Cover pressing device and automatic coffee vending machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of capping, in particular to a capping device and an automatic coffee vending machine. A cover pressing device comprises a control panel, a motor and a cover pressing plate, an output shaft of the motor is connected with a guide rail, a sliding block is installed on the guide rail in a sliding mode and connected with one end of a limiting piece, the other end of the limiting piece extends to a limiting plate, an inductor is arranged at the end of the limiting plate, and the output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected with the sliding block. The control panel and the motor are both installed on the fixing piece, the end of the guide rail is connected with the gland plate, a spring is arranged between the guide rail and the gland plate, and the control panel is electrically connected with the motor and the sensor. According to the product, automatic downward pressing and automatic upward moving of the cover pressing plate are achieved in the mode that the sensors at the two ends of the limiting piece and the two ends of the limiting plate are matched, it is guaranteed that the cover pressing plate automatically moves upwards after the cup cover and the coffee cup are pressed downwards, and therefore when the whole coffee cup and the cup cover are conveyed away, the cup cover and the coffee cup form a whole, coffee cannot be scattered, and the service life of the coffee cup is prolonged. The drinking experience of customers is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of capping, in particular to a capping device and an automatic coffee vending machine. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards and the continuous enhancement of the requirements for the quality of life, more and more people will buy some beverages to meet their own needs, and coffee is one of them.

[0003] Coffee refers to a beverage made from roasted and ground coffee beans. Together with cocoa and tea, it is one of the main beverages popular in the world. In order to meet the needs of a large number of white-collar workers in office buildings to drink coffee, coffee vending machines are set up in office buildings. White-collar workers can quickly get a cup of coffee they want just by paying. In general, coffee capsules are brewed in coffee cups in a coffee vending machine, and then a cup lid is pressed on the top of the coffee cup with brewed coffee, which requires the use of a capping device. Although the existing capping device can perform the capping action, the pressing plate after capping is still tightly connected to the cup lid. When the whole coffee cup with the cup lid is sent away, the cup lid may be pulled out by the pressing plate, so that the cup lid is separated from the coffee cup, and the coffee in the coffee cup will spill out, resulting in a poor drinking experience for customers. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A capping device, comprising a control board, a motor and a capping plate. The output shaft of the motor is connected to a guide rail through a guide rail connecting piece. A slider is slidably mounted on the guide rail, and the slider is connected to one end of a limit piece. The other end of the limit piece extends to a limit plate. An inductor for cooperating with the limit piece is provided at the end of the limit plate. The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the slider. The control board is mounted on a fixing piece, and the motor is mounted on the fixing piece through a fixing bracket. The limit plate and the guide rail are both fixed within the fixing bracket. The end of the guide rail is connected to the capping plate, and a spring is provided between the guide rail and the capping plate. The control board is electrically connected to the motor and the inductor respectively. When the coffee is brewed and capping is required, the control board sends a signal to the motor. The motor rotates forward, thereby driving the output shaft to move downward. The output shaft drives the slider and the guide rail to move downward. The slider drives the limit piece to move downward to the lower end of the limit plate. At the same time, the guide rail drives the capping plate to move downward. The capping plate presses the cup lid onto the coffee cup. When the limit piece moves to the inductor at the lower end of the limit plate, the inductor sends a signal to the control board. The control board sends a signal to the motor, and the motor stops working. After a time (this time is usually 3 - 5 seconds) set by the program, the control board sends a signal to the motor again. The motor rotates in reverse, thereby driving the limit piece and the capping plate to move upward. When the limit piece moves to the inductor at the upper end of the limit plate, the inductor sends a signal to the control board. The control board sends a signal to the motor, and the motor stops working. The entire capping process ends. When the capping plate presses against the cup lid, if the height of the cup lid is too high, the spring can play a role in adjusting the overall height and buffering, so as to ensure that capping can be carried out smoothly.

[0006] As a further solution of the present utility model: The control board is fixed on the fixing piece through a support piece to support the control board, having a certain anti - impact effect.

[0007] As a further solution of the present utility model: A protective cover for protecting the control board is provided outside the control board, avoiding damage to the control board and ensuring that the capping device can work continuously.

[0008] As a further solution of the present utility model: The motor adopts a servo motor, realizing closed - loop control of position, speed and torque, overcoming the problem of step - motor out - of - step, having good use stability and high use accuracy, and ensuring that the slider can accurately stay at the specified position.

[0009] As a further solution of the present utility model: The guide rail is connected to the capping plate through a connecting piece, having good connection firmness, and the movement of the guide rail and the capping plate is consistent.

[0010] As a further solution of the present utility model: A limit - plate protective cover is covered on the limit plate, which can protect the limit plate, so as to ensure that the limit plate can cooperate with the limit piece normally.

[0011] An automatic coffee vending machine, comprising the above - mentioned capping device.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0013] This product is reasonably designed. By means of the cooperation between the limiting pieces and the sensors at both ends of the limiting plate, the automatic downward pressing and upward movement of the pressing cover plate are realized. After the cup cover and the coffee cup are pressed down, the pressing cover plate will automatically move upward. Thus, when the whole coffee cup with the cup cover is sent away, the cup cover and the coffee cup still form a whole, and no coffee will spill, providing a good drinking experience for customers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is an exploded view of the capping device in the embodiment of the present utility model.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a perspective view of the capping device in the embodiment of the present utility model.

[0016] Figure 3 It is a top view of the capping device in the embodiment of the present utility model.

[0017] In the figure: 1 - motor, 2 - fixed bracket, 3 - guide rail, 4 - limiting piece, 5 - slider, 6 - limiting plate, 7 - spring, 8 - connecting piece, 9 - pressing cover plate, 10 - fixing piece, 11 - supporting piece, 12 - control board. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0019] The following describes in detail the specific implementation of the present utility model in combination with specific embodiments.

[0020] Please refer to Figures 1-3, A capping device provided by an embodiment of the present utility model includes a control board 12, a motor 1, and a capping plate 9. The output shaft of the motor 1 is connected to a guide rail 3 through a guide rail connecting member. A slider 5 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 3, and one end of the slider 5 is connected to a limiting piece 4. The other end of the limiting piece 4 extends to a limiting plate 6. An inductor used in cooperation with the limiting piece 4 is provided at the end of the limiting plate 6. The output shaft of the motor 1 is fixedly connected to the slider 5. The control board 12 is mounted on a fixing member 10, and the motor 1 is mounted on the fixing member 10 through a fixing bracket 2. Both the limiting plate 6 and the guide rail 3 are fixed within the fixing bracket 2. The end of the guide rail 3 is connected to the capping plate 9, and a spring 7 is provided between the guide rail 3 and the capping plate 9. The control board 12 is electrically connected to the motor 1 and the inductor respectively. When coffee is brewed and capping is required, the control board 12 sends a signal to the motor 1. The motor 1 rotates forward, thereby driving the output shaft to move downward. The output shaft drives the slider 5 and the guide rail 3 to move downward. The slider 5 drives the limiting piece 4 to move downward to the lower end of the limiting plate 6. At the same time, the guide rail 3 drives the capping plate 9 to move downward, and the capping plate 9 presses the cup lid onto the coffee cup. When the limiting piece 4 moves to the inductor at the lower end of the limiting plate 6, the inductor sends a signal to the control board 12. The control board 12 sends a signal to the motor 1, and the motor 1 stops working. After a time set by the program (this time is usually 3 - 5 seconds), the control board 12 sends a signal to the motor 1 again, and the motor 1 rotates in reverse, thereby driving the limiting piece 4 and the capping plate 9 to move upward. When the limiting piece 4 moves to the inductor at the top end of the limiting plate 6, the inductor sends a signal to the control board 12. The control board 12 sends a signal to the motor 1, and the motor 1 stops working, and the entire capping process ends. When the capping plate 9 presses against the cup lid, if the height of the cup lid is too high, the spring 7 can play a role in adjusting the overall height and buffering, thereby ensuring that capping can be carried out smoothly and is applicable to cup lids of different heights.

[0021] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the control board 12 is fixed on the fixing member 10 through a support member 11 to support the control board 12, having a certain anti - impact effect.

[0022] In an embodiment of the present utility model, a protective cover for protecting the control board 12 is provided outside the control board 12 to prevent the control board 12 from being damaged and ensure that the capping device can work continuously.

[0023] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the motor 1 adopts a servo motor, realizing closed - loop control of position, speed, and torque, overcoming the problem of step - motor losing steps, having good use stability and high use accuracy, and ensuring that the slider 5 can accurately stay at a specified position.

[0024] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the guide rail 3 is connected to the capping plate 9 through a connecting piece 8, having good connection firmness, and the movements of the guide rail 3 and the capping plate 9 are consistent.

[0025] In an embodiment of the present utility model, a limiting plate protection cover is covered on the limiting plate 6, which can protect the limiting plate 6, so as to ensure that the limiting plate 6 can cooperate with the limiting piece 4 normally.

[0026] An automatic coffee vending machine includes the capping device described above.

[0027] It should be noted that in the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, terms such as "rotation", "fixation", "provided with", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a welded connection, a bolt connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components or the interaction relationship between two components, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific situations.

[0028] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described according to embodiments, not every embodiment only contains an independent technical solution. This narrative way of the specification is only for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A capping device, comprising a control panel, a motor and a capping plate, wherein the output shaft of the motor is connected to a guide rail through a guide rail connector, characterized in that: A slider is slidably installed on the guide rail and the slider is connected to one end of the limit plate, the other end of the limit plate extends to the limit plate, and an inductor used in conjunction with the limit plate is arranged at the end of the limit plate. The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the slider, the control board is installed on the fixing part and the motor is installed on the fixing part through a fixing bracket, the limit plate and the guide rail are both fixed in the fixing bracket, the end of the guide rail is connected to the pressure cover plate and a spring is arranged between the guide rail and the pressure cover plate, and the control board is electrically connected to the motor and the inductor respectively.

2. The capping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control panel is fixed on the fixing member through a supporting member.

3. The capping device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A protective cover for protecting the control panel is arranged outside the control panel.

4. The capping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The motor is a servo motor.

5. The capping device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The guide rail is connected to the gland plate through a connecting piece.

6. The capping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting plate is covered with a limiting plate protection cover.

7. An automatic coffee vending machine, characterized in that: It comprises a capping device as described in any one of claims 1-6.

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