KR20230021546A - Sauce Dispenser Module and Hamburger Automatic Production System Including The Same - Google Patents

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide a sauce dispenser module used in an automatic hamburger production system. The sauce dispenser module of the present invention includes a sauce storage unit for storing sauce to be sprayed; a sauce transport unit transporting the sauce of the sauce storage unit; a nozzle unit spraying the sauce transported by the sauce transport unit in various forms; a sensor for monitoring the state of the sauce sprayed from the nozzle unit; and a control unit controlling the sauce transport unit according to monitoring according to a signal of the sensor.

Description

Sauce Dispenser Module and Hamburger Automatic Production System Including The Same}

The present invention relates to a sauce dispenser module and an automatic hamburger production system including the same, and more particularly, to a sauce dispenser module for supplying a sauce used for hamburger production and an automatic hamburger production system including the same.

Rising labor costs, aging population, decrease in labor force due to low birth rate, and avoidance of simple repetitive labor are driving unmanned automation in many industries. Efforts are being made to solve these problems through unmanned automation devices and systems in the food service industry. The hamburger market has the largest number of stores compared to a single menu among the restaurant industry.

Japanese Patent No. 3557591 discloses a hamburger cooking device capable of producing many types of hamburgers, being introduced into a relatively small kitchen, and improving productivity.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic hamburger production system that automates the production of hamburgers performed by humans. An object of the present invention is to provide a sauce dispenser module used in an automatic hamburger production system.

The source dispenser module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a source storage unit for storing the source to be sprayed, a source transport unit for transporting the source of the source storage unit, and dispensing the source transported by the source transport unit in various forms. Includes a nozzle unit, a sensor that monitors the state of the source sprayed from the nozzle unit, the storage state of the source storage unit, and the transport status of the source transport unit, and a control unit that controls the source transport unit according to monitoring signals from the sensors do.

The sauce storage unit may include at least one of a refrigerating unit realizing refrigeration and a warming unit realizing hot storage.

The source transport unit may include a tube body connected from the source storage unit to the nozzle unit to move the source in a non-contact manner, and a peristaltic pump to supply power to the source through the built-in tube body.

The nozzle unit may include a housing having a plurality of discharge ports, a plate coupled to the housing and establishing a channel therebetween, and an inlet connector formed on the plate to be connected to the channel and connected to the source transport unit. there is.

The housing may form a plurality of channels to reach the inlet connector and each of the plurality of outlets in a state of being coupled with the plate.

The sensor may be formed of at least one of a laser sensor, a proximity sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a camera, a motor encoder sensor, and a weight sensor to detect an object at an injection point of the nozzle unit and monitor data related to source injection in real time.

The source storage unit is formed as a pouch, and includes a female connector coupled to an opening of the pouch and a male connector coupled to a tubular body of the source transport unit, and the female connector and the male connector may be coupled to each other.

The sauce storage unit may include a cover formed of a barrel, formed with the same area as the bottom surface of the barrel, and descending according to the level of the sauce inside the barrel.

The hamburger automatic production system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an interface unit that performs at least one of checking the operation of the system, controlling the system, managing production orders and schedules, checking a plurality of modules constituting the system, and An automatic production management module that manages, a plurality of cooking modules that send data to the automatic production management module, a packaging module that supplies a package and receives and wraps a completed hamburger assembled on the package from the cooking modules, and the automatic production It may include an assembler module controlled by the management module to assemble ingredients into a hamburger while moving the package and the hamburger being manufactured together with the package between the cooking modules and the packaging module.

The automatic production management module includes a scheduler unit that controls the operation order of the modules according to the manufacturing process determined by each scheduling algorithm, a data management unit that processes and manages output signals from each of the modules and transmits them to the scheduler unit, and the It may include an interface unit, a communication unit connecting the cooking modules, the packaging module, and the assembler module.

The cooking modules may include a cache for storing ingredients to be used in refrigeration, freezing or room temperature, a local processor in charge of each function of the modules, and a sensor for monitoring the amount of ingredients in the cache or the operation of the local processor. there is.

The cooking modules further include an ingredient dispenser module for supplying ingredients to a hamburger being assembled in a package located in a discharge unit, and the ingredient dispenser module is provided inside a box containing ingredients and rotates to distribute ingredients to an outlet. It may include a propeller for supplying, a motor for rotating the propeller, and a controller for controlling the motor by communicating with the automatic production management module.

In this way, the automatic hamburger production system according to an embodiment of the present invention enables a person to automatically produce hamburgers without human intervention. One embodiment can produce hamburgers by fully automating all processes other than filling ingredients.

One embodiment modulates each ingredient to manufacture hamburgers step by step, so that hamburgers of various recipes can be manufactured, recipe customization can be implemented, and it can be controlled and monitored. One embodiment partially automates some of the modules, so the modules can be appropriately selected and combined as needed.

One embodiment implements high product price competitiveness compared to labor costs, improves the number of products per unit time, can minimize waiting time after ordering, and enables 24-hour continuous business. One embodiment can monitor production errors in real time, and can create a hygienically clean production environment compared to a kitchen where people produce.

In addition, the sauce dispenser module according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to the above-described automatic hamburger production system and supplies the sauce to the tube body powered by the peristaltic pump in a non-contact manner, so that the sauce can be hygienically supplied and sprayed to the hamburger being manufactured. .

The sauce dispenser module of one embodiment implements multi-injection through the nozzle unit, so that the sauce can be uniformly sprayed on the hamburger being prepared, and since errors in the spraying process are automatically corrected, quantitative spraying can be implemented.

The sauce dispenser module of one embodiment may have a refrigerating unit or a heating unit to meet the storage temperature of the sauce during a time required to supply and dispense.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an automatic hamburger production system according to an embodiment of the present invention in blocks.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a basic configuration of a local module applied to FIG. 1 in blocks.
3 is a configuration diagram showing an automatic production management module applied to FIG. 1 in blocks.
4 is a perspective view illustrating an ingredient dispenser module applied to FIG. 1;
5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 .
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a source dispenser module according to an embodiment of the present invention to which FIG. 1 is applied.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the source dispenser module of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram illustrating a peristaltic pump applied to FIGS. 6 and 7 .
9 is a perspective view illustrating a source cylinder connected to an inlet of the peristaltic pump shown in FIG. 8;
10 is an exploded perspective view of a nozzle unit connected to an outlet of the peristaltic pump shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a former state (a) and a connected state (b) of connecting a connector connected to a tube body of a source transport unit shown in FIG. 8 and a connector of a pouch.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration for controlling the quantitative injection of a source with the source dispenser module shown in FIG. 6 in blocks.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Throughout the specification, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but that one or more other features are present. It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded. Therefore, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that it may further include other components, not excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an automatic hamburger production system according to an embodiment of the present invention in blocks. Referring to FIG. 1 , an automatic hamburger production system according to an embodiment includes an interface unit 10, an automatic production management module 20, a plurality of cooking modules 30, a packaging module 40, and an assembler module 50. do.

The interface unit 10 performs at least one of checking the operation of the system, controlling the system, and managing production orders and schedules. The automatic production management module 20 checks and manages a plurality of modules constituting the system. The cooking modules 30 send data to the automatic production management module 20 .

The packaging module 40 supplies the package and receives and packages the hamburger assembled on the package in the cooking modules 30 . The assembler module 50 is controlled by the automatic production management module to move packages and hamburgers being manufactured between the cooking modules 20 and the packaging module 40 .

For example, the plurality of cooking modules 30 include a bun grill module 31, a sauce dispenser module 32, a patty grill module 33, a cheese module 34, an ingredient dispenser module 35, and a slicing module ( 36).

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a basic configuration of a local module applied to FIG. 1 in blocks. Referring to FIG. 2 , the plurality of cooking modules 30 include a cache 41 for storing ingredients in an amount to be used temporarily at refrigerated, frozen, or room temperature, and a local processor in charge of the functions of individual modules. ) 42, and a sensor 43 that monitors the amount of the cache 41 or the normal operation of the local processor 42.

In addition, the packaging module 40 and the assembler module 50 include sensors 43 and 53 that monitor normal operation. The sensors 43 and 53 are attached to the cooking modules 30, the packaging module 40, and the assembler module 50 to monitor the amount of the cache 41 or the normal operation of the local processor 42 as well as the overall It is also attached to the system to enable real-time monitoring of operation by module and between modules, and monitoring of error situations.

The sensor data collected by the sensors 43 and 53 can be sent to the automatic production management module 20 in real time to perform corrective actions through feedback, or can be accumulated and used for big data-based artificial intelligence learning. At this time, the signal includes at least one signal of video, digital image, infrared signal, weight and temperature, and the sensors 43 and 53 include a camera sensor, an audio sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, an infrared sensor, a gravity sensor, a weight sensor, and It is formed with at least one of the temperature sensors.

When the plurality of cooking modules 30 operate, looking at the material flow chart, the ingredients stored in the cache 41 are transferred to the local processor 42 through cache-to-local processor movement. After moving, the cooking operation is performed in the local processor 42, moves to the assembler module 50 through local processor to assembler module movement, assembles, and moves to the next module.

The automated hamburger production system of FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration that operates as a fully automated production system using all modules. Although not shown, the automatic hamburger production system may operate as a partial automatic production system by selectively combining one or more modules according to the user's needs.

For convenience, the automatic hamburger production system is described as a fully automatic production system. First, the interface unit 10, the automatic production management module 20, a plurality of cooking modules 30, the packaging module 40, and the assembler module 50 will be described in detail.

The interface unit 10 is an interface through which the user can check and control the operation of the system, and performs operations to check production orders, system start and stop, schedule management, and system error elements.

As an example, the interface unit 10 is a digital device including a function capable of communicating after accessing the automatic production management module 20, such as a smartphone, tablet, smart watch, smart band, smart glasses, desktop computer, It includes at least one of a monitor, a notebook computer, a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone, and a human machine interface (HMI). That is, a device capable of confirming and inputting digital output by the user may be adopted as the interface unit 10 .

3 is a configuration diagram showing an automatic production management module applied to FIG. 1 in blocks. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3 , the automatic production management module 20 includes a scheduler unit 21 , a data management unit 22 and a communication unit 23 .

The automatic production management module 20 is a digital device that includes a function to communicate with each module, and is a smart phone, tablet, smart watch, smart band, smart glasses, desktop computer, monitor, notebook computer, workstation, It includes at least one of PDA and PLC. That is, a digital device equipped with a memory means and a microprocessor equipped with an arithmetic capability may be adopted as the automatic production management module 20 .

The scheduler unit 21 checks the modules connected to the present system and controls the operation order of the modules according to the manufacturing process determined by the scheduling algorithm. The scheduler unit 21 may first check the number and status of each module connected to the present system. The state at this time includes whether the module is usable, whether there is an error, whether it is cleaned, and the version.

The scheduler unit 21 sets a module operation sequence schedule for producing the type and number of hamburger orders input from the interface unit 10 based on the state and number of primarily identified modules, and each module through the communication unit 23 control them At this time, the module operation sequence schedule follows a predetermined scheduling algorithm.

The scheduler unit 21 uses an inverse scheduling algorithm for estimating the cooking start time of the previous module calculated inversely from the cooking completion time of the next module so that the waiting time for the cooking completion of the next module can be minimized after the ingredients of each module are cooked. This allows you to keep the freshness of your food to the maximum.

The scheduling algorithm includes a built-in scheduling algorithm and a scheduling algorithm directly determined by the user. An example of a built-in scheduling algorithm may be an algorithm that maximizes the production of hamburgers per hour. At this time, the built-in scheduling algorithm may be updated from the central server through the communication unit 23.

The data management unit 22 serves to process and manage signals from the outputs of the sensors 43 and 53 in each module and deliver them to the scheduler unit 21 . The outputs of the sensors 43 and 53 include all signals involved in the hamburger manufacturing process, such as errors, video, digital images, infrared signals, weight, and temperature. The data management unit 22 may transmit and receive data collected through the communication unit 23 to the central server.

The data management unit 22 may perform a function of learning a material management and module control model based on data related to input of the interface unit 10 . An estimation model according to an embodiment may be implemented using an artificial neural network such as a convolutional neural network (CNN) or a recurrent neural network (RNN). Further, the description herein is only one embodiment of the present invention, and the technology that can be used to implement and train the estimation model can be variously changed within the scope of achieving the purpose.

The communication unit 23 is a communication network connecting the interface unit 10, the automatic production management module 20, the plurality of cooking modules 30, the packaging module 40, the assembler module 50, and the central server (not shown). It consists of At this time, the central server is a central system installed in a separate location from the present system and may be connected through the well-known Internet or the World Wide Web (WWW).

The communication unit 23 may be configured regardless of communication aspects such as wired communication or wireless communication, CAN (Controller Area Network), Ethercat, TCP/IP Modbus, Serial Modbus, Local Area Network (LAN), urban area It may be configured as one of a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and a Wide Area Network (WAN).

As an example, the communication network may be the well-known Internet or the World Wide Web (WWW). In addition, the communication network may include a part of a known wired/wireless data communication network, a known telephone network, or a known wired/wireless television communication network.

Referring again to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the plurality of cooking modules 30 will be described. The plurality of cooking modules 30 include a cache 41 and a local processor 42 corresponding to each cooking.

First, the bun grill module 31 is configured to handle bread, and the ingredients handled by the bun grill module 31 are not limited to bread, and the internal ingredients of shaped rice or hamburgers that can replace the role of burger buns. It includes materials for stacking and wrapping top and bottom.

Depending on the type and characteristics of the bun, it is stored frozen, refrigerated, or at room temperature in the cache 41, and the cooking time and temperature may be controlled by the local processor 42 during cooking. In the burn grill module 31, the cache 41 may also be configured to block external air to prevent the surface of the burn from drying out.

The bun grill module 31 may include sensors 43, for example, a pressure sensor or a position sensor, and may include the assembler module 50 according to the type and condition of the bun (eg, the thickness and the temperature of the bun). The control unit 51 of the controller 51 may provide feedback of appropriate cooking pressure, time, location, etc. to adjust the cooking degree and monitor the state.

The sensors 43 of the bun grill module 31 may further include a state measurement sensor capable of determining the degree of cooking of the bun temperature, hardness, and color, and through this, the cooking temperature and time of the bun can be adjusted.

The controller 51 of the assembler module 50 is a micro controller unit (MCU), FPGA, DSP, smart phone, tablet, smart watch, smart band, smart glasses, desktop computer, monitor, notebook computer, workstation, PDA, and Include any one of the PLCs. That is, a digital device having such an arithmetic capability can be adopted as the control unit 51 of the assembler module 50 .

The assembler module 50 is configured to move the cooking modules 30 and the packaging module 40 to the discharge unit so that the materials can be sequentially supplied to the packaging paper or box. The control unit 51 of the assembler module 50 is configured to stand by or move packaging papers or boxes containing ingredients, control them, and communicate with the automatic production management module 20 .

The control unit 51 controls the assembler module 50 based on the input signal of the automatic production management module 20 and serves to communicate the state of the assembler module 50 to the automatic production management module 20 . At this time, the state of the assembler module 50 may include operation availability, current operation, error availability, and operation speed.

The patty grill module 33 includes a form of grilling beef, pork, chicken, or vegan in a roaster, and a form of frying shrimp, chicken, and potato hash browns in a fryer. Taking the roaster as an example, the roaster module includes a heating device for cooking the patties, and may include one or more of an induction, a hot wire, an electromagnetic wave device, and an infrared device as a heat source.

The roaster module may further include a seasoning module (not shown) for seasoning salt, pepper, and herbs during cooking according to the type of patty, and the control unit (not shown) of the fryer module controls seasoning time, type, and capacity. can be adjusted

Taking a fryer as an example, the fryer module performs an operation of putting the patties into oil and taking them out, filtering out debris in the oil after frying is finished, and performing an oil change operation according to the result of measuring the acidity of the oil.

The control unit applied to the roaster module and fryer module is a micro controller unit (MCU), FPGA, DSP, smart phone, tablet, smart watch, smart band, smart glasses, desktop computer, monitor, notebook computer, workstation, PDA, and PLC contains at least one A digital device having such an arithmetic capability may be employed as a control unit.

The cache of the patty grill module 33 may be kept frozen, refrigerated, or at room temperature depending on the characteristics of the patties, and may include packaging that blocks the inflow and flow of external air to maintain freshness.

The cheese module 34 supplies cheese to the hamburger being assembled on the package paper or box located at the outlet of the cheese module 34 by the assembler module 50 . In this case, the type of cheese includes at least one of slice, shred, and liquid cheese.

The cheese module 34 directly supplies cheese stored in a cache that temporarily stores cheese that can be refrigerated, frozen, or maintained at room temperature to the assembler module 50, or a local processor such as a heater or oven. It can be heated to an appropriate temperature through a processor and supplied to the assembler module 50.

The ingredient dispenser module 35 supplies various ingredients according to the menu at a fixed speed to the hamburger being assembled on the package paper or box located in the discharge unit. At this time, the ingredients include onions, lettuce, and pickles.

The ingredient dispenser module 35 directly supplies ingredients stored in a cache that temporarily stores ingredients that can be refrigerated, frozen, or maintained at room temperature to the assembler module 50, or uses a local processor such as a liquid circuit breaker. Through this, liquid flowing out of the filling material may be blocked and only the material may be supplied to the assembler module 50 .

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an ingredient dispenser module applied to FIG. 1 , and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 . 1, 4 and 5, the ingredient dispenser module 35 is a device for injecting ingredients such as lettuce and onions through digital input, and includes a box 351 into which the ingredients enter, and a propeller inside the box 351 ( It includes a gear 354 for rotating 352, a motor 353, and a control unit 355. The control unit 355 communicates with the automatic production management module 20 to control the motor 353 . That is, the box 351 entered in the ingredient dispenser module 35 corresponds to the cache 41, and the propellers 352, 354 and the motor 353 correspond to the local processor 42.

The box 351 is a container that can be filled with materials and has a propeller 352 that can rotate therein. Box 351 and motor 353 are detachable. When the box 351 and the motor 353 are coupled, the gear 354 is engaged, and the motor 353 can drive the propeller 352 through the gear 354. Using this, the ingredients in the box 351 are discharged through the discharge port 356 to supply the ingredients to the package paper or hamburger assembled on the box located at the discharge part of the ingredient dispenser module 35.

As an example, the propeller 352 may be made of a soft material that can be bent, that is, silicon or a material with physical properties similar thereto, or a hard material, that is, metal, plastic, or a material with physical properties similar thereto.

The motor 353 is a device that generates rotational motion through a digital input and may be selected as one of a geared motor, a stepper motor, a servo motor, a brush motor, and a brushless motor.

The control unit 355 controls the motor 353 to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise based on the input signal received from the automatic production management module 20, and displays the state of the ingredient dispenser module 35 as the automatic production management module ( 20) to communicate. At this time, the state of the ingredient dispenser module 35 includes whether it is operable, whether it is currently operating, and whether there is an error.

The controller 355 includes at least one of a Micro Controller Unit (MCU), FPGA, DSP, smart phone, tablet, smart watch, smart band, smart glasses, desktop computer, monitor, notebook computer, workstation, PDA, and PLC. do. That is, a digital device having such an arithmetic capability may be employed as the control unit 355 .

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a source dispenser module according to an embodiment of the present invention to which FIG. 1 is applied, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the source dispenser module of FIG. 6 .

6 to 7, the sauce dispenser module 32 is a device for dispensing a source or dressing material through a digital input, and includes a source storage unit 321 for storing the sauce to be sprayed and a sauce storage unit 321. A source transport unit 322 that transports the source, a nozzle unit 323 that sprays the source transported by the source transport unit 322 in various forms, and a state of the source provided in the nozzle unit 323 and sprayed (e.g., and a control unit 326 that controls the source transport unit 322 by communicating with the sensor 325 and the automatic production management module 20 for monitoring the automatic injection position and the weight of the injected sauce.

In addition, the sensor 325 is provided in the source storage unit 321 and the source transport unit 322 to monitor the storage state of the source storage unit 321 and the transport state of the source transportation unit 322, respectively. . The control unit 326 can monitor data related to source injection through these sensors 325 and communicate with the automatic production management module 20 to more accurately control the source transport unit 322 .

That is, in the source dispenser module 32, the sauce storage unit 321 corresponds to the cache 41, and the source transport unit 322 and the nozzle unit 323 correspond to the local processor 42. Materials handled by the sauce dispenser module 32 may include hamburger sauce, salad dressing, ice cream syrup, fruit jam, and various edible liquids.

The sauce storage unit 321 is a device for storing sauce in various forms, and may be formed as a barrel (see FIG. 9) or a pouch (see FIG. 11). That is, the form in which the sauce is stored may include a dedicated sauce pouch, a dedicated iron sauce container, a commercially available sauce pouch, and a plastic sauce container.

The sauce storage unit 321 may include a refrigerating unit 3211 and a warming unit 3212 that are sealed, insulated, and refrigerated or warmed according to storage characteristics of the sauce. In this case, the refrigerating unit 3211 may be formed of one of a thermoelectric element, a compressor using a refrigerant, and a sterling, and the warming unit 3212 may be formed of at least one of a thermoelectric element, a hot wire, and an infrared ray.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a peristaltic pump applied to FIGS. 6 and 7 , and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a source cylinder connected to an inlet of the peristaltic pump shown in FIG. 8 . 6 to 9, the source transport unit 322 connects the source storage unit 321 to the nozzle unit 323 and is configured to move the source by supplying power to the source.

As an example, the source transport unit 322 includes a tubular body 3243 that moves the source in a non-contact manner and a peristaltic pump 324 built into the tubular body 3243. The controller 326 communicates with the automatic production management module 20 and controls the peristaltic pump 324 . The tubular body 3243 in the peristaltic pump 324 is connected to the source storage unit 321 through an inlet 3241 and connected to the nozzle unit 323 through an outlet 3242 .

The pipe body 3243 built into the peristaltic pump 324 in the source transport unit 322 does not allow the source to come into contact with external elements such as air, the motor M, and the pump, and the nozzle unit 323 in the source storage unit 321 It is possible to transport up to The tubular body 3243 of the source transport unit 322 may be formed of one of a food safety grade silicone tube, Tygon tube, medical tube, SUS pipe, and plastic pipe.

In the source transport unit 322, the peristaltic pump 324 provides transport power without direct contact with the source in the tube body 3243, and may be replaced with a non-contact pump such as a diaphragm pump. Peristaltic pump 324 may be driven by an electric motor, electric linear actuator, or electric power unit. The peristaltic pump 324, that is, the electric power unit, is driven according to the input signal of the control unit 326 of the sauce dispenser module 32, so that the source of the sauce storage unit 321 can be transferred to the nozzle unit 323 by a desired amount do.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the sauce storage unit 321 is formed of a barrel 3214 and includes a cover 3215 having the same area as the bottom surface of the barrel 3214 . The lid 3215 prevents the formation of an air pocket in the center of the source while lowering like the source and the upper surface when the level of the source is lowered as the source is supplied to the peristaltic pump 324 through the outlet 3216 in the barrel 3214. to prevent the supply of the entire amount of the source.

10 is an exploded perspective view of a nozzle unit connected to an outlet of the peristaltic pump shown in FIG. 8; Referring to Figures 8 to 10, the nozzle unit 323 is configured to inject the source in various forms according to the purpose. For example, the nozzle unit 323 may inject the source in at least one form of single-point injection, multi-point injection, spray-type injection, and sprinkler-type injection.

As an example, the nozzle unit 323 is formed on a housing 3232 forming a plurality of discharge ports 3231, a plate 3234 coupled to the housing 3232 by a fastening member 3233, and the plate 3234 to form a peristaltic pump. and an inlet connector 3235 connected to outlet 3242 of 324.

The housing 3232 forms a channel 3236 between the inlet connector 3235 and each of the plurality of outlets 3231 in a state of being coupled with the plate 3234 . One side of the channel 3236 is set as a groove formed in the housing 3232, and the other side is set as the inner surface of the plate 3234.

Accordingly, the source injected through the inlet connector 3235 may gradually progress and be injected to the respective outlets 3231 through the respective channels 3236 . That is, it is possible to prevent the source from being left in the nozzle unit 323 for a long period of time.

The plurality of outlets 3231 may widely spray the sauce over the hamburgers being assembled on the package paper or box located in the outlet of the sauce dispenser module 32 . In addition, the nozzle unit 323 may be mounted on the bracket 327 of the sauce dispenser module 32 by the fastening member 3233 .

The sensor 325 of the nozzle unit 323 detects an object at an automatic injection point and enables real-time monitoring of data related to the source dispenser module 32 . The sensor 325 of the source storage unit 321 enables monitoring of the storage state of the source, and the sensor 325 of the source transportation unit 322 enables monitoring of the transporting state of the source. For example, the sensor 325 may be formed of one of a laser sensor, a proximity sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a camera, a motor encoder sensor, and a weight sensor.

In the source dispenser module 32, the control unit 326 controls the peristaltic pump 324 based on the input signal of the automatic production management module 20, and transmits the data of the sensor 325 and the state of the module to the automatic production management module ( 20) plays a role in communication. At this time, the state of the sauce dispenser module 32 may include at least one of remaining amount of sauce, detection of an object at an automatic injection position, operation availability, current operation status, and error status.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram illustrating a former state (a) and a connected state (b) of connecting a connector connected to a tube body of a source transport unit shown in FIG. 8 and a connector of a pouch. 9 and 11, the sauce storage unit 421 is formed of a pouch 4211, a female connector 4212 coupled to the opening of the pouch 4211 by removing a lid, and a sauce transport unit 322 It includes a male connector 4213 coupled to the tubular body 3243 of the.

When the pouch 4211 is replaced, the source storage unit 421 connects the pouch 4211 to the body 3243 by combining the female connector 4212 and the male connector 4213 to prevent air from entering.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the sauce storage unit 321 is formed of a barrel 3214 and the outlet 3216 is a pipe type, the source can be directly put into the barrel 3214 and used. The pipe body 3243 of the peristaltic pump 324 may be directly connected to the outlet 3216 for use.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration for controlling the quantitative injection of a source with the source dispenser module shown in FIG. 6 in blocks. Referring to FIG. 12 , the sauce dispenser module 32 enables quantitative injection of the sauce regardless of the surrounding environment.

For example, when the peristaltic pump 324 is driven by a stepper motor, the injection amount may be adjusted based on the number of revolutions of the stepper motor. Under the same conditions, the peristaltic pump 324 guarantees the same amount of injection per rotation, and the injection amount can be adjusted according to the situation of the system through a stepper motor that can accurately control the number of revolutions.

As an example, the control unit 326 composed of a micro controller unit (MCU) controls the peristaltic pump 324 with a stepper motor. At this time, the sensor 325 composed of a weight sensor applies the measured weight to the controller 32.

The control unit 326 measures the weight before and after the injection of the source according to the signal of the sensor 325 to recognize the error between the target injection amount and the actual injection amount, and controls the rotation speed of the peristaltic pump 324 to adjust the next injection amount. .

The weight feedback by the sensor 325 enables the control unit 326 to correct the number of rotations to perform fixed-quantity injection even when the injection amount varies depending on the type of source or the ambient temperature, etc. let it

On the other hand, the control unit 326 reversely rotates the peristaltic pump 324 immediately after the source is injected into the nozzle unit 323, so that the source is reversed again to minimize the remaining source outside the nozzle unit 323 and reduce the remaining source to the bottom. It is possible to minimize the amount of the source flowing through.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the slicing module 36 slices and supplies various fillings on the hamburger being assembled on the package paper or box located in the discharge unit by the assembler module 50 . In this case, the ingredients include at least one of onions, tomatoes, pickles, and cheese.

The slicing module 36 slices ingredients temporarily stored in the cache 41 that can be refrigerated, frozen, or maintained at room temperature to an appropriate thickness through a local processor 42 composed of one or more of straight blades, rotary blades, and file blades. It can be cut, and the cut ingredients are supplied to the assembler module (50).

The packaging module 40 performs an operation of separating the package papers or boxes individually and accurately positioning them in the assembler module 50 . The packaging module 40 is assembled on the package paper or box by the assembler module 50 and performs a packaging finishing operation such as folding or covering the completed hamburger, and then outputs or directly packages the hamburger by the assembler module 50. print out

The assembler module 50 is a means of transportation for moving and assembling hamburgers under manufacture, and the automatic production management module 20 moves the assembler module 50 to discharge a plurality of cooking modules 30 and packaging modules 40. They are placed sequentially according to the order of each menu. The operating area of the assembler module 50 includes the entire area of the automatic production system, and has a speed to satisfy the maximum production speed and minimum delay time.

According to the general assembly sequence of a hamburger, the assembler module 50 is moved to the discharge unit of the packaging module 40 to receive the package paper or box for assembling the hamburger, and is located in the order of each menu among the cooking modules 30. module, and moves between the cooking modules 30.

At this time, the assembler module 50 includes a 1-axis robot, a 2-axis robot, a 3-axis robot and a 4-axis robot such as a SCARA robot, a 6-axis robot such as a cooperative robot arm, and It can be formed as one of N-axis robots and end effectors that can come out by additionally combining rotational motion with these multi-axis robots.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these, and it is possible to make various modifications and practice within the scope of the claims, the description of the invention and the accompanying drawings, and this is also the present invention. It goes without saying that it falls within the scope of the invention.

10: interface unit 20: automatic production management module
21: scheduler unit 22: data management unit
23: communication unit 30: cooking modules
31: bungrill module 32: sauce dispenser module
33: patty grill module 34: cheese module
35: ingredient dispenser module 36: slicing module
40: packaging module 41: cache
42: local processor 43, 53: sensor
50: assembler module 51, 355: control unit
321, 421: source storage unit 322: source transport unit
323: nozzle unit 324: peristaltic pump
325: sensor 326: control unit
327 Bracket 351 Box
352: propeller 353: motor
354: gear 3124: barrel
3211: refrigerating unit 3212: warming unit
3215: cover 3216: exit
3241: entrance 3242: exit
3231, 356: outlet 3232: housing
3233: fastening member 3234: plate
3235: inlet connector 3236: channel
3243: pipe body 4211: pouch
4212: female connector 4213: male connector

Claims (8)

a source storage unit for storing a source to be sprayed;
a source transport unit transporting the source of the source storage unit;
a nozzle unit spraying the source transported by the source transport unit in various forms;
a sensor for monitoring a state of the source sprayed from the nozzle unit, a storage state of the sauce storage unit, and a transport state of the source transport unit; and
A control unit controlling the source transport unit according to monitoring according to the signal of the sensor
Source dispenser module comprising a. According to claim 1,
The source storage unit
A sauce dispenser module comprising at least one of a refrigerating unit implementing refrigeration and a warming unit implementing a warming cabinet. According to claim 1,
the source carrier
A pipe body connecting the source storage unit to the nozzle unit to move the source in a non-contact manner, and
A peristaltic pump that supplies power to the source through the built-in pipe body
Including, the source dispenser module. According to claim 1,
the nozzle part
A housing having a plurality of discharge ports,
Plates coupled to the housing to establish channels between each other, and
And a source dispenser module comprising an inlet connector formed on the plate to be connected to the channel and connected to the source transport unit. According to claim 4,
the housing
Forming a plurality of channels to reach the inlet connector and each of the plurality of discharge ports in a state coupled to the plate, the source dispenser module. According to claim 1,
The sensor
A source dispenser module formed of at least one of a laser sensor, a proximity sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a camera, a motor encoder sensor, and a weight sensor to detect an object at an injection point of the nozzle unit and monitor data related to source injection in real time. According to claim 1,
The source storage unit is formed of a pouch and includes a female connector coupled to an opening of the pouch, and a male connector coupled to the tube body of the source transport unit,
The female connector and the male connector are coupled to each other, the source dispenser module. According to claim 1,
The source dispenser module of claim 1 , wherein the sauce storage unit is formed of a barrel, and includes a cover formed with the same area as a bottom surface of the barrel and descending according to a level of the source inside the barrel.

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