Material taking mechanism, meal cabinet and control method

Abstract

The invention provides a material taking mechanism, a meal cabinet and a control method, and the material taking mechanism comprises a conveying part which is movably arranged, the conveying part is used for conveying to-be-discharged materials taken out from a material storage mechanism to the feeding end of a discharging mechanism, and the conveying part is internally provided with a carrying bin used for carrying the materials; the heating structure is arranged on the conveying component, and the heating structure is used for heating the materials in the carrying bin and / or the materials in the material storage mechanism; the obtaining module is used for obtaining the number of materials to be discharged; the detection module is used for obtaining the temperature of the materials in the carrying bin; and the control module is used for judging whether the to-be-discharged materials need to be heated or not according to the number of the to-be-discharged materials and / or the temperature of the materials in the carrying bin. According to the material taking mechanism, the technical problem that the meal temperature is not uniform after automatic discharging of a meal selling cabinet in the prior art is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of meal cabinets, and in particular to a material taking mechanism, a meal cabinet and a control method. Background Art

[0002] With the development of technology, the use of vending machines has become very widespread in various fields. And for some special usage scenarios, such as meal vending cabinets, etc.

[0003] The food in the box is distributed in a matrix, but the position of the heating device in the meal vending cabinet is relatively fixed, and it is impossible to evenly heat all the food in the box, resulting in uneven temperature of the food in the meal vending cabinet. Therefore, after the goods are shipped, customers are required to manually heat the food themselves, which brings inconvenience to users and affects the user experience.

[0004] Therefore, the prior art needs to be further developed. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above technical deficiencies and provide a material taking mechanism, a meal cabinet and a control method to solve the technical problem of uneven food temperature after automatic discharging of meal vending cabinets in the related art.

[0006] In order to achieve the above technical purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme: a material taking mechanism is provided, the material taking mechanism comprises:

[0007] The transport component is movably arranged, and is used to transport the materials to be discharged from the storage mechanism to the feeding end of the discharge mechanism, and a transport bin for carrying the materials is arranged inside the transport component;

[0008] A heating structure, which is arranged on the transport component and is used to heat the materials in the transport bin and / or the materials in the storage mechanism;

[0009] An acquisition module, which is used to acquire the quantity of materials to be discharged;

[0010] A detection module, which is used to obtain the temperature of the material in the transport bin;

[0011] The control module determines whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated according to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin, and controls the heating structure to heat the material when the judgment is yes.

[0012] Furthermore, the heating structure includes a heating component, which is installed on the inner wall of the transport bin to heat the material in the transport bin.

[0013] Furthermore, the heating component includes a plurality of heating components, and the plurality of heating components are respectively located on different inner walls of the transport bin.

[0014] Furthermore, the heating power of the heating structure can be adjusted, and the control module changes the heating power of the heating structure according to the amount of materials to be discharged.

[0015] Furthermore, the transport component includes a feed gate, the opening of which faces the storage cavity of the storage mechanism. The material to be discharged taken out by the storage mechanism enters the transport bin through the feed gate. The feed gate can be opened and closed, and the feed gate is connected to the control module signal to control the opening or closing of the feed gate.

[0016] Furthermore, the transport component includes a discharge door, the opening of which faces the feed end of the discharge mechanism. The material in the transport bin passes through the discharge door and enters the feed end of the discharge mechanism. The discharge door can be opened and closed, and the discharge door is connected to the control module signal to control the opening or closing of the discharge door.

[0017] Furthermore, the material taking mechanism comprises:

[0018] A fan is arranged in the transport bin, and an air outlet of the fan faces the material storage cavity, so as to blow the preheated airflow in the transport bin into the material storage cavity;

[0019] The fan is connected to the control module signal to control the fan to be turned on or off.

[0020] Further, the transport components include:

[0021] A first driving component, the first driving component is drivingly connected to the transport component, and the first driving component drives the transport component to move along the direction from the material storage mechanism to the feeding end of the material discharging mechanism;

[0022] A second driving component, the second driving component is drivingly connected to the transport component, and the second driving component drives the transport component to move along the height direction;

[0023] Wherein, the first driving component and the second driving component are both connected to the control module to control the first driving component and / or the second driving component.

[0024] A dining cabinet comprises the above-mentioned material taking mechanism.

[0025] A control method is applicable to the above-mentioned material taking mechanism, and the control method includes:

[0026] Get the quantity of materials to be discharged;

[0027] Get the temperature of the material in the transport bin;

[0028] According to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure is controlled to heat the material.

[0029] Furthermore, obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin includes:

[0030] After the materials to be discharged taken out by the storage mechanism enter the transport bin, the materials in the transport bin are first inspected;

[0031] Obtaining a first detected temperature of the material;

[0032] According to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure is controlled to heat the material, specifically:

[0033] According to the first detected temperature of the material, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated. If the material to be discharged needs to be heated, the heating structure is turned on to heat the material in the transport bin.

[0034] Furthermore, the control method further includes:

[0035] After the material to be discharged is taken out from the storage mechanism and enters the transport bin, the transport component moves toward the feeding end of the discharge mechanism.

[0036] Furthermore, obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin includes:

[0037] After the transport component moves to the feeding end of the discharging mechanism, the material in the transport bin is inspected for the second time;

[0038] Obtaining a second detected temperature of the material;

[0039] According to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure is controlled to heat the material, specifically:

[0040] According to the second detected temperature of the material, judging whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged;

[0041] If the material to be discharged needs to be heated, the heating structure will continue to heat the material until the temperature of the material meets the discharge conditions;

[0042] If the material to be discharged does not need to be heated, the material is discharged.

[0043] Further, according to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, specifically:

[0044] Compare the temperature of the material with a preset temperature;

[0045] If the temperature of the material is continuously greater than or equal to the preset temperature within the first preset time period, the material to be discharged does not need to be heated;

[0046] If the temperature of the material is continuously lower than the preset temperature within the first preset time period, the material to be discharged needs to be heated.

[0047] Furthermore, the quantity of the material to be discharged is obtained, including:

[0048] After receiving the material fetching instruction, the quantity n of the material to be discharged in the material fetching instruction is obtained;

[0049] According to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be preheated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure is controlled to heat the material, specifically:

[0050] According to the quantity n of the material to be discharged, it is determined whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged in the storage mechanism;

[0051] If it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged from the storage mechanism, the material to be discharged from the storage mechanism is preheated by the heating structure.

[0052] Further, judging whether it is necessary to heat the materials to be discharged in the storage mechanism according to the number n of the materials to be discharged includes:

[0053] If the number of materials to be discharged n ≤ 1, it is not necessary to heat the materials to be discharged in the storage mechanism;

[0054] If the number of materials to be discharged is 1<n≤6, the materials to be discharged need to be preheated.

[0055] Furthermore, the storage mechanism includes a storage cavity for storing materials, and the materials to be discharged in the storage mechanism are preheated by a heating structure, including:

[0056] After the n-2th material to be discharged taken out from the storage mechanism enters the transport bin, the transport component moves to the storage cavity where the n-1th material to be discharged is located, and stays there for a second preset time, the transport bin is opened, and the fan is turned on to blow the preheated airflow in the transport bin into the storage cavity, so as to preheat the n-1th material to be discharged;

[0057] After the preheating is completed, the transport bin transports the n-2th material to be discharged to the feed end of the discharge mechanism. After discharging the n-2th material to be discharged, the transport bin returns to the starting point and discharges the n-2th material to be discharged.

[0058] Furthermore, the control method further includes:

[0059] If n = 1, the heating power of the heating structure is set to low and the fan remains off;

[0060] If 1<n≤a, the heating power of the heating structure is set to medium;

[0061] If n>a, the heating power of the heating structure is set to high level, where a>1.

[0062] Beneficial effects:

[0063] 1. The transport component is movably arranged, and the transport component has a heating structure that can automatically adjust the temperature of the material. The heating structure can heat the material in the carrying bin, and can also preheat the material in the storage mechanism, so as to play a heating role in the process of the transport component taking the meal, so that the temperature of the material after the material is discharged is suitable, and the user does not need to wait; when the material taking mechanism in this embodiment is used in the meal cabinet, the meal vending cabinet plays a role in the process of the transport component taking the meal, and the user does not need to wait. The temperature of the meal after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the meal is suitable and can be eaten directly, and the subsequent meal boxes are preheated in advance to shorten the heating time, save the customer's dining time, and improve the user's dining efficiency, so as to solve the technical problem of uneven temperature of the meal after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the meal in the related art.

[0064] 2. Specifically, if the number of materials in the material picking instruction is only 1, there is no need to preheat, and only this 1 material needs to be picked up and discharged. If the number of materials is greater than 1, except for the first material, the subsequent materials to be discharged need to be preheated, thereby reducing the heating time of subsequent materials and further reducing the completion time of the meal picking instruction. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0065] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the dining cabinet used in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0066] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the material taking mechanism used in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0067] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the material taking mechanism used in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0068] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a material storage mechanism of a dining cabinet adopted in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0069] Figure 5 is a flow chart of a control method adopted in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0070] Figure 6 is a flow chart of a first embodiment of a control method adopted in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0071] Figure 7 It is a flow chart of a second embodiment of the control method adopted in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0072] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0073] 100, material taking mechanism; 200, material storage mechanism; 201, material storage cavity; 202, material storage push plate; 300, material discharging mechanism; 400, box body; 401, food discharging channel;

[0074] 10. Lunch box; 1. Transport component; 11. Carrying bin; 12. Feed door; 13. Discharge door; 14. Roller; 15. Push plate; 2. Heating structure; 3. Fan; 4. First drive component; 5. Second drive component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0075] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present application, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0076] Example 1

[0077] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a material taking mechanism is provided. Figures 1 to 7 , the material taking mechanism 100 comprises:

[0078] The transport component 1 is movably arranged, and is used to transport the materials to be discharged taken out from the material storage mechanism 200 to the feeding end of the discharge mechanism 300. A transport bin 11 for carrying materials is arranged inside the transport component 1;

[0079] A heating structure 2, which is disposed on the transport component 1 and is used to heat the materials in the transport bin 11 and / or the materials in the storage mechanism 200;

[0080] An acquisition module, which is used to acquire the quantity of materials to be discharged;

[0081] A detection module, which is used to obtain the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11;

[0082] The control module determines whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated according to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11, and controls the heating structure 2 to heat the material when the judgment is yes.

[0083] In the material-taking mechanism of the present embodiment, the transport component 1 is movably arranged, and the transport component 1 has a heating structure 2 that can automatically adjust the temperature of the material. The heating structure 2 can heat the material in the carrying bin 11, and can also preheat the material in the storage mechanism 200, thereby playing a heating role in the process of the transport component 1 taking food, so that the temperature of the material after the material is discharged is suitable, and the user does not need to wait; when the material-taking mechanism in the present embodiment is used in the meal cabinet, the meal vending cabinet plays a role in the process of the transport component 1 taking food, and the user does not need to wait. The temperature of the meal after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the meal is suitable and can be eaten directly, and the subsequent meal boxes are preheated in advance to shorten the heating time, save the customer's dining time, and improve the user's dining efficiency, so as to solve the technical problem of uneven temperature of food after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the meal in the related art.

[0084] In the material taking mechanism of this embodiment, see Figure 3 The heating structure 2 includes a heating component, which is mounted on the inner wall of the carrier bin 11 to heat the material in the carrier bin 11. In this way, the material can be indirectly heated in the carrier bin by the heating component, thereby increasing the temperature of the material.

[0085] In some embodiments, various heating structures such as electric heating or ultrasonic heating may be used in the carrier chamber 11 .

[0086] In the material taking mechanism of this embodiment, see Figure 3 The heating components include multiple heating components, which are respectively located on different inner walls of the carrier compartment 11. In this way, by setting multiple heating components, the heating structure 2 can heat up the food in a short time, thereby achieving the purpose of rapid heating, thereby improving the heating efficiency, achieving rapid food delivery, and avoiding the user from waiting during the process.

[0087] In some embodiments, heating structures are provided in the gaps between the right side, rear side, top and bottom rollers 14 in the transport compartment 11, and the heating power is sufficient to heat up the food in a short time, thereby achieving the purpose of rapid heating.

[0088] In the material taking mechanism of this embodiment, the heating power of the heating structure 2 is adjustable, and the judging module changes the heating power of the heating structure 2 according to the number of materials to be discharged. In this way, the heating power is changed according to the number of materials to be discharged. When the number of materials to be discharged is small, the heating power can be reduced, and when the number of materials to be discharged is large, the heating power can be increased. It can be ensured that while the heating demand of the materials in the transport bin is met, more heat can be provided to the materials in the storage cavity 201, ensuring that all materials to be discharged can be quickly heated, and the material delivery speed is guaranteed.

[0089] In the material taking mechanism of this embodiment, see Figure 2 The transport component 1 includes: a feed gate 12, the opening of the feed gate 12 faces the storage cavity 201 of the storage mechanism 200, and the material to be discharged taken out by the storage mechanism 200 enters the transport bin 11 through the feed gate 12. The feed gate 12 can be opened and closed, and the feed gate 12 is connected to the control module signal to control the feed gate 12 to open or close.

[0090] In some embodiments, see Figure 3-4 The material storage mechanism 200 includes a material storage push plate 202, which can push the material in the material storage mechanism 200 into the transport bin 11 through the feed door 12. At the same time, a roller 14 is provided at the bottom of the transport bin 11, and the pushed material cooperates with the roller 14, so that the material completely enters the transport bin 11.

[0091] By setting up the feed door 12, when the feed door 12 is opened, it can be used to receive materials from the storage chamber 201 to complete the transfer of materials. At the same time, the preheated air flow in the transport bin 11 can be blown into the transport bin 11 through the feed door 12. When the feed door 12 is closed, the interior of the transport bin 11 can be kept in a closed state to avoid internal heat loss and increase the heating speed of the material.

[0092] In the material taking mechanism of this embodiment, see Figure 2 The transport component 1 includes: a discharge door 13, the opening of the discharge door 13 faces the feed end of the discharge mechanism 300, and the material in the transport bin 11 enters the feed end of the discharge mechanism 300 through the discharge door 13. The discharge door 13 can be opened and closed, and the discharge door 13 is connected to the control module signal to control the discharge door 13 to open or close.

[0093] See also Figure 3 The transport component 1 includes a push plate 15, which is movably arranged. The moving direction of the push plate 15 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the storage push plate 202. The push plate 15 can push the material in the transport bin 11 to the feeding end of the discharging mechanism 300 to realize the discharging of the material.

[0094] By setting the discharge door 13, when the discharge door 13 is opened, the material in the transport bin 11 can leave the transport bin 11 through the discharge door 13. When the discharge door 13 is closed, the interior of the transport bin 11 can be kept in a closed state to avoid internal heat loss and increase the heating speed of the material.

[0095] In the material taking mechanism of this embodiment, see Figure 3 The material taking mechanism includes: a fan 3, which is arranged in the carrier bin 11, and the air outlet of the fan 3 faces the material storage chamber 201, so as to blow the preheated airflow in the carrier bin 11 into the material storage chamber 201; the fan 3 is connected to the control module signal to control the fan 3 to be turned on or off. Through the above arrangement, the preheated airflow in the carrier bin 11 can be blown into the material storage chamber 201 by the fan 3, so as to preheat the material in the material storage chamber 201 that has not been taken out, so as to realize the preheating of the material in the material storage chamber 201 while the material is being discharged, and further increase the heating speed of the material to be discharged later.

[0096] In the material taking mechanism of this embodiment, see Figure 1 The transport component 1 includes: a first driving component 4, which is drivingly connected to the transport component 1, and the first driving component 4 drives the transport component 1 to move along the direction from the material storage mechanism 200 to the feeding end of the material discharging mechanism 300; a second driving component 5, which is drivingly connected to the transport component 1, and the second driving component 5 drives the transport component 1 to move along the height direction; wherein the first driving component 4 and the second driving component 5 are both connected to the control module to control the first driving component 4 and / or the second driving component 5. Through the above settings, the control module can automatically plan the optimal operation route according to the material fetching instruction, thereby controlling the transport component 1 to move to any coordinate.

[0097] In some embodiments, after the control module of the food cabinet obtains the type and quantity of food, it can confirm the coordinate points that the transport component 1 needs to pass through. When picking up food, the transport component 1 can pick up food in sequence from top to bottom and from left to right in the order of the coordinate points to avoid repeated operation of a route.

[0098] Example 2

[0099] In the food cabinet of this embodiment, the food cabinet includes the above-mentioned material taking mechanism.

[0100] In the meal cabinet of the present embodiment, the transport component 1 is movably arranged, and the transport component 1 has a heating structure 2 that can automatically adjust the temperature of the material. The heating structure 2 can heat the material in the carrying bin 11, and can also preheat the material in the storage mechanism 200, thereby playing a heating role in the process of the transport component 1 taking food, so that the temperature of the material after the material is discharged is suitable, and the user does not need to wait; when the material taking mechanism in the present embodiment is used in the meal cabinet, the meal vending cabinet plays a role in the process of the transport component 1 taking food, and the user does not need to wait. The temperature of the food after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the food is suitable and can be eaten directly, and the subsequent meal boxes are preheated in advance to shorten the heating time, save the customer's dining time, and improve the user's dining efficiency, so as to solve the technical problem of uneven food temperature after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the food in the related art.

[0101] Example 3

[0102] In the control method of this embodiment, the control method is applicable to the above-mentioned material taking mechanism, and the control method includes:

[0103] Get the quantity of materials to be discharged;

[0104] Obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11;

[0105] According to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure 2 is controlled to heat the material.

[0106] In this way, the transport component 1 is movably arranged, and the transport component 1 has a heating structure 2 that can automatically adjust the temperature of the material. The heating structure 2 can heat the material in the carrying bin 11, and can also preheat the material in the storage mechanism 200, so as to play a heating role in the process of the transport component 1 taking food, so that the temperature of the material after the material is discharged is suitable, and the user does not need to wait; when the material taking mechanism in this embodiment is used in the meal cabinet, the meal vending cabinet plays a role in the process of the transport component 1 taking food, and the user does not need to wait. The temperature of the meal after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the meal is suitable and can be eaten directly, and the subsequent meal boxes are preheated in advance to shorten the heating time, save the customer's dining time, and improve the user's dining efficiency, so as to solve the technical problem of uneven temperature of food after the meal vending cabinet automatically discharges the meal in the related technology.

[0107] In the control method of this embodiment, obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11 includes:

[0108] After the material to be discharged taken out by the material storage mechanism 200 enters the transport bin 11, the material in the transport bin 11 is first inspected;

[0109] Obtaining a first detected temperature of the material;

[0110] According to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure 2 is controlled to heat the material, specifically:

[0111] According to the first detected temperature of the material, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated. If the material to be discharged needs to be heated, the heating structure 2 is turned on to heat the material in the transport bin 11.

[0112] Through the above arrangement, when the material enters the transport bin 11, the first detected temperature of the material is obtained. If the temperature of the material meets the requirement, the heating structure 2 does not need to be turned on. If the temperature of the material does not meet the requirement, the heating structure 2 needs to be turned on to heat the material.

[0113] In the control method of this embodiment, the control method further includes:

[0114] After the material to be discharged taken out from the material storage mechanism 200 enters the carrying bin 11 , the transport component 1 moves toward the feeding end of the discharge mechanism 300 .

[0115] Specifically, after the material enters the transport bin 11, the transport component 1 moves toward the feed end of the discharging mechanism 300, and the heating structure 2 heats the material at the same time, thereby achieving simultaneous heating of the material during the meal discharging process. The user does not need to wait, thereby improving the user experience.

[0116] In the control method of this embodiment, obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11 includes:

[0117] After the transport component 1 moves to the feeding end of the discharging mechanism 300, the material in the transport bin 11 is inspected for the second time;

[0118] Obtaining a second detected temperature of the material;

[0119] According to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure 2 is controlled to heat the material, specifically:

[0120] According to the second detected temperature of the material, judging whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged;

[0121] If the material to be discharged needs to be heated, the heating structure 2 continues to heat the material until the temperature of the material meets the discharge conditions;

[0122] If the material to be discharged does not need to be heated, the material is discharged.

[0123] Specifically, when the material reaches the feed end of the discharging mechanism 300, the temperature of the material is tested again before the material is discharged to determine whether the material meets the discharging standard, further ensuring that the temperature of the meal is appropriate after the meal is automatically served by the meal vending cabinet. If the material does not meet the temperature requirement, the material continues to be heated. If the temperature of the material meets the requirement, the discharging door 13 opens and the material can be discharged. After the meal is served, the discharging door 13 closes automatically, the transport component 1 and the transport bin 11 move to the original position, and the meal collection is completed.

[0124] In the control method of this embodiment, whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated is determined according to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin 11, specifically:

[0125] Compare the temperature of the material with a preset temperature;

[0126] If the temperature of the material is continuously greater than or equal to the preset temperature T within the first preset time period, the material to be discharged does not need to be heated;

[0127] If the temperature of the material is continuously lower than the preset temperature T within the first preset time period, the material to be discharged needs to be heated.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first preset time length is 2S.

[0129] It should be noted that the temperature sensor is controlled to detect the temperature of the material for 2 seconds, so as to ensure that the detection of the material temperature is more accurate and avoid misjudgment.

[0130] In the control method of this embodiment, obtaining the quantity of materials to be discharged includes:

[0131] After receiving the material fetching instruction, the quantity n of the material to be discharged in the material fetching instruction is obtained;

[0132] According to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be preheated, and when it is determined to be yes, the heating structure 2 is controlled to heat the material, specifically:

[0133] According to the quantity n of the material to be discharged, it is determined whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged in the storage mechanism;

[0134] If it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged from the storage mechanism, the material to be discharged from the storage mechanism 200 is preheated by the heating structure 2 .

[0135] In this way, by obtaining the number n of materials to be discharged in the material retrieval instruction, it is possible to determine whether it is necessary to preheat the materials that have not been taken out of the storage chamber 201, so that while some materials are being discharged, the materials that have not been taken out can be preheated, thereby reducing the heating time of subsequent materials and further reducing the time of the entire discharge process.

[0136] In the control method of this embodiment, judging whether it is necessary to heat the materials to be discharged in the storage mechanism 200 according to the number n of materials to be discharged includes:

[0137] If the number of materials to be discharged n≤1, it is not necessary to heat the materials to be discharged in the storage mechanism 200;

[0138] If the number of materials to be discharged is 1<n≤6, the materials to be discharged need to be preheated.

[0139] Specifically, if the number of materials in the material picking instruction is only 1, there is no need to preheat, and it is only necessary to pick up this 1 material and complete the discharge. If the number of materials is greater than 1, then except for the first material, the subsequent materials to be discharged need to be preheated, thereby reducing the heating time of subsequent materials and further reducing the completion time of the meal picking instruction.

[0140] It should be noted that when the material in the transport bin 11 meets the temperature requirement and the heating structure 2 is not turned on, since there is residual heat in the transport bin 11, the residual heat in the transport bin 11 can still be used to preheat the material in the storage bin.

[0141] In the control method of this embodiment, the material storage mechanism 200 includes a material storage cavity 201 for storing materials, and the material to be discharged from the material storage mechanism 200 is preheated by the heating structure 2, including:

[0142] After the n-2th material to be discharged taken out from the storage mechanism 200 enters the transport bin 11, the transport component 1 moves to the storage chamber 201 where the n-1th material to be discharged is located, and stays there for a second preset time, the transport bin 11 is opened, and the fan 3 is turned on to blow the preheated airflow in the transport bin 11 into the storage chamber 201, so as to preheat the n-1th material to be discharged;

[0143] After the preheating is completed, the transport bin 11 transports the n-2th material to be discharged to the feed end of the discharge mechanism 300. After discharging the n-2th material to be discharged, the transport bin 11 returns to the starting point and discharges the n-2th material to be discharged.

[0144] By staying for the second preset time, the preheating efficiency can be improved to ensure that the preheating airflow can reach the storage chamber 201.

[0145] In this way, the running route of the transport component 1 is to first pick up the first meal, then pass through the second meal waiting to be picked up, open the feed door 12 and turn on the fan 3, stay there for a second preset time, preheat the next material to be discharged, and then run to the material picking mechanism 100 after preheating, unload the currently transported material, and then return to the starting point to continue to pick up the next material to be discharged.

[0146] In some embodiments, not only can a piece of material to be discharged be preheated, but also multiple pieces of material to be discharged can be preheated in sequence. For example, if the number n is 3, if a customer needs to buy 3 meals, when the transport component 1 picks up the first meal, the second and third meals are preheated during the meal delivery process, and the first meal is delivered at the meal delivery port after the preheating is completed; then the transport component 1 runs to the second meal coordinate point, and after picking up the meal, the third meal is preheated during the meal delivery process, and the second meal is delivered at the meal delivery port after the preheating is completed; then the transport component 1 runs to the third meal coordinate point.

[0147] In the control method of this embodiment, the control method further includes:

[0148] If n=1, the heating power of the heating structure 2 is set to low, and the fan 3 remains off;

[0149] If 1<n≤a, the heating power of the heating structure 2 is set to medium;

[0150] If n>a, the heating power of the heating structure 2 is set to high level, wherein a>1.

[0151] By setting different heating powers according to the quantity of materials and changing the heating power according to the quantity of materials to be discharged, when the quantity of materials to be discharged is small, the heating power can be reduced, and when the quantity of materials to be discharged is large, the heating power can be increased. This ensures that while meeting the heating needs of the materials in the transport bin, more heat can be provided to the materials in the storage chamber 201, ensuring that all materials to be discharged can be heated quickly, thereby ensuring the discharge speed of the materials.

[0152] In some embodiments, when the transport component 1 receives a meal pickup instruction and starts to run, it detects the number n of meals that need to be picked up. When the number of meals that need to be picked up is only 1, the electric heating power is turned on to a low gear, the fan 3 of the transport component 1 is turned off, and the transport component 1 runs directly to the meal delivery and then returns to the starting point. When the number of meals that need to be picked up is 2, the electric heating power is turned on to a medium gear, and the running route of the transport component 1 is to first pick up the first meal, then pass the second meal to be picked up, open the feed door 12 and the fan 3, and stay there for 5 seconds, and then run to the meal delivery port, unload the meal and return to the starting point, and continue to determine the remaining number of meals to be picked up. When the number of meals to be picked up is greater than 2, the electric heating power is turned to a high level, and the operating route of the transport component 1 is to first pick up the first meal, then pass the second meal to be picked up, open the feed door 12 and the fan 3, and stay there for 3 seconds, then pass the third meal to be picked up, open the fan 3, and stay there for 3 seconds, and so on, but not more than 5 stop points. At the same time, the transport component 1 automatically plans the optimal operating route, then runs to the meal outlet, unloads the meal, and returns to the starting point to continue to determine the remaining number of meals to be picked up.

[0153] Example 5

[0154] Based on any one of the implementations in Examples 1-4, a feasible specific implementation is further proposed.

[0155] The meal cabinet includes a transport component 1 that can be automatically heated during the meal cabinet shipment process, including a slide rail, a transport bin 11, etc.

[0156] Among them, the transport component 1 can move left and right on the slide rail, the interior of the transport compartment 11 is closed, and a feed door 12 and a discharge door 13 are respectively provided at the entry and exit positions of the lunch boxes, and the feed door 12 and the discharge door 13 can both be opened and closed automatically.

[0157] Heating structures 2 are provided in the gaps between the right side, rear side, top and bottom rollers 14 in the transport compartment 11. The heating power is sufficient to heat up the food in a short time, thereby achieving the purpose of rapid heating.

[0158] A roller 14 is provided at the bottom of the transport component 1, which can cooperate with the material storage push plate 202 in the meal delivery channel 401 to push the meal box from the meal delivery channel 401 to the designated meal box storage position in the transport bin 11; a push plate 15 is provided in the transport component 1, and the push plate 15 can be driven by a motor to push the meal box to the meal delivery port.

[0159] When the transport component 1 is translated to the target position corresponding to the meal delivery channel 401, the feed door 12 is automatically opened, the storage push plate 202 in the meal delivery channel 401 cooperates with the roller of the transport component 1 to transfer the meal box to the meal box storage position in the transport bin 11, and the feed door 12 is automatically closed.

[0160] A temperature sensor is provided in the transport component 1 and the carrying bin 11. When the lunch box is placed at the designated position, the temperature sensor continuously detects the temperature of the lunch box for 2 seconds. If the temperature meets the consumption requirements, the discharge door 13 opens automatically, and the transport component 1 and the carrying bin 11 move to the meal outlet to deliver the meal. After the meal is delivered, the discharge door 13 closes automatically, and the transport component 1 and the carrying bin 11 move to the original position, and the meal collection is completed.

[0161] If the temperature does not meet the requirements for consumption, the transport component 1 moves to the food outlet and the electric heater starts heating at the same time.

[0162] See also Figure 7 The electric heating structure of the transport component 1 includes a variable power electric heater and a fan 3. When the transport component 1 receives a meal pickup instruction and starts running, it detects the number of meals n that need to be picked up. When the number of meals that need to be picked up is only 1, the electric heating power is turned on to a low gear, the fan 3 of the transport component 1 is turned off, and the transport component 1 runs directly to the meal and then returns to the starting point. When the number of meals that need to be picked up is 2, the electric heating power is turned on to a medium gear, and the running route of the transport component 1 is to first pick up the first meal, then turn on the fan 3 at the second meal to be picked up, and stay there for 5 seconds, and then run to the meal outlet, unload the meal and return to the starting point, and continue to determine the remaining number of meals to be picked up. When the number of meals to be picked up is greater than 2, the electric heating power is turned to a high level, and the running route of the transport component 1 is to first pick up the first meal, then pass by the second meal waiting to be picked up, turn on the fan 3, and stay there for 3 seconds, then pass by the third meal waiting to be picked up, turn on the fan 3, and stay there for 3 seconds, and so on, but not more than 5 stop points. At the same time, the transport component 1 automatically plans the optimal running route, then runs to the meal outlet, unloads the meal and returns to the starting point, and continues to determine the remaining number of meals to be picked up.

[0163] When the transport bin 11 moves to the inside of the box body near the food outlet, the temperature sensor again detects the temperature of the lunch box for 2 seconds. If the temperature does not meet the consumption requirements, the electric heating continues to heat it again. The temperature sensor detects the temperature of the lunch box for the third time. When the consumption requirements are met, the discharge door 13 opens automatically, and the push plate in the transport bin 11 pushes out the lunch box. After the meal is served, the discharge door 13 closes automatically, the transport component 1 and the transport bin 11 move to the original position, and the meal collection is completed.

[0164] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or device comprising a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0165] Optionally, the specific examples in this embodiment may refer to the examples described in the above embodiments, and this embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0166] The serial numbers of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present application are for description only and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0167] In the above embodiments of the present application, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant description of other embodiments.

[0168] The above is only a preferred implementation of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present application. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A material taking mechanism, characterized in that: The material taking mechanism (100) comprises: A transport component (1) is movably arranged, and is used to transport the material to be discharged taken out from the material storage mechanism (200) to the feeding end of the discharge mechanism (300), and a transport bin (11) for carrying the material is arranged inside the transport component (1); a heating structure (2), the heating structure (2) being arranged on the transport component (1), the heating structure (2) being used to heat the material in the transport bin (11) and / or the material in the material storage mechanism (200); An acquisition module, the acquisition module is used to acquire the quantity of the material to be discharged; A detection module, the detection module being used to obtain the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11); The control module determines whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated according to the quantity of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11), and controls the heating structure (2) to heat the material when the judgment is yes.

2. The material taking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating structure (2) comprises a heating component, which is installed on the inner wall of the transport bin (11) to heat the material in the transport bin (11).

3. The material taking mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The heating components include a plurality of heating components, and the plurality of heating components are respectively located on different inner walls of the transport bin (11).

4. The material taking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating power of the heating structure (2) is adjustable, and the control module changes the heating power of the heating structure (2) according to the amount of the material to be discharged.

5. The material taking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport component (1) comprises a feed door (12), the opening of the feed door (12) faces the storage chamber (201) of the storage mechanism (200), the material to be discharged taken out by the storage mechanism (200) enters the transport bin (11) through the feed door (12), the feed door (12) can be opened and closed, and the feed door (12) is connected to the control module signal to control the feed door (12) to be opened or closed.

6. The material taking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport component (1) comprises a discharge door (13), the opening of the discharge door (13) faces the feed end of the discharge mechanism (300), the material in the transport bin (11) passes through the discharge door (13) and enters the feed end of the discharge mechanism (300), the discharge door (13) can be opened and closed, and the discharge door (13) is connected to the control module signal to control the discharge door (13) to be opened or closed.

7. The material taking mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material taking mechanism comprises: A fan (3), wherein the fan (3) is arranged in the transport bin (11), and an air outlet of the fan (3) is directed toward the material storage cavity (201), so as to blow the preheated airflow in the transport bin (11) into the material storage cavity (201); The fan (3) is connected to the control module signal to control the fan (3) to be turned on or off.

8. The material taking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport component (1) comprises: A first driving component (4), the first driving component (4) being drivingly connected to the transport component (1), the first driving component (4) being used to drive the transport component (1) to move along a direction from the material storage mechanism (200) to a feeding end of the material discharging mechanism (300); A second driving component (5), the second driving component (5) is drivingly connected to the transport component (1), and the second driving component (5) drives the transport component (1) to move in a height direction; Wherein, the first driving component (4) and the second driving component (5) are both connected to the control module to control the first driving component (4) and / or the second driving component (5).

9. A dining cabinet, characterized in that: The food cabinet comprises a material taking mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A control method, characterized in that: The control method is applicable to the material taking mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and the control method comprises: Get the quantity of materials to be discharged; Obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11); Based on the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11), it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated, and when it is determined to be so, the heating structure (2) is controlled to heat the material.

11. The control method according to claim 10, characterized in that: The step of obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11) comprises: After the material to be discharged taken out by the material storage mechanism (200) enters the transport bin (11), a first inspection is performed on the material in the transport bin (11); Acquiring a first detected temperature of the material; The method comprises: judging whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged according to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11), and controlling the heating structure (2) to heat the material when the judgment is yes, specifically: Based on the first detected temperature of the material, it is determined whether the material to be discharged needs to be heated. If the material to be discharged needs to be heated, the heating structure (2) is turned on to heat the material in the transport bin (11).

12. The control method according to claim 11, characterized in that: The control method further comprises: After the material to be discharged taken out from the material storage mechanism (200) enters the transport bin (11), the transport component (1) moves toward the feeding end of the discharge mechanism (300).

13. The control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The step of obtaining the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11) comprises: After the transport component (1) moves to the feeding end of the discharging mechanism (300), a second inspection is performed on the material in the transport bin (11); Obtaining a second detected temperature of the material; The method comprises: judging whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged according to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11), and controlling the heating structure (2) to heat the material when the judgment is yes, specifically: According to the second detected temperature of the material, determining whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged; If the material to be discharged needs to be heated, the heating structure (2) continues to heat the material until the temperature of the material meets the discharge conditions; If the material to be discharged does not need to be heated, the material is discharged.

14. The control method according to claim 10, characterized in that: The determining whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged according to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material in the transport bin (11) is specifically as follows: comparing the temperature of the material with a preset temperature; If the temperature of the material is continuously greater than or equal to the preset temperature within the first preset time period, the material to be discharged does not need to be heated; If the temperature of the material is continuously lower than the preset temperature within the first preset time period, the material to be discharged needs to be heated.

15. The control method according to claim 10, characterized in that: The obtaining the quantity of the material to be discharged comprises: After receiving the material fetching instruction, the quantity n of the material to be discharged in the material fetching instruction is obtained; The method of judging whether it is necessary to preheat the material to be discharged according to the amount of the material to be discharged and / or the temperature of the material, and controlling the heating structure (2) to heat the material when the judgment is yes, is specifically as follows: According to the quantity n of the material to be discharged, determining whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged in the storage mechanism (200); If it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged from the material storage mechanism (200), the material to be discharged from the material storage mechanism (200) is preheated by the heating structure (2).

16. The control method according to claim 15, characterized in that: The step of judging whether it is necessary to heat the material to be discharged from the material storage mechanism (200) according to the quantity n of the material to be discharged comprises: If the number n of materials to be discharged is less than or equal to 1, it is not necessary to heat the materials to be discharged in the storage mechanism (200); If the number of materials to be discharged is 1<n≤6, the materials to be discharged need to be preheated.

17. The control method according to claim 16, wherein the material storage mechanism (200) comprises a material storage cavity (201) for storing the material, characterized in that: Preheating the material to be discharged from the material storage mechanism (200) by means of the heating structure (2) comprises: After the n-2 th material to be discharged taken out from the material storage mechanism (200) enters the transport bin (11), the transport component (1) moves to the material storage chamber (201) where the n-1 th material to be discharged is located, and stays there for a second preset time, then opens the transport bin (11), and turns on the fan (3) to blow the preheated airflow in the transport bin (11) into the material storage chamber (201), so as to preheat the n-1 th material to be discharged; After the preheating is completed, the transport bin (11) transports the n-2th material to be discharged to the feed end of the discharge mechanism (300). After discharging the n-2th material to be discharged, the transport bin (11) returns to the starting point and discharges the n-2th material to be discharged.

18. The control method according to claim 17, characterized in that: The control method further comprises: If n=1, the heating power of the heating structure (2) is set to a low level, and the fan (3) remains turned off; If 1<n≤a, the heating power of the heating structure (2) is set to medium range; If n>a, the heating power of the heating structure (2) is set to high level, wherein a>1.

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