Drink outlet structure and beverage machine

Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of beverage outlet structure and a kind of beverage machine, beverage outlet structure is applied in beverage machine, beverage outlet structure includes beverage outlet shell, fixed component and feed pipe, wherein the bottom surface of beverage outlet shell has first opening, first opening includes multiple independent discharge holes, for the outward flow of raw material. Fixed component is installed in beverage outlet shell, and not less than two bending grooves are opened in fixed component, and the side of bending groove is connected to discharge hole one by one. Feed pipe has not less than two, the rear end of feed pipe is connected to storage bin, and the front end of feed pipe is matched with bending groove, and is connected to discharge hole one by one. In the embodiment of the present application, there are multiple discharge holes on beverage outlet shell, which can output different types of raw materials, simplify the production process of beverage, reduce manual operation, can also produce different beverages according to different formula, and the amount of raw material can be controlled, to maintain the same beverage quality consistency.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of beverage processing devices, and in particular to a beverage outlet structure and a beverage machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Some types of existing beverages are made from multiple raw materials, for example, a cup of fruit drink includes tea soup, fruit juice, syrup, jam and other raw materials. The production process of the beverage usually requires multiple devices to output different raw materials, or to pour different raw materials from multiple containers, and then mix all the raw materials together to make a cup of finished beverage.

[0003] In a retail scenario, making a cup of beverage made from multiple raw materials requires repeated manual operations, which not only makes the manual operation process cumbersome, but also causes raw material taking and placing errors due to manual operation errors. In addition, the use amount of different raw materials is difficult to accurately control, and it is difficult to ensure the quality uniformity when making the same type of beverage, which affects the consumer experience.

[0004] The content of the background section merely represents the technical knowledge of the inventor, and does not necessarily represent the prior art in the field. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of one or more defects in the prior art, the present application provides a beverage outlet structure applied to a beverage machine, which comprises:

[0006] A beverage outlet shell, the bottom surface of the beverage outlet shell has a first opening, the first opening comprises a plurality of mutually independent discharge holes for discharging raw materials outward;

[0007] A fixing assembly installed in the beverage outlet shell, the fixing assembly has not less than two bending grooves, and one side of the bending grooves is connected to the discharge holes one by one; and

[0008] Not less than two feeding pipes, the rear end of the feeding pipe is connected to a storage bin, the front end of the feeding pipe is matched with the bending groove, and is connected to the discharge hole one by one.

[0009] According to one aspect of the present application, the feeding pipe comprises a first connecting pipe and a bending pipe, the front end of the first connecting pipe is connected to the rear end of the bending pipe, the front end of the bending pipe is connected to the discharge hole, and the bending pipe is partially or entirely embedded in the bending groove.

[0010] According to one aspect of the present application, the fixing member is fixedly connected with the fixing assembly and is arranged on the bending pipe to fix the bending pipe; the radial part or the whole of the bending pipe is arranged in the bending groove, and the axial ends of the bending pipe extend out of the fixing assembly and are connected with the first connecting pipe and the discharge hole respectively.

[0011] According to one aspect of the present application, the feeding pipe further comprises a second connecting pipe, the rear end of the second connecting pipe is connected with the storage bin, the front end of the second connecting pipe is connected with the rear end of the first connecting pipe, and the second connecting pipe is downwardly bent compared with the first connecting pipe.

[0012] According to one aspect of the present application, the beverage outlet structure comprises a plurality of feeding pipes, and a plurality of bending grooves are arranged in the fixing assembly, and the feeding pipes are connected with the discharge bins containing different raw materials respectively.

[0013] According to one aspect of the present application, the bending angles of the plurality of bending grooves are equal and are arranged in parallel.

[0014] According to one aspect of the present application, the beverage outlet shell has a circumferential outer wall, a second opening is further arranged on one side of the outer wall, and the feeding pipes are connected with the fixing assembly after passing through the second opening.

[0015] According to one aspect of the present application, the second opening comprises a plurality of independent fixing holes, and the plurality of feeding pipes pass through the fixing holes respectively.

[0016] According to one aspect of the present application, the beverage outlet structure further comprises a lighting assembly, the lighting assembly is arranged inside the beverage outlet shell or below the bottom surface of the beverage outlet shell to provide lighting when the beverage is taken.

[0017] According to one aspect of the present application, the beverage outlet structure further comprises a beverage outlet upper cover, the beverage outlet upper cover is buckled on the outside of the beverage outlet shell.

[0018] According to one aspect of the present application, the present application further comprises a beverage machine, which comprises:

[0019] a frame;

[0020] a storage bin arranged in the frame, the storage bin is divided into a plurality of sub-bins to contain different kinds of beverages and raw materials;

[0021] a beverage outlet structure as described above, the beverage outlet structure is arranged in the frame, and the feeding pipes in the beverage outlet structure are connected with the different sub-bins respectively; and

[0022] A plurality of feeding pumps, each of which is arranged on a corresponding feeding pipe to control the flow of the corresponding feeding pipe.

[0023] According to an aspect of the present application, the beverage machine further comprises a control system arranged in the frame, the control system being in communication with each of the feeding pumps and configured to control the opening and closing of each of the feeding pumps.

[0024] According to an aspect of the present application, the beverage machine further comprises a human-machine interface in communication with the control system and configured to display and / or control the opening and closing of each of the feeding pumps.

[0025] According to an aspect of the present application, the beverage machine further comprises a weighing sensor arranged below the beverage outlet structure and in communication with the control system to obtain the discharge amount of the raw materials.

[0026] According to an aspect of the present application, the beverage machine further comprises a signal transmission assembly in communication with the control system and further in communication with a smart terminal configured to display and / or control the opening and closing of each of the feeding pumps.

[0027] According to an aspect of the present application, the beverage machine further comprises a refrigeration chamber divided into a plurality of refrigeration sub-chambers to accommodate different types of beverages and raw materials that need to be refrigerated, and some or all of the feeding pipes are connected to the refrigeration sub-chambers.

[0028] According to an aspect of the present application, the feeding pump is a diaphragm pump and / or a peristaltic pump.

[0029] Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the present application provides a beverage outlet structure and a beverage machine applying the foregoing beverage outlet structure, the beverage outlet housing has a plurality of discharge holes to output different types of raw materials, which simplifies the operation process of making beverages made of multiple raw materials, reduces manual operation, and can make different beverages according to different recipes and control the amount of raw materials to keep the quality of the same beverage consistent. The control system arranged in the beverage machine ensures the accuracy of the types and amounts of different raw materials, and can realize automatic production of beverages. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present application, and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate the embodiments of the present application, and are used to explain the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0031] Figure 1 is an exploded schematic view of the beverage outlet structure in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 2 is an exploded side view of the drink outlet structure in one embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 3A is an exploded view of the fixing assembly and the feeding pipe in one embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 3B is an exploded view of the fixing assembly and the feeding pipe in another embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 4 is a structural view of the drink outlet structure in one embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 5 is an exploded view of the beverage machine in one embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 6 is a structural view of the beverage machine in one embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 7 is a structural block diagram of the beverage machine in one embodiment of the present application.

[0039] Reference signs: 1, drink outlet structure, 10, drink outlet housing, 11, discharge hole, 12, second opening, 20, fixing assembly, 21, bending groove, 30, feeding pipe, 31, first connecting pipe, 32, bending pipe, 33, second connecting pipe, 40, lighting assembly, 50, drink outlet upper cover, 100, beverage machine, 110, frame, 120, storage bin, 130, feeding pump, 140, control system, 150, human-computer interface, 160, weighing sensor, 170, signal transmission assembly, 180, refrigeration bin. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Hereinafter, only certain exemplary embodiments are simply described. As those skilled in the art can recognize, the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the drawings and the description are considered to be exemplary in nature rather than limiting.

[0041] In the description of the application, it is to be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements indicated thereby must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated thereby. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited.

[0042] In the description of the application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integral connection; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection or can communicate with each other; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0043] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the "upper" or "lower" of the first feature to the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the "upper", "above" and "on" of the first feature to the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The "under", "below" and "under" of the first feature to the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0044] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different structures of the present application. For the purpose of simplifying the present application, the components and arrangements of the specific examples are described in the following. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Furthermore, the present application can repeatedly refer to the reference numerals and / or reference letters in different examples, and such repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present application provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but those of ordinary skill in the art can realize the application of other processes and / or the use of other materials.

[0045] The preferred embodiments of the present application are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are merely used to illustrate and explain the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0046] Figure 1 and Figure 2 The specific structure of the drink outlet structure 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present application is shown below in conjunction with Figure 1 and Figure 2 Detailed description.

[0047] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the drink outlet structure 1 includes a drink outlet housing 10, a fixing assembly 20 and a feeding pipe 30, wherein the drink outlet housing 10 is the external fixing and protection structure of the drink outlet structure 1, and the bottom surface of the drink outlet housing 10 has a first opening, which includes a plurality of mutually independent discharge holes 11 for the raw materials to flow outwards. Further, according to the preferred embodiment of the present application, the plurality of discharge holes 11 can be arranged as close as possible so that all the discharge holes 11 can cover the same container containing the beverage. The drink outlet structure 1 in this embodiment is applied to a beverage machine, and when the beverage machine is working normally, the container containing the beverage is placed below the drink outlet structure 1, and the raw materials flow outwards from the first opening on the drink outlet housing 10, and the discharge holes 11 can cover the same container containing the beverage, which can prevent the raw materials from spilling and does not need to adjust the position of the container, and the beverage machine can be directly started to obtain the beverage. According to the preferred embodiment of the present application, according to the different types of raw materials, the shape and aperture of the discharge holes 11 in the first opening can also be arranged to match the raw materials, for example, for solid or semi-solid raw materials, the discharge holes 11 with larger apertures are arranged to prevent the raw materials from blocking the discharge holes 11, and for liquid raw materials, the discharge holes 11 with smaller apertures are arranged to save the volume of the drink outlet structure 1 and to increase the number of discharge holes 11 that can be accommodated by the drink outlet housing 10 as much as possible. In this embodiment, the discharge holes 11 are mutually independent in order to prevent different raw materials from interfering with each other and affecting the quality of the finished beverage.

[0048] The fixed assembly 20 is mounted in the outlet shell 10, and the fixed assembly 20 is internally provided with not less than two bending grooves 21, and one side of the bending grooves 21 is connected to the discharge hole 11 one by one. The number of the feeding pipes 30 is not less than two, the rear end of the feeding pipe 30 is connected to the storage bin, and the front end of the feeding pipe 30 is matched with the bending grooves 21 in the fixed assembly 20 and is connected to the position of the discharge hole 11 one by one. The fixed assembly 20 in the embodiment is used for reinforcing and holding the feeding pipe 30, and makes the feeding pipe 30 correspond to the discharge hole 11 in the first opening one by one, as shown in Figure 2 The feeding pipe 30 is embedded in the bending groove 21, which ensures that the feeding pipe 30 corresponds to the discharge hole 11.

[0049] According to the preferred embodiment of the present application, the number of the bending grooves 21 in the fixed assembly 20 can be less than the number of the discharge holes 11, that is, according to the actual beverage to be made, a certain margin can be set for the discharge holes 11 on the outlet shell 10, and part of the discharge holes 11 can not be directly connected to the feeding pipe 30. Correspondingly, the fixed assembly 20 can also have multiple groups, for example, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The bending grooves 21 in the fixed assembly 20 are connected to part of the discharge holes 11, multiple fixed assemblies 20 are arranged in the outlet structure 1, and the fixed assembly 20 is arranged in a semi-closed structure as shown in Figure 1 which is convenient for processing and manufacturing the fixed assembly 20 and for installing and matching the feeding pipe 30 with the bending groove 21. The bending grooves 21 in the fixed assembly 20 can also be arranged in a closed manner, that is, a bending through hole is arranged in the fixed assembly 20. The fixed assembly 20 and the outlet shell 10 can be welded and fixed, or can be detachably fixed by using a structure similar to a buckle or a bolt, which is convenient for disassembling, assembling and cleaning and repairing the outlet structure 1.

[0050] Specifically, according to the preferred embodiment of the present application, the fixed assembly 20 can be arranged in multiple groups, one or more bending grooves 21 can be arranged in each group of the fixed assembly 20, and multiple bending grooves 21 are matched with multiple feeding pipes 30 to correspond to different raw materials. Further, as shown in Figure 3A and Figure 3B The multiple bending grooves 21 can be arranged to have equal bending angles and be arranged in parallel, so as to arrange as many bending grooves 21 as possible in the fixed assembly 20, thereby controlling the size and structural complexity of the outlet structure 1, which is beneficial to the miniaturization of the beverage machine.

[0051] The feeding pipe 30 is used to provide raw materials to the discharge hole 11, and in the embodiment, different feeding pipes 30 are connected to different storage bins to correspond to different raw materials, and finally multiple raw materials are used to make beverages. The pipe diameter of the feeding pipe 30 can be adjusted according to the type of the corresponding raw material, for example, a feeding pipe 30 with a larger pipe diameter is selected for solid or semi-solid raw materials.Figure 4 As shown in some preferred embodiments of the present application, the front end of the feeding pipe 30 extends out of the discharge hole 11 to improve the structural stability and prevent the raw material from overflowing in the discharge hole 10 due to the gap between the front end of the feeding pipe 30 and the discharge hole 10. Further, according to the preferred embodiments of the present application, the diameter of the discharge hole 11 corresponds to the diameter of the feeding pipe 30, and the outer wall of the feeding pipe 30 closely fits the inner side of the discharge hole 11.

[0052] As shown in some preferred embodiments of the present application, the feeding pipe 30 includes a first connecting pipe 31 and a bending pipe 32, wherein the front end of the first connecting pipe 31 is connected to the rear end of the bending pipe 32, the front end of the bending pipe 32 is connected to the discharge hole 11, and the bending pipe 32 is partially or wholly embedded in the bending groove 21 in the fixing assembly 20. Figure 3A Figure 3B As shown in some preferred embodiments of the present application, the feeding pipe 30 includes a first connecting pipe 31 and a bending pipe 32, wherein the front end of the first connecting pipe 31 is connected to the rear end of the bending pipe 32, the front end of the bending pipe 32 is connected to the discharge hole 11, and the bending pipe 32 is partially or wholly embedded in the bending groove 21 in the fixing assembly 20.

[0053] In some embodiments of the present application, the bending pipe 32 is a hard pipe, or the bending position of the bending pipe 32 is a rigid structure with certain strength, such as a metal pipe. The bending pipe 32 is matched with the fixing assembly 20 as shown in Figure 3A As shown in some embodiments of the present application, the bending pipe 32 is a soft pipe, such as a silica gel pipe. In order to prevent the flux from decreasing or even being blocked due to the deformation of the pipe wall at the bending position of the bending pipe 32, the bending pipe 32 is divided into two straight pipes at both ends and an adapter at the bending position to prevent the bending pipe 32 from bending, as shown in

[0054] In some embodiments of the present application, the bending pipe 32 is a soft pipe, such as a silica gel pipe. In order to prevent the flux from decreasing or even being blocked due to the deformation of the pipe wall at the bending position of the bending pipe 32, the bending pipe 32 is divided into two straight pipes at both ends and an adapter at the bending position to prevent the bending pipe 32 from bending, as shown in Figure 3B Figure 1

[0055] ​​​According to a preferred embodiment of the present application, the beverage outlet structure 1 further comprises a fixing member (not shown in the figure), which is fixedly connected with the fixing assembly 20 and is pressed on the bent pipe 32, for fixing the bent pipe 32 in the bent groove 21. The fixing member can be a hinged or clamped pipe clamp, or a covering pressing block, which cooperates with the fixing assembly 20 to prevent the bent pipe 32 from being disengaged from the bent groove 21. The radial part or the whole of the bent pipe 32 is embedded in the bent groove 21, for example, half of the radial part of the bent pipe 32 is embedded in the bent groove 21, and the other half is fixed in the bent groove 21 by the fixing member. The axial ends of the bent pipe 32 extend out of the fixing assembly 20 and are connected with the first connecting pipe 31 and the outlet hole 11 respectively. The bent pipe 32 is fixed in the bent groove 21, so that the front end of the bent pipe 32 is stably connected with the outlet hole 11, and the bent pipe 32 is prevented from shaking or even falling off.

[0056] Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 , the beverage outlet housing 10 has a circumferential outer wall, and a second opening 12 is formed in one side of the outer wall, through which the feeding pipe 30 is connected with the fixing assembly 20. Preferably, the second opening 12 is formed in the outer wall at the back of the beverage outlet housing 10, so as to reduce the number of bends of the feeding pipe 30. In this embodiment, the feeding pipe 30 is fixed through the second opening 12, the fixing assembly 20 and the outlet hole 11, and the positional relationship with the beverage outlet housing 10 is fixed, further improving the stability of the beverage outlet structure 1. In a preferred embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 4 , the second opening 12 comprises a plurality of independent fixing holes, and each feeding pipe 30 passes through one independent fixing hole. The diameter of the fixing hole can be set to match the outer diameter of the feeding pipe 30.

[0057] According to a preferred embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 3A and Figure 3B , the feeding pipe 30 further comprises a second connecting pipe 33, the rear end of which is connected in the storage bin for obtaining different raw materials, and the front end of which is connected at the rear end of the first connecting pipe 31. The second connecting pipe 33 is bent downward compared with the first connecting pipe 31. After the beverage machine is started, different kinds of raw materials required for making beverages are obtained by different feeding pipes 30. When the beverage making is completed, there will still be some raw materials remaining in the feeding pipe 30. In order to reduce the raw materials in the feeding pipe 30 from dripping from the outlet hole 11, the second connecting pipe 33 in this embodiment is bent downward compared with the first connecting pipe 31. According to a preferred embodiment of the present application, a rounded bend is further provided between the first connecting pipe 31 and the second connecting pipe 33. The raw materials in the feeding pipe 30 cannot pass over the rounded bend under the condition of no power, so as to avoid the raw materials from dripping.

[0058] According to the preferred embodiment of the present application, the drink outlet structure 1 further comprises a lighting assembly 40, which is installed inside or below the bottom surface of the drink outlet housing 10 for providing lighting when the beverage is being served. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 In the preferred embodiment of the present application, one or more through holes are formed in the bottom surface of the drink outlet housing 10 for installing the light emitter of the lighting assembly 40, and the circuit board of the lighting assembly 40 can be arranged inside the drink outlet housing 10. Further, the lighting assembly 40 can also be provided with an infrared or light sensing switch, which is turned on when a container is placed below the drink outlet structure 1 to provide lighting for serving the beverage.

[0059] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the preferred embodiment of the present application, the drink outlet structure 1 further comprises a drink outlet upper cover 50, which is buckled on the outside of the drink outlet housing 10 to protect the drink outlet housing 10 and the fixing assembly 20 and the feed pipe 30 inside. For example Figure 1 As shown in the preferred embodiment of the present application, the drink outlet housing 10 does not have a top surface to facilitate the installation of the fixing assembly 20 and the feed pipe 30, and after the installation is completed, the bottomless drink outlet upper cover 50 is buckled on the top of the drink outlet housing 10 to seal the fixing assembly 20 and the feed pipe 30 inside the drink outlet housing 10.

[0060] The embodiment of the present application also comprises a beverage machine 100, as shown in Figure 5 The beverage machine 100 comprises a frame 110, a storage bin 120, a drink outlet structure 1 and a feeding pump 130, wherein the frame 110 is a support structure for the components of the beverage machine 100, which can be made of metal material, and a baffle can also be provided to make the appearance of the beverage machine 100 consistent. The storage bin 120 is arranged in the frame 110, and the storage bin 120 is divided into multiple sub-bins for containing different types of beverages and raw materials. The drink outlet structure 1 is arranged in the frame 110, and the feed pipes 30 therein are respectively connected to different sub-bins in the storage bin 120 to obtain beverages or raw materials for making different types of finished beverages. The feeding pump 130 is provided with multiple feeding pumps, which are respectively arranged on the feed pipes 30 in the drink outlet structure 1 to control the flow of different feed pipes 30 and provide power for obtaining beverages or raw materials. According to the preferred embodiment of the present application, the feeding pump 130 is a diaphragm pump and / or a peristaltic pump, and the raw materials used in making different beverages also differ, for example, the raw materials in liquid form such as syrup, juice and tea soup can be provided with a diaphragm pump on the corresponding feed pipe 30. For raw materials such as jam and juice containing fruit particles, a peristaltic pump can be provided on the corresponding feed pipe 30 to extract the raw materials.

[0061] The beverage machine 100 in the embodiment can be used to make beverages made of multiple raw materials or a single raw material, and can also be used to extract beverages stored in the storage bin 120. Different feeding pumps 130 are controlled to make the beverages or raw materials in the sub-bins flow along the feeding pipe 30, flow out at the discharge hole 11, and be extracted below the discharge hole 11, to complete the beverage making process. The feeding pumps 130 in the embodiment can be controlled individually and correspond to different beverages or raw materials respectively. When different beverages are made, the corresponding feeding pump 130 can be selected according to the recipe.

[0062] According to a preferred embodiment of the present application, the beverage machine 100 further comprises a refrigeration bin 180, which is divided into multiple refrigeration sub-bins and used to accommodate different types of beverages and raw materials that need to be refrigerated. Part or all of the feeding pipes 30 are connected to the refrigeration sub-bins. The refrigeration bin 180 can be arranged in the frame 110 of the beverage machine 100, or arranged outside the beverage machine 100 as shown, to facilitate separate control and also to increase the storage capacity of different beverages and raw materials. The refrigeration bin 180 has a refrigeration function and can be used to store beverages and raw materials that need to be refrigerated. Similarly, in a preferred embodiment of the present application, a heat preservation bin or a heating bin can also be arranged to store beverages and raw materials that need to be heat preserved or heated, to increase the types of beverages that can be made by the beverage machine 100 and to improve the quality of finished beverages and the drinking experience of consumers. Figure 6

[0063] As shown in the figure, in a preferred embodiment of the present application, the beverage machine 100 further comprises a control system 140 arranged in the frame 110. The control system 140 is in communication with the multiple feeding pumps 130 and used to individually control the opening and closing of each feeding pump 130, to further control the extraction of different types of beverages and raw materials. Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present application, the control system 140 can also be used to control the flow of different types of raw materials, to accurately control the addition amount of each type of raw material, and to maintain the quality uniform when making the same type of finished beverage. Figure 7

[0064] As shown in the figure, the beverage machine 100 further comprises a human-machine interface 150 in communication with the control system 140 and capable of displaying and / or controlling the opening and closing of the corresponding feeding pump 130. According to a preferred embodiment of the present application, the human-machine interface 150 is used by an operator to control the beverage machine 100 to make different types of beverages. The human-machine interface 150 can have a display screen and operation buttons, capable of displaying the opening and closing of the feeding pump 130 corresponding to each type of raw material, or displaying the addition amount of different raw materials, or only including buttons for controlling different feeding pumps 130, so that the operator can add different raw materials by pressing the buttons to make beverages. Figure 6

[0065] ​​​According to the preferred embodiment of the present application, the beverage machine 100 further comprises a weighing sensor 160 arranged below the beverage outlet structure 1 and in communication with the control system 140, for obtaining the discharge amount of the raw material. Specifically, as shown in Figure 5 the weighing sensor 160 is arranged below the position where the container is placed in the beverage machine 100, and can deliver different electrical signals to the control system 140 according to the pressure applied on the weighing sensor 160, so as to obtain the addition amount of the raw material, and further realize the precise control of the addition amount of the raw material, and ensure the quality of the finished beverage. Meanwhile, the weighing sensor 160 can also prevent overflow caused by too much beverage being taken, and when the pressure applied on the weighing sensor 160 is too large, the control system 140 can be used to close the feeding pump 130.

[0066] As shown in Figure 5 According to the preferred embodiment of the present application, the beverage machine 100 further comprises a signal transmission component 170, such as a network interface or a wireless transmitter, which is in communication with the control system 140 and also in communication with a smart terminal, and the smart terminal can display and / or control the opening and closing of the corresponding feeding pump 130. The smart terminal can be a background hardware with a catering control system, or a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, which can obtain the working state of the feeding pump 130 in the beverage machine 100 in real time through the signal transmission component 170, and also can control the beverage machine 100 to automatically make corresponding beverages through the smart terminal, thereby simplifying the operation process.

[0067] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not used to limit the present application, although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some technical features can be replaced by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A beverage outlet structure for use in a beverage machine, the beverage outlet structure comprising: a beverage outlet housing having a bottom surface with a first opening, the first opening comprising a plurality of independent discharge holes for discharging raw materials outwardly; a fixing assembly mounted in the beverage outlet housing, the fixing assembly having at least two bending grooves formed therein, and one side of each of the bending grooves being connected to one of the discharge holes; and at least two feed pipes, the feed pipes having rear ends connected to a storage bin and front ends connected to the bending grooves and the discharge holes respectively; wherein the feed pipes comprise a first connecting pipe and a bending pipe, the front end of the first connecting pipe being connected to the rear end of the bending pipe, the front end of the bending pipe being connected to the discharge holes, and the bending pipe being partially or wholly embedded in the bending grooves; the bending pipe comprises a hose, the bending pipe being divided into a straight pipe at both ends and an adapter at a bending position; the bending grooves in the fixing assembly are formed in a shape matching the bending pipe and have recesses for fixing the adapter.

2. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing member fixedly connected to the fixing assembly and pressed on the bending pipe to fix the bending pipe; the bending pipe is partially or wholly embedded in the bending grooves in a radial direction, and the bending pipe extends out of the fixing assembly in an axial direction at both ends and is connected to the first connecting pipe and the discharge holes respectively.

3. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the feed pipes further comprise a second connecting pipe, the rear end of the second connecting pipe being connected to the storage bin, the front end of the second connecting pipe being connected to the rear end of the first connecting pipe, and the second connecting pipe being bent downwardly compared to the first connecting pipe.

4. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 1, wherein the beverage outlet structure has a plurality of feed pipes, the fixing assembly has a plurality of bending grooves formed therein, and the feed pipes are connected to discharge bins containing different raw materials respectively.

5. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 4, wherein the bending grooves have equal bending angles and are arranged in parallel.

6. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the beverage outlet housing has a circumferential outer wall, a second opening is formed in one side of the outer wall, and the feed pipes are connected to the fixing assembly after passing through the second opening.

7. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 6, wherein the second opening comprises a plurality of independent fixing holes, and the feed pipes pass through the fixing holes respectively.

8. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an illuminating assembly mounted in the beverage outlet housing or below the bottom surface of the beverage outlet housing for providing illumination when a beverage is taken.

9. The beverage outlet structure according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a beverage outlet upper cover fastened to the outside of the beverage outlet housing.

10. A beverage machine comprising: a frame; a storage bin arranged in the frame, the storage bin being divided into a plurality of sub-bins to accommodate different kinds of beverages and raw materials; the out-drink structure of any one of claims 1-9, the out-drink structure being arranged in the frame, and the in-feed pipes in the out-drink structure being respectively connected to the different sub-bins; and a plurality of in-feed pumps respectively arranged on the in-feed pipes to control the flow of the corresponding in-feed pipes.

11. The beverage machine of claim 10, further comprising a control system arranged in the frame, the control system being in communication with the plurality of in-feed pumps and configured to control the opening and closing of the plurality of in-feed pumps.

12. The beverage machine of claim 11, further comprising a human-machine interface in communication with the control system and configured to display and / or control the opening and closing of the corresponding in-feed pumps.

13. The beverage machine of claim 11, further comprising a weighing sensor arranged below the out-drink structure and in communication with the control system to obtain the discharge amount of the raw materials.

14. The beverage machine of claim 11, further comprising a signal transmission component in communication with the control system and further in communication with a smart terminal configured to display and / or control the opening and closing of the corresponding in-feed pumps.

15. The beverage machine of any one of claims 10-14, further comprising a refrigeration bin divided into a plurality of refrigeration sub-bins to accommodate different kinds of beverages and raw materials that need to be refrigerated, and some or all of the in-feed pipes being respectively connected to the refrigeration sub-bins.

16. The beverage machine of any one of claims 10-14, wherein the in-feed pumps are diaphragm pumps and / or peristaltic pumps. ​

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