Control method and system for automatic making and selling soup machine

Abstract

The invention provides a control method and system for an automatic making and selling soup machine, and belongs to the field of intelligent soup making, and the method comprises the following steps: S1, weighing raw materials, judging whether the weight meets the requirement or not, if yes, executing S2, and if not, continuing weighing and increasing the weight; s2, the raw materials are conveyed to grinding equipment to be subjected to wall breaking treatment to obtain powder, and the water supply amount of a water sump is determined according to the weight of the powder; s3, cooking and making the preliminary soup, selecting the types of added auxiliary materials according to the types of the raw materials, and calculating the weight of the added auxiliary materials according to the preliminary soup; s4, the cooked soup drink is sent to a storage bin; and S5, automatic containing and meal delivery are carried out, a user extracts corresponding soup at a meal taking position, and production of various category units based on the steps S1-S5 is obtained, including but not limited to a soybean milk cereal production unit, a milk production unit, a lotus root starch production unit and the like, and software and hardware programs for controlling the operation system are further included. And functional software for automatic operation circuit and program transfer is formed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present specification relates to the field of intelligent beverage making, in particular to a control method and system of an automatic soup / beverage maker. BACKGROUND

[0002] Soup / beverage production equipment is usually composed of a water tank, a refrigeration device, a stirring and mixing device, a wall-breaking device, and a holding device, etc., which is used to make complex and tedious soup / beverage, so as to reduce the operation steps of employees and is commonly seen in daily life.

[0003] Chinese Patent No. CN103705115A, published on April 9, 2014, discloses a full-automatic intelligent remote control multifunctional soybean milk machine and a control method thereof. The machine is composed of a granular raw material and cold / hot water automatic quantitative supply, a mixing device, a water temperature, water level and weight automatic measurement circuit, and a single-chip microcomputer control circuit. Under the unified management of the single-chip microcomputer control system, the machine realizes the purposes of automatically memorizing various soybean milk recipes, automatically blending and combining raw materials, automatically adding various raw materials, and automatically making beverages such as soybean milk, coffee, and fruit juice. Meanwhile, the machine realizes intelligent detection and management of the inventory of various granular raw materials and water and the temperature of water through an automatic measurement system. Through a Zigbee wireless module and a home gateway, the machine realizes wireless remote control and networked control and management. The machine overcomes the defects of single function of existing household water dispensers and realizes the purpose of automatically making beverages while providing cold / hot drinking water through the combination of the single-chip microcomputer control system and the automatic beverage making function.

[0004] The above-mentioned patent realizes the making of soybean milk by grinding raw materials and heating the powder. However, this method excessively depends on the efficiency of the wall-breaking machine, which affects the batch commercial production.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a control method, system and equipment of an automatic soup / beverage maker capable of improving the delivery efficiency of the soup / beverage maker. SUMMARY

[0006] One of the embodiments of the present specification provides a control method, system and equipment of an automatic soup / beverage maker capable of realizing automatic feeding and weighing of raw materials, automatically calculating the corresponding water quantity according to the weight after wall-breaking and powder grinding, subsequently adding heating and auxiliary materials, obtaining a soup / beverage product, and collaborative work of various mechanisms and full-digital control.

[0007] In some embodiments, a control method of an automatic soup / beverage maker comprises the following steps: S1: determining the type of selected raw materials, weighing the raw materials, and judging whether the weight meets the requirements. If yes, S2 is executed, and if not, the weighing is continued to increase the weight. S2: The raw materials are transported to the grinding device, the wall breaking time is calculated according to the weight of the raw materials, the wall breaking treatment is performed to obtain powder, the water tank water supply amount is determined according to the weight of the powder, and the stirring time is calculated according to the water amount and the weight of the powder, and the preliminary soup drink is obtained when the stirring is completed, and step S3 is performed; S3: The preliminary soup drink is cooked to make, the type of auxiliary material to be added is selected according to the type of raw material, and the weight of the auxiliary material to be added is calculated according to the preliminary soup drink, and step S4 is performed after the addition is completed; S4: The cooked soup drink is sent to the storage bin, and the number of servings is calculated; S5: According to the order demand on the soup drink machine, the meal is automatically served, and the user extracts the corresponding soup drink at the drink taking place.

[0008] Further, in step S1, the raw materials are placed in the raw material bin, and a weight sensor is arranged at the bottom of the raw material bin. The working principle includes the following steps: S11: The control panel sends a weighing signal to the weight sensor and the auger motor, and the weight sensor is powered on to read the first weight value once; S12: The auger at the bottom of the raw material bin rotates under the action of the motor, and the weight value read decreases correspondingly each time the auger rotates; S13: Until the control panel sends a stop signal to the auger motor, the last weight value is read, and the difference between the first weight value and the last weight value is the supply weight of the raw materials.

[0009] Further, the working principle of the storage bin includes the following steps: S41: The bottom of the storage bin is provided with a ceramic heating ring, and the control panel sends a heating frequency signal to the ceramic heating ring according to the weight of the preliminary soup drink calculated in S2; S42: The heating frequency signal is adjusted according to the concentration of the preliminary soup drink, and the higher the concentration, the lower the heating frequency; S43: The heating frequency signal is adjusted according to the order quantity, and the more the order quantity, the higher the heating frequency.

[0010] Further, the stirring shaft in the grinding device is provided with a wall breaking frequency and a stirring frequency. When the wall breaking work is performed, the motor rotates according to the wall breaking frequency, and when the stirring work is performed, the motor rotates according to the stirring frequency.

[0011] Further, step S5 further includes a cup bin assembly, and the working content is as follows: S51: When the control panel receives an order, the cup bin assembly closest to the storage bin is selected according to the soup drink in the order; S52: The vertically stacked cups fall under the rotation of the cup falling assembly and follow the slide frame; S53: According to the action of the limiting frame, reach below the discharge port of the storage bin.

[0012] In some embodiments, it also includes an automatic production of vending soup machine control system, comprising: The weighing unit weighs the raw materials, and the grinding device breaks the wall to obtain powder; The metering unit adds water to the water tank and stirs according to the weight of the powder; The storage unit heats and cooks the preliminary soup after stirring, and adds auxiliary materials; The drinking unit transfers the cooked soup to the storage warehouse for heat preservation and heating, and measures and fills according to the order.

[0013] Further, the drinking unit includes a cup storage assembly that accumulates multiple cups or bowls based on a mechanical structure. The mechanical structure abuts the edge of the bowl or cup through interference fit. When a serving signal is obtained, at least one cup or bowl is accommodated on the slide through the opening and closing of the mechanical structure. The mechanical structure includes but is not limited to a loose clamping ring and a liftable mechanical hand. The cup or bowl is a uniform standard serving utensil. The mechanical structure is customized according to the size, capacity and material of the utensil. The cup storage assembly includes a plurality of cup tubes. The cup tubes are fixedly connected to the top plate by means of a cup falling assembly. The bottom end of the cup tube is provided with a sliding frame fixedly connected. The position corresponding to the cup tube of the serving bottom plate is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft. The circular surface thread of the rotating shaft penetrates the fixed frame. The both ends of the fixed frame are slidingly connected with a limiting rod. Both ends of the limiting rod are fixedly connected with the serving bottom plate. The surface of the fixed frame is fixedly connected with a cup holder. The inner wall of the cup holder abuts a cup body.

[0014] Further, it also includes a stirring assembly, including a stirring support, the bottom end of the stirring support is fixedly connected with the surface of the serving bottom plate, the upper end of the stirring support is provided with a rotatingly connected stirring rod, the position corresponding to the stirring rod of the serving bottom plate is fixedly connected with a receiving bowl frame, the surface of the serving bottom plate corresponding to the position of the receiving bowl frame is fixedly connected with a driving guide rod, the circular surface thread of the driving guide rod is connected with a pushing frame, the surface of the pushing frame is fixedly connected with a tray, the inner wall of the tray abuts a serving bowl, one side of the surface of the serving bottom plate corresponding to the stirring support is fixedly connected with a plurality of outlet supports, the upper end of the outlet support is provided with a fixedly connected feeding cylinder.

[0015] Further, including soup machine frame, shell breaking device, auxiliary material device, wall breaking device and cup warehouse device, the inside of the soup machine frame is internally provided with a fixedly connected meal serving bottom plate and top plate, the bottom surface of the soup machine frame is provided with a refrigerating machine, two normal temperature water tanks and a heating water tank, the side surface of the meal serving bottom plate is provided with a plurality of storage barrels, the upper end surface of the top plate is provided with a heat preservation barrel, the shell breaking device is installed on one side of the top plate surface, the shell breaking device comprises a horizontal moving assembly, the auxiliary material device is arranged on the end surface of the meal serving bottom plate, the auxiliary material device comprises a stirring assembly and a powder feeding assembly, the cup warehouse device is installed on the side of the meal serving bottom plate close to the auxiliary material device, the cup warehouse device comprises a cup warehouse assembly and a cup falling assembly, and the wall breaking device is arranged on the upper end surface of the top plate.

[0016] Further, the shell breaking device comprises a mounting plate, the bottom surface of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with the meal serving bottom plate, the upper end of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with an egg tray, the positions corresponding to the egg tray on the two sides of the meal serving bottom plate are both provided with fixedly connected shaft couplings, the output ends of the two shaft couplings are both provided with rotationally connected belt pulley driving frames, the surface of the two belt pulley driving frames is fixedly connected with the same positioning frame, the bottom surfaces of the two ends of the positioning frame are both slidably connected with moving guide rails, the bottom surfaces of the moving guide rails are both fixedly connected with the meal serving bottom plate, the inner wall of the positioning frame is fixedly connected with a sliding frame through the horizontal moving assembly, one side of the sliding frame is fixedly connected with a lead screw motor, the output end of the lead screw motor is provided with a shell breaking suction pipe, the horizontal moving assembly comprises a horizontal rod, the circular arc surface of the horizontal rod is threadedly connected with the inner wall of the sliding frame, one side of the sliding frame is fixedly connected with a DC motor, the output end of the DC motor is rotationally connected with the circular arc surface of the horizontal rod, the inner wall of the positioning frame is fixedly connected with a guide rod at the position corresponding to the sliding frame, and the circular arc surface of the guide rod is slidably penetrated through the inner wall of the sliding frame.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present application are: 1. A new generation of soup making method is designed, which comprises raw material weighing, grinding, water adding, stirring, auxiliary material adding, heating and cooking, heat preservation, and metering and serving. 2. In the present application, raw materials, soup and auxiliary materials are transferred to the next link under the action of gravity, so that a novel soup frame is obtained, and the space utilization rate is high. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] The present specification will be further illustrated in the form of exemplary embodiments, which will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are not limiting, and in these embodiments, the same numbers represent the same structures, wherein: Figure 1 is a working principle schematic diagram according to some embodiments of the present specification; Figure 2is a schematic diagram of the working principle of the frame according to some embodiments of the present specification; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the working principle of the raw material bin according to some embodiments of the present specification; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the feeding pipe according to some embodiments of the present specification; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the working principle of the heat preservation barrel according to some embodiments of the present specification; Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the working principle according to some embodiments of the present specification; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the working principle of different food materials according to some embodiments of the present specification; Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the working principle of the grinding container according to some embodiments of the present specification.

[0019] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 1, frame; 2, hot water tank; 3, blender; 4, refrigerator; 5, mixer; 6, cup bin conveyor; 7, seaweed egg soup making unit; 71, bearing plate; 72, sliding block; 73, support frame; 74, heat preservation barrel; 741, inner lining barrel; 75, discharge pipe; 76, stirring assembly; 761, driving motor; 762, transmission belt; 763, stirring rod; 764, auxiliary frame; 77, closing assembly; 78, auxiliary assembly; 781, raw material bin; 782, connecting plate; 783, servo motor; 784, rotating gear; 785, auxiliary gear; 786, stirring shaft; 787, closing cover; 79, feeding pipe; 8, bottom plate; 9, support plate; 1001, first heat preservation barrel; 1002, second heat preservation barrel; 1010, third heat preservation barrel; 1011, auxiliary material storage bin; 1022, lotus root powder bin; 1033, milk heating barrel; 2011, milk storage bin; 2022, lotus root powder heater; 2033, grinding container. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present specification, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of the present specification, and those skilled in the art can also apply the present specification to other similar scenarios without creative labor on the basis of these drawings. Unless it is obvious from the language environment or otherwise stated, the same reference numbers in the drawings represent the same structure or operation.

[0021] It should be understood that the use of "system," "device," "unit," and / or "module" herein is merely used to distinguish different components, elements, parts, sections, or assemblies from one another. If other expressions can achieve the same purpose, the expressions can be replaced by other expressions.

[0022] As indicated in the specification and claims, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words "a," "an," "the," and / or "this" are not limited in scope to the singular, but rather include the plural. Generally, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" are used herein to indicate the inclusion of the recited steps or elements, but not to the exclusion of other steps or elements.

[0023] Flowcharts are used in the specification to illustrate the operations performed by systems in accordance with embodiments of the present specification. It should be understood that the preceding or following operations are not necessarily performed in the order shown. Instead, various steps can be processed in reverse order, or at the same time. Other operations can also be added to, or removed from, these processes. Embodiments

[0024] Please refer to Figure 1 An automatic control method for making and selling soup machines, comprising the following steps: S1: Determine the type of selected raw materials, weigh the raw materials, and determine whether the weight meets the requirements. If it meets the requirements, execute S2. If it does not meet the requirements, continue to weigh and increase the weight; S2: The raw materials are sent to the grinding equipment, the wall breaking time is calculated according to the weight of the raw materials, the wall breaking process is performed to obtain the powder, the water tank water supply is determined according to the weight of the powder, the stirring time is calculated according to the water quantity and the weight of the powder, and the preliminary soup is obtained when the stirring is completed. Execute step S3; S3: Cook the preliminary soup, select the type of auxiliary materials according to the type of raw materials, calculate the weight of the auxiliary materials according to the preliminary soup, and execute step S4 after the addition is completed; S4: The cooked soup is sent to the storage bin, and the number of servings is calculated; S5: According to the order demand on the soup machine, the meal is automatically served, and the user extracts the corresponding soup at the drinking place.

[0025] Further, in step S1, the raw materials are placed in the raw material bin, and a weight sensor is arranged at the bottom of the raw material bin. The working principle includes the following steps: S11: The control panel sends a weighing signal to the weight sensor and the auger motor, and the weight sensor is powered on to perform a weighing and read a first weight value; S12: The auger at the bottom of the raw material bin rotates under the action of the motor. The weight value read is correspondingly reduced each time the auger rotates. S13: Until the control panel sends a stop signal to the auger motor, the difference between the last weight value and the first weight value is the supply weight of the raw material.

[0026] Further, the working principle of the storage bin includes the following steps: S41: The bottom of the storage bin is provided with a ceramic heating ring. The control panel sends a heating frequency signal to the ceramic heating ring according to the preliminary soup weight calculated in S2; S42: Adjust the heating frequency signal according to the concentration of the preliminary soup. The higher the concentration, the lower the heating frequency; S43: Adjust the heating frequency signal according to the order quantity. The more the order quantity, the higher the heating frequency.

[0027] Further, please refer to Figure 8 , the stirring shaft in the grinding device is provided with a wall breaking frequency and a stirring frequency. When performing wall breaking work, the motor rotates according to the wall breaking frequency, and when performing stirring work, the motor rotates according to the stirring frequency.

[0028] Please refer to Figure 6 , Figure 7 , further, the milk making unit includes the following steps: A: Take a set amount of milk from the milk storage bin; B: Heat and keep warm in the milk heating barrel according to the set temperature value, and the milk temperature is displayed in the milk order; C: When the capacity of the milk heating barrel is greater than the order demand, measure and serve according to the order demand, and when the capacity of the milk heating barrel is less than the order demand, first supplement the milk amount according to step A, and then serve after heating; The lotus root powder making unit includes the following steps: a: Take a set amount of lotus root powder from the lotus root powder storage bin, and pass a set amount of hot water into the lotus root powder heater, wherein the hot water bin is heated and kept warm by setting the temperature; b: Place a set amount of auxiliary materials in the lotus root powder heater through a plurality of auxiliary material bins, and stir and heat according to the set temperature value in the lotus root powder heater; c: When the capacity of the lotus root powder heater is greater than the order demand, measure and serve according to the order demand, and when the capacity of the lotus root powder heater is less than the order demand, first supplement the lotus root powder amount according to step a, and then serve after heating.

[0029] Further, step S5 also includes a cup bin assembly, and the working content is as follows: S51: When the control panel receives an order, it selects the cup container component closest to the storage compartment based on the soup / drink in the order. S52: The vertically stacked cups fall along with the sliding frame as the cup-dropping component rotates; S53: Under the action of the limit frame, it reaches the bottom of the discharge port of the storage bin.

[0030] In some embodiments, an integrated system for manufacturing multiple product categories is included, including but not limited to grain processing units, milk processing units, lotus root starch processing units, and seaweed and egg drop processing units. The raw material unit includes a lotus root starch raw material storage silo, a milk raw material storage silo, a grain and bean raw material storage silo, an egg silo, a seasoning box, and several auxiliary material storage silos. The weighing unit weighs the raw materials, and the grinding equipment breaks down the cell walls of the raw materials to be ground to obtain powder. The metering unit adds water to the water tank and mixes it according to the weight of the powder. The water tank also includes a hot water tank that can be heated at a time. The holding unit heats and cooks the initial soup after stirring, while adding auxiliary ingredients; The beverage dispensing unit measures and dispenses the insulated beverages according to the order.

[0031] Furthermore, the dispensing unit includes a cup compartment assembly, which includes several cup tubes. The cup tubes are fixedly connected to the top plate via a cup drop assembly. A sliding frame is fixedly connected to the bottom end of each cup tube. A rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the dispensing base plate at the position corresponding to the cup tube. The circular arc surface of the rotating shaft is threaded through the fixed frame. Limiting rods are slidably connected to both ends of the fixed frame. Both ends of the limiting rods are fixedly connected to the dispensing base plate. A cup holder is fixedly connected to the surface of the fixed frame, and the inner wall of the cup holder abuts against the cup body.

[0032] Furthermore, it also includes a mixing assembly, including a mixing support. The bottom end of the mixing support is fixedly connected to the surface of the serving base plate. A rotatably connected mixing rod is installed on the upper end of the mixing support. A receiving frame is fixedly connected to the serving base plate at the position corresponding to the mixing rod. A drive guide rod is fixedly connected to the surface of the serving base plate at the position corresponding to the receiving frame. A push frame is threadedly connected to the arc surface of the drive guide rod. A tray is fixedly connected to the surface of the push frame. A serving bowl abuts against the inner wall of the tray. Several outlet supports are fixedly connected to the surface of the serving base plate on one side corresponding to the mixing support. A feeding cylinder is fixedly connected to the upper end of each outlet support.

[0033] Furthermore, the device includes a soup maker frame, a shell-breaking device, an auxiliary material device, a cell-breaking device, and a cup container device. The soup maker frame has a fixedly connected serving base plate and a top plate installed inside. A refrigeration unit, two ambient temperature water tanks, and a heating water tank are installed on the bottom surface of the soup maker frame. Several storage bins are installed on one side of the serving base plate. A heat-insulating bin is installed on the upper surface of the top plate. The shell-breaking device is installed on one side of the top plate surface and includes a lateral movement component. The auxiliary material device is located on one end surface of the serving base plate and includes a stirring component and a powder feeding component. The cup container device is installed on the side of the serving base plate near the auxiliary material device and includes a cup container component and a cup dropping component. The cell-breaking device is located on the upper surface of the top plate.

[0034] Furthermore, the shell-breaking device includes a mounting plate, the bottom surface of which is fixedly connected to the serving base plate. An egg tray is fixedly connected to the upper end of the mounting plate. Couplings are fixedly connected to both sides of the serving base plate at positions corresponding to the egg tray. A belt pulley drive frame is rotatably connected to the output ends of both couplings. The same positioning frame is fixedly connected to the surfaces of the two belt pulley drive frames. Moving guide rails are slidably connected to the bottom surfaces of both ends of the positioning frame. The bottom surfaces of the moving guide rails are fixedly connected to the serving base plate. A sliding frame is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the positioning frame via a transverse moving component. A lead screw motor is fixedly connected to one side of the sliding frame. A shell-breaking straw is installed at the output end of the lead screw motor. The transverse moving component includes a crossbar. The arc surface of the crossbar is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the sliding frame. A DC motor is fixedly connected to one side of the sliding frame. The output end of the DC motor is rotatably connected to the arc surface of the crossbar. A guide rod is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the positioning frame at a position corresponding to the sliding frame. The arc surface of the guide rod slides through the inner wall of the sliding frame.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 2 It includes a frame 1, a base plate 8 and a support plate 9. Several water tanks 2 are installed at the bottom of the frame 1. A chiller 4 is installed at the bottom of the frame 1 near the water tanks 2. A mixer 5 and a blender 3 are installed inside the frame 1. A cup conveyor 6 is installed on the side of the frame 1 away from the mixer 5 and the blender 3. The base plate 8 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the frame 1. An adjustment device 7 is provided on the surface of the base plate 8. The adjustment device 7 includes two support frames 73, a stirring assembly 76, a closing assembly 77 and an auxiliary assembly 78.

[0036] In the above technical solution, in order to effectively and conveniently keep the soup and beverage warm, an insulated container 74 is used to support it. A support plate 71 is used to fix and limit the position of the insulated container 74. A drive motor 761 on the surface of the insulated container 74 drives a stirring rod 763 to rotate, allowing the stirring rod 763 to fully blend the soup and beverage inside the insulated container 74. The inlet pipe 79 at the top and the outlet pipe 75 at the bottom of the insulated container 74 are used for adjustment, thereby regulating the use of the soup and beverage in the insulated container 74.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 The bottom ends of both support frames 73 are fixedly connected to the two side surfaces of the base plate 8. Sliding blocks 72 are slidably connected to the upper surface of each support frame 73. The same bearing plate 71 is fixedly connected to the surfaces of the two sliding blocks 72. A heat-insulating barrel 74 is fixedly connected to the surface of the bearing plate 71. An inner liner barrel 741 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the heat-insulating barrel 74. A feed pipe 79 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the heat-insulating barrel 74, and a discharge pipe 75 is fixedly connected to one side of the bottom end of the heat-insulating barrel 74. The stirring assembly 76 includes a drive motor 761. One side of the drive motor 761 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the heat preservation barrel 74. The output end of the drive motor 761 is connected to the drive belt 762. The end of the drive belt 762 away from the drive motor 761 is connected to the stirring rod 763. The arc surface of the stirring rod 763 is rotatably connected to the surface of the heat preservation barrel 74. The bottom end of the stirring rod 763 is fixedly connected to the auxiliary frame 764. The cross-section of the auxiliary frame 764 is U-shaped, and the cross-sectional dimensions of the auxiliary frame 764 are adapted to the inner wall dimensions of the heat preservation barrel 74.

[0038] It should be noted that the storage compartment is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of this specification. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or variations based on the description in this specification, such as with the cup compartment assembly. However, these changes and modifications will not depart from the scope of this specification.

[0039] The basic concepts have been described above. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, the detailed disclosure above is merely illustrative and does not constitute a limitation of this specification. Although not explicitly stated herein, those skilled in the art may make various modifications, improvements, and corrections to this specification. Such modifications, improvements, and corrections are suggested in this specification and therefore remain within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments described herein.

[0040] Furthermore, this specification uses specific terms to describe embodiments thereof. For example, "an embodiment," "one embodiment," and / or "some embodiments" refer to a particular feature, structure, or characteristic associated with at least one embodiment of this specification. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that references to "an embodiment," "one embodiment," or "an alternative embodiment" in different locations throughout this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Moreover, certain features, structures, or characteristics in one or more embodiments of this specification can be appropriately combined.

[0041] Furthermore, unless expressly stated in the claims, the order of processing elements and sequences, the use of numbers and letters, or other names described in this specification are not intended to limit the order of the processes and methods described herein. Although various examples have been discussed in the foregoing disclosure of some embodiments of the invention that are currently considered useful, it should be understood that such details are for illustrative purposes only, and the appended claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments; rather, the claims are intended to cover all modifications and equivalent combinations that conform to the spirit and scope of the embodiments described herein. For example, while the system components described above can be implemented using hardware devices, they can also be implemented solely using software solutions, such as installing the described system on existing servers or mobile devices.

[0042] Similarly, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the description disclosed herein and thus aid in the understanding of one or more embodiments of the invention, the foregoing description of embodiments in this specification may sometimes combine multiple features into a single embodiment, drawing, or description thereof. However, this method of disclosure does not imply that the subject matter of this specification requires more features than those mentioned in the claims. In fact, the embodiments contain fewer features than all the features of a single embodiment disclosed above.

[0043] Finally, it should be understood that the embodiments described in this specification are merely illustrative of the principles of the embodiments described herein. Other variations may also fall within the scope of this specification. Therefore, alternative configurations of the embodiments described herein are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting, and should be considered consistent with the teachings of this specification. Accordingly, the embodiments described herein are not limited to those explicitly introduced and described herein.

Claims

1. A control method for an automatic soup beverage preparation and vending machine, characterized in that, This includes quantitatively transferring raw materials from the raw material storage silo to the heating and processing unit. Different heating and processing units are set up according to the type of raw materials, including but not limited to the soy milk and grain processing unit, milk processing unit, lotus root starch processing unit, and seaweed and egg soup processing unit. Each of the above processing units includes an independent operating system. Based on the order information for food and beverage production, the corresponding food and beverage is prepared and served. The grain processing unit produces soy milk, three black drinks, corn juice, and other grain-based water-injected cooked beverages through the raw material storage silo, grinding container, and insulated container. The milk production unit produces hot milk, cold milk, and other single non-water-injected heated or cooled beverages through corresponding raw material storage silos and heating / cooling insulated containers. The lotus root starch production unit produces lotus root starch and other beverages with added ingredients and water through corresponding raw material storage silos, auxiliary material silos, and heating and insulation containers; The seaweed and egg drop soup production unit produces seaweed and egg drop soup and other beverages with added ingredients and water through an egg breaking mechanism, seasoning box, corresponding raw material storage bin and heater.

2. The control method for an automatic soup beverage making and vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The soy milk grain production unit includes the following steps: S1: Determine the type of raw material, weigh the raw material, and determine whether the weight meets the requirements. If it does, proceed to S2; otherwise, continue weighing to increase the weight. S2: Transfer the raw materials to the grinding equipment, calculate the cell wall breaking time based on the weight of the raw materials, perform cell wall breaking to obtain powder, determine the water supply of the water tank based on the weight of the powder, calculate the stirring time based on the water volume and the weight of the powder, and when the stirring is completed, a preliminary soup is obtained, and proceed to step S3. S3: Cook the initial soup, select the type of auxiliary ingredients to add according to the type of raw materials, calculate the weight of the auxiliary ingredients to be added according to the initial soup, and then proceed to step S4 after adding the auxiliary ingredients. S4: Send the cooked soup to the storage bin and calculate the quantity to be filled; S5: Based on the order placed on the soup and beverage machine, the machine automatically dispenses the food and beverage, and the user can pick up the corresponding soup or beverage at the dispensing area; The milk production unit includes the following steps: A: Take out the set amount of milk from the milk storage tank; B: The milk is heated and kept warm in the milk heating tank according to the set temperature value, and the milk temperature is displayed in the milk order. C: When the capacity of the milk heating bucket is greater than the order demand, the milk is measured and served according to the order demand. When the capacity of the milk heating bucket is less than the order demand, the milk is replenished in step A first, heated and then served. The lotus root starch production unit includes the following steps: a: Take out a set amount of lotus root starch from the lotus root starch storage chamber and introduce a set amount of hot water into the lotus root starch heater, wherein the hot water chamber heats and keeps the hot water at a set temperature; b: A set amount of auxiliary materials are placed into the lotus root starch heater through several auxiliary material silos, and the lotus root starch is stirred and heated in the heater according to the set temperature value; c: When the capacity of the lotus root starch heater is greater than the order demand, the food is dispensed according to the order demand. When the capacity of the lotus root starch heater is less than the order demand, sufficient lotus root starch is replenished through step a before heating and serving.

3. The control method for an automatic soup beverage making and vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, In step S1, the raw material is placed in a raw material silo, and a weight sensor is installed at the bottom of the raw material silo. The working principle includes the following steps: S11: The control panel sends a weighing signal to the weight sensor and the auger motor, and the weight sensor is powered on to perform at least one weighing and read the first weight value. S12: The auger at the bottom of the raw material silo rotates under the action of the motor. Each time the auger rotates, the weight value read decreases accordingly. S13: Until the control panel sends a stop signal to the auger motor, the difference between the last weight value and the first weight value is used to obtain the supply weight of the raw material; The working principle of the storage silo includes the following steps: S41: A ceramic heating ring is installed at the bottom of the storage bin. The control panel sends a heating frequency signal to the ceramic heating ring based on the preliminary weight of the soup calculated in S2. S42: Adjust the heating frequency signal according to the initial concentration of the soup; the higher the concentration, the lower the heating frequency. S43: Adjust the heating frequency signal according to the number of orders. The more orders, the higher the heating frequency.

4. The control method for an automatic soup beverage making and vending machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The stirring shaft in the grinding equipment is equipped with a cell-breaking frequency and a stirring frequency. When cell-breaking is performed, the motor rotates according to the cell-breaking frequency, and when stirring is performed, the motor rotates according to the stirring frequency.

5. The control method for an automatic soup beverage making and vending machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, Step S5 also includes the cup compartment assembly, the work of which is as follows: S51: When the control panel receives an order, it selects the cup container component closest to the storage compartment based on the soup / drink in the order. S52: The vertically stacked cups fall along with the sliding frame as the cup-dropping component rotates; S53: Under the action of the limit frame, it reaches the bottom of the discharge port of the storage bin.

6. A control system for an automatic soup beverage making and vending machine, characterized in that, The control method for the automatic soup / drink machine described in claim 5 includes the manufacture of an integrated system for multiple product categories, including but not limited to grain-based production units, milk-based production units, lotus root starch-based production units, and seaweed and egg drop soup production units. The raw material unit includes a lotus root starch raw material storage silo, a milk raw material storage silo, a grain and bean raw material storage silo, an egg silo, a seasoning box, and several auxiliary material storage silos. The weighing unit weighs the raw materials, and the grinding equipment breaks down the cell walls of the raw materials to be ground to obtain powder. The metering unit adds water to the water tank and mixes it according to the weight of the powder. The water tank also includes a hot water tank that can be heated at a time. The holding unit heats and cooks the initial soup after stirring, while adding auxiliary ingredients; The beverage dispensing unit measures and dispenses the insulated beverages according to the order.

7. The control system for an automatic soup beverage making and vending machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, The drinking unit includes a cup compartment assembly, which holds multiple cups or bowls based on a mechanical structure. The mechanical mechanism abuts against the edge of the cup or bowl through an interference fit. When a serving signal is received, the mechanical structure opens and closes to accommodate at least one cup or bowl onto the slide. The mechanical mechanism includes, but is not limited to, a retractable clamping ring and a liftable robotic arm. The cups or bowls are standardized serving containers, and the mechanical mechanism is customized according to the size, capacity, and material of the containers.

8. The control system for an automatic soup beverage making and vending machine according to claim 7, characterized in that, The aforementioned operating mechanisms are all derived from the system's hardware and software control, forming an automatic operating circuit and program scheduling function software implementation. The operating control system is operated by a circuit integrated operator.

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