Lunch box conveying structure of food vending machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to a lunch box conveying structure of a food vending machine, which comprises a lunch box storage cabinet and a food cooking output cabinet provided with a food cooking part and a food output part, and a lunch box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism is arranged in the lunch box storage cabinet. A food cooking output cabinet conveying belt which is in butt joint with the meal box storage cabinet conveying mechanism is arranged in the food cooking output cabinet; first conveying structure of food cooking output cabinet part for receiving meal boxes conveyed from food cooking part and transferring the meal boxes to food output part, and second conveying structure of food cooking output cabinet part for conveying meal boxes on conveyor belt of food cooking output cabinet part to food cooking part for cooking and then conveying the meal boxes to the first conveying structure of food cooking output cabinet part According to the structure, a food cooking output cabinet part first conveying structure and a food cooking output cabinet part conveying belt are distributed on the two sides of a food cooking output cabinet. The meal box conveying device has the advantages that meal boxes do not go back during conveying, and the problem that the meal boxes need to be queued due to the fact that the meal boxes go back during transferring is solved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to food cooking processing article, especially a meal box conveying structure of food vending machine. 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 for food consumption after being placed in the heating space (the heating space also serves as the output chamber), a steam input hole is provided on the wall of the heating space, 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 attempts to design a food cooking and selling machine that stores raw food containers and cooks the raw food containers. In order to transfer the meal box storing food in the food vending machine, a camera meal box conveying structure is needed. The existing meal box conveying structure will go back when conveying the meal box, resulting in a cross of the conveying route, and a queuing situation exists. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at providing a meal box conveying structure of food vending machine that does not go back when conveying the meal box, solving the problem that the existing food cooking and selling machine goes back when transferring the meal box, resulting in the need for queuing.

[0004] The above technical problem is solved by the following technical scheme: a meal box conveying structure of food vending machine, including a cabinet, the cabinet includes a meal box storage cabinet for storing meal boxes storing food and a food cooking and output cabinet for heating and outputting food in the meal box, the food cooking and output cabinet is provided with a food cooking part and a food output part, characterized in that the meal box storage cabinet is provided with a meal box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism for conveying the meal box stored in the meal box storage cabinet towards the food cooking and output cabinet, the food cooking and output cabinet is provided with a food cooking and output cabinet part conveying belt that receives the meal box conveyed by the meal box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism, a food cooking and output cabinet part first conveying structure that receives the meal box conveyed from the food cooking part and transfers the meal box to the food output part, and a food cooking and output cabinet part second conveying structure that conveys the meal box on the food cooking and output cabinet part conveying belt to the food cooking part for cooking and then to the food cooking and output cabinet part first conveying structure, the food cooking and output cabinet part first conveying structure and the food cooking and output cabinet part conveying belt are distributed on the front and back sides of the food cooking and output cabinet.

[0005] As preferred, the food box storage cabinet is provided with a food box storage cabinet part conveying belt facing the food box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism, the food box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism comprises a food box storage cabinet part supporting platform capable of aligning with the food box storage cabinet part conveying belt, which is composed of a food box storage cabinet part supporting roller, a food box storage cabinet part driving frame arranged on the food box storage cabinet part supporting platform, a food box storage cabinet part driving frame translation mechanism driving the translation of the food box storage cabinet part driving frame, and a food box storage cabinet part supporting platform translation mechanism driving the translation of the food box storage cabinet part supporting platform, the moving direction of the food box storage cabinet part supporting platform is the same as the distribution direction of the food box storage cabinet and the food preparation output cabinet, the conveying direction of the food box storage cabinet part conveying belt is perpendicular to the translation direction of the food box storage cabinet part supporting platform, and the extension direction of the food box storage cabinet part supporting roller is the same as the moving direction of the food box storage cabinet part supporting platform.

[0006] As preferred, the food preparation output cabinet part second conveying structure comprises a food preparation output cabinet part slide rail extending along the distribution direction of the food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure and the food preparation output cabinet part conveying belt, a fork suspended on the food preparation output cabinet part slide rail, and a fork moving structure driving the moving of the fork along the food preparation output cabinet part slide rail.

[0007] As preferred, the food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure comprises a food box transfer robot, a robot lifting structure driving the lifting of the food box transfer robot, and a robot translation mechanism driving the translation of the food box transfer robot, the translation direction of the robot is the same as the distribution direction of the food box storage cabinet and the food preparation output cabinet, the food box transfer robot comprises a carrying plate, a pushing frame pushing a food box above the carrying plate, and a pushing frame translation mechanism driving the translation of the pushing frame towards the food output part, when the pushing frame moves to the end of the stroke towards the food output part, the food box supported on the carrying plate is pushed onto the food output part. In use, the carrying plate is aligned with the food output part, the food box is stored on the carrying plate, the pushing frame is driven to move towards the food output part by the pushing frame translation mechanism, and the food box is pushed to the food output part by the pushing frame. This way can reliably transfer the food box to the food output part. Especially when the food output part is a multi-layer tunnel storing food boxes, the transfer can also be performed.

[0008] As preferred, the pushing frame translation mechanism comprises a guide slide rail, a sliding seat slidingly connected to the guide slide rail, a lead screw threadedly connected to the sliding seat, and a driving motor driving the rotation of the lead screw, the guide slide rail and the driving motor are fixed together relative to the carrying plate, the lead screw is rotationally connected together with the carrying plate, the sliding seat is connected together with the pushing frame, the guide slide rail and the lead screw are parallel, and the extension direction of the guide slide rail is the same as the distribution direction of the food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure and the food preparation output cabinet part conveying belt. A specific technical solution of the pushing frame translation mechanism is provided.

[0009] As preferred, the load carrier plate is provided with a long strip-shaped 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 together after passing through the avoiding through slot, and the push frame is located at the side of the sliding seat which is towards 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 on 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 on 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 driving motor is provided with a driving synchronous pulley on the power output shaft, 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 push frame comprises a transverse push plate and two inclined blocking plates which are connected at the transverse two ends of the transverse push plate and are inclined towards the food preparation output part. The transverse transition deviation during pushing the meal box can be avoided, so that the meal box cannot be reliably pushed to the set position on the food output part.

[0013] The utility model has the beneficial effects that the meal box is not returned during conveying, the conveying smoothness is improved, and the meal box output speed is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic view of one angle of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic view of another angle of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic view of the three-dimensional structure of the food preparation output cabinet, and the meal box transfer manipulator is only partially drawn in the figure;

[0017] Figure 4 It is an enlarged schematic view of the meal box transfer manipulator.

[0018] In the figure: the carrier plate 1, the meal box 2, the push frame 3, the guide slide rail 4, the sliding seat 5, the screw rod 6, the driving motor 7, the avoiding through slot 8, the connecting arm 9, the lower connecting plate 10, the upper connecting plate 11, the driven synchronous pulley 12, the driving synchronous pulley 13, the synchronous belt 14, the transverse push plate 15, the inclined baffle 16, the food cooking output cabinet 17, the meal box output tunnel 18, the food cooking output cabinet part conveying belt 19, the meal box transfer manipulator 21, the meal box storage cabinet 22, the food cooking part 24, the food output part 25, the meal box storage cabinet part conveying belt 26, the meal box storage cabinet part support roller 27, the meal box storage cabinet part driving frame 28, the meal box storage cabinet support platform translation mechanism 29, the food cooking output cabinet part slide rail 30, the shift fork 31, the manipulator lifting structure 32. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] 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 skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0020] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 A meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine, comprising a cabinet, the cabinet comprising a meal box storage cabinet 22 for storing meal boxes 2 storing food and a food cooking output cabinet 17 for heating and outputting the food in the meal boxes, the food cooking output cabinet being provided with a food cooking part 24 (a heating mechanism such as an electric stove is arranged to heat and cook the food) and a food output part 25 (a food output mechanism such as a conveyor belt is arranged to output the food) Figure 1 and Figure 2The food output part is not drawn in the figure), the food output part 25 is composed of several meal box output lanes 18. The meal box storage cabinet is provided with a meal box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism for conveying the meal boxes stored in the meal box storage cabinet towards the food preparation output cabinet. The food preparation output cabinet is provided with a food preparation output cabinet part conveying belt 19 which is connected with the meal box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism and receives the meal boxes conveyed by the meal box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism, a food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure which receives the meal boxes conveyed by the food preparation part and transfers the meal boxes to the food output part, and a food preparation output cabinet part second conveying structure which conveys the meal boxes on the food preparation output cabinet part conveying belt to the food preparation part for preparation and then to the food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure. The food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure and the food preparation output cabinet part conveying belt are distributed on the front and back sides of the food preparation output cabinet. The meal box storage cabinet is provided with a meal box storage cabinet part conveying belt 26 which conveys the meal boxes towards the meal box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism. The meal box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism includes a meal box storage cabinet part support platform which can be aligned with the meal box storage cabinet part conveying belt and is composed of meal box storage cabinet part support rollers 27, a meal box storage cabinet part driving frame 28 provided on the meal box storage cabinet part support platform, a meal box storage cabinet part driving frame translation mechanism which drives the meal box storage cabinet part driving frame to translate, and a meal box storage cabinet part support platform translation mechanism 29 which drives the meal box storage cabinet part support platform to translate. The moving direction of the meal box storage cabinet part support platform is the same as the distribution direction of the meal box storage cabinet and the food preparation output cabinet. The conveying direction of the meal box storage cabinet part conveying belt is perpendicular to the translation direction of the meal box storage cabinet part support platform. The extension direction of the meal box storage cabinet part support rollers is the same as the moving direction of the meal box storage cabinet part support platform. The food preparation output cabinet part second conveying structure includes a food preparation output cabinet part slide rail 30 which extends along the distribution direction of the food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure and the food preparation output cabinet part conveying belt, a fork 31 which is suspended on the food preparation output cabinet part slide rail, and a fork translation mechanism which drives the fork to move along the food preparation output cabinet part slide rail. The food preparation output cabinet part first conveying structure includes a meal box transfer robot 21, a robot lifting mechanism 32 which drives the meal box transfer robot to lift, and a robot translation mechanism which drives the meal box transfer robot to translate. The translation direction of the meal box transfer robot is the same as the conveying direction of the meal box storage cabinet part conveying belt.

[0021] The meal box output lanes are parallel to each other. The meal box transfer robot includes a carrying plate 1, a pushing frame 3 which is located above the carrying plate and pushes the meal boxes 2 on the carrying plate, and a pushing frame translation mechanism which drives the pushing frame to extend and retract along the meal box unloading direction. When the pushing frame moves to the end of the stroke in the meal box unloading direction, the bottom wall of the meal box supported on the carrying plate away from the side of the pushing frame is located outside the carrying plate.

[0022] The pusher frame translation mechanism comprises a longitudinally extending guide slide rail 4, a sliding seat 5 slidingly connected to the guide slide rail, a lead screw 6 threadedly connected to the sliding seat, and a drive motor 7 driving the rotation of the lead screw, the guide slide rail and the rotary motor are fixed together opposite to the object supporting plate, the lead screw is rotationally connected together with the object supporting plate, and the sliding seat is connected together with the pusher frame. The object supporting plate is provided with a longitudinally extending long strip-shaped avoiding through slot 8, the guide slide rail is fixed to the lower surface of the object supporting plate, the sliding seat is hung on the guide slide rail, the pusher frame is connected to one end of a connecting arm 9, the other end of the connecting arm passes through the avoiding through slot and is connected together with the sliding seat, and the pusher frame is located at the side of the sliding seat facing the meal box output channel. The drive motor is connected to the upper surface of the object supporting plate. The lower surface of the object supporting plate is connected with a lower connecting plate 10, and the lead screw is rotationally connected to the lower connecting plate. The upper surface of the object supporting plate is connected with an upper connecting plate 11, and the drive motor is connected to the upper connecting plate. The lead screw is provided with a driven synchronous belt pulley 12, the power output shaft of the drive motor is provided with a driving synchronous belt pulley 13, and the driving synchronous belt pulley is connected together with the driven synchronous belt pulley through a synchronous belt 14. The drive motor is a servo motor. The pusher frame comprises a transverse push plate 15 and two inclined baffle plates 16 corresponding in one-to-one connection at the free ends of the transverse two ends of the transverse push plate and inclined to the meal box output channel.

[0023] It should be noted that the relative terms such as first and second, and the like are used herein only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between such entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements, but can also include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "comprises a" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element.

[0024] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made thereto without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine, comprising a cabinet including a meal box storage cabinet that stores meal boxes in which food is stored, and a food cooking and output cabinet that cooks and outputs the food in the meal boxes, the food cooking and output cabinet being provided with a food cooking section and a food output section, characterized in that, The food box storage cabinet is provided with a food box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism for conveying the food boxes stored in the food box storage cabinet to the food cooking output cabinet.

2. The meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 1, wherein The food box storage cabinet is provided with a food box storage cabinet part conveying belt for conveying the food boxes to the food box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism.

3. A meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The food box storage cabinet part conveying mechanism comprises a food box storage cabinet part supporting platform capable of aligning with the food box storage cabinet part conveying belt and composed of supporting rollers of the food box storage cabinet part, a food box storage cabinet part driving frame arranged on the food box storage cabinet part supporting platform, a food box storage cabinet part driving frame translation mechanism for driving the food box storage cabinet part driving frame to translate, and a food box storage cabinet part supporting platform translation mechanism for driving the food box storage cabinet part supporting platform to translate.

4. The meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The food box storage cabinet part supporting platform moves in the same direction as the food box storage cabinet and the food cooking output cabinet. The food box storage cabinet part second conveying structure comprises a food box storage cabinet part sliding rail extending along the distribution direction of the food cooking output cabinet part first conveying structure and the food cooking output cabinet part conveying belt, a fork suspended on the food cooking output cabinet part sliding rail, and a fork moving structure for driving the fork to move along the food cooking output cabinet part sliding rail. The food box storage cabinet part first conveying structure comprises a food box transferring manipulator, a manipulator lifting structure for driving the food box transferring manipulator to lift, and a manipulator translation mechanism for driving the food box transferring manipulator to translate. The food box transferring manipulator comprises a carrying support plate, a pushing frame arranged above the carrying support plate and pushing the food boxes on the carrying support plate, and a pushing frame translation mechanism for driving the pushing frame to stretch towards the food output part. When the pushing frame moves to the end of the stroke towards the food output part, the food boxes supported on the carrying support plate are pushed onto the food output part.

5. A meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 4, wherein The push frame translation mechanism comprises a guide slide rail, a sliding seat slidably connected to the guide slide rail, a lead screw threadedly connected to the sliding seat, and a drive motor driving the rotation of the lead screw, the guide slide rail and the rotary motor are fixed together opposite to the object supporting plate, the lead screw is rotatably connected to the object supporting plate, the sliding seat is connected to the push frame, the guide slide rail and the lead screw are parallel, the extension direction of the guide slide rail is the same as the distribution direction of the first conveying structure and the conveying belt of the food cooking and output cabinet.

6. A meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 5, wherein The object supporting plate is provided with an elongated avoiding through slot, the extension direction of the avoiding through slot is consistent with the extension direction of the lead screw, the guide slide rail is located below the object supporting plate, the sliding seat is hung on the guide slide rail, the push frame is connected to one end of the connecting arm, the other end of the connecting arm passes through the avoiding through 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.

7. A meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 6, wherein The lower surface of the object supporting plate is connected with a lower connecting plate, the lead screw is rotatably connected to the lower connecting plate, the upper surface of the object supporting plate is connected with an upper connecting plate, and the drive motor is connected to the upper connecting plate.

8. The meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 5, wherein 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 is connected to the driven synchronous pulley through a synchronous belt.

9. The meal box conveying structure of a food vending machine according to claim 4, wherein The push frame comprises a transverse push plate and two inclined baffle plates corresponding connected to the transverse two ends of the transverse push plate, and the free ends of the two inclined baffle plates are inclined towards the food cooking part.

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