A novel cup placement mechanism, conveying device and vending machine cabinet

Abstract

The utility model proposes a novel cup placement mechanism, including a cup placement piece for placing cups and a weighing mechanism, the weighing mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the cup placement piece; a conveying device, including a moving mechanism and the cup placement mechanism as mentioned above, the cup placement mechanism is arranged at the conveying end of the moving mechanism; a vending machine cabinet, including a machine body, a food discharging mechanism arranged in the machine body and a conveying device as mentioned above, the cup placement mechanism is located below the discharging port of the food discharging mechanism, and the food discharging mechanism and the conveying device are both electrically connected to the control system of the machine body. When the utility model is used, the cup placement piece is moved to the bottom of the food discharging port, and a cup is placed on the cup placement piece. The weighing mechanism is used to measure the weight change on the cup placement piece in real time to ensure that the weight of the food that finally falls into the cup is the same each time it is used, so as to ensure the quality of the food output, and the moving mechanism can drive the cup placement mechanism to move, the vending machine cabinet can realize full-automatic meal output, and the weight of the food output is the same.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of full-automatic vending machine cabinets, and in particular to a novel cup placing mechanism, a conveying device and a vending machine cabinet. Background Art

[0002] In modern life, people have more and more ways to obtain food. With the development of science and technology, some foods that can be replaced by machines instead of manual production are gradually fully automated by machines, such as cotton candy machines for fully automatic cotton candy, ice cream machines for fully automatic ice cream, and smoothie machines for fully automatic smoothie drinks. In the existing food production and automatic sales machines, cups are needed to hold desserts. During the production process, the cups are mainly transferred to the bottom of the discharge port by a mechanical arm, and then the food discharge mechanism discharges the food quantitatively. However, in this discharge method, the quantity / quality of the discharge is determined by the discharge port of the food discharge mechanism. When the discharge port is blocked, part of the material will be blocked at the discharge port, resulting in insufficient quality of the food that finally falls into the cup, thereby affecting the consumer's enjoyment experience. Therefore, it is necessary to improve this problem. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model proposes a novel cup placement mechanism, a conveying device and a vending machine cabinet, which can ensure that the weight of food served each time is the same, thereby ensuring the quality of food production.

[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is achieved in this way:

[0005] The first aspect of the utility model discloses a novel cup placing mechanism, comprising a cup placing member for placing a cup and a weighing mechanism, wherein the weighing mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the cup placing member.

[0006] Preferably, the cup placing member is a cup placing plate or a cup placing rack, and the weighing mechanism is arranged below the cup placing plate or the cup placing rack.

[0007] Preferably, a cup holder is provided on the cup placing tray, and the cup holder protrusion is arranged on the outer side of the cup placing tray.

[0008] Preferably, a cup placing sensing device is provided on one side of the cup placing member, and the cup placing sensing device is used to detect whether a cup is placed on the cup placing member.

[0009] Preferably, it further comprises a frame, which is arranged on the outer side of the cup placing member, and the weighing mechanism and the cup placing sensing device are both connected to the frame.

[0010] Preferably, it also includes a weighing fixed plate connected to the weighing mechanism, and the weighing fixed plate is connected to the frame.

[0011] The second aspect of the utility model discloses a conveying device, comprising a moving mechanism and the cup placing mechanism as described above, wherein the cup placing mechanism is arranged at the conveying end of the moving mechanism.

[0012] Preferably, the moving mechanism includes at least an X-direction moving structure and a Z-direction moving structure, and also includes a slide movably arranged on the X-direction moving structure, the Z-direction moving structure is arranged on the slide, and the cup placing mechanism is arranged at the conveying end of the Z-direction moving structure.

[0013] Preferably, the frame further includes a connecting plate, and the connecting plate is connected to the Z-direction movable structure.

[0014] The third aspect of the utility model discloses a vending machine cabinet, comprising a machine body, a food discharging mechanism arranged in the machine body and a conveying device as described above, wherein the cup placing mechanism is located below the discharging port of the food discharging mechanism, and the food discharging mechanism and the conveying device are both electrically connected to the control system of the machine body.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0016] 1. The first aspect of the utility model discloses a novel cup placing mechanism, comprising a cup placing member for placing a cup and a weighing mechanism, wherein the weighing mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the cup placing member; when in use, the cup placing member is moved to the bottom of a food discharge port, and a cup is placed on the cup placing member, and the weighing mechanism is used to measure the weight change on the cup placing member in real time, so as to ensure that the weight of the food finally falling into the cup is the same each time the cup is used, thereby ensuring the quality of the food output.

[0017] 2. The second aspect of the utility model discloses a conveying device, including a moving mechanism and a cup placing mechanism, wherein the cup placing mechanism is arranged at the conveying end of the moving mechanism; when in use, the moving mechanism is used to drive the cup placing mechanism to move according to a set travel route, thereby changing the position of the cup placing mechanism, placing a cup on the cup placing member, and when the food is discharged from the discharging port and falls into the cup, the weighing mechanism starts to weigh the weight change above it.

[0018] 3. The third aspect of the utility model discloses a vending machine cabinet, which can realize fully automatic meal delivery, and the food delivered is of the same weight and uniform quantity. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram from the main viewing angle of a novel cup placement mechanism of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is an exploded schematic diagram of a novel cup placement mechanism of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a rear-view stereoscopic diagram of a novel cup placement mechanism of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a left side cross-sectional view of a novel cup placement mechanism of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a front view of a vending machine cabinet of the utility model with the cabinet door opened.

[0025] Figure identification: 1-machine body, 2-food discharging mechanism, 21-cold drink module, 22-small ingredient module, 3-cup placing mechanism, 31-cup placing member, 32-cup fixing rack, 33-cup placing sensing device, 34-rack, 341-connecting plate, 4-moving mechanism, 41-X-direction moving structure, 411-X-direction travel track, 412-X-direction travel motor, 42-Z-direction moving structure, 421-Z-direction travel track, 422-Z-direction travel motor, 43-slide, 5-weighing mechanism, 51-weighing fixing plate, 6-cup, 7-cup discharging mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of 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.

[0027] See also Figures 1 to 4 The first aspect of the embodiment of the utility model discloses a novel cup placement mechanism 3, comprising a cup placement member 31 for placing a cup 6 and a weighing mechanism 5, wherein the weighing mechanism 5 is arranged at the bottom of the cup placement member 31. When in use, the cup placement member 31 is moved to the bottom of the food discharge port, and the cup 6 is placed on the cup placement member 31. The weighing mechanism 5 is used to measure the weight change on the cup placement member 31 in real time, so as to ensure that the weight of the food finally falling into the cup 6 is the same each time it is used, thereby ensuring the quality of the food. Among them, the specifications, size and weight of each cup 6 used each time are the same.

[0028] Preferably, the weighing mechanism 5 can be a weighing device or a weighing sensor, which can measure the weight change of the object above it.

[0029] Furthermore, the cup placing member 31 is a cup placing plate or a cup placing rack, and the cup 6 is placed on the cup placing plate or the cup placing rack. The weighing mechanism 5 is arranged below the cup placing plate or the cup placing rack to flexibly detect each weight change in the cup 6 .

[0030] Furthermore, a fixed cup holder 32 is provided on the cup tray, and the fixed cup holder 32 is protruded and arranged on the outer side of the cup tray. Specifically, the inner accommodation space of the fixed cup holder 32 is adapted to the outer shape of the cup 6. When the cup 6 is placed on the cup tray, the fixed cup holder 32 can serve as a protective fence for the cup 6, so that the cup 6 is just fixed in the fixed cup holder 32 and will not fall.

[0031] Further, a cup placement sensing device 33 is provided on one side of the cup placement member 31, and the cup placement sensing device 33 is used to detect whether a cup 6 is placed on the cup placement member 31. Preferably, the cup placement sensing device 33 can be provided above one side of the fixed cup holder 32, or a hollow portion is provided on one side of the fixed cup holder 32, and the cup placement sensing device 33 is provided on the wall of the fixed cup holder 32 on one side of the hollow portion, so that it can pass through the hollow portion to sense whether a cup 6 is placed on the cup placement member 31; preferably, the cup placement sensing device 33 can also be a gravity sensing device provided on the cup placement member 31, and when the cup placement sensing device 33 senses that the cup 6 is placed on the cup placement member 31, it is recognized that the cup 6 is placed on the cup placement member 31. Another preferred embodiment is that the cup placement sensing device 33 is disposed above one side of the cup rack, or a hollow portion is provided on one side of the cup rack, and the cup placement sensing device 33 is disposed on the wall of the cup rack on one side of the hollow portion, so that it can pass through the hollow portion to sense whether a cup 6 is placed on the cup rack.

[0032] Furthermore, it also includes a frame 34, which is arranged outside the cup placing member 31, and the weighing mechanism 5 and the cup placing sensing device 33 are both connected to the frame 34. Specifically, the cup placing sensing device 33 and / or the weighing mechanism 5 are both fixedly mounted on the frame 34. On the one hand, it is convenient for the cup placing sensing device 33 to detect in real time whether a cup 6 is placed on the cup placing member 31. At the same time, the cup placing sensing device 33 is arranged on the frame 34, which can avoid the weight of the cup placing sensing device 33 from affecting the weighing mechanism 5; on the other hand, the weighing mechanism 5 is fixed by the frame 34, so that the cup placing member 31 is placed on the weighing mechanism 5, and the weight change on the cup placing member 31 can be better detected.

[0033] Furthermore, it also includes a weighing fixed plate 51 connected to the weighing mechanism 5, and the weighing fixed plate 51 is connected to the frame 34. Specifically, the weighing mechanism 5 is arranged above the weighing fixed plate 51, and the weighing fixed plate 51 is used to improve the stability of the weighing mechanism 5 when it is placed.

[0034] See also Figure 1-4The second aspect of the embodiment of the utility model discloses a conveying device, comprising a moving mechanism 4 and the cup placing mechanism 3 as mentioned above, wherein the cup placing mechanism 3 is arranged at the conveying end of the moving mechanism 4. When in use, the moving mechanism 4 is used to drive the cup placing mechanism 3 to move according to the set travel route, thereby changing the position of the cup placing mechanism 3, placing a cup 6 on the cup placing member 31, and when the food discharged from the discharging port falls into the cup 6, the weighing mechanism 5 starts to weigh the weight change above it.

[0035] Specifically, the moving mechanism 4 can be a moving track of any two or three combinations of the X direction, Y direction, and Z direction, or it can be a robotic arm provided with a clamping part. Therefore, the transmission end of the moving mechanism 4 can be the transfer end of the transmission mechanism, or it can be the clamping part of the moving mechanism 4, and the cup placing mechanism 3 is arranged on the aforementioned transfer end or the clamping part.

[0036] Furthermore, the moving mechanism 4 at least includes an X-direction moving structure 41 and a Z-direction moving structure 42, and also includes a slide 43 movably arranged on the X-direction moving structure 41, the Z-direction moving structure 42 is arranged on the slide 43, and the cup placing mechanism 3 is arranged at the conveying end of the Z-direction moving structure 42. The X-direction moving structure 41, the slide 43 and the Z-direction moving structure 42 arranged on the moving mechanism 4 enable it to move in the X-direction and the Z-direction, thereby driving the cup placing mechanism 3 to move to the target position on the XZ plane.

[0037] Furthermore, the X-direction moving structure 41 includes an X-direction moving travel track and an X-direction travel motor 412, and the X-direction travel motor 412 drives the slide 43 to move left and right on the X-direction moving travel track; the Z-direction moving structure 42 includes a Z-direction moving travel track and a Z-direction travel motor 422, and the Z-direction moving travel track is arranged on the slide 43. When the slide 43 is located on the X-direction moving travel track and moves left and right, the slide 43 moves left and right on the X-direction moving travel track together with the Z-direction moving travel track; the cup placing mechanism 3 is arranged at the conveying end of the Z-direction moving structure 42, and the Z-direction travel motor 422 drives the cup placing mechanism 3 to move up and down on the Z-direction moving travel track.

[0038] Another preferred embodiment may be that the X-direction moving structure 41 includes an X-direction travel guide belt, an X-direction travel track 411 and an X-direction travel motor 412, the X-direction travel guide belt is arranged on the X-direction travel track 411, the slide 43 is arranged on the X-direction travel guide belt, and the X-direction travel motor 412 is used to drive the X-direction travel guide belt to drive the slide 43 to move left and right on the X-direction travel track 411. Preferably, the X-direction travel guide belt can be a belt or a gear belt, and the X-direction travel guide belt is installed on the X-direction travel track 411 to fix its travel track, so that the X-direction travel guide belt can drive the slide 43 to move left and right on the X-direction travel track 411.

[0039] Specifically, the Z-direction moving structure 42 includes a Z-direction travel guide belt, a Z-direction travel track 421 and a Z-direction travel motor 422. The Z-direction travel guide belt is arranged on the Z-direction travel track 421, and the Z-direction travel track 421 is arranged on the slide 43. The Z-direction travel motor 422 is used to drive the Z-direction travel guide belt to move up and down on the Z-direction travel track 421, and the rotating cup placement mechanism 3 is arranged at the top of the Z-direction travel track 421. Preferably, the Z-direction travel guide belt can be a belt or a gear belt, and the Z-direction travel guide belt is installed on the Z-direction travel track 421 to fix its travel track, so that the Z-direction travel guide belt can drive the rotating cup placement mechanism 3 to move up and down on the Z-direction travel track 421. Since the Z-direction travel track 421 is arranged on the slide 43, when the X-direction travel guide belt drives the slide 43 to move left and right on the X-direction travel track 411, it also drives the Z-direction travel track 421 to move left and right on the X-direction travel track 411. Therefore, this structure can realize that the moving mechanism 4 drives the rotating cup placing mechanism 3 to move on the XZ plane until it is moved to the target position.

[0040] Specifically, an X-direction travel photo eye is provided on the left or right side of the X-direction travel track 411, and a Z-direction travel photo eye is provided on the slider. The X-direction travel photo eye is used to identify the position of the slider on the X-direction travel guide belt, and timely send a signal to the X-direction travel motor 412 to drive the X-direction travel guide belt to move on the X-direction travel track 411; the Z-direction travel photo eye is used to identify the position of the Z-direction travel track 421 on the slider, and timely send a signal to the Z-direction travel motor 422 to drive the Z-direction travel guide belt to move up and down on the Z-direction travel track 421, so as to drive the rotating cup placement mechanism 3 to move up and down.

[0041] Preferably, the moving mechanism 4 may also be a structure including an X-direction moving structure 41 , a Y-direction moving structure and a Z-direction moving structure 42 , so that the moving mechanism 4 can drive the cup placing mechanism 3 to move in a three-dimensional space.

[0042] Furthermore, the frame 34 further includes a connecting plate 341, and the connecting plate 341 is connected to the Z-direction moving structure 42. The cup placing mechanism 3 is fixed to the Z-direction moving structure 42 through the connecting plate 341, and preferably, the weighing fixing plate 51 can also be connected to the connecting plate 341 to fix the position of the weighing fixing plate 51, thereby fixing the position of the weighing mechanism 5.

[0043] See also Figure 5 The third aspect of the embodiment of the utility model discloses a vending machine cabinet, including a body 1, a food discharging mechanism 2 arranged in the body 1 and a conveying device as mentioned above, a cup placing mechanism 3 is located below the discharge port of the food discharging mechanism 2, and the food discharging mechanism 2 and the conveying device are both electrically connected to the control system of the body 1.

[0044] Among them, the vending machine cabinet can be a self-service food preparation machine such as a slush machine, a smoothie machine or an ice cream machine. When in use, the food discharging mechanism 2 is used to store, preserve and process food ingredients corresponding to the theme of the equipment, such as flavored fruit juice drinks, smoothie drinks or ice cream, and a discharging port is provided at its end, preferably before the bottom, through which food is discharged, and the food falls out of the discharging port and finally falls into the cup 6 in the cup placing mechanism 3, and the weighing mechanism 5 at the bottom of the cup placing member 31 can measure the weight of the food in the cup; since the conveying device is electrically connected to the control system of the machine body 1, preferably, a target weight can be set in advance, and when the data measured by the weighing mechanism 5 reaches the target weight, the control system drives the food discharging mechanism 2 to stop discharging, ensuring that the weight of the food in each cup 6 is the same each time the material is discharged, and ensuring that the amount of the meal is uniform.

[0045] Specifically, the vending machine cabinet also includes a cup discharging mechanism 7, and the food discharging mechanism 2 includes a cold drink module 21 and a small ingredient module 22. In actual use, the target position of the cup placing mechanism 3 can be changed by the X-direction moving structure 41 and the Z-direction moving structure 42 in the moving mechanism 4. When it is necessary to take a cup, the moving mechanism 4 moves the cup placing mechanism 3 to the cup discharging end of the cup discharging mechanism 7; when it is necessary to add cold drinks, the moving mechanism 4 moves the cup placing mechanism 3 to the discharging end of the cold drink module 21; when it is necessary to add small ingredients, the moving mechanism 4 moves the cup placing mechanism 3 to the discharging end of the small ingredient module 22, completing the work of taking cups, delivering cups and filling, and finally realizing fully automatic meal serving.

[0046] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A novel cup placement mechanism, characterized in that: It comprises a cup placing member (31) for placing a cup (6) and a weighing mechanism (5), wherein the weighing mechanism (5) is arranged at the bottom of the cup placing member (31); The cup placing member (31) is a cup placing plate or a cup placing rack, and the weighing mechanism (5) is arranged below the cup placing plate or the cup placing rack.

2. A novel cup placement mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixed cup rack (32) is provided on the cup placing tray, and the fixed cup rack (32) is protrudingly arranged on the outer side of the cup placing tray.

3. A novel cup placement mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cup placement sensing device (33) is provided on one side of the cup placement member (31), and the cup placement sensing device (33) is used to detect whether a cup (6) is placed on the cup placement member (31).

4. A novel cup placement mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also comprises a frame (34), wherein the frame (34) is arranged on the outside of the cup placing member (31), and the weighing mechanism (5) and the cup placing sensing device (33) are both connected to the frame (34).

5. A novel cup placement mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a weighing fixed plate (51) connected to the weighing mechanism (5), and the weighing fixed plate (51) is connected to the frame (34).

6. A conveying device, characterized in that: It comprises a moving mechanism (4) and a cup placing mechanism (3) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cup placing mechanism (3) is arranged at the conveying end of the moving mechanism (4).

7. A conveying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The moving mechanism (4) at least includes an X-direction moving structure (41) and a Z-direction moving structure (42), and also includes a slide (43) movably arranged on the X-direction moving structure (41), the Z-direction moving structure (42) is arranged on the slide (43), and the cup placing mechanism (3) is arranged at the transmission end of the Z-direction moving structure (42).

8. A conveying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The frame (34) further comprises a connecting plate (341), and the connecting plate (341) is connected to the Z-direction movable structure (42).

9. A vending machine cabinet, characterized in that: It comprises a machine body (1), a food discharging mechanism (2) arranged in the machine body (1), and a conveying device as described in any one of claims 7 to 8, wherein the cup placing mechanism (3) is located below the discharge port of the food discharging mechanism (2), and the food discharging mechanism (2) and the conveying device are both electrically connected to the control system of the machine body (1).

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