Automatic animal door
OwnerXiong Liinventor
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Abstract
An automatic animal door includes a first door column, a second door column, a top plate, a door plate, and a driving mechanism. The first door column defines a first groove The second door column defines a second groove. The top plate is connected with a top end of the first door column and a top end the second door column. The top plate defines an entrance with the first door column and the second door column. The door plate is disposed between the first door column and the second door column. The door plate is movable along the first groove and the second groove to close or expose the entrance. The driving mechanism is disposed on the top plate. The driving mechanism is connected with the door plate to drive the door plate to move along the first groove and the second groove.
Claims20
An automatic animal door, comprising:
- a first door column as a monolithic construction,
- a second door column as a monolithic construction,
- a top plate,
- a door plate, and
- a driving mechanism;
- wherein the first door column defines a first groove extending along a length direction thereof;
- the second door column is opposite to the first door column and is spaced apart from the first door column;
- the second door column defines a second groove extending along a length direction thereof;
- the first groove is opposite to the second groove;
- wherein the top plate is connected with a top end of the first door column and a top end the second door column;
- the top plate, the first door column, and the second door column are connected which define an entrance;
- wherein the door plate is disposed between the first door column and the second door column;
- a first side of the door plate facing the first door column is clamped in the first groove;
- a second side of the door plate facing the second door column is clamped in the second groove;
- the door plate is movable along the first groove and the second groove to close or expose the entrance;
- wherein the driving mechanism is disposed on the top plate;
- the driving mechanism is connected with the door plate to drive the door plate to move along the first groove and the second groove;
- wherein the first door column defines a first opening communicated with the first groove;
- the first opening is defined on the top end of the first door column;
- the second door column defines a second opening communicated with the second groove;
- the second opening is defined on the top end of the second door column;
- wherein the top plate comprises a base plate portion, a first limiting portion, and a second limiting portion integrally formed;
- the base plate portion and the door plate are sequentially disposed in a thickness direction of the automatic animal door;
- the first limiting portion is disposed on the top end of the first door column, the first limiting portion blocks a portion of the first opening;
- the first limiting portion prevents the first protruding portion from separating from the first groove;
- the second limiting portion is disposed on the top end of the second door column;
- the second limiting portion blocks a portion of the second opening;
- the second limiting portion prevents the second protruding portion from separating from the second groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.