A closed-loop management intelligent heat preservation meal delivery vehicle system and method

By designing a closed-loop management intelligent insulation food delivery truck system on the food delivery truck in the nutrition department in the hospital, the poor insulation effect and hygiene problems of the dining truck are solved, automatic meal delivery and data management are realized, the efficiency of dining truck usage and space utilization are improved, and the efficiency of dining truck usage and space utilization are reduced. The difficulty of paper waste and responsibility confirmation.

CN113142807BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-17HANGZHOU CANCER HOSPITAL
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Application Number
CN202110425365.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-04-20
Publication Date
2025-01-17
Estimated Expiration
2041-04-20

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Technical Problem

During the delivery process of the nutrition department in the hospital, there are difficulties such as poor insulation effect of the dining car, multiple contacts between hands and food, untimely replenishment of food, a wide range of food capacity and variety but useless guidance, and space waste.

Method used

A closed-loop management intelligent insulation food delivery vehicle system is designed, including power module, dining platform, touch display screen, transmission mechanism and Internet of Things module to realize automatic meal delivery, facial recognition confirmation, data statistics and remote management, reducing paper quality Use documents and improve the efficiency of dining trucks and space utilization.

Benefits of technology

It solves the problem of poor insulation effect of the dining car, reduces secondary food pollution, realizes closed-loop management, improves the efficiency of the dining car, reduces paper waste, extends the service life of the dining car, and facilitates procurement and confirms the responsibility of the dining car.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a closed-loop management intelligent heat-insulating meal delivery vehicle system and method, comprising a power module and a meal delivery platform, wherein a meal box is arranged in front of the power module, a meal delivery window is arranged above the meal box, a heat-insulating layer is arranged above the meal delivery window, a touch display screen is arranged in front of the meal box, a plurality of rotating wheels are arranged below the meal box, a rotating shaft is installed above the rotating wheels, a rear door is arranged at the rear side of the power module, a power supply is installed inside the power module, a control box is arranged above the power supply, a power port is arranged above the control box, a fixing frame is installed inside the meal delivery window, a transmission mechanism is arranged inside the fixing frame, the meal delivery platform is arranged above the transmission mechanism, and a meal delivery port is arranged above the meal delivery platform. The meal delivery link of the present invention can achieve closed-loop management, responsibilities are assigned to individuals, and meal ordering and distribution are performed remotely, which greatly improves efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a dining car device, in particular to a closed-loop management intelligent heat preservation dining car system and method. Background Art

[0002] The electric food delivery vehicle is small, environmentally friendly, economical and low-noise. It is suitable for the food delivery needs of cities and factories with a simple and elegant appearance. The functional modification design is widely used in food delivery services in large factories, airports, schools, hospitals, hotels and other places, truly realizing health, environmental protection, comfort and energy saving, and meeting the different needs of customers.

[0003] The delivery of meals by the nutrition department in the hospital involves the following difficulties: 1. The insulation effect of the dining cart is poor; 2. When distributing meals, the workers check the paper documents and tick to confirm whether the bed number has been distributed, resulting in repeated contact between hands and food and items, which does not meet the hygiene requirements; there will be a situation where food is insufficient and replenished during the meal collection and delivery process, and the whole process is not monitored and managed; the capacity of the dining carts varies greatly, and there is no parameter for guiding usage. The selection before purchase is not accurate enough, and there is a lot of waste of space after purchase. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a closed-loop management intelligent insulated food delivery vehicle system and method to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a closed-loop management intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle system and method, comprising a power module and a meal delivery platform, a meal box is arranged in front of the power module, a meal delivery window is arranged above the meal box, an insulation layer is arranged above the meal delivery window, a touch display screen is arranged in front of the meal box, a plurality of rotating wheels are arranged below the meal box, a rotating shaft is installed above the rotating wheels, a rear door is arranged at the rear side of the power module, a power supply is installed inside the power module, a control box is arranged above the power supply, a power port is arranged above the control box, a fixing frame is installed inside the meal delivery window, a transmission mechanism is arranged inside the fixing frame, the meal delivery platform is arranged above the transmission mechanism, and a meal delivery port is arranged above the meal delivery platform.

[0006] Preferably, a rotating motor is provided between every two parallel rotating wheels to facilitate the transmission of the rotating wheels.

[0007] Preferably, the bottom of the dining box is connected above the rotating shaft to ensure the stability of the device.

[0008] Preferably, the power port is installed on the rear side of the power module to facilitate charging the power supply at any time.

[0009] Preferably, a sliding window is provided on the outer side of the food serving window, so that the window can be automatically opened by sliding, thereby reducing secondary contamination of food.

[0010] Preferably, the transmission mechanism is composed of three transmission elements, and the middle transmission element is connected to the bottom of the meal delivery platform 15 via a conveyor belt, thereby realizing automatic meal delivery, and the entire meal delivery process can be managed in a closed loop.

[0011] Preferably, the control board inside the control box is STM32F4, and the STM32F4 is connected to the LOT Internet of Things module through the USART serial port. A SIM card is provided inside the LOT Internet of Things module, thereby realizing the networking control of the dining car and being able to perform remote connection for data transmission.

[0012] Preferably, the LOT Internet of Things module is connected to the hospital's Lianzhong system via a 4G network, making it convenient for staff to conduct data statistics on meal orders.

[0013] Preferably, the hospital Lianzhong system is connected to the patient client APP through a wireless network, which greatly improves efficiency and allows patients to choose their own meals.

[0014] The following steps are involved:

[0015] S1. The staff of the hospital's Lianzhong system will collect the number and information of meal orders placed on the APP of the patient clients of various departments in the hospital. After the nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation, the data will be sent to the smart dining car to be received on the touch screen 4.

[0016] S2, transmit to the LOT Internet of Things module of the control box 12 in the dining car through the 4G network.

[0017] S3. Then build the Internet of Things system. The control board inside the control box 12 is Raspberry Pi, which communicates through serial communication and transmits the required data to each other. Raspberry Pi transmits resources to the corresponding interface on the Internet, and the interface can be accessed on the Internet. The Laravel framework of the cloud server is built on the server, and the data obtained by RaspberyPi is stored in MySQL data, and then the data is shared in the form of REST service. Other devices on the Internet can access these devices through the network. Ajax is used to pass the background data to the website front end without refreshing, and display it to the end user through the HighCharts framework.

[0018] S4. After the terminal Internet of Things is built, the LOT Internet of Things module mode is adjusted to remain consistent with the mode corresponding to the accepted APN.

[0019] S5. Adjust the LOT IoT module to use COAP protocol communication. The data of the COAP message is the application layer data. Adjust the application layer data to use binary format. When the application layer data is parsed in the LOT IoT module open platform, it is converted into json format and then the data is transmitted.

[0020] S6. The nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation and sends the order status to the touch screen 4 in the food distribution room. The staff who packs the food counts the total number of vegetables and the total amount of rice based on the data content on the touch screen 4, and then packs the food.

[0021] S7, after the food is packed and divided, the meal boxes 6 are loaded into the truck.

[0022] S8, the dining cart then moves autonomously, and the food picker confirms the food pick-up according to the display content of the corresponding dining cart, and then delivers the food to the ward for distribution. During the food delivery, after each ward bed number is delivered, the user can click on the touch screen 4 to confirm the receipt, and the system confirms the identity of the food distributor through facial recognition to complete the delivery.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are: the present invention solves the problem of heat preservation of dining carts during meal delivery in wards; the meal delivery personnel check the meal delivery information to reduce secondary pollution of food; the efficiency of dining cart use is improved, and the entire meal delivery link can be managed in a closed loop, with responsibilities assigned to individuals; the quantity of meals delivered is checked to reduce paper waste through electronic information; the service life of the dining cart body is extended, and storage guidance parameters for the dining cart space capacity are established to facilitate later procurement considerations and to facilitate meal delivery personnel to check the total quantity by themselves. After the meal delivery personnel in the back kitchen pack the meals according to the content display, they click their own names on the display screen to confirm that the responsibilities are assigned to individuals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is the overall operation process diagram of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 It is the overall structure diagram of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a rear view of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 This is the overall structure diagram of the module of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the meal serving mechanism of the present invention.

[0029] In the figure: 1-power module; 2-insulation layer; 3-meal serving window; 4-touch screen; 5-rotating wheel; 6-meal box; 7-rear door; 8-power port; 9-rotating motor; 10-rotating shaft; 11-power supply; 12-control box; 13-fixed frame; 14-transmission mechanism; 15-meal serving platform; 16-meal serving port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] 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 ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] See also Figure 1-5 The present invention provides a technical solution: a closed-loop management intelligent insulation meal delivery vehicle system and method, comprising a power module 1 and a meal delivery platform 15, wherein a meal box 6 is arranged in front of the power module 1, a meal delivery window 3 is arranged above the meal box 6, and a heat preservation layer 2 is arranged above the meal delivery window 3, a touch display screen 4 is arranged in front of the meal box 6, a plurality of rotating wheels 5 are arranged below the meal box 6, and a rotating shaft 10 is installed above the rotating wheel 5, a rear door 7 is arranged at the rear side of the power module 1, a power supply 11 is installed inside the power module 1, a control box 12 is arranged above the power supply 11, and a power port 8 is arranged above the control box 12, a fixing frame 13 is installed inside the meal delivery window 3, a transmission mechanism 14 is arranged inside the fixing frame 13, the meal delivery platform 15 is arranged above the transmission mechanism 14, and a meal delivery port 16 is arranged above the meal delivery platform 15.

[0032] A rotating motor 9 is arranged between each two parallel rotating wheels 5, so as to facilitate the transmission of the rotating wheels. The bottom of the dining box 6 is connected to the top of the rotating shaft 10, so as to ensure the stability of the device. The power port 8 is installed on the rear side of the power module 1, so as to facilitate the charging of the power supply at any time. A sliding window is arranged on the outside of the meal dispensing window 3, so as to realize the automatic sliding opening of the window and reduce the secondary contamination of food. The transmission mechanism 14 is composed of three transmission elements, and the middle transmission element is connected to the bottom of the meal dispensing platform 15 through a conveyor belt, so as to realize the automatic dispensing of meals, and the whole meal dispensing link can achieve closed-loop management. The control board inside the control box 12 is STM32F4, which is connected to the LOT Internet of Things module through the USART serial port, and a SIM card is arranged inside the LOT Internet of Things module, so as to realize the networking control of the dining car, and can be remotely connected for data transmission. The LOT Internet of Things module is connected to the hospital Lianzhong system through the 4G network, so as to facilitate the staff to carry out data statistics on meal orders. The hospital Lianzhong system is connected to the APP of the patient client through the wireless network, which greatly improves the efficiency, and the patient can choose the meal by himself.

[0033] The following steps are involved:

[0034] S1. The staff of the hospital's Lianzhong system will collect the number and information of meal orders placed on the APP of the patient clients of various departments in the hospital. After the nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation, the data will be sent to the smart dining car to be received on the touch screen 4.

[0035] S2, transmit to the LOT Internet of Things module of the control box 12 in the dining car through the 4G network.

[0036] S3. Then build the Internet of Things system. The control board inside the control box 12 is Raspberry Pi, which communicates through serial communication and transmits the required data to each other. Raspberry Pi transmits resources to the corresponding interface on the Internet, and the interface can be accessed on the Internet. The Laravel framework of the cloud server is built on the server, and the data obtained by RaspberyPi is stored in MySQL data, and then the data is shared in the form of REST service. Other devices on the Internet can access these devices through the network. Ajax is used to pass the background data to the website front end without refreshing, and display it to the end user through the HighCharts framework.

[0037] S4. After the terminal Internet of Things is built, the LOT Internet of Things module mode is adjusted to remain consistent with the mode corresponding to the accepted APN.

[0038] S5. Adjust the LOT IoT module to use COAP protocol communication. The data of the COAP message is the application layer data. Adjust the application layer data to use binary format. When the application layer data is parsed in the LOT IoT module open platform, it is converted into json format and then the data is transmitted.

[0039] S6. The nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation and sends the order status to the touch screen 4 in the food distribution room. The staff who packs the food counts the total number of vegetables and the total amount of rice based on the data content on the touch screen 4, and then packs the food.

[0040] S7, after the food is packed and divided, the meal boxes 6 are loaded into the truck.

[0041] S8, the dining cart then moves autonomously, and the food picker confirms the food pick-up according to the display content of the corresponding dining cart, and then delivers the food to the ward for distribution. During the food delivery, after each ward bed number is delivered, the user can click on the touch screen 4 to confirm the receipt, and the system confirms the identity of the food distributor through facial recognition to complete the delivery.

[0042] Working principle: The present invention utilizes three transmission elements of the transmission mechanism 14, and the middle transmission element is connected to the bottom of the meal delivery platform 15 through a conveyor belt. The internal control box 12 is connected to the Internet of Things module, and the mobile phone APP order is received remotely, realizing the closed-loop management of the entire meal delivery process. A power port 8 is installed on the rear side of the power module 1, and a charging device is added to the dining car to keep the back of the dining car warm. At the same time, the charging device can also perform a sustainable charging of the electronic equipment on the car body. The touch screen 4 on the dining car can be touched. After the nutrition room determines the number of meals delivered to each department, it confirms the order, and the data is transmitted to the touch screen 4 and the back kitchen meal distribution personnel. After the back kitchen meal distribution personnel divide the food according to the content display, they confirm and click their own names on the touch screen 4 to confirm that the responsibility is implemented. The meal picker confirms the meal according to the display content of the corresponding dining car, and delivers the meal to the ward for meal distribution after picking it up. When distributing meals, you only need to click on the screen to confirm. After clicking, it means that the patient has taken it. The hospital's Lianzhong system will collect the number and information of patient orders from various departments in the hospital. After the nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation, the data will be sent to the smart dining car receiving display screen. The LOT Internet of Things module is used to wirelessly receive the order information of the ordering system. At the same time, after the nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation, it will also send the order situation to the touch screen 4 of the food distribution room. The staff who pack and serve the dishes will pack and serve the dishes according to the data content on the display screen. Including the total number of dishes, the total number of rice, etc., it is convenient for the nutrition room staff to randomly arrange the number according to the needs of distributing dishes, and it is convenient for the distributing staff to check the total number by themselves. After the back kitchen distributing staff packs according to the content display, they confirm and click their own names on the touch screen 4. The pick-up staff will confirm the pick-up according to the display content of the corresponding dining car. After picking up the meal, they will deliver it to the ward for distributing. During the delivery of meals, after each ward bed number is delivered, you can click on the touch screen 4 to confirm the receipt. The system brakes to confirm the identity of the distributing staff and confirm that the responsibility is implemented to the person.

[0043] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A method for closed-loop management of an intelligent insulated food delivery vehicle, characterized in that: The invention comprises a power module (1) and a meal dispensing platform (15), wherein a meal box (6) is arranged in front of the power module (1), a meal dispensing window (3) is arranged above the meal dispensing window (3), a heat preservation layer (2) is arranged above the meal dispensing window (3), a touch screen (4) is arranged in front of the meal box (6), a plurality of rotating wheels (5) are arranged below the meal box (6), a rotating shaft (10) is arranged above the rotating wheels (5), a rear door (7) is arranged at the rear side of the power module (1), a power supply (11) is arranged inside the power module (1), a control box (12) is arranged above the power supply (11), a power port (8) is arranged above the control box (12), a fixing frame (13) is arranged inside the meal dispensing window (3), a transmission mechanism (14) is arranged inside the fixing frame (13), the meal dispensing platform (15) is arranged above the transmission mechanism (14), and a meal dispensing port (16) is arranged above the meal dispensing platform (15); The method comprises the following steps: S1. The hospital's Lianzhong system staff will collect the number and information of meal orders placed on the APP of the patient clients of various departments in the hospital. After the nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation, the data will be sent to the smart dining car to receive the touch screen; S2, transmits to the LOT Internet of Things module of the control box in the dining car through the 4G network; S3. Then build the Internet of Things system. The control board inside the control box is Raspberry Pi, which communicates through serial communication and transmits the required data to each other. Raspberry Pi transmits resources to the corresponding interface on the Internet, and the interface can be accessed on the Internet; the Laravel framework of the cloud server is built on the server, and the data obtained by Raspbery Pi is stored in MySQL data, and then the data is shared in the form of REST service. Other devices on the Internet can access these devices through the network; Ajax is used to pass the background data to the website front end without refreshing, and display it to the end user through the HighCharts framework; S4. After the terminal IoT is built, the LOT IoT module mode is adjusted to be consistent with the mode corresponding to the accepted APN; S5. Adjust the LOT IoT module to use COAP protocol communication. The data of the COAP message is the application layer data. Adjust the application layer data to use binary format. When the application layer data is parsed on the LOT IoT module open platform, it is converted into json format and then the data is transmitted. S6. The nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation and sends the order status to the touch screen in the food distribution room. The staff who packs the food counts the total number of vegetables and rice according to the data on the touch screen, and then packs the food; S7, loading the food boxes into trucks after the food is packed; S8, the dining cart then moves autonomously, and the meal pickers confirm the meal pick-up according to the display content of the corresponding dining cart, and then deliver the meal to the ward for distribution; during the meal delivery, after each ward bed number is delivered, the user can click on the touch screen to confirm the receipt, and the system confirms the identity of the meal distributor through facial recognition to complete the delivery; After the food dispensing staff in the back kitchen pack the food according to the displayed content, they click their names on the touch screen to confirm that the responsibility is assigned to them; the food pickers confirm the food pick-up according to the displayed content of their corresponding dining carts, and then deliver the food to the ward for distribution; when dispensing food, they only need to click on the screen to confirm, which means that the patient has taken it. The hospital's Lianzhong system will collect the number and information of food orders from patients in various departments in the hospital. After the nutrition department reviews the patient's dining situation, the data will be sent to the receiving display of the smart dining cart; The LOT IoT module is used to wirelessly receive order information from the ordering system; At the same time, after the nutrition room reviews the patient's dining situation, it will also send the meal ordering information to the touch screen of the food distribution room. The staff who pack the dishes will pack the dishes according to the data on the screen, including the total number of dishes and the total amount of rice, so that the nutrition room staff can randomly arrange the numbers according to the needs of dish distribution, and the dish distributors can check the total number by themselves. After the kitchen dish distributors pack the dishes according to the content displayed, they will confirm by clicking their own names on the touch screen. The meal pickers will confirm the meal pick-up according to the display content of their corresponding dining carts, and deliver the meals to the ward for distribution. During the meal delivery, after each ward bed number is delivered, you can click on the touch screen to confirm receipt, and the system will automatically confirm the identity of the dish distributor and confirm that the responsibility is assigned to the person.

2. A closed-loop management method for an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotating motor (9) is provided between each two parallel rotating wheels (5).

3. A closed-loop management method for an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the dining box (6) is connected above the rotating shaft (10).

4. A closed-loop management method for an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power port (8) is installed on the rear side of the power module (1).

5. The method for closed-loop management of an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sliding window is arranged outside the food serving window (3).

6. A closed-loop management method for an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission mechanism (14) comprises three transmission elements, and the middle transmission element is connected to the bottom of the food serving platform (15) via a conveyor belt.

7. The method for closed-loop management of an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control board inside the control box (12) is STM32F4, the STM32F4 is connected to the LOT Internet of Things module via a USART serial port, and a SIM card is arranged inside the LOT Internet of Things module.

8. A closed-loop management method for an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 7, characterized in that: The LOT Internet of Things module is connected to the hospital's Lianzhong system via the 4G network.

9. A closed-loop management method for an intelligent insulated meal delivery vehicle according to claim 8, characterized in that: The hospital's Lianzhong system is connected to the patient client APP via a wireless network.

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