Solid condiment storage device

Abstract

The present invention provides a solid seasoning storage device, which includes: a barrel body and a plurality of solid seasoning discharging units. In the solid seasoning storage device of the present invention, by providing a pressing assembly, the assembly gap between the seasoning box, the chute and the discharging port can be compensated, thereby reducing the solid seasoning leaking from the assembly gap. At the same time, in the solid seasoning storage device of the present invention, the spring pieces pressing the seasoning box are dispersedly abutted against the pressing pieces, so that the elastic force applied by the spring pieces can be prevented from being too large to ensure that the seasoning box can slide smoothly. In addition, the solid seasoning storage device of the present invention also has a bottom cover, so that when the material trough is pushed out from the chute where it is located, a very small amount of leaked material can fall into the bottom cover below. And when the buckle is pressed to open the bottom cover, the solid seasoning in the bottom cover can be conveniently cleaned up.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cooking automation, and particularly relates to a solid seasoning storage device. Background Art

[0002] At present, with the development of automation technology, cooking robots have been applied in kitchens in canteens, restaurants, fast food restaurants, family life, etc. The popularization and application of cooking robots not only reduce labor costs, but also greatly improve the efficiency of dish serving, relieve the phenomenon of long waiting for meals, and provide a good dining experience for diners. When a cooking robot works, it is also necessary to provide solid seasonings (such as salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, Chinese prickly ash, etc.) for dishes.

[0003] However, existing cooking robots do not have the function of adding solid seasonings. Therefore, it is necessary to configure a solid seasoning adding device for cooking robots. In the existing solid seasoning adding device, there is a material bucket for storing solid seasonings, but there is a problem of material leakage when the material bucket discharges materials, and the leaked seasonings cannot be collected, and then fall on the operating table, which is not conducive to keeping the environment clean. Therefore, in view of the above problems, it is necessary to propose a further solution. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention aims to provide a solid seasoning storage device to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0006] A solid seasoning storage device, which includes: a bucket body and a plurality of solid seasoning discharging units;

[0007] The interior of the bucket body is divided by a partition into a plurality of solid material chambers;

[0008] The bottom of any one of the solid material chambers has a discharge port, and each solid seasoning discharging unit is arranged below the bucket body and is oppositely arranged with the corresponding discharge port. Any one of the solid seasoning discharging units includes: a material box, a chute, and a pressing component;

[0009] The material box is slidably arranged in the chute and can extend out from the front surface of the bucket body. At least one through slot is formed in the material box, and the through slot is communicated with the bucket body; the pressing component is arranged below each material box and includes a pressing piece and a spring piece; the pressing piece is located between the material box and the spring piece, the spring pieces are arranged in a scattered manner, and each spring piece abuts against the pressing piece and applies a pressing force to the pressing piece.

[0010] As an improvement of the solid seasoning storage device of the present invention, the surface of the pressing piece that interacts with the material box is a smooth surface.

[0011] As an improvement to the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, the spring pieces are symmetrically arranged in two columns on the left and right below the corresponding condiment box.

[0012] As an improvement to the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, when there are multiple condiment boxes, the spring pieces below each condiment box are integrally stamped from a single sheet metal part.

[0013] As an improvement to the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, the solid condiment storage device further includes a bucket lid, and the bucket lid opens or closes the bucket body;

[0014] The bucket lid includes: a bucket lid body and a handle switch; the bucket lid body is pivotally connected to the opening at the top of the corresponding bucket body and can be locked and opened through a door lock; the handle switch includes: a first handle, a second handle, and a locking spring; the first handle and the second handle are cross-shaped and centrally symmetrically arranged, and the cross position of the two is pivotally connected to the bucket lid body; the locking spring is arranged between one ends of the first handle and the second handle and abuts against the first handle and the second handle.

[0015] As an improvement to the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, a lock catch is arranged on the outer side of one end of any handle, a limit protrusion is arranged on the inner side, a grip is arranged at the other end of the handle, and the locking spring cooperates with the limit protrusions of the two handles.

[0016] As an improvement to the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, the handle switch is pivotally connected to the bucket lid body through the compensation adjustment assembly;

[0017] The compensation adjustment assembly includes: an adjustment screw, a nut, and a bushing; the adjustment screw is arranged on the bucket lid body through the screw seat, one end of the adjustment screw has a nut, and the other end is screwed with the nut located in the bucket lid body. The cross-shaped first handle and second handle are pivotally connected to the adjustment screw through the bushing, and the first handle and the second handle cooperate with the ribs protruding from the bushing.

[0018] As an improvement to the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, the compensation adjustment assembly further includes: a circlip, a gasket, and a corrugated gasket; the circlip, the gasket, and the spring and the corrugated gasket are stacked and sleeved on the bushing from top to bottom, and the circlip, the gasket, and the corrugated gasket are located between the handle switch and the screw seat; the spring is arranged between the first handle and the second handle and the bucket lid body and presses the first handle and the second handle against the corrugated gasket.

[0019] As an improvement of the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, the solid condiment storage device further includes a bottom cover, which is pivotally connected to the bottom of the dry material bucket body and locked to the bucket body through a buckle; when the bottom cover is buckled to the bottom of the bucket body, each solid condiment discharging unit is received in the space between the bottom of the bucket body and the bottom cover.

[0020] As an improvement of the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, the solid condiment storage device further includes a cleaning structure;

[0021] The cleaning structure is respectively located above each solid condiment discharging unit, and includes: a brush head, a brush rod and a return spring. The brush head is connected to the lower end of the brush rod, and the brush rod is further movably inserted on the support frame of the bucket body. The brush head can move up and down with the brush rod; a boss is further provided at the upper end of the brush rod, the return spring is sleeved on the brush rod, and one end of it abuts against the support frame and the other end abuts against the boss.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: in the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, by setting the pressing assembly, the assembly gap between the material box, the chute and the discharge port can be compensated, thereby reducing the solid condiments leaking from the assembly gap. At the same time, in the solid condiment storage device of the present invention, the spring pieces pressing the material box are dispersedly abutted against the pressing pieces, so that the elastic force applied by the spring pieces can be avoided from being too large to ensure that the material box can slide smoothly. In addition, the solid condiment storage device of the present invention also has a bottom cover, so that when the material chute is pushed out from the chute, a very small amount of leaked materials can fall into the bottom cover below. And when the buckle is pressed to open the bottom cover, the solid condiments in the bottom cover can be conveniently cleaned. Description of the Drawings

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments recorded in the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings.

[0024] Figure 1 Is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an embodiment of the solid condiment storage device of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 Is Figure 1 The three-dimensional schematic diagram of the solid condiment storage device in removing the bucket cover;

[0026] Figure 3 Is Figure 1 The three-dimensional enlarged schematic diagram of the bucket cover in;

[0027] Figure 4 is Figure 3 A three-dimensional enlarged schematic diagram of a partial structure in

[0028] Figure 5 is Figure 1 A three-dimensional enlarged schematic diagram of the solid seasoning discharging unit in

[0029] Figure 6 is Figure 5 A three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the structure shown in Detailed implementation manners

[0030] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0031] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, this embodiment provides a solid seasoning storage device, which includes: a bucket body 33, a bucket cover 34, a bottom cover 35, and a plurality of solid seasoning discharging units 36.

[0032] Among them, the inside of the bucket body 33 is divided into a plurality of solid material chambers 32 by partitions. In one implementation manner, the bucket body 33 has three solid material chambers arranged side by side. Two buckles are also provided at the rear of the bucket body 33. When the solid seasoning storage device of this embodiment is placed from top to bottom in the corresponding installation position, the two buckles can cooperate with the engaging columns on both sides of the installation position to realize the detachable installation of the solid seasoning storage device. The top of the bucket body 33 is open, and the bucket cover 34 is pivotally connected to the opening at the top to facilitate opening or closing the opening at the top, so as to facilitate adding materials into the material chamber. A sealing strip is also installed between the bucket cover 34 and the opening.

[0033] The bucket cover 34 can also assist the solid seasoning storage device where it is located to be detachably connected to the corresponding installation position. The bucket cover 34 includes: a bucket cover body 431, a handle switch 432, and a compensation adjustment component 433. The bucket cover body 431 is pivotally connected to the opening at the top of the bucket body 33, and the locking and opening of the bucket cover body 431 can be realized through a door lock. The handle switch 432 is used to assist the detachable locking of the solid seasoning storage device, and it is pivotally connected to the bucket cover body 431 through the compensation adjustment component 433.

[0034] The handle switch 432 includes: a first handle 344, a second handle 345, and a locking spring 346. The first handle 344 and the second handle 345 are cross - arranged, and the cross - position of the two is pivotally connected to the bucket cover body 431 through a compensation adjustment component 433. A through - hole is provided in the middle of either handle. A lock catch 347 is provided on the outer side of one end of the handle, and a limiting protrusion 348 is provided on the inner side; the other end of the handle forms a grip suitable for operation. The cross - arranged first handle 344 and second handle 345 are centrosymmetrically arranged. The compensation adjustment component 433 passes through the through - holes in the middle of the two and is connected to the bucket cover body 431. The locking spring 346 is arranged between one ends of the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 and cooperates with the limiting protrusions 348 of the two handles. In this way, under the pressure of the locking spring 346, the lock catches 347 of the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 can be engaged with the corresponding slots of the lock groove unit 161 in the installation position, so that the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 are in a locked state; and when the grips at the other end are controlled to pivot the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 to compress the locking spring 346, the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 can be in an unlocked state, thereby facilitating the lifting of the solid material bucket 31 from its installation position to achieve the disassembly, installation, and replacement of the solid material bucket 31.

[0035] While realizing the pivotal connection of the handle switch 432, the compensation adjustment component 433 can also compensate for the fitting error between the handle switch 432 and the lock groove unit 161, so as to overcome the problem that the lock catch 347 of the handle switch 432 is too high to cooperate with the lock groove unit 161, or although the handle switch 432 can cooperate with the lock groove unit 161, there is a problem of up - and - down shaking.

[0036] The compensation adjustment component 433 includes: an adjustment screw 349, a nut 350, a bushing 351, a circlip 352, a gasket 353, a corrugated gasket, and a spring 355. Among them, the adjustment screw 349 is arranged on the bucket cover body 431 through a screw seat 28. One end of the adjustment screw 349 has a nut, and the other end is screwed to the nut 350 located in the bucket cover body 431. The cross - arranged first handle 344 and second handle 345 are pivotally connected to the adjustment screw 349 through the bushing 351, and the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 cooperate with the ribs protruding from the bushing 351. In this way, when the adjustment screw 349 is rotated, the height of the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 relative to the slot of the lock groove unit 161 can be finely adjusted through the bushing 351, thereby compensating for the assembly error between the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 and the lock groove unit 161.

[0037] The snap ring 352, gasket 353, and corrugated gasket are used to compensate for the assembly clearance between the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 and the seat of the screw rod 28. Specifically, the snap ring 352, gasket 353, and corrugated gasket are stacked and sleeved on the bushing 351 from top to bottom. The snap ring 352 is a C-shaped spring piece. The gasket 353 and the corrugated gasket are an O-shaped gasket 353, and the size of the gasket 353 is larger than that of the corrugated gasket. The corrugated gasket can provide axial tension. In addition, in order to prevent the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 from moving, a spring 355 is arranged between the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 and the barrel cover body 431, and the first handle 344 and the second handle 345 are pressed tightly on the corrugated gasket.

[0038] In addition, both sides of the bottom of the material barrel body 33 are provided with slots 332. When the solid material barrel 31 is located at the corresponding installation position, the slots 332 can cooperate with the limit blocks 181 at the bottom of the installation position to perform circumferential limitation on the solid material barrel 31.

[0039] The bottom of any solid material cavity 32 has a discharge port. Each solid seasoning discharging unit 36 is arranged below the material barrel body 33 and is arranged opposite to the corresponding discharge port to realize the quantitative discharging of solid seasonings under the drive of the pushing mechanism 50.

[0040] As Figure 5 shown, each solid seasoning discharging unit 36 includes: a material box 361, a chute 362, and a cleaning structure 363. Among them, the chute 362 is arranged to penetrate through from front to back and is locked below the material barrel body 33. The material box 361 is slidably arranged in the chute 362 and can extend out from the front surface of the material barrel body 33. At least one through slot 364 is opened on the material box 361, and the slot 364 is arranged opposite to the discharge port of the corresponding cavity, so that the solid seasonings in the bin can fall into the slot 364. Thus, when the material box 361 extends out, the solid seasonings in the slot 364 can be discharged by falling.

[0041] In addition, in order to realize the quantitative addition of solid seasonings, a plurality of slots 364 can be opened on the material box 361, and the volume of each slot 364 can be set corresponding to the unit feeding amount. The slots 364 are arranged at intervals in the sliding direction of the material box 361 where they are located. Thus, when the material box 361 slides, when a slot 364 extends out, the corresponding type of solid seasoning with the unit feeding amount is added correspondingly. And when two slots 364 extend out, the corresponding type of solid seasoning with two unit feeding amounts is added correspondingly.

[0042] The cleaning structure 363 is used to clean the material chute 364 when the material box 361 extends out, so that the solid condiments in the material chute 364 can be fully discharged, which helps to overcome the problem that the solid condiments cannot be fully discharged due to adhesion in the material chute 364. Correspondingly, the cleaning structure 363 is located above the material box 361. In order to facilitate the fixation of the cleaning structure 363, a support frame for assisting in fixing the cleaning structure 363 is also provided on the barrel body 33.

[0043] Specifically, the cleaning structure 363 includes: a brush head 365, a brush rod 366, and a return spring 367. The brush head 365 is connected to the lower end of the brush rod 366. The brush rod 366 is further movably inserted into the support frame. The brush head 365 can move up and down with the brush rod 366. Correspondingly, the support frame is a sleeve suitable for the brush rod 366 to be inserted. A boss is also provided at the upper end of the brush rod 366. At this time, the return spring 367 is sleeved on the brush rod 366, and one end thereof abuts against the sleeve, and the other end abuts against the boss. In this way, when the brush rod 366 moves downward under an external force, it can drive the brush head 365 to extend into the material chute 364 that extends downward, and through the reciprocating up and down movement, the cleaning of the material chute 364 and the full discharge of the solid condiments can be realized. When the external force is separated from the brush rod 366, the brush rod 366 returns to its initial position under the drive of the return spring 367.

[0044] As Figure 6 shown, considering that there is a certain assembly gap between the material box 361 and the chute 362 when the material box 361 is assembled in the chute 362, the existence of this assembly gap may cause a small amount of leakage of solid condiments during discharging. Therefore, a pressing piece 37 and a spring piece 38 are also provided below each material box 361. Among them, the pressing piece 37 is located between the material box 361 and the spring piece 38. Furthermore, the spring piece 38 applies an elastic force to the pressing piece 37 to press the corresponding material box 361 tightly, thereby compensating for the assembly gap between the material box 361 and the chute 362. In addition, in order to facilitate the sliding of the material chute 364, the surface of the pressing piece 37 that acts on the material box 361 is a smooth surface. In one embodiment, the pressing piece 37 is a stainless steel sheet. At the same time, in order to avoid excessive elastic force applied by the spring piece 38, the spring pieces 38 are arranged dispersedly. In one embodiment, each spring piece 38 is symmetrically arranged in two columns on the lower side of the corresponding material box 361, so that each spring piece 38 dispersedly abuts against the upper pressing piece 37. In addition, in order to facilitate the forming and installation of the spring pieces 38, the spring pieces 38 below each material box 361 can be integrally stamped from a sheet metal part. At this time, the area between each group of spring pieces 38 in the sheet metal part is locked to the bottom of the barrel body 33 where it is located by screws.

[0045] In addition, in order to collect a very small amount of leaked materials, the bottom cover 35 is pivotally connected to the bottom of the bucket body 33 and locked to the bucket body 33 through a snap 351. Thus, when the bottom cover 35 is fastened to the bottom of the bucket body 33, each solid seasoning discharging unit 36 is received in the space between the bottom of the bucket body 33 and the bottom cover 35. In this way, when the material chute 364 is pushed out from the corresponding chute 362, a very small amount of leaked materials can fall into the bottom cover 35 below. And when the snap 351 is pressed to open the bottom cover 35, the solid seasonings in the bottom cover 35 can be conveniently cleaned up.

[0046] In summary, in the solid seasoning storage device of the present invention, by providing a pressing assembly, the assembly gaps between the seasoning box, the chute and the discharging port can be compensated, thereby reducing the solid seasonings leaking from the assembly gaps. At the same time, in the solid seasoning storage device of the present invention, the spring pieces pressing the seasoning box are dispersedly abutted against the pressing pieces, so that the elastic force applied by the spring pieces can be prevented from being too large to ensure that the seasoning box can slide smoothly. In addition, the solid seasoning storage device of the present invention also has a bottom cover. In this way, when the material chute is pushed out from the corresponding chute, a very small amount of leaked materials can fall into the bottom cover below. And when the snap is pressed to open the bottom cover, the solid seasonings in the bottom cover can be conveniently cleaned up.

[0047] For those skilled in the art, it is obvious that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, and without departing from the spirit or basic characteristics of the present invention, the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms. Therefore, in any regard, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description. Therefore, all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be embraced within the present invention. Any reference signs in the claims should not be regarded as limiting the claimed claims.

[0048] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described according to embodiments, not every embodiment only contains an independent technical solution. This narrative way of the specification is only for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A solid condiment storage device, characterized in that, The solid condiment storage device includes: a barrel body and a plurality of solid condiment discharging units; A plurality of solid material cavities are formed inside the barrel body by partitions; The bottom of any one of the solid material cavities has a discharge port. Each solid condiment discharging unit is arranged below the barrel body and is oppositely arranged with the corresponding discharge port. Any one of the solid condiment discharging units includes: a material box, a chute, and a pressing assembly; The material box is slidably arranged in the chute and can extend out from the front surface of the barrel body. At least one through hole for the material is formed in the material box, and the through hole for the material is communicated with the barrel body; the pressing assembly is arranged below each material box and includes a pressing piece and a spring piece; the pressing piece is located between the material box and the spring piece, and the spring pieces are arranged in a dispersed manner. Each spring piece abuts against the pressing piece respectively and applies a pressing force to the pressing piece.

2. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The surface of the pressing piece that acts on the material box is a smooth surface.

3. The solid seasoning storage device according to claim 1, wherein Each spring piece is arranged symmetrically left and right in two columns below the corresponding material box.

4. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that, When there are a plurality of the material boxes, the spring pieces below each material box are integrally stamped from a sheet metal part.

5. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The solid condiment storage device further includes a barrel cover, and the barrel cover opens or closes the barrel body; The barrel cover includes: a barrel cover body and a handle switch; the barrel cover body is pivotally connected to the opening at the top of the barrel body where it is located and can be locked and opened through a door lock; the handle switch includes: a first handle, a second handle, and a locking spring; the first handle and the second handle are cross-shaped and centrosymmetrically arranged, and the cross position of the two is pivotally connected to the barrel cover body; the locking spring is arranged between one ends of the first handle and the second handle and abuts against the first handle and the second handle.

6. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 5, wherein, A lock catch is arranged on the outer side of one end of any handle, and a limit projection is arranged on the inner side. A grip is arranged at the other end of the handle, and the locking spring cooperates with the limit projections of the two handles.

7. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 5, wherein, The handle switch is pivotally connected to the barrel cover body through a compensation adjustment assembly; The compensation adjustment assembly includes: an adjustment screw, a nut, and a bushing; the adjustment screw is arranged on the barrel cover body through a screw seat. One end of the adjustment screw has a nut, and the other end is screwed with the nut located in the barrel cover body. The cross-shaped first handle and second handle are pivotally connected to the adjustment screw through the bushing, and the first handle and the second handle cooperate with the ribs protruding from the bushing.

8. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 7, wherein, The compensation adjustment assembly further includes: a circlip, a gasket, a corrugated gasket, and a spring; the circlip, the gasket, and the corrugated gasket are stacked and sleeved on the bushing from top to bottom, and the circlip, the gasket, and the corrugated gasket are located between the handle switch and the screw seat; the spring is arranged between the first handle and the second handle and the barrel cover body and presses the first handle and the second handle against the corrugated gasket.

9. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The solid condiment storage device further includes a bottom cover, which is pivotally connected to the bottom of the dry material barrel body and is locked with the barrel body through a buckle; when the bottom cover is buckled to the bottom of the barrel body, each solid condiment discharging unit is received in the space between the bottom of the barrel body and the bottom cover.

10. The solid condiment storage device according to claim 1, wherein, The solid condiment storage device further includes a cleaning structure; The cleaning structure is respectively located above each solid condiment discharging unit, and includes: a brush head, a brush rod and a return spring. The brush head is connected to the lower end of the brush rod, and the brush rod is further movably inserted on the support frame of the barrel body. The brush head can move up and down along with the brush rod; a boss is further provided at the upper end of the brush rod, the return spring is sleeved on the brush rod, and one end of the return spring abuts against the support frame, and the other end abuts against the boss.

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