switch is not operated when the food is contained in the recess in the spoon portion of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above objects, features, and effects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following examples with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Specific structural to functional descriptions are merely illustrated for the purpose of describing embodiments in accordance with the inventive concept, and embodiments in accordance with the inventive concept may be embodied in various forms and are described in the specification of the present application. It should not be construed as limited to these.

Embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can be variously modified and have a variety of forms specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the specification of the present application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments in accordance with the concept of the present invention to a particular disclosed form, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprise" or "have" herein are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described, and one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that it does not exclude the presence or the possibility of adding a step, an operation, a component, a part or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and, unless expressly defined in the specification of the present application, in ideal or overly formal meanings. Not interpreted.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a feeding preventive feeding mechanism set according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a feeding mechanism separated from a spoon portion and a handle part according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B. Is a perspective view of a feeding mechanism combined with a spoon portion and a handle portion according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a perspective view of a food dish according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a handle part according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to Figure 1, the feeding mechanism set 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the handle portion (second portion) 100, the spoon portion or fork portion (first portion) of the feeding mechanism And 200 and a plate 300. The feeding device set 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may allow a user including infants to be interested in a meal by using the external terminal 400.

Next, the first portion 200 and the second portion 100 of the feeding mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B. For convenience of description, the first portion 200 of the feeding mechanism is a spoon portion. However, as shown in FIG. 2C, the first portion of the feeding mechanism is the fork portion 200 ′, and a person skilled in the art will explain the spoon portion 200 to the fork portion 200 ′ within the scope of the present invention. The description may be easily replaced.

The spoon portion 200, which is the first portion of the feeding mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention, includes a recess portion 201 and an extension portion 202. The user may put food in the recess 201 of the spoon part 200. The depth of the concave portion 201 is not particularly limited, but may be deeply formed to increase the sensitivity of the operation.

Spoon portion 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extension portion 202 may be inserted into the first portion 100 of the feeding mechanism to form a complete feeding mechanism. The handle part 100, which is the first part of the feeding mechanism, includes a housing forming a body, a horizontal protion accommodated in the housing and into which the extension 202 is inserted, and a microcontroller housed in the housing. (MCU) 40. In addition, the upper surface of the housing is preferably formed with a character that can be interesting to the user. Moreover, you may make the shape itself of the said housing into the shape of a character as needed. Therefore, the handle 100 itself may be utilized as a toy. Detailed structure of the handle portion 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described later.

On the other hand, the feeding device set 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plate 300 shown in FIG. The plate 300 includes five recesses 301-305 that can contain food, but the number thereof is not limited thereto. The plate 300 is typically made of plastic or stainless steel, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the surface 306 of the plate 300 may use a metal material such as stainless steel, and the lower portion thereof may use plastic.

Since the food plate 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed by changing the color of each of the recesses 301-305 in which food is accommodated, the recesses 301-305 may be identified from each other. For example, the recess 301 may be formed in red, the recess 302 in green, the recess 303 in blue, the recess 304 in black, and the recess 305 in white. As such, by changing the colors of the recesses 301-305, the color sensor detects the colors of the recesses 301-305 so as to detect their positions.

The plate 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention may attach or embed a near field communication chip (NFC chip) to each recess to identify the positions of the recesses 301 to 305. Therefore, the recess recognition sensor 11 according to the present invention may include at least a color sensor and a near field communication chip recognition sensor.

Referring to Figure 4, the structure of the handle portion 100 of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail as follows. The housing of the handle part 100 of the feeding mechanism includes a cover part 10, an intermediate part 30, and a bottom part 50. In the present embodiment, the middle portion 30 and the bottom portion 50 of the housing are formed separately for the convenience of installation of the microcontroller 40, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

First, the cover 10 of the housing is formed with a recess recognition sensor 11 for generating a signal for identifying the recesses 301-305 of the plate 300. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the concave part sensor 11 is formed in the cover part 10, but the position thereof is not limited thereto.

A lower portion of the cover portion 10 is formed with a protrusion 12 into which one end of the spring 13 is fitted, and the other end of the spring 13 is fitted into the protrusion 21 formed on the upper portion of the horizontal portion 20. Lose. The pair of

shaft portions

23 and 25 of the horizontal portion 20 is seated in the pair of

recesses

33 and 36 formed in the intermediate portion 30.

Subsequently, the

protrusions

32 and 34 of the intermediate portion 30 are fitted to the

recesses

14 and 15 of the cover portion 10, respectively. In addition, the

protrusions

31 and 35 of the intermediate portion 30 are fitted to corresponding recesses (not shown) of the cover portion 10.

The microcontroller 40 is formed in the lower portion 51 of the bottom 50. The bottom portion 50 may be combined with the intermediate portion 30 by known methods. One known method is to apply an adhesive to the edge 52 of the bottom 50 and then attach the edge 52 to the corresponding portion of the lower portion of the intermediate portion 30.

An extension portion 202 of the spoon portion 200 is inserted into the opening 22 of the horizontal portion 20 which is not described in the reference numerals. In addition, the protrusion 24 of the horizontal portion 20 opens and closes the switch terminal 41 of the microcontroller 40.

The operation of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

5 and 6 are partial cutaway perspective views for explaining the operation of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7A to 7C are cross-sectional views illustrating an operation principle of a tilting sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In addition, Figure 8 is a partially cut perspective view for explaining the principle that the switch operates when the spoon portion of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 9 is according to an embodiment of the present invention In the spoon part of the feeding mechanism, it is a partial cutaway perspective view for demonstrating the principle that a switch does not operate when food is put in a recessed part.

First, referring to FIG. 5, the feeding mechanism shown in FIG. 5 represents a state in which the spoon part 200 and the handle part 100 are coupled to each other. The horizontal portion 20 into which the spoon portion 200 is inserted may be vertically moved to some extent about the shaft portion 23. In the coupled state, the front part of the horizontal part 20 is positioned slightly downward by the elastic action of the spring 13, and as a result, the spoon part 200 is also struck down.

The rear part of the horizontal part 20 is located slightly upward, so that the protrusion part 24 located below the rear part is spaced apart from the switch terminal 41 of the microcontroller 40. As such, when the protrusion 24 and the switch terminal 41 are separated from each other, the switch does not operate.

The microcontroller 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a built-in battery, or separately install the battery 53 on the bottom 50 as necessary. In addition, the handle portion 100 of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a tilting sensor 54 to prevent malfunction.

In addition, referring to FIG. 5, the microcontroller 44, the battery 53, and the tilting sensor 54 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are disposed below the rear portion of the horizontal portion 20, but are not limited thereto. It is not. If necessary, at least some of the microcontroller 44, the battery 53, and the tilting sensor 54 may be disposed behind the rear portion of the horizontal portion 20.

Subsequently, an operation of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6. The user puts food (not shown) contained in the concave portion 201 of the spoon portion 200 to eat. When the user puts food in the mouth, the spoon 200 is lifted up by touching the user's lower lip or tongue. Then, the front portion of the horizontal portion 20 moves upward with respect to the shaft portion 23 and its rear portion moves downward. The protrusion 24 located below the rear portion of the horizontal portion 20 moved downward presses the switch terminal 41. This causes the switch to operate, and the control unit 43 of the microcontroller 40 detects that the user has put food in his mouth.

On the other hand, a configuration for preventing a malfunction of the feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Referring to FIG. 9, when the user puts food into the recess 201 of the spoon 200, the spoon 200 may be lifted up when the recess 201 contacts the food. Then, the front portion of the horizontal portion 20 moves upward with respect to the shaft portion 23 and its rear portion moves downward. The protrusion 24 located below the rear portion of the horizontal portion 20 moved downward presses the switch terminal 41. As a result, the control unit 43 of the microcontroller 40 may incorrectly detect that the user has put food in his mouth. In order to prevent such a malfunction, the present inventor has introduced a tilting sensor 54 coupled with the microcontroller 40.

The operation of the tilting sensor 54 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 7C. The tilting sensor 54 includes two electrodes 54-3, a ball 54-2 and a case 54-1 for accommodating them. In the tilting sensor 54, when the case 54-1 is horizontal, the ball 54-2 is positioned in the middle of the case 54-1 so that no current flows (see FIG. 7A). However, when the case 54-1 is inclined, the ball 54-2 inside the case 54-1 is moved, but when the case 54-1 is inclined toward the electrode, the ball 54-2 is in contact with the electrode to make the current. Will flow. In addition, when the case 54-1 is inclined to the opposite side of the electrode, the ball 54-2 is far from the electrode 54-3, so that no current flows.

Referring back to FIG. 9, when the handle part 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention attempts to contain food in the concave part 201, the case 54-1 of the tilting sensor 54 is the electrode 54. It is inclined in the opposite direction to -2). Therefore, no current flows through the tilting sensor 54. As such, when no current flows through the tilting sensor 54, the controller 43 may not detect a signal even when the protrusion 24 contacts the switch terminal 41.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 8, when the user puts food (not shown) contained in the concave portion 201 of the spoon portion 200 into the mouth, the case 54-1 of the tilting sensor 54 is the electrode 54-2. It is inclined in the same direction as. Therefore, current flows through the tilting sensor 54. As a result, the tilting sensor 54 does not interfere with the control unit 43 to detect that the user has put food in the mouth.

Referring back to FIG. 1, when the recess recognition sensor 11 formed in the handle part 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention approaches any recess of the plate 300, the control unit 43 may determine which user. Detect whether the food contained in the recess is selected.

In addition, when the user puts the food in the mouth, the spoon portion 200 is raised by touching the lower lip or tongue of the user, the front portion of the horizontal portion 20 is moved around the shaft portion 23 to the protrusion 24 Presses the switch terminal 41. As a result, the control unit 43 detects that the user put the food in his mouth. The control unit 24 wirelessly transmits an operation signal for informing that the user has eaten the food contained in the predetermined recess of the meal plate 30 to the external terminal 400 through the signal transmitting unit 42. The external terminal 400 may execute various functions of an app for inducing meals by using the signal received from the signal transmitter 42. For example, the external terminal 400 may allow a character in the app to eat according to the user's meal, and may cause an interesting event to be executed when the character in the app eats. In addition, the external terminal 400 may be given a reward if the character in the app grows steadily through the meal to achieve the goal. As described above, the user may manipulate the app causing the interest about the meal through the external terminal 400, thereby preventing the user from refusing to eat the meal or inducing a proper eating habit.

Although the invention has been described in connection with specific embodiments, the invention is not limited by the above embodiments but only by the appended claims. Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments can be changed or modified without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

Claims

In the feeding mechanism for preventing unbalanced food,

A first portion for containing or stabbing food; And

A second portion to which the first portion is coupled,

A feeding mechanism in which a switch is operated by the vertical movement of the said 1st part about a shaft part, and an operation signal is generated.
The method of claim 1,

The second portion further comprises a tilting sensor for preventing a malfunction.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,

And the first portion and the second portion are removable or integrally formed.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,

The second part is:

A housing forming a body,

A horizontal portion accommodated in the housing and into which an extension is inserted;

And a microcontroller housed within the housing.
The method of claim 4, wherein

A feeding mechanism, wherein a character is formed on the outer surface of the housing, or the shape of the housing is the shape of a character.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The housing includes a cover portion, a middle portion and a bottom portion,

Feeding mechanism of the horizontal portion is seated in the recess of the intermediate portion, the control unit detects the operation signal by the upward movement of the front portion of the horizontal portion.
The method of claim 6,

Feeding mechanism, the middle portion and the bottom portion of the housing integrally formed.
A feeding mechanism set comprising a meal tray and a feeding mechanism of claim 1.
The method of claim 8,

A feeding mechanism set in which a recess formed in the food tray is recognized by a recess recognition sensor formed in the feeding mechanism.
The method of claim 9,

The recess recognition sensor is a color sensor or a near field communication chip recognition sensor, a feed mechanism set.