CN215605010U

CN215605010U - Beverage supply device

Info

Publication number: CN215605010U
Application number: CN202120233284.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王志凯; 詹志超; 邱真力
Original assignee: Guangdong Zhiyuan Robot Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Zhiyuan Robot Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-27
Filing date: 2021-01-27
Publication date: 2022-01-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-27

Abstract

The utility model provides a beverage supply device, which is provided with a beverage outlet for supplying beverage; the drink supply device includes: a first bracket; the weighing component is arranged on the first bracket; the beverage container is communicated with the beverage outlet so as to supply beverage to the beverage outlet; the drink container is arranged above the weighing component so as to support the drink container through the weighing component. The beverage supply device solves the problem that the beverage allowance of the beverage supply device in the prior art is not easy to control.

Description

Beverage supply device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of beverage making, in particular to a beverage supply device.

Background

In some automated, semi-automated beverage serving devices, the beverage is typically stored in a closed container, and the amount of beverage stored therein is gradually reduced as the beverage is served.

The beverage supply device in the prior art needs an operator to frequently open the container cover when in use so as to confirm the beverage allowance inside the container, so that the operation is inconvenient, and the risk of polluting the beverage inside the container exists.

Therefore, the beverage supply device in the prior art has the problem that the beverage allowance is not easy to control.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide a beverage supply device to solve the problem that the beverage allowance of the beverage supply device in the prior art is not easy to control.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a beverage supply device having a beverage outlet for supplying a beverage; the drink supply device includes: a first bracket; the weighing component is arranged on the first bracket; the beverage container is communicated with the beverage outlet so as to supply beverage to the beverage outlet; the drink container is arranged above the weighing component so as to support the drink container through the weighing component.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises a beverage pump, and the beverage pump is arranged on a pipeline between the beverage container and the beverage outlet so as to drive the beverage in the beverage container to flow to the beverage outlet through the beverage pump.

Further, the weighing component is a weighing sensor, and the beverage pump is a peristaltic pump.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises a controller, the controller is electrically connected with the weighing component and the beverage pump, and the controller controls the action of the beverage pump according to the detection result of the weighing component.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises an alarm, and the alarm is electrically connected with the controller; when the weighing component detects that the weight of the drink container is smaller than a set value, the controller controls the alarm to send out an alarm signal.

Further, the weighing component, the beverage container and the beverage pump are all multiple; the weighing parts are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the drink containers, and the drink pumps are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the drink containers; the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of weighing components and the plurality of beverage pumps.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises a shell, an installation cavity is formed in the shell, and the first support and the weighing component are arranged in the installation cavity; the shell comprises a top cover and a weighing plate, wherein the top cover is provided with an opening, and the weighing plate is arranged in the opening and shields the opening; the weighing plate is arranged above the weighing part so as to be supported by the weighing part.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises a first gasket, wherein the first gasket is arranged between the first bracket and the weighing component and is in contact with both the first bracket and the weighing component; and/or the beverage supply device comprises a second gasket, and the second gasket is arranged between the weighing part and the weighing plate and is in contact with both the weighing part and the weighing plate.

Further, the first bracket extends along the first direction; the drink supply device includes: the plurality of second supports extend along the second direction, and are arranged at intervals along the first direction; the plurality of second brackets are in contact with the top cover so as to support the top cover; a plurality of transition pieces positioned between the first bracket and the plurality of second brackets; each transition connecting piece is connected with the first bracket and the corresponding second bracket; the support frame is connected with a plurality of second supports to support a plurality of second supports through the support frame.

Further, the housing includes a body portion and a protective cover; the protective cover is provided with a first end and a second end which are arranged oppositely, the first end of the protective cover is connected with the body part through a rotating pair, and the second end of the protective cover is provided with a locking piece; the protective cover is rotatably arranged relative to the body part to have an open position and a closed position; the locking piece is provided with a locking state and an unlocking state, and when the locking piece is in the locking state, the locking piece is matched with the body part to lock the protective cover at the closing position; when the locking member is in the unlocked state, the locking member is separated from the body portion.

The beverage supply device applying the technical scheme of the utility model is provided with a beverage outlet for supplying beverage; the beverage supply device comprises a first bracket, a weighing component and a beverage container; the weighing component is arranged on the first bracket; the beverage container is communicated with the beverage outlet so as to supply beverage to the beverage outlet; the drink container is arranged above the weighing component so as to support the drink container through the weighing component. Through adopting this kind of structural design, the weight of drink container can be got to the part of weighing to conveniently, accurately know the drink surplus in the drink container, solved the problem that the drink surplus of the drink feeding device among the prior art is difficult to control.

Drawings

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

fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view of a first viewing angle of an embodiment of a beverage supplying device according to the present invention;

fig. 2 shows an enlarged schematic structure of a partial region according to the embodiment of the beverage supply device in fig. 1;

figure 3 shows a schematic structural view from a second perspective of an embodiment of a beverage delivery device according to the present invention;

fig. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a third view angle of the embodiment of the beverage supply device according to the utility model.

Detailed Description

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

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present invention provides a beverage supply device, which has a beverage outlet 111 for supplying beverage; the drink supply device includes: a first bracket 1121; a weighing unit 113 provided to the first bracket 1121; a drink container 114, the drink container 114 being in communication with the drink outlet 111 to supply a drink to the drink outlet 111; the drink container 114 is disposed above the weighing part 113 to support the drink container 114 by the weighing part 113.

The drink supply device of the present invention has a drink outlet 111 for supplying a drink; the beverage supplying device comprises a first bracket 1121, a weighing part 113 and a beverage container 114; the weighing part 113 is disposed on the first bracket 1121; the drink container 114 is communicated with the drink outlet 111 to supply drinks to the drink outlet 111; the drink container 114 is disposed above the weighing part 113 to support the drink container 114 by the weighing part 113. By adopting the structure design, the weighing component 113 can weigh the weight of the drink container 114, so that the drink allowance in the drink container 114 can be conveniently and accurately known, and the problem that the drink allowance of the drink supply device in the prior art is not easy to control is solved.

Moreover, since the beverage container 114 is used to store and directly supply the beverage, dispensing is not required during beverage supply, and the beverage supplied by pre-dispensing can effectively avoid the problem of non-uniform dispensing.

The type of beverage may be selected from a variety of options, such as tea, juice, coffee, beer, etc., according to particular needs.

In this embodiment, the weighing component 113 is a weighing sensor, so that the weight of the beverage container 114 can be obtained by the weighing sensor, and the beverage remaining amount in the beverage container 114 can be determined. Of course, the weighing unit 113 may be other structures capable of performing a weighing function, such as an electronic scale.

Specifically, the beverage supply device includes a beverage pump 115, and the beverage pump 115 is disposed in a pipeline between the beverage container 114 and the beverage outlet 111, so as to drive the beverage in the beverage container 114 to flow toward the beverage outlet 111 through the beverage pump 115.

Additionally, in another embodiment, the beverage in the beverage container 114 flows under gravity towards the beverage outlet 111. Specifically, a valve is installed at the beverage outlet 111, and the outflow of the beverage is controlled through the valve.

Preferably, the beverage pump 115 is a peristaltic pump in order to be able to accurately control the flow of the beverage to the beverage outlet 111.

In order to improve the safety of the beverage output by the beverage supply device, the beverage container 114 is connected with the beverage outlet 111 through a silicone tube.

Specifically, the beverage supply device comprises a controller, the controller is electrically connected with the weighing part 113 and the beverage pump 115, and the controller controls the action of the beverage pump 115 according to the detection result of the weighing part 113.

In specific implementation, when the weighing component 113 detects that the weight of the beverage container 114 is less than the set weight, the controller controls the beverage pump 115 to stop operating, thereby stopping supplying the beverage.

In addition, by adopting the above-mentioned structural arrangement, the controller can accurately control when the beverage pump 115 stops through the weight information fed back by the weighing component 113, thereby being beneficial to further improving the precision of the supply amount of the beverage.

Specifically, the beverage supply device comprises an alarm, wherein the alarm is electrically connected with the controller; when the weighing component 113 detects that the weight of the beverage container 114 is less than the set value, the controller controls the alarm to send out an alarm signal.

By adopting the structural design, the alarm can be controlled by the controller to send out an alarm signal in time when the beverage allowance in the beverage container 114 is insufficient, so that an operator is reminded to supplement the beverage into the beverage container 114. Specifically, the controller may adopt various alarm modes, such as sound alarm, sound and light alarm, and the like.

Specifically, the weighing unit 113, the drink container 114, and the drink pump 115 are all plural; the weighing components 113 and the drink containers 114 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the drink pumps 115 and the drink containers 114 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the controller is electrically connected to both the plurality of weighing components 113 and the plurality of beverage pumps 115.

In specific implementation, a plurality of types of beverages can be stored in the plurality of beverage containers 114, and the same type of beverage can also be stored in the plurality of beverage containers 114, so that the controller can control the appropriate beverage pump 115 to drive the beverage in the corresponding beverage container 114 to flow to the beverage outlet 111 according to the beverage type requirement or the beverage allowance, thereby improving the flexibility of beverage supply.

Specifically, the beverage supply device comprises a housing, wherein a mounting cavity is formed inside the housing, and the first bracket 1121 and the weighing component 113 are both arranged in the mounting cavity; the shell comprises a top cover 1161 and a weighing plate 1162, wherein an opening is formed in the top cover 1161, and the weighing plate 1162 is arranged in the opening and shields the opening; the weighing plate 1162 is disposed above the weighing part 113 to support the weighing plate 1162 by the weighing part 113.

The beverage container 114 is detachably arranged on the weighing plate 1162, and the weighing component 113 can be well protected by adopting the structural design, so that the weighing component 113 is prevented from being collided and damaged; moreover, the drink container 114 can be separated from the weighing component 113, so that the influence of drink leakage on the weighing component 113 is reduced.

Specifically, the beverage supply device comprises a first gasket 1171, wherein the first gasket 1171 is arranged between the first bracket 1121 and the weighing component 113 and is in contact with both the first bracket 1121 and the weighing component 113; and/or, the beverage delivery device includes a second pad 1172, the second pad 1172 disposed between the weighing component 113 and the weigh plate 1162 and in contact with both the weighing component 113 and the weigh plate 1162.

Through the arrangement of the first gasket 1171 and the second gasket 1172, the weighing component 113 is in contact with the first gasket 1171 and the second gasket 1172, and is not in direct contact with the first support 1121 and the weighing plate 1162, on the basis that the weighing function of the weighing component 113 is not influenced, the weighing component 113 can be well protected, the risk that the weighing component 113 is damaged when the weighing plate 1162 bears impact is effectively reduced, and the working reliability of the beverage supply device is improved.

Specifically, the first bracket 1121 extends in a first direction; the drink supply device includes: a plurality of second brackets 1122 extending in the second direction, the plurality of second brackets 1122 being spaced apart in the first direction; a plurality of second brackets 1122 are each in contact with the top lid 1161 to support the top lid 1161; a plurality of transition pieces 1123 between the first brackets 1121 and the plurality of second brackets 1122; each transition piece 1123 is connected to both first bracket 1121 and corresponding second bracket 1122; and a support frame 1124 connected to the plurality of second brackets 1122 to support the plurality of second brackets 1122 via the support frame 1124.

With the bracket structure configured as described above, the top lid 1161 can be supported by the plurality of second brackets 1122, and the plurality of second brackets 1122 can be used as a base for mounting the first brackets 1121 by providing the transition piece 1123. Because a plurality of second supports 1122 set up along first direction interval, consequently, along first direction, a plurality of second supports 1122 can form a plurality of application of force points to first support 1121, avoid first support 1121 to take place to incline along first direction, are favorable to guaranteeing stationarity and fastness that first support 1121 installed to guarantee to weighing part 113 carries out accurate, stable support, guarantees weighing part 113's weighing precision. Preferably, the plurality of second brackets 1122 are located above the first brackets 1121, so that the transition connection member 1123 and the weighing component 113 are jointly arranged in the space region between the first brackets 1121 and the second brackets 1122, and the space is more fully utilized, which is beneficial to making the structural design of the beverage supply device more concise and reasonable. Moreover, since the first bracket 1121 is located below the second bracket 1122, the structure supported by the counterweight member 113 has a lower center of gravity, which is more beneficial for ensuring the stability supported by the counterweight member 113.

Specifically, the housing includes a body portion 1163 and a protective cover 1164; the protective cover 1164 has a first end and a second end which are oppositely arranged, the first end of the protective cover 1164 is connected with the body 1163 through the revolute pair 1165, and the second end of the protective cover 1164 is provided with a locking piece 1166; a protective cover 1164 is rotatably provided with respect to the body portion 1163 to have an open position and a closed position; the locking piece 1166 has a locked state and an unlocked state, and when the locking piece 1166 is in the locked state, the locking piece 1166 cooperates with the body portion 1163 to lock the protective cover 1164 in the closed position; when the lock 1166 is in the unlocked state, the lock 1166 is separated from the body portion 1163.

In the present embodiment, at least a portion of the beverage container 114 is made of a heat insulating material, so that it is suitable for storing hot beverages such as milk tea, and it is difficult to make a transparent structure due to heat insulation requirements, so that it is inconvenient to grasp the remaining amount of the beverage inside the beverage container, and by providing the weighing component 113 to support the beverage container 114, the weight of the beverage container 114 can be conveniently and accurately obtained, so as to determine the remaining amount of the beverage inside the beverage container.

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

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

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

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

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

Claims

1. A beverage dispensing device having a beverage outlet for dispensing a beverage; the drink supply device includes:

a first bracket;

a weighing component arranged on the first bracket;

a beverage container in communication with the beverage outlet to supply a beverage to the beverage outlet; the drink container is arranged above the weighing component so as to be supported by the weighing component.

2. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the beverage supply apparatus comprises a beverage pump disposed in the pipeline between the beverage container and the beverage outlet to drive the beverage in the beverage container to flow toward the beverage outlet through the beverage pump.

3. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the weighing component is a load cell and the beverage pump is a peristaltic pump.

4. The beverage supply device according to claim 2, wherein the beverage supply device comprises a controller, the controller is electrically connected with the weighing component and the beverage pump, and the controller controls the action of the beverage pump according to the detection result of the weighing component.

5. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the beverage supply apparatus comprises an alarm, the alarm being electrically connected to the controller; when the weighing component detects that the weight of the beverage container is smaller than a set value, the controller controls the alarm to send out an alarm signal.

6. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the weighing unit, the beverage container, and the beverage pump are all plural; the weighing parts are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the drink containers, and the drink pumps are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the drink containers;

the controller is electrically connected with the weighing parts and the drink pumps.

7. The beverage supply device according to claim 1, wherein the beverage supply device comprises a housing having a mounting cavity therein, the first bracket and the weighing component being disposed in the mounting cavity;

the shell comprises a top cover and a weighing plate, wherein an opening is formed in the top cover, and the weighing plate is arranged in the opening and shields the opening; the weighing plate is arranged above the weighing part so as to be supported by the weighing part.

8. The beverage supply device according to claim 7, wherein the beverage supply device comprises a first gasket disposed between and in contact with both the first bracket and the weighing member; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the beverage supply device comprises a second gasket, and the second gasket is arranged between the weighing part and the weighing plate and is in contact with both the weighing part and the weighing plate.

9. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first bracket extends along a first direction; the drink supply device includes:

the second brackets extend along a second direction, and the second brackets are arranged at intervals along the first direction; a plurality of the second brackets are in contact with the top cover to support the top cover;

a plurality of transition pieces between the first bracket and the plurality of second brackets; each transition connecting piece is connected with the first bracket and the corresponding second bracket;

the supporting frame is connected with the plurality of second supports so as to support the plurality of second supports through the supporting frame.

10. The beverage supply apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the housing comprises a body portion and a protective cover; the protective cover is provided with a first end and a second end which are arranged oppositely, the first end of the protective cover is connected with the body part through a rotating pair, and the second end of the protective cover is provided with a locking piece;

the shield cover is rotatably disposed with respect to the body part to have an open position and a closed position; the locking member has a locked state and an unlocked state,

when the locking piece is in the locking state, the locking piece cooperates with the body part to lock the shield cover in the closed position; when the lock is in the unlocked state, the lock is separated from the body portion.