Food delivery and feeding system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11937583-B2
Application number	US-202117480883-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2021
Priority date	Apr 27, 2021
Publication date	Mar 26, 2024
Grant date	Mar 26, 2024

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a food delivery and feeding. An apparatus may comprise: a base; an ejection device configured to eject, via a food outlet on the apparatus, one or more of a plurality of food items; and a rotation device operably mounted to the ejection device. The rotation device may be configured to rotate the ejection device relative the base to cause a change to a direction of ejection of the one or more of the plurality of food items relative to the base. The rotation device may comprise a motor and a ring gear. The motor may be connected to the ring gear. The ring gear may be connected to a bracket assembly. The rotation of the bracket assembly may cause the rotation of the ejection device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a base;
an ejection device configured to eject, via a food outlet on the apparatus, one or more of a plurality of food items; and
a rotation device operably mounted to the ejection device, wherein the rotation device is configured to rotate the ejection device relative the base to cause a change to a direction of ejection of the one or more of the plurality of food items relative to the base, wherein:
the rotation device comprises a motor, a ring, and a ring gear,
the motor is connected to the ring gear,
the ring gear is connected to a bracket assembly,
the rotation of the bracket assembly causes the rotation of the ejection device,
the ring is connected between the ring gear and the bracket assembly,
the ring comprises a plurality of slots, and
each of the slots is embedded with a rolling member.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a storage compartment configured to store the plurality of food items for feeding one or more pets.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the rotation of the rotation device causes rotation of the storage compartment.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein:
the storage compartment comprises two rotatable wheels, and
rotation of the two rotatable wheels causes the one or more of the plurality of food items to move to a storage compartment outlet.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the two rotatable wheels is an elastic wheel and comprises one or more hollow portions.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein movement of the one or more of the plurality of food items causes at least one of the one or more hollow portions to deform.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein at least one of the two rotatable wheels is a rigid wheel.

8. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:
the storage compartment comprises a mixing device, and
the mixing device is configured to advance the one or more of the plurality of food items to the two rotatable wheels.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:
the two rotatable wheels are spaced to form a channel, and
the channel is located between the mixing device and the storage compartment outlet.

10. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the storage compartment comprises a mixing device configured to mix the plurality of the food items.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rotation of the rotation device does not cause rotation of the base.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rotation device is configured to rotate 360 degree.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rotation device comprises one or more washers.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing that houses the ejection device; and
a camera attached to the housing.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the ejection device comprises an ejection member, a spring, and an ejection gear,
movement of the ejection member causes the ejection device to engage with a first part of a plurality of parts of the ejection gear, and
the spring and the engagement with the first part of the plurality of parts of the ejection gear cause the ejection of the one or more of the plurality of food items at a first length.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein:
movement of the ejection member causes the ejection member to engage with a second part of the plurality of parts of the ejection gear, and
the engagement with the second part of the plurality of parts of the ejection gear causes ejection of another one or more of the plurality of food items at a second length, the second length being different from the first length.

17. An apparatus comprising:
a first body portion and a second body portion, the first and second body portions being rotatably coupled to each other;
a food outlet located in the second body portion;
an ejection device mounted with the second body portion, the ejection device being configured to eject, via the food outlet, one or more food items from the apparatus; and
a rotation device configured to move the first body portion and the second body portion relative to each other and thereby changing a direction of ejection of the one or more of the food items relative to the first body portion, wherein:
the rotation device comprises a motor, a ring, and a ring gear,
the motor is connected to the ring gear,
the ring gear is connected to a bracket assembly,
the rotation of the bracket assembly causes the rotation of the ejection device,
the ring is connected between the ring gear and the bracket assembly,
the ring comprises a plurality of slots, and
each of the slots is embedded with a rolling member.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:
a camera attached to the second body portion.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the rotation device is configured to rotate 360 degree.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Oceanwing Smart Innovations Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Jiang
• Zhang Zhihai

Classifications

• A01K5/0114 Primary

  Pet food dispensers; Pet food trays (time-controlled A01K5/0291) · CPC title

• A01K5/0225

  Gravity replenishment from a reserve, e.g. a hopper (for poultry A01K39/012) · CPC title

• A01K5/0291

  with timing mechanisms, e.g. pet feeders · CPC title

• A01K5/02 Primary

  Automatic devices {(automatic identification devices for stock A01K11/006)} · CPC title

• A01K5/001 Primary

  Fodder distributors with mixer or shredder (adaptations of cutting machine A01F29/00) · CPC title