CN114027701A

CN114027701A - Control method, dispensing machine and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN114027701A
Application number: CN202111350392.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡祚才
Original assignee: Shenzhen Inspiration Tea Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Inspiration Tea Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-15
Filing date: 2021-11-15
Publication date: 2022-02-11

Abstract

The application discloses a control method, a dosing machine and a storage medium. The control method comprises the following steps: acquiring an operation instruction; obtaining a formula of the beverage to be prepared based on the operation instruction; based on the formula, a pump of the dosing machine is controlled to extract the material from the material barrel and to output the material from the discharge head. According to the control method, the formula of the beverage to be prepared corresponding to the operation instruction is obtained, and then the pump of the dosing machine is controlled to extract the material from the material barrel, so that the automation of the dosing of the beverage is realized, the labor cost is reduced, and the efficiency is improved.

Description

Control method, dispensing machine and storage medium

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of food processing machinery, in particular to a control method, a dosing machine and a storage medium.

Background

The milk tea is a beverage with multiple ingredients, and in the general milk tea preparation process, various ingredients are generally weighed in a pure manual mode, and then the ingredients are mixed together to complete the ingredient selection of the milk tea. The method needs to train personnel firstly, so that the relevant personnel memorize the formula of the milk tea, a large amount of manpower is consumed, and the efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a control method, a dosing machine and a storage medium.

The control method of the embodiment of the application is used for the dispensing machine, and comprises the following steps:

acquiring an operation instruction;

obtaining a formula of the beverage to be prepared based on the operation instruction;

and controlling a pump of the dosing machine to extract materials from a material barrel based on the formula and outputting the materials from a discharging head.

According to the control method, the formula of the beverage to be prepared corresponding to the operation instruction is obtained, and then the pump of the dosing machine is controlled to extract the material from the material barrel, so that the automation of the dosing of the beverage is realized, the labor cost is reduced, and the efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments, the fetch operation instruction comprises:

acquiring an identification code through a scanning device;

and generating the operation instruction based on the identification code.

In some embodiments, the fetch operation instruction comprises:

the operation instruction is generated based on a touch input of a user on the touch device.

In some embodiments, based on the recipe, the controlling the pump of the dispensing machine to draw material from a material tank comprises:

selecting working parameters of the pump based on the amount of each material in the formula, wherein the working parameters comprise the working time of the pump;

and controlling the pump to work according to the working parameters so as to extract the materials from the material barrel.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises:

and controlling a display screen of the batching machine to display batching process information, wherein the batching process information comprises the discharging residual time.

In some embodiments, the number of the pumps and the number of the material barrels are multiple, the pumps and the material barrels are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and the controlling the pumps of the dosing machine to extract the materials from the material barrels based on the formula includes:

and under the condition that the operating instructions are multiple, controlling the pump to pump the materials in the formula corresponding to the operating instructions according to the sequence of the operating instructions.

when the operation instruction is multiple, sequencing the working time of each pump;

and controlling the pumps to work to simultaneously extract the materials in the formulas based on the working time sequence of the pumps.

In certain embodiments, the control method comprises:

obtaining the flow rate of the material extracted by the pump;

and sending out an alarm prompt under the condition that the flow of the material is less than the preset flow.

The embodiment of the application provides a proportioning machine, proportioning machine is used for disposing the drink, proportioning machine includes material bucket, play stub bar and pump, the material bucket is used for loading the material, go out the stub bar with the material bucket independently sets up, the pump with the material bucket corresponds the setting, the pump is used for the extraction material in the material bucket will the material is carried extremely go out the stub bar, so that the material is followed ejection of compact head output.

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of the embodiment is characterized in that when the computer-executable instructions are executed by one or more processors, the processors are enabled to execute the control method of any one of the above embodiments.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of another dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of another dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of another dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart diagram of a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a control method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of the main element symbols:

the material dispensing device comprises a dosing machine 1000, a material barrel 100, a material outlet head 200, a material outlet nozzle 21, a pump 300, a storage table 400, a support 41, a display 42, a touch device 421, an image recognition device 43, a material inlet pipe 500, a filtering device 51, a refrigeration cabinet 600, a processor 700, a scanning device 800 and a cup 2000.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and are only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present application provides a dosing machine 1000, where the dosing machine 1000 is used for dispensing drinks, and the dosing machine 1000 includes a material barrel 100, a discharging head 200, and a pump 300. The material barrel 100 is used for loading materials, and the number of the material barrels 100 is multiple; the discharging head 200 and the material barrel 100 are arranged independently; the number of the pumps 300 is plural, the pumps 300 and the material barrels 100 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the pumps 300 are used for extracting the materials in the material barrels 100 and conveying the materials to the discharging head 200 so that the materials are output from the discharging head 200.

In the tea blending machine of the embodiment of the application, the material is extracted through the pump 300, and the working parameters of the pump 300 can be controlled, so that the extracted material is quantitative, the automation of the blending of the beverage is realized, the labor cost is reduced, and the efficiency is improved.

The milk tea is widely popular with people as a novel beverage appearing in recent years, so that a large number of milk tea shops are arranged in streets and alleys. Due to differences in brands, different milk tea shops have different formulas, and milk tea shops often sell dozens of drinks corresponding to dozens of formulas, however, in most shops, various ingredients are generally weighed in a purely manual mode in a milk tea making process, and then the ingredients are mixed together to finish ingredient selection of milk tea. The method needs to train personnel firstly, so that the relevant personnel memorize the formula of the milk tea, a large amount of manpower is consumed, and the efficiency is low.

In contrast, the batching machine 1000 provided in the present application is used for collecting all materials contained in a formula onto one machine, and is provided with devices such as a material outlet head 200 and a pump 300, etc., so as to be convenient for extracting raw materials for preparing milk tea; meanwhile, the working parameters of the pump 300 can be controlled to quantitatively pump the materials, so that the preparation process of the milk tea is automated, and the labor cost is reduced.

In particular, the dispensing machine 1000 of the present application may be used for commercial as well as home production.

The dispensing machine 1000 may include a plurality of material barrels 100 for loading materials, and the number of the material barrels 100 may be plural, so that one dispensing machine 1000 may dispense materials of beverages of various formulas, and the materials may be tea powder, milk powder, creamer, saccharin, fruit powder, etc. Particularly, the materials loaded in the material barrel 100 are generally solid, so that the beverage can be obtained by taking the materials out of the beverage barrel after the materials are completely mixed, and the taste of the beverage is not affected.

The material barrel 100 can be made of food-grade plastics, so that the manufactured material barrel 100 is safe and non-toxic, the body health of a user is not affected, the material barrel 100 is light in weight, and the cost is low. Specifically, PET plastic, PP plastic, HDPE plastic, PC plastic, and the like may be used. Of course, the material barrel 100 can also be made of other safe and nontoxic materials, such as food-grade stainless steel composite barrel.

The batching machine 1000 further comprises a discharging head 200, the discharging head 200 and the material barrel 100 are independently arranged, so that the material barrel 100 can be independently replaced when the materials in the material barrel 100 are used up; or the discharge head 200 can be replaced independently when the discharge head 200 is worn.

The shape of the discharge head 200 can be various regular or irregular shapes such as rectangle, ellipse, triangle and the like. The material of the stub bar 200 may also be plastic, or of course, alloy, so that the stub bar 200 is more durable.

The dispensing machine 1000 further includes a pump 300, wherein the pump 300 is used as a power component for pumping the material in the material barrel 100 and delivering the material to the discharging head 200, so that the material is discharged from the discharging head 200 to a container, such as a cup 2000.

It can be understood that, in order to improve the batching efficiency of the batching machine 1000, under the condition that the batching machine 1000 comprises a plurality of material barrels 100, the batching machine 1000 can be provided with a plurality of pumps 300, and the pumps 300 and the material barrels 100 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, so that when batching according to a formula, a plurality of batching materials can be simultaneously extracted, and meanwhile, in order to output a plurality of batching materials simultaneously, the number of the discharging heads 200 can also be a plurality.

In addition, the batching machine 1000 that provides in this application can control the working parameter of pump 300, for example can control the extraction time of pump 300 to accomplish the batching according to the accurate extraction capacity of prescription, like this, come the ration through the working parameter of control pump 300 and extract the material, make the process of batching more accurate, avoided the cost loss that manual operation mistake brought.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the dispensing machine 1000 may include a placement platform 400, the placement platform 400 may be used for placing the cup 2000, and the discharge head 200 may be disposed above the placement platform 400. Thus, the material can be output to the cup 2000 placed on the object placing table 400 through the material outlet head 200 arranged above the object placing table 400.

Specifically, the batching machine 1000 is further provided with a storage table 400, and the storage table 400 can be made of stainless steel, corrosion-resistant and easy to clean. Of course, the stand 400 may be made of other materials. The placing table 400 can provide a stable placing environment for the cup 2000, and when the cup 2000 is placed on the placing table 400, the discharging head 200 can be arranged above the placing table 400 to output materials to the cup 2000.

Referring to fig. 1-3, in some embodiments, the dispensing machine 1000 may include a bracket 41 disposed on the placement platform 400, and the discharge head 200 may be disposed on the bracket 41. So, support 41 can make to reach stub bar 200 apart from putting thing platform 400 and have certain height when playing certain supporting role to a stub bar 200, is convenient for export the material to the cup 2000 of co-altitude not.

Specifically, in order to dispose the discharging head 200 above the object placing table 400, a stable supporting environment needs to be provided for the discharging head 200. Therefore, the batching machine 1000 further comprises a support 41 arranged on the object placing table 400, the support 41 can be integrally formed with the object placing table 400, the support 41 can be welded with the object placing table 400, so that the support and the object placing table 400 are connected more firmly, and the support 41 can be made of materials the same as the object placing table 400 at the moment, so that the welding with the object placing table 400 is facilitated. The stub bar may be arranged on the bracket 41, so that the stub bar 200 may be located above the cup 2000, and the stub bar 200 may output materials for the cup 2000.

In addition, the support 41 can be manufactured by simultaneously manufacturing the stub bar 200, so that the stub bar 200 and the support 41 are integrally formed; alternatively, the discharging head 200 may be manufactured separately from the support 41, and then the discharging head 200 may be detachably mounted to the support 41, thereby facilitating repair or replacement of the discharging head 200 when it is damaged.

Referring to fig. 1-3, in some embodiments, a display 42 may be disposed on the support 41. Thus, the display 42 can make the materials needed by the formula clear at a glance, and is convenient for checking whether the output materials are correct or not; and the display 42 can also display information such as the residual material capacity of the material barrel 100, so that the material can be added conveniently.

Specifically, the display 42 may be touch-sensitive, or the operator may view the related information by touching an icon button on the screen of the display 42. For example, information such as estimated ingredient completion time, real-time freezer temperature, remaining material capacity in material bin 100, etc. may be displayed on display 42.

In some embodiments, the display 42 may also display a recipe table of the currently prepared beverage, thereby facilitating the staff to confirm whether the dispensed material is accurate while waiting for the dispensing machine 1000 to dispense. The recipe table may be downloaded to the dispensing machine 1000 in advance, and the staff may then click on the corresponding beverage on the beverage list on the display 42 to display the corresponding recipe table according to the customer order. In this way, the display 42 can assist automatic batching, so that whether the formula is correct or not and whether the formula is batched according to the correct formula or not can be conveniently confirmed in real time, and the problems of material mismatching and the like caused by personnel operation errors or disordered formula memory are solved through automatic batching.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the material bucket 100 may be disposed below the placing table 400. Specifically, the material barrel 100 is arranged below the object placing table 400, so that on one hand, the height of the material barrel 100 above the ground is low, and the material barrel 100 can be conveniently taken by a worker for operations such as feeding and replacing; on the other hand, the space below the object placing table 400 can be reasonably utilized, and the whole structure of the batching machine 1000 is more compact.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the dispensing machine 1000 may include a refrigerator cabinet disposed below the placement platform 400, and at least a portion of the material barrel 100 may be disposed in the refrigerator cabinet. Thus, the quality of the material stored in the material barrel 100 can be guaranteed.

Specifically, at least a part of the material barrels 100 may be disposed in the refrigerator, and all of the material barrels 100 may be disposed in the refrigerator for storage, or only a part of the material barrels 100 may be disposed in the refrigerator for storage.

It is understood that whether the material bucket 100 is disposed in the refrigerator or not may depend on whether the material in the material bucket 100 can be stored in a low temperature environment or not. When some materials are stored in the refrigeration cabinet, the materials are sensitive to temperature and may be damped and crystallized due to the problems of poor humidity treatment and the like of the refrigeration cabinet. Therefore, the material barrel 100 storing the materials is preferably placed in a normal temperature environment to avoid the problems of material deterioration and the like.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the discharging head 200 may include a plurality of discharging nozzles 21, and the discharging nozzles 21 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the pumps 300. Therefore, the waiting time is greatly reduced when the formula of the beverage needs various materials, and the batching efficiency of the batching machine 1000 is improved.

Specifically, the shape of the discharging nozzle 21 may be a thin tube type, and the material is not easily scattered when being output through the discharging nozzle 21, and of course, the discharging nozzle 21 may have other shapes. It can be understood that a cup of drink often needs a plurality of kinds of batching allotments to form, in order to improve batching efficiency of proportioning machine 1000, can be provided with a plurality of discharge nozzles 21 at discharge head 200 to let a discharge nozzle 21 correspond a pump 300 setting, because pump 300 and material bucket 100 one-to-one set up, this makes can be through a plurality of discharge nozzles 21 simultaneously to cup 2000 output material, the batching time that has significantly reduced.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, in some embodiments, the number of the discharging heads 200 may be multiple, and the multiple discharging heads 200 are arranged at intervals. Thus, the condition that a plurality of beverage bottles are simultaneously prepared can be met by arranging the plurality of discharging heads 200, and the working efficiency of the material preparing machine 1000 can be improved.

Specifically, a plurality of brackets 41 may be installed on the object placing table 400, one material discharging head 200 may be disposed on each bracket 41, and the plurality of brackets 41 are disposed at intervals so that the plurality of material discharging heads 200 are disposed at intervals. It will be appreciated that during store operations, particularly during hot hours, the store will often receive orders for multiple beverages. In order to save cost and improve efficiency, a plurality of discharging heads 200 can be arranged on the dispensing machine 1000 to satisfy the condition of simultaneously dispensing multiple cups of drinks.

Referring to fig. 1-3, in some embodiments, the dispensing machine 1000 may include an image recognition device 43, and the image recognition device 43 may be configured to capture an identification code image. Therefore, the identification code image can be collected through the image recognition device 43 to automatically prepare materials, the problems that materials are prepared wrongly due to the fact that the memory of the formula of personnel is disordered are avoided, and meanwhile training cost is saved.

Specifically, the image recognition device 43 may be a camera, a scanner, a code scanning gun, or the like. For example, in the case where the dispensing machine 1000 includes the display 42, as shown in fig. 1, the image recognition device 43 may be mounted on the stand 41 as a camera with a scanning function, for example, on the side of the stand 41, or of course, may be mounted at a plurality of positions near the bottom of the stand; for another example, as shown in fig. 2, the image recognition device 43 may be a code scanning gun installed at a side of the bracket 41. In particular, the mounting position of the image recognition device 43 on the bracket 41 is not inherently limited.

The image recognition means 43 may be used to capture an identification code image. In one embodiment, after the customer orders, the clerk may attach an automatically printed identification code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code to the cup 2000 and place the identification code attached to the cup 2000 in front of the image recognition device 43, so that the image recognition device 43 scans and acquires an identification code image.

Furthermore, the identification code image may be analyzed by a processor in the control system of the dispensing machine 1000 to obtain the beverage information in the order, so as to find the formula table corresponding to the beverage, and in particular, the formula table may be downloaded to the dispensing machine 1000 in advance. The dispensing machine 1000 may then dispense the ingredients according to the formula table, and the pump 300 may pump the corresponding material in the material barrel 100 to output the material to the cup 2000. In particular, where the dispensing machine 1000 is provided with a display 42, the formula table may be displayed on the display 42 for the store clerk to check whether the formula table and the dispensing machine 1000 are accurate.

Therefore, the identification code image can be collected through the image recognition device 43 to automatically prepare materials, the problems of wrong material preparation and the like caused by wrong formula memory of personnel are avoided, and meanwhile, the training cost is saved.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the dispensing machine 1000 may include a feed tube 500 and a filter device 51. The filtering device 51 may be disposed on the feeding tube 500, one end of the feeding tube 500 may be connected to the pump 300, and the other end may extend into the material barrel 100. Thus, the pump 300 can pump the material through the feeding pipe 500 and convey the material to the discharging head 200; the filtering device 51 is arranged to filter large-particle materials in the material barrel 100, so as to avoid the blockage of the feeding pipe 500.

Specifically, the feeding pipe 500 may be a food-grade plastic pipe, which is non-toxic to human body. The feeding pipes 500 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the pumps 300, one end of each feeding pipe 500 is connected with the pump 300, and the other end of each feeding pipe 500 extends into the material barrel 100, so that the pumps 300 can pump materials through the feeding pipes 500 and convey the materials to the discharging heads 200; filter device 51 can set up the one end that stretches into material bucket 100 at pan feeding pipe 500 for filter device 51 can filter the cubic material of crystallization in the in-process of extraction material, prevents that pan feeding pipe 500 from blockking up.

To sum up, the batching apparatus 1000 in the present application is provided with a plurality of material barrels 100, a plurality of discharging heads 200, and a plurality of pumps 300, and a plurality of discharging nozzles 21 are provided on one discharging head 200, and the pumps 300 and the material barrels 100, and the pumps 300 and the discharging nozzles 21 are in one-to-one correspondence, so that the materials can be pumped by the pumps 300; moreover, the working parameters of the pump 300 can be controlled, so that the extracted materials are quantified, the automatic batching of the beverage is realized, the labor cost is reduced, and the efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, in an embodiment of the present application, a control method for a dispensing machine 1000 is provided, the control method includes:

step S10: acquiring an operation instruction;

step S20: obtaining a formula of the beverage to be prepared based on the operation instruction;

step S30: based on the recipe, the pump 300 of the dispensing machine 1000 is controlled to draw material from the material barrel 100 and to output the material from the discharge head 200.

Referring to fig. 1, the dosing machine 1000 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure further includes a processor 700, where the processor 700 is configured to obtain an operation instruction, obtain a formula of a beverage to be prepared based on the operation instruction, and control the pump 300 of the dosing machine 1000 to pump the material from the material barrel 100 and output the material from the discharging head 200 based on the formula.

According to the control method in the embodiment of the application, the formula of the beverage to be prepared corresponding to the operation instruction is obtained, and then the pump 300 of the dosing machine 1000 is controlled to extract the material from the material barrel 100, so that the dosing automation of the beverage is realized, the labor cost is reduced, and the efficiency is improved.

Specifically, the above description specifically describes the dispensing machine 1000 provided in the present application, and the above control method needs to be applied to realize the automatic dispensing of the dispensing machine 1000. In step S10, the operation command may include information about the start-up of the dispenser 1000 and the related beverage to be made, such as name information. After receiving the operation instruction, the dispensing machine 1000 may continue to perform the subsequent steps of the control method according to the operation instruction to perform the dispensing work. The operating instructions may be issued by the user and acquired by the processor 700, or may be actively acquired by the dispensing machine 1000.

In step S20, it can be understood that tens of beverages are often sold in a store, the formulations of the beverages have great diversity, and making the beverages completely by hand brings great labor cost and training cost, and the problem of making mistakes cannot be avoided. The recipes for all beverages in the store can be stored in the memory of the dispensing machine 1000 in advance and updated in real time as the store develops, so that the processor 700 can extract the relevant information of the beverage to be prepared from the obtained operation instructions, such as obtaining the name information or code information, and then search the stored recipe library to obtain the recipe of the beverage to be prepared.

In step S30, the dispensing machine 1000 includes the material barrel 100, the discharge head 200 and the pump 300 connecting the two, because the dispensing of the beverage is often very complicated, generally involves more than two kinds of dispensing, so the quantity of the material barrel 100, the discharge head 200 and the pump 300 needs to be set as a plurality, in order to control the dispensing conveniently, it is not confused, and the three need to be set in one-to-one correspondence. Thus, after the formula of the beverage to be prepared is obtained, the pump 300 correspondingly connected with the corresponding material barrel 100 can be controlled according to the related content of the formula to perform quantitative extraction according to the dosage recorded by the formula, and then the dosage is output to the cup 2000 through the material outlet head 200. Until the ingredients are completed according to the formula, the clerk can take the cup 2000 away for further brewing.

Therefore, automatic batching of the beverage to be prepared is completed, the labor cost is reduced, the meal delivery efficiency is improved, and the batching accuracy is improved due to the fact that the formula is updated in real time and stored in the batching machine 1000.

Referring to fig. 2 and 6, in some embodiments, the obtaining the operation instruction (step S10) may include:

step S11: acquiring the identification code through the scanning device 800;

step S12: and generating an operation instruction based on the identification code.

In some embodiments, the processor 700 may be configured to obtain the identification code through the scanning apparatus 800, and to generate the operation instruction based on the identification code.

In this way, the mode of generating the operation instruction by setting the scanning device 800 to acquire the identification code is simple and reliable, and the batching efficiency can be improved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, in step S11, the scanning device 800 may be a code scanning gun installed on the dispensing machine 1000, and the scanning device 800 may be used to scan an identification code, which may be a bar code or a two-dimensional code. In addition, in order to improve efficiency, the scanning apparatus 800 may be installed in plural. In step S12, the processor 700 may generate an operation instruction based on the identification code, so that the dispensing machine 1000 confirms the formula of the beverage to be prepared according to the operation instruction.

In one embodiment, after the customer orders, the cashier prints a barcode or a two-dimensional code, i.e., an identification code, along with the order, and can understand that the identification code is associated and bound with the order, and can acquire beverage information, such as name and quantity of beverages, included in the order through the identification code. The clerk who made the beverage attaches the ticket printed with the identification code to the cup 2000 and then places the ticket in front of the scanner 800 of the machine 1000. the scanner 800 scans the identification code on the ticket to allow the processor 700 to obtain the identification code. After the processor 700 obtains the identification code, the information of the beverage to be prepared in the order can be obtained through the identification code, and a corresponding operation instruction is generated to control the dosing machine 1000 to dose according to the operation instruction.

Referring to fig. 3 and 7, in some embodiments, the obtaining operation instruction (step S10) may include:

step S13: the operation instruction is generated based on the touch input of the user on the touch device 421.

In some embodiments, the processor 700 may be configured to generate an operation instruction based on a touch input of a user on the touch device 421.

In this way, the operating instructions may be generated by the user's interaction with the touch device 421, so that the operating instructions are received by the processor 700 of the dispensing machine 1000, thereby executing the control method of the subsequent steps.

Specifically, in step S13, the touch device 421 may be the display 42 disposed on the bracket 41 of the dispensing machine 1000, and the touch device 421 has a touch screen, which may respond to the touch input of the user. It is understood that the touch device 421 has a control chip, and is capable of responding to the touch input of the user and collecting relevant information to be fed back to the processor 700 to generate the operation instruction.

In one embodiment, the user, i.e. a clerk, can touch the touch screen of the touch device 421 to call out the imported menu list according to the printed order of the customer, and then the user can touch the corresponding beverage on the menu list to feed back the information to the processor 700 through the built-in control chip to generate the operation instruction.

Referring to fig. 8, in some embodiments, controlling the pump 300 of the dispensing machine 1000 to pump the material from the material tank 100 based on the formula (step S30) may include:

step S31: selecting working parameters of the pump 300 based on the amount of each material in the formula, wherein the working parameters comprise the working time of the pump 300;

step S32: the pump 300 is controlled to operate according to the operating parameter to extract the material from the material bucket 100.

In some embodiments, processor 700 may be configured to select operating parameters of pump 300 based on the amount of each material in the recipe, the operating parameters including the operating time of pump 300, and to control the operation of pump 300 to draw material from material tank 100 based on the operating parameters.

Thus, the pump 300 can be controlled to work according to the working parameters, so that the pump 300 can quantitatively extract materials from the material barrel 100, accurately prepare the beverage to be prepared according to the formula, realize the automation of the preparation operation and improve the accuracy of the preparation.

Specifically, after the formula of the beverage to be prepared is obtained according to the control instruction through step S20, the dosing machine 1000 needs to dose the beverage according to the formula. At this time, through steps S31 and S32, the processor 700 may calculate the operating parameters of the pump 300 according to the amount of the specific materials in the recipe, and control the pump 300 to operate according to the operating parameters after selecting the operating parameters. The operating parameters may include, among other things, the operating time of the pump 300, the pumping speed of the pump 300, and the like.

In one embodiment, after the processor 700 obtains the operation instruction, the formula a is obtained based on the operation instruction, wherein the formula a includes two ingredients, 10 g of granulated sugar and 5 g of black tea powder, and the processor 700 selects the operating time of the pump 300 connected to the material barrel 100 containing the granulated sugar to be 2 seconds and the operating time of the pump 300 connected to the material barrel 100 containing the black tea powder to be 1 second, so that a quantitative material can be extracted from the material barrel 100 to complete accurate ingredients. It is to be understood that the above embodiments are merely illustrative and are not to be construed as limiting the operational parameters of the pump 300 of the present application.

Referring to fig. 9, in some embodiments, the control method further includes:

step S40: the display screen of the batching machine 1000 is controlled to display batching process information, which includes the discharging remaining time.

In some embodiments, the processor 700 is configured to control a display of the dispensing machine 1000 to display dosing process information, including the discharge remaining time.

So, to join in marriage the interaction that the process information that shows can strengthen between user of service and the proportioning machine 1000 on the display screen of proportioning machine 1000 to improve proportioning machine 1000's use and experience. Moreover, once the batching machine 1000 breaks down, the user can clearly acquire batching information before the failure, and the batching information is convenient to process.

Specifically, after the operation command is obtained in step S10 and the formula of the beverage to be prepared is obtained in step S20, when the operation of the pump 300 is controlled in step S30 to obtain the quantitative material corresponding to the formula, step S40 may be executed, and the processor 700 simultaneously controls the display screen of the dosing machine 1000 to display the information of the dosing process.

The information of the ingredient process may include the remaining time of the discharged material, the current ingredient condition of the beverage to be prepared, the remaining amount of the material in the material barrel 100, and the like. It will be appreciated that relevant ingredient process information may be provided to the user via a suitably designed UI presented on the display screen. For example, the display countdown displays the discharge remaining time; displaying a corresponding formula table on a display screen, and marking the corresponding material on a UI (user interface) when any material is output through the material outlet head 200; and displaying information corresponding to the extracted material barrel 100, for example, calculating and displaying the remaining amount of the material in the currently extracted material barrel 100 in real time.

Thus, interaction between the user and the dispensing machine 1000 is enhanced, and the use experience of the dispensing machine 1000 is improved. Moreover, once the batching machine 1000 breaks down, the user can clearly acquire batching information before the failure, and the batching information is convenient to process.

Referring to fig. 10, in some embodiments, the number of the pumps 300 and the material barrels 100 is multiple, the pumps 300 and the material barrels 100 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and the controlling of the pump 300 of the dispensing machine 1000 to extract the material from the material barrel 100 based on the formula (step S30) includes:

step S33: and under the condition that a plurality of operation instructions are provided, controlling the pump 300 to pump the materials in the formula corresponding to the operation instructions according to the sequence of the operation instructions.

In some embodiments, the processor 700 may be configured to control the pump 300 to pump the material in the formula corresponding to the operation instruction according to the sequence of the operation instruction in the case that the operation instruction is multiple.

Therefore, the control logic for controlling the pump 300 to pump the materials according to the sequence of the operation instructions is simple, easy to implement and not easy to make mistakes.

Specifically, in one embodiment, in the case that the shop receives a plurality of orders, the clerk sequentially places the cups 2000 with the identification codes attached thereto before the scanning device 800 according to the order placing sequence to scan so that the processor 700 generates the operation instruction, or places the touch instructions on the touch device 421 in sequence so that the processor 700 generates the operation instruction. Then, the processor 700 may, via step S33, fill the beverage in order a first according to the sequence of the operation instructions, so that the pump 300 fills all the materials contained in the formula in order a before filling the order, such as order B or order C.

Referring to fig. 11, in some embodiments, the number of the pumps 300 and the material barrels 100 is multiple, the pumps 300 and the material barrels 100 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and the controlling of the pump 300 of the dispensing machine 1000 to extract the material from the material barrel 100 based on the formula (step S30) includes:

step S34: in the case where the operation command is plural, the operation timings of each pump 300 are sorted;

step S35: based on the sequencing of the timing of the pumps 300, the pumps 300 are controlled to operate to simultaneously pump materials from multiple formulations.

In some embodiments, the processor 700 may be configured to sequence the operation time of each pump 300 in the case that the operation command is multiple, and to control the operation of the multiple pumps 300 to simultaneously extract materials in multiple recipes based on the operation time sequence of the pumps 300.

So, extract the material in a plurality of formulas simultaneously and can improve proportioning machine 1000's work efficiency, avoid the long-time waiting of customer, improve customer's dining experience.

In particular, it can be understood that although the control logic for the dispensing machine 1000 is simple and reliable and easy to implement, the dispensing of the beverages for the customer in the order placing sequence is often performed in large batches when the store is busy, and if the superiority of the machine dispensing cannot be exerted according to the logic, the customer is caused to wait for the beverage to be made for a long time.

Since the same material may be involved in a plurality of orders, the operation time of each pump 300 may be sorted based on step S34, for example, when a plurality of orders all require the use of granulated sugar and tea powder, the pumps 300 connected with the granulated sugar and the tea powder may be sorted according to the operation time, and after the sorting is completed, the pumps 300 are controlled to perform the pumping operation according to the order.

For example, in one embodiment, a granulated sugar corresponding to pump 300A, a tea powder corresponding to pump 300B, and both order a and order B require granulated sugar pumped by pump 300A and tea powder pumped by pump 300B, then pump 300B may pump tea powder for order B first, then pump 300A pumps granulated sugar for order B, and pump 300B pumps tea powder for order a, while pump 300A pumps granulated sugar for order a. Thus, the batching of two cups of drinks can be completed simultaneously, and the working efficiency of the batching machine 1000 is greatly improved.

Referring to fig. 12, in some embodiments, the control method may further include:

step S50: acquiring the flow rate of the material pumped by the pump 300;

step S60: and sending out an alarm prompt under the condition that the flow of the material is less than the preset flow.

In some embodiments, the processor 700 is configured to obtain the flow rate of the material pumped by the pump 300 and to issue an alarm if the flow rate of the material is less than a predetermined flow rate.

Thus, abnormal operation of the pump 300 can be avoided and the user can be prompted to add materials in time.

Specifically, in step S60, the predetermined flow rate may be calculated according to actual demand and then preset in the computer program. Where the dispensing machine 1000 includes a display 42, the alert prompt may be a pop-up UI alert on the display 42 to prompt the user that the material is about to be depleted and provide information corresponding to the material bucket 100 to facilitate replenishment of the material by the user. Of course, the alarm prompt can also be realized by giving out prompt sound, prompting light and the like, and the alarm prompt mode is not limited in the application.

In summary, the tea dispenser 1000 in the present application may be composed of the material barrel 100, the material outlet head 200, the pump 300, the display 42, the scanning device 800, that is, the image recognition device 43, and the processor 700. In one embodiment, a user may place all materials in the material barrel 100, and the material barrel 100 may be directly replaced after the materials are used up, or the material barrel 100 may be replenished with the materials, and then the user places the material barrel 100 in the refrigeration cabinet 600 under the object table 400 for standby; subsequently, the user puts the end of the feeding tube 500 connected to the pump 300, which includes the filtering device 51, into the material barrel 100, and fixes the other end of the pump 300 at the discharge port, thereby completing the basic installation of the dispensing machine 1000.

When starting batching machine 1000 and carrying out automatic batching, the user can aim at scanning device 800 with the identification code on cup 2000, and image recognition device 43 sweeps the sign indicating number promptly, sweeps and places in the below of ejection of compact head 200 after the sign indicating number is accomplished, waits for batching machine 1000 automatic batching.

The present embodiments provide a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which, when executed by one or more processors 700, causes the processors 700 to execute the control method of any one of the above embodiments.

For example, the computer programs, when executed by the one or more processors 700, cause the processors 700 to perform the steps of:

step S10: acquiring an operation instruction;

Specifically, in one embodiment, the dispensing machine 1000 may further include a processor 700, and the processor 700 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU). The Processor 700 may also be a chip such as other general purpose Processor, a Digital Signal Processor 7 (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a discrete Gate or transistor logic device, a discrete hardware component, or a combination thereof.

The computer program may be stored in a memory, which is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, operable to store non-transitory software programs, non-transitory computer executable programs, and modules, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the methods in the above-described method embodiments. The processor 700 executes various functional applications and data processing of the processor 700 by executing non-transitory software programs, instructions and modules stored in the memory, namely, implements the methods in the above-described method embodiments.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the processes of the methods of the embodiments described above can be implemented by a computer program, and the implemented program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, can include the processes of the embodiments of the methods described above. The storage medium may be a magnetic Disk, an optical Disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Flash Memory (Flash Memory), a Hard Disk (Hard Disk Drive, abbreviated as HDD) or a Solid State Drive (SSD), etc.; the storage medium may also comprise a combination of memories of the kind described above.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: numerous changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A control method for a dosing machine, characterized in that it comprises:

acquiring an operation instruction;

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the operation instruction includes:

acquiring an identification code through a scanning device;

and generating the operation instruction based on the identification code.

3. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the operation instruction includes:

4. The control method of claim 1, wherein said controlling a pump of said dispensing machine to draw material from a material tank based on said recipe comprises:

5. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:

6. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the number of the pumps and the number of the material barrels are multiple, the pumps and the material barrels are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the step of controlling the pumps of the dosing machine to extract the materials from the material barrels based on the formula comprises the steps of:

7. The control method according to claim 1, wherein the number of the pumps and the number of the material barrels are multiple, the pumps and the material barrels are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the step of controlling the pumps of the dosing machine to extract the materials from the material barrels based on the formula comprises the steps of:

8. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by comprising:

obtaining the flow rate of the material extracted by the pump;

9. A dispensing machine for dispensing beverages, the dispensing machine comprising:

the material barrel is used for loading materials, and the number of the material barrels is multiple;

the discharging head is independently arranged with the material barrel;

the pump is used for extracting the materials in the material barrels and conveying the materials to the discharging head so as to output the materials from the discharging head; and

a processor for implementing the control method of any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of computer-executable instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform the control method of any one of claims 1-8.