Automatic bubble tea machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bubble tea machines require manual addition of complex ingredients and suffer from inefficiencies and unstable beverage taste due to manual preparation and lack of automated cleaning and refrigeration.
Innovation Solution
An automatic bubble tea machine with integrated mechanisms for slurry and syrup dispensing, refrigeration, and automated cleaning, featuring a slurry dispensing mechanism, refrigerating mechanism for pipeline, and cleaning system to ensure precise ingredient ratios and stable taste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual preparation of beverages is used to handle complex ingredients, then adaptability to different beverage types is improved, but preparation efficiency and taste stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage preparation system is segmented into multiple independent dispensing mechanisms: a slurry dispensing mechanism for thick ingredients and a syrup dispensing mechanism for liquid ingredients. Each mechanism handles specific ingredient types independently, enabling automated preparation of complex beverages while maintaining efficiency and consistency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual addition of ingredients is used for complex formulations, then flexibility in recipe adjustment is improved, but taste stability and preparation consistency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates a control unit that receives input from a setting unit to automatically control the slurry and syrup dispensing mechanisms. This automated control system ensures precise dispensing according to preset recipes, maintaining consistent taste while allowing flexible recipe adjustments through the control interface.
3Productivity
If automated dispensing mechanisms are introduced to improve efficiency, then preparation speed is improved, but device complexity and cleaning difficulty worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates an automated cleaning mechanism that includes a cleaning liquid supply unit and dispensing structures integrated into the slurry and syrup dispensing mechanisms. The cleaning system automatically circulates cleaning liquid through the pipelines and dispensing components, enabling self-cleaning without manual disassembly, thus reducing operational complexity despite the automated dispensing functions.
4Productivity
If automated dispensing mechanisms are introduced to improve efficiency, then beverage preparation speed is improved, but hygiene maintenance and cleaning thoroughness worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The automated cleaning mechanism systematically cleans all internal components including the slurry and syrup dispensing mechanisms, pipelines, and outlet mechanisms. The cleaning liquid supply unit automatically delivers cleaning solution through integrated cleaning pipes to all dispensing components, ensuring thorough hygiene maintenance without requiring manual intervention, thus maintaining ease of operation despite automated functions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables automated preparation of beverages with consistent taste and improved efficiency by setting recipes in advance and ensuring thorough cleaning and hygiene through automated cleaning processes.
Implementation Method 1
The refrigerating mechanism for pipeline comprises a cold air interaction box, a ventilation structure, an air intake structure and an air exchange structure
Implementation Method 2
The ventilation structure comprises a ventilation channel, an air intake fan and an exhaust fan with the air intake fan and the exhaust fan installed at each end of the ventilation channel, respectively
Implementation Method 3
The slurry dispensing mechanism comprises a canister, a liquid pump and slurry pipeline. The liquid pump is installed in the installing box. The liquid pump is communicated to the canister and the outlet mechanism via the slurry pipeline
Implementation Method 4
The cleaning system for pipeline comprises pipeline for cleaning, a cleaning structure, a disinfecting structure and a descaling structure
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an automatic bubble tea machine, comprising a rack, a refrigerator box installed on a lower end of the rack, an installing box installed on an upper end of the refrigerator box, a slurry dispensing mechanism, a refrigerating mechanism for pipeline, a syrup dispensing mechanism, an outlet mechanism installed on outside of the rack, and a cleaning system for pipeline. The slurry dispensing mechanism, the refrigerating mechanism for pipeline, and cleaning system for pipeline are installed on the installing box. The syrup dispensing mechanism is provided above the dispensing mechanism; and the slurry dispensing mechanism and the syrup dispensing mechanism are communicated with the outlet mechanism, respectively. The automatic bubble tea machine can set a recipe for slurry in advance, and automatically dispense slurry to the outlet mechanism to prepare the beverage through the slurry dispensing mechanism, without preparation by manual. By automatically dispensing slurry, stable taste of the beverage and improved efficiency of the beverage preparation are ensured. The refrigerating mechanism for pipeline can ensure that the slurry in the pipeline to be refrigerated with effect, avoiding deterioration of the slurry which will affect the taste.