Food vending machine with meal box output structure

Abstract

The utility model relates to a food vending machine with a meal box output structure, which comprises a machine shell, a heating structure and the meal box output structure are arranged in the machine shell, and the heating structure and the meal box output structure are distributed along the vertical direction. The size of the heating structure in the front-back direction is larger than that of the meal box output structure in the front-back direction, the front end of the meal box output structure is a meal box output end, the heating structure is aligned with the rear end of the meal box output structure, and the portion, corresponding to the meal box output structure, of the front side of the machine shell is concave inwards. The lunch box output device has the advantages that when the front and back sizes of the heating structure and the lunch box output structure are not matched, the lunch box can be output to the output port in the machine shell in a simple structure mode; the food cooking vending machine solves the problem that according to an existing food cooking vending machine, when the front-back size of a heating structure and the front-back size of a food box output structure are not matched, a transition structure needs to be designed to output a food box to a food output opening in a machine shell.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to food cooking processing article, especially a food vending machine with meal box output structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] There are many heating methods for cooking food containers, such as electric heating, microwave heating, gas heating and steam heating. When cooking food by steam heating, the food container and soup are placed in the container after being heated in the heating space (the heating space also serves as the output chamber), and the steam input hole is arranged on the wall of the heating space, so that the steam is input into the heating space through the steam input hole to heat the entire heating space to cook the food container. In order to meet the needs of selling instant food, the skilled person in the art tries to design a food cooking and selling machine that stores raw food containers and cooks them. The existing food vending machine stores and outputs food in one meal box at a time, and then takes it away through a packaging bag. When the user buys multiple foods at a time, it is not convenient to take them away. When the front and rear sizes of the heating structure and the meal box output structure do not match, the distance between the meal box output structure and the front side wall of the machine shell will be larger. At this time, a transition mechanism is needed to make the meal box reach the surface of the machine shell, resulting in a complex structure, or the meal box is taken out by hand into the machine shell, which is not safe. SUMMARY

[0003] The first purpose of the utility model is to provide a food vending machine with meal box output structure, which can output meal boxes to the output port on the machine shell in a simple structure when the front and rear sizes of the heating structure and the meal box output structure do not match, solving the problem that the existing food cooking and selling machine needs to design a transition structure to output meal boxes to the food output port on the machine shell when the front and rear sizes of the heating structure and the meal box output structure do not match.

[0004] The second purpose of the utility model is to further provide a food vending machine with meal box output structure, which can take out two or more portions of food at a time, solving the problem that the existing food cooking and selling machine can only take out one portion of food at a time, which is not convenient when taking out two or more portions of food.

[0005] The above technical problem is solved by the following technical scheme: a food vending machine with meal box output structure, comprising a machine shell, a heating structure and a meal box output structure arranged in the machine shell, the heating structure and the meal box output structure are arranged in the up-down direction, characterized in that the size of the heating structure along the front-rear direction is larger than the size of the meal box output structure along the front-rear direction, the front end of the meal box output structure is a meal box output end, the rear ends of the heating structure and the meal box output structure are aligned, and the part of the front side of the machine shell corresponding to the meal box output structure is concave. The distance between the meal box output structure and the front side wall of the machine shell is moderate, and the meal box can be conveniently output to the surface of the machine shell during output, thereby improving the convenience of taking the meal box.

[0006] As a preferred, the meal box output structure comprises a plurality of meal box output lanes arranged in the machine shell, a tray for storing meal boxes in the meal box output lanes, and a meal box transfer manipulator for transferring meal boxes to the tray in the meal box output lanes, the meal box output lanes are parallel to each other, the meal box output lanes extend in the front-rear direction, one tray can store more than two meal boxes, the meal box transfer manipulator is located at the rear end of the meal box output lane, and the machine shell is provided with a manipulator lifting mechanism for driving the meal box transfer manipulator to move between the heating structure and the meal box output structure, and a manipulator left-right translation mechanism for driving the manipulator to move in the left-right direction. The manipulator can be shared to transfer the meal boxes of the cooked food in the heating structure to the meal box output structure. Multiple portions of food can be taken at one time. The number of portions of food stored in one tray is set according to needs.

[0007] As a preferred, the meal box transfer manipulator comprises a carrying tray, a push frame above the carrying tray for pushing the meal boxes on the carrying tray, and a push frame translation mechanism for driving the push frame to extend towards the meal box output lane, when the push frame moves to the end of the stroke in the direction of the meal box output lane, the meal boxes supported on the carrying tray are pushed into the tray. In use, the carrying tray is aligned with the meal box output lane, the meal boxes are stored on the carrying tray, the push frame is driven to move towards the meal box output lane by the push frame translation mechanism, and the meal boxes are pushed into the tray in the meal box output lane by the push frame. This way can reliably transfer the meal boxes to the tray. Especially when the meal box output lane is designed as multiple layers, the meal boxes can also be transferred.

[0008] As a preferred, the push frame translation mechanism comprises a guide rail extending in the extension direction of the meal box output lane, a sliding seat slidingly connected to the guide rail, a lead screw threadedly connected to the sliding seat, and a drive motor for driving the lead screw to rotate, the guide rail and the rotary motor are fixed together relative to the carrying tray, the lead screw is rotatably connected together with the carrying tray, the sliding seat is connected together with the push frame, and the guide rail and the lead screw are parallel. A specific technical scheme of the push frame translation mechanism is provided.

[0009] As preferred, the load carrier plate is provided with an oblong avoiding through slot, the extending direction of the avoiding through slot is consistent with the extending direction of the lead screw, the guide slide rail is located below the load carrier plate, the sliding seat is hung on the guide slide rail, the push frame is connected at one end of the connecting arm, the other end of the connecting arm is connected with the sliding seat after passing through the avoiding through slot, and the push frame is located at the side of the sliding seat facing the meal box output channel. The structure is compact, and the guide rail, the lead screw and the like are not easy to accumulate dust.

[0010] As preferred, the lower surface of the load carrier plate is connected with a lower connecting plate, the lead screw is rotatably connected with the lower connecting plate, the upper surface of the load carrier plate is connected with an upper connecting plate, and the driving motor is connected with the upper connecting plate. The components are compact, and the manufacturing is convenient.

[0011] As preferred, the lead screw is provided with a driven synchronous pulley, the power output shaft of the driving motor is provided with a driving synchronous pulley, and the driving synchronous pulley is connected with the driven synchronous pulley through a synchronous belt. The reliability during driving is good.

[0012] As preferred, the driving motor is a servo motor. Precise driving can be achieved.

[0013] As preferred, the push frame comprises a transverse push plate and two oblique baffle plates corresponding to the transverse two ends of the transverse push plate and obliquely connected with the free ends of the transverse two ends of the transverse push plate towards the meal box output channel. The transverse transition deviation during pushing the meal box can be avoided, so that the meal box cannot be reliably pushed into the tray in the meal box output channel.

[0014] As preferred, the heating structure comprises two groups, and the meal box output structure is located between the two groups of heating structures. Multiple foods can be heated at the same time, the meal taking opening can be located at a comfortable height position, and the comfort during use is improved.

[0015] The utility model has the beneficial effects that more than two foods can be output at a time, the meal box can be reliably transferred into the tray, the distance between the machine shell and the meal box output structure can be maintained at a proper position without increasing the structure, and the meal box is convenient to take out. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the utility model, and the meal box transfer mechanical hand is only partially drawn, one tray is located in the meal box output channel, another tray is also output into the meal box output channel, the mechanical hand lifting structure and the mechanical hand left-right translation structure are not drawn;

[0017] Figure 2 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the meal box transfer mechanical hand.

[0018] In the diagram: 1. Carrying tray; 2. Meal box; 3. Pusher frame; 4. Guide rail; 5. Sliding seat; 6. Lead screw; 7. Drive motor; 8. Clearance slot; 9. Connecting arm; 10. Lower connecting plate; 11. Upper connecting plate; 12. Driven synchronous pulley; 13. Active synchronous pulley; 14. Synchronous belt; 15. Horizontal push plate; 16. Inclined baffle; 17. Machine housing; 18. Meal box output channel; 19. Meal box; 20. Tray; 21. Meal box transfer robot; 22. Upper heating structure mounting frame; 23. Lower heating structure mounting frame; 24. Meal box output structure; 25. Front side of the machine housing corresponding to the meal box output structure. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0020] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 A food vending machine with a food container output structure includes a housing 17. Inside the housing are an upper heating structure mounting bracket 22, a lower heating structure mounting bracket 23, and a food container output structure 24. Heating structures are mounted on both the upper and lower heating structure mounting brackets. Figure 1 (Not shown in the drawing), the upper heating structure mounting bracket enables the heating structure to be a steam heating structure (described in our previous patent application), while the heating structure mounted on the lower heating structure is an electric stove or induction cooker. The heating structure and the food container output structure are distributed along the vertical direction, with the food container output structure located between the upper and lower heating structures. The front dimension of the heating structure along the front-to-back direction is larger than that of the food container output structure along the front-to-back direction. The front end of the food container output structure is the food container output end, and the rear ends of the heating structure and the food container output structure are aligned. The front side of the casing corresponding to the part 25 of the food container output structure is recessed.

[0021] The meal box output structure comprises meal box output lanes 18, trays 20 for storing meal boxes 19 in the meal box output lanes, and a meal box transfer robot 21 for transferring meal boxes to the trays in the meal box output lanes. The meal box output lanes are parallel to each other and extend in the front-rear direction. Only one row of meal box output lanes is shown in the figure. Each tray can store more than two meal boxes (in this embodiment, three meal boxes). The meal box transfer robot is connected to a robot left-right translation mechanism that drives the robot to move in the left-right direction. The robot left-right translation mechanism is connected to a robot lifting mechanism that drives the meal box transfer robot to move between the heating structure and the meal box output structure. The meal box transfer robot comprises a carrier plate 1, a pusher 3 above the carrier plate for pushing meal boxes 2 on the carrier plate, and a pusher translation mechanism that drives the pusher to extend in the meal box discharge direction. When the pusher moves to the end of the stroke in the meal box discharge direction, the bottom wall of the meal box supported on the carrier plate is located outside the carrier plate on the side away from the pusher. In use, the carrier plate is aligned with the meal box output lanes, the trays are sized to fit in the meal box output lanes, the pusher translation mechanism is driven to move the pusher towards the meal box output lanes, and the pusher pushes the meal boxes into the trays in the meal box output lanes.

[0022] The pusher translation mechanism comprises a longitudinally extending guide rail 4, a sliding seat 5 slidingly connected to the guide rail, a lead screw 6 threadedly connected to the sliding seat, and a drive motor 7 driving the lead screw to rotate. The guide rail and the drive motor are fixed together relative to the carrier plate. The lead screw is rotatably connected to the carrier plate. The sliding seat is connected to the pusher. The carrier plate is provided with a longitudinally extending oblique slot 8. The guide rail is fixed to the lower surface of the carrier plate. The sliding seat is suspended on the guide rail. The pusher is connected to one end of a connecting arm 9. The other end of the connecting arm passes through the oblique slot and is connected to the sliding seat. The pusher is located on the side of the sliding seat facing the meal box output lanes. The drive motor is connected to the upper surface of the carrier plate. A lower connecting plate 10 is connected to the lower surface of the carrier plate. The lead screw is rotatably connected to the lower connecting plate. An upper connecting plate 11 is connected to the upper surface of the carrier plate. The drive motor is connected to the upper connecting plate. The lead screw is provided with a driven synchronous pulley 12. The power output shaft of the drive motor is provided with a driving synchronous pulley 13. The driving synchronous pulley is connected to the driven synchronous pulley through a synchronous belt 14. The drive motor is a servo motor. The pusher comprises a horizontal push plate 15 and two oblique baffles 16 connected to the horizontal push plate at the free ends of the horizontal push plate on both sides.

[0023] It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting; it is not intended to exclude myriad other embodiments of the present application that other inventors can develop based on the same general inventive concepts embodied by the described embodiments. That is, although the present application is described in terms of particular embodiments and implementations, it is to be understood that the terminology used is for the purpose of descriptive clarity and that it is intended to be limited only by the words recited in the appended claims. The scope of the present application shall be limited only by the claims.

[0024] While the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described with respect to particular embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Therefore, the scope of the application should not be limited by the embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A food vending machine provided with a meal box output structure, comprising a housing, a heating structure and a meal box output structure being provided in the housing, the heating structure and the meal box output structure being arranged in an up-down direction, characterized in that, The heating structure is larger than the meal box output structure in the front-rear direction, the front end of the meal box output structure is a meal box output end, the rear ends of the heating structure and the meal box output structure are aligned, and the front side of the cabinet is concave in the part corresponding to the meal box output structure.

2. The food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, The meal box output structure comprises a plurality of meal box output channels arranged in the cabinet, a plurality of trays for storing meal boxes in the meal box output channels, and a meal box transfer robot for transferring meal boxes to the trays in the meal box output channels, the meal box output channels are parallel to each other, the meal box output channels extend in the front-rear direction, each tray can store more than two meal boxes, the meal box transfer robot is located at the rear end of the meal box output channel, and the cabinet is provided with a robot lifting mechanism for driving the meal box transfer robot to move between the heating structure and the meal box output structure and a robot left-right translation mechanism for driving the robot to move in the left-right direction.

3. The food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, The meal box transfer robot comprises a carrying tray, a push frame above the carrying tray for pushing the meal boxes on the carrying tray, and a push frame translation mechanism for driving the push frame to extend towards the meal box output channel, when the push frame moves to the end of the stroke in the direction of the meal box output channel, the meal boxes supported on the carrying tray are pushed into the tray.

4. The food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 3, characterized in that, The push frame translation mechanism comprises a guide rail extending in the extension direction of the meal box output channel, a sliding seat slidingly connected to the guide rail, a lead screw threadedly connected to the sliding seat, and a drive motor for driving the lead screw to rotate, the guide rail and the rotary motor are fixed together opposite to the carrying tray, the lead screw is rotatably connected to the carrying tray, the sliding seat is connected to the push frame, and the guide rail and the lead screw are parallel.

5. The food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, The carrying tray is provided with an elongated avoiding slot, the extension direction of the avoiding slot is consistent with the extension direction of the lead screw, the guide rail is located below the carrying tray, the sliding seat is suspended on the guide rail, the push frame is connected to one end of a connecting arm, the other end of the connecting arm passes through the avoiding slot and is connected to the sliding seat, and the push frame is located on the side of the sliding seat facing the meal box output channel.

6. A food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, The lower surface of the carrying tray is connected to a lower connecting plate, the lead screw is rotatably connected to the lower connecting plate, the upper surface of the carrying tray is connected to an upper connecting plate, and the drive motor is connected to the upper connecting plate.

7. A food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, The lead screw is provided with a driven synchronous pulley, the power output shaft of the drive motor is provided with a driving synchronous pulley, and the driving synchronous pulley and the driven synchronous pulley are connected together through a synchronous belt.

8. The food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, The drive motor is a servo motor.

9. The food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 3 or 4 or 5, characterized in that, The push frame comprises a horizontal push plate and two inclined baffle plates connected to the horizontal push plate at the free ends of the horizontal push plate on both sides.

10. The food vending machine with a meal box output structure according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5, characterized in that, The heating structure has two groups on the right, and the meal box output structure is located between the two groups of heating structures.

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