CN109887164B - Meal delivery device, control method of meal delivery device, control device, controller and readable medium - Google Patents

Meal delivery device, control method of meal delivery device, control device, controller and readable medium Download PDF

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CN109887164B
CN109887164B CN201910330095.6A CN201910330095A CN109887164B CN 109887164 B CN109887164 B CN 109887164B CN 201910330095 A CN201910330095 A CN 201910330095A CN 109887164 B CN109887164 B CN 109887164B
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张士鹏
张建威
张路平
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The invention discloses a meal delivery device, a control method of the meal delivery device, a control device, a controller and a readable medium, wherein the meal delivery device comprises: the food receiving assembly comprises a shell, a first cover plate and a food receiving assembly, wherein an accommodating space is defined in the shell, and a food inlet and a food outlet which are respectively communicated with the accommodating space are formed in the shell; the first cover plate can selectively close the dining port; the meal receiving assembly is arranged in the accommodating space; wherein the first cover is configured to close the food intake when the food receiving assembly moves a food meal from the food intake to the food outlet and to open the food intake when the food receiving assembly moves from the food outlet to the food intake. From this, through setting up first apron to spaced apart with the operating space of vending scene through first apron and external space, thereby can avoid mosquito in the external space, foreign matter to enter into the operating space, guarantee operating space's clean and tidy effectively, prevent that operating space from being polluted, in order to guarantee food safety.

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Meal delivery device, control method of meal delivery device, control device, controller and readable medium
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of automatic vending, in particular to a meal delivery device, a control method of the meal delivery device, a control device, a controller and a readable medium.
Background
In the related art, a meal delivery device of a vending machine (vending scene) needs to automatically deliver food after the food such as beverage, coffee and ice cream is made, so as to facilitate the taking of the food by consumers. However, in the prior art, after the meal outlet is finished, the meal inlet is still in an open state, the meal inlet and the meal outlet can enable the operation space of the vending machine to be communicated with the external space, and dust, mosquitoes and the like in the external space can enter the operation space through the meal inlet, so that the food safety is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, it is an object of the present invention to provide a dispensing device that prevents foreign matter in the external space from entering the vending machine.
The invention also provides a control method for controlling the meal delivery device;
the invention further provides a control device adopting the control method;
the invention also provides a controller of the control device;
the invention further proposes a readable medium suitable for the above-mentioned controller.
The meal delivery device according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: the food receiving device comprises a shell, a first cover plate and a food receiving assembly, wherein an accommodating space is defined in the shell, and a food inlet and a food outlet which are respectively communicated with the accommodating space are formed in the shell; the first cover plate can selectively close the dining inlet; the meal receiving assembly is arranged in the accommodating space; wherein the first cover is configured to close the food intake when the food order assembly is moved from the food intake to the food outlet and to open the food intake when the food order assembly is moved from the food outlet to the food intake.
According to the meal delivery device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the first cover plate is arranged, and the operation space of the automatic selling scene is separated from the external space through the first cover plate, so that mosquitoes and foreign matters in the external space can be prevented from entering the operation space, the cleanness of the operation space is effectively ensured, the operation space is prevented from being polluted, and the food safety is ensured.
In some embodiments, the first cover plate is linked with the meal receiving assembly to close the meal opening when the meal receiving assembly moves from the meal opening to the meal outlet and to open the meal opening when the meal receiving assembly moves from the meal outlet to the meal outlet.
Further, the meal delivery device further comprises: the drive unit is respectively connected with the first cover plate and the meal receiving assembly, and is suitable for driving the first cover plate to close the meal inlet while moving the meal receiving assembly from the meal inlet to the meal outlet, and driving the first cover plate to open the meal inlet while moving the meal receiving assembly from the meal outlet to the meal inlet.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the drive unit comprises: the first transmission assembly is suitable for driving the meal receiving assembly to move between the meal inlet and the meal outlet; the second transmission assembly is suitable for driving the first cover plate to open or close the dining opening.
In some embodiments, the first transmission assembly is a screw nut transmission assembly, the screw is connected with the output shaft of the driving member, and the nut is connected with the meal receiving assembly.
Further, the nut is connected with the meal receiving assembly through a sliding assembly, and the sliding assembly comprises: the guide block and the first sliding rail are in sliding fit with the guide block, the guide block is fixedly connected with the shell, and the first sliding rail is respectively connected with the meal receiving assembly and the nut.
In some embodiments, the first cover plate comprises a first sub-cover plate and a second sub-cover plate, the second transmission assembly is respectively connected with the first sub-cover plate and the second sub-cover plate, and the second transmission assembly is suitable for driving the first sub-cover plate and the second sub-cover plate to approach or move away from each other to close or open the meal port.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the second transmission assembly comprises: a first linkage and a second linkage; the first link group includes: one end of the first connecting rod is hinged with the meal receiving assembly, the other end of the first connecting rod is hinged with the first sliding block, and the first sliding block is fixedly connected with the first sub-cover plate and is slidably arranged on the shell; the second linkage includes: one end of the second connecting rod is hinged to the meal receiving assembly, the other end of the second connecting rod is hinged to the second sliding block, and the second sliding block is fixedly connected with the second sub-cover plate and slidably arranged on the shell.
In some embodiments, the second transmission assembly further comprises: the guide rail is fixed on the shell, and the first sliding block and the second sliding block are matched with the guide rail.
Further, the guide rail includes: the first guide rail and the second guide rail are fixed on the shell, the first guide rail is in sliding fit with the first sliding block, and the second guide rail is in sliding fit with the second sliding block.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the meal receiving assembly comprises: the object stage is installed on the upper surface of the lifting platform, and the object stage is suitable for at least partially extending into the dining opening to close the dining opening.
In some embodiments, the meal delivery apparatus further comprises: the food receiving assembly comprises a first sensor, the first sensor is installed on the food receiving assembly and is suitable for sensing whether food and drink are placed on the food receiving assembly or not so as to provide a starting signal for the driving unit.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the meal delivery apparatus further comprises: the second sensor is installed on the shell and is close to the meal outlet, and the second sensor is suitable for sensing whether the hands of the meal receiving personnel exit the accommodating space or not.
In some embodiments, the meal delivery device further comprises a second cover plate, the second cover plate is connected with the meal receiving assembly, and the second cover plate is linked with the meal receiving assembly so that the second cover plate can close the meal outlet when the meal receiving assembly is positioned at the meal outlet and open the meal outlet when the meal receiving assembly moves to the meal outlet.
According to a control method of a meal delivery apparatus in an embodiment of a second aspect of the invention, the control method is suitable for controlling the meal delivery apparatus in the above embodiment, and the control method at least comprises the following steps:
when the food receiving assembly moves from the food inlet to the food outlet, controlling the first cover plate to close the food inlet; when the food receiving assembly moves from the food outlet to the food inlet, the first cover plate is controlled to open the food inlet.
The invention also provides a control device of the meal delivery device, which comprises: the first control unit is used for controlling the first cover plate to close the meal outlet when the meal receiving assembly moves from the meal outlet to the meal outlet; the second control unit is used for controlling the first cover plate to open the meal inlet when the meal receiving assembly moves from the meal outlet to the meal inlet.
The invention further provides a controller of the meal delivery device, which comprises: at least one processor, at least one memory, wherein the memory stores a computer program which, when executed by the processor, performs the steps of the control method described in the above embodiments.
The present invention further proposes a computer-readable medium storing a computer program for execution by a processor as described in the above embodiments, the processor performing the steps of the control method as described in the above embodiments when the computer program is executed.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
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The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a meal delivery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (meal outlet closed);
FIG. 2 is another schematic view of a meal delivery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (meal outlet open);
FIG. 3 is an internal schematic view of a meal delivery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (meal outlet closed)
Fig. 4 is another internal schematic view of the meal delivery apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention (meal outlet is opened).
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the food-serving device 100 is provided with a food-serving device,
a shell 10, a meal inlet 11, a meal outlet 12,
a first cover plate 20, a first sub-cover plate 21, a second sub-cover plate 22,
a meal receiving assembly 30, an object stage 31, a lifting stage 32,
a driving unit 40, a driving member 41, a first transmission assembly 42, a lead screw 421, a nut 422, a second transmission assembly 43, a first link group 431, a first link 4311, a first slider 4312, a second link group 432, a second link 4321, a second slider 4322, a guide rail 433,
a slide assembly 50, a guide block 51, a first slide rail 52,
a first trigger 61, a first switch 62, a second trigger 63, a second switch 64,
the first sensor 70 is provided with a first sensor,
a second sensor 80, a transmitting end 81, a receiving end 82,
a second cover plate 90.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
A dining apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-4.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, a meal delivery apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the meal receiving assembly comprises a shell 10, a first cover plate 20, a meal receiving assembly 30 and a driving unit 40, wherein an accommodating space is defined in the shell 10, and a meal inlet 11 and a meal outlet 12 which are respectively communicated with the accommodating space are formed on the shell 10; the first cover 20 selectively closes the dining hatch 11; the meal receiving assembly 30 is arranged in the accommodating space; wherein the first cover 20 is configured to close the food intake 11 when the food receiving assembly 30 is moved from the food intake 11 to the food outlet 12 and to open the food intake 11 when the food receiving assembly 30 is moved from the food outlet 12 to the food intake 11.
Specifically, the food outlet device 100 is suitable for an automatic vending scene, in which a robot completes the preparation of food and drink such as coffee, milk tea, ice cream and the like in an operation space, and after the preparation is completed, the food and drink are contained in a container (for example, a cup), so that the container is placed on the food inlet 11, the food receiving assembly 30 is positioned at the food inlet 11, the container is lifted at the food inlet 11, and the food inlet 11 is driven to be closed while the food and drink are driven to move towards the food outlet 12 by the food receiving assembly 30; as the food receiving assembly 30 moves toward the food intake 11, the food intake 11 is urged to open.
According to the meal delivery device 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the first cover plate 20 is arranged, and the operation space of the automatic selling scene is separated from the external space through the first cover plate 20, so that mosquitoes and foreign matters in the external space can be prevented from entering the operation space, the cleanness of the operation space is effectively ensured, the operation space is prevented from being polluted, and the food safety is ensured.
It should be noted that the accommodating space is a space defined in the housing 10 of the dining apparatus 100 and accommodating the components such as the dining assembly 30, and the operating space is a space accommodating the dining apparatus 100 and the apparatus for preparing food, and the space is separated from the external space.
In some embodiments, first cover 20 is interlocked with food receiving assembly 30 to close food receiving opening 11 when food receiving assembly 30 is moved from food receiving opening 11 to food outlet 12 and to open food receiving opening 11 when food receiving assembly 30 is moved from food outlet 12 to food receiving opening 11.
Specifically, meal delivery apparatus 100 further includes: a drive unit 40 is connected to the first cover plate 20 and the food receiving assembly 30, respectively, the drive unit 40 being adapted to drive the first cover plate 20 to close the food opening 11 while moving the food receiving assembly 30 from the food opening 11 to the food outlet 12, and to drive the first cover plate 20 to open the food opening 11 while moving the food receiving assembly 30 from the food outlet 12 to the food opening 11.
That is, the meal receiving assembly 30 is driven by the driving member 41 to move from the meal inlet 11 to the meal outlet 12, and during the movement of the meal receiving assembly 30, the first cover 20 is driven by the meal receiving assembly 30 to close the meal inlet 11. Thus, only one driving member 41 is needed to drive the first cover plate 20 and the meal receiving assembly 30 to move simultaneously, so that the production cost of the meal dispensing device 100 can be reduced.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the driving unit 40 includes: a driving member 41 and a first transmission assembly 42 and a second transmission assembly 43 connected to the driving member 41, wherein the first transmission assembly 42 is adapted to move the meal receiving assembly 30 between the meal inlet 11 and the meal outlet 12; the second transmission assembly 43 is adapted to bring the first cover plate 20 to open or close the dining opening 11.
In other words, the driving unit 40 can transmit power to the first transmission assembly 42 and the second transmission assembly 43 simultaneously, and the first transmission assembly 42 drives the meal receiving assembly 30 to move between the meal outlet 11 and the meal outlet 12, and the second transmission assembly 43 drives the first cover plate 20 to open or close the meal outlet 11 simultaneously.
Like this, when meal receiving assembly 30 moves towards meal outlet 12, meal outlet 11 is closed to first apron 20 under the drive of second transmission assembly 43, when meal receiving assembly 30 moves towards meal outlet 11, meal inlet 11 is opened under the drive of second transmission assembly 43 to first apron 20, not only makes first apron 20 better to the shutoff effect in operating space, can guarantee that first apron 20 can not interfere with meal receiving assembly 30 moreover, meal outlet 100's job stabilization nature is higher.
In the specific embodiment shown in fig. 4, the first transmission assembly 42 is a screw nut transmission assembly, the screw 421 is connected to the output shaft of the driving member 41, and the nut 422 is connected to the meal receiving assembly 30. In this way, power transmission is performed between the driving part 41 and the meal receiving assembly 30 through the screw nut transmission assembly, so that the stability of power transmission can be effectively improved, and the transmission precision is improved, so that the meal receiving assembly 30 is more accurately located, and the working stability of the meal delivery device 100 is higher.
Further, the nut 422 is connected to the meal receiving assembly 30 through the sliding assembly 50, and the sliding assembly 50 includes: guide block 51 and with guide block 51 sliding fit's first slide rail 52, guide block 51 and casing 10 fixed connection, first slide rail 52 links to each other with meal receiving assembly 30 and nut 422 respectively.
Like this, through setting up the direction subassembly, and make guide block 51 be connected with casing 10, first slide rail 52 is connected with meal receiving assembly 30, thereby in meal receiving assembly 30's motion process, can lead through sliding assembly 50, thereby make meal receiving assembly 30's motion more steady, can avoid above-mentioned food and beverage to spill over above-mentioned container in transporting the in-process, when improving and transport the effect, can avoid meal delivery device 100 to be soaked by liquid, improve meal delivery device 100's life.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in a specific embodiment of the present invention, the meal delivery apparatus 100 may include: a first trigger member 61 and a first switch 62, a second trigger member 63 and a second switch 64, wherein the first trigger member 61 is adapted to trigger the first switch 62 to stop the driving member 41 when the meal receiving assembly 30 is located at the meal port 11, and the second trigger member 63 is adapted to trigger the second switch 64 to stop the driving member 41 when the meal receiving assembly 30 is located at the meal port 12.
From this, when transporting the in-process of food and beverage or food and beverage transport and finish the back and reset, the arrival of going out that device 100 can be accurate goes out the position of meal and the position of having a meal, makes the accuracy in place and the job stabilization nature of going out device 100 of this embodiment all higher, and first apron 20's shutoff effect is better.
Of course, in the embodiment of the present invention, the determination of the position of the dining assembly 30 and the activation of the actuating member 41 are not limited to the above-mentioned structure.
It is understood that in some embodiments, the first trigger member 61 and the second trigger member 63 are disposed on the first slide rail 52, the first trigger member 61 is located at an end of the first slide rail 52 adjacent to the nut 422, the second trigger member 63 is located at an end of the first slide rail 52 away from the nut 422, and the first switch 62 and the second switch 64 are fixed on the housing 10.
Of course, the number of the first slide rails 52 is not limited to one, and as shown in fig. 4, when the number of the first slide rails 52 is two, the first triggering part 61 is located on one of the first slide rails 52, and the second triggering part 63 is located on the other first slide rail 52.
Thus, on the one hand, the first switch 62 and the second switch 64 can be disposed on the same horizontal line, facilitating the arrangement and installation of the first switch 62 and the second switch 64; on the other hand, the positioning accuracy of the meal receiving assembly 30 can be further improved by arranging the first trigger 61 at one end of the first slide rail 52, arranging the second trigger 63 at the other end of the first slide rail 52, and making the distance between the first trigger 61 and the second trigger 63 consistent with the moving stroke of the meal receiving assembly 30 moving between the meal inlet 11 and the meal outlet 12.
In the specific embodiment shown in fig. 2, the first cover plate 20 comprises a first sub-cover plate 21 and a second sub-cover plate 22, the second transmission assembly 43 is connected to the first sub-cover plate 21 and the second sub-cover plate 22, respectively, and the second transmission assembly 43 is adapted to drive the first sub-cover plate 21 and the second sub-cover plate 22 to close or move away from each other to close or open the dining opening 11.
Like this, can drive first sub-apron 21 and the motion of the back of the body of second sub-apron 22 in opposite directions or back of the body mutually through second transmission assembly 43 simultaneously to can improve the opening and the speed of closing of meal mouthful 11, make opening and closing of meal mouthful 11 more rapid, avoid foreign matter and mosquito to enter into better, more stable effect in the operating space.
In the particular embodiment shown in fig. 4, the second transmission assembly 43 comprises: first link group 431 and second link group 432; the first link group 431 includes: a first link 4311 and a first sliding block 4312, wherein one end of the first link 4311 is hinged to the meal receiving assembly 30, the other end of the first link 4311 is hinged to the second sliding block 4322, and the first sliding block 4312 is fixedly connected to the first sub-cover plate 21 and slidably disposed on the housing 10; the second linkage 432 includes: a second connecting rod 4321 and a second sliding block 4322, wherein one end of the second connecting rod 4321 is hinged to the meal receiving assembly 30, the other end of the second connecting rod 4321 is hinged to the first sliding block 4312, and the second sliding block 4322 is fixedly connected to the second sub-cover 22 and slidably disposed on the housing 10.
Therefore, in the process that the meal receiving assembly 30 moves between the meal inlet 11 and the meal outlet 12, the first connecting rod 4311 and the second connecting rod 4321 can be synchronously pushed to move, so that the first sub-cover plate 21 and the second sub-cover plate 22 can both synchronously move with the meal receiving assembly 30, not only can the meal receiving assembly 30 and the first cover plate 20 be simultaneously driven to move by the same driving piece 41, but also fewer driving pieces 41 can be adopted, so that the energy efficiency of the meal outlet device 100 is higher; moreover, the structure of the second transmission assembly 43 is more stable and simpler, and the transmission effect is better.
In some embodiments, the second transmission assembly 43 includes a guide rail 433, the guide rail 433 is fixed to the housing 10, and the first slider 4312 and the second slider 4322 are engaged with the guide rail 433. In this way, the guide rail 433 guides the sliding of the first slider 4312 and the second slider 4322 at the same time, so that the movement stability of the first sub-cover plate 21 and the second sub-cover plate 22 can be effectively improved.
It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the second transmission assembly 43 comprises: the first guide rail and the second guide rail are fixed on the housing 10, the first guide rail is in sliding fit with the first slider 4312, and the second guide rail is in sliding fit with the second slider 4322.
Like this, can lead to the slip of first slider 4312 through first guide rail, lead to the slip of second slider 4322 through the second guide rail to can improve the motion stability of first sub-apron 21 and second sub-apron 22, and can make first sub-apron 21 and second sub-apron 22 all laminate with meal mouth 11 more, and the shutoff effect to meal mouth 11 is better.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, meal receiving port 11 is located on the top surface of housing 10, meal outlet 12 is located on the side surface of housing 10, and meal receiving assembly 30 includes: an object table 31 and a supporting table 32, the object table 31 is mounted on the upper surface of the supporting table 32, and the object table 31 is adapted to at least partially extend into the dining opening 11 to close the dining opening 11. In this way, when the meal receiving assembly 30 is located at the meal position, the object stage 31 mounted on the upper surface of the supporting and lifting table 32 can at least partially extend into the meal port 11, so that the sealing effect of the meal delivery device 100 when the meal receiving assembly 30 is located at the meal position can be improved.
Preferably, when the food receiving assembly 30 is in the dining position, the upper surface of the object table 31 is flush with the top surface of the housing 10.
As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, dining apparatus 100 further comprises: a first sensor 70, the first sensor 70 being mounted on the dining assembly 30, the first sensor 70 being adapted to sense whether a food or drink is placed on the dining assembly 30 to provide an activation signal to the drive unit 40.
Specifically, the first sensor 70 provides a start signal to the driving unit 40 after sensing that the meal is placed on the meal receiving assembly 30, and the driving member 41 drives the meal receiving assembly 30 to move. In this way, whether food and drink are placed on the object stage 31 can be effectively detected through the first sensor 70, so that whether the food and drink device 100 needs to be transported with food and drink or needs to be reset is judged, and the intelligentization degree of the food and drink device 100 can be further improved.
It will be appreciated that when the food receiving assembly 30 is in the eating position and the first sensor 70 senses that a food and drink is placed on the food receiving assembly 30, the first sensor 70 is adapted to drive the driving member 41 to move in a forward or reverse direction to drive the food receiving assembly 30 toward the food outlet 12, and when the food receiving assembly 30 is in the eating position and the first sensor 70 senses that the food and drink is taken, the first sensor 70 is adapted to drive the driving member 41 to move in a reverse or forward direction to drive the food receiving assembly 30 toward the food outlet 12.
It should be noted that the forward movement and the reverse movement are limitations on the working direction of the driving member 41, and when the driving member 41 is a rotary motor, the forward and reverse directions may correspond to clockwise rotation and counterclockwise rotation, and when the driving member 41 is a linear motor, the forward and reverse directions correspond to the extending and retracting actions of the linear reciprocating movement.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the meal delivery apparatus 100 further includes: a second sensor 80, the second sensor 80 is installed on the housing 10 and adjacent to the meal outlet 12, the second sensor 80 is suitable for sensing whether the hands of the meal taker exit the accommodating space.
Like this, whether the food and drink is taken out through first sensor 70 response, whether the hand of getting meal personnel withdraws from accommodation space completely through the response of second sensor 80, and then when meal receiving assembly 30 is in the position of having a meal, be suitable for to sense the food and drink and taken out at first sensor 70, and second sensor 80 is suitable for to sense and gets meal personnel's hand and withdraw from accommodation space completely after, driving piece 41 is when obtaining two signals of first sensor 70 and second sensor 80 simultaneously, order to receive meal assembly 30 and reset the action (being by meal outlet 12 towards meal outlet 11 motion), can prevent to get meal personnel's hand and be pressed from both sides the wound, improve meal outlet 100's safety in utilization.
In some embodiments, second sensor 80 is a correlation sensor that includes a transmitting end 81 and a receiving end 82, where transmitting end 81 and receiving end 82 are located on both sides of meal outlet 12.
In other words, when the meal receiving assembly 30 is located at the meal delivery position, the transmitting terminal 81 and the receiving terminal 82 are respectively located at two sides of the meal delivery port 12, at this time, when the hand of the meal fetching person enters the accommodating space, the receiving terminal 82 cannot receive the signal of the transmitting terminal 81, and determines that the meal fetching person is still fetching the meal, the meal receiving assembly 30 maintains the state, and when the receiving terminal 82 can receive the signal of the transmitting terminal 81, it is determined that the hand of the meal fetching person is completely withdrawn from the accommodating space, and the second sensor 80 sends a signal that the second sensor can reset to the driving member 41.
Of course, the second sensor 80 is not limited to a correlation sensor, and in the present embodiment, only the second sensor 80 is exemplarily described as a correlation sensor.
It is understood that meal delivery apparatus 100 further comprises a second cover 90, second cover 90 is connected to meal receiving assembly 30, and second cover 90 is coupled to meal receiving assembly 30 such that second cover 90 closes meal outlet 12 when meal receiving assembly 30 is positioned at meal outlet 11 and opens meal outlet 12 when meal receiving assembly 30 is moved to meal outlet 12. Thus, by providing the second cover plate 90, the sealing effect of the meal delivery device 100, especially when the meal receiving assembly 30 is in the meal position, can be further improved.
According to the control method of the meal delivery apparatus 100 of the second aspect embodiment of the present invention, the control method is suitable for controlling the meal delivery apparatus 100 of the above embodiment, and the control method at least comprises:
when the meal receiving assembly 30 moves from the meal port 11 to the meal outlet 12, the first cover plate 20 is controlled to close the meal port 11 so as to prevent foreign matters from entering the operation space through the accommodating space; when the meal receiving assembly 30 moves from the meal outlet 12 to the meal inlet 11, the first cover plate 20 is controlled to open the meal inlet 11 so as to facilitate placing of meals on the meal receiving assembly 30.
Specifically, the meal delivery device 100 works as follows:
the meal delivery device 100 of the embodiment includes: the meal receiving assembly comprises a shell 10, a first cover plate 20, a meal receiving assembly 30, a driving unit 40, a sliding assembly 50, a first sensor 70, a second sensor 80, a second cover plate 90, a first trigger piece 61, a first switch 62, a second trigger piece 63 and a second switch 64. Wherein, the shell 10 is provided with a meal inlet 11 and a meal outlet 12; the first cover plate 20 includes: a first sub-cover 21 and a second sub-cover 22; the meal receiving assembly 30 consists of an object stage 31 and a lifting table 32; the driving unit 40 includes: a drive member 41, a first transmission assembly 42 and a second transmission assembly 43.
The first transmission assembly 42 is a lead screw nut transmission assembly, and the second transmission assembly 43 includes: a first linkage 431 and a second linkage 432.
In practice, the above control method may be implemented by the driving unit 40.
As shown in fig. 1 and 3, when the meal receiving assembly 30 is at the meal position, the first sensor 70 disposed on the object stage 31 senses whether a meal is placed on the object stage 31, and when a meal is placed on the object stage 31, the driving member 41 is powered, the screw 421 is driven by the driving member 41 to rotate forward, so as to drive the nut 422 to drive the meal receiving assembly 30 to move toward the meal outlet position, the first link 4311 pushes the first slider 4312 to slide in the guide rail 433, the second link 4321 drives the second slider 4322 to slide in the guide rail 433, and respectively drive the first sub-cover plate 21 and the second sub-cover plate 22 to move in opposite directions to block the meal outlet 11, the second cover plate 90 and the supporting and lifting table 32 move synchronously, and open the meal outlet 12, and the second trigger 63 triggers the second switch 64, so as to stop the rotation of the driving member 41.
In this way, the consumer can take the meal out of the meal outlet 12.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, when the meal receiving assembly 30 is located at the meal delivery position, the second sensor 80 senses the position of the hand of the meal taking person, the second sensor 70 determines that the hand of the meal receiving person completely exits the accommodating space, and the first sensor 70 determines that the meal receiving person has been taken out, the driving member 41 is powered on again, the screw 421 is driven by the driving member 41 to rotate reversely, so as to drive the nut 422 to drive the meal receiving assembly 30 to move toward the meal delivery position, the first connecting rod 4311 pushes the first slider 4312 to slide in the guide rail 433, the second connecting rod 4321 drives the second slider 4322 to slide in the guide rail 433, and respectively drive the first sub-cover 21 and the second sub-cover 22 to move oppositely to open the meal delivery port 11, the second cover 90 and the supporting platform 32 move synchronously, so as to close the meal delivery port 12, and the first trigger 61 triggers the first switch 62, so as to stop the rotation of the driving member 41.
Thus, a vending action is completed, and the first sensor 70 continuously senses whether a food or drink is placed on the stage 31, and repeats the above-described action when a food or drink is placed on the stage 31.
It will be appreciated that guide block 51 cooperates with first slide rail 52 to guide the movement of meal receiving assembly 30 during the movement of screw 421 with nut 422.
According to the control method of the meal delivery device 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the work of each component in the meal delivery device 100 is more reasonable, the working stability of the meal delivery device 100 is improved, and meanwhile, foreign matters can be prevented from entering a closed space (namely an operation space) where the meal delivery device 100 and a device for making meals are located, so that the food safety is improved.
The present invention further provides a control device of the meal delivery device 100, comprising: a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein the first control unit is used for controlling the first cover plate 20 to close the meal port when the meal receiving assembly 30 moves from the meal port 11 to the meal outlet 12; the second control unit is used for controlling the first cover plate 20 to open the meal port 11 when the meal receiving assembly 30 moves from the meal port 12 to the meal port 11.
The specific implementation of each unit can refer to the foregoing embodiments, and is not described herein again.
The present invention further provides a controller of a meal delivery apparatus 100, comprising: at least one processor, at least one memory, wherein the memory stores a computer program which, when executed by the processor, performs the steps of the control method in the above described embodiments.
The present invention further proposes a computer-readable medium storing a computer program for execution by a processor, the processor performing the steps of the control method in the above-described embodiment when the computer program is executed.
That is, the program of the control method according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed as a readable medium, and when the processor operates, the readable medium is made readable by the processor, and the processor controls the controller to issue related instructions according to the computer program of the readable medium, thereby implementing the control method.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.
In the description of the present invention, "the first feature" and "the second feature" may include one or more of the features.
In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.
In the description of the present invention, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features being in contact with each other not directly but through another feature therebetween.
In the description of the invention, "above", "over" and "above" a first feature in a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. A meal delivery apparatus, comprising:
the food taking device comprises a shell, wherein an accommodating space is defined in the shell, and a food inlet and a food outlet which are respectively communicated with the accommodating space are formed in the shell;
a first cover selectively closing the meal inlet;
the meal receiving assembly is arranged in the accommodating space;
the drive unit is respectively connected with the first cover plate and the meal receiving assembly;
the driving unit includes: the first transmission assembly is suitable for driving the meal receiving assembly to move between the meal inlet and the meal outlet; the second transmission assembly is suitable for driving the first cover plate to open or close the dining port;
wherein the first cover is configured to close the food intake when the food order assembly is moved from the food intake to the food outlet and to open the food intake when the food order assembly is moved from the food outlet to the food intake.
2. The meal delivery device of claim 1, wherein the first cover is in linkage with the meal receiving assembly to close the meal opening when the meal receiving assembly is moved from the meal outlet to the meal outlet and to open the meal opening when the meal receiving assembly is moved from the meal outlet to the meal outlet.
3. The eating device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said driving unit is adapted to drive said first cover to close said food intake while moving said food receiving assembly from said food intake to said food output, and to drive said first cover to open said food intake while moving said food receiving assembly from said food output to said food intake.
4. The meal delivery device of claim 1, wherein the first transmission assembly is a lead screw and nut transmission assembly, the lead screw is connected with the output shaft of the driving member, and the nut is connected with the meal receiving assembly.
5. The meal delivery apparatus of claim 4, wherein the nut is coupled to the meal receiving assembly via a slide assembly, the slide assembly comprising: the guide block and the first sliding rail are in sliding fit with the guide block, the guide block is fixedly connected with the shell, and the first sliding rail is respectively connected with the meal receiving assembly and the nut.
6. The eating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first cover plate comprises a first sub-cover plate and a second sub-cover plate, said second transmission assembly is connected to said first sub-cover plate and said second sub-cover plate respectively, said second transmission assembly is adapted to drive said first sub-cover plate and said second sub-cover plate to close or move away from each other to close or open said meal intake.
7. The eating device of claim 6, wherein said second transmission assembly comprises: a first linkage and a second linkage;
the first link group includes: one end of the first connecting rod is hinged with the meal receiving assembly, the other end of the first connecting rod is hinged with the first sliding block, and the first sliding block is fixedly connected with the first sub-cover plate and is slidably arranged on the shell;
the second linkage includes: one end of the second connecting rod is hinged to the meal receiving assembly, the other end of the second connecting rod is hinged to the second sliding block, and the second sliding block is fixedly connected with the second sub-cover plate and slidably arranged on the shell.
8. The eating device of claim 7, wherein said second transmission assembly further comprises: the guide rail is fixed on the shell, and the first sliding block and the second sliding block are matched with the guide rail.
9. The eating device of claim 7, wherein said second transmission assembly further comprises: the first guide rail and the second guide rail are fixed on the shell, the first guide rail is in sliding fit with the first sliding block, and the second guide rail is in sliding fit with the second sliding block.
10. The meal delivery device of claim 1, wherein the meal outlet is located on a top surface of the housing and the meal outlet is located on a side surface of the housing, the meal receiving assembly comprising: the object stage is installed on the upper surface of the lifting platform, and the object stage is suitable for at least partially extending into the dining opening to close the dining opening.
11. The meal delivery apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: the food receiving assembly comprises a first sensor, the first sensor is installed on the food receiving assembly and is suitable for sensing whether food and drink are placed on the food receiving assembly or not so as to provide a starting signal for the driving unit.
12. The meal delivery apparatus of claim 11, further comprising: the second sensor is installed on the shell and is close to the meal outlet, and the second sensor is suitable for sensing whether the hands of the meal taking personnel exit the accommodating space.
13. The meal delivery device of any one of claims 1-12, further comprising a second cover coupled to the meal receiving assembly, the second cover being interlocked with the meal receiving assembly such that the second cover closes the meal outlet when the meal receiving assembly is positioned at the meal outlet and opens the meal outlet when the meal receiving assembly is moved to the meal outlet.
14. A control method of a meal delivery apparatus, characterized in that the control method is adapted to control the meal delivery apparatus of any one of claims 1-13, the control method at least comprising:
when the food receiving assembly moves from the food inlet to the food outlet, controlling the first cover plate to close the food inlet;
when the food receiving assembly moves from the food outlet to the food inlet, the first cover plate is controlled to open the food inlet.
15. A control device of a catering assembly, characterized in that the control device is adapted to control the catering assembly according to any of claims 1-13, the control device comprising at least:
the first control unit is used for controlling the first cover plate to close the meal outlet when the meal receiving assembly moves from the meal inlet to the meal outlet;
the second control unit is used for controlling the first cover plate to open the meal inlet when the meal receiving assembly moves from the meal outlet to the meal inlet.
16. A controller for a meal delivery apparatus, comprising: at least one processor, at least one memory, wherein the memory stores a computer program that, when executed by the processor, performs the steps of the control method of claim 14.
17. A computer-readable medium, characterized in that the readable medium stores a computer program for execution by a processor of claim 16, the processor performing the steps of the control method of claim 14 when the computer program is executed.
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