Automatic cooking machine and control method thereof

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic cooking machine and a control method for the automatic cooking machine. The automatic cooking machine includes a pot body, a rotary drive, a mobile drive, a pot body limiter, and a control unit. The pot body is detachably mounted on the pot body limiter. The control unit is used to control the mobile drive to drive the pot body to switch between a first heating position and a second heating position. The pot body is provided with a blocking portion protruding from the surface of the pot body. The control unit controls the connection or disconnection of the rotary drive with the pot body. The rotary drive is used to drive the pot body to rotate within the pot body limiter. The automatic cooking machine of the present invention provides a blocking portion within the pot body. During the switching process of the pot body between the first heating position and the second heating position, the food in the pot body is turned over under the blocking action of the blocking portion. The food is stirred by rotating the pot body within the pot body limiter, thereby preventing only heating a single part of the food from sticking to the bottom of the pot due to overheating and burning.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an automatic cooking machine and a control method for the automatic cooking machine. Background Art

[0002] In the existing automatic cooking machines, the ingredients in the pot are stirred mainly by upper stirring rod, lower stirring device and pot rotation during cooking; the pot is heated by heating plate, heating film and electromagnetic heating.

[0003] This will lead to two problems: First, the heating part of the existing automatic cooking machine structure is constant and stationary, and a stirring rod or pot body rotation is required to rotate the ingredients. However, since some ingredients are sticky, they will stick to the pot and continue to heat during the stirring or rotation process, causing them to burn; Second, when cooking ingredients that need to be turned over, especially when frying fish, neither the stirring rod nor the pot body rotation can solve the problem of ingredients sticking to the pot and causing them to burn. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defect in the prior art of automatic cooking machines that ingredients easily stick to the bottom of the pot and burn during cooking, and to provide an automatic cooking machine and a control method for the automatic cooking machine.

[0005] The present invention solves the above technical problems through the following technical solutions:

[0006] An automatic cooking machine, which includes a pot body, and also includes a rotary drive, a movable drive, a pot body limiter and a control unit. The pot body limiter has an internal space for installing the pot body, and the pot body limiter has a removal outlet for allowing the pot body to move out of the internal space. The pot body is detachably mounted on the pot body limiter. The control unit is used to control the movable drive to drive the pot body to switch between a first heating position and a second heating position. A blocking portion protruding from the surface of the pot body is provided in the pot body, and the blocking portion is arranged between the lowest point of the pot body when it is in the first heating position and the lowest point of the pot body when it is in the second heating position. The control unit controls the rotary drive to connect or disconnect with the pot body, and the rotary drive is used to drive the pot body to rotate within the pot body limiter.

[0007] In this solution, a pot limiter is provided in the automatic cooking machine, and the pot is driven to rotate in the pot limiter to achieve stir-frying of the ingredients, thereby avoiding heating only a single part of the ingredients and causing the ingredients to burn. The pot can be detachably installed in the pot limiter, which makes it convenient to remove the pot from the pot limiter for cleaning after processing. A blocking part is provided in the pot body, and a movable driver is provided to drive the pot body to switch between the first heating position and the second heating position. During the process of switching positions, the ingredients in the pot body are turned over by the blocking action of the blocking part, thereby avoiding the ingredients sticking to the bottom of the pot due to excessive heating and causing burning.

[0008] Preferably, the pot body limiter has a spherical area, the pot body is also spherical, the pot body limiter and the pot body match each other, and the rotating axis for switching the pot body between the first heating position and the second heating position and the rotating axis for rotating the pot body both pass through the center of the spherical area.

[0009] In this solution, a spherical area that matches the pot body is provided in the pot body limiter. When the pot body rotates in the pot body limiter or switches between the first heating position and the second heating position, the rotating axis for switching between the first heating position and the second heating position and the rotating axis for rotation both pass through the center of the spherical area. The pot body and the pot body limiter will not separate, ensuring that the pot body can be firmly installed in the pot body limiter. The matching shape enhances the limiting effect of the pot body limiter on the pot body.

[0010] Preferably, the automatic cooking machine further comprises a circumferential limiter, which protrudes from the pot body limiter toward the pot body and abuts against the pot body.

[0011] In this solution, when there is a circumferential gap between the pot body and the pot body limiter, the circumferential limiter is provided so that the circumferential limiter rests against the pot body, thereby improving the stability of the installation of the pot body and the pot body limiter and reducing the movement of the pot body in the pot body limiter.

[0012] Preferably, a recess matching the circumferential limiter is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the pot body, and the circumferential limiter abuts against the recess on the outer circumferential surface of the pot body.

[0013] In this solution, a pit matching the circumferential limiter is provided on the outer surface of the pot body so that the circumferential limiter can abut against the pit, thereby improving the stability of the abutment between the circumferential limiter and the pot body.

[0014] Preferably, the circumferential limiter includes a positioning body and a supporting body, wherein the supporting body is arranged between the positioning body and the pot body limiter, and the supporting body supports the positioning body and the pot body.

[0015] In this solution, a support body is provided to support the positioning body, so that the positioning body can always be in contact with the pot body, thereby improving the reliability of the contact between the circumferential limiter and the pot body.

[0016] Preferably, the pot body limiter has an accommodating groove arranged along the radial direction of the pot body, and the circumferential limiter is arranged in the accommodating groove.

[0017] In this solution, a receiving groove is provided on the pot body limiter, and the circumferential limiter is accommodated in the receiving groove, so that the pot body limiter and the pot body are fitted more closely, thereby improving the limiting effect of the pot body limiter on the pot body, and the circumferential limiter is accommodated in the receiving groove, thereby improving the compactness of the overall structure of the automatic cooking machine.

[0018] Preferably, when the pot body switches between the first heating position and the second heating position, the circumferential limiter clamps the pot body, and the circumferential limiter serves as a movement axis of the pot body.

[0019] In this solution, the pot body switches between the first heating position and the second heating position relative to the heating part, and the food in the pot body also moves relative to the pot body, so that the food in the pot can move relative to the pot body during the cooking process, thereby improving the uniformity of heating of the food. In addition, during the position switching movement of the pot body, the pot body rotates around the circumferential limiter, and the circumferential limiter clamps the pot body and serves as the movement axis of the pot body, thereby reducing the uncertainty of other directions of movement generated when the pot body makes the first movement relative to the pot body limiter, and improving the stability of the pot body making the first movement relative to the pot body limiter.

[0020] Preferably, the number of the pits is an even number, and the plurality of pits are evenly distributed along the circumference of the pot body.

[0021] In this solution, by setting the number of pits to an even number and distributing the pits evenly around the circumference of the pot body, the two circumferential limiters on the pot body limiter can simultaneously abut against the opposite pits on the pot body, and the opposite circumferential limiters simultaneously abut against the pits on the pot body to serve as the rotation axis for the pot body to perform the first movement, thereby improving the stability of the pot body in the first movement.

[0022] Preferably, the upper edge of the blocking portion is a regular polygon, and the number of sides of the upper edge of the blocking portion is the same as the number of the pits.

[0023] In this solution, the number of edges on the upper edge of the blocking part is set to be the same as the number of pits, so that no matter at what angle the pot body rotates around the circumferential limiter, the food in the pot body can collide with the blocking part with the maximum area, thereby improving the success rate of turning over the food when the pot body switches positions at different angles.

[0024] Preferably, the bottom of the pot body limiter has a driving opening, the pot body has a coupling portion, the coupling portion is restricted from moving between the driving openings, and the rotary driver is connected to the coupling portion through the driving opening.

[0025] In this solution, a driving opening is provided at the bottom of the pot body limiter, and the rotary drive is connected to the coupling portion of the pot body through the driving opening. The driving opening and the removal port of the pot body are provided on both sides of the pot body limiter, so that the pot body will not interfere with the rotary drive when it is taken out of the pot body limiter.

[0026] Preferably, the rotary drive includes a first rotary drive unit and a second rotary drive unit. When the pot body is located at the first heating position, it rotates within the pot body limiter driven by the first rotary drive unit, and the pot body and the second rotary drive unit are disengaged; when the pot body is located at the second heating position, it rotates within the pot body limiter driven by the second rotary drive unit, and the pot body and the first rotary drive unit are disengaged.

[0027] In this solution, by respectively providing a first rotary drive unit and a second rotary drive unit, the pot body can rotate at both the first heating position and the second heating position, so that the food in the pot is heated more evenly.

[0028] Preferably, the coupling portion is a protruding shaft, the first rotary driving portion and the second rotary driving portion are respectively provided with shaft sleeves, and the pot body is connected through the protruding shaft and the shaft sleeves.

[0029] In this solution, a protruding shaft is provided on the bottom of the pot, and the first and second rotary drive parts are connected to the pot body through the bushing and the protruding shaft, thereby ensuring that the pot body can be stably driven to rotate around the symmetrical rotary axis.

[0030] Preferably, a heating portion is provided at the bottom of the pot body limiter, and the pot body can rotate relative to the heating portion.

[0031] In this solution, the pot body switches and rotates between the first heating position and the second heating position relative to the heating part, and the food in the pot body also moves relative to the pot body, so that the food in the pot can move relative to the pot body during the cooking process, thereby improving the uniformity of heating of the food.

[0032] Preferably, the pot body has a symmetrical rotation axis, and the rotation axis of the pot body is the symmetrical rotation axis.

[0033] In this solution, the pot body rotates around the symmetrical rotation axis to achieve uniform heating of the food in the pot, and the rotation around the symmetrical rotation axis does not change the relative position of the pot body with respect to the fixed frame, thereby avoiding interference between the pot body and the fixed frame due to rotation.

[0034] Preferably, the covering area of the heating portion is smaller than the heated area of the pot body.

[0035] In this solution, by setting the coverage area of the heating part to be smaller than the heated area of the pot body, different positions of the pot body can be heated separately during the rotation of the pot body, avoiding the temperature of a single area of the pot body being too high and causing the food to burn.

[0036] Preferably, the pot body has a symmetrical rotation axis, and when the pot body is located at the first heating position or the second heating position, the angle between the symmetrical rotation axis and the vertical direction is between 10° and 60°.

[0037] In this solution, when the pot body is located in the first heating position and the second heating position, the angle between the symmetrical rotation axis of the pot body and the vertical direction is between 10° and 60°. This setting prevents the pot body from tilting excessively in the heating position and prevents the food in the pot body from spilling out of the pot mouth during heating.

[0038] Preferably, the blocking portion is arranged at the center of the bottom of the pot body.

[0039] In this solution, by setting the blocking part at the center of the bottom of the pot, the food can hit the blocking part every time the pot body switches between the first heating position and the second heating position, thereby improving the success rate of turning the food over during the position switching process of the pot body.

[0040] Preferably, the moving driver is used to provide an impact load to the pot body, and under the action of the impact load, the pot body switches between the first heating position and the second heating position.

[0041] In this solution, by applying an impact load to the pot body, the food can jump up and contact the blocking part during the process of switching the position of the pot body to achieve the turning of the food, thereby improving the success rate of turning the food over.

[0042] Preferably, the moving driver includes a first impact part and a second impact part, and when the pot body is located at the first heating position, the second impact part is used to provide an impact load to the pot body to move the pot body toward the second heating position; when the pot body is located at the second heating position, the first impact part is used to provide an impact load to the pot body to move the pot body toward the first heating position.

[0043] In this solution, a first impact portion and a second impact portion are respectively provided to provide impact loads to the pot body when it is located at the first heating position and the second heating position, so that the food in the pot can be turned over when the pot body changes its position, so that the food can be heated more evenly during the cooking process.

[0044] Preferably, both the first impact part and the second impact part are impact hammers.

[0045] In this solution, an impact hammer is provided to provide an impact load to the pot body. The impact hammer has a simple structure and can provide an impact load to the pot body stably and reliably, thereby improving the operational reliability of the automatic cooking machine.

[0046] Preferably, the impact hammer is electromagnetically driven.

[0047] In this solution, by setting the impact hammer to be electromagnetically driven, the electromagnetically driven impact hammer can be powered on and output an impact load in a very short time when needed. It has a simple structure and does not require additional air or hydraulic pipelines, thereby simplifying the structure of the automatic cooking machine.

[0048] A control method for an automatic cooking machine, the automatic cooking machine comprising a pot body, a control unit, a rotation drive unit and a mobile drive, the control method comprising the following steps:

[0049] S10, the control unit controls the rotation drive unit to separate from the pot body;

[0050] S20, the control unit controls the movable driver to drive the pot body to move from the first heating position to the second heating position;

[0051] S30: The control unit controls the rotation drive unit to connect to the pot body.

[0052] In this solution, the rotary drive unit and the pot body are first controlled to separate, and then the pot body is driven by the mobile driver to switch between the first heating position and the second heating position, thereby avoiding the connection between the rotary drive unit and the pot body hindering the pot body from switching positions during the switching process.

[0053] The positive progress effect of the present invention is:

[0054] The automatic cooking machine and control method of the present invention are as follows: a pot body limiter is provided in the automatic cooking machine, and the pot body can be detachably installed in the pot body limiter, so that the pot body can be removed from the pot body limiter for cleaning after processing is completed; a blocking portion is provided in the pot body, and a movable driver is provided to drive the pot body to switch between a first heating position and a second heating position; when the pot body is switching positions, the food in the pot body is turned over under the blocking action of the blocking portion, and the pot body is rotated to rotate in the pot body limiter to achieve stir-frying of the food, thereby avoiding heating only a single part of the food and sticking to the bottom of the pot due to excessive heating and burning. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0055] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention.

[0056] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention after rotation.

[0057] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the pot body and pot body limiter after being decomposed.

[0058] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the pot body limiter of the present invention.

[0059] Figure 5 It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention.

[0060] Figure 6 This is a partial enlarged view of the circumferential limiter of the present invention installed in the accommodating groove.

[0061] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the pot body of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention.

[0062] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the pot body of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention.

[0063] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the pot body of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention being located at the first heating position.

[0064] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the pot body of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention being located at the second heating position.

[0065] Figure 11 for Figure 9 A partial enlarged view of the connection between the first rotary drive part and the protruding shaft when the pot body of the automatic cooking machine is in the first heating position.

[0066] Figure 12 for Figure 9 A partial enlarged view of the disconnection between the second rotary drive unit and the pot body of the automatic cooking machine when the pot body is in the first heating position.

[0067] Figure 13 It is a parts diagram of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention.

[0068] Figure 14 This is a control signal transmission block diagram of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention.

[0069] Description of reference numerals:

[0070] Automatic cooking machine 100

[0071] Pot body 10

[0072] Symmetrical rotary axis 101

[0073] pit 102

[0074] Coupling unit 103

[0075] Blocking portion 104

[0076] Pot limiter 20

[0077] Take Exit 201

[0078] Accommodation tank 202

[0079] Rotary drive 30

[0080] First rotary drive unit 301

[0081] Second rotary drive unit 302

[0082] Bushing 303

[0083] Circumferential limiter 40

[0084] Positioning body 401

[0085] Support body 402

[0086] Heating unit 50

[0087] Ingredients 60

[0088] Mobile Driver 70

[0089] First impact part 701

[0090] Second impact part 702

[0091] Control unit 80 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0092] The present invention is further described below by way of examples, but the present invention is not limited to the scope of the examples.

[0093] Example 1

[0094] like Figure 1As shown, the present invention provides an automatic cooking machine 100. The automatic cooking machine 100 includes a pot body 10, a rotary drive 30, a movable drive 70, a pot body stopper 20, and a control unit 80. The pot body 10 has a spherical cavity for accommodating food 60. The pot body stopper 20 has an internal space for mounting the pot body 10. Positioning seats are provided below and on the sides of the internal space to accommodate and position the pot body 10. The pot body stopper 20 has an outlet 201 for allowing the pot body 10 to be removed from the internal space. The outlet 201 is opened toward the top of the pot body stopper 20. When in use, first install the pot body 10 located outside the pot body limiter 20 into the pot body limiter 20 through the removal outlet 201, then add the ingredients 60 to be cooked into the pot body 10. After the ingredients 60 are added, heat the pot body 10 and drive the pot body 10 to rotate to achieve an effect similar to stir-frying the ingredients 60. Finally, take out the processed ingredients 60 from the pot body 10, and take out the pot body 10 from the pot body limiter 20 through the removal outlet 201, so as to clean the pot body 10 and use it in the subsequent cooking process. The pot body 10 can be detachably installed on the pot body limiter 20, which is convenient for taking the pot body 10 out of the pot body limiter 20 to clean the pot body 10 and use it in the subsequent cooking process. Figure 14 As shown, the control unit 80 is used to control the mobile driver 70 to drive the pot body 10 to switch between the first heating position and the second heating position. To simplify the description, the switching movement of the pot body 10 between the first heating position and the second heating position is named the first movement. The first movement can also be regarded as the swinging of the pot body 10 in the pot body limiter 20, and the first heating position and the second heating position are provided in the pot body limiter 20. The bottom of the pot body 10 is spherical, and the top of the pot body 10 is annular. The mobile driver 70 abuts against the annular portion of the pot body 10. Under the control of the control unit 80, the mobile driver 70 provides a driving force to the pot body 10 to drive the pot body 10 to switch between the first heating position and the second heating position. The pot body limiter 20 limits the first movement direction of the pot body 10. During the first movement of the pot body 10, the bottom of the pot body 10 is always in contact with the pot body limiter 20.

[0095] The pot body 10 is provided with a blocking portion 104 protruding from the surface of the pot body 10. The blocking portion 104 protrudes from the bottom of the pot body 10 to the spherical cavity in the pot body 10. Figure 9As shown, when the pot body 10 is in the first heating position, the pot body 10 heats the B side of the plate-shaped food 60. During the heating process, the pot body 10 is kept stable or slightly swayed left and right, so that the B side of the plate-shaped food 60 is seared on one side. When the B side is seared, the movable actuator 70 drives the pot body 10 to switch to the second heating position. During the switching process, the food 60 in the pot is thrown up due to inertia. At the same time, it is blocked by the blocking portion 104 during the throwing process, causing it to flip over. When the pot body 10 switches to the second heating position, the A side of the food 60 contacts the pot body 10 and is heated, thereby searing the A side of the food 60. To ensure that the food 60 hits the blocking portion 104 during the throwing process, the blocking portion 104 is located between the lowest point of the pot body 10 in the first heating position and the lowest point of the pot body 10 in the second heating position. This ensures that the food 60 hits the blocking portion 104 during the switching process, thereby flipping the food 60.

[0096] The control unit 80 controls the connection or disconnection of the rotary driver 30 with the pot body 10. During actual use, before the pot body 10 switches from the first heating position to the second heating position, the control unit 80 first controls the disconnection of the rotary driver 30 and the pot body 10, and the control unit 80 then drives the movable driver 70 to drive the pot body 10 to switch from the first heating position to the second heating position, and then the control unit 80 controls the connection of the rotary driver 30 and the pot body 10 to drive the rotation of the pot body 10 at the second heating position. The pot body 10 has a symmetric rotation axis 101, which is not a physical axis but an axis in a spatial concept. The symmetric rotation axis 101 is the symmetric axis of the pot body 10, and the pot body 10 is symmetrical around the symmetric rotation axis 101. The rotary driver 30 is used to drive the pot body 10 to rotate around the symmetric rotation axis 101 in the pot body limiter 20. As Figure 2 As shown, the rotary actuator 30 is connected to the pot body 10 and is used to drive the pot body 10 to rotate within the pot body stopper 20. During cooking, by driving the pot body 10 to rotate about the symmetrical rotation axis 101, the food 60 stuck to the bottom of the pot can be brought to a higher position due to the rotation and can fall naturally under the action of gravity, preventing the food 60 from being stuck to the bottom of the pot for a long time and being heated and burning.

[0097] like Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 7As shown, in this embodiment, the shape of the inner wall of the pot body stopper 20 matches the shape of the pot body 10. The inner wall of the pot body stopper 20 encloses a spherical area. The lower portion of the pot body 10 is also spherical in shape. The spherical area of the pot body stopper 20 and the spherical outer shape of the lower portion of the pot body 10 match in size, thereby matching the pot body stopper 20 and the pot body 10. After the pot body 10 is installed in the pot body stopper 20, the pot body stopper 20 can match the pot body 10 and restrict the movement of the pot body 10 within the pot body stopper 20, thereby preventing the pot body 10 from shifting within the pot body stopper 20 during use due to a gap between the two due to shape mismatch. The rotation axis of the first movement and the axis of rotation of the pot body 10 about the symmetric rotation axis 101 both pass through the center of the spherical region. Thus, during the first swinging movement of the pot body 10, the bottom of the pot body 10 is always in contact with the pot body stopper 20, ensuring that the pot body stopper 20 serves to limit the pot body 10. In other embodiments, the matching region between the pot body 10 and the pot body stopper 20 may also be an inverted spherical shape, i.e., the bottom of the pot body 10 is an inwardly concave spherical shape, and the pot body stopper 20 is an upwardly protruding spherical shape, which can also achieve the matching and limiting effect of the pot body stopper 20 on the pot body 10.

[0098] like Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the automatic cooking machine 100 further includes a circumferential stopper 40, which protrudes from the pot body stopper 20 toward the pot body 10. When the pot body 10 is placed within the pot body stopper 20, the circumferential stopper 40 abuts against the pot body 10 along the diameter of the spherical shape of the pot body 10, preventing the pot body 10 from rotating about the symmetric rotation axis 101 without a driving force. In other embodiments, the circumferential stopper 40 may not be provided, and the movement of the pot body 10 may be restricted solely by the limiting action of the pot body stopper 20 on the pot body 10.

[0099] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the outer circumference of the pot body 10 is provided with a recess 102 that matches the circumferential stopper 40. The recess 102 is located at the point of maximum diameter along the extension direction of the symmetric rotation axis 101 of the pot body 10, and the shape of the recess 102 matches the shape of the circumferential stopper 40 on the side closest to the pot body 10. The circumferential stopper 40 abuts against the recess 102 on the outer circumferential surface of the pot body 10. When the pot body 10 is not rotating, the circumferential stopper 40 abuts against the recess 102, thereby preventing the pot body 10 from rotating in the absence of a driving force. When the pot body 10 is subjected to a load that rotates about the symmetric rotation axis 101, the pot body 10 rotates, and the circumferential stopper 40 exits the recess 102 until it abuts against the next recess 102 distributed along the circumference of the pot body 10, at which point the pot body 10 stops rotating. The minimum angle of rotation of the pot body 10 around the symmetric rotation axis 101 is the relative central angle between two adjacent pits 102 .

[0100] The circumferential stopper 40 comprises a positioning body 401 protruding from the inner wall of the pot body stopper 20 and a support body 402. The positioning body 401 abuts against the pot body 10, and the support body 402 is disposed between the positioning body 401 and the pot body stopper 20. The support body 402 is used to provide an elastic force to the positioning body 401, forcing it to abut against the pot body 10. In this embodiment, the support body 402 is a spring and the positioning body 401 is a steel ball. In other embodiments, the support body 402 can also be a structure such as a spring that provides an elastic force in a linear direction, and the positioning body 401 can also be a ball made of plastic or other hard materials.

[0101] The pot stopper 20 is provided with a receiving groove 202 extending radially along the pot body 10. The receiving groove 202 is a cylindrical cavity. The circumferential stopper 40 is disposed within the receiving groove 202. The support body 402 is completely disposed within the receiving groove 202. The positioning body 401 partially protrudes from the end of the receiving groove 202 near the pot body 10 and abuts against the corresponding recess 102 on the pot body 10. The positioning body 401 is partially disposed within the receiving groove 202.

[0102] like Figure 5 As shown, the pot body stopper 20 defines a first heating position and a second heating position. The pot body 10 switches between the first and second heating positions through a first movement. When the pot body 10 makes the first movement relative to the pot body stopper 20, the circumferential stopper 40 acts as a rotation axis to support the pot body 10. The circumferential stopper 40 serves as the movement axis of the pot body 10, and the axial direction of the circumferential stopper 40 extends through the center of the pot body 10.

[0103] The number of the dimples 102 is an even number, and the plurality of dimples 102 are evenly distributed along the circumference of the pot body 10. When the pot body 10 rotates within the pot body stopper 20 with the circumferential stopper 40 as the rotation axis during the first movement, the circumferential stoppers 40 on both sides of the spherical diameter of the pot body 10 abut against the pot body 10. This allows the circumferential stoppers 40 on both sides of the pot body 10 to serve as the rotation axis to support the pot body 10, thereby making the rotation of the pot body 10 around the circumferential stoppers 40 during the first movement more stable.

[0104] In this embodiment, the bottom of the pot stopper 20 has a drive opening (not shown). The drive opening is used for a rotary driver 30 to drive the pot 10 to rotate within the pot stopper 20 through the drive opening. The bottom of the pot 10 has a coupling portion 103 extending away from the pot 10 along the axis of symmetry 101. When the pot 10 moves between the first heating position and the second heating position within the pot stopper 20, the coupling portion 103 also moves between the drive openings. The rotary driver 30 connects to the coupling portion 103 through the drive opening, and the load driving the pot 10 to rotate about the axis of symmetry 101 is transmitted to the pot 10 via the coupling portion 103. In other embodiments, the drive opening may be set on the side of the pot body limiter 20 instead of the bottom of the pot body limiter 20, or the drive opening may not be set, but the pot body 10 may be manufactured by using magnetic material, and a rotation driver 30 that drives the pot body 10 to rotate by magnetism is set outside the pot body limiter 20, and the magnetic field with changing direction is generated by changing the current passing through at different times to achieve the driving of the pot body 10 to rotate in the pot body limiter 20.

[0105] like Figure 9 As shown, the rotary driver 30 includes a first rotary driver 301 and a second rotary driver 302. The first rotary driver 301 and the second rotary driver 302 both have a drive motor, which is used to drive the pot body 10 to rotate around the symmetrical rotary axis 101. Figure 11 As shown, when the pot body 10 is located at the first heating position, the pot body 10 performs a first movement driven by the first rotary drive unit 301, and at this time there is no connection between the pot body 10 and the second rotary drive unit 302. Figure 12 As shown, when the pot body 10 is in the second heating position, the pot body 10 performs a first movement driven by the second rotary drive unit 302. At this time, there is no connection between the pot body 10 and the first rotary drive unit 301. When the first rotary drive unit 301 or the second rotary drive unit 302 is connected to the pot body 10, the output shaft of the driving motor of the first rotary drive unit 301 or the second rotary drive unit 302 is perpendicularly connected to the cross-section of the surface of the pot body 10. The motor output shaft and the surface of the pot body 10 are perpendicularly connected. Therefore, when the pot body 10 is driven to rotate, the rotation of the pot body 10 only includes rotational movement around the motor output shaft and does not include rotational movement around other axes. This simplifies the rotational movement of the pot body 10 while ensuring the rotation of the pot body 10, thereby improving the stability of the pot body 10 during rotation.

[0106] In other embodiments, the rotary driver 30 may also include only one first rotary driving unit 301 or one second rotary driving unit 302 .

[0107] In this embodiment, the coupling portion 103 is a protruding shaft extending from the bottom of the pot body 10 along the direction of the symmetrical rotation axis 101, away from the pot body 10. A sleeve 303 is provided on each of the first and second rotary drive portions 301, 302, connecting the pot body 10 to the protruding shaft and sleeves 303. The inner surface of the sleeve 303 is matingly connected to the protruding shaft.

[0108] In other embodiments, a groove may be provided at the bottom of the pot body 10, and the first rotary drive unit 301 and the second rotary drive unit 302 are respectively provided with a protruding rotating shaft and are used to extend into the groove at the bottom of the pot body 10, and the rotating shaft and the groove cooperate to drive the pot body 10 to rotate.

[0109] The bottom of the pot body stopper 20 is provided with a heating portion 50, and the pot body 10 can rotate relative to the heating portion 50. The pot body 10 can rotate to change the heating area of the pot body 10 relative to the heating portion 50, thereby improving the uniformity of heating in each area of the pot body 10. Figure 2 As shown, during the rotation, the food 60 stuck to the bottom of the pot can be brought to a higher position due to the rotation, and can fall naturally under the action of gravity, avoiding the food 60 being stuck to the bottom of the pot for a long time and being heated, causing it to burn.

[0110] The coverage area of the heating portion 50 is smaller than the heated area of the pot body 10. The coverage area of the heating portion 50 is the area of the pot body 10 that is opposite to the heating portion 50 and can heat the pot body 10. The heating portion 50 is arranged at the bottom of the pot body 10 in the vertical direction. The heating portion 50 can only heat an area of the bottom of the pot body 10 in the vertical direction. When the pot rotates around the circumferential limiter 40 during the first movement, the area that has been heated by the heating portion 50 before the rotation moves away from the heating portion 50 as the pot body 10 rotates, and the area that has not been heated before rotates to be opposite to the heating portion 50 as the pot body 10 rotates and is heated by the heating portion 50. In addition, as the pot body 10 rotates around the symmetrical rotation axis 101, each area on the pot body 10 can be heated by the heating portion 50, thereby improving the uniformity of heating of each part of the pot body 10 and avoiding the situation where the temperature of some areas of the pot body 10 is too high, resulting in some food 60 in the pot body 10 being burnt.

[0111] like Figure 1As shown, in order to prevent the food 60 in the pot from spilling out of the pot body 10 during the cooking process, when the pot body 10 is in the first heating position or the second heating position, the angle between the symmetry rotation axis 101 and the vertical direction is between 10° and 60°. Preferably, in this embodiment, when the pot body 10 is in the first heating position or the second heating position, the angle between the symmetry rotation axis 101 and the vertical direction is 45°. Setting it to 45° can prevent the pot body 10 from switching between the first heating position and the second heating position due to too small an inclination angle, which reduces the success rate of flipping the food 60. It can also prevent the pot body 10 from moving too violently when switching between the first heating position and the second heating position due to too large an inclination angle, which may cause the food 60 in the pot body 10 to spill out.

[0112] In this embodiment, the angle between the axis of symmetry 101 and the vertical direction is between 10° and 60°. In other embodiments, this angle may be less than 10° or slightly greater than 60°, but it should not be too close to 0° to prevent the food 60 from being unable to flip over due to insufficient position change when the pot 10 switches positions. This angle may also be slightly greater than 60°, such as 65° or 70°, but it should not be too large, for example, not close to 90°. If this angle is close to 90°, the food 60 may easily fly out of the pot 10 due to inertia after the pot 10 switches positions.

[0113] In this embodiment, the blocking portion 104 is provided at the center of the bottom of the pot body 10, that is, at the intersection of the symmetrical rotation axis 101 and the pot body 10. The blocking portion 104 is a rod-shaped object protruding from the bottom of the pot body 10 to the spherical cavity in the pot body 10. The blocking portion 104 is provided at the center of the bottom of the pot body 10, which can improve the success rate of the food 60 turning over under the obstruction of the blocking portion 104 during the tossing process. Each time the pot body 10 switches between the first heating position and the second heating position, the food 60 can hit the blocking portion 104 as much as possible, thereby realizing the turning over of the food 60. In other embodiments, the blocking portion 104 may not be provided at the center of the bottom of the pot body 10, and may be slightly deviated from the center of the bottom of the pot body 10. As long as the blocking portion 104 is provided at the lowest point when the pot body 10 is in the first heating position (that is, Figure 9 The pot body 10 is at the lowest point in the vertical direction of the pot body 10 when it is in the first heating position and the lowest point in the vertical direction of the pot body 10 when it is in the second heating position (ie Figure 10 The pot body 10 shown in the figure is in the second heating position (the lowest point of the pot body 10 in the vertical direction).

[0114] The mobile driver 70 is used to provide an impact load to the pot body 10, and under the action of the impact load, the pot body 10 switches between the first heating position and the second heating position. In this embodiment, the impact load refers to the acceleration of the load that changes in a step, and there is no restriction on how the mobile driver 70 applies the impact load to the pot body 10. The form of applying the impact load is not limited to pushing, pulling or other methods on the pot body 10. In other embodiments, the load applied by the mobile driver 70 to the pot body 10 may not be an impact load, that is, the load applied by the mobile driver 70 to the pot body 10 may not change in a step, as long as the load drives the pot body 10 to switch positions so that the food 60 inside the pot body 10 can be thrown up.

[0115] like Figure 9 As shown, in this embodiment, the mobile driver 70 includes a first impact part 701 and a second impact part 702. The second impact part 702 is used to provide an impact load to the pot body 10 to move the pot body 10 to the second heating position. When the pot body 10 is located at the first heating position, the second impact part 702 abuts against the right side wall of the pot body 10. When the control unit 80 of the automatic cooking machine 100 does not send an impact signal to the second impact part 702, the second impact part 702 only abuts against the pot body 10 without moving; when the control unit 80 determines that the pot body 10 needs to be switched from the first heating position to the second heating position, the control unit 80 sends an action signal to the second impact part 702. After receiving the action signal, the second impact part 702 provides the pot body 10 with an impact load with a step change in acceleration, and the pot body 10 swings to the position shown in FIG. Figure 10 The second heating position shown. When the pot body 10 is located at the second heating position, the first impact part 701 is used to provide an impact load to the pot body 10 to move the pot body 10 to the first heating position. When the pot body 10 is located at the second heating position, the first impact part 701 abuts against the left side wall of the pot body 10. When the control unit 80 does not send an impact signal to the first impact part 701, the first impact part 701 only abuts against the pot body 10 without moving; when the control unit 80 determines that the pot body 10 needs to be switched from the second heating position to the first heating position, the control unit 80 sends an action signal to the first impact part 701. After receiving the action signal, the first impact part 701 provides the pot body 10 with an impact load with a step change in acceleration, and the pot body 10 swings to the position shown. Figure 9 In the first heating position shown, the food 60 in the pot is first thrown up due to inertia during the swinging process of the pot body 10 , and then the food 60 is turned over and falls into the pot body 10 under the obstruction of the blocking portion 104 .

[0116] In other embodiments, the mobile driver 70 may also be provided with a first impact part 701 instead of a second impact part 702, and the first impact part 701 is used to push the pot body 10 from the first heating position to the second heating position, and a magnetic suction device is provided on the first impact part 701 to suck the pot body 10 from the second heating position back to the first heating position.

[0117] like Figure 13 As shown, the first impact part 701 and the second impact part 702 are both impact hammers, and the impact hammers are electromagnetically driven. When the pot body 10 is located in the first heating position, the hammer head of the impact hammer of the second impact part 702 abuts against the right side wall of the pot body 10. When the second impact part 702 receives a signal from the control unit 80, the electromagnetic coil in the second impact part 702 is quickly energized and drives the impact hammer to output an instantaneous force F to the pot body 10. The angle β between the instantaneous force F and the vertical direction is between -60° and 90°. In this embodiment, the preferred angle β=5°. The second impact part 702 and the first impact part 701 have the same structure and will not be elaborated here. The only difference between the two is that the second impact part 702 and the first impact part 701 are set at different positions. The first impact part 701 is set to abut against the left side wall of the pot body 10 when the pot body 10 is located in the second heating position. In other embodiments, the first impact portion 701 or the second impact portion 702 may be implemented as a combination of an electromagnet and a permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is mounted on the side wall of the pot body 10. When the pot body 10 needs to be pushed, the electromagnet is energized, and the pot body 10 is pushed between the first heating position and the second heating position according to the repulsion between the opposite poles of the magnets. In other embodiments, the pot body 10 may be pushed by a power source such as a cylinder or hydraulic pressure.

[0118] This embodiment also provides a control method for an automatic cooking machine. The automatic cooking machine 100 includes a pot body 10, a control unit 80, a rotation drive unit, and a mobile driver 70. The control method includes the following steps:

[0119] When the pot body 10 is located in the first heating position or the second heating position, the rotary drive unit is connected to the coupling unit 103 at the bottom of the pot body 10. When it is necessary to drive the pot body 10 to switch the heating position, step S10 is first performed, and the control unit 80 controls the rotary drive unit and the pot body 10 to disengage. After step S10, there is no rigid connection between the pot body 10 and the rotary drive unit, and the pot body 10 can make a first movement in the pot body limiter 20. S20, the control unit 80 controls the mobile driver 70 to drive the pot body 10 to move from the first heating position to the second heating position. After S20, the pot body 10 switches the heating position in the pot body limiter 20, and the food 60 in the pot body 10 is turned over. Finally, S30, the control unit 80 controls the rotary drive unit to connect to the pot body 10. After S30, the pot body 10 is reconnected to the rotary drive unit, and the rotary drive unit drives the pot body 10 to rotate around the symmetrical rotation axis 101 in the pot body limiter 20 to change the relative position between the heated area of the pot body 10 and the heating part 50, so as to avoid the temperature in some areas of the pot body 10 being too high, causing the food 60 in the pot body 10 to be burned.

[0120] Example 2

[0121] The same parts as those in Example 1 will not be repeated here, and only the differences will be described: In Example 1, the blocking portion 104 is a round rod-shaped object, while in Example 2, the upper edge of the blocking portion 104 is a polygonal structure.

[0122] like Figure 8 As shown, the upper edge of the blocking portion 104 is a regular polygon, and the number of sides of the upper edge of the blocking portion 104 is the same as the number of the recesses 102. In this embodiment, the upper portion of the blocking portion 104 is a regular octagon, and the number of recesses 102 on the outer circumferential surface of the pot body 10 is also eight. In this way, no matter which two opposing recesses 102 on the pot body 10 the circumferential stopper 40 abuts, when the pot body 10 switches between the first heating position and the second heating position with the circumferential stopper 40 as the rotation axis, the food 60 in the pot can contact the blocking portion 104 with as large an area as possible, thereby improving the success rate of the food 60 turning over during the first movement of the pot body 10.

[0123] Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that these are merely illustrative and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims. Those skilled in the art may make various changes or modifications to these embodiments without departing from the principles and essence of the present invention, and such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic cooking machine, comprising a pot body, characterized in that: The automatic cooking machine further includes a rotary drive, a movable drive, a pot body limiter and a control unit, the pot body limiter having an internal space for installing a pot body, and the pot body limiter having a take-out outlet for allowing the pot body to move out of the internal space, the pot body being detachably mounted on the pot body limiter, the control unit being used to control the movable drive to drive the pot body to switch between a first heating position and a second heating position, a blocking portion protruding from a surface of the pot body being provided in the pot body, the blocking portion being arranged between the lowest point when the pot body is in the first heating position and the lowest point when the pot body is in the second heating position, the control unit controlling the rotary drive to connect or disconnect with the pot body, the rotary drive being used to drive the pot body to rotate within the pot body limiter; The pot body stopper has a spherical area, the pot body is also spherical, the pot body stopper and the pot body match each other, and the rotation axis for switching the pot body between the first heating position and the second heating position and the rotation axis of the pot body both pass through the center of the spherical area; The automatic cooking machine further comprises a circumferential limiter, which protrudes from the pot body limiter toward the pot body and abuts against the pot body.

2. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A concave pit matching the circumferential limiter is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the pot body, and the circumferential limiter abuts against the concave pit on the outer circumferential surface of the pot body.

3. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The circumferential limiter includes a positioning body and a supporting body. The supporting body is arranged between the positioning body and the pot body limiter, and the supporting body supports the positioning body and the pot body.

4. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The pot body limiter is provided with an accommodating groove arranged along the radial direction of the pot body, and the circumferential limiter is arranged in the accommodating groove.

5. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: When the pot body switches between the first heating position and the second heating position, the circumferential limiter clamps the pot body, and the circumferential limiter serves as the movement axis of the pot body.

6. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The number of the pits is an even number, and the plurality of pits are evenly distributed along the circumference of the pot body.

7. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The upper edge of the blocking portion is a regular polygon, and the number of sides of the upper edge of the blocking portion is the same as the number of the pits.

8. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the pot body limiter is provided with a driving opening, the pot body is provided with a coupling portion, the coupling portion is restricted from moving between the driving openings, and the rotary driver is connected to the coupling portion through the driving opening.

9. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The rotary drive includes a first rotary drive unit and a second rotary drive unit. When the pot body is located at the first heating position, it rotates within the pot body limiter under the drive of the first rotary drive unit, and the pot body and the second rotary drive unit are disengaged; when the pot body is located at the second heating position, it rotates within the pot body limiter under the drive of the second rotary drive unit, and the pot body and the first rotary drive unit are disengaged.

10. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The coupling portion is a protruding shaft, the first rotary drive portion and the second rotary drive portion are respectively provided with shaft sleeves, and the pot body is connected through the protruding shaft and the shaft sleeves.

11. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heating portion is provided at the bottom of the pot body limiter, and the pot body can rotate relative to the heating portion.

12. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pot body has a symmetrical rotation axis, and the rotation axis of the pot body is the symmetrical rotation axis.

13. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 11, characterized in that: The covering area of the heating portion is smaller than the heated area of the pot body.

14. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pot body has a symmetrical rotation axis. When the pot body is located at the first heating position or the second heating position, the angle between the symmetrical rotation axis and the vertical direction is between 10° and 60°.

15. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blocking portion is arranged at the center of the bottom of the pot body.

16. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving driver is used to provide an impact load to the pot body, and under the action of the impact load, the pot body switches between the first heating position and the second heating position.

17. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 16, characterized in that: The moving driver includes a first impact part and a second impact part. When the pot body is located at the first heating position, the second impact part is used to provide an impact load to the pot body to move the pot body toward the second heating position; when the pot body is located at the second heating position, the first impact part is used to provide an impact load to the pot body to move the pot body toward the first heating position.

18. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 17, characterized in that: The first impact part and the second impact part are both impact hammers.

19. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 18, characterized in that: The impact hammer is electromagnetically driven.

20. A control method for an automatic cooking machine, the control method being implemented using the automatic cooking machine according to any one of claims 1 to 19, the automatic cooking machine comprising a pot, a control unit, a rotation drive unit, and a mobile drive, wherein: The control method comprises the following steps: S10, the control unit controls the rotation drive unit to separate from the pot body; S20, the control unit controls the movable driver to drive the pot body to move from the first heating position to the second heating position; S30: The control unit controls the rotation drive unit to connect to the pot body.

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