Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an automatic lunch box machine, which is directed to a problem of low efficiency in taking out lunch boxes.
An automatic lunch box machine comprising:
the box body is provided with a plurality of taking-out ports;
the storage rack is arranged in the box body and provided with a plurality of layers of supporting mechanisms, and the supporting mechanisms are used for placing boxed meals;
the liquid guide grooves are arranged in the box body and are in one-to-one correspondence with the bearing mechanisms, and the liquid guide grooves are filled with heat-conducting media and used for heating the boxed meal;
the lifting device is used for driving the storage rack to lift, and when the lifting device drives the storage rack to descend to the first position, each bearing mechanism enters the corresponding liquid guide groove; when the lifting device drives the storage rack to ascend to a second position, each bearing mechanism leaves the liquid guide groove and is located at the same height with the taking-out port.
The automatic lunch box machine comprises the bearing mechanisms and the liquid guide grooves which are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and the storage rack is driven by the lifting device to enable lunch boxes placed on the bearing mechanisms to be immersed into heat-conducting media in the liquid guide grooves, so that the heat-conducting media can heat the lunch boxes. Meanwhile, the lifting device can drive the storage rack to move integrally, so that box lunch stored in the multilayer bearing mechanism on the storage rack moves to the corresponding taking-out port, the box lunch is taken and placed in a concentrated mode, the taking and placing efficiency of the box lunch is effectively improved, and the waiting time of a user is shortened.
In one embodiment, the lifting device includes a first fixed plate, a movable plate, a second fixed plate, a plurality of support pillars, a screw, and a driving assembly, the first fixed plate is disposed on the box body, the plurality of support pillars are disposed on the first fixed plate, the movable plate is sleeved on the support pillars, the second fixed plate is connected to one end of the support pillars far away from the first fixed plate, the screw is rotatably connected to the first fixed plate and the second fixed plate respectively, the screw is in threaded fit with the movable plate, the driving assembly is configured to drive the screw to rotate so that the movable plate can lift along the support pillars, the movable plate is connected to a lifting rod, and the lifting rod is connected to the storage rack.
In one embodiment, the lifting device further comprises a plurality of detection assemblies, each detection assembly comprises a sensor and a detection strip, the detection strip is arranged on the movable plate, the sensors are respectively arranged on the first fixing plate and the second fixing plate, and the detection strip can move along with the movable plate and enter a detection area of the sensor.
In one embodiment, the sensor comprises an optical signal emitter and an optical signal receiver which are oppositely arranged, and the detection strip can block the optical signal emitted by the optical signal emitter when moving along with the movable plate to a position between the optical signal emitter and the optical signal receiver.
In one embodiment, the first fixing plate and the box body are of an integral structure.
In one embodiment, the lifting device further includes a limiting block, the limiting block is sleeved on the supporting column and connected to the first fixing plate, the second fixing plate or the movable plate, and is used for limiting the movement stroke of the movable plate.
In one embodiment, the driving assembly comprises a first gear, a second gear and a rotating motor, the first gear and the second gear are meshed with each other, the output end of the rotating motor is connected to the first gear, and the second gear is arranged coaxially with the screw rod.
In one embodiment, the automatic box lunch machine further comprises a liquid storage box and a pump body, wherein the pump body is used for injecting the heat-conducting medium in the liquid storage box into the liquid guide groove.
In one embodiment, the automatic lunch box machine further comprises a rotating device, wherein the rotating device comprises a transmission assembly and a motor, and the motor can drive the storage rack to rotate through the transmission assembly.
An operating method of the automatic box lunch machine comprises the following steps:
injecting a heat-conducting medium into the liquid-conducting groove at a first preset time point;
the lifting device drives the storage rack to descend to a first position, so that boxed meals placed on the storage rack are immersed in the heat-conducting medium in the liquid guide groove;
at a second preset time point, the lifting device drives the storage rack to ascend to a second position, so that the plurality of bearing mechanisms of the storage rack leave the liquid guide groove, and each bearing mechanism and the corresponding extraction port are located at the same height.
Detailed Description
To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "inner", "outer", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an automatic lunch box 100 includes a box body 10, a storage shelf 20, a plurality of liquid guide slots 30, and a lifting device 40, wherein the box body 10 is provided with a plurality of take-out ports 11; the storage rack 20 is arranged in the box body 10, the storage rack 20 is provided with a plurality of layers of supporting mechanisms 21, and the supporting mechanisms 21 are used for placing the boxed lunch 200; the liquid guide grooves 30 are arranged in the box body 10, the liquid guide grooves 30 are arranged corresponding to the bearing mechanisms 21 one by one, and the liquid guide grooves 30 are filled with heat-conducting media for heating the boxed meal 200; the lifting device 40 is used for driving the storage rack 20 to lift, and when the lifting device 40 drives the storage rack 20 to descend to the first position, each supporting mechanism 21 enters the corresponding liquid guide groove 30; when the lifting device 40 drives the storage rack 20 to ascend to the second position, each of the supporting mechanisms 21 leaves the liquid guiding groove 30 and is located at the same height as the corresponding extraction opening 11.
The automatic lunch box machine 100 includes a supporting mechanism 21 and a liquid guiding groove 30, which are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence, and the storage rack 20 is driven by the lifting device 40 to immerse the lunch box 200 placed on the supporting mechanism 21 into the heat transfer medium in the liquid guiding groove 30, so that the heat transfer medium heats the lunch box 200. Meanwhile, the lifting device 40 can drive the storage rack 20 to move integrally, so that the boxed lunch 200 stored in the multi-layer supporting mechanism 21 on the storage rack 20 moves to the corresponding taking-out port 11, so as to be taken and placed in a centralized manner, thereby effectively improving the taking and placing efficiency of the boxed lunch 200 and shortening the waiting time of users.
It should be noted that, when the shelf 20 is in the first position, the lunch box 200 in the supporting mechanism 21 is immersed in the heat transfer medium in the liquid guiding groove 30, and the heat transfer medium can transfer heat to the lunch box 200 to heat the lunch box 200. When the shelf 20 is at the second position, each of the supporting mechanisms 21 has a height corresponding to the corresponding take-out opening 11, so that the lunch box 200 can be taken out through the take-out opening 11.
In some embodiments, the controller of the automated box lunch machine 100 heats the box lunch 200 at a preset time point. When the box lunch 200 needs to be heated, the heat-conducting medium is injected into the liquid-conducting groove 30, then the lifting device 40 drives the storage rack 20 to descend to the proper position, the box lunch 200 is immersed in the heat-conducting medium for a period of time, the box lunch 200 is heated, the lifting device 40 drives the storage rack 20 to ascend, and the box lunch 200 placed on the supporting mechanism 21 and the corresponding taking-out opening 11 are located at the same height, so that the box lunch 200 placed on the supporting mechanism 21 can be conveniently pushed out from the taking-out opening 11.
The automated box lunch machine 100 further includes a liquid storage tank (not shown) and a pump body for injecting a heat transfer medium in the liquid storage tank into the liquid guide tanks 30, wherein the liquid storage tank is disposed at the bottom of the box body 10, the heat transfer medium is lifted to a certain height by the pump body, and each liquid guide tank 30 is connected with a liquid inlet pipe and a liquid outlet pipe, and then flows into each liquid guide tank 30 from the liquid inlet pipe. The other end of the liquid outlet pipe is connected to the liquid storage tank, and after heating is finished, the heat-conducting medium flows into the liquid storage tank through the liquid outlet pipe, so that the heat-conducting medium is recycled.
It should be noted that the liquid outlet pipe is provided with an electromagnetic valve, the electromagnetic valve is in communication connection with the controller, after the boxed meal 200 is heated for a certain time, the controller controls the electromagnetic valve to be opened, and the heat-conducting medium flows into the liquid storage tank through the liquid outlet pipe.
Referring to fig. 3, the lifting device 40 includes a first fixed plate 41, a movable plate 42, a second fixed plate 43, a plurality of supporting columns 44, a screw 45 and a driving assembly 46, the first fixed plate 41 is disposed on the box body 10, the plurality of supporting columns 44 are disposed on the first fixed plate 41, the movable plate 42 is sleeved on the supporting columns 44, the second fixed plate 43 is connected to one end of the supporting columns 44 away from the first fixed plate 41, the screw 45 is respectively rotatably connected to the first fixed plate 41 and the second fixed plate 43 and is in threaded engagement with the movable plate 42, the driving assembly 46 is configured to drive the screw 45 to rotate so as to lift the movable plate 42 along the supporting columns 44, the movable plate 42 is connected to a lifting rod 47, and.
Specifically, the driving assembly 46 drives the screw rod 45 to rotate, the screw rod 45 drives the movable plate 42 to move up and down due to the screw rod 45 being in threaded engagement with the movable plate 42, and the storage rack 20 is connected to the movable plate 42 through the lifting rod 47, so that when the movable plate 42 is lifted up and down, the storage rack 20 correspondingly moves up and down. The supporting column 44 is used for fixing the relative positions of the first fixing plate 41 and the second fixing plate 43, and provides a guiding function for the movable plate 42. It can be understood that the number of the supporting columns 44 is four, and the four supporting columns 44 are symmetrically disposed on the first fixing plate 41/the second fixing plate 43.
The driving assembly 46 includes a first gear 461, a second gear 462 and a rotating motor 463, the first gear 461 and the second gear 462 are engaged with each other, an output end of the rotating motor 463 is connected to the first gear 461, and the second gear 462 is coaxially disposed with the screw 45. The rotating motor 463 is a speed reduction motor, and can reduce the speed when the movable plate 42 approaches to be lifted up or lowered down, so as to prevent sudden stop from generating large vibration.
In an embodiment, the lifting device 40 further includes a detecting assembly 48, the detecting assembly 48 includes a sensor 481 and a detecting bar 482, the detecting bar 482 is disposed on the movable plate 42, and the detecting bar 482 can move along with the movable plate 42 and enter a detecting area of the sensor 481 to determine whether the movable plate 42 is moved in place. The first fixing plate 41 and the second fixing plate 43 are each provided with a sensor 481. The sensor 481 is in communication connection with the controller, and when the sensor 481 detects a signal indicating that the movable plate 42 is in the position of ascending or descending, the signal indicating that the movable plate is in the position is transmitted to the controller, and the controller sends a signal indicating that the movable plate 42 is out of operation to the driving assembly 46, so that the movement state of the movable plate 42 can be monitored in real time, and the movable plate 42 is prevented from exceeding the maximum movement range, which causes the storage rack 20 to collide with other components in the box body 10.
The lifting device 40 further includes a limiting block 49, the limiting block 49 is sleeved on the supporting column 44, and the limiting block 49 is connected to the first fixing plate 41, the second fixing plate 43 or the movable plate 42. When the movable plate 42 is lifted, the limit block 49 is clamped between the first fixed plate 41 and the movable plate 42 (or between the second fixed plate 43 and the movable plate 42), so as to limit the movable plate 42 and prevent the movable plate 42 from exceeding the maximum lifting stroke when the detection assembly 48 fails.
The sensor 481 includes an optical signal emitter and an optical signal receiver which are oppositely arranged, and the detection bar 482 can block an optical signal emitted by the optical signal emitter. The region between the optical signal transmitter and the optical signal receiver is a detection region, when the detection strip 482 enters the detection region, the optical signal transmitted by the optical signal transmitter is blocked, the optical signal receiver cannot receive the optical signal, and at this time, the sensor 481 obtains the in-place signal of the movable plate 42.
It should be noted that the sensor 481 may also be a contact sensor or a potentiometer.
In one embodiment, the first fixing plate 41 and the case 10 are of a unitary structure. In other words, the first fixing plate 41 is a part of the case 10, so that one end of the supporting post 44 can be directly provided on the case 10.
The case 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped structure as a whole, and the case 10 is provided with a door, and in the preparation stage, the door is opened to place the lunch box 200 in the supporting mechanism 21 on the storage shelf 20. It will be appreciated that a support frame is provided within the housing 10 and the storage shelf 20 is provided on the support frame. The lifting device 40 is disposed on the top of the box 10, and referring to fig. 2, the middle of the storage rack 20 is provided with a rotating shaft 22, and the lifting rod 47 is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 22.
Referring to fig. 4, the automatic lunch box 100 further includes a rotating device 50, the rotating device 50 includes a transmission assembly 51 and a motor 52, and the motor 52 can drive the storage rack 20 to rotate through the transmission assembly 51. In order to increase the capacity of the automatic lunch box maker 100, each of the holding mechanisms 21 includes a plurality of storage locations 211 arranged along the circumference, and each of the storage locations 211 can hold one lunch box 200, and the storage shelf 20 is rotated by the rotating device 50 so that the storage location 211 is moved to a position opposite to the taking-out port 11 to take out the lunch box 200 from the taking-out port 11. Specifically, the transmission assembly 51 may be a gear engagement structure or a belt transmission structure, and the motor 52 drives the lifting rod 47 to rotate through the transmission assembly 51.
Further, the transmission assembly 51 and the motor 52 are both disposed on the movable plate 42, the first fixing plate 41 is provided with an avoiding opening, and the lifting rod 47 penetrates through the avoiding opening and is connected with the transmission assembly 51.
The operating method of the automated box lunch machine 100 includes the steps of:
s100: injecting a heat transfer medium into the liquid guide tank 30 at a first preset time point;
the first predetermined time point is a time point before the meal point, for example, the first predetermined time point is set to 11:00, and the heat-conducting medium may be hot water or other liquid with high specific heat.
S200: the lifting device 40 drives the shelf 20 to descend to the first position, so that the meal box 200 placed on the shelf 20 is immersed in the heat transfer medium in the liquid guiding groove 30.
S300: at a second predetermined time, the lifting device 40 drives the storage rack 20 to ascend to a second position, so that the plurality of supporting mechanisms 21 of the storage rack 20 leave the liquid guiding groove 30, and each supporting mechanism 21 is located at the same height as the corresponding outlet 11.
The second predetermined time point is the start time point of the peak, for example, the second predetermined time point is set to 11:25, the controller sends a command to the driving unit, the driving unit starts to operate to move the storage rack 20 away from the liquid guiding groove 30 and ascend to the second position, and each supporting mechanism 21 on the storage rack 20 reaches the height of the corresponding taking-out opening 11, so as to facilitate taking out the boxed meal 200 through the taking-out opening 11.
In the initial state of the automatic lunch box 100, the heat transfer medium is not stored in the liquid guide tank 30. The refrigerating module of the automatic box lunch machine 100 operates to ensure that the box lunch 200 is maintained at a low temperature, preventing food from being deteriorated, and stops operating before a first preset time point, for example, 10:30, so that the box lunch 200 is gradually returned to room temperature.
The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.