Patent attributes
A smart feeder includes a food storage chamber and a rotating push plate mechanism. The food storage chamber conveys food to the rotating push plate mechanism through a conveying device, and the rotating push plate mechanism is configured to rotate and hit the food. The rotating push plate mechanism includes a rotating push plate, a first driving mechanism and a food passage. The food passage is in communication with an outlet of the food storage chamber, and the rotating push plate is rotatably installed inside the food passage. The first driving mechanism is configured to drive the rotating push plate to rotate. The food passage includes an outlet segment and a hitting cavity, and the outlet segment is tangent to the hitting cavity. The hitting cavity is in communication with the outlet of the food storage chamber. The rotating push plate is rotatably installed in the hitting cavity.