Automatic vegetable feeding mechanism

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic vegetable feeding mechanism which comprises a rack, a vegetable box, a cutter, a cutter motor, a fixing clamp, a vegetable feeding push rod, a transmission gear, a gear motor, a vegetable feeding plate turning plate and a vegetable feeding plate bottom plate. The vegetable box is divided into at least three fan-shaped grids along the radial direction, and each fan-shaped grid is sealed by a plastic film; the vegetable box is arranged on the rotating gear and is clamped on the rotating gear through the fixing clamp, the gear motor is connected with the transmission gear, and the transmission gear is meshed with the rotating gear; the cutter motor is fixed to the top of the rack and connected with the cutter. The rotating gear is installed on the dish feeding plate turning plate, a support is fixedly connected to the dish feeding plate bottom plate, a rotating shaft is rotationally connected into the support and fixedly connected with the dish feeding plate turning plate, one end of the dish feeding push rod is hinged to the dish feeding plate turning plate, and the other end of the dish feeding push rod is hinged to the dish feeding plate bottom plate. The side dish feeding device has the advantages that various side dishes can be fed into a pot at different time periods, the situation that the side dishes are burnt or excessively cooked is avoided, and the quality of the dishes is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of intelligent cooking equipment, and particularly relates to an automatic vegetable feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of technology, robotics has gradually penetrated into all fields of our daily life. The research on cooking robots helps to improve the automation and intelligence levels of cooking. By applying robotics, precise control and automated operation of the cooking process can be achieved, reducing the interference of human factors and improving the stability and consistency of dishes.

[0003] During the cooking process, existing automatic cooking robots tend to add all ingredients into the cooking pot at once for mixing and stir-frying. However, for dishes that require multiple side dishes, this one-time addition method may not be ideal. Because different side dishes have their own unique cooking times and texture requirements. If added to the pot and stir-fried simultaneously, it is very likely that some side dishes will be overcooked or undercooked, thus affecting the taste, color, and nutritional value of the entire dish. Therefore, in order to ensure the quality of the dish, a more refined ingredient addition method and stir-frying control have become key issues that automatic cooking robots need to solve.

[0004] In the prior art, the patent application number: CN201811290041.3, discloses a cooking machine, whose vegetable feeding system is used to temporarily store the raw materials of the dish and add the raw materials to the cooking pot system. A fan-shaped vegetable pouring port is opened on the lid of the vegetable loading basket. When adding raw materials, the vegetable loading basket rotates, and the side dishes are dropped into the cooking pot system under the action of gravity through the vegetable pouring port. Since the vegetable pouring port is directly set on the lid of the vegetable loading basket, it is easy for the side dishes to be dropped outside the pot during the feeding process. Therefore, an automatic vegetable feeding mechanism that can accurately drop the side dishes into the pot is needed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic vegetable feeding mechanism that can meet the requirement of adding multiple side dishes at different times and ensure the quality of the dish.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model is realized through the following technical solutions:

[0007] An automatic vegetable feeding mechanism includes a frame, a vegetable box, a cutting knife, a cutting knife motor, a fixed clamp, a vegetable feeding push rod, a transmission gear, a rotating gear, a gear motor, a turning plate of the vegetable feeding tray, a support, a rotating shaft, and a bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray; the vegetable box is radially divided into at least three fan-shaped grids, and each fan-shaped grid is sealed by a plastic film; the vegetable box is placed on the rotating gear and clamped on the rotating gear by a fixed clamp, the gear motor is connected to the transmission gear, and the transmission gear meshes with the rotating gear; the cutting knife motor is fixed on the top of the frame, the cutting knife motor is connected to the cutting knife, and the cutting knife motor can drive the cutting knife to reciprocate vertically.

[0008] The rotating gear is installed on the turning plate of the vegetable feeding tray, a support is fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected inside the support, the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the turning plate of the vegetable feeding tray, one end of the vegetable feeding push rod is hinged to the turning plate of the vegetable feeding, and the other end is hinged to the bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray.

[0009] A tray is fixedly connected to the rotating gear, and the vegetable box is placed on the tray.

[0010] The gear motor is fixed on the turning plate of the vegetable feeding tray.

[0011] The fixed clamp includes a retaining piece, a rotating shaft, and a rotating servo motor. The rotating servo motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, and the top end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the retaining piece.

[0012] The cutting knife motor is a linear motor.

[0013] A cross slide is fixedly connected to the frame, and the cross slide is connected to the bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0015] The present utility model adopts a rotatable and flipable mechanism to drive the vegetable box to flip and rotate, and put the side dishes in a certain fan-shaped grid of the vegetable box into the pot, realizing the multi-stage feeding of various side dishes into the pot, avoiding the occurrence of scorching or undercooking, and ensuring the quality of the dishes. The vegetable box adopts a structure of multiple sealed fan-shaped grids, and with the cooperation of the cutting knife, the side dishes can be put in according to the preset order. The fixed clamp structure can ensure the fixation of the vegetable box during the flipping process and prevent the vegetable box from slipping when putting the side dishes. Description of the Drawings

[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 is the front view of the present utility model.

[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the state of the vegetable box flipping.

[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the connection of the vegetable feeding push rod.

[0020] In the figure: 1 - frame; 2 - vegetable box; 21 - cutting knife; 22 - cutting knife motor; 23 - fixing clamp; 24 - vegetable feeding push rod; 25 - transmission gear; 26 - gear motor; 27 - vegetable feeding tray flap; 28 - support; 29 - rotating shaft; 210 - bottom plate of vegetable feeding tray; 211 - lead screw; 212 - lead screw bracket; 213 - lead screw motor; 3 - pot body. Specific embodiments

[0021] The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specification. However, it should be noted that the implementation of the present utility model is not limited to the following embodiments.

[0022] See Figures 1 - 3 , an automatic vegetable feeding mechanism, comprising a frame 1, a vegetable box 2, a cutting knife 21, a cutting knife motor 22, a fixing clamp 23, a vegetable feeding push rod 24, a transmission gear 25, a rotating gear, a gear motor 26, a vegetable feeding tray flap 27, a support 28, a rotating shaft 29, and a bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray; the vegetable feeding mechanism is installed on the frame 1, the vegetable box 2 is radially divided into at least 3 fan-shaped grids, and each fan-shaped grid is sealed by a plastic film; the vegetable box 2 is placed on the rotating gear, a tray is fixedly connected to the rotating gear, the vegetable box 2 is placed on the tray and clamped on the tray by the fixing clamp 23, the gear motor 26 is connected to the transmission gear 25, and the transmission gear 25 meshes with the rotating gear; the gear motor 26 drives the transmission gear 25 to rotate, thereby driving the vegetable box 2 to rotate to a set position and align with the pot body 3 below. The gear motor 26 is fixed on the vegetable feeding tray flap 27. The cutting knife motor 22 is fixed on the top of the frame 1, the cutting knife motor 22 is a linear motor, the cutting knife motor 22 is connected to the cutting knife 21, the cutting knife 21 is arranged above the vegetable box 2, and the cutting knife motor 22 can drive the cutting knife 21 to reciprocate vertically, so that the cutting knife 21 can pierce the plastic film of the vegetable box 2. When the vegetable feeding tray flap 27 is turned over, the side dishes in the corresponding fan-shaped grid can smoothly enter the pot body 3 below.

[0023] See Figure 4 , the rotating gear is installed on the vegetable feeding tray flap 27, a support 28 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray, a rotating shaft 29 is rotatably connected inside the support 28, the rotating shaft 29 is fixedly connected to the vegetable feeding tray flap 27, one end of the vegetable feeding push rod 24 is hinged to the vegetable feeding flap 27, and the other end is hinged to the bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray. The vegetable feeding push rod 24 pushes the vegetable feeding tray flap 27 to turn around the rotating shaft 29, so that the vegetable box 2 can be aligned with the pot body 3 below, facilitating vegetable feeding.

[0024] See Figures 1 - 4 , the fixing clamp 23 is used to fix the position of the vegetable box 2 so that the vegetable box 2 will not fall off the tray when it is turned over. The fixing clamp 23 includes a retaining piece, a rotating shaft, and a rotating servo motor. The rotating servo motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, and the top of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the retaining piece.

[0025] A cross slide is fixedly connected to the frame 1. The cross slide is connected to the bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray. The cross slide can drive the bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray to move on the horizontal plane. It is also possible to use a transverse lead screw assembly and a longitudinal lead screw assembly. The longitudinal lead screw assembly is fixed on the frame 1, and the transverse lead screw assembly is vertically installed on the lead screw bracket 212 of the longitudinal lead screw assembly. The bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray is connected to the transverse lead screw assembly. The transverse lead screw assembly and the longitudinal lead screw assembly have the same structure, and both include a lead screw 211, a lead screw bracket 212, and a lead screw motor 213. The lead screw motor 213 is connected to the lead screw 211 to drive the lead screw 211 to rotate. The lead screw 211 is threadedly connected to the lead screw bracket 212. The bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray is driven to move by the lead screw motors 213 of the transverse lead screw assembly and the longitudinal lead screw assembly, so as to adjust the position of the bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray, so that the vegetable box 2 is aligned with the pot body 3 below when it is flipped.

[0026] During operation, when the device is powered on, the bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray and the pot body 3 return to the zero position. The position is adjusted through the cross slide or the lead screw assembly to drive the bottom plate 210 of the vegetable feeding tray to move directly above the pot body 3, ensuring that the dishes in the vegetable box 2 can accurately fall into the pot body 3 when the vegetable box 2 is tilted. The side dishes are loaded into the fan-shaped grids in the order of placement and sealed. The vegetable box 2 is placed on the tray, and the servo motor is rotated to drive the fixed clamp 23 to rotate and clamp the vegetable box 2 to fix the position of the vegetable box 2. The cutter motor 22 works to drive the cutter 21 to move downward to pierce the plastic film of the vegetable box 2. Then the gear motor 26 drives the transmission gear 25 to rotate, and the opened fan-shaped grid is rotated to directly above the pot body 3. Then the vegetable feeding push rod 24 works to flip the vegetable feeding tray flap 27, so that the side dishes in the opened fan-shaped grid fall into the pot body 3, and then the vegetable feeding tray flap 27 is flipped back to the horizontal position. Then the gear motor 26 drives the vegetable box 2 to rotate, so that the next fan-shaped grid of the vegetable box 2 moves directly below the cutter 21, and the previous side dish feeding action is repeated until all the side dish seasonings in the vegetable tray enter the pot body 3.

[0027] The utility model adopts a rotatable and flipable mechanism to drive the vegetable box 2 to flip and rotate, and put the side dishes in a certain fan-shaped grid of the vegetable box 2 into the pot, realizing the multi-stage feeding of various side dishes into the pot, avoiding the occurrence of scorching or undercooking, and ensuring the quality of the dishes. The vegetable box 2 adopts a structure of multiple sealed fan-shaped grids, and with the cooperation of the cutter 21, the side dishes can be put in according to the preset order. The fixed clamp 23 structure can ensure the fixation of the vegetable box 2 during the flipping process and prevent the vegetable box 2 from slipping when putting side dishes.

[0028] Through the above specific implementation manners, those skilled in the art to which the present utility model pertains can easily implement the present utility model. However, it should be understood that the present utility model is not limited to the above specific implementation manners. Based on the disclosed implementation manners, those skilled in the art to which the present utility model pertains can arbitrarily combine different technical features to thereby implement different technical solutions. Due to space limitations and to make the description in the specification concise, the various solutions formed by these combinations are not described one by one. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model shall be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0029] The above has shown and described the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and the description in the specification only illustrate the principles of the present utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model, the present utility model will have various changes and improvements, and all these changes and improvements fall within the scope of the present utility model claimed.

Claims

1. An automatic vegetable feeding mechanism, characterized in that, It includes a frame, a vegetable box, a cutting knife, a cutting knife motor, a fixed clamp, a vegetable feeding push rod, a transmission gear, a rotating gear, a gear motor, a turnover plate of the vegetable feeding tray, a support, a rotating shaft, and a bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray; the vegetable box is radially divided into at least 3 fan-shaped grids, and each fan-shaped grid is sealed by a plastic film; the vegetable box is placed on the rotating gear and clamped on the rotating gear by the fixed clamp, the gear motor is connected to the transmission gear, and the transmission gear meshes with the rotating gear; The cutting knife motor is fixed on the top of the frame, the cutting knife motor is connected to the cutting knife, and the cutting knife motor can drive the cutting knife to reciprocate vertically; The rotating gear is installed on the turnover plate of the vegetable feeding tray, a support is fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected in the support, the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the turnover plate of the vegetable feeding tray, one end of the vegetable feeding push rod is hinged to the vegetable feeding turnover plate, and the other end is hinged to the bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray.

2. The automatic dish feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein A tray is fixedly connected to the rotating gear, and the vegetable box is placed on the tray.

3. An automatic dish-feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gear motor is fixed on the turnover plate of the vegetable feeding tray.

4. An automatic dish-feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein, The fixed clamp includes a retaining piece, a rotating shaft, and a rotating servo motor, the rotating servo motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, and the top end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the retaining piece.

5. An automatic dish-feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutting knife motor is a linear motor.

6. The automatic dish feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, A cross slide is fixedly connected to the frame, and the cross slide is connected to the bottom plate of the vegetable feeding tray.

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