Meal delivery device and intelligent kitchen system

Abstract

The utility model provides a meal delivery device and an intelligent kitchen system, and relates to the automatic kitchen field, the meal delivery device comprises a device shell, the device shell is provided with a cavity, the cavity is internally provided with a bowl and dish supply mechanism, a meal pouring guide mechanism and a meal delivery support, the bottom of the cavity is provided with a meal taking mechanism, and the meal taking mechanism is provided with a meal delivery mechanism. The food taking mechanism comprises a tray capable of rotating around a fixed rotating shaft, the tray can rotate to a bowl and dish taking station, a food taking station and a food discharging station, the bowl and dish taking station is located below the bowl and dish supply mechanism, the food taking station is located below the food pouring guide mechanism, and the food discharging station is located below the food discharging support. The whole structure of the device can be more compact, and the space utilization rate is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of automated kitchens, and in particular to a meal serving device and a smart kitchen system. Background Art

[0002] Automated devices are increasingly being used in the field of food processing to replace manual labor to achieve automated processing of food. Food needs to be served after cooking. The serving process requires pouring the cooked food into a plate and transferring it to the set serving position, where the plate is taken away by the food picker. In the prior art, the serving process is usually completed by a manipulator with multiple degrees of freedom. To complete the serving process with a manipulator, it is necessary to provide the manipulator with sufficient movement space to avoid interference with other structures during operation. However, with the development of technology, the current smart kitchen is no longer just satisfied with realizing the automated processing of food ingredients and serving process, but also puts forward higher requirements on the size of the device. It is necessary to further reduce the size of the device and improve space utilization on the basis of meeting the basic serving requirements. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a meal serving device and a smart kitchen system, which can reduce the size of the device while achieving meal serving.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the first aspect of the utility model provides a food serving device, including a device shell, a cavity is opened on the device shell, and a bowl and plate supply mechanism, a food pouring guide mechanism and a food serving rack are arranged inside the cavity, and a food taking mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the cavity, and the food taking mechanism includes a tray that can rotate around a fixed rotating axis, and the tray can be rotated to a bowl and plate taking station, a food taking station and a food serving station, the bowl and plate taking station is located below the bowl and plate supply mechanism, the food taking station is located below the food pouring guide mechanism, and the food serving station is located at the vertical projection position of the food serving rack.

[0005] Preferably, the bowl and plate supply mechanism comprises a bowl supply mechanism and a plate supply mechanism, and the bowl and plate retrieval station comprises a bowl retrieval station located below the bowl supply mechanism and a plate retrieval station located below the plate supply mechanism.

[0006] Preferably, the bowl supply mechanism comprises a bowl dropping device, and a first limiting baffle is arranged above the bowl dropping device for stacking a plurality of bowls above the bowl dropping device.

[0007] Preferably, the tray supply mechanism comprises a tray dropping device, and a second limiting baffle is provided above the tray dropping device for stacking a plurality of trays above the tray dropping device.

[0008] Preferably, the food pouring guiding mechanism comprises a guiding frame, and the guiding frame is located above the food picking station and has a food pouring opening, and the food pouring opening is funnel-shaped.

[0009] Preferably, the guide frame is fixedly connected to the bowl and dish supply mechanism.

[0010] Preferably, the food taking mechanism includes an electric push rod, a rotating motor, a connecting arm and a tray, the fixed end of the electric push rod is buried in the lower part of the cavity, the fixed end of the rotating motor is connected to the output end of the electric push rod, and the output end of the rotating motor is connected to the tray through the connecting arm.

[0011] Preferably, a waterproof cover is provided on the outer side of the meal taking mechanism.

[0012] Preferably, the food serving rack has multiple layers of horizontal racks, each layer of the horizontal racks is an annular structure, and the horizontal racks have a first notch in the direction of the rotating axis of the food taking mechanism.

[0013] The second aspect of the utility model provides a smart kitchen system, including a stove, a robot and a food serving device provided in the first aspect. The food serving device is arranged on one side of the stove, and the robot is arranged above the stove, and is used to transfer the processed ingredients on the stove to the bottom of the food pouring guide mechanism, and pour the ingredients into the bowl or plate on the tray located at the food picking station through the food pouring guide mechanism.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0015] The utility model provides a meal dispensing device and a smart kitchen system, which adopts a rotatable meal dispensing mechanism to replace a manipulator, and arranges a bowl and plate supply mechanism, a meal pouring guiding mechanism and a meal dispensing bracket in a set area above a rotating position of the meal dispensing mechanism, so that the meal dispensing mechanism only needs to rotate and lift to complete the meal dispensing work. Compared with a solution adopting a manipulator, there is no need to reserve additional space for the movement of the manipulator, which can greatly reduce the volume of the meal dispensing device, make the overall structure of the device more compact, and improve space utilization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the meal serving device;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the location of each workstation;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the meal pickup mechanism;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the food serving bracket;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the plate placement device.

[0021] Among them, 1. device shell; 2. bowl supply mechanism; 3. plate supply mechanism; 31. plate drop device; 311. cam; 4. meal serving bracket; 41. first notch; 42. second notch; 5. meal inversion guide mechanism; 6. meal taking mechanism; 601. bowl taking station; 602. plate taking station; 603. meal taking station; 604. meal serving station; 61. electric push rod; 62. push rod arm; 63. rotating motor; 64. connecting arm; 65. tray; 7. waterproof cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0023] like Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the present embodiment provides a meal serving device, including a device housing 1. The device housing 1 is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, so as to facilitate placement and overall transportation. A cavity is provided on the device housing 1, and the cavity is connected to at least two sides of the device housing, so as to receive processed food materials and serve meals. A bowl and plate supply mechanism, a meal pouring guide mechanism 5 and a meal serving rack 4 are provided inside the cavity, and a meal taking mechanism 6 is provided at the bottom of the cavity, and the meal taking mechanism 6 includes a tray that can rotate around a fixed rotation axis, and the tray can rotate along the rotation axis to a bowl and plate taking station, a meal taking station 603 and a meal serving station 604, wherein the bowl and plate taking station is located below the bowl and plate supply mechanism, the meal taking station 603 is located below the meal pouring guide mechanism 5, and the meal serving station 604 is located at a vertical projection position of the meal serving rack 4.

[0024] For different types of food materials, in order to achieve the matching of food materials and tableware, multiple bowl and plate supply mechanisms can be designed according to actual needs. For example, two are designed in this embodiment, namely, bowl supply mechanism 2 and plate supply mechanism 3. Correspondingly, the bowl and plate taking station includes a bowl taking station 601 located below the bowl supply mechanism 2 and a plate taking station 602 located below the plate supply mechanism 3. When cooking food such as noodles that require bowls as containers, the meal taking mechanism rotates under the bowl supply mechanism to receive the bowl dropped from the bowl supply mechanism; when cooking food such as fried dumplings that require plates, the meal taking mechanism rotates under the plate supply mechanism to receive the plates dropped from the plate supply mechanism.

[0025] The bowl supply mechanism includes a bowl dropping device, and a first limiting baffle is arranged above the bowl dropping device for stacking a number of bowls above the bowl dropping device. Similarly, the plate supply mechanism includes a plate dropping device, and a second limiting baffle is arranged above the plate dropping device for stacking a number of plates above the plate dropping device. The overall structure of the bowl supply mechanism and the plate supply mechanism can be the same, and the only difference lies in the difference in the corresponding tableware. The size of the bowl or plate dropping device, as well as the structure and size of the first and second limiting baffles can be flexibly determined according to the diameter and height of the bowl or plate. The bowl dropping device and the plate dropping device have the same structure. Taking the plate dropping device as an example, in some embodiments, the structure of the plate dropping device 31 is as follows: Figure 5As shown, it includes a circular outer shell, and a plurality of cams 311 are evenly arranged in the circular outer shell. The edge of the cam 311 slightly protrudes from the inner wall of the circular outer shell to clamp the edge of the plate; the cam 311 is a spiral structure, and when the cam rotates one circle, the edge of the plate can just escape from the spiral groove of the spiral structure and fall down. A gear is arranged at the bottom of the cam 311, and the gears of the plurality of cams 311 are all meshed with the same circular gear plate to ensure the synchronization of the actions of the plurality of cams. The circular gear plate is driven by a motor, and the step length of each drive is determined according to the size relationship between the gear plate and the gears of the cam. The motor drives the gear plate to move a fixed angle each time, so that each cam rotates one circle, thereby dropping a plate.

[0026] The pouring guide mechanism 5 includes a guide frame, which can be fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cavity, the outer wall of the bowl and plate supply mechanism, or other places where its position can be fixed. The guide frame is located above the meal taking station, and has a food pouring port in the middle. The food pouring port is in the shape of a funnel with a large top and a small bottom, which is used to pour the food and prevent food or soup from splashing.

[0027] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 As shown, the meal-taking mechanism 6 includes an electric push rod 61, a rotary motor 63, a connecting arm 64 and a tray 65, wherein the fixed end of the electric push rod is buried in the lower part of the cavity, and its output end is a push rod arm 62, which extends into the cavity to realize the movement of the meal-taking mechanism in the vertical direction. The lower end of the rotary motor 63 is connected to the output end of the electric push rod (i.e., the upper end of the push rod arm 62), and the output end of the rotary motor 63 is connected to the tray 65 through the connecting arm 64, so as to realize the rotation of the tray 65. The shape of the tray 65 is preferably a circular ring. On the one hand, the middle position of the circular ring can hold the edge of the bottom of the bowl or plate to ensure stability, and on the other hand, it cooperates with the meal serving rack to facilitate the placement of the bowls and plates on the meal serving rack. Through the cooperation of the electric push rod and the rotary motor, the lifting and rotation control of the tray is realized, so that the tray can be rotated between each station, and the bowl or plate containing food can be placed on the meal serving rack by lifting. A waterproof cover 7 is also provided on the outside of the meal taking mechanism 6 , and is preferably made of silica gel material to prevent spilled soup from entering the interior of the meal taking mechanism 6 structure.

[0028] like Figure 1 , Figure 4As shown, the meal serving rack 4 is a multi-layer design with multiple layers of horizontal racks. In order to achieve coordination with the tray and facilitate the tray to place the dishes on the horizontal rack, each layer of the horizontal rack is designed as a ring structure, with a circular second notch 42 in the middle, the diameter of which is larger than the diameter of the tray 65. The meal serving rack 4 also has a first notch 41 in the direction of the rotating axis of the meal taking mechanism, and the width of the first notch 41 is larger than the width of the connecting arm 64. When it is necessary to serve the meal, according to the idleness of each layer of the meal serving rack 4, the electric push rod 61 drives the dishes on the tray 65 to rise to the height of the corresponding layer, and then the rotating motor 63 drives the dishes on the tray 65 to rotate to the position of the corresponding layer. At this time, the positions of the connecting arm 64 and the tray 65 correspond to the first notch 41 and the second notch 42, and then the electric push rod 61 descends, and the dishes are separated from the tray, that is, placed on the horizontal rack.

[0029] Based on the food serving device provided above, in some embodiments, a smart kitchen system is further provided, including a stove, a manipulator and a food serving device provided above, wherein the food serving device is arranged on one side of the stove to receive processed food materials transmitted from the stove, and the manipulator is arranged above the stove to transfer the processed food materials on the stove to the bottom of the food pouring guide mechanism, and pour the food materials into a bowl or plate on a tray located at the food picking station through the food pouring guide mechanism.

[0030] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: according to the type of food to be served, the rotating motor 63 drives the tray 65 to rotate to the bottom of the corresponding bowl and plate supply mechanism, the bowl and plate supply mechanism works, and a corresponding bowl or plate falls into the tray, and then the rotating motor 63 drives the tray 65 to rotate to the meal pickup station 603, so that the bowl or plate is located under the meal pouring guide mechanism 5, and the food falls into the bowl or plate through the food pouring port. After the pouring is completed, the rotating motor 63 drives the tray 65 to rotate away from the meal pickup station 603, and according to the space on the meal serving rack 4, the electric push rod 61 drives the tray 65 to rise to the idle horizontal rack, and then the rotating motor 63 drives the tray 65 to rotate to the top of the corresponding horizontal rack, and the electric push rod 61 retracts to separate the tray 65 from the bowl or plate, and the bowl or plate is placed on the meal serving rack 4 to complete the meal serving.

[0031] The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and is not intended to limit the utility model. For those skilled in the art, the utility model can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A food serving device, characterized in that: The device comprises a housing, a cavity is formed on the housing, a bowl and plate supply mechanism, a meal pouring guide mechanism and a meal serving rack are arranged inside the cavity, a meal taking mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the cavity, the meal taking mechanism comprises a tray that can rotate around a fixed rotating axis, the tray can rotate to a bowl and plate taking station, a meal taking station and a meal serving station, the bowl and plate taking station is located below the bowl and plate supply mechanism, the meal taking station is located below the meal pouring guide mechanism, and the meal serving station is located at a vertical projection position of the meal serving rack.

2. A food serving device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bowl and plate supply mechanism comprises a bowl supply mechanism and a plate supply mechanism, and the bowl and plate retrieval station comprises a bowl retrieval station located below the bowl supply mechanism and a plate retrieval station located below the plate supply mechanism.

3. A food serving device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The bowl supply mechanism comprises a bowl dropping device, and a first limiting baffle is arranged above the bowl dropping device for stacking a plurality of bowls above the bowl dropping device.

4. A food serving device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The plate supply mechanism comprises a plate dropping device, and a second limiting baffle is arranged above the plate dropping device for stacking a plurality of plates above the plate dropping device.

5. A food serving device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The food pouring guiding mechanism comprises a guiding frame, and the guiding frame is located above the food taking station and has a food pouring opening, and the food pouring opening is funnel-shaped.

6. A food serving device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The guide frame is fixedly connected to the bowl and dish supply mechanism.

7. A food serving device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The meal taking mechanism includes an electric push rod, a rotating motor, a connecting arm and a tray. The fixed end of the electric push rod is buried in the lower part of the cavity, the fixed end of the rotating motor is connected to the output end of the electric push rod, and the output end of the rotating motor is connected to the tray through the connecting arm.

8. A food serving device as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: A waterproof cover is arranged on the outer side of the meal taking mechanism.

9. The food serving device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The food serving support has multiple layers of horizontal supports, each layer of the horizontal supports is an annular structure, and the horizontal supports have a first notch in the direction toward the rotation axis of the food taking mechanism.

10. A smart kitchen system, characterized in that: The meal dispensing device comprises a stove, a manipulator and a meal dispensing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the meal dispensing device is arranged on one side of the stove, and the manipulator is arranged above the stove, and is used to transfer the processed food on the stove to the bottom of the meal pouring guide mechanism, and pour the food into a bowl or plate on a tray located at the meal picking station through the meal pouring guide mechanism.

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