ES1304045U - ANIMAL FOOD DISPENSER (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Animal food dispenser that comprises a support structure (1) where a pedestal or base (2) is defined and supports an intermediate shelf (3), and on said support structure (1) a front panel is fixed (4) which is provided inside with a series of supply hoppers (8) and on the outside it has a screen or front panel (4) that has a touch screen (5), a printer (6) and a series of backlit icons (7), characterized in that each supply hopper (8) is provided with dispensing means (9) that have a semicircumferential supply piece (10) provided with an eyelet (11) for coupling an axis and that said eyelet (11) is joined to the semicircumferential exterior by a series of radial arms (12), said semicircumferential supply piece (10) being housed in a mouth (13) defined at the lower end of each supply hopper (8). . (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

ANIMAL FOOD DISPENSER

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention, as the title of the invention establishes, is a food dispenser for animals characterized in that different feeds can be automatically selected and supplied.

The present invention is characterized by the special design and configuration of each and every one of the pieces that form part of the dispenser, particularly the fact of having a supply hopper that prevents crushing and caking of the feed.

Therefore, the present invention is limited within the scope of food dispensers in a preselected manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the state of the art, dispensers are known that automatically dispense a preset amount of bulk products into a container.

Although these dispensers fulfill the function responsible for supplying a preset quantity in a mechanized manner, there are aspects that could be improved. On the one hand, the supplying parts from the storage hoppers in the supply process produce an effect. crushing and caking of the feed, which makes supply difficult in addition to degrading the product.

Furthermore, only a certain product can be supplied by said suppliers, and alternative supply products cannot be selected.

Therefore, it is the object of the present invention to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art, specifically, the lack of being able to choose between several supply products, as well as avoiding crushing and caking of the supply product, by developing a dispenser. of animal food such as the one described below and is included in its essentiality in the first claim.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is included in its essentiality in the independent claim and the different embodiments are included in the dependent claims.

The object of the present invention is a food dispenser for animals that allows preset quantities to be selected from several supply products, which also allows combinations of different products to be made in order to be able to supply a balanced diet to animals.

To do this, the animal food dispenser has several hoppers that can be selected from a selection panel or screen, where each storage hopper, once selected, supplies a preset amount of food.

The dispenser has a support structure, preferably in the shape of an “L”, so that a lower shelf or base is defined, and it also has an intermediate shelf or shelf on which to support the containers on which to deposit the supplied product. , which will preferably be paper or plastic bags, the use of other types of containers not being ruled out. containers, finally it has a box or front panel provided with a button panel, an information screen and a series of illuminated icons.

Inside the box or front panel, there are as many storage and dispensing hoppers as there are different products to be supplied, depending on the dispenser or object of the invention.

Each dispensing hopper has a dispensing assembly operated either manually or automatically and which is provided with a rotating dispensing piece in the shape of a semicircle so that in the interior space of said dispensing piece, thanks to its shape, It arranges the material or feed to be supplied so that by rotating said dispensing piece, the feed is supplied to the container placed immediately below the lower end of each hopper.

Thanks to the geometric shape of the food dispensing piece, which is semicircular during the supply process, caking and crushing of the feed is avoided during the supply process.

Unless otherwise indicated, all technical and scientific elements used herein have the meaning normally understood by a person skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. Procedures and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein may be used in the practice of the present invention.

Throughout the description and claims the word "comprises" and its variants are not intended to exclude other technical characteristics, additives, components or steps. For those skilled in the art, other objects, advantages and characteristics of the invention will emerge in part of the description and part of the practice of the invention.

EXPLANATION OF THE FIGURES

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, in accordance with a preferred example of its practical implementation, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented.

In figure 1, we can see a perspective representation of the animal food dispenser.

In figures 2 and 3 we can see two perspective views of each of the hoppers that the dispenser has.

In Figure 4 we see a first side view of the lower end of each dispensing hopper.

Figure 5 shows the section obtained by cutting the hopper along the transverse plane A-A.

Figure 6 shows a second side view of the lower end of each dispensing hopper.

Figure 7 shows the section obtained by cutting the dispensing hopper shown in Figure 6 along the transverse plane B-B.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION.

In view of the figures, a preferred embodiment of the proposed invention is described below.

In Figure 1 we can see that the animal food dispenser comprises a support structure (1) where a base or base (2) is defined. and supports an intermediate shelf (3), and on said support structure (1) a front panel (4) is fixed, which is provided inside with a series of supply hoppers (8) (figures 2 and 3), and in Its exterior part has a screen or front panel (4) that has a touch screen (5), a printer (6) and a series of backlit icons (7), defining between the intermediate shelf (3) and the bottom part of the front panel (4) an intermediate space (17) in which the containers or bags can be supported during the filling or supply process.

Figures 2 and 3 show different views of a supply hopper (8) that is provided in its lower part with dispensing means (9), where said dispensing means can be operated manually or automated by means of a engine.

Figures 4 to 6 show various details of the dispensing means, which, as can be seen, have a semicircumferential supply piece (10) provided with an eyelet (11) for coupling a shaft (16) and which is attached to said eyelet (11) with the exterior semicircumferential by means of a series of radial arms (12), said semicircumferential supply piece (10) being housed in a mouth (13) defined at the lower end of each supply hopper (8)

The semicircumferential piece (10) is driven by a motor (14) (figure 4), to which is coupled an axle (16) (figure 7) housed in the eyelet (11) of the supplying piece. Said semi-circumferential supply piece (10) can also be driven by a manual drive wheel (15).

Having sufficiently described the nature of the present invention, as well as the way of putting it into practice, it is stated that, within its essentiality, it may be put into practice in other embodiments that differ in detail from that indicated by way of example. , and to which the protection sought will also reach, as long as it does not alter, change or modify its fundamental principle.

Claims (4)

1. - Animal food dispenser that comprises a support structure (1) where a pedestal or base (2) is defined and supports an intermediate shelf (3), and on said support structure (1) a front panel is fixed. (4) which is provided inside with a series of supply hoppers (8) and on the outside it has a screen or front panel (4) that has a touch screen (5), a printer (6) and a series of backlit icons (7), characterized in that each supply hopper (8) is provided with dispensing means (9) that have a semicircle supply piece! (10) provided with an eyelet (11) for coupling an axle and said eyelet (11) is joined to the semicircumferential exterior by a series of radial arms (12), said semicircumferential supply piece (10) being housed in a mouth (13) defined at the lower end of each supply hopper (8). 2. - Animal food dispenser according to claim 1 characterized in that between the intermediate shelf (3) and the lower part of the front panel (4) an intermediate space (17) is defined in which the containers or bags are supported during storage. filling or supply process. 3. - Animal food dispenser according to claim 1 characterized in that said dispensing means (9) are manually operated by a motor (14). 4. - Animal food dispenser according to claim 1 characterized in that said dispensing means are manually operated by means of a manual drive wheel (15).