KR20200022993A - Barista robot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a barista robot and, particularly, to a robot which directly prepares coffee by using a robot unit and provides the prepared coffee to a customer. According to the present disclosure, the barista robot comprises: a housing (10); a robot unit (20) installed inside the housing (10) and gripping a plurality of devices to move the position thereof; a filter (30) for accommodating coffee beans and filtering coffee extracts; a filter accommodation unit (40) capable of accommodating a plurality of the filters to be stacked; a cup-shaped dripper (50) having an upper portion opened to hold the filter (30) on the upper portion, and configured to be inclined downward; a kettle (60) for dripping water of a high temperature into the dripper (50) where the filter (30) is held; a beverage cup (70) positioned on a lower portion of the dripper (50) to accommodate coffee liquid dripped from the kettle (60) into the dripper (50); a cup dispenser (80) having a plurality of the beverage cups (70) stacked therein; and a control unit (90) for controlling a coffee preparing process by operating the robot unit (20).

Description

Barista Robot {BARISTA ROBOT}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a barista robot, and more particularly, to a robot that manufactures and provides coffee to a customer by using a robot unit.

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the contents described in this identification are not prior art to the claims of this application and the description in this identification is not admitted to be prior art.

In general, coffee is extracted by using hot water after grinding roasted beans. Espresso machines and filters for extracting coffee for a relatively fast time using a pressure and a motor of a boiler are mainly used to prepare coffee. There is a drip formula that contains coffee beans ground in a combined dripper and controls the amount, speed, and cycle of hot water to drip several times to extract coffee. In the case of the drip coffee, the filter paper serving as a filter is placed on the top of the dripper, and the coffee beans are prepared by dripping hot water after supplying a predetermined amount of the ground coffee beans to the filter paper and pouring hot water. Numerous techniques have been disclosed for methods and apparatuses for making such drip coffee, and in the case of the drip coffee, the taste and the taste of coffee are controlled according to how the amount, cycle, and time of drip water, as well as coffee beans, are controlled. Barista's hand-drip technology dictates the taste of the coffee, because of the difference in flavor.

However, baristas have the advantage of deepening the flavor of coffee by making coffee through hand drips.However, compared to the manufacturing method using an espresso machine, the barista takes direct control of all the processes in which the barista drips. Therefore, there is a disadvantage in that the labor cost for the time is rather large.

The present invention provides a barista robot that is an automated unmanned coffee making device by manufacturing coffee using a robot unit.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and it is apparent that other technical problems may be derived from the following description.

Barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing 10, the robot unit 20 which is installed in the housing 10 to grip the plurality of devices to move the position, and coffee beans To accommodate the filter 30, the coffee extract is filtered, the filter accommodating part 40 is accommodated by stacking a plurality of the filter, and the upper portion is opened to mount the filter 30 on the upper side toward the lower side A cup-shaped dripper 50 configured to be inclined, a coffee bean supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the dripper 50 equipped with the filter 30, and a dripper 50 mounted with the filter 30. Kettle 70 for drip the hot water in the), the drink cup 80, which is located under the dripper 50 to receive the liquid drip from the kettle 60 to the dripper 50, and the beverage When operating the cup dispenser 90 and the robot unit 20 in which a plurality of cups 80 are stacked. A control unit 100 for controlling the coffee making process.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the dripper 50 is characterized in that it further comprises a dripper cradle 110 for mounting so as to drip coffee liquid from the beverage cup 80.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the hot water received in the kettle 70 is characterized in that it is supplied from the water purifier 120 located inside the housing 10.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the coffee beans accommodated in the filter 30 are characterized by being ground by a grinder 130 located inside the housing 10.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the control unit 100, the robot unit 20, the first to grip one filter 30 from the filter accommodating portion 40 and to mount it on top of the dripper 50 And a second step of moving the dripper 50 equipped with the filter 30 to the coffee bean supply unit 60 to receive coffee beans, and placing the dripper 50 on the dripper cradle 100. A third step, and a fourth step of gripping one drink cup 80 from the cup dispenser 90 and placing it under the dripper 50 located on the dripper cradle 110, and a kettle containing hot water ( A fifth step of moving the 70 to the upper part of the dripper 50 and a sixth step of supplying hot water to the dripper 50 by tilting the inlet of the kettle 70 and the drip coffee extract liquid. The seventh step of providing the cup 80 to the customer is controlled.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, in the first step, the dripper 50 gripped by the robot unit 20 is positioned below the filter accommodating part 40, and one of the filter accommodating parts 40 is located. The filter 30 is characterized in that the step is seated on the dripper 50.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, after the second step, the robot unit 20 is an eighth step of rotating the dripper 50 by a predetermined angle so that the coffee beans accommodated in the filter 30 is flattened It characterized in that it further comprises.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, before the first step, characterized in that it further comprises a coffee ordering step of transmitting the order history of the coffee ordered from the customer's portable terminal to the control unit 90.

Barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing 10, the robot unit 20 which is installed in the housing 10 to grip the plurality of devices to move the position, and coffee beans Porter filter 140 to accommodate the coffee extract is filtered, the coffee beans supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the porter filter 140, and the coffee contained in the upper coupled to the porter filter 140 Espresso machine 160 including a temper 150 for tempering beans, a coupling part 161 for coupling the porter filter 140 containing the coffee beans, and a boiler 163 for injecting a predetermined amount of hot water. And, a beverage cup 80 for receiving the coffee extract extracted from the espresso machine 160 through the porter filter 140, a cup dispenser 90 and the robot unit in which a plurality of the beverage cup 80 is stacked Make 20 Espresso Coffee by Operating In that it comprises a control unit 100 for controlling the information characterized.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the control unit 100 includes a first step in which the robot unit 20 grips the porter filter 140 and moves to the coffee bean supply unit 60 to receive coffee beans, The second step of pressing and rotating the temper 150 toward the coffee beans accommodated in the porter filter 140 and the porter filter 130 to grip the coupling portion 161 of the espresso machine 160 A third step, a fourth step of gripping one drink cup 80 from the cup dispenser 90 and placing it under the porter filter 130, and a coffee extract extracted from the espresso machine 160. Controlling to perform the fifth step of providing the beverage cup 80 to the customer.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is an advantage in that it is possible to provide an unmanned café made in an automated manner by manufacturing coffee and directly providing it to a customer using a robot unit other than a barista.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is an advantage that the robot unit can reduce the labor cost in place of the barista.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is an advantage that it is possible to control the robot unit to provide customers with various kinds of coffee, such as espresso coffee or cold brew, including drip coffee.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a detailed view of a robot unit in a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2A is a detailed view of a barista robot according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a robot unit gripped with a dripper receives one filter from a filter accommodating part; FIG.
FIG. 2B is a detailed view of a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a dropper containing a filter is placed in a coffee bean feeder to receive ground coffee beans; FIG.
Figure 2c is a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot unit is a detailed view to mount the dripper to the dripper cradle.
FIG. 2D is a detailed view of a barista robot according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a robot unit grips one beverage cup from a cup dispenser and places it under a dripper. FIG.
2E is a detailed view of a barista robot according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a robot unit grips a kettle to drip hot water into a dripper;
2F is a detailed view of providing a customer with a beverage cup containing a coffee extract in a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a detailed view in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot unit rotates the dripper up and down a predetermined angle.
4 is a block diagram of a controller in a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a block diagram of a controller in a barista robot according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings looks at the configuration, operation and effect of the barista robot according to a preferred embodiment. For reference, in the drawings, each component is omitted or schematically illustrated for convenience and clarity, and the size of each component does not reflect the actual size. In addition, the same reference numerals throughout the specification refer to the same components and reference numerals for the same components in the individual drawings will be omitted.

1 illustrates a detailed view of a robot unit 20 in a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 shows a series of robots 20 directly preparing coffee and providing the same to a customer. Indicate the process.

Barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing 10, the robot unit 20 which is installed in the housing 10 to grip the plurality of devices to move the position, and coffee beans To accommodate the filter 30, the coffee extract is filtered, the filter accommodating part 40 is accommodated by stacking a plurality of the filter, and the upper portion is opened to mount the filter 30 on the upper side toward the lower side A cup-shaped dripper 50 configured to be inclined, a coffee bean supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the dripper 50 equipped with the filter 30, and a dripper 50 mounted with the filter 30. Kettle 70 for drip the hot water in the), the drink cup 80, which is located under the dripper 50 to receive the liquid drip from the kettle 60 to the dripper 50, and the beverage When operating the cup dispenser 90 and the robot unit 20 in which a plurality of cups 80 are stacked. A control unit 100 for controlling the coffee making process.

1 shows a detailed view of a robot unit 20 in a barista robot according to one embodiment of the disclosure. The robot unit 20 is configured to grip and move a plurality of devices. A gripper that can grip the device is configured in the robot unit 20, which may be a configuration such as a forefinger, but is not limited thereto. If the device can grip the device, the gripper is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1. Configuration is also possible. Preferably, the robot unit 20 is composed of a plurality of axes may be made of a six-axis robot that can grip the device by moving and rotating in various directions.

2A to 2F illustrate a barrier robot according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a robot unit gripped with a dripper accommodates one filter from a filter accommodating part, and places the dripper containing the filter in a coffee bean supply part to grind it. It holds the coffee beans, and the robot unit mounts the dripper to the dripper cradle, the robot unit grips one drink cup from the cup dispenser and places it under the dripper, and the robot unit grips the kettle to supply hot water to the dripper. Drip and a series of processes for providing the customer with a beverage cup containing the coffee extract.

Here, the overall configuration of the barista robot is located inside the housing 10, and all the processes of manufacturing coffee and providing it to the customer are made inside the housing 10. Therefore, when the customer receives a coffee order, the control unit 100 controls the movement of the robot unit 20 to proceed with the process necessary for coffee production and finally to provide coffee to the customer. There are various methods such as espresso coffee, drip coffee, or cold brew, but the present disclosure is not limited to a method of manufacturing a specific coffee, but coffee that can be manufactured using the robot unit 20. It can all be included.

First, in a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot unit 20 may grip one filter 30 from the filter accommodating portion 40 and mount it on the dripper 50. The filter accommodating part 40 may be configured as a container for accommodating a filter in which a plurality of filters are stacked, and the robot unit 20 may be gripped by separating only one filter by receiving a signal from a button type or a controller. can do. Preferably, the dripper 50 gripped by the robot unit 20 is positioned under the filter accommodating part 40 and receives a signal from the control part 100 at the filter accommodating part 40. May be separated from the filter accommodating part 40 so as to be seated on the upper part of the dripper 50. Here, the filter 30 may be a configuration such as a paper filter used in manufacturing a typical drip coffee, but is not limited thereto.

Thereafter, the filter 30 is mounted to move the dripper 50 to the coffee bean supply unit 60 to receive coffee beans. Here, the coffee bean supply unit 60 has a receiving portion containing general coffee beans and serves to grind the coffee beans into fine sizes by the grinder 130. Therefore, the robot unit 20, which grips the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is seated, is placed in the coffee bean supply unit 60 to accommodate the coffee beans ground to a fine size.

Next, the robot unit 20 places the dripper 50 on the dripper cradle 100. Here, the dripper cradle 110 has a space formed so that the beverage cup 80 is placed at the bottom and the dripper 50 is positioned at the top to drop the coffee extract extracted from the dripper 50 into the beverage cup 80. do. The dripper cradle 100 is not limited to those shown in FIGS. 2A to 2F, and any configuration may be used as long as the dripper 50 has a space for extracting a beverage.

Thereafter, the robot unit 20 may grip one drink cup 80 from the cup dispenser 90 and place it under the dripper 50 positioned on the dripper cradle 110. A plurality of drink cups 80 are stacked and accommodated in the cup dispenser 90, and one drink cup 80 is extracted to the bottom by pressing a button or receiving a signal from the control unit 100, thereby providing a robot unit 20. ) To be gripped by the gripper.

Next, the robot unit 20 may move the kettle 70 to position the upper portion of the dripper 50 and incline the inlet of the kettle 70 to supply hot water to the dripper 50. Here, the kettle 70 is not limited to the shape of a general kettle, and may include all structural surfaces that accommodate water and pour water into another container. In addition, the kettle 70 may be supplied with hot water from the water purifier 120 located inside the housing 10. Therefore, the water purifier 120 is set to maintain a constant temperature to supply hot water, and the hot water supplied from the water purifier 120 may be supplied to the dripper 50 through the kettle 70. will be. When supplying the hot water supplied from the kettle 70 to the dripper 50, the robot unit 20 moves according to the set value by controlling the angle of the preset nozzle, the speed, amount, time, and period along the water. Drip the water.

Next, the robot unit 20 may grip the beverage cup 80 containing the coffee extract extracted from the dripper 50 and provide it to the customer. Here, as a method for providing to the customer, when the robot unit 20 mounts the beverage cup 80 on the elevator through the elevator installed in the housing 10, the elevator moves to the lower part and provides it to the customer. Can be.

3 illustrates a detailed view in which a robot unit rotates a dripper up and down a predetermined angle in a barista robot according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Preferably, after the robot unit 20 receives the coffee beans by moving the dripper 50 equipped with the filter 30 to the coffee bean supply unit 60, the coffee beans accommodated in the filter 30 It may further include the step of rotating the dripper 50 by a predetermined angle to be flat. The filter 30 is not limited in shape, but a general shape is made of an inverted triangle paper filter. The coffee beans supplied from the coffee beans supply unit 60 are accommodated in the filter 30 and have a sloped surface in a predetermined direction. There is a problem that can be biased and thus the process of drip through the kettle 70 may not be made smoothly. Accordingly, the robot unit 20 may rotate the dripper 50 gripped in the vertical direction to keep the coffee beans accommodated in the filter 30 flat. Preferably, the robot unit 20 may vibrate according to the signal of the controller 100 to flatten the coffee beans accommodated in the filter 30, and grip the temper 150 to upper part of the filter 30. It can be flattened by pressing down from.

In addition, before the step of manufacturing coffee using the robot unit 20 may further include the step of transmitting the order of the coffee ordered from the portable terminal from the customer to the controller 100. Accordingly, when a customer orders a coffee, a series of processes of manufacturing and providing the coffee to the customer may be fully automated by the barista robot instead of the barista.

The series of processes of coffee production mentioned above is shown through a block diagram of the controller 100 of FIG.

5 shows a block diagram of a controller in a barista robot according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing 10, the robot unit 20 which is installed in the housing 10 to grip the plurality of devices to move the position, and coffee beans Porter filter 140 to accommodate the coffee extract is filtered, the coffee beans supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the porter filter 140, and the coffee contained in the upper coupled to the porter filter 140 Espresso machine 160 including a temper 150 for tempering beans, a coupling part 161 for coupling the porter filter 140 containing the coffee beans, and a boiler 163 for injecting a predetermined amount of hot water. And, a beverage cup 80 for receiving the coffee extract extracted from the espresso machine 160 through the porter filter 140, a cup dispenser 90 and the robot unit in which a plurality of the beverage cup 80 is stacked Make 20 Espresso Coffee by Operating In that it comprises a control unit 100 for controlling the information characterized.

The contents disclosed below relate to a barista robot for producing espresso coffee, not drip coffee, and a control method thereof, and overlapping descriptions are omitted. Espresso coffee is an espresso machine including a porter filter 140 for receiving the coffee beans supplied from the coffee bean supply unit 60, a coupling part 161 and a boiler 163 for coupling the porter filter 140 ( 160 and a temper 150 for tempering the coffee beans accommodated in the porter filter 140.

First, the robot unit 20 grips the porter filter 140 through the control unit 100 and moves to the coffee bean supply unit 60 to receive coffee beans. Thereafter, the robot unit 20 may grip the temper 150 to press and rotate the upper portion of the porter filter 140 toward the coffee beans accommodated therein. After that, the porter filter 140 is gripped and coupled to the coupling part 161 of the espresso machine 160, and a drink cup 80 provided from the cup dispenser 90 is gripped below the porter filter 140. Position it. Next, the espresso machine 160 may be operated to provide the customer with a beverage cup 80 containing the extracted coffee extract using the robot unit 20. This espresso coffee manufacturing process is illustrated in FIG. 5 as a series of processes in which the coffee is prepared and provided to the customer to correspond to the drip coffee described above.

Also, preferably, the housing 10 may further include a cold brew extractor 170 for supplying cold brew coffee. Here, the cold brew extractor 170 receives a signal from the controller 100 according to the customer's order, grips the drink cup 80 using the robot unit 20, and places the cold brew extractor 170 on the cold brew extractor 170. It is a process of extracting brew coffee and serving it to customers.

However, in the manufacturing process of the coffee, such as the drip coffee, espresso coffee or cold brew mentioned above, it is not just limited to this, but any coffee manufacturing process may be included if the coffee can be manufactured using the robot unit 20. Of course it can.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration described in the embodiments and drawings described herein is only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and represents all of the technical idea of the present invention. It is to be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations in place of them at the time of the present application. Therefore, the exemplary embodiments described above are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and their All changes or modifications derived from an equivalent concept should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: housing
20: robot unit
30: filter
40: filter housing
50: dripper
60: coffee beans supply unit
70: kettle
80: drink cup
90: cup dispenser
100: control unit
110: dripper stand
120: water purifier
130: grinder
140: porter filter
150: temper
160: Espresso Machine
161: coupling portion
163: boiler
170: cold brew extraction unit

Claims (12)

A housing 10;
A robot unit 20 installed inside the housing 10 and capable of moving a position by gripping a plurality of devices;
A filter 30 for receiving coffee beans and filtering the coffee extracts;
A filter accommodation portion 40 in which a plurality of filters are stacked and accommodated;
A cup-shaped dripper 50 configured to open at an upper portion thereof and to be inclined toward a lower portion so as to mount the filter 30 at an upper portion thereof;
A coffee bean supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted;
Kettle (70) for drip the hot water to the dripper 50, the filter 30 is mounted;
A beverage cup (80) positioned below the dripper (50) to receive coffee liquid drip from the kettle (60) into the dripper (50);
A cup dispenser 90 in which a plurality of the beverage cups 80 are stacked; And
Barista robot comprising a; control unit 100 for operating the robot unit 20 to control the coffee manufacturing process. The method of claim 1,
Barrier robot, characterized in that it further comprises; a dripper (50) for mounting the dripper (50) so as to drip coffee liquid from the top of the drink cup (80). The method of claim 2,
Barista robot, characterized in that the hot water received in the kettle (70) is supplied from the water purifier (120) located inside the housing (10). The method of claim 3,
Barista robot, characterized in that the coffee beans accommodated in the coffee beans supply unit 60 is ground by a grinder (130). The method of claim 2,
The control unit 100,
The robot unit 20,
A first step of gripping one filter (30) from the filter accommodating part (40) and placing it on the upper part of the dripper (50);
A second step of moving the dripper 50 equipped with the filter 30 to the coffee bean supply unit 60 to supply coffee beans;
A third step of placing the dripper 50 on the dripper cradle 110;
A fourth step of gripping one drink cup 80 from a cup dispenser 90 and placing it under the dripper 50 located on the dripper cradle 110;
A fifth step of moving the kettle 70 containing the high temperature water and placing the kettle 70 on the dripper 50;
A sixth step of supplying hot water to the dripper 50 by tilting the inlet of the kettle 70; And
And a seventh step of providing the customer with a beverage cup 80 containing the drip coffee extract solution. The method of claim 5,
The first step,
Positioning the dripper 50 gripped by the robot unit 20 under the filter accommodating part 40, and one filter 30 is seated on the dripper 50 from the filter accommodating part 40. Barista robot, characterized in that. The method of claim 6,
After the second step,
Barrier robot, characterized in that the robot unit further comprises an eighth step of rotating the dripper (50) up and down a predetermined angle so that the coffee beans accommodated in the filter (30) is flattened. The method of claim 7, wherein
Before the first step,
Barista robot, characterized in that it further comprises a coffee ordering step for transmitting the order of the coffee ordered from the customer's portable terminal to the control unit (100). A housing 10;
A robot unit 20 installed inside the housing 10 and capable of moving a position by gripping a plurality of devices;
Potter filter 140 for receiving the coffee beans and the coffee extract is filtered;
Coffee bean supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the porter filter 140;
A temper 150 coupled to an upper portion of the porter filter 140 to temper the coffee beans accommodated therein;
An espresso machine 160 including a coupling part 161 for coupling the porter filter 140 containing coffee beans and a boiler 163 for injecting a predetermined amount of hot water;
A beverage cup 80 containing the coffee extract extracted from the espresso machine 160 through the porter filter 140;
A cup dispenser 90 in which a plurality of the beverage cups 80 are stacked; And
Barista robot comprising; a control unit (100) for operating the robot unit 20 to control the espresso coffee manufacturing process. The method of claim 9,
The control unit 100,
The robot unit 20,
A first step of gripping the porter filter 140 and moving to the coffee bean supply unit 60 to receive coffee beans;
A second step of pressing and rotating the temper 150 toward the coffee beans accommodated in the porter filter 140;
A third step of coupling the porter filter 130 to the coupling part 161 of the espresso machine 160;
A fourth step of gripping one drink cup 80 from a cup dispenser 90 and placing the drink cup 80 under the porter filter 130;
And a fifth step of providing the customer with a beverage cup (80) containing the coffee extract liquid extracted from the espresso machine (160). The method of claim 10,
Before the first step,
Barista robot, characterized in that it further comprises a coffee ordering step for transmitting the order of the coffee ordered from the customer's portable terminal to the control unit (100). The method according to claim 1 or 9,
Barista robot, characterized in that it further comprises a cold brew extraction unit 170 that can supply cold brew coffee.

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