Multi-taste low-energy-consumption full-automatic popcorn machine and popcorn making method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of popcorn equipment, and particularly discloses a multi-taste low-energy-consumption full-automatic popcorn machine and a popcorn making method.The multi-taste low-energy-consumption full-automatic popcorn machine comprises a machine body, and the machine body is internally provided with a corn kernel discharging box used for discharging corn kernels; the roller cavity is communicated with the corn kernel discharging device, one side of the roller cavity is communicated with a heating pipe, and the heating pipe is communicated with an air blower so that corn kernels can form popcorn in the roller cavity; the taste stirring device is communicated with the roller cavity, and the upper end of the taste stirring device is communicated with the taste powder discharging device; the cup jacking device is located below the taste stirring device, and a liftable cup jacking base is arranged on the cup jacking device; according to the multi-taste low-energy-consumption full-automatic popcorn machine, the whole popcorn making process is relatively simple, large-area electromagnetic heating is not needed, energy consumption is reduced, and the operation cost is relatively low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of popcorn equipment, in particular to a multi-flavor low-energy consumption fully automatic popcorn machine and a popcorn making method. Background Art

[0002] The automatic vending popcorn machine is a self-service popcorn selling device that can be used in public places such as shopping malls. However, in the existing automatic vending popcorn equipment structure, the corn kernels are usually heated by electromagnetic heating pot body to make the corn kernels into popcorn. In this pot-type electromagnetic heating structure, the steps for adding flavors are relatively complicated, the structure is relatively large, and the electromagnetic heating method needs to be separately on the pot body, the heating area is relatively large, resulting in relatively high energy consumption and high operating costs. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the present invention provides a multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine and a popcorn making method, aiming to solve the problems in the prior art.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: a multi-flavor low-energy consumption fully automatic popcorn machine, including a machine body, wherein the machine body is provided with:

[0005] Corn kernel feeding box, used for feeding corn kernels;

[0006] A drum cavity, the drum cavity is connected to the corn kernel feeding device, one side of the drum cavity is connected to a heating pipe, and the heating pipe is connected to a blower, so that the corn kernels are formed into popcorn in the drum cavity;

[0007] A flavor stirring device, the flavor stirring device is connected to the drum cavity, and the upper end of the flavor stirring device is connected to the flavor powder feeding device;

[0008] The cup lifting device is located below the flavor stirring device, a cup transporting seat is arranged above the cup lifting device, a cup dropping transmission module located on one side of the flavor stirring device is arranged above the cup transporting seat, a cup storage cylinder is arranged on the upper end of the cup dropping transmission module, and a liftable cup lifting base is arranged on the cup lifting device.

[0009] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that corn kernels are quantitatively outputted through the corn kernel feeding box, so that the corn kernels enter the drum cavity for hot air heating, so that the corn kernels are formed into popcorn through the high temperature, and at the same time, the cup storage cylinder drops the cup into the cup transporting seat through the cup dropping transmission module, and the cup is transported to the top of the top cup base through the cup transporting seat, and then the cup is lifted up by the top cup base and combined with the flavor stirring device, and under the condition of hot air continuously blown into the drum cavity, the popcorn with relatively light weight is blown into the cup combined with the flavor stirring device, and at the same time, the flavor powder feeding device inputs the flavor powder into the cup containing popcorn through the flavor stirring device, and then the popcorn and the flavor powder are fully mixed by stirring, and under the residual temperature of the high temperature of the popcorn, the flavor powder in contact with the popcorn can be melted at the same time, so that the popcorn tastes better, and the whole popcorn making process is relatively simpler, does not require large-area electromagnetic heating, reduces energy consumption, and has relatively low operating costs.

[0010] Furthermore, the flavor powder feeding device includes a mounting frame, in which an upper powder box and a lower powder box are respectively arranged, and a conveying screw is installed in the upper powder box and the lower powder box, one end of the conveying screw is connected to a powder outlet, and a powder outlet is installed at each of the powder outlets, and an upper powder outlet hopper and a lower powder outlet hopper are respectively arranged on the mounting frame, and the powder outlet pipes correspond to the upper powder outlet hopper and the lower powder outlet hopper respectively, and the upper powder outlet hopper and the lower powder outlet hopper are connected through a vertical pipe.

[0011] After adopting the above-mentioned further structure, the upper powder box and the lower powder box can respectively contain flavor powders of different flavors to facilitate consumers' selection, and the powder falling positions of each upper powder box and the lower powder box can be concentrated in the lower powder outlet hopper to facilitate smooth falling into the flavor mixing device. The structure is simple, the equipment cost is relatively low, and it is suitable for promotion.

[0012] Furthermore, the flavor stirring device includes a cup cover plate, and a powder drop pipe and a popcorn drop hopper are respectively installed on the upper end of the cup cover plate, the upper end of the powder drop pipe is connected with the lower powder outlet hopper, the lower end of the cup cover plate is installed with a stirring shaft, the lower end of the stirring shaft is provided with stirring blades, the upper end of the cup cover plate is provided with a stirring motor for driving the stirring shaft to rotate, and the upper end of the drum cavity is connected with a bent pipe, and the output end of the bent pipe is connected with the popcorn drop hopper.

[0013] After adopting the above-mentioned further structure, the cup is lifted up on the top cup base and combined with the flavor stirring device, so that the stirring blade can be located in the cup, so as to facilitate stirring directly in the cup. At the same time, the cup can be covered by the cup cover to prevent popcorn or flavor powder from splashing out during stirring. After stirring, the cup can also be easily detached, the production process is simpler, and the structure is relatively simpler.

[0014] Furthermore, a cup pushing cylinder for driving the cup transporting seat to move is provided on one side of the cup transporting seat.

[0015] After adopting the above further structure, the cup transporting seat can be driven to move by the cup pushing cylinder, so that the cup can be driven by the cup transporting seat to switch positions.

[0016] Furthermore, the cup-lifting device includes a vertical guide rail installed in the body, a slide plate is installed on the vertical guide rail, a vertical cylinder is connected to the lower end of the slide plate, a connecting rod is installed on the upper end, and the cup-lifting base is installed on the connecting rod.

[0017] After adopting the above-mentioned further structure, the top cup base can be driven to rise and fall by the vertical cylinder, thereby realizing the lifting and lowering of the cup, so as to facilitate the receiving and stirring of popcorn and flavor powder.

[0018] Furthermore, a heat insulation plate is provided at the output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box, a screw is threaded through one end of the heat insulation plate, and a rotating motor is connected to one end of the screw to enable the heat insulation plate to open or close the output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box.

[0019] After adopting the above-mentioned further structure, the screw can be driven to rotate by a rotating motor, thereby driving the insulation plate to move back and forth on the screw, so that the output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box can be opened or closed, preventing the hot air in the drum cavity from surging up and entering the corn kernel feeding box.

[0020] Furthermore, weighing devices are installed in the corn kernel feeding box and the flavor stirring device, temperature sensors are provided in the heating tube and the drum cavity, the weighing device and the temperature sensor are electrically connected to the PLC controller, the PLC controller is electrically connected to an io input module, an io output module and an analog output module, respectively, and a touch screen is also provided on the machine body, and the touch screen is communicatively connected to the PLC controller.

[0021] After adopting the above further structure, the io input module is used for signal input of each electrical component and monitoring the status of each module. The io output module is used to control the start and stop of the loop. The weighing device can collect the weight of the flavor powder or corn kernels in real time and feed the data back to the PLC controller to judge whether there is a shortage of material, etc. At the same time, the temperature sensor can feed back the temperature data of the corresponding position to the PLC controller to judge the start and stop of heating. The analog output module is used to control and change the speed of components such as the stirring motor. The touch screen and the PLC controller can be connected through 485 communication, which is convenient for users to operate through the touch screen.

[0022] The present invention also discloses a method for making popcorn, comprising the above-mentioned multi-flavor low-energy consumption fully automatic popcorn machine, and further comprising the following steps:

[0023] S. Firstly, the corn kernels in the corn kernel feeding box are quantitatively discharged into the drum cavity;

[0024] S, heating the heating tube, and turning on the blower at the same time, so that air flows through the heating tube to form hot air, so that the hot air enters the drum cavity to heat the corn kernels, so that they pop and form popcorn;

[0025] At the same time, the cup drop transmission module transports the cup in the cup storage tube to the cup transport seat below, transports the cup to the top of the cup base through the cup transport seat, and transports the cup upward through the cup base, so that the cup is close to the lower end of the cup cover plate;

[0026] S. After the corn kernels are popped into popcorn, hot air is continuously blown into the drum cavity and blows the popcorn into the curved pipe, so that the popcorn falls into the popcorn hopper and enters the cup. At the same time, the hot air is also discharged from the gap between the cup and the cup cover plate. After all the popcorn falls into the cup, the cup rises further and covers the lower end surface of the cup cover plate;

[0027] S. The flavor powder is quantitatively delivered by the delivery screw and falls into the cup containing popcorn through the powder drop pipe. By starting the stirring motor, the flavor powder and popcorn are stirred in the cup. At the same time, the flavor powder is fully contacted with the popcorn with residual temperature, so that the flavor powder is melted;

[0028] S. After the mixing is completed, the cup base drives the cup to move down and reset, and the customer manually opens the door to take out the cup containing popcorn.

[0029] The steps of the popcorn making method are simpler than those of a traditional popcorn machine, the efficiency is higher, the stability of the making process is better, and the operating cost is lower. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 The figure is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the multi-flavor, low-energy-consumption, fully-automatic popcorn machine of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the flavor powder feeding device.

[0032] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the flavor powder feeding device.

[0033] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the drum cavity.

[0034] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the flavor stirring device.

[0035] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the top cup device.

[0036] Figure 7 This is the connection diagram of the PLC controller.

[0037] In the figure: body 1, corn kernel feeding box 2, drum cavity 3, feeding pipe 4, flavor powder feeding device 5, powder dropping pipe 6, flavor stirring device 7, bent pipe 8, cup storage tube 9, cup dropping transmission module 10, cup transport seat 11, cup lifting device 12, mounting frame 13, upper powder box 14, lower powder box 15, conveying screw 16, powder outlet 17, powder outlet pipe 18, upper powder outlet hopper 19, lower powder outlet hopper 20, vertical pipe 21, heating pipe 22, cup cover plate 23, popcorn feeding hopper 24, stirring motor 25, stirring shaft 26, stirring blade 27, cup 28, vertical cylinder 29, slide plate 30, vertical guide rail 31, connecting rod 32, and cup lifting base 33. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The specific embodiments of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the description of these embodiments is used to help understand the present invention, but does not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0039] Combination Figures 1 to 6The multi-flavor low-energy consumption fully automatic popcorn machine shown in the figure comprises a machine body 1, in which are arranged: a corn kernel feeding box 2, a drum cavity 3, a flavor stirring device 7 and a cup-lifting device 12, the corn kernel feeding box 2 is used for feeding corn kernels; the upper end of the drum cavity 3 is connected with the corn kernel feeding device 2 through a feeding pipe 4, one side of the drum cavity 3 is connected with a heating pipe 22, and the heating pipe 22 is connected with a blower, so that the corn kernels form popcorn in the drum cavity 3; the flavor stirring device 7 is connected with the drum cavity 3, and the upper end of the flavor stirring device 7 is connected with the flavor powder feeding device 5; the cup-lifting device 12 is located below the flavor stirring device 7, and a cup transporting seat 11 is arranged above the cup-lifting device 12, and a cup-dropping transmission module 10 located on one side of the flavor stirring device 7 is arranged above the cup-dropping transmission module 11, and a cup storage tube 9 is arranged at the upper end of the cup-dropping transmission module 10, and a liftable cup-dropping base 33 is arranged on the cup-lifting device 12. In this embodiment, corn kernels are quantitatively output through the corn kernel feeding box 2, so that the corn kernels enter the drum cavity 3 for hot air heating, so that the corn kernels are formed into popcorn by the high temperature, and at the same time, the cup storage tube 9 drops the cup 28 into the cup transporting seat 11 through the cup dropping transmission module 10, and the cup 28 is transported to the top of the cup base 33 by the cup transporting seat 11, and then the cup 28 is lifted up by the cup base 33 and combined with the flavor stirring device 7. Under the condition of hot air continuously blown into the drum cavity 3, the light popcorn is blown into the cup 28 combined with the flavor stirring device 7, and at the same time, the flavor powder feeding device 5 inputs the flavor powder into the cup 28 containing popcorn through the flavor stirring device 7, and then the popcorn and the flavor powder are fully mixed by stirring. Under the residual temperature of the high temperature of the popcorn, the flavor powder in contact with the popcorn can be melted at the same time, so that the taste of the popcorn is better, and the whole popcorn making process is relatively simpler, does not require large-area electromagnetic heating, reduces energy consumption, and has relatively low operating costs.

[0040] It is worth noting that the corn kernel feeding box 2 of this embodiment also uses a screw conveyor to quantitatively output corn kernels. The cup drop transmission module 10 of this embodiment is a prior art, and its specific structure and operating principle are recorded in a multiple automatic cup drop device disclosed in Chinese patent document CN221125305U, which will not be repeated here.

[0041] The flavor powder feeding device 5 of the present embodiment includes a mounting frame 13, in which an upper powder box 14 and a lower powder box 15 are respectively arranged, and a conveying screw 16 is installed in the upper powder box 14 and the lower powder box 15, one end of the conveying screw 16 is connected to a powder outlet 17, and a powder outlet pipe 18 is installed at the powder outlet 17, and an upper powder outlet hopper 19 and a lower powder outlet hopper 20 are respectively arranged on the mounting frame 13, and the powder outlet pipe 18 corresponds to the upper powder outlet hopper 19 and the lower powder outlet hopper 20 respectively, and the upper powder outlet hopper 19 and the lower powder outlet hopper 20 are connected through a vertical pipe 21; the upper powder box 14 and the lower powder box 15 can respectively contain flavor powders of different flavors for the convenience of consumers to choose, and the powder dropping positions of each upper powder box 14 and the lower powder box 15 can be concentrated in the lower powder outlet hopper 20, so as to smoothly fall into the flavor stirring device 7, the structure is simple, the equipment cost is relatively low, and it is suitable for promotion.

[0042] The flavor stirring device 7 of this embodiment includes a cup cover plate 23, the upper end of which is respectively provided with a powder falling pipe 6 and a popcorn falling hopper 24, the upper end of which is connected to the lower powder discharge hopper 20, the lower end of which is provided with a stirring shaft 26, the lower end of which is provided with a stirring blade 27, the upper end of which is provided with a stirring motor 25 for driving the stirring shaft 26 to rotate, the upper end of the drum cavity 3 is connected with a curved pipe 8, the output end of the curved pipe 8 is connected to the popcorn falling hopper 24; after the cup 28 is lifted up by the top cup base 33 and combined with the flavor stirring device 7, the stirring blade 27 can be located in the cup 28, so as to stir directly in the cup 28, and at the same time, the cup 28 can be covered by the cup cover plate 23 to prevent popcorn or flavor powder from splashing out during stirring, and after stirring is completed, the cup 28 can also be conveniently separated, the manufacturing process is simpler, and the structure is relatively simpler.

[0043] The curved pipe 8 may be made of glass so that consumers can see the process of popcorn delivery while waiting, thereby increasing the fun.

[0044] It is worth noting that a cup-pushing cylinder for driving the cup-transporting seat 11 to move is disposed on one side of the cup-transporting seat 11; the cup-transporting seat 11 may adopt an annular structure, the diameter of which is smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the cup 28, so that the cup 28 can fall into the cup-transporting seat 11 without falling, and the cup-transporting seat 11 can be driven to move by the cup-pushing cylinder, so that the cup 28 can be driven to switch positions by the cup-transporting seat 11.

[0045] The cup-lifting device 12 of this embodiment includes a vertical guide rail 31 installed in the body 1, a slide plate 30 is installed on the vertical guide rail 31, the lower end of the slide plate 30 is connected to the vertical cylinder 29, and the upper end is installed with a connecting rod 32, and the cup-lifting base 33 is installed on the connecting rod 32; the cup-lifting base 33 can be driven to rise and fall by the vertical cylinder 29, thereby realizing the lifting and lowering of the cup 28, so as to facilitate the reception and stirring of popcorn and flavor powder.

[0046] Among them, an insulation board is provided at the output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box 2, one end of the insulation board is threaded with a screw, and one end of the screw is connected to a rotating motor to make the insulation board open or close the output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box 2; the screw can be driven to rotate by the rotating motor, thereby driving the insulation board to move back and forth on the screw, so that the output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box 2 is opened or closed, preventing the hot air in the drum cavity 3 from surging up and entering the corn kernel feeding box 2.

[0047] The corn kernel feeding box 2 and the flavor stirring device 7 of this embodiment are both equipped with weighing devices, the heating tube 22 and the drum cavity 3 are both equipped with temperature sensors, the weighing device and the temperature sensor are both electrically connected to the PLC controller, the PLC controller is respectively electrically connected to the io input module, the io output module and the analog output module, the machine body 1 is also equipped with a touch screen, the touch screen is communicatively connected to the PLC controller; the io input module is used for signal input of each electrical component and monitoring the status of each module, the io output module is used for controlling the start and stop of the loop, the weighing device can collect the weight of the flavor powder or corn kernels in real time, and feed the data back to the PLC controller to judge whether there is a shortage of material, etc., at the same time, the temperature sensor can feed back the temperature data of the corresponding position to the PLC controller to judge the start and stop of heating, the analog output module is used to control and change the rotation speed of components such as the stirring motor 25, the touch screen and the PLC controller can be connected via 485 communication, so that the user can operate through the touch screen.

[0048] Among them, the touch screen is an Android terminal touch screen, which improves consumers' interactive experience.

[0049] This embodiment also discloses a method for making popcorn, which is made by using the structure of the above-mentioned multi-flavor low-energy consumption fully automatic popcorn machine, and the steps are as follows:

[0050] S1. First, the corn kernels in the corn kernel feeding box 2 are quantitatively discharged into the drum cavity 3;

[0051] S2, heating the heating tube 22, and turning on the blower at the same time, so that air flows through the heating tube 22 to form hot air, so that the hot air enters the drum cavity 3 to heat the corn kernels, so that they pop and form popcorn;

[0052] At the same time, the cup drop transmission module 10 transports the cup 28 in the cup storage tube 9 to the cup transport seat 11 below, and transports the cup 28 to the top of the cup lifting base 33 through the cup transport seat 11, and transports the cup 28 upward through the cup lifting base 33, so that the cup 28 is close to the lower end of the cup cover plate 23;

[0053] S3, after the corn kernels are popped into popcorn, hot air is continuously blown into the drum cavity 16, and the popcorn is blown into the curved pipe 8, so that the popcorn falls into the popcorn hopper 24 and enters the cup 28. At the same time, the hot air is also discharged from the gap between the cup 28 and the cup cover plate 23. After all the popcorn falls into the cup 28, the cup 28 further rises and covers the lower end surface of the cup cover plate 23.

[0054] S4, the flavor powder is quantitatively conveyed by the conveying screw 16 and falls into the cup 28 containing popcorn through the powder dropping pipe 6. The flavor powder and the popcorn are stirred in the cup 28 by starting the stirring motor 25. At the same time, the flavor powder is fully contacted with the popcorn with residual temperature, so that the flavor powder is melted;

[0055] S4. After the stirring is completed, the cup base 33 drives the cup 28 to move down and reset, and the customer manually opens the meal-taking door and takes out the cup 28 containing popcorn from the inside.

[0056] The steps of the popcorn making method are simpler than those of a traditional popcorn machine, the efficiency is higher, the stability of the making process is better, and the operating cost is lower.

[0057] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations of these embodiments are made without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and still fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine, comprising a machine body (1), characterized in that: The machine body (1) is provided with: A corn kernel feeding box (2), used for feeding corn kernels; A drum cavity (3), the drum cavity (3) being connected to the corn kernel feeding device (2), one side of the drum cavity (3) being connected to a heating pipe (22), the heating pipe (22) being connected to a blower so that the corn kernels are formed into popcorn in the drum cavity (3); A flavor stirring device (7), wherein the flavor stirring device (7) is connected to the drum cavity (3), and the upper end of the flavor stirring device (7) is connected to the flavor powder feeding device (5); A cup lifting device (12) is located below the flavor stirring device (7); a cup transporting seat (11) is arranged above the cup lifting device (12); a cup dropping transmission module (10) located on one side of the flavor stirring device (7) is arranged above the cup transporting seat (11); a cup storage cylinder (9) is arranged at the upper end of the cup dropping transmission module (10); and a liftable cup lifting base (33) is arranged on the cup lifting device (12).

2. A multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flavor powder feeding device (5) comprises a mounting frame (13), wherein an upper powder box (14) and a lower powder box (15) are respectively arranged in the mounting frame (13), wherein a conveying screw (16) is installed in each of the upper powder box (14) and the lower powder box (15), wherein one end of the conveying screw (16) is connected to a powder outlet (17), wherein a powder outlet pipe (18) is installed at each of the powder outlets (17), wherein an upper powder outlet hopper (19) and a lower powder outlet hopper (20) are respectively arranged on the mounting frame (13), wherein the powder outlet pipe (18) corresponds to the upper powder outlet hopper (19) and the lower powder outlet hopper (20), respectively, and wherein the upper powder outlet hopper (19) and the lower powder outlet hopper (20) are connected via a vertical pipe (21).

3. A multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The flavor stirring device (7) comprises a cup cover plate (23), the upper end of which is respectively provided with a powder dropping pipe (6) and a popcorn dropping hopper (24), the upper end of which is connected to a lower powder outlet hopper (20), the lower end of which is provided with a stirring shaft (26), the lower end of which is provided with a stirring blade (27), the upper end of which is provided with a stirring motor (25) for driving the stirring shaft (26) to rotate, the upper end of which is provided with a curved pipe (8), the output end of which is connected to the popcorn dropping hopper (24).

4. The multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A cup pushing cylinder for driving the cup transporting seat (11) to move is arranged on one side of the cup transporting seat (11).

5. The multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cup-lifting device (12) comprises a vertical guide rail (31) installed in the machine body (1), a slide plate (30) is installed on the vertical guide rail (31), the lower end of the slide plate (30) is connected to a vertical cylinder (29), the upper end of the slide plate (30) is installed with a connecting rod (32), and the cup-lifting base (33) is installed on the connecting rod (32).

6. The multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box (2) is provided with a heat insulation board, one end of the heat insulation board is threaded with a screw rod, and one end of the screw rod is connected to a rotating motor so that the heat insulation board opens or closes the output end of the lower end of the corn kernel feeding box (2).

7. The multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The corn kernel feeding box (2) and the flavor stirring device (7) are both equipped with weighing devices, the heating tube (22) and the drum cavity (3) are both equipped with temperature sensors, the weighing devices and the temperature sensors are both electrically connected to a PLC controller, the PLC controller is respectively electrically connected to an io input module, an io output module and an analog output module, the machine body (1) is also equipped with a touch screen, and the touch screen is communicatively connected to the PLC controller.

8. A method for making popcorn, characterized in that: The multi-flavor, low-energy consumption, fully automatic popcorn machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 further comprises the following steps: S1. First, the corn kernels in the corn kernel feeding box (2) are quantitatively discharged into the drum cavity (3); S2, heating the heating tube (22) and simultaneously turning on the blower, so that air flows through the heating tube (22) to form hot air, and the hot air enters the drum cavity (3) to heat the corn kernels, causing them to pop and form popcorn; At the same time, the cup drop transmission module 10 transports the cup (28) in the cup storage cylinder (9) to the cup transport seat (11) below, transports the cup (28) to the top of the cup lifting base (33) through the cup transport seat (11), and transports the cup (28) upward through the cup lifting base (33), so that the cup (28) is close to the lower end of the cup cover plate (23); S3, after the corn kernels are popped into popcorn, hot air is continuously blown into the drum cavity (16) and blows the popcorn into the curved pipe (8), so that the popcorn falls into the popcorn hopper (24) and enters the cup (28). At the same time, the hot air is also discharged from the gap between the cup (28) and the cup cover plate (23). After all the popcorn falls into the cup (28), the cup (28) further rises and covers the lower end surface of the cup cover plate (23); S4, the flavor powder is quantitatively conveyed by the conveying screw (16) and falls into the cup (28) containing popcorn through the powder dropping pipe (6), and the flavor powder and the popcorn are stirred in the cup (28) by starting the stirring motor (25). At the same time, the flavor powder is fully contacted with the popcorn with residual temperature, so that the flavor powder is melted; S4. After the stirring is completed, the cup base (33) drives the cup (28) to move downward and reset, and the customer manually opens the meal-taking door and takes out the cup (28) containing popcorn from the inside.

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