JP2005065674A - Automatic table mate for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible that an owner of a pet stays away from home for a long period, while leaving the pet at home, but the pet takes feed and water as usual, and therefore the owner can be absent and goes on an overnight trip without feeling constraint, while the owner leaves the pet at home. <P>SOLUTION: An apparatus is so structured as to automatically supply the feed in a prescribed amount and the water in a necessary amount at predetermined times in a period of about a few days. Timings for supplying the feed/water are concretely set to desirable times, respectively, so that a built-in timer transmits information to a control system when each of set timings comes, and then operations of supplying the feed/water are automatically conducted by a microcomputer control system based on the information. The feed is supplied in an amount which is set according to control of an opening time of a door mounted on a bottom end of a feed storage tank as the prescribed amount. Further, the water is supplied in an amount which is set according to control of an opening time of an electromagnetic valve mounted on a bottom end of a water storage tank as the necessary amount. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

Technical field to which the invention belongs

The present invention belongs to the field of pet feeding machines.

Today, several types of pet food and water for this type of pet are already on the market, but most of them only provide a dripping or two-meal device.

Problems to be solved by the invention

Allow the owner to leave the pet for a long time.
For pets, you can get food and water just like you normally do.
For owners, make sure they can leave their pets at home without hesitation.

Means for solving the problem

A device that automatically supplies the required amount of food and water at a set time for a period of several days. Specifically, the feeding / water supply timing is set to the desired time, and when it reaches each setting timing, it is transmitted to the control system by a built-in timer, and the feeding / watering operation is automated by microcomputer control based on that information Plan. The feed amount is supplied by controlling the opening time of the door equipped at the lower end of the bait storage tank. Further, the set amount of water supply is supplied by controlling the release time of a solenoid valve installed at the lower end of the water storage tank.

In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the feed and water supply devices are all incorporated in an integrated box-shaped container, and the device is an automatic table for pets. In addition, since the automatic dining table for pets is equipped with an operation panel and a drive control device in a drip-proof box, it can be used not only indoors but also outdoors. The automatic table for pets includes a box for installing each device, a bait storage tank and a bait storage tank door and an opening / closing device, a water storage tank and a solenoid valve, a bait supply container, a water supply container, a bait / water supply slide table, and the like. It consists of a drive device, a timer, a box carrying handle, a drive control device, and an operation panel. The box is fixed to the box base with a detachable bracket and is detachable so that the spilled items can be easily cleaned. In addition, if it is necessary to prevent the entire device from falling down, it will be equipped with an anti-tip fitting. The bottom of the bait storage tank should be at an angle and outlet size that will not clog the bait. The feed and water are supplied to the pet in advance according to the following procedure after the necessary amount of feed and water is put in each storage tank in advance.
The food supply container and the water supply container that are normally stored in the box body just before the set supply time are supplied in the manner shown in FIG. Is maintained for a certain period of time and then automatically stored. Thereafter, the above operation is automatically repeated every time the set date and time comes. In addition, the overall operation is easy to understand and the structure can be kept clean.
There are three types of automatic size tables for pets: large, medium, and small according to the size of the pet.

The operation panel is designed to be equipped inside the box, and the setting surface is designed so that the pet cannot touch it directly with the protective cover when in use. Automatic operation start, release and stop, determination, up / down / left / right buttons and feed amount setting, water supply amount setting, automatic operation schedule setting, automatic supply time setting buttons and food / water Each display screen including a display when each storage tank becomes empty is shown in FIG.
Refer to Fig. 3 for the automatic operation setting flow and Fig. 4 for the automatic operation flow.
Automatic operation setting can be set from any of feed amount, water supply amount, automatic operation schedule, and automatic supply time. As for the amount of feeding and water supply, set the amount visually by operating the up and down buttons while looking at the setting level on the container screen display. For automatic operation schedule setting, first select the month and the calendar for that month will be displayed automatically. Next, when the first day is selected and decided, the calendar for one month from the first day is automatically displayed. When the enter button is pressed, the first day is set. If the setting is two days or more, up / down / left / right Select and confirm the next day with the buttons and repeat the setting until the last day. The setting period can be set up to about 1 week, 10 days, and 2 weeks from the storage capacity of food and water. As for the automatic supply time, a set time can be set twice in the morning and afternoon, and no supply can be selected for each. When you press each button in the morning and afternoon, in the order of XX hour and XX minutes, use the left and right buttons to first set the XX hour setting position, select the desired time from 1 to 24 hours, and press the enter button to set To do. Next, the XX minute is set at the XX minute setting position. The minute unit can be set in units of 30 minutes.

Automatic operation of this device starts automatically ⇒ standby ⇒ set date / time lapse ⇒ bait storage tank / water storage tank is empty ⇒ bait storage tank / water storage tank is empty buzzer ON ⇒ automatic operation pause, water storage tank is If not empty ⇒ Feed storage tank door open / water storage tank solenoid valve opened ⇒ Container full or set open time elapsed ⇒ Feed storage tank door closed / water storage tank solenoid valve closed ⇒ Feeding / water supply completed ⇒ Slide to table use condition ⇒ Meal time 1 hour ⇒ Slide to table storage state ⇒ Second standby state ⇒ Subsequently, the same series of operations as the first time is repeated until the set number of times.

An image of an automatic dining table for pets Image of cross section of feed and water supply device Automatic operation setting flow Automatic operation flow Image of the automatic operation panel

Claims (1)

A device that automatically supplies the required amount of food and water at a set time for a period of several days. Specifically, the feeding / water supply timing is set to the desired time, and when it reaches each setting timing, it is transmitted to the control system by a built-in timer, and the feeding / watering operation is automated by microcomputer control based on that information Plan. The feed amount is supplied by controlling the opening time of the door equipped at the lower end of the bait storage tank. Further, the set amount of water supply is supplied by controlling the release time of a solenoid valve installed at the lower end of the water storage tank. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the feed and water supply devices are all incorporated in an integrated box-shaped container, and the device is an automatic table for pets. In addition, since the automatic dining table for pets is equipped with an operation panel and a drive control device in a drip-proof box, it can be used not only indoors but also outdoors. The automatic table for pets includes a box for installing each device, a bait storage tank and a bait storage tank door and an opening / closing device, a water storage tank and a solenoid valve, a bait supply container, a water supply container, a bait / water supply slide table, and the like. It consists of a drive device, a timer, a box carrying handle, a drive control device, and an operation panel. The box is fixed to the box base with a detachable bracket and is detachable so that the spilled items can be easily cleaned. In addition, if it is necessary to prevent the entire device from falling down, it will be equipped with an anti-falling bracket. The bottom of the bait storage tank should be at an angle and outlet size that will not clog the bait. The feed and water are supplied to the pet in advance according to the following procedure after adding the necessary amount of feed and water to each storage tank.
The food supply container and the water supply container that are normally stored in the box body just before the set supply time are supplied in the manner shown in FIG. Is maintained for a certain period of time and then automatically stored. Thereafter, the above operation is automatically repeated every time the set date and time comes. In addition, the overall operation is easy to understand and the structure can be kept clean.
There are three types of automatic size tables for pets: large, medium, and small according to the size of the pet.

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