Automatic milk tea machine integrating milk tea making and automatic milk tea selling method

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic milky tea machine integrating milky tea making and an automatic milky tea selling method. A refrigerator part is used for storing raw materials and arranging the raw materials in a preset proportion in an empty milky tea cup to complete milky tea making; a manipulator, a cup falling device and a sealing machine are arranged in the electric box part; various raw material bins are arranged in the vertical direction of the refrigerator part in a layered manner; the manipulator is used for taking empty milk tea cups from the cup falling device and transferring the empty milk tea cups to a horizontal sliding table of the refrigerator part, the empty milk tea cups are made into milk tea according to a preset proportion in the refrigerator part, and the raw materials comprise solid materials and liquid materials; and the manipulator is also used for transferring the prepared milk tea from the horizontal sliding table to the sealing machine of the electric box part. All storage bins of raw materials are reasonably arranged in the vertical direction of the refrigerator part, the electric box part provided with the manipulator is separated from the refrigerator part, and the horizontal sliding table is arranged between the electric box part and the refrigerator part, so that the milk tea machine is simple in structure and small in occupied space.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of catering machines, specifically to an automatic milk tea machine that integrates milk tea production and a method for automatically vending milk tea. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of quality of life and living standards, beverages made on site have become people's favorite.

[0003] However, the current range of milk tea machines on the market is relatively limited, failing to meet customer demand. Expanding the range of milk teas would increase labor costs. Even with existing robotic arms that simulate manual operation, these machines are expensive and bulky, requiring significant floor space, making them difficult to place in high-traffic shops or shopping malls. Furthermore, their complex mechanical structures are prone to breakage, leading to high maintenance costs.

[0004] Therefore, a new scheme of an automatic milk tea machine integrating milk tea making is needed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the embodiments of this specification provide an automatic milk tea machine that integrates milk tea production and a method for automatically vending milk tea.

[0006] The embodiments of this specification provide the following technical solutions:

[0007] The embodiment of this specification provides an automatic milk tea machine that can make milk tea, including: a refrigerator part and an electrical box part, wherein the refrigerator part is used to store raw materials and a robot inside the refrigerator is used to arrange the raw materials in a preset proportion into the empty cup of the robot to complete the milk tea making;

[0008] The electrical box is equipped with a robot, a cup dropper and a sealing machine.

[0009] The refrigerator part has various raw material bins arranged in layers in the vertical direction;

[0010] The manipulator is used to take the empty milk tea cup from the cup dropper and transfer the empty milk tea cup to the horizontal slide of the refrigerator part, and the empty milk tea cup is used to make milk tea inside the refrigerator part according to the preset proportion of raw materials, and the raw materials include solid materials and liquid materials;

[0011] The robot is also used to transfer the prepared milk tea from the horizontal slide to the sealing machine of the electrical box part so that the guests can take the milk tea away.

[0012] The embodiment of this specification also provides a method for automatically vending milk tea, which uses the automatic milk tea machine integrated with milk tea production as described in the above technical solution, comprising:

[0013] Obtain the customer's scan code information or touch screen order information, and obtain the preset proportion of raw materials based on the order information;

[0014] The robot arm of the electrical box part takes out the empty milk tea cup from the cup dropper and places the empty milk tea cup on the cup rack of the translation rail in the horizontal slide. The translation rail moves the empty milk tea cup from the electrical box part to the refrigerator part.

[0015] The translational slide rail moves the mouth of the empty milk tea cup to align with the raw material discharging assembly;

[0016] Putting the raw materials in a preset proportion into the empty milk tea cup;

[0017] The translation rail moves the milk tea cup filled with raw materials to the bottom of the stirring mechanism for stirring, and moves the stirred milk tea cup back to the electric box part;

[0018] The robot moves the configured milk tea cup to the sealing machine for film sealing to complete the milk tea production, and moves the prepared milk tea to the meal pick-up window for the guest to take away.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the at least one technical solution adopted in the embodiments of this specification can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0020] The present application designs a new automatic milk tea machine that integrates milk tea making. On the one hand, by rationally arranging the various storage bins for raw materials in the vertical direction and providing assembly outlets for solid, liquid and other raw materials, the large movement range of the robot in automatically configuring milk tea is avoided, thereby reducing the design space of the automatic milk tea machine. On the other hand, by arranging the robot in the electrical box part and separating it from the raw material part, the storage space occupied by the robot during the milk tea making process is simplified, which causes the milk tea machine to occupy a large space. On the other hand, a horizontal slide provided in the robot and the refrigerator part is used between the refrigerator part for storing raw materials and the electrical box part to coordinate the material taking, stirring and movement of milk tea cups for milk tea making, thereby simplifying the operation of the robot and avoiding the increase in the space occupied by the milk tea machine. That is, a new type of automatic milk tea machine with simple and reliable structure, low production cost, low maintenance cost, small space occupation and suitable for placement in different areas or small areas is designed. In addition, the milk tea machine can make different kinds of milk tea, and can customize the raw material configuration according to actual production to enrich the variety of milk tea, and has low requirements for operators or guests, that is, it is easy to use and maintain. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of an automatic milk tea machine that integrates milk tea making provided by the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main assembly of an automatic milk tea machine integrated with milk tea making provided by the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an ingredient assembly in an automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea provided by the present application;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the electric box part of an automatic milk tea machine that provides integrated milk tea making. Figure 1 ;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the electric box part of an automatic milk tea machine that provides integrated milk tea making. Figure 2 ;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a horizontal slide in an automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea provided by the present application;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a material tray group in an automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea provided by the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] The following describes the embodiments of the present application through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the contents disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The present application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the features in the following embodiments and embodiments can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] It should be noted that various aspects of the embodiments within the scope of the appended claims are described below. It should be apparent that the aspects described herein can be embodied in a wide variety of forms, and any specific structure and / or function described herein is merely illustrative. Based on this application, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that an aspect described herein can be implemented independently of any other aspect, and two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, any number and aspect described herein can be used to implement an apparatus and / or practice a method. In addition, other structures and / or functionalities other than one or more of the aspects described herein can be used to implement this apparatus and / or practice this method.

[0032] It should also be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only schematic illustrations of the basic concept of the present application. The illustrations only show components related to the present application and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of components in actual implementation. In actual implementation, the type, quantity and proportion of each component can be changed at will, and the component layout type may also be more complicated.

[0033] Additionally, in the following description, specific details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the examples, however, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the examples can be practiced without these specific details.

[0034] Currently, the limited variety of milk tea machines on the market cannot meet customer demand. Expanding the range of milk teas would increase labor costs. Even with robotic arms that simulate manual operation, these machines are expensive and bulky, requiring significant space, making them difficult to place in high-traffic shops or shopping malls. Furthermore, their complex mechanical structure is prone to failure, leading to high maintenance costs.

[0035] Among them, milk tea machines are large in size and are not easy to place in shops and shopping malls with large traffic, resulting in the inability of milk tea machines to meet demand; and most milk tea machines on the market use robotic arms to simulate human hands, resulting in the cost of milk tea machines being extremely expensive and the maintenance costs being high, which cannot meet the business needs of enterprises.

[0036] In addition, the types of milk tea made by milk tea machines on the market are relatively single, and the types of milk tea made cannot be flexibly changed. If the internal structure of the existing milk tea machine needs to be changed, it will be very complicated and troublesome, and it will also fail to meet the current situation.

[0037] In view of this, the inventor designed a new automatic milk tea machine that integrates milk tea making, which is mainly used for milk tea making. On the one hand, by reasonably arranging the various storage bins of raw materials in the vertical direction and providing assembly outlets for solid, liquid and other raw materials, the large movement range of the robot in automatically configuring milk tea is avoided, thereby reducing the design space of the automatic milk tea machine. On the other hand, by arranging the robot in the electrical box part and separating it from the raw material part, the storage space occupied by the robot during the milk tea making process is simplified, which causes the milk tea machine to occupy a large space. On the other hand, a horizontal slide provided in the manipulator and the refrigerator part is used between the refrigerator part where the raw materials are stored and the electrical box part to coordinate the material taking, stirring and movement of the milk tea cup for milk tea making, thereby simplifying the operation of the robot and avoiding the increase in the space occupied by the milk tea machine. That is, a new automatic milk tea machine with simple and reliable structure, low production cost, low maintenance cost, small space occupation and suitable for placement in different areas or small areas is designed. In addition, the milk tea machine can make different kinds of milk tea, and can customize the raw material configuration according to actual production to enrich the variety of milk tea, and has low requirements for operators or guests, that is, it is easy to use and maintain.

[0038] The following describes the technical solutions provided by various embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0039] like Figure 1 As shown, the automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea in this application includes: a refrigerator part 1 and an electric box part 2.

[0040] The refrigerator part is used to store raw materials and to arrange raw materials in preset proportions into empty milk tea cups to complete the milk tea making.

[0041] The electrical box is internally provided with a robot 10, a cup dropper 11 and a sealing machine 12.

[0042] The refrigerator part has various raw material bins arranged in layers in the vertical direction;

[0043] The manipulator is used to take the empty milk tea cup from the cup dropper and transfer the empty milk tea cup to the horizontal slide 7 of the refrigerator part. The empty milk tea cup is used to make milk tea inside the refrigerator part according to the preset proportion of raw materials, and the raw materials include solid materials and liquid materials;

[0044] The robot is also used to transfer the prepared milk tea from the horizontal slide to the sealing machine of the electrical box part so that the guests can take the milk tea away.

[0045] In some embodiments, the refrigerator part includes: a liquid material bin, a small solid material bin, a lemon ice cube assembly and a horizontal slide. The liquid material bin, the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly are arranged in layers in the vertical direction, or the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube are arranged on the same layer and are arranged in layers with the liquid material bin in the vertical direction; the horizontal slide is arranged in the vertical direction below the liquid material bin, the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly, and is used to carry the empty milk tea cup to configure various raw materials according to preset proportions.

[0046] In this application, the various storage bins for raw materials are rationally arranged in the vertical direction, and assembly outlets for solid, liquid and other raw materials are provided to avoid large movements of the robot arm in automatically configuring milk tea and reduce the design space of the automatic milk tea machine.

[0047] like Figure 2-Figure 6 As shown, the refrigerator part includes a liquid material bin 3, a small solid material bin 4, a lemon ice cube assembly 5, a stirring mechanism 6, and a horizontal slide 7.

[0048] The electrical box part includes a manipulator, a cup dropper and a sealing machine, and its exterior consists of a touch screen 8 and a meal pickup window 9.

[0049] The robotic arm is used to grab milk tea cups and move them between the horizontal slide, cup dropper, sealer, and food pickup window. The exterior of the electrical box features a touchscreen display and a food pickup window. The touchscreen allows customers to place orders and determine the preset ratio of raw materials for making perfectly proportioned milk tea. The food pickup window allows customers to take their milk tea cups from the window.

[0050] In some embodiments, the liquid material bin is provided with multiple types of liquid materials 13, including a first liquid material bin, a second liquid material bin, a third liquid material bin and a fourth liquid material bin, and a weighing module 14 is provided at each liquid material bin position. The weighing module is used to detect the weight of each liquid material. When the weighing detects that the liquid at a position is used up, the machine will alarm.

[0051] The liquid material bin is used to store liquid raw materials for milk tea, such as milk, tea soup, juice and syrup. In some embodiments, multiple liquid material bins are arranged in layers in the vertical direction. Figure 2 As shown, the liquid material bin is divided into two layers, each layer has 8 positions.

[0052] like Figure 7 As shown, a liquid material is placed at each position, and each position has a scale to detect how much liquid material has been used. When the liquid at a position is used up and the weighing detects it, the machine will alarm.

[0053] like Figure 3 As shown, the solid silo is used to store milk tea toppings, such as crispy popcorn, coconut flakes, and grape pulp. This silo can be replaced with different toppings based on the operator's needs. It is also easy to clean and maintain, ensuring daily cleaning for optimal hygiene. There are four silos to accommodate different milk tea types.

[0054] The lemon ice cube assembly is used to hold ice cubes and lemons, and has a conveying device to put lemons and ice cubes into milk tea.

[0055] The stirring mechanism is used to stir small ingredients, syrup and milk tea. When each cup is filled with ingredients in sequence, the horizontal slide will move the cup to the mechanism and stir it for a few seconds. Figure 3 As shown, the refrigerator part also includes a stirring mechanism, which is arranged on the same layer as the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly, and is used to stir the empty milk tea cup evenly after obtaining the raw materials in a preset proportion.

[0056] like Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the horizontal slide allows the cup to move between the refrigerator and the electrical box, completing the movement of the milk tea adding and stirring positions.

[0057] The horizontal slide is used to move the cups between the refrigerator and the electric box, so as to move the positions for adding ingredients or stirring the milk tea.

[0058] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the horizontal slide is fixedly arranged below the liquid material bin, the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly, and the horizontal slide includes a translation rail 15 and a cup holder (not shown).

[0059] In summary, this application designs a new automatic milk tea machine that integrates milk tea making. It has a simple and reliable structure, low production cost, low maintenance cost, and is suitable for the actual business strategy of this enterprise. The volume is as small as possible and the milk tea machine can be placed and operated in different areas; different types of milk tea can be made at the same time, and small ingredients and syrups can be added according to the actual production of milk tea; the operation is simple, so that any operator without professional training can use and maintain it.

[0060] The present application also provides a method for automatically vending milk tea, which uses the automatic milk tea machine integrated with milk tea production as described in any of the above technical solutions, comprising:

[0061] Obtain the customer's scan code information or touch screen order information, and obtain the preset proportion of raw materials based on the order information;

[0062] The robot arm of the electrical box part takes out the empty milk tea cup from the cup dropper and places the empty milk tea cup on the cup rack of the translation rail in the horizontal slide. The translation rail moves the empty milk tea cup from the electrical box part to the refrigerator part.

[0063] The translational slide rail moves the mouth of the empty milk tea cup to align with the raw material discharging assembly;

[0064] Putting the raw materials in a preset proportion into the empty milk tea cup;

[0065] The translation rail moves the milk tea cup filled with raw materials to the bottom of the stirring mechanism for stirring, and moves the stirred milk tea cup back to the electric box part;

[0066] The robot moves the configured milk tea cup to the sealing machine for film sealing to complete the milk tea production, and moves the prepared milk tea to the meal pick-up window for the guest to take away.

[0067] That is, the guests order by scanning the QR code of the machine or the touch screen on the machine. After the order is completed, the machine will make milk tea. After the milk tea is made, the robotic arm will reach the food pick-up window of the machine for the guests to pick up the food.

[0068] After the automatic milk tea machine receives the order to take the meal, the robot in the power box takes out the empty cup from the cup dropper. The taken empty cup is placed on the cup holder of the translation rail, and the translation rail moves the empty cup from the power box to the refrigerator. The translation rail aligns the empty cup opening with the following Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the raw material discharging assembly shown, there is a discharging port at the bottom of the assembly to discharge solid ingredients and liquid ingredients for milk tea. The machine mixes the ingredients according to the ingredients required by the customer and puts the ingredients and milk tea into the empty cup. The sliding rail moves the cup containing the ingredients and milk tea to the bottom of the stirring mechanism for stirring (such as Figure 2 For example, after stirring, the milk tea cup is moved back to the electrical box, where a robotic arm moves it to the sealing machine for film sealing. Once the film is sealed, the cup of milk tea is ready. The robotic arm then moves the milk tea to the pick-up window for the customer to collect. This completes the machine's entire process.

[0069] Compared with the existing technology, the present invention has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture and install, has low processing costs, is highly interchangeable, operates stably, and is not prone to damage. It is compact, powerful, and can be used to change ingredients and types of milk tea. It is easy to operate and suitable for ordinary passers-by to order food.

[0070] The same or similar parts between the various embodiments in this specification can be referred to in conjunction with each other. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for the product embodiments described later, since they correspond to the methods, the description is relatively simple. For relevant parts, please refer to the partial description of the system embodiment.

[0071] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic milk tea machine that integrates milk tea making, characterized in that: include: A refrigerator part and an electrical box part, wherein the refrigerator part is used to store raw materials and to arrange the raw materials in a preset proportion into empty milk tea cups to complete the milk tea making; The electrical box is equipped with a robot, a cup dropper and a sealing machine. The refrigerator part has various raw material bins arranged in layers in the vertical direction; The manipulator is used to take the empty milk tea cup from the cup dropper and transfer the empty milk tea cup to the horizontal slide of the refrigerator part, and the empty milk tea cup is used to make milk tea inside the refrigerator part according to the preset proportion of raw materials, and the raw materials include solid materials and liquid materials; The robot is also used to transfer the prepared milk tea from the horizontal slide to the sealing machine of the electrical box part so that the guests can take the milk tea away.

2. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 1, characterized in that: The refrigerator part includes: a liquid material bin, a small solid material bin, a lemon ice cube assembly and a horizontal slide. The liquid material bin, the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly are arranged in layers in the vertical direction, or the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly are arranged in the same layer and in layers in the vertical direction with the liquid material bin; The horizontal slide is arranged in the vertical direction below the liquid material bin, the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly, and is used to carry the empty milk tea cup and configure various raw materials according to preset proportions.

3. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 2, characterized in that: The refrigerator part also includes a stirring mechanism, which is arranged on the same layer as the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly, and is used to stir the empty milk tea cup evenly after obtaining the raw materials in a preset proportion.

4. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 2, characterized in that: The liquid material bin is provided with multiple types of liquid material bins, including a first liquid material bin, a second liquid material bin, a third liquid material bin and a fourth liquid material bin, and a weighing module is provided at each liquid material bin position. The weighing module is used to detect the weight of each liquid material. When the weighing detects that the liquid at a position is used up, the machine will alarm.

5. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 4, characterized in that: Various liquid material bins are arranged in layers in the vertical direction.

6. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 3, characterized in that: The horizontal slide is used to move the cups between the refrigerator and the electric box, so as to move the positions for adding ingredients or stirring the milk tea.

7. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 3, characterized in that: The horizontal slide is fixedly arranged below the liquid material bin, the small solid material bin and the lemon ice cube assembly, and the horizontal slide includes a translation rail and a cup holder.

8. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 1, characterized in that: A touch screen and a meal pick-up window are provided on the outside of the electrical box. The touch screen is used for guests to place orders and determine the preset proportions of raw materials so that well-proportioned milk tea can be made according to the preset proportions of raw materials; the meal pick-up window is used for guests to take away the milk tea cups placed at the meal pick-up window.

9. The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to claim 2, characterized in that: The liquid material bin includes milk, tea, juice or syrup.

10. A method for automatically vending milk tea, characterized in that: The automatic milk tea machine for making milk tea according to any one of claims 1 to 9 comprises: Obtain the customer's scan code information or touch screen order information, and obtain the preset proportion of raw materials based on the order information; The robot arm of the electrical box part takes out the empty milk tea cup from the cup dropper and places the empty milk tea cup on the cup rack of the translation rail in the horizontal slide. The translation rail moves the empty milk tea cup from the electrical box part to the refrigerator part. The translational slide rail moves the mouth of the empty milk tea cup to align with the raw material discharging assembly; Putting the raw materials in a preset proportion into the empty milk tea cup; The translation rail moves the milk tea cup filled with raw materials to the bottom of the stirring mechanism for stirring, and moves the stirred milk tea cup back to the electric box part; The robot moves the configured milk tea cup to the sealing machine for film sealing to complete the milk tea production, and moves the prepared milk tea to the meal pick-up window for the guest to take away.

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