Intelligent interaction device for opening drinks through mechanical arm

By using a six-axis collaborative robotic arm and sensors to identify the shape of the wine glass, combined with a beverage-pouring device, the problem of automated vending machines being unable to perform precise operations has been solved, enabling automated beverage preparation and interactive services, and improving the user experience.

CN223734924UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-30BEIJING LEBO SPACE ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SERVICES CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422758910.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-12
Publication Date
2025-12-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-12

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Technical Problem

Existing vending machines are unable to perform precise operations such as opening and pouring beverages, lacking interaction with users and resulting in a reduced user experience.

Method used

It adopts a six-axis collaborative robotic arm combined with sensors and a beverage pouring device to realize automatic beverage opening, pouring and personalized service. It is equipped with a tablet computer to monitor hardware status, a display screen to show work progress, and an emergency stop button to ensure safety.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved full automation of beverage preparation, improving efficiency and user experience, enhancing the quality and visual appeal of beverages, and providing personalized service and fun interactions.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of intelligent equipment, and discloses a mechanical arm drink opening intelligent interaction device which comprises a steel structure keel, a six-axis cooperation mechanical arm is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the steel structure keel, a raw material placing point is arranged on the upper surface of the steel structure keel, and drink raw materials are arranged on the upper surface of the raw material placing point. A food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the steel structure keel, a beverage pouring movable device is arranged on the upper surface of the steel structure keel, a bottle opener is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the steel structure keel, a carbon dioxide gas cylinder is arranged in the steel structure keel, and a cleaning tank is arranged in the top end of the steel structure keel. And a wine glass placer is arranged in the steel structure keel. According to the utility model, the full automation of the beverage making process is realized, the making efficiency is greatly improved, the labor cost is reduced, the made beverage is more attractive in quality and appearance, and the experience feeling and ornamental value of a user are greatly improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of intelligent equipment especially relates to a mechanical arm opens beverage intelligent interaction device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In today's era, science and technology are developing at an unprecedented speed and widely applied in various fields, and this development trend has profoundly affected people's lifestyle and production mode, prompting all walks of life to actively seek more efficient and intelligent solutions, in such a background, the demand for automation shows a sharp increase, this increase is multi-dimensional, whether it is industrial production, commercial services or daily life scenes, the advantages brought by automation are highly expected,

[0003] Especially in the field of food and beverage, the appeal of automation is particularly prominent, with the acceleration of the pace of life and the change of consumption concept, people are eager to enjoy more convenient and efficient services when obtaining food and beverage, therefore, intelligent equipment has begun to be widely used in this field, which has become an irresistible trend, the application of intelligent equipment covers a series of links from food and beverage production, processing, packaging to sales and distribution, which has greatly changed the traditional appearance of the industry,

[0004] However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the existing automatic vending equipment has obvious limitations, most of the automatic vending equipment only has a relatively simple goods conveying and vending function, which is inadequate when facing the increasingly diversified consumer demand, for example, in the aspect of beverage vending, these devices cannot complete delicate operations such as beverage opening and pouring, moreover, these devices generally lack interaction with users, and cannot provide personalized service experience for users, such as recommending beverages according to user's taste preference, conducting simple interactive questions and answers with users or integrating interesting elements in the vending process, thereby further reducing user experience and ultimately reducing the desire to purchase. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0005] In order to make up for the above shortcomings, the utility model provides a mechanical arm opens beverage intelligent interaction device, which aims to improve the problem that the existing automatic vending equipment cannot realize beverage opening, pouring and other delicate operations, and lacks interaction with users.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a kind of mechanical arm opens beverage intelligent interaction device, including steel structure keel, six-axis collaborative mechanical arm is fixedly connected on the upper surface of the steel structure keel, raw material placing point is provided on the upper surface of the steel structure keel, beverage raw material is provided on the upper surface of the raw material placing point, food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine is fixedly connected on the upper surface of the steel structure keel, beverage pouring movable device is provided on the upper surface of the steel structure keel, bottle opener is fixedly connected on the upper surface of the steel structure keel, carbon dioxide gas cylinder is arranged in the steel structure keel, cleaning tank is arranged in the top end of the steel structure keel, wine glass holder is arranged in the steel structure keel, ventilation plate is arranged in the middle of the steel structure keel, meal taking area is provided on the upper surface of the top end of the steel structure keel, meal taking point sensing device is arranged in the meal taking area, beverage cup is arranged in the meal taking point sensing device, clamping assembly is arranged in the output end of the six-axis collaborative mechanical arm, and the clamping assembly is used to clamp beverage bottle.

[0007] Further, the clamping assembly includes a jaw tool, the jaw tool is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the six-axis collaborative mechanical arm output end, and a sensor is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the six-axis collaborative mechanical arm.

[0008] Further, the steel structure keel is internally provided with a raw material refrigeration device, and the steel structure keel is internally provided with a power supply system.

[0009] Further, a push-pull handle is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the steel structure keel, and a tablet computer is arranged on one side of the outer wall of the steel structure keel.

[0010] Further, an emergency stop button is arranged behind the tablet computer, and a load-bearing wheel is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the steel structure keel.

[0011] Further, a pressure water pump is arranged in the steel structure keel, and an upper water tank and a lower water tank are fixedly connected in the steel structure keel.

[0012] Further, a display screen is fixed to one side of the outer wall of the steel structure keel.

[0013] Further, maintenance door one, maintenance door two, maintenance door three and maintenance door four are arranged on the outer wall of the steel structure keel, and the maintenance doors are used to handle subsequent maintenance problems.

[0014] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The utility model discloses a six-axis collaborative robot arm can automatically adjust the force and angle according to the shape and size of the wine cup, and can also recognize the position of different raw material bottles through the sensor and grasp, and through the beverage pouring device, the beverage can be poured into the ice cup at a specific angle, speed and flow, thereby meeting the different beverage production needs, providing personalized services for the user, and through a series of instructions of the control end, the robot arm can accurately complete a series of actions, such as taking a cup, washing, ice cup, grabbing a raw material bottle, opening a bottle, pouring a beverage, etc., realizing the full automation of the beverage production process, greatly improving the production efficiency, reducing the labor cost, making the produced beverage more attractive in quality and appearance, and greatly increasing the user's experience and ornamental nature.

[0016] 2. The utility model discloses a raw material refrigeration device can refrigerate raw materials, ensure the freshness of raw materials, through the setting of the ventilation plate, help the ventilation and heat dissipation of the device, through the setting of the push-pull handle and the load wheel, realize the convenient movement of the device, through the tablet computer, the hardware running state can be monitored in real time to ensure the stability of the system, when an emergency occurs, the device operation can be immediately stopped through the emergency stop button, effectively guaranteeing the safety of the guests and the machine, through the display screen, the working progress animation of the robot arm can be displayed, thereby enabling the user to intuitively understand which stage the beverage production process is in, greatly increasing the interest of the user in the waiting process. DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the mechanical arm open beverage intelligent interactive device.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a beverage pouring device part structure schematic diagram of the mechanical arm open beverage intelligent interactive device.

[0019] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 The enlarged view of A in the figure.

[0020] Legend:

[0021] 1, six-axis collaborative robot arm;2, food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine;3, beverage pouring device;4, cleaning tank;5, beverage cup;6, meal taking point sensing device;7, meal taking area;8, carbon dioxide gas cylinder;9, bottle opener;10, beverage raw material;11, raw material placement point;12, raw material refrigeration device;13, power supply system;14, tablet computer;15, emergency stop button;16, push-pull handle;17, load wheel;18, pressure water pump;19, display screen;20, upper water tank;21, lower water tank;22, wine cup placer;23, ventilation plate;24, steel structure keel;25, maintenance door one;26, maintenance door two;27, maintenance door three;28, maintenance door four;29, clamping jaw tool;30, sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0023] With reference to Figure 1 - Figure 3The utility model provides a kind of embodiment: a kind of mechanical arm opens beverage intelligent interactive device, including steel structure keel 24, six-axis collaborative mechanical arm 1 is fixedly connected on the upper surface of steel structure keel 24, the upper surface of steel structure keel 24 is provided with inverted beverage movable device 3, the upper surface of steel structure keel 24 is provided with raw material placement point 11, the upper surface of raw material placement point 11 is provided with beverage raw material 10, steel structure keel 24 upper surface is fixedly connected with bottle opener 9, carbon dioxide gas cylinder 8 is arranged in steel structure keel 24, ventilation plate 23 is arranged in the middle of steel structure keel 24, the upper surface of the top of steel structure keel 24 is provided with meal taking area 7, meal taking point sensing device 6 is arranged in meal taking area 7, beverage cup 5 is arranged in meal taking point sensing device 6, six-axis collaborative mechanical arm 1 output end is provided with clamping assembly, and clamping assembly is used to clamp beverage bottle and can, and clamping assembly includes jaw tool 29, after receiving the cup taking instruction issued by host, six-axis collaborative mechanical arm 1 moves to the position of wine glass holder 22 accurately according to the position information provided by high-precision sensor 30 equipped at the end of mechanical arm, in wine glass holder 22, mechanical arm uses its jaw tool 29, and automatically adjusts grabbing force and angle according to the shape, size and other characteristics of wine glass, jaw tool 29 is fixedly connected on the one side of the outer wall of six-axis collaborative mechanical arm 1 output end, sensor 30 is fixedly connected on the one side of the outer wall of six-axis collaborative mechanical arm 1, and a clean wine glass is grabbed stably, after successful grabbing, mechanical arm shifts wine glass to above cleaning tank 4, at this time, pressure water pump 18 is arranged in steel structure keel 24, pressure water pump 18 starts, and the appropriate water is extracted from water tank 20 and is sprayed to inside and outside wine glass with certain pressure, cleaning tank 4 is arranged in the top inside of steel structure keel 24, and the cleaning device in cleaning tank 4 is cooperated, to wash wine glass in all directions, to ensure that the cleanliness of wine glass meets beverage production standard, after washing, food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine 2 is fixedly connected on the upper surface of steel structure keel 24, mechanical arm moves washed wine glass to food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine 2, after receiving host instruction, food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine 2 starts refrigeration and carbon dioxide injection system, forms a thin ice layer on the surface of wine glass rapidly by accurately controlling refrigeration temperature and carbon dioxide injection amount, to provide better refrigeration effect for beverage, and also increase the taste of beverage, then ice cup is placed on inverted beverage movable device 3 by mechanical arm, a variety of different types of beverage raw material 10 is placed at raw material placement point 11, the position of required beverage raw material 10 is identified by sensor 30, corresponding raw material bottle is grabbed by jaw tool 29, after mechanical arm grabs raw material bottle, moves to bottle opener 9 position, then beverage bottle cap is opened by bottle opener 9, and then mechanical arm moves opened beverage bottle to above inverted beverage movable device 3, inverted beverage movable device 3 makes beverage pour into ice cup with specific angle, speed and flow according to preset inverted beverage program and the movement track and speed of six-axis collaborative mechanical arm 1, to form wonderful inverted beverage performance action, after inverted beverage is completed,The six-axis collaborative robot 1 puts the empty raw material bottle back to the raw material placing point 11, and then moves to the beverage pouring device 3 again, grabs the cup with poured beverage, and the robot places the cup on the meal taking area 7. After receiving the order indication of the control terminal, the meal taking point sensing device 6 immediately enters the waiting state and turns on the green light, indicating that the robot will place the beverage. When the robot accurately places the cup on the meal taking area 7, the meal taking point sensing device 6 senses that the beverage is in place, and the sensing light turns orange, prompting the user to come and take it. The steel keel 24 is internally provided with a cup placing device 22.

[0024] Referring to Figure 1 Figure 3 The steel keel 24 is internally provided with a raw material refrigeration device 12, a power supply system 13, a pull handle 16 fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the steel keel 24, a tablet computer 14 provided on one side of the outer wall of the steel keel 24, a stop button 15 fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the steel keel 24, a bearing wheel 17 fixedly connected to the lower surface of the steel keel 24, a display screen 19 fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the steel keel 24, an upper water tank 20 and a lower water tank 21 fixedly connected inside the steel keel 24, and four maintenance doors 25, 26, 27 and 28 provided on the outer wall of the steel keel 24. The maintenance doors are used to handle subsequent maintenance problems. In addition, the integrated device further includes a carbon dioxide cylinder 8 for providing carbon dioxide for the food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine 2, a raw material refrigeration device 12 for refrigerating beverage raw materials 10, a power supply system 13 for providing power support for the entire device, a pull handle 16 and a bearing wheel 17 for facilitating the movement of the device, a ventilation plate 23 for facilitating internal ventilation and heat dissipation of the device, and a steel keel 24 for providing structural support for the entire device.

[0025] Working principle: the user places an order through a mobile terminal / app / applet (the program displays the name, price and introduction of the beverage for the user to select and pay), the data is transmitted to the cloud server, and then transmitted from the cloud server to the host computer to split the instructions according to the hierarchical distribution command;

[0026] ​The six-axis collaborative robot 1 moves to the position of the wine glass placing device 22 according to the position information provided by the high-precision sensor 30 at the end of the robot arm after receiving the take cup instruction issued by the host computer. The robot arm adjusts the grabbing force and angle according to the shape and size of the wine glass, and stably grabs a clean wine glass. After successful grabbing, the robot arm moves the wine glass to above the cleaning tank 4. At this time, the pressure water pump 18 starts to extract an appropriate amount of water from the water tank 20 and sprays it into the wine glass at a certain pressure. The cleaning device in the cleaning tank 4 cooperates to clean the wine glass from all directions to ensure that the cleanliness of the wine glass meets the beverage production standard. After cleaning, the robot arm moves the cleaned wine glass to the food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine 2.

[0027] The food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine 2 starts the refrigeration and carbon dioxide injection system after receiving the host computer instruction. By accurately controlling the refrigeration temperature and the amount of carbon dioxide injection, a thin layer of ice is quickly formed on the surface of the wine glass, providing better cold storage effect for the beverage and increasing the taste of the beverage. Then the ice cup is placed on the beverage pouring device 3 by the robot arm. The raw material placing point 11 is placed with a variety of different types of beverage raw materials 10. The robot arm identifies the position of the required beverage raw material 10 through the sensor 30, and grabs the corresponding raw material bottle with the gripper tool 29. After the robot arm grabs the raw material bottle, it moves to the bottle opener 9 position, and then opens the beverage bottle cap with the bottle opener 9. Then the robot arm moves the opened beverage bottle to above the beverage pouring device 3. The beverage pouring device 3 pours the beverage into the ice cup at a specific angle, speed and flow according to the preset beverage pouring program and the motion trajectory and speed of the six-axis collaborative robot 1, forming a wonderful beverage pouring performance action.

[0028] After the beverage pouring is completed, the six-axis collaborative robot 1 puts the empty raw material bottle back to the raw material placing point 11, and then moves to the beverage pouring device 3 again to grab the wine glass with the poured beverage. The robot arm places the wine glass on the take-out area 7. The take-out point sensing device 6 enters a waiting state and turns on the green light after receiving the order indication of the control terminal, indicating that the robot arm will place the beverage. When the robot arm accurately places the wine glass on the take-out area 7, the take-out point sensing device 6 senses that the beverage is in place, and the sensing light turns orange, prompting the user to come to take the meal. At the same time, the display screen 19 continuously displays the working progress animation of the six-axis collaborative robot 1 during the whole process, allowing the user to intuitively understand which stage the beverage production process is in. Other video images can also be played to spread related cultural knowledge. During the whole process, the host computer as the control terminal can monitor the running state of all hardware in real time to ensure the stable operation of the whole system. If an emergency occurs, the user or staff can press the emergency stop button 15 to immediately stop the operation of all devices, thereby effectively ensuring the safety of the guests and the machine.

[0029] It should be pointed out finally that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the utility model have, and do not for limiting the utility model, although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for the person skilled in the art, it still can modify the technical scheme recorded in the foregoing each embodiment, or equivalent replacement to part of technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement etc. that is made within the spirit and principles of the utility model, should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A mechanical arm open beverage intelligent interaction device, comprising a steel structure keel (24), characterized in that: The upper surface of the steel structure keel (24) is fixedly connected with a six-axis collaborative mechanical arm (1), the upper surface of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a raw material placement point (11), the upper surface of the raw material placement point (11) is provided with a beverage raw material (10), the upper surface of the steel structure keel (24) is fixedly connected with a food-grade carbon dioxide ice cup machine (2), the upper surface of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a beverage pouring movable device (3), the upper surface of the steel structure keel (24) is fixedly connected with a bottle opener (9), the inside of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a carbon dioxide cylinder (8), the top end of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a cleaning tank (4), the inside of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a wine glass placer (22), the middle of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a ventilation plate (23), the upper surface of the top end of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a meal taking area (7), the inside of the meal taking area (7) is provided with a meal taking point sensing device (6), the inside of the meal taking point sensing device (6) is provided with a beverage cup (5), the output end of the six-axis collaborative mechanical arm (1) is provided with a clamping assembly, and the clamping assembly is used for clamping beverage bottles and cans. 2.The intelligent interactive device of claim 1, wherein: The clamping assembly comprises a clamping jaw tool (29), one side of the outer wall of the clamping jaw tool (29) is fixedly connected to the output end of the six-axis collaborative mechanical arm (1), and a sensor (30) is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the six-axis collaborative mechanical arm (1). 3.The intelligent interactive device of claim 1, wherein: The inside of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a raw material refrigeration device (12), and the inside of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a power supply system (13). 4.The intelligent interactive device of claim 1, wherein: One side of the outer wall of the steel structure keel (24) is fixedly connected with a push-pull handle (16), and one side of the outer wall of the steel structure keel (24) is provided with a tablet computer (14). 5.The intelligent interactive device of claim 4, wherein: A stop button (15) is arranged behind the tablet computer (14), and a load-bearing wheel (17) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the steel structure keel (24). 6.The intelligent interactive device of claim 1, wherein: A pressure water pump (18) is arranged in the steel structure keel (24), and an upper water tank (20) and a lower water tank (21) are fixedly connected in the steel structure keel (24). 7.The intelligent interactive device of claim 1, wherein: A display screen (19) is fixed to one side of the outer wall of the steel structure keel (24). 8.The intelligent interactive device of claim 1, wherein: Maintenance doors one (25), two (26), three (27) and four (28) are arranged on the outer wall of the steel structure keel (24), and the maintenance doors are used to handle subsequent maintenance problems.