Automatic cooker

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of food material processing, and provides an automatic cooker which comprises a rack, a feeding mechanism, a cooker and a man-machine interaction system. The man-machine interaction system is electrically connected with the feeding mechanism and the cooker so as to control the working state of the feeding mechanism and the working state of the cooker. The feeding mechanism comprises at least one layer of feeding unit, each feeding unit comprises a material supporting plate, a rotary driving assembly and an annular material conveying chain barrel, and the rotary driving assemblies and the annular material conveying chain barrels are arranged on the material supporting plates correspondingly; an object falling hole is formed in the retainer plate, and the cooker is arranged below the object falling hole; the annular conveying chain cylinder comprises a plurality of material cylinders which are movably connected in sequence; the rotation driving assembly is used for driving the annular conveying chain barrel to circularly move in a reciprocating mode so that the lower ends of the material barrels can sequentially move to the position above the falling hole. According to the automatic feeding and cooking system, automatic feeding and cooking of food materials can be achieved, manual intervention is not needed, the labor cost is saved, the cooking efficiency is ensured, and automatic selling can be achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to an automatic cooking machine. Background Art

[0002] Cooking is mainly the process of cooking the cleaned and cut ingredients into dishes. Depending on the type of ingredients, a variety of cooking methods can be adaptively adopted, such as stir-frying, frying, steaming or boiling.

[0003] Currently, food is usually cooked manually using cooking utensils. This cooking method has low cooking efficiency and increases labor costs. The fumes or steam generated during the cooking process also have adverse effects on the operator. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides an automatic cooking machine, which is used to at least solve or improve the problems of low cooking efficiency, high labor cost and high labor intensity in the existing manual cooking method.

[0005] The utility model provides an automatic cooking machine, comprising: a frame, a feeding mechanism, a cooking utensil and a human-machine interaction system;

[0006] The feeding mechanism and the cooker are respectively arranged on the frame, and the human-machine interaction system is respectively electrically connected to the feeding mechanism and the cooker to control the working states of the feeding mechanism and the cooker;

[0007] The feeding mechanism comprises at least one layer of feeding units, and the feeding unit comprises a supporting plate, a rotary drive assembly and an annular feeding chain drum, the rotary drive assembly and the annular feeding chain drum are respectively arranged on the supporting plate, and the annular feeding chain drum is arranged around the rotary drive assembly; the supporting plate is provided with a drop hole, and the cooking utensils are arranged below the drop hole;

[0008] The annular material conveying chain drum comprises a plurality of material drums, which are movably connected in sequence; the rotary drive assembly is used to drive the annular material conveying chain drum to move reciprocatingly, so that the lower end of each material drum moves to the top of the drop hole in sequence.

[0009] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the rotary drive assembly includes a driving gear disc, a driven gear disc and a first drive motor;

[0010] The active gear disc and the driven gear disc are rotatably arranged on the supporting plate respectively; the first driving motor and the active gear disc are power-coupled to drive the active gear disc to rotate; the annular material conveying chain cylinder surrounds the active gear disc and the driven gear disc.

[0011] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the rotary drive assembly also includes a synchronous transmission member, and the synchronous transmission member is wound between the active gear plate and the driven gear plate; the synchronous transmission member includes a synchronous belt or a synchronous transmission chain.

[0012] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the rotary drive assembly includes a rotary gear plate and a second drive motor;

[0013] The rotary gear disc is rotatably arranged on the supporting plate, and the second driving motor is connected to the rotary gear disc by power coupling to drive the rotary gear disc to rotate; the annular feeding chain cylinder surrounds the rotary gear disc.

[0014] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the feeding mechanism comprises a plurality of feeding units, the plurality of feeding units are stacked in sequence from top to bottom, and the object dropping holes of the feeding units in each layer are arranged opposite to each other in upper and lower directions.

[0015] According to the automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, a material blocking member is also provided at the falling hole of the feeding unit;

[0016] The human-machine interaction system is electrically connected to the material blocking member to control the material blocking member to switch between a first state and a second state;

[0017] When the material blocking member is in the first state, the material blocking member closes the object-dropping hole; when the material blocking member is in the second state, the material blocking member opens the object-dropping hole.

[0018] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the material cylinder is a round cylinder and is vertically placed on the material supporting plate; two adjacent material cylinders are connected by a flexible member.

[0019] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the human-computer interaction system includes a material level sensor, a human-computer interaction module and a control module;

[0020] The material level sensor and the human-machine interaction module are electrically connected to the control module respectively, and the control module is electrically connected to the feeding mechanism and the cooker respectively;

[0021] The material level sensor is used to detect whether the material barrel exists on the upper side of the falling hole; the control module is used to control the working state of the feeding mechanism and the cooker according to the trigger signal fed back by the material level sensor and the control instructions given by the human-computer interaction module.

[0022] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the automatic cooking machine further includes: a spraying component;

[0023] The blowing assembly is used to input compressed air into the material barrel located on the upper side of the falling hole, so as to drive the food in the material barrel to be transported into the cooker;

[0024] The control module is electrically connected to the spray assembly, and the control module is used to control the working state of the spray assembly according to the trigger signal fed back by the material level sensor.

[0025] According to an automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model, the frame is provided with a compartment, and the feeding mechanism is arranged in the compartment;

[0026] The automatic cooking machine is equipped with a temperature regulating mechanism, at least part of which is arranged in the compartment, and the temperature regulating mechanism is used to cool the compartment so that the temperature in the compartment is within the food preservation temperature range.

[0027] The automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model has a feeding mechanism and a cooking utensil on a frame, and a rotary driving assembly and an annular feeding chain drum are configured on a supporting plate of each feeding unit. Food materials are pre-stored in each material barrel corresponding to the annular feeding chain drum, and the rotary driving assembly drives the annular feeding chain drum to move reciprocatingly. During this process, the lower end of each material barrel will move to the top of the falling hole in turn, and the food materials stored in each material barrel will be transported to the cooking utensil in an orderly manner, and the cooking utensil will cook the received food materials.

[0028] It can be seen from the above that the utility model can realize automatic feeding and cooking of food without human intervention, which can prevent the fumes or steam generated during the cooking process from having adverse effects on the operator, save labor costs, and ensure cooking efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, a brief introduction will be given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the structure of the feeding unit of the automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model using a waist-shaped annular feeding chain cylinder to feed food materials;

[0032] Figure 3It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the structure of the feeding unit of the automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model using a circular annular feeding chain cylinder to feed the food;

[0033] Figure 4 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model;

[0034] Figure 5 This is a control structure diagram of the automatic cooking machine provided by the utility model;

[0035] Reference numerals:

[0036] 1. Frame; 101. Compartment; 2. Feeding mechanism; 3. Cooker; 4. Material blocking member; 5. Guide member; 6. Material level sensor; 7. Human-machine interaction module; 8. Control module; 9. Spraying assembly; 10. Temperature control mechanism;

[0037] 21. Loading unit; 211. Supporting plate; 2110. Dropping hole; 212. Rotary drive assembly; 213. Ring-shaped conveying chain drum; 21201. Active gear disc; 21202. Driven gear disc; 21203. First drive motor; 21211. Rotary gear disc; 21212. Second drive motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model clearer, the technical solution of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0039] Combine the following Figure 1-Figure 5 , the automatic cooking machine provided by the embodiment of the utility model is described in detail through specific embodiments and application scenarios.

[0040] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic cooking machine, comprising: a frame 1, a feeding mechanism 2, a cooking utensil 3 and a human-computer interaction system;

[0041] The feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 are respectively arranged on the frame 1, and the human-machine interaction system is electrically connected to the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 respectively to control the working states of the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3;

[0042] The feeding mechanism 2 includes at least one layer of feeding units 21, and the feeding unit 21 includes a supporting plate 211, a rotary drive assembly 212 and an annular feeding chain drum 213. The rotary drive assembly 212 and the annular feeding chain drum 213 are respectively arranged on the supporting plate 211, and the annular feeding chain drum 213 is arranged around the rotary drive assembly 212; the supporting plate 211 is provided with a drop hole 2110, and the cooker 3 is arranged below the drop hole 2110;

[0043] The annular material conveying chain drum 213 includes a plurality of material drums, which are movably connected in sequence; the rotary drive assembly 212 is used to drive the annular material conveying chain drum 213 to move reciprocatingly, so that the lower end of each material drum moves to the top of the drop hole 2110 in sequence.

[0044] It is understandable that the feeding mechanism 2 can be configured with one feeding unit 21 or multiple feeding units 21; when multiple feeding units 21 are provided, the multiple feeding units 21 are arranged in layers from top to bottom.

[0045] For each loading unit 21, the supporting plate 211 of the loading unit 21 is horizontally arranged and configured to be detachably connected to the frame 1. The supporting plate 211 can be made of metal or rubber material; the annular conveying chain cylinder 213 of the loading unit 21 is annular and has a structural feature similar to a chain. In this way, under the drive of the rotary drive assembly 212, the annular conveying chain cylinder 213 can move reciprocatingly on the supporting plate 211.

[0046] Each material barrel on the annular conveying chain barrel 213 may be a cylindrical structure with a circular or regular polygonal cross section, and the material barrel is designed to be through-through. The types of food stored in two adjacent material barrels on the annular conveying chain barrel 213 may be the same or different, and the types of food stored in the material barrels of two adjacent layers of the feeding units 21 may also be the same or different, and there is no specific limitation on this.

[0047] Since the supporting plate 211 is supported on the lower end of the material barrel, food materials can be stored in the material barrel, and when the material barrel moves relative to the supporting plate 211, the food materials will not fall out of the material barrel.

[0048] Furthermore, the human-computer interaction system can receive operation instructions from the user. Under the control of the human-computer interaction system, the working states of the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 can be automatically controlled to realize the feeding and cooking of the ingredients in turn.

[0049] like Figure 5 As shown, the human-machine interaction system includes a control module 8 and a human-machine interaction module 7. The human-machine interaction module 7 and the control module 8 are electrically connected, and the control module 8 is electrically connected to the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 respectively.

[0050] The human-computer interaction module 7 may be a touch screen known in the art, and the control module 8 may be a single-chip microcomputer or a PLC controller known in the art.

[0051] In actual applications, the operator can set control parameters in advance through the human-computer interaction module 7, for example, setting the rotary drive assembly 212 to rotate at a set angle at a preset interval, so that the annular feed chain cylinder 213 can move a preset step distance at a preset interval, ensuring that each material cylinder passes over the drop hole 2110 in turn, thereby transporting the ingredients to the cooker 3 in turn.

[0052] In some examples, when the cooking utensil 3 is a rotating wok, the rotating wok is provided with an auxiliary material filling mechanism, and the ingredients cooked in the rotating wok may be stir-fried ingredients such as vegetables, seafood, and meat products. During the process of stir-frying the stir-fried ingredients in the rotating wok, the auxiliary material filling mechanism fills auxiliary materials such as salt, soy sauce, and vinegar into the rotating wok in the form of liquid fluid through a filling pump; after the rotating wok finishes stir-frying the stir-fried ingredients, the rotating wok can adjust the flipping angle of the pot body to pour the cooked dishes into the bowls and plates on one side of the rotating wok.

[0053] In some examples, when the cooking utensil 3 is a noodle cooker, the noodle cooker is equipped with a colander, which can be driven by a robotic arm for displacement control, and the colander is used to place pasta such as hot dry noodles and hand-rolled noodles; when the pasta is heated in the noodle cooker in a hot water bath, the robotic arm controls the colander to leave the noodle cooker, and controls the colander to pour the cooked pasta into a bowl or dish on one side of the noodle cooker.

[0054] For the automatic cooking machine shown in this embodiment, a feeding mechanism 2 and a cooker 3 are arranged on the frame 1, and a rotary drive component 212 and an annular feed chain drum 213 are configured on the supporting plate 211 of each feeding unit 21. Food materials are pre-stored in each material barrel corresponding to the annular feed chain drum 213, and the rotary drive component 212 drives the annular feed chain drum 213 to move reciprocatingly. During this process, the lower end of each material barrel will move to the top of the drop hole 2110 in turn, and the food materials stored in each material barrel will be transported to the cooker 3 in an orderly manner, and the cooker 3 will cook the received food materials.

[0055] It can be seen from the above that the utility model can realize automatic feeding and cooking of food without human intervention, which can prevent the fumes or steam generated during the cooking process from having adverse effects on the operator, save labor costs, and ensure cooking efficiency.

[0056] In some embodiments, Figure 2 As shown, the rotary drive assembly 212 includes a driving gear disc 21201, a driven gear disc 21202 and a first drive motor 21203;

[0057] The driving gear disc 21201 and the driven gear disc 21202 are rotatably disposed on the supporting plate 211 respectively; the first driving motor 21203 is power-coupled with the driving gear disc 21201 to drive the driving gear disc 21201 to rotate; the annular feeding chain cylinder 213 surrounds the driving gear disc 21201 and the driven gear disc 21202.

[0058] It is understandable that the first drive motor 21203 can be a servo motor, and the driving gear disc 21201 and the driven gear disc 21202 are each rotatably provided on the supporting plate 211 through a main shaft, and the output shaft of the first drive motor 21203 can be connected to the main shaft of the driving gear disc 21201 through a gear box to realize the driving gear disc 21201 being driven to rotate by the first drive motor 21203.

[0059] At the same time, the active toothed disc 21201 and the driven toothed disc 21202 are both provided with a plurality of tooth grooves along the circumferential direction, and each tooth groove is correspondingly clamped on the side wall of a material barrel. Since the material barrels on the annular feeding chain barrel 213 are connected in sequence and form an annular structure, when the first driving motor 21203 drives the active toothed disc 21201 to rotate, the active toothed disc 21201 will drive the annular feeding chain barrel 213 to move along its extension direction, thereby driving the driven toothed disc 21202 to rotate, and the active toothed disc 21201 and the driven toothed disc 21202 match, and limit the annular feeding chain barrel 213 to move reciprocatingly along the set path, ensuring that the lower end of each material barrel can accurately move to the top of the drop hole 2110 in sequence to realize the feeding operation of the food.

[0060] like Figure 2 As shown, the driving toothed disc 21201 and the driven toothed disc 21202 match each other, and under the limit and drive of the two, the annular conveying chain cylinder 213 can move back and forth along the waist-shaped path to realize the sequential feeding of ingredients through each material cylinder. Figure 2 Dot-dash lines are used for illustration.

[0061] Furthermore, the rotary drive assembly 212 also includes a synchronous transmission member, which is wound between the driving gear plate 21201 and the driven gear plate 21202; the synchronous transmission member includes a synchronous belt or a synchronous transmission chain.

[0062] It is understandable that, by setting up a synchronous transmission member, the present embodiment can realize the synchronous rotation of the active gear plate 21201 and the driven gear plate 21202 by utilizing the transmission effect of the synchronous transmission member when the active gear plate 21201 rotates. This design not only ensures the stability and reliability of the reciprocating movement of the annular feed chain drum 213 along the set path, but also greatly reduces the tensile load on the annular feed chain drum 213, thereby extending the service life of the annular feed chain drum 213.

[0063] Furthermore, if Figure 2 As shown, a guide component 5 can also be provided on the supporting plate 211, and the guide component 5 can be a track; there are two tracks, and the two tracks are arranged side by side, and the drop hole 2110 is located between the two tracks, and the spacing between the two tracks is adapted to the diameter of the material barrel. The two tracks cooperate to guide the material barrel to move to the top of the drop hole 2110 according to the set posture, thereby ensuring the reliability of the food delivery.

[0064] In some embodiments, Figure 3 As shown, the rotary drive assembly 212 includes a rotary gear disc 21211 and a second drive motor 21212; the rotary gear disc 21211 is rotatably disposed on the supporting plate 211, and the second drive motor 21212 and the rotary gear disc 21211 are power-coupled to drive the rotary gear disc 21211 to rotate; the annular feed chain drum 213 surrounds the rotary gear disc 21211.

[0065] It is understandable that the second drive motor 21212 can be a servo motor, and the rotary gear plate 21211 is rotatably provided on the support plate 211 through the main shaft. The output shaft of the second drive motor 21212 can be connected to the main shaft of the rotary gear plate 21211 through a gear box to realize the rotation of the rotary gear plate 21211 driven by the second drive motor 21212.

[0066] At the same time, a plurality of tooth grooves are provided on the rotating gear disc 21211 along the circumferential direction, and each tooth groove is correspondingly clamped on the side wall of a material barrel, that is, the total number of material barrels on the annular conveying chain barrel 213 is equal to the total number of tooth grooves on the rotating gear disc 21211.

[0067] Since the rotary gear disc 21211 rotates at the set position on the support plate 211, during the rotation of the rotary gear disc 21211, the annular feed chain cylinder 213 can be driven to move reciprocatingly along the set path, ensuring that the lower end of each material cylinder can be accurately moved to the top of the drop hole 2110 in turn to realize the feeding operation of the food.

[0068] like Figure 3 As shown, under the limit and drive of the rotating gear disc 21211, the annular conveying chain cylinder 213 can be moved back and forth along the circular path to realize the sequential feeding of ingredients through each material cylinder. Figure 3 Dot-dash lines are used for illustration.

[0069] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 4As shown, the feeding mechanism 2 includes a plurality of layers of feeding units 21, and the plurality of layers of feeding units 21 are stacked in sequence from top to bottom, and the dropping holes 2110 of each layer of feeding units 21 are arranged opposite to each other in the upper and lower directions.

[0070] It is understandable that, according to user needs, the material barrels in each layer of the loading unit 21 can store different food materials or ingredients. During the cooking process, one or more of the multi-layer loading units 21 can be selectively controlled to work to complete the loading operation of the food materials.

[0071] In the process of loading food materials, for the loading unit 21 at the bottom layer, the food materials in the material barrel directly fall into the cooker 3 through the drop hole 2110; for the loading unit 21 at the upper layer, the food materials in the material barrel need to pass through the drop holes 2110 corresponding to at least two layers of the loading unit 21, and then fall into the cooker 3.

[0072] Obviously, when the feeding mechanism 2 is configured with a multi-layer feeding unit 21, this design not only ensures the continuity of food supply, but also facilitates the implementation of cross-supply of multiple varieties of food, meets the cooking needs of diversified menus, and enhances the cooking function of the automatic cooking machine.

[0073] In some embodiments, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in order to more accurately control the feeding operation of the food, a blocking member 4 is further provided at the falling hole 2110 of the feeding unit 21; the human-machine interaction system is electrically connected to the blocking member 4 to control the switching of the blocking member 4 between the first state and the second state;

[0074] When the material blocking member 4 is in the first state, the material blocking member 4 closes the object-dropping hole 2110 ; when the material blocking member 4 is in the second state, the material blocking member 4 opens the object-dropping hole 2110 .

[0075] It is understandable that the material blocking member 4 can be either an electric valve or a movable blocking door driven by an electric push rod.

[0076] In actual applications, the user can input control instructions through the human-computer interaction system to control the material blocking component 4 to switch between a first state of closing the falling hole 2110 and a second state of opening the falling hole 2110; of course, the human-computer interaction system can also pre-set a control program to selectively control the working state of the material blocking component 4 according to the moving process of the annular material conveying chain drum 213 to achieve opening and closing control of the falling hole 2110.

[0077] In some embodiments, Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, in order to facilitate driving the annular conveyor chain drum 213 to move and to control the moving position of the annular conveyor chain drum 213 , the material drum can be configured as a circular drum and placed vertically on the supporting plate 211 .

[0078] Among them, two adjacent material barrels are connected by a flexible member, for example, the flexible member can be a connecting rope. This design ensures that the annular feed chain barrel 213 has the structural characteristics of a chain and can bend and move adaptively under the drive of the active gear disc 21201 or the rotating gear disc 21211.

[0079] In some embodiments, Figure 5 As shown, the human-computer interaction system includes a material level sensor 6, a human-computer interaction module 7 and a control module 8; wherein, in order to facilitate automatic feeding control of food materials to each layer of the feeding unit 21, each layer of the feeding unit 21 can be correspondingly configured with a material level sensor 6.

[0080] The material level sensor 6 and the human-machine interaction module 7 are electrically connected to the control module 8 respectively, and the control module 8 is electrically connected to the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 respectively;

[0081] The human-computer interaction module 7 is configured to communicate with the settlement system, and is used to receive the settlement input instruction of the consumer, so as to complete the payment of the cooked dishes based on the settlement system; the control module 8 is used to control the working state of the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 according to the payment information fed back by the settlement system; in this way, with the assistance of the human-computer interaction module 7, the cooking of ingredients matching the order can be completed according to the user's order requirements, thereby realizing the automatic selling of the cooked dishes;

[0082] The material level sensor 6 is used to detect whether there is a material barrel on the upper side of the drop hole 2110; the control module 8 is used to control the working state of the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 according to the trigger signal fed back by the material level sensor 6 and the control instructions given by the human-computer interaction module 7.

[0083] It is understandable that the human-computer interaction module 7 has an operation interface, through which consumers can select the category of dishes. After determining the dishes to be consumed, they can input settlement input instructions through the operation interface. The settlement system responds to the settlement input instructions to complete the checkout work.

[0084] If the payment for the dish selected by the consumer is successfully completed, the settlement system will feedback the payment information of the completion of the payment to the control module 8, and the control module 8 will control the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 to start working according to the payment information.

[0085] If the dish selected by the consumer has not been paid for, or the payment fails, the settlement system will not feed back relevant information to the control module 8, and the control module 8 will not send a control instruction to start the work to the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3.

[0086] In the actual working process, the control module 8 can further control the working status of the feeding mechanism 2 and the cooker 3 through the material level sensor 6.

[0087] Specifically, the material level sensor 6 can be a travel switch or a proximity switch known in the art, and the material level sensor 6 can be arranged on the frame 1 on the upper side of the drop hole 2110.

[0088] When the lower end of the material barrel reaches the position corresponding to the drop hole 2110, the material level sensor 6 can be triggered by the material barrel and feedback the trigger signal to the control module 8, or it can be considered that the material level sensor 6 feedbacks a high-level signal to the control module 8. At this time, the control module 8 controls the feeding mechanism 2 to stop running, controls the material blocking component 4 to open the drop hole 2110, and controls the cooker 3 to start running according to the trigger signal.

[0089] When the lower end of the material barrel does not reach the position corresponding to the drop hole 2110, the material level sensor 6 will not be triggered by the material barrel, and the material level sensor 6 will not feedback the trigger signal to the control module 8, or it can be considered that the material level sensor 6 feedbacks a low-level signal to the control module 8. At this time, the control module 8 does not send a control instruction to the feeding mechanism 2, and the feeding mechanism 2 controls the annular feed chain barrel 213 to maintain the conveying state. The control module 8 controls the material blocking component 4 to close the drop hole 2110, and controls the cooker 3 to stop running to wait for the next material barrel to convey the food.

[0090] In some embodiments, Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the automatic cooking machine further includes: a blowing assembly 9; the blowing assembly 9 is used to input compressed air into the material barrel located on the upper side of the falling hole 2110, so as to drive the food in the material barrel to be transported to the cooker 3;

[0091] The control module 8 is electrically connected to the spray assembly 9 , and the control module 8 is used to control the working state of the spray assembly 9 according to the trigger signal fed back by the material level sensor 6 .

[0092] It is understandable that the blowing assembly 9 includes an air compressor, a control valve and a blowing head, which are connected in sequence, the control module 8 is electrically connected to the control valve, and the blowing head is used to introduce compressed air into the upper end of the material barrel.

[0093] When the lower end of the material barrel reaches the position corresponding to the falling hole 2110, the material level sensor 6 can be triggered by the material barrel and feedback the trigger signal to the control module 8. The control module 8 controls the control valve to open according to the trigger signal, and compressed air is introduced to the upper end of the material barrel from the blowing head, ensuring that the food falls smoothly into the cooker 3 under the drive of the compressed air.

[0094] Of course, when the material level sensor 6 is not triggered by the material barrel, the control module 8 controls the control valve to be in a closed state, and there is no compressed air output at the blowing head.

[0095] Among them, when the feeding mechanism 2 is configured with multiple layers of feeding units 21, the blowing assembly 9 can be provided with multiple blowing heads, that is, a blowing head is configured on the upper side of the drop hole 2110 of each feeding unit 21; of course, if multiple feeding units 21 are within the height range allowed by the blowing capacity of the blowing head, the blowing assembly 9 can be provided with only one blowing head, and the blowing head is set on the upper side of the drop hole 2110 of the feeding unit 21 on the highest layer.

[0096] In some embodiments, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the frame 1 is provided with a compartment 101, and the feeding mechanism 2 is arranged in the compartment 101; the automatic cooking machine is equipped with a temperature control mechanism 10, at least part of the temperature control mechanism 10 is arranged in the compartment 101, and the temperature control mechanism 10 is used to cool the compartment 101 so that the temperature in the compartment 101 is in the food preservation temperature range.

[0097] It is understandable that the temperature control mechanism 10 can adopt an air conditioning system known in the art, and the temperature control mechanism 10 includes a compressor, a condenser, a throttle valve and an evaporator; the compressor, the condenser, the throttle valve and the evaporator are connected in sequence to form a closed-loop system; the evaporator is arranged in the compartment 101, and the condenser is arranged outside the compartment 101.

[0098] In practical applications, the present embodiment can control the working state of the temperature regulating mechanism 10 through the control module 8 to utilize the evaporator to cool the compartment 101, thereby controlling the temperature in the compartment 101 to be within the food preservation temperature range, which may be -1 to 10°C.

[0099] Of course, the temperature regulating mechanism 10 may also be a gas delivery device, which is connected to a cold source to deliver gas at -1 to 10°C into the compartment 101, thereby achieving the purpose of temporarily preserving and storing food.

[0100] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic cooking machine, characterized in that: include: Rack, loading mechanism, cooker and human-machine interaction system; The feeding mechanism and the cooker are respectively arranged on the frame, and the human-machine interaction system is respectively electrically connected to the feeding mechanism and the cooker to control the working states of the feeding mechanism and the cooker; The feeding mechanism comprises at least one layer of feeding units, and the feeding unit comprises a supporting plate, a rotary drive assembly and an annular feeding chain drum, the rotary drive assembly and the annular feeding chain drum are respectively arranged on the supporting plate, and the annular feeding chain drum is arranged around the rotary drive assembly; the supporting plate is provided with a drop hole, and the cooking utensils are arranged below the drop hole; The annular material conveying chain drum comprises a plurality of material drums, which are movably connected in sequence; the rotary drive assembly is used to drive the annular material conveying chain drum to move reciprocatingly, so that the lower end of each material drum moves to the top of the drop hole in sequence.

2. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotary drive assembly includes a driving gear disc, a driven gear disc and a first drive motor; The active gear disc and the driven gear disc are rotatably arranged on the supporting plate respectively; the first driving motor and the active gear disc are power-coupled to drive the active gear disc to rotate; the annular material conveying chain cylinder surrounds the active gear disc and the driven gear disc.

3. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotary drive assembly further comprises a synchronous transmission member, which is wound between the driving gear disc and the driven gear disc; the synchronous transmission member comprises a synchronous belt or a synchronous transmission chain.

4. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotary drive assembly includes a rotary gear plate and a second drive motor; The rotary gear disc is rotatably arranged on the supporting plate, and the second driving motor is connected to the rotary gear disc by power coupling to drive the rotary gear disc to rotate; the annular feeding chain cylinder surrounds the rotary gear disc.

5. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism comprises a plurality of layers of feeding units, wherein the plurality of layers of feeding units are stacked in sequence from top to bottom, and the object-dropping holes of the feeding units of each layer are arranged opposite to each other in the upper and lower directions.

6. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The drop hole of the feeding unit is also provided with a material blocking member; The human-machine interaction system is electrically connected to the material blocking member to control the material blocking member to switch between a first state and a second state; When the material blocking member is in the first state, the material blocking member closes the object-falling hole; When the material blocking member is in the second state, the material blocking member opens the object-dropping hole.

7. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material cylinder is a circular cylinder and is vertically placed on the material supporting plate; two adjacent material cylinders are connected by a flexible member.

8. The automatic cooking machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The human-computer interaction system includes a material level sensor, a human-computer interaction module and a control module; The material level sensor and the human-machine interaction module are electrically connected to the control module respectively, and the control module is electrically connected to the feeding mechanism and the cooker respectively; The material level sensor is used to detect whether the material barrel exists on the upper side of the falling hole; the control module is used to control the working state of the feeding mechanism and the cooker according to the trigger signal fed back by the material level sensor and the control instructions given by the human-computer interaction module.

9. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The automatic cooking machine also includes: a blowing component; The blowing assembly is used to input compressed air into the material barrel located on the upper side of the falling hole, so as to drive the food in the material barrel to be transported into the cooker; The control module is electrically connected to the spray assembly, and the control module is used to control the working state of the spray assembly according to the trigger signal fed back by the material level sensor.

10. The automatic cooking machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The frame is provided with a compartment, and the feeding mechanism is arranged in the compartment; The automatic cooking machine is equipped with a temperature regulating mechanism, at least part of which is arranged in the compartment, and the temperature regulating mechanism is used to cool the compartment so that the temperature in the compartment is within the food preservation temperature range.

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