Fragrance dispensing system and method

Abstract

The application discloses a flavoring system and method, relates to the technical field of flavoring, and is characterized in that an injector driver and an injector are both mounted on a three-dimensional moving module, the injector driver is connected with a plunger rod of the injector to drive the plunger rod to move, a plurality of raw material storage containers are mounted on a raw material station, each raw material storage container stores one kind of raw material, a weighing device for detecting the weight of the raw material in a dispensing container is arranged at the bottom of the dispensing container, and a control device is connected with the three-dimensional moving module, the injector driver and the weighing device respectively. The control device controls the three-dimensional moving module and the injector driver, so that target raw materials involved in flavoring are sequentially transferred from the raw material storage containers to the dispensing container according to a preset sequence, the convenience of flavoring is improved, mismatching and missing dispensing in the dispensing process are avoided, the precision requirement of the flavoring system is unified, errors caused by different precision requirements of different persons are reduced, and the weighing accuracy and consistency are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of flavoring ingredients technology, and in particular to a flavoring ingredient system and method. Background Technology

[0002] The fragrance and flavor industry is a high-tech industry in the national economy with strong supporting industries and high correlation with other industries. Its products are widely used in flavoring products such as food, medicine, daily chemicals, tobacco, and feed.

[0003] Traditional weighable flavoring ingredient dispensing devices require operators to manually pour the flavoring raw materials into the dispensing tank after weighing, which is not convenient. During manual weighing, different operators have different requirements for weighing accuracy (some may require an accuracy as high as 0.001, while others only need an accuracy of 0.01), which can easily lead to errors. In addition, if there are too many types of raw materials in the flavoring formula, manual dispensing is prone to omissions and mis-dispensing.

[0004] Therefore, how to improve the convenience of flavor ingredient preparation, avoid mismatch and omission in the preparation process, and reduce the error caused by different operators having different precision requirements for weighing are problems that need to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this application is to provide a flavoring ingredient mixing system and method to solve the following problems: it is not convenient for operators to manually pour flavoring raw materials into the mixing tank; during manual weighing, different operators have different requirements for the accuracy of weighing, which can easily cause errors; manual mixing is prone to omissions and mismixing.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this application provides a flavoring ingredient mixing system, including: a three-dimensional moving module, a syringe driver, a syringe, a raw material station, a raw material storage container, a mixing container, a weighing device, and a control device;

[0007] Both the syringe driver and the syringe are mounted on the three-dimensional moving module. The syringe driver is connected to the plunger rod of the syringe and is used to drive the plunger rod to move. Multiple raw material storage containers are installed on the raw material station. Each raw material storage container stores one type of raw material. The bottom of the mixing container is equipped with a weighing device, which is used to detect the weight of the raw materials in the mixing container. The control device is connected to the three-dimensional moving module, the syringe driver, and the weighing device respectively. The control device is used to control the three-dimensional moving module and the syringe driver to transfer the target raw materials involved in the flavoring ingredients from the raw material storage containers to the mixing containers in a preset order.

[0008] In one feasible embodiment, the system further includes a solvent storage container, a waste liquid outlet, a solvent injection needle, and a suction pump. The waste liquid outlet is used to connect to a waste liquid discharge pipe. The solvent injection needle is mounted on the three-dimensional moving module and is located above the dispensing container for delivering solvent to the dispensing container. The suction pump is connected to both the solvent storage container and the solvent injection needle, and is connected to the control device.

[0009] In one feasible embodiment, the top of the plurality of raw material storage containers is provided with a first cover plate and a second cover plate, the second cover plate being located above the first cover plate. The first cover plate is provided with a plurality of first through holes, and the second cover plate is provided with a plurality of second through holes. The first through holes are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the top opening of the raw material storage container. The first cover plate and the second cover plate are slidably connected so that the second through holes are aligned with or offset from the first through holes.

[0010] In one feasible embodiment, the three-dimensional moving module includes a first slide module, a second slide module, a third slide module, and a fourth slide module. The two ends of the third slide module are respectively connected to the sliders of the first slide module and the second slide module, and the second slide module is arranged parallel to the first slide module. The first and second slide modules are used to drive the third slide module to move along the width direction of the raw material station. The fourth slide module is connected to the slider of the third slide module and is used to drive the fourth slide module to move along the length direction of the raw material station. The syringe driver and the syringe are connected to the slider of the fourth slide module via a mounting base, and the fourth slide module is used to drive the syringe driver and the syringe to move in a direction perpendicular to the raw material station.

[0011] This application also provides a flavoring formulation method, applied to the aforementioned flavoring formulation system, comprising:

[0012] Obtain a fragrance formula and determine the target raw materials involved in the fragrance formula and the target weight of each target raw material;

[0013] Determine the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each target raw material and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each target raw material;

[0014] The three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe according to the first position information and the second position information. The syringe driver starts and stops according to the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to transfer each target raw material from the raw material storage container to the corresponding mixing container in a preset order.

[0015] In one feasible embodiment, if there are multiple flavor formulations, each flavor formulation corresponds to one ingredient container, determining the target raw materials involved in the flavor formulation and the target weight corresponding to each target raw material includes:

[0016] Raw materials present in at least two of the flavor formulations are designated as first target raw materials, and raw materials present in only one of the flavor formulations are designated as second target raw materials;

[0017] Determine the first target weight corresponding to each of the first target raw materials and the second target weight corresponding to each of the second target raw materials in each of the flavor formulations;

[0018] Accordingly, determining the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each of the target raw materials and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each of the target raw materials includes:

[0019] The third location information of the first target raw material storage container corresponding to the first target raw material and the fourth location information of the multiple first target ingredient containers corresponding to the first target raw material are determined.

[0020] Determine the fifth location information of the second target raw material storage container corresponding to each of the second target raw materials, and the sixth location information of the second target ingredient container corresponding to each of the second target raw materials.

[0021] In one feasible embodiment, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe based on the first position information and the second position information, and the start and stop of the syringe driver are controlled based on the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the dispensing container detected in real time by the weighing device, including:

[0022] Based on the third position information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to the first target raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to drive the syringe to extract the first target raw material.

[0023] According to the fourth position information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to each of the first target ingredient containers in sequence, and the start and stop of the syringe driver is controlled according to the first target weight corresponding to each first target ingredient container and the weight of the raw material in the first target ingredient container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to deliver the corresponding weight of the first target raw material to each first target ingredient container.

[0024] After all the first target raw materials have been delivered, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe according to the fifth position information and the sixth position information. The syringe driver is controlled to start and stop according to the weight of the second target and the weight of the raw materials in the second target mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to transfer each of the second target raw materials from the second target raw material storage container to the second target mixing container in sequence.

[0025] In one feasible embodiment, when controlling the start and stop of the syringe driver based on the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the dispensing container detected in real time by the weighing device, the method further includes:

[0026] When the difference between the target weight and the raw material weight reaches a preset value, the speed at which the syringe driver pushes the plunger rod in the syringe is reduced.

[0027] In one feasible embodiment, before determining the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each of the target raw materials and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each of the target raw materials, the method further includes:

[0028] Three judgment conditions are set: the first judgment condition is that the number of raw materials selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero; the second judgment condition is that the weight of each raw material selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero; and the third judgment condition is that the total weight of all raw materials selected in the flavor formula is less than the maximum weight that the ingredient container can hold.

[0029] If any one or more of the three judgment conditions are not met, the flavor formula is a substandard formula.

[0030] If all three criteria are met, the flavor formula is a qualified formula.

[0031] In one feasible embodiment, if the raw material drawn by the syringe next time is different from the currently drawn raw material, after the syringe delivers the currently drawn raw material to the corresponding ingredient container, the method further includes:

[0032] The three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to the solvent storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to drive the syringe to draw solvent from the solvent storage container;

[0033] Continue to control the three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe to the waste liquid port, and control the syringe driver to drive the syringe to discharge the solvent into the waste liquid port to complete the cleaning of the syringe.

[0034] This application provides a flavoring compounding system, comprising: a three-dimensional moving module, a syringe driver, a syringe, a raw material station, a raw material storage container, a compounding container, a weighing device, and a control device. The syringe driver and syringe are both mounted on the three-dimensional moving module. The syringe driver is connected to the plunger rod of the syringe and is used to drive the plunger rod to move. Multiple raw material storage containers are mounted on the raw material station, each storing one type of raw material. A weighing device is located at the bottom of the compounding container and is used to detect the weight of the raw materials in the compounding container. The control device is connected to the three-dimensional moving module, the syringe driver, and the weighing device. The control device controls the three-dimensional moving module and the syringe driver to sequentially transfer the target raw materials involved in the flavoring compounding from the raw material storage container to the compounding container according to a preset order. This improves the convenience of flavoring compounding, avoids mis-combination and omissions during the compounding process, and ensures uniform precision requirements. This reduces errors caused by different operators having different precision requirements for weighing, improving the accuracy and consistency of weighing.

[0035] The flavor formulation method and apparatus provided in this application correspond to the beneficial effects described above. Attached Figure Description

[0036] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0037] Figure 1 A structural diagram of a flavoring ingredient system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0038] Figure 2 A structural diagram of a first slide module, a second slide module, and a third slide module provided in this application embodiment;

[0039] Figure 3 A structural diagram of a fourth slide module and a syringe provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0040] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a raw material processing station provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0041] Figure 5 A partial structural diagram of a flavoring ingredient system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0042] Figure 6 This is a flowchart of a flavoring formulation method provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0043] The attached figures are labeled as follows: 1-First slide module, 2-Second slide module, 3-Third slide module, 4-Fourth slide module, 5-Injector driver, 6-Injector, 7-Raw material station, 701-Positioning hole, 8-Raw material storage container, 9-Dispensing container, 10-Solvent storage container, 11-Waste liquid outlet, 12-Solvent injection needle, 13-Mounting platform, 14-Weighing device, 15-Second cover plate, 16-Second through hole. Detailed Implementation

[0044] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this application.

[0045] The core of this application is to provide a flavoring ingredient system and method to improve the convenience of flavoring ingredient preparation, avoid mismatch and omission in the ingredient preparation process, and reduce errors caused by different operators having different requirements for weighing precision.

[0046] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0047] Figure 1 The structural diagram of a flavoring ingredient system provided in this application embodiment includes: a three-dimensional moving module, a syringe driver 5, a syringe 6, a raw material station 7, a raw material storage container 8, a dispensing container 9, a weighing device 14, and a control device; the syringe driver 5 and the syringe 6 are both mounted on the three-dimensional moving module, and the syringe driver 5 is connected to the plunger rod of the syringe 6 to drive the plunger rod to move; multiple raw material storage containers 8 are mounted on the raw material station 7, and each raw material storage container 8 stores one type of raw material; the bottom of the dispensing container 9 is provided with a weighing device 14, which is used to detect the weight of the raw material in the dispensing container 9; the controller is connected to the three-dimensional moving module, the syringe driver 5, and the weighing device 14 respectively.

[0048] This application does not limit the implementation of the three-dimensional motion module. Figure 2 This application provides a structural diagram of a first slide module, a second slide module, and a third slide module, as provided in an embodiment. Figure 3 A structural diagram of a fourth slide module and a syringe provided in this application embodiment is shown below. Figures 1 to 3As shown, the three-dimensional moving module includes a first slide module 1, a second slide module 2, a third slide module 3, and a fourth slide module 4. The two ends of the third slide module 3 are respectively connected to the sliders of the first slide module 1 and the second slide module 2, and the second slide module 2 is arranged parallel to the first slide module 1. The first slide module 1 and the second slide module 2 are used to drive the third slide module 3 to move along the width direction of the raw material station 7. The fourth slide module 4 is connected to the slider of the third slide module 3, and the third slide module 3 is used to drive the fourth slide module 4 to move along the length direction of the raw material station 7. The syringe driver 5 and the syringe 6 are connected to the slider of the fourth slide module 4 through the mounting base, and the fourth slide module 4 is used to drive the syringe driver 5 and the syringe 6 to move along the direction perpendicular to the raw material station 7. The slide module can include a servo motor, a guide rail, a slider, and a transmission device. The transmission device connects the servo motor and the slider respectively, and the transmission device can be a synchronous belt or a gear rack, etc. The slider is slidably connected to the guide rail, and the servo motor drives the slider to slide along the guide rail. The three-dimensional movement module can also be composed of multiple nut and screw mechanisms, mainly used to drive the syringe 6 to move in three-dimensional directions.

[0049] This application does not specifically limit the syringe driver 5. The syringe driver 5 is mainly used to drive the plunger rod in the syringe 6 to move, so as to realize the automatic material picking and discharging of the syringe 6. The syringe driver 5 can adopt the slide module structure described above, or it can be an electric telescopic rod.

[0050] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a raw material processing station provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 5 A partial structural diagram of a flavoring ingredient system provided in an embodiment of this application is shown below. Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the raw material station 7 is provided with multiple positioning holes 701, which are spaced apart along the length and width of the raw material station 7. The raw material storage container 8 is a cylindrical body with an open top, which is inserted into the positioning holes 701. Of course, a liquid level detection device and an alarm device can also be provided. The control device can obtain the liquid level of the raw material storage container 8 detected by the liquid level detection device. When the liquid level is lower than the preset liquid level, the control alarm device will sound an alarm to remind the staff to replenish the raw material storage container 8 with raw materials in a timely manner.

[0051] This application embodiment does not specifically limit the number of ingredient containers 9. One ingredient container 9 corresponds to one flavor ingredient. The three-dimensional moving module and the syringe driver 5 work together to transfer the target raw materials involved in the flavor ingredient from the raw material storage container 8 to the ingredient container 9 in a preset order. Figure 5As shown, a weighing device 14 is installed at the bottom of the mixing container 9. The weighing device 14 can be connected to the control device via a conversion and transmission unit, which can be an ACT350 enhanced weighing transmitter. The ACT350 enhanced weighing transmitter is used to convert the weighing value of the weighing device 14 into a digital signal. The control device calculates the current raw material delivery amount by subtracting the historical weight after the last raw material delivery from the current weight detected in real time by the weighing device 14. When the current raw material delivery amount reaches the corresponding target weight, the control device stops the operation of the syringe driver 5.

[0052] The control device in this embodiment includes a controller, multiple servo drives, and an industrial computer. The controller is connected to the servo drives and the industrial computer, and the multiple servo drives are connected to the servo motors in the three-dimensional moving module and the syringe driver 5, respectively. The industrial computer can display alarm information, etc.

[0053] Based on the above embodiments, such as Figure 5 As shown, this embodiment of the application also includes a solvent storage container 10, a waste liquid outlet 11, a solvent injection needle 12, and a suction pump. The waste liquid outlet 11 is used to connect to a waste liquid discharge pipe. The solvent injection needle 12 is mounted on the three-dimensional moving module and is located above the mixing container 9, used to deliver solvent to the mixing container 9. The suction pump is connected to both the solvent storage container 10 and the solvent injection needle 12, and is connected to a control device. This embodiment of the application does not specifically limit the number of solvent storage containers 10 and solvent injection needles 12. The solvent storage container 10 may include a solvent storage container 10 for holding water and a solvent storage container 10 for holding alcohol. The number of solvent injection needles 12 matches the number of solvent storage containers 10. Each injection needle is connected to one solvent storage container 10 via a suction pump. The solvent injection needle 12 can be connected to the slider of the third sliding module 3 mentioned above. Based on the above configuration, two functions can be achieved: automatic delivery of solvent to the mixing container 9 and automatic cleaning of the syringe 6. The three-dimensional moving module drives the solvent injection needle 12 above the mixing container 9, and the suction pump can deliver the solvent in the solvent storage container 10 to the mixing container 9 through the solvent injection needle 12. The three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe 6 into the solvent storage container 10, and the syringe driver 5 drives the syringe 6 to draw out the solvent. The three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe 6 to the waste liquid outlet 11, and the syringe driver 5 drives the syringe 6 to discharge the solvent into the waste liquid outlet 11, completing the automatic cleaning of the syringe 6. Furthermore, the embodiments of this application also include an installation platform 13, on which the raw material station 7, the weighing device 14, and the solvent storage container 10 are all mounted.

[0054] Based on the above embodiments, the raw material storage container 8 of this application embodiment is provided with a first cover plate and a second cover plate 15 on its top. The second cover plate 15 is located above the first cover plate. The first cover plate is provided with a plurality of first through holes, and the second cover plate 15 is provided with a plurality of second through holes 16. The first through holes are arranged one-to-one with the top opening of the raw material storage container 8. The first cover plate and the second cover plate 15 are slidably connected so that the second through holes 16 are aligned with or staggered from the first through holes. When the second through holes 16 and the first through holes are aligned, the needle of the syringe 6 can be inserted into the raw material storage container 8 through the second through holes 16 and the first through holes. When the second through holes 16 and the first through holes are staggered, the top opening of the raw material storage container 8 can be sealed to prevent impurities from entering the raw material storage container 8. Regarding how the first cover plate and the second cover plate 15 can be slidably connected, an elongated hole can be provided on the second cover plate 15, the first end of the bolt passes through the elongated hole and is connected to the first cover plate, and the second end of the bolt is threaded with a nut. The bolt can slide along the length of the elongated hole, and tightening the nut can prevent the second cover plate 15 from sliding relative to the first cover plate.

[0055] This application provides a flavoring ingredient mixing system, comprising: a three-dimensional moving module, a syringe driver, a syringe, a raw material station, a raw material storage container, a mixing container, a weighing device, and a control device. The syringe driver and syringe are both mounted on the three-dimensional moving module. The syringe driver is connected to the plunger rod of the syringe and is used to drive the plunger rod to move. Multiple raw material storage containers are mounted on the raw material station, each storing one type of raw material. A weighing device is located at the bottom of the mixing container and is used to detect the weight of the raw materials in the mixing container. The control device is connected to the three-dimensional moving module, the syringe driver, and the weighing device. The control device controls the three-dimensional moving module and the syringe driver to sequentially transfer the target raw materials involved in the flavoring ingredient mixing from the raw material storage container to the mixing container according to a preset order. This improves the convenience of flavoring ingredient mixing, avoids mismixing and omissions during the mixing process, and ensures uniform precision requirements. The flavoring ingredient mixing system reduces errors caused by different operators having different precision requirements for weighing, thus improving the accuracy and consistency of weighing.

[0056] Figure 6 A flowchart of a flavoring formulation method provided in this application embodiment is shown below. Figure 6 As shown, the flavoring formulation method applied to the above-mentioned flavoring formulation system includes:

[0057] S10: Obtain the fragrance formula and determine the target raw materials involved in the fragrance formula and the target weight of each target raw material.

[0058] S11: Determine the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each target raw material and the second location information of the batching container corresponding to each target raw material.

[0059] S12: Control the three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe according to the first position information and the second position information, and control the start and stop of the syringe driver according to the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to transfer each target raw material from the raw material storage container to the corresponding mixing container in a preset order.

[0060] Before step S10, the fragrance formula is set. For ease of understanding, an example is given below, see Table 1.

[0061] Table 1 Flavor Formula

[0062]

[0063] Table 1 contains three recipes, each corresponding to a mixing container. Each number represents a raw material, and the recipe selection marker 1 indicates the target raw material required for that flavoring recipe. The first flavoring recipe requires raw materials numbered 1 to 4, the second flavoring recipe requires raw material numbered 3, and the third flavoring recipe requires raw material numbered 3. Furthermore, the weight of the selected target raw material in each flavoring recipe must be entered. To edit the above recipes, you can set the required raw material to 1 and its weight in the recipe table on the human-computer interaction interface; the system will then sort them according to the selected order. Alternatively, you can edit the recipe table locally, save it, and retrieve it via a button. You can also edit the recipe table on another computer and send it to the local computer via the local area network, or edit the recipe table on another computer and import it to the local computer via USB flash drive.

[0064] Before step S11, three judgment conditions are set: judgment condition one is that the number of raw materials selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero; judgment condition two is that the weight of each raw material selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero; and judgment condition three is that the total weight of all raw materials selected in the flavor formula is less than the maximum weight that the mixing container can hold. If any one or more of the three judgment conditions are not met, the flavor formula is an unqualified formula; if all three judgment conditions are met, the flavor formula is a qualified formula. The first criterion is that the number of raw materials selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero. As shown in Table 1, each flavor formula has at least one raw material marked as 1. The second criterion is that the weight of each raw material selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero. As shown in Table 1, the weight corresponding to the raw material marked as 1 must be greater than zero. The third criterion is that the total weight of all raw materials selected in the flavor formula is less than or equal to the maximum weight that the mixing container can hold. As shown in Table 1, the first flavor formula includes raw materials numbered 1 to 4, and the total weight of raw materials 1 to 4 is 5 + 1.25 + 0.75 + 1.25 = 8.25g. 8.25g is less than the maximum weight of 15g that mixing container 1 can hold. When a flavor formula is unqualified, an alarm will be issued to remind staff to modify the formula until it is qualified. After the formula is set and checked to be correct, place the ingredient container, weigh the ingredient container after tareing, check the faults of each device, and after the faults of each device are eliminated, press the start button. After the control device receives the start signal from the start button, it starts the corresponding program to transfer each target raw material from the raw material storage container to the ingredient container in a preset order.

[0065] In step S12, if the next raw material drawn by the syringe is different from the currently drawn raw material, after the syringe delivers the currently drawn raw material to the corresponding mixing container, the process further includes: controlling the three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe to the solvent storage container, controlling the syringe driver to drive the syringe to draw solvent from the solvent storage container; continuing to control the three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe to the waste outlet, controlling the syringe driver to drive the syringe to discharge the solvent into the waste outlet, thereby completing the cleaning of the syringe. The above cleaning steps can avoid cross-contamination between different raw materials, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of the mixing process. Furthermore, when controlling the start and stop of the syringe driver based on the target weight and the weight of the raw material in the mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, the process further includes: when the difference between the target weight and the raw material weight reaches a preset value, reducing the speed at which the syringe driver pushes the plunger rod in the syringe. By reducing the injection speed of the syringe, the amount of each raw material added can be controlled more precisely.

[0066] The following sections introduce the flavoring ingredient formulation methods for a single flavoring formula and for multiple flavoring formulas.

[0067] The flavor formulation is as follows: Determine the target raw materials involved in the flavor formulation and the target weight of each target raw material. For example, the target raw materials are Raw Material 1 and Raw Material 2, with a target weight of 0.5g for Raw Material 1 and 1.25g for Raw Material 2. Determine the first location information of the raw material storage container and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each target raw material. For example, Raw Material 1 corresponds to the first raw material storage container, Raw Material 2 corresponds to the second raw material storage container, and Raw Material 1 and Raw Material 2 correspond to the same ingredient container. The method for conveying raw material one to the mixing container includes: controlling a three-dimensional moving module to move a syringe into the first raw material storage container according to the position information of the first raw material storage container, controlling a syringe driver to drive the syringe to extract raw material one, controlling the three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe to the mixing container according to the position information of the mixing container, controlling the syringe driver to drive the syringe to discharge raw material one, and controlling the syringe driver to pause driving when the weighing device detects a weight of 0.5g; controlling the three-dimensional moving module to move a syringe into the second raw material storage container according to the position information of the second raw material storage container, controlling the syringe driver to drive the syringe to extract raw material two, controlling the three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe to the mixing container according to the position information of the mixing container, controlling the syringe driver to drive the syringe to discharge raw material two, and controlling the syringe driver to pause driving when the weighing device detects a weight of 1.75g, thereby transferring raw material one and raw material two sequentially from the raw material storage container to the mixing container.

[0068] If there are multiple flavor formulations, each flavor formulation corresponds to one ingredient container. The first flavor formulation corresponds to the first ingredient container, the second flavor formulation corresponds to the second ingredient container, and the third flavor formulation corresponds to the third ingredient container. The first flavor formulation contains ingredient one, ingredient two, and ingredient three; the second flavor formulation contains ingredient one and ingredient four; and the third flavor formulation contains ingredient two and ingredient five.

[0069] Raw materials present in at least two flavor formulations are designated as the first target raw materials, and raw materials present in only one flavor formulation are designated as the second target raw materials. The first target raw materials are raw material one and raw material two, and the second target raw materials are raw material three, raw material four, and raw material five.

[0070] Determine the first target weight for each first target ingredient and the second target weight for each second target ingredient in each flavor formulation. In the first flavor formulation, ingredient one is 0.5g and ingredient two is 1g; in the second flavor formulation, ingredient one is 0.3g; in the third flavor formulation, ingredient two is 0.6g. In the first flavor formulation, ingredient three is 0.7g; in the second flavor formulation, ingredient four is 0.8g; and in the third flavor formulation, ingredient five is 0.9g.

[0071] The third location information of the first target raw material storage container corresponding to the first target raw material, and the fourth location information of multiple first target ingredient containers corresponding to the first target raw material are determined. Raw material one corresponds to the first raw material storage container, and raw material two corresponds to the second raw material storage container. In the first flavor formula, both raw material one and raw material two correspond to the first ingredient containers; in the second flavor formula, raw material one corresponds to the second ingredient container; and in the third flavor formula, raw material two corresponds to the third ingredient container. If the first target raw material is raw material one, the fourth location information includes the location information of both the first and second ingredient containers.

[0072] Determine the fifth location information of the second target raw material storage container corresponding to each second target raw material, and the sixth location information of the second target ingredient container corresponding to each second target raw material. Raw material three corresponds to the third raw material storage container, raw material four corresponds to the fourth raw material storage container, and raw material five corresponds to the fifth raw material storage container. Raw material three corresponds to the first ingredient container, raw material four corresponds to the second ingredient container, and raw material five corresponds to the third ingredient container.

[0073] Based on the third location information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe into the first target raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to drive the syringe to extract the first target raw material. The syringe is moved into the first raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to drive the syringe to extract the first raw material.

[0074] Based on the fourth position information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe sequentially to each first target ingredient container. The syringe driver is activated and deactivated based on the first target weight corresponding to each first target ingredient container and the weight of the raw material in the first target ingredient container detected in real time by the weighing device, thereby delivering the corresponding weight of the first target raw material to each first target ingredient container. Raw material one from the syringe is sequentially injected into the first ingredient container and the second ingredient container, delivering 0.5g of raw material one to the first ingredient container and 0.3g of raw material one to the second ingredient container.

[0075] Move the syringe into the second raw material storage container, control the syringe driver to drive the syringe to draw raw material two, and inject the raw material two in the syringe into the first ingredient container and the third ingredient container in sequence. The first ingredient container delivers 1g of raw material two, and the third ingredient container delivers 0.6g of raw material two.

[0076] After all the first target raw materials have been delivered, the three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe according to the fifth and sixth position information. The syringe driver is controlled to start and stop based on the weight of the second target and the weight of the raw materials in the second target mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to sequentially transfer each second target raw material from the second target raw material storage container to the second target mixing container. The syringe is then moved into the third raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to extract raw material three, injecting 0.7g of raw material three into the first mixing container. The syringe is then moved into the fourth raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to extract raw material four, injecting 0.8g of raw material four into the second mixing container. Finally, the syringe is moved into the fifth raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to extract raw material five, injecting 0.9g of raw material five into the third mixing container.

[0077] In this embodiment, a raw material present in at least two flavor formulations is used as the first target raw material. The first target raw material is first delivered and then delivered to its corresponding multiple ingredient containers. This may allow the first target raw material to be drawn from the raw material storage container only once, and then delivered to multiple ingredient containers respectively, reducing the number of times the first target raw material is drawn from the raw material storage container and also reducing the number of times the syringe is cleaned.

[0078] Based on the above embodiments, the system is powered on and waits for the self-test to complete; after setting the flavor formula and checking that it is qualified, press the start / stop button to start the equipment (the start / stop button light indicates the start / stop status); the control device completes the flavor preparation according to the set program and then stops the machine and disconnects the power. When stopping the machine, three modes can be adopted: manual, automatic and emergency stop: (1) After the emergency stop button is pressed, any ongoing action will be stopped, the start status will change to stop, and the shaft and valve will stop working; (2) When the emergency stop button is popped up and manual / automatic is set to automatic, switch the start / stop button, and the equipment will also switch to automatic operation or automatic stop status at the same time. The start / stop button light is green to indicate automatic start, and the light is off to indicate automatic stop; (3) When the emergency stop button is popped up and manual / automatic is set to manual, press the start / stop button (the light is on) for fault repair or interruption of automatic operation.

[0079] Based on the above embodiments, this application embodiment can also perform formula maintenance through specific permissions, manage raw materials using codes to ensure formula confidentiality, and achieve automated batching operations in unattended situations. Different permissions are granted to operators through pre-set passwords at different levels: Level A is administrator permission, possessing full operation and data modification permissions; Level B is group leader permission, possessing data modification and some full operation permissions; Level C is operator permission, possessing some operation and setting permissions; all permission levels include the ability to read the formula.

[0080] This application provides a flavoring formulation method applied to the aforementioned flavoring formulation system. The method includes: acquiring a flavoring formula and determining the target raw materials involved in the flavoring formula and the target weight of each target raw material; determining the first position information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each target raw material and the second position information of the formulation container corresponding to each target raw material; controlling a three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe according to the first and second position information; and controlling the start and stop of the syringe driver according to the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the formulation container detected in real time by a weighing device, so as to sequentially transfer each target raw material from the raw material storage container to the formulation container in a preset order. This method improves the convenience of flavoring formulation, avoids mis-mixing and omissions during the formulation process, and ensures uniform precision requirements in the flavoring formulation system, reducing errors caused by different operators having different precision requirements for weighing, thus improving the accuracy and consistency of weighing.

[0081] The above provides a detailed description of a flavoring ingredient system and method provided in this application. The various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on its differences from other embodiments. Similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to interchangeably. For the apparatus disclosed in the embodiments, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple; relevant parts can be referred to in the method section. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and modifications to this application without departing from the principles of this application, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of this application.

[0082] It should also be noted that, in this specification, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

Claims

1. A flavoring ingredient system, characterized in that, include: Three-dimensional moving module, syringe driver, syringe, raw material station, raw material storage container, batching container, weighing device and control device; Both the syringe driver and the syringe are mounted on the three-dimensional moving module. The syringe driver is connected to the plunger rod of the syringe and is used to drive the plunger rod to move. Multiple raw material storage containers are installed on the raw material station, each storing one type of raw material. A weighing device is provided at the bottom of the mixing container to detect the weight of the raw materials in the mixing container. The control device is connected to the three-dimensional moving module, the syringe driver, and the weighing device. The control device is used to control the three-dimensional moving module and the syringe driver to sequentially transfer the target raw materials involved in the flavoring ingredients from the raw material storage containers to the mixing containers according to a preset order, including: Obtain a fragrance formula and determine the target raw materials involved in the fragrance formula and the target weight of each target raw material; Determine the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each target raw material and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each target raw material; The three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe according to the first position information and the second position information, and controls the start and stop of the syringe driver according to the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to transfer each target raw material from the raw material storage container to the corresponding mixing container in a preset order. If there are multiple flavor formulations, each flavor formulation corresponds to one ingredient container, and the target raw materials involved in the flavor formulation and the target weight of each target raw material are determined, including: Raw materials present in at least two of the flavor formulations are designated as first target raw materials, and raw materials present in only one of the flavor formulations are designated as second target raw materials; Determine the first target weight corresponding to each of the first target raw materials and the second target weight corresponding to each of the second target raw materials in each of the flavor formulations; Accordingly, determining the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each of the target raw materials and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each of the target raw materials includes: The third location information of the first target raw material storage container corresponding to the first target raw material and the fourth location information of the multiple first target ingredient containers corresponding to the first target raw material are determined. Determine the fifth location information of the second target raw material storage container corresponding to each of the second target raw materials, and the sixth location information of the second target ingredient container corresponding to each of the second target raw materials; The three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe according to the first position information and the second position information, and the syringe driver is started and stopped according to the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the dispensing container detected in real time by the weighing device, including: Based on the third position information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to the first target raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to drive the syringe to extract the first target raw material. According to the fourth position information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to each of the first target ingredient containers in sequence, and the start and stop of the syringe driver is controlled according to the first target weight corresponding to each first target ingredient container and the weight of the raw material in the first target ingredient container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to deliver the corresponding weight of the first target raw material to each first target ingredient container. After all the first target raw materials have been delivered, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe according to the fifth position information and the sixth position information. The syringe driver is controlled to start and stop according to the weight of the second target and the weight of the raw materials in the second target mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to transfer each of the second target raw materials from the second target raw material storage container to the second target mixing container in sequence.

2. The flavoring ingredient system according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a solvent storage container, a waste liquid outlet, a solvent injection needle, and a suction pump. The waste liquid outlet is used to connect to a waste liquid discharge pipe. The solvent injection needle is installed on the three-dimensional moving module and is located above the mixing container for delivering solvent to the mixing container. The suction pump is connected to both the solvent storage container and the solvent injection needle, and is connected to the control device.

3. The flavoring ingredient system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the plurality of raw material storage containers is provided with a first cover plate and a second cover plate, the second cover plate being located above the first cover plate. The first cover plate is provided with a plurality of first through holes, and the second cover plate is provided with a plurality of second through holes. The first through holes are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the top opening of the raw material storage container. The first cover plate and the second cover plate are slidably connected so that the second through holes are aligned with or offset from the first through holes.

4. The flavoring ingredient system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The three-dimensional moving module includes a first slide module, a second slide module, a third slide module, and a fourth slide module. The two ends of the third slide module are respectively connected to the sliders of the first slide module and the second slide module, and the second slide module is arranged parallel to the first slide module. The first and second slide modules are used to drive the third slide module to move along the width direction of the raw material station. The fourth slide module is connected to the slider of the third slide module and is used to drive the fourth slide module to move along the length direction of the raw material station. The syringe driver and the syringe are connected to the slider of the fourth slide module via a mounting base, and the fourth slide module is used to drive the syringe driver and the syringe to move in a direction perpendicular to the raw material station.

5. A method for formulating flavoring ingredients, characterized in that, The flavoring ingredient system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 comprises: Obtain a fragrance formula and determine the target raw materials involved in the fragrance formula and the target weight of each target raw material; Determine the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each target raw material and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each target raw material; The three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe according to the first position information and the second position information, and controls the start and stop of the syringe driver according to the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to transfer each target raw material from the raw material storage container to the corresponding mixing container in a preset order. If there are multiple flavor formulations, each flavor formulation corresponds to one ingredient container, and the target raw materials involved in the flavor formulation and the target weight of each target raw material are determined, including: Raw materials present in at least two of the flavor formulations are designated as first target raw materials, and raw materials present in only one of the flavor formulations are designated as second target raw materials; Determine the first target weight corresponding to each of the first target raw materials and the second target weight corresponding to each of the second target raw materials in each of the flavor formulations; Accordingly, determining the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each of the target raw materials and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each of the target raw materials includes: The third location information of the first target raw material storage container corresponding to the first target raw material and the fourth location information of the multiple first target ingredient containers corresponding to the first target raw material are determined. Determine the fifth location information of the second target raw material storage container corresponding to each of the second target raw materials, and the sixth location information of the second target ingredient container corresponding to each of the second target raw materials; The three-dimensional moving module moves the syringe according to the first position information and the second position information, and the syringe driver is started and stopped according to the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the dispensing container detected in real time by the weighing device, including: Based on the third position information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to the first target raw material storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to drive the syringe to extract the first target raw material. According to the fourth position information, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to each of the first target ingredient containers in sequence, and the start and stop of the syringe driver is controlled according to the first target weight corresponding to each first target ingredient container and the weight of the raw material in the first target ingredient container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to deliver the corresponding weight of the first target raw material to each first target ingredient container. After all the first target raw materials have been delivered, the three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe according to the fifth position information and the sixth position information. The syringe driver is controlled to start and stop according to the weight of the second target and the weight of the raw materials in the second target mixing container detected in real time by the weighing device, so as to transfer each of the second target raw materials from the second target raw material storage container to the second target mixing container in sequence.

6. The flavoring formulation method according to claim 5, characterized in that, When controlling the start and stop of the syringe driver based on the target weight and the weight of the raw materials in the dispensing container detected in real time by the weighing device, the method further includes: When the difference between the target weight and the raw material weight reaches a preset value, the speed at which the syringe driver pushes the plunger rod in the syringe is reduced.

7. The flavoring formulation method according to claim 5, characterized in that, Before determining the first location information of the raw material storage container corresponding to each of the target raw materials and the second location information of the ingredient container corresponding to each of the target raw materials, the method further includes: Three judgment conditions are set: the first judgment condition is that the number of raw materials selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero; the second judgment condition is that the weight of each raw material selected in the flavor formula is greater than zero; and the third judgment condition is that the total weight of all raw materials selected in the flavor formula is less than the maximum weight that the ingredient container can hold. If any one or more of the three judgment conditions are not met, the flavor formula is a substandard formula. If all three criteria are met, the flavor formula is a qualified formula.

8. The flavoring formulation method according to claim 5, characterized in that, If the next ingredient drawn by the syringe is different from the currently drawn ingredient, after the syringe delivers the currently drawn ingredient to the corresponding mixing container, the following steps are also included: The three-dimensional moving module is controlled to move the syringe to the solvent storage container, and the syringe driver is controlled to drive the syringe to draw solvent from the solvent storage container; Continue to control the three-dimensional moving module to move the syringe to the waste liquid port, and control the syringe driver to drive the syringe to discharge the solvent into the waste liquid port to complete the cleaning of the syringe.

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