CN115517540A - Intelligent hot drink machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent hot drink machine, which comprises a shell, wherein a hot drink outlet is formed in the shell; the water supply device is arranged in the shell; the storage device is arranged in the shell and is positioned below the replenishment component; the buffer device is arranged in the shell and is connected with the outlet of the storage device; the extraction device is arranged in the shell and used for receiving the capsule moved by the buffer device and extracting the capsule; the brewing device is arranged in the shell, is respectively connected with the water supply device and the extraction device, and is used for pumping water finally obtained by the water supply device, immediately heating the water and then conveying the water to the extraction device; the beverage receiving component is arranged in the shell and used for receiving the beverage brewed by the brewing device and flowing out through the hot beverage outlet. Compared with the traditional hot drink machine which must use matched disposable paper cups or cups with various limited conditions, the intelligent hot drink machine provided by the invention has higher environmental protection, can directly use the cup of a user, has no limit on the shape of the cup, and has flexibility on the premise of meeting the requirement of environmental protection.

Description

Intelligent hot drink machine

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of intelligent selling equipment, and relates to an intelligent hot drink machine.

Background

At present, with the improvement of life rhythm, more and more automatic or semi-automatic catering equipment is invented, such as coffee machines, milky tea machines and the like.

However, in the process of making beverages, the beverage machines on the market generally mix a plurality of raw materials, for example, when making coffee with fruit flavor, coffee powder and corresponding fruit powder or fruit juice need to be mixed, and in the process of mixing, the raw materials are transferred, so that the raw materials are easily polluted and the sanitary safety of the beverages cannot be ensured; moreover, the traditional hot drink machines all need to use the cups matched with the hot drink machines, and some hot drink machines need to use disposable paper cups, which cannot meet the requirement of environmental protection; some cups have more restrictions on shapes and the like, and are poor in practicability.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the invention provides an intelligent hot drink machine, which aims to solve the problems of environmental pollution and poor applicability of the existing hot drink machine.

In order to solve the above problem, according to an aspect of the present application, an embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent hot beverage maker including:

the top of the shell is provided with a replenishment component, and a hot drink outlet is formed in the shell;

a water supply device installed in the housing;

the storage device is arranged in the shell and positioned below the replenishment component and is used for storing and transporting the capsules;

the buffer device is arranged in the shell, is communicated with the outlet of the storage device and is used for buffering the capsule;

the extraction device is arranged in the shell and used for receiving the capsule conveyed by the buffer device and extracting the material in the capsule;

the brewing device is arranged in the shell, is respectively connected with the water supply device and the extraction device, and is used for pumping water in the water supply device, instantly heating the water and then conveying the water to the extraction device;

and the beverage receiving component is arranged in the shell and is used for receiving the beverage brewed by the brewing device and flowing out through the hot beverage outlet.

In some embodiments, the buffer device comprises:

the buffer platform is provided with a notch;

a capsule mold disposed within the notch;

the output end of the pushing component is abutted against the capsule mold;

a sliding plate located on the buffer platform and capable of moving along a radial direction;

the correlation sensor is fixed on the buffer platform, and light emitted by the correlation sensor can pass through the capsule mold and is used for detecting the position of the capsule;

wherein the sliding plate is capable of fixing the capsule at the opening of the capsule mold; and the slide plate is also capable of releasing the capsule to drop it into the capsule mold; the radial direction is the radial direction of the capsule mold.

In some embodiments, the pushing assembly comprises:

pushing the bracket;

the first screw rod stepping motor is fixed on the pushing support;

the first lead screw nut is connected with the output end of the first lead screw stepping motor, and the first lead screw stepping motor drives the first lead screw nut to move back and forth.

In some embodiments, the intelligent hot beverage maker further comprises a material throwing device located within the housing, the material throwing device being located between the pushing assembly and the capsule mold; when the pushing assembly works, the material throwing device pushes the capsule mold to move through the whole pushing assembly.

In some embodiments, the material throwing device comprises:

a material throwing support;

the motor is fixed on the throwing support;

the driving gear is connected with an output shaft of the motor;

a driven gear engaged with the driving gear;

one side of the connecting plate is connected with the driven gear, and the other side of the connecting plate is connected with the capsule mold;

a recovery tank located within the shell and capable of receiving capsule shells falling from within the capsule mold;

the motor drives the connecting plate to turn through the driving gear and the driven gear, and the connecting plate drives the capsule mold to turn, so that a capsule shell in the capsule mold is thrown into the recovery barrel.

In some embodiments, the material throwing device further comprises:

the poking-out piece is fixed on the material throwing support, and can be inserted into the capsule mold through a hole at the bottom of the capsule mold when the capsule mold throws materials and turns over in place;

a timer located within the housing for turning the capsule mold material in place for a fixed time.

In some embodiments, the storage device comprises:

the rotating bracket is arranged in the shell and used for rotating the corresponding capsule cargo channel to a specified position as required;

the capsule storage device comprises a plurality of storage racks, a plurality of rotating supports and a plurality of slide block assemblies, wherein the storage racks are vertically arranged at the upper ends of the rotating supports, one sides of the storage racks are provided with blanking grooves which penetrate through the upper ends and the lower ends of the storage racks and are used for embedding the edges of capsules, and the other sides of the storage racks are provided with the slide block assemblies used for controlling the capsules to slide downwards;

each stop block corresponds to one material storage rack, and is arranged at the corresponding material discharge port of the material storage rack;

the driving electric cylinder is positioned in the shell, and the output end of the driving electric cylinder can push the sliding block assembly to move up and down along the storage rack;

the blanking port of the blanking groove is provided with a yielding groove for separating the edge of the capsule from the blanking groove, when blanking is carried out, the electric cylinder is driven to drive the sliding block assembly, and after the capsule at the lowest part rotates and falls into the buffer device, the capsule above the capsule slides downwards to a preparation position.

In some embodiments, the slider assembly comprises:

a slider body;

the two groups of rollers are arranged on one side of the slider body in a sliding manner, the other two groups of rollers are arranged on the other side of the slider body in a sliding manner and correspond to the two groups of rollers on one side of the slider body, and the surface of the slider body, which is in contact with the rollers, is a guide surface with gradient;

the pins correspond to the rollers one to one, one end of each group of pins is connected with the corresponding roller, the other end of each group of pins can penetrate through the material storage rack, and springs are sleeved on the pins;

the sliding block assembly has two states, wherein the first state is that the other ends of the four groups of pins are positioned at the four top corners of the lowermost capsule and used for clamping the capsule, and the second state is that the two groups of pins positioned below the four groups of pins are in a retracted state and used for releasing the capsule; when the capsule at the lowest position falls into the buffer device, the capsule above the capsule slides downwards to a preparation position;

the driving electric cylinder is provided with an origin sensor and an end position sensor, and the origin sensor and the end position sensor are used for controlling two states of the sliding block assembly.

In some embodiments, the extraction device comprises:

a second lead screw stepping motor;

the second screw rod nut is connected with the second screw rod stepping motor;

the connecting rod assembly is connected with the second lead screw nut and is used for converting the linear motion of the second lead screw stepping motor into rotary motion;

the extraction head is connected with the connecting rod assembly, and can puncture the capsule to obtain a drink which flows out through the hot drink outlet; the second lead screw stepping motor is provided with a Hall sensor; the extraction head is provided with a microswitch for detecting whether the extraction head is pressed down to the right position.

In some embodiments, the restocking assembly comprises:

the replenishment window is arranged at the top of the shell and is provided with a plurality of replenishment stations, and each replenishment station corresponds to one capsule goods channel;

a rotary cover plate capable of rotating around the replenishment window;

and/or the water supply device comprises:

the water inlet is formed in the shell;

a water tank located within the housing;

a water pump located within the housing; one end of the water pump is connected with the water inlet, and the other end of the water pump is connected with the water tank;

the water tank is provided with a water level detection assembly, the water level detection assembly can detect the height of the water level in the water tank and transmit a height signal to the controller, and the controller controls the working state of the water pump according to the height.

Compared with the prior art, the intelligent hot drink machine at least has the following beneficial effects:

the intelligent hot drink machine comprises a shell, a water supply device, a storage device, a buffer device, an extraction device, a brewing device and a drink receiving assembly; wherein, the top of the shell is provided with a replenishment component, and the shell is also provided with a hot drink outlet; the water supply device is arranged in the shell; the storage device is arranged in the shell and positioned below the replenishment component and used for storing and transporting the capsules; the buffer device is arranged in the shell, is connected with the outlet of the storage device and is used for buffering the capsule; the extraction device is arranged in the shell and used for receiving the capsule moved by the buffer device and extracting the material in the capsule; the brewing device is arranged in the shell, is respectively connected with the water supply device and the extraction device, and is used for pumping water finally obtained by the water supply device, immediately heating the water and then conveying the water to the extraction device; the beverage receiving component is arranged in the shell and used for receiving the beverage brewed by the brewing device and flowing out through the hot beverage outlet.

Firstly, compared with the traditional mode of making hot drinks by mixing a plurality of raw materials, the invention directly encapsulates the mixed raw materials in the capsule, and has the advantages of safety and sanitation;

secondly, compared with the conventional hot drink machine which must use matched disposable paper cups or cups with various limited conditions, the intelligent hot drink machine provided by the embodiment has higher environmental protection, can directly use the cup of a user, and has no limitation on the shape of the cup, so that the intelligent hot drink machine also has flexibility on the premise of meeting the environmental protection requirement; secondly, traditional hot drink machine is when the extraction, and the capsule is through directly extracting behind the free fall, and dynamic and chaotic state during this moment the capsule, and this embodiment cushions the capsule through buffer, makes it become static and steady state, later extracts, has better effect.

The foregoing is a summary of the present invention, and for the purpose of promoting a clear understanding of the principles of the invention and its implementation in light of the specification, reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first view angle of an intelligent hot beverage maker according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a second view angle of an intelligent hot beverage maker according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first-view internal structure of an intelligent hot beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage device in an intelligent hot beverage maker, according to an embodiment of the invention;

figure 5 is a broken view of a storage device in an intelligent hot beverage maker provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a slider assembly in an intelligent hot beverage maker, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an extraction device in an intelligent hot beverage maker, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an intelligent hot beverage maker in a second view according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 at A;

figure 10 is a schematic view of a first perspective structure of a buffering device in an intelligent hot beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a partial enlarged view at B in fig. 10;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a second perspective view of a buffering device in an intelligent hot beverage maker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is a partial enlarged view at C in fig. 12.

Wherein: 1. a housing; 3. a storage device; 5. an extraction device; 6. a material throwing device; 11. a replenishment component; 12. a hot beverage outlet; 13. a cover plate; 21. a water inlet; 22. a water tank; 23. a water pump; 31. rotating the bracket; 32. a material storage rack; 33. a stopper; 34. driving an electric cylinder; 35. a slider assembly; 41. a buffer platform; 42. a capsule mold; 43. a push assembly; 44. a sliding plate; 45. a correlation sensor; 46 an electromagnet; 51. a second lead screw stepping motor; 52. a connecting rod assembly; 53. an extraction head; 61. a material throwing bracket; 62. a motor; 63. a driving gear; 64. a driven gear; 65. a connecting plate; 66. a recycling bin; 67. poking out the piece; 351. a slider body; 352. a roller; 353. a pin; 354. a tension spring; 111. a replenishment window; 112. rotating the cover plate; 113. a replenishment station; pushing the bracket; and a first lead screw stepping motor.

Detailed Description

To further explain the technical means and effects of the present invention adopted to achieve the predetermined object, the following detailed description of the embodiments, structures, features and effects according to the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. In the following description, different "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" refers to not necessarily the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims, as well as in the drawings, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order; the terms "vertical", "lateral", "longitudinal", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper", "lower", "horizontal", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the present invention, and do not imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation or position, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should 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; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The embodiment provides an intelligent hot beverage machine, as shown in fig. 1-13, the intelligent hot beverage machine comprises a housing 1, a water supply device, a storage device 3, a buffer device, an extraction device 5, a brewing device and a beverage receiving assembly; wherein, the top of the shell 1 is provided with a replenishment component 11, and the shell 1 is also provided with a hot drink outlet 12; a water supply device installed in the housing 1; the storage device 3 is arranged in the shell 1 and positioned below the replenishment component 11 and is used for storing and transporting the capsules; the buffering device is arranged in the shell 1, is connected with an outlet of the storage device 3 and is used for buffering the capsule; the extraction device 5 is arranged in the shell 1 and is used for receiving the capsule moved by the buffer device and extracting the material in the capsule; the brewing device is arranged in the shell 1, is respectively connected with the water supply device and the extraction device 5, and is used for pumping water finally obtained by the water supply device, heating the water immediately and then conveying the water to the extraction device 5; and the beverage receiving component is arranged in the shell 1 and is used for receiving the beverage brewed by the brewing device and flowing out through the hot beverage outlet 12.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the housing 1 is a central hole structure, a notch is arranged at the middle-lower part of the front side (the side facing the user) of the housing, the notch is used for placing the cup of the user, the upper side of the notch is the hot drink outlet 12, the lower side of the notch is a platform, and a mark is arranged on the platform at a position right below the hot drink outlet 12, so that the problem caused by the deviation of the placement position of the cup of the user in the process of receiving the drink is avoided; moreover, the outer surface of the common water cup is arc-shaped, and in order to enable the notch to be tightly attached to the water cup, the contact surface of the notch and the water cup is also arc-shaped.

In addition, the upper end of the front side of the casing 1 is an inclined plane on which beverage types that can be made by the hot beverage maker are attached, or a two-dimensional code is attached, which can directly correspond to product types.

In the actual use process, the working process of the intelligent hot drink machine provided by the embodiment is as follows: the user scans the two-dimensional code on the shell 1 through the mobile terminal, then the mobile terminal enters the product selection page, the user selects according to the requirement of the user, and the intelligent hot drink machine provided by the embodiment is also in a networking state, so that the intelligent hot drink machine enters the making process after the user successfully selects the intelligent hot drink machine.

The specific manufacturing process comprises the following steps: controlling the storage device 3 to start according to a selection instruction of a user, so that capsules corresponding to the corresponding flavored drinks are conveyed to the buffer device; after the dynamic capsules are changed into static capsules by the buffer device, the static capsules are conveyed to an extraction station of the extraction device 5 to extract the capsules; then the brewing device extracts the water of the water supply device, instantly heats the water and then conveys the water to the extraction device 5, the hot water is combined with the raw materials at the extraction device 5 to complete the preparation of the beverage, and finally the hot water flows out from the hot beverage outlet 12 through the beverage receiving assembly and enters a cup below the hot beverage outlet 12.

From the above process, it can be seen that: compared with the traditional hot drink machine which must use matched disposable paper cups or cups with various limited conditions, the intelligent hot drink machine provided by the embodiment has higher environmental protection, can directly use the cup of a user, and has no limitation on the shape of the cup, so that the intelligent hot drink machine also has flexibility on the premise of meeting the requirement of environmental protection; secondly, when the traditional hot drink machine is used for extraction, the capsule is directly extracted after freely falling, at the moment, the capsule is dynamic and chaotic, and the capsule is buffered by the buffering device to be changed into a static state and a steady state and then extracted, so that the effect is better; in addition, compared with the traditional mode of preparing hot drinks by mixing a plurality of raw materials, the invention directly encapsulates the mixed raw materials into the capsule, and has the advantages of safety and sanitation.

In a specific embodiment:

as shown in fig. 11 to 13, the buffering device includes: a buffer platform 41, a capsule mold 42, a pushing assembly 43, a sliding plate 44 and a correlation sensor 45; wherein, the buffering platform 41 is provided with a gap; the capsule mold 42 is disposed within the notch; the output end of the pushing assembly 43 abuts on the capsule mold 42; the slide plate 44 is located on the buffer platform 41 and can move in the radial direction; an opposite-injection sensor 45 is fixed on the buffer platform 41, and light emitted by the opposite-injection sensor 45 can pass through the capsule mold 42 for detecting the position of the capsule; wherein the sliding plate 44 is capable of fixing the capsule at the opening of the capsule mold 42; and the slide plate 44 is also able to release the capsule, causing it to fall within the capsule mold 42; the radial direction is the radial direction of the capsule mold 42.

Further, the buffering platform 41 includes a base, a notch is formed on the base, and a fixing plate is arranged on the base around the notch; moreover, one side of the base is an opening through which the pushing member 43 can directly abut against the capsule mold 42; the opposite-emitting sensor 45 includes a light emitter and a light receiver, and the light emitter emits light and the light receiver receives light during operation.

Thus, after the structure is adopted, when the capsule drops from the storage device 3 to the buffering device, the end with the larger diameter is a fixed end when the capsule is on the storage device, so that in the dropping process, the end with the larger diameter is positioned above, the sliding plate 44 just blocks the capsule, when the light receiver cannot receive light, the capsule is proved to be in place, the sliding plate 44 moves towards the direction away from the capsule, the capsule drops in the capsule mold 42, then the capsule is detected again through the opposite-injection sensor 45, whether the capsule drops in the capsule mold 42 or not is determined, then the pushing component 43 works, and the capsule mold 42 filled with the capsule is pushed to the extraction device 5.

Further, an electromagnet 46 is connected to one end of the sliding plate 44 away from the capsule mold 42, and when the opposite-direction sensor 45 detects that the capsule is in place, the electromagnet 46 is charged to pull the sliding plate 44 to move in a direction away from the capsule mold 42, and at this time, the capsule drops downward and enters the capsule mold 42.

In a specific embodiment: the pushing assembly 43 includes: the device comprises a pushing support, a first lead screw stepping motor and a first lead screw nut; the first lead screw stepping motor is fixed on the pushing support; the first screw rod nut is connected with the output end of the first screw rod stepping motor, and the first screw rod stepping motor drives the first screw rod nut to move back and forth.

A more stable part may be provided between the first lead screw nut and the capsule mold 42, which part is in direct contact with the capsule mold 42 during the pushing; of course, in order to make the intelligent hot beverage machine provided by the present embodiment have a smaller volume and better compactness, the stabilizing component is preferably a component required by the hot beverage machine itself, that is to say, the component has other functions besides the function of implementing the transition.

In a specific embodiment: as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the intelligent hot beverage machine further comprises a material throwing device 6, which is located inside the casing and is located between the pushing assembly and the capsule mold; when the pushing assembly works, the material throwing device pushes the capsule mold to move through the whole pushing assembly.

That is to say, the intelligent hot beverage machine provided by the present embodiment is actually integrated with the material throwing device 6 on the pushing assembly 43, and this way has the advantages that the structure of the whole intelligent hot beverage machine is more compact, and the requirement of small size of the desktop hot beverage machine is met; when the corresponding motors of the throwing device 6 and the pushing assembly 43 do not work simultaneously, no waste is caused.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 13, the material throwing device 6 includes: the material throwing bracket 61, the motor 62, the driving gear 63, the driven gear 64, the connecting plate 65 and the recovery barrel 66; wherein, the motor 62 is fixed on the throwing bracket 61; the driving gear 63 is connected with an output shaft of the motor 62; the driven gear 64 is meshed with the driving gear 63; a connecting plate 65 having one side connected to the driven gear 64 and the other side connected to the capsule mold 42; a recovery bucket 66 is located within the housing 1 and is capable of receiving capsule shells falling from within the capsule mold 42; and the motor 62 drives the connecting plate 65 to turn over through the driving gear 63 and the driven gear 64, and the connecting plate 65 drives the capsule mold 42 to turn over, so as to throw the capsule shell in the capsule mold 42 into the recovery barrel 66.

Further, the motor 62 is a direct current motor, an output end of the direct current motor is connected with the driving gear 63, the driving gear 63 is meshed with the driven gear 64, the connecting plate 65 is fixed on the driven gear 64, and the capsule mold 42 is fixed on the connecting plate 65, so that after the motor 62 works, the driving gear 63 works and further drives the driven gear 64 to rotate along the driving gear 63, the connecting plate 65 turns over accordingly, an opening of the capsule mold 42 faces downwards, and then the capsule shell is thrown out into the recovery barrel 66.

Further, the recovery barrel 66 is cleaned manually at regular time, and the recovery barrel 66 not only can recover the capsule shell, but also can collect the liquid generated in the hot beverage making process; at the breach department of casing 1 front side, be provided with apron 13, this apron 13 activity sets up, when needs clearance recycling bin 66, take off apron 13, take out recycling bin 66 can.

Further, the throwing device also comprises a poking-out piece 67 and a timer;

more specifically, the poke-out piece 67 is fixed to the ejector bracket 61 and can be inserted into the capsule mold 42 through a hole in the bottom of the capsule mold when the capsule mold 42 is flipped into place; a timer is located within the housing 1 for a fixed duration of time in a state in which the capsule mold 42 is flipped into place.

Because the volume of the capsule shell in the capsule mold 42 may become larger due to the principle of expansion with heat and contraction with cold, and then the capsule shell is tightly stuck or clamped in the capsule mold 42, so that ejection is difficult, in this embodiment, when the material thrown from the capsule mold 42 is turned over in place, the poking-out piece 67 just can be inserted into the capsule mold 42 to eject the capsule shell; of course, to ensure that there is sufficient time to perform these tasks, the capsule mold 42 must remain in this state for a fixed period of time, which may be 5-20 seconds, or less, or longer, to ensure successful ejection.

In a specific embodiment: as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the storage apparatus 3 includes a rotating frame 31, a plurality of storage racks 32, a plurality of stoppers 33, and a driving electric cylinder 34; the rotating bracket 31 is arranged in the shell 1 and used for rotating the corresponding capsule cargo channel to a designated position as required; the plurality of material storage frames 32 are vertically arranged at the upper end of the rotating bracket 31, one side of each material storage frame 32 is provided with a blanking groove which penetrates through the upper end and the lower end of the material storage frame and is used for embedding the edge of the capsule, and the other side of each material storage frame is provided with a sliding block assembly 35 used for controlling the capsule to slide downwards; each block 33 corresponds to one material storage rack 32, and the block 33 is arranged at the material outlet of the corresponding material storage rack 32; the driving electric cylinder 34 is positioned in the shell 1, and the output end of the driving electric cylinder 34 can push the sliding block assembly 35 to move up and down along the material storage rack 32; the blanking port of the storage rack 32 is provided with a relief groove for separating the edge of the capsule from the blanking groove, during blanking, the electric cylinder 34 is driven to drive the sliding block assembly 35, and after the capsule at the lowest position falls into the buffer device in a rotating manner, the capsule above the capsule slides downwards to a preparation position.

More specifically, the storage rack 32 has slots on both sides, and the flanges of the capsules are clamped on the slots; the yielding groove is a groove arranged at the feed opening of the material storage rack 32 and used for releasing the capsules.

For better explanation, it is assumed that eight storage racks 32 are provided, eight storage racks 32 are vertically arranged on the sub-rotating bracket 31, and the eight storage racks 32 are arranged in an end-to-end manner, so that the cross section of each storage rack 32 is octagonal, which makes the intelligent hot beverage maker provided by the embodiment of the invention more compact.

The positions of the rotary support 31 corresponding to the material storage racks 32 are provided with notches, and if a user selects a beverage corresponding to the first row of material storage racks 32, the plurality of material storage racks 32 rotate along with the rotary support 31, so that the notches below the first row of material storage racks 32 just correspond to the driving electric cylinder 34; in the actual use process, the output end of the driving electric cylinder 34 pushes up the sliding block assembly 35, and after the sliding block assembly 35 moves upwards, the lowermost capsule loses fixation, collides with the stop block 33 at the discharge port, and falls into the buffer device after being turned for 90 degrees.

In a specific embodiment: as shown in fig. 6, the slider assembly 35 includes: a slider body 351, four sets of rollers 352 and four sets of pins 353; two groups of rollers 352 in the four groups of rollers 352 are arranged on one side of the slider body 351 in a sliding manner, the other two groups of rollers 352 are arranged on the other side of the slider body 351 in a sliding manner and correspond to the two groups of rollers 352 on one side of the slider body 351, and the contact surface of the slider body 351 and the rollers 352 is a guide rail with gradient; the pins 353 correspond to the rollers 352 one by one, one end of each group of pins 353 is connected with the corresponding roller 352, the other end of each group of pins 353 can penetrate through the material storage rack 32, and the pins 353 are sleeved with springs; wherein, the guide rail with the slope comprises a lower guide rail at two ends and a higher guide rail in the middle.

The slide block assembly 35 has two states, wherein the first state is that the other ends of the four groups of pins 353 are positioned at the four top corners of the lowermost capsule and used for clamping the capsule, and the second state is that the two groups of pins 353 positioned below the four groups of pins 353 are in a retracted state and used for releasing the capsule; when the capsule at the lowest position falls into the buffer device, the capsule above the capsule slides downwards to a preparation position; the driving electric cylinder 34 has an origin sensor and an end position sensor for controlling two states of the slider assembly 35.

For better explanation, assuming that one roller 352, one pin 353 and one spring constitute one positioning assembly, a total of four positioning assemblies, i.e., a first positioning assembly and a second positioning assembly at an upper end, and a third positioning assembly and a fourth positioning assembly at a lower end, respectively; meanwhile, the lower guide rail positioned at the lower part is assumed to be the first guide rail, and the lower guide rail positioned at the upper part is assumed to be the second guide rail; meanwhile, the capsule at the lowest part is set as a first capsule, and the capsule adjacent to the first capsule is set as a second capsule;

in an initial state, the slider body 351 is positioned at the lowest position, one end of the third positioning assembly and one end of the fourth positioning assembly are connected with the high guide rail, and the other end of the third positioning assembly and the fourth positioning assembly penetrate through the material storage rack 32 and are just clamped at two ends of the lower side of the second capsule to clamp the second capsule; at this time, one end of the first positioning component and one end of the second positioning component are connected with the second guide rail, and the length of the pin 353 is the same, so that the other end of the first positioning component and the other end of the second positioning component may be located inside the storage rack 32 or just pass through the storage rack 32, but do not have the function of clamping the capsule; when needing to remove the capsule to buffer in, under the effect of driving electric cylinder 34, slider body 351 rebound, the one end and the high guide rail of first locating component and second locating component are connected this moment, and the other end probably lies in and deposits the inside or just passes and deposits the work or material rest 32 of material rest 32, then the second capsule has lost the part that blocks this moment, and it needs downward interaction under the effect of gravity, consequently can promote first capsule, then first capsule bumps the dog 33 of discharge gate, falls into buffer after the upset 90.

In addition, a tension spring 354 is provided on the slider body 351, and after the corresponding capsule is released, the tension spring 354 is reset so that the slider body 351 returns to the original position. Of course, in order to ensure that the pin 353 can be inserted into the storage rack 32 in a straight line, the top end of the pin 353 is sleeved with a guide sleeve.

As can be seen from the above description, the storage device 3 provided in this embodiment can be applied to most types of capsules on the market, including capsules with a diameter value greater than a height value.

In addition, the capsule is fixed in the storage rack 32 by the following method: clamping grooves are formed in two sides of the storage frame 32, and the flange of the capsule is clamped in the clamping grooves and can move up and down, so that the capsule storage frame has no requirement on the height of the capsule as long as the diameter of the capsule meets the distance between the two clamping grooves; however, the capsule models in the existing market are generally DG and DG +, and DG + are different in height, so that the storage device provided by the embodiment can be simultaneously applied to the capsules of the two models.

In the extraction stage, the capsules of different types correspond to the capsule modules 42 of different sizes, and can be replaced according to the types of the capsules.

In addition, a first detection component for detecting whether the storage rack 32 has a capsule is arranged on the rotary support 31, the first detection component is an opposite emission sensor arranged on a detection station, the opposite emission sensor comprises a light emitter and a light receiver, the light emitter is fixedly arranged on an upper support of the storage device 3, the light receiver is positioned under the light emitter and is fixedly arranged on a lower support of the storage device 3, a through hole for light emitted by the light emitter to pass through is formed in the lower support, during operation, the light emitter emits light, the light receiver receives light, when the storage rack 32 rotates to the detection station, if a capsule is arranged on the storage rack 32, the capsule can block the light receiver from receiving light, if no capsule is arranged on the storage rack 32, the light receiver can receive light smoothly, and at the moment, the light receiver can send a corresponding electric signal to a system, and remind a worker of supplementing goods.

In a specific embodiment: as shown in fig. 7, the extraction device 5 includes: the extraction device comprises a second lead screw stepping motor 51, a second lead screw nut, a connecting rod assembly 52 and an extraction head 53, wherein the second lead screw nut is connected with the second lead screw stepping motor 51; the link assembly 52 is connected to the second lead screw nut, and is configured to convert the linear motion of the second lead screw stepping motor 51 into a rotational motion; the extraction head 53 is connected with the connecting rod assembly 52, and the extraction head 53 can pierce the capsule to obtain the beverage and flow out through the hot drink outlet; the second screw rod stepping motor 51 is provided with two hall sensors which can detect the original point position and the end point position respectively; a microswitch is provided on the extraction head 53 for detecting whether the extraction head is pressed down in place.

In a specific using process, when a corresponding capsule is detected at the position of the extraction device 5, the second lead screw stepping motor 51 works, force is transmitted through a second lead screw nut, then the linear motion of the second lead screw stepping motor 51 is converted into rotary motion through the connecting rod assembly 52, the connecting rod assembly 52 drives the extraction head 53 to rotate and press down, after the extraction head is pressed down to the proper position, a hall sensor at an end position receives a signal, the controller controls the second lead screw stepping motor 51 to stop working, the extraction head 53 is positioned in the capsule mold 42, and then the capsule in the capsule mold 42 is extracted through a needle head arranged on the extraction head 53; after extraction is completed, the second screw rod stepping motor 51 resets, and at this time, whether resetting is successful is sensed through a hall sensor at an origin.

In a specific embodiment: as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the restocking assembly 11 comprises a restocking window 111 and a rotary cover plate 112, wherein the restocking window 111 is opened at the top of the casing 1 and is provided with a plurality of restocking stations 113, and each restocking station corresponds to a capsule cargo channel; the rotating cover 112 is able to rotate around the restocking window;

further, when the goods in the storage device 3 are sufficient, the rotary cover plate 112 is covered on the replenishment window 111 to enable the intelligent hot beverage machine to be in a sealed state, so that raw materials and water in the hot beverage machine are prevented from being polluted; when the goods in the storage device 3 are insufficient, the rotary cover plate 112 is rotated, the replenishment window is switched according to the capsule channel corresponding to the lacking goods, so that the replenishment station 113 corresponds to the capsule channel, and then the capsule is placed in the corresponding channel.

More specifically, in the intelligent hot beverage maker provided in this embodiment, three replenishment stations 113 are provided, a button is further provided at the replenishment window 111, and after the button is operated, the capsule channel corresponding to the replenishment station 113 is changed.

In a specific embodiment: as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the water supply device includes a water inlet 21, a water tank 22, and a water pump 23; wherein, the water inlet 21 is arranged on the shell 1; the water tank 22 is positioned in the shell 1; the water pump 23 is positioned in the shell 1; one end of the water pump 23 is connected with the water inlet 21, and the other end of the water pump 23 is connected with the water tank 22;

wherein, the water tank 22 is provided with a water level detection component which can detect the water level height in the water tank 22 and transmit a height signal to the controller, and the controller controls the working state of the water pump 23 according to the height; the method specifically comprises the following steps: when the water level is lower than the height threshold, the water pump 23 is operated, otherwise the water pump 23 is not operated.

In a specific embodiment, when the water level detection assembly is capable of detecting that the water level in the water tank 22 is not less than the height threshold, the brewing device starts to work, specifically: the water pump works to pump water, namely the heating boiler starts to heat, in the heating process, the brewing device can detect parameters such as flow, power and temperature of water in real time, and when the water is heated to the temperature capable of being extracted, water is added for extraction.

In the specific embodiment, the beverage receiving component is the hot beverage outlet 12, and the specific process of flowing the hot beverage out through the hot beverage outlet 12 is as follows: in the process of extraction, a water receiving box is arranged below the extraction device and used for receiving sewage of the extraction device, in the specific process of receiving drinks, the capsule mold 42 can push the water receiving box forwards, and after the water receiving box is pushed, the hot drink outlet 12 is formed under the capsule mold 42 correspondingly, so that the hot drink can be taken out; in the middle process, no other container can be contacted with hot drinks, and the advantages of cleanness and sanitation are achieved.

In addition, after one preparation process is finished, the capsule mold 42 returns to the initial position, and meanwhile, the water receiving box returns to the position right below the extraction device 5 under the action of the restoring force of the spring and just blocks the hot drink outlet 12, so that the whole hot drink machine is in a sealed state and has the advantages of insect prevention and dust prevention; the extraction device 5 is provided with a needle having a small inner diameter, and the capsule is pierced by the needle while the extraction head is pressed downward, so that the capsule mold 42 is returned to the initial position to prevent clogging and clean the capsule while the extraction head is continuously pressed downward and washed with water, and water after washing is collected in the course of this cleaning.

In a specific embodiment, a sterilization device is installed in the housing 1.

In this embodiment, the sterilization device includes, but is not limited to, a UV lamp (not shown) mounted inside the housing 1 and above the recycling bin 66 to sterilize the waste material in the recycling bin 66 and ensure the sanitation and safety of the hot beverage maker.

In summary, it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the advantageous technical features described above can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.

While the invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. An intelligent hot beverage maker, comprising:

the top of the shell is provided with a replenishment component, and a hot drink outlet is formed in the shell;

a water supply device installed in the housing;

the storage device is arranged in the shell and positioned below the replenishment component and is used for storing and transporting the capsules;

the buffer device is arranged in the shell, is communicated with the outlet of the storage device and is used for buffering the capsule;

the extraction device is arranged in the shell and used for receiving the capsule conveyed by the buffer device and extracting the material in the capsule;

the brewing device is arranged in the shell, is respectively connected with the water supply device and the extraction device, and is used for pumping water in the water supply device, instantly heating the water and then conveying the water to the extraction device;

the beverage brewed by the brewing device flows out through the hot beverage outlet.

2. The intelligent hot beverage machine of claim 1, wherein the buffer device comprises:

the buffer platform is provided with a notch;

a capsule mold disposed within the notch;

the output end of the pushing component is abutted against the capsule mold;

a sliding plate located on the buffer platform and capable of moving along a radial direction;

the correlation sensor is fixed on the buffer platform, and light emitted by the correlation sensor can pass through the capsule mold and is used for detecting the position of the capsule;

wherein the sliding plate is capable of fixing the capsule at the opening of the capsule mold; and the slide plate is also capable of releasing the capsule to drop it into the capsule mold; the radial direction is the radial direction of the capsule mold.

3. The intelligent hot beverage machine of claim 2, wherein the push assembly comprises:

pushing the bracket;

the first screw rod stepping motor is fixed on the pushing support;

the first lead screw nut is connected with the output end of the first lead screw stepping motor, and the first lead screw stepping motor drives the first lead screw nut to move back and forth.

4. The intelligent hot beverage machine of claim 3 further comprising a material throwing device located within the housing, the material throwing device being located between the pushing assembly and the capsule mold; when the pushing assembly works, the material throwing device pushes the capsule mold to move through the whole pushing assembly.

5. The intelligent hot beverage maker of claim 4, wherein the material throwing device comprises:

a material throwing support;

the motor is fixed on the throwing support;

the driving gear is connected with an output shaft of the motor;

a driven gear engaged with the driving gear;

one side of the connecting plate is connected with the driven gear, and the other side of the connecting plate is connected with the capsule mold;

a recovery bucket within the shell and capable of receiving a capsule shell falling from within the capsule mold;

the motor drives the connecting plate to turn through the driving gear and the driven gear, and the connecting plate drives the capsule mold to turn, so that a capsule shell in the capsule mold is thrown into the recovery barrel.

6. The intelligent hot beverage maker of claim 5, wherein the material throwing device further comprises:

a poking-out piece fixed on the material throwing support, wherein when the capsule mold throws the materials and turns over in place, the poking-out piece can be inserted into the capsule mold through a hole at the bottom of the capsule mold;

and the timer is positioned in the shell and is used for enabling the capsule mold material throwing and overturning to be in place for a fixed time.

7. The intelligent hot beverage machine of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the storage device comprises:

the rotating bracket is arranged in the shell and used for rotating the corresponding capsule cargo channel to a specified position as required;

the capsule storage device comprises a plurality of storage racks, a plurality of rotating supports and a plurality of slide block assemblies, wherein the storage racks are vertically arranged at the upper ends of the rotating supports, one sides of the storage racks are provided with blanking grooves which penetrate through the upper ends and the lower ends of the storage racks and are used for embedding the edges of capsules, and the other sides of the storage racks are provided with the slide block assemblies used for controlling the capsules to slide downwards;

each stop block corresponds to one material storage rack, and is arranged at the corresponding material discharge port of the material storage rack;

the driving electric cylinder is positioned in the shell, and the output end of the driving electric cylinder can push the sliding block assembly to move up and down along the storage rack;

the blanking port of the blanking groove is provided with a yielding groove for separating the edge of the capsule from the blanking groove, when blanking is carried out, the electric cylinder is driven to drive the sliding block assembly, and after the capsule at the lowest part rotates and falls into the buffer device, the capsule above the capsule slides downwards to a preparation position.

8. The intelligent hot beverage machine of claim 7, wherein the slide assembly comprises:

a slider body;

the two groups of rollers are arranged on one side of the slider body in a sliding manner, the other two groups of rollers are arranged on the other side of the slider body in a sliding manner and correspond to the two groups of rollers on one side of the slider body, and the surface of the slider body, which is in contact with the rollers, is a guide surface with gradient;

the pins correspond to the rollers one to one, one end of each group of pins is connected with the corresponding roller, the other end of each group of pins can penetrate through the material storage rack, and springs are sleeved on the pins;

the sliding block assembly has two states, wherein the first state is that the other ends of the four groups of pins are positioned at the four top corners of the lowermost capsule and used for clamping the capsule, and the second state is that the two groups of pins positioned below the four groups of pins are in a retracted state and used for releasing the capsule; when the capsule at the lowest position falls into the buffer device, the capsule above the capsule slides downwards to a preparation position;

the driving electric cylinder is provided with an origin sensor and an end position sensor, and the origin sensor and the end position sensor are used for controlling two states of the sliding block assembly.

9. Intelligent hot beverage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the extraction device comprises:

a second lead screw stepping motor;

the second screw rod nut is connected with the second screw rod stepping motor;

the connecting rod assembly is connected with the second lead screw nut and is used for converting the linear motion of the second lead screw stepping motor into rotary motion;

the extraction head is connected with the connecting rod assembly, and can puncture the capsule to obtain a drink which flows out through the hot drink outlet;

the second screw rod stepping motor is provided with a Hall sensor; the extraction head is provided with a microswitch for detecting whether the extraction head is pressed down to the right position.

10. The intelligent hot beverage maker as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the replenishment assembly comprises:

the replenishment window is arranged at the top of the shell and is provided with a plurality of replenishment stations, and each replenishment station corresponds to one capsule goods channel;

a rotary cover plate capable of rotating around the replenishment window;

and/or the water supply device comprises:

the water inlet is formed in the shell;

a water tank located within the housing;

a water pump located within the housing; one end of the water pump is connected with the water inlet, and the other end of the water pump is connected with the water tank;

the water tank is provided with a water level detection assembly, the water level detection assembly can detect the height of the water level in the water tank and transmit a height signal to the controller, and the controller controls the working state of the water pump according to the height.

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