Cooking system and process for cooking with an auxiliary tool
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooking systems face inefficiencies in cooking processes, particularly in managing cooking targets through multiple sections with existing systems often requiring complex manual handling and exposing robots to harsh conditions like steam, leading to reduced durability and increased interference risks.
Innovation Solution
A cooking system comprising a robot and a control program that executes a series of operations across multiple sections, including picking up cooking auxiliary tools, conveying them through different sections for various cooking processes, and utilizing a multijoint robot supported on a vertical wall to optimize cooking efficiency and reduce interference with ducts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a robot is positioned close to the second section for cooking operations, then cooking efficiency is improved, but the robot is exposed to steam and harsh conditions reducing durability
Solution Approach 1:
The robot is relocated from a horizontal position near the second section to a vertical position on the wall in the third section. This spatial repositioning in another dimension allows the robot to remain close to the cooking area for efficiency while being physically separated from the steam-generating second section, thus protecting durability.
2Productivity
If the robot is positioned close to the second section, then cooking efficiency is improved, but interference with ducts increases
Solution Approach 1:
By moving the robot to the vertical wall space in the third section, the patent creates separation between the robot and the horizontal duct routing paths. This dimensional shift eliminates interference with ducts while maintaining cooking efficiency through the robot's proximity to the cooking target via vertical positioning.
3Device complexity
If manual handling is used for cooking operations, then system complexity is reduced, but cooking efficiency and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The robot autonomously performs cooking operations including picking up cooking targets from the first section, conveying them to the second section for cooking, and transferring to the third section. This self-service capability eliminates the need for manual handling while maintaining system simplicity and significantly improving cooking efficiency and productivity.
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AI summary
A cooking system comprises a robot; and a memory storing computer executable instructions which, when executed, cause the robot to execute a plurality of operations comprising: a first operation including picking up a cooking auxiliary tool in which a cooking target is set in a first section, conveying the cooking auxiliary tool to a second section, and causing the cooking target in the cooking auxiliary tool to undergo first cooking processing in the second section; and a second operation including conveying the cooking auxiliary tool storing the cooking target having undergone the first cooking processing in the second section to a third section. A duct is arranged in an upper space of the second section, the robot has a proximal end that is fixed to a vertical wall member, and the proximal end of the robot is attached to the wall member at a location away from the second section.