Automatic cup and cover falling device and beverage machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of beverage machines, in particular to an automatic cup and cover falling device and a beverage machine, the automatic cup and cover falling device comprises a driving mechanism and a plurality of cup and cover falling gears, the driving mechanism comprises a driving gear ring, a driving motor and a driving connecting rod, the multiple cup falling and cover falling gears are arranged in the circumferential direction of the driving gear ring at intervals, the cup falling and cover falling gears are meshed with the driving gear ring, an output shaft of the driving motor is connected with one end of the driving connecting rod, and a connecting rod is formed on the peripheral face of the driving gear ring. The other end of the driving connecting rod is connected with a connecting rod of the driving gear ring, the driving motor drives the cup and cover falling gear to rotate through the driving connecting rod and the driving gear ring, and the cup and cover falling gear is used for supporting or stopping supporting a cup cover or a cup. The cup and cover falling device is simple in structure, can ensure that only one cup or cover falls when the cup and the cover fall, prevents a plurality of cups or covers from falling at the same time, and improves reliability of equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of beverage machines, in particular to an automatic cup and cover dropping device and a beverage machine. Background Art

[0002] Vending machines have been increasingly widely used in various places. In order to improve the quality of beverage vending machines and meet the needs of customers, there are already vending machines for selling hot drinks on the market. The working principle of the existing vending machines for selling hot drinks is: after the user pays, the vending machine sends the capsule to the extraction position, extracts the capsule, and then flows into the cup, which can be taken out of the cup for enjoyment.

[0003] Among them, in order to put the extracted beverage into the cup, many vending machines use an automatic cup and cover dropping mechanism, which is an important part of the vending machine. At present, the automatic cup and cover dropping mechanism of the vending machines on the market is relatively complex in structure, difficult to maintain, and has high cost. In addition, multiple cups may be dropped at the same time, and the equipment reliability is poor. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide an automatic cup and lid dropping device and a beverage machine with a simple structure, which can ensure that only one cup or lid falls when dropping a cup or lid, avoid dropping multiple cups or lids at the same time, and improve the reliability of the equipment.

[0005] The utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A device for automatically dropping cups and dropping lids, the device comprising a driving mechanism and a plurality of gears for dropping cups and dropping lids, the driving mechanism comprising a driving gear ring, a driving motor and a driving connecting rod, the plurality of gears for dropping cups and dropping lids are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the driving gear ring and the gears for dropping cups and dropping lids are meshed with the driving gear ring, the output shaft of the driving motor is connected to one end of the driving connecting rod, a connecting rod is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the driving gear ring, the other end of the driving connecting rod is connected to the connecting rod of the driving gear ring, the driving motor drives the gears for dropping cups and dropping lids to rotate via the driving connecting rod and the driving gear ring, and the gears for dropping cups and dropping lids are used to support lids or cups.

[0007] Furthermore, the cup and lid dropping gear comprises a gear segment and a cam segment. The cam segment is arranged on the end surface of the gear segment. A supporting surface that can support the lid or the edge of the cup is formed on the cam segment.

[0008] Furthermore, a first supporting surface and a second supporting surface are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cam segment, and the first supporting surface is higher than the second supporting surface so that the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface form a spiral structure, and the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are used to support the edge of the lid or the cup.

[0009] Furthermore, a first micro switch is provided on one side of the connecting rod, and the first micro switch can be squeezed and triggered during the swinging process of the connecting rod.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes a cover storage mechanism, which includes a cover storage cylinder and a cover drop opening, the cover drop opening is arranged below the cover storage cylinder, and the driving gear ring of the driving mechanism is arranged below the cover drop opening.

[0011] Furthermore, it also includes a cup storage mechanism, which includes a second turntable, a cup dropping plate and a cup storage cylinder, the cup storage cylinder is evenly arranged on the second turntable along the circumferential direction, the second turntable is rotatably arranged on the cup dropping plate, the cup dropping plate is provided with a cup dropping opening, and the cup dropping and lid dropping gear is arranged below the cup dropping opening.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a second driving mechanism, which includes a second driving motor, a driving gear and a second driving ring gear, the second driving ring gear is arranged below the cup dropping mouth, the driving gear is meshed with the second driving ring gear, the output shaft of the second driving motor is connected to the driving gear, the second driving motor drives the second driving ring gear to rotate through the driving gear, and the second driving ring gear drives the cup and lid dropping gear to rotate.

[0013] Furthermore, the second driving mechanism also includes a transmission gear, the transmission gear is meshed with the second driving ring gear, the cup and cover dropping gear is meshed with the transmission gear, and the second driving ring gear drives the cup and cover dropping gear to rotate through the transmission gear.

[0014] Furthermore, a second micro switch is provided on one side of the cup storage mechanism, and a plurality of detectors are provided on the outer circumference of the second turntable, the detectors correspond one-to-one to the cup storage tubes, and the detectors can squeeze and trigger the second micro switch during the rotation of the second turntable.

[0015] A beverage machine comprises the automatic cup and lid dropping device as described above.

[0016] From the above description of the utility model, it can be seen that compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0017] First, the cup or lid is supported by the cam segment on the cup and lid dropping gear, and the gear ring is directly driven to rotate by the driving motor, driving connecting rod and connecting rod. Multiple gear transmissions are not required, which simplifies the device and avoids too many gears affecting the dropping of the cup or lid.

[0018] Second, as the cam segment rotates, the cam segment supports or stops supporting the cup and the lid. When the cam segment stops supporting the cup or the lid, the cup or the lid falls down. Because the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are arranged in a spiral structure, when the last cup breaks away from the second supporting surface and falls down, the cup above the last cup will be supported by the first supporting surface, which can prevent two cups or lids from falling down at the same time, avoiding unnecessary material loss.

[0019] Third, the rotation of the driving gear ring is monitored by the first micro switch, so that the rotation control of the driving gear ring is more precise.

[0020] Fourth, through the second micro switch, it is ensured that when the second turntable rotates, the mouth of the cup storage tube can face the cup drop mouth to ensure the cup drops. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a specific implementation method of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a specific implementation method of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cup and lid dropping gear of the utility model.

[0024] In the figure:

[0025] 4. Automatic cup and cover dropping device, 40. Driving mechanism, 400. Driving gear ring, 401. Driving motor, 402. Driving connecting rod, 403. Connecting rod, 404. First micro switch, 41. Cup and cover dropping gear, 410. Gear section, 411. Cam section, 412. First supporting surface, 413. Second supporting surface, 42. Cup storage mechanism, 420. Second rotating disk, 421. Cup dropping plate, 422. Cup storage cylinder, 423. Cup dropping mouth, 424. Second micro switch, 425. Detector, 43. Cover storage mechanism, 430. Cover storage cylinder, 431. Cover dropping mouth, 44. Second driving mechanism, 440. Second driving motor, 441. Driving gear, 442. Second driving gear ring, 443. Transmission gear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The present invention is further described below through specific implementation methods.

[0027] Reference Figures 1 to 3The utility model discloses an automatic cup dropping and cover dropping device and a beverage machine, the beverage machine comprises the automatic cup dropping and cover dropping device 4, the automatic cup dropping and cover dropping device 4 comprises a driving mechanism 40, a plurality of cup dropping and cover dropping gears 41, a cup storage mechanism 42, a cover storage mechanism 43 and a second driving mechanism 44, the driving mechanism 40 comprises a driving gear ring 400, a driving motor 401 and a driving connecting rod 402, the plurality of cup dropping and cover dropping gears 41 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the driving gear ring 400, and the cup dropping and cover dropping gears 41 are meshed with the driving gear ring 400. The output shaft of the driving motor 401 is connected to one end of the driving connecting rod 402, a connecting rod 403 is formed on the outer circumference of the driving gear ring 400, the other end of the driving connecting rod 402 is connected to the connecting rod 403 of the driving gear ring 400, a first micro switch 404 is arranged on one side of the connecting rod 403, the connecting rod 403 can squeeze and trigger the first micro switch 404 during the swinging process, and the driving motor 401 drives the cup and cover dropping gear 41 to rotate through the driving connecting rod 402 and the driving gear ring 400. The cup and cover dropping gear 41 includes a gear segment 410 and a cam segment 411, the cam segment 411 is arranged on the end surface of the gear segment 410, and the outer circumference of the cam segment 411 is arranged with a first supporting surface 412 and a second supporting surface 413, the first supporting surface 412 is higher than the second supporting surface 413 so that the first supporting surface 412 and the second supporting surface 413 form a quasi-helical structure.

[0028] The cup storage mechanism 42 includes a second turntable 420, a cup dropping plate 421 and a cup storage tube 422. The cup storage tube 422 is evenly arranged on the second turntable 420 along the circumferential direction. The second turntable 420 is rotatably arranged on the cup dropping plate 421. The second turntable 420 is driven to rotate by a second turntable motor. The cup dropping port 423 is opened on the cup dropping plate 421. A second micro switch 424 is arranged on one side of the cup storage mechanism 42. A plurality of detectors 425 are arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the second turntable 420. The detectors 425 correspond to the cup storage tube 422 one by one. During the rotation of the second turntable 420, the detectors 425 can squeeze and trigger the second micro switch 424.

[0029] The second driving mechanism 44 is connected to the cup drop opening 423, and includes a second driving motor 440, a driving gear 441, a second driving gear ring 442 and a transmission gear 443. The second driving gear ring 442 is arranged below the cup drop opening 423, the driving gear 441 is meshed with the second driving gear ring 442, the transmission gear 443 is meshed with the second driving gear ring 442, the output shaft of the second driving motor 440 is connected to the driving gear 441, the cup drop and cover drop gear 41 is meshed with the transmission gear 443, the second driving motor 440 drives the second driving gear ring 442 to rotate through the driving gear 441, and the second driving gear ring 442 drives the cup drop and cover drop gear 41 to rotate through the transmission gear 443. The cap storage mechanism 43 includes a cap storage barrel 430 and a cap drop opening 431, the cap drop opening 431 is arranged below the cap storage barrel 430, and the driving gear ring 400 of the driving mechanism 40 is arranged below the cap drop opening 431.

[0030] Continue to refer to Figures 1 to 3 When the cup needs to be dropped, the second driving motor 440 drives the second driving gear ring 442 to rotate through the driving gear 441, and the second driving gear ring 442 drives the cup dropping and cover dropping gear 41 to rotate through the transmission gear 443. The cam segment 411 on the cup dropping and cover dropping gear 41 has a first supporting surface 412 and a second supporting surface 413 for supporting the edge of the cup. The bottom edge of the cup on the cup storage tube 422 facing the cup dropping opening 423 is supported on the first supporting surface 412. The cam segment 411 rotates along with the gear segment 41 0 rotates, the edge of the cup at the bottom of the cup storage barrel 422 rotates from the first support surface 412 to the second support surface 413, and at the same time, the edge of the second to last cup is supported on the first support surface 412, and the cup and cover drop gear 41 continues to rotate until the edge of the bottom cup breaks away from the second support surface 413 and falls from the cup drop opening 423. At this time, the cup that has progressed to the bottom position of the cup storage barrel 422 is still supported on the first support surface 412 or the second support surface 413, ensuring that only one cup falls at a time. When the cups in the cup storage barrel 422 are used up, the second turntable motor drives the second turntable 420 to rotate, and the second turntable rotates the empty cup storage barrel 422 to other positions, and then rotates another cup storage barrel 422 storing cups to the cup drop opening 423, and the detector 425 is used to trigger the second micro switch 424 for rotation positioning.

[0031] When it is necessary to drop the lid, the driving motor 401 drives the driving ring gear 400 to rotate through the driving connecting rod 402. The rotation of the driving ring gear 400 drives the cup and lid dropping gear 41 to rotate. The cam segment 411 on the cup and lid dropping gear 41 has a first supporting surface 412 and a second supporting surface 413 that support the edge of the lid. The edge of the lid at the bottom of the lid storage barrel 430 is supported on the first supporting surface 412. The cam segment 411 rotates with the gear segment 410, and the edge of the lid at the bottom of the lid storage barrel 430 rotates from the first supporting surface 412 to the second supporting surface 413, and finally separates from the second supporting surface 413 and falls from the lid dropping opening 431. At this time, the lid that has progressed to the lowest position of the lid storage barrel 430 is still supported on the first supporting surface 412 or the second supporting surface 413, ensuring that only one lid falls at a time.

[0032] The above is only a specific implementation of the present utility model, but the design concept of the present utility model is not limited to this. Any non-substantial changes to the present utility model using this concept shall be deemed as an infringement of the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic cup and lid dropping device, characterized in that: The automatic cup dropping and cover dropping device comprises a driving mechanism and a plurality of cup dropping and cover dropping gears, the driving mechanism comprises a driving gear ring, a driving motor and a driving connecting rod, the plurality of cup dropping and cover dropping gears are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the driving gear ring and the cup dropping and cover dropping gear is meshed with the driving gear ring, the output shaft of the driving motor is connected to one end of the driving connecting rod, a connecting rod is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the driving gear ring, the other end of the driving connecting rod is connected to the connecting rod of the driving gear ring, the driving motor drives the cup dropping and cover dropping gear to rotate through the driving connecting rod and the driving gear ring, the cup dropping and cover dropping gear is used to support the lid or the cup, and also comprises a cup storage mechanism, the cup storage mechanism comprises a second turntable, a cup dropping plate and a cup storage cylinder, the cup storage cylinder is evenly arranged on the second turntable along the circumferential direction, the second turntable is rotatably arranged on the cup dropping plate, a cup dropping opening is opened on the cup dropping plate, and the cup dropping and cover dropping gear is arranged below the cup dropping opening.

2. The automatic cup and lid dropping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cup and lid dropping gear comprises a gear segment and a cam segment. The cam segment is arranged on the end surface of the gear segment. A supporting surface capable of supporting the lid or the edge of the cup is formed on the cam segment.

3. The automatic cup and lid dropping device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first supporting surface and a second supporting surface are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cam segment, and the first supporting surface is higher than the second supporting surface so that the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface form a spiral structure, and the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are used to support the edge of the lid or the cup.

4. The automatic cup and lid dropping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first micro switch is disposed on one side of the connecting rod, and the first micro switch can be squeezed and triggered during the swinging process of the connecting rod.

5. The automatic cup and lid dropping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a cover storage mechanism, which includes a cover storage cylinder and a cover drop opening, the cover drop opening is arranged below the cover storage cylinder, and the driving gear ring of the driving mechanism is arranged below the cover drop opening.

6. The automatic cup and lid dropping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a second driving mechanism, which includes a second driving motor, a driving gear and a second driving ring gear. The second driving ring gear is arranged below the cup dropping mouth, the driving gear is meshed with the second driving ring gear, the output shaft of the second driving motor is connected to the driving gear, the second driving motor drives the second driving ring gear to rotate through the driving gear, and the second driving ring gear drives the cup and lid dropping gear to rotate.

7. The automatic cup and lid dropping device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second driving mechanism also includes a transmission gear, which is meshed with the second driving gear ring, and the cup and cover dropping gear is meshed with the transmission gear. The second driving gear ring drives the cup and cover dropping gear to rotate through the transmission gear.

8. The automatic cup and lid dropping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second micro switch is arranged on one side of the cup storage mechanism, and a plurality of detectors are arranged on the outer circumference of the second turntable. The detectors correspond to the cup storage tubes one by one. During the rotation of the second turntable, the detectors can squeeze and trigger the second micro switch.

9. A beverage machine, characterized in that: It comprises the automatic cup and lid dropping device as described in any one of claims 1 to 8.

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