Storage and conveying device

Abstract

A material storage and conveying device includes a housing, at least one side cover, at least one storage unit, at least one weight sensor, and a conveying module. The side cover is pivotally connected to the housing and can be opened outward relative to the inlet. The storage unit is movably disposed on the side cover and includes a storage trough and a first conveying device. The first conveying slot of the first conveying device communicates with the first opening of the storage trough. The weight sensor is disposed on a connecting frame to sense the weight of the material in the storage unit and the storage trough. The conveying module is disposed in an accommodating space and includes a second conveying device and a third conveying device. The conveying outlet of the second conveying device is located above the second conveying slot and extends to the second conveying slot in a first direction. The third opening of the third conveying device communicates with the second opening to automatically and quantitatively convey material.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a material storage and conveying device, and in particular to a material storage and conveying device capable of quantitative conveying. Prior Art

[0002] Establishments that need to prepare large quantities of dishes at once, such as restaurants and hotels, typically use larger cookware and increased manpower to cope with the large demand. However, some establishments have adopted automatic cooking devices to reduce manpower requirements and increase the speed of dish preparation.

[0003] However, existing automatic cooking devices usually manually control the amount of various materials, then place the aforementioned materials in a conveying device of the automatic cooking device, and then transport the materials to the pot of the automatic cooking device through the conveying device for subsequent cooking operations. This not only prolongs the overall operation time, but also increases the risk of human error. For example, the amount of materials cannot be accurately controlled, which in turn reduces the overall production quality and efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, how to provide a material storage and conveying device that improves the quality and efficiency of cooking has become a technical issue that the relevant industries are currently focusing on. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a material storage and conveying device, which senses the weight of the material through at least one weight sensor and then conveys the material to a designated location through a conveying module.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a storage and conveying device, which defines a first direction and includes a shell, at least one side cover, at least one storage unit, at least one weight sensor and a conveying module, the shell having at least one feeding port and an accommodating space inside, and the inner side of the shell having at least one connecting frame; the bottom of the at least one side cover is pivotally connected to the shell corresponding to the at least one feeding port, the at least one side cover closes the at least one feeding port and can be opened outward relative to the at least one feeding port; the at least one storage unit can be movably arranged on the at least one side cover relative to the at least one side cover, the at least one storage unit includes a storage trough, a first conveying device and at least one support member, the storage trough having a storage trough port and a first opening, the storage trough port is connected to the interior of the storage trough along the first direction, the first conveying device is connected to the first opening and has a first conveying trough and a conveying outlet, the first conveying trough is connected to the first opening, the first conveying device The at least one support member is provided at the bottom of the material storage trough; the at least one weight sensor is provided on the at least one connecting frame along the first direction corresponding to the at least one support member, and the at least one weight sensor is used to sense the weight of the at least one storage unit and the material in the material storage trough; the conveying module is provided in the accommodating space and includes a second conveying device and a third conveying device, the second conveying device has a second conveying slot and a second opening, the at least one conveying outlet is located above the second conveying slot and leads to the second conveying slot along the first direction, the second conveying device is used to convey the material input from the second conveying slot to the second opening, the third conveying device has a third opening and a fourth opening, the third opening is connected to the second opening, and the third conveying device is used to convey the material input from the second opening and the third opening to the fourth opening.

[0007] The effect of the present invention is that, through the design of the material storage and conveying device, when the material storage and conveying device is used in an automatic cooking device, the at least one weight sensor senses the weight of the at least one material storage unit and the material in the material storage trough, so that a fixed amount of material is input into the second conveying device through the first conveying device, and the second conveying device and the third conveying device then convey the material to subsequent transportation devices, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the quality and efficiency of preparing dishes. Simple diagram description

[0008] FIG1 is a perspective view of a material storage and conveying device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG2 is a top view of the material storage and conveying device according to the above embodiment of the present invention. FIG3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG2 . FIG4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction 4-4 of FIG2 . FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the material storage unit according to the above embodiment of the present invention. FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the material storage unit according to the above embodiment of the present invention from another perspective. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the storage unit according to the above embodiment of the present invention from another perspective. FIG8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG2 . FIG9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG2 . FIG10 is a schematic diagram of a controller according to the above embodiment of the present invention. Implementation Method

[0009] To more clearly illustrate the present invention, a preferred embodiment is provided and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to Figures 1 to 9 , a material storage and conveying device 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The material storage and conveying device 100 is used to store materials and convey a fixed amount of materials to a designated location. The material storage and conveying device 100 defines a first direction D1 and includes a housing 10, at least one side cover 20, at least one material storage unit 30, at least one weight sensor 40, a controller 50, a conveying module 60, and a baffle 70. In this embodiment, the at least one material storage unit 30 is plural in number, and the number of the at least one side cover 20 and the at least one weight sensor 40 corresponds to the number of the at least one material storage unit 30, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0010] The shell 10 has at least one feed port 12 and at least two pivot seats 14 and has an accommodating space 16 inside. The at least one feed port 12 is connected to the accommodating space 16. The at least two pivot seats 14 are symmetrically arranged corresponding to the bottom side of the at least one feed port 12. The inner side of the shell 10 has at least one connecting frame 18. The at least one connecting frame 18 is arranged corresponding to the bottom of the at least one feed port 12. In this embodiment, the at least one feed port 12 corresponds to a plurality of storage units 30, and the at least two pivot seats 14 correspond to more than two storage units 30. The at least one connecting frame 18 is arranged corresponding to the bottom of the feed ports 12 in the same row. When the feed ports 12 are arranged in a plurality of rows, the at least one connecting frame 18 is correspondingly arranged in a plurality. In other embodiments, when the number of the at least one storage unit 30 is one or the feed ports 12 are arranged in a single row, the number of the at least one connecting frame 18 is correspondingly one.

[0011] Each side cover 20 includes a door panel 22, a pivot rod 24 and two side panels 26. The pivot rod 24 is located at the bottom of the door panel 22 and passes through both sides of the door panel 22 and the at least two pivot seats 14, so that each door panel 22 can correspondingly close each feed opening 12 through the pivot rod 24 and each two pivot seats 14 and can be opened outward relative to each feed opening 12; the two side panels 26 of each side cover 20 are symmetrically arranged on one side of each door panel 22 facing the accommodating space 16, and each side panel 26 extends along the first direction D1 and has at least one groove 261. The at least one groove 261 of one side panel 26 of each side cover 20 corresponds to the at least one groove 261 of the other side panel 26. In this embodiment, the at least one groove 261 of each side panel 26 is two, but is not limited to this.

[0012] Each of the storage units 30 can be movably disposed on each of the side covers 20 relative to each of the side covers 20. Each of the storage units 30 includes a storage trough 32, a plurality of hook fasteners 34, a first conveying device 36, and at least one support member 38. Each of the storage troughs 32 has a storage trough opening 322 and a first opening 324. Each of the storage trough openings 322 is connected to the interior of the storage trough 32 along the first direction D1. The first opening 324 is located below the storage trough opening 322 and is also connected to the interior of the storage trough 32. Each of the hook fasteners 34 is disposed on both sides of each of the storage troughs 32 corresponding to each of the grooves 261. Each of the hook fasteners 34 passes through each of the grooves 261 and can move in the corresponding grooves 261 along the first direction D1. In this way, the storage unit 30 can be movably disposed on the side cover 20 along the first direction D1 relative to the side cover 20.

[0013] Each of the first conveying devices 36 is connected to the first opening 324 of each conveying trough at an angle relative to each of the material storage troughs 32. Each of the first conveying devices 36 includes a first conveying trough 362, a first screw rod 364 and a first motor 366. Each of the first conveying troughs 362 has a first conveying slot 362b and a conveying outlet 362d. The edge of the first conveying slot 362b is connected to the edge of the first opening 324. The first conveying slot 362b is communicated with the interior of the material storage trough 32. The conveying outlet 362d is located at one end in the extension direction of the first conveying trough 362. Each of the first screw rods 364 is arranged in each of the first conveying troughs 362. One end of each of the first screw rods 364 passes through the respective conveying outlet 362d, and the other end passes through the respective At the other end of the first conveying trough 362 in the extension direction of each first conveying trough 362, each first motor 366 is connected to the other end of each first screw rod 364 to drive each first screw rod 364 to rotate. By driving each first motor 366 to rotate each first screw rod 364, the materials in the storage trough 32 and the first conveying trough 362 are delivered to the outside of each first conveying trough 362 through each conveying outlet 362d; the at least one support member 38 is arranged at the bottom of each storage trough 32. In this embodiment, each storage unit 30 includes two symmetrically arranged support members 38, so that the two support members 38 can evenly support each storage trough 32. In other embodiments, the at least one support member 38 can be set to one or more as needed.

[0014] Each weight sensor 40 is disposed on one of the connecting frames 18, and each weight sensor 40 is vertically opposed to each support member 38 along the first direction D1. When the two support members 38 of each storage unit 30 contact the corresponding two weight sensors 40, the corresponding two weight sensors 40 support the storage unit 30 along the first direction D1, so that the corresponding each hook member 34 is suspended at the bottom end of each groove 261. In this way, each weight sensor 40 can accurately sense the weight difference between the corresponding storage unit 30 and the material in the storage trough 32 and the storage unit 30 without any material, that is, the weight of the material.

[0015] As shown in FIG10 , the controller 50 is electrically connected to the weight sensors 40 and the first motors 366 . When each weight sensor 40 senses that the weight difference reaches a predetermined weight, each weight sensor 40 notifies the controller 50 , which then controls the corresponding first motor 366 to start, thereby conveying a fixed amount of material to the outside of the first conveying trough 362 via the corresponding first screw 364 . When each weight sensor 40 senses that the weight difference is zero, the two weight sensors 40 notify the controller 50 , which then controls the corresponding first motor 366 to stop operating. In this embodiment, the predetermined weight can be adjusted as needed.

[0016] The conveying module 60 is arranged in the accommodating space 16 and includes a second conveying device 62 and a third conveying device 64. The second conveying device 62 includes a second conveying trough 622, a second screw rod 626, a second motor 628 and an extension plate 629. The second conveying trough 622 is arranged at the bottom of the accommodating space 16 and has a second conveying trough 622b and a second opening 622d. The conveying outlets 362d lead to the second conveying trough 622b along the first direction D1. The second conveying trough 622b is connected to the interior of the second conveying trough 622 along the first direction D1. The second opening 622d is located in the extension direction of the second conveying trough 622. One end points upward; each second screw rod 626 is arranged in each second conveying trough 622, one end of each second screw rod 626 is connected to each second motor 628, and the other end is located at the corresponding second opening 622d, and each second motor 628 is used to drive the corresponding second screw rod 626 to rotate, so as to convey the material input from the second conveying trough 622b to the second opening 622d; one side of each extension plate 629 is connected to the second conveying trough 622, and the other side extends obliquely relative to each second conveying trough 622, so as to prevent the material falling from the conveying outlets 362d from splashing out of the second conveying trough 622b due to hitting the second screw rod 626.

[0017] The third conveying device 64 includes a conveying tube 642, a third screw rod 644, and a third motor 646. The conveying tube 642 is located on one side of the accommodating space 16 and has a third opening 642b and a fourth opening 642d. The third opening 642b is connected to the second opening 622d. Each of the third screw rods 644 is located in each of the conveying tubes 642. One end of each of the third screw rods 644 passes through one end of each of the conveying tubes 642 in the extension direction of each of the conveying tubes 642 and is connected to each of the third motors 646. 6, and the other end abuts against the bottom of each conveying tube 642. Each third motor 646 is used to drive the corresponding third screw rod 644 to rotate, so as to convey the materials input from the second opening 622d and the third opening 642b to the outside of the fourth opening 642d. In this embodiment, for example, the storage and conveying device 100 can be applied to an automatic cooking device, and the fourth opening 642d is correspondingly connected to a subsequent transportation device, so that the process of making dishes can be continued after the materials are conveyed to the fourth opening 642d.

[0018] In this embodiment, the storage units 30 are arranged in a matrix, and the baffle 70 has a plurality of fifth openings 72 and a plurality of covers 74. The fifth openings 72 are arranged in a matrix corresponding to the delivery outlets 362d and are located above the second delivery slot 622b; the covers 74 are formed on the upper side of the fifth openings 72 located outside the top row, and each cover 74 protrudes in a direction away from each storage trough 32. Each delivery outlet 362d leads to the second delivery slot 622b through the corresponding fifth opening 72, so that the materials discharged from the delivery outlets 362d in each row can fall along the covers 74 in the lower row to the second delivery slot 622b without being bounced off due to contact with the delivery outlets 362d in the lower row during the falling process. In other embodiments, when the storage units 30 are arranged in a single row, the baffle 70 can be omitted.

[0019] In practice, taking the storage unit 30 as an example, the operator opens the corresponding door panel 22 relative to the shell 10, so that the storage slot 322 is exposed to the outside through the feed port 12. At this time, the two support members 38 do not contact the two weight sensors 40 correspondingly and each of the hook members 34 falls to the bottom end of the corresponding two grooves 261. The user adds the material from the storage slot 322 to the storage slot 32 and the first conveying slot 362. After the addition is completed, the operator closes the door panel 22. The two support members 38 contact the two weight sensors 40 correspondingly. The two weight sensors 40 support the storage slot 32 in the opposite direction of the first direction D1, so that the corresponding The hook member 34 moves within each groove 261 in a direction opposite to the first direction D1, no longer contacting the bottom end of each groove 261 and remaining suspended in the air. At this point, each weight sensor 40 can sense the weight difference. When the weight difference sensed by the two weight sensors 40 reaches the predetermined weight, the two weight sensors 40 notify the controller 50, which then activates the corresponding first motor 366, causing the corresponding first screw 364 to deliver a fixed amount of material to the delivery outlet 362d. When the weight difference sensed by each weight sensor 40 reaches zero, the two weight sensors 40 notify the controller 50, which then deactivates the corresponding first motor 366.

[0020] The material output from the delivery outlet 362d falls along the baffle 70 through the corresponding fifth opening 72 until it passes through the second delivery slot 622b and falls into the second delivery slot 622. The second motor 628 drives the second screw rod 626 to rotate to deliver the material to the outside of the second opening 622d. The material then enters the delivery pipe 642 from the second opening 622d through the third opening 642b. The third motor 646 drives the third screw rod 644 to rotate to deliver the material to the outside of the fourth opening 642d. Thus, through the design of the material storage and delivery device 100, when the material storage and delivery device 100 is used in the automatic cooking device, it can automatically control the delivery of a certain amount of material to the subsequent transportation device to improve the quality and efficiency of making dishes.

[0021] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Any equivalent changes made by applying the present invention description and the scope of the patent application should be included in the patent scope of the present invention.

[0022] 100: Storage and conveying device 10: Shell 12: Feeding port 14: Pivot seat 16: Storage space 18: Connection box 20: Side cover 22: Door panel 24: Pivot rod 26: Side panels 261: Groove 30: Storage unit 32: Storage trough 322: Storage slot 324: First Opening 34: Hook fastener 36: First conveying device 362: First conveying trough 362b: first conveying slot 362d: Delivery outlet 364: First spiral rod 366: First Motor 38: Support 40:Weight sensor 50:Controller 60:Conveyor module 62: Second conveying device 622: Second conveying trough 622b: Second conveying slot 622d: Second opening 626: Second spiral rod 628: Second Motor 629: Extension plate 64: Third conveying device 642: Delivery pipe 642b: The third opening 642d: The fourth opening 644: Third spiral rod 646: Third Motor 70: Baffle 72: The fifth opening 74: cover body D1: First direction

Claims

1. A material storage and conveying device, defining a first direction and comprising: a housing having at least one inlet and an internal accommodating space, and having at least one connecting frame on the inner side of the housing; at least one side cover, the bottom of which is pivotally connected to the housing corresponding to the at least one inlet, the at least one side cover closing the at least one inlet and being operable outward relative to the at least one inlet; at least one storage unit, movably disposed on the at least one side cover along the first direction, the at least one storage unit comprising a storage tank, a first conveying device and at least one support member, the storage tank having a storage tank opening and a first opening, the storage tank opening communicating with the interior of the storage tank along the first direction, the first conveying device being connected to the first opening and having a first conveying slot and a conveying outlet, the first conveying slot communicating with the first opening, the first conveying device being used to convey material in the storage tank to the outside of the first conveying device via the conveying outlet, and the at least one support member being disposed at the bottom of the storage tank; At least one weight sensor is disposed on the at least one connecting frame in the first direction corresponding to the at least one support member. The at least one weight sensor is used to sense a weight difference between the material in the storage unit and the storage tank and the storage unit without material. When the at least one weight sensor senses the weight of the material in the at least one storage unit and the storage tank, the at least one support member contacts the at least one weight sensor. The at least one weight sensor supports the at least one storage unit in the first direction, and the at least one storage unit is suspended relative to the at least one side cover. A conveying module is disposed in the accommodating space and includes a second conveying device and a third conveying device. The second conveying device has a second conveying slot and a second opening. The conveying outlet is located above the second conveying slot and extends to the second conveying slot in the first direction. The second conveying device is used to convey materials input from the second conveying slot to the second opening. The third conveying device has a third opening and a fourth opening. The third opening communicates with the second opening. The third conveying device is used to convey materials input from the second opening and the third opening to the fourth opening.

2. The material storage and conveying device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one side cover includes a door panel and two side panels, the two side panels being symmetrically disposed on one side of the door panel facing the receiving space, each side panel having at least one groove, the at least one groove of one side panel corresponding to the at least one groove of the other side panel; the at least one material storage unit includes a plurality of hooks, each hook corresponding to and passing through the at least one groove of each side panel and being movable in the corresponding at least one groove.

3. The storage and conveying device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first conveying device includes a first conveying trough, a first screw rod and a first motor, the first conveying trough having the first conveying opening and the conveying outlet, the conveying outlet being located at one end in the extending direction of the first conveying trough, the first screw rod being inclinedly disposed in the first conveying trough, one end of the first screw rod extending out of the conveying outlet, and the other end extending out of the first conveying trough at the other end in the extending direction of the first conveying trough and connected to the first motor, the first motor being used to drive the first screw rod to rotate.

4. The material conveying device as described in claim 3 includes a controller electrically connected to the at least one weight sensor and the first motor. When the at least one weight sensor senses that the weight difference reaches a predetermined weight, the at least one weight sensor notifies the controller, and the controller controls the first motor to start.

5. The storage and conveying device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second conveying device includes a second conveying trough, a second screw rod, a second motor and an extension plate, the second conveying trough is disposed at the bottom of the accommodating space, the opening of the second conveying trough communicates with the interior of the second conveying trough along the first direction, the second screw rod is disposed in the second conveying trough, one end of the second screw rod is connected to the second motor, and the other end is located at the second opening and the third opening, and one side of the extension plate is connected to the second conveying trough.

6. The storage and conveying device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third conveying device includes a conveying pipe, a third screw and a third motor, the conveying pipe is located on one side of the accommodating space, the third screw is located in the conveying pipe, one end of the third screw extends out of the conveying pipe and is connected to the third motor, and the other end abuts against the bottom of the conveying pipe.

7. The storage and conveying device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one storage unit comprises a plurality of storage units arranged in a matrix.

8. The storage and conveying device as claimed in claim 7, comprising a baffle having a plurality of fifth openings and a plurality of covers, each of the fifth openings corresponding to a respective conveying outlet, the covers being formed around the upper side of the fifth openings other than the uppermost row, each cover protruding in a direction away from the at least one storage trough, and each conveying outlet leading to the second conveying trough opening via the corresponding fifth opening.

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