Solid seasoning discharging mechanism and multi-seasoning discharging device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a solid seasoning discharging mechanism and a multi-seasoning discharging device. The solid seasoning discharging mechanism comprises a linkage device, a driving baffle, a solid discharging container and a material receiving box. The linkage device comprises a triggering assembly and a driving assembly. The triggering assembly is in transmission connection with the driving assembly and is used for driving the driving assembly to work; a blanking hole is formed in the bottom of the solid blanking container, so that the solid seasonings in the solid blanking container fall down through the blanking hole; the driving assembly is fixedly connected with the driving baffle and is used for driving the driving baffle to move under the condition that the driving assembly works; and the driving baffle is arranged at the bottom of the solid blanking container and is used for blocking or separating from the blanking hole. According to the solid seasoning discharging device, the discharging hole in the bottom of the solid discharging container can be controlled through the driving baffle, accurate regulation and control over the solid seasoning discharging process are achieved, and the accuracy and consistency of the discharging process are ensured.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of automatic cooking, in particular to a solid seasoning discharging mechanism and a multi-seasoning discharging device. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous progress of modern science and technology and the improvement of living standards, people's requirements for food quality and cooking efficiency are increasingly strict. In the cooking process, the accurate addition of seasoning directly affects the taste and flavor of food.

[0003] Common solid seasoning discharging mechanisms mainly include vibrating dischargers, screw dischargers, gravity dischargers, etc. These devices have their own advantages, but have certain limitations in precision control, structural complexity, service life of wearing parts, etc. Therefore, realizing the automation and precision of the solid seasoning discharging process has become an important direction in the research and development of cooking equipment. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a solid seasoning discharging mechanism and a multi-seasoning discharging device.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a solid seasoning discharging mechanism, which comprises a linkage device, a driving baffle, a solid discharging container and a receiving box.

[0006] The linkage device comprises a trigger assembly and a driving assembly; the trigger assembly is in transmission connection with the driving assembly, and is used to drive the driving assembly to work;

[0007] The solid discharging container is provided at the bottom with a discharging hole for allowing the solid seasoning in the solid discharging container to fall through the discharging hole;

[0008] The driving assembly is fixedly connected with the driving baffle, and is used to drive the driving baffle to move when the driving assembly works; the driving baffle is arranged at the bottom of the solid discharging container, and is used to block or unblock the discharging hole;

[0009] The receiving box is arranged below the fixed discharging container, and is used to receive the seasoning falling from the solid discharging container.

[0010] In one embodiment, the trigger assembly comprises a trigger part and a limiting part.

[0011] The trigger part comprises a push rod and a first sliding groove, and the push rod is fixedly connected with the first sliding groove; the limiting part is used to limit the linear movement of the push rod.

[0012] The side of the first sliding groove is provided with a rack, which is in transmission connection with the driving assembly, so that the rack drives the driving assembly to work when the push rod moves linearly.

[0013] In one embodiment, the driving assembly comprises a gear box and a central gear.

[0014] The central gear is installed in the gear box and engages with the rack, so that the central gear rotates under the driving of the rack when the push rod moves linearly.

[0015] In one embodiment, the driving assembly further comprises a driving gear, which is installed in the gear box.

[0016] The driving gear engages with the central gear, so that the central gear drives the driving gear to rotate when the central gear rotates.

[0017] One end of the driving baffle is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the driving gear, so that the driving gear drives the driving baffle to rotate when the driving gear rotates, the driving baffle is separated from the material dropping hole when the push rod moves linearly in the first direction, and the driving baffle blocks the material dropping hole when the push rod moves linearly in the second direction; the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions.

[0018] In one embodiment, the second end of the driving baffle is adapted to the material dropping hole, so that the second end of the driving baffle is in a state of blocking the material dropping hole when the trigger assembly is not working, and the second end of the driving baffle is in a state of being separated from the material dropping hole when the push rod moves from the first direction to the second direction.

[0019] In one embodiment, the diameter of the material dropping hole is greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 20 mm.

[0020] In one embodiment, the limiting part comprises a first limiting part and a second limiting part, and the first limiting part is fixedly connected with the second limiting part.

[0021] The first limiting part is adapted to the first sliding groove, so that the first limiting part slides in the first sliding groove when the push rod moves.

[0022] In one embodiment, the linkage further comprises a return spring.

[0023] The reset spring is sleeved outside the first limiting part, and two ends of the reset spring are connected to the first sliding groove and the second limiting part respectively, so that the reset spring pushes the first sliding groove to move linearly under the action of the elastic force when the feeding is completed.

[0024] In one embodiment, the second limiting part comprises a first part and a second part, and the first part is fixedly connected with the first limiting part.

[0025] The top of the first sliding groove is provided with a protruding part, and the bottom of the second part is provided with a second sliding groove, and the second sliding groove is matched with the protruding part, so that the protruding part slides in the second sliding groove when the push rod moves.

[0026] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a multi-ingredient feeding device, which comprises the solid ingredient feeding mechanism according to any one of the first aspect.

[0027] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, but not limiting the present disclosure.

[0028] The present disclosure has the following beneficial effects:

[0029] By controlling the feeding hole at the bottom of the solid feeding container through the driving baffle, the solid ingredient feeding process can be accurately controlled, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of the feeding process; the trigger assembly and the driving assembly in the linkage device can realize automatic operation, reducing the need for manual operation and improving the feeding efficiency; the structure of the driving baffle is simple, facilitating installation and maintenance, and reducing the time and cost of maintaining the solid ingredient feeding mechanism.

[0030] Other features and aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0031] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments in the present specification or the prior art, the drawings needed in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present specification, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creative labor.

[0032] Figure 1 The overall structure of the solid ingredient feeding mechanism according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0033] Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the linkage device combined with the driving baffle according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0034] In the figure, 1-linkage device, 11-trigger assembly, 111-push rod, 112-first sliding groove, 113-first limit part, 114-second limit part, 12-driving assembly, 121-center gear, 122-driving gear, 13-return spring;

[0035] 2-driving baffle;

[0036] 3-solid material container. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present specification will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present specification, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present specification, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0038] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily indicate a specific order or a chronological order. It should be understood that the data thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the application described herein can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or server including a series of steps or units does not necessarily have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but can include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0039] Various exemplary embodiments, features and aspects of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers in the drawings represent functionally the same or similar elements. Although various aspects of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated.

[0040] The word "exemplary" is used herein in the sense of being an example, instance, or illustration. Any implementation described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations.

[0041] The term "and / or", used in the present document, only describes the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the following three cases: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the term "at least one" in the present document means any one of the plurality or any combination of at least two of the plurality, for example, at least one of A, B and C includes any one or more elements selected from the set consisting of A, B and C.

[0042] In addition, in order to better illustrate the present disclosure, numerous specific details are given in the specific embodiments below. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present disclosure can also be implemented without certain specific details. In some examples, methods, means, elements and circuits that are well known to those skilled in the art are not described in detail in order to highlight the main idea of the present disclosure.

[0043] Figure 1 The overall structure of the solid seasoning dispensing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. As Figure 1 , the solid seasoning dispensing mechanism includes a linkage device 1, a driving baffle 2, a solid dispensing container 3 and a receiving box. The linkage device 1 includes a trigger assembly 11 and a driving assembly 12, the trigger assembly 11 is in transmission connection with the driving assembly 12, and is used to drive the driving assembly 12 to work. The bottom of the solid dispensing container 3 is provided with a dispensing hole for allowing the solid seasoning in the solid dispensing container 3 to fall through the dispensing hole. The driving assembly 12 is fixedly connected with the driving baffle 2, which is used to drive the driving baffle 2 to move when the driving assembly 12 works. The driving baffle 2 is arranged at the bottom of the solid dispensing container 3 and is used to block or disengage the dispensing hole. The present disclosure does not limit the size of the dispensing hole. In an embodiment, the diameter of the dispensing hole is greater than or equal to 3mm and less than or equal to 20mm. A suitable diameter design can allow more seasoning to fall, thereby improving the speed and efficiency of the dispensing process. At the same time, the dispensing amount can be accurately controlled through the cooperation of the linkage device 1 and the dispensing hole, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of the dispensing process. The receiving box is arranged below the fixed dispensing container 3 and is used to receive the seasoning falling from the solid dispensing container 3.

[0044] By controlling the dispensing hole at the bottom of the solid dispensing container 3 through the driving baffle 2, the accuracy and consistency of the solid seasoning dispensing process are ensured. The trigger assembly 11 and the driving assembly 12 in the linkage device 1 can realize automatic operation, reducing the need for manual operation and improving the dispensing efficiency. The structure of the driving baffle 2 is simple, which is convenient for installation and maintenance, reducing the maintenance time and cost of the solid seasoning dispensing mechanism.

[0045] In an embodiment, as Figure 2 , Figure 2The schematic diagram showing the linkage device combined with the driving baffle according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the trigger assembly 11 includes a trigger part and a limiting part. The limiting part is used to limit the linear movement of the push rod 111, and the trigger part includes the push rod 111 and a first sliding groove 112, the push rod 111 is fixedly connected with the first sliding groove 112, the side surface of the first sliding groove 112 is provided with a rack, the rack is in transmission connection with the driving assembly 12, and the rack is used to drive the driving assembly 12 to work in the case that the push rod 111 moves linearly. The side surface of the first sliding groove 112 is provided with the rack, the rack is driven to move linearly by the push rod 111, the driving assembly 12 is operated, the transmission mode is simple and efficient, and the transmission efficiency is improved. The limiting part ensures that the push rod 111 can only move linearly, avoids any unintended movement, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the transmission connection between the rack and the driving assembly 12, and enabling the driving assembly 12 to accurately perform the required action.

[0046] The present disclosure does not limit the limiting part, in one embodiment, as Figure 2 , the limiting part includes a first limiting part 113 and a second limiting part 114, and the first limiting part 113 is fixedly connected with the second limiting part 114. The first limiting part 113 is a cylinder, the second limiting part 114 includes a first part and a second part, the first part is a vertical part, the second part is a horizontal part, the first part and the second part are fixedly connected into an L-shaped structure, and the first part is fixedly connected with the first limiting part 113. Through the fixed connection between the first part and the first limiting part 113, the stability of the structure is improved, and the shaking or instability of the push rod 111 during movement is avoided. The first part abuts against a fixed structure, which provides support for the limiting part during the movement of the push rod 111, thereby ensuring the stability of the trigger assembly 11. The first limiting part 113 is matched with the first sliding groove 112, and the first limiting part 113 slides in the first sliding groove 112 in the case that the push rod 111 moves. The design of the first limiting part 113 and the first sliding groove 112 ensures the stability of the push rod 111 during movement, avoids the deviation or jamming of the push rod 111, improves the operation reliability of the solid seasoning discharging mechanism, and further makes the discharging process more accurate. The top of the first sliding groove 112 is provided with a protruding part, the bottom of the second part is provided with a second sliding groove, the second sliding groove is matched with the protruding part, and the protruding part slides in the second sliding groove in the case that the push rod 111 moves. The sliding of the protruding part in the second sliding groove can effectively prevent the lateral deviation of the push rod 111 during movement, ensure that the push rod 111 always moves along the predetermined straight line path, and improve the overall reliability.

[0047] In one embodiment, as Figure 2The driving assembly 12 comprises a gear box and a central gear 121 installed in the gear box, the central gear 121 is engaged with the rack for rotating the central gear 121 under the driving of the rack when the push rod 111 linearly moves. The engagement between the central gear 121 and the rack ensures that the push rod 111 linearly moves to accurately drive the central gear 121 to rotate. The engagement transmission of the gear and the rack can realize the accurate linear and rotary motion control, ensure the accurate positioning and stable rotation of the driving baffle 2, and thus realize the accurate control of the blanking hole.

[0048] The driving assembly 12 further comprises a driving gear 122 installed in the gear box, the driving gear 122 is engaged with the central gear 121 for rotating the driving gear 122 under the driving of the central gear 121 when the central gear 121 rotates. One end of the driving baffle 2 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the driving gear 122 for rotating the driving baffle 2 under the driving of the driving gear 122 when the driving gear 122 rotates. When the push rod 111 linearly moves in the first direction, the driving baffle 2 is separated from the blanking hole, and when the push rod 111 linearly moves in the second direction, the driving baffle 2 blocks the blanking hole. The first direction and the second direction are opposite directions. Through the engagement transmission between the driving gear 122 and the central gear 121, the accurate control of the driving baffle 2 can be realized, which ensures that the driving baffle 2 accurately separates from the blanking hole when the blanking is needed, and accurately blocks the blanking hole when the blanking is not needed, thereby avoiding the problems of uneven or excessive blanking. The movement of the driving baffle 2 is controlled by the gear transmission system, which can realize the automatic operation through simple mechanical or electronic control, reduces the manual intervention, is convenient to operate, and improves the automatic degree of blanking.

[0049] In one embodiment, as Figure 2The linkage device further comprises a reset spring 13 sleeved outside the first limiting portion 113, two ends of the reset spring 13 being connected to the first sliding groove 112 and the second limiting portion 114 respectively, for pushing the first sliding groove 112 to move linearly under the action of the elastic force in the case of completing the dispensing. Specifically, when the trigger assembly 11 starts to work, the rack on the trigger assembly 11 drives the central gear 121 to rotate, the central gear 121 drives the driving gear 122 to rotate, the driving gear 122 drives the driving baffle 2 to rotate, so that the driving baffle 2 is separated from the dispensing hole, thereby making the solid seasoning fall from the dispensing hole; in the process of working of the trigger assembly 11, the reset spring 13 is compressed, the push rod 111 moves in the first direction, the first limiting portion 113 in the trigger assembly 11 slides in the first sliding groove 112, and the protruding portion at the top of the first sliding groove 112 slides in the second sliding groove, so as to ensure that the push rod 111 moves linearly; when the trigger assembly 11 stops working, at this time, the driving baffle 2 is in the state of being separated from the dispensing hole, the reset spring 13 pushes the first sliding groove 112 to move linearly under the action of the elastic force, that is, the push rod 111 moves in the second direction, so as to reset the trigger assembly 11, in order to prepare for the next dispensing operation. The reset spring 13 can automatically push the first sliding groove 112 back to the original position, thereby realizing the automatic reset function of the trigger assembly 11, avoiding manual intervention, improving the operation convenience and the degree of automation, and ensuring that the trigger assembly 11 can be accurately reset after each dispensing is completed, which helps to maintain the accuracy and consistency of each dispensing.

[0050] The disclosure does not limit the size of the driving baffle 2, and the second end of the driving baffle 2 is only required to be matched with the dispensing hole, for being in the state of blocking the dispensing hole in the case that the trigger assembly 11 is not working, and being in the state of being separated from the dispensing hole in the case that the push rod 111 moves from the first direction to the second direction. The second end of the driving baffle 2 is accurately matched with the dispensing hole, can effectively block the dispensing hole, and prevent the seasoning from falling in the non-working state of the solid seasoning dispensing mechanism; the matching design makes the opening and closing action of the driving baffle 2 more smooth and reliable, thereby realizing accurate dispensing control.

[0051] The disclosure further provides a multi-seasoning dispensing device comprising the above-mentioned solid seasoning dispensing mechanism, which can realize accurate regulation and control of the dispensing process of multiple solid seasonings, ensure the accuracy and consistency of the dispensing process, and realize automatic operation, thereby reducing the need for manual operation and improving the dispensing efficiency.

[0052] Having described above several embodiments of the disclosure, any modifications and variations that fall within the scope of the described embodiments are also intended to be within the scope of the disclosure. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, some modifications and variations to the embodiments described above can be practiced while staying within the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The foregoing description of the described embodiments has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the described embodiments to the precise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings. It is intended that the disclosed embodiments be limited only by the claims.

Claims

1. A solid seasoning dispensing mechanism characterized by, The mechanism comprises a linkage device (1), a driving baffle (2), a solid ingredient container (3) and a receiving box; The linkage device (1) comprises a trigger assembly (11) and a driving assembly (12); the trigger assembly (11) is in transmission connection with the driving assembly (12) and is used to drive the driving assembly (12) to work; The solid ingredient container (3) is provided with a discharging hole at the bottom, which is used to allow the solid ingredient in the solid ingredient container (3) to fall through the discharging hole; The driving assembly (12) is fixedly connected with the driving baffle (2), which is used to drive the driving baffle (2) to move when the driving assembly (12) works; the driving baffle (2) is arranged at the bottom of the solid ingredient container (3) and is used to block or unblock the discharging hole; The receiving box is arranged below the solid ingredient container (3) and is used to receive the ingredient falling from the solid ingredient container (3).

2. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein, The trigger assembly (11) comprises a trigger part and a limiting part; The trigger part comprises a push rod (111) and a first sliding groove (112), the push rod (111) is fixedly connected with the first sliding groove (112); the limiting part is used to limit the linear movement of the push rod (111); The side surface of the first sliding groove (112) is provided with a rack, the rack is in transmission connection with the driving assembly (12) and is used to drive the driving assembly (12) to work when the push rod (111) linearly moves.

3. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein, The driving assembly (12) comprises a gear box and a center gear (121); The center gear (121) is installed in the gear box; the center gear (121) is in engagement with the rack and is used to rotate under the driving of the rack when the push rod (111) linearly moves.

4. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to claim 3, wherein, The driving assembly (12) further comprises a driving gear (122), which is installed in the gear box; The driving gear (122) is in engagement with the center gear (121) and is used to rotate under the driving of the center gear (121) when the center gear (121) rotates; One end of the driving baffle (2) is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft of the driving gear (122) and is used to rotate under the driving of the driving gear (122) when the driving gear (122) rotates; the driving baffle (2) unblocks the discharging hole when the push rod (111) linearly moves in the first direction, and the driving baffle (2) blocks the discharging hole when the push rod (111) linearly moves in the second direction; the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

5. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to claim 4, wherein, The second end of the driving baffle (2) is matched with the blanking hole, so that the second end of the driving baffle (2) is in a state of blocking the blanking hole when the trigger assembly (11) is not working, and the second end of the driving baffle (2) is in a state of being separated from the blanking hole when the push rod (111) is moved from the first direction to the second direction.

6. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The diameter of the blanking hole is greater than or equal to 3 mm and less than or equal to 20 mm.

7. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein The limiting part includes a first limiting part (113) and a second limiting part (114), and the first limiting part (113) is fixedly connected with the second limiting part (114). The first limiting part (113) is matched with the first sliding groove (112), so that the first limiting part (113) slides in the first sliding groove (112) when the push rod (111) moves.

8. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to claim 7, wherein, The linkage device further includes a reset spring (13). The reset spring (13) is sleeved outside the first limiting part (113), and both ends of the reset spring (13) are connected to the first sliding groove (112) and the second limiting part (114) respectively, so that the reset spring (13) pushes the first sliding groove (112) to move linearly under the action of the elastic force when the blanking is completed.

9. A solid flavour dispensing mechanism according to claim 7 or 8, wherein, The second limiting part (114) includes a first part and a second part, and the first part is fixedly connected with the first limiting part (113). The top of the first sliding groove (112) is provided with a protruding part, the bottom of the second part is provided with a second sliding groove, and the second sliding groove is matched with the protruding part, so that the protruding part slides in the second sliding groove when the push rod (111) moves.

10. A multi-sauce dispensing apparatus, characterized by, The solid seasoning blanking mechanism of any one of claims 1-9. The solid seasoning blanking mechanism of any one of claims 1-9.

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