CN101553128A - Vending apparatus for dispensing drinks that contain fruits or vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

A vending machine for dispensing drinks which include fruits and vegetables that are cut into very small particles. The drink can be milk based, orange juice based or based on any other liquid drinks. The machine comprises a housing containing a plurality of compartments for holding one or more produce or produce pieces and one or more kinds of drinkable liquids; a mechanism for cutting and/or crushing the produce or produce pieces; a mechanism for dispensing a cup; a compartment where the user can pick up the filled cup with selected drink; and a controller for automatically initiate the drink preparation in response to a customer's selection.

Description

The goods selling equipment that distributes the beverage that contains fruit or vegetables

The cross reference of related application

According to 35 119 (e) moneys of United States code, the present invention requires the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/771 of submission on February 10th, 2006, the priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/811,166 that on June 7th, 857 and 2006 submitted to, its full content incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to distribute selectively beverage, especially comprise the goods selling equipment of the beverage of fresh fruit and/or vegetables.

Background technology

The vending machine that has various ways in the market, but can't obtain being in particular short grained beverage that allocation packet contains fruit or vegetables designs and according to selected for example based on milk or the vending machine that distributes based on the beverage of orange juice or any other liquid beverage etc.

The United States Patent (USP) 4,759,471 that licenses to Takahashi has advised that a kind of preparation comprises for example method of the fruit drink of solid matter such as pulp material, yet this method comprises that degassing processing technology is to remove the bubble that contains in the fruit juice.The method does not need this treatment process on the one hand, and foregoing invention does not provide the embodiment of implementing described method yet on the other hand.

Vending machine of the prior art is provided for distributing the automatic distributor of the fruit juice that extracts from the fruit of single kind or vegetables, for example when service is provided extruding or grind requirement oranges and tangerines in order to the vending machine of orange blossom to be provided.But the vending machine of prior art only is to be exclusively used in the single product of great majority for oranges and tangerines etc., therefrom extracts fruit juice.The United States Patent (USP) 4 that is licensing to Torrisi, in 974,505, license to the United States Patent (USP) 5 of Garmendia, 544, in 572, license to the United States Patent (USP) 5,743 of Anderson etc., in 176, and license in the United States Patent (USP) 6,234,071 of CatarainArregui etc. and all described this type of vending machine.

Existence can be extracted the non-machine of selling goods of fruit juice, described fruit or vegetables: carrot, apple from the fruit of any kind or vegetables, pomegranate (grenade), grape, oranges and tangerines, paper (paper), tomato, pears or the like or any relevant fruit or vegetables or blade or grass.These machines can separate fruit juice from the solid portion of fruit or vegetables.License to the United States Patent (USP) 6,968,777 of Lin, license to the United States Patent (USP) 6,862,982 of Wang, license to the United States Patent (USP) 6,397,736 of Tseng etc., license in the United States Patent (USP) 6,609,455 of Fouquet etc. and described this type of non-machine of selling goods.

Therefore, people need have can provide the beverage that comprises fruit, vegetables, fruit and/or vegetable portions thing or the vending machine of stirring drink to the user, described stirring drink comprises with selected such as drinkable liquid such as milk, orange juices, but and with the product granule of the measurement scale that mixes such as other compositions such as ice cream, trash ice, sugar, this kind vending machine is very favourable.Can provide abundant multiple nutrients composition by the fresh beverage/stirring drink made of multiple product, described is to be provided by a kind of fruit or vegetables such as nutritions such as vitamins.

Summary of the invention

The term of Shi Yonging " product " is meant fruit, vegetables, fruit slice and/or vegetable tablets herein.Described fruit and/or vegetables can be removed the peel or not remove the peel.

The term of Shi Yonging " cutting " herein, " grinding ", " mixing " and " crushing " is interchangeable.

Herein the term of Shi Yonging " granule " be meant through cutting, grind and/or crushing after the size of product particle, this size enough little so that its with can drink by the people after any drinkable liquid mixes.

The term of Shi Yonging " blender " is meant and is used for the cutting of product or product sheet, grinds and/or be crushed to short grained mechanism herein, and is used for squeezing broken and extruded product or the product sheet mechanism to extract fruit juice from product or product sheet.

Instruction according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of goods selling equipment with closure casing that comprises the short grained beverage of product that is used to distribute, and comprises in the described housing:

A) be used to distribute the mechanism of cup;

B) at least one product container, described product container can hold one or more products or product sheet.Described product can be the fruit and/or the vegetables of any kind of.Described product container can hold the mixture of product and/or product sheet.

C) at least one liquid container, described liquid container can hold one or more drinkable liquid, and this drinkable liquid is selected from the fruit juice of milk, ice cream, sour milk, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage, liquid protein, any kind of, the dairy products of any kind of;

D) be used for the cutting of product or product sheet, grind and/or at least one mechanism of crushing.Described cutting mechanism is selected from blender, agitator, mill, and this cutting mechanism is called as blender.Each product container can be coupled with blender.

E) be used for product or product sheet are sent to the mechanism of described at least one blender from described product container, for example the door of opening in the section at the fixed time.Described door can with will be coupled from the pipeline on the top of the product orientation blender of the bottom of product container.

F) be used for product granule and fruit juice are sent to the mechanism of the cup of described distribution, for example pipeline from described at least one blender.

G) chamber, the position of described chamber can be removed for the cup of the described distribution of the beverage of filling with making.

H) controller, it is according to client's selection and automatically start the preparation of beverage.

Liquid container can hold the food ingredients that are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy.Liquid container can hold the mixture of drinkable liquid and food ingredients.Product container can hold the mixture of product and at least a food ingredients.

Instruction according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of distributing beverage from goods selling equipment, and the beverage that is distributed comprises the product granule.The beverage option program is before drinking production.

In the beverage option program, instruction according to the embodiment of the present invention shows the menu of the beverage that can get to the user.If the beverage that the user selects can not obtain, to user's display message, the user can carry out new beverage and select.Show price to the user after selecting, the user can pay.Goods selling equipment is accepted payment and is started drinking production.Startup includes but not limited to determine and selects held the container of selected product and selected basic beverage, and selects at least one blender to be used.

Instruction according to the embodiment of the present invention in case finished the beverage option program, then prepares to begin to carry out the automated procedure of the making of selected beverage.Distribute cup, and place assembling position, for example for the cup that is distributed that will be filled with and the chamber that can take away by the user.Selected product or product sheet are sent at least one blender.At least a selected basic beverage can be sent at least one blender or be sent to the cup of distribution.Product that transmits or product sheet and/or basic beverage and/or other food ingredients are cut, crush and are mixed into fruit juice and granule, and this fruit juice and granule are sent to the cup of distribution.The beverage of producing offers the user.It should be noted if basic beverage directly is sent to the cup of distribution, can before or after transmitting fruit juice and granule, transmit this basis beverage to the cup that distributes.

Instruction according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of goods selling equipment with closure casing that comprises the short grained beverage of product that is used to distribute, and comprises in the described housing:

A) be used to distribute the mechanism of cup;

B) at least two product containers, described product container can hold one or more products or product sheet.Described product can be the fruit and/or the vegetables of any kind of.Described product container can hold the mixture of product and/or product sheet.

C) at least one is used for the mechanism with product or product sheet cutting, grinding and/or crushing.Described cutting mechanism is selected from blender, agitator, mill, and this cutting mechanism is called as blender.Each product container can be coupled with blender.

D) be used for product or product sheet are sent to the mechanism of described at least one blender from described product container, for example the door of opening in the section at the fixed time.Described door can with will be coupled from the pipeline that the product of the bottom of product container is introduced the top of blender.

E) be used for product granule and fruit juice are sent to the described mechanism that distributes cup, for example pipeline from described at least one blender;

F) chamber, the position of described chamber can be removed for the cup of the distribution of the beverage of filling with making; And

G) controller, it is according to client's selection and automatically start the preparation of beverage.

Goods selling equipment can also comprise at least one liquid container, described liquid container can hold one or more drinkable liquid, and described drinkable liquid is selected from and comprises following liquid: the fruit juice of milk, ice cream, sour milk, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage, liquid protein, any kind of, the dairy products of any kind of.Described at least a drinkable liquid is sent to the cup of distribution by connecting gears such as for example pipelines.

Instruction according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of goods selling equipment with closure casing that comprises the short grained beverage of product that is used to distribute, and described housing comprises:

A) be used to distribute the mechanism of cup.

B) be used for moving the mechanism of the cup of described distribution, for example moving belt.

C) at least one product container, described product container comprises the chamber, each chamber can hold one or more products or product sheet.Described product can be the fruit and/or the vegetables of any kind of.Product chambers can hold the mixture of product and/or product sheet.

D) at least one liquid container, described liquid container comprises the chamber, each chamber can hold one or more drinkable liquid, and these one or more drinkable liquid is selected from and comprises following liquid: the fruit juice of milk, ice cream, sour milk, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage, liquid protein, any kind of, the dairy products of any kind of.

E) at least one blender;

F) be used for product or product sheet are sent to from the chamber of described product container the mechanism of the cup of distribution, for example the door of opening in the section at the fixed time.Described door can with will be coupled from the pipeline on the top of the product orientation blender of the bottom of product container.

G) chamber can be removed for the cup of the distribution of the beverage of filling with making in the position of described chamber; And.

H) controller, it is according to client's selection and automatically start the preparation of beverage.

Liquid chamber can hold the food ingredients that are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy.Liquid chamber can hold the mixture of drinkable liquid and food ingredients.Product chambers can hold the mixture of product and at least a food ingredients.

In embodiments of the present invention, liquid container or liquid chamber can comprise water or other cleaning solutions to clean at least one blender.Blender also can comprise the mechanism that removes and collect discarded object from blender, and described discarded object is pericarp, seed and other solid waste and pulp for example.

In embodiments of the present invention, at least a portion of described goods selling equipment housing is cooled and other parts of housing can be as refrigerating chamber to preserve various food ingredients.At least a portion housing wall is to be made by transparent materials such as for example glass, thereby by the basic all light of wavelength of the transparent part transmission of housing wall.

In embodiments of the present invention, being used for product or product sheet can be pick-up from the mechanism that product container or product chambers are sent to blender or are delivered to the cup of distribution, for example comprises the transfer arm of grasping mechanism.

In embodiments of the present invention, being used for product or product sheet is pushing mechanism from the mechanism that described product container or product chambers are sent to blender, and wherein said pushing mechanism is pushed up to described product in the cup of described blender or described distribution by some pushing mechanisms of for example piston etc.

Description of drawings

By hereinafter detailed description with only to illustrate the accompanying drawing that provides with way of example and therefore do not limit the invention, the reader can understand the present invention fully, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and wherein each product container has assembled blender.

Fig. 2 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment as shown in Figure 1, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

Fig. 3 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and one of them blender is used for whole compositions.

Fig. 4 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment as shown in Figure 3, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

Fig. 5 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and wherein a plurality of blenders are used for a plurality of containers.

Fig. 6 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and described beverage mixes in supply cup.

Fig. 7 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment as shown in Figure 6, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

Fig. 8 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment as shown in Figure 8, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

Figure 10 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention.

Specific embodiments

The invention provides a kind of goods selling equipment that is used for distributing selectively the beverage that comprises the fresh products mixture, this fresh products has the composition from a plurality of products.But distribute beverage or stirring drink to comprise the product granule of measurement scale, this product granule can with drinkable liquid such as selected for example milk, orange juice etc. and for example other compositions such as sour milk, ice cream, trash ice, sugar mix mutually.

It should be noted that beverage is made by fresh products in preferred implementation of the present invention, but the invention is not restricted to fresh products that the storage product also can use and within the scope of the invention.

With reference to the accompanying drawing that preferred implementation of the present invention is shown the present invention is described in more detail below.Yet the present invention can multiple multi-form enforcement, therefore should not be limited to the embodiment that this paper provides; Or rather, the purpose that these embodiments are provided is to make the disclosure comprehensively with complete, and intactly presents the present invention to those skilled in the art.

Unless special limit, whole technology of Shi Yonging and scientific terminology have the identical implication with one of ordinary skill in the art's common sense of the present invention herein.Method provided herein and example only are schematically and are intended to not lie in restriction.

Describe first embodiment of the present invention with reference to Fig. 1 below, Fig. 1 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment 100 that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and described beverage mixes in blender.

Goods selling equipment 100 comprises housing 102, comprises in this housing 102:

A) be used to hold the chamber 10 of assignable cup 11;

B) hold at least one container 120 of fresh products or product sheet.Relevant product is removed the peel before being loaded into container.Product container also can be mixed with ice.The quantity of container 120 only is subject to the space of housing 102;

C) hold at least one container 120 of basic beverage, described basic beverage is milk, sour milk, ice cream, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage or any other liquid beverage for example;

D) alternatively, one or more containers 120 can hold other compositions, and described other compositions are sugar, powder or liquid albumen or any other composition of being used to mix for example;

E) alternatively, one or more containers 120 can hold the water that is used to clean;

F) each product container 120 is equipped with and is used for product cutting, grinding and/or crushing are short grained blender (30,40,50);

G) be used for fruit juice and product granule are sent to the mechanism 140 of cup 11 from blender 30,40 and/or 50;

H) alternatively, be used to clean the cleaning mechanism of each blender (30,40,50);

I) be used for mechanism with fresh products/selected blender of product sheet shift-in;

J) alternatively, be used for collecting from blender the mechanism 170 of product abandonment thing, described discarded object is pericarp, seed and other solid waste and pulp for example;

K) distributor chamber 180, and this distributor chamber 180 can be taken client away to fill the cup 11 of selected beverage when beverage is carried out; And

1) be used for the control panel 190 of the described device of client operating, described device usually can be by using coin, credit card, debit card, prepaid card, bank card or using the client of bank note or other cash payments be started by the outside.

The inner space 105 of goods selling equipment 100 is cooled at least in part keeping the freshness of various compositions, and some inner spaces 105 can be refrigerating chambers.The front portion of the wall of housing 102 and other parts can be made by transparent materials such as for example glass selectively, so that client and passerby can observe the preparation of beverage.

The method of operating of the goods selling equipment 100 that is used to distribute the beverage that comprises fresh products is described with reference to Fig. 2 below.Fig. 2 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment 100 as shown in Figure 1, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

In order to operate goods selling equipment 100, in step 720 and 722, message display payment control box 190 shows available beverage or the stirring drink that comprises the mixture of product.When user's process was selected the pre-treatment step of beverage, the user had then begun to make the processing procedure 700 of its selected beverage, and when the user paid in step 740, pre-treatment step finished.Subsequently, processing procedure 700 is automatically carried out to produce selected beverage.Processing procedure 700 may further comprise the steps:

Pre-treatment step:

Step 710-user selects fruit juice or stirring drink by payment control box 190 from the mixture of available product, described being chosen in step 720 and 722 shows.

If step 721/723-user's selection does not have the stock supply, show that in step 730 suitable message and user can carry out new beverage and select in step 710.

Step 740-user is by control box 190 or press start button or any other mechanism pays.

Treatment step:

In case goods selling equipment 100 is accepted payment, the automatic circulation of producing selected beverage then begins.

Step 750-is with single glass 11 distributor chamber 180 of packing into.

Each product/product sheet that step 760-selects in step 710 is sent to respectively the blender 30,40 and/or 50 that is coupled with it from product container 125,126 and/or 127.Each container 120 comprises the shedding mechanism (131,132,135,136 and 137) that is used for selected product is sent to from product container 120 blender that is coupled with this container.For example, described shedding mechanism can comprise door, and product fell into the blender that is arranged in container 120 belows just when door was opened.

The step 770-for example liquid of the capacity through measuring such as milk or orange juice is transferred at least one blender.Described liquid can several seconds adding after the several seconds before the transmission product adds, adds with product or transmitting product.

Each blender 30,40 and/or 50 of step 780-comprises at least a product.Blender grinds product for granule, if meanwhile described liquid has added in the blender, then granule is mixed with described liquid.

Each blender 30,40 and/or 50 of step 785-comprises the discarded object that operationally is attached to waste treatment apparatus 170 alternatively and removes mechanism, to remove any product abandonment thing from each blender as required.

Step 790-is sent in the cup 11 of 180 li of distributor chambers by connecting gear 140 from the mixed fruit juice of each blender 30,40 and/or 50.The client need open door 182 and fill the beverage of making or the cup 11 of stirring drink with inlet chamber 180 and taking-up.

Each blender 30,40 and/or 50 of step 795-is selectively cleaned by some cleaning mechanisms on demand.Cleaning mechanism can comprise fills with the container 120 such as cleaning solutions such as water that is used to clean blender, and discarded object removes mechanism's 170 collections by discarded object.

Step 799-goods selling equipment 100 enters wait state, prepares next drinking production circulation.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 120 can comprise the mixture of product, for example the mixture of banana and strawberry, the mixture of banana, watermelon and strawberry, the mixture of watermelon and strawberry, the mixture of pineapple and watermelon slices, the mixture of orange lobe and Kiwi berry etc.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 120 can comprise the mixture of multiple components, and described composition is milk and sugar, orange juice and sugar, sugar and protein or the like for example.

Example 1:

Customer selecting is based on the banana strawberry stirring drink of milk and sugar.Container 125 holds strawberry, and container 126 holds banana chip.Container 121 holds milk, and container 122 holds sugar.Container 121,122,125 and 126 shedding mechanism 131,132,135 and 136 is separately opened in the preset time section.Banana chip is sent to blender 40, and strawberry is sent to blender 30, and the milk of the amount of Ce Lianging is sent to blender 30 and 40 in advance, and the sugar of the amount of measuring in advance is sent to blender 40. Operation blender 30 and 40 is with grinding and mix the mixture that holds in described blender 30 and 40.At the fixed time the section after, mixed mixture from blender 30 and 40 by connecting gear 140 be sent to the distributor chamber 180 the cup 11 in.Banana strawberry stirring drink is ready in cup 11.

Example 2:

Customer selecting is based on the banana strawberry stirring drink of milk and sugar.Container 126 holds the mixture of banana chip and strawberry.Container 122 holds the mixture of milk and sugar.Container 122 and 126 shedding mechanism 132 and 136 is separately opened in the preset time section, and mixture and banana chip, the strawberry of milk and sugar are sent to blender 40.Operation blender 40 is to grind and to mix the mixture of banana chip, strawberry, milk and sugar.At the fixed time the section after, banana strawberry stirring drink in blender 40 ready and by connecting gear 140 transfer to distributor chamber 180 the cup 11 in.

Describe second embodiment of the present invention with reference to Fig. 3 below, Fig. 3 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment 200 that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and described beverage mixes in blender.

Goods selling equipment 200 comprises housing 202, comprises in this housing 202:

A) be used to hold the chamber 10 of assignable cup 11;

B) hold at least one container 220 of fresh products or product sheet.Relevant product is removed the peel before the container of packing into.Product container also can be mixed with ice.The quantity of container 220 only is subject to the space of housing 202;

C) be used to hold at least one container 220 of basic beverage, described basic beverage is milk, sour milk, ice cream, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage or any other liquid beverage for example;

D) alternatively, one or more containers 220 can hold other compositions, and described other compositions are sugar, powder or liquid protein or other any compositions of being used to mix for example;

E) alternatively, the one or more containers 220 that hold the water that is used to clean;

F) be used for product cutting, grinding and/or crushing are short grained blender 30, drinkable beverage of made thereby or stirring drink;

G) be used for bland is sent to cup 11 mechanism 240 from blender 30;

H) alternatively, cleaning mechanism blender 30;

I) alternatively, be used for fresh products/product sheet is moved into the mechanism of blender 30;

J) alternatively, be used for from the mechanism 270 of the discarded object of blender 30 collection products, described discarded object is pericarp, seed and other solid waste and pulp for example;

K) distributor chamber 280, and described distributor chamber 280 can be taken client away to fill the cup 11 of selected beverage when beverage is ready; And

1) be used for the control panel 290 of the described device of client operating, described device usually can be by using coin, credit card, debit card, prepaid card, bank card or using the client of bank note or other cash payments be started by the outside.

Freeze at least in part keeping the freshness of various compositions in the inner space 205 of goods selling equipment 200, and some inner spaces 205 can be refrigerating chambers.The front portion of the wall of housing 202 and other parts can be made by transparent materials such as for example glass selectively, so that client and passerby can observe the preparation of beverage.

The method of operating of the goods selling equipment 200 that is used to distribute the beverage that comprises fresh products is described with reference to Fig. 4 below.Fig. 4 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment 200 as shown in Figure 3, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

In order to operate goods selling equipment 200, in step 725 and 727, message display payment control box 290 shows available beverage or the stirring drink that comprises the mixture of product.When user's process was selected the pre-treatment step of beverage, the user had then begun to make the processing procedure 701 of its selected beverage, and when the user paid in step 741, pre-treatment step finished.Subsequently, processing procedure 701 is automatically carried out to produce selected beverage.Processing procedure 701 may further comprise the steps:

Pre-treatment step:

Step 711-user selects fruit juice by payment control box 290 from the mixture of available product, and described being chosen in step 725 and 727 shows.

If step 726/728-user's selection does not have the stock supply, show in the step 731 that suitable message and user can carry out new beverage and select in step 711.

Step 741-user is by control box 290 or press start button or any other mechanism etc. pays.

Treatment step:

In case goods selling equipment 200 is accepted payment, the automatic circulation of producing selected beverage then begins.

Step 751-puts into distributor chamber 280 with single cup 11.

Each product/product sheet that step 761-selects in step 711 is sent to the blender 30 from product container 225,226 and/or 227.Each container 220 comprises the shedding mechanism (231,232,235,236 and 237) that is used for selected product is sent to from product container 220 blender 30.For example, shedding mechanism can comprise door, and product dropped in the pipeline or pipeline of guiding blender 30 when door was opened.

If step 771-selects, for example the liquid of the capacity through measuring such as orange juice or beverage is transferred in the blender 30.Described liquid can several seconds adding after the several seconds before the transmission product adds, adds with product or transmitting product.

Step 781-blender 30 grinds product for granule, if meanwhile liquid has added in the blender 30, then granule is mixed with described liquid.

Step 786-blender 30 comprises the discarded object that operationally is attached to waste treatment apparatus 270 alternatively and removes mechanism, to remove any product abandonment thing from blender 30 on demand.

Step 791-is sent in the cup 11 of 280 li of distributor chambers by connecting gear 240 from the mixed fruit juice of blender 30.The client need open door 282 fills the beverage made from inlet chamber 280 and taking-up cup 11.

Step 796-blender 30 is cleaned by some cleaning mechanisms alternatively on demand.Cleaning mechanism comprises the container 220 of filling with the cleaning solutions such as for example water that are used to clean blender 30, and discarded object removes mechanism 270 by discarded object and collects.

Step 798-goods selling equipment 200 enters wait state, prepares next drinking production circulation.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 220 can hold the mixture of product, for example the mixture of banana and strawberry, the mixture of banana, watermelon and strawberry, the mixture of watermelon and strawberry, the mixture of pineapple and watermelon slices, the mixture of orange lobe and Kiwi berry etc.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 220 can comprise the mixture of multiple components, and described composition is orange juice and sugar, sugar and protein or the like for example.

Example 3:

Customer selecting is based on the banana strawberry stirring drink of milk and sugar.Container 225 holds strawberry, and container 226 holds banana chip.Container 221 holds milk, and container 222 holds sugar.Container 221,222,225 and 226 shedding mechanism 231,232,235 and 236 separately section is at the fixed time opened.Banana chip and strawberry are sent to blender 30.The sugar of the milk of the amount of Ce Lianging and the amount measured in advance is sent to blender 30 in advance.Operation blender 30 is with grinding and mix the mixture that holds in the blender 30.At the fixed time, mixed mixture from blender 30 by connecting gear 240 be sent to the distributor chamber 280 the cup 11 in.Banana strawberry stirring drink is ready in cup 11.

Example 4:

Customer selecting is based on the banana strawberry stirring drink of milk and sugar.Container 226 holds the mixture of banana chip and strawberry.Container 222 holds the mixture of milk and sugar.Container 222 and 226 shedding mechanism 232 and 236 is separately opened in the preset time section, and mixture and the banana chip, strawberry of milk and sugar are sent in the blender 30.Operation blender 30 is to grind and to mix the mixture of banana chip, strawberry, milk and sugar.At the fixed time, banana strawberry stirring drink in blender 30 ready and by connecting gear 240 transfer in the distributor chamber 280 the cup 11 in.

Describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to Fig. 5 below, Fig. 5 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment 300 that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and wherein a plurality of blenders are used for a plurality of containers.

Goods selling equipment 300 comprises housing 302, comprises in this housing 302:

A) be used to hold the chamber 10 of assignable cup 11;

B) hold K container 320 of fresh products or product sheet.Relevant product is removed the peel before the container of packing into.Product container also can be mixed with ice.The quantity of container 320 only is subject to the space of housing 302;

C) hold N-K container 320 of basic beverage, described basic beverage is milk, sour milk, ice cream, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage or any other liquid beverage for example;

D) alternatively, be used to hold one or more containers 320 of other compositions, described composition is sugar, powder or liquid protein or any other composition of being used to mix for example;

One or more containers 320 that can hold e) alternatively, the water that is used to clean;

F) be used for product cutting, grinding and/or crushing are a short grained M blender (30,40,50);

G) mechanism 340 and optionally mechanism 341, it is used for fruit juice and product granule are sent to cup 11 from blender 30,40 and/or 50, and alternatively, is sent to the cup 11 from the container 320 that holds selected basic liquid and/or composition;

H) alternatively, be used to clean the cleaning mechanism of each blender (30,40,50);

I) alternatively, be used for fresh products/product sheet is moved into the mechanism of selected blender;

J) alternatively, be used for collecting from blender the mechanism 370 of product abandonment thing, described discarded object is pericarp, seed and other solid waste and pulp for example;

K) distributor chamber 380, and described distributor chamber 380 can be taken client away to fill the cup 11 of selected beverage when beverage is ready; And

1) be used for the control panel 390 of the described device of client operating, described device usually can be by using coin, credit card, debit card, prepaid card, bank card or using the client of bank note or other cash payments be started by the outside.

Freeze at least in part keeping the freshness of various compositions in the inner space 305 of goods selling equipment 300, and some inner spaces 305 can be refrigerating chambers.The front portion of the wall of housing 302 and other parts can be made by transparent materials such as for example glass selectively, so that client and passerby can observe the preparation of beverage.

Similar with the preliminary treatment selection of describing in step 700 and 701, the user selects its beverage.Container 320 can comprise the composition that does not mix or mix.In goods selling equipment 300, some or all N container 320 is connected to whole M blender.Therefore, composition can be sent in any blender.

Describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to Fig. 6 below, Fig. 6 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment 400 that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and described beverage mixes in supply cup.

Goods selling equipment 400 comprises housing 402, comprises in this housing 402:

A) be used to hold the chamber 10 of assignable cup 11;

B) at least two containers 420, each container 420 holds fresh products or product sheet.Relevant product is removed the peel before the container of packing into, and product container also can be mixed with ice;

C) alternatively, one or more containers 420 that can drinks, described beverage is milk, sour milk, ice cream, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage or any other liquid beverage for example;

D) alternatively, can hold one or more containers 420 of other compositions, described composition is sugar, powder or liquid protein or other any compositions of being used to mix for example;

One or more containers 420 that can hold e) alternatively, the water that is used to clean;

F) each product container 420 is equipped with and is used for product cutting, grinding and/or crushing are short grained blender (30,40,50).Blender comprises the mechanism that is used to promote product sheet;

G) be used for fruit juice and product granule are reached the mechanism 445,446,447 and 441 that is sent to cup 11 from liquid container 321 from blender 30,40 and/or 50;

H) alternatively, be used to clean the cleaning mechanism of each blender (30,40,50);

I) alternatively, be used for the product article are pushed to the pressing mechanism (455,456,457) of cutting mechanism;

J) alternatively, be used for collecting from blender the mechanism 470 of product abandonment thing, described discarded object is pericarp, seed and other solid waste and pulp for example;

K) distributor chamber 480, and described distributor chamber 480 can be taken client away to fill the cup 11 of selected beverage when beverage is ready; And

1) be used for the control panel 490 of the described device of client operating, described device usually can be by using coin, credit card, debit card, prepaid card, bank card or using the client of bank note or other cash payments be started by the outside.

Freeze at least in part keeping the freshness of various compositions in the inner space 405 of goods selling equipment 400, and some inner spaces 405 can be refrigerating chambers.The front portion of the wall of housing 402 and other parts can be made by transparent materials such as for example glass selectively, so that client and passerby can observe the preparation of beverage.

The operating process of the goods selling equipment 400 that is used to distribute the beverage that comprises fresh products is described with reference to Fig. 7 below.Fig. 7 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment 400 as shown in Figure 6, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

In order to operate goods selling equipment 400, in step 820 and 822, message display payment control box 490 shows available beverage or the stirring drink that comprises the mixture of product.When user's process was selected the pre-treatment step of beverage, the user had then begun to make the processing procedure 800 of its selected beverage, and when the user paid in step 840, pre-treatment step finished.Subsequently, processing procedure 800 is automatically carried out to produce selected beverage.Processing procedure 800 may further comprise the steps:

Pre-treatment step:

Step 810-user selects fruit juice or stirring drink by payment control box 490 from the mixture of available product, and described being chosen in step 820 and 822 shows.

If step 821/823-user's selection does not have the stock supply, show in the step 830 that suitable message and user can carry out new beverage and select in step 810.

Step 840-user is by control box 490 or press start button or any other mechanism etc. pays.

Treatment step:

In case goods selling equipment 400 is accepted payment, the automatic circulation of producing selected beverage then begins.

The single cup 11 of step 850-is placed into distributor chamber 480.

Each product/product sheet that step 860-selects in step 810 is sent to respectively the blender 30,40 and/or 50 that is coupled with it from product container 425,426 and/or 427.Each container 420 comprises the shedding mechanism (435,436 and 437) that is used for selected product is sent to from product container 420 blender that is coupled with this container.For example, shedding mechanism can comprise door, and product fell into the blender that is arranged in container 420 belows just when door was opened.

Each blender of step 870-comprises at least a product.Blender grinds product for granule, if meanwhile described liquid has joined in the blender, then granule is mixed with described liquid.

Each blender of step 875-comprises the discarded object that operationally is attached to waste treatment apparatus 470 alternatively and removes mechanism, to remove any product abandonment thing from each blender on demand.

Step 880-is sent in the supply cup 11 of 480 li of distributor chambers by connecting gear (445,446 and 447) from the mixed fruit juice of each blender.

If step 890-selects, for example the liquid of the capacity through measuring such as orange juice or beverage is sent to cup 11 by connecting gear 441 from container 421.Described liquid can add in the several seconds that sent before the fruit juice of blender, add with the fruit juice from blender, or the several seconds after the fruit juice from blender has been transmitted added.The client need open door 482 fills the beverage made from inlet chamber 480 and taking-up cup 11.

Each blender of step 895-is alternatively as required by some cleaning mechanism cleanings.Cleaning mechanism can comprise the container 420 of filling with the cleaning solutions such as for example water that are used to clean blender, and discarded object removes mechanism 470 by discarded object and collects.

Step 899-goods selling equipment 400 enters wait state, prepares next drinking production circulation.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 420 can hold the mixture of product, for example the mixture of banana and strawberry, the mixture of banana, watermelon and strawberry, the mixture of carrot slice and apple flakes, the mixture of pineapple and watermelon slices, the mixture of orange lobe and Kiwi berry etc.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 120 can comprise the mixture of multiple components, and described composition is milk and sugar, orange juice and sugar, sugar and protein or the like for example.

Example 5

Customer selecting carrot, apple and orange beverage.Container 425 holds carrot slice, and container 426 holds apple.Container 421 holds orange juice.Container 425 and 426 shedding mechanism 435 and 436 is separately opened in the section at the fixed time.Carrot slice is sent to blender 30, and apple is sent to blender 40.Operation blender 30 is to grind carrot slice, and operation blender 40 is to grind apple flakes.At the fixed time after the section, be sent in the supply cup 11 in the distributor chamber 480 by corresponding connecting gear 445 and 446 from the fruit juice of blender 30 and 40.Section inner opening device 431 is opened at the fixed time, and the orange juice of the amount of measuring in advance also is sent to beverage supply cup 11 by connecting gear 441.Carrot, apple and orange juice are prepared in cup 11 and finish.

Example 6:

Customer selecting carrot and orange beverage.Container 426 holds the mixture of carrot slice and apple flakes.Container 421 holds orange juice.The shedding mechanism 436 of container 426 is opened in the preset time section, and apple flakes and the carrot slice measured in advance are sent to blender 30.Operation blender 30 is to grind carrot slice.Carrot juice is sent in the supply cup 11 in the distributor chamber 480 by connecting gear 446 after the section at the fixed time.The orange juice that the shedding mechanism 431 of container 421 is opened and measured in advance in the section at the fixed time also is sent to supply cup 11 by connecting gear 441.Carrot and orange juice are ready in cup 11.

Describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to Fig. 8 below, Fig. 8 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment 500 that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and described beverage is mixed by blender 540.

Goods selling equipment 500 comprises housing 102, comprises in the housing 102:

A) be used to hold the chamber 10 of assignable cup 11;

B) be used for cup 11 move to goods selling equipment 500 different supply stations the cup travel mechanism, for example moving belt 570;

C) at least one container assemblies 520, it has a plurality of containers of the mixture that is used to hold product or product sheet or product.Relevant product is removed the peel before the container of packing into.Product container also can be mixed with ice.Container assemblies 520 can rotate along 525 directions around its axle, is placed in the position of aiming at cup 11 so that have the container of selected product, for example just on supply cup 11;

D) at least one container assemblies 530, it has and is used to hold for example a plurality of containers of the liquid of milk, sour milk, ice cream, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage or any other liquid beverage.Container assemblies 530 can rotate along 535 directions around its axle, is placed in the position of aiming at cup 11 so that have the container of selected liquid or composition, for example just on supply cup 11;

E) alternatively, one or more containers of container assemblies 530 can hold other compositions, and described other compositions are sugar, powder or liquid protein, raisins or other any compositions that is used to mix for example;

F) alternatively, one or more containers of container assemblies 530 can hold the water that is used to clean;

G) blender 540, and it is used for product cutting, grinding and/or crushing are short grained and drinkable beverage of made thereby or stirring drink.Blender 540 is driven by motor 542;

H) alternatively, be used to clean the cleaning mechanism 550 of blender 540;

I) alternatively, be used for fresh products/product sheet is moved into the mechanism of cup 11;

J) distributor chamber 580, and described distributor chamber 580 can be taken client away to fill the cup 11 of selected beverage when beverage is ready.Chamber 580 can comprise the door 560 that is used for cup 11 inlet chambers 580 usefulness; And

K) be used for the control panel 590 of the described device of client operating, described device usually can be by using coin, credit card, debit card, prepaid card, bank card or using the client of bank note or other cash payments be started by the outside.

Freeze at least in part keeping the freshness of various compositions in the inner space 505 of goods selling equipment 500, and some inner spaces 505 can be refrigerating chambers.The front portion of the wall of housing 502 and other parts can be made by transparent materials such as for example glass selectively, so that client and passerby can observe the preparation of beverage.

The operating process of the goods selling equipment 500 that is used to distribute the beverage that comprises fresh products is described with reference to Fig. 9 below.Fig. 9 be illustrate according to embodiment of the present invention on goods selling equipment 500 as shown in Figure 8, carry out from buying indicative flowchart until the consecutive steps that beverage is provided.

In order to operate goods selling equipment 500, in step 920 and 922, message display payment control box 590 shows available beverage or the stirring drink that comprises the mixture of product.When the user when selecting the pre-treatment step of beverage, the user has then begun to make the processing procedure 900 of its selected beverage, when the user when step 940 is paid, pre-treatment step finishes.Subsequently, processing procedure 900 is automatically carried out to produce selected beverage.Processing procedure 900 may further comprise the steps:

Pre-treatment step:

Step 910-user selects fruit juice or stirring drink by payment control box 590 from the mixture of available product, and described being chosen in step 920 and 922 shows.

If step 921/923-user's selection does not have the stock supply, show in the step 930 that suitable message and user can carry out new beverage and select in step 910.

Step 940-user is by control box 590 or press start button or any other mechanism etc. pays.

Treatment step:

In case goods selling equipment 500 is accepted payment, the automatic circulation of producing selected beverage then begins.

The single cup 11 of step 950-is fallen on the moving belt 570 and (is stood 571).Cup 11 moves to the next stop 572 by moving belt 570.

Each product/product sheet of selecting in the step 960-step 910 is sent in the cup 11 by product container 520a, 520b, 520c etc.Container assemblies 520 rotates so that each container that fills selected product places and cup 11 positions of aiming at, for example just above supply cup 11 along 525 directions.Each container (520a, 520b, 520c etc.) comprises the shedding mechanism 521 that is used for selected product is sent to from selected product container cup 11.For example, shedding mechanism 521 can comprise door, and when door was opened, the selected product of the amount of Ce Lianging fell into cup 11 in advance.In case all selected products fall into cup 11, cup 11 moves to the next stop by moving belt 570, promptly stands 573.

The step 970-for example liquid of the capacity through measuring such as milk or orange juice transfers to from liquid/composition container (530a, 530b, 530c etc.) the cup 11.Container assemblies 530 rotates so that each container that fills selected liquid/composition places and cup 11 positions of aiming at along direction 535, for example is positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Each container (530a, 530b, 530c etc.) comprises the shedding mechanism 531 that is used for selected liquid/composition is sent to from the container of selected liquid/composition cup 11.For example, shedding mechanism 531 can comprise door, and the selected liquid/composition of the amount of measuring in advance when door is opened falls into cup 11.In case whole selected liquid/compositions all enter in the cup 11, cup 11 moves to the next stop by moving belt 570, promptly stands 574.

Step 980-blender 540 grinds product and is granule, if meanwhile liquid has added in the cup 11, then granule is mixed with liquid.After the section, cup 11 moves to the next stop by moving belt 570, is the station 575 in the distributor chamber 580 at the fixed time.

Step 990-client need open door 582 and fill the beverage of making or the cup 11 of stirring drink with inlet chamber 580 and taking-up.

Each blender of step 995-is alternatively on demand by some cleaning mechanism cleanings.Cleaning mechanism can comprise that filling with in container assemblies 530 or 520 can clean the container of the cleaning solutions such as for example water of blender 540.

Step 999-goods selling equipment 500 enters wait state, prepares next drinking production circulation.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 520 can hold the mixture of product, the mixture of banana and strawberry for example, the mixture of banana, watermelon and strawberry, the mixture of watermelon and strawberry, the mixture of the mixture of carrot and apple, pineapple and watermelon slices, the mixture of orange lobe and Kiwi berry etc.

In embodiments of the present invention, container 520 can comprise the mixture of multiple components, and described composition is milk and sugar, orange juice and sugar, sugar and protein or the like for example.

Example 7:

Customer selecting is based on the banana strawberry stirring drink of milk and sugar.Container 520a holds strawberry, and container 520b holds banana chip.Container 530a holds milk, and container 530b holds sugar.In case cup 11 is positioned on 572 positions, station, container assemblies 520 rotate so that hold the container of strawberry be placed in glass 11 positions of aiming on, for example be positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Shedding mechanism 521 is opened in the section at the fixed time, and then strawberry is sent in the cup 11.Container assemblies 520 rotate so that hold the container of banana chip be placed in glass 11 positions of aiming on, for example be positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Shedding mechanism 521 is opened in the given time, and then banana chip is sent in the cup 11.Cup 11 moves 573 the position of arriving at a station by moving belt 570.

Container assemblies 530 rotate so that hold the container of milk be placed in glass 11 positions of aiming on, for example be positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Shedding mechanism 531 is opened in the section at the fixed time, and then milk is sent in the cup 11.Container assemblies 530 rotate so that hold the container of sugar be placed in glass 11 positions of aiming on, for example be positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Shedding mechanism 531 is opened in the section at the fixed time, and then sugar is sent in the cup 11.Cup 11 moves 574 the position of arriving at a station by moving belt 570.

Operation blender 540 (in 545 directions) is so that in its shift-in cup 11, grinds and mixes mixture in the cup 11.After the section, cup 11 passes through moving belt 570 by in the shift-in distributor chamber 580 at the fixed time.Banana strawberry stirring drink is ready in cup 11.

Example 8:

Customer selecting is based on the banana strawberry stirring drink of milk and sugar.Container 520a holds the mixture of banana chip and strawberry.Container 530a holds milk and sugar.In case cup 11 is in 572 position, station, container assemblies 520 rotate so that container 520a be placed in glass 11 positions of aiming on, for example be positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Shedding mechanism 521 is opened in the section at the fixed time, and then the mixture of banana chip and strawberry is sent in the cup 11.Cup 11 moves 573 the position of arriving at a station by moving belt 11.

Container assemblies 530 rotates so that holding the container of milk and sugar is placed in and cup 11 positions of aiming at, and for example is positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Shedding mechanism 531 is opened in the section at the fixed time, and then milk is sent in the cup 11.Cup 11 moves 574 the position of arriving at a station by moving belt 570.

Operation blender 540 (in 545 directions) is so that in its shift-in cup 11, grinds and mixes mixture in the cup 11.After the section, cup 11 passes through moving belt 570 by shift-in distributor chamber 580 at the fixed time.Banana strawberry stirring drink is ready in cup 11.

In another embodiment of the present invention, stand 574 be positioned at the station 573 before.Therefore, operation blender 540 (in 545 directions) is so that in its shift-in cup 11, grind and mix the mixture of only product in the cup 11.Subsequently, cup 11 is moved by moving belt 570 and arrives at a station 573.Container assemblies 530 rotates so that holding the container of milk and sugar is placed in and cup 11 positions of aiming at, and for example is positioned at just on the supply cup 11.Shedding mechanism 531 is opened in the section at the fixed time, and then the mixture of milk and sugar is sent in the cup 11.Cup 11 is moved to the position at the mixed station of the fruit juice mixt of cup in 11 by moving belt 570.Subsequently, cup 11 passes through moving belt 570 by shift-in distributor chamber 580.Banana strawberry stirring drink is prepared in cup 11 and finishes.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the container 520 and 530 of goods selling equipment 500 is merged in the single container, and this container comprises the chamber of the composition that is used for all categories.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the container 10 of goods selling equipment 500 and container assemblies 520 and 530 are merged in the single container assemblies, the special chamber that this single container assemblies comprises the chamber of the composition that is used for all categories and is used for cup 11.

Describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to Figure 10 below, Figure 10 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment 501 that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention, and described beverage is mixed by blender 541.

Goods selling equipment 501 comprises housing 503, comprises in the housing 503:

A) be used to hold the chamber of assignable cup 11;

B) have at least one container assemblies 523 of a plurality of containers, this container assemblies 523 holds the mixture of fresh products or product sheet or product.Relevant product is removed the peel before the container of packing into.Product container also can be mixed with ice.Container assemblies 523 can rotate along direction 526 around its axle, is placed in the position of aiming at blender 541 so that fill the container of selected product, for example is positioned at just on the blender 541;

C) alternatively, one or more containers of container assemblies 523 can hold for example liquid of the liquid beverage of milk, sour milk, ice cream, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage or other types;

D) alternatively, one or more containers of container assemblies 523 can hold other compositions, for example sugar, powder or liquid protein, raisins or other any compositions that is used to mix;

E) alternatively, one or more containers of container assemblies 523 can hold the water that is used to clean;

F) be used for product cutting, grinding and/or crushing are short grained blender 541, manufacture drinkable beverage or stirring drink whereby;

G) alternatively, be used to clean the cleaning mechanism of blender 541;

H) alternatively, be used for product/product sheet is moved to from the selected container of container assemblies 523 mechanism of blender 541;

I) be used for the fruit juice that will mix mechanism from blender 541 shift-in cups 11.For example, blender 541 is rotating along direction 546, and then beverage/stirring drink is dumped in the cup 11.

J) be used for cup 11 from mixing glass travel mechanism that station moves to distributor chamber 580, for example moving belt 570;

K) distributor chamber 580, and this distributor chamber 580 can be taken client away to fill the cup 11 of selected beverage when beverage is ready.Chamber 580 can comprise the door 560 that is used for cup 11 inlet chambers 580; And

1) be used for the control panel 590 of the described device of client operating, described device usually can be by using coin, credit card, debit card, prepaid card, bank card or using the client of bank note or other cash payments be started by the outside.

Figure 11 shows the another embodiment according to the goods selling equipment 500 of a plurality of embodiments of the present invention.The a plurality of containers that hold product of container assemblies 527 comprise the blender 549 that is positioned at described container bottom.Container assemblies 527 can rotate so that the selected container that fills selected product is placed in and cup 11 positions of aiming at around it, for example is positioned at just on the supply cup 11.The blender 549 of selected container grinds product for granule enough little so that can drink, maybe may further be pushed or be cut by blender 547.Mixed product falls into cup 11.Select next container, grind the product in the selected container, and mixed described product falls into cup 11.Liquid is added in the cup 11, and mixture is mixed into beverage/stirring drink by agitator 547.

The another embodiment of goods selling equipment 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention, described composition will not be to fall into cup 11 but pick up cup 11 or mixing chamber by the pick-ups such as arm that for example have grasping mechanism from selected chamber.

In goods selling equipment 100,200,300,400 and 501, with the bottle rather than the fruit juice of packing into and making with cup 11 according to a plurality of embodiments of the present invention.Alternatively, described bottle can add stopper by the mechanism that jumps a queue.

In another embodiment of goods selling equipment 501 according to the embodiment of the present invention, described composition will not be to fall into blender 541 but pick up blender 541 by the pick-up of arm that for example has grasping mechanism etc. from selected chamber.

Describe another embodiment of the invention with reference to Figure 12 below, Figure 12 is the schematic side elevation that is used to distribute the goods selling equipment 100 that comprises the short grained beverage of product according to embodiment of the present invention.The container 620 of goods selling equipment comprises product/product sheet, and this product/product sheet upwards is pushed in the cup 11 by some pushing mechanisms 640 of for example piston etc.Container 620 has some inclination angles towards cup 11.Each container can be on direction 612 rotates or cup 11 can be shifted to selected container 620 towards cup 11, for example at described cup 11 in carousel mechanism.Each container 620 can hold one or more compositions.

Assignable in embodiments of the present invention cup can be replaced by bottle, can add stopper when bottle is filled the beverage of making.

According to above-mentioned embodiment and be that embodiment has described feature of the present invention, it is evident that these embodiments and embodiment can change by different way.These change and not to be considered to depart from the spirit and scope of the invention, and as to those skilled in the art conspicuous those modifications will be included within the described scope of following claim.

Claims (90)

1, a kind ofly be used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product, comprise in the described housing with closure casing:

A) be used to distribute the mechanism of cup;

B) at least one product container, described product container can hold one or more products or product sheet;

C) at least one liquid container, described liquid container can hold one or more drinkable liquid;

D) be used for the cutting of described product or product sheet, grind and/or at least one mechanism of crushing;

E) be used for described product or product sheet are sent to from described product container the mechanism of described at least one cutting mechanism;

F) be used for product granule and fruit juice are sent to from described at least one cutting mechanism the mechanism of the cup of described distribution;

G) chamber, the position of described chamber can be removed for the cup of the distribution of the beverage of filling with making; And

H) controller, this controller are according to client's selection and automatically start the preparation of beverage.

2, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said drinkable liquid are selected from and comprise following liquid: the fruit juice of milk, ice cream, sour milk, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage, liquid protein, any kind of, the dairy products of any kind of.

3, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one liquid container holds the food ingredients that are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy.

4, according to claim 1 and 3 described goods selling equipments, wherein said at least one liquid container holds the mixture of described drinkable liquid and described food ingredients.

5, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one liquid container holds water or other cleaning solutions.

6, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one product container holds the mixture of described product.

7, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one product container holds the mixture of described product sheet.

8, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one product container holds the mixture of described product and at least a food ingredients, and described food ingredients are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy.

9, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one cutting mechanism and described at least one product container are coupled.

10, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one cutting mechanism is selected from blender, agitator, mill.

11, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein being used for product or product sheet is the door of opening in the section at the fixed time from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

12, goods selling equipment according to claim 11, wherein being used for product or product sheet is door of opening in the section at the fixed time and the pipeline that leads to the top of described cutting mechanism from the bottom of described product container from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

13, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein being used for product or product sheet is pick-up from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

14, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, wherein being used for product or product sheet is pushing mechanism from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism, and wherein said pushing mechanism pushes up to described cutting mechanism by some pushing mechanisms of for example piston etc. with described product.

15, goods selling equipment according to claim 1 is pipeline with described product granule and fruit juice from the described mechanism that described cutting mechanism transmits the cup of into described distribution wherein.

16, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, at least a portion inner space of wherein said housing is cooled.

17, goods selling equipment according to claim 1, at least a portion inner space of wherein said housing is a refrigerating chamber.

18, a kind ofly be used to distribute the goods selling equipment that comprises the short grained beverage of product, comprise in the described housing with closure casing:

A) be used to distribute the mechanism of cup;

B) at least two product containers, described product container can hold one or more products or product sheet;

C) be used for the cutting of product or product sheet, grind and/or at least one mechanism of crushing;

D) be used for product or product sheet are sent to from described product container the mechanism of described at least one cutting mechanism;

E) be used for product granule and fruit juice are sent to from described at least one cutting mechanism the mechanism of the cup of described distribution;

F) chamber, the position of described chamber can be removed for the cup of the distribution of the beverage of filling with making; And

G) controller, this controller are according to client's selection and automatically start the preparation of beverage.

19, goods selling equipment according to claim 18 also comprises:

H) at least one liquid container, described liquid container can hold one or more drinkable liquid; And

I) be used for fruit juice from described at least one liquid container be sent to distribution the cup mechanism.

20, goods selling equipment according to claim 19, wherein said drinkable liquid are selected from and comprise following liquid: the fruit juice of milk, ice cream, sour milk, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage, liquid protein, any kind of, the dairy products of any kind of.

21, goods selling equipment according to claim 19, wherein said at least one liquid container holds the food ingredients that are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy.

22, according to claim 19 and 21 described goods selling equipments, wherein said at least one liquid container holds the mixture of described drinkable liquid and described food ingredients.

23, goods selling equipment according to claim 19, wherein said at least one liquid container holds water or other cleaning solutions.

24, goods selling equipment according to claim 19, wherein said at least one product container holds the mixture of product.

25, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein said at least one product container holds the mixture of product sheet.

26, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein said at least one product container holds the mixture of product and at least a food ingredients, and described food ingredients are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy.

27, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein said at least one cutting mechanism and described at least one product container are coupled.

28, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein said at least one cutting mechanism is selected from blender, agitator, mill.

29, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein said at least one cutting mechanism also comprises the pressing mechanism that is used for product is pushed to described cutting mechanism.

30, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein being used for product or product sheet is the door of opening in the section at the fixed time from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

31, goods selling equipment according to claim 30, wherein being used for product or product sheet is the pipeline on the top of the door opened in the section at the fixed time and the described cutting mechanism that leads from the bottom of described product container from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

32, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein being used for product or product sheet is pick-up from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

33, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, wherein being used for product or product sheet is pushing mechanism from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism, and wherein said pushing mechanism pushes up to described cutting mechanism by some pushing mechanisms of for example piston etc. with described product.

34, goods selling equipment according to claim 18 is pipeline with described product granule and fruit juice from the described mechanism that described cutting mechanism transmits the cup of into described distribution wherein.

35, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, at least a portion inner space of wherein said housing is cooled.

36, goods selling equipment according to claim 18, at least a portion inner space of wherein said housing is a refrigerating chamber.

37, a kind of method of being carried out by the described goods selling equipment of claim 1 to 18 by the production beverage said method comprising the steps of:

A) provide in order to selecting beverage to be made and to provide the option program of this beverage to the user, thereby determine selected beverage to the user;

B) distribute the cup that is housed to described selected beverage;

C) selected product or product sheet are transmitted into described at least one cutting mechanism;

D) transmit selected basic beverage to described at least one cutting mechanism;

E) described product or product sheet cut, crush and mixed by described at least one cutting mechanism, thereby product granule and product fruit juice made;

F) described product granule and product fruit juice are sent to the cup of described distribution; And

G) provide described beverage to client.

38, a kind of method of being carried out by the described goods selling equipment of claim 1 to 18 by the production beverage said method comprising the steps of:

A) provide in order to selecting beverage to be made and to provide the option program of this beverage to the user, thereby determine selected beverage to the user;

B) distribute the cup that is housed to described selected beverage;

C) selected product or product sheet are sent to described at least one cutting mechanism;

D) described product or product sheet cut, crush and mixed by described at least one cutting mechanism, thereby product granule and product fruit juice made;

E) cup to described distribution transmits described product granule and product fruit juice;

F) cup to described distribution transmits selected basic beverage; And

G) provide described beverage to client.

39, a kind ofly be used to distribute the goods selling equipment with closure casing that comprises the short grained beverage of product, described housing comprises:

A) be used to distribute the mechanism of cup;

B) be used for moving the mechanism of the cup of described distribution;

C) at least one product container, described product container comprises a plurality of chambers, each chamber can hold one or more products or product sheet;

D) at least one liquid container, described liquid container comprises a plurality of chambers, each chamber can hold one or more drinkable liquid;

E) at least one is used for the mechanism with product or product sheet cutting, grinding and/or crushing;

F) be used for product or product sheet are sent to from described product container the mechanism of described at least one cutting mechanism;

G) be used for product granule and fruit juice are sent to from described at least one cutting mechanism the mechanism of the cup of described distribution;

H) chamber, the position of described chamber can be removed for the cup of the distribution of the beverage of filling with making; And

I) controller, this controller are according to client's selection and automatically start the preparation of beverage.

40, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, wherein said drinkable liquid is selected from and comprises following liquid: the fruit juice of milk, ice cream, sour milk, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage, liquid protein, any kind of, the dairy products of any kind of.

41,, hold the food ingredients that are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy in described at least one chamber of wherein said liquid container according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39.

42, according to claim 39 and 41 described goods selling equipments, described at least one chamber of wherein said liquid container holds the mixture of described drinkable liquid and described food ingredients.

43, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, described at least one chamber of wherein said liquid container holds water or other cleaning solutions.

44, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, described at least one chamber of wherein said product container holds the mixture of product.

45, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, described at least one chamber of wherein said product container holds the mixture of product sheet.

46, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, described at least one chamber of wherein said product container holds the mixture of product and at least a food ingredients, and described food ingredients are selected from sugar, powder protein, chocolate, candy.

47, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, one of described chamber of wherein said at least one cutting mechanism and described product container is aimed at.

48, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, wherein said at least one cutting mechanism is selected from blender, agitator, mill.

49, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, wherein being used for product or product sheet is the door of opening in the section at the fixed time from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

50, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 49, wherein being used for product or product sheet is the pipeline on the top of the door opened in the section at the fixed time and the described cutting mechanism that leads from the bottom of described product container from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

51, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, wherein being used for product or product sheet is pick-up from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

52, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, wherein said to be used for product or product sheet be pushing mechanism from the mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism, and wherein said pushing mechanism is pushed up to described product in the described cup by some pushing mechanisms of for example piston etc.

53, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, at least a portion inner space of wherein said housing is cooled.

54, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, at least a portion of wherein said housing is a refrigerating chamber.

55, according to claim 1,18 and 39 described goods selling equipments, also comprise the cleaning mechanism that is used to clean one or more described at least one cutting mechanism.

56,, also comprise the mechanism that is used for from one or more described cutting mechanisms collection discarded objects according to claim 1,18 and 39 described goods selling equipments.

57, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 56, the discarded object that is selected from pericarp, seed, pulp, other solid waste is collected by the described mechanism that wherein is used to collect discarded object.

58, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, described at least one chamber of wherein said product container also comprises the cutting mechanism that is used for cutting described product when product rests on described chamber.

59, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 39, the mechanism that wherein is used for the cup of mobile described distribution is a moving belt.

60, a kind of method of being carried out by the described goods selling equipment of claim 39 by the production beverage said method comprising the steps of:

A) provide in order to selecting beverage to be made and to provide the option program of this beverage to the user, thereby determine selected beverage to the user;

B) will be housed to described selected beverage the cup be assigned in glass travel mechanism;

C) cup to described distribution transmits selected product or product sheet;

D) cup to described distribution transmits selected basic beverage;

E) described product or product sheet cut, crush and mixed by described at least one cutting mechanism, thereby product granule and product fruit juice made, and with described product granule and product fruit juice and described basic beverage blends; And

F) provide described beverage to client.

61, a kind of method of being carried out by the described goods selling equipment of claim 39 by the production beverage said method comprising the steps of:

A) provide in order to selecting beverage to be made and to provide the option program of this beverage to the user, thereby determine selected beverage to the user;

B) will be housed to described selected beverage the cup be assigned in glass travel mechanism;

C) cup to described distribution transmits selected product or product sheet;

D) described product or product sheet cut, crush and mixed by described at least one cutting mechanism, thereby product granule and product fruit juice made;

E) cup to described distribution transmits selected basic beverage;

F) with described product granule and product fruit juice and described basic beverage blends; And

G) provide described beverage to client.

62, a kind ofly be used to distribute the goods selling equipment with closure casing that comprises the short grained beverage of product, described housing comprises:

A) be used to distribute the mechanism of cup;

B) be used for moving the mechanism of the cup of described distribution;

C) container, described container comprises the chamber;

D) be used to the mechanism of cutting, grinding and/or crushing product or product sheet;

E) be used for composition is sent to from described container the mechanism of described cutting mechanism;

F) be used for product granule and fruit juice are sent to from described at least one cutting mechanism the mechanism of the cup of described distribution;

G) chamber, the position of described chamber can be removed for the cup of the distribution of the beverage of filling with making; And

H) controller, this controller are according to client's selection and automatically start the preparation of beverage.

63, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, wherein said composition is selected from fruit juice, the dairy products of any kind of, sugar, powder protein, chocolate, the candy of product, product sheet, milk, ice cream, sour milk, orange juice, beverage, coffee, alcoholic beverage, liquid protein, any kind of.

64, according to claim 39 and 62 described goods selling equipments, wherein said product container can rotate along the product container axis.

65, according to claim 39 and 62 described goods selling equipments, wherein said liquid container can rotate along the liquid container axis.

66, according to claim 62 and 63 described goods selling equipments, described at least one chamber of wherein said container holds the mixture of described composition.

67, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, described at least one chamber of wherein said liquid container holds water or other cleaning solutions.

68, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, one of described chamber of wherein said cutting mechanism and described container is aimed at.

69, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, wherein said cutting mechanism is selected from blender, agitator, mill.

70, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, wherein being used for described composition is the door of opening in the section at the fixed time from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

71, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, wherein being used for product or product sheet is the pipeline on the top of the door opened in the section at the fixed time and the described cutting mechanism that leads from the bottom of described product container from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

72, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, wherein said to be used for composition be pick-up from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism.

73, according to claim 13,32,51 and 72 described goods selling equipments, wherein said pick-up is the transfer arm that comprises grasping mechanism.

74, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, wherein being used for product or product sheet is pushing mechanism from the described mechanism that described product container is sent to described cutting mechanism, and wherein said pushing mechanism is pushed up to described product in the described cup by some pushing mechanisms of for example piston etc.

75, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, at least a portion inner space of wherein said housing is cooled.

76, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, at least a portion inner space of wherein said housing is a refrigerating chamber.

77, according to claim 1,18,39 and 62 described goods selling equipments, at least a portion of at least one wall of wherein said housing is to be made by transparent material, thereby through the basic all light of wavelength of described hyaline test body wall transmission.

78, according to claim 1,18 and 62 described goods selling equipments, the cup of wherein said distribution is a bottle.

79, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, also comprise:

I) be used to clean the cleaning mechanism of described cutting mechanism;

80, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, also comprise:

J) be used for from the mechanism of described cutting mechanism collection discarded object.

81,0 described goods selling equipment according to Claim 8, the discarded object that is selected from pericarp, seed, pulp, other solid waste is collected by the described mechanism that wherein is used to collect discarded object.

82, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, described at least one chamber of wherein said product container also comprises and is used for resting on the cutting mechanism that cuts described product when indoor at product.

83, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, the mechanism that wherein is used for the cup of mobile described distribution is a moving belt.

84, according to the described goods selling equipment of claim 62, the described mechanism of the wherein said cup that is used to distribute is the part of described container.

85, a kind of method of being carried out by the described goods selling equipment of claim 62 by the production beverage said method comprising the steps of:

A) provide in order to selecting beverage to be made and to provide the option program of this beverage to the user, thereby determine selected beverage to the user;

B) will be housed to described selected beverage the cup be distributed in glass travel mechanism;

C) described cup is moved to the beverage collection position;

D) selected product or product sheet are sent to described cutting mechanism;

E) transmit selected basic beverage to described cutting mechanism;

F) described product or product sheet cut, crush and mixed by described at least one cutting mechanism, thereby product granule and product fruit juice made, and with described product granule and product fruit juice and described basic beverage blends;

G) beverage with described making is sent in the cup of described distribution; And

H) provide the cup of the distribution that fills described beverage to client.

86, a kind of method of being carried out by the described goods selling equipment of claim 62 by the production beverage said method comprising the steps of:

A) provide in order to selecting beverage to be made and to provide the option program of this beverage to the user, thereby determine selected beverage to the user;

B) will be housed to described selected beverage the cup be distributed in glass travel mechanism;

C) selected product or product sheet are sent in the cup of described distribution;

D) selected basic beverage is sent in the cup of described distribution;

E) described cup is moved to the cutting mechanism position;

F) described product or product sheet cut, crush and mixed by described at least one cutting mechanism, thereby product granule and product fruit juice made, and with described product granule and product fruit juice and described basic beverage blends;

G) provide the cup of the distribution that fills described making beverage to client.

87, a kind of method of being carried out by the described goods selling equipment of claim 82 by the production beverage said method comprising the steps of:

A) provide in order to selecting beverage to be made and to provide the option program of this beverage to the user, thereby determine selected beverage to the user;

B) will be housed to selected beverage the cup be distributed in glass travel mechanism;

C) described cup is moved to the beverage collection position;

D) selected product or product sheet are sent to described cutting mechanism;

E), thereby make product granule and product fruit juice by described at least one cutting mechanism cutting, crushing and product mix or product sheet;

F) selected basic beverage is transmitted in the cup of into described distribution;

G), thereby made as user-selected making beverage with described product granule and product fruit juice and described basic beverage blends;

H) beverage with described making is sent in the cup of described distribution; And

I) provide the cup of the distribution that fills described making beverage to client.

88, according to claim 37,38,60,61,85 and 87 described methods, also comprise the step that cleans described at least one cutting mechanism.

89, according to claim 37,38,60,61,85 and 87 described methods, also comprise the step that removes discarded object from described at least one cutting mechanism.

90, according to claim 37,38,60,61,85 and 87 described methods, wherein said option program may further comprise the steps:

A) show drink menu to the user;

B) if selected beverage non-availability, to user's display message;

C) if selected beverage can access, show price to the user;

D) accept user's payment; And

E) making of startup beverage, described startup comprises the container of determining and select to hold product and basic beverage according to user's selection, selects cutting mechanism to be used.

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