Intelligent beverage preparation machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to an intelligent beverage preparation machine which comprises a storage cabinet and a control box, the control box is arranged right above the storage cabinet, the storage cabinet is provided with a plurality of raw material storage containers, and the control box is provided with a touch liquid crystal screen, an embedded controller, a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), a motor driver group, a direct current brushless pump group, a hose group and a discharging device; the embedded controller is connected with the touch liquid crystal screen, the PLC is connected with the embedded controller, the motor driver set is connected with the PLC, and the direct-current brushless pump set is connected with the motor driver set. Two hoses form a group, one end of one hose is connected with a suction inlet of the direct-current brushless pump, the other end of the hose is immersed into raw materials in the raw material storage container, one end of the other hose is connected with a discharge outlet of the direct-current brushless pump, and the other end of the hose is a discharge outlet and is connected with a discharge device; the direct-current brushless pump set is used for extracting raw materials from the different raw material storage containers and mixing the different raw materials to make drinks. Working efficiency is improved, labor cost is reduced, and manufacturing precision is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of food and beverages, and in particular to an intelligent beverage preparation machine with instant formula. Background Art

[0002] Beverages are indispensable in people's lives to relieve thirst, provide nutritional energy, provide social leisure and other purposes. Different types of beverages can meet different needs. Beverage culture is also constantly developing and innovating to meet people's diverse needs. Yogurt tea is a drink that combines milk tea and yogurt. It has gradually become popular among consumers in recent years. Yogurt tea combines the rich taste of milk tea and the healthy characteristics of yogurt, giving people a novel, healthy and delicious taste.

[0003] Like milk tea, yogurt tea can be made by hand or by machine. Compared with machine-made yogurt tea, hand-made yogurt tea pays more attention to the quality of ingredients and taste experience, and can also provide more personalized services. However, machine-made yogurt tea has the advantages of low cost and high production efficiency, which can meet the needs of fast-paced modern life.

[0004] Beverage machines with recipe control can adjust existing recipes on the cloud server, but they do not have the ability to dynamically adjust beverage recipes, and the products that can be made by the beverage machine are still limited. In addition, among existing beverage machines, all beverage machines connected to the cloud server sell the same products, and cannot adjust the selection of store products based on the sales of store products. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the problems of the prior art beverage machines that there are few product options and the inability to dynamically adjust the products that can be sold, and to provide an intelligent beverage preparation machine that can improve work efficiency, reduce labor costs, and improve the accuracy of beverage making.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0007] An intelligent beverage preparation machine, comprising a storage cabinet and a control box, wherein the control box is arranged directly above the storage cabinet, the storage cabinet is provided with a plurality of raw material storage containers, and the control box is provided with a touch LCD screen, an embedded controller, a PLC controller, a motor driver group, a DC brushless pump group, a hose group and a discharging device;

[0008] The embedded controller is connected to the touch LCD screen, the PLC controller is connected to the embedded controller, the motor driver group is connected to the PLC controller, and the DC brushless pump group is connected to the motor driver group;

[0009] Every two hoses form a group, one end of one hose is connected to the suction port of the DC brushless pump, and the other end is immersed in the raw material in the raw material storage container, and one end of the other hose is connected to the discharge port of the DC brushless pump, and the other end is the discharge port and connected to the discharge device;

[0010] The DC brushless pump set is used to extract raw materials from different raw material storage containers and mix different raw materials to make beverages.

[0011] Furthermore, the touch LCD screen, the embedded controller and the PLC controller are fixed on the upper part of the control box, and the touch LCD screen is arranged directly above the embedded controller.

[0012] Furthermore, the touch LCD screen is arranged to be inclined 60 degrees upward relative to the front of the control box, and the discharging device is arranged at the lower left of the touch LCD screen.

[0013] Furthermore, the motor driver group is fixed to the lower part of the control box, the DC brushless pump group is fixed through the partition plate at the lower part of the control box, and the DC brushless pump group is located above the motor driver group.

[0014] Furthermore, the connection line between the PLC controller and the motor driver group passes through the opening on the upper part of the control box.

[0015] Furthermore, the hose connected to the suction port extends into the raw material storage container through a connecting hole provided in the control box, and the hose connected to the discharge port extends through a receiving cavity provided in the control box to be connected to the discharging device.

[0016] Furthermore, the DC brushless pump group adopts a small flow pump and a large flow pump, the small flow pump is used to transport raw materials with small raw material usage demand, and the large flow pump is used to transport raw materials with large raw material usage demand.

[0017] Furthermore, the hoses connected to the discharge outlets of the brushless DC pump group are separated by a discharge device, and all the hose discharge outlets do not affect each other and are arranged in a circular array.

[0018] Furthermore, a cup groove is arranged at the lower part of the control box, and the cup groove is located directly below the discharging device, and a drainage groove is arranged below the cup groove.

[0019] Furthermore, the control box is provided with heat dissipation holes, and the control box releases heat generated by the operation of internal components through the heat dissipation holes.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the intelligent beverage preparation machine of the utility model, combined with an embedded controller and a PLC controller, can be connected to a cloud server, flexibly and quickly update recipes, and improve the diversity of intelligent beverage preparation machine products. Only one click on the touch LCD screen is required to automatically make beverages, thereby improving work efficiency and reducing labor costs. It can monitor the remaining capacity of raw materials and remind staff when the raw materials are insufficient. It can calibrate the flow of the pump to improve the accuracy of beverage making. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a smart beverage preparation machine from the front.

[0022] Figure 2 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a smart beverage preparation machine from the side.

[0023] Figure 3 This is a connection diagram of the components in the control box.

[0024] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0025] 1-storage cabinet; 11-raw material storage container; 2-control box; 21-first partition plate; 22-second partition plate; 23-accommodating chamber; 24-opening; 25-connecting hole; 26-cup slot; 27-drainage slot; 28-heat dissipation hole; 3-touch LCD screen; 4-embedded controller; 5-PLC controller; 6-motor drive group; 7-DC brushless pump group; 71-intake port; 72-discharge port; 8-hose group; 9-discharging device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The intelligent beverage preparation machine of the utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0027] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The utility model discloses an intelligent beverage preparation machine, comprising a storage cabinet 1 and a control box 2, wherein the control box 2 is arranged directly above the storage cabinet 1. The storage cabinet 1 is provided with a plurality of raw material storage containers 11, which are arranged in a row for convenient addition of raw materials. The control box 2 is provided with a touch LCD screen 3, an embedded controller 4, a PLC controller 5, a motor driver group 6, a DC brushless pump group 7, a hose group 8 and a discharging device 9.

[0028] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The embedded controller 4 is connected to the touch LCD screen 3, and the touch LCD screen 3 serves as a platform for the user to interact with the embedded controller 4. The PLC controller 5 is connected to the embedded controller 4, the motor driver group 6 is connected to the PLC controller 5, and the DC brushless pump group 7 is connected to the motor driver group 6.

[0029] Every two hoses 8 form a group, one end of one hose 8 is connected to the suction port 71 of the DC brushless pump 7, and the other end is immersed in the raw material in the raw material storage container 11, and one end of the other hose 8 is connected to the discharge port 72 of the DC brushless pump 7, and the other end is the discharge port and connected to the discharge device 9. The DC brushless pump group 7 is used to extract raw materials from different raw material storage containers 11 and mix different raw materials to make beverages.

[0030] A first partition plate 21 and a second partition plate 22 are provided in the control box 2. The first partition plate 21 divides the control box 2 into an upper part and a lower part of the control box 2. The second partition plate 22 is located at the lower part of the control box 2. A receiving cavity 23 and an opening 24 are provided at the upper part of the control box 1, and a connecting hole 25 is provided at the lower part of the control box 2. The touch LCD screen 3, the embedded controller 4 and the PLC controller 5 are fixed to the upper part of the control box 2, and the touch LCD screen 3 is provided directly above the embedded controller 4 to save space.

[0031] The touch LCD screen 3 is tilted upward 60 degrees relative to the front of the control box 2, and the discharging device 9 is arranged at the lower left of the touch LCD screen 3. The motor driver group 6 and the DC brushless pump group 7 are located at the lower part of the control box 2, and the motor driver group 6 is fixed to the bottom end of the lower part of the control box 2. The connection line between the PLC controller 5 and the motor driver group 6 passes through the opening 24 at the upper part of the control box 2, and the opening 24 is located above the first partition plate 21. The DC brushless pump group 7 is fixed through the second partition plate 22 at the lower part of the control box 2, and the DC brushless pump group 7 is located above the motor driver group 6.

[0032] The hose 8 connected to the suction port 71 of the brushless DC pump 7 extends into the raw material storage container 11 through the connection hole 25 provided at the lower part of the control box 2, and each hose 8 corresponds to the raw material storage container 11 one by one from left to right. The hose 8 connected to the discharge port 72 of the brushless DC pump 7 extends through the accommodating chamber 23 provided at the upper part of the control box 2 and is connected to the discharge device 9. The discharge device 9 separates the hoses 8 connected to the discharge port 72 of the brushless DC pump group 7, and all the discharge ports of the hoses 8 do not affect each other and are arranged in a circular array to prevent the raw materials from contaminating each other.

[0033] The DC brushless pump group 7 uses a small flow pump and a large flow pump. The small flow pump is used to transport raw materials with small raw material usage requirements, and the large flow pump is used to transport raw materials with large raw material usage requirements. The DC brushless pumps 7 are installed in two rows, and the upper and lower rows are arranged with space between them. The vertical projections of the suction ports 71 of each DC brushless pump 7 on the horizontal plane do not overlap each other.

[0034] A cup groove 26 is provided at the bottom of the control box 2. The cup groove 26 is located directly below the discharge device 9. The cup groove 26 is used to place beverage cups and receive beverages delivered by the discharge device 9. A drainage groove 27 is provided below the cup groove 26. The drainage groove 27 is used to collect beverages that may overflow to avoid soiling the surrounding environment and make cleaning more convenient. A heat dissipation hole 28 is also provided at the bottom of the control box 2. The heat generated by the internal components of the control box 2 when working is released through the heat dissipation hole 28 to avoid excessive temperature in the control box 2.

[0035] The working process of the utility model intelligent beverage preparation machine is:

[0036] Before producing a drink, the user sets the domain name of the cloud server through the touch screen 3 and connects the embedded controller 4 to the network. Then, the formula of the salable product is downloaded from the cloud server, and the embedded controller 4 generates production instructions for all salable products based on the downloaded product formula. After the product formula is downloaded, the touch screen 3 will display all salable products, and each product has a detail page of raw materials used in production. The user prepares the raw materials in the raw material storage container 11 according to the information on each product detail page, and inputs the existing capacity of each raw material into the embedded controller 4 through the touch screen 3. At this time, the smart beverage preparation machine is ready to produce products.

[0037] After the user selects a drink and confirms the production of the drink by touching the LCD screen 3, the embedded controller 4 sends the production instruction of the drink to the PLC controller 5. The PLC controller 5 controls the motor driver 6 to work, and the motor driver 6 drives the DC brushless pump 7 to work. The hose 8 connected to the suction port 71 of all the DC brushless pumps 7 involved in the production simultaneously draws raw materials from the raw material storage container 11. After passing through the DC brushless pump 7, the various raw materials are transported to the discharging device 9 through the hose 8 connected to the discharge port 72 of the DC brushless pump 7. The mixed raw materials form a drink and fall into the beverage cup placed in the cup groove 26. After each production is completed, the embedded controller 4 calculates the remaining capacity of each raw material according to the raw material consumption. When the remaining capacity is insufficient, the user is informed to add raw materials by touching the LCD screen 3.

[0038] The user issues a test instruction for the DC brushless pump 7 by touching the LCD screen 3. Each time a DC brushless pump 7 is tested, the embedded controller 4 sends the test instruction to the PLC controller 5. The PLC controller 5 controls the motor driver 6 to work, and the motor driver 6 drives the tested DC brushless pump 7 to work. The hose 8 connected to the suction port 71 of the DC brushless pump 7 draws the raw material from the raw material storage container 11, and after passing through the DC brushless pump 7, it is transported to the discharging device 9 through the hose 8 connected to the discharge port 72, and finally falls into the beverage cup placed in the cup groove 26. The user inputs the volume data of the raw material in the beverage cup to the embedded controller 4 through the touch LCD screen 3, and the embedded controller 4 calculates and updates the production instructions of all products that the DC brushless pump 7 participates in producing, thereby calibrating the DC brushless pump 7.

[0039] The above description is a detailed description of the preferred feasible embodiments of the utility model, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the patent application of the utility model. All equivalent changes or modified changes completed under the technical spirit disclosed by the utility model should fall within the patent scope covered by the utility model.

Claims

1. An intelligent beverage preparation machine, characterized in that: It includes a storage cabinet and a control box. The control box is arranged directly above the storage cabinet. The storage cabinet is provided with a plurality of raw material storage containers. The control box is provided with a touch LCD screen, an embedded controller, a PLC controller, a motor driver group, a DC brushless pump group, a hose group and a discharging device. The embedded controller is connected to the touch LCD screen, the PLC controller is connected to the embedded controller, the motor driver group is connected to the PLC controller, and the DC brushless pump group is connected to the motor driver group; Every two hoses form a group, one end of one hose is connected to the suction port of the DC brushless pump, and the other end is immersed in the raw material in the raw material storage container, and one end of the other hose is connected to the discharge port of the DC brushless pump, and the other end is the discharge port and connected to the discharge device; The DC brushless pump set is used to extract raw materials from different raw material storage containers and mix different raw materials to make beverages.

2. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The touch LCD screen, the embedded controller and the PLC controller are fixed on the upper part of the control box, and the touch LCD screen is arranged directly above the embedded controller.

3. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The touch LCD screen is arranged to be inclined upward by 60 degrees relative to the front of the control box, and the discharging device is arranged at the lower left of the touch LCD screen.

4. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The motor driver group is fixed at the lower part of the control box, the DC brushless pump group is fixed through the partition plate at the lower part of the control box, and the DC brushless pump group is located above the motor driver group.

5. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connection line between the PLC controller and the motor driver group passes through the opening on the upper part of the control box.

6. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hose connected to the suction port extends into the raw material storage container through a connecting hole provided in the control box, and the hose connected to the discharge port extends through a receiving cavity provided in the control box to be connected to the discharging device.

7. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The DC brushless pump group adopts a small flow pump and a large flow pump. The small flow pump is used to transport raw materials with small raw material usage demand, and the large flow pump is used to transport raw materials with large raw material usage demand.

8. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hoses connected to the discharge outlets of the brushless DC pump group are separated by a discharge device, and all the hose discharge outlets do not affect each other and are arranged in a circular array.

9. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cup trough is arranged at the lower part of the control box, the cup trough is located directly below the discharging device, and a drainage trough is arranged below the cup trough.

10. The intelligent beverage preparation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control box is provided with heat dissipation holes, through which the control box releases the heat generated by the operation of the internal components.

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