Rapid meal distribution device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a fast meal distribution device which comprises at least one dish falling hopper, a rotary table, a bottom plate and a driving device for driving the rotary table to rotate, the horizontal section of the dish falling hopper is in a fan shape, the dish falling hopper is used for containing dishes and located above the rotary table, and a plurality of hole positions for containing dish bowls are formed in the rotary table. The bottom plate is arranged below the rotating disc, the driving device is located below the bottom plate, a rotating shaft connected with the rotating disc is arranged in the center of the rotating disc, and the lower end of the rotating shaft sequentially penetrates through the rotating disc and the bottom plate and is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the driving device. Dishes can be orderly injected into all the dish bowls placed on the rotating disc in batches through the dish falling hopper, the structure is simple, and the meal distribution is efficient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of intelligent meal dispensing equipment, in particular to a fast meal dispensing device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of science and technology, more and more intelligent devices have been introduced in dining places such as schools, restaurants and community canteens to replace some manual operations, such as automatic cooking machines, automatic rice dispensers, automatic meal dispensing machines, etc., and the existing automatic meal dispensing machines usually use the following method of dispensing: one machine dispenses one dish at a time, and all diners place their respective plates under the food dispensing port of the meal dispensing machine in the order of the queue, and then the feeding device in the meal dispensing machine is activated to drive the dish from the food dispensing port to the plate. This meal dispensing method is inefficient; alternatively, assembly line equipment is used for meal dispensing, which has a high one-time investment cost. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a fast food dispensing device with simple structure, low manufacturing cost and high food dispensing efficiency.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solutions adopted by the present invention are as follows:

[0005] A fast food dispensing device is provided, comprising at least one food dropping bucket, a turntable, a bottom plate and a driving device for driving the turntable to rotate. The food dropping bucket has a fan-shaped horizontal cross-section, is used to hold food and is located above the turntable. The turntable is provided with a plurality of holes for placing food bowls. The bottom plate is arranged below the turntable. The driving device is located below the bottom plate. A rotating shaft connected to the turntable is provided in the center of the turntable. The lower end of the rotating shaft passes through the turntable and the bottom plate in sequence and is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the driving device.

[0006] Preferably, the horizontal cross-section of the vegetable dropping bucket is fan-shaped, and the fan-shaped shape overlaps with the fan-shaped shape of the turntable with the same central angle.

[0007] Preferably, an upwardly protruding double-sided inclined platform is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate in an area away from the vegetable drop bucket, the front side of the double-sided inclined platform is an inclined surface, the top surface of the double-sided inclined platform is a plane, and the rear side of the double-sided inclined platform is an inclined surface extending downward to the surface of the bottom plate.

[0008] Preferably, the gap between the bottom edges of the two side plates of the vegetable drop bucket and the top edge of the vegetable bowl to allow the vegetable bowl to pass through is at least two millimeters.

[0009] Preferably, a second vegetable dropping bucket is provided in parallel in front of the vegetable dropping bucket in the rotation direction of the turntable, and the two vegetable dropping buckets are identical in size and structure.

[0010] Preferably, the number of the holes is 150 to 400.

[0011] Preferably, a shaft sleeve is provided at the top position of the vegetable dropping bucket, the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the upper end of the rotating shaft, and a connecting piece that can fix the vegetable dropping bucket to the bottom plate is provided on the outer side of the arc plate of the vegetable dropping bucket.

[0012] Preferably, a support shaft is provided beside the rotating shaft, the lower end of the support shaft is fixedly connected to the base below the bottom plate, and the upper end of the support shaft passes through the bottom plate and the turntable in sequence and is fixedly connected to the hopper.

[0013] Preferably, a tray is provided under the bottom plate for recovering the vegetable residues that fall on the turntable.

[0014] The utility model provides a plurality of holes for placing bowls on a turntable, and provides a dish dropping bucket above the turntable for holding dishes. By rotating the turntable around its own axis, all the bowls on the turntable can be moved to the bottom of the dish dropping bucket in batches in sequence. As a result, the dishes poured into the dish dropping bucket in advance are injected into the bowls below it under the action of gravity, thereby realizing the meal dispensing operation. When the turntable rotates 360°, all the empty bowls on the turntable can be injected with dishes. The meal dispensing device of the utility model is not only simple in structure, but also very efficient in meal dispensing. It is suitable for use in places such as schools, communities or factories and enterprises. Diners can take the bowls containing dishes nearby, which effectively reduces the time diners wait for meal dispensing or queue for meal dispensing, thereby improving the dining experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional view of the meal distributing device provided by the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a disassembled view of the meal distribution device provided by the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional view of the turntable in the food distribution device provided by the present invention.

[0018] In the figure: front food tray 11; rear food tray 12; front side plate 13; rear side plate 14; curved plate 15; cylinder seat

[0019] 16; turntable 2; hole 21; bottom plate 3; front bevel 31; table top 32; rear bevel 33; dish bowl 4; drive motor 5; rotating shaft 51; support shaft 52; tray 6; opening 61; base 7; recycling bin 71. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the fast food dispensing device of the present invention comprises a food drop bucket, a turntable 2, a bottom plate 3, a tray 6, a base 7 and a driving device for driving the turntable 2 to rotate, which are arranged in sequence from top to bottom.

[0021] The utility model is a turntable 2 provided with a plurality of holes 21 for placing dish bowls 4, and a dish dropping bucket for holding dishes is provided above the turntable 2. By rotating the turntable 2 around its own axis, all the dish bowls 4 on the turntable 2 are moved to the bottom of the dish dropping bucket in batches in sequence, and the dishes poured into the dish dropping bucket in advance are injected into the dish bowls 4 located below it under the action of gravity, thereby completing the meal distribution. When the turntable 2 rotates 360°, all the empty dish bowls 4 on the turntable 2 can be injected with dishes, that is, as the turntable 2 rotates, the dish dropping bucket of the utility model can perform uninterrupted and continuous meal distribution to several dish bowls 4. The structure is simple and the meal distribution is very efficient. Diners can pick up the dish bowls 4 containing dishes nearby, which effectively reduces the time diners wait for meal distribution or queue for meal distribution, thereby improving the dining experience.

[0022] The following is a detailed description of each component:

[0023] 1. Turntable 2 and drive device

[0024] The outer contour of the turntable 2 is circular, and its outer periphery extends upward to form an annular baffle, which can block soup or dishes spilled from the bowl 4 due to misoperation within the turntable 2.

[0025] The turntable 2 is provided with a plurality of holes 21 spaced apart from each other. Each hole 21 corresponds to a dish bowl 4. All holes 21 are preferably circular through-holes with the same diameter. The dish bowls 4 placed in corresponding holes 21 can be displaced in the circumferential direction of the turntable 2 as the turntable 2 rotates. The connection between the dish bowls 4 and the holes 21 is as follows: a bowl rim extending radially outward can be provided on the top edge of the dish bowl 4. The bowl rim can overlap the periphery of the corresponding hole 21 to prevent the dish bowl 4 from falling downward and facilitate diners to remove the dish bowl 4 containing dishes from the hole 21. Preferably, the bottom of the dish bowl 4 is spaced apart from the bottom plate 3 to prevent the dish bowl 4 from rubbing against the bottom plate 3 as the turntable 2 rotates, thereby preventing wear or noise from occurring.

[0026] The number of holes 21 is preferably 150 to 400 (the specific number of holes 21 depends on the specific number of diners), which can meet the diners' needs in places such as schools, hospitals, factories or community canteens, restaurants or large-scale events. The diameter of each hole 21 can be set as needed, and the volume of dishes contained in each bowl 4 can be adjusted by changing the depth of the bowl 4. The spacing between adjacent holes 21 can be set according to the diameter of the turntable 2 and the bowl 4.

[0027] The drive device is fixedly mounted on a base 7 located below the base plate 3. The drive device can utilize a conventional drive motor 5, which is used to drive the turntable 2 to rotate continuously or intermittently at a set speed. A central hole is provided at the center of the turntable 2. A rotating shaft 51 is inserted through this central hole, which is fixedly connected to the turntable 2 via a bearing or a gear transmission mechanism. The lower end of the rotating shaft 51 extends downwardly through the central hole and the central hole in the base plate 3, respectively, to be fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 5.

[0028] 2. Vegetable Dropping Bucket

[0029] The vegetable dropping bucket is used to inject the vegetables into the vegetable bowl 4. The horizontal cross-section of the vegetable dropping bucket is fan-shaped, and is composed of an integrally formed front side panel 13, a rear side panel 14 (in the rotation direction of the turntable 2, the side panel that the vegetable bowl 4 passes over when entering the vegetable dropping bucket is the rear side panel 14, and the side panel that the vegetable bowl 4 passes over when moving out of the vegetable dropping bucket is the front side panel 13, the same below) and an arc-shaped panel 15. The front side panel 13, the rear side panel 14 and the arc-shaped panel 15 are interconnected and enclose a vegetable holding cavity that passes through from top to bottom.

[0030] The vegetable dropping bucket is horizontally arranged and fixedly installed above the turntable 2. The vegetable serving cavity is used to hold a dish to be distributed. The dish falls into the vegetable bowl 4 located below the vegetable serving cavity under the action of gravity. By rotating the turntable 2, the other vegetable bowls 4 on the turntable 2 (referring to the vegetable bowls 4 on the area of ​​the turntable 2 that does not overlap with the vegetable dropping bucket) are passed through the rear side plate 14 in turn and moved to a position opposite to the upper and lower vegetable serving cavity. In this way, the feeding of all empty vegetable bowls 4 on the turntable 2 is completed.

[0031] The radius of the sector is the same as the radius of the turntable 2 and the vertex of the sector is located at the same position as the center of the turntable 2, that is, the sector overlaps with the sector on the turntable 2 that has the same central angle as the sector. This arrangement allows the vegetable bowl 4 placed at any radial position from the center of the turntable 2 to move to the bottom of the vegetable holding cavity as the turntable 2 rotates, thereby receiving the vegetables dropped from the vegetable drop bucket.

[0032] The vegetable drop bucket can be installed in the following ways:

[0033] 1) If Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, an external gear is sleeved on the outer wall of the upper end of the rotating shaft 51. Correspondingly, a gear is provided on the wall of the hole in the central hole of the turntable 2. The rotating shaft 51 can mesh with the outer surface of the turntable 2. A supporting shaft 52 coaxial with the turntable 2 is provided on the side of the rotating shaft 51. The lower end of the supporting shaft 52 passes through the tray 6 and is fixed to the base 7. The upper end of the supporting shaft 52 passes upward through the center hole on the bottom plate 3 and the central hole in turn. A sealing column that can seal the central hole is provided on the top surface of the turntable 2 (to prevent vegetable juice or residue from entering the central hole). Leaking down), a through hole is reserved on the sealing column for the support shaft 52 to pass through, and the support shaft 52 and the sealing column are connected by a bearing; the upper end of the support shaft 52 is fixedly connected to the apex position of the vegetable dropping bucket (the apex position refers to the position where the front side plate 13 and the rear side plate 14 intersect). Preferably, in order to improve the stability of the installation, a cylindrical tube seat 16 is externally connected to the upper end of the support shaft 52 and is spaced above and below the sealing column. Accordingly, the apex position of the vegetable dropping bucket is an arc-shaped surface and is fit and fixed on the tube seat 16.

[0034] 2) (not shown in the figure) The rotating shaft 51 is coaxial with the turntable 2, and its upper end extends upward to above the turntable 2. A bearing is fixed to the upper end, and the apex position of the vegetable drop bucket (the apex position refers to the position where the front side plate 13 and the rear side plate 14 intersect) is fixed to the outer ring of the bearing, and the arc plate 15 of the vegetable drop bucket is located on the inner side of the baffle, leaving a gap therebetween. A connecting structure for fixing the vegetable drop bucket is provided on the outer side of the arc plate.

[0035] 3) (not shown in the figure) A shaft sleeve is provided at the top position of the vegetable drop bucket, the rotating shaft 51 is coaxial with the turntable 2, and an annular step is provided at its upper end. The shaft sleeve is sleeved on the upper end and contacts the step, and the arc plate 15 of the vegetable drop bucket is located on the inner side of the baffle, leaving a gap therebetween. A connecting piece is provided on the outer side of the arc plate 15 for fixing the drop bucket to the bottom plate 3.

[0036] When the vegetable bowl 4 is placed in the hole 21, a gap is left between the bottom edge of the vegetable drop bucket and the top edge of the vegetable bowl 4, so that the vegetable bowl 4 can pass through the rear side plate 14 to the bottom of the vegetable holding cavity and pass through the front side plate 13. The gap is preferably at least two millimeters.

[0037] During the process of the vegetable bowl 4 located below the vegetable holding cavity moving and passing through the front side plate 13 until it is completely removed from the vegetable drop bucket, the bottom edge of the front side plate 13 can scrape off the vegetables stacked in the vegetable bowl 4 and higher than the bottom edge, so as to avoid the occurrence of excess vegetables being stuck in the gap between the top edge of the vegetable bowl 4 and the bottom edge of the front side plate 13, thereby hindering the rotation of the turntable 2 or even causing the turntable 2 to stop running.

[0038] The number of the vegetable dropping buckets is at least one. Preferably, the number of the vegetable dropping buckets of the present invention is set to two with the same structure. The two vegetable dropping buckets are arranged side by side along the circumferential direction of the turntable 2, which are called the front vegetable bucket 11 and the rear vegetable bucket 12. The dishes contained in the front vegetable bucket 11 and the rear vegetable bucket 12 are the same. The vegetable bowl 4 is first rotated to under the rear vegetable bucket 12, and the rear vegetable bucket 12 feeds the vegetable bowl 4 for the first time. After being fed, the vegetable bowl 4 is then rotated to under the front vegetable bucket 11, and the front vegetable bucket 11 feeds the vegetable bowl 4 for the second time. The second feeding is to replenish some of the vegetable bowls 4 that are not full of dishes, so as to ensure that the empty vegetable bowls 4 are filled with dishes and the amount of dishes contained is consistent. Preferably, the fan-shaped area of ​​the rear vegetable bucket 12 is preferably equal to or larger than the fan-shaped area of ​​the front vegetable bucket 11.

[0039] When the turntable 2 rotates intermittently at a set speed, preferably, the turntable 2 can be divided into several sector-shaped areas of the same area, and all the hole positions 21 are evenly distributed in the sector-shaped area. The area of ​​the sector-shaped area is the same as the sector-shaped area of ​​the vegetable dropping bucket (the sector-shaped area of ​​the vegetable dropping bucket: refers to the area corresponding to the sector formed by the vertical projection of the vegetable dropping bucket, the same below). Therefore, each time the turntable 2 rotates once, all the vegetable bowls 4 in a sector-shaped area are placed under the vegetable dropping bucket, and the time for filling the vegetable dropping bucket when distributing food is increased, so that the food can fully fall into each vegetable bowl 4, ensuring that each vegetable bowl 4 is filled with food.

[0040] 3. Bottom plate 3

[0041] The bottom plate 3 is a flat plate with a circular outer contour. The bottom plate 3 is coaxial with the turntable 2 and is fixedly installed under the turntable 2. The radius of the bottom plate 3 is preferably equal to or slightly larger than the radius of the turntable 2.

[0042] The bottom plate 3 is used to lift a plurality of dish bowls 4 loaded with dishes from bottom to top, so that the top edges of the dish bowls 4 are higher than the turntable 2 by a certain distance, so that diners can take the dish bowls 4.

[0043] Specifically, an upwardly protruding double-sided inclined platform is provided in the area of ​​the upper surface of the bottom plate 3 away from the vegetable dropping bucket. The double-sided inclined platform is composed of a front inclined surface 31, a top surface 32 and a rear inclined surface 33 that are interconnected. The front inclined surface 31 gradually extends upward from front to back along the surface of the bottom plate 3 to the top surface 32. The top surface 32 is a horizontal plane. The rear inclined surface 33 gradually extends downward from front to back along the top surface 32 to the surface of the bottom plate 3. The vertical projection shape of the top surface 32 preferably overlaps with the shape formed by one or more of the fan-shaped areas.

[0044] The vertical distance between the table top surface 32 and the bottom surface of the turntable 2 is set according to the height of the dish bowl 4. Preferably, when the dish bowl 4 is placed on the table top surface 32, the vertical distance between the upper end surface of the dish bowl 4 and the surface of the turntable 2 is at least 5 mm.

[0045] When the dish dropping bucket finishes filling a batch of dish bowls 4 with dishes, the dish bowls 4 rotate forward and move out of the dish receiving cavity, and then gradually move upward along the rear inclined surface 33 until the upper end surfaces of the dish bowls 4 rise and move above the table top surface 32. All the dish bowls 4 on the table top surface 32 can be easily taken away by diners. As the turntable 2 continues to rotate, the dish bowls 4 that are not taken away in time move along the rear inclined surface 33 to the bottom plate 3.

[0046] 4. Tray 6 and base 7

[0047] The outer contour of the tray 6 is circular, and an upward extending annular side panel is provided on its outer periphery. The outer periphery of the bottom plate 3 is connected to the annular side panel. The area within the annular side panel is an inclined surface that gradually slopes downward from the outside to the inside, and an opening 61 is provided on the inclined surface.

[0048] The outer contour of the base 7 is cylindrical. It is located under the tray 6 and provides support for the tray 6. The outer plate of the base 7 extends upward and connects with the annular side plate of the tray 6. Rollers are installed at the bottom of the base 7 to facilitate the movement of the entire food distribution device.

[0049] A drawer-type recovery bin 71 is provided in the base 7. The top opening of the recovery bin 71 is opposite to the opening 61. The inclined surface can guide the residue or vegetable juice that falls from the hole 21 onto the bottom plate 3 and then falls through the center hole of the bottom plate 3 to the tray 6 to fall toward the opening 61 and thus fall into the recovery bin 71.

Claims

1. A fast food distribution device, characterized in that: It includes at least one vegetable dropping bucket, a turntable, a bottom plate and a driving device for driving the turntable to rotate. The horizontal cross-section of the vegetable dropping bucket is fan-shaped, which is used to hold vegetables and is located above the turntable. The turntable is provided with several holes for placing vegetable bowls. The bottom plate is arranged below the turntable. The driving device is located below the bottom plate. A rotating shaft connected to the turntable is provided in the center of the turntable. The lower end of the rotating shaft passes through the turntable and the bottom plate in sequence and is fixed to the output shaft of the driving device.

2. The fast food distribution device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sector shape overlaps with the sector shape of the turntable with the same central angle.

3. The fast food distribution device according to claim 2, characterized in that: On the upper surface of the bottom plate, an upwardly protruding double-sided inclined platform is provided in an area away from the vegetable dropping bucket. The front side of the double-sided inclined platform is an inclined surface, the top surface of the double-sided inclined platform is a plane, and the rear side of the double-sided inclined platform is an inclined surface extending downward to the surface of the bottom plate.

4. The fast food distribution device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gap between the bottom edges of the two side plates of the vegetable dropping bucket and the top edge of the vegetable bowl to allow the vegetable bowl to pass through is at least two millimeters.

5. The fast food dispensing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A second vegetable dropping bucket is arranged in parallel at the front side of the vegetable dropping bucket in the rotation direction of the turntable, and the two vegetable dropping buckets have the same size and structure.

6. The fast food dispensing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The number of the holes is 150 to 400.

7. The fast food dispensing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A shaft sleeve is provided at the top position of the vegetable dropping bucket, and the shaft sleeve is sleeved on the upper end of the rotating shaft. A connecting piece that can fix the vegetable dropping bucket to the bottom plate is provided on the outer side of the arc plate of the vegetable dropping bucket.

8. The fast food dispensing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A support shaft is provided beside the rotating shaft, the lower end of the support shaft is fixedly connected to the base below the bottom plate, and the upper end of the support shaft passes through the bottom plate and the turntable in sequence and is fixedly connected to the vegetable dropping bucket.

9. The fast food dispensing device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that: A tray is provided under the bottom plate for recovering the vegetable residues dropped on the turntable.

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