Warehouse type automatic feeding mechanism for flour meat and vegetable premade products

Abstract

The utility model provides a storage type automatic feeding mechanism for flour meat and vegetable premade products, which relates to the technical field of catering equipment and comprises a fixing frame, and a food heat preservation box is arranged on the fixing frame. A feed conveying structure is arranged on one side of the fixing frame, a push-out mechanism is arranged on the other side of the fixing frame, the feed conveying structure is located in front of the lower end of the food heat preservation box body, and the push-out mechanism is located behind the lower end of the food heat preservation box body; the food heat preservation box body is longitudinally arranged, so that food can be stacked in the food heat preservation box body, a material falling position is arranged between the food heat preservation box body and the fixing frame, and the material falling position is communicated with the food heat preservation box body; when the food is located at the material falling position, the push-out mechanism pushes the food to the feed conveying structure, and the food is conveyed away through the feed conveying structure. The food heat preservation box has the advantages that the food heat preservation box body can conduct preservation work on food, the storage process of most prepackaged food applied to the unmanned vending machine can be compatible, and the application field is wide.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of catering equipment technology, and in particular to an automatic feeding mechanism for pre-prepared noodle, meat and vegetable products. Background Technology

[0002] A food preparation and vending machine is a device that integrates cooking and vending functions. It is typically used in commercial environments such as fast food restaurants and convenience stores to provide fast and convenient food preparation and sales services. Similar products currently on the market mainly utilize pre-prepared foods, which are stored in a built-in cabinet. After purchase, an internal ejection mechanism is activated, and the food is heated by microwave or electricity before being dispensed from the dispensing port. This is a simple unmanned vending machine that sells pre-prepared food after simple heating. Another type involves pre-prepared dough cakes that are heated with water, placed in bowls, and then pushed out for sale; this is also a form of unmanned vending.

[0003] Chinese Patent Publication No. CN106127947A discloses an automatic noodle vending and cooking machine. The technical solution is as follows: the main unit is an automatic noodle vending machine; the auxiliary unit is an automatic noodle cooking machine, including a cabinet-type hot water supply unit integrated with the main unit, and brackets and cabinets respectively equipped with induction cookers. The main unit housing includes a main power supply, an integrated control component, and a noodle cake holder shelf. Below the shelf is an integrated control component for dispensing noodle cake holders. The main unit panel features a display window, selection buttons, a unit price display, an LED display, and a payment component; a dispensing port is located below it. The noodle vending and cooking functions are implemented in relatively independent devices, preventing the electrical components from being affected by steam from the noodle cooking process. However, the drawback of this solution is that the shelf structure, intended for storage, is quite simple. The noodle cake holders are placed directly on the shelf for display, and the shelf lacks any insulation structure. This limits the machine's application to dehydrated and dried foods like instant noodles, and prevents it from storing wet noodles, meat, or pre-packaged foods, thus severely restricting its application.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to disclose a storage-type automatic feeding mechanism that can be applied to pre-processed products of noodles, meat and vegetables to overcome existing defects. Utility Model Content

[0005] This utility model overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and provides an automatic feeding mechanism for pre-packaged flour, meat and vegetable products. It has a food insulation box to keep food fresh and is compatible with the storage process of most pre-packaged foods in vending machines, with a wide range of applications.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0007] An automatic feeding mechanism for pre-prepared noodle, meat, and vegetable products includes a fixed frame with a food warming box mounted on it. The food warming box is equipped with a temperature control sensor to monitor its internal temperature. A feeding conveyor structure is located on one side of the fixed frame, and a pushing mechanism is located on the other side. The feeding conveyor structure is positioned at the front of the lower end of the food warming box, and the pushing mechanism is positioned at the rear of the lower end of the food warming box. The food warming box is arranged longitudinally to allow food to be stacked inside. A discharge point is provided between the food warming box and the fixed frame, and the discharge point is connected to the food warming box. When an instruction is given to dispensing, the automatic door of the refrigerator compartment will open automatically. After the automatic door of the refrigerator compartment opens, the ejection mechanism will activate, pushing out the bottom layer of food in the corresponding column through the wedge-shaped ejection block of the ejection mechanism. The wedge-shaped ejection block is designed to push the food stacked on top upwards during ejection, while the food below is pushed onto the transfer belt of the feeding conveyor structure. Then the ejection mechanism retracts. After the ejection mechanism retracts, the feeding conveyor structure senses the food, and the controller sends an instruction. The transfer belt of the feeding conveyor structure pushes the food to the end primary positioning part. After precise positioning, the robot arm moves to grab and lift the food.

[0008] Furthermore, several partition plates are longitudinally arranged between the material dropping position and the material feeding and conveying structure to separate several material outlets, and each material outlet is equipped with a corresponding push-out mechanism; the material feeding and conveying structure is connected in front of the several material outlets, and the pushing direction of the push-out mechanism is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the material feeding and conveying structure.

[0009] Furthermore, the isolation plate is slidably equipped with an automatic cold storage door for blocking the discharge port; the food warming box is equipped with a cold air hood that communicates with the interior, the cold air hood is connected to the motor base of the first electric push rod, the push rod of the first electric push rod is connected to the automatic cold storage door, and the first electric push rod is used to drive the lifting and lowering of the automatic cold storage door.

[0010] Furthermore, the number of automatic doors in the cold storage compartment corresponds one-to-one with the discharge port, and several automatic doors in the cold storage compartment are connected horizontally as a whole by a connecting rod; the partition plate is provided with a guide groove in the longitudinal direction to avoid the connecting rod.

[0011] Furthermore, the food warming box is hinged at the back and has double doors; the interior of the food warming box is provided with several longitudinally arranged isolation strips, which correspond to the isolation panels at the front and back.

[0012] Furthermore, a stop block is provided at the end of the material feeding and conveying structure. The stop block is connected to the fixed frame, and a first arc is formed at the material receiving point. A micro switch is provided on the stop block.

[0013] Furthermore, the ejection mechanism includes a wedge-shaped ejection block slidably disposed on the fixed frame, the wedge-shaped ejection block being connected to the upper end of the linkage plate, and the lower end of the linkage plate being connected to the push rod of the second electric push rod; the fixed frame is correspondingly provided with an clearance groove to avoid the linkage plate.

[0014] Furthermore, the pushing end of the wedge-shaped ejector block has a second arc position.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0016] This utility model features a food warming box that can keep food fresh and is compatible with the storage process of most pre-packaged foods in vending machines, making it widely applicable. The food in the warming box is pushed out onto the feeding and conveying structure by the push-out mechanism for transport to the next processing step. The structure is compact and has a high degree of integration. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present invention and, together with the embodiments of the present invention, are used to explain the present invention. They do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 This utility model describes a three-dimensional automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed flour, meat, and vegetables. Figure 1 Viewed from the front;

[0019] Figure 2 This utility model describes a three-dimensional automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed flour, meat, and vegetables. Figure 2 Viewed from the back;

[0020] Figure 3 This utility model describes a three-dimensional automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed flour, meat, and vegetables. Figure 3 Looking from the back, the double doors have been removed;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the isolation plate and the connecting rod described in this utility model. At this point, the automatic door of the cold storage compartment has been removed.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional representation of the ejection mechanism described in this utility model. Figure 1 ;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional representation of the ejection mechanism described in this utility model. Figure 2 ;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the positioning blocking block described in this utility model.

[0025] In the diagram: 1. Fixed frame; 101. Clearance groove; 2. Food warming box body; 201. Isolation strip; 3. Feeding and conveying structure; 4. Pushing mechanism; 401. Wedge-shaped pushing block; 4011. Second arc position; 402. Linkage plate; 403. Second electric push rod; 5. Material dropping position; 6. Isolation plate; 601. Guide groove; 7. Discharge port; 8. Automatic door of the cold storage compartment; 9. Cold air cover; 10. First electric push rod; 11. Connecting rod; 12. Double door; 13. Position blocking block; 1301. First arc position; 14. Micro switch; 15. Wedge-shaped pushing block; 1501. Second arc position; 16. Linkage plate; 17. Second electric push rod. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0027] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, this utility model claims protection for an automatic feeding mechanism for pre-prepared noodle, meat, and vegetable products, including a fixed frame 1, on which a food warming box 2 is mounted. The food warming box 2 is made of heat-insulating material, which is beneficial for heat preservation. Figure 1 It can be seen that the front of the food warming box 2 is equipped with a cold air hood 9 that communicates with the interior, and cold air is introduced into the interior of the food warming box 2 through the cold air hood 9.

[0028] A feeding conveyor structure 3 is provided on one side of the fixed frame 1, and an ejection mechanism 4 is provided on the other side of the fixed frame 1. In this embodiment, the feeding conveyor structure 3 is a conventional translation belt conveyor mechanism. The feeding conveyor structure 3 is located at the front of the lower end of the food warming box 2, and the ejection mechanism 4 is located at the rear of the lower end of the food warming box 2. There is a dropping position 5 between the food warming box 2 and the fixed frame 1. The dropping position 5 is connected to the food warming box 2. That is, the food warming box 2 is a box structure that is closed on all sides and top and open at the bottom (the lower end is unobstructed and has an outlet). The food warming box 2 is suspended and fixed on the fixed frame 1 to form the dropping position 5 located at the bottom. The food in the food warming box 2 is stacked from the dropping position 5 upwards. The food warming box 2 is arranged longitudinally so that the food can be stacked inside the food warming box 2. A double door 12 is hinged to the back of the food warming box 2 to facilitate opening and replenishing the food inside the food warming box 2.

[0029] When the food is at the drop position 5, the ejection mechanism 4 ejects the food onto the feeding conveyor structure 3 and transports it away via the feeding conveyor structure 3; then the stacked food will fall back to the drop position 5 for replenishment. The height of the drop position 5 is such that only one unit of food is allowed, that is, the height between the front panel of the food warming box 2 and the double doors 12 and the fixed frame 1 is just enough to satisfy the height of one unit of food, so that the wedge-shaped ejection block 401 of the ejection mechanism 4 will only eject one unit of food in one ejection movement, and the second unit of food located above will not follow the wedge-shaped ejection block 401 of the ejection mechanism 4 backward due to the obstruction of the double doors 12 when the wedge-shaped ejection block 401 returns to its original position, but will only fall down onto the fixed frame 1 after the wedge-shaped ejection block 401 returns to its original position.

[0030] Several partition plates 6 are longitudinally arranged between the material discharge position 5 and the material feeding and conveying structure 3, thereby separating several discharge ports 7. Each discharge port 7 is equipped with a corresponding ejection mechanism 4. Several partition strips 201 are longitudinally arranged inside the food warming box 2. The partition strips 201 correspond to the partition plates 6, that is, the food inside the food warming box 2 is also separated by the partition strips 201 to place the food corresponding to the discharge port 7. The food in the food warming box 2 is stacked between two partition strips 201, and the food on the left and right sides will not interfere with each other.

[0031] The feeding and conveying structure 3 is connected to the front of several discharge ports 7, and the pushing direction of the pushing mechanism 4 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the feeding and conveying structure 3; the isolation plate 6 is slidably provided with an automatic cold storage door 8 for blocking the discharge ports 7; the cold air cover 9 is connected to the motor base of the first electric push rod 10, the push rod of the first electric push rod 10 is connected to the automatic cold storage door 8, and the first electric push rod 10 is used to drive the lifting and lowering of the automatic cold storage door 8; when not in operation, the first electric push rod 10 can push the automatic cold storage door 8 down to block the discharge ports 7, which helps to reduce the dissipation of cold air in the food warming box 2.

[0032] The number of automatic refrigerator doors 8 corresponds one-to-one with the discharge port 7, and several automatic refrigerator doors 8 are connected horizontally by a connecting rod 11. The automatic refrigerator doors 8 are horizontally perforated, and the connecting rod 11 is inserted horizontally into the perforation to connect several automatic refrigerator doors 8 together. Therefore, the push rod of the first electric push rod 10 only needs to be connected to one or two automatic refrigerator doors 8 to drive all automatic refrigerator doors 8 to rise and fall synchronously. The partition plate 6 has a guide groove 601 in the longitudinal direction to avoid the connecting rod 11. The guide groove 601 not only allows the connecting rod 11 to move up and down to form a clearance, but also achieves the function of guiding and limiting, enhancing the stability of lifting and lowering.

[0033] A stop block 13 is provided at the end of the feeding and conveying structure 3. The stop block is connected to the fixed frame 1. This storage-type automatic feeding mechanism is used for conveying pre-prepared food with turnover bowls. Figure 7 As shown, the positioning block 13 has a first arc 1301 corresponding to the material receiving area to match the outer circumference shape of the turnover bowl. The first arc 1301 facilitates the turnover bowl to form a certain containment effect after moving to the positioning block 13, improving stability. A micro switch 14 is provided on the positioning block 13. The micro switch 14 is electrically connected to the feeding and conveying structure 3. When the turnover bowl moves to the positioning block 13 and touches the micro switch 14, the micro switch 14 can send a signal to the feeding and conveying structure 3, causing the feeding and conveying structure 3 to stop conveying. The micro switch 14 can also be a proximity switch or an infrared sensor, which will not be described in detail here.

[0034] like Figure 5 as well as Figure 6 As shown, the ejection mechanism 4 includes a wedge-shaped ejection block 401 slidably mounted on the fixed frame 1. The wedge-shaped ejection block 401 is connected to the upper end of the linkage plate 402, and the lower end of the linkage plate 402 is connected to the push rod of the second electric push rod 403. The fixed frame 1 is provided with a clearance groove 101 to avoid the linkage plate 402. Therefore, the push rod retraction of the second electric push rod 403 will drive the wedge-shaped ejection block 401 to move towards the feeding and conveying structure 3, thereby ejecting the food in the dropping position 5 onto the feeding and conveying structure 3. As can be seen from the above, this mechanism is used for conveying pre-made food with a turnover bowl. Therefore, the pushing end of the wedge-shaped ejection block 401 forms a second arc position 4011 to match the outer circumference shape of the turnover bowl, so that the turnover bowl is also restricted on both sides during the pushing process, which is conducive to the turnover bowl being ejected along a predetermined trajectory without the phenomenon of being pushed off course.

[0035] This utility model features a food warming box 2 that can keep food fresh and is compatible with the storage process of most pre-packaged foods in vending machines, making it widely applicable. The food in the food warming box 2 is pushed out onto the feeding and conveying structure 3 by the pushing mechanism 4. The conveyor belt on the feeding and conveying structure 3 can move in both directions, and the pushed food is transferred to a designated position by the forward and reverse belts to be picked up by a robot for transport to the next process. The structure is compact and has a high degree of integration.

[0036] Finally, it should be noted that the above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. However, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding mechanism for pre-prepared noodle, meat, and vegetable products, characterized in that: The device includes a fixed frame (1), on which a food warming box (2) is mounted; a feeding conveying structure (3) is mounted on one side of the fixed frame (1), and a pushing mechanism (4) is mounted on the other side of the fixed frame (1). The feeding conveying structure (3) is located at the front of the lower end of the food warming box (2), and the pushing mechanism (4) is located at the rear of the lower end of the food warming box (2). The food warming box (2) is arranged longitudinally so that food can be stacked inside the food warming box (2). There is a dropping position (5) between the food warming box (2) and the fixed frame (1), and the dropping position (5) is connected to the food warming box (2). When the food is located at the dropping position (5), the pushing mechanism (4) pushes the food onto the feeding conveying structure (3) and transports it away via the feeding conveying structure (3).

2. The automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed noodles, meat, and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that, A number of partition plates (6) are longitudinally arranged between the material drop position (5) and the material feeding and conveying structure (3) to separate a number of discharge ports (7). Each discharge port (7) is provided with a corresponding push-out mechanism (4). The material feeding and conveying structure (3) is connected to the front position of the number of discharge ports (7), and the pushing direction of the push-out mechanism (4) is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the material feeding and conveying structure (3).

3. The automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed noodles, meat, and vegetables according to claim 2, characterized in that, The isolation plate (6) is slidably provided with an automatic cold storage door (8) for sealing the discharge port (7); the food warming box (2) is provided with a cold air cover (9) that communicates with the interior, the cold air cover (9) is connected to the motor seat of the first electric push rod (10), the push rod of the first electric push rod (10) is connected to the automatic cold storage door (8), and the first electric push rod (10) is used to drive the automatic cold storage door (8) to rise and fall.

4. The automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed noodles, meat, and vegetables according to claim 3, characterized in that, The number of automatic doors (8) in the cold storage compartment corresponds one-to-one with the discharge port (7), and several automatic doors (8) in the cold storage compartment are connected horizontally as a whole by a connecting rod (11); the partition plate (6) is provided with a guide groove (601) in the longitudinal direction to avoid the connecting rod (11).

5. The automatic feeding mechanism for pre-prepared noodle, meat, and vegetable products according to claim 2, characterized in that, The food warming box (2) is hinged at the back and has a double door (12); the food warming box (2) has several longitudinally arranged isolation strips (201) inside, and the isolation strips (201) correspond to the isolation plate (6) front and back.

6. The automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed noodles, meat, and vegetables according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The material feeding and conveying structure (3) is provided with a stop block (13) at the end. The stop block is connected to the fixed frame (1). The stop block (13) forms a first arc position (1301) corresponding to the material receiving position. A micro switch (14) is provided on the stop block (13).

7. The automatic feeding mechanism for pre-prepared noodle, meat, and vegetable products according to claim 2, characterized in that, The ejection mechanism (4) includes a wedge-shaped ejection block (401) slidably disposed on the fixed frame (1). The wedge-shaped ejection block (401) is connected to the upper end of the linkage plate (402), and the lower end of the linkage plate (402) is connected to the push rod of the second electric push rod (403). The fixed frame (1) is provided with a clearance groove (101) to avoid the linkage plate (402).

8. The automatic feeding mechanism for pre-processed noodles, meat, and vegetables according to claim 7, characterized in that, The push end of the wedge-shaped push block (401) has a second arc position (4011).

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