A soup maker

Abstract

The present invention discloses a soup maker, which comprises: a housing; a processing device, which is arranged in the housing, and comprises a cooking unit and a feeding unit, wherein raw materials enter the cooking unit through the feeding unit, and the cooking unit cooks the raw materials; a discharging device, which is arranged in the housing, and comprises a sorting unit and a discharging unit, wherein the sorting unit separates the finished products cooked by the cooking unit, so that the finished products in different states are respectively output through the discharging unit; and a control device, which is electrically connected to the processing device and the discharging device and is used to control the operation of the processing device and the discharging unit. The soup maker of the present invention can realize full-automatic operation, one-button soup making, quantitative soup distribution, and automatic heat preservation storage, which meets the needs of users and liberates manpower, does not require constant supervision, and the automated operation allows users to enjoy at any time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, and in particular to a soup maker. Background Art

[0002] As people's lives improve, they pay more and more attention to the benefits of diet, because only the right diet can help our body. Soup is an indispensable food in human life, but making soup in life requires considerable manpower and time. For safety reasons, someone needs to watch the soup pot for a long time, which is time-consuming and laborious, and cannot meet the user's demand for safe and convenient cooking equipment. With the advent of automatic rice cookers, automatic coffee machines, automatic dishwashers and even automatic cooking machines, how to realize the automation of soup making has become an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a soup making machine, which is characterized by comprising:

[0004] case;

[0005] A processing device is arranged in the housing, comprising a cooking unit and a feeding unit, the raw material enters the cooking unit through the feeding unit, and the cooking unit cooks the raw material;

[0006] A discharging device is arranged in the housing, comprising a sorting unit and a discharging unit, wherein the sorting unit separates the finished products cooked by the cooking unit so that the finished products in different states are respectively discharged through the discharging unit;

[0007] And a control device, which is electrically connected to the processing device and the discharging device and is used to control the operation of the processing device and the discharging unit.

[0008] Furthermore, the cooking unit includes a pot body, a cover body and a cover body opening and closing assembly; the cover body is connected to the inner wall of the shell, and the cover body opening and closing assembly controls the opening or closing of the cover body and the pot body.

[0009] Furthermore, the cover opening and closing assembly includes a rocker arm and a rotary motor, the rocker arm is connected to the inside of the shell, and the rotary motor drives the cover to rotate.

[0010] Furthermore, a water injection component and a pressure relief component are also provided on the cover body.

[0011] Furthermore, the cooking unit also includes a pouring assembly, which is arranged in the shell and connected to the pot body, and the pouring assembly drives the pot body to rotate.

[0012] Furthermore, the feeding unit comprises a feeding door, and the feeding door is arranged on the shell.

[0013] Furthermore, the sorting unit includes a transition box, a soup box and a sorting assembly, the transition box is covered at the opening of the soup box, the transition box is provided with an outlet, and the sorting assembly is arranged at the outlet for separating solid finished products and liquid finished products; the transition box is arranged corresponding to the pot body.

[0014] Furthermore, the sorting component includes a conveyor belt and a plurality of slices, the conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of through holes for limiting the passage of solid finished products, and the plurality of slices are arranged on the conveyor belt at intervals along the transmission direction of the conveyor belt.

[0015] Further, the discharging unit includes a liquid discharging unit and a solid discharging unit;

[0016] The liquid discharging unit comprises a pump, a discharging pipe and a liquid outlet, wherein the liquid outlet is arranged on the soup box, the pump is connected to the discharging pipe, and the discharging pipe is in communication with the liquid outlet;

[0017] The fixed discharging unit comprises a dish discharging port, the dish discharging port is arranged on the soup box, and the dish discharging port is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt.

[0018] Furthermore, the control device includes a control panel arranged on the housing.

[0019] The soup maker of the present invention can realize full-automatic operation, one-button soup making, quantitative soup distribution, and automatic heat preservation storage, which meets the needs of users and frees up manpower. There is no need for constant supervision, and the automated operation allows users to enjoy the soup at any time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the soup maker of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the soup making machine of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cover structure of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 3 An exploded schematic diagram of the cover structure is shown;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sorting unit of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 5 An exploded schematic diagram of the sorting unit is shown;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 6The structural schematic diagram of the sorting component shown in;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of the liquid discharging unit of the present invention.

[0028] 1-shell; 11-upper door; 12-middle door; 13-lower door; 2-cooking unit; 21-pot body; 22-cover body; 23-automatic water inlet; 24-pressure release; 3-feeding unit; 31-feeding door; 32-door handle; 4-sorting unit; 41-transition box; 42-soup box; 5-liquid discharging unit; 51-pump; 52-discharging pipe; 53-liquid outlet; 6-cover body opening and closing assembly; 61-rocker cover plate; 62-rotating motor; 63-retaining ring; 64-bearing; 65-rocker; 7-control panel; 8-sorting assembly; 81-conveyor belt; 82-slice; 83-through hole; 9-solid discharging unit; 10-serving area. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] like Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, a soup maker according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing 1, a processing device, a discharging device and a control device. The housing 1 in the embodiment of the present invention is a stainless steel housing.

[0031] The processing device and the discharging device are respectively arranged in the housing 1, the processing device includes a cooking unit 2 and a feeding unit 3, the raw materials enter the cooking unit 2 through the feeding unit 3, wherein the feeding unit 3 includes a feeding door 31, and the cooking unit 2 cooks the raw materials. The discharging device includes a sorting unit 4 and a discharging unit, the sorting unit 4 separates the finished products cooked by the cooking unit 2, and the finished products in different states are respectively output through the discharging unit.

[0032] The raw materials used in the embodiments of the present invention include any material that can be used to make soup, such as any one or more of meat, ribs, vegetables, and seafood. Of course, the raw materials need to be processed initially, such as being washed and cut into pieces before being put into the cooking unit 2 for cooking.

[0033] The control device in the embodiment of the present invention is electrically connected to the processing device and the discharging device for controlling the operation of the processing device and the discharging unit. Specifically, the control device includes a control panel 7 disposed on the housing 1 .

[0034] Among them Figure 2 As shown, the cooking unit includes a pot body 21, a cover body 22 and a cover body opening and closing assembly 6; the cover body 22 is connected to the inner wall of the housing 1, and the cover body opening and closing assembly 6 controls the cover body 22 and the pot body 21 to be opened or closed. Specifically, the opening of the pot body 21 in the embodiment of the present invention is circular, and the cover body 22 matched therewith is circular, and the cover body 22 can be rotatably covered with the pot body 21 through the cover body opening and closing assembly 6. The pot body 21 in this embodiment is an electromagnetic soup pot.

[0035] like Figure 3-Figure 4 As shown, the cover opening and closing assembly 6 includes a rocker cover plate 61, a rotating motor 62, a retaining ring 63, a bearing 64 and a rocker arm 65. One end of the rocker arm 65 ( Figure 3 The right end of the housing 1 is hinged to the inner wall of the housing 1 through a damping hinge, and the other end ( Figure 3 The left end in the middle) is rotatably connected with the cover body 22, wherein the end of the rocker arm 65 close to the cover body 22 is provided with an installation cavity, and a bearing 64, a retaining ring 63 and a rotating motor 62 are installed in the installation cavity, wherein a rotating shaft is fixedly installed on the cover body 22, and the rotating shaft is rotatably supported in the bearing 6, and the rotating shaft passes through the end of the bearing 6 and is connected with the rotating motor 62 and driven to rotate by the rotating motor, so that when the rotating motor 62 rotates, the rotating shaft is driven to rotate in the bearing 64, so that the rotating shaft drives the cover body 22 to rotate, and the cover body 22 can be driven to open or close by controlling the forward and reverse rotation of the rotating motor 62. Furthermore, a rocker cover plate 61 is provided at the opening of the installation cavity to seal the opening of the installation cavity and protect the internal components.

[0036] like Figure 3 As shown, the cover 22 is a pressurized cover, and a pressure relief member and a water injection member are also provided on the pressurized cover. In this embodiment, the pressure relief member is a pressure release ball 24 provided on the cover 22. The pressure release ball 24 is a gravity type, and its opening and closing is controlled by a pressure sensor. The water injection member is an automatic water inlet 23 provided on the cover 22. The rocker arm 65 is connected to the inner wall of the housing 1, and the rotary motor 62 drives the cover 22 to rotate relative to the pot body 21.

[0037] The cooking unit 2 further includes a pouring assembly (not shown in the figure), which is arranged in the housing 1 and connected to the pot body 21, and drives the pot body 21 to rotate. The pouring assembly includes a motor and a transmission assembly, which connects the motor and the pot body 21. The transmission assembly can be gears respectively arranged on the pot body 21 and at the end of the motor. The motor drives the gears on the pot body 21 to rotate forward and reversely, thereby driving the pot body to be poured and reset. Specifically, it can be set that the pot body 21 rotates downward 45° when pouring, so as to pour out the soup.

[0038] like Figure 5-Figure 6As shown, the sorting unit 4 in this embodiment includes a transition box 41, a soup box 42 and a sorting component 8, wherein the transition box 41 is correspondingly arranged below the pot body 21, and the transition box 41 covers the opening of the soup box 42. In this embodiment, the opening of the soup box 42 is arranged at the top thereof, so the transition box 41 is sleeved in the opening at the top of the soup box 42, wherein the transition box is in an inverted cone shape or a funnel shape, and an outlet is arranged at the bottom of the transition box, and the sorting component 8 is arranged at the outlet for separating solid finished products and liquid finished products; wherein the liquid finished product refers to the soup, and the solid finished product refers to the cooked solid finished product, such as meat chunks, vegetables, etc., the soup is collected in the soup box 42 after passing through the sorting component 8, and the solid finished product is isolated on the sorting component 8.

[0039] In this embodiment, a heat-insulating layer is installed on the outside of the sorting unit 4, and an electromagnetic heater is provided at the bottom to keep the sorting unit 4 warm.

[0040] like Figure 7 As shown, the sorting assembly includes a conveyor belt 81 and a plurality of slices 82. The conveyor belt 81 is provided with a plurality of evenly distributed through holes 83 for limiting the passage of solid finished products. The plurality of slices 82 are arranged at intervals on the conveyor belt 81 along the transmission direction of the conveyor belt 81. The soup is collected into the soup box 42 through the through holes 83 on the conveyor belt 81, while the solid finished products are blocked between the slices 82 arranged at intervals. The conveyor belt 81 is a food-grade silicone belt, and the conveyor belt shaft is driven to rotate by, for example, a stepping motor, thereby driving the conveyor belt to rotate a predetermined length.

[0041] The discharging unit in the embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid discharging unit 5 and a solid discharging unit 9; Figure 8 As shown, the liquid discharging unit 5 includes a pump 51, a discharging pipe 52 and a liquid outlet 53, wherein the liquid outlet 53 is provided on the soup box 42, the pump 51 is connected to the discharging pipe 52, one end of the discharging pipe 52 is inserted into the soup box 42, and the other end is connected to the liquid outlet 53; wherein the discharging pipe is a hose. The fixed discharging unit 9 includes a dish outlet, which is provided on the soup box 42 and corresponds to the output end of the conveyor belt 81.

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown, the housing 1 in the embodiment of the present invention is divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. The housing 1 is provided with three doors, which are all normally closed. The cover 22 is correspondingly arranged at the upper part of the housing 1, the pot body 21 is arranged at the middle part of the housing 1, and the separation unit is correspondingly arranged at the lower part of the housing 1.

[0043] Correspondingly, a control panel 7 is provided on the upper door, such as a touch screen, and a transparent protective film is also provided on the outer side of the touch screen. The middle door is enough to become a feeding door 31. Specifically, the feeding door 31 can be set as a transparent sliding door. The feeding door 31 is also provided with a door handle 32 for facilitating the opening of the feeding door 31. The feeding door 31 is set corresponding to the pot body 21. After opening the feeding door 31, raw materials can be added to the pot body 21; of course, after the feeding door 31 is opened, the middle cavity can be opened to the outside, so the device in the cavity can also be inspected by opening the feeding door 31. The lower door 13 of the shell 1 is a sorting protection door, such as Figure 2 As shown, a food serving area 10 is also provided on the sorting protection door, wherein the food serving area 10 can be used to place soup cups, bowls and dishes, etc. The food serving area 10 is arranged corresponding to the liquid outlet 53 and the food outlet.

[0044] It should be noted that each motor in the present invention is a controlled motor controlled by a signal transmitted by a control device, and each motor is started or stopped according to the control signal of the control device.

[0045] The working process of the soup making machine of the present invention is:

[0046] The operator puts the cut meat and other raw materials into the pot through the feeding door, clicks the touch screen to select the type of soup, and the soup machine automatically adds water to the pot to the set value of the corresponding category. The cover is driven to rotate 90° and snap onto the pot, and the pot begins to heat. When the air pressure in the pot exceeds the set value, it will enter the pressure holding state; after the soup is cooked, the pressure release ball completely releases the air pressure in the pot. The cover is driven to rotate and separate from the pot, so that the cover returns to its initial position. The pouring component drives the pot to rotate forward slowly by 45° and pours the finished product into the transition box, where solid finished products such as meat and vegetables are left in the transition box, and the clean soup flows into the soup box through the through hole on the conveyor belt. When the guest puts the soup bowl in the serving area, the sorting component pours a certain amount of meat into the soup bowl, and the pump extracts a certain amount of clean soup into the soup bowl, and the operation is completed through voice prompts.

[0047] The present invention provides an intelligent soup maker, which can realize full-automatic operation, one-button soup making, quantitative soup distribution, and automatic heat preservation storage, so as to meet the needs of users and liberate manpower, and does not require constant supervision. The automated operation allows users to enjoy the soup at any time.

[0048] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A soup maker, characterized in that include: case; A processing device is arranged in the housing, comprising a cooking unit and a feeding unit, the raw material enters the cooking unit through the feeding unit, and the cooking unit cooks the raw material; A discharging device is arranged in the housing, comprising a sorting unit and a discharging unit, wherein the sorting unit separates the finished products cooked by the cooking unit so that the finished products in different states are respectively discharged through the discharging unit; and a control device, electrically connected to the processing device and the discharging device, for controlling the operation of the processing device and the discharging unit; The cooking unit comprises a pot body, a cover body and a cover body opening and closing assembly; the cover body is connected to the inner wall of the shell, and the cover body opening and closing assembly controls the cover body and the pot body to be opened or closed; The cover opening and closing assembly comprises a rocker arm and a rotary motor, wherein the rocker arm is connected to the inside of the shell, and the rotary motor drives the cover to rotate; The cover body is also provided with a water injection part and a pressure relief part; The cooking unit further comprises a pouring assembly, which is arranged in the housing and connected to the pot body, and drives the pot body to rotate; The feeding unit comprises a feeding door, and the feeding door is arranged on the shell; The sorting unit comprises a transition box, a soup box and a sorting assembly, wherein the transition box is arranged to cover the opening of the soup box, an outlet is arranged on the transition box, and the sorting assembly is arranged at the outlet to separate solid finished products from liquid finished products; the transition box is arranged corresponding to the pot body; The sorting assembly comprises a conveyor belt and a plurality of slices. The conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of through holes for limiting the passage of solid finished products. The plurality of slices are arranged on the conveyor belt at intervals along the transmission direction of the conveyor belt.

2. The soup maker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharging unit includes a liquid discharging unit and a solid discharging unit; The liquid discharging unit comprises a pump, a discharging pipe and a liquid outlet, wherein the liquid outlet is arranged on the soup box, the pump is connected to the discharging pipe, and the discharging pipe is in communication with the liquid outlet; The solid material discharging unit comprises a dish discharging port, the dish discharging port is arranged on the soup box, and the dish discharging port is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt.

3. The soup maker according to claim 2, characterized in that: The control device comprises a control panel arranged on the housing.

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