Noodle cooking machine and noodle cooking system

Abstract

The application provides a noodle cooking machine and a noodle cooking system. The noodle cooking machine comprises a heating assembly including a cooking pot, a feeding assembly located above the cooking pot and configured to feed the cooking pot, and a stirring assembly including a rotating shaft and a stirring part, wherein the rotating shaft is perpendicular to a plane in which the bottom of the cooking pot is located, and the stirring part is parallel to the rotating shaft and rotates around the rotating shaft when in a working state, and is perpendicular to the rotating shaft when in a non-working state.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of intelligent robots, in particular, relates to a noodle cooking machine and a noodle cooking system. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the progress of society and the development of technology, people's demand for automatic and intelligent devices in life is getting higher and higher, and the embodiment of this demand on kitchen appliances is automatic cooking equipment. People are eager to free themselves from the tedious and smoky cooking process through automatic cooking equipment. Therefore, automatic noodle cooking machines have emerged as the times require.

[0003] However, the noodle cooking machines on the market at present generally have many shortcomings, such as large size, inability to be used in limited space, single function, low degree of automation, and inability to completely separate from human participation for cooking noodles. The above reasons directly cause poor user operation experience and hinder the further widespread application of noodle cooking machines.

[0004] It should be understood that the content described in the background section is only used to help understand the technical solutions disclosed in the present application, and does not necessarily belong to the prior art before the filing date of the present application. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a noodle cooking machine, which comprises: a heating assembly comprising a cooking pot; a feeding assembly located above the cooking pot and used for feeding materials into the cooking pot; and a stirring assembly comprising a rotating shaft and a stirring part, wherein the rotating shaft is perpendicular to the plane on which the bottom of the cooking pot is located, the stirring part is located in the cooking pot and parallel to the rotating shaft and rotates around the rotating shaft in a working state, and the stirring part is stationary outside the cooking pot and perpendicular to the rotating shaft in a non-working state.

[0006] In an embodiment, the noodle cooking machine further comprises a pump liquid assembly used for injecting and / or extracting liquid into the cooking pot.

[0007] In an embodiment, the feeding assembly comprises a lower device used for feeding a first material into the cooking pot.

[0008] In an embodiment, the feeding assembly further comprises a feeding device located above the lower device and having a first material outlet, used for feeding a second material into the cooking pot, wherein the second material falls into the cooking pot through the first material outlet.

[0009] In an embodiment, the stirring assembly further comprises a connecting piece having one end connected to the rotating shaft and the other end connected to the stirring part; and a rotating part connected to the rotating shaft and driving the rotating shaft to rotate together.

[0010] In one embodiment, the connecting member and the stirring part are connected by a hinge structure, and the noodle cooking machine further comprises a blocking member having a groove arranged on a movement path of the stirring part when moving away from the cooking pot, for enabling the stirring part to make a circular arc movement around the hinge structure, wherein the stirring part is completely placed in the groove after the circular arc movement is completed.

[0011] In one embodiment, the pump liquid assembly comprises a first water storage tank for storing a first liquid, a second water storage tank for storing liquid drawn from the cooking pot, a liquid drawing part comprising a liquid drawing pipe for drawing the first liquid from the first water storage tank and injecting into the cooking pot, and / or drawing liquid in the cooking pot and injecting into the second water storage tank, and a heating part for heating the first liquid flowing through the liquid drawing pipe.

[0012] In one embodiment, the noodle cooking machine further comprises a stroke assembly connected with the rotating part, for driving the stirring assembly to move in a direction parallel to the rotating shaft, and driving the stirring assembly to move towards or away from the cooking pot.

[0013] In one embodiment, the noodle cooking machine further comprises a housing surrounding the cooking pot, the feeding assembly and the stirring assembly, wherein a projection shape of the housing in a plane parallel to an opening of the cooking pot comprises a rectangle, and a length of the rectangle is not more than 0.4 m.

[0014] Another aspect of the present application provides a noodle cooking system, comprising the noodle cooking machine according to any one of the above embodiments, and a control module for applying a control instruction to the noodle cooking machine to enable the noodle cooking machine to perform an operation corresponding to the control instruction, wherein the control instruction comprises at least one of a heating instruction, a feeding instruction and a stirring instruction.

[0015] The noodle cooking machine provided by the present application can have at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0016] According to the noodle cooking machine in some embodiments of the present application, the stirring rod is in a released state perpendicular to the plane where the bottom of the noodle cooking machine is located during stirring, and the stirring rod is in a horizontal folded state in a non-working state, which is beneficial to the miniaturization of the noodle cooking machine.

[0017] According to the noodle cooking machine in some embodiments of the present application, the noodle cooking machine can simultaneously have the functions of feeding, heating and stirring, and has a high degree of automation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of some embodiments of the present application, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 is a front structure schematic diagram of a noodle cooking machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a side structure schematic diagram of a noodle cooking machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 is a structure exploded schematic diagram of a noodle cooking machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 4 is a partial structure schematic diagram of a stirring assembly in a non-working state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 5 is a partial structure schematic diagram of a stirring assembly in a working state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 6 is a structure schematic diagram of a stroke assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 7 is a structure schematic diagram of a pump liquid assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 8 is a structure schematic diagram of a telescopic water pipe part according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 9 is a structure schematic diagram of a heating part according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 10 is a structure schematic diagram of a heating assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application; and

[0029] Figure 11 is a command application schematic diagram of a noodle cooking system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] For a better understanding of the present application, various aspects of the present application will be described in greater detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the detailed description is merely descriptive of exemplary embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way. Throughout the specification, like reference numerals refer to like elements. The expression “and / or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms first, second, third, etc. are used herein only to distinguish one feature from another and do not necessarily have any specific order or sequence in time. Thus, a first water storage tank discussed in the present application can also be referred to as a second water storage tank, and vice versa, without departing from the teachings of the present application.

[0032] In the description, references to "one implementation," "an implementation," "some implementations," etc. indicate that the feature or features described can be included in some implementations, but not necessarily in others. The same can hold true for similar terms such as "one embodiment," "an embodiment," "some embodiments," etc. Thus, the term "in an embodiment" does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, although it can. Furthermore, the term "in some embodiments" does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or embodiments, although it can. The terms "an implementation" and "some implementations" are used herein to describe a possible implementation, an example implementation, and some implementations, respectively, but the terms "an implementation" and "some implementations" do not necessarily refer to the same implementation or implementations, although they can.

[0033] In the drawings, the thicknesses of components, sizes, and the like can be exaggerated slightly for ease of explanation. The drawings are merely schematic and are not intended to be drawn to scale. For example, the thickness of the noodle cooking machine housing drawn in the drawings in the present application is not in accordance with the scale in actual production. As used in this document, "substantially," "approximately," and similar terms are used as terms of approximation and not as terms of degree, and are intended to account for the inherent errors in measurement and calculation that would be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art.

[0034] It should be understood that expressions such as "include," "including," "have," "has," "contain," and / or "containing," etc., are open-ended terms that are used in this document to indicate the presence of the stated feature, element, and / or component, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components, and / or groups thereof. In addition, when expressions such as "at least one of" appear after a list of two or more items, it is meant that an item can be one of the items in the list or a combination of any two or more of the items in the list. Furthermore, when describing an implementation of the present application, the use of "can" means "one or more implementations of the present application." Also, the use of the term "exemplary" is intended to present examples or illustrations.

[0035] It should also be understood that the meaning of "on," "over," and "on top of" in the present disclosure should be interpreted in the broadest possible way such that "on" means not only "directly on" but also includes the meaning of "on" with intervening features or layers therebetween, and "over" or "on top of" means not only "over" or "on top of" but also can include the meaning of "over" or "on top of" with no intervening features or layers therebetween (i.e., directly on).

[0036] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

[0037] It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application can be combined with each other without conflict. The features, principles and other aspects of the present application are described in detail below.

[0038] The applicant of the present application finds that the existing noodle cookers on the market are roughly divided into two types. One is used in public places such as restaurants and convenience stores to provide cooked food for customers. The other is used in the family as a daily household kitchen device. However, the existing noodle cookers on the market have great limitations. For example, the noodle cookers used in public places are too large to meet people's vision of using them at home. And the noodle cookers that can be used as household kitchen devices have relatively simple functions. For example, there is no stirring device, and manual stirring is required to prevent the noodles from sticking to the pot. For another example, there is only a noodle cooking function without a seasoning function, and the noodle cooking process requires frequent human intervention, which cannot meet the user's requirements for automated household noodle cooking devices.

[0039] The present application proposes a noodle cooker that can at least partially improve or solve the above problems, including automatically completing the following operations: feeding, adding water, cooking, stirring, and adding seasonings. Compared with the complicated noodle cooking process, the user only needs to put the ingredients into the ingredient box and start the machine, and can eat a bowl of delicious cooked noodles after a short wait.

[0040] The noodle cooker according to the exemplary embodiments of the present application can include a heating assembly, a feeding assembly, and a stirring assembly. The heating assembly includes a cooking pot, the feeding assembly is located above the cooking pot and is used to feed the cooking pot, and the stirring assembly includes a rotating shaft and a stirring part. The rotating shaft is perpendicular to the plane (i.e., the plane where the x-axis and the z-axis are located, including the horizontal plane) where the bottom of the cooking pot is located, and the stirring part is located in the cooking pot in the working state and rotates around the rotating shaft in parallel with the rotating shaft, and is stationary outside the cooking pot in the non-working state and perpendicular to the rotating shaft.

[0041] It can be understood that the stirring part can be in different positions and have different angles with the horizontal plane in the working state and the non-working state. Illustratively, the stirring part can be folded, and when it is located inside the cooking pot, it is in a released state perpendicular to the horizontal plane, so as to contact and stir the materials in the cooking pot; when it is located outside the cooking pot, it is in a folded state parallel to the horizontal plane. The folding design of the stirring part can reduce the vertical distance between the stirring assembly and the cooking pot, thereby reducing the overall height of the noodle cooking machine and facilitating the miniaturization of the noodle cooking machine. Illustratively, the maximum height of the noodle cooking machine as a whole does not exceed 0.4 m.

[0042] It can also be understood that as long as the folded stirring part is higher than the rim of the cooking pot, the stirring part can be driven to move from outside the cooking pot to inside the cooking pot to perform stirring operation when it is necessary to stir the materials in the cooking pot. Such a design not only does not hinder the underlying and discharging operations, but also enables the noodle cooking machine to have stirring function, while greatly saving the space in the height direction of the noodle cooking machine.

[0043] In an exemplary embodiment, the noodle cooking machine further comprises a pump liquid assembly, which can be used to inject liquid and / or extract liquid during the noodle cooking process. The presence of the pump liquid assembly can enable the noodle cooking machine to automatically add liquid and extract liquid during the noodle cooking process, greatly reducing the manual participation and making the noodle cooking machine have higher automation. Illustratively, after the solid materials are put into the cooking pot, the pump liquid assembly can be used to extract liquid and inject it into the cooking pot, and when the liquid in the pot needs to be replaced after the solid materials are cooked for a certain period of time, the pump liquid assembly can also be used to extract the liquid in the pot. Illustratively, the solid materials include bean, rice, noodle and other food materials, such as noodles, noodle sheets, rice flour, vermicelli and the like, and the liquid includes water or high soup and the like.

[0044] In an exemplary embodiment, the feeding assembly can include a lower device located above the cooking pot and capable of feeding the first materials into the cooking pot. Illustratively, the lower device can automatically open and close its bottom under the control of the motor, thereby completing the automatic feeding operation into the cooking pot. The presence of the lower device can enable the noodle cooking machine to automatically feed the first materials into the cooking pot during the noodle cooking process, greatly reducing the manual participation and making the noodle cooking machine have higher automation. Illustratively, the first materials include solids such as bean, rice, noodle and other food materials, and further include noodles, noodle sheets, rice flour, vermicelli and the like.

[0045] In the example embodiment, the feeding assembly can further include a feeding device located above the lower device and having a first discharge port. In the open state of the lower device, the first discharge port can be driven by the motor to be below the second material so as to realize the feeding operation of the second material into the cooking pot through the first discharge port. The second material can include at least one of solid particles, solid powder and liquid. Further, the second material can include powder seasonings such as salt and chicken essence, liquid seasonings such as soy sauce and vinegar, solid-liquid mixed seasonings such as garlic paste and chili oil, and solid seasonings such as noodles. The presence of the feeding device can realize the automatic feeding of powder, liquid and solid-liquid mixed seasonings, and increase the automation degree of the noodle cooking machine. On the other hand, the feeding device can be separated from the lower device to avoid the mutual contamination of food materials and ensure the cleanliness of the equipment and the hygiene of food.

[0046] In the example embodiment, the stirring assembly further includes a connecting member and a rotating part. One end of the rotating part is connected to the rotating shaft in the stirring assembly and can be driven by the motor to rotate together with the rotating shaft. One end of the connecting member is connected to the rotating shaft in the stirring assembly, and the other end is connected to the stirring part. In the example embodiment, the stirring part has an angle of 90° with the connecting member in the rotating stirring process, and is parallel to the connecting member in the non-working state. It can be understood that, in the working state, the presence of the connecting member makes the stirring part have a certain distance from the rotating shaft, for example, the distance is D. At this time, the rotating shaft can be located directly above the center of the cooking pot, and the projection of the rotating track of the stirring part in the cooking pot is a circle with the center of the bottom of the cooking pot as the center and D as the radius. Such a design is beneficial to fully stir the materials in the cooking pot and prevent the materials from sticking to the pot.

[0047] In the example embodiment, the connecting member and the stirring part are connected through a hinged structure to form a hinge. The stirring part can make circular arc motion around the hinge point. The noodle cooking machine further includes a blocking member which can have a groove. The blocking member is arranged outside the cooking pot and on the movement path of the stirring part when the stirring part moves towards the cooking pot. When the stirring part collides with the blocking member, the blocking member can make the stirring part make circular arc motion around the hinged structure. After the circular arc motion is completed, the stirring part is completely in the groove of the blocking member. The presence of the blocking member can make the stirring assembly automatically fold in the non-working state, which is beneficial to realize the miniaturization and automation of the noodle cooking machine.

[0048] In exemplary embodiments, the liquid pumping assembly can include a first water storage tank for storing a first liquid, a second water storage tank for storing the liquid pumped out of the cooking pot, and a liquid pumping unit for pumping the first liquid from the first water storage tank into the cooking pot and / or pumping the liquid in the cooking pot into the second water storage tank. Exemplarily, the first liquid can include water or high soup. Exemplarily, after noodles are put into the cooking pot, the liquid pumping unit can be used to pump water from the first water storage tank into the cooking pot. Since part of the starch on the surface of the noodles dissolves into the water during the cooking process, the water becomes viscous, and thus needs to be replaced. At this time, the liquid pumping unit can be used again to pump the liquid in the cooking pot and pour the waste liquid into the second water storage tank. The presence of the liquid pumping assembly can enhance the function and automation of the noodle cooking machine, and ensure that the cooked food has a delicious taste.

[0049] In some embodiments, after the liquid in the cooking pot is pumped out, there is no need for a water replacement step, such as making a noodle dish; in other embodiments, after the liquid in the cooking pot is pumped out, there is a need for pumping clean water into the cooking pot through the liquid pumping unit for secondary cooking of the noodles, such as making a soup noodle dish.

[0050] In some embodiments, the storage capacity of the first water storage tank and the second water storage tank is not less than 2L.

[0051] In exemplary embodiments, the noodle cooking machine can further include a stroke assembly. The stroke assembly is connected to the rotating unit and can drive the stirring assembly to move in a direction parallel to the rotation axis (including a horizontal direction ) ) and in a direction towards or away from the cooking pot (including a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction). The stroke assembly ensures the movement of the stirring assembly in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, which is conducive to improving the automation of the noodle cooking machine.

[0052] In exemplary embodiments, the noodle cooking machine further has a housing that encloses the heating assembly, the feeding assembly, and the stirring assembly. Exemplarily, the housing also encloses the liquid pumping assembly and the stroke assembly. The projection of the housing in a plane parallel to the edge of the cooking pot (including a horizontal plane) includes a rectangle, and the length of the rectangle is not more than 0.4m. In other words, the maximum length of the noodle cooking machine is not more than 0.4m. The miniaturized design of the noodle cooking machine can meet the needs of users at home, greatly expanding the application prospects of the noodle cooking machine.

[0053] In the example embodiment, the liquid pumping portion of the noodle cooking machine comprises a liquid pumping pipe, and the liquid pumping assembly further comprises a heating portion configured to heat the first liquid flowing through the liquid pumping pipe. In the example, the temperature of the first liquid injected into the cooking pot after flowing through the heating portion can be controlled between 60°C and 80°C (inclusive). The temperature of the first liquid injected into the cooking pot can be controlled by the speed of the first liquid flowing through the heating portion, so as to shorten the noodle cooking time.

[0054] In other embodiments, the present application provides a noodle cooking system, which can comprise the noodle cooking machine in any of the above embodiments, and further comprises a control module. The control module can be configured to apply control instructions to the noodle cooking machine to cause the noodle cooking machine to perform operations corresponding to the control instructions. The control instructions can comprise at least one of a heating instruction, a material feeding instruction, and a stirring instruction. In the example, the control instructions can further comprise a liquid injection / pumping instruction, a stroke movement instruction, and the like.

[0055] It can be understood that, when the heating instruction is applied to the noodle cooking machine by the control module, the noodle cooking machine can heat the cooking pot; when the stirring instruction is applied, the stirring portion is driven and can stir the material in the cooking pot; when the material feeding instruction is applied, the lower device can be opened and closed at the bottom to complete the operation under the driving of the motor, and the material feeding device can also rotate the first material outlet to complete the material feeding operation under the driving of the motor; when the liquid injection / pumping instruction is applied, the liquid pumping assembly can automatically inject / extract liquid into the pot under the driving of the motor; and when the stroke movement instruction is applied, the stroke assembly can drive the stirring assembly to move in the horizontal direction and / or the vertical direction.

[0056] Obviously, the noodle cooking machine and the noodle cooking system provided by the present application can automatically complete the multi-step operations of the noodle cooking process, and the user only needs to place the material (e.g., noodles) and the seasoning (e.g., oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and condiments) in the corresponding material box of the noodle cooking machine in advance, so that the entire noodle cooking process can be completed without the user's participation, thereby realizing great automation of the household noodle cooking equipment.

[0057] It should be noted that those skilled in the art should understand that, without departing from the technical solutions claimed by the present application, the number, shape, size, and position of the stirring portion, the first water storage tank, the second water storage tank, the liquid pumping pipe, and the housing can be changed to obtain the various results and advantages described in the present specification. For example, although the projection shape of the housing is described in the embodiments as an example, the projection shape of the housing is not limited to including a rectangle. If necessary, the projection shape of the housing can also include other regular or irregular shapes.

[0058] The specific embodiments or examples of the noodle cooking machine and the noodle cooking system provided by the present application will be further described and explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0059] Figure 1is a front structure schematic diagram of the noodle cooking machine 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 1 The noodle cooking machine 100 can include a heating assembly 110, a feeding assembly 120, and a stirring assembly 130. The heating assembly 110 includes a cooking pot 111, the feeding assembly 120 is located above (on one side along the y direction) the cooking pot, and the feeding assembly 120 is used to feed food materials and seasonings into the cooking pot 111. The stirring assembly 130 includes a stirring part 131 and a rotating shaft 132, and the rotating shaft 132 is arranged along the y direction. The stirring part 131 is stationary outside the cooking pot 111 in a non-working state and is arranged along the x direction, and the stirring part 131 is located inside the cooking pot 111 and parallel to the rotating shaft 132 in a working state and rotates around the rotating shaft 131.

[0060] In some embodiments, the heating assembly 110 further includes a heating base 112, and the cooking pot 111 is arranged above (on one side along the y direction) the heating base 112. The cooking pot 111 can be fixed on the heating base 112 or non-fixedly and detachably arranged on the heating base 112, and the present application does not limit the connection relationship between the cooking pot 111 and the heating base 112. The heating base 112 has a heating function and can be used to provide heat energy required for cooking for the liquid and materials in the cooking pot 111. The heating mode of the heating base 112 includes electric heating or fuel heating, for example.

[0061] For the convenience of observation, the noodle cooking machine 100 shown in Figure 1 is rotated by 45° clockwise around the y axis to form Figure 2 is a side schematic diagram of the structure of the noodle cooking machine 100. Figure 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the structure of the noodle cooking machine 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. In combination with Figure 2 and Figure 3 It can be known that the noodle cooking machine 100 further includes a pump liquid assembly 150, a stroke assembly 150, a blocking piece 160, and a housing 170.

[0062] Continuing to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The feeding assembly 120 can include a lower device 121 and a discharging device 122. The lower device 121 is located above the cooking pot 111 and can feed a first material (not shown) into the cooking pot 111. The lower device 121 can automatically open and close the bottom thereof under the control of a motor (not shown), thereby completing the automatic feeding of the lower device into the cooking pot 111. The first material includes solids such as food materials such as beans, rice, and noodles, and further includes noodles, noodle sheets, rice flour, and vermicelli, for example.

[0063] It should be noted that the "motor" described in the context of the present application does not specifically refer to a certain motor, but can refer to a collection of devices with driving functions.

[0064] The discharging device 122 is located above the underlying device 121 and has a first discharging port 1221. In the open state of the bottom of the underlying device 121, the first discharging port 1221 can be operated to be below the second material (not shown) under the action of the motor, so as to realize the discharging operation of the second material falling into the boiling pot 111 through the first discharging port 1221. Exemplarily, the second material includes at least one of solid particles, solid powder and liquid. Further, it can include powder seasonings such as salt, chicken essence, liquid seasonings such as soy sauce, vinegar, solid-liquid mixed seasonings such as garlic paste, chili oil and solid seasonings such as vegetable code.

[0065] Figure 4 Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of the stirring assembly 120 in a non-working state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in Fig. 6, the stirring assembly 120 further includes a connecting piece 133, one end of which is connected with the rotating shaft 132 and the other end of which is connected with the stirring part 131. Exemplarily, the connecting piece 133 can be provided in an "L" shape. The connecting piece 133 and the stirring part 131 are hinged through a hinge structure 135, and the stirring part 131 can make circular arc motion around the hinge point of the hinge structure 135. Figure 4

[0066] Figure 5 Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of the stirring assembly 120 in a working state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. In combination with Figs. 6 and 7, it can be seen that the stirring part 131 is released from the vertical state in the working state. Figure 4 Figure 5 As shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the stirring part 131 has a certain distance from the rotating shaft 132 in the working state, and the distance can be controlled by reasonably setting the length of the connecting piece 133. Exemplarily, the rotating shaft 132 can be located above the center of the boiling pot 111 in the working state, and the projection of the rotating track of the stirring part 131 in the boiling pot 111 is a circle with the center of the bottom of the boiling pot 111 as the center and the distance between the stirring part 131 and the rotating shaft 132 as the radius.

[0067] It can be understood that the stirring part 131 can be in different positions and have different angles with the horizontal plane in the working state and the non-working state. Exemplarily, the stirring part 131 rotates 90° in the plane formed by the x-axis and the y-axis when it is changed from the non-working state to the working state. Exemplarily, the shape of the rotating track of the stirring part 131 around the rotating shaft 132 includes the side surface of a cylinder.

[0068] It should be noted that the working state of the stirring part 131 described in the context of the present application is the state that the stirring part 131 rotates around the rotating shaft 132 in the boiling pot 111; and the non-working state is the state that the stirring part 131 is static outside the boiling pot 111 and parallel to the x direction.

[0069] Figure 6 ​​This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the travel component 140 according to an exemplary embodiment of this application. (5 combined) Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, the stroke assembly 140 includes a first stroke track 141, a second stroke track 142, and a track slider 143; the stirring assembly 130 also includes a rotating part 134, the lower end of which is connected to the rotating shaft 132 in the stirring assembly, and can drive the rotating shaft to rotate together under the action of a motor. The track slider 143 is mounted on the first stroke track 141 and can move along...

[0070] The first stroke track 141 moves. The lower end of the track slider 143 is equipped with a second stroke track 142, and a rotating part 134 is installed on the second stroke track 142. The rotating part 134 can slide along the second stroke track.

[0071] For example, the first travel track 141 is arranged along the x-direction, and the second travel track 142 is arranged along the y-direction. The track slider 143 can move along the x-direction under the drive of the motor and bring...

[0072] The rotating part 134 moves along the x-direction; the rotating part 134 also moves along the y-direction under the drive of the motor. Since the rotating shaft 132 is mounted on the rotating part 134, it can be driven by the motor...

[0073] The movement along the x and y directions can drive the stirring part 131 to move along the x and y directions.

[0074] It should be noted that the x-direction described in the context of this application is the same as the horizontal direction.

[0075] The y-direction is the same as the vertical direction, and the plane containing both the x-axis and y-axis is the same as the horizontal plane.

[0076] Continue to refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, the noodle cooker 110 also includes a blocking member 160, which may have a groove 161. The blocking member 160 is disposed outside the cooking pot 111 and located on the movement path of the stirring unit 131 as it moves towards the cooking pot 111. During the transition from a working state to a non-working state, the stirring unit 131 moves from inside the cooking pot 111 towards the blocking member 160. When the stirring unit 131 contacts the blocking member 160, the blocking member 160 allows the stirring unit 111 to perform an arc-shaped movement around the hinge structure 135. After the arc-shaped movement is completed, the stirring unit 111 is completely placed within the groove 161 of the blocking member 160, thus reaching the non-working state. The presence of the blocking member 160 allows the stirring assembly 130 to automatically fold in the non-working state.

[0077] Figure 7is a structural schematic diagram of the pump liquid assembly 150 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 7 , the pump liquid assembly 150 can include a first water storage tank 151, a second water storage tank 152, and a liquid pumping part 153. In some embodiments, the pump liquid assembly 150 further includes a heating part 154. The pump liquid assembly 150 further includes the heating part 154 and a telescopic water pipe part 155. The second water storage tank 152 can be located at the rear side (z direction opposite side) of the cooking pot 111; the first water storage tank 151 is located at the x direction side of the second water storage tank 152; the heating part 154 is located between the first water storage tank 151 and the second water storage tank 152; the telescopic water pipe part 155 is located close to the side of the cooking pot 111 mouth. Exemplarily, the liquid pumping part 153 includes a liquid injection pump 1531, a liquid pumping pump 1532, and a liquid pumping pipe 1533 (refer to Figure 9 ).

[0078] It can be understood that the positions of the first water storage tank 151, the second water storage tank 152, the heating part 154, and the telescopic water pipe part 155 are only exemplary, and those skilled in the art can design different positions according to actual schemes without departing from the concept of the present application.

[0079] Exemplarily, the first water storage tank 151 is used to hold the first liquid, the liquid injection pump 1531 can extract the first liquid and inject it into the cooking pot 111, the liquid pumping pump 1532 can extract the liquid in the cooking pot 111 and inject it into the second water storage tank 152, and the first liquid can include water or high soup. Exemplarily, the storage capacity of the first water storage tank 151 and the second water storage tank 151 is not less than 2L, and further, the capacity of the second water storage tank 152 is not less than the capacity of the first water storage tank 151.

[0080] Figure 8 is a structural schematic diagram of the telescopic water pipe part 155 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 8 , the telescopic water pipe part 155 includes a telescopic bellows 1551, a bellows rotating wheel 1552, and a rotating wheel driving machine 1553. The number of the bellows rotating wheel 1552 includes multiple, the rotating wheel driving machine 1553 can drive the rotation of the bellows rotating wheel 1552, and the telescopic bellows 1551 is placed between multiple bellows rotating wheels 1552.

[0081] Figure 9 is a structural schematic diagram of the heating part 154 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. In combination with Figure 7 to Figure 9As shown, one end of the liquid suction pipe 1533 is connected to the first water tank 151 through the liquid injection pump 1531, and the other end extends into the flexible bellows 1551. Exemplarily, the plurality of bellows rotating wheels 1552 rotate reversely under the drive of the rotating wheel driving machine 1553, and squeeze and push the liquid suction pipe 1533 in the flexible bellows 1551, so that the liquid suction pipe 1533 can extend into the cooking pot 111 for water injection; when the plurality of bellows rotating wheels 1552 rotate reversely, the liquid suction pipe 1533 can be withdrawn from the cooking pot 111.

[0082] Exemplarily, the heating part 154 is located outside the liquid suction pipe 1533, and can heat the first liquid flowing through the heating part 154. The first liquid includes water or high soup, which flows out from the B port after flowing through the heating part, and is injected into the cooking pot 111. The temperature of the first liquid injected into the cooking pot 111 can be controlled between 60°C and 80°C (including 60°C and 80°C). The temperature of the first liquid injected into the cooking pot 111 can be controlled by the speed of the first liquid flowing through the heating part 154.

[0083] Figure 10 is a structural schematic diagram of the heating assembly 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown, the heating assembly 110 further includes a filter screen 113, which can ensure that the material in the cooking pot 111 is not sucked out when the liquid is sucked from the cooking pot 111. Figure 10

[0084] In some embodiments, the shell 170 of the noodle cooking machine 110 encloses the heating assembly 110, the material feeding assembly 120, and the stirring assembly 130. Exemplarily, the shell 170 also encloses the travel assembly 140 and the liquid pumping assembly 150. The projection shape of the shell 170 in the plane parallel to the port of the cooking pot 111 (including the horizontal plane) includes a rectangle, and the length of the rectangle is not more than 0.4 m, i.e., the maximum length of the noodle cooking machine 110 is not more than 0.4 m.

[0085] It should be noted that the projection shape of the shell 170 is a rectangle only for exemplary description, and is not a limitation of the present application. The projection shape of the shell 170 in the horizontal plane may, for example, also include a rhombus, a circle, an ellipse, and an irregular shape, etc., without departing from the concept of the present application.

[0086] In some embodiments, the maximum height of the noodle cooking machine 110 is also not more than 0.4 m. The miniaturization of the noodle cooking machine 100 makes it have a broad prospect in the application in the family kitchen.

[0087] In some embodiments, the material of the shell 170 includes one of metal, plastic, and glass. Exemplarily, the material constituting the shell 170 can be at least partially a transparent plastic plate, which not only has lightness and durability, but also has visualization and aestheticization of the noodle cooking process. ​

[0088] Another aspect of this application provides a noodle cooking system 200, which includes a noodle cooker 100 and a control module 210. Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the application of instructions to a noodle-cooking system 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of this application. Figure 11 As shown, the control module 210 can be used to apply control commands S1000 to the noodle cooker 100 so that the noodle cooker 100 performs the operation corresponding to the control command S1000. For example, the control command S1000 may include the following commands S1001, liquid injection command S1002, stirring command S1003, heating command S1004, liquid extraction command S1005, material discharge command S1006, and end command S1007.

[0089] For example, the following instructions S1001 can control the noodle cooker 100 to complete the operation of adding the first material P1; the liquid injection instruction S1002 can control the noodle cooker 100 to automatically complete the operation of injecting liquid into the cooking pot 111 P2; the stirring instruction S1003 can control the noodle cooker 100 to automatically complete the operation of rotating and stirring the stirring section 131 P5; the heating instruction 1004 can control the noodle cooker 100 to automatically complete the operation of heating and cooking the liquid in the cooking pot 111 P3; the liquid extraction instruction S1005 can control the noodle cooker 100 to automatically complete the operation of extracting the liquid from the cooking pot 111 P4; the material feeding instruction S1006 can control the noodle cooker 100 to automatically complete the operation of adding the second material P6 into the cooking pot 111; and the end instruction S1007 can control the noodle cooker 100 to automatically stop running, that is, complete the operation P8.

[0090] In some embodiments, the control command S1000 also includes a travel motion command (not shown) that can be used to control the movement of the track slider 143 in the travel assembly 140.

[0091] The above description is merely an illustration of the embodiments of this application and the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of protection involved in this application is not limited to technical solutions formed by specific combinations of the above-described technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by arbitrary combinations of the above-described technical features or their equivalents without departing from the technical concept. For example, technical solutions formed by substituting the above features with (but not limited to) technical features with similar functions disclosed in this application.

Claims

1. A pasta cooking machine, characterized in that, The cooking machine comprises: a heating assembly including a cooking pot; a feeding assembly located above the cooking pot and configured to feed the cooking pot; and a stirring assembly including a rotating shaft, a connecting member and a stirring part, the rotating shaft being perpendicular to a plane on which a bottom of the cooking pot is located, one end of the connecting member being connected to the rotating shaft and the other end being connected to the stirring part, the connecting member and the stirring part being connected through a hinge structure, the stirring part being parallel to the rotating shaft and rotating around the rotating shaft when in a working state and being perpendicular to the rotating shaft when in a non-working state. a blocking member having a groove and being located on a movement path of the stirring part when moving away from the cooking pot, the blocking member being configured to enable the stirring part to move in an arc around the hinge structure, and the stirring part being completely located in the groove after the arc movement is completed. a pumping assembly including a telescopic water pipe, a liquid pumping part, a first water storage tank and a second water storage tank, the liquid pumping part including a liquid pumping pipe, a liquid injection pump and a liquid pumping pump, the liquid injection pump being configured to extract a first liquid from the first water storage tank and inject the first liquid into the cooking pot, and the liquid pumping pump being configured to extract liquid in the cooking pot and inject the liquid into the second water storage tank. The telescopic water pipe includes telescopic bellows, bellows rotating wheels and a rotating wheel driving machine, the telescopic bellows being located between the bellows rotating wheels, the bellows rotating wheels being driven by the rotating wheel driving machine to rotate reversely and squeeze and push the liquid pumping pipe located in the telescopic bellows, so that the liquid pumping pipe extends into the cooking pot to inject or pump liquid, and the liquid pumping pipe is retracted from the cooking pot when the bellows rotating wheels rotate reversely. The feeding assembly comprises:

2. The pasta cooking machine of claim 1, wherein, a lower device configured to feed a first material into the cooking pot. The feeding assembly further comprises:

3. The pasta cooking machine of claim 2, wherein, a lower discharging device located above the lower device and having a first discharging port, the lower discharging device being configured to feed a second material into the cooking pot, and the second material falling into the cooking pot through the first discharging port. The stirring assembly further comprises:

4. The pasta cooking machine of claim 1, wherein, a rotating part connected to the rotating shaft and configured to drive the rotating shaft to rotate together. The pumping assembly further comprises:

5. The pasta cooking machine of claim 1, wherein, a heating part configured to heat the first liquid flowing through the liquid pumping pipe.

6. The cooking machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a stroke assembly connected to the rotating part and configured to drive the stirring assembly to move in a direction parallel to the rotating shaft and to move the stirring assembly towards or away from the cooking pot.

7. The cooking machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a housing surrounding the cooking pot, the feeding assembly and the stirring assembly, wherein a projection shape of the housing in a plane parallel to an opening of the cooking pot comprises a rectangle, and a length of the rectangle is not more than 0.4 m. The cooking machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7; and 8. A noodle cooking system characterized by comprising: a control module configured to apply a control instruction to the cooking machine to enable the cooking machine to perform an operation corresponding to the control instruction, wherein the control instruction comprises at least one of a heating instruction, a feeding instruction and a stirring instruction. ​ ​ ​

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