IP Library Granted Patent US 11,925,175
Granted Patent B2
US 11,925,175 · App. 17/277,902 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Water supply device for pets and method for controlling same

Inventors: Hyunsun Yoo (Seoul, KR); Sungkyung Kim (Seoul, KR); Joogyeom Kim (Seoul, KR); Yousook Eun (Seoul, KR); Jaehung Chun (Seoul, KR); Myongsun Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
A01K7/025A01K7/027A01K7/06
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Patent No.
US 11,925,175
App. No.
17/277,902
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a water supplier for a pet and a control method thereof, that is, a water supplier for a pet that operates a thermoelectric element by sensing the temperature of water stored in a water tub through a water temperature sensor, operates a warning unit by sensing the level of the water stored in a water tub through a water level sensor, operates a pump by sensing a pet within a predetermined distance range through a proximity sensor, and cuts power or keeps the inclination of a water dispenser horizontal by sensing the inclination of the water tub through a gyro sensor, and a method of controlling the water supplier.

Claims (35)

1. A water supplier for a pet, comprising:

a water tub storing water;

a pump installed in the water tub;

a water supply pipe delivering water discharged from the pump;

a water supply plate disposed over the water tub and having a top on which water supplied from the water supply pipe flows;

a water supply place rotor that rotates the water supply plate at a lower side of the water supply plate;

a sensor installed at a lower portion of the water tub; a gyro sensor that senses an inclination of the water tub; and

a controller that compares a value sensed by the sensor with a predetermined setting value and manages the water suppler plate rotor to compensate for the inclination of the water tub detected by the gyro sensor to maintain a horizontal inclination of the water supply plate.

2. The water supplier of claim 1 , further comprising a thermoelectric element cooling the water stored in the water tub,

wherein the sensor includes a water temperature sensor sensing the temperature of the water stored in the water tub, and

the controller operates the thermoelectric element when the temperature sensed by the water temperature sensor is a first water temperature sensor value or more.

3. The water supplier of claim 2 , wherein the water tub has a floor plate and a side wall, and

the thermoelectric element is disposed under the floor plate.

4. The water supplier of claim 2 , wherein the water tub has a floor plate and a side wall,

the side wall has a lower edge wall disposed under the floor plate and further has a base covering a bottom of the lower edge wall, and

the water temperature sensor is disposed between the floor plate and the base.

5. The water supplier of claim 1 , wherein the sensor includes a water level sensor sensing the level of water stored in the water tub, and

the controller operates a warning unit when the water level sensed by the water level sensor is a first water level setting value or less.

6. The water supplier of claim 5 , wherein the controller operates the warning unit when the water level sensed by the water level sensor is a second water level setting value, which is larger than the first water level setting value.

7. The water supplier of claim 5 , wherein the water tub has a floor plate and a side wall,

the side wall has a lower edge wall disposed under the floor plate, and

the water level sensor is disposed on an edge surface protruding inside the lower edge wall.

8. The water supplier of claim 1 , wherein the sensor includes a plurality of proximity sensors sensing a pet within a predetermined distance range, and

the controller operates the pump installed in the water tub when at least one of the proximity sensors senses the pet over a setting time.

9. The water supplier of claim 8 , wherein the controller increases a pumping volume of the pump when the number of proximity sensors sensing a pet over the setting time increases while the pump is operated.

10. The water supplier of claim 8 , wherein the water tub has a floor plate and a side wall,

the side wall has a lower edge wall disposed under the floor plate, and

the proximity sensors are installed inside the lower edge wall.

11. The water supplier of claim 1 , wherein the water tub has a side wall forming a side,

the side wall has a lower edge wall having a rounded lower portion, and

the gyro sensor is disposed inside the lower edge wall.

12. The water supplier of claim 1 , comprising a warning lamp showing a danger signal and disposed at a lower portion of the water tub,

wherein the warning lamp is turned on to output a first color when the inclination sensed by the gyro sensor is larger than an inclination setting value.

13. The water supplier of claim 1 ,

the controller cuts power when an inclination variation sensed by the gyro sensor is larger than an inclination variation setting value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2024
From: YOO, HYUNSUN; KIM, SUNGKYUNG; KIM, JOOGYEOM; EUN, YOUSOOK; CHUN, JAEHUNG; KIM, MYONGSUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 066396/0556 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2018-0131631 · Oct 31, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0131632 · Oct 31, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0131634 · Oct 31, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0132707 · Nov 1, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62733393 · Sep 19, 2018
Related Publication 20210345582A1 · Nov 11, 2021
Cited By (1)
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