CN220411057U

CN220411057U - Packing apparatus and automatic meal selling machine

Info

Publication number: CN220411057U
Application number: CN202122495533.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张恒杰
Original assignee: Shenzhen Chaoyong Times Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Chaoyong Times Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-10-15
Filing date: 2021-10-15
Publication date: 2024-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 2031-10-15

Abstract

The utility model discloses a packing device and an automatic meal selling machine, wherein the packing device comprises a fixed seat, a bag storage box, a meal outlet box and a bag taking piece, wherein the bag storage box is fixed on the fixed seat and is used for storing a folded packaging bag; the meal outlet box is arranged on one side of the bag storage box and used for placing a packaging bag to be used, and a fixing part is arranged on the inner side of the meal outlet box; the bag taking piece is movably arranged on the fixed seat, so that the packaging bag in the bag storage box is grabbed and sent to the meal outlet box, and the bag taking piece is matched with the fixed part to open the packaging bag, so that the opened packaging bag receives meal to be packaged. The packing device of the technical scheme of the utility model can solve the technical problems that the meal sold by the automatic meal selling machine is hot or inconvenient to carry.

Description

Packing apparatus and automatic meal selling machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of meal selling machines, in particular to a packing device and an automatic meal selling machine.

Background

Because most of the traditional food manufacturing processes are complicated and complicated, and are difficult to carry out large-scale and standardized processing and selling, along with the development of the times, the labor cost and the store renting cost are higher and higher, many traditional flavor foods are less and less seen, for example, hong Kong old stores which are operated for many years are reported to be closed due to the over-high cost. While the fast-paced life style of the present day, vending equipment is favored by people, vending is a box-packed snack, and the traditional food is rarely introduced into the vending equipment. In the existing automatic meal selling equipment, a purchaser is usually required to directly contact the heated snack box during meal delivery, the risk of injury is caused by scalding hands, the experience is poor, and the automatic meal selling equipment is inconvenient to carry, especially when buying a package consisting of a plurality of meal products (refer to separate containers), and the automatic meal selling equipment is more inconvenient to carry.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model mainly aims to provide a packing device which is applied to an automatic meal selling machine and used for packing meal products, and aims to bring convenience to a user to carry the meal products and improve dining experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the packaging device provided by the present utility model is applied to an automatic meal selling machine for packaging meal, and the packaging device comprises:

a fixing seat;

the bag storage box is fixed on the fixing seat and used for storing the folded packaging bags;

the meal outlet box is arranged on one side of the bag storage box and used for placing packaging bags to be used, and a fixing part is arranged on the inner side of the meal outlet box and used for fixing the packaging bags; and

Get the bagging apparatus, get the bagging apparatus movable mounting in the fixing base, in order to snatch the wrapping bag of depositing the bag incasement is sent to go out the meal incasement, get the bagging apparatus with the fixed part cooperation is opened the wrapping bag, so that the wrapping bag after opening receives the meal that waits to pack.

In an alternative embodiment, the bag taking part comprises a supporting arm and a sucker arranged on the supporting arm, the supporting arm is movably arranged relative to the bag storage box and the meal outlet box, and the sucker is used for adsorbing and fixing the packaging bag.

In an optional embodiment, the bag taking part further comprises two connecting arms, the two connecting arms are respectively connected to two ends of the connecting arms, the supporting arms face the meal outlet box, and the connecting arms can drive the supporting arms to rotate around a rotating shaft perpendicular to the extending direction of the supporting arms.

In an alternative embodiment, the packing device further comprises a driving motor and a transmission piece, wherein the driving motor drives the transmission piece to drive the connecting arm to move in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

In an alternative embodiment, the bag storage box comprises two pairs of side box plates which are oppositely arranged and a bottom box plate which is connected with the side box plates, an insertion hole is formed in the side box plate which is far away from the meal outlet box, the insertion hole extends along the height direction of the side box plates, when the bag taking piece moves to the opening of the bag storage box, the connecting arm is positioned outside the bag storage box, and the supporting arm slides downwards along the extending direction of the insertion hole, so that the sucker contacts the folded packaging bag.

In an alternative embodiment, the fixing part is a sucker, and both opposite side surfaces of the meal outlet box are provided with fixing parts;

and/or, the meal outlet box is provided with a bulge formed on one of two opposite side surfaces of the fixing part, the bulge is formed by convexly arranging the side surface towards the center of the meal outlet box, and two side edges of the bulge are respectively enclosed with side box plates adjacent to the bulge to form an avoidance groove.

The utility model also provides an automatic meal selling machine, which comprises:

the machine shell is provided with an accommodating space and a meal outlet communicated with the accommodating space;

the meal storage rack is arranged in the accommodating space and is provided with a plurality of storage spaces for placing meal;

the meal taking assembly is arranged adjacent to the meal storage rack so as to take out the meal in the storage space;

the packing device is arranged adjacent to the meal taking assembly to pack the taken meal, the packing device is any one of the packing devices, and the fixing seat is connected to the inner wall of the shell; and

The electric control assembly is arranged in the accommodating space and is electrically connected with the meal taking assembly and the packaging device.

In an alternative embodiment, the meal outlet box is opposite to the meal outlet, and is rotatably arranged relative to the fixing seat, and the meal outlet box rotates to enable the opening of the meal outlet box to be exposed to the meal outlet, or enable the side face of the meal outlet box to seal the meal outlet.

In an alternative embodiment, the automatic meal selling machine further comprises a tableware storage box, wherein the tableware storage box is arranged on the fixing seat and is close to the meal outlet;

And/or, the casing is concavely provided with a meal outlet towards the inner side, the bottom wall of the meal outlet is provided with a meal outlet, the surface of the meal outlet towards the meal outlet of the meal outlet box is connected with a baffle, a gap is arranged between the baffle and the meal outlet box, the baffle is rotatably arranged relative to the casing so as to drive the meal outlet box to rotate, and the baffle rotates so as to seal or open the meal outlet.

In an alternative embodiment, the casing comprises a casing and at least two partition boards, the partition boards are connected to the inner wall of the accommodating space, the accommodating space is divided into a heating area, a refrigerating area and an electric control area which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, the meal storage rack is arranged in the refrigerating area, the partition boards are fixed seats of the packing device, the packing device is arranged in the heating area, a heating assembly is further arranged in the heating area, the meal taking assembly is arranged in the refrigerating area and the heating area in a movable mode, and the electric control assembly is arranged in the electric control area.

The packing device of the technical scheme is applied to an automatic meal selling machine, and in order to pack snack with traditional flavor, which is different from the traditional snack boxes, the packing device comprises a bag storage box, a meal outlet box and a bag taking piece, and can automatically pick up a packing bag, place the packing bag into a meal outlet space, open the packing bag, pack the snack placed into the meal outlet space, and enable a user to directly lift the packing bag when taking the meal without directly contacting the snack, so that consumption experience can be effectively improved. Meanwhile, on the basis of the structure with or without the heating component, when a plurality of foods are delivered at the same time, the packaging device can package the plurality of foods, so that the problem that the plurality of foods are inconvenient to carry due to the fact that the plurality of foods are different in variety when the plurality of different foods are purchased at the same time is solved, the probability of purchasing a plurality of food packages is increased, and the packaging device is healthy and sanitary, and convenience and safety are improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of an automatic meal vending machine according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the automatic meal selling machine of FIG. 1 with the casing and the electronic control assembly removed;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of a housing, a meal storage rack, a meal taking assembly and a heating assembly of the automatic meal selling machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the meal storage rack, the meal taking assembly and the heating assembly in the automatic meal selling machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the heating assembly of the meal dispenser of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the heating assembly, meal taking assembly and meal delivery transfer apparatus of the automatic meal selling machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the meal delivery transfer apparatus of the automatic meal selling machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the meal delivery transfer apparatus and the packing apparatus of the automatic meal selling machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the packing apparatus of the automatic meal selling machine of FIG. 1;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a support arm and a connecting arm in the packing apparatus shown in fig. 9.

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the achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In the present utility model, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "affixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "affixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral body; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

Furthermore, descriptions such as those referred to as "first," "second," and the like, are provided for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying an order of magnitude of the indicated technical features in the present disclosure. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.

The automatic vending machine on the market is generally a fast food box lunch or snack, and the utility model provides a packing device and an automatic vending machine, which mainly aims at the automatic vending of snack products with traditional flavor, comprehensively utilizes means such as an intelligent control module and the like, enables popular classical traditional food to be inherited, and is convenient for users to eat authentic traditional food. Here, the conventional food may be rolled dough, cold noodles, hamburger, and other various manual food. Of course, the vending machine may also be applied to vending of snack foods. Further, through increasing packing apparatus to convenience of customers carries the food, promotes user experience.

The present utility model proposes a packing device 80 applied to an automatic meal selling machine 100, referring to fig. 8 and 9, in an alternative embodiment, the packing device 80 includes a fixing seat, a bag storage box 81, a meal outlet box 83 and a bag taking piece 85, wherein the bag storage box 81 is fixed on the fixing seat and is used for storing folded packaging bags;

the meal outlet box 83 is arranged on one side of the bag storage box 81 and is used for placing a packaging bag to be used, and a fixing part is arranged on the inner side of the meal outlet box 83; the bag taking piece 85 is movably mounted on the fixing seat, so that the packaging bag in the bag storage box 81 is grabbed and sent to the meal outlet box 83, and the bag taking piece 85 is matched with the fixing portion to open the packaging bag, so that the opened packaging bag receives meal to be packaged.

In this embodiment, in order to realize automatic packaging of the packaging device 80, the packaging device 80 is electrically connected with the electronic control assembly 90 in the automatic meal selling machine 100, and packaging of the meal is realized through control of the electronic control assembly 90. Specifically, the packing device 80 includes a fixing base, and a bag storage box 81 fixed relative to the fixing base, where the fixing base may be separately provided, or may be a component in the casing 10, and the bag storage box 81 is directly fixed on a side of the meal taking assembly 70 near the front panel, for storing the packing bag. The shape of the bag storage box 81 matches the shape of the package bag, and in order to increase the amount of the stored package bag, the package bag is in a folded state, and a plurality of package bags are stacked and laminated in the bag storage box 81. Here, the material of wrapping bag can be paper class, and environmental protection is healthy and relatively with low costs, reducible white rubbish pollutes. Of course, in other embodiments, plastic materials and the like may be used.

It can be appreciated that the automatic meal selling machine 100 includes a casing 10, a meal outlet is provided in the casing 10, a meal outlet space 831 is provided in the meal outlet box 83, and the meal outlet box can receive the meal to be packed, is fixed on a fixed seat, is located at one side of the bag storage box 81 in the left-right direction, is opposite to the meal outlet, and is convenient for a user to extract the meal through the meal outlet. Alternatively, the opening shape of the meal outlet box 83 is matched with the opening state of the packaging bag, for example, when the packaging bag is opened into a rectangular space, the shape of the meal outlet box 83 is also rectangular. The bag taking member 85 is movably arranged relative to the fixing seat, so that the bag taking member can move back and forth between the bag storage box 81 and the meal outlet box 83, the packaging bag can be taken out from the bag storage box 81 and put into the meal outlet box 83, and meanwhile, the packaging bag in a folded state can be opened to package the parts of the meal. Specifically, the bag taking member 85 may be a manipulator or an absorbing member, and can fix the packaging bag, and cooperate with the fixing portion in the meal outlet box 83, and the two open the opening of the packaging bag together, so as to achieve the purpose that the meal falls into the packaging bag.

Here, the automatic vending machine 100 to which the packing device 60 is mainly applied is different from the conventional snack box in packing in order to adapt to the snack food of the conventional flavor, and the snack food does not have a package which can be conveniently carried, so that the problem of inconvenient carrying of the snack food can be solved. And based on the condition that the meal generally can be heated and slightly scalded, the packing device 80 is arranged, so that the packing bag can be automatically picked up and put into the meal outlet space 831, the meal put into the meal outlet space 831 is packed, the user directly lifts the packing bag when taking the meal, and the direct contact with the meal is not needed, thereby reducing the probability of being scalded. Meanwhile, on the basis of the structure of the heating assembly 50, when a plurality of foods are delivered at the same time, the packing device 80 can pack the plurality of foods, so that the problem that the plurality of foods are inconvenient to carry due to the fact that the plurality of foods are purchased at the same time is solved, the probability of purchasing a plurality of food packages is increased, and the food packaging device is healthy and sanitary, and further convenience and safety are improved.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, in an alternative embodiment, the bag taking member 85 includes a supporting arm 851 and a suction cup 853 provided on the supporting arm 851, where the supporting arm 851 is movably disposed with respect to the bag storing box 81 and the meal out box 83, and the suction cup 853 is used for sucking and fixing the packaging bag.

Here, taking the packaging bag as an example, the paper bag has better flatness. In this embodiment, the bag taking member 85 includes a supporting arm 851 and a suction cup 853 provided on the supporting arm 851, the suction cup 853 is connected with an air pipe, and the air pipe is connected with a vacuum-pumping device (not shown), so that the suction cup 853 has vacuum suction force, and can adsorb and fix the packaging bag. Specifically, the suction force of the suction cup 853 may be set according to the weight of the sucked and fixed package, so that the package can be easily transferred. The support arm 851 is movably arranged relative to the bag storage box 81 and the meal outlet box 83, namely, can realize movement in the vertical direction, movement in the left-right direction and movement in the front-back direction under the drive of the driving component, so that the transfer of the packaging bag is realized. The bag taking piece 85 of the structure does not need to be designed with excessive high precision, reduces the control difficulty, and can well fix the paper packaging bag, thereby improving the efficiency and the success rate of taking the packaging bag. Of course, in other embodiments, other structures may be selected, such as a clamp or a robot, for example.

In an alternative embodiment, the bag-taking member 85 further includes two connecting arms 855, the two supporting arms 851 are respectively connected to two ends of the connecting arms 855, the supporting arms 851 are disposed towards the meal box 83, and the connecting arms 855 can drive the two supporting arms 851 to rotate along the rotation axis 84 perpendicular to the extending direction thereof.

In this embodiment, in order to promote the stability of getting the packing bag 85 and adsorbing the packing bag, get the packing bag 85 and still including linking arm 855, the support arm 851 is provided with two to connect in the both ends of linking arm 855 respectively, thereby increase the area of contact of sucking disc 853 and packing bag, effectively promote adsorption stability. Of course, a plurality of suction cups 853 may be provided on each of the support arms 851, thereby further improving the suction capacity of the bag-taking member 85 and preventing the falling of the package during the transfer process. Here, the support arm 851 of getting the bagging part 85 is located between depositing the bagging box 81 and going out the cutlery box 83, the support arm 851 sets up towards going out the cutlery box 83, namely the linking arm 855 is towards depositing the bagging box 81, this is got the bagging part 85 and can be moved towards the direction translation of depositing the bagging box 81, move down again, make sucking disc 853 adsorb fixed wrapping bag, upwards move again and leave depositing the bagging box 81, then move towards going out the cutlery box 83 again, because of going out the opening of cutlery box 83 up, so get the rotatable setting of bagging part 85, namely be connected with vertically axis of rotation 84 at the middle part of linking arm 855, the linking arm 855 drives the support arm 851 and rotates the setting around this axis of rotation 84, can make the tip of support arm 851 get into play meal space 831, put into out the cutlery box 83 with the wrapping bag, it is simple and convenient, effectively improve the efficiency of transferring the wrapping bag.

With continued reference to fig. 9, in an alternative embodiment, the packing device 80 further includes a driving motor 87 and a transmission member 89, where the driving motor 87 drives the transmission member 89 to move the connection arm 855 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

In this embodiment, the driving motor 87 may be a motor or other driving components, and the driving member 89 may be a screw 77 or a conveyor belt, which is not limited herein. The driving motor 87 can drive the transmission member 89 to move, and then drive the connecting arm 855 and the supporting arm 851 to move in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Of course, in order to realize the rotation of the support arm 851, a motor or a motor may be connected to the end of the connection arm 855, and the electrode or the motor directly drives the motor to rotate, so as to drive the support arm 851 to rotate, thereby realizing the transfer of the packaging bag. Of course, the fixing mode of the driving motor 87 and the transmission member 89 can be set according to actual needs, so as to ensure stable operation of the horizontal movement, the vertical movement and the overturning movement of the supporting arm 851.

Referring again to fig. 9, in an alternative embodiment, the bag storing box 81 includes two pairs of opposite side box plates 811 and a bottom box plate connected to the side box plates 811, the side box plates 811 far from the meal discharging box 83 are provided with insertion holes 8111, the insertion holes 8111 extend along the height direction of the side box plates 811, when the bag picking member 85 moves to the opening of the bag storing box 81, the connecting arms 855 are located outside the bag storing box 81, and the supporting arms 851 slide downward along the extending direction of the insertion holes 8111 so that the suction cups 853 contact the folded packaging bags.

In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the bag taking of the bag member 85, an insertion hole 8111 is formed on one side of the bag storage box 81, and the insertion hole 8111 is adapted to the size of the support arm 851. When the bag taking member 85 moves to the bag storage box 81 to take a bag, the bag taking member is located above the bag storage box 81, the connecting arm 855 corresponds to the outer side of the bag storage box 81, the supporting arm 851 corresponds to the inner portion of the bag storage box 81, the bag taking member 85 is driven to move downwards, and the supporting arm 851 enters the bag storage box 81 through the insertion hole 8111 and the opening to adsorb and fix the packaging bag. The number of the insertion holes 8111 matches the number of the support arms 851, i.e., two. Thus, the bag storage box 81 can have a good fixing and storing effect on the packaging bag, and does not affect the bag taking of the bag taking member 85. Alternatively, the portable part of the packaging bag may be partially located outside the bag storage box 81 through the insertion hole 8111, so as to reduce the volume of the bag storage box 81, thereby reducing the space occupation in the casing 10.

In an alternative embodiment, the fixing portion is a suction cup 853, and two opposite sides of the meal outlet box 83 are provided with fixing portions;

and/or, a protrusion 833 is formed on one of two opposite sides of the fixing portion of the meal outlet box 83, the protrusion 833 is formed by protruding from the side toward the center of the meal outlet box 83, and two sides of the protrusion 833 are respectively enclosed with the adjacent side box plates 811 to form an avoidance groove 835.

Here, in order to achieve a good fixing effect, the fixing portion provided at the meal outlet box 83 is a suction cup 853, and the suction cup 853 is also connected to a vacuum device, so that the suction and release of the packaging bag can be achieved under the control of the controller 93. Here, when the bag taking member 85 is put into the meal discharging space 831, it is moved to the other surface where the fixing portion adsorbs the bag to be away from the bag taking member 85, so, the bag is opened by pulling the fixing portion and the supporting arm 851 again, the bag taking member 85 is moved to the opposite side of the meal discharging box 83, and both sides of the meal discharging box 83 are provided with the fixing portions, that is, when the fixing portion also ventilates and adsorbs the bag, the bag taking member 85 can be closed and ventilated to release the adsorption to the bag, and then withdrawn from the meal discharging box 83 and returned to the state of waiting for the bag to be taken. Then, the meal is put into a packaging bag to finish packaging.

Of course, in other embodiments, a double-sided adhesive body or the like may be provided at the fixing portion, and the double-sided adhesive body may be separated by being gently pulled by the user during extraction.

On the basis of the above structure, in order to reduce the interference between the bag taking part 85 and the meal discharging and transferring device 60, the meal discharging box 83 is rotatably arranged relative to the fixing seat, that is, the meal discharging box 83 can be rotated to face one side of the bag taking part 85, the meal discharging box 83 is rotated anticlockwise by 90 degrees, and the supporting arm 851 after bag taking can be inserted into the meal discharging space 831 to finish the transferring of the packaging bag. Of course, in order to save space, the size of the meal outlet box 83 in the front-rear direction of the casing 10 is smaller than the size perpendicular to the direction, that is, the occupation of the front-rear space of the automatic meal selling machine 100 is reduced, and the distance between the two support arms 851 is larger to improve the adsorption stability, so that the two support arms 851 rotate 90 degrees relative to the meal outlet box 83 by taking the horizontal direction as the axis, further the bag taking piece 85 is matched with the meal outlet box 83, the transfer of the packaging bag is realized, and the space is saved. After bag 85 is withdrawn from bin 83, bin 83 is rotated back to an open, up position to receive the meal.

Referring to fig. 9, when fixing portions are disposed on opposite sides of the meal outlet box 83, a protrusion 833 may be formed on one of the opposite sides, the protrusion 833 may enclose with an adjacent side to form an avoidance groove 835, when the support arm 851 moves to the side, the package bag abuts against the protrusion 833 and is fixed by the fixing portion on the protrusion 833, and the support arm 851 may be located in the avoidance groove 835, thereby facilitating withdrawal of the support arm 851 and improving transfer efficiency.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in an embodiment of the present utility model, an automatic meal selling machine 100 includes a housing 10, a meal storage rack 30, a meal taking assembly 70, and an electric control assembly 90, wherein the housing 10 forms a containing space and is provided with a meal outlet; the meal storage rack 30 is arranged in the accommodating space and is provided with a plurality of storage spaces 30a; the meal taking assembly 70 is arranged adjacent to the meal storage rack 30 so as to take out the meal in the storage space; the packing device 80 is disposed adjacent to the meal taking assembly 70 to pack the taken meal, the packing device 80 is the packing device 80 according to any embodiment, and the fixing base is connected to the inner wall of the casing 10; the electric control assembly 90 is disposed in the accommodating space and electrically connected to the heating assembly 50 and the meal taking assembly 70. Since the specific structure of the packing device 80 of the automatic meal selling machine 100 in the technical solution of the present application refers to the structure of the packing device 80 in any of the foregoing embodiments, the following description is omitted herein.

It will be appreciated that the automatic meal dispenser 100 is typically located in or near an office building and may be selected as one of the early, middle and late meals of the office worker due to the meal particulars of the automatic meal dispenser 100 of the present application. Of course, the meal selling machine can also be placed in a market place or other places where the need exists, and the food selling machine is not limited in this regard. In this embodiment, the automatic meal selling machine 100 includes a casing 10, the casing 10 including a housing 11 and a partition plate 13 provided therein, the housing 11 being formed with a receiving space for protecting components provided therein. Specifically, the housing 11 includes a bottom shell 117, a top shell, and a side shell plate connecting the bottom shell 117 and the top shell, where the structure of the side shell plate may be different according to the shape of the housing 11, and the shape of the housing 11 is taken as a cuboid here as an example, and the bottom shell 117 and the top shell are both rectangular and vertically disposed on the ground, so as to ensure the largest surface area for storing the food. The side case plate includes a front panel (not shown), a rear panel 111, and a left side plate 113 and a right side plate 115 connecting the front panel and the rear panel 111 facing the front panel, and the left side plate 113 corresponds to the left hand of the user and the right side plate 115 corresponds to the right hand of the user. Of course, in other embodiments, the casing 10 may be configured as a cylinder or an irregular shape to achieve a certain aesthetic effect. In order to facilitate assembly of the internal components, the housing 11 may be a detachable split structure, for example, the bottom shell 117 and the top shell are respectively detachably connected with the side shell plates, or the front panel is detachably connected with the left side plate 113 and the right side plate 115, and the connection manner may be at least one of a snap connection, a threaded connection or an insertion connection, so as to facilitate maintenance and cleaning.

It will be appreciated that in order to store the meal items in the food storage rack 30 of the housing 10 prior to vending, the housing 10 may be provided with a meal item storage door (not shown) which may be a front panel or a rear panel 111 which is rotated to open the meal item storage door to store the meal items on the food storage rack 30. Of course, in order to facilitate the user to take a meal, a meal outlet (not shown) is provided on the front panel. Here, the material of the casing 10 may be metal or alloy, for example, iron, stainless steel, aluminum, etc., and has high structural strength, good corrosion resistance, and a certain dead weight to ensure the stability of the automatic meal selling machine 100. Optionally, a side of the housing 11 is a door for storing meal, and a meal outlet is formed on the door for storing meal. It can be appreciated that, the front panel is set to store the meal door, unlike the existing panel that will deviate from the meal outlet and set to be one side of putting the meal, the inner structure can be made to be installed on the partition plate 13, the rear panel 111, the left side plate 113 and the right side plate 115, the structure is more compact, and the influence on the matching relationship of the meal taking assembly 70 caused by frequently opening and closing the meal storing door can be avoided. And the structure at the meal outlet can be checked and maintained while the meal is stored.

Optionally, to enhance the mouthfeel and eating experience, the automatic meal dispenser 100 also includes a heating assembly 50 to heat the meal. In this way, the heated meal is packaged by the packaging device 80, so that the meal can be prevented from being scalded.

And the partition plate 13 of the cabinet 10 is coupled to the inner wall of the housing 11 in order to reasonably arrange the receiving space. Specifically, the two partition plates 13 are provided, and the two partition plates 13 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, so that the accommodating space is divided into the heating area 10a, the refrigerating area 10b and the electric control area 10c in the vertical direction, and different areas are divided, so that the work and performance among all the components are not affected, and the safety and the high efficiency of the whole structure are improved. The food storage rack 30 is placed in the refrigerating area 10b, and has a storage space 30a for placing the food, when the door for storing the food is opened, the food can be placed in the storage space 30a one by one, and the food grade is Leng Cangou b, so that the purpose of refrigerating and preserving the food can be achieved, and the taste of a user can be improved. The heating area 10a is an area for heating the food, and the heating area 10a is provided with a heating assembly 50, and the heating assembly 50 is used for heating and refrigerating the food in the refrigerating area 10b, and according to different food, the heating assembly 50 has different structures, for example, the heating assembly 50 can be used for baking, water bath heating, steam heating, etc., so that the taste of the food and the user experience of the present and the sale can be further improved. The heating area 10a is located above the cold storage area 10b, and the heating area is upwards away from the cold storage area 10b according to heat, so that the influence on the temperature of the cold storage area 10b can be reduced, energy is saved, the electric control assembly 90 can be further away, and the usability of the electric control assembly 90 is improved. The electric control area 10c is used for setting an electric control assembly 90, and can electrically connect the heating assembly 50 and the meal taking assembly 70, so as to control the respective functions thereof and ensure the automatic operation function of the automatic meal selling machine 100. Of course, in order to realize the refrigerating function, a compressor 91 is also provided in the electric control area 10 c. The electric control zone 10c is disposed at one end far away from the heating zone 10a, so as to avoid being affected by overheat and improve safety. The overall layout of the housing 10 may allow for a more regular interior space, effectively reducing the expansion of the automatic meal dispenser 100 in the lateral direction, thereby reducing the cross-sectional area and reducing the footprint on the ground. Of course, more than two partition plates 13 may be provided according to actual needs, thereby forming more independent spaces.

Optionally, the meal storage rack 30 includes a plurality of storage spaces 30a, a plurality of storage spaces 30a are arranged in proper order in the circumference and the axial direction of the meal storage rack 30, thereby the storage space 30a of the formed meal storage rack 30 is annular, for conveniently placing and taking the meal, the meal can not be stored in the middle part, the space of the part is not fully utilized, the part structure of the meal taking assembly 70 is arranged in the middle part of the meal storage rack 30, the free space is reasonably used, so that the transverse surface area of the automatic meal selling machine 100 is reduced, the whole volume of the automatic meal selling machine 100 is further reduced, and the space can be effectively saved while the quantity of the stored meal is ensured. In addition, in order to facilitate the placing of meals, the outer circumferential surface of the meal storage rack 30 communicates with the accommodation space, that is, the storage space 30a communicates with the refrigerating area 10b, and when the door for storing meals is opened, the placing of meals can be performed through the opening through which the storage space 30a communicates with the refrigerating area 10 b. The meal taking assembly 70 is operative to take the meal at the corresponding storage space 30a under control and then transport the meal to the heating zone 10a for heating, so that it moves back and forth between the cold and heating zones 10b and 10 a.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in an alternative embodiment, in order to reduce the difficulty of taking a meal, the meal taking assembly 70 includes a meal storing member 71 and a meal pushing member 73, the meal storing member 71 is in a disc shape or a flat plate shape, and the meal supplying member is placed, and the meal storing member 71 is disposed in the meal taking channel 30b, so that the space shape of the meal taking channel 30b matches the space shape of the meal storing member 71. The meal taking channel 30b is communicated with the storage space 30a, namely, the meal can enter the meal storing part 71 in the meal taking channel 30b from the storage space 30 a. The meal pushing member 73 is disposed at an opening side of the storage space 30a away from the meal taking passage 30b, and is capable of moving telescopically. When a meal is to be taken, the meal can be stretched into the storage space 30a through the opening of the storage space 30a away from the meal taking channel 30b, and pushed onto the meal storage member 71, thereby completing the meal taking. The meal pushing part 73 is arranged on one side of the meal storage frame 30 and is in a contracted state under normal conditions, and does not occupy excessive space, so that space is effectively saved, the structure is simplified, the control is convenient, and the meal taking efficiency and the meal taking success rate are improved.

In an alternative embodiment, in order to further simplify the structure, the meal pushing member 73 is fixed on the inner wall of the casing 10, and the meal pushing member 73 is movably arranged in the vertical direction, so that the meal pushing member 73 can be moved to a position corresponding to a different storage space 30a, when the meal storing member 71 is also corresponding to the storage space 30a to be flush with the storage space, the meal can be pushed onto the meal storing member 71, and meal taking of the meal in the storage space 30a of a different layer in the vertical direction is completed, so that the use of the meal pushing member 73 is reduced, the occupation of the space is further reduced, the structure is simplified, and the volume is reduced.

In an alternative embodiment, in order to further facilitate taking and placing of the meal, the meal storage rack 30 is configured to be rotatable circumferentially with respect to the casing 10, specifically, a member for driving the meal storage rack 30 to rotate may be provided on the partition plate 13, and a rotating shaft or a turntable is provided at the bottom of the meal storage rack 30 to rotate under the driving of the driving member, and the driving member may be located in the electric control area 10c, so that the controller 93 may conveniently control the same. So, when putting the meal, also can be through storing up the rotation of meal frame 30, all rotate the equal face of storage space 30a of same layer and deposit meal door side, need not the operator and stretch into inside and place the meal, reduced and put the meal degree of difficulty to effectively improve and put meal efficiency. Meanwhile, when the meal taking assembly 70 is used for automatically taking the meal, the meal taking of different layers and different positions of the same layer can be realized by only arranging one meal pushing piece 73 through the rotation of the meal storage frame 30, the arrangement of the meal pushing piece 73 is further reduced, the occupation of the transverse space is reduced, and the volume of the automatic meal selling machine 100 is further reduced.

Referring again to fig. 3 and 4, in an alternative embodiment, the dish storage members 71 are disc-shaped to facilitate rotation of the dish storage rack 30. In order to realize the vertical movement of the meal taking assembly 71, the meal taking assembly 70 further comprises a first driving member 75, and the meal taking assembly 71 is driven by the driving shaft of the first driving member 75 to realize the vertical movement. The meal taking assembly 70 further comprises two screw rods 77, wherein the screw rods 77 are respectively connected to the periphery of the meal storing member 71 and located on the same diameter of the meal storing member 71 so as to ensure the moving stability of the meal storing member 71. The first driving member 75 may be mounted on the top case, the screw rod 77 penetrates through the heating area and the refrigerating area 10b, the meal storage member 71 is connected with the screw rod 77 in a threaded fit manner, when the two screw rods 77 rotate synchronously in the forward direction, the meal storage member 71 is driven to move downwards, when the motor rotates reversely, the meal storage member 71 is driven to move upwards, and the meal is sent to the heating assembly 50 for heating treatment.

Here, the automatic meal selling machine 100 of the present application mainly aims at conventional flavor snacks, such as Chinese hamburgers or cold noodles, and the package structure is generally round, so that the pushing part is set to be a cambered surface towards the surface of the meal storage rack 30, and the outer edge of the meal can be well wrapped, thereby ensuring that the meal smoothly enters the meal storage piece 71.

Referring to fig. 4, in an alternative embodiment, the meal storage rack 30 includes a storage tray 31 and a support rod 33, where the storage tray 31 is configured to ensure stability of placing the meal without falling. The specific shape of the storage tray 31 may be circular, matching the cylindrical meal access channel 30b, so as to increase the volume of each storage space 30 a. According to normal size vending machine, in order to guarantee the quantity of meals, and according to the volume of the meals, the number of storage discs 31 should be at least two, optionally, the number of storage discs 31 is 10-32, so as to guarantee a larger storage quantity, so as to improve the purchasing experience. The support rods 33 are arranged to space at least two storage trays 31 to form a storage space 30a for placing the meal, and connect the storage trays 31 together to facilitate taking the meal.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in an alternative embodiment, a meal access hole is formed in the center of each storage tray 31, so as to form a meal access channel 30b extending in the vertical direction. The plurality of support rods 33 are distributed on the periphery of the storage disc 31, so that a stable support can be provided while the connection effect is realized. And the supporting rods 33 extend towards the center direction of the storage tray 31, and a storage space 30a can be defined between two adjacent supporting rods 33 and two adjacent storage trays 31, so that the meal pushing member 73 can push the meal along the extending direction of the two supporting plates, and the meal taking accuracy is improved.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in an alternative embodiment, in order to further increase the storage capacity of the automatic meal selling machine 100, a plurality of meal storage racks 30, for example, two, three or more than three meal storage racks 30 are arranged side by side, and due to the special arrangement of the meal taking assemblies 70, the meal taking assemblies 70 are also arranged in a plurality of meal storage racks 30 and are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, that is, the meal taking channels 30b of the meal storage racks 30 are respectively provided with a movably arranged meal storage member 71, and the casing 10 is provided with a meal pushing member 73 corresponding to the meal storage racks 30, so that simultaneous meal taking out of a plurality of meal products can be realized and the meal taking efficiency is improved. The plurality of meal holders 30 may have the same size or different sizes depending on the kinds of the meal. At the same time, the provision of multiple food storage shelves 30 also provides the possibility of selling different foods in combination, for example, conventional flavor snacks are usually combined with at least two foods, for example, cold noodles and Chinese hamburgers, i.e. conventional snacks in the Shaanxi region.

Here, three meal storage frames 30 are arranged in the machine shell 10, wherein the storage space 30a of one meal storage frame 30 is smaller than the storage space 30a of the other two meal storage frames 30, and can be used for storing steamed bread cakes of the meat-stuffed bun, and the storage space 30a of the other meal storage frames 30 is larger, so that cold noodles, rolling noodles and porridge and soup meal can be placed, and the food can be matched with the meat-stuffed bun for eating, so that the buying experience of a purchaser can be greatly improved, and the selectivity of the purchased meal is increased. Specifically, the size of the food storage rack 30 for placing steamed bread or cake is 32 layers, namely 32 storage trays 31, and each storage tray 31 has 8 storage spaces 30a, namely 8 support rods 33 are arranged; the other two meal storage racks 30 have 16 layers, each layer has 6 storage spaces 30a, and can be used for placing meal products with larger volume, such as cold noodles, porridge and the like, so that the storage capacity of the automatic meal selling machine 100 can be effectively ensured. Of course, the specific specifications of the meal storage rack 30 are only used to help understand the storage amount of the automatic meal selling machine 100, and are not limited to the above-described structure, and may be set according to actual requirements. The automatic meal selling machine 100 of the present application includes the combination of the rotary meal storage rack 30, the lifting meal storage piece 71 and the telescopic meal pushing piece 73, saves space, and has a storage amount of two to three times the meal storage amount compared with the vending machine with similar volume on the market.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, since in order to fit a conventional snack, in an alternative embodiment, the heating assembly 50 comprises: the device comprises a body (51 a,51 b), a cover (53 a,53 b) and a heating body, wherein the heating body is arranged on the body (51 a,51 b) and/or the cover 53a and is used for realizing at least one of baking heating, water bath heating and steam heating.

In this embodiment, the heating assembly 50 includes a body (51 a,51 b), the body (51 a,51 b) is fixed to the heating zone 10a of the casing 10, and specifically, a heating body is provided on the body (51 a,51 b) and/or the cover 53a, so that the body (51 a,51 b) and/or the cover 53a can generate heat to heat the meal. The body (51 a,51 b) is fixedly connected to the housing 11, for example, the side plates, so that the body (51 a,51 b) is spaced from the partition plate 13 to prevent excessive heat transfer to the refrigerating area 10b and improve the refrigerating effect of the refrigerating area 10 b. The body (51 a,51 b) is formed with a storage space, and the cover (53 a,53 b) is movably mounted to the housing 11 so as to be movably disposed with respect to the body (51 a,51 b) to cover or uncover the body (51 a,51 b). When the cover bodies (53 a,53 b) are covered on the openings of the heating grooves (51 a1, 51b 1), the two are matched to form a heating cavity, and then the heating of the food placed in the heating cavity is triggered. The movable arrangement of the cover bodies (53 a,53 b) can be realized by setting driving air cylinders, and optionally, the surfaces of the cover bodies (53 a,53 b) deviating from the device bodies (51 a,51 b) are connected with piston bodies of the driving air cylinders, the driving air cylinders are fixed on the top shell, and the driving air cylinders realize up-and-down reciprocating movement under the driving of the driving air cylinders. The heating body is used for at least one of baking heating, water bath heating and steam heating, so that the requirements on the outer surface materials of the food can be obviously reduced, and the cost is effectively reduced; and the temperature can not be too high when this mode heats, according to the flavor snack food of heating method can adapt to different types, satisfies traditional food and automatic combination of selling, has enlarged the application scenario. And selecting corresponding heating modes according to different heating dining products. For example, when the food in the food storage rack 30 is a hamburger, the meat and the hamburger can be separated and opened independently, or can be directly clamped, and the optimal taste of the hamburger is Jiao Cui crisp, and the heating mode of the heating component 50 is selected to be baking and heating, so that the taste is improved; when the food in the food storage rack 30 is cold noodles or rolled noodles, the cold noodles or rolled noodles are cold noodles, so that an excessive heating temperature is not needed, and the cooled noodles are slightly hardened to influence the taste, so that a steam heating mode is selected, and the food is only slightly heated to warm the food, so that the taste is improved, and meanwhile, the influence on digestion caused by excessive cooling is avoided; when the meal is porridge or soup, in order to avoid overdry or insufficient heating temperature, the heating mode is set to water bath heating, so that the taste of the original meal can not be lost while the heating temperature is improved.

Meanwhile, according to different heating modes, one of the body (51 a,51 b) and the cover (53 a,53 b) is provided with a meal inlet (51 a51, 53b 11), so that the meal taking assembly 70 can conveniently put the meal into the heating cavity through the meal inlet (51 a51, 53b 11), and the operation procedure is simplified.

Here, the meal taking assembly 70 further includes a meal pushing rod (not shown), where the meal pushing rod is telescopically disposed on one side of the meal storing member 71, and when the meal storing member 71 is flush with the meal inlet (51 a51, 53b 11), the meal pushing rod pushes the meal on the meal storing member 71 into the heating assembly 50 through the meal inlet (51 a51, 53b 11). The structure of the meal pushing rod is set to be identical to that of the meal pushing member 73, the processing is convenient, the structure can be simplified, the transferring difficulty is reduced, the meal pushing rod is opposite to the meal pushing direction of the meal pushing member 73, the meal pushing member 73 is arranged on the rear panel 111, the meal is pushed onto the meal storing member 71 from the direction of the storage space 30a to the front panel, the meal pushing rod is arranged on the front panel, and when the meal storing member 71 is flush with the meal inlet (51 a51, 53b 11), the meal is pushed into the meal inlet (51 a51, 53b 11) from the direction of the rear panel 111 through the meal pushing rod. In this way, the heating assembly 50 is arranged at a position above and behind the meal storage rack 30 and can be away from the front panel, so that excessive heat cannot be generated at the meal outlet, and the protection of users is improved. Of course, in other embodiments, other configurations of transfer members may be provided, such as a robotic arm or gripping member, to transfer the meal into the heating assembly 50.

Referring to fig. 5, in an alternative embodiment, when the heating mode of the heating element 50 is baking heating, for example, the heating element 50 may be an electric baking pan device, and a heating body of a type such as a resistance wire or an electric heating rod is disposed on a surface of the body 51a facing away from the heating slot 51a1, after the electric heating body is electrified, the electric heating body heats and transfers heat to the body 51a, so that the heating slot 51a1 generates heat to heat the food. Of course, the heating body may be provided on the cover 53a at the same time, thereby realizing double-sided heating. The food inlet 51a51 is formed in the wall of the heating tank 51a1, so that the food directly enters the heating tank 51a1 through the food inlet 51a51 and is closer to the heating element, thereby improving the heating effect.

Referring to fig. 5, in an alternative embodiment, in order to simplify the structure, the body 51a includes a bottom plate 51a3 and a side plate 51a5 disposed at the periphery of the bottom plate 51a3, the body 51a is disc-shaped and matches with the shape of the steamed bread cake, the cover 53a includes a cover plate 53a1 and a surrounding plate 53a3, the cover plate 53a1 matches with the shape of the bottom plate 51a3, so that the shape of the side plate 51a5 and the surrounding plate 53a3 also matches, and the two covers are ensured. Here, the side plate 51a5 is provided with the meal inlet 51a51, specifically, the meal inlet 51a extends from the edge of the side plate 51a5 away from the bottom plate 51a3 to the periphery of the bottom plate 51a3 in the vertical direction, so as to maximize the depth of the meal inlet 51a51, and the width of the meal inlet 51a51 is set to be matched with the size of the meal to be heated, so that the meal can be ensured to smoothly enter the heating tank 51a1, and the heating efficiency is improved. Meanwhile, in order to realize closed heating, when the cover 53a covers the Yu Qi body 51a, the coaming 53a3 can cover the meal inlet 51a51, so that heat dissipation is prevented, and the heating effect is improved. In order to further ensure the sealing performance of the cover, the surrounding plate 53a3 is provided with the avoiding holes 53a31 corresponding to the positions of the side plates 51a5, so that the surrounding plate 53a3 can be inserted into the meal inlet 51a51 and the side plates 51a5 can be inserted into the avoiding holes 53a31 during the heating of the cover, thereby the surrounding plate 53a3 and the side plates 51a5 are on the same peripheral surface, further preventing heat loss and improving the heating effect.

Referring to fig. 5 again, in an alternative embodiment, when the heating mode of the heating element 50 is steam heating or water bath heating, the heated food product is purposefully tasty, and the heating cost can be reduced. Here, the food is mainly made of cold or rolled dough, and needs to be soft and slightly moist, so that a steam heating mode can be adopted. Specifically, the heating body is disposed in the body 51b, the space in the body 51b is filled with water of a preset volume, the cover 53b is provided with a meal inlet 53b11, that is, the cover 53b faces the meal storage part 53b1 of the body 51b, and the meal storage part 53b1 is provided with a space for accommodating the meal as well as the meal inlet 53b 11. When the food storage part 53b1 is placed in the heating tank 51b1, the surface of the food storage part 53b1 facing the hot water is isolated from the hot water, that is, above the hot water, so that steam heating is realized. In the case of porridge or soup food, the food storage 53b1 may be immersed in hot water, so that the food is heated in heat exchange with the hot water. Of course, here, the dinner products all have the packing carton, and here packing carton can be aluminium foil cutlery box or easy open can, and material cost is low, can effectively practice thrift manufacturing cost.

The cover 53b includes a top cover 53b3 and a meal storage portion 53b1, the structure of the meal storage portion 53b1 is also a cylindrical structure, the periphery is provided with a meal inlet 53b11, and the top cover 53b3 covers the opening of the meal storage portion 53b1 to form a space for placing the meal. Of course, for steam heating and water bath heating, the heating units 50 may be configured in the same manner for convenience of processing, and only the preset volume of water introduced into the body 51b may be different.

Referring to fig. 4, in an alternative embodiment, in order to further improve the heating effect, when the heating assembly 50 is in a steam heating mode, the corresponding meal taking assembly 70 further includes a hole punching device 79, and the hole punching device 79 is located above the meal storing member 71. When the distance between the meal storage part 71 and the hole punching device 79 reaches a certain preset distance, the needle punching of the hole punching device 79 can contact with the meal, so that the contact area between steam and the meal can be increased, the meal is heated more efficiently, and the heating taste is better.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, of course, when the heating assembly 50 is operated, the heating assembly 50 further includes a supply portion, which is different according to the heating mode, in order to ensure that the function thereof is successfully achieved. For example, when the heating method is baking heating, the supply unit is a battery module or a circuit module, and is connected to a resistor module provided in the body 51b by a wire, thereby generating heat in the body 51 b. When the heating mode is water bath heating or steam heating, the supply part may be a water tank 551 and a heating pipe, and the water tank 551 is provided in the electric control region 10c and is led into the device body 51b through a pipe. And the heating pipe can be arranged in the water tank 551 or in the device body 51b, so that the water is heated to be changed into hot water for heating.

In addition, in the heating unit 50 of the water bath heating system, the food and the packing box are directly immersed in water to cause a certain pollution to water, and therefore, the electric control area 10c is provided with the sewage tank 553, and the automatic cleaning machine body 51b is performed during the idle time of the automatic meal selling machine 100 under the control of the controller 93, so that the inside water flows into the sewage tank 553, and the clean water is replenished to the machine body 51b.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in an alternative embodiment, when two or more than two meal storage racks 30 and meal taking assemblies 70 are provided, one of the meal storage racks is the same as one of the meal types, so that the heating assemblies 50 are provided in plurality and are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the meal taking assemblies 70, and the structures of the heating assemblies 50 are the same, for example, the heating assemblies are all used for baking the meal in the form of cakes or heating the porridge in the form of water bath or heating the cold noodles and the rolling noodles in the form of steam, when the number of the purchased meal is a plurality of the meal, the heating efficiency and the meal outlet efficiency can be effectively improved, and the user experience is improved. Further, in order to better purchase experience, the automatic meal selling machine 100 places different types of meal products on different meal storage frames 30, and can meet the free choice of a user on meal product packages, wherein at least two of porridge, bread, cold noodles and rolling noodles are set for the matching habit of traditional snacks, and the heating assembly 50 is correspondingly at least one of baking heating, water bath heating or steam heating, so that a heating mode is provided pertinently, and the taste and the user experience of the meal products are improved.

Optionally, when three meal storage racks 30 are provided, the three heating assemblies 50 are heating structures of the three heating modes, so that more meal matching choices are provided and the heating effect is ensured. In this way, the bodies (51 a,51 b) of the three heating assemblies 50 may be connected to the cabinet 10 through a connection plate 57 with a certain distance from the separation plate 13 and the top case, thereby facilitating heat dissipation. Meanwhile, between two adjacent bodies (51 a,51 b), the connecting plate 57 is provided with a heat dissipation hole 571, so that heat of the bodies (51 a,51 b) can be dissipated upwards through the heat dissipation hole 571, the probability of being transferred to the refrigerating area 10b is reduced, and the freshness preservation of the food and the heat dissipation of the heating area 10a are facilitated.

Referring to fig. 6 to 8, after heating the meal, the meal needs to be transferred to the meal outlet, and a meal pushing member 73 is further disposed on a side of the heating assembly 50 away from the meal storing member 71, i.e. the meal in the heating assembly 50 is pushed to the meal storing member 71 and then pushed by the meal storing member 71 to the meal outlet box 83 of the packaging device 80. The structure of the meal pushing piece 73 is the same as that of the meal pushing piece 73 in the meal taking process, or the meal pushing piece 73 in the meal taking process is directly moved to the position flush with the heating assembly 50, so that the meal pushing transfer effect is realized, the parts can be further reduced, the structure is simplified, and the material and processing and assembling cost is reduced.

In order to well transition the food storage part 71 and the food outlet box 83, in an alternative embodiment, the automatic food vending machine 100 is further provided with a food outlet transfer device 60, and the food outlet transfer device 60 is arranged between the heating assembly 50 and the food outlet box 83, so as to transfer food products and improve food outlet smoothness. Optionally, the bracket 61 is used for fixing the car 63, the bracket 61 is connected to the housing 11, and the car 63 is specifically disposed between the meal storing member 71 and the meal outlet box 83, and is used for receiving the heated meal and sending the heated meal into the meal outlet box 83. The car 63 includes a frame body 631, the frame body 631 is substantially rectangular or square, and has six surfaces, the movable bottom plate 633 is movably disposed on the surface of the frame body 631, and a storage cavity is formed by combining the two surfaces. The storage cavity has a fixed opening 6311, the fixed opening 6311 facing the dish storage 71 for receiving the dishes. Meanwhile, the car 63 is arranged in a lifting manner relative to the support 61, so that the car 63 can move in a plane where the heating assembly 50 is located and the meal outlet space 831 of the meal outlet box 83, a sensor is arranged at the car 63, when a meal is detected to be placed in the storage cavity, the car 63 is firstly moved downwards into the meal outlet space 831, and then the movable bottom plate 633 can automatically open the bottom surface of the frame body 631, so that the meal falls into the meal outlet space 831. Here, the movable connection of the movable base 633 may be a rotational connection or a sliding connection, so that the rotation opening or the translation opening of the bottom surface of the frame body 631 can be achieved, which is not limited herein. The condition that the meal does not have the eminence to drop when going out the meal, effectively guarantees the integrality of meal, improves and purchases and experience, and should shift simple structure, and is low to movable bottom plate 633 and car 63's driving accuracy requirement to guarantee quick meal.

With continued reference to fig. 7, in an alternative embodiment, for convenience of control, a driving component 635 is disposed on the car 63, where the driving component 635 drives the movable base plate 633 to move, and the driving component 635 may be a driving component such as a motor, or a cylinder, which is not limited herein. Here, the movable bottom plate 633 is set to at least two bottom rods 6331, that is, at least two bottom rods 6331 form the movable bottom plate 633, for example, two, three or more than three bottom rods 6331 may have a circular cross-sectional shape, a square shape or a polygonal shape, and the like, and when the bottom rods 6331 are circular, the dinner products can be smoother when falling off, and the dinner output efficiency is improved. When the bottom rods 6331 are uniformly distributed on the bottom surface of the frame body 631 at intervals, the bottom rods can play a role in supporting the food; when a part of the plurality of bottom plates 51a3 is intensively moved toward one side of the frame body 631 and the remaining part is moved toward the other side of the frame body 631, the bottom surface of the frame body 631 may be opened and the meal may be dropped out. The movable bottom plate 633 of this structure can provide a relatively stable support, and can not occupy additional space while opening the bottom surface, and can reduce the volume of the meal delivery transfer apparatus 60, so that the space occupied by the automatic meal selling machine 100 is smaller.

Referring to fig. 7 again, in an alternative embodiment, in order to reduce the influence of the driving component 635 on smooth transfer of the food, the car 63 further includes a movable side plate 637, the movable side plate 637 and the movable bottom plate 633 have the same structure and each include at least two side bars 6371, each side plate 51a5 is connected with an end of a bottom bar 6331, the driving component 635 is mounted on a side of the frame body, the driving component 6351 moves toward one side of the frame body 631 by the side bars 6371, and the remaining side bars 6371 move toward the other side, so as to drive the plurality of bottom bars 6331 to move, and open the bottom surface of the frame body 631, thereby realizing transfer of the food. The structure ensures that the bottom rod 6331 of the movable bottom plate 633 is not interfered by other structures, so that the meal can slide more smoothly, and the meal outlet effect is improved.

Of course, in order to improve the driving stability of the movable bottom plate 633, the movable side plates 637 are disposed on two side surfaces adjacent to the fixed opening 6311, two ends of a bottom bar 6331 are respectively connected with the side bars 6371 on two corresponding sides, and the two side bars 6371 on two sides are synchronously driven, so as to drive the bottom bar 6331 to move, effectively ensuring the moving stability of the bottom bar 6331, and enabling meal to be more smooth.

In an alternative embodiment, to further simplify the structure of the car 63 and reduce the number of driving assemblies 635, two adjacent side bars 6371 moving toward the same side are connected by a telescopic member 6377, and when the movable bottom plate 633 needs to carry a meal, the telescopic member 6377 can be extended so that the distance between the two adjacent side bars 6371 is kept; the telescoping members 6377 may collapse or fold as the side bars 6371 move to reduce the spacing between the two side bars 6371 during meal delivery. When the driving assembly 635 drives the first side lever 6373 positioned at the intermediate position, the first side lever 6373 compresses the expansion member 6377 such that the interval between the adjacent first side levers 6373 is reduced until the adjacent first side lever 6373 is pushed to be also moved, and so on, thereby achieving the opened state of the movable base plate 633. The arrangement of the structure is similar to a device for opening and closing a curtain, and a driving component 635 does not need to be arranged on each side rod 6371, so that the purpose of rapidly opening or closing the side surfaces and the bottom surface of the frame body 631 can be realized through fewer driving components 635, and the material cost and the energy consumption are effectively saved. The telescopic piece 6377 can be two mutually hinged metal strips, and the two metal strips are also respectively hinged with the side rods 6371 connected with the two metal strips; of course, the structure such as a telescopic rod may be used, and is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 7, in an alternative embodiment, in order to further reduce energy consumption, the driving assembly 635 includes a driving portion 6351, where the driving portion 6351 may be a motor or a motor, and further includes a driving wheel 6353 and a driving belt 6355, where the driving portion 6351 drives the driving belt 6355 to rotate, and two opposite moving surfaces of the driving belt 6355 face different directions, so that one of the first side bar 6373 and the second side bar 6375 that are adjacently disposed is connected to one surface of the driving belt 6355, the other one is connected to the other surface of the driving belt 6355, and the driving portion 6351 drives the first side bar 6373 and the second side bar 6375 to move through the driving belt 6355 to open the movable bottom plate 633. Here, the movement of the two side bars 6371 in different directions can be achieved by only one driving part 6351, which further simplifies the structure and saves costs.

In alternative embodiments, the movable floor 633 may be provided in plural, for example, two, three, or more than three, etc., in order to be able to transfer more meals at a time.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, alternatively, the support 61 may be extended in the arrangement direction of the meal storage shelves 30, and the car 63 may be movably disposed along the extension direction, that is, the car 63 may be movably disposed between the plurality of meal storage shelves 30 and the plurality of heating units 50. The setting of this structure can be when the user selects two kinds at least dining wares, and this car 63 removes to two at least heating element 50 departments, receives the food product that corresponds after, when having a plurality of movable bottom plates 633, puts different dining wares on the movable bottom plate 633 of different layers to when satisfying the food product storage demand, reduce piling up or the extrusion of dining wares, guarantee the integrality and the outward appearance of dining wares, improve purchasing experience.

In order to facilitate meal taking, in an alternative embodiment, the meal outlet box 83 is disposed opposite to the meal outlet and is rotatably disposed relative to the fixing seat, and the meal outlet box 83 rotates to expose an opening of the meal outlet box 83 to the meal outlet or to block the meal outlet from a side surface of the meal outlet box 83.

In this embodiment, because the opening of the meal outlet box 83 faces upwards, the meal outlet box 83 can be set to be rotatable relative to the fixing seat, that is, the partition plate 13, and the rotation is that the casing 10 rotates towards the front panel, so that the opening of the meal outlet box 83 is exposed at the meal outlet, and the convenience of the user for directly extracting meal is improved. After taking the meal, the meal outlet box 83 automatically rotates back into the machine shell 10, and can seal the meal outlet, prevent external dust from entering into polluted meal products, and improve safety. Of course, in other embodiments, it is also possible to set the meal outlet above the front of the meal outlet box 83, and the hands of the user extend into the meal outlet box 83 through the meal outlet to extract the meal; or the meal outlet box 83 is arranged in a drawer type meal outlet mode.

Referring to fig. 10, in an alternative embodiment, the automatic food vending machine 100 further includes a dish storage box 40, wherein the dish storage box 40 is disposed on the fixing base and is disposed near the food outlet;

And/or, the casing 10 is concavely provided with a meal outlet towards the inner side, the bottom wall of the meal outlet is provided with a meal outlet, the surface of the meal outlet, which faces the meal outlet, of the meal outlet box 83 is connected with a baffle 837, a gap is arranged between the baffle 837 and the meal outlet box 83, the baffle 837 is rotatably arranged relative to the casing 10 so as to drive the meal outlet box 83 to rotate, and the baffle 837 rotates so as to seal or open the meal outlet.

In this embodiment, to enhance the eating experience, the automatic food vending machine 100 is further provided with a dish storage box 40, in which dishes are placed, and a user can manually push out the dishes when needed, or automatically push out the dishes after taking the dishes for the user to use. The independent setting of the tableware can improve the sanitation, has selectivity, and is environment-friendly and safe. The specific cutlery storage 40 is not limited herein and reference may be made to the construction of existing cutlery.

When the meal outlet box 83 is rotatably arranged relative to the partition plate 13, so as to facilitate the placement of the packaging bag, a baffle plate 837 is connected to the surface of the meal outlet box 83 facing the meal outlet, and a gap is arranged between the baffle plate and the meal outlet box 83, so that the components for driving the meal outlet box 83 to rotate can be placed conveniently. Setting the baffle 837 can seal the meal outlet, namely, the size and shape of the baffle 837 are matched with those of the meal outlet, and the baffle 837 can be rotatably arranged relative to the machine shell 10 under the drive of the driving component, so that when the meal is required to be discharged, the baffle 837 turns towards the outside of the machine shell 10 and drives the meal discharging box 83 to rotate, and the opening of the meal discharging box 83 is exposed, so that the meal is convenient to take. Of course, the rotation angle of the baffle 837 should not be too small, otherwise, the meal taking is not facilitated, the rotation angle should not be too large, otherwise, the meal is easy to fall, and the rotation angle can be set to be 30-60 degrees, so that convenience is improved.

Of course, for convenient identification, a meal outlet groove is concavely formed in the machine shell 10, and the meal outlet is formed in the bottom wall of the meal outlet groove, so that a user can conveniently determine the meal position; and even when the meal outlet box 83 is overturned out, the space occupying the outside is avoided, the space volume is reduced, the collision with a user can be prevented, and the safety is improved.

In addition, for convenience of use, the automatic meal selling machine 100 may further include a display screen (not shown), which may be matched with a selection key, or a touch screen, etc., so that the user selects a desired type of meal through the selection key or the touch screen, and then pays cash or two-dimensional codes. Of course, the automatic meal selling machine 100 can be matched with high-tech means such as internet, internet of things, applet APP, etc., and the two-dimensional code is set on the casing 10 to obtain the small meal ordering program by scanning the code, so as to realize the selection of meal and payment of money.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structural changes made by the specification and drawings of the present utility model or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A packing apparatus for use in an automatic meal selling machine for packing a meal, the packing apparatus comprising:

a fixing seat;

2. The packaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bag-taking member includes a support arm and a suction cup provided to the support arm, the support arm being movably provided with respect to the bag-storing box and the meal-discharging box, the suction cup being for suction-fixing the packaging bag.

3. The packaging device of claim 2, wherein the bag taking member further comprises two connecting arms, the two supporting arms are respectively connected to two ends of the connecting arms, the supporting arms are arranged towards the meal outlet box, and the connecting arms can drive the supporting arms to rotate around a rotating shaft perpendicular to the extending direction of the supporting arms.

4. A packing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a drive motor and a transmission member, the drive motor including driving the transmission member to move the connecting arm in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

5. The packing apparatus of claim 3 or 4, wherein the bag storing box comprises two pairs of side box plates arranged opposite to each other and a bottom box plate connected to the side box plates, the side box plates far away from the meal discharging box are provided with insertion holes, the insertion holes extend along the height direction of the side box plates, when the bag taking member moves to the opening of the bag storing box, the connecting arms are positioned outside the bag storing box, and the supporting arms slide downwards along the extending direction of the insertion holes so that the sucking discs contact the folded packing bag.

6. The packaging device of claim 5, wherein the fixing part is a sucker, and two opposite side surfaces of the meal outlet box are provided with fixing parts;

7. An automatic meal selling machine, characterized in that the automatic meal selling machine comprises:

the packing device is arranged adjacent to the meal taking assembly and used for packing the taken meal, the packing device is as set forth in any one of claims 1-6, and the fixing seat is connected to the inner wall of the shell; and

8. The automatic meal selling machine according to claim 7, wherein said meal outlet box is disposed opposite said meal outlet and rotatably disposed with respect to said fixed base, said meal outlet box being rotated to expose an opening of said meal outlet box to said meal outlet or to cause a side of said meal outlet box to block said meal outlet.

9. The automatic meal selling machine according to claim 8, further comprising a dish storage box provided to the fixed base and disposed adjacent to the meal outlet;

10. The automatic meal selling machine of claim 7, wherein the housing comprises a shell and at least two partition plates, the partition plates are connected to the inner wall of the accommodating space and divide the accommodating space into a heating area, a refrigerating area and an electric control area which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, the meal storage rack is arranged in the refrigerating area, the partition plates are fixing seats of the packing device, the packing device is arranged in the heating area, the heating area is further provided with a heating assembly, the meal taking assembly is movably arranged in the refrigerating area and the heating area, and the electric control assembly is arranged in the electric control area.