Food material box used in intelligent cooker

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, and discloses a food material box used in an intelligent cooking machine, which comprises a plurality of bins for containing food materials, the upper end faces of the bins are open, the lower end face of at least one of the bins is open, and a containing box for containing fluid food materials is arranged in the bin. When fluid food materials in the containing box need to be poured into the frying pan, the bin door plate arranged at the opening position of the lower end face of the bin grid is opened, and the containing box overturns downwards along with the fact that the bin door plate is separated from supporting the containing box. According to the food material box, the operation is simplified, the reliability is high, and the use convenience of a user is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, in particular to a food box used in an intelligent cooking machine. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, the cooking process of the cooking machine has been automated. The user only needs to put the food box filled with food into the cooking machine, and the cooking machine can automatically discharge the food.

[0003] As the utility model patent application submitted by the applicant to the State Intellectual Property Office on October 12, 2022 (name: unloading box assembly and unloading device for intelligent cooking machine, application number: 202222686773.2; authorization publication number: CN219000130U), it discloses a unloading box assembly for an intelligent cooking machine, including a food box, a base frame for receiving the food box, a compartment door plate and a door lock assembly installed on the base frame, the food box being clamped on the bottom surface of the frame of the base frame from bottom to top, and a plurality of window holes of the same size and number as the box opening of the food box and enclosed by the frame and horizontal beams and / or vertical beams are provided in the base frame, the window holes are opposite to the box opening of the corresponding food box and are sealed connected, and the compartment door plate covers the corresponding window holes, and they are sealed connected therebetween.

[0004] Its shortcomings are:

[0005] 1. Since the food box is only provided with an upper opening, a compartment door plate is provided at the upper opening to store the food in the compartment. When cooking, the food box needs to be turned 180 degrees outside the cooking machine and then inserted into the cooking machine. Then, the compartment door plate is opened by a door opening mechanism provided in the cooking machine to unload the food. This method is cumbersome to operate and provides a poor user experience.

[0006] 2. After the ingredients are placed, the door panel must be locked on the base frame to close the opening, and then the ingredient box installation assembly must be manually flipped 180 degrees so that the opening faces downward, and then the ingredient box installation assembly must be inserted into the corresponding position of the cooking machine. This operation is more troublesome; at the same time, during the manual flipping process, the degree of crushing of fragile ingredients such as tofu and solidified animal blood is increased. Summary of the invention

[0007] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a food box for an intelligent cooking machine, which is convenient for putting tangible and fluid food into the cooking machine and quickly putting the food into a wok.

[0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the utility model provides a food box for use in an intelligent cooking machine, which includes a plurality of compartments for containing food and having open upper ends, at least one compartment among the plurality of compartments having an open lower end and having a storage box therein for containing fluid food, and when the fluid food in the storage box needs to be poured into a wok, a compartment door panel arranged at the open lower end of the compartment is opened, and the storage box flips downward as the compartment door panel is separated from its support.

[0009] Preferably, the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the compartment without the containing box are both open, and the compartment door plate is provided at the open portion of the lower end surface.

[0010] Preferably, the upper end surface and one of the side surfaces of the compartment without the accommodating box are open, and an openable baffle is provided on the opening of the side surface.

[0011] Preferably, the lower end surface of the compartment without the containing box is a closed surface, which is turned over by a driving mechanism to discharge materials.

[0012] Preferably, downwardly extending ear plates are provided at the bottom edges of two opposite side walls of the compartment, and the compartment door plate is arranged at the opening of the lower end surface of the corresponding compartment via a rotating shaft spanning between the two ear plates.

[0013] Preferably, shaft holes are provided on the opposite side walls of the compartment, and the restraining end of the compartment door plate is movably arranged at the opening of the lower end surface of the corresponding compartment through a rotating shaft installed in the shaft hole.

[0014] Preferably, the food box is an integrated structure, which is arranged on the upper surface of a frame and wherein the lower opening of each compartment corresponds one-to-one to the window hole on the frame, the compartment door plate is arranged on the window hole, and the food box can be placed as a whole on the rack in the cooking machine.

[0015] Preferably, all the compartments are independently arranged, and a frame provided with a plurality of window holes is installed on the frame inside the cooking machine; when the compartments are placed on the frame, each compartment corresponds to a window hole, and the compartment door plate is arranged on the inner side wall of the compartment provided with the accommodating box, and the compartment without the accommodating box is driven by a driving mechanism to flip the compartment so that the opening of the upper end surface of the compartment faces downward for feeding.

[0016] Preferably, the compartment provided with the accommodating box is connected to the corresponding window hole by a limiting or locking structure; support plates are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the window hole where the compartment without the accommodating box is installed, one of the support plates is connected to the power output end of the driving mechanism installed on the frame and can be rotated by the driving mechanism, and a supporting structure and a positioning structure that can position the compartment and install it on the support plate are provided between the support plate and the compartment without the accommodating box.

[0017] Preferably, the food box is an integrated structure, the door panel is arranged on the inner wall of each compartment, a frame with multiple window holes is installed on the rack in the cooking machine, and each compartment is connected to the window hole one by one through a limiting or locking structure.

[0018] The utility model arranges the compartments of the food box into a combination of multiple structures, and different ingredients required for the same cooking dish can be placed one by one in different compartments according to the specific cooking situation for sequential feeding; after the ingredients are loaded, there is no need to turn the food box over before putting the ingredients into the wok, which simplifies the operation, has high reliability, and greatly improves the convenience of use for users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of a food box in the present invention in which all compartments are open at the top and the bottom.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a food box with a frame in the utility model.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the frame in the utility model.

[0022] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the food box with upper and side open compartments in the utility model.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the first scheme of the driving mechanism of the food box of the present invention, in which only the upper open compartment is provided.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the second scheme of the driving mechanism of the food box of the present invention, in which only the upper open compartment is provided.

[0025] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A in the middle is an enlarged schematic diagram of the first installation structure of the door panel installed on the compartment grid;

[0026] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of a third installation structure of a door panel installed on a compartment in a food box of the present invention;

[0027] Fig. 9 for Figure 5 The schematic diagram of the connection structure between the rear compartment and the frame is enlarged at B in the middle;

[0028] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between each compartment and the frame and the driving structure of each compartment in the food box of the present invention.

[0029] Fig.11 for Figure 6 Enlarged view of point C in the middle.

[0030] Fig.12 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point D in the middle.

[0031] Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the rotary connection structure in the food box of the present invention.

[0032] The accompanying drawings are marked as follows: food box (10a, 10b), compartment (1a, 1b, 1c), upper opening (11a, 11b, 11c), lower opening 12a, side opening 12b, short shaft (13b, 13c), baffle 14b, positioning slot 13a, sliding member 14a, supporting platform 15a, compartment door plate 2, accommodating box 3, rotating shaft 31, shaft frame 32, hook 31b, positioning shaft 32b, frame 4, window hole 41, driving mechanism 5, reduction motor 51c, retaining electromagnet 52c, iron core 521c, slot frame 53c, driving mechanism 5, support plate 6, U-shaped groove 61, short column 62, positioning groove 63, positioning column 64, elastic positioning structure 65, rotating shaft 7, push-pull electromagnet 8, driving motor 9, U-shaped slot 91, and card plate 92. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following is a further detailed description of the specific implementation of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0034] The utility model discloses an ingredient box for an intelligent cooking machine (hereinafter referred to as the ingredient box), which is used for containing ingredients to be cooked and automatically feeding the ingredients to be cooked into a cooking pot of the cooking machine. The ingredients to be cooked include tangible ingredients such as spare ribs, meat slices, and green vegetables, and fluid ingredients such as egg liquid and thickening liquid. Specifically, the ingredient box includes a plurality of compartments, and different ingredients required for the same cooking dish can be placed in different compartments one by one according to specific cooking conditions for sequential feeding; preferably, the shape of the compartment is a rectangular body, and the number of the compartments is four.

[0035] The upper end surface of each compartment is an opening for placing food materials therein, and the lower end surface of at least one compartment among the plurality of compartments is also an opening and is provided with a storage box for containing fluid food materials. When the fluid food materials in the storage box need to be poured into the wok, the compartment door panel arranged at the opening of the lower end surface of the compartment is opened, and the storage box flips downward as the compartment door panel is separated from the support thereof.

[0036] The food box may be an integrated structure having a plurality of independent spaces. In this structure, each independent space is referred to as a compartment. The food box may also be a collection of a plurality of independently arranged boxes. In this structure, each box is referred to as a compartment.

[0037] A frame is provided on the rack in the cooking machine, and the food box is placed on the frame when in use. The food box and the frame can be a simple overlap structure or a quick disassembly structure; or, the food box and a frame are an integrated structure, and the whole is placed on the rack in the cooking machine when in use.

[0038] like Figure 3 As shown, the frame 4 includes a rectangular base frame surrounded by four frames, and cross beams and longitudinal beams arranged in a crisscross pattern and fixedly connected to the four frames. The four frames and the cross beams and longitudinal beams form four window holes 41.

[0039] The food material box of the utility model can meet the requirements of ingredients for cooking various dishes.

[0040] The food box mainly has the following specific structures:

[0041] 1. Exposure Settings

[0042] According to the needs of material discharge and feeding, 1-2 openings are set on the bin. The openings can be set on the upper and lower ends of the bin, or on the upper and side surfaces of the bin, or only on the upper end surface of the bin.

[0043] 1. There are two openings on all compartments.

[0044] 1) If Figure 1-2 As shown, the upper and lower end surfaces of all the compartments 1a are open (hereinafter referred to as: upper opening 11a and lower opening 12a).

[0045] That is, the lower end surface of the compartment 1a without the accommodating box 3 is also open, and each lower opening 12a is provided with the compartment door plate 2 which can open or close the corresponding lower opening 12a.

[0046] When the food box is in use, liquid food such as egg liquid can be placed in the containing box 3, and tangible food such as tomatoes, chopped green onions, etc. can be placed in the compartment 1a where the containing box 3 is not provided. The food can be put in sequence by opening the compartment door panels 2 at the bottom of each compartment 1a in turn, and the tangible food falls into the wok under the action of its own weight. The flipping and unloading of the containing box 3 will be specifically introduced below.

[0047] In this structure, the multiple compartments 1a of the food box can be independent boxes; preferably, Figure 1 As shown, the multiple compartments 1a under the structure in the utility model are an integrated structure, and the compartment door plate 2 can be directly installed on each compartment 1a. When cooking is required, the food box containing the food to be fried is placed on the frame in the cooking machine to realize the feeding; Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the food box under this structure can also form an integral structure with the frame 4, and each door panel 2 is installed on the window hole 41 corresponding to the compartment 1a one by one, and the food box and the frame 4 are placed in the cooking machine as a whole for feeding (the specific installation structure of the door panel is described in detail below).

[0048] This structure can directly load spare ingredients into each compartment 1a from the upper opening 11a of the compartment 1a, and close or open the lower opening 12a through the compartment door panel 2 to store or add ingredients. After the ingredients are loaded, there is no need to turn the ingredient box over to put the ingredients into the wok, which simplifies the operation, has high reliability, and greatly improves the convenience of user use.

[0049] 2) The upper end and side surfaces are open

[0050] like Figure 4 As shown, the upper end surface and one side surface of the compartment 1b without a receiving box are open (hereinafter referred to as the upper opening 11b and the side opening 12b).

[0051] In this structure, the compartments 1b without a containing box can be unloaded by flipping, and all the compartments can be independently placed on the frame 4 in the cooking machine in turn and correspond one by one to the windows 41; or all the compartments can be independently installed on the frame 4 first, and then the compartments and the frame 4 are placed in the cooking machine as a whole and connected to the driving mechanism accordingly.

[0052] The following is a specific description of the situation where each compartment is independently installed on the frame to form a whole:

[0053] like Figure 4 As shown, in this structure, the structure and installation of the compartment 1a provided with a receiving box refer to the above-mentioned point 1), and the structure of the compartment 1b without a receiving box is mainly introduced below.

[0054] The compartment 1b without a storage box can be turned over and set in the corresponding window hole 41. Specifically, short shafts 13b extending outward are provided on the two side surfaces of the compartment 1b adjacent to the side opening 12b. Two short shafts 13b pass through the opposite side walls of the window hole (i.e., one short shaft passes through one of the frame frames of the base frame, and the other short shaft passes through the crossbeam or longitudinal beam) and the compartment 1b is mounted in the window hole 41. When the food box 10b and the frame 4 are put into the cooking machine as a whole, the end of the short shaft 13b passing through the base frame and placed outside the base frame is engaged with the driving shaft of the driving mechanism 5 installed on the frame. A baffle 14b is provided on the side opening 12b. The upper side of the baffle 14b is installed on the compartment 1b through a hinge structure, and the lower side of the baffle 14b can rotate around the hinge shaft in the hinge structure. The specific structure of the driving mechanism can refer to the second point below.

[0055] The food in the compartment 1b without a storage box is put into the compartment 1b through the upper opening 11b, and the compartment 1b is driven to flip through the driving mechanism 5 (the compartment 1b always keeps the upper opening 11b facing upward when there is no external force). As the compartment 1b flips, the baffle 14b moves away from the corresponding side opening 12b under the action of its own gravity, so that the side opening 12b is opened and the tangible food in the side opening is put into the wok.

[0056] 2. Only one opening

[0057] The compartment 1c without a storage box is open only on its upper end surface (hereinafter referred to as upper opening 11c).

[0058] Similarly, the compartment 1c in the structure that is not provided with a containing box also needs to be turned over for unloading, and all the compartments (1a, 1c) can be independently placed in the frame 4 in the cooking machine in turn and correspond one to one with the windows 41; or all the compartments (1a, 1c) can be independently installed on the frame 4 first, and then the compartments (1a, 1c) and the frame 4 are placed in the cooking machine as a whole and connected to the driving mechanism 5 accordingly.

[0059] The following is a specific description of the situation where each compartment (1a, 1c) is independently placed in the frame 4 of the cooking machine and corresponds to the window 41 one by one:

[0060] In this structure, the structure and installation of the compartment 1a with a storage box refer to the first point in the second point "Setting of the compartment door panel" below, and the structure of the compartment 1c without a storage box is mainly introduced below.

[0061] The food in the compartment 1c without a containing box is put into the compartment 1c from the upper opening 11c, and the compartment 1c is flipped by the driving mechanism 5 so that the upper opening 11c faces downward for feeding, and the flipping angle is preferably 180°.

[0062] The driving mechanism 5 adopts the following structure:

[0063] Option 1:

[0064] like Figure 5As shown, short shafts 13c extending outward are provided on both sides of the compartment 1c without a storage box, and slot frames 53c that can support the short shafts 13c are provided on the frame 4 of the corresponding window hole 41, and the driving mechanism is installed on the frame at the opposite side of one of the slot frames 53c. The driving shaft of the driving mechanism can be extended and engaged with the short shaft 13c mounted on the slot frame 53c on the opposite side. Specifically, the driving mechanism includes a reduction motor 51c and a retaining electromagnet 52c, and the driving shaft is the iron core 521c of the retaining electromagnet 52c. When the compartment 1c is placed and the detection device detects the compartment 1c, the retaining electromagnet 52c is energized in the forward direction so that the iron core 521c is inserted into the short shaft 13c and connected to the short shaft 13c. At the end of the iron core 521c, there is a radially connected short shaft 13c. The connection structure for limiting the position in the upper direction, preferably, the connection structure includes a polygonal protrusion arranged at the end of the iron core 521c and a polygonal groove recessed inward along the axial direction of the short axis 13c. When it is necessary to flip and unload the material, the reduction motor 51c drives the holding electromagnet 52c to flip the compartment 1c without a containing box so that the upper opening 11c of the compartment 1c faces the wok. After unloading, the reduction motor 51c first flips and resets the compartment 1c, and then cuts off the power to the holding electromagnet 52c to reset the iron core.

[0065] Option 2:

[0066] Support plates 6 are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the window hole 41 of the compartment 1c without a storage box, one of which is connected to the power output end of the driving mechanism installed on the frame and can rotate under the action of the driving mechanism (the support plate 6 on the other side is fixed on the frame 4), and a supporting structure and a positioning structure for positioning the compartment 1c and installing it on the support plate 6 are provided between the support plate 6 and the compartment 1c without a storage box, and the driving mechanism drives the support plate 6 on the corresponding side to rotate to drive the corresponding compartment 1c and the support plate 6 on the other side to rotate synchronously.

[0067] The supporting structure and positioning structure preferably have the following three structures:

[0068] 1) If Figure 6 As shown, the support structure includes a downwardly recessed U-shaped groove 61 on the support plate 6 and a short column 62 arranged on the side wall of the corresponding compartment 1c, and the short column 62 can be inserted into the U-shaped groove 61; the positioning structure is composed of a positioning groove 63 arranged on the side of the support plate 6 and a positioning column 64 arranged on the side wall of the corresponding compartment 1c and can be placed in the positioning groove 63.

[0069] 2) The support structure includes a U-shaped frame extending upward from the support plate and a short column arranged on the side wall of the corresponding compartment, and the short column can be inserted into the U-shaped frame; the positioning structure is a structure formed by overlapping the bottom plate of the compartment on the upper surface of the side of the support plate.

[0070] 3) The support structure includes a U-shaped groove that is recessed downward on the support plate and a short column arranged on the side wall of the corresponding compartment, and the short column can be inserted into the U-shaped groove; the positioning structure is a structure composed of a receiving part that is arranged on the upper surface of the support plate and recessed downward and a receiving part embedded in the bottom plate of the compartment.

[0071] The U-shaped grooves or U-shaped frames of the above three structures are all provided with elastic positioning structures 65 in which the short columns can be clamped. The elastic positioning structures 65 can effectively prevent the bins from falling off the U-shaped grooves or U-shaped frames when they are turned over.

[0072] The action process of the above three situations:

[0073] When cooking is required, the compartment 1c without the storage box is placed in the corresponding window hole 41, so that the short column 62 of the compartment 1c is placed in the corresponding U-shaped frame or U-shaped groove 61, and then under the action of the driving mechanism, the positioning structure forces the compartment 1c without the storage box to rotate synchronously with the support plate 6 as the support plate 6 rotates until it is flipped into place for unloading.

[0074] Under this structure, the compartments 1c without a storage box can also be used to hold fluid food materials, and the compatibility is good; and each independently arranged compartment 1c can be replaced in whole or individually according to its integrity, and the maintenance cost is low.

[0075] 2. Setting of door panels

[0076] The following installation structure of the door panel is applicable to all compartments that need to be installed with the door panel (including compartments with a receiving box and compartments without a receiving box).

[0077] The door panel 2 can be mounted on the side wall of the compartment 1a through a rotating shaft, or can be mounted on the frame 4. The specific mounting methods of the door panel 2 are preferably as follows:

[0078] 1. The door plate 2 is installed on the compartment 1a through the rotating shaft 7.

[0079] 1) Install the door panel 2 inside the compartment 1a

[0080] like Figure 1 and Figure 7 As shown, axial holes are provided on the two opposite side walls of the bin 1a, and the axial holes are located at a lower corner of the corresponding side wall. The restraining end of the bin door plate 2 is movably installed in the bin 1a through the rotating shaft 7 installed in the axial hole. The movable end of the bin door plate 2 is supported by the door opening mechanism and the bin door plate 2 is closed on the lower opening of the bin 1a or released so that the bin door plate 2 rotates downward around the rotating shaft 7 to open the lower opening of the bin 1a for feeding.

[0081] This structure sets the door panel 2 inside the compartment 1a, which can save space.

[0082] 2) A downwardly extending ear plate (not shown in the figure) is provided at the bottom edge on the same side of the two opposite side walls of the compartment, and the rotating shaft is connected between the two ear plates; similarly, the restraining end of the door plate is movably mounted on the rotating shaft, and the free end of the door plate is controlled by the door opening mechanism.

[0083] This structure can increase the storage space inside the compartment, while being easy to clean and not prone to dirt and grime.

[0084] 3) If Figure 8 As shown, an axis hole is provided at the center of the bottom of the opposite side wall of the compartment 1a, and the compartment door plate 11a is installed in the compartment through the rotating shaft 7 spanning between the two axis holes. The compartment door plate 11a is symmetrical about the rotating shaft 7. The compartment door plate 11a rotates downward by 90 degrees to open the lower opening of the compartment 1a. The rotating shaft 7 in this structure is driven to rotate by a driving motor arranged on the cooking machine frame.

[0085] By directly and movably installing the door plate 11a on the compartment 1a, the structure is simple, the cleaning is convenient, the overall weight is light, and the operation is convenient for the user.

[0086] This structure is suitable for the frame to be fixedly installed on the rack in the cooking machine, and the compartment is connected to the frame through a limit or clamping structure. The specific structure is as follows:

[0087] like Fig. 9 As shown, a supporting platform 15a for supporting the compartment 1a is provided in a window hole 41 for installing the compartment 1a with upper and lower openings, and a positioning slot 13a is provided on the side wall of the window hole 41, and a corresponding sliding piece 14a extends from the side wall of the compartment 1a. The orientations of the positioning slot 13a and the sliding piece 14a can be set accordingly according to the direction in which the compartment 1a is inserted (horizontal insertion or vertical insertion).

[0088] like Fig.10 As shown, the door opening mechanism in the above 1) and 2) structures includes a push-pull electromagnet 8 installed on the frame near the corresponding window hole. When the compartment 1a is positioned and inserted into the positioning slot 13a along with the insert slide 14a, the push-pull electromagnet 8 is energized, and the iron core extends into the frame and passes through the frame, and the magnet set on the iron core is attracted and connected with the magnet on the latch 81 supporting the free end of the compartment door plate 2. When it is necessary to open the compartment door plate 2 for unloading, the push-pull electromagnet 8 is powered off, and the iron core pulls the latch 81 outward to make it detach from the support of the compartment door plate 2, thereby opening the compartment door plate 2 for unloading. In the process of taking out the compartment 1a after unloading, the two attracted magnets can be separated by manpower.

[0089] The above structures 1), 2) and 3) can also be installed by fixing the door plate 2 to the rotating shaft 7, and directly driving the rotating shaft 7 to rotate by the driving motor 9 to open the lower opening 12a of the compartment 1a or to rotate upward to close the lower opening 12a of the compartment. The specific installation method is as follows:

[0090] like Figure 6 , Fig.10 and Fig.11 As shown, the driving motor 9 is installed on the frame near the frame, and the end of the output shaft of the driving motor 9 passes through the frame 4 and is placed above the supporting platform 15a. When the compartment 1a is positioned and inserted into the positioning slot 13a along with the insert slide 14a, one end of the rotating shaft 7 is transmission-connected with the end of the output shaft. The transmission connection method can be: a U-shaped slot 91 with an opening facing the window hole is provided at the end, and one end of the rotating shaft 7 is a card plate 92 adapted to the U-shaped slot 91. When the compartment 1a is placed in place, the card plate 92 is clamped in the U-shaped slot 91. When it is necessary to open the compartment door plate 2 for unloading, the driving motor 9 drives the output shaft to rotate to drive the rotating shaft 7 to carry the compartment door plate 2 to rotate, thereby clamping the lower opening 12a of the compartment 1a for unloading.

[0091] Each door panel 2 on the compartment 1a corresponds to a door opening mechanism, and the opening of the door panel 2 can be controlled according to the feeding time of different ingredients.

[0092] 2. The door panel 2 is installed on the frame

[0093] This structure is suitable for the situation where the compartment 1a (a compartment with an upper opening and a lower opening) is installed on the frame 4 and forms a whole with the frame 4. Specifically, the compartment 1a is arranged on the upper surface of the frame 4 and the lower opening 12a of the compartment 1a corresponds one-to-one with the window hole 41, that is, the shape and size of the lower opening 12a of the compartment 1a are consistent with the window hole 41, and the compartment door panel 2 is provided on the window hole 41.

[0094] Specifically, shaft seats are provided on two opposite inner walls corresponding to the window hole, the door shaft is fixed between the two shaft seats, the restraining end of the door plate is connected to the door shaft in a manner that it can rotate relative to the door shaft, and the free end of the door plate is supported by a door opening mechanism to close the window hole.

[0095] The shaft seat may also be arranged on the lower surface of the frame.

[0096] This structure can make the food box structure more stable and convenient for users to take and put.

[0097] The specific structure of the door opening mechanism under this structure can be referred to the utility model patent previously applied for by the applicant, title: unloading device for intelligent cooking machine; application number: 202320345647.2; authorization announcement number: CN219813845U.

[0098] 3. Setting of the accommodating box 3

[0099] like Figure 1 and 12 As shown, a rotating connection structure is provided on the outer wall of the receiving box 3 and the inner wall of the corresponding compartment 1a, which allows the receiving box 3 to rotate freely.

[0100] Specifically, the outer shape of the containing box 3 is a rectangular body that matches the inner shape of the compartment 1 a.

[0101] In order to more accurately introduce the food into the wok when the containing box 3 is turned downward, the side of the containing box 3 from which the fluid flows out (hereinafter referred to as the discharge surface) is a curved surface or an inclined surface.

[0102] In order to enable the storage box 3 to automatically rotate and unload materials after the corresponding door panel 2 of the compartment 1a is opened, a rotating connection structure is provided on the outer wall of the storage box 3 and the inner wall of the corresponding compartment 1a (the space enclosed by the box body is the inside, the surface of the box body facing the outside is the outside, and the definition of the inside and outside of the compartment is the same as that of the storage box).

[0103] Specifically, the rotating connection structure includes a rotating shaft 31 arranged on two opposite outer side walls of the accommodating box 3 and a shaft frame 32 correspondingly arranged on two inner side walls of the compartment 1 a , and the rotating shaft 31 is mounted on the corresponding shaft frame 32 .

[0104] The shaft frame 32 is preferably composed of a "U"-shaped recessed position along the inner wall of the compartment 1a and recessed into the side panel with the opening facing upward. When placing the storage box 3, the rotating shaft 31 can be quickly positioned and inserted along the upper opening of the recess, and pushed down to the bottom of the recess so that the storage box 3 can be mounted in the compartment 1a.

[0105] The shaft bracket can also be a U-shaped component protruding on the inner wall of the compartment 1a; or a U-shaped groove penetrating the side wall of the compartment 1a. In the present invention, the shaft bracket is preferably a "U"-shaped recess.

[0106] The setting principle of the storage box 3 is to set the volume of the storage box 3 to the maximum under the premise of ensuring that the storage box 3 can rotate freely in the compartment 1a so that the fluid food therein can be poured into the wok, and at the same time, the flipping direction of the storage box 3 is toward the center of the wok under the condition of ensuring the volume.

[0107] In the absence of counterweights, when the door panel 2 is opened, in order for the storage box 3 to be able to flip under the weight of the food and its own gravity, the center of gravity of the storage box 3 needs to be set outside the vertical plane where the line connecting the two rotation axes 31 is located, and at the same time, the outer wall of the storage box 3 where the rotation axis 31 is located is determined according to the shape of the compartment 1a.

[0108] Unloading action of the receiving box 3:

[0109] Before cooking, the storage box 3 is placed in the corresponding compartment 1a, the rotating shaft 31 is placed on the shaft frame 32, and the lower bottom surface of the storage box 3 is pressed against the inner surface of the compartment door plate 2 corresponding to the compartment 1a. When the storage box 3 needs to be unloaded, the door opening mechanism opens the compartment door plate 2. Under the gravity of the storage box 3, the rotating shaft 31 rotates in the shaft frame 32 to support the storage box 3 with its discharge port rotating from top to bottom and finally toward the wok mouth so that the discharge port faces the wok mouth, thereby realizing the unloading of fluid food.

[0110] Furthermore, in order to enable the receiving box 3 to flip more quickly when the bin door 2 is opened, a counterweight is provided on the outer side of the side wall of the fluid discharge so that the receiving box 3 can rotate after the corresponding bin door plate 2 is opened.

[0111] The rotating connection structure can also include hooks 31b arranged at the same side corners of the bottom of the two opposite outer walls of the storage box 3 and positioning shafts 32b arranged at the bottom corners of the two inner walls of the compartment 1a. The hooks 31b are clamped on the corresponding positioning shafts 32b. To ensure that the storage box 3 can be flipped in the compartment 1a, the length from the hook 31b to the farthest end of the outer wall where it is located is less than the width of the inner wall of the compartment 1a where the positioning shaft 32b is located.

[0112] The opening of the hook 31b is smaller than the diameter of the positioning shaft 32b, and the hook 31b is an elastic member. When the hook 31b is pressed into the positioning shaft 32b, the opening of the hook 31b presses against the positioning shaft 32b, and opens under the action of the thrust to make the positioning shaft 32b snap into the hook 31b. The elastic force of the hook 31b is greater than the sum of the maximum weight of the food carried by the storage box 3 and the weight of the storage box 3 itself, so as to ensure that the hook 31b will not detach from the positioning shaft 32b during the process of flipping and unloading the food from the storage box 3.

Claims

1. A food box for an intelligent cooking machine, comprising a plurality of compartments for holding food and having an open upper end surface, characterized in that: The lower end surface of at least one of the multiple compartments is open and a storage box for containing fluid food is arranged therein. When the fluid food in the storage box needs to be poured into the wok, a compartment door panel arranged at the open lower end surface of the compartment is opened, and the storage box flips downward as the compartment door panel is separated from the support thereof.

2. The food material box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end surface and the lower end surface of the compartment without the accommodating box are both open, and the compartment door plate is provided at the open portion of the lower end surface.

3. The food material box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end surface and one of the side surfaces of the compartment without the accommodating box are open, and an openable baffle is provided on the opening of the side surface.

4. The food material box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end surface of the compartment without a receiving box is a closed surface, which is turned over by a driving mechanism to discharge materials.

5. The food box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Ear plates extending downward are arranged at the bottom edges of two opposite side walls of the compartment, and the compartment door plate is arranged at the opening of the lower end surface of the corresponding compartment through a rotating shaft spanning between the two ear plates.

6. The food box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Axial holes are arranged on the opposite side walls of the compartment, and the restraining end of the compartment door plate is movably arranged at the opening of the lower end surface of the corresponding compartment through a rotating shaft installed in the axial hole.

7. The food material box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The food box is an integrated structure, which is arranged on the upper surface of a frame, and the lower opening of each compartment corresponds to the window hole on the frame one by one. The compartment door plate is arranged on the window hole, and it can be placed as a whole on the rack in the cooking machine.

8. The food material box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: All compartments are independently set, and a frame with multiple window holes is installed on the rack inside the cooking machine; When each bin is placed on the frame, each bin corresponds to a window hole, and the bin door plate is arranged on the inner wall of the bin with a storage box. The bin without a storage box is driven by a driving mechanism to flip the bin so that the opening of the upper end surface of the bin faces downward for feeding.

9. The food material box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The compartment with the accommodating box is connected to the corresponding window hole through a limiting or locking structure; support plates are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the window hole where the compartment without the accommodating box is installed, one of the support plates is connected to the power output end of the driving mechanism installed on the frame and can be rotated by the driving mechanism, and a supporting structure and a positioning structure are provided between the support plate and the compartment without the accommodating box, which can position the compartment and install it on the support plate.

10. The food material box used in the intelligent cooking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The food box is an integrated structure, the door panels are arranged on the inner walls of each compartment, a frame with a plurality of window holes is installed on the rack in the cooking machine, and each compartment is connected to the window holes one by one through a limiting or locking structure.

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