JPH11196699A - Feeder for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diet feeder for pet, capable of automatically feeding a fixed amount of feed at a regular time even in the absence of a keeper. SOLUTION: This diet feeder for pet has a hopper 1 for storing a feed, an inlet, which is installed below the hopper 1, communicates with the hopper 1 and receives the feed supplied from the hopper 1 and an outlet, comprises a feed metering part M for measuring the feed from the hopper by a fixed amount and a timer 12 for timing a feed time and discharges a fixed amount of the feed from the feed metering part M at the feed time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device used for feeding pets, and more particularly to a pet feeding device capable of automatically feeding a fixed amount of food on time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When feeding pets such as pets such as dogs and cats, it is preferable to feed a fixed amount of food every fixed time. However, when the owner is away from home, it is common practice to put a large amount of food in advance in a feeding container so that the pet can freely eat it whenever he wants to eat it. It is being done.

[0003]

However, if the pet is allowed to freely eat food at any time as described above, there is a problem that the pet may overeat at once or the amount of food may be insufficient. There is a problem that it is not preferable for pet health. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a pet feeding device that can automatically feed a fixed amount of food at a regular time even when the owner is away. It is.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a pet feeding device is provided with a hopper for storing food, a receiving port for receiving food supplied from the hopper, which is provided below the hopper and communicating with the hopper. It has an outlet, and comprises a bait weighing unit that measures the bait supplied from the hopper at regular intervals, and a timer that counts the bait time, and discharges a bait from the bait measuring unit at the bait time. This is the first feature.

[0005] As a structural feature for supplying this fixed amount of bait, the apparatus according to the second aspect is characterized in that, in the apparatus according to the first aspect, the bait measuring section includes a cylindrical casing and the casing. The screwdriver is characterized by comprising a screw rotatably provided therein, a timer for measuring the screw rotation time, and a driving device for rotating the screw.

Further, in the apparatus according to the third aspect, the bait measuring portion includes a cylindrical casing, a rotating plate rotatably provided in the casing and having a concave portion on an outer peripheral edge thereof, and a rotation of the rotating plate. It is characterized by comprising a timer for measuring a moving time and a driving device for rotating the rotary plate.

Further, in the apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the bait measuring section includes a cylindrical casing, a pair of partition plates provided reciprocally in the casing and arranged at arbitrary intervals, and the pair of partition plates. And a drive device for reciprocating the partition plate.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a pet feeding apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a feed measuring section of the apparatus of FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a bait measuring section of the apparatus of FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the bait measuring section, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the bait measuring section of FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the bait weighing unit, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part showing the operation of the bait weighing unit of FIG.

[0009]

Embodiment 1 As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pet feeding apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a long box-shaped outer case 16 in which
The basic configuration is that a bait supply unit S having a bait measuring unit M is housed. The outer case 16 can be divided into front and rear by combining a single plate-shaped front panel 16a and a rear panel 16b which has been bent into a substantially U-shaped cross section. Is front panel 1
The work can be easily performed by removing 6a. In the figure, reference numeral 1c denotes a lid which is attached to a hopper 1 described later so as to be freely opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the funnel-shaped hopper 1 of the food supply section S is capable of storing dried pet food (hereinafter referred to as dry food F) in the form of granules. Have been. The lower end opening 1a of the hopper 1 is connected to a bait receiving port 2a formed at an upper part of a cylindrical measuring cylinder 2 which is a bait measuring section M supported on the base 14.
The dry hood F stored in the hopper 1 is guided into the measuring cylinder 2. On the other hand, a dry hood F guided into the measuring cylinder 2 from the hopper 1
The feed outlet 2b which discharges to the feed gutter 15 is provided.

A screw body 3 having an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the cylinder 2 is inserted into the measuring cylinder 2, and the front end side of a shaft 3 a of the screw body 3 is connected to a front collar 8 via a bearing 7. The rear end side is fixed to the cylinder 2 by a rear collar 8 via a bearing 4 so as to be rotatable inside the cylinder 2. The drive gear 6 fixed to the rear end of the shaft 3a of the screw body 3 is meshed with the pinion gear 9 of the drive motor 11 fixed on the pedestal 14 by the mounting stay 10, and is rotated by the operation of the drive motor 11. It has been like that.

Further, a time is measured 24 on the pedestal 14.
A time timer 12 and a second timer 13 for controlling the energization time to the drive motor 11 are fixed. That is,
The 24-hour timer 12 is for setting the feeding time to the pet by measuring the time, and turns on and off the power supply to the drive motor 11 at a predetermined time. Meanwhile, the second timer 13
Is when the power supply to the drive motor 11 is on.
The current supply time is controlled (that is, the drive time of the screw body 3 is controlled).

To explain the operation of the present embodiment, the dry hood F stored in the hopper 1 falls into the measuring cylinder 2 and is held in the spiral ridge 3b of the screw body 3. Then, as the screw body 3 rotates, the dry food F is transported while being pushed forward in the measuring cylinder 2, and is discharged from the feed outlet 2b and slides on the feed gutter 15 to feed the food (not shown). ). At this time, by controlling the number of rotations (rotation time) of the screw body 3 by the second timer 13, a certain amount of the dry food F can be measured.

[0014]

[Embodiment 2] FIGS. 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the bait measuring section M, in which a pair of divided inners 21 are sandwiched between a pair of side plates 21d to form an upper bait receiving port. 21a, lower food outlet 21b and cylindrical cavity 2 inside
1c, and a rotating plate 3 rotatable within the cavity 21c.
1 is provided. A plurality of recesses 31a capable of accommodating the dry food F are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotary plate 31 at a certain interval, and the dry food F stored in the hopper 1 falls into the cavity 21c of the inner 21,
The dry food F is discharged from the bait discharge port 21b by being held in the recess 31a of the rotating plate 31 and rotating the rotating plate 31. The rotating plate 31 also measures a certain amount of the dry food F by controlling the amount of rotation (rotation time) by the second timer 13 in the same manner as described above.

[0015]

Third Embodiment A bait measuring section M shown in FIG. 7 is provided with a bait receiving port 22a at an upper part of a rectangular cylindrical casing 22 and a bait discharging port 22b at a lower front part. 18 and a pair of partitioning plates 19 arranged at an arbitrary interval. The pair of partition plates 19
And the side plate of the casing 22 constitute a weighing chamber m of the dry hood F. The dry hood F stored in the hopper 1 falls into the casing 22 and is temporarily held in the weighing chamber m. By rotating, the pair of partition plates 19 move forward, and the dry food F is discharged from the bait discharge port 22b (see FIG. 8). In this case, the second timer 13 for controlling the rotation time of the screw body 3 or the rotating plate 31 as described above becomes unnecessary, but the spacer 20 of various sizes is fitted between the pair of partition plates 19 to thereby measure the measuring chamber. The desired amount of dry food F can be supplied by changing the volume within m.

[0016]

As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that a fixed amount of feed can be automatically provided on time even when the owner is away.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a pet feeding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a bait measuring section of the apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a bait measuring section of the apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the bait measuring section.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part of the bait measuring section of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the bait measuring section.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part showing an operation of the bait measuring section of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 S Feeding section M Feed metering section m Metering chamber F Dry food (pet food) 1 Hopper 2 Metering cylinder 3 Screw body 4 Bearing 5 Rear collar 6 Drive gear 7 Bearing 8 Front collar 9 Pinion gear 10 Mounting stay 11 Drive motor 12 24-hour timer 13-second timer 14 Pedestal 15 Feeding gutter 16 Outer case 17 Crank wheel 18 Crank shaft 19 Partition plate 20 Spacer

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A hopper for storing food, a receiving port and an outlet for food provided from the hopper and provided below the hopper, and a predetermined amount of food supplied from the hopper. A pet feeding device, comprising: a feed metering section for measuring each time; and a timer for measuring a feeding time, wherein a predetermined amount of food is discharged from the feed metering section at the feeding time. 2. A casing having a cylindrical feed metering section, a screw rotatably provided in the casing, a timer for measuring a rotation time of the screw, and a driving device for rotating the screw. 2. The pet feeding device according to claim 1, comprising: 3. A bait casing in which a bait measuring section is provided, a rotatable plate rotatably provided in the casing and having a concave portion on an outer peripheral edge thereof, and a timer for measuring a rotating time of the rotatable plate; 2. The pet feeding device according to claim 1, further comprising a driving device for rotating the rotating plate. And a driving device for reciprocating the pair of partition plates, wherein the bait measuring section is provided in a cylindrical casing, the pair of partition plates are provided so as to be reciprocally movable in the casing, and are arranged at an arbitrary interval. 2. The pet feeding device according to claim 1, comprising: