Community catering meal heat preservation cabinet facilitating meal taking
By designing a trapezoidal structure and facial recognition device in the meal warming cabinet, the problem of elderly people having difficulty standing upright to pick up their meals has been solved, achieving convenient and safe intelligent meal management.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI WEST PACIFIC INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing food warming cabinets are inconvenient for elderly people to use in senior communities, especially because it is difficult for them to stand upright and face the vertically arranged food scoops, making it difficult to retrieve their meals.
The trapezoidal insulated food trough is designed and equipped with a facial recognition device and controller to realize intelligent meal management. The tilted insulated food trough makes it easier for the elderly to take the meals, and the combination of facial recognition device and controller ensures safety and convenience.
It has improved the convenience and safety of meal picking for the elderly and realized intelligent meal picking management.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of food warming cabinet technology, specifically a community food warming cabinet that facilitates meal retrieval. Background Technology
[0002] Food warming cabinets primarily use internal heating and insulation systems to ensure that food stored inside maintains a suitable temperature, thus preventing it from cooling down due to prolonged exposure. This helps preserve the taste and nutritional value of the food, while reducing nutrient loss and harmful substances caused by repeated heating.
[0003] Nowadays, some communities and office buildings have food delivery lockers. However, in some elderly communities, people with age-related illnesses or physical limitations find it difficult to stand upright in front of the vertically arranged lockers, making it impossible for them to pick up their meals on their own, which is very inconvenient.
[0004] Therefore, this application provides a community meal delivery and food warming cabinet that is convenient for picking up meals, in order to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] This application provides a community meal warming cabinet that is convenient for elderly people to pick up their meals, aiming to solve the problem mentioned in the background art that existing meal warming cabinets are inconvenient for the elderly to use in elderly communities.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solution: a community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal retrieval, comprising a cabinet body with a trapezoidal side cross-section. Two rows of multiple warming slots arranged in a linear array are provided on each of the two side surfaces of the cabinet body. Each warming slot is equipped with a cover, and an electronic lock for locking the cover is fixedly installed inside each warming slot. A heating slot for holding water is provided inside the cabinet body at a position corresponding to the lower part of each warming slot, and a heating tube is fixedly installed inside each heating slot. A controller connected to the electronic lock and a facial recognition device connected to the controller are fixedly installed on the cabinet body. This trapezoidal design allows the warming slots to be tilted vertically, facilitating meal retrieval for the elderly and other people with mobility impairments without being completely upright. Simultaneously, the cooperation of the facial recognition device and the controller enables intelligent meal retrieval management, improving the convenience and security of meal retrieval.
[0007] Preferably, the input terminals of the electronic lock are all connected to the output terminals of the controller, and the output terminal of the facial recognition device is connected to the input terminals of the controller.
[0008] Preferably, the side of the groove cover near the heat preservation groove has a locking pin corresponding to the electronic lock.
[0009] Preferably, the side of the locking pin away from the locking pin has a handle.
[0010] Preferably, the opening end of each heating tank is fixedly installed with a sealing terminal that is fixedly connected to the heating tube, and the side of the cabinet is fixedly connected with a wiring terminal that is electrically connected to the four sealing terminals, and the wiring terminal has a power cord and a plug.
[0011] Preferably, the sealed terminal has a display screen for displaying temperature and a switch and temperature control knob for adjusting water temperature.
[0012] Preferably, the cabinet has support legs at all four corners of its bottom.
[0013] Preferably, the cabinet has a water supply connector that communicates with the heating tank, and the bottom of the cabinet has a drain connector that communicates with the heating tank.
[0014] This convenient community meal delivery and warming cabinet features a trapezoidal design that tilts the warming compartment vertically, making it easier for the elderly and other people with mobility issues to retrieve their meals without being completely upright. Furthermore, the combination of facial recognition and a controller enables intelligent meal management, improving both convenience and safety. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup. Figure 1 ;
[0016] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup. Figure 2 ;
[0017] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the side cross-section of a community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup;
[0018] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle.
[0019] In the picture:
[0020] 1. Cabinet body; 11. Insulation tank; 12. Tank cover; 121. Locking pin; 122. Handle; 13. Electronic lock; 14. Heating tank; 15. Support legs; 16. Water supply connector; 17. Drain connector;
[0021] 2. Heating element; 21. Sealed terminal; 211. Display screen; 212. Switch and temperature control knob; 22. Wiring terminal; 221. Power cord and plug;
[0022] 3. Controller; 4. Facial recognition device. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0024] This embodiment provides a community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup, such as... Figures 1-4 As shown, the community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup includes a cabinet body 1. The side cross-section of the cabinet body 1 is trapezoidal. Two rows of multiple warming slots 11 are arranged in a linear array on both sides of the cabinet body 1. Each warming slot 11 is equipped with a slot cover 12. An electronic lock 13 for locking the slot cover 12 is fixedly installed inside the warming slot 11. A heating slot 14 for holding water is opened at the position corresponding to the position below the warming slot 11 inside the cabinet body 1. A heating tube 2 is fixedly installed inside the heating slot 14. A controller 3 connected to the electronic lock 13 and a facial recognition device 4 connected to the controller 3 are fixedly installed on the cabinet body 1. The input end of the electronic lock 13 is connected to the output end of the controller 3, and the output end of the facial recognition device 4 is connected to the input end of the controller 3.
[0025] When in use, when a user needs to retrieve food, they first stand in front of cabinet 1 and face the facial recognition device 4. The facial recognition device 4 recognizes the user's facial information and sends the information to the controller 3. The controller 3 determines whether the user has the right to open the cover 12 of a certain insulated food compartment 11 based on the preset user information. If the determination is true, the controller 3 sends a command to the corresponding electronic lock 13 to unlock the corresponding cover 12. The user opens the cover 12 and retrieves the food. After the user closes the cover 12, the electronic lock 13 automatically locks, waiting for the next food retrieval.
[0026] Specifically, the side of the slot cover 12 closest to the insulation slot 11 has a locking pin 121 corresponding to the electronic lock 13; when the electronic lock 13 receives the unlocking command from the controller 3, it will drive the internal locking tongue or latch mechanism to cooperate or separate from the locking pin 121, thereby realizing the locking or unlocking of the slot cover 12.
[0027] Furthermore, the side of the locking pin 121 away from the locking pin 121 has a handle 122; when the locking pin 121 is unlocked by the electronic lock 13, the user can easily remove the slot cover 12 from the heat preservation slot 11 by grasping the handle 122.
[0028] Furthermore, each opening end of the heating tank 14 is fixedly equipped with a sealing terminal 21 that is fixedly connected to the heating tube 2. The side of the cabinet 1 is fixedly connected with a wiring terminal 22 that is electrically connected to the four sealing terminals 21. The wiring terminal 22 has a power cord and a plug 221. The sealing terminal 21 has a display screen 211 for displaying the temperature and a switch and temperature adjustment knob 212 for adjusting the water temperature. The design of the sealing terminal 21 and the wiring terminal 22 enables the heating tank 14 to work stably and maintain a suitable water temperature. At the same time, the addition of components such as the display screen 211, switch and temperature adjustment knob 212 makes it easier for users to monitor and control the working status of the heating tank 14, improving the intelligence level of the entire heat preservation cabinet.
[0029] It should be noted that each of the four corners of the bottom of the cabinet 1 has a support leg 15; the design of the support leg 15 allows the warming cabinet to be placed stably on the ground, preventing the warming cabinet from tilting or collapsing due to uneven ground or vibration.
[0030] It should also be noted that the cabinet 1 has a water supply connector 16 that communicates with the heating tank 14, and the bottom of the cabinet 1 has a drain connector 17 that communicates with the heating tank 14. The design of the water supply connector 16 and the drain connector 17 allows the heating tank 14 to be easily connected to and drained, ensuring the normal operation of the heating tank 14. At the same time, the drain connector 17 also makes it convenient for users to clean and maintain the heat preservation cabinet, improving the reliability and service life of the heat preservation cabinet.
[0031] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this application, based on the technical solution and concept of this application, should be included within the scope of protection of this application.
Claims
1. A community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup, comprising a cabinet body (1), characterized in that: The side cross-section of the cabinet (1) is trapezoidal. Two rows of multiple heat-insulating grooves (11) are arranged in a linear array on both sides of the cabinet (1). Each heat-insulating groove (11) is provided with a groove cover (12). An electronic lock (13) for locking the groove cover (12) is fixedly installed in the heat-insulating groove (11). A heating groove (14) for holding water is provided in the cabinet (1) at the position corresponding to the bottom of the heat-insulating groove (11). A heating tube (2) is fixedly installed in the heating groove (14). A controller (3) connected to the electronic lock (13) and a face recognition device (4) connected to the controller (3) are fixedly installed on the cabinet (1).
2. The community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The input terminals of the electronic lock (13) are all connected to the output terminals of the controller (3), and the output terminal of the face recognition device (4) is connected to the input terminal of the controller (3).
3. The community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side of the cover (12) near the insulation tank (11) has a locking pin (121) corresponding to the electronic lock (13).
4. The community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup according to claim 3, characterized in that: The side of the locking pin (121) away from the locking pin (121) has a handle (122).
5. The community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup according to claim 4, characterized in that: The opening end of the heating tank (14) is fixedly installed with a sealing terminal (21) that is fixedly connected to the heating tube (2). The side of the cabinet (1) is fixedly connected with a wiring terminal (22) that is electrically connected to the four sealing terminals (21). The wiring terminal (22) has a power cord and a plug (221).
6. The community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sealed terminal (21) has a display screen (211) for displaying temperature and a switch and temperature adjustment knob (212) for adjusting water temperature.
7. The community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cabinet (1) has support legs (15) at the four corners of its bottom.
8. The community meal delivery and warming cabinet for easy meal pickup according to claim 7, characterized in that: The cabinet (1) has a water supply connector (16) that communicates with the heating tank (14), and the bottom of the cabinet (1) has a drain connector (17) that communicates with the heating tank (14).