CN116919170A - Automatic feeding device and method and cooking machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic feeding device, an automatic feeding method and a cooking machine, wherein the automatic feeding device comprises a plurality of first feeding components, and cover opening keys are respectively arranged on the first feeding components; the upper cover is provided with a feed port, and the first feed component is arranged in the feed port in a penetrating manner; the feeding rod assembly is rotatably arranged in the upper cover, and can rotate along a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the feeding rod assembly can trigger the cover opening key to open the first feeding assembly for feeding when rotating along the first direction. According to the utility model, the first feeding assembly and the second feeding assembly can realize the feeding effect of different forms of materials, the feeding is not limited by the physical state of the food materials, and meanwhile, the feeding with different time and selectivity can be realized through program control, so that the problem of the sequence of the food materials in the pot is solved.

Description

Automatic feeding device and method and cooking machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of cooking equipment, in particular to an automatic feeding device and method and a cooking machine.

Background

The functions of the cooking machines sold in the market are uneven, the common cooking machine only realizes the automatic stir-frying function, and the automatic cooking is realized by controlling the firepower and the rotation of the stirring paddles through a program. The method has the defects that all food materials and ingredients are required to be put into a pot for stir-frying before cooking, the food materials cannot be put into the pot for cooking according to the sequence of the requirements of the heating, the cooked dishes obtained by the method are uneven in cooking degree, too cooked, too raw and seriously influence the selling phase and the taste. The cooking machine at the middle end is additionally provided with a voice prompt on the basis of common cooking machine, and food materials are manually put into the pot to be stir-fried through the prompt, so that the problem of uneven cooking degree of the stir-fried dishes is solved, but people are required to watch all the time.

The automatic auxiliary material feeding system is added to the high-end cooking machine, but main food materials still need the staff to stir-fry the food materials in the pot through voice prompt, and the hands cannot be liberated completely. For example, the Chinese patent with publication number of CN211833892U, an intelligent automatic cooking machine, can automatically add seasonings and can control the weight of the seasonings, thereby realizing the whole-course automation of cooking, but the food materials are still manually added, so that the use is inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the technical problems, the embodiment of the utility model aims to provide an automatic feeding device, an automatic feeding method and a cooking machine, which are used for solving the problem that materials can not be automatically and freely selected according to time during cooking.

An object of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide an automatic feeding device, including:

the first feeding assemblies are respectively provided with an uncovering key;

the upper cover is provided with a feed port, and the first feed component is arranged in the feed port in a penetrating manner;

the feeding rod assembly is rotatably arranged in the upper cover and can rotate along a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the cover opening button can be triggered to open the first feeding assembly to feed when the feeding rod assembly rotates along the first direction;

the power device is connected with the feeding rod assembly and used for driving the feeding rod assembly to rotate;

the second feeding assemblies are arranged on one side of the upper cover, each second feeding assembly comprises a feed box and a feeding hose, two ends of each feeding hose are respectively connected with the feed box and the upper cover, and materials in the feed box are conveyed into the upper cover under the action of the pumping device, wherein the materials in the first feeding assemblies and the materials in the second feeding assemblies are in different forms;

a position signal switch for detecting a position of the feed wand assembly;

the control panel is respectively connected with the power device, the pumping device and the position signal switch, and is used for receiving the position signal sent by the position signal switch and controlling the rotation of the feeding rod assembly according to the received position signal so as to enable the corresponding first feeding assembly to feed.

As an optional embodiment, the plurality of first material throwing components are circumferentially distributed by taking the central position of the upper cover as the center, and the material throwing rod components can respectively and sequentially act on the uncovering keys of the plurality of first material throwing components when rotating along the first direction. This rationally distributed, and can ensure to throw effective contact between material pole subassembly and the a plurality of first material subassemblies of throwing, ensure the reliability of using.

As an alternative embodiment, the power device includes a feeding motor, and the feeding rod assembly includes:

the head end of the first feeding rod is fixed on an output shaft of the feeding motor and can rotate along the first direction or the second direction under the driving of the feeding motor, an opening is formed in the tail end of the first feeding rod, the direction of the opening is consistent with the direction from the head end to the tail end of the first feeding rod, and a first side wall is arranged in the opening;

the head end of the second feeding rod is arranged in the opening and can rotate circumferentially along with the first feeding rod, so that when the second feeding rod rotates circumferentially along the first feeding rod along the first direction, the tail end of the second feeding rod can sequentially act on the uncovering keys of the first feeding assemblies;

the retainer is arranged in the opening and applies acting force to the second feeding rod, when the first feeding rod rotates along the first direction, the second feeding rod keeps a state of being attached to the first side wall under the action of the retainer, and the center line of the first feeding rod and the center line of the second feeding rod are kept on the same straight line; when the first feeding rod rotates along the second direction, the second feeding rod overcomes the acting force applied on the holding piece, the second feeding rod rotates relative to the first feeding rod, so that the second feeding rod is separated from the first side wall, and an included angle between the center line of the second feeding rod and the center line of the first feeding rod is a non-zero included angle.

As an optional embodiment, the automatic feeding device further includes a flexible protection cover, the flexible protection cover is covered on the outer side of the feeding rod assembly, and when the second feeding rod rotates along the first direction, the tail end of the second feeding rod can squeeze the flexible protection cover, so that the flexible protection cover is deformed to press the cover opening key. Under the premise of not influencing normal feeding, the flexible protective cover plays a role in protecting the feeding rod assembly and the feeding motor, avoids unnecessary damage to the feeding rod assembly and the feeding motor, and prolongs the service life of each part.

As an optional embodiment, the feeding rod assembly further comprises a wheel-shaped damage preventing member, the damage preventing member is rotatably arranged on the upper surface of the tail end of the second feeding rod, and the feeding rod assembly extrudes the flexible protective cover through the damage preventing member to deform and press the cover opening key. The damage prevention piece not only occupies extra space, but also has the effect of reducing friction, and prevents unnecessary abrasion between the second feeding rod and the flexible protective cover.

As an optional embodiment, the feeding rod assembly further includes a magnet, the magnet is disposed on a lower surface of a tail end of the second feeding rod, the position signal switch is a magnetic proximity switch, when the second feeding rod rotates to a position where the magnet is opposite to the magnetic proximity switch, the magnetic proximity switch is triggered, and the magnetic proximity switch sends a signal to the control board to determine a position of the feeding rod assembly.

As an alternative embodiment, the pumping device comprises a peristaltic pump, a feeding hose and a feeding hose, wherein the peristaltic pump is connected with the control board, one end of the feeding hose is connected with the feed box, the other end of the feeding hose is connected with a feeding hole of the peristaltic pump, one end of the feeding hose is connected with a discharging hole of the peristaltic pump, and the other end of the feeding hose is connected with the feeding hose. The peristaltic pump conveys the material in the feed box into the feeding hose through the feeding hose, and the feeding hose conveys the material into the feeding hose, so that the peristaltic pump is convenient to use.

An object of the embodiment of the utility model is to provide a cooking machine, which comprises a main machine and a cooking container, and further comprises the automatic feeding device, wherein the cooking container is arranged between the upper cover and the main machine, and the automatic feeding device automatically feeds food materials into the cooking container through the first feeding component and automatically feeds liquid seasonings into the cooking container through the second feeding component.

As an optional embodiment, the host includes a host upper cover and a host lower cover, a first hose connector is provided on the host upper cover, and two ends of the first hose connector are respectively connected with the feeding hose and the pumping device.

An object of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide an automatic feeding method, which is applied to a cooking machine as described above, and includes:

cooking a material to be cooked based on a determined cooking recipe, and acquiring actual cooking parameters in a cooking process, wherein the recipe comprises preset cooking parameters of the food material and/or the liquid seasoning;

determining the position parameter of the food material and/or the liquid seasoning to be put next based on the comparison result of the preset cooking parameter and the actual cooking parameter;

based on the position parameters, the food materials in the corresponding first feeding assemblies are fed through the feeding rod assemblies and/or the liquid seasonings in the corresponding second feeding assemblies are fed through the pumping devices.

The embodiment of the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

according to the utility model, the effect of feeding materials in different forms can be realized through the first feeding component and the second feeding component, the feeding materials are not limited by the physical state of the food materials, and meanwhile, the feeding materials in different time and selectivity can be realized through program control, so that the problem of the sequence of feeding the food materials into the pot is solved, and the food selling phase and taste are improved. Meanwhile, people do not need to watch, and food materials are only required to be placed into a first feeding component appointed by a recipe in advance, and the machine is started to work through manual operation or APP remote control, so that full-automatic cooking is realized, and people do not need to watch.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic exploded view of the upper cover of the automatic feeding apparatus according to embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a closed cover state of a first feeding assembly of the automatic feeding apparatus according to embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the first feeding assembly of the automatic feeding apparatus according to embodiment 1 of the present utility model in an uncapped state;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the feeding rod assembly of the automatic feeding apparatus according to embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a feeding rod assembly of the automatic feeding apparatus according to embodiment 1 of the present utility model rotating in a first direction;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the feeding rod assembly of the automatic feeding apparatus according to embodiment 1 of the present utility model rotating in a second direction;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the whole cooking machine according to embodiment 2 of the present utility model;

fig. 8 is a schematic exploded view of a cooking vessel of a cooking machine according to embodiment 2 of the present utility model;

fig. 9 is an exploded view of the main frame of the cooking machine according to embodiment 2 of the present utility model;

fig. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cooking machine according to embodiment 2 of the present utility model.

Reference numerals:

A. a first direction; B. a second direction; 100. a first feeding assembly; 101. a feeding cup cover; 102. a cover opening key; 102A, a pressing part; 102B, button buckle; 103. a feeding cup body; 200. an upper cover; 200A, a feed inlet; 201. an upper cover housing; 202. a feeding motor; 203. a feed rod assembly; 2031. a first feeding rod; 2032. a holder; 2033. a pin; 2034. a damage prevention member; 2035. a second feeding rod; 2036. a magnet; 204. a position signal switch; 205. a feeding hose; 206. an upper cover inner case; 206A, a second hose interface; 206B, a third hose interface; 2061. an upper connector; 207. a flexible shield; x, a first side wall; 300. a cooking vessel; 301. a stirring knife; 302. a transmission head; 303. a basin; 304. a drive head nut; 400. a host; 401. a host upper cover; 401A, a first hose interface; 4011. a lower connector; 402. a control board; 403. a heating device; 404. a reflection cover; 405. a driving motor; 406. a pumping device; 4061. a peristaltic pump; 4062. a feeding hose; 4063. a feed hose; 407. a main unit lower cover; 408. a feed box; 408A, a discharge hole of the material box; 408B, cavity.

Detailed Description

Various aspects and features of the present utility model are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be understood that various modifications may be made to the embodiments of the application herein. Therefore, the above description should not be taken as limiting, but merely as exemplification of the embodiments. Other modifications within the scope and spirit of the utility model will occur to persons of ordinary skill in the art.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and, together with a general description of the utility model given above, and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

These and other characteristics of the utility model will become apparent from the following description of a preferred form of embodiment, given as a non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is also to be understood that, although the utility model has been described with reference to some specific examples, those skilled in the art can certainly realize many other equivalent forms of the utility model.

The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present utility model will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Specific embodiments of the present utility model will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the utility model, which can be embodied in various forms. Well-known and/or repeated functions and constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the utility model in unnecessary or unnecessary detail. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not intended to be limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present utility model in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.

The specification may use the word "in one embodiment," "in another embodiment," "in yet another embodiment," or "in other embodiments," which may each refer to one or more of the same or different embodiments in accordance with the utility model.

Example 1

An objective of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide an automatic feeding device, as shown in fig. 1-3, the automatic feeding device includes a plurality of first feeding assemblies 100, an upper cover 200, a feeding rod assembly 203, a power device, a plurality of second feeding assemblies, a position signal switch 204 and a control board 402.

The first feeding assemblies 100 are respectively provided with an uncovering button 102. The upper cover 200 is provided with a feeding port 200A, and the first feeding assembly 100 is arranged through the feeding port 200A.

The feeding rod assembly 203 is rotatably disposed in the upper cover 200, and the feeding rod assembly 203 can rotate along a first direction a and a second direction B opposite to the first direction a, where the feeding rod assembly 203 can trigger the cover opening button 102 to open the first feeding assembly 100 for feeding when rotating along the first direction a. The power device is connected with the feeding rod assembly 203 and is used for driving the feeding rod assembly 203 to rotate.

The second feeding assemblies are arranged on one side of the upper cover 200, each second feeding assembly comprises a feed box 408 and a feeding hose 205, two ends of each feeding hose 205 are respectively connected with the feed box 408 and the upper cover 200, and materials in the feed box 408 are conveyed into the upper cover 200 under the action of a pumping device 406, wherein the materials in the first feeding assembly 100 and the materials in the second feeding assembly are materials in different forms.

The position signal switch 204 is used for detecting the position of the feed rod assembly 203. The control board 402 is connected to the power device, the pumping device 406, and the position signal switch 204, and is configured to receive a position signal sent by the position signal switch 204, and control rotation of the feeding rod assembly 203 according to the received position signal, so that the corresponding first feeding assembly 100 performs feeding.

In use, the position signal switch 204 transmits the position information of the feeding rod assembly 203 to the control board 402, and the control board 402 drives the feeding rod assembly 203 to rotate by controlling the power device so as to open the corresponding first feeding assembly 100 for feeding. In addition, the control board 402 can control the material in the corresponding bin 408 to be conveyed into the feeding hose 205 through the peristaltic pump 4061, so as to realize feeding of material in another form.

Specifically, the materials in the first feeding assembly 100 are food materials, and the food materials include main materials and auxiliary materials. The materials in the second feeding component are liquid seasonings. The feeding motor 202 (described below), peristaltic pump 4061, is controlled to operate by program instructions of the control board 402 to effect feeding of the food material and feeding of the liquid flavoring.

As an alternative embodiment, the plurality of first feeding assemblies 100 are circumferentially distributed around the center of the upper cover 200, and the feeding rod assemblies 203 can respectively and sequentially act on the cover opening keys 102 of the plurality of first feeding assemblies 100 when rotating along the first direction a. This ensures effective contact between the feed bar assembly 203 and the plurality of first feed assemblies 100, ensuring reliability of use.

The first feeding assembly 100 further comprises a feeding cup cover 101 and a feeding cup body 103, and the cover opening button 102 is used for opening the feeding cup cover 101 so that materials in the feeding cup body 103 are fed. The cover opening button 102 comprises a pressing part 102A and a button buckle 102B, the feeding rod assembly 203 presses the pressing part 102A, so that the button buckle 102B is separated from the feeding cup cover 101, the feeding cup cover 101 moves under the action of gravity, and material movement in the feeding cup body 103 is not blocked.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the power device includes a feeding motor 202, and the feeding rod assembly 203 includes:

the first feeding rod 2031 is substantially transversely arranged, and the head end of the first feeding rod 2031 is fixed on the output shaft of the feeding motor 202 and can rotate along the first direction a or the second direction B under the driving of the feeding motor 202, the tail end of the first feeding rod 2031 is provided with an opening, the direction of the opening is consistent with the direction from the head end to the tail end of the first feeding rod 2031, and a first side wall X is arranged in the opening;

the second feeding rod 2035 is approximately transversely arranged, and the head end of the second feeding rod 2035 is arranged in the opening and can rotate circumferentially along with the first feeding rod 2031, so that when the second feeding rod 2035 rotates circumferentially along the first direction a along with the first feeding rod 2031, the tail end of the second feeding rod 2035 can sequentially act on the cover opening keys 102 of the plurality of first feeding assemblies 100;

a retainer 2032 provided in the opening and applying a force to the second feed rod 2035 so that when the first feed rod 2031 rotates in the first direction a, the second feed rod 2035 is maintained in a state of being attached to the first side wall X by the retainer 2032, and a center line of the first feed rod 2031 and a center line of the second feed rod 2035 are maintained on the same straight line; when the first feeding rod 2031 rotates along the second direction B, the second feeding rod 2035 overcomes the acting force exerted on the holding member 2032, and the second feeding rod 2035 rotates relative to the first feeding rod 2031, so that the second feeding rod 2035 is separated from the first side wall X, and an included angle between the center line of the second feeding rod 2035 and the center line of the first feeding rod 2031 is a non-zero included angle.

As an alternative embodiment, the automatic feeding device further includes a flexible protection cover 207, the flexible protection cover 207 is covered on the outer side of the feeding rod assembly 203, and when the second feeding rod 2035 rotates along the first direction a, the tail end of the second feeding rod 2035 can press the flexible protection cover 207, so that the flexible protection cover 207 is deformed until the cover opening button 102 is pressed.

As an alternative embodiment, the feeding rod assembly 203 further includes a wheel-shaped damage preventing member 2034, the damage preventing member 2034 is rotatably disposed on an upper surface of a tail end of the second feeding rod 2035, and the feeding rod assembly 203 presses the flexible protection cover 207 to deform and press the cover opening button 102 through the damage preventing member 2034.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5-6, the damage preventing member 2034 is a bearing, and the bearing is fixed on the tail end of the second feeding rod 2035. The retainer 2032 is a torsion spring, and connects the second feed lever 2035 to the first feed lever 2031 via the torsion spring and the pin 2033. Driven by the torsion of the torsion spring, the side wall of the second feeding rod 2035 is attached to the first side wall X of the first feeding rod 2031, and at this time, the first feeding rod 2031 and the second feeding rod 2035 are on the same straight line, that is, the horizontal center line of the first feeding rod 2031 from the head end to the tail end thereof is on the same straight line as the horizontal center line of the second feeding rod 2035 from the head end to the tail end thereof. The distance from the axis of the feeding motor 202 to the outer edge of the bearing mounted on the second feeding lever 2035 is L2, which is the largest.

As shown in fig. 5, when the control board 402 controls the feeding motor 202 to rotate along the first direction a, the feeding rod assembly 203 rotates in a circle with a radius of L2, and when the bearing contacts the flexible protective cover 207, the flexible protective cover 207 is pushed to deform until the pressing part 102A on the cover opening button 102 is pressed, and at this time, the button buckle 102B is released, so that the cover opening feeding can be completed.

As shown in fig. 6, when the control board 402 controls the feeding motor 202 to rotate along the second direction B, the feeding rod assembly 203 moves at an angle α between 0 and 90 ° with the first feeding rod 2031 under the reaction force of the inner wall of the flexible protective cover 207 when contacting with the flexible protective cover 207. When the minimum distance L1 from the axis of the feeding motor 202 to the outer edge of the bearing mounted on the second feeding rod 2035 is equal to the radius L of the inner wall of the flexible protection cover 207, the angle α is optimal, and at this time, the angle α is formed between the second feeding rod 2035 and the first feeding rod 2031, so that the length of the feeding rod assembly 203 is far less than L2, and the pressing portion 102A of the cover opening button 102 cannot be touched and pressed, and the cover cannot be opened. Wherein, the reaction force of the flexible protective cover 207 is equal to or more than the torsion force of the torsion spring.

As an alternative embodiment, the feeding bar assembly 203 further includes a magnet 2036, the magnet 2036 is disposed on a lower surface of a tail end of the second feeding bar 2035, the position signal switch 204 is a magnetic proximity switch, and when the magnet 2036 on which the second feeding bar 2035 rotates is opposite to the magnetic proximity switch, the magnetic proximity switch is triggered, and the magnetic proximity switch sends a signal to the control board 402 to determine the position of the feeding bar assembly 203.

When the feeding rod assembly 203 rotates along with the feeding motor 202, such that the magnet 2036 rotates right above the position signal switch 204, the position signal switch 204 detects the magnetism of the magnet 2036 and sends detection information to the control board 402, and the control board 402 determines the current position of the feeding rod assembly 203.

Based on this signal detection, the control board 402 sends an instruction to the feed motor 202 to rotate in the second direction B before each power-on of the cooking machine, ensuring that the feed bar assembly 203 is located directly above the position signal switch 204 before each feed.

When the feeding motor 202 rotates along the first direction a, the feeding cup cover 101 can be sequentially opened to feed materials. When the feeding motor 202 rotates along the second direction B, the control board 402 determines the position of the feeding rod assembly 203 according to the rotation speed and the running time of the feeding motor 202, and after predicting that the feeding rod assembly 203 reaches the position of the designated first feeding assembly 100, the control board 402 controls the feeding motor 202 to rotate along the first direction a, so that the feeding rod assembly 203 presses the pressing portion 102A of the corresponding cover opening button 102 of the first feeding assembly 100, thereby realizing selective cover opening feeding.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 9, the pumping device 406 includes a peristaltic pump 4061, a feeding hose 4063 and a feeding hose 4062, where the peristaltic pump 4061 is connected to the control board 402, one end of the feeding hose 4063 is connected to the tank 408, the other end is connected to a feeding port of the peristaltic pump 4061, one end of the feeding hose 4062 is connected to a discharging port of the peristaltic pump 4061, and the other end is connected to the feeding hose 205.

Specifically, the bin 408 is provided with a bin outlet 408A and an independent cavity 408B, the bin 408 can be separated from the host 400, the bin 408 is convenient to clean, and a plurality of independent cavities 408B are respectively filled with different liquid seasonings, so that mutual smell is avoided.

When liquid is fed, the cavities 408B are respectively filled with different liquid seasonings, the control board 402 controls the corresponding peristaltic pump 4061 to work to extract the liquid seasonings, the liquid seasonings enter the peristaltic pump 4061 through the feeding hose 4063, the liquid seasonings are transmitted to the feeding hose 205 through the feeding hose 4062 by the power of the peristaltic pump 4061, and finally the liquid feeding is completed.

Example 2

It is an object of an embodiment of the present utility model to provide a cooking machine, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, which includes a main body 400 and a cooking container 300, wherein the cooking container 300 includes a stirring blade 301, a driving head 302, a holding tub 303, and a driving head nut 304. The transmission head 302 is located in the containing basin 303, the transmission head nut 304 is located outside the containing basin 303 and connected with the transmission head nut and the containing basin 303, the transmission head 302 is connected with the stirring knife 301, and the stirring knife 301 is used for stirring food materials.

The cooking machine further comprises an automatic feeding device, wherein the cooking container 300 is arranged between the upper cover 200 and the main machine 400, and the automatic feeding device automatically feeds food materials into the cooking container 300 through the first feeding component 100 and automatically feeds liquid seasonings into the cooking container 300 through the second feeding component.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the host 400 includes a host upper cover 401 and a host lower cover 407, where a first hose connector 401A is disposed on the host upper cover 401, and two ends of the first hose connector 401A are respectively connected with the feeding hose 4062 and the pumping device 406. The host 400 further includes a heat generating device 403, a reflective cover 404, and a driving motor 405. The heating device 403 is used for heating the food material, and the driving motor 405 is used for providing power for the stirring blade 301.

In this embodiment, the upper cover 200 includes an upper cover outer case 201 and an upper cover inner case 206. The upper cover outer shell 201 and the upper cover inner shell 206 are respectively provided with a feeding hole 200A corresponding to each other. A second hose connector 206A and a third hose connector 206B are provided on the upper cover inner housing 206, two ends of the feeding hose 205 are respectively connected with the second hose connector 206A and the third hose connector 206B, and the second hose connector 206A is connected with one end of the first hose connector 401A so as to convey the liquid seasoning into the holding basin 303.

The upper cover 200 and the host 400 are detachably designed, the upper cover 200 is placed on the cooking container 300, and is connected with the lower connector 4011 on the host 400 through the upper connector 2061 installed on the upper cover 200, so as to conduct a circuit, and the control board 402 is convenient to control the feeding motor 202 to drive the feeding rod assembly 203 to rotate.

Example 3

An object of an embodiment of the present utility model is to provide an automatic feeding method, which is applied to a cooking machine as described above, and includes:

based on the determined cooking recipe, cooking the material to be cooked, and acquiring actual cooking parameters in the cooking process, wherein the recipe comprises preset cooking parameters of the food material and/or the liquid seasoning.

In particular, the actual cooking parameters include at least cooking temperature, cooking time, and cooking maturity required for different food materials and/or different liquid condiments, so that the actual cooking temperature, actual cooking time of different food materials and/or different liquid condiments need to be obtained in cooking.

And determining the position parameter of the food material and/or the liquid seasoning to be put next based on the comparison result of the preset cooking parameter and the actual cooking parameter.

Specifically, the preset cooking parameters at least comprise preset cooking temperature and preset cooking time, and cooking maturity required by different food materials and/or different liquid seasonings is different, so that the preset cooking temperature and the preset cooking time of different food materials are determined to be different. Comparing the actual cooking temperature and the actual cooking time with the preset cooking temperature and the preset cooking time, and if the preset cooking temperature and the preset cooking time are reached, determining to throw the next food material and/or the liquid seasoning. If the preset cooking temperature and the preset cooking time are not reached, continuing to cook until the preset cooking temperature and the preset cooking time are reached.

Based on the position parameters, the food material in the corresponding first feeding assembly 100 is fed through the feeding rod assembly 203 and/or the liquid seasoning in the corresponding second feeding assembly is fed through the pumping device 406.

The cooking machine is controlled by a program of the control board 402 to perform automatic cooking. The food materials are only required to be filled into the designated first feeding assembly 100 in advance, the feed box 408 is filled with liquid seasonings (oil, salt water, sauce, vinegar and the like), the machine is started or the APP is started, the control board 402 controls the heating device of the cooking machine, the stirring knife 301, the feeding motor 202 and the peristaltic pump 4061 to work through programs, feeding with different time and selectivity is achieved, the problem of the sequence of feeding the food materials into the pot is solved, and the food selling phase and the taste are improved. Meanwhile, people do not need to take care, and the use is convenient and quick.

The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims. Various modifications and equivalent arrangements of this utility model will occur to those skilled in the art, and are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An automatic feeding device, comprising:

a plurality of first feeding components (100) on which cover opening keys (102) are respectively arranged;

the upper cover (200) is provided with a feeding port (200A), and the first feeding assembly (100) is arranged in the feeding port (200A) in a penetrating manner;

the feeding rod assembly (203) is rotatably arranged in the upper cover (200), the feeding rod assembly (203) can rotate along a first direction (A) and a second direction (B) opposite to the first direction (A), and the uncovering button (102) can be triggered to open the first feeding assembly (100) for feeding when the feeding rod assembly (203) rotates along the first direction (A);

the power device is connected with the feeding rod assembly (203) and is used for driving the feeding rod assembly (203) to rotate;

the second feeding assemblies are arranged on one side of the upper cover (200), each second feeding assembly comprises a feed box (408) and a feeding hose (205), two ends of each feeding hose (205) are respectively connected with the feed box (408) and the upper cover (200), and materials in the feed box (408) are conveyed into the upper cover (200) under the action of a pumping device (406), wherein the materials in the first feeding assemblies (100) and the materials in the second feeding assemblies are materials in different forms;

a position signal switch (204) for detecting a position of the feed wand assembly (203);

the control board (402) is respectively connected with the power device, the pumping device (406) and the position signal switch (204) and is used for receiving the position signal sent by the position signal switch (204) and controlling the rotation of the feeding rod assembly (203) according to the received position signal so as to enable the corresponding first feeding assembly (100) to feed.

2. The automatic feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first feeding assemblies (100) are circumferentially distributed with the center position of the upper cover (200) as a center, and the feeding rod assemblies (203) can respectively and sequentially act on cover opening keys (102) of the plurality of first feeding assemblies (100) when rotating along the first direction (a).

3. The automatic feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the power means comprises a feeding motor (202), the feeding bar assembly (203) comprising:

the first feeding rod (2031) is fixed on an output shaft of the feeding motor (202) at the head end, and can rotate along the first direction (A) or the second direction (B) under the driving of the feeding motor (202), an opening is formed in the tail end of the first feeding rod (2031), the direction of the opening is consistent with the direction from the head end to the tail end of the first feeding rod (2031), and a first side wall (X) is arranged in the opening;

the head end of the second feeding rod (2035) is arranged in the opening and can rotate circumferentially along with the first feeding rod (2031), so that when the second feeding rod (2035) rotates circumferentially along the first feeding rod (2031) in the first direction (A), the tail ends of the second feeding rods (2035) can sequentially act on the uncovering keys (102) of the plurality of first feeding assemblies (100);

a retainer (2032) provided in the opening and applying a force to the second feed rod (2035), wherein when the first feed rod (2031) rotates in the first direction (a), the second feed rod (2035) is held in a state of being attached to the first side wall (X) by the retainer (2032), and the center line of the first feed rod (2031) and the center line of the second feed rod (2035) are held on the same straight line; when the first feeding rod (2031) rotates along the second direction (B), the second feeding rod (2035) overcomes the acting force applied to the second feeding rod by the retainer (2032), the second feeding rod (2035) rotates relative to the first feeding rod (2031) so that the second feeding rod (2035) is separated from the first side wall (X), and an included angle between the center line of the second feeding rod (2035) and the center line of the first feeding rod (2031) is a non-zero included angle.

4. An automatic feeding device according to claim 3, further comprising a flexible protective cover (207), wherein the flexible protective cover (207) is covered on the outer side of the feeding rod assembly (203), and the tail end of the second feeding rod (2035) can press the flexible protective cover (207) when rotating along the first direction (a), so that the flexible protective cover (207) is deformed to press the cover opening button (102).

5. The automatic feeding device according to claim 4, wherein the feeding rod assembly (203) further comprises a wheel-shaped damage prevention piece (2034), the damage prevention piece (2034) is rotatably arranged on the upper surface of the tail end of the second feeding rod (2035), and the feeding rod assembly (203) presses the flexible protection cover (207) to deform and press the cover opening key (102) through the damage prevention piece (2034).

6. An automatic feeding device according to claim 3, wherein the feeding bar assembly (203) further comprises a magnet (2036), the magnet (2036) is provided on the lower surface of the tail end of the second feeding bar (2035), the position signal switch (204) is a magnetic proximity switch, when the magnet (2036) on which the second feeding bar (2035) rotates is opposite to the magnetic proximity switch, the magnetic proximity switch is triggered, and the magnetic proximity switch sends a signal to the control board (402) to determine the position of the feeding bar assembly (203).

7. The automatic feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the pumping device (406) comprises a peristaltic pump (4061), a feeding hose (4063) and a feeding hose (4062), the peristaltic pump (4061) is connected with the control board (402), one end of the feeding hose (4063) is connected with the bin (408), the other end is connected with a feeding port of the peristaltic pump (4061), one end of the feeding hose (4062) is connected with a discharging port of the peristaltic pump (4061), and the other end is connected with the feeding hose (205).

8. A cooking machine comprising a main machine (400) and a cooking container (300), and further comprising an automatic feeding device according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the cooking container (300) is arranged between the upper cover (200) and the main machine (400), and the automatic feeding device automatically feeds food materials into the cooking container (300) through the first feeding assembly (100) and automatically feeds liquid seasonings into the cooking container (300) through the second feeding assembly.

9. The cooking machine according to claim 8, wherein the main machine (400) comprises a main machine upper cover (401) and a main machine lower cover (407), a first hose interface (401A) is arranged on the main machine upper cover (401), and two ends of the first hose interface (401A) are respectively connected with the feeding hose (4062) and the pumping device (406).

10. An automatic feeding method applied to a cooking machine according to any one of claims 8 to 9, comprising:

cooking a material to be cooked based on a determined cooking recipe, and acquiring actual cooking parameters in a cooking process, wherein the recipe comprises preset cooking parameters of the food material and/or the liquid seasoning;

determining the position parameter of the food material and/or the liquid seasoning to be put next based on the comparison result of the preset cooking parameter and the actual cooking parameter;

based on the position parameters, the food material in the corresponding first feeding assembly (100) is fed through the feeding rod assembly (203) and/or the liquid seasoning in the corresponding second feeding assembly is fed through the pumping device (406).