TWI688353B - System for intelligently producing cuisine and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for intelligently producing cuisine and method of the same. The system has a main controlling device. The main controlling device electrically connects with a transporting device、a container sending device、a production executing group and an inputting device. The method including using the inputting device to input producing data and ordering information of the cuisine to the main controlling device first. Then sending container in which the cuisine is loaded to the transporting device by the container sending device. Finally the production executing group will add necessary ingredients into the container and give necessary cooking condition to the ingredients. The invention can make the producing of the cuisine intelligent、automatic and faster.

Description

Meal intelligent production system and method

The invention relates to a smart meal making system and method, and is an electromechanical system for automatically performing tasks.

In the past, when the restaurant prepared meals, it was done by the staff in the kitchen.

However, there are many shortcomings in preparing meals by manpower. For example, since the amount of meals that people can generally handle at the same time is limited, the speed of preparing meals by manpower will be slower, and if the steps for preparing meals are more cumbersome, Then, the staff may miss the preparation steps during the busy time, which may cause defects in appearance or taste after the meal is completed.

In view of the above shortcomings, the inventor believes that it is necessary to correct, so he has many years of experience in related technology and product design and manufacturing, upholds the excellent design concept, and researches and creates in view of the above disadvantages. The system and method for intelligent meal preparation of the present invention are introduced, which corrects the product structure to enhance the excellent efficacy of the product.

The main purpose of the intelligent meal preparation system and method of the present invention is to provide a system that can automatically and quickly prepare meals.

In order to achieve the purpose of the foregoing disclosure, the production system in the smart meal production system and method of the present invention includes: a main control device with functions of arithmetic processing, data storage and automatic control; A conveying device is electrically connected to the main control device and controlled by the main control device. The conveying device has a conveying belt. The conveying device uses the conveying belt to convey containers for accommodating meals. A plurality of operation fixed points are defined in sequence along the conveying direction. When the container is transported to any of the operation fixed points, the main control device will control the conveyor belt to stop for a predetermined time; a container delivery device is electrically connected to the main control device, The container delivery device is provided above the conveying device to deliver containers for holding meals to the conveyor belt; a production execution group having at least one material feeder and at least one cooking condition applicator, the production execution group Each material feeder and each cooking condition applicator are electrically connected to the main control device, and each of the material feeder and each cooking condition applicator are located next to the conveyor belt of the conveying device and correspond to each operation fixed point , And the material feeder is used to add food materials, seasonings and other meal materials to the container, the cooking condition applicator is used to give the meal materials predetermined cooking conditions, for example, the cooking condition applicator can be used for meal materials Heating, providing high-temperature steam or fire roasting, etc.; a movable cover group, which is provided above the conveyor belt of the conveying device, the movable cover group has at least one cover driver, and each cover driver is connected to a movable cover, The cover driver drives the movable cover to move up and down, and each movable cover corresponds to each operation fixed point of the conveyor belt, and each cover drive is also electrically connected to the main control device, and the activity The cover can also be connected to the material feeder of the production execution group and the cooking condition applicator through a pipeline; an input device is electrically connected to the main control device, and the input device is used for personnel to input the cooking required for setting meals The condition parameter data is stored in the main control device as a meal database, and the input device is also used for the staff to accept the order of the customer and input order information such as meal name and quantity into the main control Device.

The smart production method of the meal is that the staff first enters the meal preparation data into the main control device to establish a database, and then the staff accepts the customer's order and orders the meal When the information is input to the main control device, the main control device will control the container delivery device to send the container for the meal to the conveyor belt of the conveyor device, and then the conveyor belt will sequentially send the container to the fixed point of each operation, and when the container stays in the operation At the fixed time, the main control device will control the material feeder and the cooking condition applicator to add the materials required for the preparation of the meal to the container and the cooking conditions required for the materials, and the cover can be covered by the movable cover before the cooking conditions are given Cover the container.

Compared with the fact that the speed of preparing meals by personnel is slow and there may be missing steps that affect the quality, this system and method uses the main control device to control the entire production process, so in addition to being faster, it can also It is a fairly progressive invention to ensure that every meal prepared is made according to predetermined steps to maintain a certain quality.

1: main control device

2: Conveying device

21: conveyor belt

3: Container delivery device

4: Production executive team

41: Material feeder

42: Food conditioner

5: Activity cover group

51: Cover drive

52: movable cover

6: input device

7: Sensing device

P: Assignment

S1: Establish meal preparation materials

S2: Enter order information

S3: Send out the meal container

S4: Conveying

S5: Add materials

S6: Give cooking conditions

S7: Cover

The first figure is a schematic structural diagram of a smart meal production system of the present invention.

The second figure is a schematic diagram of the meal intelligent production system of the present invention adding meal materials to a container.

The third figure is a schematic diagram of the cooking conditions given to the meal materials by the smart meal preparation system of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of the meal preparation system of the present invention adding meal materials and giving cooking conditions again.

The fifth figure is a block flow chart of the intelligent manufacturing method of the present invention.

The sixth figure is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the smart meal production system of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a smart meal making system and method. [Please refer to the first figure] It includes: a main control device (1) with functions of arithmetic processing, data storage and automatic control; A conveying device (2), electrically connected to the main control device (1) and controlled by the main control device (1), the conveying device (2) has a unidirectional conveying conveyor belt (21), the conveying device (2) The conveyor belt (21) is used to convey containers used to hold meals. The conveyor belt (21) defines a plurality of work points (P) in sequence along the conveying direction. When the container is conveyed to any of When the operation is fixed (P), the main control device (1) will control the conveyor belt (21) to stop for a predetermined time; a container delivery device (3), electrically connected to the main control device (1), the container delivery device (3) juxtaposed above the conveying device (2) to send containers for holding meals to the conveyor belt (21); a production execution group (4) with at least one material feeder (41) And at least one cooking condition applicator (42), each material adder (41) of the production execution group (4) and each cooking condition applicator (42) are electrically connected to the main control device (1), and each The material feeder (41) and each of the cooking condition applicators (42) are located beside the conveyor belt (21) of the conveying device (2) and respectively correspond to the operation fixed point (P), while the material feeder (41) ) Is used to add food materials, seasonings and other meal materials to the container, the cooking condition applicator (42) is used to give the meal materials predetermined cooking conditions, for example, the cooking condition applicator (42) can be used for meal materials Heating, providing high temperature steam or fire roasting, etc.; a movable cover group (5), which is provided above the conveyor belt (21) of the conveying device (2), the movable cover group (5) has at least one cover drive ( 51), each cover driver (51) is respectively connected to a movable cover (52), and the cover driver (51) drives the movable cover (52) to move up and down, and each movable cover (52) Corresponding to each operation fixed point (P) of the conveyor belt (21), and each cover drive (51) is also electrically connected to the main control device (1), and the movable cover (52) can also be borrowed Connect the material feeder (41) of the production execution group (4) and the cooking condition applicator (42) by pipeline; An input device (6) is electrically connected to the main control device (1), and the input device (6) is used for personnel to input cooking condition parameter data required for setting meals to the main control device (1) for storage Into a meal database, such as the type and amount of materials required for the meal, the heating temperature required for the material, the heating time, etc., and the input device (6) can also be used after the staff accepts the customer's order Order information such as meal name, quantity, etc. is input to the main control device (1), and then the main control device (1) controls the conveying device (2) and the container delivery device according to the pre-established meal database 3) The production execution group (4) and the movable cover group (5) perform actions to complete the meal.

[Please refer to the first figure] The intelligent meal preparation system of the present invention, a material feeder (41) for adding food ingredients and seasonings can be provided above the conveyor belt (21) of the conveyor device (2), and each cooking condition is given The appliance (42) is used to heat the meal materials, provide high-temperature steam or fire grilling, etc., so that the materials can reach the predetermined cooking state, so the cooking condition giver (42) can be installed on the conveyor belt according to the different types (21) Above or below, for example, the cooking condition applicator (42) for heating can be provided below the conveyor belt (21), and the cooking condition applicator (42) for providing high-temperature steam can be provided on the conveyor belt (21) Above.

[Please refer to the first figure] In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (21) is from left to right and three operation fixed points (P) are sequentially defined, and each operation fixed point (P) is correspondingly provided with Two material feeders (41), a cooking condition applicator (42), and another material feeder (41), wherein the first two material feeders (41) are used to add ingredients, and the cooking condition applicator (42) is used To provide high-temperature steam, hot air, electric infrared or electromagnetic heating, it is assumed that the cooking condition applicator (42) is used to provide high-temperature steam, and the last material feeder (41) is used to add soup or hot water, cooking The condition applicator (42) and the material feeder (41) for adding soup stock are respectively connected to a movable cover by a pipeline (52), and two other cooking condition applicators (42) are provided below the conveyor belt (21) to correspond to the second and third job fixed points (P), respectively, and the cooking conditions under the conveyor belt (21) are given The device (42) is used for heating, and when you want to use the system to intelligently and automatically prepare meals, that is, input the meal database and related program settings to the main control device (1) through the input device (6) in advance After storage, when the staff accepts the customer's order, the input device (6) is also used to input order information such as meal name and quantity to the main control device (1), and the input main control device (1) According to the program settings of the pre-established meal database, the main control device (1) will control the container delivery device (3) to regularly deliver the meal container to the conveyor belt (21), and it is assumed that the container delivery device (3) The delivered containers are pre-loaded with a part of the meal materials, and the main control device (1) will also control the conveying device (2) to stay for a period of time after each stroke, so that each container will stay in the order Operation fixed point (P) for a period of time, [please refer to the second figure together] and when the container stays at the first operation fixed point (P), the main control device (1) will control the two material feeders (41) to control the other two All kinds of materials are added into the container, [please refer to the third figure together] and then when the container stays at the second operation point (P), the main control device (1) will activate the cover driver (51) to drive the first The movable cover (52) covers the container downward and adheres to the conveyor belt (21), the main control device (1) controls the cooking condition applicator (42) connected to the pipeline of the first movable cover (52) The high temperature steam is released into the movable cover (52) to heat the meal materials in the container, and the main control device (1) also controls the first cooking condition under the conveyor belt (21) while steaming (( 42) The device is heated to achieve a better hot steaming effect, and after a predetermined time of hot steaming, the main control device (1) will control the first movable cover (52) to rise to the original position, [please also refer to the Four pictures] and control the conveyor belt (21) to continue walking until the container stays at the third operation point (P), then the second movable cover (52) will also cover the container, and the second movable cover (52) ) The connected material feeder (41) will pour the broth into the container, while the second The cooking condition applicator (42) under the movable cover (52) will also heat the container to achieve the effect of boiling the soup, and after the predetermined time of cooking, the main control device (1) will raise the second The movable cover (52) completes the preparation of the meal.

[Please refer to the first figure] In the above embodiment, at least one sensing device (7) electrically connected to the main control device (1) may also be provided. The sensing device (7) is used to sense the container The position of the main control device (1), in addition to controlling the conveyor belt (21) to keep the container at the fixed point (P), can also be determined by the sensing device (7) to determine whether the container is indeed Stay at the operation fixed point (P) and adjust the stroke of the conveyor belt (21) accordingly, so that the containers can accurately stay at the operation fixed point (P), so the sensing device (7) uses, for example, a camera or light interruption Sensors or touch sensors, etc.

[Please refer to the fourth and fifth figures] According to the above, the smart cooking method of the present invention includes the following steps: creating meal data (S1), and using the input device (6) to input the set meal Create data to the main control device (1) for storage; input order information (S2), use the input device (6) to input the order information of the meal to the main control device (1); send out the meal container (S3), the container The sending device (3) sends out the container used to hold the meal to the conveyor belt (21) of the conveying device (2), and the conveyor belt (21) defines a plurality of work fixed points (P) in sequence along the conveying direction; conveying (S4 ), the container is transported by the conveyor belt (21) to the next operation fixed point (P), the conveyor (21) stays for a predetermined time when the container reaches the operation fixed point (P) and selectively performs a step of adding materials (S5) and At least one of the two steps of giving cooking conditions (S6); Adding materials (S5), the meal material is added to the container by the material feeder (41); giving cooking conditions (S6), the meal condition material is given predetermined cooking conditions by the cooking condition giver (42), the cooking conditions For example, heating, providing high-temperature steam or fire roasting, etc.; cover (S7), a selective step, after the container reaches the work point (P) and then in the step of adding materials (S5) and the conditions of the cooking (S6) before the step, to cover the container with the movable cover (52); and after completing the steps of adding materials (S5) and giving the cooking conditions (S6) required at each fixed point (P) of the operation , The transport (S4) step will be carried out again to transport the container to the next operation fixed point (P), and when the container reaches the last operation fixed point (P) and completes the required materials added at the operation fixed point (P) (S5 ) Step and the step of giving cooking conditions (S6), that is, the preparation of the meal is completed.

[Please refer to the first figure] In addition, in the first embodiment, a plurality of work points (P) are defined on the conveyor belt (21) to perform multi-station operations, so that the same meal will be fixed at each work point (P ) For the addition of materials and the provision of cooking conditions, [please refer to the sixth figure]. In the preferred embodiment, the conveyor belt (21) can also only define a single operation fixed point (P), and add each material to the feeder (41) and the cooking condition applicator (42) are concentrated next to the operation fixed point (P), so the addition of materials and the provision of cooking conditions are completed at a single operation fixed point (P), forming a single-station operation mode .

The system and method for intelligent meal preparation of the present invention have the advantage that, because the main control device controls the entire meal preparation process in an automatic and intelligent manner, compared with manual production, in addition to faster speed, it can also ensure the production Each meal is prepared through predetermined steps to maintain a certain quality, and can provide customers with better meal services.

The above is only one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and it should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. That is to say, all equal changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application should still fall within the scope of this creative patent.

In summary, when it is known that the invention is novel and progressive, and the invention is not seen in any publication, it shall comply with the provisions of Article 22 of the Patent Law.

1: main control device

2: Conveying device

21: conveyor belt

3: Container delivery device

4: Production executive team

41: Material feeder

42: Food conditioner

5: Activity cover group

51: Cover drive

52: movable cover

6: input device

7: Sensing device

P: Assignment

Claims (4)

A meal intelligent production system, including: a main control device with functions of arithmetic processing, data storage and automatic control; a conveying device electrically connected to the main control device and controlled by the main control device, the conveying device has A one-way conveying belt, the conveying device uses the conveying belt to convey a container for accommodating meals, and the conveying belt sequentially defines a plurality of operation fixed points along the conveying direction, when the container is conveyed to any of the When the operation is fixed, the main control device will control the conveyor belt to stop for a predetermined time; a container delivery device is electrically connected to the main control device, and the container delivery device is located above the conveyor device to accommodate meals The container is sent to the conveyor belt; a production execution group with at least one material feeder and at least one cooking condition applicator, each material feeder and each cooking condition applicator of the production execution group are electrically connected to the main Control device, and each of the material feeder and the cooking condition applicator are located beside the conveyor belt of the conveyor device and respectively correspond to the operation fixed point, the material feeder is used to add meal materials to the container, the cooking The conditional applicator is used to give predetermined cooking conditions to meal materials; a movable cover group is provided above the conveyor belt of the conveying device, the movable cover group has at least one cover driver, and each cover driver is connected to an activity Cover, and each movable cover corresponds to each operation fixed point of the conveyor belt, and each cover driver is also electrically connected to the main control device, and the movable cover is also connected to the production execution group through a pipeline The material feeder and the cooking condition applicator; an input device, which is electrically connected to the main control device, and the input device is used for personnel to input and set data. A smart meal production system as described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the main control device is electrically connected to a sensing device, and the sensing device is used to sense the position of the container. A method for making smart meals includes the following steps: Create meal data, use an input device to input the meal preparation data to a main control device for storage, and the main control device is electrically connected to control a container delivery device, a conveying device, at least one material feeder and at least one Cooking condition applicator; input ordering information, use the input device to input ordering information of the meal to the main control device; send out a meal container, and the container sending device sends out a container for accommodating meal to the conveying device On the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is a one-way conveyor and a plurality of fixed operation points are defined along the conveying direction; transportation, the container is transported by the conveyor belt to the next fixed operation point, and the conveyor reaches the operation fixed point after the container Stay for a predetermined period of time and optionally perform at least one of a step of adding materials and a step of giving cooking conditions; the adding materials, the meal materials are added to the container by the material feeder; the feeding conditions, by The cooking condition applicator gives predetermined cooking conditions to the meal materials; and after completing the step of adding materials and the step of giving cooking conditions required for each of the tasks, it will perform the conveying step again to convey the container Go to the next task assignment, and after the container reaches the last task assignment and completes the step of adding materials and the step of giving cooking conditions required at the task assignment, the producer of the meal is completed. The method for intelligently preparing meals as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, in which, after the container reaches the operation fixed point and before the step of adding materials and the step of giving cooking conditions, a capping step is selectively performed for the reason A movable cover covers the container.

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