Automatic cooking machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic cooking machine, including work table, at least one heating device of work table and put on the automatic open and close lid and stir -fry of heating device of stir -fry mechanism, at least one seasoning supply device of automatic sauce material of work table and the sauce material of at least two material boxes for filling food material and seasoning respectively, still include at least one food material storage supply device and a rotary feeding conveyor device of work table, and rotary feeding conveyor device can rotate relative to the work table circumferentially, at least one heating device and at least one food material storage supply device are around or separately arranged on the outside of rotary feeding conveyor device, at least one support the load bearing of material box is equipped on rotary feeding conveyor device, and at least one food material storage supply device can automatically put into the material box and wait to cook food material. Can realize one time feeding and stir -fry dish, has saved the manual operation and prepares the step of material, more automation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of cooking equipment technology, specifically to an automatic stir-fry machine. Background Technology

[0002] With the fast pace of life and the rise of the kitchen revolution, automated cooking devices have developed rapidly and are widely used, offering advantages such as no need for manual supervision, saving time and effort, and consistent food quality. Stir-fry machines have multiple functions, including automatic stir-frying, pan-frying, and cooking. To use them, simply put the prepared seasonings and ingredients into the pot, and after successful setting, the stir-fry machine will execute the set functions, greatly simplifying cooking.

[0003] Current cooking machines have a feeding and flipping mechanism on one side of the pot, with a food container on the outside of this mechanism. The feeding and flipping mechanism flips the container to allow the food inside to be poured into the pot. For example, Chinese patent document CN221730285U discloses a feeding and flipping mechanism for a cooking robot, which can automatically pour food into the pot. However, for each dish, the ingredients for the next dish need to be pre-loaded into the food container, a step currently done manually. That is, after the cooking machine pours the prepared ingredients from the container into the pot for cooking, but before cooking the next dish, a person needs to manually add new ingredients to the container so that there are fresh ingredients available when the cooking machine starts cooking the next dish. The problem with the above technical solution is that manually preparing ingredients increases labor costs. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a new type of cooking machine to solve these problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic cooking machine that can achieve centralized feeding, eliminating the need for manual loading of ingredients, reducing manual labor, and making the feeding more accurate, standardized, and consistent.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is:

[0006] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic cooking machine, including a worktable, at least one heating device disposed on the worktable, a cooking mechanism with an automatically opening and closing lid and a stirring mechanism placed on the heating device, at least one seasoning supply device disposed on the worktable for automatically supplying sauce, and at least two containers for separately filling ingredients and sauces. It also includes at least one ingredient storage and supply device disposed on the worktable and a rotary feeding conveyor device. The rotary feeding conveyor device can rotate circumferentially relative to the worktable. The at least one heating device and the at least one ingredient storage and supply device are arranged around or separately on the outside of the rotary feeding conveyor device. At least one support member for supporting the containers is provided on the rotary feeding conveyor device. The at least one ingredient storage and supply device can automatically feed the ingredients to be cooked into the containers.

[0007] Optionally, the rotary feeding conveyor includes a track with a rotary groove fixed on the workbench, a plurality of sprockets arranged in a closed loop and distributed vertically in the track, a plurality of chain plates horizontally connected to the upper axial ends of the plurality of sprockets, and a rotary drive component that drives the plurality of sprockets and drives the plurality of chain plates to rotate synchronously along the track, and at least one of the bearing members is horizontally fixed on the upper surface of the chain plate.

[0008] Optionally, the rotary groove includes two parallel, spaced-apart straight sections extending along the length of the workbench and two arc-shaped rotary sections respectively connected between corresponding ends of the two straight sections. The cooking mechanism is located on one side of one of the straight sections away from the other straight section, and the food storage and feeding device and the seasoning feeding device are located on the other side of the straight section away from the cooking mechanism.

[0009] Optionally, there are at least two food storage and feeding devices, which are arranged side by side along the extension direction of the straight section.

[0010] Optionally, the number of the cooking mechanism is at least two, and the at least two cooking mechanisms are arranged side by side along the extension direction of the straight section.

[0011] Optionally, the number of the food storage and feeding device and the cooking mechanism or heating device may be the same or different.

[0012] Optionally, the number of the carriers is at least two, and the at least two carriers are spaced apart on the chain plate.

[0013] Optionally, the rotary drive component includes a drive motor with its drive end pointing vertically upward and a drive gear located at the drive end of the drive motor. The drive gear meshes with the sprocket. The axial ends of any two adjacent sprockets are connected by a connecting plate. The two ends of any connecting plate are flat plate segments at different horizontal planes, and the middle is an inclined plate segment. The inclined plate segments in the middle of the connecting plates at the axial ends of any two adjacent sprockets may be the same or different.

[0014] Each of the chain plates has a concave arc edge and a convex arc edge on opposite sides, and the concave arc edge of each chain plate is spaced to match the convex arc edge of its adjacent chain plate. The chain plate is provided with a fixing part that is fixedly connected to the bearing member.

[0015] Optionally, the number of seasoning supply devices is at least two, and at least two seasoning supply devices are arranged side by side with the food storage supply device.

[0016] Optionally, one side of any of the material boxes is provided with a first magnetic connection part, and the cooking mechanism is provided with a feeding flipping mechanism on the side facing the rotary feeding conveyor, and the feeding flipping mechanism is provided with a second magnetic connection part that is attracted to the first magnetic connection part.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are:

[0018] This utility model discloses an automatic cooking machine that eliminates the need for manual ingredient loading, reducing labor costs and ensuring more accurate, standardized, and consistent ingredient addition. It can cook multiple dishes with a single loading, saving the manual step of preparing ingredients into the container, thus achieving greater automation. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments:

[0020] Figure 1 This is a top view of the automatic cooking machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the rotary feeding conveyor device (with a material box) of the automatic cooking machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A top view of the track structure of the rotary feeding conveyor;

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 2 The structural diagram of the track is omitted from the rotary feeding conveyor.

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of part A in the image;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of one of the chain plates, sprockets and connecting plates of the rotary feeding conveyor;

[0026] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of one of the heating devices, cooking mechanisms, and feeding and turning mechanisms of the automatic cooking machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the material box of the automatic cooking machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] The components are as follows: 10. Workbench; 20. Heating device; 30. Seasoning supply device; 40. Food storage and supply device; 50. Cooking mechanism; 60. Material box; 61. First magnetic connection part; 70. Rotary feeding conveyor device; 71. Track; 711. Rotary trough; 7111. Straight section; 7112. Rotary section; 72. Sprocket; 73. Chain plate; 731. Concave arc edge; 732. Convex arc edge; 74. Rotary drive component; 741. Drive motor; 742. Drive gear; 75. Connecting plate; 751. Flat plate section; 752. Inclined plate section; 80. Feeding and turning mechanism. Detailed Implementation

[0029] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these descriptions are merely exemplary and not intended to limit the scope of this utility model. Furthermore, descriptions of well-known structures and technologies are omitted in the following description to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the concept of this utility model.

[0030] An automatic cooking machine according to an embodiment of this utility model, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figures 1 to 8The system mainly includes a workbench 10, at least one heating device 20, at least one stir-frying mechanism 50, at least one seasoning supply device 30, at least two ingredient containers 60, at least one feeding and turning mechanism 80, at least one food storage and supply device 40, and a rotary feeding conveyor 70. The heating device 20, seasoning supply device 30, food storage and supply device 40, and rotary feeding conveyor 70 are all mounted on the workbench 10. The stir-frying mechanism 50 is positioned one-to-one with each heating device 20, heating the food within it. The stir-frying mechanism 50 can automatically open and close its lid and automatically stir-fry the food. The seasoning supply device 30 can automatically supply sauces (including liquid and semi-solid sauces). The food storage and supply device 40 can automatically add the food to be cooked into the ingredient containers 60. The rotary feeding conveyor 70 can rotate circumferentially relative to the worktable 10. A material box 60 is placed on the rotary feeding conveyor 70 and, driven by the rotary feeding conveyor 70, reciprocates between the seasoning supply device 30, the food storage supply device 40, and the cooking mechanism 50. In this embodiment of the invention, at least two material boxes 60 are used: one to receive food from the food storage supply device 40, and the other to receive sauce from the seasoning supply device 30. The food is then delivered to the cooking mechanism 50, and the food and sauce in the material box 60 are poured into the cooking mechanism 50 via the feeding flipping mechanism 80. A support member is provided on the rotary feeding conveyor 70 for placing the material box 60; this support member only places the material box 60 but does not fix it in place. The heating device 20 or the cooking mechanism 50 and the food storage supply device 40 are located on the outside of the rotary feeding conveyor 70 (different sides or the same side) or surrounding the outer periphery of the rotary feeding conveyor 70. Each heating device 20 has a feeding and turning mechanism 80 on the side facing the rotary feeding conveyor 70. In this embodiment of the automatic cooking machine, ingredients are first stored in the food storage and feeding device 40. When cooking is required, a food container 60 is placed on the rotary feeding conveyor 70. The rotary feeding conveyor 70 is activated, and the seasoning supply device 30 automatically adds sauce to the food container 60 at its current position. The food storage and feeding device 40 automatically adds the ingredients to be cooked to the food container 60 at its current position. Then, when the food container 60 containing the ingredients is delivered to the heating device 20, the feeding and turning mechanism 80 pours the ingredients from the food container 60 into the cooking mechanism 50 for automatic stir-frying. Simultaneously, the sauce container 60 is rotated to the heating device 20, and the feeding and turning mechanism 80 pours the sauce container 60 into the ingredients that have been stir-fried for a certain time, and then stir-fryes for another certain time to complete the cooking process.The empty ingredient container 60 is then conveyed back to the seasoning supply device 30 and the food storage supply device 40 by the rotary feeding conveyor 70, respectively, to receive new ingredients and sauces for the next batch of food to cook. This eliminates the need for manual refilling of the empty ingredient container 60, reducing labor and increasing automation. The automated supply of ingredients and sauces also improves the accuracy, standardization, and consistency of ingredient addition.

[0031] For the rotary feeding conveyor 70, such as Figures 1 to 6 As shown, it includes a track 71, several sprockets 72, several chain plates 73, and a rotary drive component 74. The track 71 is preferably as shown in the diagram. Figure 1 The track 71 structure shown extends in a roughly rectangular direction along the length of the worktable 10. (Example) Figure 3 As shown, a downward-recessed rotary groove 711, resembling the shape of a running track or an elongated waist, is formed on the upper surface of the track 71 structure. Specifically, the rotary groove 711 comprises two parallel, spaced-apart straight sections 7111 and corresponding arc-shaped, specifically semi-circular, rotary sections 7112 connected to the ends of the two straight sections 7111. The outer walls of several sprockets 72 roll in contact with the inner walls of both sides of the rotary groove 711, and the sprockets 72 are connected in series to form a closed-loop structure via several connecting plates 75. The axis of rotation of any sprocket 72 is vertical, and a horizontal chain plate 73 is provided at the upper end of the axial direction of any sprocket 72. Several support members are fixed on the chain plate 73, spaced apart from adjacent support members; that is, one support member can be provided for every one, two, or other number of chain plates 73. Preferably, the support member and the chain plate 73 can be connected by fastening screws (not shown). The support member can be a square support plate with a downward-recessed groove in the middle of its upper surface. A rotary drive component 74 is disposed at one end of the track 71, and its drive end meshes with a plurality of sprockets 72 connected in series via a connecting plate 75. The rotary drive component 74 drives a plurality of connecting rods to slide counterclockwise along the rotary groove 711, thereby causing the material box 60 in the carrier on the chain plate 73 to rotate. In another alternative embodiment, the track 71 may also be a circular track structure.

[0032] For drive components, such as Figure 4 As shown, it includes a drive motor 741 and a drive gear 742, wherein the drive motor 741 is arranged as follows: Figure 4 The right end of the track 71, with its drive end pointing vertically upwards, has a drive gear 742 horizontally fixed to the drive end of the drive motor 741. For any chain plate 73, as shown... Figure 6As shown, each of the two opposite sides has a concave arc edge 731 that curves inward toward the other side and a convex arc edge 732 that curves outward toward the opposite side. The distance between the concave arc edge 731 and the convex arc edge 732 of any two adjacent chain plates 73 is set accordingly. For the connecting plate 75, as... Figure 6 As shown, the connecting plate 75 at the upper axial end of any sprocket 72 is not a flat plate, but rather has two flat plate segments 751 at both ends, i.e., the ends connected to the two adjacent sprockets 72, and a sloping plate segment 752 in the middle. The sloping segments 752 of the connecting plates 75 at both ends of any sprocket 72 can be the same or different. In this embodiment of the present invention, they are exemplarily different, and the sloping angle of the upper connecting plate 75 is greater than that of the lower connecting plate 75.

[0033] like Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment of the invention, the food storage and feeding device 40 is located on one side of one straight section 7111 away from the other straight section 7111. The cooking mechanism 50 or the heating mechanism is located on the other straight section 7111 away from the food storage and feeding device 40. That is, in this embodiment of the invention, the food storage and feeding device 40 and the heating device 20 or the cooking mechanism 50 are respectively located on the outer sides of the two straight sections 7111. The seasoning feeding device 30 is located on the same side as the food storage and feeding device 40.

[0034] like Figure 1 As shown, the workbench 10 is a square platform. A rotary feeding conveyor 70 is installed in the middle of the workbench 10. On the workbench 10, behind the rotary feeding conveyor 70, from left to right, are a seasoning area and a food ingredient area, both extending along the length of the workbench 10, i.e., the extension direction of the straight section 7111. A seasoning supply device 30 is located in the seasoning area, and a food ingredient storage and supply device 40 is located in the food ingredient area. The number of seasoning supply devices 30 and food ingredient storage and supply devices 40 is one or more, such as two, three, etc. Multiple seasoning supply devices 30 ( Figure 1 (Example five) are arranged side by side in the seasoning area along the extension direction of the straight section 7111, and multiple food storage and feeding devices 40 ( Figure 1In this embodiment, nine different ingredients are stored in different ingredient storage and feeding devices 40. (When there is only one ingredient storage and feeding device 40, multiple different ingredients can be mixed together and stored in one device.) These devices are arranged side-by-side in the ingredient area along the extension direction of the straight section 7111. For example, in this embodiment, the conveying direction of the rotary feeding conveyor 70 is clockwise. In this conveying direction, the seasoning feeding device 30 is located behind the ingredient storage and feeding device 40. A cooking area is provided on the workbench 10 in front of the rotary feeding conveyor 70. The cooking area extends along the length of the workbench 10, i.e., the extension direction of the straight section 7111. The number of heating devices 20 can be one or more, such as two, three, etc. Figure 1 In the example, there are six heating devices 20 arranged sequentially in the heating zone along the extension direction of the straight section 7111.

[0035] The structure of the seasoning feeding device 30 in this embodiment of the present invention is not specifically described or limited. Reference can be made to the structure and working principle of the seasoning feeder disclosed in patent document CN217408601U or the sauce feeder disclosed in patent document CN217429789U, both of which have been previously filed and authorized by the applicant. Similarly, the specific structure of the feeding and flipping mechanism 80 in this embodiment of the present invention is not described or limited. Reference can be made to the structure and working principle of the feeding and flipping mechanism 80 disclosed in patent document CN221730285U, both of which have been previously filed and authorized by the applicant. Likewise, the specific structure of the food storage and feeding device 40 is not described or limited. Reference can be made to the structure and working principle of the food adding mechanism disclosed in patent document CN209915738U, both of which have been previously filed and authorized by the applicant. Finally, the specific structure of the cooking mechanism 50 is not described or limited. Reference can be made to the structure and working principle of the cooking machine disclosed in patent document CN217429789U, both of which have been previously filed and authorized by the applicant. The heating device 20 is a conventional electromagnetic heating device, and its specific structure and principle are not described or limited. It should be noted that, in order to make the amount of sauce and ingredients added to the ingredient container 60 more accurate and consistent each time, a metering device (not shown) can be installed at the outlet end of the ingredient storage and feeding device 40 and the seasoning feeding device 30.

[0036] In this embodiment of the invention, the feeding and flipping mechanism 80 and the material box 60 are connected by magnetic attraction. For example... Figure 8As shown, a second magnetic connection part (not shown) is provided on the side of the feeding and tilting mechanism 80 facing the rotary feeding conveyor 70, and a first magnetic connection part 61 is provided on the corresponding side of the material box 60. The feeding and tilting mechanism 80 and the material box 60 are connected through the first magnetic connection part 61 and the second magnetic connection part. Preferably, the first magnetic connection part 61 and the second magnetic connection part are conventional electromagnets, which can realize automatic engagement or disengagement.

[0037] It should be noted that the automatic cooking machine of the present invention also includes a control system (not shown). The control system is electrically connected to the seasoning supply device 30, the food storage and supply device 40, the heating device 20, the cooking mechanism 50, and the rotary feeding conveyor 70. The control system controls the start and stop of each component and other automated operations. This control system is exemplarily a conventional PLC control system, and the operator can automatically set the specific operating parameters of each component according to actual needs.

[0038] The automatic cooking machine of this embodiment features a control system that delivers ingredients to the feed box 60 according to the required materials. A drive motor 741 drives a sprocket 72, which in turn drives a chain plate 73. Guided by a track 71, the chain plate 73 delivers the feed box 60 to the target cooking mechanism 50. The cooking mechanism 50 uses an electromagnet to attract the feed box 60 onto a feeding and tilting mechanism 80. The feeding and tilting mechanism 80 then moves the feed box 60 to pour the ingredients into the pot. After pouring, the feeding and tilting mechanism 80 resets, placing the feed box 60 on a support. This invention allows multiple cooking mechanisms 50 to work together. The control system coordinates each cooking mechanism 50 to deliver the feed box 60 to the designated feeding and tilting mechanism 80 at a set time. This enables the simultaneous cooking of multiple dishes with a single feed, eliminating the need for manual preparation of ingredients into the feed box 60 and thus achieving greater automation.

[0039] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative or explanatory of the principles of this utility model and do not constitute a limitation thereof. Therefore, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model should be included within its protection scope. Furthermore, the appended claims are intended to cover all variations and modifications falling within the scope and boundaries of the appended claims, or equivalent forms of such scope and boundaries.

Claims

1. An automatic cooking machine, comprising a worktable, at least one heating device disposed on the worktable, a cooking mechanism for automatically opening and closing the lid and stirring placed on the heating device, at least one seasoning supply device for automatically supplying sauces disposed on the worktable, and at least two seasoning boxes for respectively filling ingredients and sauces, characterized in that, It also includes at least one food storage and feeding device and a rotary feeding conveyor on the workbench. The rotary feeding conveyor can rotate circumferentially relative to the workbench. The at least one heating device and the at least one food storage and feeding device are arranged around or separately on the outside of the rotary feeding conveyor. At least one support member supporting the food box is provided on the rotary feeding conveyor. The at least one food storage and feeding device can automatically feed the food to be cooked into the food box.

2. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotary feeding and conveying device includes a track with a rotary groove fixed on the workbench, a plurality of sprockets arranged in a closed loop and distributed vertically in the track, a plurality of chain plates horizontally connected to the upper axial ends of the plurality of sprockets, and a rotary drive component that drives the plurality of sprockets and drives the plurality of chain plates to rotate synchronously along the track, and at least one of the bearing members is horizontally fixed to the upper surface of the chain plates.

3. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The rotary groove includes two parallel, spaced-apart straight sections extending along the length of the workbench and two arc-shaped rotary sections respectively connected between the corresponding ends of the two straight sections. The cooking mechanism is located on one side of one of the straight sections away from the other straight section, and the food storage and feeding device and the seasoning feeding device are located on the other side of the straight section away from the cooking mechanism.

4. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The food storage and feeding device comprises at least two devices, which are arranged side by side along the extension direction of the straight section.

5. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The number of the cooking mechanism is at least two, and the at least two cooking mechanisms are arranged side by side along the extension direction of the straight section.

6. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The number of the food storage and feeding devices and the cooking mechanism or heating device may be the same or different.

7. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The number of the carriers is at least two, and the at least two carriers are spaced apart on the chain plate.

8. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The rotary drive component includes a drive motor with its drive end pointing vertically upward and a drive gear located at the drive end of the drive motor. The drive gear meshes with the sprocket. The axial ends of any two adjacent sprockets are connected by a connecting plate. The two ends of any connecting plate are flat plate segments at different horizontal planes, and the middle is an inclined plate segment. The inclined plate segments in the middle of the connecting plates at the axial ends of any two adjacent sprockets may be the same or different. Each of the chain plates has a concave arc edge and a convex arc edge on opposite sides, and the concave arc edge of each chain plate is spaced to match the convex arc edge of its adjacent chain plate. The chain plate is provided with a fixing part that is fixedly connected to the bearing member.

9. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of seasoning supply devices is at least two, and at least two seasoning supply devices are arranged side by side with the food storage supply device.

10. The automatic cooking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, One side of any of the material boxes is provided with a first magnetic connection part, and the cooking mechanism is provided with a feeding flipping mechanism on the side facing the rotary feeding conveyor, and the feeding flipping mechanism is provided with a second magnetic connection part that is attracted to the first magnetic connection part.

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