Dosing device for a food dispenser
AssigneeKibus Petcare, S.L.
InventorsAlbert ICART MARTORI, Pol DISBREY MONTANE
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Abstract
A dosing device for a food dispenser includes a tank configured to receive and store food, a dosing plate movable regarding to the tank having at least a compartment configured to receive and meter the food; and an outlet plate having at least an outlet hole, the outlet plate being configured to block or unblock the compartment, and wherein the compartment is configured to establish fluid communication with the outlet hele. The disclosed device is suitable for dosing a precise quantity of food in a uniform way, so the food can also be homogenous watered and heated once dosed, becoming tastier and palatable for the living beings.
Claims15
-14. (canceled)
A dosing device for a food dispenser, the dosing device comprising:
- a tank configured to receive and store food;
- a dosing plate movable regarding to the tank comprising at least a compartment configured to receive and meter the food;
- and
- an outlet plate comprising at least an outlet hole, the outlet plate being configured to block or unblock the compartment, and wherein the compartment is configured to establish fluid communication with the outlet hole;
- wherein at least a nozzle is configured to inject a water spray cone over the food once dosed in a bowl or tray by the dosing device,
- wherein the nozzle, provided in the dosing device, is configured to be placed over the food according to the following formula
- H
- =
- R
- /
- tan
-
- (
- h
- )
- -
- k
- wherein:
- H:
- height of the nozzle over the food in millimeters
- R:
- radius in millimeters of the bowl or tray where the food is dosed
- tan:
- tangent
- h:
- mathematical constant, in the range of 30-90, in the range of 60-68, or equal to 64, and
- k:
- mathematical constant, in the range of 0-20, in the range of 9-12, or equal to 10.6.
A food dispenser for dispensing food automatically, the food dispenser comprising:
- a dosing device for a food dispenser, the dosing device comprising:
- a tank configured to receive and store food;
- a dosing plate movable regarding to the tank comprising at least a compartment configured to receive and meter the food;
- and
- an outlet plate comprising at least an outlet hole, the outlet plate being configured to block or unblock the compartment, and wherein the compartment is configured to establish fluid communication with the outlet hole;
- wherein at least a nozzle is configured to inject a water spray cone over the food once dosed in a bowl or tray by the dosing device,
- wherein the nozzle, provided in the dosing device, is configured to be placed over the food according to the following formula
- H
- =
- R
- /
- tan
-
- (
- h
- )
- -
- k
- wherein:
- H:
- height of the nozzle over the food in millimeters
- R:
- radius in millimeters of the bowl or tray where the food is dosed
- tan:
- tangent
- h:
- mathematical constant, in the range of 30-90, in the range of 60-68, or equal to 64, and
- k:
- mathematical constant, in the range of 0-20, in the range of 9-12, or equal to 10.6.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.