KR20110061659A

KR20110061659A - Smart latte art printing system

Info

Publication number: KR20110061659A
Application number: KR1020090118119A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김세희
Original assignee: 김세희
Priority date: 2009-12-02
Filing date: 2009-12-02
Publication date: 2011-06-10

Abstract

A latte art machine system that uses coffee to draw on behalf of a person on a coffee's milk foam.

Barista machine, coffee printer, latte art, latte art, latte art printer, auto latte art printing system

Description

Smart latte art printing system

The present invention is an automated latte art that draws a picture on the milk foam of coffee, in detail by using a sensor to accurately detect the logo or unspecified notes drawn on paper, using a espresso on the coffee milk foam to draw a pattern or memo It's about an automatic latte art system for printing.

In existing coffee shops or coffee shops, people have to work long hours by artificially applying milk to draw on coffee. Due to time and manpower constraints, it is difficult to produce large quantities and to create precise shapes. Smart Latte Art Printing System uses Latte Art to instantly enter the company's or unspecified logo or unspecified memo on the coffee foam or print the stored contents to automatically display unspecified logo or memo without limiting time and manpower. Is to print on it.

According to the present invention, a coffee system, a coffee shop, or a logo, a memo, a message, a pattern, a text, etc. desired by an individual, is a printing system that automatically draws on the coffee foam immediately. With the help of a printing machine and a note-feeding writer, a latte art that draws on coffee can be recognized by a writer, or the drawing can be saved in the form of a picture file. Latte art is realized by printing automatically using liquid additives such as chocolate syrup and liquid caramel. Enter an unspecified memo with the pen in the input method, or an image of a drafted drawing. When the input is entered through the information processing with the printing machine, the printer recognizes this and starts drawing or writing on the coffee foam. When the printing is finished, the LED signal is used to inform the person of the start and end.

The present invention is to automate the method of drawing on the coffee by the existing manpower to advertising, latte art, memoprint to complete the product by printing a logo of the image or company desired by the customer or individual.

In order to achieve the above object, a system according to the present invention comprises: an operation robot of CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) or printer principle; An input device or computer is provided for providing input through wired and wireless communication with the robot.

The robot preferably detects the circumference of the cup containing the coffee with a sensor or prints within a pre-input frame.

The input device supports an input for recognizing a memo or a logo using a camera module and a method of delivering an image that is pre-inputted to an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a gravity sensor, a touchpad, or a computer in advance. use.

In addition, the input unit is equipped with a power switch for starting, stopping, transmitting the robot.

As described above, the robot and the input device according to the present invention have the following effects.

First, by inputting a memo or logo by an individual without the help of a professional by using a robot, the user can move the desired image, logo, memo, etc. onto the coffee or coffee foam using the input method, regardless of time and method. You can print easily and conveniently.

Second, it can be used for advertising or public relations in a way that is independent of individual's ability, time and place, and can be used to replace human resources at low cost.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it is merely an example, and those skilled in the art may realize various modifications and equivalent other embodiments therefrom. Will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

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

The robot unit shown in FIG. 1 prints a given input content, and the predetermined content is operated by a content previously input to an input device or a computer. At this time, the robot measures the edge according to the position of the cup or prints the contents on the coffee or milk foam based on the pre-input edge, and automatically determines the starting point and the end and displays the LED or the corresponding contents at the beginning and the end. Display to the user on the screen.

1 is a structural 3D implementation diagram of the robot unit.

Figure 2 is a logic diagram showing the principle of driving the smart latte art printing system.

Claims

The print unit referred to as the robot unit includes both an operation method of a machine commonly referred to as a printer or a movement operation principle of a {Computerized Numerical Control} machine commonly referred to as CNC or NC.

The method of claim 1,

The robot unit uses the operation method of a machine called a printer, or the movement operation principle of a {Computerized Numerical Control} machine, commonly referred to as a CNC or NC, and uses a function of determining the position and size of a cup using an ultrasonic sensor or an infrared sensor. It includes position control, and controls the power switch to transmit the start stop stop of the robot unit during wired and wireless communication with the input module.