Food output device

Abstract

The present invention provides a food device, including a rotatable cylindrical silo. The cylindrical silo is horizontally placed, and a discharge port is provided on its side wall. The cylindrical silo rotates until the discharge port faces downward for discharging. There is a controller and a sensing member connected to the controller. A first sensing member is provided on the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo. The cylindrical silo rotates until its discharge port faces downward. In this state, the sensing member just senses the first sensing member. When the sensing member senses the first sensing member, the controller controls the cylindrical silo to stop rotating and keep the discharge port facing downward. When the sensing member senses the sensing member, the controller controls the cylindrical silo to stop rotating and keep the discharge port facing downward, without manual operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to kitchen equipment, especially food discharging equipment. Background Art

[0002] Patent document CN201727345U discloses an automatic food quantitative adding mechanism. Mainly, it includes a cylindrical silo, and a discharge port is formed on the side wall of the cylindrical silo; a motor is provided for the cylindrical silo, and the output shaft of the motor is fixedly axially connected to the cylindrical silo. The motor drives the cylindrical silo to rotate axially so that the discharge port of the cylindrical silo faces downward for discharging. Since the motor is fixedly connected to the cylindrical silo, it is not convenient to remove the cylindrical silo for cleaning. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention aims to provide a food discharging equipment that facilitates removing the cylindrical silo for cleaning.

[0004] The food discharging equipment includes a rotatable cylindrical silo. The cylindrical silo is horizontally placed, and a discharge port is formed on its side wall. The cylindrical silo rotates axially until the discharge port faces downward for discharging. A controller and a sensing member connected to the controller are provided. A first sensing member is provided on the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo. The cylindrical silo rotates axially until its discharge port faces downward. In this state, the sensing member just senses the first sensing member. When the sensing member senses the first sensing member, the controller controls the cylindrical silo to stop rotating axially and keep the discharge port facing downward.

[0005] Further, there are at least two cylindrical silos, and these cylindrical silos are arranged axially; an axial driving mechanism is included, which drives the sensing member to axially move to align with any one of the cylindrical silos, and then the sensing member senses the first sensing member of this cylindrical silo.

[0006] Further, a second sensing member is provided on the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo. The cylindrical silo rotates axially until its discharge port faces upward. In this state, the sensing member just senses the second sensing member. When the sensing member senses the second sensing member, the controller controls the cylindrical silo to stop rotating axially and keep the discharge port facing upward.

[0007] Further, a third sensing member is provided for each cylindrical silo. The axial driving mechanism drives the sensing member to perform the axial movement until the sensing member senses the third sensing member. In this state, the sensing member is aligned with the cylindrical silo corresponding to this third sensing member.

[0008] Further, the axial driving mechanism is specifically a lead screw-nut driving mechanism.

[0009] Further, a side baffle is provided on the side of the cylindrical silo. When the discharge port of the cylindrical silo faces the side baffle, it is blocked by the side baffle, and when the discharge port faces downward, it is not blocked by the side baffle.

[0010] Further, a receiving container is included below the cylindrical silo, and the receiving container is aligned with the downward discharge port to receive food.

[0011] Furthermore, the first sensing element is a magnetic sensing element, and the sensing element is a Hall sensor.

[0012] Furthermore, the second sensing element is a magnetic sensing element, and the sensing element is a Hall sensor.

[0013] Furthermore, the third sensing element is a magnetic sensing element, and the sensing element is a Hall sensor.

[0014] Furthermore, it comprises a drum wheel, which moves the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo to drive the cylindrical silo to perform the axial rotation.

[0015] Furthermore, there are at least two cylindrical silos, which are axially arranged; an axial driving mechanism is included, which drives the sensing element to axially shift and align with any cylindrical silo, so that the sensing element senses the first sensing element of the cylindrical silo; the drum wheel is driven by the axial driving mechanism to axially shift and align with any cylindrical silo.

[0016] Furthermore, the drum wheel is equipped with a radial driving mechanism, which is driven by the axial driving mechanism to perform the axial displacement together with the drum wheel. The drum wheel is driven by the radial driving mechanism to radially approach the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo.

[0017] Furthermore, the radial driving mechanism is specifically a screw-nut driving mechanism.

[0018] Furthermore, a side baffle plate is provided on the side of the cylindrical silo, and the discharge port of the cylindrical silo is blocked by the side baffle plate when it is facing the side baffle plate; a driven portion is reserved on the side wall of the cylindrical silo, and a wheel inlet port aligned with the driven portion is opened on the side baffle plate, and the drum wheel is driven by the radial driving mechanism to radially pass through the wheel inlet port to drive the driven portion of the outer wall of the cylindrical silo to drive the cylindrical silo to perform the said axial rotation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional view of the food delivery equipment;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a front view of the drum driving mechanism in a state where the toggled portion of the drum silo is not aligned;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a right side view of the drum driving mechanism in a state where the driven portion of the drum silo is not aligned;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a front view of the drum driving mechanism in a state of being aligned with the toggled portion of the cylindrical silo;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a left side view of the drum driving mechanism in a state of being aligned with the toggled portion of the cylindrical silo;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a left side view of the barrel-pushing wheel of the barrel-driving mechanism moved onto the actuated part of the cylindrical silo;

[0025] Figure 7 It is an exploded schematic view from the rear and top perspective of the food-loading mechanism;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a three-dimensional schematic view from the front perspective of a single cylindrical silo;

[0027] Figure 9 It is a three-dimensional schematic view from the front perspective of a single cylindrical silo in the state where the discharge port is facing upward in the food-loading mechanism;

[0028] Figure 10 It is a three-dimensional rear view of a single cylindrical silo in the discharging state in cooperation with the side baffle;

[0029] Figure 11 It is a front view of a single cylindrical silo in the discharging state in cooperation with the side baffle;

[0030] In the figure: 1, receiving container; 2, food-loading mechanism; 6, barrel-driving mechanism; 21, side baffle; 22, actuated part; 23, cylindrical silo; 24, second barrel receiving magnetic block; 25, wheel inlet; 26, barrel rack; 27, first barrel receiving magnetic block; 61, barrel-pushing wheel; 62, driving wheel motor; 63, left-right horizontal lead screw; 64, left-right horizontal lead screw nut block; 65, front-rear horizontal movement motor; 66, front-rear horizontal lead screw; 67, front-rear horizontal lead screw nut block; 68, fixed motor; 69, Hall sensor group; 70, fixed receiving magnetic block. Detailed implementation manners

[0031] As Figure 1 shown, the food discharging device includes a front-rear horizontal food-loading mechanism 2, a barrel-driving mechanism 6, a receiving container 1, and a controller, and the working process of the food discharging device is controlled by the controller. The food-loading mechanism 2, as Figure 7 and Figure 9 shown, includes a barrel rack 26, on which three horizontally placed cylindrical silos 23 are arranged in an axial arrangement. Each cylindrical silo 23 has a discharge port opened on its side wall, and the entire circumferential side edge at the right end of each cylindrical silo 23 (in the Figure 7 direction here) is the actuated part 22. Three side baffles 21 are respectively arranged on the sides of these three cylindrical silos 23, and each side baffle 21 is provided with a wheel inlet 25, and the wheel inlet 25 is aligned with the actuated part 22 of the corresponding cylindrical silo 23. As Figure 1As shown, the barrel driving mechanism 6 includes a barrel wheel 61. The barrel driving mechanism 6 drives the barrel wheel 61 to radially pass through one of the wheel inlets 25, and the barrel wheel 61 can drive the corresponding cylindrical silo 23 to rotate. When the cylindrical silo 23 rotates to the state where the discharge port faces the side baffle plate 21, the discharge port is blocked by the side baffle plate 21 to prevent leakage; the cylindrical silo 23 continues to rotate to the state where the discharge port side faces downward (such as Figure 10 ), the discharge port is not blocked by the side baffle plate 21, and the cylindrical silo 23 discharges the material to the receiving container 1, as described in detail below.

[0032] The barrel driving mechanism 6 specifically includes an upper screw rod and nut mechanism, a lower screw rod and nut mechanism, a barrel wheel 61, and a driving wheel motor 62 that drives the barrel wheel 61 to rotate. The upper screw rod and nut mechanism as an axial driving mechanism includes a fixed motor 68, a front and rear transverse screw rod 66 driven by the fixed motor 68, and a front and rear transverse nut block 67 mounted on the front and rear transverse screw rod 66. The lower screw rod and nut mechanism as a radial driving mechanism is mounted on the front and rear transverse nut block 67, and is driven by the front and rear transverse nut block 67 to perform axial front and rear transverse movement. The lower screw rod and nut mechanism specifically includes a front and rear transverse movement motor 65, a left and right transverse screw rod 63 driven by the front and rear transverse movement motor 65, and a left and right transverse nut block 64 mounted on the left and right transverse screw rod 63. The barrel wheel 61 and the driving wheel motor 62 are mounted on the left and right transverse nut blocks 64 of the left and right transverse screw rods 63, and are driven by the left and right transverse nut blocks 64 to perform radial left and right transverse movement.

[0033] The initial state of the food equipment is as follows Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the drum wheel 61 has not been aligned with any of the wheel inlets 25 and has not yet contacted the food loading mechanism 2. Three fixed sensing magnetic blocks 70 as the third sensing member are arranged along the front-to-back straight line on the drum frame 26 of the food loading mechanism 2. The three fixed sensing magnetic blocks 70 correspond to the positions of the three wheel inlets 25 respectively, and the front-to-back transverse nut block 67 is equipped with a Hall sensor group 69 facing the straight line where the three fixed sensing magnetic blocks 70 are located. The food discharging device starts to work, as shown in FIG. Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the fixed motor 68 drives the front and rear transverse screw rods 66 to rotate, so that the front and rear transverse screw nut blocks 67 drive the lower screw nut mechanism, the drum wheel 61 and the drive motor 62 to move axially forward until the Hall sensor group 69 as the induction element senses the first fixed sensing magnetic block 70. At this time, the drum wheel 61 is aligned with the wheel inlet 25 of the first side baffle plate 21 and the Hall sensor group 69 is aligned with the first cylindrical silo 23, but it still does not contact the driven part 22 of the cylindrical silo 23. The next step is as follows Figure 6As shown, the front and rear transverse movement motor 65 drives the left and right transverse lead screws 63 to rotate axially, so that the left and right transverse movement nut blocks 64 drive the dial wheel 61 and the drive wheel motor 62 to move radially leftward until the dial wheel 61 radially passes through the inlet wheel opening 25 of the first side material baffle 21. At this time, the dial wheel 61 contacts the actuated part 22 of the first cylindrical bin 23. As Figure 8 shown, the actuated part 22 of the cylindrical bin 23 is provided with a circumferentially arranged first bin magnetic sensing block 27 and a second bin magnetic sensing block 24. The first bin magnetic sensing block 27 serves as the first sensing member, and the second bin magnetic sensing block 24 serves as the second sensing member. When the dial wheel 61 has contacted but not yet actuated the actuated part 22 of the cylindrical bin 23, the Hall sensor group 69 is aligned with the inlet wheel opening 25. As Figure 10 and Figure 11 shown, when the drive wheel motor 62 rotates forward to drive the dial wheel 61 to rotate axially forward, the dial wheel 61 axially actuates the first cylindrical bin 23 forward until after the first bin magnetic sensing block 27 is aligned with the inlet wheel opening 25, the first bin magnetic sensing block 27 is sensed by the Hall sensor group 69 on the front and rear transverse movement nut block 67. In this state, the discharge port side of the cylindrical bin 23 faces downward, and the controller commands the drive wheel motor 62 to stop, so that the cylindrical bin 23 maintains the state where its discharge port side faces downward, and thus discharges materials into the receiving container 1. After the first cylindrical bin 23 has finished discharging materials, the drive wheel motor 62 rotates in reverse to drive the dial wheel 61 to rotate axially in reverse, so that the dial wheel 61 axially actuates the first cylindrical bin 23 in reverse until the first cylindrical bin 23 is reset to the state as shown in Figure 9 , the second bin magnetic sensing block 24 is aligned with the inlet wheel opening 25 and is thus sensed by the Hall sensor group 69. In this state, the discharge port of the cylindrical bin 23 faces upward, and the controller stops the drive wheel motor 62 so that the cylindrical bin 23 maintains the state where its discharge port faces upward. The principle of the dial wheel 61 actuating the other two cylindrical bins 23 is the same as that of the dial wheel 61 actuating the first cylindrical bin 23, and will not be elaborated here.

Claims

1. A food discharging device, comprising a rotatable cylindrical silo which is horizontally placed, and a discharging opening is formed in the side wall thereof. The cylindrical silo rotates until the discharging opening faces downward for discharging. It is characterized in that: There is a controller and a sensing member connected to the controller. A first sensing member is provided on the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo. The cylindrical silo rotates axially until its discharge port faces downward. In this state, the sensing member just senses the first sensing member. When the sensing member senses the first sensing member, the controller controls the cylindrical silo to stop rotating axially and keep the discharge port facing downward; it includes a dialing wheel that dials the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo to drive the cylindrical silo to perform the aforesaid axial rotation; there are at least two cylindrical silos, and these cylindrical silos are arranged axially; it includes an axial driving mechanism that drives the sensing member to axially move to align with any one of the cylindrical silos, then the sensing member senses the first sensing member of this cylindrical silo; the dialing wheel is driven by the axial driving mechanism to axially shift to align with any one of the cylindrical silos; a radial driving mechanism is provided for the dialing wheel. The radial driving mechanism is driven by the axial driving mechanism and axially shifts together with the dialing wheel. The dialing wheel is driven by the radial driving mechanism to radially approach the outer side wall of this cylindrical silo; a side baffle is provided on the side of the cylindrical silo. When the discharge port of the cylindrical silo faces the side baffle, it is blocked by the side baffle, and it is not blocked by the side baffle when the discharge port faces downward; a side baffle is provided on the side of the cylindrical silo. When the discharge port of the cylindrical silo faces the side baffle, it is blocked by the side baffle; a part to be dialed is left on the side wall of the cylindrical silo, and the side baffle is provided with an inlet for the wheel aligned with the part to be dialed. The dialing wheel is driven by the radial driving mechanism to radially pass through the inlet for the wheel and dial the part to be dialed on the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo to drive the cylindrical silo to perform the aforesaid axial rotation.

2. The food output device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second sensing member is provided on the outer side wall of the cylindrical silo. The cylindrical silo rotates axially until its discharge port faces upward. In this state, the sensing member just senses the second sensing member. When the sensing member senses the first sensing member, the controller controls the cylindrical silo to stop rotating axially and keep the discharge port facing upward.

3. The food outlet device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A third sensing member is provided for each cylindrical silo. The axial driving mechanism drives the sensing member to perform the aforesaid axial movement until the sensing member senses the third sensing member. Then in this state, the sensing member is aligned with the cylindrical silo corresponding to this third sensing member.

4. The food output device according to claim 1, wherein: The aforesaid axial driving mechanism is specifically a lead screw-nut driving mechanism.

5. The food dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A side baffle is provided on the side of the cylindrical silo. When the discharge port of the cylindrical silo faces the side baffle, it is blocked by the side baffle, and it is not blocked by the side baffle when the discharge port faces downward.

6. The food output device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It includes a receiving container located below the cylindrical silo. The receiving container is aligned with the downward discharge port to receive food.

7. The food output device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first sensing member is a magnetic sensing member, and the sensing member is a Hall sensor.

8. The food outlet device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second sensing member is a magnetic sensing member, and the sensing member is a Hall sensor.

9. The food dispensing device according to claim 3, wherein: The third sensing member is a magnetic sensing member, and the sensing member is a Hall sensor.

10. The food outlet device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The aforesaid radial driving mechanism is specifically a lead screw-nut driving mechanism.

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