An automatic vending machine for freezing and heating food products

By using microwave steam heating and an automated delivery device, the problem of low heating efficiency in existing vending machines has been solved, enabling rapid heating and efficient dispensing of frozen foods, improving food taste and equipment stability.

CN121393022BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27HANGZHOU HUAGUAN IND CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202511985967.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-12-26
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2045-12-26

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Technical Problem

Existing vending machines affect the taste of food when heating it and have low heating efficiency, and lack real-time microwave steam cooking function.

Method used

It adopts microwave steam heating, combined with Y-axis and X-axis motion devices, and push and pick-up devices to realize the automated pushing and heating of food, and uses microwave steam components for rapid defrosting and heating.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid heating of frozen foods, improving food taste and serving efficiency. It is reasonably designed, easy to operate, stable in operation, and has a long service life.

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Abstract

The application discloses an automatic vending machine for freezing and heating food, which comprises a freezing cabinet and a heating cabinet. The freezing cabinet comprises a main box body, a storage area and a refrigeration device are arranged in the main box body, a Y-axis moving device is installed on the top of the main box body, an X-axis moving device is installed on the front of the main box body, a pushing device is installed on the X-axis moving device, the pushing device is used for pushing food from the main box body to a secondary box body, a taking device is installed on the main box body, the heating cabinet comprises the secondary box body, a microwave steam heating device is installed in the secondary box body, the microwave steam heating device is used for heating food, a meal pushing device is installed behind the microwave steam heating device, a meal taking table is arranged on the front side of the secondary box body, and the meal pushing device is used for pushing the heated food to the meal taking table. The application can quickly heat frozen food, improve the taste and meal serving efficiency, and is convenient to operate, stable to run, beautiful and durable.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of food vending machines, in particular to an automatic vending machine capable of freezing and heating food. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, in office areas, airports, high-speed rail stations and other places, automatic vending machines can sell various commodities including food, providing a lot of convenience for people's travel and life. However, the existing automatic vending machines usually only have freezing or refrigeration functions, and the user selects the stored goods, and then the goods are pushed out of the window by the internal conveying mechanism for taking. Although some vending machines provide heating function for convenient food, hot water is usually used to heat the food, and real-time cooking by microwave steam is rare, which not only affects the taste of food, but also needs to be improved in terms of heating performance and transmission efficiency. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present application provides an automatic vending machine capable of freezing and heating food, which can quickly heat frozen food and has the advantages of easy operation, stable operation, and aesthetic durability.

[0004] The technical scheme of the present application is as follows:

[0005] An automatic vending machine capable of freezing and heating food, comprising a freezing cabinet and a heating cabinet, the freezing cabinet comprising a main box body, a storage area and a refrigeration device being arranged in the main box body, a Y-axis movement device being installed on the top of the main box body, an X-axis movement device being installed on the front of the main box body, the X-axis movement device being driven to rise or fall by the Y-axis movement device, a pushing device being installed on the X-axis movement device, the pushing device being used to push food from the main box body to a secondary box body, a taking device being installed on the main box body, the taking device being used to take food on the storage area and place it on the pushing device, the heating cabinet comprising a secondary box body, a microwave steam heating device being installed in the secondary box body, the microwave steam heating device being used to heat food, a meal pushing device being installed behind the microwave steam heating device, a meal taking table being arranged on the front side of the secondary box body, the meal pushing device being used to push the heated food to the meal taking table for the user to take.

[0006] The storage area comprises shelves and shelves, a plurality of shelves for storing food are installed on the shelves, the taking device comprises a side pushing mechanism and an arm mechanism, the side pushing mechanism is installed on each layer of shelves in multiple and intervals, and the arm mechanism is installed on the X-axis movement device and can be docked with each side pushing mechanism.

[0007] The side pushing mechanism comprises a side plate, a gear transmission mechanism, a side pushing plate and a side plate outer gear, the side plate is installed on one side of the pallet, a side pushing guide rail and the gear transmission mechanism are installed on the side plate, the gear transmission mechanism comprises a driving gear, a gear transmission belt and a driven gear, the side pushing plate is fixed on the gear transmission belt and can slide forward and backward along the side pushing guide rail, a side pushing piece is installed on the side pushing plate, the side plate outer gear is engaged with the internal transmission gear, and the transmission gear is coaxially arranged with the driving gear of the gear transmission mechanism.

[0008] The swing arm mechanism comprises a swing arm, a swing arm motor, a hanging gear transmission device and a hanging gear, a sector gear is installed at the bottom of the swing arm, the sector gear is engaged with a swing arm driving gear, the swing arm driving gear is connected with the swing arm motor, the hanging gear transmission device and the hanging gear are installed on the swing arm, the swing arm, the hanging gear transmission device and the hanging gear can be driven to swing forward and backward as a whole by the swing arm motor, the hanging gear transmission device is connected with a power device, the swing arm top hanging gear can be driven to rotate by the power device driving the hanging gear transmission device, and the hanging gear can be connected with the side plate outer gear of the side pushing mechanism to output power for the side pushing mechanism.

[0009] The pushing device comprises a supporting plate, a pushing motor, a pushing motor base, a pushing plate and a linear rail, the supporting plate is located at the discharging port of the taking device, the supporting plate is tightly installed on the device base, the linear rail and a horizontal rack are installed on the device base, the pushing motor base is movably installed on the linear rail, the pushing motor is installed on the pushing motor base, a motor gear is installed on the output shaft of the pushing motor, the motor gear is in transmission connection with the horizontal rack, the pushing plate is tightly installed on the pushing motor base and located above the supporting plate, and the pushing motor can drive the pushing motor base and the pushing plate to move along the linear rail, so that the food conveyed to the supporting plate is conveyed to the auxiliary box for heating operation.

[0010] The conveying device is installed on the X-axis movement device, the conveying device can convey the food taken out by the taking device to the pushing device, the conveying device adopts a roller mechanism, the roller mechanism comprises a roller motor and a roller assembly, each roller is arranged at the discharging port of the taking device, each roller is driven to rotate synchronously by the roller motor through gear transmission, and stable conveying of the taken food is realized.

[0011] The microwave steam heating device comprises a microwave heating chamber, a microwave steam assembly, an upper microwave generator, a lower microwave generator and a microwave lifting device, the microwave heating chamber is a closed structure provided with multiple vertical columns, a microwave platform plate in the microwave heating chamber is provided with a boxed food heating area, the upper microwave generator and the lower microwave generator are arranged at the top and bottom of the microwave heating chamber, the upper microwave generator is stably installed through a microwave mounting plate, the lower microwave generator is tightly installed on the bottom surface of the middle part of the microwave platform plate, a microwave base and a microwave lifting device are arranged below the microwave platform plate, a water receiving device is arranged at the rear side of the microwave platform plate, the upper microwave generator and the lower microwave generator are connected with a microwave power supply group through lines, and a microwave steam assembly with a nozzle is installed on the top middle part of the upper microwave generator.

[0012] The microwave steam assembly comprises a water injection head push plate, a nozzle assembly and an air suction cover, the water injection head push plate is U-shaped and fixedly installed above the nozzle assembly, the nozzle assembly comprises a cleaning water ring, a cleaning water pipe and a nozzle, water pipe joints are arranged on the side of the cleaning water ring, a silica gel gasket is arranged below the cleaning water ring and is in communication with the cleaning water pipe, the cleaning water pipe is coaxially arranged with the nozzle, the top of the nozzle is connected with a steam generator and a heating water tank through pipelines respectively, the cleaning water pipe is connected with the heating water tank through a pipeline, the bottom of the nozzle is fixedly connected with the cleaning water pipe, the air suction cover is sleeved on the outer periphery of the cleaning water pipe, the bottom of the air suction cover is open and the air suction cover is provided with an air suction pipe joint on the side, copper columns for limiting are installed on the bottom surface of the four corners of the water injection head push plate, a nozzle guide rod is installed on each side of the top of the air suction cover, the upper part of the nozzle guide rod is movably installed with the water injection head push plate, a nozzle limiting block is arranged on the top of the nozzle guide rod, a tension spring assembly is arranged between the air suction cover and the water injection head push plate, and the water injection head push plate and the nozzle assembly can move up and down relative to the air suction cover under the action of external force.

[0013] The meal pushing device comprises a push plate base, a sliding platform, a synchronous belt conveying device and a scraper, the sliding platform and the synchronous belt conveying device are installed on the push plate base, sliding blocks are arranged on the two sides of the sliding platform, the sliding blocks are movably installed on the sliding rails of the push plate base, the sliding platform is installed on the synchronous belt and is driven by the synchronous belt conveying device to move back and forth, the scraper is installed on the front part of the sliding platform through a scraper support, and a lifting water receiving device is further installed on the middle part of the sliding platform.

[0014] The connecting part of the auxiliary box body and the main box body is provided with a middle partition door, the middle partition door is provided with a pushing opening, the pushing opening is provided with an intermediate sealing door, the intermediate sealing door is connected with an electric push rod below, the auxiliary box body is provided with a meal outlet, and the meal outlet is provided with a front electric door connected with a synchronous wheel transmission mechanism.

[0015] The main cabinet is provided with a main cabinet door, the auxiliary cabinet is provided with an auxiliary cabinet door, the auxiliary cabinet door is provided with a door lock, the main cabinet and the auxiliary cabinet are provided with an electrical control device, the rear side of the main cabinet is integrally provided with an electrical box, the rear side of the main cabinet and the auxiliary cabinet is provided with a plurality of simulation fans, the auxiliary cabinet door is provided with a capacitive screen, a reverse scanning code and a meal taking table from top to bottom, and a loudspeaker and a camera are arranged at the uppermost part, wherein the capacitive screen, the reverse scanning code, the loudspeaker and the camera are connected with the electrical control device.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0017] 1. The microwave steam heating method can realize rapid heating of frozen food, the steam can quickly thaw, the microwave heating speed is fast, and the food taste and meal serving efficiency are improved.

[0018] 2. The whole design is reasonable, beautiful, durable, easy to operate, stable in operation and long in service life. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a whole structure diagram of the vending machine of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 It is an internal structure diagram of the vending machine of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a front view of the pushing device in the present application;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a left view of the pushing device in the present application;

[0023] Figure 5 It is an internal structure diagram of the heating cabinet in the present application;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a perspective view of the microwave steam heating device in the present application;

[0025] Figure 7 It is a perspective view of the microwave steam assembly in the present application;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a perspective view of the meal pushing device in the present application;

[0027] Figure 9 It is a structure schematic view of the synchronous belt conveying device in the present application;

[0028] Figure 10 It is a perspective view of the lifting water receiving device in the present application;

[0029] Marked in the figure: 1-main box, 2-main cabinet door, 3-secondary box, 4-secondary cabinet door, 5-door lock, 6-middle partition door, 7-capacitive screen, 8-anti-scan code, 9-take-out table, 10-loudspeaker, 11-camera, 12-push opening, 13-electric push rod, 14-intermediate sealing door, 15-front electric door, 16-synchronous wheel transmission mechanism, 17-analog fan;

[0030] 18-storage area, 19-shelf, 20-pallet, 21-food, 22-sliding rod, 23-side push mechanism, 24-side plate, 25-side plate outer gear; 26-Y-axis motor, 27-Y-axis transmission rod, 28-Y-axis transmission wheel, 29-Y-axis transmission belt, 30-Y-axis sliding block, 31-counterweight baffle, 32-Y-axis profile guide rail, 33-X-axis motor, 34-X-axis transmission belt, 35-X-axis pulley seat, 36-X-axis profile guide rail;

[0031] 37-device base, 38-housing support plate, 39- support plate, 40-L-shaped push plate, 41-linear track, 42-pushing motor, 43-pushing motor seat, 44-motor gear, 45-horizontal rack; 46-rear bearing seat, 47-rear bearing seat cover plate, 48-roller, 49-front baffle, 50-front bearing seat, 51-swing arm bearing seat, 52-swing arm, 53-hanging gear, 54-hanging gear synchronous wheel, 55-hanging gear tension wheel, 56-tension wheel seat, 57-hanging gear drive wheel, 58-hanging gear synchronous belt, 59-swing arm motor, 60-swing arm drive gear, 61-fan gear;

[0032] 62-heating water tank, 63-steam generator, 64-microwave power group, 65-upper microwave generator, 66-lower microwave generator, 67-microwave mounting plate, 68-microwave steam assembly, 69-suction hood, 70-suction pipe connector, 71-water injection head, 72-water injection head push plate, 73-copper column, 74-nozzle guide rod, 75-nozzle assembly, 76-water pipe connector, 77-cleaning water ring, 78-cleaning water pipe, 79-nozzle;

[0033] 80-microwave platform plate, 81-water receiving plate, 82-microwave base, 83-microwave lifting connecting rod, 84-microwave horizontal sliding block, 85-stand column, 86-microwave motor seat, 87-microwave motor;

[0034] 88-push plate motor, 89-push plate base, 90-sliding table tension wheel, 91-drive pulley, 92-synchronous pulley, 93-sliding block connecting rod, 94-roller connecting rod, 95-roller connecting rod, 96-synchronous pulley support, 97-clamping type synchronous pulley, 98-synchronous belt, 99-fixed clamping piece, 100-sliding rail, 101-sliding block, 102-sliding platform, 103-scraper support, 104-scraper;

[0035] 105 - water cup, 106 - lifting base, 107 - lifting table panel, 108 - lifting table screw rod, 109 - lifting table lower sliding block, 110 - lifting table upper sliding block, 111 - lower guide rod, 112 - upper guide rod, 113 - lifting connecting rod, 114 - guide rod lower fixed plate, 115 - guide rod upper fixed plate, 116 - lifting table motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and examples:

[0037] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The application provides an automatic vending machine for frozen and heated food 21, which comprises a freezing cabinet and a heating cabinet. The freezing cabinet comprises a main box body 1, a storage area 18 and a refrigeration device arranged in the main box body 1. The storage area 18 comprises shelves 19 and trays 20. A plurality of trays 20 are arranged on each layer of the shelves 19. A plurality of side pushing mechanisms 23 and a plurality of groups of slide rods 22 are arranged on each tray 20. The number of the side pushing mechanisms 23 is the same as the number of the groups of slide rods 22. The trays 20 are placed with boxed food 21. The boxed food 21 is located on the slide rods 22. The side pushing mechanisms 23 can push the boxed food 21 on the slide rods 22 to a pushing device outside the trays 20. A Y-axis moving device is arranged on the top of the main box body 1. An X-axis moving device driven by the Y-axis moving device to ascend or descend is arranged on the front of the main box body 1. The pushing device is arranged on the X-axis moving device. The heating cabinet comprises a secondary box body 3. The secondary box body 3 and the main box body 1 are integrally arranged and a partition door 6 is arranged at the connecting part. The partition door 6 is provided with a pushing opening 12. A microwave steam heating device is arranged in the secondary box body 3. A meal pushing device is arranged at the rear side of the microwave steam heating device. An outlet and a meal taking table 9 are arranged at the front side of the secondary box body 3. The pushing device of the vending machine can send the refrigerated boxed food 21 into the microwave heating chamber of the microwave steam heating device through the pushing opening 12. After the boxed food 21 is automatically heated, the boxed food 21 is sent to the meal taking table 9 by the meal pushing device. The degree of automation is high and the user can take the food conveniently.

[0038] Specifically, the main cabinet 1 is provided with a main cabinet door 2, the auxiliary cabinet 3 is provided with an auxiliary cabinet door 4, the auxiliary cabinet door 4 is provided with a door lock 5, the main cabinet 1 and the auxiliary cabinet 3 are both provided with an electrical control device, the rear side of the main cabinet 1 is integrally provided with an electrical box, the rear side of the main cabinet 1 and the auxiliary cabinet 3 is provided with a plurality of simulation fans 17, the bottom of the main cabinet 1 and the auxiliary cabinet 3 is provided with universal wheels, the side of the auxiliary cabinet door 4 is provided from top to bottom with a capacitive screen 7, a reverse scanning code 8 and a meal taking table 9, and the uppermost part is provided with a loudspeaker 10 and a camera 11, wherein the capacitive screen 7, the reverse scanning code 8, the loudspeaker 10 and the camera 11 are all connected with the electrical control device to realize automatic operation, which is safe and reliable, the capacitive screen 7 displays the type, quantity and preparation state of food 21 in real time, the reverse scanning code 8 is an entrance for user identity verification and payment, the camera 11 is used for recording the posture of the user and the use environment, and the loudspeaker 10 can make alarm prompts when failures occur or are needed.

[0039] Specifically, the intermediate partition door 6 is provided with an intermediate sealing door 14 on the pushing opening 12, the intermediate sealing door 14 is connected with an electric push rod 13 below, and the opening and closing operation of the pushing opening 12 is realized through the electric push rod 13, and the front electric door 15 is installed below the meal outlet of the auxiliary cabinet 3, the front electric door 15 is connected with a synchronous wheel transmission mechanism 16, and the opening and closing operation of the meal outlet is realized through the synchronous wheel transmission mechanism 16 to drive the front electric door 15 to move.

[0040] Further, the main cabinet 1 is provided with a Y-axis movement device on the top, the Y-axis movement device comprises a Y-axis motor 26, a Y-axis transmission rod 27, a Y-axis transmission belt 29, a Y-axis sliding block 30, a counterweight baffle 31 and a Y-axis profile guide rail 32, the Y-axis motor 26 is installed at the upper right corner of the main cabinet 1, the Y-axis motor 26 is connected with the Y-axis transmission rod 27 on the top of the main cabinet 1 through a transmission mechanism, each end of the Y-axis transmission rod 27 is provided with a Y-axis transmission wheel 28, the Y-axis transmission belt 29 is installed on the Y-axis transmission wheel 28, and the two ends of the Y-axis transmission belt 29 are respectively connected with the counterweight baffle 31 and the Y-axis sliding block 30, the number of the Y-axis transmission belt 29, the counterweight baffle 31 and the Y-axis sliding block 30 is two, one Y-axis profile main guide rail and one Y-axis profile auxiliary guide rail are vertically installed on the left side and the right side of the main cabinet 1, the Y-axis sliding block 30 is movably installed on the Y-axis profile main guide rail, the counterweight baffle 31 is movably installed in the Y-axis profile main guide rail and the Y-axis profile auxiliary guide rail through guide wheels on both sides, the Y-axis motor 26 drives the Y-axis transmission wheel 28 to rotate through the Y-axis transmission rod 27, the transmission wheel drives the Y-axis sliding block 30 to move upwards or downwards along the Y-axis profile main guide rail through the Y-axis transmission belt 29, and the counterweight baffle 31 is at the other end of the Y-axis transmission belt 29, which balances the Y-axis sliding block 30 and improves the running stability.

[0041] The front part of the main box body 1 is provided with an X-axis movement device driven to rise or fall by a Y-axis movement device, the X-axis movement device comprises an X-axis motor 33, an X-axis transmission belt 34, an X-axis pulley seat 35 and an X-axis profile rail 36, the X-axis motor 33 is installed on the Y-axis sliding block 30, the two ends of the X-axis profile rail 36 are fixedly installed with the corresponding Y-axis sliding block 30, the inner side of the X-axis profile rail 36 is provided with an X-axis drag chain guide strip, the output shaft of the X-axis motor 33 is provided with a driving wheel, a driven wheel is installed on the right side of the X-axis profile rail 36, the X-axis transmission belt 34 is wound on the driving wheel and the driven wheel, the X-axis transmission belt 34 is fixedly installed with the X-axis pulley seat 35, the X-axis pulley seat 35 is located in the X-axis profile rail 36, a pushing device is installed above the X-axis pulley seat 35, the X-axis motor 33 drives the X-axis transmission belt 34 to move, so as to drive the X-axis pulley seat 35 and the pushing device to realize left and right movement in the X-axis profile rail 36.

[0042] Specifically, the side pushing mechanism 23 and the swing arm mechanism form a taking device, the side pushing mechanism 23 is multiple and is installed on each layer of the tray 20 at intervals, and the swing arm mechanism is installed on the X-axis movement device and can be docked with each side pushing mechanism 23.

[0043] The side pushing mechanism 23 is installed on the tray 20 in the main box body 1, the side pushing mechanism 23 comprises a side plate 24, a gear transmission mechanism, a side pushing plate and a side plate outer gear 25, the side plate 24 is installed on one side of the tray 20, the side pushing guide rail and the gear transmission mechanism are installed on the side plate 24, the gear transmission mechanism comprises a driving gear, a gear transmission belt and a driven gear, the side pushing plate is fixed on the gear transmission belt and can slide forward and backward along the side pushing plate guide rail, the side pushing plate is provided with a side pushing piece, the side plate outer gear 25 is engaged with the internal transmission gear, the transmission gear is coaxially arranged with the driving gear of the gear transmission mechanism, the side plate outer gear 25 can provide transmission power for the gear transmission mechanism by driving the transmission gear, and the gear transmission mechanism drives the side pushing plate to transmit the boxed food 21 outward to the pushing device.

[0044] As Figure 4As shown, the swing arm mechanism is mounted on the X-axis moving device outside the main box 1 and integrally mounted with the drum mechanism, and can provide power for the side pushing mechanism 23, including a swing arm bearing seat 51, a swing arm 52, a swing arm motor 59, a hanging tooth transmission device and a hanging tooth 53. The swing arm bearing seat 51 is tightly mounted on the rear bearing seat cover plate 47, the rear bearing seat cover plate 47 and the rear bearing seat 46 are integrally mounted and internally provided with a gear transmission set, the rear bearing seat cover plate 47 and the rear bearing seat 46 are both mounted on the device base 37, the device base 37 is mounted on the X-axis pulley seat 35 of the X-axis moving device, the gear transmission set is connected with the power device (drum motor), the swing arm bearing seat 51 is rotatably mounted with the swing arm 52, the bottom of the swing arm 52 is mounted with a sector gear 61, the sector gear 61 is engaged with a swing arm driving gear 60, the swing arm driving gear 60 is connected with the output shaft of the swing arm motor 59, the swing arm motor 59 is mounted on the rear bearing seat 46, the swing arm 52 is mounted with the hanging tooth transmission device and the hanging tooth 53, the swing arm bearing seat 51 is also mounted with a hanging tooth driving shaft, one end of the hanging tooth driving shaft is connected with the gear transmission set in the rear bearing seat 46 and provides power for the hanging tooth transmission device, the hanging tooth transmission device drives the hanging tooth 53 at the top of the swing arm 52 to rotate, and the hanging tooth 53 is butted with the side plate outer gear 25 of the side pushing mechanism 23 to output power.

[0045] Further, the hanging tooth transmission device includes a hanging tooth driving wheel 57, a hanging tooth tension wheel 55, a hanging tooth synchronous wheel 54 and a hanging tooth synchronous belt 58, the hanging tooth driving wheel 57, the hanging tooth tension wheel 55 and the hanging tooth synchronous wheel 54 are respectively mounted at the bottom, the middle and the top of the swing arm 52, the hanging tooth synchronous belt 58 is wound on the hanging tooth driving wheel 57, the hanging tooth synchronous wheel 54 and the hanging tooth tension wheel 55, the other end of the hanging tooth driving wheel 57 is connected with the gear transmission set in the rear bearing seat 46 through the hanging tooth driving shaft and takes the drum motor as a power source, the hanging tooth 53 is mounted at the other side of the hanging tooth synchronous wheel 54 at the top of the swing arm 52, the hanging tooth 53 is transmissionally connected with the hanging tooth synchronous wheel 54 through a hanging tooth 53 shaft, the hanging tooth 53 shaft is mounted in a hanging tooth 53 bearing seat at the top of the swing arm 52, and the mounting position of the hanging tooth tension wheel 55 on the tension wheel seat 56 is adjustable, so as to facilitate increasing the tension of the hanging tooth synchronous belt 58.

[0046] It can be understood that the material taking device can also not be provided with a swing arm mechanism, for example, the side pushing mechanism 23 is designed to directly drive the side pushing plate through the power device to realize the outward conveying of the food 21, and the present application does not limit this.

[0047] Specifically, as Figure 3As shown, the X-axis movement device is provided with a pushing device, which comprises a supporting plate 39, a pushing motor 42, a pushing motor base 43, an L-shaped pushing plate 40 and a linear rail 41. The supporting plate 39 is located at the discharging port of the drum mechanism and is tightly fixed on the device base 37, which is installed on the X-axis pulley base 35 of the X-axis movement device. A device shell is installed above the device base 37. The supporting plate 39 is fixedly provided with a shell support plate 38 on one side. The linear rail 41 and a horizontal rack 45 are installed on the device base 37 below the supporting plate 39. The pushing motor base 43 is movably installed on the linear rail 41. The pushing motor 42 is installed on the pushing motor base 43. The output shaft of the pushing motor 42 is provided with a motor gear 44, which is in transmission connection with the horizontal rack 45. The L-shaped pushing plate 40 is tightly fixed on the pushing motor base 43 and is located above the horizontally arranged supporting plate 39. When the box-shaped food 21 is sensed on the supporting plate 39, the pushing motor 42 drives the motor gear 44 to rotate and drives the pushing motor base 43 to move horizontally right along the linear rail. At the same time, the pushing motor base 43 drives the L-shaped pushing plate 40 to move the box-shaped food 21 right along the supporting plate 39 and sends the box-shaped food 21 into the microwave heating chamber through the pushing port 12. It can be understood that the pushing device can also be designed in other ways to send the food 21 into the microwave heating chamber through the pushing port 12 by a power device, and the present application does not make any limitation in this aspect.

[0048] Specifically, a conveying device is further installed between the side pushing mechanism 23 and the pushing device, which is installed on the X-axis movement device and can convey the food 21 taken out by the taking device to the pushing device. The conveying device adopts a drum mechanism, which conveys the food 21 pushed out by the side pushing mechanism 23 to the pushing device.

[0049] The drum mechanism comprises a rear bearing base 46, a drum motor, a drum 48 and a front bearing base 50. The rear bearing base 46 is installed on the device base 37, which is installed on the X-axis pulley base 35 of the X-axis movement device. A gear transmission set is arranged inside the rear bearing base 46 and is tightly fixed with a rear bearing base cover plate 47 on the side. The drum motor is installed on the bottom of the rear bearing base 46. A plurality of drums 48 are horizontally installed above the rear bearing base 46. The drum shaft at one end of the drum 48 is connected with the gear transmission set. The drum shaft at the other end of the drum 48 is rotatably installed on the front bearing base 50. The front bearing base 50 is tightly fixed above the front baffle 49. The drum motor drives the drum 48 to move through the gear transmission set, so as to push the box-shaped food 21 to the supporting plate 39 of the pushing mechanism.

[0050] It can be understood that the drum mechanism can also be designed in other ways to send the food 21 to the pushing device by a power device, and the present application does not make any limitation in this aspect.

[0051] Specifically, as shown in Figures 5-7 The microwave steam heating device comprises a microwave heating chamber, a microwave steam assembly 68, an upper microwave generator 65, a lower microwave generator 66 and a microwave lifting device. The microwave heating chamber is a closed structure provided with a plurality of vertical columns 85. A microwave platform plate 80 in the microwave heating chamber has a heating area for the box-shaped food 21. The upper microwave generator 65 and the lower microwave generator 66 are arranged at the top and bottom of the microwave heating chamber. The upper microwave generator 65 is stably mounted through a microwave mounting plate 67. The lower microwave generator 66 is tightly mounted on the bottom surface of the middle part of the microwave platform plate 80. A microwave base 82 and the microwave lifting device are arranged below the microwave platform plate 80. The upper microwave generator 65 and the lower microwave generator 66 are connected with the microwave power supply set 64 through lines. The microwave steam assembly 68 with a nozzle 79 is detachably fixedly mounted on the top of the upper microwave generator 65. The microwave lifting device pushes the microwave platform plate 80 and the box-shaped food 21 to move upward along the vertical columns 85 to form a closed structure at the upper part of the microwave heating chamber. The nozzle 79 of the microwave steam assembly 68 first pierces the top cover of the box-shaped food 21 to pass in steam and / or hot water. The internal food 21 is heated to be steamed through the upper microwave generator 65 and the lower microwave generator 66. Then, the microwave platform plate 80 and the box-shaped food 21 are returned to the initial position by the microwave lifting device. Finally, the box-shaped food 21 is sent out through the meal pushing device.

[0052] Further, a water receiving device is arranged at the rear side of the microwave platform plate 80. The water receiving device comprises a water receiving plate 81. The bottom of the water receiving plate 81 is connected with a water receiving box through a connecting pipe. The water receiving box is connected with a pipeline. The water condensed by the steam in the microwave heating chamber or used for cleaning is sent out.

[0053] Further, the microwave lifting device comprises a microwave motor base 86, a microwave motor 87, a microwave transmission screw rod, a first microwave lifting connecting rod 83, a microwave horizontal sliding block 84 and a second microwave lifting connecting rod 83. The microwave motor base 86 and the microwave motor 87 are installed at the rear side of the microwave base 82. The microwave transmission screw rod is installed on the microwave motor base 86 and is in transmission connection with the microwave motor 87. The microwave transmission screw rod is connected with the microwave horizontal sliding block 84 through a copper nut. The microwave horizontal sliding block 84 is hingedly provided with the first microwave lifting connecting rod 83 at both ends. The upper ends of the two first microwave lifting connecting rods 83 are hingedly connected to the platform supports at the front ends of both sides of the microwave platform plate 80. The lower ends of the two second microwave lifting connecting rods 83 are hingedly connected to the base corner codes at the front ends of both sides of the microwave base 82. The middle parts of the second microwave lifting connecting rods 83 are hingedly connected with the first microwave lifting connecting rods 83 through double-groove pin shafts to form a rotatable X-shaped structure. The upper ends of the two second microwave lifting connecting rods 83 are hingedly arranged on the same horizontal connecting rod.

[0054] It can be understood that the microwave lifting device can also be designed in other ways to realize the up-down movement of the microwave platform plate 80 and the food 21 by a power device, and the present application does not limit this.

[0055] Further, the microwave steam assembly 68 comprises a water injection head push plate 72, a nozzle assembly 75, and an air suction cover 69. The water injection head push plate 72 is in a U shape and is fixedly installed above the nozzle assembly 75. The nozzle assembly 75 comprises a cleaning water ring 77, a cleaning water pipe 78, and a nozzle 79. The water pipe joint 76 is arranged on the side of the cleaning water ring 77. The cleaning water ring 77 is provided with a silica gel gasket below and is in communication with the cleaning water pipe 78. The cleaning water pipe 78 is coaxially arranged with the nozzle 79. The nozzle 79 is connected with the steam generator 63 through a pipeline at the top. The nozzle 79 is also connected with the heated water tank 62 through a pipeline. The cleaning water pipe 78 is connected with the heated water tank 62 through a pipeline. The nozzle 79 is fixedly connected with the cleaning water pipe 78 at the bottom. The air suction cover 69 is in a rectangular shape and is sleeved on the outer periphery of the cleaning water pipe 78. The air suction cover 69 is open at the bottom and is provided with an air suction pipe joint 70 on the side. The air suction pipe joint 70 is connected with a gas suction device. The gas in the microwave heating chamber can be quickly sucked out to realize air replacement.

[0056] A copper column 73 for limiting is arranged on the bottom surface of each corner of the water injection head push plate 72. A nozzle guide rod 74 is arranged on each side of the top of the air suction cover 69. The upper portion of the nozzle guide rod 74 is movably installed with the water injection head push plate 72. The nozzle guide rod 74 is provided with a nozzle limiting block at the top. A tension spring assembly (not shown) is arranged between the air suction cover 69 and the water injection head push plate 72. The air suction cover 69 is fixedly installed on the upper microwave generator 65. Under the action of an external force, the water injection head push plate 72 and the nozzle assembly 75 can move up and down along the nozzle guide rod 74 relative to the air suction cover 69 and are buffered or provided with a restoring force by the tension spring assembly. When there is no external force, the water injection head push plate 72 and the nozzle assembly 75 are balanced on the upper microwave generator 65. The process is as follows: the box-shaped food in a frozen state is pushed upward by the microwave lifting device to contact the nozzle assembly 75. The top cover of the box-shaped food is poked and broken. The nozzle assembly 75 injects steam to realize the rapid thawing and heating of the box-shaped food. At the same time, the water injection head push plate 72 and the air suction cover 69 are made of metal and are connected with a grounding wire to improve safety.

[0057] Specifically, as Figures 8-10As shown, the meal pushing device comprises a pushing plate base 89, a sliding platform 102, a synchronous belt conveying device, and a scraper 104. The sliding platform 102 and the synchronous belt conveying device are mounted on the pushing plate base 89. The sliding platform 102 is provided with sliding blocks 101 on both sides. The sliding blocks 101 are movably mounted on the sliding rails 100 of the pushing plate base 89. The sliding platform 102 is mounted on the synchronous belt 98 and is driven by the synchronous belt conveying device to move back and forth. The scraper 104 is mounted on the sliding platform 102 through a scraper support 103. The scraper 104 and the sliding platform 102 are driven by the synchronous belt conveying device to move synchronously, thereby realizing the meal pushing action. During the meal pushing and returning process, the scraper 104 also scrapes the water on the microwave platform plate 80 and pushes it to the water receiving plate 22 to be sent out, thereby realizing the cleaning effect of the water condensation or accumulation on the surface of the microwave platform plate 80.

[0058] It can be understood that the meal pushing device can also be designed in other ways to send the food 21 forward from the microwave platform plate 80 by a power device, and the present application does not limit this.

[0059] Further, the synchronous belt conveying device comprises a pushing plate motor 88, a driving pulley 91, a sliding table tension pulley 90, a synchronous pulley 92, and a synchronous belt 98. The driving pulley 91 and the sliding table tension pulley 90 are mounted on the rear side of the pushing plate base 89. The driving pulley 91 is connected with the pushing plate motor 88. Two rear synchronous pulleys 92 are mounted on the rear side of the pushing plate base 89 near the driving pulley 91 and the sliding table tension pulley 90. The two rear synchronous pulleys 92 are connected through a sliding block connecting rod 93. Two sliding block rollers 94 are also mounted above the two rear synchronous pulleys 92. The sliding block rollers 94 are rotatably mounted on the pushing plate base 89 through roller connecting rods 95 on both sides. The sliding block rollers 94 can support the sliding platform 102 and reduce the running resistance. Two front synchronous pulleys 92 and two clamping synchronous pulleys 97 are mounted on the front side of the pushing plate base 89 through a synchronous pulley support 96. The two clamping synchronous pulleys 97 are connected through a sliding block driving shaft. The synchronous belt 98 has two parts. One part of the synchronous belt 98 is wound around the driving pulley 91, the front synchronous pulley 92, and the clamping synchronous pulley 97. The other part of the synchronous belt 98 is wound around the sliding table tension pulley 90, the front synchronous pulley 92, and the clamping synchronous pulley 97. The pushing plate base 89 is also provided with a diffuse reflection switch for positioning the position of the sliding platform 102 and a fixed clamping piece 99 for positioning the synchronous belt 98.

[0060] Further, the sliding platform 102 is also provided with a lifting water receiving device for use after the meal is served, which comprises a water receiving cup 105 and a lifting device, the lifting device comprises a lifting base 106, a lifting table motor 116, a lifting table panel 107, the lifting base 106 is fixedly installed on the sliding platform 102, the lifting table motor 116 is installed on the rear side of the lifting base 106 through a lifting table motor 116 seat, a lifting table lead screw 108 is installed on the lifting table motor 116 seat and is in transmission connection with the lifting table motor 116, two lower guide rods 111 are installed on the lifting table motor seat on both sides of the lifting table lead screw 108, the lifting table lead screw 108 is connected with a lifting table lower sliding block 109 through a lead screw nut, the two lower guide rods 111 are slidingly penetrated in the lifting table lower sliding block 109 and are connected at the front end through a guide rod lower fixed plate 114, the lifting table lead screw 108 is slidingly penetrated in the guide rod lower fixed plate 114 at the front end, the lifting table lower sliding block 109 is hingedly provided with a first lifting connecting rod 113 at both ends, the two first lifting connecting rods 113 are hingedly provided with the lifting table panel 107 at the front end, and are connected through a screw at the hinged ends of the two first lifting connecting rods 113 and the lifting table panel 107; the lifting table panel 107 is installed with a square water receiving cup 105 in the middle, the lifting table panel 107 is provided with downwardly extending portions at the rear side and is fixedly installed with two upper guide rods 112 on the extending portions, the two upper guide rods 112 are slidingly penetrated in a lifting table upper sliding block 110 and are connected with each other at the front end through a guide rod upper fixed plate 115, the guide rod upper fixed plate 115 is fixedly connected with the middle bottom surface of the lifting table panel 107, the lifting table upper sliding block 110 is hingedly provided with a second lifting connecting rod 113 at both ends, the second lifting connecting rod 113 is hingedly connected with the first lifting connecting rod 113 in the middle to form a rotatable X-shaped support structure, the lower ends of the two second lifting connecting rods 113 are hingedly provided on the front part of the lifting base 106, and are also hingedly provided on the connecting rod support of the front part of the lifting base 106, the lifting base 106 is installed with limit switches for sensing the movement position of the lifting table panel 107 on the front and rear sides, so as to accurately control the movement position of the lifting table panel 107 and the square water receiving cup 105. The lifting water receiving device is used after the meal is served, and the water receiving process is as follows: the water receiving cup 105 is pushed to the lower side of the water injection head 71 of the cleaning water pipe 78, then the lifting table motor 116 drives the water receiving cup 105 to rise, hot water is sprayed from the nozzle 79 and the water injection head 71 to clean the microwave steam assembly 68, and the cleaned water flows out through the drain port of the water receiving cup 105 and the external pipeline.

[0061] It can be understood that the lifting water receiving device can also be designed in other ways of lifting the lifting table panel 107 and the water receiving cup 105 up and down through a power device, and the present application does not limit this.

[0062] It should be noted that the above examples are only the preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application, and equivalent transformations made on the basis of the above examples all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic vending machine for freezing and heating food products, characterized in that, The application relates to a refrigerating and heating cabinet, which comprises a refrigerating cabinet and a heating cabinet. The microwave steam heating device comprises a microwave heating chamber, a microwave steam assembly, an upper microwave generator, a lower microwave generator and a microwave lifting device.

2. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage area comprises shelves and goods trays, the shelves are provided with multiple layers of goods trays for storing food, the taking device comprises a side pushing mechanism and a swing arm mechanism, the side pushing mechanism is provided on each layer of goods trays, and the swing arm mechanism is provided on the X-axis moving device and can be connected with each side pushing mechanism.

3. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side pushing mechanism comprises a side plate, a gear transmission mechanism, a side pushing plate and a side plate outer gear, the side plate is arranged on one side of the goods tray, a side pushing guide rail and the gear transmission mechanism are arranged on the side plate, the gear transmission mechanism comprises a driving gear, a gear transmission belt and a driven gear, the side pushing plate is fixed on the gear transmission belt and can slide back and forth along the side pushing guide rail, a side pushing piece is arranged on the side pushing plate, and the side plate outer gear is engaged with the internal transmission gear. The transmission gear is coaxially arranged with the driving gear of the gear transmission mechanism.

4. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to claim 2, characterized in that: The swing arm mechanism comprises a swing arm, a swing arm motor, a hanging gear transmission device and a hanging gear, the swing arm bottom is provided with a sector gear, the sector gear is engaged with a swing arm driving gear, the swing arm driving gear is connected with the swing arm motor, the swing arm is provided with the hanging gear transmission device and the hanging gear, the swing arm motor can drive the swing arm, the hanging gear transmission device and the hanging gear to swing forward and backward as a whole, the hanging gear transmission device is connected with a power device, the power device drives the hanging gear transmission device to drive the hanging gear on the top of the swing arm to rotate, and the hanging gear can be connected with the side plate external gear of the side pushing mechanism to output power for the side pushing mechanism.

5. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing device comprises a supporting plate, a pushing motor, a pushing motor base, a pushing plate and a linear track, the supporting plate is located at the discharging port of the taking device, the supporting plate is tightly fixed on the device base, the linear track and a horizontal rack are arranged on the device base, the pushing motor base is movably arranged on the linear track, the pushing motor is arranged on the pushing motor base, the output shaft of the pushing motor is provided with a motor gear, the motor gear is in transmission connection with the horizontal rack, the pushing plate is tightly fixed on the pushing motor base and located above the supporting plate, and the pushing motor can drive the pushing motor base and the pushing plate to move along the linear track, so that the food conveyed to the supporting plate is conveyed to the auxiliary box for heating operation.

6. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to claim 1, characterized in that: A conveying device is arranged between the pushing device and the taking device, the conveying device is arranged on the X-axis moving device, and the conveying device can convey the food taken out by the taking device to the pushing device; the conveying device adopts a roller mechanism, the roller mechanism comprises a roller motor and a roller assembly, each roller is arranged at the discharging port of the taking device, and each roller is driven to rotate synchronously by the gear transmission group of the roller motor.

7. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The microwave heating chamber is a closed structure provided with multiple vertical columns, the microwave platform plate in the microwave heating chamber has a box food heating area, the upper microwave generator and the lower microwave generator are arranged at the top and the bottom of the microwave heating chamber, the upper microwave generator is stably arranged through a microwave mounting plate, and the lower microwave generator is tightly arranged on the bottom surface of the middle part of the microwave platform plate, a microwave base and a microwave lifting device are arranged below the microwave platform plate, a water receiving device is arranged at the rear side of the microwave platform plate, and the upper microwave generator and the lower microwave generator are connected with the microwave power supply group through lines.

8. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The meal pushing device comprises a pushing plate base, a sliding platform, a synchronous belt conveying device and a scraper, the sliding platform and the synchronous belt conveying device are arranged on the pushing plate base, sliding blocks are arranged on the two sides of the sliding platform, the sliding blocks are movably arranged on the sliding rails of the pushing plate base, the sliding platform is arranged on the synchronous belt and driven by the synchronous belt conveying device to reciprocate forward and backward, the scraper is arranged on the front part of the sliding platform through a scraper support, and a lifting water receiving device is further arranged on the middle part of the sliding platform.

9. The vending machine for frozen and heatable food products according to any of the claims from 1 to 8, characterized in that: The connecting part of the auxiliary box and the main box is provided with a middle partition door, the middle partition door is provided with a pushing opening, the pushing opening is provided with an intermediate sealing door, the lower part of the intermediate sealing door is connected with an electric push rod, the auxiliary box is provided with a meal outlet, the meal outlet is provided with a front electric door, and the front electric door is connected with a synchronous wheel transmission mechanism; the main box is provided with a main cabinet door, the auxiliary box is provided with an auxiliary cabinet door, the auxiliary cabinet door is provided with a door lock, the main box and the auxiliary box are provided with an electrical control device, the rear side of the main box is integrally provided with an electrical box, the rear side of the main box and the auxiliary box is provided with a plurality of simulation fans, the side of the auxiliary cabinet door is provided from top to bottom with a capacitive screen, a reverse scanning code and a meal taking table, and the uppermost part is provided with a loudspeaker and a camera, wherein the capacitive screen, the reverse scanning code, the loudspeaker and the camera are connected with the electrical control device.

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