KR102313617B1 - Automatic feeding device for a set of spoons and chopsticks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a device capable of automatically supplying a pair of cutlery consisting of a spoon and chopsticks. More particularly, the present invention relates to an automatic supply device for a cutlery set of a spoon and chopsticks, which comprises: a spoon holder body; cylindrical first and second outer cylinders fixed and installed side by side along the inner longitudinal direction of the spoon holder body; a spoon rotating member rotatably installed inside the first outer cylinder and having a plurality of receiving grooves for receiving spoons along the circumferential direction; a chopstick rotating member rotatably installed inside the second outer cylinder and having a plurality of receiving grooves for receiving chopsticks along the circumferential direction; and a drawer unit for taking out a dropped cutlery set of spoon and chopsticks when the dropped cutlery set falls because an extraction hole formed on the lower side of the first outer cylinder and the second outer cylinder communicates with the receiving groove.

Description

Automatic feeding device for a set of spoons and chopsticks}

The present invention relates to an automatic cutlery supply device, and more particularly, to a device capable of automatically supplying cutlery consisting of a spoon and chopsticks one by one.

In general, a cutlery container is a household item that is provided with a cutlery container capable of storing and storing a plurality of cutlery, including spoons and chopsticks, so that the cutlery can be withdrawn and used as necessary.

These cutlery containers are available in a variety of pattern designs that combine practicality, and are broadly divided into a cutlery container without a cover that can be placed on a table, etc.

The cutlery container formed in a tubular shape has a cutlery storage space for accommodating the cutlery, and the box-type cutlery container is designed to accommodate the cutlery by installing a separate pedestal inside the cutlery storage space.

However, most of the conventional cutlery boxes store multiple cutlery in a storage room and open and withdraw the cover when necessary. Not only is there a problem, but it also has the disadvantage that it is difficult to accurately withdraw only one set of spoons.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0345217 (published on March 12, 2004)

The present invention has been devised to solve the problems of the prior art, and the spoon rotating member and the chopsticks are separated and accommodated, respectively, by rotating the stored chopstick rotating member at a predetermined angle to remove a set of dropped cutlery. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic feeding device for a set of cutlery so that it can be withdrawn through the drawer unit.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, the cutlery body and the cylindrical first and second outer cylinders fixed and installed side by side along the inner longitudinal direction of the cutlery cylinder body, and rotatably inside the first outer cylinder A spoon rotating member provided with a plurality of receiving grooves for receiving spoons along the circumferential direction, and rotatably installed inside the second outer cylinder, a plurality of receiving grooves for receiving chopsticks along the circumferential direction are formed. When the receiving groove communicates with the chopstick rotating member and the first outer cylinder and the extraction hole formed on the lower side of the second outer cylinder, the spoon or spoon falls, and a drawer unit for withdrawing the dropped pair of spoons and spoons. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a removable and attachable cover is installed on one side of the chopstick body, so that spoons and chopsticks can be filled into each receiving groove of the spoon rotating member and the chopstick rotating member.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the spoon rotating member and the chopstick rotating member may include a servomotor capable of rotation control by a predetermined predetermined angle.

In the automatic cutlery feeder according to the present invention, the cutlery can be easily stored by separating the cutlery, and the stored cutlery can be taken out one by one in order to be used hygienically.

Other aspects, features and benefits as described above of certain preferred embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
1 is a perspective view of a cutlery suit automatic supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 .
3 is a view showing a cutlery management module, a sensing module, and a communication module mounted inside the cutlery container body 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to more clearly convey the gist of the present invention without obscuring the gist of the present invention by omitting unnecessary description.

For the same reason, some components are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In addition, the size of each component does not fully reflect the actual size. In each figure, the same or corresponding elements are assigned the same reference numerals.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cutlery suit automatic feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1 .

1 or 2, in the automatic cutlery supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first outer cylinder 110 and the second which are largely installed in the cutlery container body 100 and the cutlery container body 100, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. Outer cylinder 120, a spoon rotating member 130 installed in the first outer cylinder 110 and accommodating a spoon, and a chopstick rotating member 140 installed in the second outer cylinder 120 and accommodating chopsticks, and a spoon rotation It may include a drawer unit 160 for taking out the spoon 10 and chopsticks 20 dropped from the member 130 and the chopstick rotation member 140 .

First, the cutlery body 100 may be made of a metal material or a synthetic resin material in the shape of a rectangular frame forming a space therein.

The cutlery body 100 has one side open in the longitudinal direction, and the cover 102 can be removed and mounted on the open one side.

By opening the cover 102, the spoon 10 and chopsticks 20 are filled in the receiving groove 132 of the spoon rotating member 130 and the receiving groove 142 of the chopstick rotating member 140 to be described in detail below. can be put

On the other hand, the cutlery body 100, the cylindrical first outer cylinder 110 and the second outer cylinder 120 may be installed side by side along the longitudinal direction.

The first outer cylinder 110 and the second outer cylinder 120 have a hollow interior, both ends are open, and may be fixedly installed by the support 106 connected to the inner side of the cutlery cylinder body 100 .

The overall length of the first outer cylinder 110 and the second outer cylinder 120 is preferably smaller than the length of the cutlery body 100 , and may be equal to or longer than the length of the general spoon 10 and chopsticks 20 .

And first and second extraction holes 112 and 122 of a predetermined size may be formed on the lower side, that is, the lower surface of the first outer cylinder 110 and the second outer cylinder 120 , and the first and second extraction holes The spoon 10 and the chopsticks 20 may fall by communicating at the same position with the receiving grooves 132 and 142 to be described below through the 112 and 122 .

And the spoon rotating member 130 is installed inside the hollow of the first outer cylinder (110).

The diameter of the spoon rotating member 130 may be the same as the inner diameter of the first outer cylinder 110 so as to be in close contact with the first outer cylinder 110 to enable rotational operation.

Furthermore, a plurality of receiving grooves 132 in which the spoon 10 is accommodated may be formed in the spoon rotating member 130 along the circumferential direction.

The number of receiving grooves 132 formed in the spoon rotating member 130 may preferably be at least 4 to 8.

And the receiving groove 132 is hemispherical and is open outwardly, but it may be in the form of being blocked by the first outer cylinder 110, and its radius is possible as long as it has a size that can include a large area of the spoon 10. .

And the chopstick rotating member 140 installed in the hollow of the second outer cylinder 120, the diameter is the same as the inner diameter of the second outer cylinder 120 is in close contact with the second outer cylinder 120 may be rotational operation.

A plurality of receiving grooves 142 in which the chopsticks 20 are accommodated may be formed along the circumferential direction of the chopstick rotating member 140, and the number of receiving grooves 142 may preferably be at least 4 to 8.

In addition, the receiving groove 142 is opened outwardly in a hemispherical shape, but may be blocked by the second outer cylinder 120 .

On one surface of the spoon rotating member 130 and the chopstick rotating member 140, a servo motor 150 capable of controlling rotation at a predetermined angle may be installed.

The servo motor 150 is supported and installed on the inner surface of the cutlery body 100, and although not shown, is connected to a power source such as a battery to receive power.

Here, the servomotor 150 may repeat the operation of rotating and stopping by a predetermined angle according to a preset value according to the on/off operation of the power, or may stop after rotating at a predetermined angle.

The on/off operation of the servo motor 150 may be operated by a button 104 installed on the upper surface of the cutlery body 100 and connected omnisciently.

There may be two buttons 104 , one for driving the servo motor 150 of the spoon rotating member 130 , and the other for driving the servo motor 150 of the chopstick rotating member 140 . can Alternatively, there may be three buttons 104, one for driving the servo motor 150 of the spoon rotating member 130, and the other for driving the servo motor 150 of the chopstick rotating member 140 Another one may be for driving the servomotor 150 of the spoon rotating member 130 and the servomotor 150 of the chopstick rotating member 140 together.

And the drawer unit 160 that slides to the side of the cutlery container body 100 may be built-in installed.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the drawer unit 160 has a rectangular frame shape like the cutlery body 100 , and has an upper side open, and is slidably moved from the bottom surface of the cutlery container body 100 , and a partition 162 along the longitudinal direction. ) may be integrally formed.

When the drawer unit 160 is built into the cutlery container body 100, the spoon rotating member 130 and the chopstick rotating member 140 may be positioned upward with respect to the partition 162.

Therefore, the spoon 10 and the chopsticks 20, which have fallen through the first and second extraction holes 112 and 122 from the spoon rotating member 130 and the chopstick rotating member 140 based on the partition 162, fall. is positioned, and when the drawer unit 160 is withdrawn, the spoon 10 and a pair of chopsticks 20 are built-in and can be withdrawn.

A handle 164 may be installed in the drawer unit 160 for easy withdrawal.

Here, according to another embodiment of the present invention, although not shown, an LED for sterilization may be installed toward the spoon rotating member 130 and the chopstick rotating member 140 toward the inner surface of the cover 102, and furthermore, a blowing fan and It is also possible to dry the stored spoon 10 and chopsticks 20 hygienically by forming an inlet and an outlet in the cutlery container body 100 .

The operation of the cutlery suit automatic feeding device according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 again.

After opening the cover 102 from the cutlery container body 100, the spoon 10 is filled in the receiving groove 132 of the spoon rotating member 130, and the receiving groove 142 of the chopstick rotating member 140 in this way. A pair of chopsticks 20 are filled in.

When the spoon 10 and chopsticks 20 are filled in each of the receiving grooves 132 and 142 , the cutlery container body 100 is closed with the cover 102 .

And when a set of spoons is requested by the user, when any one of the buttons 104 is pressed, power is applied to the servo motor 150 to rotate the spoon rotating member 130 by a certain angle, and the degree of rotation is the first The extraction hole 112 and the receiving groove 132 may coincide with each other.

Accordingly, the spoon 10 accommodated in the receiving groove 132 falls into the drawer unit 160 through the communicating first extraction hole 112 .

When the other button 104 is pressed in this way, power is applied to the servo motor 150 to rotate the chopstick rotating member 140 by a predetermined angle, and the second extraction hole 122 and the receiving groove 142 according to the rotation. ), the chopsticks 20 accommodated in the receiving groove 142 fall into the drawer unit 160 through the communicating second extraction hole 122 through the communication.

When the spoon 10 and chopsticks 20 are placed on the basis of the partition 162, the user pulls the handle 164 of the drawer 160 to withdraw the drawer 160 from the cutlery container body 100, and the spoon A set of spoons consisting of (10) and chopsticks (20) can be withdrawn.

A set of spoons can be continuously withdrawn through the repeated operation as described above.

According to the above-mentioned bar, the cutlery can be easily stored by separating the cutlery, and the stored cutlery can be taken out one by one and used hygienically.

3 is a view showing a cutlery management module, a sensing module, and a communication module mounted inside the cutlery container body 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the cutlery container body 100 may further include a cutlery container management module including a processor and a memory. The processor may execute program commands stored in the memory. The processor may mean a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to the present invention are performed. The memory may be comprised of a volatile storage medium and/or a non-volatile storage medium. For example, the memory may be configured as read only memory (ROM) and/or random access memory (RAM).

For example, the first outer cylinder 110 and the second outer cylinder 120 may further include a sensing module capable of sensing whether a spoon or chopsticks are present in each receiving groove. For example, the sensing module may be mounted for each receiving groove, but the first outer cylinder 110 and the second outer cylinder 120 are located inside the spoon body 100 on the opposite side to the side where the cover 102 is located. ), it is also possible to sense whether a spoon or chopsticks are present in the receiving groove. For example, the cutlery management module may further include a communication module, and may obtain sensing information from the sensing module and transmit it to an interlocked user terminal.

For example, the cutlery management module may acquire sensing information on whether a spoon or chopsticks exist for each receiving groove through the sensing module. That is, the sensing information may include information on the number of receiving grooves of the first outer cylinder 110 in which a spoon is not present and information on the number of receiving grooves in the second outer cylinder 120 in which chopsticks are not present.

The sensing information is to be obtained through the sensing module whenever the button 104 for driving at least one of the servo motor 150 of the spoon rotating member 130 and the servo motor 150 of the chopstick rotating member 140 is operated. Also, the sensing information may be transmitted to the user terminal whenever it is acquired by the sensing module.

For example, when the information on the number of receiving grooves of the first outer cylinder 110 without spoons or the number of receiving grooves of the second outer cylinder 120 without chopsticks according to the sensing information is greater than or equal to the threshold number, The cutlery management module may transmit information that replenishment is required together to the user terminal.

Here, the threshold number may be determined based on the minimum time the spoon and chopsticks are sterilized by the installed sterilization LED. For example, the sterilization LED can be sterilized at two levels of intensity, and sterilization can be performed at a relatively high sterilization intensity in a preset time range corresponding to lunchtime and dinner time, and other time ranges. Sterilization can be performed with a relatively low sterilization intensity. In other words, the critical number may be determined differently according to the sterilization intensity of the sterilization LED. The LED for sterilization may be controlled by the cutlery management module.

For example, the cutlery body 100 may further include an LED for notification at a position adjacent to the button 104 . The notification LED can emit light in two colors. For example, when the information on the number of receiving grooves of the first outer cylinder 110 without spoons or the number of receiving grooves of the second outer cylinder 120 without chopsticks according to the sensing information is greater than or equal to the threshold number, The cutlery management module may not only transmit information that replenishment is required to the user terminal, but also may emit a first color LED for notification. Here, the first color may be a yellow-based color, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, in one embodiment, when it is determined that all spoons in the first outer cylinder 110 are empty based on the number information of the receiving grooves of the first outer cylinder 110 in which the spoon does not exist according to the sensing information, or the sensing information When it is determined that all the chopsticks in the second outer cylinder 120 are empty based on the information on the number of receiving grooves of the second outer cylinder 120 in which the corresponding chopsticks do not exist, the LED for notification may be emitted in a second color. have. Here, the second color may be a red color, but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, through this configuration, not only information that replenishment is required in places such as restaurants where there are many cutlery boxes, but also a notification LED can help the user to visually easily find and replenish cutlery boxes that need replenishment. .

The operation according to the embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable program or code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in a network-connected computer system to store and execute computer-readable programs or codes in a distributed manner.

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may include a hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, and flash memory. The program instructions may include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although some aspects of the invention have been described in the context of an apparatus, it may also represent a description according to a corresponding method, wherein a block or apparatus corresponds to a method step or feature of a method step. Similarly, aspects described in the context of a method may also represent a corresponding block or item or a corresponding device feature. Some or all of the method steps may be performed by (or using) a hardware device such as, for example, a microprocessor, a programmable computer, or an electronic circuit. In some embodiments, one or more of the most important method steps may be performed by such an apparatus.

In embodiments, a programmable logic device (eg, a field programmable gate array) may be used to perform some or all of the functions of the methods described herein. In embodiments, the field programmable gate array may operate in conjunction with a microprocessor to perform one of the methods described herein. In general, the methods are preferably performed by some hardware device.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

10: spoon 20: chopsticks
100: cutlery body 102: cover
104: button 110: first outer cylinder
112: first extraction hole 120: second outer cylinder
122: second extraction hole 130: spoon rotating member
132, 142: receiving groove 140: chopstick rotating member
150: servo motor 160: drawer unit
162: partition 164: handle

Claims (5)

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Cylindrical first and second outer cylinders fixed and installed side by side along the inner longitudinal direction of the cutlery cylinder body;
a spoon rotating member rotatably installed inside the first outer cylinder and having a plurality of receiving grooves for receiving spoons along the circumferential direction;
a chopstick rotating member rotatably installed inside the second outer cylinder and having a plurality of receiving grooves for receiving chopsticks along the circumferential direction; and
When the extraction hole formed on the lower side of the first outer cylinder and the second outer cylinder communicates with the receiving groove, a spoon or a spoon falls, and a drawer unit for withdrawing a dropped pair of spoons and spoons,
A removable and attachable cover is installed on one side of the cutlery container body, so that spoons and chopsticks can be filled into each receiving groove of the spoon rotating member and the chopstick rotating member,
The spoon rotating member and the chopstick rotating member include a servo motor capable of rotation control at a predetermined angle each,
Further comprising a sterilization LED installed toward the spoon rotating member and the chopstick rotating member on the inner surface of the cover,
A sensing module for obtaining sensing information including information on the number of spoons not present in each receiving groove of the spoon rotating member and information on the number of chopsticks not present in each receiving groove of the chopstick rotating member; and
When the number according to the number information in which the spoons are not present or the number information in which the chopsticks do not exist is greater than or equal to a threshold number, the chopstick management module further comprises a cutlery management module for transmitting information that replenishment is required to the user terminal linked in advance,
The sterilization LED performs sterilization with a sterilization intensity of two steps based on a preset time range corresponding to lunch time and dinner time,
The critical number is determined based on the minimum sterilization time according to the sterilization intensity of the second stage of the sterilization LED,
Further comprising an LED for notification located on the other side of the cutlery body,
When the number according to the number information on which the spoons are not present or the number information for the number of chopsticks does not exist is equal to or greater than the threshold number, the notification LED is emitted in a first color,
When it is determined that all of the spoons or the chopsticks are empty based on the information on the number of spoons not present or information on the number of chopsticks not present, the LED for notification emits light in a second color different from the first color felled,
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