CN110693329A - Cup falling device and cup falling method for automatic catering equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A cup-dropping device for automatic catering equipment, comprising a cup holder for storing spare beverage cups, a cup-dropping drive mechanism arranged under the cup holder, a fixing frame arranged below the cup-dropping drive mechanism, and a For the cup holder between the fixing frame and the cup dropping driving mechanism, the present invention also relates to a method for dropping cups using a cup dropping device. The cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to the present invention can efficiently and conveniently drop the drinking cups one by one, thus bringing great convenience to the normal operation of the automatic catering equipment.

Description

A cup-dropping device for automatic catering equipment and a cup-dropping method

technical field

The invention relates to the field of automatic catering equipment, in particular to a cup dropping device capable of providing catering containers for automatic catering equipment and a cup dropping method thereof.

Background technique

Catering places such as bars, cafes or restaurants can usually provide catering services for customers. With the continuous development of science and technology, even the aforementioned traditional catering places have begun to gradually realize automation to reduce the use of human labor. These automated catering devices belong to service robot category. Catering requires the use of a large number of containers, such as for food or for beverages, such as boxes, glasses, goblets, mugs, disposable paper cups, disposable plastic cups, etc. . When using service robots to operate these large-scale containers, it is necessary to first place these containers in appropriate positions and supervise them in time, so as to ensure that the service robots can obtain these different types of containers accurately and conveniently, such as disposable paper cups, disposable plastic cups, etc.

Application No. 201810574246.8 discloses an automatic cup drop device. The automatic cup drop device is provided with an automatic switching cup cylinder mechanism and an automatic cup suction mechanism. After detecting that there is no cup in the cup cylinder through the photoelectric sensor of the automatic switching cup cylinder mechanism, it automatically Switch to a cup cylinder with a cup; after detecting that there is no cup on the cup holder through the photoelectric switch of the automatic suction cup mechanism, the vacuum suction cup rises and sucks the cup under the action of the suction cup cylinder thrust mechanism, and then the suction cup cylinder thrust mechanism At this time, the suction of the vacuum suction cup is released, and the cup is just placed on the cup holder, which ensures that only one cup is sucked at a time, and at the same time, it can automatically switch the cup barrel and automatically change the cup. It can also ensure that the cups delivered each time are in the same position on the cup holder, so that the number of dropped cups can be accurately controlled and the position of the dropped cups is accurate. However, the device has a complex structure and is not suitable for fully automatic catering.

However, there is currently a lack of a suitable cup drop device for an automatic catering device and capable of automatically discharging the catering containers one by one in the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention aims to solve one of the technical problems in the related art at least to a certain extent. Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to solve the problem that in the prior art, there is still a lack of a suitable cup drop device for automatic catering devices and capable of automatically discharging the catering containers one by one.

A cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment, comprising a cup barrel for storing spare beverage cups, a cup dropping driving mechanism arranged under the cup barrel, a fixing frame arranged under the cup dropping driving mechanism, and a A cup holder between the holder and the cup drop drive mechanism.

Preferably, the cup drop driving mechanism includes an upper cover (721), a ring gear (722), a gear set (723), a lower cover (724) and a motor (725),

Preferably, the fixing frame includes: a cup-dropping drive installation frame disposed at the bottommost end for fixing, a cup holder base disposed on the cup-dropping drive installation frame, and a cup-dropping drive mechanism installation frame and the cup-dropping drive mechanism installation frame and the Dust cover between drop cup drive mechanisms.

Preferably, a hole and slot for accommodating the motor of the cup drop driving mechanism are opened on the back plate.

Preferably, the rear of the backplane is covered with a dust cover.

Preferably, the bottom plate is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the cup holder base.

Preferably, the cup holder is inserted into the mounting hole on the base of the cup holder by using the connecting rod at the lower part of the cup holder.

Preferably, the gear set includes multiple sets of gear pairs, and each set of gear pairs further includes a first gear and a second gear, and the lower part of the second gear is provided with a spiral beverage cup buckle.

Preferably, the spiral beverage holder has a spiral slope.

Preferably, the ring gear and the gear set are installed in the cavity formed by the upper cover and the lower cover, and the ring gear is sleeved on the outer ring of the gear set.

Preferably, the rotating shaft of the motor drives the ring gear to rotate, the ring gear drives the first gear of each gear pair of the gear set to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, and the second gear drives the spiral beverage cup buckle to rotate.

The present invention also relates to a method for dropping a cup by using a cup dropping device, which includes the following steps: a spare beverage cup is pre-stored in the cup barrel; Drive the ring gear to rotate, the ring gear drives the first gear of each gear pair of the gear set to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, and the second gear drives the spiral beverage cup buckle to rotate. Descend under the action until it falls and falls into the cup holder.

The cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to the present invention can efficiently and conveniently drop the drinking cups one by one, thus bringing great convenience to the normal operation of the automatic catering equipment.

Description of drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without creative efforts.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to the present invention;

2 is a side view of a cup drop device for automatic catering equipment according to the present invention;

3 is an exploded schematic view of the cup drop device for automatic catering equipment according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of part A in FIG. 3 .

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments.

Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all the directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, inner, outer, center...) in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings) If the specific posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, "fixed" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated; It can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be an internal communication between two elements or an interaction relationship between the two elements, unless otherwise explicitly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization by those of ordinary skill in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.

Referring to Figures 1-3, a cup drop device for automatic catering equipment includes a cup barrel 701 for storing spare beverage cups, a cup drop drive mechanism 702 arranged below the cup barrel 701, and a cup drop drive mechanism 702 arranged on the The fixing frame below the cup-drop driving mechanism 702 and the cup holder 703 disposed between the fixing frame and the cup-drop driving mechanism 702 .

Preferably, the cup drop driving mechanism 702 includes an upper cover 721 , a ring gear 722 , a gear set 723 , a lower cover 724 and a motor 725 .

Preferably, the fixing frame includes: a cup-dropping drive installation frame disposed at the bottommost end for fixing, a cup holder base disposed on the cup-dropping drive installation frame, and a cup-dropping drive mechanism installation frame and the cup-dropping drive mechanism installation frame and the Dust cover between drop cup drive mechanisms.

The cup barrel 701 is used to store spare beverage cups, such as disposable paper cups, disposable plastic cups, etc. The cup barrels 701 can be provided with multiple, such as 2-5, and can respectively store the same or different types of cups.

The cup drop drive mechanism mounting frame 704 includes a bottom plate 741 , a back plate 742 , a top plate 743 , a front side reinforcing rib 744 and a rear side reinforcing rib 745 . The top plate 743 is provided with a round hole for installing the cup cylinder 701 , and the cup drop driving mechanism 702 is installed at a position corresponding to the round hole below the top plate 743 . The back plate 742 is provided with a hole slot for accommodating the motor of the cup drop driving mechanism 702 . The rear of the back plate 742 is covered with a dust cover 705 . The bottom plate 741 is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the cup holder base 706 . The cup holder 703 is inserted into the mounting hole on the cup holder base 706 by using the connecting rod at the lower part thereof, so as to realize fixation and facilitate replacement. The cup holder 703 and the cup holder base 706 are preferably made of plastic material. The cup holder 703 has an inner cavity suitable for accommodating a beverage cup, and has a notch on the side thereof, so as to facilitate the robot grabbing or sucking of the automatic catering equipment. The cup tube 701 , the cup drop driving mechanism 702 , and the cup holder 703 are in one-to-one correspondence from top to bottom.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the gear set 703 includes multiple sets of gear pairs, at least three sets, preferably five sets, are arranged at equal intervals. Each set of gear pairs further includes a first gear 731 and a second gear 732, and a screw drink cup buckle is provided at the lower part of the second gear. As shown in Figure 4, the spiral beverage holder has a spiral slope.

The ring gear 722 and the gear set 723 are installed in the cavity formed by the upper cover 721 and the lower cover 724 , and the ring gear 722 is sleeved on the outer ring of the gear set 703 . The rotating shaft of the motor drives the ring gear 722 to rotate, the ring gear drives the first gear of each gear pair of the gear set to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, and the second gear drives the spiral beverage cup buckle to rotate.

The working process of the cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to the present invention is as follows: a spare beverage cup (positively placed) is pre-stored in the cup barrel, and the edge of the beverage cup is clamped on the cup dropping driving mechanism. When the cup needs to be dropped , start the motor, the shaft of the motor drives the ring gear 722 to rotate, the ring gear drives the first gear of each gear pair of the gear set to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, the second gear drives the spiral beverage cup buckle to rotate, the beverage cup At this time, it descends under the action of the spiral beverage cup buckle until it falls and falls into the cup holder for the robot of the automatic catering device to grab or suck. A sensor is set in the cup barrel. When the cup is missing in the cup barrel, an alarm can be issued to remind the operator to replenish the material.

Further preferably, the sensor may be a photoelectric sensor, a pressure sensor or the like that can sense whether there is an item in the cup barrel.

The cup to which the cup dropping mechanism according to the present invention is applicable has a cup rim, a suitable diameter, and does not have a cup cover, which can be stacked, such as a common disposable cup. The maximum diameter d1 of the cup edge is greater than the diameter d2 of the tangent circle formed by 5 spiral beverage cup buckles, so the cup will not fall off when the machine is not running. The bottom of the cup rim of the bottommost cup is in contact with the upper surface of the spiral slope of the spiral beverage cup buckle (not necessarily the highest spiral surface). After the machine is turned on, the spiral beverage cup buckle rotates, and the contact position between the cup edge and the spiral beverage cup buckle moves down along the spiral surface, and finally falls off the spiral surface and falls into the lower cup holder. When the bottom cup falls, the penultimate cup is due to the difference between the thickness of the cup rim and the height difference between the two spiral surfaces of the screw cup buckle, that is, the pitch is less than the sum of the heights of the cup edges of the two cups (so that within the same pitch It will not snap into the two cup edges; at the same time, the number of spiral turns is at least close to or more than 1 turn, so that before the bottom cup falls down the bottom spiral slope, the top spiral slope has been screwed into the penultimate cup. Under the cup rim, the penultimate cup is stuck; and when the uppermost spiral slope is screwed under the cup rim of the penultimate cup, the thickness of the spiral teeth gradually increases, so the adjacent two cup rims are separated, thereby preventing two adjacent cups from sticking together), so the penultimate cup cannot fall, so that only one cup can be dropped at a time.

The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, and the descriptions in the above-mentioned embodiments and the description are only to illustrate the principle of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention will have Various changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claimed invention. The claimed scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. The cup dropping device for the automatic catering equipment is characterized by comprising a cup barrel for storing standby beverage cups, a cup dropping driving mechanism arranged below the cup barrel, a fixing frame arranged below the cup dropping driving mechanism and a cup stand arranged between the fixing frame and the cup dropping driving mechanism.

2. The cup dropping device for the automatic catering equipment according to claim 1, wherein the cup dropping driving mechanism comprises an upper cover, a gear ring, a gear set, a lower cover and a motor.

3. A cup drop device for automatic catering equipment according to claim 1, wherein the fixing frame comprises: the cup falling driving device comprises a cup falling driving installation frame arranged at the bottommost end and used for fixing, a cup stand base arranged on the cup falling driving installation frame, and a dust cover arranged between the cup falling driving mechanism installation frame and the cup falling driving mechanism.

4. A cup drop assembly for automated catering equipment according to claim 1, wherein the cup drop drive mounting bracket comprises: the cup-falling driving mechanism comprises a bottom plate, a back plate, a top plate, a front-side reinforcing rib and a rear-side reinforcing rib, wherein the top plate is provided with a round hole for mounting a cup barrel, and a cup-falling driving mechanism is mounted at the position corresponding to the round hole below the top plate.

5. A cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to claim 4, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a mounting groove for mounting a base of the cup stand, and the cup stand is inserted into the mounting hole on the base of the cup stand by a connecting rod at the lower part of the cup stand.

6. A cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to claim 2, wherein the gear set comprises a plurality of gear pairs, each gear pair comprises a first gear and a second gear, and a spiral beverage cup buckle is arranged at the lower part of the second gear.

7. Cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that the spiral drinking cup catch has a spiral slope.

8. The cup dropping device for the automatic catering equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein the gear ring and the gear set are arranged in a cavity formed by the upper cover and the lower cover, and the gear ring is sleeved on an outer ring of the gear set.

9. A cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to claim 8, wherein the rotating shaft of the motor drives the gear ring to rotate, the gear ring drives the first gear of each gear pair of the gear set to rotate, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, and the second gear drives the spiral beverage cup buckle to rotate.

10. A cup dropping device for automatic catering equipment according to any one of claims 1-9, further comprising a cup dropping method, comprising the following steps: reserve beverage cup has been deposited in advance in the cup section of thick bamboo, and the beverage cup rim of a cup is established on cup actuating mechanism along the card, and when the cup falls in needs, starter motor, the pivot of motor drive the ring gear and rotates, and the ring gear drives the first gear rotation of every gear pair of gear train, and first gear drives the second gear rotation, and the second gear drives spiral beverage cup and detains rotatoryly, and beverage cup descends under the effect that spiral beverage cup detained this moment, until dropping to fall into in the saucer.

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