TW201530474A - Automatic meal serving system - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic meal serving system includes a conveyer module, a transporting module, a first food serving and heating module, and an ingredients serving module. The transporting module is disposed on the conveyer module for positioning the vessels on the conveyer module. The first food serving and heating module provides multiple foods and heats the food that is chosen and feed into one of the vessels on the conveyer module. The ingredients serving module is disposed aside the first food serving and heating module. The transporting module, the first food serving and heating module, and the ingredients serving module are disposed along the conveyer module in order.

Description

Automatic feeding system

This invention relates to a feeding system and, more particularly, to an automated automatic feeding system.

The human three-course diet, in addition to cooking on its own, is to buy ready-made raw food, pre-cooked cooked food, or temporarily cooked food in a variety of restaurants, fast food restaurants, street vendors, bakeries, or convenience stores. Among the food-drinkers, the purchase of temporary cooking foods is large, while the places where temporary cooking foods are purchased are mainly restaurants and fast food restaurants. The staple foods popular in many countries include bread, potatoes, rice, corn, various types of noodles, rice noodles, glutinous rice noodles, pasta, dumplings, etc. Among them, the staple foods that can be cooked in a relatively short period of time include various types of noodles, rice noodles, and glutinous rice. Articles, Italian pasta, dumplings and other food. As a result, a variety of noodle-based foods are sold in restaurants of all sizes in many countries, usually containing some staple foods and some ingredients. Take Taiwan as an example. Beef noodles, noodles, noodles, dumplings, beef dumplings, etc. are all popular meals. In addition to various ingredients such as beef, clams, and fried sauce, noodles can be selected in a variety of ways and can be replaced by rice flour or purlin. All kinds of dumplings can be cooked and eaten without soup or soup. It’s not only economical but also quick to enjoy a noodle staple meal. speed. But many pastas cooked by low- to medium-level chefs are not only unstoppable, they are often disappointing. Moreover, the hygienic conditions of the noodles cooked and sold by various noodle shops and vendors around the country are different, and even food pollution has become a source of disease.

The ideal pasta should be the ingredients and fabrics carefully prepared by the culinary expert under the conditions of the highest hygienic cooking process, which can be quickly cooked and heated on site. Therefore, an ideal automatic feeding system can be loaded with staple foods and ingredients prepared by the cooking experts and packaged in a hygienic package. In an unmanned and highly hygienic environment, the customer can automatically unpack, boil and pack after receiving the customer's selection. Into the vessel, and transport the utensils that are cooked and eaten to the eating area for the customer to access. This automatic feeding system not only does not require a chef, but the food can be kept at a high level of deliciousness, and all the ingredients are cleaned without any human touch, which is very suitable for the needs of a modern society.

The present invention provides an automatic feeding system that can quickly serve meals and maintain food hygiene.

An automatic feeding system for providing a variety of meals, comprising a conveyor track module, a vessel placement module, a first staple food supply and heating module, and a ingredient supply module take-out area. The vessel placement module is adapted to place a plurality of containers on the conveyor track module one by one and sequentially. The first staple food supply and heating module is adapted to provide a plurality of staple foods, and one of the selected staple foods is heated and put into one of the containers on the conveyor track module. The ingredient supply module is disposed adjacent to the first staple food heating module to take a meal area. The above-mentioned vessel placement module and the first staple heating mold The group and ingredient supply module take the meal area along the transport track module in sequence.

Based on the above, the automatic feeding system provides a variety of combinations that allow the operator to choose from the cost of the cost. Moreover, the heating and adding of the self-feeding system of the automatic feeding system to the consumer in the process of holding the container for the consumer to take is not contaminated by the personnel, so that the food can be kept clean and free from contamination. In turn, it is safe to eat. Moreover, the automatic feeding system does not require manpower, so significant labor cost savings can be achieved. In addition, using the program control method, the order of meals can be adjusted according to the preparation time required for individual meals, and the waiting time of the diners can be reduced.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9‧‧‧ automatic feeding system

101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 901‧‧‧ conveyor track module

1011‧‧‧ Track

1011a‧‧‧ Sidewall

1012‧‧‧floor

1013‧‧‧Roller

1014‧‧‧dinner

1014a‧‧‧ pulley

1014b‧‧‧ Carrying case

1015‧‧‧Retaining wall

1016‧‧‧Sliding block

1017‧‧‧ Guide rod

110‧‧‧ware placement module

112‧‧‧ ‧ frame

114‧‧‧claw

120‧‧‧First staple food supply and heating module

121‧‧‧Food Separate Propulsion Parts

122‧‧‧ staple food supply tank

124‧‧‧Feeding guide groove

1241‧‧‧ first

1242‧‧‧ second

125‧‧‧Negative pressure device

126‧‧‧Boiled heater

1261‧‧‧Sink

1262‧‧‧Rotating parts

1263‧‧‧ staple food heating

1263a‧‧‧Dumping

1263b‧‧‧篓

1264‧‧‧lifting parts

1265, 1322‧‧‧ slider

127‧‧‧Package bag collection tank

128‧‧‧Package bag removal module

1281‧‧‧ Carrier

1282‧‧‧耙子

1281a‧‧‧ first side

1281b‧‧‧ second side

130‧‧‧ ingredient supply module

131‧‧‧ ingredient supply cabinet

1311‧‧‧ ingredient supply tank

132‧‧‧Feeding device

1321‧‧‧ vertical guide column

1323‧‧‧ horizontal pole

1324‧‧‧ Feeding box

133‧‧‧Seat

134‧‧‧ ingredient processing container

135‧‧‧rails

136‧‧‧Cutter

137‧‧‧Box disposal bucket

138‧‧‧First cleaning tank

139‧‧‧ nozzle

140‧‧‧Function area

150‧‧‧Storage utensils

2015‧‧‧Land

210‧‧‧Recycling station

220‧‧‧ box

222‧‧‧Ejecting components

240‧‧‧Food platform

340‧‧‧Second staple food supply and heating module

342‧‧‧ Dumpling supply tank

344‧‧‧Feeding device

3442‧‧‧ bracket

3444‧‧‧Feed parts

346‧‧‧Boiled trough

347‧‧‧cooked dumplings篓

550‧‧‧ soup supply module

551‧‧‧Storage cabinet

5511‧‧‧ stocking trough

552‧‧‧ soup container

553‧‧‧Connecting tube

554‧‧‧heater

770‧‧ cooking room

771‧‧‧External wall

772‧‧‧ ordering machine

990‧‧‧Central Control Room

992‧‧‧ computer

2000‧‧‧ staple food

2100‧‧‧Package

2200‧‧‧ ingredients

2300‧‧‧ Sealing film

2400‧‧‧Box

A‧‧‧ waiting area

B‧‧‧First waiting area

C‧‧‧second waiting area

D‧‧‧ turning area

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the automatic feeding system of the first embodiment.

Figure 2 is a schematic view of the vessel placement module and the container.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a first staple food supply and heating module.

4A-4D are schematic views of the package bag removal module disassembling the package bag.

Figure 5A is a schematic illustration of a batch supply module.

Figure 5B is a schematic illustration of another perspective of the ingredient supply module of Figure 5A.

Figure 6 is a schematic view of a conveyor track module.

Figure 7 is a schematic view of pouring a heated staple into a bowl on a dining car.

8A-8K are flow charts of the operation of the ingredient supply module.

Figure 9 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the conveyor track module.

Figure 10 is a schematic illustration of the automatic meal feeding system of the second embodiment.

Figure 11 is a schematic view of the dining car stacked in a box.

Figure 12 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of a third embodiment.

Figure 13 is a partial schematic view of the automatic meal feeding system of Figure 12;

Figure 14 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of a fourth embodiment.

Figure 15 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of a fifth embodiment.

Figure 16 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of a sixth embodiment.

Figure 17 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of a seventh embodiment.

Figure 18 is a variation of the seventh embodiment.

Figure 19 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of an eighth embodiment.

Figure 20 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of a ninth embodiment.

Figure 21 is a schematic view of a packaged bag with a main food outside.

Figure 22 is a schematic view showing the ingredients contained in a casing and sealed with a sealing film.

Various embodiments of the automatic feeding system are proposed below, and the automatic feeding system can provide automated heating and cooking, and is not subject to the selection of the ingredients and the heating and cooking to the meal. People can be cleaned by touching or contaminating them. In addition, since all are processed in an automated manner, no manpower is required for cooking, so that labor costs can be greatly saved.

[First Embodiment]

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the automatic feeding system of the first embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1 , the automatic feeding system 1 includes a conveying rail module 101 , a vessel placing module 110 , a first staple food supply and heating module 120 , and a ingredient supply module 130 for taking a meal area. The container placement module 110, the first staple food supply and heating module 120, and the ingredient supply module 130 are sequentially disposed along the transport track module 101, wherein the feeding area 140 is defined on the transport track module 101. A container 150 (shown in FIG. 2) containing the food is temporarily placed on it for the convenience of the diners.

Figure 2 is a schematic view of the vessel placement module and the container. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the vessel placement module 110 is disposed to be movable above the transport rail module 101, and the vessel placement module 110 of the present embodiment includes a frame 112 and a jaw 114. The frame body 112 is disposed beside the first staple food supply and heating module 120 and the conveyor track module 101, and is assembled by using a plurality of rods, and the container 150 for containing food can be placed under the frame body 112. In order to facilitate the gripper 114 to take. One of the above-described containers 150 may be a bowl or a combination of a tray and a bowl as a container 150. The jaws 114 are disposed on the frame body 112. The jaws 114 can be moved horizontally or vertically along the frame body 112 to pick up the container 150 and sequentially place on the conveyor track module 101. In other embodiments not shown, the vessel placement module 110 can also be replaced and applied with a robotic arm. Of course, the components of the vessel placing module 110 are not limited to the above-described illustrated frame 122 and the jaws 114 as an example, and other components that can achieve the same effect can also be applied. Briefly, it can be used to perform the above-described placement of the vessel 150 onto the conveyor track. The functioning mechanism on the module 101 can be achieved in a variety of ways, such as using a multi-joint robotic arm, a linear robotic arm, or a single-discharge mechanism that can control only one of the plurality of vessels stacked above.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a first staple food supply and heating module. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the first staple food supply and heating module 120 can be disposed along the transport path of the transport track module 101 and adjacent to the frame 112 . The first staple food supply and heating module 120 is used. A plurality of staple foods 2000 (shown in FIG. 21) are provided, and one of the staple foods 2000 is heated and then put into one of the containers 150 on the transport track module 101, and then the transport track module 101 continues to be transported.

In detail, the first staple food supply and heating module 120 includes at least one staple food supply tank 122, a feeding guide groove 124, and a boiling water heater 126, wherein each staple food supply tank 122 is provided with a staple food 2000 (as shown in the figure). 21)) The above-mentioned staple food 2000 may be a strip of staple food such as noodles, winter powder, rice flour, and clams, but is not limited thereto. Each of the staple food supply slots 122 is controlled to be thermostated to maintain the freshness of the staple food and to allow the staple food to be stored for a longer period of time. The front end of each of the staple food supply tanks 122 is connected to the feed guide groove 124, and the water boiling heater 126 is disposed under the feed guide groove 124. A food separation propelling member 121 is further disposed in each of the staple food supply tanks 122, and each of the staple foods located in the same staple food supply tank 122 is separated by the foodstuff separation pusher 121. The foodstuff separating pusher 121 is substantially spiral, and the staple food 2000 (shown in FIG. 21) is separated from each other by the spirals, and the foodstuff separating pusher 121 is rotated one turn at a time, and the foodstuff is advanced forward. grid. The staple food supply tank 122 can be designed to facilitate the drawing of a drawer so that the person pulls the drawer from the rear end to replenish the ingredients.

The side surface of the feeding guide groove 124 is substantially L-shaped, and the inclined first portion 1241 connected to the front end of each of the staple food supply grooves 122 receives the staple food 2000 (shown in FIG. 21) pushed out from the foodstuff separation pusher 121 and is guided to In the vertical second portion 1242, the staple food 2000 (shown in FIG. 21) is placed in the boiling cooker 126 for heating.

Incidentally, the staple food 2000 (shown in FIG. 21) may be further covered with a package bag 2100 (as shown in FIG. 21), and the staple food 2000 is covered with the package bag 2100 (shown in FIG. 21). The first staple food supply and heating module 120 further includes a package removal module 128 disposed in the feeding guide groove 124. 4A is a schematic view of a package removal module. Referring to FIG. 4A, the package removal module 128 includes a carrier 1281 and a pair of latches 1282. The carrier 1281 is configured to carry the staple food 2000 into the feeding guiding groove 124. The carrier 1281 has a first side 1281a and a second side 1281b, wherein the second side 1281b is pivoted to the feeding guiding groove 124 to make the first side The 1281a can be rotated with the second side 1281b as a rotation axis, and the carrier 1281 is turned over. The dice 1282 are disposed on opposite sides of the carrier 1281, and the dice 1282 can be relatively close to or away from the encapsulation bag 2100 of the staple food 2000 located on the carrier 1281. A vacuum device 125 is further disposed under the carrier 1281. The negative pressure device 125 is configured to provide a negative pressure to support the package 2100 covering the staple food 2000 when the carrier 1281 carries the selected staple food 2000. , Eli dice 1282 peels off the package 2100. In addition, a bag collecting groove 127 may be further disposed under the feeding guiding groove 124 for the package bag 2100 to fall into the bag collecting groove 127 when the first side 1281a of the carrier 1281 is further rotated to the corresponding bag collecting groove 127. Centralized collection, wherein the negative pressure device 125 can be installed in the package bag collecting groove 127, and further by the negative pressure device 125 The function is to ensure that the package bag 2100 falls into the package collection groove 127. The vacuum device 125 may also be an air pump directly disposed below the carrier 1281, as determined.

1 and 3, the boiling water heater 126 includes a water tank 1261, a rotating member 1262, and a plurality of staple heating crucibles 1263, wherein the water tank 1261 is adapted to provide hot water, and the rotating member 1262 is rotatably disposed on Above the water tank 1261, the staple heating crucible 1263 is connected to the rotating member 1262 and arranged radially, and one of the staple heating crucibles 1263 is aligned with the feeding guide groove 124 to receive the staple food 2000 dropped from the feeding guiding groove 124. In the design of this embodiment, the weight at the pouring portion 1263a of the staple heating crucible 1263 is heavier than the weight at the crucible 1263b, so in the case where the staple food 2000 does not fall into the staple heating crucible 1263, the staple heating crucible 1263 will naturally Dumped and relied on the sink 1261.

In addition, a plurality of lifting members 1264 may be further provided, and each of the main heating elements 1263 is connected to the rotating member 1262 by a corresponding lifting member 1264, so that the movement of each lifting member 1264 relative to the rotating member 1262 can be utilized to drive the phase. The corresponding staple heating 篓 1263 is poured or straight.

5A is a schematic view of a ingredient supply module, and FIG. 5B is a schematic view of another view of the ingredient supply module of FIG. 5A. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B , the ingredient supply module 130 is disposed beside the first staple food heating module 120 . The ingredient supply module 130 includes a ingredient supply cabinet 131 , a feeding device 132 , and a table 133 . A batch processing container 134, a slide rail 135, and a cutter 136. The ingredient supply cabinet 131 has a plurality of rows and columns of ingredient supply slots 1311, and a plurality of the same boxed ingredients 2200 (shown in FIG. 22) are placed in each ingredient supply slot 1311, and the sealing film 2300 (eg, Figure 22 is a view for enclosing the ingredient 2200 in the box 2400 (shown in Figure 22) in which the ingredients 2200 are located, wherein the boxed ingredients 2200 can be used in both dry and mixed materials. Similarly, for ease of replenishment, the ingredient supply tank 1311 can also be made in the form of a drawer. In addition, the same food separation pusher 121 as in the staple food supply tank 122 may be provided in the ingredient supply tank 1311 to facilitate the ejection of the cartridge 2400 containing the ingredients 2200. Likewise, in order to effectively and permanently preserve the ingredients 2200, the ingredient supply cabinet 131 is also controlled to be at a constant temperature.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B , the feeding device 132 includes a pair of vertical guiding columns 1321 , a pair of sliders 1322 , at least one horizontal rod 1323 , and a feeding box 1324 . The vertical guiding column 1321 is disposed in front of the ingredient supply cabinet 131, and the slider 1322 is correspondingly sleeved on the vertical guiding column 1321, the horizontal rod 1323 is disposed through the two sliders 1322, and the feeding box 1324 is disposed on the horizontal rod 1323. The position of the slider 1322 at the vertical guiding column 1321 and the position of the feeding box 1324 at the horizontal rod 1323 determine the ingredient supply slot 1311 corresponding to the feeding box 1324. The pedestal 133 is disposed between the conveyor track module 101 and the ingredient supply cabinet 131, and the ingredient processing container 134 is used for holding the box body 2400. The slide rail 135 is pivotally mounted on the seat 133 and located in the feed box 1324 and the ingredient processing container. Between 134, and the ingredient processing container 134 is pivoted to the slide rail 135 to be adapted to be reversed relative to the slide rail 135. The cutter 136 is disposed above the ingredient processing container 134 and is adapted to be adjacent to the ingredient processing container 134 to cut the film 2300 on the box 2400 in the ingredient processing container 134.

The ingredient supply module 130 may further include a box disposal barrel 137 disposed under the ingredient processing container 134, and the slide rail 135 is rotated relative to the table 133 to make the ingredient processing capacity The container 134 is adjacent to the cartridge disposal tub 137, and the ingredient processing container 134 is rotated to cause the cartridge 2400 located in the ingredient processing container 134 to fall into the cartridge disposal tub 137.

In addition, the ingredient supply module 130 may further include a first cleaning tank 138. And a plurality of nozzles 139 disposed in the first cleaning tank 138. The first cleaning tank 138 is disposed under the sliding rails 135, and after each sealing of the sealing film 2300, in order to prevent the ingredients 2200 from being contaminated on the sliding rails 135 or the batch processing The container 134 affects the taste of the food so that the slide rail 135 can be rotated relative to the table 133 to position the ingredient processing container 134 in the first cleaning tank 138 and the nozzle 139 to clean the ingredient processing container 134.

Figure 6 is a schematic view of a conveyor track module. Please also refer to Figure 1 and Figure 6, The transport track module 101 includes a track 1011, and the track 1011 has a bottom plate 1012, wherein the track 1011 of the present embodiment is a closed loop track. Furthermore, the transport track module 101 further includes a plurality of rollers 1013 arranged in two rows on opposite sides of the bottom plate 1012, and the axial direction of the rollers 1013 is perpendicular to the ground, wherein the track 1011 can be divided into a plurality of regions. While the rotational speed of the roller 1013 in the same area is the same, the rotational speed of the roller 1013 located in a different area may be different.

In addition, the transport track module 101 further includes a plurality of dining carts 1014, each of which includes at least one pulley 1014a (shown in FIG. 11) and a carrier 1014b (shown in FIG. 11) disposed on the pulley 1014a. There is a structure (not labeled) that can be arranged in two rows of rollers 1013, so that the pulley 1014a of the dining car 1014 can drive the pulley 1014a of the dining car 1014 to travel along the track 1011 on the bottom plate 1012 of the track 1011 by rolling of the roller 1013, and the carrier 1014b is used for the carrier 1014b. To accommodate the above-described container 150.

Referring to FIG. 1 , when the automatic feeding system 1 of the embodiment is used, which staple food 2000 can be selected first through the central control computer, for example, one of noodles, winter powder, rice flour, and clams, and the like. At this time, the vessel placement module 110 is first driven to sequentially grab the tray (not labeled) and the bowl (not labeled), and stack the tray and the bowl on the carrier 1014b of the dining cart 1014 in the waiting area A. on. Next, the central control computer drives the rollers 1013 of the waiting area A arranged on both sides of the track 1011 to roll to drive the dining cart 1014 to move along the track 1011; and the dining cart 1014 leaves from the waiting area A and moves to the first waiting area B (corresponding to When the first staple food supply and heating module 120 is located, the selected staple food 2000 is pushed out by the foodstuff separation pusher 121 and falls to the first portion 1241 of the feeding guide groove 124 and enters the package removal module via the guide. In the carrier 1281 of 128, as shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, after the package bag 2100 is unsealed via the latch 1282, the first side 1281a of the carrier 1281 is rotated with its second side 1281b as a rotation axis to The staple food 2000 is poured out and falls into the staple heating crucible 1263 (shown in Figure 7) via the second portion 1242 of the feed guide slot 124, as shown in Figure 4C. At the same time as or before the tweezers 1282 unpacks the package 2100, the vacuum device 125 can hold the package 2100 to prevent the package 1801 from falling over the staple food 2000, and the package 2100 will fall into the staple heating 1263. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4D, the carrier 1281 is further turned back to cause the package 2100 to fall into the package collection groove 127. Incidentally, if the staple food 2000 is not covered by the package 2100, the procedure for unpacking the package 2100 is not required.

Next, please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7. After the staple food 2000 falls into the staple food heating crucible 1263, the staple food can be heated and the 1263 can be erected by the weight of the staple food 2000. Then, the crucible 1263b of the staple food heating crucible 1263 is immersed in the water of the water tank 1261 to heat the staple food 2000.

In view of the above, since different people order food at different times, and the staple food 2000 will be different, and the heating time required for different staple foods 2000 is different, after the heating time of each staple food 2000 is sufficient, The control rotating member 1262 drives the staple heating crucible 1263 to rotate to the corresponding bowl, and then controls the movement of the slider 1265 to dump the staple heating crucible 1263, and pours the heated staple food 2000 into the dining cart 1014 waiting in the first waiting area B. In the bowl. The dining car 1014 described herein waits in the first waiting area B, and does not limit the rotation of the roller 1013 and the dining car 1014 stops moving; the roller 1013 may also continue to rotate, and the dining car 1014 continues to advance slowly.

Whether the heated staple food 2000 is poured into the bowl can be sensed via a weight sensor (not shown) disposed on the dining cart 1014 (or the track 1011), and then the dining cart 1014 continuously moves forward into the second waiting area C. (corresponding to the feeding device 132).

8A-8K are flow charts of the operation of the ingredient supply module. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8A at the same time. When ordering, it will decide which ingredient 2200 to use, so the horizontal rod 1323 will move to the appropriate position on the vertical guiding column 1321 and the feeding box 1324 will be at the horizontal rod 1323. Moving up to the appropriate position, the foodstuff separating pusher 121 disposed in the ingredient supply tank 1311 can be rotated one turn to push out a box 2400 containing the ingredient 2200, and the box 2400 falls into the feeding box 1324; As shown in Fig. 8B, the height of the feed box 1324 of the feeding device 132 is made the same as the height of the entrance of the slide rail 135 to put the box 2400 containing the ingredient 2200 into the slide rail 135; As shown in Fig. 8C, the cartridge 2400 containing the furnish 2200 falls into the ingredient processing container 134; as shown in Fig. 8D, the cutter 136 is moved downward to be close to the cartridge 2400 and the sealing film 2300 to be packaged on the cartridge 2400. As shown in FIG. 8E, after the sealing film 2300 is cut, the cutter 136 is moved upward to be relatively far away from the casing 2400; as shown in FIG. 8F, the batch processing container 134 pivotally disposed on the sliding rail 135 is opposite to the sliding rail. 135 is turned over to pour the ingredients 2200 in the box 2400 into the bowl; as shown in FIG. 8G, after the ingredient processing container 134 is turned back to the original position, the rail 135 is moved relative to the table 133 to be close to the feeding device 132; as shown in FIG. 8H As shown, the slide rail 135 is rotated downward relative to the seat body, and the ingredient processing container 134 can be further turned over so that the empty box body 2400 located in the ingredient processing container 134 falls into the box body disposal barrel 137 for recovery; as shown in FIG. 8I, The rail 135 continues to rotate downward into the first cleaning tank 138, while the ingredient processing container 134 can be rotated back to the original position; as shown in Figure 8J, the nozzle 139 sprays the ingredient processing container 134 to contaminate the ingredient processing container 134. Dirty removal, ingredients can be made in this step Processing container 134 can be flipped over again more fully accepted spray wash water; shown in FIG. 8K, the ingredient processing container 134 is inverted 135 and slide back to the original position. The above-mentioned boxed ingredients 2200 may be the ingredients 2200 of the staple food such as the above-mentioned noodles, winter powder, rice flour, and clams, such as sesame sauce, fried sauce, beef block, glutinous rice, etc., and are arranged according to requirements.

Figure 9 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the conveyor track module. Referring to FIGS. 1, 6, and 9, at the same time, after the ingredients 2200 are poured into the bowl, the meal is substantially completed, and the dining cart 1014 is continuously moved forward on the track 1011 to enter the take-out area 140. In the present embodiment, since the rail 1011 is a sealed rail, it can be roughly set. The rectangular shape can of course be designed as an ellipse according to requirements, and the area of the track 1011 which is relatively far away from the first staple food supply and heating module 120 and the ingredient supply module 130 is close to the order of the eater. It can be defined as a take-out area 140. The roller 1013 of the turning zone D, the roller 1013 of the first waiting zone B, the roller 1013 of the second waiting zone C, and the roller 1013 located at the receiving area 140 are individually driven independently. When the dining car 1014 wants to enter the turning zone D from the second waiting area C, the roller 1013 located in the second waiting area C slows down its rotation speed, and the rotating direction of the roller 1013 of the turning zone D and the second waiting area C The rotation direction of the roller 1013 is opposite, or the rotation direction of the roller 1013 located in the second waiting area C and the roller 1013 of the turning area D may be the same direction, but the rotation speed of the roller 1013 of the turning area D is slow, so that the frictional force can be provided. Let the dining car 1014 stop. After the dining cart 1014 is stopped, the roller 1013 of the turning zone D stops rotating. Of course, it is also possible to provide the retaining wall 1015 at the turning zone D to prevent the roller 1013 of the turning zone D from stopping the dining car 1014 from sliding out of the track 1011. Thereafter, the slider 1016 at the turning zone D moves along the guide bar 1017 to move the dining cart 1014 to the entrance of the take-out area 140.

Referring to FIG. 1 , when the dining car 1014 is from the turning zone D and wants to enter the feeding area 140 , the roller 1013 located in the turning zone D starts again in the same direction (with the waiting area A, the first waiting area B, the first The rollers 1013 of the waiting area C are rotated in opposite directions to feed the dining cart 1014 into the pickup area 140, and the direction of rotation of the roller 1013 at the take-out area 140 is the same as the direction of rotation of the roller 1013 located in the turning area D. . The meal on the dining car 1014 in the dining area 140 can be ordered. Take it.

Incidentally, the rotational speed of the roller 1013 located in each area of the transport track module 101 may be controlled by a program to continuously rotate slowly to move the dining car 1014, or may be in each area of the track 1011. A stop point (not shown) is defined, and when the dining cart 1014 reaches the stop point, the roller 1013 can stop rotating (or slowly rotate), causing the dining cart 1014 to pause (or slowly advance) at the stop point to wait for the staple food 2000 or ingredients. 2200, then the sensor (not shown) disposed on the track 1011 can be used to sense the weight (or position) of the dining cart 1014 to achieve the restart of the roller 1013 in the same area (or faster). The rotation of the rotational speed) and/or the rotation of the roller 1013 in the front/rear region is designed according to actual needs.

In the present embodiment, the dining car 1014 may be normally positioned on the track 1011 and continuously operated on the closed-loop track 1011, and a weight sensor may be further disposed on the track 1011 or the dining car 1014 (not drawn Show) whether there is a meal in the container 150 that senses the position on the dining cart 1014. If so, the first staple food supply and heating module 120 will skip the container 150 and pour the staple food 2000 into the next container 150 containing the meal; if the result is a container 150 If there is no meal in it, the staple food 2000 is directly poured into the container 150. Similarly, the ingredient supply module 130 determines whether to inject the ingredient 2200 into the container 150 according to the weight of the container 150 sensed by the sensor.

[Second embodiment]

Figure 10 is a schematic illustration of the automatic meal feeding system of the second embodiment. The automatic feeding system 2 of the present embodiment is substantially similar to the automatic feeding system 1 of the first embodiment described above. The arrangement positions of the vessel placement module 110, the first staple food supply and heating module 120, and the ingredient supply module 130 are the same, but the arrangement of the conveyor track module 201 and the receiving area 140 is the same as the foregoing first embodiment. different.

In detail, in the transport track module 201 of the present embodiment, instead of the rollers 1013 disposed on both sides of the bottom plate 1012 of the rail 1011, the cart 1014 is used to cover the bottom plate 1012 of the rail 1011 with a belt 2015. And the rail 1011 has two side walls 1011a on opposite sides, and the side wall 1011a secures the belt 2015 between the side walls 1011a. Further, the rail 1011 of the present embodiment is not a closed loop type rail, and the dining cart 1014 is placed at the entrance end of the rail 1011 for use, and a recycling table 210 may be provided at the end of the rail 1011 to recycle the used dining cart 1014.

As can be seen from FIG. 10, the meal taking platform 240 can be disposed adjacent to the take-out area 140 of the track 1011, and the meal taking platform 240 can be disposed before the recycling table 210. In addition, the dining carts 1014 placed at the entrance end of the rail 1011 may be stacked together and placed in a box 220 as shown in FIG. 11, and for the convenience of access, an ejection member may be further disposed at the bottom of the box 220. 222, such as a spring or a motor, etc., are selected according to requirements. The manner of operation of the container 150 for pouring the staple food 2000 and the ingredient 2200 into the dining cart 1014 has been described in the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described herein.

[Third embodiment]

This embodiment is similar to the foregoing first embodiment, except that the automatic feeding system 3 of the embodiment further includes a side disposed beside the conveying track module 301. The second staple food supply and heating module 340 is located, and the ingredient supply module 130 is located in the second staple food supply and heating module 340 and the first staple food supply and heating module 120. However, the person in the field can change the order position of the ingredient supply module 130, the second staple food supply and heating module 340, and the first staple food supply and heating module 120 according to requirements, for example, the second staple food supply and heating module 340. It is disposed between the ingredient supply module 130 and the first staple food supply and heating module 120. Since only the first and second staple food supply module positions 120, 340 and the setting position of the ingredient supply module 130 are changed, the illustration is not further drawn.

Figure 12 is a schematic view of the automatic feeding system of the third embodiment, and Figure 13 is a partial schematic view of the automatic feeding system of Figure 12. Referring to FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 simultaneously, in the automatic feeding system 3 of the embodiment, the second staple food supply and heating module 340 includes a plurality of dumpling supply slots 342, a feeding device 344, and a plurality of boiling water tanks 346. A dumpling staple food is placed in each of the dumpling supply tanks 342, and the feeding device 344 includes a bracket 3442 disposed before the dumpling supply tank 342 and a feeding member 3444 disposed on the bracket 3442 and movable relative to the bracket 3442. The boiled tank 346 is disposed between the dumpling supply tank 342 and the conveying rail module 301, and the feeding member 3444 is moved along the bracket 3442 to put the dumpling staple into one of the boiled tanks 346. In this embodiment, the dumpling main food stored in the dumpling supply tank 342 may be dumplings, clams, hand-picked or dumplings used in hot pot, and the main food of these dumplings may also be packed in a box. Sheng. Similarly, in order to keep the main food of the dumplings fresh and extend the storage time, the dumpling supply tank 342 is also controlled to a constant temperature.

The second staple food supply and heating module 340 further comprises a plurality of boiled dumplings 347, each A boiled dumplings 347 is disposed above one of the boiled tanks 346, and the dumpling main food is put into the boiled dumplings 347 from the feeding device 344, and the boiled dumplings 347 are immersed in the water of the boiled trough 346 to heat the main food of the dumplings.

The manner of setting the feeding device 344 can be the same as that of the foregoing first embodiment. The manner of setting the feeding device 132 is substantially the same, but not limited thereto, and the person skilled in the art can adaptively change the design according to actual needs without departing from the concept of setting the feeding device 344.

In another embodiment, not shown, since the ingredient supply module 130 and the second staple food supply and heating module 340 are disposed in close proximity, the feeding device 132 and the feeding device 344 can also be integrated, for example, only one simultaneous a bracket 3442 that spans the ingredient supply module 130, the second staple food supply and heating module 340 and the boiled tank 346, and a feeding member 3444 (or a slide rail 135) disposed on the bracket 3442, and the feeding member 3444 can Move back and forth on the bracket 3442 to a suitable position, such as before the ingredient supply module 130, before the second staple food supply and heating module 340, or on the boil tank 346.

In another embodiment, the second staple food supply and heating module 340 can be arranged in the same manner as the first staple food supply and heating module 120, and can also be heated and supplied with dumplings. The purpose of the staple food.

[Fourth embodiment]

This embodiment is substantially the same as the foregoing third embodiment, except that the transport track module 401 of the present embodiment can apply the mode of the transport track module 201 of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the related recycling station 210 and the storage cart The case 220 of 1014 is also applied to this embodiment.

[Fifth Embodiment]

This embodiment is substantially the same as the third embodiment described above, and is different from the third embodiment in that the automatic feeding system 5 further includes a side disposed beside the conveying rail module 501 and disposed on the side of the ingredient supply module 130. A soup supply module 550 is disposed on the side, wherein the soup supply module 550 is disposed adjacent to the second staple food supply and heating module 340, as shown in FIG. It should be noted that although the first staple food supply and heating module 120, the ingredient supply module 130, the second staple food supply and heating module 340, and the soup supply module 550 are simultaneously provided in the embodiment, the field personnel The above modules can be used in combination according to actual needs, and are not limited to the embodiments mentioned in the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 15 , in the embodiment, the soup supply module 550 includes a soup storage cabinet 551 , a plurality of soup containers 552 , a plurality of connecting tubes 553 , and a plurality of heaters 554 , wherein the soup cabinet 551 has a plurality of a storage tank 5511, and a soup container 552 is disposed between the soup storage cabinet 551 and the transport rail module 501, and each of the soup containers 552 and the corresponding soup tank 5511 are connected via a connecting pipe 553, and each storage container 552 corresponds to It is placed on one of the heaters 554, which may be an induction cooker or the like. The stock tank 5511 can be controlled to a constant temperature to facilitate preservation of the soup.

In this embodiment, since the soup supply module 550 is provided, the ingredient 2200 supplied by the ingredient supply module 130 may be a dry material, as long as the dining car 1014 reaches the corresponding soup supply module 550 on the track 1011. According to the ordering result To choose the soup to be added.

In detail, the soup tank 5511 may be made into a drawer type, and the soup material is injected into the soup container 552 from the soup tank 5511 via the connection pipe 553, and then placed in the soup container 552 through the heater 554 under the soup container 552. The soup is heated.

[Sixth embodiment]

This embodiment is substantially the same as the foregoing fifth embodiment except that the transport track module 601 of the present embodiment is a mode in which the transport track module 201 of the second embodiment is applied, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the related recovery table 210 and the case 220 for accommodating the dining car 1014 are also applied to this embodiment.

[Seventh embodiment]

Figure 17 is a schematic illustration of an automatic meal feeding system of a seventh embodiment. Referring to FIG. 17, the difference between this embodiment and the foregoing embodiment is only that one of the embodiments of the automatic feeding systems 1 to 6 of the first to sixth embodiments can be disposed in a cooking chamber 770, and It is convenient to take a meal, and the take-out area 140 is located outside the cooking room 770. Figure 18 is a variation of the seventh embodiment. Referring to FIG. 18, the take-out area 140 may be a platform independent of the track 1011, so that the prepared meal can be placed on the take-out area 140 to be used by the ordering party to prevent the meal from accompanying the dining car 1014. The operation enters the cooking chamber 770. It should be noted that, in order to make the content of FIG. 18 simple and easy to understand, only the transport track module 101, the vessel placement module 110, the first staple food supply and heating module 120, and the ingredient supply module 130 are simply illustrated. The soup supply module 550 and the eating area 140 are not limited thereto.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 17, the automatic feeding system 7 can further include being set to the first a meal machine 772 near the staple food supply and heating module 120, and the ordering machine 772 and the first staple food supply and heating module 120, the ingredient supply module 130, the second staple food supply and heating module 340, and the soup supply mold Group 550 or a combination of electrical connections selected from the above modules. The ordering machine 772 can be a display screen embedded in the exterior wall 771 of the cooking chamber 770, or a vending machine-like device independent of the cooking chamber 770. In addition, the outer wall 771 can be further embedded with a plurality of display elements 772 (as shown in FIG. 18), such as an electrically controllable LED luminaire or a display panel to individually display the various meals located in the catering area 140. The corresponding meal number of the point.

[Eighth Embodiment]

This embodiment is substantially the same as the seventh embodiment described above, except that the transport track module of the present embodiment is a mode in which the transport track module 201 of the second embodiment is applied, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the related recovery table 210 and the box (not shown) for accommodating the dining car 1014 are also applied to this embodiment.

Ninth Embodiment

This embodiment is substantially the same as the seventh embodiment described above, except that the automatic feeding system 9 of the present embodiment further includes a central control room 990. The computer 992 of the central control room 990 is placed on the transport track module 901 and the vessel. The module 110, the first staple food supply and heating module 120, the ingredient supply module 130, the second staple food supply and heating module 340, and the soup supply module 550 or a combined electrical connection selected from the above modules (Fig. 20) Only the transport track module 901, the vessel placement module 110, the first staple food supply and heating module 120, and the soup supply module 550) are simply illustrated, and may be controlled by persons sitting in the room and/or Or monitor the automatic feeding system 9. This central control room 990 can As shown in FIG. 20, it is disposed adjacent to the cooking chamber 770 for convenient proximity management, or may be managed by remote monitoring (not shown).

In summary, the automatic feeding system of the present invention provides a plurality of combinations, which allows the operator to choose the matching according to the cost of the desired cost. Moreover, the heating and adding of the self-feeding system of the automatic feeding system to the consumer in the process of holding the container for the consumer to take is not touched or contaminated by the person, so the food can be kept clean. Contaminated, which in turn ensures safe eating. In addition, the automatic feeding system can reduce manpower requirements and be controlled by computer programs, thus saving labor costs. In addition, according to the preparation time required for individual meals, the automatic feeding system will automatically adjust the order of meals and reduce the waiting time of the diners.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Automatic feeding system

101‧‧‧Transporting track module

1014‧‧‧dinner

110‧‧‧ware placement module

120‧‧‧First staple food supply and heating module

130‧‧‧ ingredient supply module

140‧‧‧Function area

150‧‧‧Storage utensils

112‧‧‧ ‧ frame

114‧‧‧claw

121‧‧‧Food Separate Propulsion Parts

122‧‧‧ staple food supply tank

124‧‧‧Feeding guide groove

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1242‧‧‧ second

126‧‧‧Boiled heater

131‧‧‧ ingredient supply cabinet

132‧‧‧Feeding device

134‧‧‧ ingredient processing container

133‧‧‧Seat

135‧‧‧rails

136‧‧‧Cutter

137‧‧‧Box disposal bucket

138‧‧‧First cleaning tank

Claims (33)

An automatic feeding system for providing a variety of meals, comprising: a conveyor track module; a vessel placement module, adapted to place a plurality of containers on the conveyor track module one by one and sequentially; a first staple food supply and heating module adapted to provide a plurality of staple foods, and one of the selected staple foods heated by one of the selected staple foods is put into one of the container vessels on the conveyor track module, wherein the first staple food supply and The heating module includes: at least one staple food supply tank, and each of the staple food supply tanks is provided with a staple food, and each of the staple food supply tanks is further provided with a food separation propelling member, and each of the same staple food supply tanks is located in the same food supply tank. The main food is separated by the food material separating the pushing member; a feeding guiding groove, a front end of each of the main food supply tanks is connected with the feeding guiding groove; and a boiling water heater is disposed under the feeding guiding groove And a component supply module disposed adjacent to the first staple food heating module, wherein the vessel placement module, the first staple food heating module and the ingredient supply module are sequentially disposed along the conveyor track module . The automatic feeding system according to claim 1, wherein the conveying track module comprises a track, and the track has a bottom plate. The automatic feeding system of claim 2, wherein the conveying track module further comprises a plurality of rollers, and the rollers are arranged in two rows on opposite sides of the bottom plate. The automatic feeding system according to claim 3, wherein the track is divided into a plurality of regions, and the rollers of the same region have the same rotational speed, but the rollers are located in at least two different regions. The speed is different. The automatic feeding system of claim 2, wherein the conveying track module further comprises a belt, and the rail has two side walls on opposite sides, the belt is located between the side walls and covered The bottom plate of the track. The automatic feeding system of claim 2, wherein the conveying track module further comprises a plurality of dining cars, each of the dining cars comprising at least one pulley and a carrier disposed on the at least one pulley, the at least A pulley travels along the track, and the carrier is used to hold the containers. The automatic feeding system according to claim 2, wherein a dining area is defined in the track to facilitate meal taking. The automatic feeding system of claim 2, wherein the track is a closed loop track. The automatic feeding system according to claim 1, wherein each of the staple food supply tanks is controlled to be at a constant temperature. The automatic food feeding system of claim 1, wherein the first staple food supply and heating module further comprises a package removal module disposed in the feeding guide groove for each of the staple foods. When it is covered with a package bag, it is used to disassemble the package bag. The automatic feeding system of claim 10, wherein the package removal module comprises: a carrier that is adapted to carry the staple food into the feeding guide groove, the carrier has a first side and a second side, wherein the second side is pivotally disposed on the feeding guiding groove to enable the first One side is adapted to rotate with the second side as a rotation axis; and a pair of detents are disposed on opposite sides of the carrier, adapted to be relatively close to or away from the package bag for separating the staple food on the carrier . The automatic feeding system of claim 11, further comprising a negative pressure device disposed under the carrier for providing a negative pressure to adsorb when the carrier carries the selected staple food Stay in the package. The automatic feeding system of claim 12, further comprising a packaging bag collecting groove disposed under the feeding guiding groove, wherein the negative pressure device is disposed in the packaging bag collecting groove, the carrier The first side is further rotated to correspond to the bag collecting groove so that the bag falls into the bag collecting groove. The automatic feeding system of claim 1, wherein the ingredient supply module comprises: a ingredient supply cabinet having a plurality of rows and columns of ingredient supply slots, and each of the ingredient supply slots is disposed a boxed one ingredient, and a film for sealing the ingredient in a box in which the ingredient is placed; a feeding device comprising: a pair of vertical guiding columns disposed in front of the ingredient supply cabinet; a pair of sliders correspondingly disposed on the pair of vertical guiding columns; at least one horizontal rod, the pair of sliders are inserted; a feeding box is disposed on the horizontal rod; a table disposed between the conveyor track module and the ingredient supply cabinet; a batch processing container for holding the box; a slide rail pivoted on the table, and located in the feed box and the ingredient Processing between the containers, and the ingredient processing container is pivoted on the slide rail to be adapted to be inverted relative to the slide rail; and a cutter disposed above the ingredient processing container, adapted to be adjacent to the ingredient processing container for cutting the ingredient The film on the cartridge in the container is treated. The automatic feeding system of claim 14, wherein the ingredient supply cabinet is controlled to be at a constant temperature. The automatic feeding system of claim 14, wherein the ingredient supply module further comprises a box disposal barrel disposed under the ingredient processing container, and the slide rail is rotated relative to the seat to make the ingredient The processing container is adjacent to the box disposal barrel, and the ingredient processing container is rotated to cause the box located in the ingredient processing container to fall into the box disposal barrel. The automatic feeding system of claim 14, wherein the ingredient supply module further comprises a first cleaning tank and a plurality of nozzles disposed in the first cleaning tank, wherein the first cleaning tank is disposed at the Below the slide rail, the slide rail is rotated relative to the table to position the ingredient processing container in the first cleaning tank, and the nozzles clean the ingredient processing container. The automatic feeding system of claim 1, further comprising a second staple food supply and heating module disposed between the ingredient supply module and the first staple food supply and the heating module or the ingredient The supply module is disposed on the first staple food supply And between the heating module and the second staple food supply and heating module. The automatic feeding system of claim 18, wherein the second staple food supply and heating module comprises: a plurality of dumpling supply tanks, and each of the dumpling supply tanks is provided with a dumpling staple food; The feeding device comprises: a bracket disposed before the dumpling supply tank; a feeding member disposed on the bracket and movable relative to the bracket; and a plurality of boiled tanks disposed in the dumpling supply tank and the Between the conveyor track modules, the feed member moves along the support to feed the dumpling staple food into one of the water boiling tanks. The automatic feeding system according to claim 19, wherein each of the dumpling supply tanks is controlled to be at a constant temperature. The automatic feeding system of claim 19, wherein the second staple food supply and heating module further comprises a plurality of boiled dumplings, each of which is corresponding to one of the boiled troughs. Above, and the main ingredient of the dumpling is put into the boiled dumplings from the feeding device, the boiled dumplings are immersed in the water of the boiling water tank. The automatic feeding system according to claim 19, further comprising a soup supply module, and the first main food supply and heating module and the ingredient supply mold are sequentially disposed along the conveying track module. The soup supply module and the second staple food supply and heating module, or the first staple food supply and heating module, the soup supply module, the ingredient supply module and the second staple food supply and heating Module, or the first master Food supply and heating module, the second staple food supply and heating module, the ingredient supply module and the soup supply module, or the first staple food supply and heating module, the second staple food supply and heating module The soup supply module and the ingredient supply module. The automatic feeding system of claim 22, wherein the soup supply module comprises: a soup storage cabinet having a plurality of soup tanks; and a plurality of soup containers disposed in the soup cabinet and the conveyor track module a plurality of connecting tubes, wherein each of the soup containers is connected to the corresponding soup tank via one of the connecting tubes; and a plurality of heaters, wherein each of the soup containers is correspondingly placed in the heating On one of the devices. The automatic feeding system of claim 23, wherein each of the storage tanks is controlled to be at a constant temperature. The automatic feeding system of claim 1, further comprising a soup supply module disposed beside the conveyor track module and located in the ingredient supply module and the first staple food supply and heating module The ingredient supply module is disposed between the first staple food supply and heating module and the soup supply module. The automatic feeding system of claim 25, wherein the soup supply module comprises: a soup storage cabinet having a plurality of soup tanks; and a plurality of soup containers disposed in the soup cabinet and the conveyor track module Between; a plurality of connecting tubes, wherein each of the soup containers and the corresponding soup tank are via One of the connecting tubes is connected; and a plurality of heaters, wherein each of the soup containers is correspondingly placed on one of the heaters. The automatic feeding system of claim 26, wherein each of the storage tanks is controlled to be at a constant temperature. The automatic feeding system of claim 1, wherein the vessel placement module comprises: a frame disposed adjacent to the first staple food supply and heating module and the conveyor track module, wherein the a container is placed under the frame; and a jaw is disposed on the frame, is adapted to move horizontally along the frame, and moves vertically relative to the frame to sequentially place the containers to the transport On the track module. The automatic feeding system of claim 1, further comprising a cooking compartment, the conveying rail module, the vessel placing module, the first staple food supply and heating module, and the ingredient supply module Both are located in the cooking chamber, and the take-out area is located outside the cooking room. The automatic feeding system of claim 29, wherein the cooking chamber has an outer wall, and the receiving area is located in front of the outer wall, the outer wall is inlaid with a plurality of display elements for individual display The corresponding meal number of each meal located on the take-out area. The automatic feeding system according to the first aspect of the patent application, further comprising a one-point meal machine, disposed near the first staple food supply and heating module, and the ordering machine and The first staple food supply and heating module and the ingredient supply module are electrically connected. The automatic feeding system of claim 1, further comprising a central control room, wherein a computer in the central control room is electrically connected to the first staple food supply and heating module and the ingredient supply module. The automatic feeding system according to claim 1, further comprising a recycling station disposed at an end of the conveying track module.