CN111824485B

CN111824485B - Meal delivery device

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Publication number: CN111824485B
Application number: CN201911419771.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周爱荣; 周阳; 孙毅; 付安东
Original assignee: Guangdong Zhiyuan Robot Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Zhiyuan Robot Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-31
Filing date: 2019-12-31
Publication date: 2022-07-01
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-31
Also published as: CN111824485A

Abstract

The invention provides a meal delivery device, which comprises: the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet along the conveying direction; the packaging mechanism is arranged adjacent to the conveying mechanism along the conveying direction and is used for packaging the food from the conveying mechanism through a packaging sheet; transfer mechanism, transfer mechanism includes: the driving seat, the first transfer component and the second transfer component are positioned on the driving seat and arranged oppositely, and the driving seat reciprocates along the transportation direction; so that the food packaging mechanism can be switched between a first position above the packaging mechanism and a second position at the meal outlet position, so that the packaged food is pushed to the meal outlet position through the first transfer component and the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet are transferred to the packaging mechanism through the second transfer component in the process of moving the driving seat. The meal delivery device solves the problem that the meal delivery efficiency of the meal delivery device in the prior art is low.

Description

Meal delivery device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of catering equipment, in particular to a meal delivery device.

Background

With the development of catering equipment, more and more processes gradually change to the direction of automation and semi-automation.

Meal as the last process of food and beverage assembly line, need involve the operation such as taking, packing, transmitting to food, current meal delivery device adopts a plurality of mechanical structure of independent work to realize taking, packing and transmitting to food usually, leads to meal delivery device structure complicacy, and the cooperativeness between each mechanical structure is relatively poor, has the problem that the action is not consistent, leads to meal delivery efficiency lower.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a meal delivery device to solve the problem that the meal delivery efficiency of the meal delivery device in the prior art is low.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a food serving apparatus, comprising: the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet along the conveying direction; the packaging mechanism is arranged adjacent to the conveying mechanism along the conveying direction and is used for packaging the food from the conveying mechanism through a packaging sheet; transfer mechanism, transfer mechanism includes: the driving seat reciprocates along the transportation direction so as to switch between a first position above the packaging mechanism and a second position at the meal outlet position; the first transfer part and the second transfer part are respectively and correspondingly arranged at two sides close to the second position and the first position, so that in the process that the driving seat moves from the first position to the second position, the first transfer part is contacted with the packaged food at the packaging mechanism to push the food to the meal delivery position; the second transfer member comes into contact with the packaging sheet or the food to be packaged on the conveying mechanism to transfer the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet to the packaging mechanism.

Furthermore, a pushing surface is arranged on one side of the first transfer component close to the second position, so that the packaged food can be pushed through the pushing surface; and/or the second transfer component comprises a suction cup so as to suck the packaging sheet through the suction cup and drag the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet to be transferred.

Further, the driving seat is movably arranged along the vertical direction; so that it has a lower working position and an upper, retracted position, the projection of the first transfer member in the first plane at least partially coinciding with the projection of the food product on the packaging unit in the first plane when the driving seat is in the working position; when the driving seat is in the avoiding position, a gap is formed between the projection of the first transfer component in the first plane and the projection of the packaged food on the packaging mechanism in the first plane; the first face is a plane perpendicular to the transport direction.

Further, the transfer mechanism comprises a transverse driving structure for driving the driving seat to move along the horizontal direction and a longitudinal driving structure for driving the driving seat to move along the vertical direction.

Further, the transfer mechanism includes: the first screw rod extends along the horizontal direction; the output shaft of the first driving motor is connected with the first screw rod so as to drive the first screw rod to rotate around the axis of the first screw rod; the sliding seat is provided with a first threaded hole matched with the first screw rod, and the first screw rod penetrates through the first threaded hole; the second screw rod extends along the vertical direction; the second driving motor is arranged on the sliding seat, and an output shaft of the second driving motor is connected with the second screw rod so as to drive the second screw rod to rotate around the axis of the second screw rod; the driving seat is provided with a second threaded hole matched with the second screw rod, and the second screw rod is arranged in the second threaded hole in a penetrating mode.

Furthermore, a slide way is arranged at the meal outlet position, the slide way is provided with an inclined plane for the packaged food to slide down, and the inclined plane extends to the target position; wherein, be equipped with the sensor on the slide, the probe of sensor sets up towards the inclined plane to detect along the food that the inclined plane slided.

Further, the packaging mechanism includes: the bearing part is provided with a bearing surface for placing the packaging sheet and the food; the packaging sheet material is folded through the plurality of first folding pieces so as to shield the side wall of the food; the second turnover pieces are arranged on the first turnover pieces in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and are positioned on one side, far away from the bearing part, of the corresponding first turnover pieces; each second flap is arranged turnable relative to the corresponding first flap to fold the portion of the packaging sheet folded by the first flap to conceal the top of the food product.

Further, the packaging mechanism includes: the first driving devices are connected with the first turnover pieces in a one-to-one corresponding mode so as to drive the corresponding first turnover pieces to turn over through the first driving devices; and each second driving device is connected with each second turnover piece in a one-to-one correspondence manner so as to drive the corresponding second turnover piece to turn over through each second driving device.

Furthermore, the first driving device and the second driving device are both linear driving devices, and each linear driving device is provided with a driving end capable of moving along a linear direction; the driving end of the first driving device is hinged with the first turnover piece, and the main body part of the first driving device is hinged with the first supporting piece; the driving end of the second driving device is hinged with the second turnover piece, and the main body part of the second driving device is hinged with the second supporting piece; and/or rod end joint bearings are arranged at the hinged position of the driving end of the first driving device and the first turnover piece and the hinged position of the driving end of the second driving device and the second turnover piece.

Further, the packaging mechanism comprises a labeling device, the labeling device is provided with a labeling head, the labeling head is arranged above the bearing part and movably arranged along the vertical direction, so that after the packaging sheets are folded by the plurality of first folding pieces and the plurality of second folding pieces, the labels are pasted on the folded packaging sheets through the labeling head, and the folded packaging sheets are shaped.

The meal delivery device applying the technical scheme of the invention comprises: the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet along the conveying direction; the packaging mechanism is arranged adjacent to the conveying mechanism along the conveying direction and is used for packaging the food from the conveying mechanism through a packaging sheet; transfer mechanism, transfer mechanism includes: the driving seat reciprocates along the transportation direction so as to switch between a first position above the packaging mechanism and a second position at the meal outlet position; the first transfer part and the second transfer part are respectively and correspondingly arranged at two sides close to the second position and the first position, so that in the process that the driving seat moves from the first position to the second position, the first transfer part is in contact with the packaged food at the packaging mechanism to push the food to the meal delivery position; the second transfer member comes into contact with the packaging sheet or the food to be packaged on the conveying mechanism to transfer the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet to the packaging mechanism. The first transfer component and the second transfer component are simultaneously arranged on the driving seat, the driving seat drives the first transfer component and the second transfer component to synchronously move, and then in the process that the driving seat moves from the first position to the second position, the packaged food is pushed to a meal outlet position through the first transfer component, and the packaging sheet and the food placed on the packaging sheet are transferred to a packaging mechanism through the second transfer component for next round of packaging. The whole meal delivery device is taken and transferred synchronously, the structure is simple, the action continuity is good, and the problem of low meal delivery efficiency of the meal delivery device in the prior art is solved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view from a first perspective of an embodiment of a eating device according to the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a schematic structural view of a second viewing angle of an embodiment of the eating arrangement according to the invention;

fig. 3 shows a schematic structural view of a partial region of an embodiment of a eating device according to the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a third perspective of a packaging mechanism of an embodiment of the eating utensil according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a fourth perspective of the packaging mechanism of the embodiment of the eating mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a packaging mechanism of an embodiment of the eating device according to the present invention before it packages the food item;

fig. 7 shows a schematic view of a packaging mechanism of an embodiment of the eating device according to the present invention in the process of packaging food.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

1. a conveying mechanism; 2. a packaging mechanism; 21. a carrier member; 22. a first turnover piece; 23. a second turnover piece; 231. cutting the structure of a section; 24. a first driving device; 25. a second driving device; 26. a first support member; 27. a second support member; 28. a rod end oscillating bearing; 29. a support; 3. a transfer mechanism; 31. a driving seat; 32. a first transfer member; 33. a second transfer member; 34. a first lead screw; 35. a first drive motor; 36. a sliding seat; 37. a second lead screw; 38. a second drive motor; 4. a slideway; 41. a bevel; 42. a sensor; 5. a labeling device; 51. pasting a header; 6. a stacking mechanism; 61. a stacking outlet; 10. packaging the sheet material; 100. a food product.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the present application, the embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 7, the present invention provides a meal delivery device, including: a conveying mechanism 1, the conveying mechanism 1 being configured to convey the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 in a transport direction; the packaging mechanism 2 is arranged adjacent to the conveying mechanism 1 along the conveying direction, and the packaging mechanism 2 is used for packaging the food from the conveying mechanism 1 through a packaging sheet; transfer mechanism 3, transfer mechanism 3 includes: a driving seat 31, a first transfer member 32 and a second transfer member 33 which are located on the driving seat 31 and are oppositely arranged, the driving seat 31 reciprocates along the transportation direction so as to switch between a first position located above the packaging mechanism 2 and a second position located at the meal outlet position; the first transfer member 32 and the second transfer member 33 are respectively and correspondingly arranged at two sides close to the second position and the first position, so that in the process that the driving seat 31 moves from the first position to the second position, the first transfer member 32 is contacted with the packaged food 100 at the packaging mechanism 2 to push the food 100 to the meal outlet position; the second transfer member 33 contacts the packaging sheet 10 or the food 100 to be packaged on the conveyor 1 to transfer the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 to the packaging mechanism 2. The packaging mechanism 2 and the conveying mechanism 1 are arranged adjacently along the conveying direction, which means that the packaging mechanism 2 and the conveying mechanism 1 are in contact with each other or have a certain gap which is not penetrated by the food 100.

The meal delivery device of the invention comprises: a conveying mechanism 1, the conveying mechanism 1 being configured to convey the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 in a transport direction; the packaging mechanism 2 is arranged adjacent to the conveying mechanism 1 along the conveying direction, and the packaging mechanism 2 is used for packaging the food from the conveying mechanism 1 through a packaging sheet; transfer mechanism 3, transfer mechanism 3 includes: a driving seat 31, a first transfer member 32 and a second transfer member 33 which are positioned on the driving seat 31 and are oppositely arranged, wherein the driving seat 31 reciprocates along the transportation direction so as to be switched between a first position above the packaging mechanism 2 and a second position at the meal outlet position; the first transfer member 32 and the second transfer member 33 are respectively and correspondingly arranged at two sides close to the second position and the first position, so that in the process that the driving seat 31 moves from the first position to the second position, the first transfer member 32 is contacted with the packaged food 100 at the packaging mechanism 2 to push the food 100 to the meal outlet position; the second transfer member 33 comes into contact with the packaging sheet 10 or the food 100 to be packaged on the conveyor 1 to transfer the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 to the packaging mechanism 2. By simultaneously mounting the first transfer member 32 and the second transfer member 33 on the driving seat 31, the driving seat 31 drives the first transfer member 32 and the second transfer member 33 to move synchronously, and in the process of moving the driving seat 31 from the first position to the second position, the packaged food 100 is pushed to the meal delivery position by the first transfer member 32, and the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 are transferred to the packaging mechanism 2 by the second transfer member 33 for the next round of packaging. The whole meal delivery device is taken and transferred synchronously, the structure is simple, the action continuity is good, and the problem of low meal delivery efficiency of the meal delivery device in the prior art is solved.

The pushing surface is a plane or an arc surface; preferably, the first transfer member 32 is a plate-like structure. The number of the suction cups may be one or more, and preferably, two suction cups are provided, and the two suction cups are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the driving base 31.

The conveying mechanism 1 may be of various structures capable of performing a conveying function, such as a belt conveyor line, a roller conveyor line, a link conveyor line, and the like.

Specifically, a side of the first transfer member 32 close to the second position is provided with a pushing surface to push the packaged food 100 by the pushing surface; and/or, the second transfer member 33 comprises suction cups to suck the packaging sheet 10 by the suction cups and to drag the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 for transfer.

Specifically, the driving seat 31 is movably provided in the vertical direction; so that it has a lower working position and an upper avoidance position, where lower and upper are relative to the working position and the avoidance position, i.e. the avoidance position is higher in height than the working position; when the driving seat 31 is in the working position, the projection of the first transfer member 32 in the first plane is at least partially coincident with the projection of the food product 100 on the packaging unit 2 in the first plane; when the driving seat 31 is in the avoiding position, a gap is formed between the projection of the first transfer component 32 in the first plane and the projection of the packaged food 100 on the packaging mechanism 2 in the first plane; the first face is a plane perpendicular to the transport direction. By moving the driving base 31 to the retracted position in this way, the food 100 placed on the packaging mechanism 2 can be retracted by the first transfer member 32, and the driving base 31 can be smoothly returned to the first position to perform the next round transfer operation.

In order to effectively control the movement of the driving seat 31, the transfer mechanism 3 includes a lateral driving structure for driving the driving seat 31 to move in the horizontal direction and a longitudinal driving structure for driving the driving seat 31 to move in the vertical direction.

The transfer mechanism 3 includes: a first screw rod 34, wherein the first screw rod 34 extends along the horizontal direction; the output shaft of the first driving motor 35 is connected with the first screw rod 34 so as to drive the first screw rod 34 to rotate around the axis of the first screw rod; the sliding seat 36 is provided with a first threaded hole matched with the first screw rod 34, and the first screw rod 34 penetrates through the first threaded hole; the second screw rod 37, the second screw rod 37 extends and sets up along the vertical direction; a second driving motor 38, wherein the second driving motor 38 is installed on the sliding seat 36, and an output shaft of the second driving motor 38 is connected with a second screw rod 37 so as to drive the second screw rod 37 to rotate around the axis thereof; wherein, a second threaded hole matched with the second screw rod 37 is arranged on the driving seat 31, and the second screw rod 37 is arranged in the second threaded hole in a penetrating manner.

In order to facilitate the meal serving, a slide way 4 is arranged at the meal serving position, the slide way 4 is provided with a slope 41 for the packaged food 100 to slide down, and the slope 41 extends to the target position; wherein, a sensor 42 is arranged on the slideway 4, and a probe of the sensor 42 is arranged towards the inclined surface 41 so as to detect the food 100 sliding down the inclined surface 41.

The slideway 4 has a side wall adjacent to the ramp 41 on which the sensor 42 is mounted; preferably, the slideway 4 has two spaced side walls, two sensors 42, and two sensors 42 are mounted on the two side walls in a one-to-one correspondence. In this way, the sensor 42 can detect the food 100 sliding down the inclined surface 41 of the chute 4, so that the meal situation can be accurately known.

Specifically, the packaging mechanism includes: a bearing member 21, the bearing member 21 having a bearing surface for placing the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100; a plurality of first flaps 22, the plurality of first flaps 22 being disposed around the carrier 21, each first flap 22 being disposed in a reversible manner with respect to the carrier 21 so as to fold the packaging sheet 10 through the plurality of first flaps 22 to shield the side walls of the food 100; a plurality of second folding pieces 23, each second folding piece 23 is correspondingly mounted on each first folding piece 22, and each second folding piece 23 is located on one side of the corresponding first folding piece 22 far away from the bearing part 21; each second flap 23 is arranged turnable with respect to the corresponding first flap 22 to fold the folded part of the packaging sheet 10 by the first flap 22 to cover the top of the food 100.

Preferably, the first and

second flaps

22, 23 are each plate-like structures.

In addition, tangent plane structures 231 for avoiding the adjacent second turnover pieces 23 are arranged on two sides of the second turnover pieces 23. By providing the tangent plane structures 231 on both sides of the second turnover part 23, the movement of the adjacent second turnover part 23 can be avoided, and the movement of the adjacent second turnover parts 23 can be prevented from interfering with each other. Preferably, when the plurality of second folding pieces 23 fold the packaging sheet 10, two adjacent tangent plane structures 231 of two adjacent second folding pieces 23 are attached to each other, so that the folding effect can be effectively improved, and the accuracy of folding the packaging sheet 10 is ensured.

Specifically, the packaging mechanism includes: a plurality of first driving devices 24, each first driving device 24 being connected to each first turnover member 22 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, so that each first driving device 24 drives the corresponding first turnover member 22 to turn over; and a plurality of second driving devices 25, wherein each second driving device 25 is connected with each second turnover piece 23 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, so that each second driving device 25 drives the corresponding second turnover piece 23 to turn over.

In one embodiment, the first and

second drives

24, 25 are each linear drives having a drive end movable in a linear direction; the driving end of the first driving device 24 is hinged with the first turnover piece 22, and the main body part of the first driving device 24 is hinged with the first supporting piece 26; the drive end of the second drive means 25 is hinged to the second turnover member 23 and the body portion of the second drive means 25 is hinged to the second support member 27. The linear driving device can be a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electric cylinder and the like.

In another embodiment, the first and

second drive devices

24, 25 can also be rotary drive devices, which have a rotatable drive end; the driving end of the first driving device 24 is connected with the first turnover piece 22; the drive end of the second drive means 25 is connected to the second fold 23. In particular, the rotary drive is an electric motor.

Specifically, the first support 26 is fixedly disposed with respect to the carrier member 21; the second supporting member 27 is fixedly connected with the first turnover member 22; and/or a rod end joint bearing 28 is arranged at the hinged position of the driving end of the first driving device 24 and the first turnover piece 22 and the hinged position of the driving end of the second driving device 25 and the second turnover piece 23.

The second support member 27 has a bar-shaped structure. The packaging mechanism comprises a bracket 29, one end of the bracket 29 is connected with the bearing part 21 to support the bearing part 21, and the other end of the bracket 29 is used for being connected with a supporting base body; the first support 26 is adapted to be connected to a support base.

Specifically, the bearing surface is a rectangular surface; the number of the first turnover parts 22 and the number of the second turnover parts 23 are four, and the four first turnover parts 22 are correspondingly arranged on the positions of four sides of the rectangular surface. Preferably, the bearing surface is square.

The four first turnover pieces 22 are divided into two groups, and each group of first turnover pieces 22 comprises two first turnover pieces 22 which are oppositely arranged; the lengths of two first folding pieces 22 in the first group of first folding pieces 22 are greater than the lengths of the sides of the rectangular surfaces corresponding to the first folding pieces; the length of two first turnover pieces 22 in the second group of first turnover pieces 22 is less than or equal to the length of the corresponding side of the rectangular surface; the length of the first folded piece 22 is the length of the first folded piece 22 along the direction of the corresponding side of the rectangular surface. Thus, when the packaging sheet 10 is turned over, the first group of first turning pieces 22 first acts, the packaging sheet 10 can be turned over more completely because the length of the first group of first turning pieces 22 is longer than that of the corresponding edges of the bearing surface, and then the second group of first turning pieces 22 act again, and because the length of the second group of first turning pieces 22 is not more than that of the corresponding edges of the bearing surface, the first group of first turning pieces 22 can be effectively avoided, so that the second group of first turning pieces 22 can be turned over more smoothly, and because the first group of first turning pieces 22 turn over the packaging sheet 10 once, the size of the packaging sheet 10 corresponding to the length direction of the second group of first turning pieces 22 is effectively reduced, so that the second turning pieces 23 can also achieve a better turning effect without a larger length, and the packaging and forming quality is ensured.

Specifically, the first group of first turned pieces 22 are each composed of a main body portion and edge portions provided on both sides, the length of the main body portion being not greater than the length of the corresponding side of the rectangular face; preferably, the main body portion is detachably connected to the edge portions on both sides.

In order to fix the folded packaging sheet 10, the packaging mechanism includes a labeling device 5, the labeling device 5 has a labeling head 51, the labeling head 51 is disposed above the carrier member 21, and the labeling head 51 is movably disposed in a vertical direction to apply a label to the folded packaging sheet 10 through the labeling head 51 after the packaging sheet 10 is folded by the first folding pieces 22 and the second folding pieces 23 to shape the folded packaging sheet 10.

Preferably, the width of each second turnover part 23 is smaller than half of the side length of the square, so that after each second turnover part 23 is turned over, an opening is formed in the middle of the second turnover parts 23, thereby facilitating the labeling of the labeling device 5 through the opening.

In the embodiment, the meal delivery device is used for delivering meals to hamburgers, and a plurality of packaging sheets 10 are arranged on the conveying mechanism 1 along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 1; the meal delivery device comprises a plurality of stacking mechanisms 6, the stacking mechanisms 6 are provided with stacking outlets 61, the stacking outlets 61 are arranged above the conveying mechanism 1, and materials forming hamburgers are stacked on the packaging sheets 10 through the stacking outlets 61 of the stacking mechanisms 6, so that the hamburgers can be made in the conveying process of the conveying mechanism 1.

From the above description, it can be seen that the above-described embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

the meal delivery device of the invention comprises: a conveying mechanism 1, the conveying mechanism 1 being configured to convey the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 in a transport direction; the packaging mechanism 2 is arranged adjacent to the conveying mechanism 1 along the conveying direction, and the packaging mechanism 2 is used for packaging the food from the conveying mechanism 1 through a packaging sheet; a transfer mechanism 3, the transfer mechanism 3 comprising: a driving seat 31, a first transfer member 32 and a second transfer member 33 which are located on the driving seat 31 and are oppositely arranged, the driving seat 31 reciprocates along the transportation direction so as to switch between a first position located above the packaging mechanism 2 and a second position located at the meal outlet position; the first transfer member 32 and the second transfer member 33 are respectively and correspondingly arranged at two sides close to the second position and the first position, so that in the process that the driving seat 31 moves from the first position to the second position, the first transfer member 32 is contacted with the packaged food 100 at the packaging mechanism 2 to push the food 100 to the meal outlet position; the second transfer member 33 comes into contact with the packaging sheet 10 or the food 100 to be packaged on the conveyor 1 to transfer the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 to the packaging mechanism 2. By simultaneously mounting the first transfer member 32 and the second transfer member 33 on the driving seat 31, the driving seat 31 drives the first transfer member 32 and the second transfer member 33 to move synchronously, and in the process of moving the driving seat 31 from the first position to the second position, the packaged food 100 is pushed to the meal delivery position by the first transfer member 32, and the packaging sheet 10 and the food 100 placed on the packaging sheet 10 are transferred to the packaging mechanism 2 by the second transfer member 33 for the next round of packaging. The whole meal delivery device is taken and transferred synchronously, the structure is simple, the action continuity is good, and the problem of low meal delivery efficiency of the meal delivery device in the prior art is solved.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … … surface," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may also be oriented 90 degrees or at other orientations and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A meal delivery apparatus, comprising:

a conveying mechanism (1), wherein the conveying mechanism (1) is used for conveying the packaging sheet (10) and the food (100) placed on the packaging sheet (10) along the conveying direction;

a packaging mechanism (2), wherein the packaging mechanism (2) is arranged adjacent to the conveying mechanism (1) along the conveying direction, and the packaging mechanism (2) is used for packaging the food from the conveying mechanism (1) through a packaging sheet (10);

a transfer mechanism (3), the transfer mechanism (3) comprising: a driving seat (31), a first transfer part (32) and a second transfer part (33) which are positioned on the driving seat (31) and are oppositely arranged, wherein the driving seat (31) reciprocates along the transportation direction to switch between a first position above the packaging mechanism and a second position at a meal outlet position; the first transfer member (32) and the second transfer member (33) are respectively and correspondingly arranged at two sides close to the second position and the first position, so that the first transfer member (32) is contacted with the packaged food (100) at the packaging mechanism (2) in the process of moving the driving seat (31) from the first position to the second position to push the food (100) to the meal delivery position; the second transfer member (33) is in contact with the packaging sheet (10) or the food (100) to be packaged on the conveying mechanism (1) to transfer the packaging sheet (10) and the food (100) placed on the packaging sheet (10) to the packaging mechanism (2);

wherein the driving seat (31) is movably arranged along the vertical direction; so that it has a lower working position and an upper avoidance position;

a carrier (21), the carrier (21) having a carrying surface for placing the packaging sheet (10) and the food item (100);

a plurality of first folding pieces (22), wherein the plurality of first folding pieces (22) are arranged around the bearing part (21), and each first folding piece (22) is arranged in a manner of being capable of being turned relative to the bearing part (21) so as to fold the packaging sheet (10) through the plurality of first folding pieces (22) to shield the side wall of the food (100);

the second turnover pieces (23) are correspondingly arranged on the first turnover pieces (22), and each second turnover piece (23) is positioned on one side, far away from the bearing part (21), of the corresponding first turnover piece (22); each of said second flaps (23) being arranged reversibly with respect to the corresponding first flap (22) to fold the portion of the packaging sheet (10) folded up by said first flap (22) to conceal the top of the food product (100);

two sides of the second turnover piece (23) are provided with tangent plane structures (231) used for avoiding the adjacent second turnover piece (23), and when the second turnover piece (23) turns over the packaging sheet (10), the adjacent two tangent plane structures (231) on the adjacent two second turnover pieces (23) are mutually attached.

2. The eating device according to claim 1, characterized in that a side of the first transfer member (32) close to the second position is provided with a pushing surface for pushing the packaged food (100) by the pushing surface; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the second transfer member (33) includes a suction cup, and the packaging sheet (10) is sucked by the suction cup and the packaging sheet (10) and the food (100) placed on the packaging sheet (10) are transferred.

3. The eating device according to claim 1, characterized in that when said driving seat (31) is in said working position, the projection of said first transfer member (32) in a first plane is at least partially coincident with the projection of the food product (100) on the packaging means (2) in said first plane; when the driving seat (31) is at the avoidance position, a gap is formed between the projection of the first transfer component (32) in the first plane and the projection of the packaged food (100) on the packaging mechanism (2) in the first plane; the first surface is a plane perpendicular to the transport direction.

4. The eating device according to claim 3, characterized in that said transfer mechanism (3) comprises a transverse driving structure for driving said driving seat (31) to move in a horizontal direction and a longitudinal driving structure for driving said driving seat (31) to move in a vertical direction.

5. The eating device according to claim 3, characterized in that said transfer mechanism (3) comprises:

the first screw rod (34), the said first screw rod (34) extends and sets up along the horizontal direction;

a first driving motor (35), wherein an output shaft of the first driving motor (35) is connected with the first screw rod (34) so as to drive the first screw rod (34) to rotate around the axis of the first screw rod;

the sliding seat (36) is provided with a first threaded hole matched with the first screw rod (34), and the first screw rod (34) penetrates through the first threaded hole;

the second screw rod (37), the said second screw rod (37) extends and sets up along the vertical direction;

a second driving motor (38), wherein the second driving motor (38) is installed on the sliding seat (36), and an output shaft of the second driving motor (38) is connected with the second screw rod (37) so as to drive the second screw rod (37) to rotate around the axis of the second screw rod;

and a second threaded hole matched with the second screw rod (37) is formed in the driving seat (31), and the second screw rod (37) penetrates through the second threaded hole.

6. The eating device according to claim 1, characterized in that a slide (4) is provided at the eating position, the slide (4) has a slope (41) for sliding down the packaged food (100), the slope (41) extends to a target position;

wherein, be equipped with sensor (42) on slide (4), the probe orientation of sensor (42) inclined plane (41) set up to the edge food (100) that inclined plane (41) slided down detect.

7. The eating device of claim 1, wherein said packaging mechanism comprises:

the first driving devices (24) are connected with the first turnover pieces (22) in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and the first driving devices (24) drive the corresponding first turnover pieces (22) to turn over;

the second driving devices (25) are connected with the second turnover pieces (23) in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and the second driving devices (25) drive the corresponding second turnover pieces (23) to turn over.

8. The eating device according to claim 7, characterized in that said first driving means (24) and said second driving means (25) are each a linear driving means having a driving end movable in a linear direction; the driving end of the first driving device (24) is hinged with the first turnover piece (22), and the main body part of the first driving device (24) is hinged with a first supporting piece (26); the driving end of the second driving device (25) is hinged with the second turnover piece (23), and the main body part of the second driving device (25) is hinged with a second supporting piece (27);

wherein the first support element (26) is fixedly arranged relative to the carrier part (21), and the second support element (27) is fixedly connected to the first flap (22).

9. The eating device according to claim 8, wherein the joint between the driving end of the first driving device (24) and the first turnover member (22) and the joint between the driving end of the second driving device (25) and the second turnover member (23) are provided with rod end joint bearings (28).

10. The eating device according to claim 1, wherein said packaging mechanism comprises a labeling device (5), said labeling device (5) having a labeling head (51), said labeling head (51) being disposed above said carrier member (21), said labeling head (51) being movably disposed in a vertical direction to apply a label to the folded packaging sheet (10) through said labeling head (51) after the packaging sheet (10) is folded by a plurality of said first folding members (22) and a plurality of said second folding members (23) to shape the folded packaging sheet (10).