Transmission device and corresponding control method, equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of food production, and discloses a conveying device, a corresponding control method, equipment and storage medium. The conveying device comprises a transfer mechanism which transfers a meal serving container to a conveying mechanism for conveying or outputting; the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying drive belt, the conveying drive belt is provided with a cooking station and a meal serving station, is used for reciprocating between the cooking station and the meal serving station, conveying the meal serving container to the cooking station for food discharging, and conveying the meal serving container with completed discharging to the meal serving station for output; an auxiliary discharging mechanism is arranged at a corresponding position of the cooking station and is provided with a discharging channel, is used for being detachably combined with the meal serving container when the conveying drive belt conveys the meal serving container to the cooking station, and performing auxiliary food discharging through the discharging channel. The application improves the discharging accuracy in a long-term meal preparation process and the rationality of a meal preparation process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of food production technology, and in particular to a transmission device and corresponding control method, equipment and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] With the development of food automation technology, food production and food delivery are gradually moving towards automation and semi-automation. The "service staff" directly facing customers are automated food delivery machines. The actual manual operation is to feed raw materials into the machine. The automated food delivery machine can realize automatic sales. This development will undoubtedly plan, standardize and industrialize the food delivery method to ensure the consistency of all food delivered. A large number of people can go behind the scenes and concentrate on developing meals for food delivery machines to automatically deliver or cook, making food delivery more convenient and covering a wider range. There is no need to attract investment to build restaurants, only one machine is needed for deployment.

[0003] However, with the widespread application and long-term use of food delivery machines, their disadvantages have gradually become apparent. The first is that the frequent execution of food delivery actions within the machine easily causes wear and tear of various components, affecting the accuracy of the delivery and discharge of food containers during the meal preparation process. Over time, this can lead to inaccurate delivery of containers and discharge of materials, making it easy for materials to be discharged outside the food delivery container, further damaging components. In short, the food delivery method of existing food delivery machines suffers from the problem of inaccurate docking with the discharge mechanism. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to solve the technical problem that the food delivery method of the existing food delivery machine is not accurately connected with the feeding mechanism.

[0005] The first aspect of the present invention provides a transmission device, comprising: a transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism is used to transfer the meal container to the conveying mechanism for transportation, or to output the meal container from the conveying mechanism; a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism includes a conveying drive belt, the conveying drive belt is provided with at least one cooking station and a meal output station, and is used to reciprocate between the cooking station and the meal output station, convey the meal container to the cooking station for food unloading, and convey the meal container after unloading to the meal output station for output; an auxiliary unloading mechanism, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is arranged at a corresponding position of the cooking station, and is provided with at least one unloading channel, which is used to be detachably combined with the meal container when the conveying drive belt conveys the meal container to the cooking station, and to perform auxiliary food unloading through the at least one unloading channel.

[0006] Optionally, in a first implementation of the first aspect of the present invention, the transmission device also includes at least two container storage areas arranged at the same height level as the conveyor drive belt, and the transfer mechanism includes a first transfer mechanism arranged at positions corresponding to the at least two container storage areas, and a second transfer mechanism arranged at a position corresponding to the food serving station; the first transfer mechanism includes a first pushing module that moves back and forth along the direction of the line connecting the at least two container storage areas, and the first pushing module is used to transfer the food serving container from the at least two container storage areas to the conveyor drive belt; the second transfer mechanism includes a second pushing module that can move back and forth along the direction from the food serving station to the food serving outlet, and the second pushing module is used to output the food serving container from the transmission mechanism to the food serving outlet.

[0007] Optionally, in a second implementation of the first aspect of the present invention, a threaded rotating module is provided in each container storage area, and a protruding restriction portion is provided around the top opening of each food serving container, the rotating module being used to restrict the restriction portion of the food serving container; the at least two container storage areas include a first container storage area located directly above the conveyor drive belt, and a second container storage area not located directly above the conveyor drive belt; the first pushing module is fixedly positioned at a first edge of the first container storage area in a direction close to the second container storage area, and the rotating module is rotated to move the food serving container downward until the restriction portion is free from the restriction of the rotating module, and the food serving container is transferred to the conveyor drive belt according to the position of the first pushing module; or the first pushing module is positioned at a second edge of the second container storage area away from the first container storage area, and the rotating module is rotated to move the food serving container downward until the restriction portion is free from the restriction of the rotating module, and the first pushing module is controlled to move from the second edge position to the first edge position to transfer the food serving container to the conveyor drive belt.

[0008] Optionally, in a third implementation of the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cooking stations are provided on the conveyor drive belt, and the plurality of cooking stations include a liquid station, a staple food station, a heating station and a side material station; the conveyor drive belt reciprocates in the order of the liquid station, the staple food station, the heating station, the side material station and the food serving station.

[0009] Optionally, in a fourth implementation of the first aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is arranged at a corresponding position of the heating station, and is a disc-shaped mechanism that is larger than a preset proportion of the top opening of the food serving container. The at least one unloading channel includes a first heating channel; when the conveyor drive belt transports the food serving container to the heating station, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachable and completely covers the top opening of the food serving container to heat the liquid inside the food serving container through the first heating channel.

[0010] Optionally, in a fifth implementation of the first aspect of the present invention, a cooking station is provided on the conveyor drive belt, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is a disc-shaped mechanism that is a preset proportion larger than the top opening of the meal container, and the at least one unloading channel includes a staple food channel, a second heating channel and a supplementary material channel; when the conveyor drive belt transports the meal container to the one cooking station, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachable and completely covers the top opening of the meal container, so as to sequentially inject liquid into the meal container through the second heating channel, inject staple food through the staple food channel, heat the liquid in the meal container through the second heating channel, and inject supplementary material through the supplementary material channel.

[0011] Optionally, in a sixth implementation of the first aspect of the present invention, a cooking station is provided on the conveyor drive belt, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is a disc-shaped mechanism that is a preset proportion larger than the top opening of the meal container, and the at least one unloading channel includes a comprehensive unloading channel provided at a preset edge position of the auxiliary unloading mechanism; when the conveyor drive belt transports the meal container to the one cooking station, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachable and completely covers the top opening of the meal container for sequentially passing through the comprehensive unloading channel, injecting liquid into the meal container at a preset initial position, injecting staple food after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset first angle, heating the liquid inside the meal container after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset second angle, and injecting auxiliary food after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset third angle.

[0012] The second aspect of the present invention provides a control method for a transmission device, comprising: transferring the meal container to the conveying mechanism for transportation by the transfer mechanism; transporting the meal container to the cooking station for food unloading by the conveying drive belt performing reciprocating motion between the cooking station and the meal unloading station, and performing auxiliary food unloading by detachably combining the auxiliary unloading mechanism with the meal container and utilizing the at least one unloading channel; transporting the unloaded meal container to the meal unloading station by the conveying drive belt, and outputting the meal container from the conveying mechanism by the transfer mechanism.

[0013] Optionally, in a first implementation of the second aspect of the present invention, the transmission device also includes at least two container storage areas arranged at the same height as the conveyor drive belt, and the transfer mechanism includes a first transfer mechanism arranged at positions corresponding to the at least two container storage areas, and a second transfer mechanism arranged at positions corresponding to the food serving station; transferring the food serving containers to the transmission mechanism for transportation through the transfer mechanism includes: the first transfer mechanism includes a first pushing module that moves back and forth along the direction of the line connecting the at least two container storage areas, and the food serving containers are transferred from the at least two container storage areas to the conveyor drive belt through the first pushing module; outputting the food serving containers from the transmission mechanism through the transfer mechanism includes: the second transfer mechanism includes a second pushing module that can move back and forth along the direction from the food serving station to the food serving outlet, and the food serving containers are output from the transmission mechanism to the food serving outlet through the second pushing module.

[0014] Optionally, in a second implementation of the second aspect of the present invention, a threaded rotating module is provided in each of the container storage areas, and a limiting portion protruding outward is provided around the top opening of each of the meal serving containers, and the rotating module is used to limit the limiting portion of the meal serving containers; the at least two container storage areas include a first container storage area provided directly above the conveyor drive belt, and a second container storage area not provided directly above the conveyor drive belt; the transferring of the meal serving containers from the at least two container storage areas to the conveyor drive belt by the first pushing module includes: the position of the first pushing module is fixedly set so that the first container storage area is close to the second container storage area The first pushing module is set to a first edge position in the direction of the second container storage area, and the meal serving container is moved from top to bottom by rotating the rotating module until the restriction portion is free from the restriction of the rotating module, and the meal serving container is transferred to the conveyor drive belt according to the position limit of the first pushing module; or the position of the first pushing module is set to a second edge position in the direction of the second container storage area away from the first container storage area, and the rotating module is rotated to move the meal serving container from top to bottom until the restriction portion is free from the restriction of the rotating module, and the first pushing module is controlled to move from the second edge position to the first edge position to transfer the meal serving container to the conveyor drive belt.

[0015] Optionally, in a third implementation of the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cooking stations are provided on the conveyor drive belt, and the plurality of cooking stations include a liquid station, a staple food station, a heating station and a side material station; the conveyor drive belt reciprocates in the order of the liquid station, the staple food station, the heating station, the side material station and the food serving station.

[0016] Optionally, in a fourth implementation of the second aspect of the present invention, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is arranged at a corresponding position of the heating station, and is a disc-shaped mechanism that is a preset proportion larger than the top opening of the meal serving container, and the at least one unloading channel includes a first heating channel; the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably combined with the meal serving container, and the at least one unloading channel is used for auxiliary unloading of food, including: when the conveyor drive belt transports the meal serving container to the heating station, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably covered on the top opening of the meal serving container to heat the liquid inside the meal serving container through the first heating channel.

[0017] Optionally, in a fifth implementation of the second aspect of the present invention, a cooking station is provided on the conveyor drive belt, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is a disc-shaped mechanism that is a preset proportion larger than the top opening of the meal dispensing container, and the at least one unloading channel includes a staple food channel, a second heating channel and a supplementary material channel; the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably combined with the meal dispensing container, and the at least one unloading channel is used for auxiliary unloading of food, including: when the conveyor drive belt transports the meal dispensing container to the one cooking station, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably covered on the top opening of the meal dispensing container, so as to sequentially inject liquid into the meal dispensing container through the second heating channel, inject staple food through the staple food channel, heat the liquid in the meal dispensing container through the second heating channel, and inject supplementary material through the supplementary material channel.

[0018] Optionally, in a sixth implementation of the second aspect of the present invention, a cooking station is provided on the conveyor drive belt, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is a disc-shaped mechanism that is a preset proportion larger than the top opening of the meal dispensing container, and the at least one unloading channel includes a comprehensive unloading channel provided at a preset edge position of the auxiliary unloading mechanism; the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably combined with the meal dispensing container, and the at least one unloading channel is used for auxiliary unloading of food, including: when the conveyor drive belt transports the meal dispensing container to the one cooking station, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably covered on the top opening of the meal dispensing container for sequentially passing through the comprehensive unloading channel, injecting liquid into the meal dispensing container at a preset initial position, injecting staple food after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset first angle, heating the liquid in the meal dispensing container after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset second angle, and injecting auxiliary food after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset third angle.

[0019] The third aspect of the present invention provides an automatic noodle-making and vending device, comprising: a memory and at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions; the at least one processor calls the instructions in the memory so that the automatic noodle-making and vending device executes the above-mentioned control method of the transmission device.

[0020] A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enable the computer to execute the above-mentioned method for controlling the transmission device.

[0021] In the technical solution provided by the present invention, the transmission device includes: a transfer mechanism that transfers the meal container to the conveying mechanism for transportation or output from the conveying mechanism; the conveying mechanism includes a conveyor drive belt, on which a cooking station and a meal output station are provided, and is used to reciprocate between the cooking station and the meal output station, transporting the meal container to the cooking station for food unloading, and transporting the unloaded meal container to the meal output station for output; an auxiliary unloading mechanism is provided at a corresponding position of the cooking station, and is provided with an unloading channel, which is used to be detachably combined with the meal container when the conveyor drive belt transports the meal container to the cooking station, and to perform auxiliary food unloading through the unloading channel. The present invention improves the unloading accuracy in the long-term meal preparation process and the rationality of the meal preparation process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of a transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of a fifth embodiment of a transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a method for controlling a transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The embodiment of the present invention provides a transmission device and corresponding control method, equipment and storage medium, the transmission device includes: a transfer mechanism, which transfers the meal container to the transmission mechanism for transportation or output from the transmission mechanism; the transmission mechanism includes a transmission drive belt, on which a cooking station and a meal output station are provided, and is used to reciprocate between the cooking station and the meal output station, transport the meal container to the cooking station for food unloading, and transport the unloading-completed meal container to the meal output station for output; an auxiliary unloading mechanism is provided at a corresponding position of the cooking station, and is provided with an unloading channel, which is used to be detachably combined with the meal container when the transmission drive belt transports the meal container to the cooking station, and to perform auxiliary food unloading through the unloading channel. The present invention improves the unloading accuracy in the long-term meal preparation process and the rationality of the meal preparation process.

[0029] The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like (if any) in the description and claims of the present invention and in the accompanying drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or precedence. It should be understood that the terms used in this manner are interchangeable where appropriate so that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" or "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or that are inherent to these processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0030] For ease of understanding, the specific structure of the embodiment of the present invention is described below. Figure 1 In one embodiment of the present invention, a transmission device includes: a transfer mechanism 1, configured to transfer a food container 2 to a conveying mechanism 3 for transport or to discharge the food container 2 from the conveying mechanism; a conveying mechanism 3, configured to include a conveying drive belt 31, on which at least one cooking station 32 and a food discharge station 33 are provided, and configured to reciprocate between the cooking station 32 and the food discharge station 33 to transport the food container 2 to the cooking station 32 for food discharge and to transport the food container 2 after food discharge to the food discharge station 33 for food discharge; and an auxiliary discharge mechanism 4, configured to be disposed at a corresponding position of the cooking station 32 and to include at least one discharge channel 41, configured to be detachably assembled with the food container 2 when the conveying drive belt 31 transports the food container 2 to the cooking station 32, and to perform auxiliary food discharge through the at least one discharge channel 41.

[0031] In this embodiment, after receiving the order from the front-end interactive interface, the food serving device first transfers the food serving container to the conveying mechanism through the transfer mechanism. The material assembly during the entire cooking process is completed on the conveying mechanism. The food serving container is conveyed to the corresponding workstation according to the transmission drive belt on the conveying mechanism for material unloading, and finally conveyed to the food serving station. Another transfer mechanism then pushes out the food serving container after unloading to complete the food serving.

[0032] During the unloading process, the dispensing device can also be docked with one or more unloading devices through an auxiliary unloading mechanism. For example, for some ingredients that are prone to spilling, or for parts that are prone to unloading deviations due to long-term activities and are prone to inaccurate unloading, the top opening of the dispensing container can be detachably assembled through the auxiliary unloading mechanism, and then docked with the unloading device through the unloading channel. Even if parts are offset or materials are prone to spilling, all ingredients can be accurately and completely dropped into the dispensing container. The auxiliary unloading mechanism is a component of any shape that can cover the top opening of the dispensing container.

[0033] Specifically, the food serving container is preferably a disposable round bowl made of plastic or paper, with a diameter gradually increasing from bottom to top and an opening at the top for feeding.

[0034] Specifically, the conveyor drive belt can be composed of an integrated track plate that surrounds two track sprockets at the head and tail and is connected at the head and tail. The track plate is driven to reciprocate by replacing the track sprockets, and the food containers are placed on the track plate and driven to different workstations. At the same time, a support plate can be set between the two track sprockets to bear the pressure when the food containers are placed on the track plate, reducing damage to the track plate caused by deformation caused by long-term placement of food containers, and reducing the deviation of the unloading position. In addition, vertical plates can be set at both ends of the track plate to limit the position of the food containers during transmission on the track plate, ensuring the accuracy of the subsequent unloading position.

[0035] The entire transmission device is described above. Figure 2 The following is a further description of the components related to the food delivery container entering the delivery mechanism and the delivery mechanism being pushed out of the delivery mechanism:

[0036] In one embodiment, the transmission device also includes at least two container storage areas (container storage area 51 and container storage area 52) arranged at the same height as the conveyor drive belt, and the transfer mechanism 1 includes a first transfer mechanism 11 arranged at positions corresponding to the at least two container storage areas 5, and a second transfer mechanism 12 arranged at positions corresponding to the food serving station; the first transfer mechanism 11 includes a first pushing module 111 that moves back and forth along the direction of the line connecting the at least two container storage areas, and the first pushing module 111 is used to transfer the food serving container from the at least two container storage areas to the conveyor drive belt; with the same structure as the first pushing module, the second transfer mechanism 12 also includes a second pushing module that can move back and forth along the direction from the food serving station to the food serving outlet, and the second pushing module is used to output the food serving container from the transmission mechanism to the food serving outlet.

[0037] In this embodiment, to ensure the rationality of the overall size design of the food dispensing device, a single conveyor drive belt is preferably provided, with the unloading and dispensing stations being prioritized on the conveyor drive belt to achieve the fastest food dispensing assembly line design. Furthermore, a dedicated station for unloading food containers is typically not provided on the conveyor drive belt. If one or more container storage areas were all located directly above the conveyor drive belt, the entire food dispensing device would be excessively long. Therefore, one or all of the at least two container storage areas can be located parallel to the conveyor drive belt, with the first pushing module then used to push the food dispensing containers in the parallel position onto the conveyor drive belt.

[0038] Preferably, at least two container storage areas are positioned parallel to each other at either end of the conveyor belt, enabling streamlined unloading and simultaneous delivery of multiple orders, improving delivery efficiency. The delivery station is preferably located at one end of the conveyor belt, with at least two container storage areas positioned parallel to the other end. As orders are received, delivery containers are sequentially advanced at one end of the conveyor belt and then ejected at the other end, completing the delivery process in a streamlined manner.

[0039] In one embodiment, a threaded rotating module 53 is provided in each of the container storage areas 5, and a limiting portion 21 protruding outward is provided around the top opening of each of the food serving containers, and the rotating module 53 is used to limit the limiting portion 21 of the food serving container; the at least two container storage areas 5 include a first container storage area 51 provided just above the conveyor drive belt, and a second container storage area 522 not provided just above the conveyor drive belt; the position of the first pushing module 111 is fixedly set to the first edge position L1 of the first container storage area 51 close to the second container storage area 52, and by rotating the rotating module 53, the food serving container is The container moves from top to bottom until the restriction portion 21 is free from the restriction of the rotating module 53, and the food serving container is transferred to the conveyor drive belt according to the position limit of the first pushing module 111; alternatively, the position of the first pushing module 111 is set to the second edge position L2 of the second container storage area away from the first container storage area 5, and the rotating module 53 is rotated to move the food serving container from top to bottom until the restriction portion 21 is free from the restriction of the rotating module 53, and the first pushing module 111 is controlled to move from the second edge position L2 to the first edge position L1, so as to transfer the food serving container to the conveyor drive belt.

[0040] In this embodiment, while ensuring that the overall size of the food serving device is appropriate, it is preferred to set one of the two container storage areas directly above the conveyor drive belt to further reduce the food serving time when there is no order congestion.

[0041] Specifically, the container storage area is provided with a circle of parallel rotating modules. The rotating modules preferably have a layer of open threads, with the upper and lower ends of the threads perpendicular to each other. The restricted portion of the food serving container naturally hangs down and is caught between the upper and lower ends of the threads. When the restricted portion is released from the lower end of the threads, the food serving container falls out of the container storage area, and the upper end of the threads reoccupies the restricted portion of the food serving container at the bottom, and so on. For example, after the restricted portion of the food serving container in the first container storage area is released from the rotating module, it naturally falls onto the conveyor drive belt.

[0042] Specifically, when the first pushing module is at the first edge position, it is to limit the food container to accurately fall onto the conveyor drive belt, prevent it from partially deviating from the conveyor drive belt, and ensure the accuracy of subsequent unloading. When the first pushing module is at the second edge position, it is to accurately push the food container onto the conveyor drive belt.

[0043] The above describes in detail the components of the conveying mechanism for feeding the food container into and out of the conveying mechanism. Figure 3-Figure 5As shown, the relevant components in the blanking process are described in detail below.

[0044] In one embodiment, Figure 3 As shown, the conveyor drive belt is provided with multiple cooking stations, including a liquid station 321, a staple food station 322, a heating station 323 and a supplementary material station 323; the conveyor drive belt 31 reciprocates in the order of the liquid station 321, the staple food station 322, the heating station 323, the supplementary material station 324 and the food serving station 33.

[0045] In this embodiment, the system is used in a food delivery system. Noodle soup is added to the liquid station, noodles are added to the staple food station, the noodles are cooked in the heating station, and toppings are added to the cooked noodles in the topping station. Finally, the noodles are served at the food delivery station. After the noodles are cooked, toppings are added to the topping station before serving, which also serves as the dish presentation. Multiple cooking stations can be arranged on the conveyor drive belt, increasing the overall size of the food delivery system to achieve streamlined operation during the unloading process, improving food delivery efficiency during peak customer orders.

[0046] In an optional solution, in order to further reduce the space of the food serving device, the liquid station and the heat station can be merged, and the device for injecting liquid and the device for heating liquid can also be merged, and connected to the noodle soup storage area and the pure water storage area respectively. By setting the temperature of the temperature control device, the noodle soup of a preset temperature output from the noodle soup storage area can be controlled to be injected into the food serving container (preset to 100°C), or water vapor can be output from the pure water area to heat the liquid in the food serving container (over 100°C).

[0047] In one alternative, if Figure 3 As shown, in order to further reduce the space of the food serving device, the auxiliary material station for the last unloading can also be merged with the food serving station. After the auxiliary material is injected, the second pushing module is directly controlled to move toward the food serving port, and the food serving container with the final auxiliary material injected is pushed out from the auxiliary material station.

[0048] In one embodiment, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is arranged at a corresponding position of the heating station 323, and is a disc-shaped mechanism that is a preset proportion larger than the top opening of the food serving container. The at least one unloading channel 41 includes a first heating channel 411; when the conveyor drive belt transports the food serving container to the heating station 323, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachable and completely covers the top opening of the food serving container to heat the liquid inside the food serving container through the first heating channel 411.

[0049] In this embodiment, the auxiliary discharge mechanism can be installed only at the heating station. When the serving container is located at the heating station, the known auxiliary discharge mechanism moves downward to completely cover the top outlet of the serving container, thereby improving heating efficiency and preventing water vapor from accelerating corrosion of various components. The heating rod can be inserted into the serving container through the first heating channel and stirred to accelerate the heating of the liquid.

[0050] In an optional method, since the quality of the dough and thus the quality of the noodles produced may be affected if the ambient temperature rises during the noodle making process, the heating station and the auxiliary material station can be swapped to separate the heating station from the staple food station, and the corresponding dough kneading device and the heating device are also separated, which will not affect the quality of the noodles output by the dough kneading device. At the same time, the transmission process of the conveyor drive belt must also be modified accordingly, from triggering the movement of the meal container from the container storage area to the conveyor drive belt according to the order instruction, to changing it to triggering the meal container to move from the container storage area to the conveyor drive belt when the meal container is heated at the heating station and pre-transferred to the auxiliary material station. This reduces the impact on the efficiency of the overall meal delivery process.

[0051] In one embodiment, Figure 4 As shown, the conveyor belt is provided with a cooking station 32. The auxiliary unloading mechanism is a disc-shaped mechanism that is a predetermined ratio larger than the top opening of the food container. The at least one unloading channel includes a staple food channel 412, a second heating channel 413, and a side material channel 414. When the conveyor belt transports the food container to the one cooking station 32, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is removable and completely covers the top opening of the food container, allowing liquid to be injected into the food container through the second heating channel 413, staple food to be injected through the staple food channel 412, liquid in the food container to be heated through the second heating channel 413, and side materials to be injected through the side material channel 414. Water injection, staple food, heating, and side material all flow through the unloading channel to assist in unloading, further improving the accuracy of unloading.

[0052] In one embodiment, Figure 5As shown, a cooking station 32 is provided on the conveyor drive belt, and the auxiliary unloading mechanism is a disc-shaped mechanism that is larger than a preset ratio of the top opening of the meal container, and the at least one unloading channel includes a comprehensive unloading channel 415 provided at a preset edge position of the auxiliary unloading mechanism; when the conveyor drive belt transports the meal container to the one cooking station 32, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachable and completely covers the top opening of the meal container, so that the meal container can pass through the comprehensive unloading channel 415 in sequence, liquid is injected into the meal container at a preset initial position, staple food is injected after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset first angle, the liquid in the meal container is heated after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset second angle, and auxiliary food is injected after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset third angle.

[0053] In an optional solution, the cooking station can be further combined with the serving station, and after the noodles are cooked, they can be directly pushed out of the serving port.

[0054] In an embodiment of the present invention, the transmission device includes: a transfer mechanism for transferring the meal container to the conveying mechanism for transportation or output from the conveying mechanism; the conveying mechanism includes a conveying drive belt, on which a cooking station and a meal output station are provided, and the conveying drive belt is used to reciprocate between the cooking station and the meal output station, transporting the meal container to the cooking station for food unloading, and transporting the unloading-completed meal container to the meal output station for output; an auxiliary unloading mechanism is provided at a corresponding position of the cooking station, and is provided with an unloading channel, which is used to be detachably combined with the meal container when the conveying drive belt transports the meal container to the cooking station, and to perform auxiliary food unloading through the unloading channel. The present invention improves the unloading accuracy in the long-term meal preparation process and the rationality of the meal preparation process.

[0055] The transmission device in the embodiment of the present invention is described above. The specific control process of the embodiment of the present invention is described below. Figure 6 , an embodiment of a method for controlling a transmission device in an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0056] 601. Transferring the food serving container to the conveying mechanism for transportation via the transfer mechanism;

[0057] It is understandable that the execution subject of the present invention may be a control device of a transmission device, or a terminal or a server, which is not limited here. The embodiment of the present invention is described by taking the control device as the execution subject as an example.

[0058] 602. The conveyor drive belt reciprocates between the cooking station and the serving station to transport the serving container to the cooking station for food unloading. The auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably combined with the serving container to perform auxiliary food unloading through the at least one unloading channel.

[0059] 603. The unloading food container is transported to the food delivery station via the conveyor drive belt, and the food delivery container is output from the conveyor mechanism via the transfer mechanism.

[0060] In an embodiment of the present invention, the transmission device includes: a transfer mechanism for transferring the meal container to the conveying mechanism for transportation or output from the conveying mechanism; the conveying mechanism includes a conveying drive belt, on which a cooking station and a meal output station are provided, and the conveying drive belt is used to reciprocate between the cooking station and the meal output station, transporting the meal container to the cooking station for food unloading, and transporting the unloading-completed meal container to the meal output station for output; an auxiliary unloading mechanism is provided at a corresponding position of the cooking station, and is provided with an unloading channel, which is used to be detachably combined with the meal container when the conveying drive belt transports the meal container to the cooking station, and to perform auxiliary food unloading through the unloading channel. The present invention improves the unloading accuracy in the long-term meal preparation process and the rationality of the meal preparation process.

[0061] The present invention also provides an automatic noodle making and selling device, wherein the computer device includes a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions. When the computer-readable instructions are executed by the processor, the processor executes the steps of the control method of the transmission device in the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0062] The present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which may be a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium or a volatile computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a computer, enable the computer to execute the steps of the control method of the transmission device.

[0063] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0064] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, etc., various media that can store program code.

[0065] As described above, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the above embodiments can still be modified, or some of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A transmission device, characterized in that: The transmission device comprises: a transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism being used to transfer the food serving container to the conveying mechanism for transportation, or to output the food serving container from the conveying mechanism; a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism comprising a conveying drive belt, on which at least one cooking station and a serving station are provided, and configured to reciprocate between the cooking station and the serving station, transporting the serving container to the cooking station for food unloading, and transporting the unloaded serving container to the serving station for unloading; an auxiliary unloading mechanism, the auxiliary unloading mechanism being disposed at a corresponding position of the cooking station and being provided with at least one unloading channel, for detachably combining with the food discharging container when the conveyor drive belt conveys the food discharging container to the cooking station, and performing auxiliary unloading of food through the at least one unloading channel; When a cooking station is provided on the conveyor drive belt, the auxiliary unloading mechanism is a disc-shaped mechanism that is larger than a preset ratio of the top opening of the meal container, and the at least one unloading channel includes a comprehensive unloading channel provided at a preset edge position of the auxiliary unloading mechanism. The conveyor drive belt transports the meal container to the cooking station, and the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachable and completely covers the top opening of the meal container so as to allow the meal to pass through the comprehensive unloading channel in sequence, and injects liquid into the meal container at a preset initial position, injects staple food after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset first angle, heats the liquid inside the meal container after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset second angle, and injects auxiliary food after the auxiliary unloading mechanism rotates a preset third angle.

2. The transmission device according to claim 1, characterized in that The transmission device further includes at least two container storage areas, the at least two container storage areas being arranged parallel to the conveyor drive belt, and the transfer mechanism including a first transfer mechanism arranged at positions corresponding to the at least two container storage areas and a second transfer mechanism arranged at a position corresponding to the food serving station; The first transfer mechanism includes a first pushing module that moves forward and backward along a line connecting the at least two container storage areas, and the first pushing module is used to transfer the food delivery container from the at least two container storage areas to the conveyor drive belt; The second transfer mechanism includes a second pushing module that can move forward and backward along the direction from the food dispensing station to the food dispensing outlet, and the second pushing module is used to output the food dispensing container from the conveying mechanism to the food dispensing outlet.

3. The transmission device according to claim 2, characterized in that A threaded rotating module is provided in each container storage area, and a protruding limiting portion is provided around the top opening of each food serving container, wherein the rotating module is used to limit the limiting portion of the food serving container; the at least two container storage areas include a first container storage area provided directly above the conveyor drive belt, and a second container storage area not provided directly above the conveyor drive belt; The first pushing module is fixedly positioned at a first edge of the first container storage area in a direction close to the second container storage area, and the food delivery container is moved downward by rotating the rotating module until the restricted portion is free from the restriction of the rotating module, and the food delivery container is transferred to the conveyor drive belt according to the position restriction of the first pushing module; or The first pushing module is positioned at a second edge of the second container storage area in a direction away from the first container storage area. By rotating the rotating module, the food delivery container moves from top to bottom until the restricted portion is free from the restriction of the rotating module, and the first pushing module is controlled to move from the second edge position to the first edge position to transfer the food delivery container to the conveyor drive belt.

4. The transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that When a plurality of cooking stations are provided on the conveyor drive belt, the plurality of cooking stations include a liquid station, a staple food station, a heating station and a supplementary material station, and the conveyor drive belt reciprocates in the order of the liquid station, the staple food station, the heating station, the supplementary material station and the food serving station.

5. The transmission device according to claim 4, characterized in that The auxiliary unloading mechanism is provided at a corresponding position of the heating station and is a disc-shaped mechanism that is larger than the top opening of the food serving container by a preset ratio. The at least one unloading channel includes a first heating channel. When the conveyor drive belt transports the meal container to the heating station, the auxiliary unloading mechanism can be detachably covered on the top opening of the meal container to heat the liquid inside the meal container through the first heating channel.

6. A control method applied to the transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The control method includes: Transferring the food serving container to the conveying mechanism for transportation via the transfer mechanism; The conveyor drive belt reciprocates between the cooking station and the serving station to transport the serving container to the cooking station for food unloading, and the auxiliary unloading mechanism is detachably combined with the serving container to perform auxiliary food unloading through the at least one unloading channel; The unloading container is transported to the food dispensing station by the conveying drive belt, and the food dispensing container is output from the conveying mechanism by the transfer mechanism.

7. An automatic noodle making and selling device, characterized in that: The automatic noodle making and selling device comprises: a transmission device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a memory, and at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions; The at least one processor calls the instructions in the memory to enable the automatic noodle making and selling equipment to execute the various steps of the control method of the transmission device as claimed in claim 6.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, characterized in that: When the instructions are executed by the processor, the various steps of the control method of the transmission device as claimed in claim 6 are implemented.

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