A food refrigeration cooking vending machine convenient for replenishment

Abstract

A food refrigeration cooking vending machine that is easy to replenish includes a vending machine cabinet, a cabinet door, a replenishment box, a meal pickup mechanism and a heating mechanism. The cabinet door is provided with multiple meal pickup ports. The replenishment box is used to hold meals. The replenishment box can be detachably placed in the vending machine cabinet to replenish meals by replacing the replenishment box. The meal pickup mechanism and the heating mechanism are installed in the cabinet. The meal pickup mechanism is arranged toward the replenishment box to grab meals in the replenishment box and move the meals to the heating mechanism. After being heated by the heating mechanism, the meals are moved to the meal pickup port. This vending machine stores all meals in a replenishment box. The quantity, type and distribution of meals are uniformly arranged by the central kitchen to avoid meal replenishment errors caused by personnel errors during replenishment. At the same time, when replenishing, it is only necessary to pull out the original replenishment box in the equipment and push in a new replenishment box for replacement, thereby minimizing the replenishment time of the replenishment personnel.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of automatic meal vending machines, and in particular relates to a food refrigeration cooking vending machine which is convenient for replenishing. Background Art

[0002] Automatic vending machines are machines that can vend food automatically. Currently, the automatic vending machines on the market have the following shortcomings: (1) The time required to replenish the equipment is relatively long. During the replenishment process, RFID detectors are relied on to avoid the problem of misplacement of food boxes due to staff errors. This requires the installation of a large number of RFID detectors in the vending machines, resulting in excessively high costs for the vending machines; (2) The water tanks, cutlery boxes, etc. of the vending machines are inconvenient to replace, which affects the maintenance efficiency of the vending machines. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above shortcomings, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a food refrigeration and cooking vending machine that is easy to replenish, so as to facilitate the replenishment and replacement of the water tank, cutlery boxes and meals of the vending machine, thereby improving the maintenance efficiency of the vending machine.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is a food refrigeration and cooking vending machine that is easy to replenish, including a vending machine cabinet and a cabinet door installed on the vending machine cabinet, the cabinet door is provided with multiple meal pickup ports, and also includes a replenishment box for accommodating meals, the replenishment box is detachably placed in the vending machine cabinet, so that the meals can be replenished by replacing the replenishment box; a meal pickup mechanism is arranged toward the replenishment box, and grabs the meals in the replenishment box; a heating mechanism includes a heating component and a conveying component for moving products in both directions, the conveying component is adapted to the meal pickup mechanism and the meal pickup port, so that the meals on the meal pickup mechanism can be moved to the heating component and the meal pickup port in sequence through the conveying component.

[0005] As a preferred solution of the present invention, a plurality of food cavities are provided in the replenishment box, and the openings of the food cavities are arranged toward the meal retrieval mechanism so that the meals in the food cavities can be grabbed by the meal retrieval mechanism.

[0006] As a preferred solution of the present invention, a guide wheel assembly is provided in the vending machine cabinet, and the guide wheel assembly is adapted to the replenishment box so that the replenishment box can be moved into / out of the vending machine cabinet through the guide wheel assembly.

[0007] As a preferred solution of the present invention, a water tank is provided on one side of the replenishment box, and the water tank is detachably connected to the heating component.

[0008] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the cabinet door includes an upper cabinet door and a lower cabinet door, the lower cabinet door is adapted to the replenishment box so that the replenishment box can be replaced through the lower cabinet door, and a cutlery box is provided on the lower cabinet door.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heating component includes a heating bracket and an inserted heating element. A plurality of heating chambers are formed in the heating bracket. A conveying component is provided in each heating chamber. The inserted heating element is installed in the heating chamber in a lifting manner so as to heat the food on the conveying component through the inserted heating element.

[0010] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the inserted heating element includes a steam generator, a steam needle tube and a lifting drive member. The steam needle tube can be lifted and lowered in the heating chamber by the lifting drive member, and the steam generator is connected to the steam needle tube.

[0011] As a preferred solution of the present invention, an exhaust needle is also installed on the lifting drive member.

[0012] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the conveying assembly includes at least two slidably connected conveying plates, and the conveying plates are slidably installed in the heating chamber.

[0013] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the meal picking mechanism includes a meal picking drive component and a meal picking suction cup, the meal picking drive component is connected to the meal picking suction cup, and the meal in the replenishment box is grabbed by the meal picking suction cup.

[0014] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the vending machine stores all meals in a replenishment box, and the quantity, type and distribution of meals are uniformly arranged by the central kitchen after the meals are prepared, thereby avoiding replenishment errors caused by personnel errors during replenishment. At the same time, when replenishing, the replenishment personnel only need to pull out the original replenishment box in the equipment and push in the new replenishment box to replace it, thereby minimizing the replenishment time of the replenishment personnel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the vending machine, wherein the steam generator in this diagram is hidden for the convenience of displaying the meal-taking mechanism.

[0016] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure after rotating at a certain angle.

[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the coordination between the meal pickup mechanism and the replenishment box.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the heating mechanism.

[0019] Figure markings: vending machine cabinet 1, cabinet door 2, meal taking opening 2-1, upper cabinet door 2-2, lower cabinet door 2-3, cutlery opening 2-4, dining table board 2-5, meal taking door 2-6, replenishment box 3, meal cavity 3-1, partition 3-2, meal taking mechanism 4, meal taking suction cup 4-1, longitudinal drive member 4-2, transverse drive member 4-3, vertical drive member 4-4, heating assembly 5, heating bracket 5-1, insert heating member 5-2, heating chamber 5-3, steam generator 5-4, steam needle tube 5-5, lifting drive member 5-6, exhaust needle 5-7, needle mounting plate 5-8, conveying assembly 6, conveying plate 6-1, sensor 6-2, guide wheel assembly 7, mounting rail 7-1, guide roller 7-2, water tank 8, cutlery box 9. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0021] A food refrigeration cooking vending machine that is easy to replenish, includes a vending machine cabinet 1, a cabinet door 2, a replenishment box 3, a meal pickup mechanism 4 and a heating mechanism. The cabinet door 2 is installed on the vending machine cabinet 1. The cabinet door 2 is provided with a plurality of meal pickup ports 2-1. Meals can be output from the vending machine through the plurality of meal pickup ports 2-1 to prevent queuing for meal delivery. The replenishment box 3 is used to accommodate meals. The replenishment box 3 can be detachably placed in the vending machine cabinet 1 to replenish meals by replacing the replenishment box 3; the meal pickup mechanism 4 and the heating mechanism are installed in the cabinet 1. The meal pickup mechanism 4 is arranged toward the replenishment box 3, grabs meals in the replenishment box 3, and moves the meals to the heating mechanism. After being heated by the heating mechanism, the meals are moved to the meal pickup port 2-1.

[0022] This vending machine stores all meals in a replenishment box 3. The quantity, type and distribution of meals are all arranged uniformly by the central kitchen after the meals are prepared, so as to avoid replenishment errors caused by personnel errors during replenishment. At the same time, when replenishing, the replenishment personnel only need to pull out the original replenishment box 3 in the equipment and push in the new replenishment box 3 to replace it, which can minimize the replenishment time of the replenishment personnel.

[0023] The upper part of the inner chamber of the vending machine cabinet 1 is used as a heating space for installing the meal pickup mechanism 4 and the heating mechanism. The lower part of the inner chamber of the vending machine cabinet 1 is used as a replenishment chamber for placing the replenishment box 3 and the water tank. In order to facilitate opening the cabinet door 2 to replace the replenishment box 3 and the water tank, the cabinet door 2 includes an upper cabinet door 2-2 and a lower cabinet door 2-3. The upper and lower cabinet doors are set so that when the replenishment personnel are replenishing, they only need to open the lower cabinet door of the equipment to complete the replacement and replenishment of all units, so as to reduce the impact of replenishment on the refrigeration effect in the vending machine cabinet 1 and avoid being easily seen by others when replenishing. The lower cabinet door 2-3 is adapted to the replenishment box 3, that is, when replenishment is needed, the replenishment box 3 can be replaced by opening the lower cabinet door 2-3. At the same time, as consumables, tableware is replaced when the vending machine is maintained or restocked. To facilitate the replacement of the tableware box 9, the tableware box 9 is fixed on the inner side of the lower cabinet door 2-3, and a tableware opening 2-4 is provided on the outer side of the lower cabinet door 2-3. The tableware in the tableware box 9 is output through the tableware opening 2-4.

[0024] The upper cabinet door 2-2 is provided with a plurality of meal taking ports 2-1 facing the heating chamber 5-3, so that the food in the heating chamber 5-3 can be pushed out through the meal taking ports 2-1. A dining table board 2-5 is provided on the outer side of the upper cabinet door 2-2 for receiving the food pushed out by the meal taking ports 2-1. As a preferred embodiment, a meal taking door 2-6 is provided on the meal taking port 2-1 to prevent foreign matter from entering the vending machine.

[0025] In order to facilitate the replacement of the replenishment box 3, a guide wheel assembly 7 is provided in the vending machine cabinet 1, and the guide wheel assembly 7 is adapted to the replenishment box 3, so that the replenishment box 3 can be moved into / removed from the vending machine cabinet 1 through the guide wheel assembly 7. The guide wheel assembly 7 includes a mounting rail 7-1 and a plurality of guide rollers 7-2 evenly arranged on the mounting rail 7-1, and the replenishment box 3 moved into / removed from the vending machine cabinet 1 is guided by the guide rollers 7-2, so that the replacement of the replenishment box 3 is more convenient. Preferably, the guide wheel assembly 7 is provided on the bottom and side walls of the chamber of the vending machine cabinet 1, so as to facilitate the guidance of the replenishment box 3.

[0026] A plurality of partitions 3-2 are provided in the replenishment box 3, and the plurality of partitions 3-2 are enclosed to form a plurality of food cavities 3-1, and the openings of the food cavities 3-1 are arranged toward the food picking mechanism 4. Preferably, the openings of the food cavities 3-1 are arranged upward to facilitate grabbing of the food in the food cavities 3-1 by the food picking mechanism 4.

[0027] A water tank 8 is provided on one side of the replenishment box 3. The water tank 8 is detachably connected to the pipe fitting of the heating assembly 5. The water tank 8 is used to supply water to the heating mechanism, so that the heating mechanism can heat the food. Preferably, the water tank 8 is connected to the heating assembly 5 via a transition piece. During the water adding process, the water tank 8 can be removed from the replenishment box 3; during the replacement process of the replenishment box 3, the water tank 8 is installed on the replenishment box 3 via the transition piece, so that the replenishment box 3 and the water tank 8 can be placed in the vending machine cabinet 1 at the same time, further improving the convenience of replenishment.

[0028] The meal picking mechanism 4 includes a meal picking drive component and a meal picking suction cup 4-1. The meal picking drive component is connected to the meal picking suction cup 4-1 and is used to drive the meal picking suction cup 4-1 to move horizontally, longitudinally and vertically, so as to facilitate grabbing of the meal in the replenishment box 3 by the meal picking suction cup 4-1. The meal picking suction cup 4-1 is connected to an air circuit, and the meal picking suction cup 4-1 is enabled to pick up and place the meal by controlling the forward and reverse inflation of the air circuit. The meal-taking drive assembly includes a longitudinal drive member 4-2, a transverse drive member 4-3 and a vertical drive member 4-4. The longitudinal drive member 4-2 is installed in the vending machine cabinet 1, and the transverse drive member 4-3 is installed on the longitudinal drive member 4-2. The transverse drive member 4-3 is driven to move longitudinally by the longitudinal drive member 4-2. The vertical drive member 4-4 is installed on the transverse drive member 4-3. The transverse drive member 4-3 drives the vertical drive member 4-4 to move laterally. The meal-taking suction cup 4-1 is installed on the vertical drive member 4-4. The meal-taking suction cup 4-1 is driven to rise and fall by the vertical drive member 4-4. The meal-taking suction cup 4-1 is controlled to align with the food cavity 3-1 or the conveying assembly 6 of the heating mechanism by the longitudinal drive member 4-2 and the transverse drive member 4-3, and then the meal-taking suction cup 4-1 is driven to take and place the food by the vertical drive member 4-4. In this embodiment, the longitudinal drive member 4-2, the transverse drive member 4-3, and the vertical drive member 4-4 are three-axis moving structures commonly seen on the market, and no structural improvement is involved on the longitudinal drive member 4-2, the transverse drive member 4-3, and the vertical drive member 4-4.

[0029] The heating mechanism includes a heating component 5 and a conveying component 6 for bidirectionally moving the product. The conveying component 6 is arranged in the heating mechanism 5. The conveying component 6 is adapted to the meal picking mechanism 4 and the meal picking port 2-1 so that the meal on the meal picking mechanism 4 can be moved to the heating component 5 and the meal picking port 2-1 in sequence through the conveying component 6.

[0030] The heating assembly 5 includes a heating bracket 5-1 and an insert heating element 5-2. A plurality of heating chambers 5-3 are formed in the heating bracket 5-1. A conveying assembly 6 is provided in each heating chamber 5-3. The conveying assembly 6 is used to move food from the meal pickup mechanism 4 to the heating chamber 5-3 or to move food in the heating chamber 5-3 to the meal pickup port 2-1. The insert heating element 5-2 is installed in a lifting manner in the heating chamber 5-3 so as to heat food on the conveying assembly 6 through the insert heating element 5-2.

[0031] The insert heating element 5-2 includes a steam generator 5-4, a steam needle tube 5-5 and a lifting drive element 5-6. The lifting drive element 5-6 is a driving cylinder mounted on the heating bracket 5-1. A needle mounting plate 5-8 is provided on the lifting drive element 5-6. The steam needle tube 5-5 and the exhaust needle 5-7 are mounted on the needle mounting plate 5-8. The steam generator 5-4 is connected to the steam needle tube 5-5. The water tank 8 is connected to the steam generator 5-4 through a pipe. The steam needle tube 5-5 and the exhaust needle 5-7 are driven by the lifting drive element 5-6 to be inserted into the food. The steam needle tube 5-5 is used to heat the food, and the exhaust needle 5-7 is used to exhaust the air in the food to prevent the internal pressure of the production plate from being too high and bursting.

[0032] The conveyor assembly 6 includes at least two conveyor plates 6-1, and the adjacent conveyor plates 6-1 are slidably connected. The bottom conveyor plate 6-1 can also be slidably installed in the heating chamber 5-3, so as to facilitate the sliding of the two conveyor plates 6-1. Preferably, a bidirectional cylinder is installed between the top conveyor plate 6-1 and the heating chamber 5-3, and the conveyor assembly 6 is driven by the bidirectional cylinder to move bidirectionally, so as to facilitate receiving the food on the meal-taking mechanism 4 or moving the food to the meal-taking port 2-1. Sensors 6-2 are provided on both sides of the top conveyor plate 6-1, and the sensors 6-2 are used to detect whether there are still food on the conveyor plate 6-1.

[0033] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables one skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention; therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but rather to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

[0034] Although this article uses more terms corresponding to the figure marks in the figures, it does not exclude the possibility of using other terms; these terms are used only to more conveniently describe and explain the essence of the present invention; interpreting them as any additional limitations is contrary to the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. A food refrigeration and cooking vending machine that is convenient for replenishing, comprising a vending machine cabinet (1) and a cabinet door (2) mounted on the vending machine cabinet (1), wherein the cabinet door (2) is provided with a plurality of food taking openings (2-1), characterized in that: Also includes A replenishment box (3) for containing food items, the replenishment box (3) being detachably placed in the vending machine cabinet (1) so that food items can be replenished by replacing the replenishment box (3); A meal picking mechanism (4) is disposed toward the replenishment box (3) and is used to pick up meals in the replenishment box (3); The heating mechanism comprises a heating component (5) and a conveying component (6) for bidirectionally moving the product, the conveying component (6) being adapted to the meal taking mechanism (4) and the meal taking port (2-1) so as to sequentially move the food on the meal taking mechanism (4) to the heating component (5) and the meal taking port through the conveying component (6); A plurality of food cavities (3-1) are provided in the replenishment box (3), and the openings of the food cavities (3-1) are arranged toward the food taking mechanism (4), and the openings of the food cavities (3-1) are arranged upwards, so that the food in the food cavities (3-1) can be grabbed by the food taking mechanism (4); The conveying assembly (6) comprises at least two conveying plates (6-1), adjacent conveying plates (6-1) are slidably connected, the bottom conveying plate (6-1) is slidably installed in the heating assembly (5), and a bidirectional cylinder is installed between the top conveying plate (6-1) and the heating assembly (5), and the conveying assembly (6) is driven by the bidirectional cylinder to move bidirectionally, so as to receive food on the food pickup mechanism (4) or move food to the food pickup port (2-1).

2. A food refrigeration cooking vending machine that is convenient for replenishment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide wheel assembly (7) is provided in the vending machine cabinet (1), and the guide wheel assembly (7) is adapted to the replenishment box (3) so that the replenishment box (3) can be moved into / out of the vending machine cabinet (1) via the guide wheel assembly (7).

3. The food refrigeration, cooking and vending machine that is convenient for replenishment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water tank (8) is provided on one side of the replenishment box (3), and the water tank (8) is detachably connected to the heating component (5).

4. The food refrigeration, cooking and vending machine for easy replenishment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cabinet door (2) comprises an upper cabinet door (2-2) and a lower cabinet door (2-3); the lower cabinet door (2-3) is adapted to the replenishment box (3) so that the replenishment box (3) can be replaced through the lower cabinet door (2-3); and a cutlery box (9) is provided on the lower cabinet door (2-3).

5. The food refrigeration, cooking and vending machine for easy replenishment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating component (5) comprises a heating support (5-1) and an insert heating element (5-2); a plurality of heating chambers (5-3) are formed in the heating support (5-1); a conveying component (6) is provided in each heating chamber (5-3); and the insert heating element (5-2) is installed in the heating chamber (5-3) in a lifting manner so as to heat food on the conveying component (6) through the insert heating element (5-2).

6. The food refrigeration cooking and vending machine for easy replenishment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inserted heating element (5-2) comprises a steam generator (5-4), a steam needle tube (5-5) and a lifting drive element (5-6); the steam needle tube (5-5) is installed in a lifting manner in the heating chamber (5-3) via the lifting drive element (5-6); and the steam generator (5-4) is connected to the steam needle tube (5-5).

7. The food refrigeration, cooking and vending machine for easy replenishment according to claim 6, characterized in that: An exhaust needle (5-7) is also installed on the lifting drive member (5-6).

8. The food refrigeration, cooking and vending machine for easy replenishment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The meal picking mechanism (4) comprises a meal picking drive component and a meal picking suction cup (4-1), wherein the meal picking drive component is connected to the meal picking suction cup (4-1) and the meal items in the replenishment box (3) are grabbed by the meal picking suction cup (4-1).

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