Box lunch machine goods shelf capable of improving constant temperature effect

By combining the tracked cargo channel and support mechanism with the heating system, the problems of uneven heating and inaccurate thrust control in boxed meal vending machines have been solved, achieving uniform heating and constant temperature for boxed meals and extending their shelf life.

CN223665040UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12ZHANGZHOU TONGFA FOOD IND +1
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Application Number
CN202520024174.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-06
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-06

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Technical Problem

Existing boxed meal vending machines suffer from problems such as uneven heating of boxed meals, short shelf life, complex structure, and high cost. In particular, the conveyor belt conveyor cannot accurately control the thrust and uneven distribution of hot air, resulting in poor storage and sales performance of boxed meals.

Method used

The system employs a tracked cargo channel combined with a support mechanism and a heating system. The boxed meals are isolated by positioning components and iron supports on the tracked cargo channel. Electric heaters and blowers are used to create hot air circulation to ensure that the boxed meals are heated evenly. The feeding process is controlled by photoelectric sensors.

Benefits of technology

It achieves uniform heating of boxed meals, extends shelf life, ensures constant temperature of boxed meals within the vending machine, avoids problems of uneven heating and inaccurate push control, and improves the storage and sales quality of boxed meals.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a box lunch machine goods shelf capable of improving the constant temperature effect. A support frame body; a plurality of positioning pieces are mounted on the belt surface of the crawler goods channel, and supporting mechanisms are arranged on the positioning pieces through elastic pieces in a liftable mode; when the box lunch is obliquely placed between the two adjacent positioning pieces above the track goods channel, the end of the box lunch abuts against the front end of the rear side positioning piece, and the bottom of the box lunch abuts against the supporting mechanism; the heating system comprises an electric heater, an air outlet of the electric heater is connected to the air outlet through a corresponding air blower and an air guide pipe, and the air inlet end of the electric heater is arranged on one side of the air return opening of the isolation plate. On the basis of ensuring that boxed meals are smoothly delivered, the adjacent boxed meals can be isolated by combining a crawler-type goods channel with the lifting supporting mechanism, so that the boxed meals are effectively prevented from being stacked and attached, hot air can circulate in the whole goods shelf, the heating uniformity is further improved, the constant temperature state of the stored boxed meals is ensured, and the quality guarantee period is further ensured.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to lunch box machine technical field, specifically point to a kind of lunch box machine shelf of constant temperature effect can be promoted. BACKGROUND

[0002] The vending machine is a kind of sales mode not being restricted by time, place, saving manpower and being convenient for transaction, and common vending machine is divided into four kinds: beverage vending machine, food vending machine, comprehensive vending machine, cosmetic vending machine. With the acceleration of life rhythm, vending lunch box vending machine, also known as lunch box machine, is slowly widely used, and can enable general staff, especially white-collar class, to quickly complete dining in short lunch time.

[0003] The lunch box machine is different from beverage and general packaged food vending machine, and there are problems of lunch box heating, shelf life and lunch box damage. Existing vending machine mainly includes intelligent vending machine, snake-shaped goods channel or curved goods channel vending machine, spring drawer type vending machine and straight-line stacking type vending machine. Among them, the intelligent vending machine can be randomly selected by opening the cabinet door through scanning code, but for lunch box, which needs to be stored at constant temperature and has a short storage period, repeatedly opening and closing the cabinet door will cause the temperature in the cabinet to decrease and not meet the requirements, so that the product storage and vending requirements cannot be guaranteed, and the product is also easily reduced in shelf life due to repeated opening and closing of the door. The goods channel of the snake-shaped goods channel or curved goods channel vending machine is a curved metal cavity, which is not suitable for larger lunch boxes, and its goods outlet mode is like a clip, one after another, relying on the gravity of the product to slide from top to bottom, and the product is stacked layer by layer, which is not conducive to the dispersion of hot air, and cannot guarantee the constant temperature control of all lunch boxes, and the structure is complex, the application range is small, and the equipment price is high. The spring drawer type vending machine uses spring spiral goods channel to push beverages or food forward, but this spiral goods channel cannot push the lunch box with rectangular structure, and the material directly falls from top to bottom, which is easy to cause the lunch box with film-shaped packaging to be damaged and leaked due to impact. The goods of the straight-line stacking type vending machine are stacked together, which is easy to cause the lunch boxes around to be quickly heated, while the lunch boxes in the middle area are slowly heated, and the heating is uneven, so that it cannot be ensured that all lunch boxes are in the same constant temperature state, which is easy to cause the heating quality of lunch boxes to be different. Therefore, the existing vending machine is only suitable for beverages, snacks and other packaged foods, and even if the heating system is increased, it cannot completely meet the requirements of automatic vending of lunch boxes, which is very tricky, so it is very important to change the storage and discharge structure of lunch boxes.

[0004] The current track goods channel combined with the pushing plate pushing material is more suitable for the box lunch with square or cylindrical structure to store and discharge, but the pushing force required is different due to the different number of stacked box lunches, so the size of the pushing force cannot be accurately set, thereby the discharging cannot be accurately controlled, and the problem of uneven heating of the stack also exists, and the corresponding partition plate arranged between the box lunches will inhibit the pushing material action, so that it cannot be practically solved.

[0005] Therefore, a box lunch machine shelf capable of improving the constant temperature effect is designed, which can effectively prevent the box lunches from being stacked and adhered by combining the track goods channel with the lifting support mechanism to isolate the adjacent box lunches, help the hot air to circulate in the entire shelf, thereby improve the uniformity of heating, ensure the constant temperature state of the box lunch storage, and ensure the shelf capable of improving the constant temperature effect. The utility model discloses a box lunch machine shelf capable of improving the constant temperature effect

[0006] In view of the technical problems existing in the prior art, the utility model provides a box lunch machine shelf capable of improving the constant temperature effect.

[0007] The technical scheme of the utility model discloses a box lunch machine shelf capable of improving the constant temperature effect.

[0008] A box lunch machine shelf capable of improving the constant temperature effect, comprising:

[0009] An outer shell body is provided with corresponding storage areas and mounting areas in the outer shell body respectively, and a meal taking port is arranged on one side of the storage area to connect the inner side and the outer side of the outer shell body.

[0010] A plurality of support frames are arranged in the outer shell body at intervals.

[0011] A plurality of track goods channels are installed on the support frames in parallel, and corresponding partition plates are arranged between the adjacent track goods channels. The track goods channel is driven by a corresponding driving motor, and a plurality of positioning members moving with the track goods channel are fixedly installed on the belt surface of the track goods channel at intervals. When the box lunch is placed between the adjacent two positioning members above the track goods channel, the end of the box lunch abuts against the front end of the rear positioning member, and the bottom of the box lunch abuts against the support mechanism.

[0012] A heating system is installed below the support frame body through a corresponding isolation plate, an air outlet connected to the upper end of the track conveyor is arranged on one side of the isolation plate where the heating system is installed, and a corresponding air return is arranged on the other side, the heating system comprises an electric heater installed on one side below the isolation plate, the air outlet of the electric heater is connected to the air outlet through a corresponding air blower and air duct, and the air inlet end of the electric heater is arranged on the air return side of the isolation plate.

[0013] The track conveyor comprises a conveyor body and a conveyor belt sleeved on the periphery of the conveyor body, driven shafts and driving shafts are rotatably installed at the front and rear ends of the conveyor body respectively, and the driving shafts are fixedly connected to the output shaft end of the driving motor, and the positioning member is fixedly installed on the belt surface of the conveyor belt by bonding.

[0014] The support mechanism is connected with a regulating mechanism matched with the elastic member for controlling the up-down movement of the support mechanism, the support mechanism is lowered to form a gap by the regulating mechanism, and the elastic member is compressed.

[0015] The top of the positioning member is embedded with the elastic member through an inwardly recessed through hole, the support mechanism comprises a limiting member fixedly installed on the top of the positioning member and having a C-shaped cross section, the iron support member which can be up-down lifted and is arranged inside the limiting member is supported by the elastic member, one end of the elastic member is fixedly installed in the through hole, and the other end is fixed to the lower surface of the iron support member.

[0016] The regulating mechanism comprises an electromagnet fixedly installed on the rear side of the discharge end of the track conveyor, a distance measuring tag fixedly installed on the surface of the driven shaft of the discharge end of the track conveyor, and a photoelectric sensor matched with the distance measuring tag, the photoelectric sensor and the electromagnet are electrically connected to the control system, the driving motor is actuated to drive the track conveyor to positively transmit, when the photoelectric sensor senses the distance measuring tag for n times, wherein n is greater than or equal to 2, the driving motor is stopped, the electromagnet is powered to adsorb the iron support member to move downwardly to form a gap in the limiting member, and the elastic member is compressed.

[0017] The advantages of the utility model are:

[0018] 1)The utility model discloses a track goods channel for isolating and conveying meal boxes, a plurality of positioning members are installed on the track goods channel at intervals, an iron support member that can be lifted up and down and is arranged in a limiting member is arranged on the positioning member through an elastic member, the meal boxes are placed at an interval between two adjacent positioning members, and the end of the meal box abuts against the front end of the rear positioning member, and the bottom of the meal box abuts against the iron support member installed above the front positioning member, the meal box is fixed by supporting, compared with the simple isolation and fixing mode of the high partition, the position of the iron support member can be changed to change the center of gravity of the meal box, and then the meal box is discharged by relying on the center of gravity deviation, and the abutting end of the meal box is taken as the center to move in an arc, and then it is ensured that the back of the meal box can be oriented and discharged onto the receiving box body, and the front of the meal box faces upward, which is not only beneficial to conveying and discharging, but also can set the meal boxes at an interval, and effectively avoid the meal boxes from being stacked and adhered.

[0019] 2)The utility model discloses that the corresponding isolation plate is installed below the storage area, hot air is formed to circulate by heating through an electric heater and blowing away through a blower, and the meal boxes are placed at intervals on the track goods channel through the installed positioning member and iron support member, so that the meal boxes are prevented from being adhered and stacked, the hot air is effectively promoted to circulate and disperse around the meal boxes, the meal boxes are heated more uniformly, the meal boxes in the meal box machine are all heated, the heating speed and heating time are similar, and the phenomenon that the meal boxes are heated fast around the traditional vending machine and slowly in the middle is effectively avoided. DRAWINGS

[0020] Fig. 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0021] Fig. 2 It is a sectional view of the track goods channel.

[0022] Fig. 3 It is a use state schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0023] In the drawings: the shell body 1, the support frame body 2, the track goods channel 3, the goods channel body 301, the conveying belt 302, the partition plate 4, the drive motor 5, the positioning member 6, the elastic member 7, the isolation plate 8, the electric heater 9, the blower 10, the photoelectric sensor 11, the limiting member 12, the iron support member 13, the distance measuring label 14, the electromagnet 15. SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION

[0024] In order to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art, the structure of the utility model will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings:

[0025] Reference Figs. 1-3 A meal box machine goods rack capable of improving constant temperature effect, comprising:

[0026] An outer shell 1, which is provided with a corresponding storage area and mounting area respectively from top to bottom, and a meal taking opening is arranged on one side of the storage area to connect the inside and outside of the outer shell 1;

[0027] A plurality of support frames 2 are arranged in the outer shell 1 in an interval from top to bottom;

[0028] A plurality of track conveyors 3 are installed side by side on the support frames 2, and a corresponding partition plate 4 is arranged between adjacent two track conveyors 3, the track conveyors 3 are driven by corresponding drive motors 5, a plurality of positioning members 6 moving with the track conveyors 3 are fixedly installed on the belt surface of the track conveyors 3 at intervals from front to back, and a supporting mechanism is arranged on the positioning members 6 through corresponding elastic members 7; when a box lunch is placed between adjacent two positioning members 6 above the track conveyors 3 at an angle, the end of the box lunch abuts against the front end of the rear positioning member 6, and the bottom of the box lunch abuts against the supporting mechanism;

[0029] A heating system is installed below the support frames 2 through a corresponding isolation plate 8, an air outlet of the track conveyors 3 is arranged on one side of the isolation plate 8, and a corresponding air return is arranged on the other side of the isolation plate 8, the heating system comprises an electric heater 9 installed on one side below the isolation plate 8, the air outlet of the electric heater 9 is connected to the air outlet through a corresponding air blower 10 and an air duct, and the air inlet of the electric heater 9 is arranged on the air return side of the isolation plate 8.

[0030] The track conveyor 3 is used for isolating and conveying box lunches, a plurality of positioning members 6 are installed on the track conveyor 3 at intervals, an iron supporting member 13 which can be lifted up and down and is arranged inside a limiting member 12 is arranged on the positioning member 6 through the elastic member 7; the box lunch is placed at an angle between adjacent two positioning members 6 to form a spacing isolation, and the end of the box lunch abuts against the front end of the rear positioning member 6, and the bottom of the box lunch abuts against the iron supporting member 13 installed above the front positioning member 6, the box lunch is fixed by supporting, compared with the isolation fixing mode of simply fixing the high partition plate 4, the position of the iron supporting member 13 can be changed to change the center of gravity of the box lunch, then the box lunch is discharged by relying on the center of gravity deviation, and the abutting end of the box lunch is taken as the center to move in an arc, then it is ensured that the back of the box lunch can be oriented to be discharged onto the receiving box body, and the front of the box lunch is upward, which not only facilitates the conveying and discharging, but also can be arranged at an angle and at intervals, and effectively avoids the box lunch from being stacked and adhered.

[0031] The utility model discloses a corresponding baffle 8 is installed below the storage area, and the hot air forms circulation flow through the heating of electric heater 9 and the blowing of air blower 10 again, and the positioning piece 6 and the iron support 13 for spacing the lunch boxes are installed on the track cargo way 3, the lunch boxes are prevented from being stacked, the hot air is effectively promoted to flow and disperse around the lunch boxes, the lunch boxes are heated more evenly, the lunch boxes in the lunch box machine are all heated, the heating speed and heating time are similar, and the phenomenon that the traditional four heating is fast and the middle heating is slow is avoided.

[0032] The track cargo way 3 includes a cargo way body 301 and a conveyor belt 302 sleeved on the periphery of the cargo way body 301, the front and rear ends of the cargo way body 301 are rotatably connected with driven shafts and a driving shaft respectively, the driving shaft is fixedly connected to the output shaft end of the driving motor 5, and the positioning piece 6 is fixedly installed on the belt surface of the conveyor belt 302 by adhesive bonding.

[0033] The support mechanism is connected with a regulating mechanism for controlling the up-down movement of the support mechanism, the support mechanism is lowered to form a gap by the regulating mechanism, and the elastic member 7 is compressed.

[0034] The top of the positioning piece 6 is embedded with the elastic member 7 through an inwardly recessed through hole, the support mechanism includes a limiting piece 12 fixedly installed on the top of the positioning piece 6 and having a C-shaped cross section, the iron support 13 is supported by the elastic member 7 and can be lifted up and down and is arranged in the limiting piece 12, one end of the elastic member 7 is fixedly installed in the through hole, and the other end is fixed to the lower surface of the iron support 13.

[0035] The regulating mechanism includes an electromagnet 15 fixedly installed on the rear side of the discharge end of the track cargo way 3, a distance measuring tag 14 fixedly installed on the surface of the driven shaft of the discharge end of the track cargo way 3, and a photoelectric sensor 11 matched with the distance measuring tag 14, the photoelectric sensor 11 and the electromagnet 15 are electrically connected to a control system, the driving motor 5 drives the track cargo way 3 to positively transmit, when the photoelectric sensor 11 senses the distance measuring tag 14 for n times, where n is greater than or equal to 2, the driving motor 5 stops running, the electromagnet 15 is powered on to attract the iron support 13 to move downward and be placed in the limiting piece 12 to form a gap, and the elastic member 7 is compressed.

[0036] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and it should be pointed out that, for ordinary skilled persons in the art, without departing from the principle of the utility model, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A lunchbox machine shelf that can improve the constant temperature effect, characterized in that, include: The outer shell (1) has corresponding storage areas and installation areas respectively provided inside the upper and lower parts of the outer shell (1), and a food retrieval port connecting the inner and outer sides of the outer shell (1) is provided on one side of the storage area; Multiple support frames (2) are arranged vertically and horizontally within the outer shell (1); Multiple tracked cargo lanes (3) are installed side by side on the support frame (2), and a corresponding partition (4) is provided between two adjacent tracked cargo lanes (3). The tracked cargo lanes (3) are driven by corresponding drive motors (5). A number of positioning parts (6) that move with the tracked cargo lanes (3) are fixedly installed at equal intervals on the track surface of the tracked cargo lanes (3). The positioning parts (6) are equipped with a support mechanism that can be raised and lowered by corresponding elastic parts (7). When the lunch box is placed at an angle between two adjacent positioning parts (6) above the tracked cargo lanes (3), the end of the lunch box abuts against the front end of the rear positioning part (6), and the bottom of the lunch box abuts against the support mechanism. The heating system is installed below the support frame (2) by a corresponding isolation plate (8). The isolation plate (8) has an air outlet on one side connected to the upper track cargo channel (3) and a corresponding return air outlet on the other side. The heating system includes an electric heater (9) installed on one side below the isolation plate (8). The air outlet of the electric heater (9) is connected to the air outlet through a corresponding blower (10) and air guide pipe. The air inlet of the electric heater (9) is located on the return air outlet side of the isolation plate (8).

2. The lunchbox machine shelf that can improve the constant temperature effect according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tracked cargo channel (3) includes a cargo channel body (301) and a conveyor belt (302) sleeved around the cargo channel body (301). The front and rear ends of the cargo channel body (301) are respectively rotatably mounted with a driven shaft and a driving shaft, and the driving shaft is fixedly connected to the output shaft end of the drive motor (5). The positioning member (6) is fixedly mounted on the surface of the conveyor belt (302) by adhesive bonding.

3. The lunchbox machine shelf that can improve the constant temperature effect according to claim 2, characterized in that, The support mechanism is connected to a control mechanism that works with the elastic element (7) to control the up and down movement of the support mechanism. The control mechanism controls the support mechanism to move down to make room, and the elastic element (7) is compressed.

4. A lunchbox machine shelf that improves temperature control according to claim 3, characterized in that, The top of the positioning member (6) is fitted with the elastic member (7) through an inwardly recessed through hole. The support mechanism includes a limiting member (12) fixedly installed on the top of the positioning member (6) and having a C-shaped cross section. An iron support member (13) that can be raised and lowered and is located inside the limiting member (12) is supported by the elastic member (7). One end of the elastic member (7) is fixedly installed in the through hole, and the other end is fixed to the lower surface of the iron support member (13).

5. A lunchbox machine shelf that can improve the constant temperature effect according to claim 4, characterized in that, The control mechanism includes an electromagnet (15) fixedly installed on the rear side of the discharge end of the tracked cargo channel (3), a ranging tag (14) fixedly installed on the surface of the driven shaft at the discharge end of the tracked cargo channel (3), and a photoelectric sensor (11) adapted to the ranging tag (14). The photoelectric sensor (11) and the electromagnet (15) are both electrically connected to the control system. The drive motor (5) operates and drives the tracked cargo channel (3) to drive forward. When the number of times the photoelectric sensor (11) senses the ranging tag (14) is n, where n≥2, the drive motor (5) stops, and the electromagnet (15) is energized to attract the iron support (13) and move it down into the limiting member (12) to form a clearance. The elastic member (7) is compressed.