CN114601328A

CN114601328A - Intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking adjusting equipment

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Publication number: CN114601328A
Application number: CN202011428739.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱建融; 吴常熙; 柯斐腾
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-12-07
Filing date: 2020-12-07
Publication date: 2022-06-10

Abstract

The utility model provides an energy-conserving automatic accent of intelligence drink equipment, sets up horizontal collector pipe, sets up annular and collects the mechanism, feedback control outflow, automatic fault detection, self-cleaning function and wireless network function etc. technological means through the beverage bucket, lets energy-conserving automatic accent of intelligence drink equipment can automatic and more accurate allotment beverage. Wherein, the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage mixing device is also provided with a plurality of sensors, and the accuracy of the beverage outflow is greatly improved through feedback control and algorithm, and can reach the control accuracy of 2 c.c. The intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage blending device has the advantages that the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage blending device does not need a complex structure, can blend the beverage more effectively and saves electricity.

Description

Intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking adjusting equipment

Technical Field

A beverage preparing system, in particular to an intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing device.

Background

The beverage industry is one of the important industries, and has been growing for 14 years on a statistical basis. However, there are still many business difficulties in the beverage shop itself, the most obvious of which is the personnel problem, the staff mobility of the beverage shop is high, and the revenue is easily influenced by the manpower cost. To solve the manpower problem, the related companies have also introduced various types of beverage automation apparatuses in succession. There are still many problems in view of these beverage automation devices. The following are listed:

the structure is complicated and the manufacturing and maintenance costs are expensive: for example, using conveyor belts or robotic arms to move the beverage cups, while unmanned operation is achieved, the manufacturing and maintenance costs of the apparatus tend to increase. On the other hand, the electricity fee is one of the key costs for beverage shops operating throughout the day, and the conveying belt and the mechanical arm are high-energy-consumption equipment, so that the electricity fee expenditure of the beverage shops is increased.

In addition, the beverage dispensing equipment with the conveyor belt or the mechanical arm is designed in a standing mode, beverages, sugar or ice blocks need to be added through a plurality of adding stations, in order to avoid the beverages from overturning or overflowing in the dispensing process, the operation speed of the conveyor belt or the mechanical arm is limited to a certain extent, so that the beverage dispensing efficiency cannot support the passenger flow of most beverage stores, in the current consumption environment, the meal delivery speed is an important index for catering trade workers, particularly the beverage consumption is mainly carried out, the meal delivery speed is extremely sensitive, and if the beverage dispensing speed is too slow, the reputation and the performance of the store can be seriously influenced. Therefore, the automatic beverage equipment with a conveyor belt or a mechanical arm with low working efficiency is not suitable for beverage shops, and is a main reason that the automatic beverage equipment is difficult to popularize.

The beverage outflow precision is insufficient: most of the conventional automatic beverage machines use a flow meter and a solenoid valve, and use the power-on time as a control means (controlling the opening time of the solenoid valve), but the accuracy of the control by this method is only about 13c.c, so that the control cannot be very accurate, and overflow or unfilled beverage cups are easy to generate. Furthermore, some devices deliver the beverage through a plastic hose, but the inner bend of the plastic hose causes inconsistent pressure, thereby affecting the outflow of the beverage.

Therefore, it is worth the thinking of those skilled in the art to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present invention provides an intelligent automatic beverage dispensing device, which solves the technical problems of complex structure, high manufacturing and maintenance cost, insufficient beverage outflow precision, low beverage making efficiency, etc. of the conventional beverage devices. The technical means used are as follows:

an intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage mixing device is suitable for injecting beverage into at least one beverage cup, the beverage cup further comprises a bar code, and an automatic beverage system comprises a plurality of beverage barrels, a plurality of collecting pipes, an ice storage device, a plurality of beverage tables, a plurality of collecting mechanisms and a control module. The beverage barrel comprises at least one outflow port which is arranged at the bottom of the beverage barrel. The collecting pipes are horizontally arranged at an angle and are symmetrically arranged with each other and connected with the outflow openings. The ice storage device comprises at least one ice outlet, at least one servo motor, a stirring rod and at least one propeller. The ice outlet is arranged at the bottom of the ice storage device. The propeller is horizontally arranged above the ice outlet and is connected with the servo motor. The beverage platform is suitable for placing beverage cups and also comprises a U-shaped structure. The gathering mechanism is arranged above the beverage table and comprises an annular structure, an ice inlet, a plurality of water inlets and a plurality of beverage pipes. The ice inlet is connected to the ice outlet. The water inlet is disposed on the ring structure. The beverage pipe is connected between the water inlet and the collecting pipe. The control module comprises a plurality of flow meters, a plurality of water valve switches, a plurality of cup table weight sensors, a plurality of beverage barrel weight sensors, at least one ice amount sensor, a plurality of pressure sensors, a plurality of bar code readers, a plurality of infrared scanners and a controller. The flow meter is disposed on the beverage tube and adapted to generate a flow data. The water valve switch is connected in series with the flowmeter and arranged on the beverage pipe. The cup table weight sensor is arranged on the beverage table and is suitable for providing weight data of a beverage cup. The beverage barrel weight sensor is arranged at the bottom of the beverage barrel and is suitable for providing weight data of the beverage barrel. The ice quantity sensor is arranged at the bottom of the ice storage device and is suitable for providing ice bucket weight data. A pressure sensor is disposed in the manifold and adapted to provide beverage pressure data. The bar code reader is arranged on the U-shaped structure and is suitable for reading a bar code on the beverage cup to obtain beverage data. The infrared scanner is arranged on the U-shaped structure and is suitable for providing position data of the beverage cup. The controller is connected to the water valve switch, the flow meter, the cup stand weight sensor, the beverage bucket weight sensor, the ice amount sensor, the infrared scanner, the pressure sensor and the bar code reader, and receives the flow data, the beverage cup weight data, the beverage bucket weight data, the ice bucket weight data, the beverage pressure data, the beverage cup position data and the beverage data, and simultaneously controls the plurality of water valve switches and the servo motor according to the flow data, the beverage cup weight data, the ice bucket weight data, the beverage pressure data, the beverage cup position data and the beverage data. Wherein a single beverage cartridge is connected to a plurality of collecting mechanisms via a single manifold.

The intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage mixing device further comprises a sealing machine, and the sealing machine is arranged at the rear of the beverage table and beside the lower part of the ice storage device.

The intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser also comprises a sound production device which is connected to the controller and is suitable for placing a beverage supplement notification message, an ice supplement notification message and an abnormal notification message.

Foretell energy-conserving automatic accent beverage equipment of intelligence, wherein, beverage barrel still includes a clear water entry and a beverage barrel cleaning water valve switch, and the clear water entry sets up in beverage barrel top to be connected to an outside water source, and beverage barrel cleaning water valve switch concatenates in the clear water entry, and the controller is connected with beverage barrel cleaning water valve switch, and when the clean instruction of a system was received to the controller, the beverage barrel cleaning water valve switch was opened.

The intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking adjusting device comprises a collecting mechanism, a cleaning nozzle switch, a controller and a collecting mechanism, wherein the collecting mechanism further comprises a plurality of cleaning nozzles and a collecting mechanism cleaning water valve switch, the cleaning nozzles are arranged on the inner side of the ring body structure, the cleaning nozzles are connected to an external water source, the collecting mechanism cleaning water valve switch is connected in series with the cleaning nozzles, and when the controller receives a collecting mechanism cleaning instruction, the collecting mechanism cleaning water valve switch is opened.

The intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage mixing device further comprises a point-of-sale device, wherein the point-of-sale device is suitable for inputting beverage data and generating the bar code, and the bar code is printed on a label.

The intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage dispensing device further comprises a wireless communication module connected with the controller and suitable for transmitting the weight data of the ice bucket, the weight data of the beverage bucket, the position data of the beverage cup and the beverage data to an external electronic device and a display.

The intelligent energy-saving automatic drink-adjusting equipment is characterized in that the ice outlets, the servo motors and the propellers are multiple, and the ice outlets, the servo motors and the propellers are the same in number.

The invention also provides an intelligent automatic beverage blending method, which comprises the following steps:

a10: providing the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage mixing device, receiving position data of the beverage cup, and judging whether the beverage cup is positioned on the beverage table;

a20: if step A10 is true, starting the bar code reader;

a30: obtaining a bar code through a bar code reader, and obtaining beverage data from the bar code;

a40: driving a corresponding water valve switch and a servo motor according to the beverage data;

a50: obtaining weight data of the beverage cup and pressure data of the beverage, comparing the weight data with a default weight of the beverage, calculating a weight difference of the beverage, and controlling the outflow of a water valve switch;

a60: acquiring flow data and controlling the outflow of a water valve switch;

a70: obtaining weight data of the beverage barrel and weight data of the ice barrel, and controlling the outflow of a water valve switch; and

a80: and D, judging whether the weight data of the beverage cup is equal to the default weight of the beverage or not, if not, repeating the steps A50-A80, and if true, closing the water valve switch.

The intelligent automatic beverage blending method further comprises the following steps:

obtaining weight data of the beverage barrels, and generating a beverage supplement notification message when the weight data of the beverage barrels is lower than a plurality of default weight values of the beverage barrels;

obtaining ice bucket weight data, and generating an ice supplement notification message when the ice bucket weight data is lower than an ice bucket weight default value;

after step A80 is completed, obtaining the weight of the beverage cup, and generating an abnormal notification message if the weight data of the beverage cup is lower than the preset weight of the beverage; and

in steps A10-A80, the abnormality notification message is generated if the flow data, beverage cup weight data, ice bucket weight data, beverage pressure data, beverage cup position data, and beverage data are not received within a certain time.

The intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser has the beneficial effects that the intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser has the following advantages:

1. only a single station is needed to finish the beverage blending, complex components such as a conveying belt or a mechanical arm are not needed, the beverage making efficiency can be effectively improved, and the electric power is saved.

2. Has various sensing devices, controls the outflow quantity of the beverage in a feedback way when the beverage is prepared, can more accurately control the outflow of the beverage to achieve the control precision of 2c.c,

3. has the functions of fault detection and automatic cleaning, and sends out a notification message when the fault or the raw material is insufficient.

4. The external electronic device and the display can be integrated to display raw material data for monitoring by workers.

5. Has the characteristics of high efficiency, energy conservation and convenient use, and is very suitable for beverage shops.

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. It is to be noted that the components in the attached drawings are merely schematic and are not drawn to scale.

Drawings

Fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of an intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser according to the present invention.

Fig. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of an intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser.

FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of the piping route.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a control module.

Fig. 3 illustrates a method of controlling the outflow of a beverage.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the collection mechanism.

Detailed Description

The invention provides intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage blending equipment which is structurally designed in a single station, can complete beverage blending without using a conveying belt or a mechanical arm, improves the efficiency and solves the problem of power consumption. Further, the bar code scanning can automatically bar-mix the beverage, and the algorithm of feedback control is utilized to make the beverage outflow control more accurate, which can reach the accuracy of 2 c.c.

Referring to fig. 1A and 1B, fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of an intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser according to the present invention, and fig. 1B is a schematic diagram of an architecture of the intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser. Some components of the intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking device 100 of the present invention are multiple, and for clarity of illustration of the component relationship, only 1 component is shown in fig. 1B, and components such as the manifold 120 are not shown in fig. 1A. The intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing device 100 of the present invention comprises a plurality of beverage barrels 110, a plurality of collecting pipes 120, a plurality of ice storage devices 130, a plurality of beverage tables 140, a plurality of collecting structures 150 and a control module.

The beverage barrels 110 are devices for storing beverages mainly in the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage blending device 100, and the beverage barrels 110 can store different beverages or liquid raw materials as materials for blending the beverages, such as fresh milk, tea, boiled water, sugar water, and the like. The beverage cartridge 110 further comprises an outflow opening 111 provided at the bottom of the beverage cartridge 110 and adapted to allow outflow of the beverage in the cartridge 110. In one embodiment, the corners of the beverage barrel 110 are rounded to avoid beverage residue and facilitate cleaning.

In one embodiment, the beverage tank 110 further includes a fresh water inlet 113 and a beverage tank cleaning water valve switch 112. The clean water inlet 113 is disposed above the beverage tank 110 and connected to the external water source 10, and the beverage tank cleaning water valve switch 112 is connected in series to the clean water inlet 113. When the cleaning water valve switch 112 is opened, external clean water (preferably heated clean water) can be introduced to clean the beverage tank 110 and subsequent pipes.

The manifold 120 is disposed under the beverage container 110, connected to the outflow port 111 of the beverage container 110, and disposed to be horizontally inclined at an angle, and the plurality of manifolds 120 may be symmetrically arranged in groups. And the manifold 120 further includes a plurality of beverage tubes 121 respectively connected to the plurality of collecting mechanisms 150. Thus, beverage in the beverage cartridge 110 may enter the manifold 120 via the outflow opening 111, and flow into the collecting mechanism 150 via the beverage tube 121. In addition, referring to fig. 1A, in an embodiment, the bus bar 120 is disposed on a bus bar support frame 122, so that the bus bar 120 maintains a horizontal direction. In another embodiment, the manifold 120 and the beverage tube 121 are both flexible tubes, but the joints 123 are disposed at the bending and splitting positions, and the joints 123 are made of hard material, such as metal.

The ice storage device 130 is a device for storing ice cubes in the intelligent energy-saving automatic brew apparatus 100. The ice storage device 130 includes at least one ice outlet 131, at least one servo motor 132, a stirring rod 133, and at least one pusher 134. The ice outlet 131 is provided at the bottom of the ice storage device 130. In one embodiment, there are a plurality of ice outlets 131, and each ice outlet 131 is separated by a partition, so that each ice outlet 131 corresponds to a different gathering mechanism 150. The stirring rod 133 is disposed in the ice storage device 130, and can keep rotating and stirring the ice cubes in the ice storage device 130, so as to prevent the ice cubes from being sticky.

The propellers 134 are connected to the servo motor 132 and are respectively disposed above the ice outlets 131. In this embodiment, the propeller 134 is a screw and is driven by the servo motor 132 to rotate. Therefore, when the servo motor 132 rotates, the pusher 134 is driven to push the ice cubes toward the ice outlet 131, so that the ice cubes can fall out of the ice outlet 131. In the preferred embodiment, there are a plurality of thrusters 134 and servomotors 132, and the number of ice outlets 131, servomotors 132 and thrusters 134 is the same. Further, the number of the ice outlets 131, the servo motors 132 and the thrusters 134 corresponds to the collecting mechanism 150.

The beverage table 140 is a device for placing the beverage cup 20 in the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing apparatus 100, and therefore the beverage table 140 is disposed below the collecting mechanism 150. The beverage station 140 also includes a U-shaped structure 141 that can be used to indicate the angle and position at which a person can place a cup while preventing the beverage cup 20 from tipping over.

Wherein, a label 21 is attached on the beverage cup 20, and a bar code 22 is provided on the label 21. The bar code 22 is printed by a point-of-sale device so that the bar code 22 includes beverage data. That is, a clerk inputs beverage data (such as merchandise, sugar, ice amount, etc.) by operating a point-of-sale device, the point-of-sale device generates a bar code 22 based on the data and prints it on a label 21, and the clerk attaches the label to a beverage cup 20.

The collecting mechanism 150 is disposed above the beverage table 140 and functions to collect the beverage in each beverage barrel 110 and the ice cubes in the ice storage device 130. Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the collecting mechanism. The collecting mechanism 150 includes an annular structure 150', an ice inlet 151, a plurality of water inlets 152, a plurality of cleaning nozzles 153, and a plurality of beverage tubes 121. The ring structure 150 'is a main body of the collecting mechanism 150, which is an octagonal structure in the present embodiment, and the center of the ring structure 150' is an ice inlet 151 and is connected to the ice outlet 131 of the ice storage device 130 through a hose 135.

A plurality of water inlets 152 are disposed on ring structure 150 'and are located at the edge of ring structure 150'. The plurality of water inlets 152 on each ring structure 150' are connected to different manifold pipes 120 via the beverage pipes 121, that is, the water inlets 152 correspond to different beverage barrels 110. And beverage flowing into the annulus 150' is collected for flow into the beverage cup 20.

The cleaning nozzle 153 is disposed on the ring structure 150 'and located at the edge of the ring structure 150', and the cleaning nozzle 153 is connected to a collecting mechanism cleaning water valve switch 154 and a water source 11. After the collection mechanism cleaning water valve switch 154 is opened, the water from the water source 11 flows into the cleaning nozzle 153, and the cleaning nozzle 153 is a nozzle with a narrow opening, so that the cleaning water forms a certain pressure to flush the inner side of the ring structure 150' to remove the residual beverage.

Referring to fig. 1C, fig. 1C is a schematic diagram illustrating a pipeline route. In this embodiment, there are six beverage cartridges 110, each containing a different beverage or ingredient. Each beverage cartridge 110 is connected to a manifold 120, and the manifolds 120 are arranged in multiple levels and connected from a single manifold 120 to three manifold mechanisms 150. Thus, there are six beverage cartridges 110 with six corresponding manifold tubes 120. And the ice storage device 130 feeds the ice cubes into the ice inlet 151 of the confluence mechanism 150.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a control module, and the control module includes a controller 160, a plurality of water valve switches 161, a plurality of flowmeters 162, a plurality of cup stand weight sensors 163, a plurality of beverage bucket weight sensors 164, an ice amount sensor 165, a plurality of pressure sensors 166, a barcode reader 167, and an infrared scanner 168. The control module realizes automatic beverage blending through the components.

The controller 160 is, for example, a programmable control chip, which inputs various control modes, acquires signals from various sensors, and controls the water valve switch 161, the servo motor 132, the beverage tank cleaning water valve switch 112, and the collecting mechanism cleaning water valve switch 154 according to the signals. The specific control mode will be described later.

The water valve switch 161 and the flow meter 162 are disposed on the beverage pipe 121 of the collecting pipe 120, and the water valve switch 161 and the flow meter 162 are disposed in series. The water valve switch 161 and the flow meter 162 are electrically connected to the controller 160, respectively. The flow meter 162 is adapted to provide a flow rate data, i.e. the amount of beverage passing through the flow meter. The water valve switch 161 is controlled by the controller 160 to be opened or closed.

The cup stand weight sensor 163 is disposed on the beverage stand 140 for sensing the weight of the beverage cup 20 and the beverage therein. Accordingly, the cup stand weight sensor 163 is adapted to provide a beverage cup weight data. The beverage cartridge weight sensor 164 is disposed at the bottom of the beverage cartridge 110 and is adapted to sense the weight of the beverage cartridge 110 and the beverage contained therein, i.e., the beverage inventory in the beverage cartridge 110, so that the beverage cartridge weight sensor 164 is adapted to provide a beverage cartridge weight data.

The ice amount sensor 165 is disposed at the bottom of the ice storage device 130 and adapted to sense the weight of the ice storage device 130 and the ice cubes therein, i.e., the amount of ice cubes stored in the ice storage device 130, so that the ice amount sensor 165 is adapted to provide an ice bucket weight data. A pressure sensor 166 is disposed in the manifold 120 to sense the pressure of the beverage in the manifold 120, the pressure sensor being adapted to provide beverage pressure data.

The barcode reader 167 and the infrared scanner 168 are disposed beside the beverage table 140. In one embodiment, the barcode reader 167 and the infrared scanner 168 are disposed on the U-shaped structure 141. Barcode reader 167 is adapted to read barcode 22 on beverage cup 20 and obtain a beverage datum via barcode 22. The infrared scanner 168 determines whether a beverage cup 20 is positioned on the beverage table 140 and provides a beverage cup position data.

The controller 160 is connected to a flow meter 162, a cup stand weight sensor 163, a beverage keg weight sensor 164, an ice level sensor 165, a pressure sensor 166, a bar code reader 167 and an infrared scanner 168. And receiving flow data, beverage cup weight data, beverage cartridge weight data, ice cartridge weight data, beverage pressure data, beverage data, and beverage cup position data. The controller 160 controls the water valve switches 162 and the servo motor 132 according to the data, i.e. controls the outflow of the beverage and the outflow of the ice.

Further, the controller 160 stores a beverage list including beverage recipes, and when the controller 160 receives the beverage data, the controller controls the beverage outflow and the ice outflow, such as tea outflow, fresh milk outflow, sugar water outflow, ice outflow, etc., according to the recipe corresponding to the beverage list. And the outflow of other liquid materials can be adjusted according to the amount of ice cubes (e.g., normal ice, low ice, de-icing).

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 illustrates a method for controlling the outflow of beverage. In this embodiment, the controller 160 computes the received data to improve the accuracy of the beverage flow control. First, cup position data is received, and it is determined whether or not cup 20 is positioned on beverage table 140 (step A10). if cup 20 is not positioned on beverage table 140, no action is taken. Conversely, if step A10 is true, the beverage cup 20 is positioned on the beverage counter 140 and the barcode reader 167 is activated (step A20). Next, the bar code 22 on the beverage cup 20 is obtained via the bar code reader 167, and a beverage material is obtained from the bar code 22 (step A30). Then, the corresponding water valve switch 161 and the servo motor 132 are driven according to the beverage data (step a40), that is, the water valve switch 161 on the corresponding beverage barrel 110 is opened to let the beverage flow out, and the servo motor 132 on the ice storage device 130 is driven to push out the ice cubes.

Next, the weight data of the beverage cup and the pressure data of the beverage are obtained and compared with a default weight of the beverage, a weight difference of the beverage is calculated, and the outflow of the water valve switch 161 is controlled (step A50). That is, the amount of beverage flowing out is further controlled by comparing the predetermined weight of beverage with the amount of beverage flowing into beverage cup 20 (the weight of beverage cup) and the state of beverage flowing out (the pressure of beverage in manifold 120), and calculating the difference from the full state.

Then, the flow rate data is acquired to control the outflow amount of the water valve switch 161 (step a60), that is, the water valve switch 161 is further controlled according to the beverage flow rate in the beverage pipe 121. Next, the weight data of the beverage container and the weight data of the ice container are acquired, and the outflow amount of the water valve switch 161 is controlled (step a70), that is, the outflow amount of the beverage is controlled by determining the storage amount of the guide amount and the storage amount of the ice.

Then, it is determined whether the beverage cup weight data is equal to the default beverage weight, if not, the steps a 50-a 80 are repeated, and if true, the water valve switch 161 is closed. I.e. whether the amount of beverage in drinking cup 20 has reached a predetermined weight. If the weight is not equal to the predetermined weight, the beverage is not finished, so the steps A50-80 are repeated to continuously control and flow out the beverage. Conversely, if the predetermined weight has been reached, indicating that the beverage is finished, the water valve switch 161 is closed, and the flow of beverage is stopped.

In one embodiment, after step a80, controller 160 obtains the weight of the beverage cup and generates an abnormal notification message if the weight data of the beverage cup is lower than the predetermined beverage weight. Indicating an abnormal outflow of beverage, the beverage produced does not match the expectations, may be a blocked or leaking line, and may be notified to the operator via an abnormal notification message.

In one embodiment, after step a80, the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing apparatus 100 further comprises a sealing machine, and the controller 160 drives the sealing machine when the beverage is finished and the weight data of the beverage cup matches the preset beverage weight. Referring to fig. 1A, in the preferred embodiment, the number of the cappers is equal to that of the beverage stations 140, and the cappers are disposed behind the beverage stations 140 and below the ice storage device 130, and connected to the beverage stations 140, so that when the cappers are driven, the beverage stations 140 are received and the beverage cups 20 are sealed.

In one embodiment, in steps A10-A80, an anomaly notification message is generated if the controller 160 does not receive flow data, beverage cup weight data, ice bucket weight data, beverage pressure data, beverage cup position data, and beverage data within a certain time period. Indicating a sensor failure and may notify the operator via an exception notification message.

Therefore, in this embodiment, after the controller 160 opens the water valve switch 161 through steps a 10-a 80, the controller receives the data of each sensor, and further corrects the outflow of the water valve switch 161 through the data of the sensor, so as to improve the accuracy of the beverage outflow control, and the minimum control unit can reach 2 ml.

In one embodiment, the controller 160 further stores a plurality of default values of the weight of the beverage barrel and a default value of the weight of the ice barrel, which are expected inventory of the beverage barrel 110 and the ice storage device 130. When the controller 160 receives the weight data of the beverage bucket and the weight data of the ice bucket, a beverage supplement notification message is generated if the weight data of the beverage bucket is lower than a default value of the weight of the beverage bucket, and an ice supplement notification message is generated if the weight data of the ice bucket is lower than a default value of the weight of the ice bucket. The beverage supplement notification message and the ice supplement notification message are messages for notifying an operator of supplement of beverage or ice.

In one embodiment, the intelligent energy-saving automatic water-mixing device 100 further comprises a sound-emitting device, such as a speaker or a loudspeaker, adapted to emit an abnormal notification message, a beverage supplement notification message and an ice supplement notification message. That is, when the intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking device 100 has a shortage of beverage or ice block or an abnormal system, the operator can be notified by dialing a message through the sound-producing device.

In one embodiment, the intelligent energy-saving automatic water-dispensing device 100 further comprises a control interface connected to the controller 160. The control interface is suitable for collecting the mechanism cleaning command after inputting a system cleaning command. After receiving the system cleaning command, the controller 160 opens the beverage tank cleaning water valve switch 112, so that the clean water from the water source 10 enters the beverage tank 110 and the pipeline thereof, thereby further cleaning the interior of the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage dispensing device 100. Upon receiving the collection mechanism cleaning command, the controller 160 will open the collection mechanism cleaning water valve switch 154 to allow the fresh water from the water source 10 to enter the collection mechanism 150 to further clean the collection mechanism 150. In a preferred embodiment, the fresh water provided by the water source 10 is filtered fresh water at a high temperature.

In some embodiments, controller 160 counts the number of beverage making cups, and controller 160 automatically executes the aggregate mechanism cleaning instructions when the number of beverage making cups reaches a certain number. I.e., the collection mechanism 150 is periodically cleaned to prevent residual beverage from contaminating one another.

In one embodiment, the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing device 100 further comprises a wireless communication module connected to the controller 160 and adapted to transmit the ice bucket weight data, the beverage cup position data and the beverage data to an external electronic device and a display. The electronic device is, for example, an intelligent mobile phone, that is, various items of data of the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage dispensing device 100 can be transmitted to an external device, such as a mobile phone of a store owner, via the wireless communication module, so that the store owner can remotely monitor the beverage storage amount. Or to a large display system for the store clerk to know the beverage storage amount at the first time. In some embodiments, the electronic device is further adapted to input a system cleaning command and collect a mechanism cleaning command, so that the intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking device 100 can be controlled by the remote device to perform cleaning.

Therefore, when operating the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing apparatus 100 of the present invention, a clerk operates the point-of-sale device according to the customer's request, generates the barcode 22 through the point-of-sale device, and attaches the label 21 of the barcode 22 to the beverage cup 20. The beverage is placed on the beverage table 140, and after the controller 160 of the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing device 100 confirms that the beverage cup 20 is correctly positioned through the cup table weight sensor 163 and the infrared scanner 168, the barcode reader 167 is started to scan the barcode 22.

The controller 160 obtains the beverage data by scanning the barcode 22, and controls the water valve switches 161 and the servo motor 132 according to the beverage data to let the beverage and ice cubes flow out, and while the beverage flows out, the controller 160 controls the water valve switches 161 in a feedback manner according to the data of the sensors to more precisely control the outflow of the beverage until the beverage is completely brewed.

During the business, the clerk or the store manager can monitor the amount of the beverage in the intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking device 100 through the electronic device (mobile phone or tablet computer) or the display (electronic billboard), and if there is insufficient intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking device 100, the clerk or the store manager can send a notice to replenish the relevant raw materials. And the intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking device 100 also provides a detection function to check whether the system is normal at any time. When the user is closed, the clerk can input a system cleaning command through the electronic device (mobile phone or tablet computer), so that the intelligent energy-saving automatic drinking device 100 can automatically clean the beverage barrel and the internal pipeline.

In summary, the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage blending device 100 of the present invention can complete beverage blending only in a single station, so that complicated components such as a conveyor belt or a mechanical arm are not required, beverage making efficiency can be effectively improved, and electric power consumption can be saved. And the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage dispensing device 100 can control the outflow of the beverage by feedback while dispensing the beverage through various sensing devices, so as to control the outflow of the beverage more precisely and provide fault detection and automatic cleaning. Therefore, the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage mixing device 100 has the characteristics of high efficiency, energy conservation and convenience in use, and is very suitable for beverage shops.

The above embodiments are merely examples for convenience of description, and any modification made by those skilled in the art will not depart from the scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims

1. An intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparation device suitable for filling beverage into at least one beverage cup, wherein the beverage cup further comprises a bar code, and the automatic beverage preparation system comprises:

a plurality of beverage barrels comprising at least one outflow port and arranged at the bottom of the beverage barrels;

a plurality of collecting pipes which are horizontally inclined at an angle and are symmetrically arranged with each other and connected with the outflow port;

an ice storage device, comprising:

at least one ice outlet arranged at the bottom of the ice storage device;

at least one servo motor;

a stirring rod; and

at least one propeller horizontally arranged above the ice outlet and connected with the servo motor;

a plurality of beverage stations adapted to hold the beverage cups, the beverage stations including a U-shaped structure;

a plurality of mechanisms that converge, set up above this beverage platform, include:

a ring structure;

an ice inlet connected to the ice outlet;

a plurality of water inlets disposed on the ring structure; and

a plurality of beverage tubes connected between the water inlet and the manifold; and

a control module, comprising:

the flow meters are arranged on the beverage pipe and are suitable for generating flow data;

the water valve switches are connected in series with the flowmeter and arranged on the beverage pipe;

the beverage dispenser comprises a plurality of cup stand weight sensors, a plurality of storage batteries and a plurality of control modules, wherein the cup stand weight sensors are arranged on a beverage stand and are suitable for providing weight data of a beverage cup;

the beverage barrel weight sensors are arranged at the bottom of the beverage barrel and are suitable for providing weight data of the beverage barrel;

at least one ice quantity sensor arranged at the bottom of the ice storage device and suitable for providing weight data of an ice bucket;

a plurality of pressure sensors disposed in the manifold and adapted to provide beverage pressure data;

the bar code readers are arranged on the U-shaped structure and are suitable for reading the bar codes on the beverage cup to obtain beverage data;

the infrared scanners are arranged on the U-shaped structure and are suitable for providing position data of the beverage cup; and

a controller connected to the water valve switch, the flow meter, the cup stand weight sensor, the beverage bucket weight sensor, the ice quantity sensor, the infrared scanner, the pressure sensor and the bar code reader, and receiving the flow data, the beverage cup weight data, the beverage bucket weight data, the ice bucket weight data, the beverage pressure data, the beverage cup position data and the beverage data, and simultaneously controlling the plurality of water valve switches and the servo motor according to the flow data, the beverage cup weight data, the ice bucket weight data, the beverage pressure data, the beverage cup position data and the beverage data;

wherein a single said beverage cartridge is connected to a plurality of said collecting means via a single said manifold.

2. The intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage preparing device according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing machine disposed behind the beverage table and beside the lower portion of the ice storage device.

3. The intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising a sound device connected to the controller and adapted to dispense a beverage supplement notification message, an ice supplement notification message and an abnormal notification message.

4. The intelligent energy-saving automatic water-mixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beverage tank further comprises a clean water inlet and a beverage tank cleaning water valve switch, the clean water inlet is disposed above the beverage tank and connected to an external water source, the beverage tank cleaning water valve switch is connected in series with the clean water inlet, the controller is connected with the beverage tank cleaning water valve switch, and when the controller receives a system cleaning command, the beverage tank cleaning water valve switch is turned on.

5. The intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the collection mechanism further comprises a plurality of cleaning nozzles and a collection mechanism cleaning water valve switch, the cleaning nozzles are disposed inside the ring structure, the cleaning nozzles are connected to an external water source, the collection mechanism cleaning water valve switch is connected in series with the cleaning nozzles, and when the controller receives a collection mechanism cleaning command, the collection mechanism cleaning water valve switch is turned on.

6. The intelligent energy-saving automatic brew device of claim 1 further comprising a point of sale device adapted to input said beverage data and generate said bar code, said bar code printed on a label.

7. The intelligent energy-saving automatic water dispenser as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication module connected to the controller and adapted to transmit the ice bucket weight data, the beverage cup position data and the beverage data to an external electronic device and a display.

8. The intelligent energy-saving automatic water-mixing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the ice outlets, the servo motors and the propellers is multiple, and the number of the ice outlets, the servo motors and the propellers is the same.

9. An intelligent automatic beverage blending method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

a10: providing the intelligent energy-saving automatic beverage blending device of claim 1, receiving the beverage cup position data, and determining whether the beverage cup is located on the beverage table;

a20: if step A10 is true, the barcode reader is activated;

a30: obtaining the bar code through the bar code reader, and obtaining the beverage data from the bar code;

a40: driving the corresponding water valve switch and the servo motor according to the beverage data;

a50: obtaining the weight data of the beverage cup and the pressure data of the beverage, comparing the weight data of the beverage with a default weight of the beverage, calculating a weight difference of the beverage, and controlling the outflow of the water valve switch;

a60: obtaining the flow data and controlling the outflow of the water valve switch;

a70: obtaining the weight data of the beverage barrel and the weight data of the ice barrel, and controlling the outflow of the water valve switch; and

a80: and (4) judging whether the weight data of the beverage cup is equal to the default weight of the beverage, if not, repeating the steps A50-A80, and if true, closing the water valve switch.

10. The intelligent beverage automated blending method of claim 9, further comprising:

obtaining the weight data of the beverage barrels, and generating a beverage supplement notification message when the weight data of the beverage barrels is lower than a plurality of weight default values of the beverage barrels;

obtaining the weight data of the ice bucket, and generating an ice supplement notification message when the weight data of the ice bucket is lower than a default value of the weight of the ice bucket;

after step A80 is completed, obtaining the weight of the beverage cup, and generating an abnormal notification message if the weight data of the beverage cup is lower than the preset beverage weight; and

in steps A10-A80, the abnormality notification message is generated if the flow data, the beverage cup weight data, the ice bucket weight data, the beverage pressure data, the beverage cup position data, and the beverage data are not received within a certain time.