TWM596683U - Automatic mechanical arm drink bar - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation is an automatic robotic arm drink bar. It includes a robotic arm, an ordering operating system, a bar, and a beverage material supply system. Consumers first use the ordering operating system on the bar to select beverages and confirm the drinks. Checkout and obtain the bar code. At this time, the beverage material supply system will start the production of the drink, and use the mechanical arm to take the cup and shake the work that was originally performed by the manpower. After the drink is made, the consumer takes the bar code to the bar code scan The device can scan, and you can receive the ordered drinks after the scan is successful. The robotic arm can accurately carry out the work of transferring and shaking the drinks on the bar, which can achieve the practical industrial technology of unmanned beverage production.

Description

Automatic mechanical arm drink bar

This creation is an automatic robotic arm drink bar, which uses the robotic arm to perform human-made beverage making work, especially refers to the operation of the mechanical arm hardware device through computer software control, and the robotic arm accurately performs beverage delivery and shaking, etc., with beverage materials The automation is provided with precision to maintain the quality stability of drinks and accelerate production efficiency.

According to the press, the robotic arm is becoming more and more important in today’s industrial position. Especially for repetitive jobs, the robotic arm can be used to replace manpower. To increase the speed of operation, quality, and reduce labor costs, the production line gradually changed from labor to manipulator. Has become a trend that cannot be ignored now.

However, the current beverage production methods of beverage shops are still manual mixing and preparation of various beverages, especially the shaking action, you must have skilled skills, because the process is quite hard, although many beverage shops use electric The Shaker shaker cup replaces manual operation, but the strength of shaking the drink with delicate tea, and because of the inability to standardize, it is prone to such uneven quality conditions as bitter taste of tea or uneven sugar content, which will also cause a simple drink It takes time to make and wait for consumers. The quality of exquisite drinks cannot be standardized and cannot be favored by consumers for a long time.

Known technologies such as China's new patent M553976 "Automated Hand-Cranked Tea Drinking Device System", which can automatically supply quantitative proportions of tea juice, sugar water and a full-automatic through a preset experience program and a multi-axis robotic arm Ice cubes, and can be shaken and stirred automatically to make drinks more quickly, and you can get a foam tea with stable quality, which can save labor and personnel costs; through its technology mainly includes: a control unit, which has a variety of pre-made differences Various motion command options such as various types of tea, various ratios of sugar and ice, and the length of mixing time can be input according to customer preferences and selections, and convert various operating commands into various signals; a multi-axis mechanical arm It includes at least a clamping device that can hold and move a cup. When receiving the signal from the control unit, it can hold the cup according to the instructions in a tea loading area, a tea making area, a Carry out various operation actions in the sugar operation area, an ice addition operation area, a SHAKE operation area, a bottling operation area, a sealing operation area and a bagging operation area, and then move to the next operation area; where the tea is loaded The operation area can prepare and provide tea leaves when receiving the signal from the control unit; the tea brewing area can provide the action of brewing tea liquid into tea liquid when receiving the signal from the control unit The sugar-adding operation area can provide whether to add sugar to the tea liquid and how much sugar to add; the ice-adding operation area can provide whether to add ice to the tea liquid and how much ice to add; The SHAKE work area can provide the shake shaking and stirring of the tea liquid that has completed the actions of the aforementioned work area; the bottling work area can provide the action of pouring the foamed tea beverage that has been uniformly mixed and stirred into a beverage cup The sealing operation area can provide the action of sealing the mouth of the beverage cup; the bagging operation area can provide the sealing of the beverage cup into a carrying bag.

Another known technology is the invention patent I646932 "System and method for automatic beverage manufacturing process", which discloses a technology including a multi-axis robot arm device, the multi-axis robot arm device includes at least a clamping device, and the multi-axis The robotic arm device positions the clamping device within an operating range; within the operating range, a plurality of operating areas are provided, and the operating areas include at least a cup exit area, a washing area, a raw material area, and a stirring area; And within the operating range, the multi-axis mechanical arm device positions the clamping device to a plurality of working areas in a preset order, the preset order includes the order of the raw material area, the stirring area and the cup exit area .

Therefore, in view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned knowledge, the creator has comprehensively measured the quality and cost of the first-line operators in the industry based on years of rich development and design experience in related industries. After detailed design and careful evaluation, the author finally Get a precise and practical original creation.

In order to achieve the above purpose, this creation provides an automatic mechanical arm beverage bar, which includes a mechanical arm, a meal operating system, a bar, and a beverage material supply system. The mechanical arm is composed of a minimum of two axes of motion axis, with a base It is fixed on the bar and connected with special fixtures. It is controlled by the robotic arm control system. The robotic arm control system has a special computer to receive and execute beverage ordering commands with an ordering operation interface in the ordering operating system; labels are installed on the bar. Device, automatic film sealing machine, rotatable conversion device, beverage supply station, conversion device, discharge port; the beverage material supply system is equipped with ice machine, cup suction device, pearl (powder) filling machine, fructose metering machine, Automatic cup dropper and displacement mechanism.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide an automatic mechanical arm beverage bar. Consumers use the ordering operation interface to choose beverages, including sugar-free, micro-sugar, semi-sugar and whole sugar, as well as hot and cold drinks (plus ice cubes) And if you want to add pearls (pink round), check out after confirming the drink, a barcode will be generated and the invoice will be printed after the payment is successful, at this time, the production of the drink will start, and the consumer will take the barcode to the bar code scanner of the bar for scanning , You can receive drinks after the scan.

When the bar receives an order from the ordering operating system, it starts the automatic process of making beverages. First, the automatic cup dropper will drop a cup, and the cup suction device directly below will extend upwards, through the suction nozzle or the gripper. A cup disengages from the automatic cup faller, and then is lowered and placed on the bar table. At this time, the displacement mechanism will move forward to fix the cup in the groove of the displacement mechanism, and then a station will let the ice maker fill the ice cubes. In the next two stations, let the fructose dosing machine fill different fructose and fruit juice. If the beverage has pearl (powder round), then go to the next station for the pearl (powder round) filling machine to fill and fill the pearls. After completion, move to the waiting area, and transfer the semi-finished products to the beverage supply station through the conversion device to fill the beverage. The beverage supply station has a mobile device that can move the cups to the stations that need to be filled to fill different beverages. In the waiting area, the cup is connected to the film sealing machine for automatic film sealing through the rotatable conversion device. When the film sealing is completed, the robot arm is notified to grab the cup to the labeling device for labeling the beverage bar code label. The jig grabs the cup to shake the drink, and then put it into one of the waiting areas to wait for the consumer to scan the barcode to receive the drink. When the barcode taken by the consumer is successfully scanned by the barcode scanner, the gate of the waiting area and the drink will be Drop down and wait for consumers to pick up, the gate automatically rises after picking up. When the drink is not picked up for a period of time, the robotic arm will go to the waiting area to clamp the drink to the discharge port, and there will be a device below to concentrate the untaken drinks .

Regarding the technical and functional advantages used in this creation, I will give a preferred embodiment and detailed explanations in conjunction with the drawings, so that your reviewer can gain an in-depth and specific understanding of the reason for this creation.

This creative department provides an automatic mechanical arm drink bar. It uses the robotic arm to perform beverage production. Its operational advantages will be described in detail in accordance with the following diagram in conjunction with the implementation mode, so that your review committee can be further and specific to this creation. Understanding and understanding.

First of all, please refer to the first to third figures, this creation provides an automatic robotic arm beverage bar, which mainly includes a robotic arm, a meal operating system, a bar, and a beverage material supply system.

Please refer to the first picture to the third picture, the robot arm (16) is composed of at least two axes of motion, fixed on the top of the bar (5) with a base, connected to a special fixture (17), and composed of a robot arm Control system control, the robotic arm control system has a special computer to receive and order beverage ordering commands with an ordering operation interface (19) in the ordering operating system; the bar (5) is equipped with a labeling device (6) and automatic sealing Film machine (7), rotatable conversion device (8), beverage supply station (9), conversion device (10), discharge port (15); beverage material supply system is equipped with an ice machine (1), cup suction Device (2), pearl (powder round) filling machine (11), fructose dosing machine (12), automatic cup dropper (13), displacement mechanism (14).

Please continue to cooperate with the operation flow of this creation as shown in the third figure. It is the consumer who uses the ordering operation interface (19) to choose beverages, including the choice of sugar-free, micro-sugar, half-sugar and whole sugar, as well as hot, Cold drinks (with ice cubes) and whether to add pearls (powder balls), check the drinks after confirming the payment, a barcode and invoice will be generated after the payment is successful, at this time, the production of the beverage will start, and the barcode will be taken to the bar code of the bar (5) Scan in the scanner (3) area, and you will receive drinks after the scan.

When the bar (5) receives the order placed in the ordering operating system with the ordering operation interface (19), it starts the automatic process of making beverages by the beverage material supply system. First, the automatic cup dropper (13) will drop a The cup, the cup suction device (2) directly below will extend upwards, and a cup will be separated from the automatic cup faller (13) through the suction nozzle or the gripper, and then lowered and placed on the bar (5) tabletop, at this time the displacement mechanism (14) ) Will move forward to fix the cup in the groove of the displacement mechanism (14), then the next station allows the ice maker (1) to fill the ice cubes, and the next two stations let the fructose metering machine ( 12) Fill different fructose and fruit juice. If the beverage has pearl (powder round), go to the next station and let the pearl (powder round) filling machine (11) fill the pearl. After filling, move to the waiting area , Through the conversion device (10) to clamp the semi-finished products to the beverage supply station (9) to fill the beverage, the beverage supply station (9) is equipped with a mobile device can move the cup to the station to be filled to fill different beverages, beverages After the filling is completed and moved to the waiting area, the cup is connected to the automatic film sealing machine (7) through a rotatable conversion device (7) for automatic film sealing. When the film sealing is completed, the robot arm (16) is notified to clamp with a special fixture (17) Take the cup to the labeling device (6) for the labeling of the bar code label of the drink. After completion, the robot arm (16) grips the cup through a special jig (17) to shake the drink, and then put it into the three waiting areas (18) Once waiting for the consumer to scan and receive, when the barcode the consumer takes is successfully scanned through the bar code scanner (3) on the side of the bar, the food intake gate (4) and drinks in the waiting area will drop down and wait for the consumer to take it. After the completion of the meal intake gate (4), it automatically rises. When the drink has not been taken for a period of time, the robot arm (16) will go to the waiting area to clamp the drink to the discharge port (15), which is below the discharge port (15) There will be a device to concentrate the uncollected beverages, so that consumers can temporarily store the beverages that have not been collected after the order is overdue.

Please refer to the first and second figures. This creation provides a robot arm (16) to perform the transfer and shaking of beverage production. The robot arm (16) is fixed on the bar counter (5) with a base. The arm control system provides a computer (PC) software interface and a hardware operating device. The mechanical arm (16) only rotates on the base and the special jig (17) grips the cup to perform the transfer and shaking of the beverage production.

Consumers first use the window interface of the ordering operation interface (19) to choose a variety of beverage formulas, including the type and size of tea drinks, the content of ice cubes, the content of fructose or honey, the number of pearls (powder), etc. After the purchase is completed, the ordering operation carving system will automatically generate production instructions and provide them to the robotic arm (16) and the beverage material supply system to execute and produce the beverage selected by the consumer. The overall beverage bar does not need to use human labor to handle the production of beverages. Automation can standardize the beverage production process, which can ensure the uniform quality of the beverage products. At the same time, because there is no need for manual operation, personnel do not need to operate in the machine, the work of the personnel is safe, and it can also ensure that the beverage is artificially contaminated during the production process. The probability is lower and the beverage hygiene is better.

It can be seen from the above that the automatic robot arm drink bar created by this is indeed the first in the industry and meets the requirements of creating patents. Its innovative design concept meets the progressive requirements of creating patents. The robot arm shakes and drinks Compared with the use of manual production, the failure rate of the product will be greatly reduced, and the productivity will be improved, which is in line with the industry's better industrial utilization.

The foregoing is a detailed description of the technical characteristics of the creation for the preferred embodiment of the creation; however, the technical content and descriptions disclosed above are only the preferred embodiments of the creation, and those who are familiar with this technology should rely on Changes and equivalent modifications of the characteristics of this creation should be regarded as not departing from the scope defined by the scope of the patent application as follows.

In summary, this creation is an automatic robotic arm drink bar. With the preferred embodiments disclosed above, it has indeed achieved all the purposes claimed by this creation. In addition, its robotic arm is multi-axis rotation and rotation with special The fixture and the base of the robot arm are fixed on the bar and have not been found in similar products, nor have they been disclosed before the application. They have already met the provisions of the Patent Law.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only illustrative of the technology and effects of the creation, and are not intended to limit the creation. Anyone who is familiar with this technology can modify and change the above embodiments without violating the technical principles and spirit of this creation, so the scope of protection of the rights of this creation should be listed in the scope of patent application mentioned later .

(1): Ice machine (2): Cup suction device (3): Barcode scanner (4): Meal gate (5): Bar counter (6): Labeling device (7): Automatic film sealing machine (8): rotatable conversion device (9): Drink supply station (10): Conversion device (11): Pearl (pink) filling machine (12): Fructose dosing machine (13): Automatic cup dropper (14): Displacement mechanism (15): Discharge port (16): Robotic arm (17): Special fixture (18): waiting area (19): Ordering operation interface

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of the original automatic robotic arm beverage bar. Figure 2 is a top view of the appearance of the original automatic robotic arm beverage bar. Figure 3 is a flow chart of the beverage production of the original automatic robotic arm beverage bar.

(1): Ice machine

(2): Cup suction device

(3): Barcode scanner

(4): Meal gate

(5): Bar counter

(6): Labeling device

(7): Automatic film sealing machine

(8): rotatable conversion device

(11): Pearl (pink) filling machine

(12): Fructose dosing machine

(13): Automatic cup dropper

(14): Displacement mechanism

(15): Discharge port

(16): Robotic arm

(17): Special fixture

(18): waiting area

(9): Drink supply station

(10): Conversion device

(19): Ordering operation interface

Claims (7)

An automatic mechanical arm drink bar, including: A mechanical arm, which is composed of at least two axes of motion axis, and is fixed on the bar with a base, controlled by the mechanical arm control system; A la carte operating system, with an ordering operation interface to provide consumers to order beverages, and provide instructions to the bar counter and beverage material supply system to perform beverage production according to the order; A bar, which is equipped with a labeling device, an automatic film sealing machine, a rotatable conversion device, a beverage supply station, a conversion device, a discharge port, and cooperates with a mechanical arm to perform beverage production, and the completed beverage is gripped by the mechanical arm Shake, then move to one of the waiting areas that can be lifted and lowered; 1. A beverage material supply system. The beverage material supply system is equipped with an ice maker, a cup suction device, a pearl (pink) filling machine, a fructose metering machine, an automatic cup dropper, a displacement mechanism, and cooperates with a mechanical arm to perform beverage production. The automatic manipulator drink bar as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, in which the manipulator control system controls the manipulator to connect to a special fixture The automatic robotic arm drink bar as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the robotic arm control system that controls the mechanical arm has a dedicated computer to receive and execute beverage ordering commands with an ordering operation interface in the ordering operating system. An automatic robotic arm drink bar as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, in which the mechanical arm rotates on the base and the cup is gripped by a special jig to perform the transfer and shaking of the beverage making. For example, the automatic robotic beverage bar described in item 1 of the patent application scope, in which the bar side is provided with a food intake gate and a barcode scanner for allowing consumers to scan the order barcode. As described in item 1 of the patent application scope, an automatic robotic arm drink bar, in which the side of the bar is provided with a meal taking gate, which is used to allow consumers to scan the order bar code and obtain the ordered beverage from the meal taking gate. As described in item 1 of the patent application scope, an automatic robotic arm drink bar, in which the bar is provided with a discharge port, allows consumers to temporarily store beverages that have not been taken over time after ordering.

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