WO2021226688A1 - Feeder for dogs and cats with automatic dual load measuring system and door - Google Patents
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- the claimed invention is applied in the PET segment, more specifically in the sector of auxiliary devices for the care and automatic feeding of animals.
- the distributor of the document above operates based on timers that activate solenoids, having, therefore, no stricter control over the amount of feed consumed by the animal. Furthermore, the feed dish remains exposed in the interval between meals, giving rise to infestations of contaminating vectors.
- Document MU 8900566-0 entitled “AUTOMATIC FEEDER FOR ANIMALS” - is composed of a compartment, back cover, top cover, on-off button, dosage selector switch, feed quantity selector switch, manual dosage switch, On indicator LED, power outage indicator LED, low ration LED indicator, power cable, digital panel, feed reservoir, hopper, ration conductor, spring, motor, transformer, electronic board, battery, LDR sensor, LED High intensity, wireless receiver.
- the dosage is made by means of a selector switch that, according to the will of the tutor, stipulates and reserves the daily doses of ration and, through one second, the amount to be released at each meal . Thus, there is no effective control of the amount consumed by the animal at the time of meal.
- Document BR 102016015829-0 entitled "AUTOMATIC FEEDER FOR PETS” - deals with an automatic feeder with two pairs of internal and external reservoirs, one for water and one for feed, that is, an external water reservoir with temperature control and water turbidity monitored by sensors and connected to an internal pet access reservoir, and an external feed reservoir with the feed level monitored by sensors indicating the need for food replacement and prediction of the end of the feed . It also has a liquid crystal panel that allows the user to access the product settings locally and, finally, a network interface that connects the feeder remotely to a WEB server.
- the feeder above does not do any type of residual weighing of the feed, it only has sensors for measuring water level, feed level, temperature measurement, among others. In addition, it has a liquid crystal display, which added to the other components makes it complex to manufacture and therefore costly.
- this feeder It is the purpose of this feeder to offer automated protection of the feed between meal times, effected by a pivoting hatch, thus preventing the access of rodents or other potentially important vectors in the transmission of diseases to animals and zoonoses;
- the present invention deals with a feeder for dogs and cats whose concept of action is based on a double weighing load cell system, which makes it possible to carry out the evaluation between the available feed and the feed consumed by the animal in a given period of time. For that, there is a load cell system located in the feed tank and another load cell system located in the feed plate. Thus, with the data from the two load cell systems, the weight of the ration existing in the reservoir in a zero time (tO) is obtained, as well as the weight of the ration in the feeding plate in the final time (tf), that is, at the end of the measurement period, it is possible to know exactly what the animal ingested.
- tO zero time
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- the feeding dish concentric and under the feed discharge cup, is in a position in relation to the feeder cabinet, which allows the opening of a pivoting hatch during meals.
- FIGURE 1 Perspective view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door;
- FIGURE 2 Perspective exploded view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door;
- FIGURE 3 Perspective view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet
- FIGURE 4 Front view of the dog and cat feeder with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet with double weighing load cells detail;
- FIGURE 5 Perspective view of the system of weighing load cells of the feed reservoir for dogs and cats with dual automatic load measuring system and door;
- FIGURE 6 Perspective view of the load cell weighing system of the feeder plate for dogs and cats with dual automatic load measuring system and door;
- FIGURE 7 Top view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, with the feeder open;
- FIGURE 8 Top view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet with double weighing load cells detail, with the feeder closed;
- FIGURE 9 Side view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet with the door open;
- FIGURE 10 Perspective view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, with the hatch open;
- THE DOGS AND CAT FEEDER WITH DOUBLE AUTOMATIC DOOR AND LOAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM object of this patent application, consists of a feeder (1) with double weighing load cell system, being a system (6) of load cells (7) weighing the feed tank (8) and another system (11) of load cells (12) weighing the feeding plate (13), whose measurements allow to calculate the exact amount of feed consumed by the animal in a given period of time, thus enabling storing the optimal amount of feed in a closed environment, as well as decision-making and nutritional monitoring, in real time, through a dog and cat feeding application.
- the feeder (1) for dogs and cats is mounted on a chassis (2), substantially prismatic rectangular, which in addition to the plates (3) that shape the cabinet, have upper transverses (4) that serve as a point fixed to the support (5) of the system (6) of the load cells (7) for weighing the reservoir
- the feed is placed in the reservoir (8), with a tapered extension, with the opening of the top cover (14) of the cabinet, which reservoir (8) has lateral ribs (15) which are inserted in guides (16) located on the vertical plates of the system (6) of the load cells (7).
- the load cells (7) are fixed to the supports (5), which in turn are attached to the upper transverses (4), so that the mass of the reservoir (8) is concentrated in said load cells (7) through a plate (17), thus carrying out the measurement.
- the system (11) of the load cells (12) weighing the feeding plate (13) consists of supports (18), lateral and frontal, for its fitting, which in turn makes a stop on a flat bar (19) whose ends touch the load cells (12) of the feed plate (13).
- the fixation of the load cells of the supply plate (13) takes place through the support (10) on the lower transverses
- the tutor can dose the ration to be stored in the reservoir (8) as well as that which will be made available per meal, remotely using a dog and cat feeding application.
- the feeder (1) will rotate a feeder (20) with a hollow (21) concentric to an orifice (23) located in the outlet cup, which will remain open for that ideal dosage, closing as soon as it reaches the limit.
- a pivoting hatch (22) opens clockwise, releasing the food plate (13) only for the stipulated period for the meal, closing soon after.
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The invention consists of a feeder (1) with a load cell system for dual weighing, namely one system (6) of load cells (7) for weighing the food container (8) and another system (11) of load cells (12) for weighing the feeding bowl (13), the measurements of which make it possible to calculate the exact quantity of food consumed by the animal in a given period of time, thus making it possible to store the ideal quantity of food in an enclosed environment, and allowing real-time decision-making and nutritional monitoring through a dog and cat feeding app.
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ALIMENTADOR PARA CÃES E GATOS COM DUPLO SISTEMA DE MEDIÇÃO DE FEEDER FOR DOGS AND CATS WITH DUAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
CARGA E PORTA AUTOMÁTICOSAUTOMATIC LOADING AND DOOR
INTRODUÇÃO INTRODUCTION
[001] Trata a presente solicitação de patente de invenção de um alimentador para animais de pequeno porte, como, por exemplo, cães e gatos, de construção robusta cujo destaque é um sistema de células de carga de dupla pesagem, um no reservatório principal e outro no prato de alimentação, que permite calcular com precisão a fração de ração consumida, que somente é liberada quando do horário programado para a alimentação propriamente dita, por meio do basculamento de uma porta frontal, dessa forma originando um produto capaz de fornecer dados para estabelecimento on Une de uma dieta adequada do animal, assim como impedir o acesso de vetores de contaminação entre as refeições. [001] This application for a patent for the invention of a feeder for small animals, such as dogs and cats, of robust construction is addressed, whose highlight is a double weighing load cell system, one in the main reservoir and another on the feeding plate, which allows you to accurately calculate the fraction of feed consumed, which is only released when the time programmed for the feeding itself, through the tilting of a front door, thus creating a product capable of providing data for establishment on Une of an adequate diet for the animal, as well as preventing the access of vectors of contamination between meals.
CAMPO DE APLICAÇÃO APPLICATION FIELD
[002] A invenção pleiteada é aplicada no segmento PET, mais especificamente no setor de dispositivos auxiliares ao cuidado e alimentação automática de animais. [002] The claimed invention is applied in the PET segment, more specifically in the sector of auxiliary devices for the care and automatic feeding of animals.
CONVENCIMENTO CONVINENCE
[003] Dados Associação brasileira da indústria de produtos para animais de estimação destacam em 2018 a existência de aproximadamente 78 milhões de cães e gatos no Brasil. Somente neste ano de 2018 o faturamento envolvendo os segmentos PET’s foi de R$ 20,3 bilhões de reais. [003] Data The Brazilian association of the pet products industry highlights in 2018 the existence of approximately 78 million dogs and cats in Brazil. Only in this year of 2018, the turnover involving the PET's segments was R$ 20.3 billion reais.
[004] Considerando este mercado e a dificuldade por parte dos tutores em monitorar o fornecimento e consumo das refeições dos animais, em decorrência da escassez de tempo, uma série de alimentadores automatizados foi criada possibilitando realizar um controle direto nas refeições dos animais de estimação. Neste contexto, novas tecnologias de alimentadores automáticos são bem-vindas no segmento em apreço.
ESTADO DA TÉCNICA [004] Considering this market and the difficulty on the part of tutors in monitoring the supply and consumption of the animals' meals, due to the lack of time, a series of automated feeders was created enabling direct control of the pets' meals. In this context, new automatic feeder technologies are welcome in the segment under consideration. TECHNICAL STATUS
[005] São conhecidos do estado da técnica alguns documentos de patentes que versam sobre alimentadores automáticos para animais de pequeno porte, como o antecipado no documento PI 9202362 intitulado “DISTRIBUIDOR AUTOMÁTICO DE RAÇÃO PARA ANIMAIS EM GERAL” - trata de um distribuidor automático de ração com um mecanismo eletromecânico, responsável pela liberação/ bloqueio do fluxo gravitacional da ração, e atuante em um bocal de descarga de um silo posicionado sobre um cocho na parte interna superior de um gabinete provido de tampa basculante, ou não, e de uma abertura frontal frontal de acesso ao dito cocho, sendo dito mecanismo comandado pela ação de um módulo central de comando elétrico. [005] Some patent documents dealing with automatic feeders for small animals are known from the state of the art, as anticipated in document PI 9202362 entitled "AUTOMATIC FOOD DISTRIBUTOR FOR ANIMALS IN GENERAL" - it deals with an automatic feed distributor with an electromechanical mechanism, responsible for releasing/blocking the feed's gravitational flow, and acting on a silo discharge nozzle positioned on a trough in the upper internal part of a cabinet fitted with a hinged lid, or not, and a front opening access to said trough, said mechanism being controlled by the action of a central electrical command module.
[006] O distribuidor do documento acima opera baseado em temporizadores que acionam solenoides, não tendo, portanto, nenhum controle mais rígido sobre a quantidade de ração consumida pelo animal. Outrossim, o prato de ração permanece exposto no intervalo entre as refeições, dando margem para infestações de vetores contaminantes. [006] The distributor of the document above operates based on timers that activate solenoids, having, therefore, no stricter control over the amount of feed consumed by the animal. Furthermore, the feed dish remains exposed in the interval between meals, giving rise to infestations of contaminating vectors.
[007] O documento MU 8900566-0 intitulado “ALIMENTADOR AUTOMÁTICO PARA ANIMAIS” - é composto de um compartimento, tampa traseira, tampa superior, botão liga desliga, chave seletora de dosagem, chave seletora de quantidade de ração, chave para dosagem manual, LED indicador de ligado, led indicador de falta de energia, LED indicador de ração baixa, cabo de força, painel digital, reservatório para ração, funil, condutor da ração, mola, motor, transformador, placa eletrónica, bateria, sensor LDR, LED de alta intensidade, receptor sem fio. [007] Document MU 8900566-0 entitled "AUTOMATIC FEEDER FOR ANIMALS" - is composed of a compartment, back cover, top cover, on-off button, dosage selector switch, feed quantity selector switch, manual dosage switch, On indicator LED, power outage indicator LED, low ration LED indicator, power cable, digital panel, feed reservoir, hopper, ration conductor, spring, motor, transformer, electronic board, battery, LDR sensor, LED High intensity, wireless receiver.
[008] No alimentador da anterioridade supracitada a dosagem é feita por meio de uma chave seletora que, de acordo com a vontade do tutor, estipula e reserva as doses diárias de ração e por meio de um segundo a quantidade a ser liberada a cada refeição. Dessa forma, não há nenhum tipo de controle efetivo da quantidade consumida pelo animal no momento da refeição.
[009] O documento BR 202013002761-3 intitulado “CONFIGURAÇÃO CONSTRUTIVA APLICADA EM AUTOALIMENTADOR PARA CÃES COM SISTEMA PROTETOR DE CONTEÚDO” - aperfeiçoada com a adição de porta automática, acionada por plataforma frontal dispondo de sistema de molas entre chapas, que com o peso das patas do animal, aciona o sistema de abertura que libera a abertura de alimentação para o animal, revertendo-se e ou fechando, com afastamento do animal impulsionando a plataforma frontal para cima através das molas entre placas acionando o sistema de abertura fechando a abertura de alimentação deixando o conteúdo protegido de ataque de pequenos roedores e demais contaminação. [008] In the feeder of the above mentioned, the dosage is made by means of a selector switch that, according to the will of the tutor, stipulates and reserves the daily doses of ration and, through one second, the amount to be released at each meal . Thus, there is no effective control of the amount consumed by the animal at the time of meal. [009] Document BR 202013002761-3 entitled "CONSTRUCTIVE CONFIGURATION APPLIED IN SELF-FEEDERS FOR DOGS WITH CONTENT PROTECTION SYSTEM" - improved with the addition of an automatic door, activated by a front platform featuring a spring system between plates, which with the weight of the animal's paws, activates the opening system that releases the feeding opening for the animal, reversing and/or closing, with the animal's distance pushing the front platform upwards through the springs between plates, activating the opening system closing the opening of feeding leaving the contents protected from attack by small rodents and other contamination.
[010] O documento acima antecipa um alimentador com porta automática de atuação totalmente mecânica, que apresenta alguns inconvenientes a iniciar pelo fato de bastar o animal pisar em uma rampa para que a porta se abra, ou seja, não há controle algum sobre os horários das refeições. Outro limitante é que o mecanismo de abertura composto por molas, pinos e mancais estão sujeitos a oxidação, o que acaba por atrapalhar o funcionamento normal da porta propriamente dita. [010] The above document anticipates a feeder with an automatic door of fully mechanical operation, which has some inconveniences, starting with the fact that the animal only needs to step on a ramp for the door to open, that is, there is no control over the times of meals. Another limiting factor is that the opening mechanism made up of springs, pins and bearings are subject to oxidation, which ends up interfering with the normal functioning of the door itself.
[011] O documento BR 102016015829-0 intitulado “ALIMENTADOR AUTOMÁTICO PARA ANIMAIS DE ESTIMAÇÃO” - trata de um alimentador automático com dois pares de reservatórios internos e externos, um para água e outro para ração, isto é, um reservatório de água externo com controle de temperatura e turbidez da água monitoradas por sensores e interligado a um reservatório interno de acesso do animal de estimação, e um reservatório de ração externo com o nível de ração monitorado por sensores indicando a necessidade de reposição do alimento e previsão do término da ração. Possui também um painel de cristal líquido que permite ao usuário acesso local as configurações do produto e, por fim, uma interface de rede que conecta o alimentador remotamente a um servidor WEB. [011] Document BR 102016015829-0 entitled "AUTOMATIC FEEDER FOR PETS" - deals with an automatic feeder with two pairs of internal and external reservoirs, one for water and one for feed, that is, an external water reservoir with temperature control and water turbidity monitored by sensors and connected to an internal pet access reservoir, and an external feed reservoir with the feed level monitored by sensors indicating the need for food replacement and prediction of the end of the feed . It also has a liquid crystal panel that allows the user to access the product settings locally and, finally, a network interface that connects the feeder remotely to a WEB server.
[012] O alimentador da anterioridade acima não faz nenhum tipo de pesagem residual da ração, nele só existe sensores para medição de nível de água, nível da ração, medição da temperatura, entre outros. Além disso, possui uma tela de cristal líquido,
que somada aos outros componentes o torna de fabricação complexa e, portanto, custoso. [012] The feeder above does not do any type of residual weighing of the feed, it only has sensors for measuring water level, feed level, temperature measurement, among others. In addition, it has a liquid crystal display, which added to the other components makes it complex to manufacture and therefore costly.
[013] Em suma, os documentos de anterioridades fornecem a ração, no entanto não fazem uso de estimativas para definição das frações a serem disponibilizadas. [013] In short, the prior documents provide the ration, however they do not make use of estimates to define the fractions to be made available.
OBJETIVOS DA INVENÇÃO OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION
[014] É objetivo do presente alimentador avaliar o consumo de alimento disponibilizada pelo cálculo da ração residual, por meio do sistema de células de carga de dupla pesagem, de modo que após determinado período o tutor terá a exata quantidade de ração consumida pelo animal; [014] It is the objective of this feeder to evaluate the consumption of food made available by calculating the residual feed, through the double weighing load cell system, so that after a certain period the tutor will have the exact amount of feed consumed by the animal;
[015] É objetivo do presente alimentador, de posse da informação do que realmente o animal ingeriu em determinado período, realizar o armazenamento adequado de quantidade razoável de ração em sistema fechado; [015] It is the objective of the present feeder, in possession of information on what the animal actually ingested in a given period, to carry out the adequate storage of a reasonable amount of feed in a closed system;
[016] É objetivo do presente alimentador por meio da pesagem da fração de ração consumida após fornecimento da dieta, permitir tomada de decisão e o monitoramento nutricional, em tempo real, por um aplicativo de alimentação de cães e gatos; [016] It is the objective of this feeder by weighing the fraction of feed consumed after feeding the diet, to allow decision-making and nutritional monitoring, in real time, by a dog and cat feeding application;
[017] É objetivo do presente alimentador oferecer uma proteção automatizada da ração entre os momentos das refeições, efetivada por um portinhola pivotante, evitando, assim, o acesso de roedores ou outros vetores potencialmente importantes na transmissão de doenças aos animais e zoonoses; [017] It is the purpose of this feeder to offer automated protection of the feed between meal times, effected by a pivoting hatch, thus preventing the access of rodents or other potentially important vectors in the transmission of diseases to animals and zoonoses;
[018] É objetivo do presente alimentador possibilitar o controle nutricional adequado de animais pet, evitando obesidade, fome e identificação precoce de alteração de comportamento, gerando tranquilidade aos proprietários que não possuem tempo hábil para acompanhamento do fornecimento da ração; [018] It is the objective of this feeder to enable the proper nutritional control of pet animals, preventing obesity, hunger and early identification of behavioral change, creating peace of mind for owners who do not have time to monitor the supply of feed;
[019] É objetivo do presente alimentador oferecer um produto do segmento PET de ótima relação custo x benefício.
DESCRIÇÃO GERAL DA INVENÇÃO [019] It is the objective of this feeder to offer a product in the PET segment with an excellent cost-benefit ratio. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[020] A presente invenção trata de um alimentador para cães e gatos cujo conceito de atuação é baseado num sistema de células de carga de dupla pesagem, que possibilita realizar a avaliação entre a ração disponibilizada e a ração consumida pelo animal em um determinado período de tempo. Para tanto, existe um sistema de células de carga localizado no reservatório de ração e outro sistema de células de carga localizado no prato de alimentação. Dessa forma, com os dados dos dois sistemas de células de carga tem-se o peso da ração existente no reservatório num tempo zero (tO), bem como o peso da ração no prato de alimentação no tempo final (tf), ou seja, no final do período de medição, sendo possível saber exatamente o que o animal ingeriu. O prato de alimentação, concêntrico e sobposto ao copo de descarga da ração, fica numa posição em relação ao gabinete do alimentador, que permite a abertura de uma portinhola pivotante no momento das refeições. Por fim, com este conceito de atuação, o tutor do animal poderá fazer o monitoramento em tempo real, com dados fiáveis, por um aplicativo de alimentação de cães e gatos. [020] The present invention deals with a feeder for dogs and cats whose concept of action is based on a double weighing load cell system, which makes it possible to carry out the evaluation between the available feed and the feed consumed by the animal in a given period of time. For that, there is a load cell system located in the feed tank and another load cell system located in the feed plate. Thus, with the data from the two load cell systems, the weight of the ration existing in the reservoir in a zero time (tO) is obtained, as well as the weight of the ration in the feeding plate in the final time (tf), that is, at the end of the measurement period, it is possible to know exactly what the animal ingested. The feeding dish, concentric and under the feed discharge cup, is in a position in relation to the feeder cabinet, which allows the opening of a pivoting hatch during meals. Finally, with this concept of action, the animal's tutor will be able to monitor in real time, with reliable data, by an application that feeds dogs and cats.
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[021] A invenção será, a seguir, descrita em uma forma de realização, sendo que, para melhor entendimento, referências serão feitas aos desenhos anexos, nos quais estão representadas: [021] The invention will be described below in an embodiment, and, for better understanding, references will be made to the attached drawings, in which they are represented:
FIGURA 1 : Vista em perspectiva do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos; FIGURE 1: Perspective view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door;
FIGURA 2: Vista em perspectiva explodida do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos; FIGURE 2: Perspective exploded view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door;
FIGURA 3: Vista em perspectiva do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos, sem o gabinete;
FIGURA 4: Vista frontal do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos, sem o gabinete com detalhe das células de carga de dupla pesagem; FIGURE 3: Perspective view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet; FIGURE 4: Front view of the dog and cat feeder with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet with double weighing load cells detail;
FIGURA 5: Vista em perspectiva do sistema de células de carga de pesagem do reservatório de ração do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos; FIGURE 5: Perspective view of the system of weighing load cells of the feed reservoir for dogs and cats with dual automatic load measuring system and door;
FIGURA 6: Vista em perspectiva do sistema de células de carga de pesagem do prato de alimentação do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos; FIGURE 6: Perspective view of the load cell weighing system of the feeder plate for dogs and cats with dual automatic load measuring system and door;
FIGURA 7: Vista superior do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos, com o dosador aberto; FIGURE 7: Top view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, with the feeder open;
FIGURA 8: Vista superior do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos, sem o gabinete com detalhe das células de carga de dupla pesagem, com o dosador fechado; FIGURE 8: Top view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet with double weighing load cells detail, with the feeder closed;
FIGURA 9: Vista lateral do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos, sem o gabinete com a portinhola aberta; FIGURE 9: Side view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, without the cabinet with the door open;
FIGURA 10: Vista em perspectiva do alimentador para cães e gatos com duplo sistema de medição de carga e porta automáticos, com a portinhola aberta; FIGURE 10: Perspective view of the feeder for dogs and cats with double load measuring system and automatic door, with the hatch open;
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[022] O ALIMENTADOR PARA CÃES E GATOS COM DUPLO SISTEMA DE MEDIÇÃO DE CARGA E PORTA AUTOMÁTICOS, objeto desta solicitação de patente de invenção consiste em um alimentador (1) com sistema de células de carga de dupla pesagem, sendo um sistema (6) de células de carga (7) de pesagem do reservatório (8) de ração e outro sistema (11) de células (12) de carga de pesagem do prato (13) de alimentação, cujas medições permitem calcular a quantidade exata de ração consumida pelo animal em determinado período de tempo, possibilitando assim
armazenar a quantidade ideal de ração em meio fechado, bem como a tomada de decisão e o monitoramento nutricional, em tempo real, por um aplicativo de alimentação de cães e gatos. [022] THE DOGS AND CAT FEEDER WITH DOUBLE AUTOMATIC DOOR AND LOAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, object of this patent application, consists of a feeder (1) with double weighing load cell system, being a system (6) of load cells (7) weighing the feed tank (8) and another system (11) of load cells (12) weighing the feeding plate (13), whose measurements allow to calculate the exact amount of feed consumed by the animal in a given period of time, thus enabling storing the optimal amount of feed in a closed environment, as well as decision-making and nutritional monitoring, in real time, through a dog and cat feeding application.
[023] Mais particularmente, o alimentador (1) para cães e gatos é montado em um chassi (2), substancialmente prismático retangular, que além das chapas (3) que formatam o gabinete, possuem transversinas superiores (4) que servem de ponto fixo para o suporte (5) do sistema (6) das células de carga (7) de pesagem do reservatório[023] More particularly, the feeder (1) for dogs and cats is mounted on a chassis (2), substantially prismatic rectangular, which in addition to the plates (3) that shape the cabinet, have upper transverses (4) that serve as a point fixed to the support (5) of the system (6) of the load cells (7) for weighing the reservoir
(8) de ração, assim como transversinas inferiores (9) que servem de ponto fixo para o suporte (10) do sistema (11) das células (12) de carga de pesagem do prato (13) de alimentação, desse modo ambos os sistemas tendo margem de movimentação vertical, possibilitando, assim, que tanto as células de carga (7) de pesagem do reservatório (8) de ração quanto as células (12) de carga do prato (13) de alimentação efetuem as medições das rações contidas nos mesmos, gerando dados diferencias que inferidos possibilitarão realizar a avaliação do consumo de alimento disponibilizada no alimentador (1) para o animal. Funcionalmente, a ração é colocada no reservatório (8), de prolongamento afunilado, com a abertura da tampa superior (14) do gabinete, reservatório (8) esse que apresenta nervuras (15) laterais as quais são inseridas em guias (16) localizadas nas chapas verticais do sistema (6) das células de carga (7). As células de carga (7) são fixadas aos suportes (5), que por sua vez são presos às transversinas superiores (4), de maneira que a massa do reservatório (8) se concentra nas referidas células (7) de carga através de uma chapa (17), realizando, assim, a medição. Por outro lado, o sistema (11) das células (12) de carga de pesagem do prato (13) de alimentação, consiste em apoios (18), laterais e frontal, para o encaixe do mesmo, que por sua vez faz batente em um barra chata (19) cujas extremidades tocam as células de carga (12) do prato (13) de alimentação. A fixação das células de carga do prato (13) de alimentação se dá através do suporte (10) nas transversinas inferiores(8) feed, as well as lower crossbars (9) that serve as a fixed point for the support (10) of the system (11) of the load cells (12) weighing the feed plate (13), thus both systems having a vertical movement margin, thus enabling both the load cells (7) weighing the feed reservoir (8) and the load cells (12) of the feed plate (13) to carry out measurements of the feed contained in them, generating differential data that inferred will make it possible to carry out the evaluation of the food consumption made available in the feeder (1) for the animal. Functionally, the feed is placed in the reservoir (8), with a tapered extension, with the opening of the top cover (14) of the cabinet, which reservoir (8) has lateral ribs (15) which are inserted in guides (16) located on the vertical plates of the system (6) of the load cells (7). The load cells (7) are fixed to the supports (5), which in turn are attached to the upper transverses (4), so that the mass of the reservoir (8) is concentrated in said load cells (7) through a plate (17), thus carrying out the measurement. On the other hand, the system (11) of the load cells (12) weighing the feeding plate (13) consists of supports (18), lateral and frontal, for its fitting, which in turn makes a stop on a flat bar (19) whose ends touch the load cells (12) of the feed plate (13). The fixation of the load cells of the supply plate (13) takes place through the support (10) on the lower transverses
(9). De posse dos dados nutricionais de determinado animal, o tutor poderá dosar a ração a ser armazenada no reservatório (8) assim como aquela que será disponibilizada por refeição, de forma remota utilizando um aplicativo de alimentação de cães e gatos. Uma vez acionado, o alimentador (1) fará girar um dosador (20) com
um vazado (21) concêntrico a um orifício (23) localizado no copo de saída, que permanecerá aberto para aquela dosagem ideal se fechando tão logo atinja o limite. Em paralelo, uma portinhola (22) pivotante se abre no sentido horário, liberando o prato (13) de alimentação somente para o período estipulado para a refeição, se fechando logo depois.
(9). With the nutritional data of a given animal, the tutor can dose the ration to be stored in the reservoir (8) as well as that which will be made available per meal, remotely using a dog and cat feeding application. Once activated, the feeder (1) will rotate a feeder (20) with a hollow (21) concentric to an orifice (23) located in the outlet cup, which will remain open for that ideal dosage, closing as soon as it reaches the limit. In parallel, a pivoting hatch (22) opens clockwise, releasing the food plate (13) only for the stipulated period for the meal, closing soon after.
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1) ALIMENTADOR PARA CÃES E GATOS COM DUPLO SISTEMA DE MEDIÇÃO DE CARGA E PORTA AUTOMÁTICOS montado em um chassi (2), substancialmente prismático retangular, que além das chapas (3) que formatam o gabinete possuem transversinas superiores (4) e transversinas inferiores (9), caracterizado por possuir um sistema (6) de células de carga (7) de pesagem do reservatório (8) de ração, as quais são fixadas em um suporte (5) por sua vez preso em pontos fixos, transversinas superiores (4); um sistema (11) de células (12) de carga de pesagem do prato (13), as quais são fixadas em um suporte (10) por sua vez preso em pontos fixos, transversinas inferiores (9), possibilitando as medições das rações contidas no reservatório (8) e prato(13) de alimentação; de posse dos dados nutricionais, o alimentador (1) poderá ser monitorado de forma remota utilizando um aplicativo de alimentação de cães e gatos; uma portinhola (22) pivotante se abre no sentido horário, liberando o prato (13) de alimentação somente para o período estipulado para a refeição. 1) FEEDER FOR DOGS AND CATS WITH DOUBLE AUTOMATIC DOOR AND LOAD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM mounted on a chassis (2), substantially rectangular prismatic, which, in addition to the plates (3) that format the cabinet, have upper crossbars (4) and lower crossbars ( 9), characterized by having a system (6) of load cells (7) weighing the feed reservoir (8), which are fixed to a support (5) in turn attached to fixed points, upper transverses (4 ); a system (11) of load cells (12) weighing the plate (13), which are fixed to a support (10) which is in turn attached to fixed points, lower transverses (9), enabling the measurements of the rations contained in the reservoir (8) and feeding plate (13); in possession of nutritional data, the feeder (1) can be remotely monitored using a dog and cat feeding application; a swiveling hatch (22) opens clockwise, releasing the food plate (13) only for the stipulated period for the meal.
2) ALIMENTADOR PARA CÃES E GATOS COM DUPLO SISTEMA DE MEDIÇÃO2) DOG AND CAT FEEDER WITH DOUBLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
DE CARGA E PORTA AUTOMÁTICOS, de acordo com a reivindicação 1, caracterizado pelo reservatório (8) apresentar nervuras (15) laterais as quais são inseridas em guias (16) localizadas nas chapas verticais do sistema (6) das células de carga (7). AUTOMATIC LOADING AND DOOR, according to claim 1, characterized in that the reservoir (8) has lateral ribs (15) which are inserted in guides (16) located in the vertical plates of the system (6) of the load cells (7) .
3) ALIMENTADOR PARA CÃES E GATOS COM DUPLO SISTEMA DE MEDIÇÃO3) DOG AND CAT FEEDER WITH DUAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
DE CARGA E PORTA AUTOMÁTICOS, de acordo com a reivindicação 1, caracterizado pela chapa (17) receber a massa do reservatório (8) e transferir para as células de carga (7). AUTOMATIC LOADING AND DOOR, according to claim 1, characterized in that the plate (17) receives the mass from the reservoir (8) and transfers it to the load cells (7).
4) ALIMENTADOR PARA CÃES E GATOS COM DUPLO SISTEMA DE MEDIÇÃO4) DOG AND CAT FEEDER WITH DOUBLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
DE CARGA E PORTA AUTOMÁTICOS, de acordo com a reivindicação 1, caracterizado pela barra chata (19) cujas extremidades receberem a massa do prato (13) de alimentação e transferir para as células de carga (12).
AUTOMATIC LOADING AND DOOR, according to claim 1, characterized by the flat bar (19) whose ends receive the mass of the feeding plate (13) and transfer to the load cells (12).
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