CN110390770B

CN110390770B - Freshly squeezed juice vending machine

Info

Publication number: CN110390770B
Application number: CN201810351620.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何鸿建
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Du Baicang
Priority date: 2018-04-18
Filing date: 2018-04-18
Publication date: 2021-05-18
Anticipated expiration: 2038-04-18
Also published as: CN110390770A

Abstract

The utility model provides a machine is selld to present juice, including a fruit conveying mechanism, a elevating system, a juice mechanism, a filter equipment, a cup mechanism and a mechanism of sealing, a plurality of mechanisms set up according to the preface, fruit can be carried to elevating system by fruit conveying mechanism to drive fruit by elevating system and rise, make fruit carry to the mechanism of squeezing juice and squeeze juice, then by the filtering mechanism with the residue filtering, carry juice to a cup mechanism and adorn the cup again, then carry to sealing the mechanism and seal, with the operation of the present juice of automatic completion.

Description

Freshly squeezed juice vending machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to a freshly squeezed fruit juice vending machine, in particular to a freshly squeezed fruit juice vending machine capable of automatically completing freshly squeezed fruit juice operation.

Background

Most of the existing vending machines are canned beverages, and consumers drink the canned beverages which are not beneficial to the body and can influence the body health, so that the consumers who like natural diet are inconvenient. Taiwan patent M333619 discloses an automatic vending machine for fresh fruit juice extractor, which controls the actions of a fresh fruit guiding part, a cutting squeezing part, a cup containing part and a sealing part through a circuit control part, so that when a consumer selects a selection key arranged on the vending machine and inserts coins, fresh fruits sequentially enter the cutting squeezing part from the top fresh fruit guiding part, the juice is led to be arranged in a cup on a cup bearing frame of the sealing part sealing machine after juice is extracted, and finally the sealing is finished by the sealing machine, thereby achieving the purposes of automatically extracting fresh fruits and finishing the packaging.

However, the fresh fruit juicer does not have the display effect in the process of conveying the fruits, so that a consumer cannot see the fruits to be juiced, cannot know the quality of the fruits and is difficult to avoid causing worry of the consumer. In addition, in the process of squeezing the fresh fruit juice, the fruit juice is easily oxidized due to overhigh temperature, so that the flavor of the fruit juice is deteriorated, and the nutrient components of the fruit juice are lost.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide an existing fruit juice vending machine, which has the effects of conveying and displaying fruits, so that a consumer can clearly see the fruits to be squeezed, the fruit conveying process is transparent, the quality of the fruits can be conveniently mastered by the consumer, and the doubtful worry of the consumer can be avoided.

The present invention is also directed to a juice vending machine, which can keep the juice at a low temperature during the juice-making process, prevent the juice from being oxidized due to an excessive temperature, improve the flavor of the juice, and prevent the nutritional ingredients of the juice from being lost.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a juice vending machine, which comprises a fruit conveying mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a juice squeezing mechanism, a filtering mechanism, a cup discharging mechanism and a sealing mechanism. The lifting mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the fruit conveying mechanism, and the fruit conveying mechanism can convey the fruit to the lifting mechanism; the juicing mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism can drive the fruits to ascend so as to convey the fruits to the juicing mechanism for juicing; the filtering mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the juice extracting mechanism and can filter residues in the juice; the cup discharging mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the filtering mechanism and can output cups for filling juice; the sealing mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the cup discharging mechanism and can seal the cup filled with the fruit juice.

Preferably, the fruit conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of placing frames, a transmission mechanism, a guiding frame and a conveying belt, wherein a plurality of fruits can be placed on the placing frames respectively, at least one side of each placing frame is provided with a touch part, the placing frames are connected with the transmission mechanism in a swinging manner and can be used for driving the placing frames and the touch parts to move through the transmission mechanism, the guiding frame is arranged below the placing frames and is provided with a slope, the conveying belt is arranged beside the placing frames and can drive the placing frames to move forward through the transmission mechanism, so that the placing frames move towards the conveying belt sequentially, when the touch part of the placing frame touches the slope of the guiding frame, the placing frame can be guided to turn over through the slope of the guiding frame, and the fruits on the placing frames fall onto the conveying belt, the conveying belt is used for outputting a plurality of fruits in sequence.

Preferably, the transmission mechanism comprises a driving motor and two transmission sets, the driving motor is fixed on a frame, the two transmission sets are arranged on two sides of the frame, the driving motor is connected with the two transmission sets through a transmission mechanism, two sides of the plurality of placement frames are respectively connected with the two transmission sets, and the plurality of placement frames can be arranged between the two transmission sets in a swinging manner.

Preferably, the two transmission sets are chain sets, each of the two transmission sets has a plurality of sprockets and a chain, the plurality of sprockets are pivotally mounted on the frame, the chain is wound around the plurality of sprockets, and a plurality of protruding shafts are spaced on the chain for pivotally connecting the plurality of placement frames.

Preferably, the linkage mechanism includes a first belt pulley, a belt, a second belt pulley, a transmission shaft and a transmission wheel, the first belt pulley is connected to the driving motor, the second belt pulley is disposed at one end of the transmission shaft, the belt is connected between the first belt pulley and the second belt pulley, the transmission wheel is disposed at the other end of the transmission shaft, a plurality of protruding pins are respectively disposed on the second belt pulley and the transmission wheel, and the protruding pins on the second belt pulley and the transmission wheel can be engaged with two chain wheels corresponding to the transmission set.

Preferably, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting column, a first light source, a placing seat and a driving device, the lifting column is a light-transmitting body, the first light source is disposed on the lifting column, light generated by the first light source can irradiate the lifting column to make the lifting column in a light-emitting state, the placing seat is disposed above the lifting column, the placing seat can be used for placing fruits, the driving device is connected to the lifting column and the placing seat, the driving device can drive the lifting column and the placing seat to lift, and the placing seat and the fruits on the placing seat can be moved from a lower position to an upper position.

Preferably, the driving device comprises a first lifting seat, a lifting motor and a linkage set, the lifting column and the placing seat are connected to the first lifting seat, the linkage set is vertically arranged, the linkage set is connected between the first lifting seat and the lifting motor, the placing seat is connected to the first lifting seat in a turnover manner, the first lifting seat is slidably arranged on a sliding rail, and the sliding rail is vertically arranged and can guide the first lifting seat, the lifting column and the placing seat to move up and down.

Preferably, the lifting column is connected to a second lifting base through a lower lamp holder, the first light source is disposed in the lower lamp holder, light generated by the first light source can be irradiated onto the lifting column, the linkage group is connected between the second lifting base and the lifting motor, and the second lifting base is slidably disposed on the sliding rail.

Preferably, the placing base is pivoted to the first lifting base by a rotating shaft, a turning guide base is arranged beside a path of lifting movement of the first lifting base, the turning guide base is provided with a guide arc surface, one end of the rotating shaft, which is far away from the placing base, is connected with a roller base, a roller is pivoted at an eccentric position on the roller base, when the placing base moves to the upper position, the roller can contact the guide arc surface of the turning guide base, and the roller can roll on the guide arc surface of the turning guide base to drive the roller base and the rotating shaft to rotate, so that the placing base is turned.

Preferably, the lower end of the lifting column is provided with a lower lamp holder, the first light source is arranged in the lower lamp holder, light generated by the first light source can upwards irradiate on the lifting column, the upper end of the lifting column is provided with an upper lamp holder, a second light source is arranged in the upper lamp holder, light generated by the second light source can downwards irradiate on the lifting column, the placing seat is a light-transmitting body, a third light source is arranged in the upper lamp holder, and light generated by the third light source can upwards irradiate on the placing seat, so that the placing seat is in a light-emitting state.

Preferably, the juicing mechanism includes an inner barrel, an outer barrel, an electric motor and a rotary blade, wherein a juicing space is formed inside the inner barrel, the inner barrel has an opening, the opening is communicated with the juicing space, the juicing space is communicated with a juice discharge port, the outer barrel is arranged outside the inner barrel at intervals to form a double-layer barrel, an interlayer is formed between the inner barrel and the outer barrel and can input cooling water to the interlayer for cooling the inner barrel, the electric motor is arranged below the inner barrel, the rotary blade is arranged in the inner barrel and is connected to the electric motor, and the rotary blade can be driven by the electric motor to juice fruits falling into the inner barrel.

Preferably, the juice discharging port is provided with a discharge control cylinder, the discharge control cylinder is connected with a valve element, the discharge control cylinder can drive the valve element to open or close the juice discharging port for controlling the discharge of juice, the juice discharging port is connected with a juice discharging pipe through a joint, a flow channel is formed in the joint, and when the discharge control cylinder drives the valve element to open the juice discharging port, the juice can be discharged outwards through the flow channel of the joint and the juice discharging pipe.

Preferably, the juice extracting mechanism further comprises an upper cover, the upper cover is arranged in the opening in a liftable manner and provided with at least one water inlet, an upper cover driving cylinder is arranged on the outer cylinder and connected to the upper cover, the upper cover driving cylinder can drive the upper cover to lift and lower to be arranged in the opening, a convex ring is arranged on the bottom surface of the upper cover and can be matched with the inner wall of the opening, and the outer cylinder is provided with a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet for respectively inputting and outputting the cooling water.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the fruit juicing device is provided with the lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism can drive the fruits to ascend, so that the fruits are conveyed to the juicing mechanism to be juiced, and the lifting mechanism can attract the attention of consumers in the process of driving the fruits to ascend, so that the excellent display effect is achieved. Moreover, the lifting mechanism of the invention has the effects of conveying and displaying fruits, so that a consumer can clearly see the fruits to be juiced, the fruit conveying process is transparent, the quality (appearance) of the fruits can be conveniently mastered by the consumer, and the doubtful worry of the consumer can be avoided.

Furthermore, the lifting mechanism can comprise a lifting column, a first light source, a placing seat and a driving device, the lifting column and the placing seat can be driven by the driving device to lift, so that the fruits on the placing seat can be conveniently moved from the lower position to the upper position, and the lifting column in a luminous state is utilized to attract the attention of consumers, so that the excellent display effect is achieved.

Furthermore, the juice squeezing mechanism can comprise an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, an electric motor and a rotating blade, an interlayer can be formed between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder of the juice squeezing mechanism, cooling water can be input into the interlayer to cool the inner cylinder, so that the temperature of the fruit juice in the inner cylinder can be controlled, the low temperature can be kept in the juice squeezing process, the oxidation speed of the fruit juice can be inhibited, the fruit juice cannot be oxidized due to overhigh temperature, the flavor of the fruit juice is better, and the nutrient components of the fruit juice are not easy to lose.

For a better understanding of the nature and technical aspects of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which are provided for purposes of illustration and description and are not intended to be limiting.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a juice vending machine according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a juice vending machine according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a juice vending machine according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective exploded view (one) of the fruit conveying mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective exploded view (two) of the fruit conveying mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the fruit conveying mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the fruit conveying mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a partial configuration of the fruit conveying mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view (descending state) of the elevating mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a plan view (descending state) of the elevating mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a plan view (raised state) of the elevating mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a plan view (reversed state) of the elevating mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view (raised state) of the elevating mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a detailed view of the XIV section of FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is a detailed view of part XV of FIG. 11.

FIG. 16 is a detailed view of section XVI of FIG. 12.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the juicing mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 18 is a perspective exploded view (one) of the juicing mechanism of the invention.

Fig. 19 is a perspective exploded view (two) of the juicing mechanism of the invention.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of XX-XX of FIG. 17.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of XXI-XXI of FIG. 17.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the present invention provides a currently squeezed juice vending machine, which includes a fruit conveying mechanism 1, a lifting mechanism 2, a juicing mechanism 3, a filtering mechanism 4, a cup discharging mechanism 5 and a sealing mechanism 6, wherein the plurality of mechanisms can be disposed in a machine body 8, and are sequentially disposed and controlled by a control unit 7, after a consumer selects a selection key disposed on the vending machine and inserts money, the fruit can be conveyed from the fruit conveying mechanism 1 to the lifting mechanism 2, and the lifting mechanism 2 drives the fruit to ascend, so that the fruit is conveyed to the juicing mechanism 3 for juicing, then the filtering mechanism 4 filters residues, the fruit is conveyed to the cup discharging mechanism 5 for cup loading, and then conveyed to the sealing mechanism 6 for sealing, thereby automatically completing the operation of currently squeezed juice. The front side of the machine body 8 is provided with a glass door (transparent plate) 81, and the glass door 81 corresponds to the fruit conveying mechanism 1, the lifting mechanism 2 and other mechanisms, so that a consumer can watch the fruit conveying mechanism 1, the lifting mechanism 2 and other mechanisms from the outside.

Referring to fig. 4 to 8, the fruit conveying mechanism 1 is installed in the machine body 8, and is used for storing and conveying fruits so as to convey the fruits to the lifting mechanism 2, the structure of the fruit conveying mechanism 1 is not limited, in this embodiment, the fruit conveying mechanism 1 may include a plurality of placing frames 11, a transmission mechanism 12, a guiding frame 13 and a conveying belt 14. The plurality of shelves 11 are long shelves, a plurality of fruits (such as lemon, guava or orange, etc.) are respectively placed on the plurality of shelves 11, and the fruits on each shelf 11 are arranged in a row, so that the fruits are arranged in multiple rows. The cross section of the placing frame 11 can be V-shaped, and the placing frame 11 forms a containing groove 111 respectively, so that a plurality of fruits can be stably placed in the containing groove 111 of the placing frame 11, and the blanking is easy. However, the sectional shape of the shelf 11 is not limited. At least one side of each shelf 11 has a touch member 112, in this embodiment, two sides of each shelf 11 have a touch member 112, the touch member 112 is fixed on the shelf 11, so that the shelf 11 and the touch member 112 can move synchronously, and the touch member 112 protrudes out of the bottom of the shelf 11. A plurality of shelves 11 may be disposed within a frame 15.

The plurality of shelves 11 are swingably connected to the transmission mechanism 12, and the plurality of shelves 11 and the plurality of touching members 112 are driven by the transmission mechanism 12 to move forward for feeding. The transmission mechanism 12 may include a driving motor 121 and two transmission sets 122, the driving motor 121 may be fixed on the frame 15, the two transmission sets 122 may be transmission components such as chain sets, the two transmission sets 122 may be disposed on two sides of the frame 15, two sides of the plurality of placement frames 11 are respectively connected (pivotally connected) to the two transmission sets 122, so that the plurality of placement frames 11 may be disposed between the two transmission sets 122 in a swinging manner, the driving motor 121 is connected to the two transmission sets 122, when the driving motor 121 is driven to rotate, the two transmission sets 122 may be driven to move, so as to drive the plurality of placement frames 11 to advance, so that the fruits on the plurality of placement frames 11 may be sequentially conveyed. The two transmission sets 122 of the present embodiment are chain sets, each of the two transmission sets 122 has a plurality of sprockets 1221 and a chain 1222, the sprockets 1221 are pivotally connected to the frame 15, the chain 1222 is wound around the sprockets 1221, the chain 1222 is spaced apart from the chain 1223 for pivotally connecting the plurality of placement frames 11, i.e. both sides of the placement frames 11 are pivotally connected to the respective sprockets 1223 of the chains 1222 of the two transmission sets 122, so that the placement frames 11 are swingably arranged between the two transmission sets 122 as cradles.

In the present embodiment, the driving motor 121 is connected to the two transmission sets 122 through a linking mechanism 123, so that the driving motor 121 can synchronously transmit the two transmission sets 122 through the linking mechanism 123. The linking mechanism 123 may include a first pulley 1231, a belt 1232, a second pulley 1233, a transmission shaft 1234 and a transmission wheel 1235, wherein the first pulley 1231 is connected to the driving motor 121, the transmission shaft 1234 is disposed in the frame 15, the second pulley 1233 is disposed at one end of the transmission shaft 1234, the belt 1232 may be a timing belt, the belt 1232 is connected between the first pulley 1231 and the second pulley 1233, and the transmission wheel 1235 is disposed at the other end of the transmission shaft 1234. When the driving motor 121 is driven to rotate, the driving shaft 1234 and the driving wheel 1235 are driven to rotate synchronously by the first belt pulley 1231, the belt 1232 and the second belt pulley 1233. The second belt pulley 1233 and the driving wheel 1235 are respectively provided with a plurality of protruding pins 1236 and 1237, and the protruding pins 1236 and 1237 on the second belt pulley 1233 and the driving wheel 1235 can be used for engaging with the corresponding chain wheels 1221 of the two driving sets 122, so as to drive the two driving sets 122 to rotate synchronously.

The guiding frame 13 is disposed below the plurality of placing frames 11, the guiding frame 13 may be a long frame, the guiding frame 13 has a slope 131, and the slope 131 is located on the motion path of the touching component 112 of the plurality of placing frames 11. The conveying belt 14 can be disposed at the rear side of the frame 15, the conveying belt 14 is disposed beside the plurality of shelves 11, the conveying belt 14 and the plurality of shelves 11 are parallel to each other, the structure of the conveying belt 14 is not limited, and the conveying belt 14 can be used for outputting fruits.

A plurality of fruits are respectively placed on the plurality of placement racks 11 to provide a function of storing the fruits, and the fruits are arranged in a plurality of rows. The driving mechanism 12 can drive the placement frames 11 to move forward for feeding, so that the placement frames 11 can move toward the conveying belt 14 in sequence, when the contact member 112 of the placement frame 11 contacts the slope 131 of the guiding frame 13, the slope 131 of the guiding frame 13 can be used for guiding the placement frame 11 to turn over, so that the fruits on the placement frame 11 fall onto the conveying belt 14, and the conveying belt 14 can output the fruits in sequence, so that the fruits are conveyed to the lifting mechanism 2. When the placing frame 11 is turned over, the driving motor 121 can be controlled to stop rotating, i.e. a photoelectric sensor 16 can be disposed on one side of the guiding frame 13 to detect the position of the placing frame 11 for controlling the operation of the transmission mechanism 12. After the placing frame 11 is turned over and fed, the empty placing frame 11 is positioned at the rear side, and the placing frame 11 filled with fruits is positioned at the front side, so that the appearance is attractive. When the material is needed, the driving motor 121 can be reversed to move the empty rack 11 to the front side for feeding.

The fruits are respectively placed on the placing frames 11, and are arranged into a plurality of rows, so that the consumers can clearly see the fruits, the fruits can be stored and conveyed in order, the consumers can clearly see the fruits (appearance), the storing and conveying processes of the fruits are transparent, the consumers can conveniently master the quality of the fruits, and the worry of the consumers can be avoided.

Referring to fig. 9 to 16, the lifting mechanism 2 can be installed in the machine body 8, the lifting mechanism 2 is located at a downstream position of the fruit conveying mechanism 1, and can be used for conveying and displaying fruits, and the lifting mechanism 2 includes a lifting column 21, a first light source 22, a placing seat 23 and a driving device 24.

The lifting column 21 is made of a transparent material, that is, the lifting column 21 is a transparent body, the lifting column 21 can be a circular column, that is, the cross section of the lifting column 21 can be circular, but is not limited thereto, for example, the lifting column 21 can also be an oval, polygonal or other column.

The first light source 22 is disposed on the lifting column 21, the first light source 22 can be an LED lamp panel or other light sources, in this embodiment, a lower lamp holder 211 is disposed at the lower end of the lifting column 21, the first light source 22 is disposed in the lower lamp holder 211, and light generated by the first light source 22 can irradiate (upwards irradiate) on the lifting column 21, so that the lifting column 21 is in a light-emitting state. In this embodiment, the upper end of the lifting column 21 may further have an upper lamp base 212, a second light source 25 is disposed in the upper lamp base 212, the second light source 25 may be an LED lamp panel or other light sources, and light generated by the second light source 25 can irradiate (downwards irradiate) on the lifting column 21, so that the lifting column 21 can present a better light emitting state. The first light source 22 and the second light source 25 can also generate lights with different colors, for example, the first light source 22 can emit blue light, the second light source 25 can emit white light, and the first light source 22 and the second light source 25 can generate a light mixing effect, so that the lifting column 21 presents water blue, and forms a change of a light color gradient layer, which can attract the attention of consumers, and has a better display effect.

The upper lamp base 212 may also be provided with a third light source 26, the third light source 26 may be an LED lamp panel or other light sources, and the light generated by the third light source 26 may be upward irradiated on the placing base 23, so that the placing base 23 may also be in a light-emitting state, which may attract the attention of consumers, and thus may have a better display effect. In another embodiment of the present invention, the third light source 26 can also be disposed in the placing seat 23, so that the light generated by the third light source 26 can irradiate the placing seat 23, and the placing seat 23 is in a light-emitting state.

The placing base 23 is made of a transparent material, that is, the placing base 23 is a transparent body, the placing base 23 is disposed above the lifting column 21, fruits (such as lemon, guava, orange, etc.) can be placed on the placing base 23, the placing base 23 can be a circular base, that is, the cross section of the placing base 23 can be circular, but is not limited thereto, for example, the placing base 23 can also be an oval, polygonal or other base. The top surface of the placing seat 23 can form a placing groove 231, and the placing groove 231 can be a tapered concave surface, so that the fruit can be stably placed on the placing groove 231 of the placing seat 23. When the placing seat 23 is driven by the driving device 24 to descend to a predetermined position, the fruits can be conveyed to the placing seat 23 by the conveying belt 14 of the fruit conveying mechanism 1. The driving device 24 is connected to the lifting column 21 and the placing base 23, and the driving device 24 can drive the lifting column 21 and the placing base 23 to lift, so as to move (transport) the placing base 23 and the fruit on the placing base 23 from a lower position 100 to an upper position 200.

In this embodiment, the driving device 24 includes a first lifting base 241, a lifting motor 242 and a linkage group 243, the lifting column 21 and the placing base 23 are connected to the first lifting base 241, the linkage group 243 is vertically disposed, the linkage group 243 can be a belt group, etc., and the linkage group 243 is connected between the first lifting base 241 and the lifting motor 242, when the lifting motor 242 is driven to rotate, the linkage group 243 can drive the first lifting base 241 to move up and down, so as to drive the lifting column 21 and the placing base 23 to move up and down through the first lifting base 241.

In the present embodiment, the first lifting base 241 is slidably disposed on a slide rail 244, and the slide rail 244 is vertically disposed so as to guide the first lifting base 241, the lifting column 21 and the placing base 23 to stably move up and down by using the slide rail 244. However, the structure of the driving device 24 is not limited, and the driving device 24 may be composed of a device such as an air cylinder, that is, the lifting column 21 and the placing base 23 may be driven to move up and down by the device such as an air cylinder, and the linkage group 243 of the driving device 24 may be replaced by various conventional linkage mechanisms such as a gear set or a chain set.

In this embodiment, the lifting column 21 is connected to the first lifting base 241 through the upper lamp holder 212, and the lifting column 21 can also be connected to a second lifting base 245 through the lower lamp holder 211, so that the lifting column 21 is connected to the second lifting base 245, and the linkage group 243 is connected between the second lifting base 245 and the lifting motor 242. The second lifting base 245 is slidably disposed on the sliding rail 244, so that the sliding rail 244 guides the second lifting base 245, the lifting column 21 and the placing base 23 to stably lift.

In this embodiment, the placing base 23 is connected to the first lifting base 241 in a reversible manner, i.e. the placing base 23 is pivotally connected to the first lifting base 241 by a rotating shaft 232 (as shown in fig. 14), so that the placing base 23 can be turned over, so as to turn over and lay the fruits on the placing base 23, and the fruits can be conveyed to the juicing mechanism 3.

In this embodiment, in order to simplify the structure, the placing base 23 is not provided with a power source for driving the turning, a turning guide base 246 is disposed beside the path of the first lifting base 241, the turning guide base 246 has a guiding arc 2461, one end of the rotating shaft 232 far from the placing base 23 is connected to a roller base 247, and a roller 248 is pivoted at an eccentric position on the roller base 247. When the placing base 23 is moved to the upper position, the roller 248 can contact the guiding arc 2461 of the turning guiding base 246 (as shown in fig. 11 and 15), and the roller 248 can roll on the guiding arc 2461 of the turning guiding base 246 to drive the roller base 247 and the rotating shaft 232 to rotate, so that the placing base 23 can be turned (as shown in fig. 12 and 16) to turn and lay the fruit on the placing base 23 to the juicing mechanism 3.

In the present embodiment, the lifting column 21, the first light source 22, the placing base 23 and the driving device 24 can be disposed on a fixing frame 27, that is, the lifting motor 242, the sliding rail 244 and the turning guide base 246 can be fixed on the fixing frame 27, so that the lifting mechanism 2 can be installed in the machine body 8 by using the fixing frame 27 for conveying and displaying fruits.

The present invention can drive the lifting column 21 and the placing seat 23 to lift by the driving device 24, so as to move the fruit on the placing seat 23 from the lower position 100 to the upper position 200, and attract the attention of the consumer by utilizing the lifting column 21 and the placing seat 23 which are in a luminous state, so as to have excellent display effect. Moreover, the fruit conveying device has the effects of conveying and displaying fruits, so that a consumer can clearly see the fruits to be juiced, the fruit conveying process is transparent, the quality (appearance) of the fruits can be conveniently mastered by the consumer, and the doubtful worry of the consumer can be avoided.

Referring to fig. 17 to 21, the juicing mechanism 3 can be installed in the machine body 8, the juicing mechanism 3 is located at a downstream position of the lifting mechanism 2, and can perform juicing operation on fruits, and the juicing mechanism 3 includes an inner barrel 31, an outer barrel 32, an electric motor 33 and a rotating blade 34.

The inner barrel 31 is preferably a circular barrel, a juicing space 311 is formed inside the inner barrel 31, the inner barrel 31 has an opening 312, the opening 312 is preferably located at the top of the inner barrel 31, the opening 312 is communicated with the juicing space 311, and fruits can be thrown into the juicing space 311 through the opening 312 so as to carry out the juicing operation. The juice extracting space 311 of the inner barrel 31 is connected to a juice outlet 313, the juice outlet 313 is preferably disposed at or near the bottom of the inner barrel 31, and the juice outlet 313 can be used for discharging juice.

The juice discharge port 313 may be provided with a discharge control cylinder 314, the discharge control cylinder 314 is connected to a valve 315, the discharge control cylinder 314 can drive the valve 315 to open or close the juice discharge port 313 for controlling the discharge of juice, that is, the discharge control cylinder 314 can drive the valve 315 to close the juice discharge port 313 for closing the juice discharge port 313, and the discharge control cylinder 314 can also drive the valve 315 to leave the juice discharge port 313 for opening the juice discharge port 313, so that the juice can be discharged quantitatively. The emission control cylinder 314 may be replaced by another driving device such as a motor. In this embodiment, the juice discharge port 313 is connected to a juice discharge pipe 318 by a joint 317, a flow channel 3171 is formed in the joint 317, and when the discharge control cylinder 314 drives the valve 315 to open the juice discharge port 313, juice can be smoothly discharged outwards through the flow channel 3171 of the joint 317 and the juice discharge pipe 318.

The inner wall of the inner cylinder 31 may further be provided with a baffle 316, the baffle 316 may also be obliquely disposed on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 31, the lower end of the baffle 316 forms a suspension shape, i.e. the lower end of the baffle 316 does not contact the inner wall of the inner cylinder 31, the baffle 316 may guide the juice to flow downward, so as to pull the fruit downward, which may effectively prevent the fruit from floating upward and failing to contact the rotating blades 34, and the design of the baffle 316 may make the juice extracting efficiency better.

The inner cylinder 31 may further have a base 319 at the bottom, the top of the base 319 near the edge forms an annular protrusion 3191, the annular protrusion 3191 forms an annular inclined surface 3192, and the height of the annular inclined surface 3192 decreases toward the center of the base 319. The annular inclined surface 3192 can reduce the generation of dead corners and play a role in guiding flow to prevent residues from being accumulated at the bottom of the inner cylinder 31.

The juicing mechanism 3 may further include an upper cover 35, the upper cover 35 is disposed in the opening 312 in a liftable manner, when the upper cover 35 is lifted, the fruit can be put into the juicing space 311 through the opening 312, and when the upper cover 35 is disposed in the opening 312, the opening 312 can be closed, so that the juicing space 311 of the inner barrel 31 can be kept in a closed state during juicing. In the present embodiment, an upper cover driving cylinder 36 is disposed on the outer cylinder 32, and the upper cover driving cylinder 36 is connected to the upper cover 35, so that the upper cover driving cylinder 36 can drive the upper cover 35 to lift up and lower the cover to the opening 312. The upper cover 35 has at least one water inlet 351, the water inlet 351 can be used for inputting water (such as ice water or normal temperature water) to be mixed with the fruit juice for adjusting the concentration and temperature of the fruit juice, and the inputted water can also contain sugar, so as to select different requirements of polysaccharide, less sugar, more ice or less ice. The bottom surface of the upper cover 35 may have a protruding ring 352, and the protruding ring 352 can be engaged with the inner wall of the opening 312, so that the upper cover 35 and the inner barrel 31 can be better sealed to prevent juice from splashing.

The outer cylinder 32 is disposed outside the inner cylinder 31 at intervals to form a double-layer cylinder, an interlayer 321 is formed between the inner cylinder 31 and the outer cylinder 32, and cooling water (ice water) can be input into the interlayer 321 to flow in the interlayer 321 to cool the juice in the inner cylinder 31. The outer cylinder 32 has a cooling water inlet 322 and a cooling water outlet 323 for inputting and outputting cooling water, respectively. Preferably, the cooling water inlet 322 is located at a lower end of the sidewall of the outer tub 32, and the cooling water outlet 323 is located at an upper end of the sidewall of the outer tub 32, so that the cooling water can be input from the cooling water inlet 322 into the interlayer 321 to cool the juice in the inner tub 31, and the cooling water after heat exchange can be output from the cooling water outlet 323.

The electric motor 33 is disposed below the inner cylinder 31, the rotating blades 34 are disposed in the inner cylinder 31, the rotating blades 34 are connected to the electric motor 33, the rotating blades 34 are close to the bottom of the inner cylinder 31, and the rotating blades 34 can be driven by the electric motor 33 to juice fruits falling into the inner cylinder 31. The rotating blade 34 of the present invention can perform a juicing operation on the whole fruit put into the juicing space 311 of the inner barrel 31, and discharge the juice from the juice discharge port 313, so as to perform subsequent operations of filtering residue, filling into a cup and the like.

The juicing mechanism 3 comprises an inner cylinder 31, an outer cylinder 32, an electric motor 33 and a rotating blade 34, wherein the outer cylinder 32 is arranged outside the inner cylinder 31 at intervals to form a double-layer cylinder, an interlayer 321 is formed between the inner cylinder 31 and the outer cylinder 32, cooling water can be input into the interlayer 321 to cool the inner cylinder 31, so that the temperature of fruit juice in the inner cylinder 31 can be controlled, low temperature can be kept during juicing, low-temperature extraction can be realized, the oxidation speed of the fruit juice can be inhibited, the fruit juice cannot be oxidized due to overhigh temperature, the flavor of the fruit juice is better, and the nutrient components of the fruit juice are not easy to lose.

Moreover, the electric motor 33 is utilized to drive the rotating blades 34 to rotate, so that the fruits falling into the inner barrel 31 are juiced, the whole fruit is juiced with the skin, the flavor is good, and the nutritional value is high. Taking lemon as an example, the lemon contains vitamin C, organic acid, plant nutrients and the like, the lemon is juiced with the peel, the fragrance components in the lemon peel are easy to be soaked out, and the lemon peel contains limonin and abundant flavonoid, polyphenol and phytochemicals, wherein the flavonoid has an anti-oxidation effect and can remove free radicals in the body. In addition, the lemon peel is rich in fiber, calcium, potassium and other minerals, also contains partial health enzymes, and is very beneficial to maintaining body health.

The filtering mechanism 4 is located at the downstream position of the juice extracting mechanism 3, the filtering mechanism 4 may be composed of a filter screen, the structure of the filtering mechanism 4 is not limited and may be any of the existing filtering mechanisms 4, and therefore, it is not described in detail, and the filtering mechanism 4 may perform residue filtering operation on the juice output by the juice extracting mechanism 3.

The cup discharging mechanism 5 is located at the downstream position of the filtering mechanism 4, and can sequentially discharge the cups, and the structure of the cup discharging mechanism 5 is not limited, and can be various cup discharging mechanisms (cup discharging mechanisms) 5 in the prior art, so that the description is omitted, and the filtered juice can be conveyed to the cup discharging mechanism 5 for cup loading.

The sealing mechanism 6 is located at the downstream position of the cup discharging mechanism 5, the structure of the sealing mechanism 6 is not limited, and the sealing mechanism can be various existing sealing mechanisms, so that the detailed description is omitted, and the cup filled with the juice can be conveyed to the sealing mechanism 6 for sealing, so as to automatically complete the operation of juice squeezing.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that all equivalent changes made by using the contents of the present specification and the drawings are included in the scope of the present invention, and it is well clarified that the present invention is not limited by the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A freshly extracted juice vending machine, comprising:

a fruit conveying mechanism;

the lifting mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the fruit conveying mechanism, and the fruit conveying mechanism can convey the fruit to the lifting mechanism;

the juicing mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism can drive the fruits to ascend so as to convey the fruits to the juicing mechanism for juicing;

the filtering mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the juice squeezing mechanism and can filter residues in the juice;

the cup discharging mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the filtering mechanism and can output cups for filling juice; and

the sealing mechanism is positioned at the downstream position of the cup discharging mechanism and can seal the cup filled with the fruit juice;

the lifting mechanism comprises a lifting column, a first light source, a placing seat and a driving device, wherein the lifting column is a light-transmitting body, the first light source is arranged on the lifting column, light generated by the first light source can irradiate the lifting column to enable the lifting column to be in a light-emitting state, the placing seat is arranged above the lifting column and can be used for placing fruits, the driving device is connected with the lifting column and the placing seat, and the driving device can drive the lifting column and the placing seat to lift and lower so that the placing seat and the fruits on the placing seat can move from a lower position to an upper position; the juicing mechanism comprises an inner barrel, an outer barrel, an electric motor and a rotating blade, wherein a juicing space is formed inside the inner barrel, the inner barrel is provided with an opening, the opening is communicated with the juicing space, the juicing space is communicated with a fruit juice discharge port, the outer barrel is arranged outside the inner barrel at intervals to form a double-layer barrel, an interlayer is formed between the inner barrel and the outer barrel, cooling water can be input into the interlayer to cool the inner barrel, the electric motor is arranged below the inner barrel, the rotating blade is arranged in the inner barrel and connected to the electric motor, and the rotating blade can be driven by the electric motor to juice fruits falling into the inner barrel.

2. The juice vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the fruit conveying mechanism includes a plurality of placement frames, a transmission mechanism, a guiding frame and a conveying belt, wherein a plurality of fruits can be placed on the placement frames, each placement frame has a contacting member on at least one side, the placement frames are connected to the transmission mechanism in a swinging manner and can be driven by the transmission mechanism to move, the guiding frame is disposed under the placement frames, the guiding frame has a slope, the conveying belt is disposed beside the placement frames and can drive the placement frames to move forward by the transmission mechanism, so that the placement frames move toward the conveying belt in sequence, when the contacting member of the placement frame contacts the slope of the guiding frame, the placement frames are guided to turn over by the slope of the guiding frame, so that the fruits on the placing rack fall onto the conveying belt, and the conveying belt outputs the fruits in sequence.

3. The machine of claim 2, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a drive motor and two drive sets, the drive motor is fixed to a frame, the two drive sets are disposed on opposite sides of the frame, the drive motor is connected to the two drive sets through a linkage mechanism, and opposite sides of the plurality of shelves are connected to the two drive sets, respectively, such that the plurality of shelves are swingably disposed between the two drive sets.

4. The machine of claim 3, wherein two of said drive units are chain units, each of said drive units having a plurality of sprockets and a chain, said plurality of sprockets being pivotally mounted on said frame, said chain being wound around said plurality of sprockets, said chain having a plurality of spaced apart shafts for pivotally mounting said plurality of shelves.

5. The juice vending machine of claim 4, wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a first pulley, a belt, a second pulley, a transmission shaft and a transmission wheel, the first pulley is connected to the driving motor, the second pulley is disposed at one end of the transmission shaft, the belt is connected between the first pulley and the second pulley, the transmission wheel is disposed at the other end of the transmission shaft, the second pulley and the transmission wheel are respectively provided with a plurality of pins, and the pins of the second pulley and the transmission wheel can be engaged with the corresponding sprockets of the two transmission sets.

6. The juice vending machine of claim 1, wherein the driving device comprises a first lifting base, a lifting motor, and a linkage set, the lifting column and the placement base are connected to the first lifting base, the linkage set is vertically disposed, the linkage set is connected between the first lifting base and the lifting motor, the placement base is connected to the first lifting base in a reversible manner, the first lifting base is slidably disposed on a slide rail, the slide rail is vertically disposed, and the slide rail can guide the first lifting base, the lifting column and the placement base to move up and down.

7. The juice vending machine of claim 6, wherein the lifting column is connected to a second lifting base through a lower lamp holder, the first light source is disposed in the lower lamp holder, the light generated by the first light source can be irradiated onto the lifting column, the linkage set is connected between the second lifting base and the lifting motor, and the second lifting base is slidably disposed on the slide rail.

8. The juice vending machine of claim 6, wherein the placement base is pivotally connected to the first lifting base by a rotating shaft, a turning guide base is disposed beside the path of the first lifting base, the turning guide base has a guiding arc surface, one end of the rotating shaft away from the placement base is connected to a roller base, a roller is pivotally disposed at an eccentric position on the roller base, when the placement base moves to the upper position, the roller can contact the guiding arc surface of the turning guide base, and the roller can roll on the guiding arc surface of the turning guide base to drive the roller base and the rotating shaft to rotate, so as to turn the placement base.

9. The juice vending machine of claim 1, wherein the lower end of the lifting column has a lower lamp holder, the first light source is disposed in the lower lamp holder, the light generated by the first light source can be emitted upward onto the lifting column, the upper end of the lifting column has an upper lamp holder, a second light source is disposed in the upper lamp holder, the light generated by the second light source can be emitted downward onto the lifting column, the placement seat is a transparent body, a third light source is disposed in the upper lamp holder, and the light generated by the third light source can be emitted upward onto the placement seat, so that the placement seat is illuminated.

10. The juice vending machine of claim 1, wherein the juice outlet is provided with a discharge control cylinder, the discharge control cylinder is connected to a valve member, the discharge control cylinder can drive the valve member to open or close the juice outlet for controlling the discharge of juice, the juice outlet is connected to a juice discharge pipe through a joint, a flow passage is formed in the joint, and juice can be discharged outwards through the flow passage of the joint and the juice discharge pipe when the discharge control cylinder drives the valve member to open the juice outlet.

11. The juice vending machine of claim 1, wherein the juicing mechanism further comprises a cover, the cover is disposed at the opening and has at least one water inlet, the outer barrel is provided with a cover driving cylinder, the cover driving cylinder is connected to the cover, the cover driving cylinder drives the cover to move up and down to be disposed at the opening, the bottom surface of the cover has a protruding ring, the protruding ring is fitted to the inner wall of the opening, the outer barrel has a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet for respectively inputting and outputting the cooling water.