Tea selling robot

Abstract

The utility model discloses a tea selling robot which comprises a cloud server side and a cabinet body, a control module, a cup module, a tea leaf module, a hot water module and a water supply module are arranged in the cabinet body, the cup module, the tea leaf module, the hot water module and the water supply module are all in communication connection with the control module, and the control module is in communication connection with the cloud server side. The heavy package of tea leaves in the process from a tea tree to a tea cup is reduced, contribution is made to environmental protection, and meanwhile people can taste tea brewed with tea water in the traditional sense.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of vending machines, and in particular relates to a tea-selling robot. Background Art

[0002] Chinese tea has a long history, and it can improve your health and prolong your life! In the fast-paced modern society, it is often not convenient to enjoy a cup of hand-brewed tea in public places such as stations, airports, hotels, shopping malls, or on business trips or travel.

[0003] Thus, bottled beverage products suitable for modern society have emerged. However, beverages containing tea are very different from traditional tea. Even various ready-to-drink foods, including beverages containing tea ingredients, cannot really taste the traditional tea aroma in the form of tea beverages or tea bags.

[0004] Moreover, the existing commercial process requires tea leaves to be heavily packaged from tea trees to tea cups, which creates a large amount of plastic waste during the packaging process, wasting non-renewable raw material resources and creating garbage pollution again. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a tea-selling robot.

[0006] The specific plan is as follows:

[0007] A tea-selling robot comprises a cloud service end and a cabinet, wherein a control module, a cup module, a tea module, a hot water module and a water supply module are arranged in the cabinet, wherein the cup module, the tea module, the hot water module and the water supply module are all communicatively connected to the control module, and the control module is communicatively connected to the cloud service end.

[0008] The control module includes a microcontroller, a display screen, a pickup microphone, a camera and a speaker. The speaker, camera, pickup microphone and display screen are all electrically connected to the microcontroller. The display screen is a touch screen. The microcontroller is any one of a single-chip microcomputer, a PLC or an industrial computer.

[0009] The cup module includes a cargo warehouse and a delivery port door. A lifting channel is provided at one end of the cargo warehouse. A lifter is provided in the lifting channel. Shelves are evenly arranged in the cargo warehouse. Each shelf can be contacted and connected with the lifter. The delivery port door is located on the cabinet and in the middle of the lifting channel.

[0010] The lifter includes a lifting motor, a lifting frame and a steel wire, one end of the steel wire is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the lifting motor, and the other end of the steel wire is fixedly connected to the lifting frame. The lifting frame is L-shaped and can be contacted and connected to one end of each shelf. The lifting motor is electrically connected to the control module, and a spring spiral cargo lane or a conveyor belt is provided on the shelf.

[0011] The cargo warehouse includes a normal temperature cargo warehouse and a refrigerated cargo warehouse, a refrigerated cargo warehouse door is arranged between the normal temperature cargo warehouse and the refrigerated cargo warehouse, the refrigerated cargo warehouse door and the shipping port door are both provided with an opening and closing door mechanism, the opening and closing door mechanism includes a driving motor, a screw and a slider, the refrigerated cargo warehouse door or the shipping port door is fixed on the slider, the slider is threadedly connected to the screw, the screw is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the driving motor, and the driving motor is electrically connected to the control module.

[0012] The tea module includes a tea refrigeration warehouse, a tea delivery port and a tea sample display window. The tea refrigeration warehouse is fixed in the cabinet and is in contact with the tea delivery port. There are at least three tea sample display windows, which are evenly fixed on the cabinet. LED lights are arranged in the tea sample display windows, and the LED lights are electrically connected to the control module.

[0013] The tea cold storage warehouse includes at least three warehouse bodies, and a discharge machine, a discharge warehouse door, a conveying hopper, a weighing machine and a weighing warehouse door are arranged at the discharge port of each warehouse body. The discharge machine is connected to the conveying hopper through the discharge warehouse door, the conveying hopper is connected to the weighing machine, and the weighing machine is connected to the tea delivery port through the weighing warehouse door.

[0014] The discharging machine is any one of a vibrating feeder, a rotary lever feeder or a rotary silo feeder, the vibrating feeder comprises a dividing cone, a vibrating motor and a spring, a vibrating motor is fixed in the dividing cone, the vibrating motor is electrically connected to the control module, the bottom of the dividing cone is fixedly connected to the bin discharge port through a spring, the rotary lever feeder comprises a rotary lever and a rotary motor, the rotary lever is connected to the output shaft of the rotary motor, the rotary motor is electrically connected to the control module, the rotary silo feeder comprises a turntable, a notch bin is provided on the turntable, a rotating motor is arranged on the turntable, the rotating motor is electrically connected to the control module, the discharging bin door and the weighing bin door are both provided with a bin door driving motor and a rotating shaft, the bin door driving motor is rotationally connected to the discharging bin door through the rotating shaft, the bin door driving motor is rotationally connected to the weighing bin door through the rotating shaft, a weighing sensor is arranged on the weighing machine, and the weighing sensor and the bin door driving motor are both electrically connected to the control module.

[0015] The hot water module includes a water heater, which is provided with a water inlet pipe and a water outlet. The water supply module is connected to the water heater pipe through the water inlet pipe. A waste water tray is provided below the water outlet, and a waste water pipe is provided on the waste water tray. The water heater includes a temperature sensor, an electric heating wire and a water heater control panel, and the temperature sensor, the electric heating wire and the water heater control panel are all electrically connected to the control module.

[0016] The water supply module includes a clean water tank and a waste water tank. The clean water tank is provided with a clean water inlet, a clean water overflow pipe and a water supply outlet. A constant pressure water purifier is arranged in the clean water tank. The constant pressure water purifier is connected to the hot water module pipeline through the water supply outlet. The constant pressure water purifier is electrically connected to the control module. The waste water tank is provided with a waste water inlet, a waste water outlet and a waste water overflow pipe.

[0017] The utility model discloses a tea-selling robot, comprising a cloud service end and a cabinet, wherein a control module, a cup module, a tea module, a hot water module and a water supply module are arranged in the cabinet, which can reduce the heavy packaging of tea leaves from tea trees to tea cups, contribute to environmental protection, and also enable people to taste tea brewed with traditional tea water. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cup module.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the cup module.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a cold storage door and an opening and closing mechanism.

[0022] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the delivery port door and the opening and closing mechanism.

[0023] Figure 6 It is a structural diagram of the lifting frame and the steel wire connection.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a structural diagram of the tea module.

[0025] Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of a tea cold storage warehouse.

[0026] Fig. 9 It is a structural diagram of a vibrating feeder.

[0027] Fig.10 It is a structural schematic diagram of a rotary lever feeder.

[0028] Fig.11 It is a structural diagram of the rotary silo feeding.

[0029] Fig.12 It is a structural diagram of the hot water module.

[0030] Fig.13 It is a structural diagram of the water supply module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following will be combined with the drawings in 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 implementation of the utility model, not all of the implementation. 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.

[0032] like Figure 1 As shown, a tea-selling robot includes a cloud server and a cabinet, wherein a control module 1, a cup module 2, a tea module 3, a hot water module 4 and a water supply module 5 are arranged in the cabinet, wherein the cup module 2, the tea module 3, the hot water module 4 and the water supply module 5 are all communicatively connected with the control module 1, and the control module 1 is communicatively connected with the cloud server.

[0033] In this embodiment, the control module 1 provides services such as human-computer interaction, data calculation, data input and output, etc.; the cup module 2 has the functions of storing cups and outputting cups, and exchanges data with the control module 1 in real time; the tea module 3 has the functions of cold storage of various teas in different warehouses, accurate measurement of teas, and output of teas, and exchanges data with the control module 1 in real time;

[0034] Control module 1 outputs data to the cloud server, applies for cargo replenishment and maintenance.

[0035] The hot water module 4 automatically or manually provides suitable hot water and exchanges data with the control module 1 in real time; the water supply module 5 has a built-in water quality filtration system, the water source can be a tap water system or a water storage tank inside the body, and exchanges data with the control module 1 in real time.

[0036] The control module 1 includes a microcontroller, a display screen, a pickup microphone, a camera and a speaker, wherein the speaker, camera, pickup microphone and display screen are all electrically connected to the microcontroller, the display screen is a touch screen, and the microcontroller is any one of a single chip microcomputer, a PLC or an industrial computer.

[0037] Human-computer interaction can be performed through a pickup microphone or a touch screen. The tea-selling robot of this embodiment can realize tea brewing, cup retailing, and solid beverage refrigeration. The corresponding operation is selected through human-computer interaction. If tea brewing is selected, the control module 1 controls the cup module 2 to provide cups, and then voice prompts the customer to place the cup on the tea module 3 to obtain the selected tea, and then voice prompts the customer again to place the cup containing tea on the hot water module 4 to start brewing. At the same time, the water supply module 5 starts working and provides water supply.

[0038] Before brewing the tea, the tea-selling robot provides anthropomorphic tea dosage options such as light, strong, and extra strong. It also provides brewing water temperature suggestions based on the type of tea, and provides anthropomorphic interactive behaviors such as video, picture, voice, and text brewing guidance. Customers can make selections on the display screen.

[0039] If retail or solid beverage in a cup is selected, the cup module 2 provides an empty cup or solid beverage under the control of the control module 1 .

[0040] like Figures 2 to 3 As shown, the cup module 2 includes a cargo bin 8 and a delivery port door 7. A lifting channel is provided at one end of the cargo bin 8. A lifter is provided in the lifting channel. Shelves 15 are evenly provided in the cargo bin 8. Each shelf 15 is contactably connected to the lifter. The delivery port door 7 is located on the cabinet and in the middle position of the lifting channel. The delivery port door 7 is set in the middle position to facilitate the taking of the cups 17.

[0041] The lifter includes a lifting motor 13, a lifting frame 11 and a steel wire 14, one end of the steel wire 14 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the lifting motor 13, and the other end of the steel wire 14 is fixedly connected to the lifting frame 11. The lifting frame 11 is L-shaped, and the lifting frame 11 can be contacted and connected with one end of each shelf 15. The lifting motor 13 is electrically connected to the control module 1, and the shelf 15 is provided with a spring 32, a spiral cargo channel 16 or a conveyor belt 18.

[0042] In this embodiment, the lifting motor 13 is a dual-axis output motor, and there are two steel wires 14, which are respectively fixed on both sides of the bottom of the lifting frame 11. The lifting motor 13 drives the lifting frame 11 to move in the lifting channel through the steel wires 14, and the lifting channel has a limiting effect on the lifting frame 11, thereby preventing the lifting frame 11 from shaking during the lifting process.

[0043] The cargo warehouse 8 includes a normal temperature cargo warehouse 9 and a refrigerated cargo warehouse 10. The refrigerated cargo warehouse 10 is provided for storing solid beverages. A refrigerated cargo warehouse door 12 is provided between the normal temperature cargo warehouse 9 and the refrigerated cargo warehouse 10. The refrigerated cargo warehouse door 12 and the delivery port door 7 are both provided with an opening and closing door mechanism. The opening and closing door mechanism includes a driving motor 19, a screw rod 20 and a slider 21. The refrigerated cargo warehouse door 12 or the delivery port door 7 is fixed on the slider 21. The slider 21 is threadedly connected to the screw rod 20. The screw rod 20 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the driving motor 19. The driving motor 19 is electrically connected to the control module 1. Figures 4 to 5 As shown, when the motor 19 rotates forward or reversely, the screw 20 rotates forward or reversely, so that the slider 21 slides left and right on the screw 20, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the cold storage door 12 or the shipping port door 7.

[0044] like Figure 4 or Figure 5 As shown, if the cup at shelf C needs to be taken out, the lifting rack 11 moves to B under the action of the lifting motor, and then the cup 17 at shelf C is pushed out on the spiral channel 16 or the conveyor belt 18, and the pushed-out cup will fall onto the lifting rack 11, and then the control module 1 drives the lifting motor 13 to move to A. At this time, the bottom of the lifting rack 11 is flush with the delivery port door 7, and the delivery port door 7 is opened, so that the customer can take out the cup 17 from the lifting rack 11.

[0045] The tea module 3 has the functions of separate refrigeration of various teas, sample display, small weight weighing, and damage-free shipment.

[0046] like Figure 6 to Figure 7 As shown, the tea module 3 includes a tea refrigeration bin 24, a tea delivery port 23 and a tea sample display window 22. The tea refrigeration bin 24 is fixed in the cabinet and is in contact with the tea delivery port 23. There are at least three tea sample display windows 22, which are evenly fixed on the cabinet. LED lights are provided in the tea sample display windows 22, and the LED lights are electrically connected to the control module 1. The tea sample display window 22 cooperates with the light display, and the display can also display the tea in a loop video.

[0047] The tea cold storage warehouse 24 includes at least three warehouse bodies, and a discharge machine 25, a discharge warehouse door 26, a conveying hopper 27, a weighing machine 28 and a weighing warehouse door 29 are provided at the discharge port of each warehouse body. The discharge machine 25 is connected to the conveying hopper 27 through the discharge warehouse door 26, the conveying hopper 27 is connected to the weighing machine 28, and the weighing machine 28 is connected to the tea delivery port 23 through the weighing warehouse door 29.

[0048] like Figures 8 to 10As shown, the discharging machine 25 is any one of a vibrating feeder, a rotary lever feeder 33 or a rotary silo feeder 34, and the vibrating feeder includes a dividing cone 30, a vibrating motor 31 and a spring 32. The dividing cone 30 is fixed with a vibrating motor 31, and the vibrating motor 31 is electrically connected to the control module 1. The bottom of the dividing cone 30 is fixedly connected to the silo discharge port through the spring 32. The vibrating motor 31 drives the dividing cone 30 to vibrate so that the tea leaves come out of the gap. When there is no vibration, the tea leaves will not come out due to the appropriate design of the gap under the left and right friction forces.

[0049] The rotary lever feeder 33 comprises a rotary lever and a rotary motor. The rotary lever is connected to the output shaft of the rotary motor. The rotary motor is electrically connected to the control module 1. The tea leaves are discharged under the drive of the rotary lever.

[0050] The rotary silo feeder 34 comprises a turntable, on which a notch silo is provided, and a rotating motor is provided on the turntable, and the rotating motor is electrically connected to the control module 1 . The notch silo has a fixed volume and can be circulated to take materials, and a weighing module can be omitted.

[0051] The discharge bin door 26 and the weighing bin door 29 are both provided with a bin door driving motor and a rotating shaft. The bin door driving motor is rotatably connected to the discharge bin door 26 via the rotating shaft. The bin door driving motor is rotatably connected to the weighing bin door 29 via the rotating shaft. A weighing sensor is provided on the weighing machine 28. The weighing sensor and the bin door driving motor are both electrically connected to the control module 1.

[0052] like Fig.11 As shown, the hot water module 4 provides hot water at different temperatures. The hot water module 4 includes a water heater 35, and the water heater 35 is provided with a water inlet pipe 38 and a water outlet 37. The water supply module 5 is connected to the water heater 35 through the water inlet pipe 38. A waste water tray 39 is provided below the water outlet 37, and a waste water pipe 40 is provided on the waste water tray 39. The water heater 35 includes a temperature sensor, an electric heating wire and a water heater control panel 36, and the temperature sensor, the electric heating wire and the water heater control panel 36 are all electrically connected to the control module 1. There are multiple buttons with different water temperatures on the water heater control panel 36. The control module 1 can prompt the customer to choose through light signals, and the customer can also choose by himself.

[0053] like Fig.12As shown, the water supply module 5 provides clean water and discharges waste water. In this article, clean water refers to water quality above the national standard tap water level, and waste water refers to the water poured from the customer's tea cup into the waste water tray 39 of the hot water module 4 and the low-grade water produced by water quality filtration. The water supply module 5 can be connected to the municipal pipe network. The water supply module 5 includes a clean water tank 43 and a waste water tank 47. The clean water tank 43 is provided with a clean water inlet 42, a clean water overflow pipe 41 and a water supply outlet 44. A constant pressure water purifier 45 is provided in the clean water tank 43. The constant pressure water purifier 45 is connected to the hot water module 4 through a pipe via the water supply outlet 44. The constant pressure water purifier 45 is electrically connected to the control module 1. The waste water tank 47 is provided with a waste water inlet 48, a waste water outlet 46 and a waste water overflow pipe 6.

[0054] The specific working process of the automatic tea vending robot is as follows:

[0055] The customer inputs whether to bring their own cup, the type and concentration of tea they need on the touch display of the control module 1. After payment is completed, the robot provides cups, tea, recommended hot water temperature values, and hot water. In this process, the robot guides the customer to complete the entire process. Cups and hot water can also be sold separately, and other items such as coffee and milk tea can also be sold at the machine.

[0056] In this process, it is easy to achieve direct retail from the tea factory to the machine storage warehouse to consumers, reducing excessive packaging of tea in the middle; it is easy to achieve refrigerated storage and transportation of tea throughout the entire process chain, thereby improving the quality of tea; it is easy to promote the habit of consumers bringing their own cups to drink tea, further reducing beverage packaging waste and plastic pollution, while also allowing people to taste tea brewed in the traditional sense.

[0057] The technical means disclosed in the solution of the utility model are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above-mentioned implementation mode, but also include technical solutions composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the utility model, and these improvements and modifications are also regarded as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A tea-selling robot, characterized in that: It comprises a cloud service end and a cabinet, wherein a control module (1), a cup module (2), a tea module (3), a hot water module (4) and a water supply module (5) are arranged in the cabinet, wherein the cup module (2), the tea module (3), the hot water module (4) and the water supply module (5) are all communicatively connected to the control module (1), and the control module (1) is communicatively connected to the cloud service end.

2. The tea-selling robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control module (1) comprises a microcontroller, a display screen, a sound pickup microphone, a camera and a speaker, wherein the speaker, camera, sound pickup microphone and display screen are all electrically connected to the microcontroller, the display screen is a touch screen, and the microcontroller is any one of a single chip microcomputer, a PLC or an industrial computer.

3. The tea-selling robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cup module (2) comprises a cargo bin (8) and a delivery port door (7); a lifting channel is provided at one end of the cargo bin (8); a lifter is provided in the lifting channel; shelves (15) are evenly provided in the cargo bin (8); each shelf (15) is contactably connected to the lifter; and the delivery port door (7) is located on the cabinet and in the middle of the lifting channel.

4. The tea-selling robot according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifter comprises a lifting motor (13), a lifting frame (11) and a steel wire (14); one end of the steel wire (14) is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the lifting motor (13); the other end of the steel wire (14) is fixedly connected to the lifting frame (11); the lifting frame (11) is L-shaped; the lifting frame (11) is contactably connected to one end of each outgoing shelf (15); the lifting motor (13) is electrically connected to a control module (1); and a spring (32) a spiral cargo channel (16) or a conveyor belt (18) is provided on the shelf (15).

5. The tea-selling robot according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cargo warehouse (8) comprises a normal temperature cargo warehouse (9) and a refrigerated cargo warehouse (10), a refrigerated cargo warehouse door (12) is arranged between the normal temperature cargo warehouse (9) and the refrigerated cargo warehouse (10), the refrigerated cargo warehouse door (12) and the delivery port door (7) are both provided with an opening and closing door mechanism, the opening and closing door mechanism comprises a driving motor (19), a screw rod (20) and a slider (21), the refrigerated cargo warehouse door or the delivery port door is fixed on the slider (21), the slider (21) is threadedly connected to the screw rod (20), the screw rod (20) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the driving motor (19), and the driving motor (19) is electrically connected to the control module (1).

6. The tea-selling robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tea module (3) comprises a tea refrigeration bin (24), a tea delivery port (23) and a tea sample display window (22); the tea refrigeration bin (24) is fixed inside the cabinet and is in contact with the tea delivery port (23); there are at least three tea sample display windows (22); the tea sample display windows (22) are evenly fixed on the cabinet; and LED lights are arranged inside the tea sample display windows (22); the LED lights are electrically connected to the control module (1).

7. The tea-selling robot according to claim 6, characterized in that: The tea cold storage warehouse (24) comprises at least three warehouse bodies, and a discharge machine (25), a discharge warehouse door (26), a conveying hopper (27), a weighing machine (28) and a weighing warehouse door (29) are arranged at the discharge port of each warehouse body, the discharge machine (25) is in contact with and connected to the conveying hopper (27) through the discharge warehouse door (26), the conveying hopper (27) is in contact with and connected to the weighing machine (28), and the weighing machine (28) is in contact with and connected to the tea delivery port (23) through the weighing warehouse door (29).

8. The tea-selling robot according to claim 7, characterized in that: The discharging machine (25) is any one of a vibrating feeder, a rotary lever feeder (33) or a rotary silo feeder (34), wherein the vibrating feeder comprises a material distribution cone (30), a vibrating motor (31) and a spring (32), wherein a vibrating motor (31) is fixed inside the material distribution cone (30), wherein the vibrating motor (31) is electrically connected to the control module (1), wherein the bottom of the material distribution cone (30) is fixedly connected to the material discharging port of the silo through the spring (32), wherein the rotary lever feeder (33) comprises a rotary lever and a rotary motor, wherein the rotary lever is connected to the output shaft of the rotary motor, wherein the rotary motor is electrically connected to the control module (1), wherein the vibrating motor (31) is electrically connected to the control module (1), wherein the bottom of the material distribution cone (30) is fixedly connected to the material discharging port of the silo through the spring (32), wherein the rotary lever feeder (33) comprises a rotary lever and a rotary motor, wherein the rotary lever is connected to the output shaft of the rotary motor, and wherein the rotary motor is electrically connected to the control module (1). The control module (1) is electrically connected, the rotating silo feeding (34) comprises a turntable, the turntable is provided with a notched silo, the turntable is provided with a rotating motor, the rotating motor is electrically connected to the control module (1), the discharge silo door (26) and the weighing silo door (29) are both provided with a silo drive motor and a rotating shaft, the silo drive motor is rotatably connected to the discharge silo door (26) via the rotating shaft, the silo drive motor is rotatably connected to the weighing silo door (29) via the rotating shaft, the weighing machine (28) is provided with a weighing sensor, the weighing sensor and the silo drive motor are both electrically connected to the control module (1).

9. The tea-selling robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hot water module (4) comprises a water heater (35), the water heater (35) being provided with a water inlet pipe (38) and a water outlet (37), the water supply module (5) being connected to the water heater (35) pipe via the water inlet pipe (38), a waste water tray (39) being provided below the water outlet (37), a waste water tray (39) being provided with a waste water pipe (40), the water heater (35) comprising a temperature sensor, an electric heating wire and a water heater control panel (36), the temperature sensor, the electric heating wire and the water heater control panel (36) being all electrically connected to the control module (1).

10. The tea-selling robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water supply module (5) comprises a clean water tank (43) and a waste water tank (47); the clean water tank (43) is provided with a clean water inlet (42), a clean water overflow pipe (41) and a water supply outlet (44); a constant pressure water purifier (45) is provided in the clean water tank (43); the constant pressure water purifier (45) is connected to the hot water module (4) through a pipeline via the water supply outlet (44); the constant pressure water purifier (45) is electrically connected to the control module (1); and the waste water tank (47) is provided with a waste water inlet (48), a waste water outlet (46) and a waste water overflow pipe (6).

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