WO2018137696A1

WO2018137696A1 - Rice cooking robot

Info

Publication number: WO2018137696A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/074217
Authority: WO
Inventors: 章航
Original assignee: 汪俊霞
Priority date: 2017-01-26
Filing date: 2018-01-26
Publication date: 2018-08-02
Also published as: CN108354437A

Abstract

Disclosed is a rice cooking robot, comprising a robot body and a rice cooking control system. The interior of the robot body is divided into a rice bin and a rice pot drawer mounting area by means of a baffle plate, the baffle plate being provided with a rice dropping hole. A rice pot drawer is mounted in the rice pot drawer mounting area by means of an automatic drawer pulling/pushing mechanism; a rice pot is fixedly mounted in the rice pot drawer; a heating electromagnetic disc of the rice cooking control system supports and contacts the bottom of the rice pot. An automatic rice dropping mechanism for quantitatively dropping rice into the rice pot is mounted at the position of the rice dropping hole. The robot body is mounted with an automatic water adding system and an automatic water discharging system. The rice cooking robot can store rice in the rice bin, drop rice into the rice pot from the rice dropping hole by means of the automatic rice dropping mechanism, add water into the rice pot by means of the automatic water adding system, and discharge water in the rice pot by means of the automatic water discharging system, so as to implement automatic rice washing and rice cooking in the rice pot, thereby achieving full automation without human involvement.

Description

Cooking robot

Technical field

The invention belongs to the field of living appliances, and in particular to a rice cooking robot.

Background technique

At present, a variety of automatic rice cookers, especially smart rice cookers, bring great convenience to people's lives. However, in a sense, these rice cookers and first generation rice cookers have been used for decades. There is no essential difference. The cooking process still requires manual participation, such as rice washing, washing pots and so on. On the other hand, if you need to cook in advance, people need to put rice or other cooking materials in the pot and soak in the water for a few hours, so it is inevitable to affect the quality and taste compared with the current cooking, and even have hygienic Worried. With the development of the Internet of Things and the consideration of time and quality of life, a completely automatic rice cooker that does not require human participation and has more functions over a period of time, such as a week or a month, will be an upcoming life. A necessary component.

Summary of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a rice cooking robot in order to solve the above problems.

The present invention achieves the above objects by the following technical solutions:

a rice cooking robot comprising a body, the body being provided with a rice cooking control system;

The body is a square box structure, and the inside thereof is divided into a rice trough for storing rice through a partition plate, a rice cooker drawer installation area located below the rice trough, the partition plate is provided with a rice release hole, and the top of the rice trough is arranged a slot cover is provided in the slot;

The rice cooker drawer installation area supports a rice cooker drawer supported by a drawer automatic push-pull mechanism, the rice cooker drawer is fixedly mounted with a rice cooker, and the bottom of the rice cooker supports the heated electric disk in the rice cooking control system Upper, the top of the rice cooker drawer contacts the bottom of the partition and forms a seal, and the rice release hole opens into the rice cooker;

An automatic rice release mechanism for quantitatively releasing rice into the rice cooker is installed at the rice release hole;

The machine body is equipped with an automatic watering system and an automatic drainage system. The water outlet of the automatic watering system leads to the rice cooker, and the bottom of the rice cooker is provided with a rice cooker water outlet, and the rice cooker water outlet is installed usefully. The drain pipe of the automatic drainage system is in communication with the rice cooker water outlet and the top opening of the rice cooker.

As a technical solution of the present invention, the top surface of the rice cooker drawer and the bottom surface of the partition plate are inclined surfaces that are matched with each other, and the top of the rice cooker and the bottom of the partition plate are provided with each other. Match the sealed apron.

As a technical solution selected in the patent, the automatic drawer pushing mechanism includes a rice cooker moving gear bar installed at a bottom edge of the rice cooker drawer, a rice cooker movement control motor installed in the rice pan drawer installation area, and a rice cooker moving gear drive shaft connected to the rice cooker movement control motor drive, a rice cooker moving drive gear mounted on the rice cooker moving gear drive shaft and meshing with the rice cooker moving gear bar, installed in the rice The rice cooker that moves at the bottom of the pan drawer mounting area and engages the rice cooker moving gear bar moves the driven gear.

As a technical solution of the present patent, the inner side wall of the rice pot drawer mounting area is provided with a rice cooker positioning wheel, and the side wall of the rice cooker drawer is provided with a rice cooker positioning abutting the rice cooker positioning wheel groove.

As a technical solution of the present invention, the automatic rice release mechanism includes a rice-discharging electromagnetic valve fixed on the partition plate, is fixed on the valve rod of the rice-discharging solenoid valve, and is used for sealing the rice-discharging hole The rice release valve is located in the moving path of the rice release valve piece.

As a technical solution selected in the patent, the automatic water adding system includes an inlet pipe, an inlet valve disposed in the inlet pipe, a water jet head installed at the inlet of the inlet pipe, and the inlet pipe The water inlet is located at the back of the body, and the water jet head faces the inside of the rice cooker.

As a technical solution of the present invention, the water jet head is a rotary structure, and includes a water jet head rotating body that communicates with the water inlet pipe, is disposed on the water jet head rotating body, and is located in the rice bowl. The spout above the pot.

As a technical solution of the present patent, the automatic drainage system includes a drain motor installed in the rice cooker drawer, a total outlet pipe fixed to the partition, and a steam outlet connected to the total outlet pipe. a check valve disposed in the steam outlet pipe line, the steam inlet of the steam outlet pipe is located at a top of the rice cooker, and the top of the partition plate and the rice cooker drawer are provided a water outlet port, a bottom of the rice cooker is provided with a bottom water outlet opening to the rice cooker water outlet, the bottom water outlet is provided with a one-way spring door, and the outlet of the total water outlet pipe serves as a total water outlet Opening to the back of the body, the total outlet pipe communicates with an outlet of the drain motor through an outlet pipe interface, and an inlet of the drain motor communicates with the rice pan outlet.

As a technical solution of the present patent, the top opening of the rice cooker is provided with a water outlet of the pot mouth, and the underwater water nozzle of the pot mouth is connected with a water outlet pipe of the pot mouth, and the underwater water pipe of the pot mouth is vertically installed and described The inlet of the drain motor is connected.

As a technical solution of the present patent, the rice cooking control system includes the heating electric disk, an operation display screen mounted on the front side of the body, an induction head and a camera mounted on the bottom of the partition, and installed in the a power box electrically connected to the heating electric disk in the rice pan drawer mounting area, a rice cooker power supply and a signal line rice cooker side contact plate installed on the side wall of the rice cooker drawer, and installed in the rice cooker drawer a rice cooker power supply and a signal line body side contact plate on the side wall of the area, the rice cooker power supply and the signal line rice cooker side contact plate are in contact with the rice cooker power supply and the signal line body side contact plate, and the power supply box is connected The led power outlet is disposed on the back of the body.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

The rice cooking robot can store rice in the rice tank, and can release rice from the rice release hole to the rice cooker through the automatic rice release mechanism, add water to the rice cooker through the automatic water adding system, and put the rice in the rice cooker through the automatic drainage system. The water is discharged, and the rice is automatically washed and cooked in the rice cooker. It is completely automated and requires no human intervention. The quality of the rice can be monitored by the sensor head and the camera for remote monitoring.

DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is an exploded view of the rice cooking robot of the present invention;

2 is a perspective view showing the back side of the cooking robot of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the front side of the rice cooking robot of the present invention;

Figure 4 is an exploded view showing the assembly between the rice cooker and the partition plate of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a structural view of the rice cooking robot of the present invention when it is inverted and the rice cooker is taken out;

Figure 6 is an enlarged plan view of the bottom of the separator of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the partition of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the water discharge structure of the rice cooker according to the present invention, which includes an enlarged view of the bottom water outlet;

Figure 9 is a schematic view of the back side of the rice cooker drawer and the rice pan drawer mounting area of the present invention;

In the above figures, the names of the parts corresponding to the reference numerals are as follows:

1, rice tank cover, 2, rice trough, 3, inlet valve, 4, partition, 5, put rice solenoid valve, 6, water inlet pipe, 7, rice valve, 8, rice hole, 9, rice Pot positioning wheel, 10, power box, 11, rice cooker moving driven gear, 12, rice cooker moving gear drive shaft, 13, rice cooker mobile control motor, 14, rice cooker moving drive gear, 15, heating electric disk, 16 , rice cooker positioning tank, 17, check valve, 18, steam outlet pipe, 19, rubber ring, 20, rice cooker, 21, outlet pipe interface, 22, body, 23, water inlet, 24, power socket, 25, Total water outlet, 26, rice cooker drawer, 27, operation display, 30, induction head, 31, camera, 32, water jet head, 33, steam inlet, 35, pot mouth underwater nozzle, 36, rice cooker moving gear 37, sprinkler head rotating body, 38, spout, 39, total outlet pipe, 40, bottom outlet, 41, one-way spring door, 42, drain motor, 43, rice cooker outlet, 44, pot mouth water Down pipe, 45, rice cooker power supply and signal line rice cooker side contact plate, 46, rice cooker power supply and signal line body side contact plate.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , and 9 , the present invention includes a body 22 that is provided with a rice cooking control system, a rice cooking control system, and The cooking process of the existing smart rice cooker is similar;

The body 22 is a square box structure, and the inside thereof is divided into a rice trough 2 for storing rice through the partition plate 2, a rice pot drawer 26 mounting area below the rice trough 2, and the partition plate 4 is provided with a rice hole 8 and a rice trough 2 The top slot is provided with a rice slot cover 1;

In the installation area of the rice cooker drawer 26, the rice cooker drawer 26 is supported by the automatic push-pull mechanism of the drawer, and the automatic push-pull mechanism of the drawer is electrically connected with the rice cooking control system. The rice cooker drawer 26 is fixedly installed with the rice cooker 20, and the bottom support of the rice cooker 20 is contacted. On the heating electric disk 15 of the rice cooking control system, the top of the rice cooker drawer 26 is in contact with the bottom of the partition 4 and forms a seal, and the rice hole 8 is opened into the rice cooker;

An automatic rice release mechanism for metering rice into the rice cooker is installed at the rice hole 8 , and the automatic rice release mechanism is electrically connected with the rice cooking control system;

The body 22 is equipped with an automatic watering system and an automatic drainage system. The automatic watering system and the automatic drainage system are electrically connected to the rice cooking control system. The water outlet of the automatic watering system leads to the rice cooker, and the bottom of the rice cooker is provided with a rice cooker outlet. 43, the rice cooker water outlet 43 is provided with a water-blocking rice plate for preventing leakage of rice, and the drain pipe of the automatic drainage system is in communication with the rice cooker water outlet 43 and the top of the rice cooker.

In the above structure, the automatic rice release mechanism, the automatic watering system and the automatic drainage system are electrically connected to the rice cooking control system, and are all controlled by the rice cooking control system.

As a technical solution selected in the patent, the top surface of the rice cooker drawer 26 and the bottom surface of the partition plate 4 are inclined surfaces which are matched with each other, and the top of the rice cooker and the bottom of the partition plate 4 are provided with a matching rubber ring. 19, in order to achieve a high degree of sealing of the top of the rice cooker, when the rice valve is closed, only the steam outlet pipe 18 is exhausted.

As a technical solution selected in the patent, the automatic drawer pushing mechanism comprises a rice cooker moving gear bar 36 installed at the bottom edge of the rice cooker drawer 26, a rice cooker movement control motor 13 installed in the rice pan drawer 26 installation area, and a rice cooker. The rice cooker moving gear transmission shaft 12 of the movement control motor 13 is connected, the rice cooker moving drive gear 14 mounted on the rice cooker moving gear drive shaft 12 and meshed with the rice cooker moving gear bar 36, and installed in the rice pan drawer 26 installation area The rice cooker moving the driven gear 11 at the bottom and meshing with the rice cooker moving gear bar 36, the rice cooker movement control motor 13 is electrically connected to the rice cooking control system.

As a technical solution selected in the patent, the inner side wall of the rice pan drawer 26 installation area is provided with a rice cooker positioning wheel 9, and the side wall of the rice cooker drawer 26 is provided with a rice cooker positioning groove 16 abutting the rice cooker positioning wheel 9. To ensure that the rice cooker drawer 26 moves in and out stably and does not slide out.

As a technical solution selected in the patent, the automatic rice release mechanism comprises a rice-discharging solenoid valve 5 fixed on the partition plate 4, a rice-discharging valve fixed on the valve stem of the rice-discharging solenoid valve 5, and used for sealing the rice-removing hole 8. The sheet 7, the rice hole 8 is located in the moving path of the rice release valve piece 7, and the rice discharge solenoid valve 5 is electrically connected to the rice cooking control system.

As a technical solution selected in this patent, the automatic water adding system includes an inlet pipe 6, an inlet valve 3 disposed in the inlet pipe 6, a sprinkler head 32 installed at the outlet of the inlet pipe 6, and a water inlet of the inlet pipe 6. 23 is located on the back of the body 22, the water jet head 32 faces the inside of the rice cooker, and the water inlet valve 3 is electrically connected to the rice cooking control system.

As a technical solution of the present patent, the water jet head 32 is a rotary structure including a water jet head rotating body 37 communicating with the water inlet pipe 6, and a spray nozzle disposed on the water jet head rotating body 37 and located above the rice cooker. Water nozzle 38.

As a technical solution of the present patent, the automatic drainage system includes a drain motor 42 installed in the rice cooker drawer 26, a total outlet pipe 39 fixed to the partition 4, and a steam outlet pipe 18 communicating with the main outlet pipe 39, a check valve 17 is disposed in the steam outlet pipe 18, the steam inlet 33 of the steam outlet pipe 18 is located at the top of the rice cooker, and the top of the partition 4 and the rice cooker drawer 26 are provided with an outlet pipe connection 21, The bottom of the pot is provided with a bottom water outlet 40 leading to the rice cooker water outlet 43. The bottom water outlet 40 is provided with a one-way spring door 41 for one-way drainage, and the outlet of the total outlet pipe 39 serves as a total outlet 25 To the rear surface of the body 22, the total outlet pipe 39 communicates with the outlet of the drain motor 42 through the outlet pipe port 21, the inlet of the drain motor 42 communicates with the rice cooker water outlet 43, and the drain motor 42 is electrically connected to the rice cooking control system.

As a technical solution selected in the patent, the top opening of the rice cooker is provided with a water outlet 35 of the pot mouth, and the underwater water outlet 35 of the pot mouth is connected with the underwater water pipe 44 of the pot mouth, and the underwater water pipe 44 of the pot mouth is vertically installed and connected with the drain motor 42. Import connectivity.

As a technical solution of the patent selection, the rice cooking control system comprises a heating electric disk 15, an operation display 27 mounted on the front of the body 22, an induction head 30 mounted on the bottom of the partition 4, a camera 31, and a drawer installed in the rice cooker. a power supply box 10 electrically connected to the heating electric disk 15 in the mounting area, a rice cooker power supply and a signal line rice cooker side contact plate 45 installed on the side wall of the rice cooker drawer 26, and a side wall installed in the mounting area of the rice cooker drawer 26 The rice cooker power supply and the signal line body side contact plate 46, the rice cooker power supply and the signal line rice cooker side contact plate 45 are in contact with the rice cooker power supply and the signal line body side contact plate 46, and the power socket 24 is taken out from the power supply box 10. On the back of the body 22, in addition, the rice cooking control system is also provided with a wireless communication module such as Bluetooth, WIFI or the Internet, so as to realize remote communication, thereby realizing remote operation and monitoring.

The working principle of the invention is as follows:

The rice cooker drawer 26 is in contact with the bottom surface of the partition plate 4 to ensure the position of the top of the rice cooker is aligned, and the upper and lower water outlet ports 21 are in close contact, and the rice cooker port and the water outlet port 21 are provided with a durable rubber ring 19, Highly sealed, it will not leak easily and leak; through the sensor head 30 and the camera 31, the user can see the internal display of the rice cooker, and can also see the actual cooking situation by operating the display screen 27 or controlling the mobile phone; When the head 32 is sprayed with water, the water flow pushes the head rotating body 37 of the water jet head 32 to rotate, and water is sprayed from the water spray nozzle 38 to spray water while rotating, thereby ensuring water spray in the rice cooker, especially There is no dead angle when cleaning; the one-way spring door 41 of the water outlet 40 at the bottom of the rice cooker ensures that the water will not flow backward; the underwater water outlet 35 of the top of the rice cooker ensures that the water does not flow out of the pot; there are many on the operation display 27 Work status and setting information error information, etc., including input virtual keyboard, work status display, rice type display, internal work status display, warning and error information, etc.; the core control module of the rice cooking control system is integrated in The display screen 27 is used for information processing and control of water intake and drainage, rice release, push-pull rice cooker drawer 26, etc.; command and interaction information is realized by voice, manual input and remote control by mobile phone; the core control module also has learning memory Function, will remember the cooking parameters of the more delicious rice, and constantly accumulate experience;

Rice rice and other rice cooking materials are placed in the rice tank 2. When the set time is up, the rice metering solenoid valve 5 controls the rice release valve piece 7 to release the rice through the rice release hole 8 to the required amount; after that, the water inlet valve 3 is opened, and the water inlet valve 3 is opened. The water head 32 is washed with water, and the number of panning is determined from one to five times by the set value; the used water is discharged by the drain motor 42 through the bottom water outlet 40 of the rice cooker; after the panning is completed, according to the softness of the rice Hardening and adding water to the dryness; then heating the electric disk 15 to start heating, the heating method is determined by the taste taste of the rice, including temperature, heating or continuous heating; steam in the cooking process is discharged from the steam outlet pipe 18 to The total outlet pipe 39, the check valve 17 on the steam outlet pipe 18 prevents the water from flowing back into the rice cooker, and the steam water along the pan enters the mouth water pipe 44 from the mouth water nozzle 35, thereby flowing to the inlet of the drain motor 42. And sent to the total outlet pipe 39; after the rice is cooked, the rice cooker movement control motor 13 drives the rice cooker drawer 26 to move outside the body 22 through the rice cooker moving gear drive shaft 12 and the rice cooker moving drive gear 14, thereby automatically opening the rice. Pot drawer 26, The rice cooker is exposed; during the cooking process, the user can intervene in the cooking process at any time; the taste quality of the rice is digitally displayed on the operation display 27; after the meal, the cooking robot closes the rice cooker drawer according to the order. 26, the cleaning is started; the cleaning process is monitored by the sensing head 30 and the camera 31 to ensure that the cleaning is clean, and the cooking robot is ready for the next cooking; when the water quality is not good or the cooking material is not available, the cooking robot Remind users.

The present invention can be preferably carried out in accordance with the above embodiments. It should be noted that, based on the above structural design, in order to solve the same technical problem, even if some substantial changes or retouchings are made on the present invention, the essence of the technical solution adopted is still the same as the present invention. Therefore, it should also be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A rice cooking robot includes a body, the body being provided with a rice cooking control system, characterized in that:

The body is a square box structure, and the inside thereof is divided into a rice trough for storing rice through a partition plate, a rice cooker drawer installation area located below the rice trough, the partition plate is provided with a rice release hole, and the top of the rice trough is arranged a slot cover is provided in the slot;

The rice cooker drawer installation area supports a rice cooker drawer supported by a drawer automatic push-pull mechanism, the rice cooker drawer is fixedly mounted with a rice cooker, and the bottom of the rice cooker supports the heated electric disk in the rice cooking control system Upper, the top of the rice cooker drawer contacts the bottom of the partition and forms a seal, and the rice release hole opens into the rice cooker;

An automatic rice release mechanism for quantitatively releasing rice into the rice cooker is installed at the rice release hole;

The machine body is equipped with an automatic watering system and an automatic drainage system. The water outlet of the automatic watering system leads to the rice cooker, and the bottom of the rice cooker is provided with a rice cooker water outlet, and the rice cooker water outlet is installed usefully. The drain pipe of the automatic drainage system is in communication with the rice cooker water outlet and the top opening of the rice cooker.
The rice cooking robot according to claim 1, wherein a top surface of the rice cooker drawer and a bottom surface of the partition plate are inclined surfaces that are matched with each other, a top opening of the rice cooker and the partition plate The bottom of the bottom is provided with a rubber ring that is matched to each other.
The rice cooking robot according to claim 1, wherein said drawer automatic push-pull mechanism comprises a rice cooker moving gear bar installed at a bottom edge of said rice cooker drawer, and a rice cooker installed in said rice pan drawer mounting area a movement control motor, a rice cooker moving gear drive shaft coupled to the rice cooker movement control motor, a rice cooker moving drive gear mounted on the rice cooker moving gear drive shaft and meshing with the rice cooker moving gear bar, A rice cooker mounted on the bottom of the rice cooker drawer mounting area and engaged with the rice cooker moving gear bar moves the driven gear.
The rice cooking robot according to claim 3, wherein the inner side wall of the rice pan drawer mounting area is provided with a rice cooker positioning wheel, and the side wall of the rice cooker drawer is provided with the rice cooker positioning wheel Pick up the rice pot positioning slot.
The rice cooking robot according to claim 1, wherein the automatic rice release mechanism comprises a rice-discharging solenoid valve fixed to the partition plate, fixed to the stem valve of the rice-discharging solenoid valve, and used for sealing The rice release valve piece of the rice release hole is located in a moving path of the rice release valve piece.
A rice cooking robot according to claim 1, wherein said automatic water adding system comprises an inlet pipe, an inlet valve provided in said inlet pipe, and a water jet head installed at said inlet pipe outlet, The water inlet of the water inlet pipe is located at the back of the body, and the water jet head faces the inside of the rice cooker.
The rice cooking robot according to claim 6, wherein the water spray head is a rotary structure including a water jet head rotating body in communication with the water inlet pipe, and is disposed on the water jet head rotating body And located in the spout above the rice cooker.
A rice cooking robot according to claim 1, wherein said automatic drainage system includes a drain motor installed in said rice cooker drawer, a total outlet pipe fixed to said partition, and said total discharge a steam outlet pipe communicating with the water pipe, a check valve disposed in the steam outlet pipe line, a steam inlet of the steam outlet pipe being located at a top opening of the rice cooker, the partition plate and the rice cooker drawer The top of the rice cooker is provided with a water outlet port, and the bottom of the rice cooker is provided with a bottom water outlet opening to the rice cooker water outlet, the bottom water outlet is provided with a one-way spring door, and the outlet of the total water outlet pipe As a total water outlet and leading to the back side of the body, the total outlet pipe communicates with an outlet of the drain motor through an outlet pipe interface, and an inlet of the drain motor communicates with the rice cooker water outlet.
The rice cooking robot according to claim 8, wherein the top opening of the rice cooker is provided with a water outlet of the pot mouth, and the underwater water outlet of the pot mouth is connected with a water outlet pipe of the pot mouth, and the underwater water pipe of the pot mouth is vertical Installed and in communication with the inlet of the drain motor.
A rice cooking robot according to claim 1, wherein said rice cooking control system comprises said heating electric disk, a control module, an operation display screen mounted on a front surface of said body, and a bottom portion mounted on said partition plate. An induction head and a camera, a power supply box installed in the rice pot drawer mounting area and electrically connected to the heating electric disk, a rice cooker power supply installed on the side wall of the rice cooker drawer, and a signal line rice cooker side contact plate, a rice cooker power supply and a signal line body side contact plate installed on a side wall of the rice cooker drawer installation area, the rice cooker power supply and the signal line rice cooker side contact plate are in contact with the rice cooker power supply and the signal line body side contact plate In the guiding, the power socket drawn from the power box is disposed on the back of the body.