Solid seasoning quantity control method and automatic cooking method

Abstract

The present invention discloses a solid seasoning quantity control method and an automatic cooking method, the solid seasoning quantity control method comprises the following steps: S10: determining the feeding information, the feeding information includes the feeding device that needs to perform the feeding operation and the feeding amount of the corresponding feeding device; S20: the driving device drives the selection mechanism to move in the forward direction, and stops when reaching the selection position; S30: the driving device moves in the reverse direction until the feeding amount of the feeding device reaches the preset value, and the feeding device that has completed the feeding is removed from the feeding information; S40: repeating steps S20 and S30 until all the feeding devices that need to perform the feeding operation have completed the feeding. With this operation method, the feeding operation can be realized by controlling the action of a single driving mechanism, which is beneficial to reducing the cost and volume of the solid seasoning feeding device. Secondly, since the only component that needs to be controlled to run is the driving device, there is no need to coordinate and dispatch multiple components, and the control logic is simpler.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of automatic cooking, and in particular to a solid seasoning quantity control method and an automatic cooking method. Background Art

[0002] The addition of seasonings is a key link in the cooking process. It is necessary to grasp the timing of addition and accurately control the amount to ensure that the cooked dishes taste delicious.

[0003] Most of the existing seasoning feeding devices use a plurality of relatively independent feeding tanks. When feeding is required, a feeding command is sent to each feeding tank so that each feeding tank performs the feeding operation respectively.

[0004] The above operation method has the following defects: In order to support the above operation method, a driving device for driving the seasoning to be fed needs to be respectively provided at each feeding tank, so it has the defects of high cost and large occupied volume. Summary of the invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art of high cost and large occupied volume, and to provide a solid seasoning quantity control method and an automatic cooking method.

[0006] The present invention solves the above technical problems through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A method for controlling the amount of solid seasoning, which is applied to a solid seasoning amount control device, the solid seasoning amount control device comprises a driving mechanism, a selection mechanism and a plurality of feeding devices, the feeding devices can switch between a working state connected to the driving mechanism and a static state in which the transmission is released from the driving mechanism, the selection mechanism is connected to the driving mechanism through a one-way transmission mechanism, the selection mechanism can move with the driving mechanism when the driving mechanism moves in a forward direction, and release the transmission when the driving mechanism moves in a reverse direction, the moving path of the selection mechanism passes through a plurality of selection positions, the selection positions respectively correspond to a plurality of the feeding devices, the selection mechanism can switch the feeding device from a static state to a working state when reaching the selection position, the solid seasoning amount control method comprises the following steps:

[0008] S10: Determine unloading information, wherein the unloading information includes an unloading device that needs to perform an unloading operation and an unloading amount corresponding to the unloading device;

[0009] S20: The driving device drives the selection mechanism to move in a forward direction and stops when reaching a selection position, wherein the selection position corresponds to one of the unloading devices that needs to perform an unloading operation;

[0010] S30: the driving device moves in the reverse direction until the unloading amount of the unloading device reaches a preset value, and the unloading device that has completed unloading is removed from the unloading information;

[0011] S40: Repeat steps S20 and S30 until all unloading devices that need to perform unloading operations have completed unloading.

[0012] By adopting this operation method, the material selection and material operation can be realized only by controlling the action of a single driving mechanism, which is conducive to reducing the cost and volume of the solid seasoning feeding device. Secondly, since the only component that needs to be controlled to run is a driving device, compared with the prior art, there is no need to coordinate and dispatch multiple components, the control logic is simpler, and the algorithm can be adjusted more conveniently for different recipes, and development is simpler. In summary, the solid seasoning quantity control method of the present invention has the advantages of low cost, small volume, and easy development.

[0013] Preferably, a sensing element is provided beside the moving path of the selection mechanism, and the selection mechanism is provided with sensors corresponding to a plurality of unloading devices respectively. When the sensor senses the sensing element, the selection mechanism is in a corresponding selection position, so that the unloading device corresponding to the sensor is in a working state. The step of stopping when reaching the selection position specifically includes:

[0014] S21: the driving mechanism drives the selection mechanism to move until the sensor senses the sensing element;

[0015] S22: Determine whether the unloading device corresponding to the sensor is the unloading device that needs to perform the unloading operation. If so, the selection mechanism stops; if not, continue to execute S21 until the unloading device corresponding to the sensor is the unloading device that needs to perform the unloading operation.

[0016] Preferably, a sensor is provided beside the moving path of the selection mechanism, and the selection mechanism is provided with an initial sensing member and matching sensing members corresponding to a plurality of unloading devices respectively. When the sensor senses the initial sensing member, the selection mechanism is in an initial position, and when the sensor senses the matching sensing member, the selection mechanism is in a corresponding selection position, so that the unloading device corresponding to the matching sensing member is in a working state, and the step of stopping when reaching the selection position includes:

[0017] S23: the driving mechanism drives the selection mechanism to move until the sensor senses the initial sensing element, and the selection mechanism is defined to be in the initial position;

[0018] S24: Based on the unloading device that needs to perform the unloading operation, determine the appearance order of the corresponding matching induction components, where the appearance order refers to the Nth appearance of the matching induction components after the initial position, where N is a natural number;

[0019] S25: The selection mechanism continues to move until the sensor senses the matching sensing parts, and determines whether the appearance order of the matching sensing parts matches. If so, the selection mechanism stops; if not, S24 is continued until the appearance order of the matching sensing parts matches.

[0020] By adopting this solution, only one sensor needs to be configured to realize the selection operation, which is helpful to reduce costs.

[0021] Preferably, step S30 includes:

[0022] S31: obtaining operating parameters of the driving device according to the material discharge amount of the corresponding material discharge device, wherein the operating parameters include rotation speed and operating time;

[0023] S32: The driving device operates in the reverse direction with the operating parameters, and stops after reaching the operating time.

[0024] Since the feeding amount of the feeding device is constant per unit time, the feeding amount of the feeding device is positively correlated with the speed and operation time of the driving device. Therefore, after obtaining the feeding amount data of the feeding device, the speed and operation time of the driving device corresponding to the feeding amount data can be calculated through the built-in algorithm. The feeding device is controlled to operate with the parameters to achieve accurate feeding. The above method does not require additional sensors for monitoring the quality of the seasoning, which is conducive to reducing costs.

[0025] Preferably, the feeding device is provided with a weighing device, and step S30 comprises:

[0026] S33: the weighing device obtains the initial mass of the seasoning;

[0027] S34: the driving device runs in the reverse direction, and the weighing device obtains the quality of the seasoning in real time;

[0028] S35: When the difference between the initial mass and the real-time mass obtained by the weighing device is equal to the material discharge amount, the driving device stops running.

[0029] The above scheme is used to control the material feeding amount, which is more accurate and has smaller error fluctuation than the scheme of controlling the operating parameters of the driving mechanism.

[0030] Preferably, step S10 further includes: calling a preset recipe, and determining the material information according to the recipe.

[0031] Preferably, the operating path of the selection mechanism is a closed-loop path.

[0032] Preferably, after S40, the method further includes:

[0033] S50: The driving mechanism drives the selection mechanism to move to a starting position, and the starting position does not overlap with the selection position.

[0034] The running path of the selection mechanism adopts a closed-loop path, so that after the driving mechanism drives the selection mechanism to run along its trajectory for a cycle, it can directly return to the initial position, thereby reducing the time consumption of the reset operation.

[0035] The present invention also provides an automatic cooking method, comprising the solid seasoning quantity control method as described above.

[0036] The positive and progressive effects of the present invention are:

[0037] The material selection and material feeding operation can be realized only by controlling the action of a single driving mechanism, which is beneficial to reducing the cost and volume of the solid seasoning feeding device;

[0038] The only component that needs to be controlled is the drive device. There is no need to coordinate and dispatch multiple components. The control logic is simpler, and the algorithm can be adjusted more conveniently for different recipes, making development easier. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0039] Figure 1 This is a flow chart of the solid seasoning quantity control method;

[0040] Figure 2 Detailed flow chart of step S20 in the solid seasoning quantity control method;

[0041] Figure 3 Another specific flow chart of step S20 in the solid seasoning amount control method;

[0042] Figure 4 is a specific flow chart of step S30 in the solid seasoning quantity control method;

[0043] Figure 5 Another specific flow chart of step S30 in the solid seasoning amount control method;

[0044] Figure 6 A three-dimensional diagram of the solid seasoning;

[0045] Figure 7 is a side view of the solid seasoning;

[0046] Figure 8 is a top view of the turntable;

[0047] Fig. 9 A top view of another turntable solution;

[0048] Description of reference numerals:

[0049] Driving mechanism 100

[0050] Motor 110

[0051] Active shaft 120

[0052] Driving gear 130

[0053] Select Institution 200

[0054] Turntable 210

[0055] Interference unit 220

[0056] Feeding device 300

[0057] Driven shaft 310

[0058] Driven gear 320

[0059] Main body 330

[0060] Return spring 400

[0061] Induction 500

[0062] Magnet 510

[0063] Grating gap 520

[0064] Sensor 600

[0065] Hall sensor 610

[0066] Laser 620

[0067] Light Sensor 630 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0068] The present invention is further described below by way of examples, but the present invention is not limited to the scope of the examples.

[0069] like Figure 1 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the present invention provides a solid seasoning quantity control method, which is applied to the following solid seasoning quantity control device, the solid seasoning quantity control device includes a driving mechanism 100, a selection mechanism 200 and a plurality of feeding devices 300, the feeding device 300 can switch between a working state connected to the driving mechanism 100 and a static state released from the driving mechanism 100, the selection mechanism 200 is connected to the driving mechanism 100 through a one-way transmission mechanism, it can move with the driving mechanism 100 when it moves in a forward direction, and release the transmission when it moves in a reverse direction, the moving path of the selection mechanism 200 passes through a plurality of selection positions, the selection positions respectively correspond to a plurality of feeding devices 300, and the selection mechanism 200 can switch the feeding device 300 from a static state to a working state when reaching a selection position.

[0070] The forward movement and reverse movement of the driving mechanism 100 may refer to forward rotation and reverse rotation, or forward and reverse movement on a preset track. In the present invention, the driving mechanism 100 includes a motor 110, a driving shaft 120 connected to the motor 110, and a driving gear 130 sleeved on the driving shaft 120.

[0071] In the present invention, the selection mechanism 200 includes a turntable 210, which is connected to the driving shaft 120 through a ratchet and pawl structure, thereby realizing one-way transmission between the selection mechanism 200 and the driving mechanism 100. Since the ratchet and pawl structure is a commonly used one-way transmission structure, it will not be further described here.

[0072] In the present invention, the unloading device 300 includes a main part 330 for unloading, a driven shaft 310 that can be inserted into the main part 330, and a driven gear 320 sleeved on the driven shaft 310. The driven gears 320 of multiple unloading devices 300 are circumferentially arranged on the outer peripheral side of the driving gear 130 and are axially offset from the driving gear 130.

[0073] A plurality of driven shafts 310 are correspondingly arranged below the turntable 210 and are distributed in an annular interval. An interference portion 220 is provided at the bottom of the turntable 210. The spacing between the interference portion 220 and the rotating shaft of the turntable 210 is consistent with the spacing between the driven shaft 310 and the rotating shaft of the turntable 210. Therefore, when the turntable 210 rotates to the selected position, the interference portion 220 can drive the driven shaft 310 to move axially, thereby making the driven gear 320 mesh with the driving gear 130. The meshing state of the driven gear 320 and the driving gear 130 corresponds to the working state of the unloading device 300, and the staggered arrangement state of the driven gear 320 and the driving gear 130 corresponds to the static state of the unloading device 300.

[0074] In addition, the unloading device 300 also includes a return spring 400, which is sleeved on the driven shaft 310 and can apply a biasing force to the unloading device 300 to switch toward a static state. Therefore, when the interference portion 220 of the turntable 210 releases the external force on the unloading device 300, the unloading device 300 can automatically return to a static state from a working state under the action of the return spring 400.

[0075] The above is the overall structure of the solid seasoning feeding device 300. The solid seasoning quantity control method corresponding to the solid seasoning feeding device 300 includes the following steps:

[0076] S10: Determine the material unloading information, which includes the unloading device 300 that needs to perform the unloading operation and the unloading amount corresponding to the unloading device 300;

[0077] S20: The driving device drives the selection mechanism 200 to move in the forward direction and stops when reaching a selection position, and the selection position corresponds to one of the unloading devices 300 that needs to perform an unloading operation;

[0078] S30: the driving device moves in the reverse direction until the unloading amount of the unloading device 300 reaches a preset value, and the unloading device 300 that has completed unloading is removed from the unloading information;

[0079] S40: Repeat steps S20 and S30 until all unloading devices 300 that need to perform unloading operations have completed unloading.

[0080] By adopting this operation method, the material selection and material operation can be realized only by controlling the action of a single driving mechanism 100, which is conducive to reducing the cost and volume of the solid seasoning feeding device 300. Secondly, since the only component that needs to be controlled is the driving device, compared with the prior art, there is no need to coordinate and dispatch multiple components, the control logic is simpler, and the algorithm can be adjusted more conveniently for different recipes, and the development is simpler. In summary, the solid seasoning quantity control method of the present invention has the advantages of low cost and easy development.

[0081] like Figure 8 As shown, in this embodiment, a sensing member 500 is provided beside the moving path of the selection mechanism 200, wherein the sensing member 500 is a magnet 510, which is arranged on the circumferential side of the turntable 210. The selection mechanism 200 is provided with sensors 600 corresponding to a plurality of unloading devices 300, wherein the sensors 600 are Hall sensors 610 capable of sensing magnetic field changes, the number of the Hall sensors 610 arranged is consistent with the number of the unloading devices 300, and the radial relative positions of the plurality of Hall sensors 610 relative to the rotating axis of the turntable 210 are consistent with the radial relative positions of the unloading devices 300 relative to the rotating axis of the turntable 210. Thus, each Hall sensor 610 can correspond to the unloading device 300 one by one. When one of the Hall sensors 610 senses the magnetic field of the magnet 510, the turntable 210 is in the corresponding selection position, and the interference part 220 on the turntable 210 can push the unloading device 300 corresponding to the Hall sensor 610 to switch to the working state.

[0082] like Figure 2 As shown, thus, the step of stopping when reaching the selected position specifically includes:

[0083] S21: the driving mechanism 100 drives the turntable 210 to rotate until the Hall sensor 610 senses a change in the magnetic field of the magnet 510;

[0084] S22: Determine whether the unloading device 300 corresponding to the Hall sensor 610 is the unloading device 300 that needs to perform the unloading operation. If so, the turntable 210 stops; if not, continue to execute S21 until the unloading device 300 corresponding to the Hall sensor 610 is the unloading device 300 that needs to perform the unloading operation.

[0085] like Fig. 9 As shown, of course, the above is only one of the configuration schemes of the sensing member 500 and the sensing device. The sensor 600 and the sensing member 500 can also be configured in the following scheme: the turntable 210 is provided with a vertically arranged annular surface, the sensor 600 is a laser 620 and a light sensor 630 arranged on both sides of the annular surface, and the sensing member 500 is a grating gap 520 arranged on the grating sensor, wherein three consecutive grating gaps 520 arranged closely together are defined as initial sensing members, and the grating gaps 520 arranged on the annular surface corresponding to the position of the blanking device 300 are defined as matching sensing members. When the light sensor 630 senses the initial sensing member, the turntable 210 is in the initial position, and when the light sensor 630 senses the matching sensing member, the turntable 210 is in the corresponding selection position, so that the blanking device 300 corresponding to the matching sensing member is in a working state.

[0086] like Figure 3 As shown, when the above structure is adopted, the step of stopping when reaching the selected position specifically includes:

[0087] S23: the driving mechanism 100 drives the turntable 210 to rotate in the forward direction until the optical sensor 630 senses the initial sensing element, and the turntable 210 is defined as being in the initial position;

[0088] S24: Based on the unloading device 300 that needs to perform the unloading operation, determine the appearance order of the corresponding matching sensing parts, where the appearance order refers to the Nth appearance of the matching sensing parts after the initial position, where N is a natural number;

[0089] S25: The turntable 210 continues to rotate until the sensor 600 senses the matching sensing part, and determines whether the order of appearance of the matching sensing part matches. If so, the turntable 210 stops, and the turntable 210 is in the selection position, so that the unloading device 300 corresponding to the matching sensing part can be in working state. If not, continue to execute S24 until the order of appearance of the matching sensing part matches. Specifically, assuming that the unloading device 300 with an appearance order of 2 needs to perform the unloading operation, when the turntable 210 rotates until the sensor 600 senses the first matching sensing part, it is determined that the order of appearance does not match, and the turntable 210 continues to rotate. When it rotates until the sensor 600 senses the second matching sensing part, the order matches, and the turntable 210 stops. At this time, the unloading device 300 corresponding to the second matching sensing part can be in working state. With this solution, only one sensor needs to be configured to realize the selection operation, which is conducive to reducing costs.

[0090] like Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the control of the feeding amount is achieved by the following method, and the step S30 specifically includes:

[0091] S31: obtaining operating parameters of the driving device according to the material discharge amount of the corresponding material discharge device 300, wherein the operating parameters include a rotation speed and an operating time;

[0092] S32: The driving device operates in the reverse direction with preset operating parameters and stops after the operating time is reached.

[0093] Since the feeding amount of the feeding device 300 per unit time is constant, the feeding amount of the feeding device 300 is positively correlated with the rotation speed and operation time of the driving device. Therefore, after obtaining the feeding amount data of the feeding device 300, the rotation speed and operation time of the driving mechanism 100 corresponding to the feeding amount data can be calculated through the built-in algorithm. The feeding device 300 is controlled to operate with the parameters, thereby achieving accurate feeding. The above method is used for feeding, and there is no need to set up additional sensors for monitoring the quality of the seasoning, which is conducive to reducing costs.

[0094] Obviously, the following alternative scheme can be used to control the amount of the material discharged by the feeding device 300. In this alternative scheme, a weighing device is provided in the feeding device 300 to obtain the quality of the seasoning in the feeding device 300 in real time, such as Figure 5 As shown, at this time step S30 includes:

[0095] S33: The weighing device obtains the initial mass of the seasoning;

[0096] S34: the driving device runs in the reverse direction, and the weighing device obtains the quality of the seasoning in real time;

[0097] S35: When the difference between the initial mass obtained by the weighing device and the real-time mass is equal to the discharge amount, the driving device stops running.

[0098] Compared with the scheme of controlling the operating parameters of the driving mechanism 100, the above scheme is more accurate and has a smaller error fluctuation. However, since the above scheme requires the installation of additional weighing sensors, the cost is increased to a certain extent. Therefore, the present invention still preferably uses an algorithm to control the amount of seasoning to be fed.

[0099] In this embodiment, step S10 further includes: calling a preset recipe and determining the material information according to the recipe. The recipe and the material information corresponding to the recipe are stored in a storage medium. During operation, the user selects the recipe to be called, and the processing module calls the corresponding material quantity information from the storage medium according to the recipe.

[0100] In this embodiment, after step S40, the following steps are further included:

[0101] S50: The driving mechanism 100 drives the selection mechanism 200 to move to the starting position, which does not coincide with the selection position, thereby achieving mechanism reset and facilitating the next material unloading operation.

[0102] Preferably, in this embodiment, the running path of the selection mechanism 200 adopts a closed loop path, so that after the driving mechanism 100 drives the selection mechanism 200 to run along its track for a cycle, it can directly return to the initial position, reducing the time consumption of the reset operation. In the present invention, the selection mechanism 200 is a rotating disk 210, and the track of the rotating disk 210 forms a closed loop path. In other schemes, the selection mechanism 200 can also run on a closed loop track to form the closed loop path.

[0103] The present invention also provides an automatic cooking method, comprising the solid seasoning quantity control method as described above.

[0104] Although the specific embodiments of the present invention are described above, those skilled in the art should understand that this is only an example, and the protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art may make various changes or modifications to these embodiments without departing from the principle and essence of the present invention, but these changes and modifications all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling the amount of solid seasoning, characterized in that: The invention is applied to a solid seasoning quantity control device, which includes a driving mechanism, a selection mechanism and a plurality of feeding devices. The feeding device can switch between a working state connected to the driving mechanism and a static state in which the driving mechanism is released from the driving mechanism. The selection mechanism is connected to the driving mechanism through a one-way transmission mechanism, which can move with the driving mechanism when the driving mechanism moves in a forward direction and release the transmission when the driving mechanism moves in a reverse direction. The moving path of the selection mechanism passes through a plurality of selection positions, which respectively correspond to a plurality of feeding devices. When the selection mechanism reaches the selection position, the feeding device can switch from a static state to a working state. The solid seasoning quantity control method includes the following steps: S10: Determine unloading information, wherein the unloading information includes an unloading device that needs to perform an unloading operation and an unloading amount corresponding to the unloading device; S20: The driving device drives the selection mechanism to move in a forward direction and stops when reaching a selection position, wherein the selection position corresponds to one of the unloading devices that needs to perform an unloading operation; S30: the driving device moves in the reverse direction until the unloading amount of the unloading device reaches a preset value, and the unloading device that has completed unloading is removed from the unloading information; S40: repeating steps S20 and S30 until all unloading devices that need to perform unloading operations have completed unloading; Wherein, a sensor is provided beside the moving path of the selection mechanism, and an initial sensing piece and matching sensing pieces corresponding to a plurality of feeding devices are provided on the selection mechanism. When the sensor senses the initial sensing piece, the selection mechanism is in an initial position, and when the sensor senses the matching sensing piece, the selection mechanism is in a corresponding selection position, so that the feeding device corresponding to the matching sensing piece is in a working state, and the step of stopping when reaching the selection position includes: S23: the driving mechanism drives the selection mechanism to move until the sensor senses the initial sensing element, and the selection mechanism is defined to be in the initial position; S24: Based on the unloading device that needs to perform the unloading operation, determine the appearance order of the corresponding matching induction components, where the appearance order refers to the Nth appearance of the matching induction components after the initial position, where N is a natural number; S25: The selection mechanism continues to move until the sensor senses the matching sensing parts, and determines whether the appearance order of the matching sensing parts matches. If so, the selection mechanism stops; if not, S24 is continued until the appearance order of the matching sensing parts matches.

2. The solid seasoning quantity control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sensing element is provided beside the moving path of the selection mechanism, and sensors corresponding to a plurality of unloading devices are provided on the selection mechanism. When the sensor senses the sensing element, the selection mechanism is in a corresponding selection position, so that the unloading device corresponding to the sensor is in a working state. The step of stopping when reaching the selection position specifically includes: S21: the driving mechanism drives the selection mechanism to move until the sensor senses the sensing element; S22: Determine whether the unloading device corresponding to the sensor is the unloading device that needs to perform the unloading operation. If so, the selection mechanism stops; if not, continue to execute S21 until the unloading device corresponding to the sensor is the unloading device that needs to perform the unloading operation.

3. The solid seasoning quantity control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Step S30 includes: S31: obtaining operating parameters of the driving device according to the material discharge amount of the corresponding material discharge device, wherein the operating parameters include rotation speed and operating time; S32: The driving device operates in the reverse direction with the operating parameters, and stops after reaching the operating time.

4. The solid seasoning quantity control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device is provided with a weighing device, and step S30 comprises: S33: the weighing device obtains the initial mass of the seasoning; S34: the driving device runs in the reverse direction, and the weighing device obtains the quality of the seasoning in real time; S35: When the difference between the initial mass and the real-time mass obtained by the weighing device is equal to the material discharge amount, the driving device stops running.

5. The solid seasoning quantity control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Step S10 also includes: calling a preset recipe and determining the material information according to the recipe.

6. The solid seasoning quantity control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operation path of the selection mechanism is a closed-loop path.

7. The solid seasoning quantity control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After S40, it also includes: S50: The driving mechanism drives the selection mechanism to move to a starting position, and the starting position does not overlap with the selection position.

8. An automatic cooking method, characterized in that: The method comprises the solid seasoning quantity control method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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