KR101963652B1 - Espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus and method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method of preparing espresso coffee and various coffee drinks prepared by using the espresso coffee, configured such that robot technology, artificial intelligence and big data, ICT, and IOT technology provided by the fourth industrial revolution are combined in order to provide the espresso coffee and various coffee drinks (long black coffee, cafe Latte, cappuccino, and cafe mocha) prepared by using the espresso coffee, without a professional barista, and accordingly, a multi-articulated robot or a horizontal articulated robot (hereinafter referred to as first and second robots) having a mechanical structure of an arm with a rotary joint, which is a parallel axis, and compliance in a plane orthogonal to the axis, is configured to play a center role, thereby minimizing a tack time and hygienically providing the espresso coffee and the various coffee drinks prepared by using the espresso coffee. That is, the apparatus of preparing espresso coffee and various coffee drinks prepared by using the espresso coffee comprises: an espresso coffee providing unit having a cup support unit on which a cup for storing espresso coffee prepared by a first robot is seated; a coffee drink providing unit configured to prepare various coffee drinks by using the espresso coffee, which is prepared by a second robot in the espresso coffee providing unit and supplied to the cup support unit while being contained in the cup, and to discharge the various coffee drinks to a discharge unit; and a terminal installed on a base body.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to espresso and a variety of coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses using the espresso,

The present invention relates to espresso, which provides high quality espresso coffee and various coffee using the espresso coffee in a manned or unattended store, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing various coffee beverages using the espresso, and more specifically, By combining artificial intelligence with back data, ICT and IOT technology, it is possible to provide the best espresso and various coffee drinks (americano, cafe latte, cappuccino, cafe mocha, etc.) Hygienically providing the robot with minimized tack time, with a rotary joint having a parallel shaft structure and a horizontal articulated robot having compliance in a plane orthogonal to the axis (hereinafter referred to as "first and second robots") Espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses using the same and a method for providing the same are provided.

As the population enjoying coffee grows, the taste and flavor of the coffee is becoming more and more popular, and the coffee beans are made with drip coffee and coffee machines, and the coffee is used There is a growing interest in a variety of copy beverages produced by the method.

The taste of coffee is becoming more and more important as the number of enthusiasts looking for a coffee shop is increasing due to the taste of coffee.

The main factors that determine the taste of coffee should be uniformly influenced factors such as time and speed, density of crushing, control of water volume, temperature of water, extraction pressure of water, steam pressure and so on. The taste is determined according to the barista's proficiency, and it directly affects the sales to the store.

On the other hand, coffee machines capable of extracting espresso (espresso coffee machines such as the Korean Registered Patent Application No. B1 10-1407283 (Apr. 23, 2014) and 10-1392410 (Apr. Recently, it has been provided as a technology for controlling a coffee machine using a multi-joint robot.

However, in the case of the conventional technology using the robot, it is difficult to adjust the positioning degree and the torque due to the combination of the porter filter and the many problems of replacing and cleaning the porter filter from time to time. There is a problem that it is difficult to use the robot because the problem to be inputted and the clamping method of various tools are complex and the tact time is extended to 4 to 5 minutes and the waiting time is large.

The main factors that determine the taste of the coffee include uniformity of the factors that determine the taste such as time and speed, density of crushing, control of water volume, water temperature, water extraction pressure, steam pressure, etc., there was.

Conventional technologies that do not solve the above-mentioned problems are merely technologies that provide consumers with coffee beverages provided in a vending machine type coffee machine.

KR 101407283 B1 2014.06.13. KR 101392410 B1 2014.05.07.

Accordingly, the present inventor has provided a technique that can not be realized in the technology of simply delivering coffee beverages, that is, espresso provided in a coffee machine, or provides a variety of coffee beverages using a plurality of robots in a short time on site So that the present invention is researched and developed.

That is, in the present invention, espresso and its various coffee beverages, which are standardized and classified by combining robot technology, artificial intelligence and big data, ICT, and IOT technology provided by the development of the fourth industry, are divided by the first and second robots It provides productivity of coffee beverage that is completed in less than 1 minute by shortening the time it takes to produce and reduces wait time, eliminates variation in taste with the recipe of the best barista in unmanned vending machine and unattended coffee shop, The present invention has been completed based on the technical object of the present invention, which provides espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses and methods using the espresso which can uniformly realize coffee and also provide a function to keep the periphery of the apparatus clean.

According to the present invention,

First, an espresso dispenser including an espresso dispenser for dispensing espresso by a first robot and a cup receiving part for dispensing the dispensed cup; A coffee beverage dispenser for dispensing a variety of coffee beverages by using the espresso supplied from the espresso dispenser by the second robot and supplied to the cup beacon in a cup, And a terminal mounted on the base.

Second, the espresso supply unit may include a cup supply unit installed at an upper portion of the base; A bean supply and damping machine for grasping a bean, dumpling the beans with a damper by putting a predetermined amount of beans in a porter filter; A coffee machine for combining the damped porter filter with the group head to extract espresso; A trash bin for extracting espresso, separating the porter filter from the group head and discarding the residual coffee beans from the porter filter; A washer for washing and drying the porter filter;

A filter storage section for storing the dried and cleaned porter filter; A cup holder portion for holding a cup containing espresso extracted from a coffee machine; A coffee feeder, a cup feeder, a bean feeder and a damping machine, a coffee machine, a garbage can, a washing machine, and a filter storage part are arranged to be located within the operating radius of the first robot.

Third, the espresso supply unit may include a cup supply unit installed at an upper portion or a lower portion of the base; A bean supply and damping machine for grasping a bean, dumpling the beans with a damper by putting a predetermined amount of beans in a porter filter; A coffee machine for combining the damped porter filter with the group head to extract espresso; A trash bin for extracting espresso, separating the porter filter from the group head and discarding the residual coffee beans from the porter filter; A washer for washing and drying the porter filter;

An X-axis robot that traverses the bean supply and damping machine and a lower side of the coffee machine, a Z-axis robot vertically coupled to the X-axis robot to move up and down, and a turntable that is coupled to the Z- An orthogonal robot for lifting the potter filter to feed the beans to the bean feeder and the dumper, and to couple the beans to the group head of the coffee machine;

A cup holder portion for holding a cup containing espresso extracted from a coffee machine; The coffee feeder, the coffee feeder, the coffee machine, the garbage can, and the washing machine are arranged so as to be located within the operating radius of the first robot.

Fourth, the cup feeder may be one of an up feed type and a down feed type.

Fifth, the coffee beverage providing unit includes a second robot that is arranged on the same circumference as the cup receiving unit and installed at the center of the cup, and sequentially moves each process sequentially.

Sixth, the coffee beverage providing unit comprises: a cold / hot water supply unit installed on the upper part of the gas; An ice maker for providing ice; And a second robot which is arranged at the center of the circumference and which sequentially moves the respective steps sequentially.

Seventh, the coffee beverage supply unit is characterized in that the milk supply unit that steam-heats milk in the refrigerated container and simultaneously generates and supplies foam is arranged on the same circumference as the cold / hot water supply unit and the ice-maker.

The eighth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a syrup preparation for providing various syrups is further provided within the operating radius of the second robot.

The ninth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the coffee beverage providing unit includes a washing unit capable of washing the fingers of the second robot.

And the tenth terminal is characterized by including an order and payment function operated by a user.

And eleventh or in-line type coffee discharging means for discharging the coffee beverage manufactured by using the completed espresso or espresso to the front of the gas provided with the second robot.

Espresso is manufactured and discharged by the first and second robots when the espresso order is made by the twelfth terminal; A dough supplying and damping step of clamping the potter filter in the filter storage part with the finger of the first robot, coupling the beaker to the bean supply and damping device, damping the determined beans into the potter filter by a predetermined amount, A porter filter engaging step of clamping the porter filter with the bean-damped to the finger of the first robot and coupling it to the group head of the coffee machine; A cup feeding step of clamping the cup supplied from the cup feeder with the finger of the first robot and supplying the cup to the coffee machine; An espresso producing step of producing espresso by discharging hot water at a high pressure to a coffee machine; A cup discharging step of clamping the cup containing the espresso with the finger of the first robot and discharging the cup to the cup receiving part; A coffee discharging step of clamping the cup placed in the cup receiving part with the finger of the second robot and raising the cup to the coffee discharging means; A pouring step of clamping a potter filter coupled to a group head of a coffee machine with a finger of a first robot to remove the ground waste into a trash bin; A washing and drying step of washing and drying the potter filter which has discarded the bean sprouts; And storing the washed and dried porter filter in a filter storage portion.

The espresso is manufactured and discharged by the first and second robots when the espresso order is made by the third terminal; A dough supplying and damping step of damping a porter filter stored in a turntable of an orthogonal robot to a bean feeder and a damping machine, A porter filter coupling step of coupling a porter filter damped with an orthogonal robot to a group head of a coffee machine after being separated from a bean feeder and a damping machine; A cup feeding step of clamping the cup supplied from the cup feeder with the finger of the first robot and supplying the cup to the coffee machine; An espresso producing step of producing espresso by discharging hot water at a high pressure to a coffee machine; A cup discharging step of clamping the cup containing the espresso with the finger of the first robot and discharging the cup to the cup receiving part; A coffee discharging step of clamping the cup placed in the cup receiving part with the finger of the second robot and raising the cup on the coffee discharging means; A pouring step of clamping the potter filter coupled to the group head of the coffee machine with a finger of the first robot to remove the bean sprouts into the trash can; A washing and drying step of washing and drying the potter filter which has discarded the bean sprouts; And storing the washed and dried porter filter in a turntable of the orthogonal robot.

The fourth and fifth cups are clamped by the finger of the second robot and are put on the coffee discharging means to discharge the cup to the cold / hot water supply unit of the coffee beverage providing unit before the coffee discharging step to supply the cold water .

Fifteenth, an ice supplying step of feeding the cup into the ice making machine of the coffee beverage providing unit to supply ice before the coffee discharging step of clamping the cup placed on the cup receiving unit with the finger of the second robot and raising it to the coffee discharging unit; And a cold water supplying step of supplying cold water to the cup in a state where the ice is supplied to the cold / hot water machine.

And a milk feeding step of feeding the cup to the milk feeder of the coffee beverage providing section before the coffee discharging step of clamping the cup placed in the cup receiving section with the finger of the second robot and raising the cup to the coffee discharging means .

Thirteenth, an ice supplying step of feeding the cup into the ice making machine of the coffee beverage providing unit to supply ice before the coffee discharging step of clamping the cup placed in the above-mentioned coasters with the fingers of the second robot, And a milk supply step of supplying milk to the milk supply device.

Eighthly, the present invention is characterized by further comprising a syrup supplying step of supplying a cup to the syrup preparation before the discharging step to provide various syrups.

The espresso provided in the present invention and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses and methods using the espresso provide the following effects.

- Robotics, artificial intelligence, Big Data, ICT, IOT technology, and so contributes greatly to the development of the 4th industry.

- It is possible to shorten the production time of espresso and various coffee beverages using it in a short time of less than 1 minute, so productivity and waiting time can be reduced.

- Unlimited vending machines and unauthorized coffee shops can recipe the varieties of flavors with the recipe of the finest barista, and provide the best coffee without barista.

- It is possible to minimize installation space by arranging various mechanisms in the operating radius of the first and second robots.

- It can be used as an unmanned or unattended sales baristas, so it can be expected to reduce labor costs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a preferred embodiment of espresso provided in the present invention and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus using the same.
Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1
Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another example of espresso provided in the present invention and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus using the same
Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the orthogonal robot in Fig.
6 is an enlarged side view of the arrangement state of the orthogonal robot in Fig. 4
7 is a flow chart of Example 1 of the espresso provided in the present invention and a method of producing various coffee beverages using the espresso
8 is a flow chart of Example 2 of the espresso provided in the present invention and a method of producing various coffee beverages using the same
9 is a flow chart of Example 3 of the espresso provided in the present invention and a method for producing various coffee beverages using the espresso
10 is a flow chart of Example 4 of the espresso provided in the present invention and various coffee beverage making methods using the same

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to espresso and various coffee beverage production apparatuses and methods using the espresso provided in the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a preferred embodiment of espresso and various coffee beverage production apparatus using the espresso provided in the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 1 will be.

The espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses 1 using the espresso provided in the present invention can provide espresso and coffee beverages using high quality espresso in a short space while being installed in a narrow space. An espresso dispenser 10 including an espresso dispenser 10 for dispensing espresso and containing a cup for dispensing espresso, a dispenser 10 for dispensing espresso dispenser 10, which is manufactured and supplied by an espresso dispenser 10 by a second robot 21, A coffee beverage dispenser 20 for dispensing a variety of coffee beverages using espresso provided to the receiver 18 and discharging the coffee beverages to a discharge unit and a terminal 30 installed on the base 2.

The espresso feeder 10 includes a base 2, a first robot 11 positioned above the base 2, a cup feeder 12 disposed at the operating radius of the first robot 11, A coffee maker 14, a garbage can 15, a washer 16, a filter storage 17, and a cup receiving part 18. The coffee beverage dispenser 20 is provided with a damping machine 13, a coffee machine 14, A cold water supply device 22, an ice maker 23, a milk supply device 24, a syrup device 25, and a cleaning device 26 disposed at the operating radius of the robot 21.

The base 2 has a waist height (0.8 to 1.2 m) of the user, and the user can order espresso or a coffee drink using the espresso or pay a fee or have a terminal 30 managed by the user.

A case-shaped case may be covered on the outside of the base body 2, and the case may be constituted by a glass or plastic flat plate member so that the inside can be observed. The case includes a controller (computer) in which the respective components are electrically connected to the terminal 30 and the like. A digital panel is installed on the upper and lower sides of the case so that the drip coffee ordered through the terminal 30 A time waiting number or the like may be provided so that the user can be notified (not separately shown).

In addition, a coffee discharging means 3 constituted of a lifting type or an inline type for discharging the coffee beverage produced using the completed espresso or espresso can be provided in front of the base 2.

The terminal 30 can be made on-line or off-line, such as cash, card payment, cacao pie, etc., in the amount of coffee beverage produced using espresso or espresso. The terminal 30 is used in a general store (or unattended store) A detailed description thereof will be omitted in the present invention.

The first and second robots 11 and 21 are installed on the upper part of the base 2 as a core constituting factor working means of the present invention. The first and second robots 11 and 21 used as the working means can be applied to the articulated robot. However, in order to save time according to the operation time and improve the operation efficiency in a narrow space, It is preferable to use a SCARA robot, which is a joint robot.

In the case of the SCARA robot used as the first and second robots 11 and 21, the mechanical structure of the arm has a rotation joint having a parallel axis and has compliance in a plane perpendicular to the axis. And has a structure in which a finger can be installed. At this time, the finger has a function of clamping an object and a rotating tool so that the finger can be rotated to change the direction of the clamped object.

The cup feeder 12, the bean feeder and dampers 13, and the coffee machine 14 (not shown) are disposed around the first robot 11 included in the espresso supplier 10, A trash can 15, a washer 16, a filter storage 17, and a coasters 18 are provided.

The cup feeder 12 is formed with a space between the upper surface of the base 2 and the finger of the first robot 11 is inserted into this space so that the cup can be clamped. The cup feeder 12 may be configured as either an up feed type or a down feed type.

When the cup supplied from the cup feeder 12 is supplied in a straightened state, the cup can be used as it is. However, if the cup is supplied in an inverted state, it is necessary to straighten the cup with the first robot 11.

The bean supply and damping device 13 is a device for providing pulverized coffee beans with the function of crushing the ground bean powder into the porter filter 14b in a fixed amount and damping using a damper. In the present invention, the damping is performed by a method in which the damper is integrally installed in the bean supply and damping device 13 and the potter filter 14b clamped by the first robot 11 is moved.

 The coffee machine 14 is provided with a group head 14a to which the porter filter 14b is coupled and the group head 14a discharges high temperature water at a high pressure so that the coffee beans 14a are discharged from the bean pulp damped in the porter filter 14b It is an equipment that can extract espresso.

The coffee machine 14 is a known technology provided in various configurations on the market. In general, before joining the porter filter 14b, hot water is discharged at a high pressure to raise the temperature of the group head 14a, ) And perform an espresso extraction operation.

The garbage bin 15 refers to a barrel for removing the residual coffee beans remaining in the porter filter 14b separated from the group head 14a after extracting espresso.

It is preferable that the washer 16 is a device for washing the potter filter 14b in which the bean sprouts are removed and the washer 16 is provided with the function of providing hot air to dry the washed potter filter 14b .

The filter storage part 17 can be positioned on the side of the coffee machine 14 and is a place where the washed porter filter 14b is placed and stored.

The cup receiving portion 18 is a place where the cup containing the espresso extracted from the coffee machine 14 is moved to the first robot 11 for temporary storage and the second robot 21 ) At the position where the cup is clamped.

The cold and hot water supply device 22, the ice maker 23, the milk supply device 24, the syrup device 25, and the syrup device 25 are installed around the second robot 21 included in the coffee beverage maker 20, , And a cleaning unit (26).

The cold / hot water supplier 22 provides the function of supplying cold water or hot water when the cup containing the espresso is clamped and supplied to the finger of the second robot 21. If only hot water is supplied, it is Americano.

The ice maker 23 provides ice when the cup containing the espresso is clamped and supplied to the finger of the second robot 21. Ice is supplied to the cup, and the cold water is supplied to the cold / hot water supplier (22).

The milk feeder 24 includes a tank for refrigerating the milk, and also includes a means for heating the refrigerated milk to a proper temperature and a nozzle for discharging the heated milk. A nozzle for providing cappuccino powder, a chocolate powder for cappuccino, and the like.

The syrup preparation unit 25 is a space for providing a syrup, which is a liquid processed sugar with a flavor added thereto by melting sugar, and various things such as vanilla syrup, caramel syrup and the like can be provided.

The cleaning unit 26 is a device for cleaning the finger or the like in the state where the cup is clamped by the fingers of the second robot 21 as described above.

The icemaker 23, the milk feeder 24, the syrup applicator 25 and the washing unit 26 in the coffee beverage supplier 20 can be selectively provided.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another example of espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses using the espresso provided in the present invention, FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the arrangement state of the orthogonal robot in FIG. Fig. 5 is a side view showing an enlarged arrangement of the orthogonal robot in Fig.

This is because, in constituting the espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses 1 using the espresso as described above, the orthopedic robot 19 is further installed in the espresso dispenser 10 so that the manufacturing time can be reduced and stable damping and coffee machine 14 ) Operation.

The orthogonal robot 19 provided in the present invention includes an X-axis robot 19a traversing the lower side of the bean feeder and dampers 13 and the coffee machine 14 and the coffee machine 14, Axis robot 19b and a turntable 19c coupled to the Z-axis robot 19b. The turntable 19c is provided with a porter filter 14b And the coffee beans are fed to the dumper 13 and the beans are supplied to the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14. [

When the orthogonal robot 19 is used together as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the porter filter 14b is coupled to the bean feeder and dampers 13 and damped, and the operation of dumping the grouper head 14a of the coffee machine 14 It is possible to rapidly perform the operation of joining or separating, and thus it is possible to provide the functionality that greatly shortens the espresso take-out time.

The process of joining the porter filter 14b to the group head 14a since it is provided by the driving force of the turntable 19c when the porter filter 14b is coupled to or removed from the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14 It is possible to expect the effect of eliminating the problem that they are damaged by excessive rotation torque.

When the espresso or various coffee beverage orders are made by the terminal 30 of the present invention configured as described above, espresso or espresso, in which espresso or various coffee beverages are manufactured and discharged by the first and second robots 11 and 21, Hereinafter, a method of producing espresso or various coffee beverages will be described.

(Example 1)

FIG. 7 shows a flow chart of Example 1 of espresso provided in the present invention and a method of manufacturing various coffee beverages using the espresso.

The manufacturing method provided in the first embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of (1) feeding the bean sprouts and damping step (S10), (2) combining the potter filter S20, (3) supplying the cup S30, (6) the coffee discharge step (S60), (7) the abandoning step (S70), (8) the washing and drying step (S80), (9) the storage step S90), and each step will be described in detail.

(1) Bean supply and damping step (S10)

The bean supply and damping step S10 is performed by clamping the potato filter 14b in the filter storage part 17 with the finger of the first robot 11 and coupling it to the bean supply and damping machine 13, And dampers the filter 14b with a damper in a predetermined amount. At this time, the bean feeder and the damping machine 13 function to machine (pulverize) the coffee beans, and to supply a predetermined amount of the bean flour to the porter filter 14b and mechanically perform the dewatering operation with these dampers.

(2) Porter filter combining step (S20)

The potter filter combining step S20 is a process of clamping the porter filter 14b with the bean curd with the finger of the first robot 11 and joining it to the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14. [

As described above, it is preferable that the porter filter 14b is connected to the group head 14a in such a state that the high temperature water is discharged at a high pressure to first heat the group head 14a.

(3) Cup feeding step (S30)

The cup feeding step S30 is a step of clamping the cup supplied from the cup feeder 12 with the finger of the first robot 11 and supplying it to the coffee machine 14. [ The cup feeder 12 may optionally be provided with a bottom-up or top-down.

(4) an espresso production step (S40)

The espresso producing step S40 is a step of producing espresso by discharging hot water at a high pressure to the coffee machine 14. [

Espresso is a basic raw material that provides a variety of coffee beverages such as Americano, caffe latte, and cappuccino depending on the ingredients to be added.

(5) Cup discharging step (S50)

In the cup discharging step S50, the cup containing the espresso is clamped by the finger of the first robot 11 and discharged to the cup receiving portion 18 to be supplied to the second robot 21 And then discharging the cup to a position where the cup can be clamped.

(6) Coffee Emptying Step (S60)

The coffee discharging step S60 is a step of discharging the cup placed on the cup receiving part 18 by the finger of the second robot 21 and putting it on the coffee discharging means 3 to discharge it.

As described above, the espresso can be discharged directly to the product, and various coffee beverages such as Americano, cafe latte, and cappuccino can be provided through various processes of the coffee beverage dispenser 20 described later.

(7) Discarding step (S70)

The discarding step S70 is a step of clamping the potter filter 14b coupled to the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14 with the finger of the first robot 11 to separate the bean sprouts into the trash can 15 .

(8) Washing and drying step (S80)

The washing and drying step (S80) is a step of washing and drying the potato filter (14b) which has disposed of the ground residue. The washing may be performed by high-pressure spraying of washing water, and drying is performed by providing cold air or hot air to the porter filter 14b to be dried.

(9) Storage step (S90)

In the storing step S90, the porter filter 14b washed and dried as described above is placed in the filter storage unit 17 and stored.

(Example 2)

8 is a flow chart of Example 2 of espresso provided in the present invention and a method of manufacturing various coffee beverages using the espresso.

The manufacturing method provided in the second embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of (1) feeding the bean sprouts and damping step S10 ', (2) combining the potter filter S20', (3) feeding the cup S30 ' (6) the coffee discharge step S60 ', (7) the abandoning step S70', (8) the washing and drying step S80 ' ), (9) storage step (S90 '), and each step will be described in detail.

(1) Bean supply and damping step (S10 ')

The bean supply and damping step S10 'is performed by connecting the potter filter 14b stored in the turntable 19c of the orthogonal robot 19 to the bean feeder and dampers 13 and feeding the determined beans to the potter filter 14b And damping it with a damper in a certain amount.

As a preferred example, the primary bean flour is supplied by the X-axis robot 19a of the orthogonal robot 19 while the porter filter 14b is moved to the bean supply position, and the Z-axis robot 19b to raise the turntable 19c to which the porter filter 14b is coupled so that damping can be performed.

(2) Porter filter combining step (S20 ')

The porcelain filter combining step S20 'includes joining the porter filter 14b with bean-damped to the orthogonal robot 19 to the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14 after detaching from the bean feed and dampers 13 Process.

This is because the porter filter 14b damped by the X axis robot 19a of the orthogonal robot 19 is moved to the lower side of the group head 14a and then the Porter filter 14b is coupled to the Z axis robot 19b The porter filter 14b is coupled to the group head 14a by rotating the turntable 19c in a state in which the turntable 19c is raised and brought into close contact with the group head 14a.

(3) Cup feeding step S30 '

The cup feeding step S30 'is a process of clamping the cup supplied from the cup feeder 12 with the finger of the first robot 11 and supplying it to the coffee machine 14. [ The cup feeder 12 may optionally be provided with a bottom-up or top-down.

(4) Step of producing espresso (S40 ')

The espresso producing step S40 is a step of producing espresso by discharging hot water at a high pressure to the coffee machine 14. [

Espresso is a basic raw material that provides a variety of coffee beverages such as Americano, caffe latte, and cappuccino depending on the ingredients to be added.

(5) Discharging the cup (S50 ')

In the cup discharging step S50, the cup containing the espresso is clamped by the finger of the first robot 11 and discharged to the cup receiving portion 18 to be supplied to the second robot 21 And then discharging the cup to a position where the cup can be clamped.

(6) Coffee discharging step (S60 ')

The coffee discharging step S60 is a step of discharging the cup placed on the cup receiving part 18 by the finger of the second robot 21 and putting it on the coffee discharging means 3 to discharge it.

(7) Discarding step (S70 ')

The discarding step S70 'is a step of discarding the pottery filter 14b coupled to the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14 and then discharging the coffee grounds to the garbage can 15.

To this end, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the turntable 19c included in the orthogonal robot 19 is driven to separate the porter filter 14b from the group head 14a, and then the Z axis robot 19b is operated to rotate the turntable 19c And the X-axis robot 19a is operated to move the turntable 19c to which the porter filter 14b is coupled, to the side of the coffee machine 14. [

Next, the potter filter 14b placed on the turntable 19c is clamped with the finger of the first robot 11 to discard the bean sprouts into the garbage can 15.

(8) Washing and drying step (S80 ')

The washing and drying step (S80 ') is a step of washing and drying the potato filter (14b) which has disposed of the ground residue. The washing may be performed by high-pressure spraying of washing water, and drying is performed by providing cold air or hot air to the porter filter 14b to be dried.

(9) Storage step S90 '

In the storage step S90, the porter filter 14b washed and dried as described above is placed on the turntable 19c located on the side of the coffee machine 14 and stored.

(Examples 3 and 4)

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of Example 3 of the espresso provided in the present invention and various coffee beverage making methods using the same, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the process of producing espresso and various coffee beverages using the same according to Example 4 of the present invention. Fig.

Examples 3 and 4 of the present invention include a method for producing various coffee beverages.

For example, Americano mixed hot water with espresso, Ice americano with ice and cold water, cafe latte with milk added to espresso, cappuccino with milk added to espresso, added cappuccino powder, cafe mocha with chocolate powder And the like, which are additionally performed before the cup discharging step (S50) (S50 ') of the first and second embodiments.

In this case, the first hot water supply step (S100) is further included so as to provide an American hot water mixed.

The hot water supply step S100 includes a coffee discharging step S60 and 60 'in which the cup placed in the cup receiving part 18 is clamped by the finger of the second robot 21 and is put on the coffee discharging means 3 and discharged. The cup may be supplied to the cold / hot water supply unit 22 of the coffee beverage maker 20 so that the coffee is discharged (S60) (S60 ') after the hot water is supplied.

The second ice supply step (S110) and the cold water supply step (S120) are further included to provide the ice americano.

The ice supplying step S110 is a process of clamping the cup with the finger of the second robot 21 to feed the cup to the icemaker 23 of the coffee beverage dispensing machine 20 to supply ice, 2 robot 21 to feed the cold water into the cold / hot water supplier 22 in a state where the ice is supplied to the cup.

And the third milk supply step (S130) so as to provide cafe latte, cappuccino, and cafe mocha. The milk supply step (S130) has a configuration in which the chilled milk is heated to an appropriate temperature and supplied.

And a fourth syrup providing step (S140).

Syrup (25) can be added to the American soda, caffe latte, cappuccino, and café mocha to make a sweet syrup, as well as vanilla syrup, caramel syrup cinnamon powder, chocolate powder, vanilla latte and caramel mejayato. .

As described above, according to the espresso of the present invention and various coffee beverage manufacturing apparatuses (1) and the method of providing thereof, espresso and various coffee drinks using the espresso can be quickly provided within a short time of less than one minute, Unlimited vending machines and unauthorized coffee shops can recipe the varieties of flavors with the recipe of the finest barista and provide the best coffee without the barista.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiment, but should be determined by the equivalents as well as the claims that follow.

1: coffee beverage manufacturing apparatus 2: gas
3: coffee discharge means 10: espresso
11: first robot 12: cup feeder
13: Beverage supply and damping machine 14: Coffee machine
14a: Group head 14b: Porter filter
15: Trash can 16: Washer
17: Filter storage part 18:
19: Orthogonal robot 19a: X-axis robot
19b: Z-axis robot 19c: turntable
20: Coffee beverage offering 21: 2nd robot
22: hot / cold water supply device 23:
24: Milk Feeder 25: Syrup Preparation
26: Cleaning section 30:
S10, S10 ': bean feeding and damping steps S20, S20': Porter filter combining step
S30, S30 ': Cup feeding step S40, S40': In the espresso producing step
S50, S50 ': cup discharging step S60, S60': coffee discharging step
S70, S70 ': Discarding step S80, S80': Washing and drying step
S90, S90 ': Storage step S100: Hot water supply step
S110: Ice supply step S120: Cold water supply step
S 130: Milk supply step S 140: Syrup providing step

Claims (18)

An espresso dispenser 10 including a cup receiving portion 18 for dispensing espresso by the first robot 11 and cupping the cup;
A coffee beverage product which is manufactured and supplied by an espresso supplier 10 by the second robot 21 and which is used to prepare and supply various coffee beverages using the espresso provided to the cup receiving unit 18 in a cup- Study 20;
And a terminal (30) installed on the base (2);
The espresso feeder 10 includes a cup feeder 12 provided at the upper portion or the lower portion of the base 2;
A bean supply and damping device 13 for grasping a bean, dumpling the beans with a damper by placing a predetermined amount of beans in the porter filter 14b;
A coffee machine 14 for coupling the damped potter filter 14b to the group head 14a to extract espresso;
A trash bin 15 for extracting espresso, separating the porter filter 14b from the group head 14a and discarding the residual coffee beans remaining in the porter filter 14b;
A washer 16 for washing and drying the porter filter 14b;
An X-axis robot 19a traversing to the lower side of the bean supply and damping machine 13 and the coffee machine 14, a Z-axis robot 19b vertically coupled to the X-axis robot 19a, The porter filter 14b is placed on the turntable 19c and the coffee beans are supplied to the bean dispenser 13 and the coffee bean 14 is supplied to the dancer 13 by the turntable 19c having the turntable 19c coupled to the Z axis robot 19b. An orthogonal robot 19 for engaging with the group head 14a of the group head 14a;
A coasters (18) for placing cups containing espresso extracted from the coffee machine (14);
Wherein the coffee machine (14), the garbage can (15) and the washer (16) are arranged so as to be located within the operating radius of the first robot (11) Beverage production device.
delete delete The method of claim 1,
Wherein the cup feeder (12) is one of an upward feeding type and a downward feeding type.
The method of claim 1,
The coffee beverage dispenser 20 is arranged such that the cold and hot water supply unit 22 provided on the upper portion of the base 2 is arranged on the same circumference as the cup receiving unit 18 and is installed at the center of the circumference, And a second robot (21) for controlling the espresso.
The method of claim 1,
The coffee beverage dispenser 20 includes a cold / hot water supply unit 22 installed at an upper portion of the base 2;
An ice maker (23) for providing ice;
And a second robot 21 arranged on the same circumference on the same circumference as the cold / hot water supply unit 22 and the ice maker 23, Espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing devices using it.
The method of claim 1,
The coffee beverage supplier 20 includes a milk feeder 24 for producing milk and supplying bubbles to the milk in the chilled container while steam is being heated and arranged on the same circumference as the cold / hot water feeder 22 and the ice maker 23 Wherein the espresso and the coffee beverage are mixed with each other.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein the coffee beverage dispenser (20) is further provided with a syrup dispenser (25) for providing various syrups within an operating radius of the second robot (21), and a variety of coffee beverage dispensers using the espresso.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein the coffee beverage dispenser (20) comprises a cleaning part (26) capable of cleaning the fingers of the second robot (21), and a variety of coffee beverage manufacturing devices using the espresso.
The method of claim 1,
Wherein the terminal (30) includes an order and payment function operated by a user, and an apparatus for manufacturing various coffee beverages using the espresso.
The method of claim 1,
And a coffee discharging means 3 constituted of a lifting type or an inline type for discharging the coffee beverage produced by using the completed espresso or espresso in front of the base body 2 provided with the second robot 21 Espresso and various coffee beverage manufacturing devices using it.
delete The espresso is manufactured and discharged by the first and second robots 11 and 21 when the espresso order is made by the terminal 30;
The porter filter 14b stored in the turntable 19c of the orthogonal robot 19 is connected to the bean feeder and the damping device 13 to feed a predetermined amount of beans into the potter filter 14b to dampen the beans with a damper, Step S10 ';
A porcelain filter combining step S20 'in which the porter filter 14b having the beans damped by the orthogonal robot 19 is separated from the bean feed and dampers 13 and then joined to the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14 ;
A cup feeding step S30 'in which the cup supplied from the cup feeder 12 is clamped by the finger of the first robot 11 and supplied to the coffee machine 14;
An espresso production step (S40 ') for producing espresso by discharging hot water at a high pressure to the coffee machine (14);
A cup discharging step (S50) of clamping the cup containing the espresso with the finger of the first robot (11) and discharging the cup to the cup receiving portion (18);
A coffee discharging step S60 'for clamping the cup placed in the cup receiving portion 18 with the finger of the second robot 21 and raising it to the coffee discharging means 3 and discharging it;
A discarding step S70 'of clamping the potter filter 14b coupled to the group head 14a of the coffee machine 14 with the fingers of the first robot 11 to release the bean sprouts into the trash bin 15;
A washing and drying step (S80 ') of washing and drying the porcelain filter (14b) which has disposed of the ground residue;
And a storage step (S90 ') of placing the washed and dried porcelain filter (14b) on the turntable (19c) of the orthogonal robot (19).
14. The method of claim 13,
The cup placed in the cup receiving portion 18 is clamped by the finger of the second robot 21 and put on the coffee discharging means 3 to discharge the cup to the coffee beverage providing portion 20 before the coffee discharging step S60 ' Further comprising a cold water supply step (S120 ') of supplying hot water to the hot / cold water supply unit (22) of the hot water supply unit (22).
14. The method of claim 13,
The cup placed in the cup receiving portion 18 is clamped by the finger of the second robot 21 and put on the coffee discharging means 3 to discharge the cup to the coffee beverage providing portion 20 before the coffee discharging step S60 ' An ice supplying step S110 for supplying ice to the ice making machine 23;
Further comprising a cold water supplying step (S120) of supplying cold water to the cold / hot water supplier (22) by supplying the ice-fed cup.
14. The method of claim 13,
The cup placed in the cup receiving portion 18 is clamped by the finger of the second robot 21 and put on the coffee discharging means 3 to discharge the cup to the coffee beverage providing portion 20 before the coffee discharging step S60 ' Further comprising a milk supply step (S130) of supplying milk to the milk supplier (24) of the coffee machine (20).
14. The method of claim 13,
The cup placed in the cup receiving portion 18 is clamped by the finger of the second robot 21 and put on the coffee discharging means 3 to discharge the cup to the coffee beverage providing portion 20 before the coffee discharging step S60 ' An ice supplying step S110 for supplying ice to the ice making machine 23;
Further comprising a milk supply step (S 130) of supplying milk to the milk supplier (24).
14. The method of claim 13,
Further comprising a syrup providing step (S140) of supplying a cup to the syrup holding unit (25) before the coffee discharging step (S60 ') to provide various syrups.

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