KR20200125252A - Barista robot - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a barista robot and, more specifically, a robot using a robot unit to independently make coffee and provide the coffee to a customer. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the barista robot comprises: a housing (10); the robot unit (20) installed in the housing (10) to grip and move a plurality of devices; a filter (30) receiving coffee beans and filtering a coffee extract; a cup-shaped dripper (50) having an open upper part to hold the filter (30) on the upper part and inclined toward a lower part; a coffee bean supply unit (60) supplying the coffee beans to the dripper (50) having the filter (30) held thereon; a kettle (70) dripping hot water on the dripper (50) having the filter (30) hold thereon; a beverage cup (80) placed on the lower part of the dripper (50) to receive coffee liquid dripped from the kettle (70) to the dripper (50); and a control unit (100) operating the robot unit (20) to control a coffee brewing process.

Description

Barista robot {BARISTA ROBOT}

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

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

In general, coffee is extracted using hot water by grinding roasted beans. To produce coffee, an espresso machine that extracts coffee for a relatively short period of time using a boiler pressure and a motor, and a filter are largely used. There is a drip type that extracts coffee by dripping coffee several times by controlling the amount, speed, and cycle of hot water by putting the ground coffee beans in a combined dripper. Among them, in the case of drip coffee, the filter paper serving as a filter is placed on the top of the dripper, and a certain amount of ground coffee beans is supplied to the filter paper, and then hot water is poured, and the extract drips down the dripper to produce coffee. Numerous technologies have been disclosed for a method and apparatus for manufacturing such drip-type coffee, and in the case of drip-type coffee as described above, not only coffee beans, but also the taste of coffee and how to control the amount, cycle and time of dripping water Since there is a big difference in aroma, the barista's hand drip technology determines the taste of the coffee.

However, if the barista makes coffee through hand drip, it has the advantage that the flavor of the coffee becomes deeper, but it takes a lot of time compared to the production method using an espresso machine, and the barista has to directly control all the dripping processes. Therefore, it has the disadvantage that the labor cost is rather large compared to the time.

It is to provide a barista robot that is an automated unmanned coffee production device by manufacturing coffee using a robot unit.

In addition, it is not limited to the technical problems as described above, and it is obvious that another technical problem may be derived from the following description.

A barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing 10, a robot unit 20 installed inside the housing 10 and capable of moving a position by gripping a plurality of devices, and coffee beans. And a filter 30 through which the coffee extract is filtered, a cup-shaped dripper 50 configured to be opened at the top and inclined toward the bottom so that the filter 30 can be mounted on the top, and the filter 30 A coffee bean supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted, a kettle 70 for dripping hot water into the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted, and the dripper (50) A beverage cup 80 which is located at the lower part to receive coffee liquid dripping from the kettle 70 to the dripper 50 and a control unit 100 for controlling the coffee manufacturing process by operating the robot unit 20 Include.

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

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the dripper holder 110 has a'C' shape in order to mount the dripper 50 by a predetermined distance from the ground, and has a length smaller than the width of the dripper 50 A plurality of body parts 111 that are spaced apart and disposed opposite to each other, and a slide part 113 that is installed between the plurality of body parts 111 and receives the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 and delivers it to one side of the body part. ), and a discharge unit 115 for discharging the coffee liquid transferred from the slide unit 113 to the outside.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the main body 111 is the dripper 50 so that the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 can be accommodated in the beverage cup 80 located under the dripper holder 110. A first display unit 117 indicating a position where) is mounted, and located spaced apart from the first display unit 117, the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 can be accommodated in the slide unit 113. It characterized in that it comprises a second display unit 119 for indicating a position where the dripper 50 is mounted.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the robot unit 20 is characterized in that it further comprises a kettle holder 120 on which the kettle 70 can be mounted.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the kettle holder 120 includes a central groove 121 that allows the lower portion of the kettle 70 to be inserted, and a first groove 123 into which the spout of the kettle 70 is inserted. And, it characterized in that it further comprises a second groove 125 into which the handle of the kettle 70 is inserted.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the controller 100 includes a first step in which the robot unit 20 grips the filter 30 and mounts it on the top of the dripper 50, and the filter 30 A second step of receiving coffee beans by moving the mounted dripper 50 to the coffee bean supply unit 60, a third step of placing the dripper 50 on the top of the dripper holder 110, and one beverage cup A fourth step of gripping 80 and placing it under the dripper 50 located on the dripper holder 110, and a fifth step of moving the kettle 70 containing hot water and placing it above the dripper 50 Steps and a sixth step of supplying hot water to the dripper 50 by tilting the inlet of the kettle 70 and a seventh step of providing a beverage cup 80 containing the dripped coffee extract to the customer Control things.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the third step is characterized in that the robot unit 20 mounts the dripper 50 on the first display unit 117 of the dripper holder 110.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, after the robot unit 20 provides a beverage cup 80 containing coffee extract to a customer according to the seventh step, the robot unit 20 provides the dripper 50 to the customer. Characterized in that it is mounted on the second display unit 119 of the dripper holder 110.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, through the configuration of the dripper holder, it is possible to solve the hygiene problems seen in the process of manufacturing drip coffee using a robot unit, and there is an advantage that it is not necessary to clean the lower part of the dripper holder. .

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is an advantage in that it is possible to solve an operation problem due to an error occurring in the process of the robot unit repeatedly gripping and lowering the kettle through the configuration of the kettle holder.

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

1 is a perspective view of a robot unit in a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a perspective view of a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a detailed view of a dripper holder in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is an operational state diagram in which the robot unit mounts a dripper on a dripper holder in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is an operational state diagram in which the robot unit mounts the kettle on the kettle holder in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings looks at the configuration, operation and effects of the barista robot according to a preferred embodiment. For reference, in the drawings below, 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 refer to the same elements throughout the specification, and reference numerals for the same elements in individual drawings will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a robot unit 20 in a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a barista robot including a robot unit 20.

A barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing 10, a robot unit 20 installed inside the housing 10 and capable of moving a position by gripping a plurality of devices, and coffee beans. And a filter 30 through which the coffee extract is filtered, a cup-shaped dripper 50 configured to be opened at the top and inclined toward the bottom so that the filter 30 can be mounted on the top, and the filter 30 A coffee bean supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted, a kettle 70 for dripping hot water into the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted, and the dripper (50) A beverage cup 80 which is located at the lower part to receive coffee liquid dripping from the kettle 70 to the dripper 50 and a control unit 100 for controlling the coffee manufacturing process by operating the robot unit 20 Include.

1 shows a detailed view of the robot unit 20 in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The robot unit 20 has a configuration capable of gripping and moving a plurality of devices. A gripper capable of gripping the device is configured in the robot unit 20, which may be a configuration such as a forefinger, but is not limited thereto, and any configuration capable of gripping the device is not limited to that shown in FIG. Configuration is also possible. Preferably, the robot unit 20 may be made of a multi-axis robot that is made of a plurality of axes and can move and rotate in various directions to grip the device.

2 shows an overall perspective view of a barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Here, the overall configuration of the barista robot is located inside the housing 10, and all processes of manufacturing coffee and providing it to customers are performed inside the housing 10. Accordingly, when a coffee order is received from a customer, the control unit 100 controls the movement of the robot unit 20 to proceed with a process necessary for coffee production, and finally provides coffee to the customer. Various methods such as espresso coffee, drip coffee, or cold brew exist as a method of manufacturing coffee, and the present disclosure will focus on drip coffee that can be manufactured using the robot unit 20.

First, in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the robot unit 20 may grip one filter 30 from the filter receiving part 40 and mount it on the top of the dripper 50. The filter receiving unit 40 may be composed of a container that accommodates a filter in which several layers of filters are stacked, and receives a signal from a button type or a control unit and separates only one filter so that the robot unit 20 can grip it. can do. Preferably, the dripper 50 gripped by the robot unit 20 is positioned under the filter receiving unit 40, and a signal is received from the control unit 100 in the filter receiving unit 40 to receive a single filter 30 It may be separated from the filter receiving portion 40 so as to be seated on the top of the dripper 50. Here, the filter 30 may have the same configuration as a paper filter used in manufacturing a general drip coffee, but is not limited thereto.

Thereafter, the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted may be moved to the coffee bean supply unit 60 to receive coffee beans. Here, the coffee bean supply unit 60 serves to pulverize the coffee beans into a fine size by the grinder 140 and provide a receiving unit containing general coffee beans. Accordingly, the robot unit 20 gripping the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted is placed in the coffee bean supply unit 60 to accommodate the ground coffee beans to a fine size.

Next, the robot unit 20 places the dripper 50 on the top of the dripper holder 100. Here, the dripper holder 110 has a drink cup 80 positioned at the bottom and a dripper 50 positioned at the top to form a space so that the coffee extract extracted from the dripper 50 can be dropped into the drink cup 80 do.

Thereafter, the robot unit 20 may grip one beverage cup 80 from the cup dispenser 90 and place it under the dripper 50 located on the dripper holder 110. A plurality of beverage cups 80 are stacked and accommodated in the cup dispenser 90, and one beverage cup 80 is extracted to the bottom by pressing a button or receiving a signal from the controller 100, and the robot unit 20 ) In the gripper.

Next, the robot unit 20 may move the kettle 70 to be positioned above the dripper 50 and tilt 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 any structure capable of receiving water and pouring water into another container may be included. In addition, the kettle 70 may receive hot water from the water purifier 130 located inside the housing 10. Therefore, the water purifier 130 is set to maintain a constant temperature in order to supply high-temperature water, and the high-temperature water supplied from the water purifier 130 can be supplied to the dripper 50 through the kettle 70. will be. When the hot water supplied from the kettle 70 is supplied 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 following the water. You will drip water.

Next, the robot unit 20 grips the beverage cup 80 containing the coffee extract extracted from the dripper 50 and provides it to the customer. Here, as a method of providing to the customer, when the robot unit 20 places the beverage cup 80 on the upper part of the elevator through the elevator installed inside the housing 10, the elevator moves to the lower part and provides it to the customer. Can be

3 shows a detailed view of a dripper holder in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4 shows an operation state diagram in which the robot unit mounts the dripper on the dripper holder.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the dripper holder 110 has a'C' shape in order to mount the dripper 50 by a predetermined distance from the ground, and has a length smaller than the width of the dripper 50 A plurality of body parts 111 that are spaced apart and disposed opposite to each other, and a slide part 113 that is installed between the plurality of body parts 111 and receives the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 and delivers it to one side of the body part. ), and a discharge unit 115 for discharging the coffee liquid transferred from the slide unit 113 to the outside.

The dripper cradle 110 includes a body portion 111 including an area for mounting a dripper and a leg for spaced apart from the ground by a predetermined distance. As shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the body part 111 is composed of a shape in which the'C' shape is rotated 90° to the right, but is not limited thereto, and the dripper 50 is separated by a predetermined distance from the ground. Any shape is possible. The main body part 111 is composed of a plurality of the plurality of body parts 111 are spaced apart from each other and arranged to face each other. The distance is spaced apart by a length smaller than the width of the dripper 50 so that the dripper 50 is mounted between the plurality of body parts 111. Make it possible. Through such a configuration, the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 is dripped between the plurality of body parts 111 and extracted into the beverage cup 80. In addition, a slide portion 113 may be installed between the plurality of body portions 111. The slide part 113 may be configured to be inclined downward from the center of the dripper holder 110 to one side of the body part 111. Accordingly, when the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 is extracted to the slide unit 113, it is transferred to one side of the body unit 111 along the slide. Afterwards, the delivered coffee liquid is discharged to the outside through the discharge unit 115 installed in the main body 111. Here, the discharge unit 115 is formed along a leg at one side of the main body 111 and is connected to the slide unit 113, as shown in FIG. 3, so that the coffee liquid transferred from the slide unit 113 It plays a role of discharging to the outside.

In addition, according to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the main body 111 is the dripper so that the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 can be accommodated in the beverage cup 80 located under the dripper holder 110. A first display unit 117 indicating a position where 50 is mounted, and a coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 is accommodated in the slide unit 113 and is located spaced apart from the first display unit 117 It characterized in that it comprises a second display unit 119 for indicating the position where the dripper 50 is mounted so that it can be.

Therefore, when the dripper 50 is mounted on the first display unit 117 of the dripper holder 110, the coffee liquid extracted from the bottom of the dripper 50 drips into the beverage cup 80 to extract coffee to be provided to the customer. Is done. However, when the coffee liquid extraction is completed and the beverage cup 80 is provided to the customer, the coffee extract liquid continuously drips from the dripper 50 and may fall to the lower part of the dripper holder 110, and such an operation is repeated. In particular, when the overall process of manufacturing coffee by the robot unit is disclosed to the customer, it may be unsanitary in appearance from the customer's point of view of the coffee extraction process, and there is a problem that it is inconvenient to clean. Accordingly, the dripper 50 is moved to the second display unit 119 disposed at a predetermined distance apart from the first display unit 117 so that the coffee liquid extracted from the bottom of the dripper 50 falls on the slide unit 113 By allowing it to be discharged to the outside through the discharge unit 115, the inconvenience of cleaning and the hygiene problem can be solved at the same time.

Accordingly, looking at the operating state diagram of FIG. 4, in FIG. 4A, the robot unit 20 places the dripper 50 in which the filter 30 is accommodated on the dripper holder 110 and the beverage cup 80 is placed in the dripper 50. The process of placing it in the lower part, FIG. 4B is a process in which the robot unit 20 grips the kettle 70 to drip coffee on the dripper 50, and FIG. 4C shows the robot unit 20 provides the beverage cup 80 to the customer. 4D shows a process of moving the dripper 50 from the first display unit 117 to the second display unit 119 by the robot unit 20. As soon as the beverage cup 80 is provided to the customer, the robot unit 20 moves the dripper 50 to the second display unit 119 so that the coffee extract drips onto the slide unit 115 so that the coffee solution does not fall to the floor. I can.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation state diagram in which the robot unit mounts a kettle on a kettle holder in the barista robot according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the robot unit 20 is characterized in that it further comprises a kettle holder 120 on which the kettle 70 can be mounted.

In addition, according to a preferred feature of the present disclosure, the kettle holder 120 includes a central groove 121 through which the lower portion of the kettle 70 is inserted, and a first groove into which the spout of the kettle 70 is inserted ( 123) and a second groove 125 into which the handle of the kettle 70 is inserted.

The kettle holder 120 is configured to mount the kettle after the robot unit 20 grips the kettle 70 under the control of the controller 100 to drip coffee. Since the control of the control unit 100 is operated with great precision, the movement, movement distance, angle, etc. of the robot unit 20 are operated exactly as input data, and the robot unit 20 grips the kettle 70 and In the process of putting it back in its original position, the position or angle may be slightly different. If such a process is repeated, as a result, the position or the handle of the kettle 70 may be separated from the initial position, thereby causing an operation error. Therefore, by providing the kettle holder 120, the kettle can be mounted at an exact desired position and angle. As shown in FIG. 5, the kettle holder 120 has a central groove 121 through which the lower or bottom surface of the kettle can be inserted, so that the kettle can be mounted at an accurate position. In addition, the kettle has a handle and a spout, so if the kettle is rotated by a fine angle each time the kettle is mounted, there is a problem in that the robot unit 20 cannot grip the kettle handle. The kettle holder 120 additionally includes a first groove 123 into which a kettle spout is inserted and a second groove 125 into which a handle is inserted, so that the robot unit 20 mounts the kettle 70 at an accurate position and angle. You can do it.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Since it is not, it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modifications that may be substituted for them at the time of application. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims and the All changes or modifications derived from the equivalent concept should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: housing
20: robot unit
30: filter
40: filter receiving part
50: dripper
60: coffee bean supply unit
70: kettle
80: drink cup
90: cup dispenser
100: control unit
110: dripper holder
111: main body
113: slide part
115: discharge unit
117: first display unit
119: second display
120: kettle holder
121: central groove
123: first groove
125: second groove
130: water purifier
140: grinder

Claims (9)

Housing 10;
A robot unit (20) installed inside the housing (10) and capable of gripping a plurality of devices to move their position;
A filter 30 for receiving coffee beans and filtering coffee extracts;
A cup-shaped dripper 50 configured to have an upper portion open and inclined toward a lower portion to mount the filter 30 on the upper portion;
A coffee bean supply unit 60 for supplying coffee beans to the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted;
A kettle 70 for dripping hot water into the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted;
A beverage cup 80 positioned under the dripper 50 to accommodate the coffee liquid dripping from the kettle 70 to the dripper 50; And
A barista robot including; a control unit 100 for operating the robot unit 20 to control a coffee manufacturing process. The method of claim 1,
A barista robot, further comprising: a dripper holder (110) for mounting the dripper (50) to drip coffee liquid from the top of the beverage cup (80). The method of claim 2,
The dripper holder 110,
A plurality of body parts 111 which have a'C' shape to mount the dripper 50 by a predetermined distance from the ground, and are spaced apart by a length smaller than the width of the dripper 50 and disposed opposite to each other;
A slide part 113 installed between the plurality of main body parts 111 and receiving coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 and transferring it to one side of the main body part; And
A barista robot comprising: a discharge unit 115 for discharging the coffee liquid transferred from the slide unit 113 to the outside. The method of claim 3,
The main body 111,
A first display unit 117 indicating a position where the dripper 50 is mounted so that the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 can be accommodated in the beverage cup 80 located under the dripper holder 110,
A second display unit located spaced apart from the first display unit 117 and indicating a position at which the dripper 50 is mounted so that the coffee liquid extracted from the dripper 50 can be accommodated in the slide unit 113 Barista robot, characterized in that it comprises (119). The method of claim 1,
The robot unit 20 further comprises a kettle holder 120 on which the kettle 70 can be mounted. The method of claim 5,
The kettle holder 120 includes a central groove 121 through which the lower portion of the kettle 70 is inserted;
A first groove 123 into which the spout of the kettle 70 is inserted; And
The barista robot further comprises a second groove 125 into which the handle of the kettle 70 is inserted. The method of claim 4,
The control unit 100,
The robot unit 20,
A first step of gripping the filter 30 and placing it on the top of the dripper 50;
A second step of receiving coffee beans by moving the dripper 50 on which the filter 30 is mounted to the coffee bean supply unit 60;
A third step of placing the dripper 50 on the top of the dripper holder 110;
A fourth step of gripping one beverage cup 80 and placing it under the dripper 50 located on the dripper holder 110;
A fifth step of moving the kettle 70 containing hot water and placing it on the top of the dripper 50;
A sixth step of supplying hot water to the dripper 50 by tilting the inlet of the kettle 70; And
A barista robot that controls performing the seventh step of providing a beverage cup 80 containing the dripped coffee extract to a customer. The method of claim 7,
The third step,
The barista robot, characterized in that the robot unit (20) mounts the dripper (50) on the first display portion (117) of the dripper holder (110). The method of claim 8,
After the robot unit 20 provides the beverage cup 80 containing the coffee extract to the customer according to the seventh step, the robot unit 20 provides the dripper 50 to the second display unit of the dripper holder 110. Barista robot, characterized in that mounted on (119).

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