Lifting meal outlet cover

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of vending equipment, in particular to a lifting meal outlet cover which comprises a fixed platform, and a hollow channel is formed in the middle of the fixed platform. The floating supporting equipment is located below the fixed platform and used for bearing the supporting component. The supporting part is mounted at the supporting end of the floating supporting equipment and penetrates through the channel; the vertical driving equipment is provided with a driving terminal; the floating platform is mounted on the driving terminal, and the vertical driving equipment can drive the floating platform to move vertically; the meal outlet cover is installed at the upper end of the floating platform, the upper portion of the meal outlet cover is a cover tool, the middle of the meal outlet cover is a connecting section, and the middle section of the meal outlet cover penetrates through the channel. The main function of the lifting meal outlet cover is that external air, dust and other pollution sources are effectively shielded through the electric lifting system. The temperature in the hood is adjusted by heating or cooling means. And meanwhile, the meal outlet cover cannot be completely lifted when the customer takes the cup, so that the customer can be prevented from mistakenly taking the cup stand special for the robot when taking the coffee.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of automatic vending equipment, in particular to a lifting and discharging table cover. Background Art

[0002] When existing equipment sells coffee made on site, it is necessary to maintain the flavor of the coffee and keep the equipment clean. The finished coffee is kept clean while waiting for customers to pick it up to avoid the external environment affecting the quality of the coffee. In some scenarios, after the coffee is automatically made, the customer picks up the food by themselves or by a robot. Generally, the windows of the two pick-up modes are in different directions, and it is difficult for existing equipment to take both into account. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes a lifting table cover, which can ensure that the flavor and cleanliness of the coffee are maintained after the coffee is made, and can also have both customer pick-up and robot pick-up modes.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0005] Lift-out dining cover, including

[0006] A fixed platform, wherein the middle portion of the fixed platform has a hollow channel;

[0007] A floating support device, the floating support device is located below the fixed platform and is used to support the support component;

[0008] A support component, the support component is mounted on a support end of the floating support device, and the support component passes through the channel;

[0009] A vertical drive device having a drive terminal;

[0010] A floating platform, wherein the floating platform is mounted on a driving terminal, and the vertical driving device is capable of driving the floating platform to move vertically;

[0011] The food dispensing cover is installed on the upper end of the floating platform, the upper part of the food dispensing cover is a cover, the middle part of the food dispensing cover is a connecting section, and the middle section of the food dispensing cover passes through the passage.

[0012] Preferably, the lifting and discharging dining cover comprises a bracket, the bracket comprises a bottom plate, a side plate and the fixed platform, the bracket forms a "C" self-propelled structure, the side plate is provided with a vertically extending first guide rail, a first slider is slidably mounted on the first guide rail, and the floating platform is mounted on the first slider;

[0013] The vertical driving device includes a first motor and a screw rod, the first slider is threadedly connected to the screw rod, and the first motor is drivingly connected to the screw rod.

[0014] Preferably, the connecting section of the food serving cover is provided with a sterilization lamp.

[0015] Preferably, the upper cover of the food serving cover is provided with a prompt light for indicating the food serving status.

[0016] Preferably, the inner wall of the cover has an antibacterial coating.

[0017] Preferably, a tray is installed on the top of the floating platform, and the tray is used to support the supporting components.

[0018] Preferably, the bottom of the supporting component has a groove, and the top of the tray has a protrusion matching the groove.

[0019] Preferably, a temperature regulating component is provided inside the tray.

[0020] Preferably, the floating support device includes a second guide rail, a second slider, and a floating support rod. The second guide rail is vertically arranged, and the second slider is slidably installed on the guide portion of the second guide rail. The floating support rod is vertically arranged, and the top of the floating support rod is connected to the supporting component, and the bottom of the floating support rod is connected to the second slider.

[0021] Preferably, a rotating drive assembly for driving the food cover to rotate is installed on the floating platform, and the rotating drive assembly includes a second motor, a driving gear and a driven gear, wherein the driven rod gear is connected to the floating platform through a bearing, the second motor is installed on the floating platform, and the output end of the second motor is the driving gear, and the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear;

[0022] The bottom of the food serving cover is connected to the driven gear.

[0023] The beneficial effects of using the present invention are:

[0024] The main function of this lifting food cover is to effectively block external air, dust and other pollution sources through the electric lifting system, ensuring that the finished coffee is always kept clean while waiting for customers to pick up their food, and preventing the external environment from affecting the quality of the coffee. The temperature inside the cover is adjusted by heating or cooling devices to ensure that the food maintains the optimal serving temperature and prolongs the flavor and taste of the food. At the same time, the food cover will not rise completely when the customer is in the cup-picking state, which can prevent the customer from mistakenly taking the robot's dedicated cup holder when picking up the coffee. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the axial structure of the lifting and lowering dining cover of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 The figure is a schematic diagram of the axial structure of the lifting and lowering dining cover of the present invention from another perspective.

[0027] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the axial structure of the lifting and lowering dining cover of the present invention from a third viewing angle.

[0028] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the cooperation between the tray and the robot-specific cup holder.

[0029] Reference numerals include:

[0030] 11-bottom plate, 12-side plate, 13-fixed platform, 14-first guide rail;

[0031] 21-first motor, 22-screw rod, 23-first slider, 24-floating platform, 25-food serving cover, 251-sterilization lamp, 252-indicator lamp, 26-tray, 261-bump;

[0032] 30-rotation drive assembly, 31-second motor, 32-driving gear, 33-driven gear, 34-sliding sleeve;

[0033] 40- floating support device, 41- second guide rail, 42- second slider, 43- floating support rod;

[0034] 50-robot-specific cup holder, 51-groove;

[0035] 60-Coffee cup. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the technical solution more clear, the technical solution is further described in detail below in conjunction with specific implementation methods. It should be understood that these descriptions are only exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the technical solution.

[0037] In order to solve the problem that the coffee quality in the coffee vending machine in the prior art is difficult to ensure and the food dispensing cover 25 cannot match a variety of food dispensing modes, such as Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, the lifting food cover 25 proposed in this embodiment can ensure that the flavor and cleanliness of the coffee are maintained after the coffee is made, and at the same time, it can also have both customer and robot food collection modes.

[0038] Specifically, Figure 1 As shown, the lifting and discharging dining cover 25 in this embodiment includes a bracket, which includes a horizontally arranged bottom plate 11 and a fixed platform 13 located above the bottom plate 11, the fixed platform 13 has a through passage in the middle, and a side plate 12 is connected between the bottom plate 11 and the fixed platform 13, and the bracket presents a "C"-shaped structure. A vertically extending first guide rail 14 is installed on the side plate 12, and the first guide rail 14 serves as a component for guiding the vertical movement of the floating platform 24.

[0039] A first motor 21 is installed at the bottom of the base plate 11. A screw rod 22 is connected to the driving end of the first motor 21, wherein the lower end of the screw rod 22 is directly connected to the power end of the first motor 21, and the upper end of the first motor 21 is connected to the fixed platform 13 through a rotating component. A first slider 23 is provided on the outer sleeve of the screw rod 22. The screw rod 22 and the first slider 23 form a linear drive structure. In this embodiment, the first slider 23 is slidably connected to the first guide rail 14 so that the slider is driven by the first motor 21 to move vertically along the first guide rail 14. The floating platform 24 is connected to the first slider 23, that is, the floating platform 24 can form vertical movement with the first slider 23. A robot-specific cup holder 50 is provided at the channel in the middle of the fixed platform 13. The coffee cup 60 is supported on the robot-specific cup holder 50, and the floating support device 40 is used to float the robot-specific cup holder 50 below. In addition, a food dispensing cover 25 is installed above the floating platform 24. The middle part of the food dispensing cover 25 is a connecting section. The food dispensing cover 25 passes through the passage on the fixed platform 13 through the middle connecting section. The upper part of the food dispensing cover 25 is a cover.

[0040] A sterilization lamp 251 is provided at the connection section of the serving cover 25. The sterilization lamp 251 can sterilize the coffee cup 60 facing it by emitting ultraviolet rays. In other embodiments, the sterilization lamp 251 can be a common LED or ultraviolet disinfection LED composite light bar. When the customer takes the cup, the common LED running light guides, and the ultraviolet disinfection is performed at a fixed time in the standby state.

[0041] In some feasible embodiments, the interior of the food serving cover 25 is sprayed with transparent antibacterial coating to ensure food safety.

[0042] like Figure 2 As shown, the floating support device 40 includes a second guide rail 41, a second slider 42, and a floating support rod 43. The second guide rail 41 is vertically arranged, and the second slider 42 is slidably installed on the guide portion of the second guide rail 41. The floating support rod 43 is vertically arranged, and the top of the floating support rod 43 is connected to the supporting component, and the bottom of the floating support rod 43 is connected to the second slider 42.

[0043] Preferably, the upper cover of the food serving cover 25 is provided with a warning light 252 for indicating the food serving status. In the present embodiment, the warning light 252 is a circle of RGB light strips on the top of the food serving cover 25, which is always red when the food cannot be taken, and flashes green when the food is taken.

[0044] like Figure 3As shown, the present embodiment also provides a rotation drive assembly 30, which is used to drive the food serving cover 25 to rotate horizontally by 180 degrees in a step-by-step manner. Specifically, the rotation drive assembly 30 includes a second motor 31, a driving gear 32 and a driven gear 33, wherein the driven rod gear is connected to the floating platform 24 through a bearing, the second motor 31 is installed on the floating platform 24, the output end of the second motor 31 is the driving gear 32, the driving gear 32 is meshed with the driven gear 33, and the bottom of the food serving cover 25 is connected to the driven gear 33.

[0045] In addition, a sliding sleeve 34 is provided at the floating support rod 43 corresponding to the floating platform 24 , and is assembled with the floating support rod 43 to achieve the effect of accurately positioning the floating support rod 43 and guiding the moving direction of the floating support rod 43 .

[0046] like Figure 4 As shown, a tray 26 is installed on the top of the floating platform 24, and the tray 26 is used to support the supporting component. The bottom of the supporting component has a groove 51, and the top of the tray 26 has a protrusion 261 matching the groove 51. The tray 26 has a temperature regulating component inside, and the temperature regulating component is a built-in semiconductor chip for heating or cooling.

[0047] Based on the above technical solution, the lifting and discharging cover 25 in this embodiment has at least three working modes.

[0048] The first working mode: Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, if the first motor 21 drives the screw rod 22 to rotate, the screw rod 22 rotates and drives the floating platform 24 to descend, and then the food serving cover 25 descends, and the cover on the upper part of the food serving cover 25 can be buckled in the channel on the fixed platform 13, so that the robot-specific cup holder 50 and the coffee cup 60 are buckled and covered inside the food serving cover 25, and the food serving cover 25 isolates the coffee cup 60 from the outside air, thereby protecting the coffee inside the coffee cup 60 and preventing bacteria and dust in the air from contaminating the coffee. In this process, since the robot-specific cup holder 50 loses support, the robot-specific cup holder 50 descends, and the second slider 42 and the floating support rod 43 descend, and the descending distance is the length of the second guide rail 41. When the second slider 42 moves to the end of the second guide rail 41, the floating support rod 43 keeps supporting the tray 26 and the robot-specific cup holder 50.

[0049] The second working mode: Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the first motor 21 drives the screw rod 22 to rotate, so that the screw rod 22 rotates and drives the floating platform 24 to rise, and then the food serving cover 25 rises. When the floating platform 24 moves to a certain height and stops rising, the upper edge of the robot-specific cup holder 50 is basically flush with the fixed platform 13, and the robot-specific cup holder 50 is hidden in the fixed platform 13. In this process, as the floating platform 24 rises, the food serving cover 25 on the floating platform 24 rises, and the coffee cup 60 is exposed at the connecting section of the food serving cover 25. At this time, the food serving cover 25 is driven by the rotating drive component 30, so that the notch in the middle of the food serving cover 25 faces the food serving outlet for customers to take food, and the connecting section of the food serving cover 25 faces away from the food serving outlet. When the food serving cover 25 rises to the tabletop position, the rotating drive component 30 makes the notch of the food serving cover 25 face the robot or the customer, and the customer takes the food.

[0050] The third working mode: Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the first motor 21 drives the screw rod 22 to rotate, so that the screw rod 22 rotates and drives the floating platform 24 to rise, and then the food cover 25 rises until the floating platform 24 moves to the highest stroke position, at this time forming Figure 1 At this time, the floating platform 24 drives the tray 26 to lift the robot-specific cup holder 50, and the robot-specific cup holder 50 is exposed on the fixed platform 13. At this time, the rotary drive assembly 30 drives the food dispensing cover 25 to rotate to a predetermined angle, so that the robot can take food conveniently.

[0051] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the floating support device 40 has no power source, and moves along with the food serving cover 25 when the food serving cover 25 rises to a designated position, thus achieving the characteristic of floating support.

[0052] The main function of the lifting food cover 25 is to effectively block external air, dust and other pollution sources through the electric lifting system, ensuring that the finished coffee is always kept clean while waiting for customers to pick up the food, and preventing the external environment from affecting the quality of the coffee. The temperature inside the cover is adjusted by a heating or cooling device to ensure that the food maintains the optimal eating temperature and prolongs the flavor and taste of the food. At the same time, the food cover 25 will not rise completely when the customer is in the cup-picking state, which can prevent the customer from mistakenly taking the robot's dedicated cup holder when picking up the coffee.

[0053] The above contents are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, many changes can be made in the specific implementation methods and application scopes based on the ideas of the present technical content. As long as these changes do not deviate from the concept of the present invention, they all fall within the scope of protection of this patent.

Claims

1. Lifting table cover, characterized by: include A fixed platform, wherein the middle portion of the fixed platform has a hollow channel; A floating support device, the floating support device is located below the fixed platform and is used to support the support component; A support component, the support component is mounted on a support end of the floating support device, and the support component passes through the channel; A vertical drive device having a drive terminal; A floating platform, wherein the floating platform is mounted on a driving terminal, and the vertical driving device is capable of driving the floating platform to move vertically; The food dispensing cover is installed on the upper end of the floating platform, the upper part of the food dispensing cover is a cover, the middle part of the food dispensing cover is a connecting section, and the middle section of the food dispensing cover passes through the passage.

2. The lifting table cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting table cover comprises a bracket, the bracket comprises a bottom plate, a side plate and the fixed platform, the bracket forms a "C" self-propelled structure, the side plate is provided with a vertically extending first guide rail, a first slider is slidably mounted on the first guide rail, and the floating platform is mounted on the first slider; The vertical driving device includes a first motor and a screw rod, the first slider is threadedly connected to the screw rod, and the first motor is drivingly connected to the screw rod.

3. The lifting table cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting section of the food serving cover is provided with a sterilizing lamp.

4. The lifting table cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper cover of the food serving cover is provided with a prompt light for prompting the food serving status.

5. The lifting table cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the cover is provided with an antibacterial coating.

6. The lifting table cover according to claim 1, characterized in that: A tray is installed on the top of the floating platform, and the tray is used to support the supporting components.

7. The lifting table cover according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom of the supporting component is provided with a groove, and the top of the tray is provided with a bulge matching with the groove.

8. The lifting table cover according to claim 6, characterized in that: The tray has a temperature regulating component inside.

9. The lifting table cover according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The floating support device includes a second guide rail, a second slider, and a floating support rod. The second guide rail is vertically arranged, and the second slider is slidably installed on the guide portion of the second guide rail. The floating support rod is vertically arranged, and the top of the floating support rod is connected to the supporting component, and the bottom of the floating support rod is connected to the second slider.

10. The lifting table cover according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The floating platform is provided with a rotating drive assembly for driving the food cover to rotate, the rotating drive assembly comprises a second motor, a driving gear and a driven gear, wherein the driven gear is connected to the floating platform through a bearing, the second motor is installed on the floating platform, the output end of the second motor is the driving gear, and the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear; The bottom of the food serving cover is connected to the driven gear.

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