CN216256783U - Meal delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a meal delivery system, comprising: the refrigerating equipment comprises a storage mechanism and a material sending-out actuator which can be movably arranged, wherein the material sending-out actuator is used for outputting the lunch boxes stored in the storage mechanism to a first meal taking position; a heating device; the first transfer mechanism is in driving connection with the first taking actuator, and the first taking actuator transfers the lunch boxes located in the first meal taking position to heating equipment for heating; the second transfer mechanism is in driving connection with the second material taking actuator, and the second material taking actuator transfers the heated meal boxes in the heating equipment to the second meal taking position and the meal delivery mechanism. The meal delivery system of this scheme can accomplish a series of automated operation of getting meal, heating, meal delivery to the cutlery box, not only can satisfy client to the demand of hot food, and above-mentioned each functional component structural arrangement is compact and simple in addition, and area is little, can effectively shorten cutlery box transfer route simultaneously and consuming time, reduces latent food safety and health hidden danger.

Description

Meal delivery system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic catering equipment, in particular to a meal delivery system.

Background

In recent years, along with the continuous improvement of science and technology level, the catering industry is also continuously developing towards automation and intellectualization, the outstanding performance is that various catering equipment which originally depends on manpower to carry out manual operation are realized, and semi-automation or full-automation unmanned operation is realized. For most of the automatic catering equipment on the market, the work flow is generally as follows: the raw materials are put into a cooking appliance for cooking, the processed food is poured into a lunch box for storage and is transported to a dining position, and finally, the manipulator grabs the lunch box containing the finished food and pours the food into tableware for customers to take.

Generally, the existing automatic catering equipment does not have the functions of refrigeration and heating, so that the requirements of some customers on hot food cannot be met, the safety of the meal before the meal is guaranteed, and the customer experience is influenced. And also there are a small number of food and beverage equipment in the market to possess and store and heat the function, but its storage module, heating module and meal delivery module set up separately, can cause the complete machine structure complicacy like this, area is big, and manufacturing cost is high, and the middle circulation path is long in the food, has food safety and health hidden danger.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a meal delivery system, aims at solving prior art and can't satisfy the hot food demand of customer and guarantee food safety, and the complete machine structure is complicated, and area is big, has the problem of food potential safety hazard.

The application provides a meal delivery system, meal delivery system includes:

the refrigerating equipment comprises a storage mechanism and a material sending-out actuator which can be movably arranged, wherein the material sending-out actuator is used for outputting the lunch boxes stored in the storage mechanism to a first meal taking position;

the heating equipment is used for heating the lunch box;

the first transfer mechanism is in driving connection with the first material taking actuator and is used for driving the first material taking actuator to move, and the first material taking actuator transfers the lunch boxes located in the first meal taking position to the heating equipment for heating;

the second transfer mechanism is in driving connection with the second material taking actuator and is used for driving the second material taking actuator to move, and the second material taking actuator transfers the heated meal boxes in the heating equipment to a second meal taking position; and

and the meal delivery mechanism is used for picking up the meal boxes positioned in the second meal taking position and completing meal delivery operation.

When the meal serving system of the scheme works, the manufactured meal boxes can be stored in the storage mechanism of the refrigerating equipment in advance for refrigerating and refreshing before serving, so that the food sanitation and safety in the process of waiting for serving are guaranteed. Then, when the meal delivery system receives a meal delivery instruction, the material delivery actuator firstly acts and moves to a corresponding position in the storage mechanism by identifying the meal ordering information of the customer so as to take out the stored meal boxes and place the meal boxes to a first meal taking position; then the first transfer mechanism drives the first material taking actuator to move to a first meal taking position and pick up meal boxes, then the first transfer mechanism drives the first material taking actuator to transfer the meal boxes to the heating equipment, the meal boxes are sent into the heating equipment by the first material taking actuator, and the meal boxes are heated by the heating equipment; after heating, the second transfer mechanism drives the second material taking actuator to move to the heating equipment, the second material taking actuator takes out the heated meal box in the heating equipment, the second transfer mechanism drives the second material taking actuator to carry the meal box to transfer to the second meal taking position, the second material taking actuator releases the meal box to the second meal taking position, and finally the meal taking mechanism picks up the meal box and finishes meal taking operation. Compared with the prior art, the meal delivery system of the scheme can complete a series of automatic operations such as cold storage, fresh keeping, meal taking, heating and meal delivery to the meal box, can meet the requirement of customers on hot food, ensures food safety and sanitation, is compact and simple in structural arrangement of each functional component, occupies a small area, can effectively shorten the transfer path of the meal box and is time-consuming, and reduces potential food safety and potential health hazards.

The technical solution of the present application is further described below:

in one embodiment, the storage mechanism comprises a layer selection module, the layer selection module comprises a layer selection frame, a layer selection transmission assembly, a layer selection driven wheel and a meal outlet table, the layer selection transmission assembly is movably arranged on the layer selection frame and used for temporarily storing the meal boxes, the layer selection driven wheel is connected with the layer selection transmission assembly and configured to synchronously drive the layer selection transmission assembly to move when receiving external driving force, the layer selection transmission assembly moves the meal boxes to a position opposite to the meal outlet table, the meal outlet table is arranged on the outer side of the layer selection frame, and the material delivery actuator is used for transferring the meal boxes from the layer selection transmission assembly to the meal outlet table; wherein, the table surface area of the meal outlet table is formed into the first meal taking position.

In one embodiment, the refrigeration equipment further comprises a layer selection lifting mechanism, the number of the layer selection modules is at least two, at least two layer selection modules are vertically arranged in a stacked mode, and the layer selection lifting mechanism is in driving connection with the material delivery actuator, so that the material delivery actuator can be lifted and lowered to reach any one layer selection module.

In one embodiment, the material feeding actuator comprises a feeding fixed seat, a feeding driving assembly, a feeding push plate, a telescopic power unit, a driving assembly and a driving wheel, wherein the feeding driving assembly is arranged on the feeding fixed seat, and the feeding push plate is in driving connection with the feeding driving assembly and is used for pushing the lunch boxes on the layer selection transmission assembly into the meal outlet table;

the flexible power unit set up in on sending out the fixing base, the application subassembly with flexible power unit drive is connected, the application wheel with the application subassembly drive is connected, flexible power unit is used for the drive the application subassembly with the application wheel is close to layer selection driven wheel, so that the application wheel with layer selection driven wheel cooperation, the application subassembly is used for the drive the synchronous drive of application wheel layer selection driven wheel and layer selection transmission assembly motion.

In one embodiment, the heating devices are arranged in at least two, at least two heating devices are arranged side by side, the first material taking actuator can transfer the lunch box in the first meal taking position to any one heating device under the driving of the first transfer mechanism, and the second material taking actuator can transfer the lunch box which is heated in any one heating device to a second meal taking position under the driving of the second transfer mechanism;

the first transfer mechanism and the second transfer mechanism are both lifting drive mechanisms, at least two heating devices are stacked in the vertical direction, the first material taking actuator can reach any one heating device in a lifting mode, and the second material taking actuator can reach any one heating device in a lifting mode.

In one embodiment, the first material taking actuator and the second material taking actuator each comprise a rotary driving module, a telescopic driving module and a material taking clamping jaw, the rotary driving module is connected with the telescopic driving module, and the telescopic driving module is connected with the material taking clamping jaw;

the rotary driving module comprises a rotary driving piece, a transmission assembly and a rotary driving shaft, the rotary driving piece is in driving connection with the transmission assembly, the rotary driving shaft is in driving connection with the transmission assembly, and the telescopic driving module is connected with the rotary driving shaft.

In one embodiment, the telescopic driving module of the first material taking actuator comprises a rotary fixed plate, a telescopic driving piece, a telescopic driving wheel and a telescopic rod, the rotary fixed plate is connected with the rotary driving shaft, the telescopic driving piece is arranged on the rotary fixed plate, the telescopic driving wheel is in driving connection with the telescopic driving piece, the telescopic rod is arranged on the rotary fixed plate in a telescopic sliding mode and matched with the telescopic driving wheel, and the material taking clamping jaw is connected with the telescopic rod;

first get material executor flexible drive module still includes flexible fixed block, two guide rails, two sliders and stopper, telescopic link and two the guide rail is installed respectively on the flexible fixed block, flexible fixed block slide set up in on the rotating fixed plate, two the slider interval set up relatively in on the rotating fixed plate and be located the relative both sides of flexible fixed block, the slider with guide rail one-to-one sliding fit, the stopper set up in on the rotating fixed plate and with the spacing cooperation of flexible fixed block.

In one embodiment, the meal delivery system further comprises a position sensor, wherein the position sensor is arranged on the rotary fixing plate and is used for detecting the telescopic length of the telescopic rod;

the meal delivery system further comprises an inductor and an induction sheet, wherein the inductor is arranged on the telescopic driving piece, the induction sheet is arranged on the material taking clamping jaw, and the inductor can be matched with the induction sheet in a triggering mode to detect whether the telescopic rod retracts to the limit position or not.

In one embodiment, the telescopic driving module of the second material taking actuator comprises a rotary mounting plate, a cylinder fixing seat, a cylinder and a cylinder fixing plate, the rotary mounting plate is connected with the rotary driving shaft, the cylinder fixing seat is arranged on the rotary mounting plate, the cylinder is arranged on the cylinder fixing seat, the cylinder fixing plate is in driving connection with the cylinder, and the material taking clamping jaw is arranged on the cylinder fixing plate.

In one embodiment, the meal delivery mechanism comprises:

the machine frame is respectively provided with a cover taking station, a box taking station and a material pouring station;

the bearing component is arranged at the box taking station and used for temporarily storing the lunch boxes, and the bearing component is provided with a recovery port;

the cover taking assembly is arranged on the rack and can move to the cover taking station to complete the picking of the lunch box covers, and then the lunch box covers are thrown into the recovery port;

the material pouring component is arranged on the rack and used for grabbing the lunch box body positioned in the box taking station to the material pouring station to complete material pouring operation, and then throwing the empty lunch box body into the recovery port; and

and the lunch box recycling component is arranged below the recycling opening and is used for receiving the thrown lunch box body and the lunch box cover.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only 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 meal delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 with the housing omitted;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the structure of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the first material taking actuator in a retracted state;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 4 from another perspective;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the first material extractor actuator in an extended position;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the rotary driving module shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a dining mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 8 from another perspective;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the lid assembly of the lunch box and the pouring assembly of the lunch box of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a view showing an assembly structure of the cover removing assembly and the material pouring assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a portion of a load bearing assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the construction of the refrigeration unit of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the refrigeration apparatus of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a schematic rear view of the structure of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a layer selection module according to the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 16 from another perspective;

fig. 18 is a schematic view of a second material withdrawal actuator of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 18 from another perspective;

fig. 20 is a schematic structural view of a material delivery actuator according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

As shown in fig. 8, a meal delivery system 1000 shown in an embodiment of the present application is specifically a back-end device of an automated meal system, which is used for heating the manufactured meal box 30 to a preset temperature and delivering meal to customers for eating. Illustratively, meal delivery system 1000 includes: a refrigeration device 900, a meal delivery mechanism 100, a heating device 200, a first transfer mechanism 300, a first take-out actuator 400, a second transfer mechanism 500, a second take-out actuator 600, a housing 700, and a frame 800. The frame 800 serves as a supporting carrier for loading the above functional components such as the fixed housing 700, the first transfer mechanism 300, the first material taking actuator 400, etc., so that the meal delivery system 1000 has higher integration degree and structure compactness.

As shown in fig. 13-15, the refrigeration unit 900 includes a refrigerated cabinet, a refrigerated support, a storage mechanism 910, and a material out-feed actuator 920. The refrigerator has a refrigeration function for creating a low temperature environment for storing food. The refrigeration support is arranged in the refrigeration cabinet, the storage mechanism 910 and the material sending-out actuator 920 are respectively arranged inside the refrigeration cabinet, wherein the storage mechanism 910 is directly arranged on the refrigeration support, and the material sending-out actuator 920 is movably arranged on one side of the refrigeration support.

In addition, freezer gate subassembly 940 is designed and is made on the freezer. The refrigeration unit 900 is disposed in use adjacent to other functional components such as a heating unit. The freezer door assembly 940 has an openable and closable function. When the lunch box is opened, the first material taking actuator 400 can conveniently extend into the cabinet to pick up the lunch box 30; but when not needed, the freezer door assembly 940 remains closed, ensuring a low temperature environment within the cabinet. The housing 700 is fixed on the frame 800 and wraps the entire frame 800 inside, thereby playing a role of dust prevention, theft prevention and beauty.

The heating apparatus 200 is used to heat the lunch box 30; the first transfer mechanism 300 is in driving connection with the first material taking actuator 400, the first transfer mechanism 300 is used for driving the first material taking actuator 400 to move, and the first material taking actuator 400 transfers the meal boxes 30 located in the first meal taking position to the heating device 200 for heating; the second transfer mechanism 500 is in driving connection with the second material taking actuator 600, the second transfer mechanism 500 is used for driving the second material taking actuator 600 to move, and the second material taking actuator 600 transfers the heated meal boxes 30 in the heating device 200 to a second meal taking position; meal dispensing mechanism 100 is used for picking up meal boxes 30 located in the second meal taking position and completing meal dispensing operation.

In this embodiment, the functional modules are installed in a manner of being sequentially arranged in a horizontal direction: specifically, the first transfer mechanism 300 and the first material taking actuator 400 are arranged on one side (for example, the left side) of the frame 800 in the width direction, and the heating device 200 is installed in the middle of the frame 800 and close to the first material taking actuator 400; the second transfer mechanism 500 and the second material taking actuator 600 are collectively arranged on the other side (for example, the right side) in the width direction of the frame 800 and near the heating apparatus 200. Therefore, the circulation path of the lunch box 30 is linearly or approximately linearly circulated from left to right, the circulation path is short, the time consumption in the middle is short, and the potential safety hazard of food generated in the transfer process is reduced or eliminated.

In summary, the implementation of the technical solution of the present embodiment has the following beneficial effects: when the meal delivery system of the above scheme works, the manufactured meal boxes 30 are stored in the storage mechanism 910 of the refrigeration equipment 900 in advance for refrigeration and preservation before meal delivery, so as to ensure the food sanitation and safety in the process of waiting for meal delivery. Then, when the meal delivery system receives a meal delivery instruction, by identifying the meal ordering information of the customer, the material delivery actuator 920 first acts and moves to a corresponding position in the storage mechanism 910 to take out the stored meal box 30 and place the meal box at a first meal taking position; then the first transfer mechanism 300 drives the first material taking actuator 400 to move to the first meal taking position and to take the meal box 30, then the first transfer mechanism 300 drives the first material taking actuator 400 to transfer to the heating device 200, the first material taking actuator 400 sends the meal box 30 into the heating device 200, and the heating device 200 heats the meal box 30; after heating, the second transfer mechanism 500 drives the second material taking actuator 600 to move to the heating device 200, the second material taking actuator 600 takes out the heated meal box 30 in the heating device 200, the second transfer mechanism 500 drives the second material taking actuator 600 to carry the meal box 30 to the second meal taking position, the second material taking actuator 600 releases the meal box 30 to the second meal taking position, and finally the meal taking mechanism 100 picks up the meal box 30 and completes meal taking operation. Compared with the prior art, the meal delivery system 1000 of the scheme can complete a series of automatic operations such as refrigerating and refreshing, taking meal, heating and delivering meal on the meal box 30, can meet the requirement of customers on hot meal, is compact and simple in structural arrangement of the functional components, occupies a small area, can effectively shorten the transfer path and consume time of the meal box 30, and reduces potential food safety and potential health hazards.

With continued reference to fig. 16 and 17, in some embodiments, the storage mechanism 910 includes a layer selection module 911, the layer selection module 911 includes a layer selection frame 9111, a layer selection transmission assembly 9112, a layer selection driven wheel 9113 and a meal outlet table 9114, the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 is movably disposed on the layer selection frame 9111 and used for temporarily storing meal boxes 30, the layer selection driven wheel 9113 is connected to the layer selection transmission assembly 9112, the layer selection driven wheel 9113 is configured to synchronously drive the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 to move when receiving an external driving force, the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 moves the meal boxes 30 to a position opposite to the meal outlet table 9114, the meal outlet table 9114 is disposed outside the layer selection frame 9111, and the material delivery actuator 920 is used for transferring the meal boxes 30 from the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 to the meal outlet table 9114; wherein the top area of the meal dispensing table 9114 is formed as a first meal retrieval position.

The layer selection module 911 is the minimum unit for storing the lunch boxes 30. Specifically, the layer selection frame 9111 is a carrier, is mounted on the refrigeration support, and plays a role in carrying and fixing the layer selection transmission assembly 9112, the layer selection driven wheels 9113 and the meal outlet table 9114. When a meal box is required to be sent out from the refrigerating equipment 900, external driving force acts on the layer selection driven wheel 9113, the layer selection driven wheel 9113 rotates and simultaneously synchronously drives the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 to rotate, the meal box 30 placed on the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 starts to move and finally stops at a position corresponding to the meal outlet table 9114, finally, the material sending actuator 920 acts to drive the meal box 30 to leave from the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 and then enter the meal outlet table 9114, and the meal box stably stops at a first meal taking position, so that the follow-up first material taking actuator can conveniently pick up.

For example, the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 in this embodiment is constituted by a drive roller, a driven roller, and a transmission belt. The transmission belt is sleeved outside the driving roller and the driven roller, and the layer selection driven wheel 9113 is arranged at one end of the driving roller. The cutlery boxes 30 are disposed on the surface of the belt and translate as the belt rotates to reach a position laterally opposite the dining table 9114. In addition, the surface of drive belt is provided with a plurality of baffles side by side along the direction of rotation interval, forms between two adjacent baffles and stores the storehouse. The width of the storage bin is matched with the width of the lunch box 30, so that the lunch box 30 can be stably placed. A row of meal boxes 30 (for example, 5 meal boxes) can be placed in each storage bin, so that ordered and regular storage of the meal boxes 30 is more facilitated, the quantity of the meal boxes 30 pushed out to the meal outlet table 9114 is convenient to control, and the meal boxes 30 are effectively pushed out. In order to increase the storage capacity of the refrigeration device 900, the material supply capacity is enhanced, and the requirements of occasions with a large number of meals are met. Further, the refrigeration equipment 900 further comprises a layer selection lifting mechanism 930, the number of the layer selection modules 911 is at least two, the at least two layer selection modules 911 are vertically arranged in a stacked mode, and the layer selection lifting mechanism 930 is in driving connection with the material sending actuator 920 so that the material sending actuator 920 can lift to reach any layer selection module 911.

With reference to fig. 14 and fig. 15, at least two layer selector 911 are stacked vertically to increase the number of storable meal boxes 30 and increase the meal-serving capacity. And, adopt vertical range upon range of arrangement, also can make full use of direction of height space, reduce horizontal occupation place, do benefit to the miniaturized design of refrigeration plant 900. In addition, the different layer selection modules 911 can also place completely different or incompletely the same kind of meal boxes 30 respectively, thereby enriching the meal supply varieties of the meal delivery system and meeting the dining preferences and demands of different customers. In this embodiment, layer selection elevating system 930 includes motor, hold-in range wheelset, guide rail, slider, goes up spacing piece and spacing piece down, and the motor is connected with hold-in range wheelset to can drive the material by hold-in range wheelset and send out executor 920 lifting movement, realize taking out the cutlery box 30 among the layer selection module group 911 with co-altitude. The slider is installed on the guide rail and is connected with the material delivery executor 920, and plays a role in guiding and limiting. The upper limit block and the lower limit block are respectively used for limiting the upper limit position and the lower limit position of the material delivery actuator 920, and collision damage caused by excessive movement is avoided.

Referring to fig. 20, the material feeding actuator 920 includes a feeding holder 921, a feeding driving assembly 922, a feeding pushing plate 923, a telescopic power unit 924, an actuating assembly 925 and an actuating wheel 926, wherein the feeding driving assembly 922 is disposed on the feeding holder 921, and the feeding pushing plate 923 is drivingly connected to the feeding driving assembly 922 and is configured to push the lunch boxes 30 on the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 into a dining table 9114. The telescopic power unit 924 is arranged on the sending-out fixing seat 921, the actuating assembly 925 is in driving connection with the telescopic power unit 924, the actuating wheel 926 is in driving connection with the actuating assembly 925, the telescopic power unit 924 is used for driving the actuating assembly 925 and the actuating wheel 926 to be close to the layer selection driven wheel 9113, so that the actuating wheel 926 is matched with the layer selection driven wheel 9113, and the actuating assembly 925 is used for driving the actuating wheel 926 to synchronously drive the layer selection driven wheel 9113 and the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 to move.

In the initial state, the retractable power unit 924 is kept retracted, and the driving wheel 926 is also in the retracted position. This can avoid the collision interference when the material delivery executor 920 moves close to the layer selection module 911. When the material delivery actuator 920 follows the layer selection lifting mechanism 930 to reach one side of the layer selection module 911 at the target height position, the telescopic power unit 924 drives the actuating assembly 925 and the actuating wheel 926 to extend out until the actuating wheel 926 contacts the layer selection driven wheel 9113, and then the actuating assembly 925 starts to drive the actuating wheel 926 to rotate, the actuating wheel 926 synchronously drives the layer selection driven wheel to rotate, the layer selection driven wheel further drives the layer selection transmission assembly 9112 to rotate, and the rear meal box 30 can be moved to a position opposite to the meal outlet table 9114.

After cutlery box 30 reached with go out the position that the dining table 9114 is relative, send out drive assembly 922 drive and send out push pedal 923 and translate in the upper surface that is higher than layer selection drive assembly 9112, send out push pedal 923 and promote cutlery box 30 translation, cutlery box 30 is finally pushed out in the dining table 9114, accomplish the operation of sending out cutlery box 30 so far.

In this embodiment, the telescopic power unit 924 includes a telescopic cylinder 429 and a flexible joint, and a piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 429 is connected to the actuating assembly 925 through the flexible joint, so that the actuating wheel 926 has a certain floating capability, and when an alignment error occurs, the actuating wheel 926 and the layer selection driven wheel 9113 are prevented from generating a hard-to-hard rigid collision and being damaged. Preferably, the actuating assembly 925 is a motor pulley unit, the actuating wheel 926 adopts a driving gear, and the layer selection driven wheel 9113 adopts a driven gear, and the driving gear and the driven gear are engaged and matched, so that stable and accurate power transmission can be ensured.

On the basis of the above embodiment, further, the heating devices 200 are arranged to be at least two, at least two heating devices 200 are arranged side by side, the first material taking actuator 400 can transfer the meal box 30 located in the first meal taking position to any one heating device 200 under the driving of the first transfer mechanism 300, and the second material taking actuator 600 can transfer the meal box 30 located in any one heating device 200 after the heating is completed to the second meal taking position under the driving of the second transfer mechanism 500. So, can heat the cutlery box 30 of two or above quantity simultaneously, and then improve cutlery box 30 heating and meal delivery efficiency by a wide margin, satisfy the work occasion demand that a large amount of meals were delivered.

According to actual needs, at least two heating devices 200 may be arranged in any one of a horizontal direction side by side arrangement, an oblique offset arrangement, a vertical direction stacking arrangement, or a combination of two or more. In addition, two adjacent heating apparatuses 200 may be disposed closely to each other, or may be disposed at a predetermined distance from each other. Also, when at least two heating apparatuses 200 are arranged differently, the specific implementation manner adopted by the first transfer mechanism 300 and the second transfer mechanism 500 is also different. For example, in the present embodiment, the first transfer mechanism 300 and the second transfer mechanism 500 are both configured as a lifting driving mechanism, at least two heating apparatuses 200 are stacked in a vertical direction, the first material taking actuator 400 can reach any one heating apparatus 200 by lifting, and the second material taking actuator 600 can reach any one heating apparatus 200 by lifting.

Specifically, the heating apparatuses 200 are provided in three in the present embodiment, and are stacked and closely arranged in the vertical direction. Therefore, the space in the height direction of the frame 800 can be fully utilized, the transverse size of the whole machine is reduced, and the purpose of reducing the occupied area is achieved. Meanwhile, the first material taking actuator 400 only needs to be driven by the first transfer mechanism 300 to move up and down in the vertical direction, and the second material taking actuator 600 only needs to be driven by the second transfer mechanism 500 to move up and down in the vertical direction, so that the movement mode and the track are simple, the energy consumption is reduced, and the heating and meal delivery efficiency of the meal box 30 is improved. Optionally, the heating device 200 may be any device capable of heating the lunch box 30 in the prior art, such as a microwave oven, a steam box, a steam oven, and the like, and is specifically selected according to actual needs.

In some embodiments, the side of the heating apparatus 200 facing the first reclaiming executor 400 is provided with a first openable and closable automatic door, and the side of the heating apparatus 200 facing the second reclaiming executor 600 is provided with a second openable and closable automatic door. So, thereby first automatically-controlled door can the auto-induction first get material executor 400 and open heating equipment 200, makes things convenient for first get material executor 400 to put into heating equipment 200 with cutlery box 30 and carries out heat treatment. Similarly, when the lunch box 30 is heated, the second automatic door can be automatically opened, so that the second material taking actuator 600 can take the lunch box 30 out of the heating device 200 conveniently. The intelligent and automatic degree of the meal delivery system 1000 is higher, and the heating and meal delivery speed is further improved.

On the basis of any one of the above embodiments, the first material taking actuator 400 and the second material taking actuator 600 both include a rotary driving module 410, a telescopic driving module 420 and a material taking clamping jaw 430, the rotary driving module 410 is connected with the telescopic driving module 420, and the telescopic driving module 420 is connected with the material taking clamping jaw 430. The first material taking actuator 400 and the second material taking actuator 600 further comprise material taking fixing seats, and the rotary driving module 410, the telescopic driving module 420 and the material taking clamping jaws 430 are connected with corresponding lifting driving mechanisms through the material taking fixing seats. Taking the first material taking actuator 400 as an example, when the lunch box 30 is placed in the first meal taking position, the telescopic driving module 420 is driven by the rotary driving module 410 to be adjusted to be opposite to the lunch box 30, and then the telescopic driving module 420 drives the material taking clamping jaws 430 to extend out, so that the material taking clamping jaws 430 capture the lunch box 30; then, the rotation driving module 410 drives the telescopic driving module 420 and the material taking clamping jaw 430 to rotate by a preset angle (for example, 90 °), so that the telescopic driving module 420 and the material taking clamping jaw 430 face the first automatic door of the heating device 200, at this time, the first automatic door senses that the material taking clamping jaw 430 moves in place and is automatically opened, the telescopic driving module 420 drives the material taking clamping jaw 430 to extend out and into the heating device 200, the lunch box 30 is released in the heating device 200 and is withdrawn, the first automatic door is closed, and the heating device 200 can heat the lunch box 30. The operation principle of the second material taking actuator 600 for taking food from the heating apparatus 200 and transferring the meal box 30 to the second food taking position is similar to the above process, and is not described herein again. Optionally, the heating device 200 may heat the lunch box 30 by any one of light heating, steam heating, flame heating, and the like, and the heating method is specifically selected according to actual needs.

In some embodiments, the rotary drive module 410 includes a rotary drive 411, a transmission assembly 412, and a rotary drive shaft 413, the rotary drive 411 is drivingly connected to the transmission assembly 412, the rotary drive shaft 413 is drivingly connected to the transmission assembly 412, and the telescopic drive module 420 is connected to the rotary drive shaft 413. The rotary driving member 411 provides rotary power, the transmission assembly 412 further transmits the rotary power to the rotary driving shaft 413, and the rotary driving shaft 413 is driven to rotate, so as to achieve the purpose of driving the telescopic driving module 420 and the material taking clamping jaw 430 to move telescopically. The rotary driving module 410 has simple structure, short power transmission path and high motion precision, and is beneficial to realizing the accurate grabbing and placing of the lunch box 30 into the heating equipment 200. For example, the rotary drive 411 in this embodiment employs a rotary cylinder; the transmission assembly 412 employs a synchronous pulley set. Of course, the rotary driving member 411 may be a motor in other embodiments. The drive assembly 412 may also be a sprocket set, a rack and pinion set, or the like.

In some embodiments, the retractable driving module 420 of the first material taking actuator 400 includes a fixed rotating plate 421, a retractable driving member 422, a retractable driving wheel 423 and a retractable rod 424, the fixed rotating plate 421 is connected to the driving rotating shaft 413, the retractable driving member 422 is disposed on the fixed rotating plate 421, the retractable driving wheel 423 is drivingly connected to the retractable driving member 422, the retractable rod 424 is slidably disposed on the fixed rotating plate 421 and is engaged with the retractable driving wheel 423, and the material taking clamping jaw 430 is connected to the retractable rod 424.

The rotationally fixed plate 421 is adapted to be directly coupled to the rotary drive shaft 413 so that the telescopic drive module 420 and the take-up jaws 430 can be driven to rotate. When the retractable driving member 422 drives the retractable driving wheel 423 to rotate in a first direction (e.g., clockwise), the retractable driving wheel 423 is tightly attached to the retractable rod 424, and the retractable rod 424 is driven to extend under the action of friction force, so that the first material taking actuator 400 and the second material taking actuator 600 complete the operation of picking up the lunch boxes 30. Conversely, when the retractable driving member 422 drives the retractable driving wheel 423 to rotate in a second direction (e.g., counterclockwise), the retractable shaft 424 can be driven to retract under the action of friction force, so that the first material taking actuator 400 and the second material taking actuator 600 complete the operation of placing the lunch boxes 30.

For example, in the embodiment, the telescopic driving member 422 is a motor, and the motor is mounted on the rotary fixing plate 421 through a frame. The telescopic driving wheel 423 adopts a gear, and the corresponding telescopic rod 424 adopts a rack. The gear is connected with a driving shaft of the motor and then meshed with the rack. The gear rotates to drive the rack to linearly extend and retract, so that the material taking clamping jaw 430 can pick up or place the lunch box 30 conveniently. The transmission pair formed by the gear and the rack has high transmission precision and stable power transmission, is beneficial to the precise matching of the material taking clamping jaw 430 and the lunch box 30, and ensures that the lunch box 30 is clamped stably and reliably. Of course, the motor, the gear and the rack in other embodiments may be replaced by a combination of the motor and a synchronous pulley, a linear cylinder, a telescopic arm, etc., and are also within the scope of the present application.

Further, the first flexible drive module 420 of getting material executor 400 still includes flexible fixed block 425, two guide rails, two sliders and stopper 426, and telescopic link 424 and two guide rails are installed respectively on flexible fixed block 425, and flexible fixed block 425 slides and sets up on rotatory fixed plate 421, and two sliders intervals set up relatively on rotatory fixed plate 421 and lie in the relative both sides of flexible fixed block 425, slider and guide rail one-to-one sliding fit, stopper 426 sets up on rotatory fixed plate 421 and with the spacing cooperation of flexible fixed block 425. Therefore, the two groups of guide rails and the sliding blocks which are arranged on the left side and the right side are in sliding fit with each other, so that the telescopic fixing block 425 and the telescopic rod 424 can be guided and limited, the telescopic rod 424 is ensured to move in a telescopic mode strictly according to a straight path, and the alignment and picking precision of the material taking clamping jaw 430 and the lunch box 30 is ensured. When the retractable fixing block 425 retracts and moves to a predetermined position, the retractable fixing block 425 abuts against the limiting block 426, and the limiting block 426 can limit the retracted position of the retractable fixing block 425.

In the present application, the take-off jaw 430 includes a bi-directional cylinder and two fingers. The two clamping fingers are correspondingly connected with the two piston rods of the bidirectional cylinder respectively, and the two piston rods can drive the two clamping fingers to move close to or away from each other through telescopic movement, so that the purpose of picking up and releasing the lunch box 30 is achieved. The material taking clamping jaw 430 has simple structure and working principle and high reliability. In addition, in order to avoid the damage of the lunch box 30 due to the over-large clamping force, the flexible body is also arranged at the part of the two clamping fingers used for clamping the lunch box 30. For example, the flexible body may be a rubber pad, foam pad, or the like.

In addition, on the basis of any of the above embodiments, the meal delivery system 1000 further includes a position sensor 440, and the position sensor 440 is disposed on the rotary fixing plate 421 and is used for detecting the extension length of the telescopic rod 424. Therefore, the moving position precision of the material taking clamping jaw 430 can be ensured, and the lunch box 30 can be picked and placed accurately and reliably. Alternatively, the position sensor 440 may be, but is not limited to, an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, a correlation sensor, and the like. Meal delivery system 1000 still includes inductor 450 and response piece 460, and inductor 450 sets up on flexible driving piece 422, and response piece 460 sets up on getting material clamping jaw 430, and inductor 450 can trigger the cooperation with response piece 460 and be used for detecting whether telescopic link 424 withdraws to the extreme position.

With continued reference to fig. 18 and 19, the telescoping drive module of the second material extractor actuator 600 is somewhat different from the first material extractor actuator 400, but operates in a similar manner. For example, the telescopic driving module 420 of the second material taking actuator 600 includes a rotary mounting plate 427, a cylinder fixing block 428, a cylinder 429 and a cylinder fixing plate 429a, wherein the rotary mounting plate 427 is connected to the rotary driving shaft, the cylinder fixing block 428 is disposed on the rotary mounting plate 427, the cylinder 429 is disposed on the cylinder fixing block 428, the cylinder fixing plate 429a is in driving connection with the cylinder 429, and the material taking clamping jaw 430 is disposed on the cylinder fixing plate 429 a. That is, drive cylinder fixed plate 429a when cylinder 429 and stretch out, can drive get the material clamping jaw and be close to the cutlery box and accomplish the picking operation, and when cylinder 429 drives cylinder fixed plate 429a and retrieves, will get the material clamping jaw and withdraw to form dodging to peripheral object in the removal process.

In addition, on the basis of any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 8 to fig. 10, a dining mechanism 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is provided, where the dining mechanism 100 includes: the machine frame 10, the bearing assembly 20, the cover taking assembly 40, the material pouring assembly 50 and the lunch box recycling assembly 60. The bearing component 20, the cover taking component 40, the material pouring component 50 and the lunch box recycling component 60 work cooperatively, so that automatic material pouring and tableware recycling operations can be realized. Specifically, a cover taking station 11, a box taking station 12 and a material pouring station 13 are respectively arranged on the frame 10. For example, in the present embodiment, the frame 10 is formed into an L-shaped structure, and specifically includes a horizontal frame and a vertical frame connected below the horizontal frame. Simple structure, low manufacturing cost and stable and reliable structure. The cover taking station 11 and the box taking station 12 are arranged on one side of the vertical frame body, and the cover taking station 11 is located above the box taking station 12. The material pouring station 13 is arranged on the other side of the vertical frame body and is approximately in the same horizontal plane with the box taking station 12.

The carrying assembly 20 is disposed at the box taking station 12 and used for temporarily storing the lunch boxes 30, and the carrying assembly 20 is provided with a recycling port 41. The carrier assembly 20 in this embodiment is installed at one side of the bottom of the vertical frame for temporarily placing the lunch boxes 30. A supporting plate is arranged in the material pouring station 13, and tableware is arranged on the supporting plate to receive the food poured out of the lunch box 30. The cover taking assembly 40 is arranged on the frame 10 and can move to the cover taking station 11 to complete the picking of the lunch box cover 31, and then the lunch box cover 31 is thrown into the recovery port 41. In this embodiment, the cover assembly 40 is specifically installed outside the side where the horizontal frame and the vertical frame are connected, and is located right above the bearing assembly 20, so as to facilitate to take off the lunch box cover 31 after the lunch box descends linearly.

The material pouring assembly 50 is disposed on the frame 10. The horizontal frame is specifically arranged above the horizontal frame, and the middle part of the horizontal frame is hollowed out and penetrates downwards. The material pouring component 50 is used for grabbing the lunch box body 32 positioned in the box taking station 12 to the material pouring station 13 to complete the material pouring operation, and then throwing the empty lunch box body 32 into the recovery port 41; the lunch box recycling assembly 60 is disposed below the recycling opening 41 and is used for receiving the thrown-in lunch box body 32 and the lunch box cover 31.

In summary, the implementation of the technical solution of the present embodiment has the following beneficial effects: the meal outlet mechanism 100 of the scheme is applied to a meal box 30 manufacturing device, is used for recycling empty meal boxes 30 after finishing the material pouring operation of the meal boxes 30, and has the integrated function of material pouring and meal box 30 recycling. Specifically, when the lunch box is in use, a lunch box 30 containing food is placed on the bearing component 20 in the box taking station 12, then the cover taking component 40 enters the cover taking station 11 to take the lunch box cover 31 away, and the opening of the lunch box body 32 is opened; then the material pouring component 50 picks up the lunch box body 32 and drives the lunch box body 32 to move to the material pouring station 13 to pour out the contained food, meanwhile, the cover component 40 is taken to release the lunch box cover 31, the lunch box cover 31 falls into the recovery opening 41 under the self weight and finally enters the lunch box recovery component 60, then the material pouring component 50 drives the vacant lunch box body 32 to reset to the box taking station 12 and releases the lunch box body 32, the lunch box body 32 falls into the recovery opening 41 under the self weight and finally enters the lunch box recovery component 60, and thus the continuous operation of material pouring and lunch box 30 recovery is completed. The meal outlet mechanism 100 integrates two functions of material pouring and meal box 30 recycling, is high in integration degree, simple in structure and working principle, beneficial to reducing the cost of the whole machine, and capable of guaranteeing meal outlet beat and efficiency.

Referring to fig. 10 and 12, in some embodiments, the supporting assembly 20 includes a supporting plate 21, a tray 22 and an opening/closing driving unit 23, the recycling opening 41 is formed on the supporting plate 21, the tray 22 is disposed below the recycling opening 41 and used for supporting the lunch box 30, and the tray 22 is in driving connection with the opening/closing driving unit 23 and can open or close the recycling opening 41. Furthermore, meal outlet mechanism 100 further includes a meal box 30 detection sensor 70, and meal box 30 detection sensor 70 is disposed on support plate 21 and is used for detecting whether meal box 30 exists in the temporary storage cavity of support plate 21.

The carrier plate 21 is fixedly installed at the outer side of the bottom of the horizontal frame body and is in a horizontal posture so as to stably bear the lunch box 30 placed from the outside and prevent the lunch box 30 from sliding off. In the initial state, the tray 22 is located right below the recycling opening 41, the recycling opening 41 is closed, and the lunch box 30 can be stably placed on the tray 22 and in the area of the recycling opening 41. At this time, the lunch box 30 detection sensor 70 detects that there is a lunch box 30, and the controller sends out a meal delivery instruction, at this time, the cover assembly 40 is taken out and the lunch box cover 31 is opened, the pouring assembly 50 picks up the lunch box body 32 and transfers the lunch box body to the pouring station 13 to pour out food; meanwhile, the open/close driving unit 23 drives the tray 22 to move to open the recycling opening 41, the cover assembly 40 releases the lunch box cover 31, and the lunch box cover 31 falls down and falls into the lunch box recycling assembly 60 through the recycling opening 41. Then the material pouring component 50 returns the lunch box body 32 to the box taking station 12 and is positioned above the recycling opening 41, and then the material pouring component 50 releases the lunch box body 32, so that the lunch box body 32 falls down and falls into the lunch box recycling component 60 through the recycling opening 41. So as to complete the pouring and recycling of the lunch box 30.

Referring to fig. 10, on the basis of the above embodiment, the carrier plate 21 is provided with a first limiting flange 24 and a second limiting flange 25, the first limiting flange 24 and the second limiting flange 25 are oppositely disposed at two opposite sides of the recovery opening 41 at an interval, and a temporary storage cavity for temporarily storing the lunch box 30 is defined between the first limiting flange 24 and the second limiting flange 25. The lunch box 30 is arranged in the temporary storage cavity and is abutted and limited by the first limiting flanging 24 and the second limiting flanging 25 at two opposite sides, so that the lunch box 30 is ensured to be stably arranged. In addition, the first limiting flanging 24 and the second limiting flanging 25 have a positioning function on the lunch box 30 placed on the carrier plate 21, so that the lunch box 30 is ensured to be placed at the preset grabbing positions of the cover taking component 40 and the material pouring component 50.

Referring to fig. 12, in some embodiments, the open/close driving unit 23 includes an open/close driving member 231, a guide rail 232 and a slider 233, the open/close driving member 231 is used for outputting a linear power, the slider 233 is drivingly connected to the open/close driving member 231, the slider 233 is drivingly connected to the tray 22, and the guide rail 232 is disposed on the frame 10 and slidably engaged with the slider 233.

In the initial state, the open/close driving member 231 is kept in the extended state, and the tray 22 is kept right under the recovery opening 41, so as to stably receive the lunch box 30 placed from the outside. When the controller sends a meal command and the meal box 30 is taken away, the open/close driving member 231 drives the tray 22 to retract so as to open the recycling opening 41, thereby facilitating the subsequent release of the meal box cover 31 and the meal box body 32 and the meal box to fall into the meal box recycling assembly 60 through the recycling opening 41. The slider 233 slides linearly on the guide rail 232, and plays a role in guiding and limiting the telescopic sliding of the tray 22, thereby ensuring high precision of the opening or closing position of the tray 22. Alternatively, the open/close driving member 231 may be, but is not limited to, a rodless cylinder, an electric push rod, an oil cylinder, or the like. Of course, in other embodiments, the opening and closing driving member 231 may also adopt a belt pulley mechanism, a rack and pinion mechanism, and the like, which is specifically selected according to actual needs.

With reference to fig. 9 to 11, in addition, on the basis of any of the above embodiments, the lid taking assembly 40 includes a lid taking driving member 42, a lid taking connecting plate 43 and a lid taking suction cup 44, the lid taking driving member 42 is disposed on the frame 10 and above the lid taking station 11, the lid taking connecting plate 43 is in driving connection with the lid taking driving member 42, the lid taking suction cup 44 is disposed on the lid taking connecting plate 43 and can pick up or release the lid 31, and the lid taking suction cup 44 is directly above the recovery opening 41.

When the cover is taken, the cover taking driving piece 42 drives the cover taking connecting plate 43 to extend downwards, the cover taking sucker 44 is tightly attached to the surface of the lunch box cover 31, and an adsorption force is generated to adsorb and fix the lunch box cover 31; then the cover taking driving piece 42 drives the cover taking connecting plate 43 to be upwards recycled, the cover taking sucker 44 pulls the lunch box cover 31 to be separated from the lunch box body 32, and the cover taking operation is completed. The structure and the working principle that the cover is taken by adopting the cover taking sucker 44 are simple, the control precision and the reliability are high, the lunch box cover 31 cannot be damaged, and the secondary recycling of the lunch box cover 31 is ensured. As can be understood, the lid taking suction cup 44 is connected to the vacuum generator through a vacuum pipeline, and the vacuum generator controls the lid taking suction cup 44 to generate negative pressure suction to grab the lid 31, or the negative pressure suction is lost to release the lid 31.

Optionally, the cap removing driving member 42 may be, but is not limited to, any one of a linear motor, an air cylinder, an electric push rod, an oil cylinder, and the like, and is specifically selected according to actual needs. In other embodiments, the lid-removing suction cup 44 may be replaced by a device having a picking and releasing capability, such as a claw or an electromagnet (when the lid 31 is made of metal).

With continued reference to fig. 8, 10 and 11, in addition, based on any of the above embodiments, the material pouring assembly 50 includes a robot 51, a rotating material pouring unit and a box grabbing execution unit, wherein the robot 51 is configured to have lifting and horizontal rotating functions, the rotating material pouring unit is connected with the robot 51, and the box grabbing execution unit is connected with the rotating material pouring unit and can pick up or release the lunch box body 32.

When the cover assembly 40 is taken away from the lunch box cover 31, the manipulator 51 works to drive the rotary material pouring unit and the box grabbing execution unit to rotate to the upper part of the lunch box body 32, then the manipulator descends to the box taking station 12, and the box grabbing execution unit grabs the lunch box body 32 stably. After manipulator 51 drives rotatory material unit of falling and grabbing a box execution unit and shift up a distance next, rotatory to material station 13 of falling, rotatory material unit of falling drives and grabs box execution unit and rotate at least 90 in order to pour out clean by oneself with the opening level of cutlery box body 32 or down in vertical face, food. Finally, the manipulator 51 drives the rotating material pouring unit and the box grabbing execution unit to rotate and return to the position above the recycling port 41, the box grabbing execution unit releases the lunch box body 32, and the lunch box body 32 falls into the lunch box recycling assembly 60 through the recycling port 41. Whole working process is simple and smooth and easy, and each part cooperation and removal precision are high, have realized accurate pouring and have thrown the box and retrieve the operation.

With reference to fig. 10 and fig. 11, specifically, in the above embodiment, the rotating and material pouring unit includes a fixed plate 52 and a rotating cylinder 53, the fixed plate 52 is connected to the power shaft of the manipulator 51, the rotating cylinder 53 is disposed on the fixed plate 52, the box grabbing performing unit includes a mounting plate 54, a box grabbing cylinder 55, a first clamping finger 56 and a second clamping finger 57, the mounting plate 54 is connected to the rotating cylinder 53, the box grabbing cylinder 55 is disposed on the mounting plate 54, and the first clamping finger 56 and the second clamping finger 57 are respectively connected to the box grabbing cylinder 55 in a driving manner and can move closer to or away from each other.

The fixed plate 52 is used for connecting the rotary cylinder 53 with a power shaft of the manipulator 51, so that the rotary material pouring unit integrally moves up and down and horizontally rotates along with the manipulator 51. The box grabbing cylinder 55 controls the first clamping finger 56 and the second clamping finger 57 to approach each other, so as to stably grab the lunch box body 32, and controls the first clamping finger 56 and the second clamping finger 57 to move away from each other, thereby achieving the purpose of releasing the lunch box body 32. Simple structure snatchs and releases cutlery box body 32 accurate and reliable. It will be appreciated that the magazine air cylinder 55 may be a bi-directional air cylinder 429, a bi-directional motor, or the like.

Further, the box grabbing execution unit further comprises a flexible pad 58, and the flexible pad 58 is arranged on the side surface of the first clamping finger 56 and/or the second clamping finger 57 for clamping the lunch box 30. The flexible pad 58 has a small elastic deformation capability, and can increase the contact friction force with the lunch box body 32 and prevent the lunch box body 32 from being damaged due to overlarge clamping force. Preferably, the first finger 56 and the second finger 57 are provided with a flexible pad 58 at the position for clamping the lunch box body 32, so as to increase the friction force and prevent the lunch box body 32 from being damaged. For example, the flexible pad 58 may be rubber, foam, cotton, or the like.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, based on the above embodiment, the lunch box recycling assembly 60 includes a recycling box 61, a transition chute 62 and a supporting plate 63, the transition chute 62 is disposed on the recycling box 61 through the supporting plate 63, a feeding port of the transition chute 62 is in butt-joint communication with the recycling port 41, and a discharging port of the transition chute 62 is in butt-joint communication with the recycling box 61.

After the cover assembly 40 and the material pouring assembly 50 release the lunch box cover 31 and the lunch box body 32, the lunch box cover 31 and the lunch box body 32 pass through the recovery opening 41 and then fall into the transition slideway 62, and the transition slideway plays a role in buffering and guiding the lunch box cover 31 and the lunch box body 32, so that the lunch box cover 31 and the lunch box body 32 gently fall into the recovery box 61. The support plate 63 is used to fix the transition chute 62 at a predetermined position on the recovery tank 61 to maintain the abutting communication relationship with the recovery port 41.

Specifically, the transition chute 62 is a cylindrical body with two openings penetrating through the middle part and has an arc-shaped structure, so as to better receive, buffer and guide the lunch box cover 31 and the lunch box body 32 to fall into the recycling box 61.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A meal delivery system, comprising:

the refrigerating equipment comprises a storage mechanism and a material sending-out actuator which can be movably arranged, wherein the material sending-out actuator is used for outputting the lunch boxes stored in the storage mechanism to a first meal taking position;

the heating equipment is used for heating the lunch box;

the first transfer mechanism is in driving connection with the first material taking actuator and is used for driving the first material taking actuator to move, and the first material taking actuator transfers the lunch boxes located in the first meal taking position to the heating equipment for heating;

the second transfer mechanism is in driving connection with the second material taking actuator and is used for driving the second material taking actuator to move, and the second material taking actuator transfers the heated meal boxes in the heating equipment to a second meal taking position; and

and the meal delivery mechanism is used for picking up the meal boxes positioned in the second meal taking position and completing meal delivery operation.

2. The meal delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the storage mechanism comprises a layer selection module, the layer selection module comprises a layer selection frame, a layer selection transmission assembly, a layer selection driven wheel and a meal delivery table, the layer selection transmission assembly is movably arranged on the layer selection frame and used for temporarily storing the meal boxes, the layer selection driven wheel is connected with the layer selection transmission assembly and configured to synchronously drive the layer selection transmission assembly to move when receiving external driving force, the layer selection transmission assembly moves the meal boxes to a position opposite to the meal delivery table, the meal delivery table is arranged on the outer side of the layer selection frame, and the material delivery actuator is used for transferring the meal boxes from the layer selection transmission assembly to the meal delivery table; wherein, the table surface area of the meal outlet table is formed into the first meal taking position.

3. The food serving system of claim 2, wherein the refrigeration apparatus further comprises at least two floor selection lifting mechanisms, at least two floor selection modules are arranged in a vertically stacked arrangement, and the floor selection lifting mechanisms are in driving connection with the material delivery actuators so that the material delivery actuators can be lifted and lowered to any one floor selection module.

4. The meal delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the material delivery actuator comprises a delivery fixing seat, a delivery driving assembly, a delivery push plate, a telescopic power unit, an actuating assembly and an actuating wheel, the delivery driving assembly is arranged on the delivery fixing seat, and the delivery push plate is in driving connection with the delivery driving assembly and is used for pushing the meal boxes on the layer selection transmission assembly into the meal delivery table;

the flexible power unit set up in on sending out the fixing base, the application subassembly with flexible power unit drive is connected, the application wheel with the application subassembly drive is connected, flexible power unit is used for the drive the application subassembly with the application wheel is close to layer selection driven wheel, so that the application wheel with layer selection driven wheel cooperation, the application subassembly is used for the drive the synchronous drive of application wheel layer selection driven wheel and layer selection transmission assembly motion.

5. A meal delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the heating devices are arranged in at least two, at least two heating devices being arranged side by side, the first material taking actuator being capable of moving the meal box located in the first meal taking position to any one of the heating devices under the drive of the first transfer mechanism, and the second material taking actuator being capable of moving the meal box located in any one of the heating devices after the heating is completed to a second meal taking position under the drive of the second transfer mechanism;

the first transfer mechanism and the second transfer mechanism are both lifting drive mechanisms, at least two heating devices are stacked in the vertical direction, the first material taking actuator can reach any one heating device in a lifting mode, and the second material taking actuator can reach any one heating device in a lifting mode.

6. The food serving system according to claim 5, wherein the first material taking actuator and the second material taking actuator each comprise a rotary driving module, a telescopic driving module and a material taking clamping jaw, the rotary driving module is connected with the telescopic driving module, and the telescopic driving module is connected with the material taking clamping jaw;

the rotary driving module comprises a rotary driving piece, a transmission assembly and a rotary driving shaft, the rotary driving piece is in driving connection with the transmission assembly, the rotary driving shaft is in driving connection with the transmission assembly, and the telescopic driving module is connected with the rotary driving shaft.

7. The food serving system according to claim 6, wherein the telescopic driving module of the first material taking actuator comprises a rotary fixing plate, a telescopic driving member, a telescopic driving wheel and a telescopic rod, the rotary fixing plate is connected with the rotary driving shaft, the telescopic driving member is arranged on the rotary fixing plate, the telescopic driving wheel is in driving connection with the telescopic driving member, the telescopic rod is telescopically and slidably arranged on the rotary fixing plate and is matched with the telescopic driving wheel, and the material taking clamping jaw is connected with the telescopic rod;

first get material executor flexible drive module still includes flexible fixed block, two guide rails, two sliders and stopper, telescopic link and two the guide rail is installed respectively on the flexible fixed block, flexible fixed block slide set up in on the rotating fixed plate, two the slider interval set up relatively in on the rotating fixed plate and be located the relative both sides of flexible fixed block, the slider with guide rail one-to-one sliding fit, the stopper set up in on the rotating fixed plate and with the spacing cooperation of flexible fixed block.

8. The meal delivery system of claim 7, further comprising a position sensor disposed on the rotation fixing plate and configured to detect a telescopic length of the telescopic rod;

the meal delivery system further comprises an inductor and an induction sheet, wherein the inductor is arranged on the telescopic driving piece, the induction sheet is arranged on the material taking clamping jaw, and the inductor can be matched with the induction sheet in a triggering mode to detect whether the telescopic rod retracts to the limit position or not.

9. The food serving system according to claim 6, wherein the telescopic driving module of the second material taking actuator comprises a rotary mounting plate, a cylinder fixing seat, a cylinder and a cylinder fixing plate, the rotary mounting plate is connected with the rotary driving shaft, the cylinder fixing seat is arranged on the rotary mounting plate, the cylinder is arranged on the cylinder fixing seat, the cylinder fixing plate is in driving connection with the cylinder, and the material taking clamping jaw is arranged on the cylinder fixing plate.

10. The meal delivery system of claim 1, wherein the meal delivery mechanism comprises:

the machine frame is respectively provided with a cover taking station, a box taking station and a material pouring station;

the bearing component is arranged at the box taking station and used for temporarily storing the lunch boxes, and the bearing component is provided with a recovery port;

the cover taking assembly is arranged on the rack and can move to the cover taking station to complete the picking of the lunch box covers, and then the lunch box covers are thrown into the recovery port;

the material pouring component is arranged on the rack and used for grabbing the lunch box body positioned in the box taking station to the material pouring station to complete material pouring operation, and then throwing the empty lunch box body into the recovery port; and

and the lunch box recycling component is arranged below the recycling opening and is used for receiving the thrown lunch box body and the lunch box cover.

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