TWI675639B - Automatic beverage making device and feeding device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is an automatic beverage making device and its feeding device, which includes an instruction for setting the weight ratio of various types of beverages in a control device. The control device controls a conveying device, a cup taking device, and at least one feeding device according to the instruction. A stirring device and a sealing device, and the above devices are sequentially arranged around the conveying device, the cup taking device grasps the cup body into the cup receiving groove of the conveying device, so that the conveying device starts to convey the cup body along the feeding device, The stirring device and the sealing device sequentially perform the actions of feeding, stirring and sealing to complete the production of a hand-cranked beverage. The process of making a hand-cranked beverage is fully automated, and a variety of different kinds of beverages can be produced quickly and in large quantities without manual intervention.

Description

Automatic beverage making device and feeding device thereof

The invention relates to a device for making beverages, in particular to an automatic beverage making device and its feeding device.

According to research, after shaking the tea to allow oxygen to fully combine with the tea, in addition to producing dense foam, the bitter taste of the tea will also disappear, making the taste of the tea much smoother, so hand shake With the invention of beverages, hand-cranked beverages have gradually become the favorite beverage of the Chinese people.

As hand-cranked beverages have gradually become an indispensable drink in the daily life of Chinese people, it is natural that hand-cranked beverage stores have also been opened, making competition for hand-cranked beverage companies relatively fiercer. Therefore, in order to attract customers, the industry has gradually developed a variety of customized beverages to meet the needs of different customers. Of course, the products sold by hand-cranked beverage shops have continued to be innovative, such as the addition of pearls to beverages, Pudding, coffee jelly, or mix different juices. However, it also makes the store prepare more and more types of materials, and the process of preparing drinks is more complicated.

The variety of beverages prepared by the store has become more and more, and the work content required by manpower has gradually increased, so that the industry must ask more employees to share the work, and the labor cost required by the industry has also increased.

In view of this, the present invention proposes an automatic beverage making device and its feeding device in view of the lack of the above-mentioned conventional technologies, so as to effectively overcome these problems.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic beverage making device, which can automatically make a variety of beverages, and can simultaneously dispense a fixed amount of ice cubes and fructose, etc., and automatically stir and seal the beverage, so that the process of making a hand-cranked beverage is complete. Automated, you can quickly and mass produce many different kinds of beverages without human intervention.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic beverage making device and a feeding device thereof, which can effectively save manpower, reduce labor costs, and can effectively improve the efficiency of beverage production.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an automatic beverage making device, which includes a control device with instructions for setting weight ratios of various types of beverages, and provides a user to select input instructions, and the control device then converts the instructions into various signal outputs The control device can be electrically connected and control a conveying device, a cup taking device, at least one feeding device, a stirring device and a sealing device, wherein the cup taking device, feeding device, stirring device and sealing device are arranged next to each other in order. , And surround the conveying device. The conveying device is provided with a plurality of cup body accommodating grooves to receive the cup taking device according to the signal from the control device, and grab the cups stored in the cup holder into the cup body accommodating grooves. The control device then controls the conveying device to move the cup bodies. To the position of the feeding device, the feeding device feeds according to the signal of the control device; then the control device controls the conveying device to move the cup to the position of the stirring device, and the stirring device then stirs the feeding in the cup according to the signal of the control device; finally After the control device controls the conveying device to move the cup to the position of the sealing device, the sealing device seals the cup according to the signal from the control device.

The feeding device further includes at least one container, and the container is provided with a plurality of receiving spaces, and each of the receiving spaces can accommodate a feeding device. A feeding tube is provided with a plurality of feeding tubes, which are communicated with each other. Each accommodating space of the accommodator is further provided with a plurality of extractors in the accommodator, and each extractor is connected to each accommodating space and the feeding pipe of the feeding pipe respectively. To control the extractor to start or stop the feeding to the cup according to the signal of the control device.

At least one weighing device is electrically connected to the control device, and is correspondingly disposed at the position of the feeding device and below the conveying device. The two sides of the carrying plate of the weighing device are respectively provided with inclined portions. When the conveying device moves the cup body to When the weighing device is on, the bottom of the suspended cup can be moved to the weighing device along the inclined portion, so that the weighing device can detect the weight of the feeding material of the cup, and generate a weight information to the control device, and provide the control device according to the scale. The weight information transmitted by the heavy device adjusts the feeding device to feed.

In addition, the present invention also provides a feeding device applied to an automatic beverage making device. The feeding device includes an open end at the bottom of the receiving funnel, the feeding funnel can be accommodated in the receiving funnel, and a piston is arranged in the receiving funnel. A driving device electrically connected to the control device. The piston is controlled by the driving device and reciprocates in the containing funnel. Two ends of the piston and the open end of the containing funnel are provided with two gaskets, which can be clamped between the two gaskets. Feeding, when the piston goes out of the open end of the containing funnel, it can feed out.

Detailed descriptions will be provided below through specific embodiments to make it easier to understand the purpose, technical content, features and effects of the present invention.

The invention is an automatic beverage making device, which can allocate a certain amount of tea, feed, ice cubes, fructose, etc. to automatically make a variety of beverages, and automatically stir and seal the beverages, so that the process of making a hand-cranked beverage Fully automated, can produce many different kinds of beverages quickly and in large quantities without human intervention.

Please refer to the first diagram and the second diagram to explain the structure of the present invention in detail. As shown in the figure, the automatic beverage making device 1 includes a control device 10 that sets instructions for weight ratios of various types of beverages to provide users with choices. Input commands into the control device 10, the control device 10 then converts the commands into various signal outputs, and a wireless communication device 12 is further provided in the control device 10 to connect a remote computer (not shown). The wireless communication device 12 A remote user can be provided to connect with the control device 10 for remote control, and input various commands to the control device 10 at the remote end. The control device 10 is further electrically connected and controls a conveying device 20, a cup taking device 30, at least one feeding device 40, a weighing device 50, a stirring device 60, a sealing device 70, and a cup discharging device 80, respectively. All devices operate according to the signals from the control device 10. Among them, the conveying device 20 is a conveyor belt of a loop track, which makes a control device 10, a cup taking device 30, four feeding devices 40, 41, 43, 45, a stirring device 60, a sealing device 70, and a cup output device 80 is sequentially arranged adjacently around the conveying device 10; the conveying device 20 is further provided with a plurality of cup receiving grooves 22, and a bottom of the cup receiving groove 22 is a basket 220. This embodiment exemplifies the cup taking device 30 as a clamp for holding a cup body 34 disposed in a receiving cup holder 32 adjacent to the cup taking device 30 and placing the cup body 34 on the conveying device 20. The cup body is accommodated in the groove 22, and the cup body 34 passes through the basket empty portion 220, so that the bottom of the cup body 34 is suspended.

Please refer to the first and second figures in succession, and refer to the third figure to explain the structure of the feeding device 40. In this embodiment, four feeding devices 40, 41, 43, and 45 are provided, in which the feeding device 40 is used to accommodate The ice block can be a general ice maker; the feeding device 43 can provide fructose, which can be a general fructose machine; the feeding device 41 is used to hold a variety of teas; the feeding device 45 is used to hold Ingredients such as pearls, coriander or coconut. Please refer to the third figure to explain the structure of the feeding device 41 in detail. As shown in the figure, the feeding structure 41 includes at least one receptacle 42. The receptacle 42 is provided with a plurality of accommodation spaces 420, and each accommodation The spaces 420 each contain different kinds of feeding materials. A feeding tube 44 is further provided on the container 42, and a plurality of feeding tubes 440 are provided on the feeding tube 44. Each feeding tube 440 communicates with each of the containers 42. Accommodating space 420. The feeding device 41 further includes a plurality of extractors 46 which may be motors. The plurality of extractors 46 are electrically connected and receive control of the control device 10 and are disposed in the receptacles 42. Each extractor 46 is correspondingly connected to each receptacle. Each of the feeding tubes 440 in the space 420 and the feeding tube 44 enables the extractor 46 to start or stop the feeding of the material into the cup 34 according to the signal of the control device 10.

Next, please refer to FIG. 4A to describe the structure of the feeding device 45 in detail. The feeding device 45 includes a receiving funnel 450, an open end 452 is provided at the bottom, and the feeding funnel 450 can accommodate the feeding material 454, such as pearl. The receiving funnel 450 is further provided with a piston 456. One end of the piston 456 is connected to a driving device 458. The driving device 458 is electrically connected to the control device 10 to control the driving device 458 through the control device 10. The driving device 458 then controls the piston to be 456 in the container. The funnel 450 is reciprocated up and down. Two pistons 459 and 459 'are provided on one end of the open end 452 of the receiving funnel 450 on the piston 456. The two gaskets 459 and 459 can be clamped and fed. When the open end 452 of the receiving funnel 450 is penetrated, the feed 454 can be discharged into the cup body at the same time. The distance between the two shims 459, 459 'can be adjusted. The longer the distance between the two shims 459, 459', the more feed 454 can be discharged.

In detail, please refer to FIGS. 4A to 4C. As shown in FIG. 4A, in general, in the feeding device 45, the positions of the gaskets 459 and 459 'of the piston 456bis will be maintained in the accommodation. Above the open end 452 of the funnel 450. Next, please refer to the fourth diagram B. When feeding 454, the driving device 458 controls the piston 456 to move downward. At this time, the feeding material 454 can be entrained between the two shims 459 and 459 'and move down to the receiving funnel 450.的 开端 端 452。 The open end 452. Finally enter the fourth C diagram, the driving device 458 continuously controls the downward movement of the piston 456, so that when the two gaskets 459, 459 'pass through the open end 452 of the receiving funnel 450, the feed 454 can be discharged into the cup 34 .

Next, please refer to the first figure, the second figure, and the fifth figure to explain the structure of the weighing device 50. In this embodiment, the example has two weighing devices 50 and 50 'and is correspondingly disposed at the positions of the feeding devices 40 and 43. And below the conveying device 20, to detect the weight of the feeding material of the cup body 34, the weighting devices 50 and 50 'are exemplified as scales in this embodiment. Since the structures of the weighting devices 50 and 50' are the same, this embodiment Only the weighing device 50 is described as a structure. Please refer to the fifth figure, the weighing device 50 includes a bearing plate 52, and two inclined sides 520 and 520 'are further provided on both sides of the bearing plate 52. The height of the bearing plate 52 of the weighing device 50 is relatively high. 20 When the cup 34 is moved to the bearing plate 52, the height of the bearing plate 52 will slightly push the cup 34 out of the cup receiving groove 22 of the conveying device 20, so that the weight of the cup 34 completely falls on the weighing device 50 The function of the inclined portion 520 of the bearing plate 52 is to provide the suspended bottom of the cup body 34 to move along the inclined portion 520 to the bearing plate 52 of the weighing device 50 to buffer and lift the cup body 34 onto the bearing plate 52. The force, the opposite inclined portion 520 ′ is a buffer when the conveying device 20 moves the cup 34 away from the bearing plate 52. When the weighing device 50 carries all the weight of the cup body 34, it can generate weight information to the control device 10, so that the control device 10 adjusts the feeding devices 40 and 43 to feed according to the weight information transmitted by the weighing devices 50, 50 '.

Next, please refer to the first figure, the second figure, and the fifth figure to explain the structure of the stirring device 60. The stirring device 60 includes a machine 62 provided with a rotating base 64, and the machine 62 can control the rotating base 64. Ascending or descending to adjust the optimal height for stirring the cup 34, the rotating base 64 is provided with at least two stirring rods 66 and 66 ', wherein the stirring rods 66 and 66' include a motor 664 and 664 ', respectively. On the base 64, the motors 664, 664 'can drive the stirring rods 66, 66' to rotate on the rotating base 64, and each of the stirring rods 66, 66 'includes a straight rod 660, 660', respectively, which are respectively connected to the motor 664 664 ', the front ends of the straight rods 660, 660' are respectively provided with a stirring member 662, 662 '. At least one cleaning device 68 contains a cleaning liquid. In this embodiment, two cleaning devices 68 and 68 'are provided as an example, so that the two stirring rods 66 and 66' can be exchanged in the cleaning devices 68 and 68 'for cleaning.

Please refer back to the first and second figures, wherein the sealing device 70 is a sealing machine, which can seal the opening of the cup 34 according to the signal of the control device 10 to prevent the internal beverage from leaking out. The cup-out device 80 is also electrically connected to the control device 10 and is located on one side of the conveying device 20. In this embodiment, the cup-out device 80 can be used as a clamp to move the sealed cup 34 to the shipping carrier 90 on the side. .

After explaining the structure of the automatic beverage making device and the stirring device of the present invention, please refer to the first to fifth figures to describe the operation flow of the present invention in detail. First, the user sets an instruction for the beverage to be prepared on the control device 10, and the control device 10 converts the instruction into a signal output to control the cup taking device 30 to place the cup 34 from the storage cup holder 32 to the cup of the conveying device 20 In the accommodating groove 22, the control device 10 controls the conveying device 20 to drive the cup 34 to the position of the feeding device 40. At the same time, the bottom of the suspended cup 34 will follow the inclined portion 520 of the load plate 52 of the weighing device 50 to the scale. On the weighing device 50, when the feeding device 40 gives ice cubes to the cup body 34, the weighing device 50 can generate weight information in real time, and transmit the weight of the ice cubes to the control device 10, and when the weight reaches a predetermined When measuring, the control device 10 sends a signal to stop the feeding of the feeding device 40. The control device 10 then controls the conveying device 20 to move the cup body 34 so that the bottom of the cup body 34 is lowered along the inclined portion 520 ′ of the carrying plate 52 of the weighing device 50, the cup body 34 is suspended again, and then transported to the feeding device 41 s position. The control device 10 controls the extractor 46 of the feeding device 41 to extract the preset amount of tea into the cup 34, and then the control device 10 controls the conveying device 20 to move the cup 34 to the position of the feeding device 43, and at the same time, the cup 34 Move to the weighing device 50 '. When the feeding device 43 gives fructose into the cup body 34, the weighing device 50' can generate weight information to transfer the weight of fructose to the control device 10 in real time. When the weight reaches the control device When the predetermined amount is set in advance, the control device 10 sends a signal to the feeding device 43 to stop feeding. Finally, the conveying device 20 moves the cup 34 to the position of the feeding device 45, and the control device 10 controls the driving device 458 of the feeding device 45 to drive the piston 456 to discharge the solid feed into the cup 34.

Please continue to refer to the first, second, and sixth drawings. After the feeding is completed, the control device 10 then controls the conveying device 20 to transport the cup 34 to the position of the stirring device 60. The control device 10 first controls the stirring rods 66, 66. 'The motor rotates the straight rods 660 and 660'. At this time, the stirring rod 66 can be rotated in the cup body 34 to automatically stir the feed, and the other stirring rod 66 'is rotated in the cleaning device 68', thereby Clean the stir bar 66 '. After the stirring is completed, the control device 10 can control the rotation of the rotating base 64 to move the stirring rod 66 away from the cup 34 and move to another cleaning device 68 for cleaning, and at the same time, the stirring rod 66 previously cleaned in the cleaning device 68 '. 'You can use the next feed to stir. When the next stir bar 66' stirs the cup, the stir bar 66 placed in the cleaning device 68 can be cleaned at the same time. Therefore, the stirring device 60 can achieve the functions of automatically stirring the beverage and automatically cleaning the stirring rod.

After the stirring is completed, the control device 10 controls the conveying device 20 to transport the cup 34 to the position of the sealing device 70, and the control device 10 controls the sealing device 70 to seal the opening of the cup 34 according to the signal. After the sealing is completed, the control device 10 finally controls the cup-out device 80 to grab the sealed cup body 34 according to the signal, so as to place the cup body 34 on a shipping carrier 90 for users to ship.

To sum up, the present invention can automatically make a variety of beverages, and can simultaneously dispense a fixed amount of ice cubes and fructose, etc., and automatically stir and clean the beverages, as well as sealing, etc., so that the process of making a hand-cranked beverage is fully automated, without manual labor With the intervention, a variety of different kinds of drinks can be produced quickly and in large quantities, and the present invention can effectively save manpower, reduce labor costs, and effectively improve the efficiency of beverage production.

The foregoing are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Therefore, all equal changes or modifications made according to the features and spirit described in the scope of the application of the present invention shall be included in the scope of patent application of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Automatic beverage making device

10‧‧‧Control device

12‧‧‧Wireless communication device

20‧‧‧ Conveying device

22‧‧‧ cup body container

220‧‧‧ Basket empty department

30‧‧‧ Cup taking device

32‧‧‧Storage cup holder

34‧‧‧ cup body

40‧‧‧Feeding device

41‧‧‧Feeding device

43‧‧‧Feeding device

42‧‧‧ container

420‧‧‧accommodation space

44‧‧‧Feeding tube

440‧‧‧Feeding tube

45‧‧‧Feeding device

450‧‧‧ containing funnel

452‧‧‧ open end

454‧‧‧Feeding

456‧‧‧Piston

458‧‧‧Drive

459, 459’‧‧‧ gasket

46‧‧‧Extractor

50‧‧‧ weighing device

52‧‧‧bearing plate

520‧‧‧inclined

520’‧‧‧ Inclined

50’‧‧‧ weighing device

60‧‧‧mixing device

62‧‧‧machine

64‧‧‧ rotating seat

66‧‧‧ Stirrer

66’‧‧‧ Stirrer

660‧‧‧Straight

660’‧‧‧Straight

662‧‧‧mixing parts

662’‧‧‧ agitator

664‧‧‧Motor

664’‧‧‧Motor

68‧‧‧washing device

68’‧‧‧cleaning device

70‧‧‧sealing device

80‧‧‧ Cup-out device

90‧‧‧ shipping vehicle

The first figure is a schematic perspective view of the present invention. The second figure is a system block diagram of the present invention. The third figure is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the feeding device of the present invention. FIG. 4A and FIG. 4C are schematic diagrams of the use state of another embodiment of the feeding device of the present invention. The fifth figure is a side view of the weighing device of the present invention. The sixth figure is a schematic perspective view of the stirring device of the present invention.

Claims (10)

An automatic beverage making device includes: a control device, which sets instructions for the weight ratio of various types of beverages, and the user chooses to input the instruction, and the control device converts the instruction into various signal outputs; a conveying device, The control device is electrically connected to operate according to the signal of the control device, and a plurality of cup receiving slots are provided on the conveying device; a cup taking device is electrically connected to the control device, and according to the control device's The signal grabs a cup in the cup holder to at least one cup receiving groove of the conveying device; at least one feeding device is electrically connected to the control device and is adjacent to the cup taking device, and the control device controls After the conveying device moves the cup to the position of the feeding device, the feeding device performs feeding according to the signal of the control device; a stirring device, which is electrically connected to the control device and is adjacent to the feeding device, the control device After controlling the conveying device to move the cup body to the position of the stirring device, the stirring device according to the signal of the control device, A sealing device is electrically connected to the control device and is adjacent to the stirring device. The control device controls the conveying device to move the cup to the position of the sealing device, and then the sealing device is based on the control device. The signal seals the cup body; and a cup-out device, which is electrically connected to the control device and is located on one side of the conveying device, the cup-out device can move the sealed cup body to a position according to the signal from the control device. On the shipping vehicle. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device further comprises: at least one container, which is provided with a plurality of receiving spaces, and each of the receiving spaces can accommodate a feeding material; a feeding tube A plurality of feeding pipes are arranged on the feeding pipe system, and the feeding pipe system is connected to each of the accommodating spaces of the container respectively; and a plurality of extractors are respectively arranged in each of the accommodating spaces and communicate with the accommodating space. And the feeding tube of the feeding tube, the extractor is electrically connected to the control device, so as to start or stop drawing the feeding material into the cup body according to the signal of the control device. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device further comprises: a receiving funnel, an open end is provided at the bottom thereof, and the feeding funnel can accommodate the feeding material; and a piston provided in the receiving funnel In the containing funnel, the piston is connected to a driving device electrically connected to the control device. The piston is controlled by the driving device and reciprocates in the containing funnel. The piston is located on the open end of the containing funnel. One end is further provided with two shims, which can hold the feed between the two shims. When the piston passes through the open end of the containing funnel, the feed can be output to the cup. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 1, wherein the stirring device further includes: a machine on which a rotating base is provided; at least two stirring rods are respectively arranged on the rotating base, each of the stirring rods It further includes a straight rod, a stirring member is provided at the front end of the straight rod; and at least one cleaning device, a cleaning liquid is arranged in the content thereof, so that one of the stirring rods can be accommodated in the cleaning device, and the other one is located in the cup. In the body, the rotating base of the machine can further control the movement of the two stirring rods to exchange the positions of the two stirring rods in the cleaning device and the cup body. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the cup receiving grooves of the conveying device is a hollow part, so that the cup can pass through the cup receiving grooves. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 5, further comprising at least one weighing device, which is electrically connected to the control device, and is correspondingly arranged at the position of the feeding device and below the conveying device to detect the cup body. The weight of the feeding material generates weight information to the control device, so that the control device adjusts the feeding device for feeding according to the weight information transmitted by the weighing device. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 6, wherein one side of a load plate of the weighing device is further provided with an inclined portion, and when the conveying device moves the cup body to the weighing device, the cup The bottom of the body can be moved to the weighing device along the inclined portion. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 1, wherein the conveying device is a loop-type track to surround the cup taking device, the feeding device, the stirring device, and the sealing device. The automatic beverage making device according to claim 1, wherein the control device further includes a wireless communication device for connecting to a remote computer for remote control. A feeding device applied to an automatic beverage making device includes a receiving funnel with an open end at the bottom, and the feeding funnel can be accommodated in the receiving funnel; and a piston disposed in the receiving funnel. A piston is connected with a driving device electrically connected with the control device. The piston is controlled by the driving device and reciprocates in the receiving funnel. Two ends of the piston and the open end of the receiving funnel are provided with two pads. Sheet, the feed material can be clamped between the two gaskets, and the feed material can be output when the piston penetrates the open end of the containing funnel.