WO2021147009A1 - Ingredient delivery system and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

An ingredient delivery system and a control method therefor. The ingredient delivery system comprises at least one delivery unit. Each delivery unit comprises: a first storage portion (1) used to store an ingredient to be delivered (200). The first storage portion (1) has: a frame (11); slideways (12); a moving tray (13), wherein the moving tray (13) is located on a front side of the frame (11), and can move in at least a longitudinal direction, and a front end of the moving tray (13) is inclined downwards; and a first stopping component (14), wherein the first stopping component (14) is located on one end of a front surface (11F) of each slideway (12). The first stopping component (14) has a front-side stopping portion (141) and a rear-side stopping portion (142). In an extension direction of the slideway (12), the front-side stopping portion (141) is closer to a front surface (11F) of the frame (11) than the rear-side stopping portion (142). The front-side stopping portion (141) blocks a front side of the ingredient (200). The rear-side stopping portion (142) blocks a front portion of an ingredient (200) on a rear side of the ingredient (200).

Description

Food material distribution system and its control method Technical field

This application relates to the field of automation, in particular to a food distribution system and a control method thereof.

Background technique

The catering industry is a traditional labor-intensive industry. With the advancement of science and technology, more and more automated equipment has been introduced into the catering industry. These automated equipment can perform customer ordering, catering, and delivery services in restaurants, thereby reducing the restaurant’s labor costs and effectively It reduces the labor intensity of employees in the catering industry and improves labor efficiency.

It should be noted that the above introduction to the technical background is only for the convenience of a clear and complete description of the technical solutions of the present application, and to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art. It should not be considered that the above technical solutions are well-known to those skilled in the art just because these solutions are described in the background art part of this application.

Summary of the invention

In the existing catering industry, after the ingredients arrive at the restaurant, they are usually stored in storage racks. The inventor of the present application found that when there are many types of food materials or the outer packaging of different food materials is similar, how to accurately and quickly remove the food materials from the storage rack has become an important issue for improving the efficiency of food distribution.

The embodiment of the present application provides a food material distribution system and a control method thereof. On the taking-out side of the food material storage part, a movable tray is provided to take out the food material in the slideway, and a first stop is provided at the front end of the slideway of the food material storage part Component, the first stop component separately blocks the food to be delivered and the food to be delivered on the rear side, so that the food can slide out from the front end of the chute to the moving tray in an orderly manner, and avoid multiple foods from sliding in and moving disorderly Tray, thus improving the accuracy and efficiency of the process of taking out the ingredients.

According to the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided a food material distribution system, including at least one distribution unit, and each distribution unit includes:

The first storage part, which is used to store ingredients to be delivered,

The first storage unit has:

A frame, the frame having a front and a back that are arranged oppositely;

Slideways, which are arranged inside the frame and extend between the front and back sides of the frame, the number of the slideways is more than two, and the position of each slideway at one end of the backside of the frame is high At a position of the slideway located at one end of the front of the frame, the two or more slideways are distributed in the horizontal direction and/or longitudinally within the frame;

A mobile tray, which is located on the front side of the frame and can move at least in the longitudinal direction, the front end of the mobile tray is inclined downward; and

The first stop member is located at one end of the front of each slideway. The first stopper member has a front stopper and a rear stopper. In the extension direction of the slideway, the front The side stop part is closer to the front of the frame than the rear stop part, the front stop part blocks the front side of the food to be dispensed, and the rear stop part blocks the back side of the food to be dispensed The front part of the ingredients to be delivered.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided a control method of a food delivery system, the method including:

Control the moving position of the moving tray; and

When the moving tray moves to the front side of the target chute, the front stop part of the first stop member that controls the target chute is in an open state.

The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application are: on the take-out side of the food storage part, a movable tray is provided to take out the food in the slide, and the front end of the slide of the food storage part is provided with a first stop member, the first stop The blocking component blocks the food to be delivered and the food to be delivered on the back side respectively, so that the food can slide out from the front end of the chute to the moving tray in an orderly manner, avoiding multiple foods from sliding into the moving tray in an orderly manner, thereby improving the removal of the food Accuracy and efficiency of the process.

With reference to the following description and drawings, specific implementations of the present application are disclosed in detail, and the ways in which the principles of the present application can be adopted are indicated. It should be understood that the scope of the embodiments of the present application is not limited thereby. Within the scope of the terms of the appended claims, the implementation of the present application includes many changes, modifications and equivalents.

Features described and/or shown for one embodiment can be used in one or more other embodiments in the same or similar manner, combined with features in other embodiments, or substituted for features in other embodiments .

It should be emphasized that the term "comprising/comprising" when used herein refers to the existence of a feature, a whole, a step or a component, but does not exclude the existence or addition of one or more other features, a whole, a step or a component.

Description of the drawings

The elements and features described in one drawing or one embodiment of the embodiment of the present application may be combined with the elements and features shown in one or more other drawings or embodiments. In addition, in the drawings, similar reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in several drawings, and may be used to indicate corresponding parts used in more than one embodiment.

The included drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present application, which constitute a part of the specification, are used to exemplify the embodiments of the present application, and together with the text description, explain the principle of the present application. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. In the attached picture:

FIG. 1 is an exploded schematic diagram of the distribution unit of the food distribution system of Embodiment 1 of the present application;

2 is a cross-sectional view of the first stop member of Embodiment 1 of the present application in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the slideway;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the stop member of the embodiment of the present application viewed from above the slideway;

4 is a cross-sectional view of one side of the entire first storage part of Embodiment 1 of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the entire first storage part of Embodiment 1 of the present application; FIG.

FIG. 6 is another three-dimensional schematic diagram of the entire first storage part of Embodiment 1 of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a method for controlling the food material to be delivered from the frame to the output tray in the first storage part of Embodiment 1 of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a food material distribution system with multiple distribution units according to Embodiment 1 of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a display screen of the first display in Embodiment 1 of the present application;

10 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the second display in Embodiment 1 of the present application;

11 is a schematic diagram of the back of the first storage part in Embodiment 2 of the present application;

12 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the display screen of the food supplement indicating device of Embodiment 2 of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of the control method of Embodiment 3 of the present application.

Detailed ways

With reference to the drawings, the foregoing and other features of this application will become apparent through the following description. In the specification and drawings, specific implementations of the application are specifically disclosed, which indicate some implementations in which the principles of the application can be adopted. It should be understood that the application is not limited to the described implementations. On the contrary, the present application is not limited to the described implementations. The application includes all modifications, variations and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims. Various embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. These implementation manners are only exemplary, and not a limitation of the present application.

In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used to distinguish different elements from the terms, but they do not indicate the spatial arrangement or chronological order of these elements. These elements should not be used by these terms. Limited. The term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed terms. The terms "comprising", "including", "having" and the like refer to the existence of the stated features, elements, elements or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, elements or components.

In the embodiments of the present application, the singular forms "a", "the", etc. include plural forms, which should be broadly understood as "a" or "a type" rather than being limited to the meaning of "a"; in addition, the term "the" "Should be understood to include both singular and plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the term "based on" should be understood as "based at least in part on...", and the term "based on" should be understood as "based at least in part on..." unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following description of the embodiments of the present application, for the convenience of description, the side of the first storage unit where the ingredients to be delivered is put in is referred to as the "back", and the side of the first storage unit that takes out the ingredients to be delivered is referred to as " The front side, the front side, and the back side are arranged opposite to each other; the two sides of the first storage portion adjacent to the back side are referred to as "sides."

Example 1

Embodiment 1 of the present application provides a food material distribution system.

FIG. 1 is an exploded schematic diagram of the distribution unit of the food distribution system of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the food distribution system includes at least one distribution unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, each distribution unit 10 may include: a first storage unit 1. The first storage unit 1 may be used to store ingredients to be delivered.

4 is a cross-sectional view of one side of the entire first storage unit 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective schematic view of the entire first storage unit 1, and FIG. 6 is another perspective schematic view of the entire first storage unit 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first storage unit 1 has: a frame 11, a slideway 12, a moving tray 13 and a first stop member 14.

As shown in FIG. 1, the frame 11 may be a rectangular parallelepiped frame, and each side of the rectangular parallelepiped frame extends along the X, Y, or Z direction. The three directions of X, Y and Z are perpendicular to each other.

In this embodiment, the Z direction is referred to as the longitudinal direction or the height direction, the X direction is referred to as the front-rear direction, and the Y direction is referred to as the lateral or left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the frame 11 has a front surface 11F and a back surface 11B, and the front surface 11F and the back surface 11B are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slideway 12 is provided inside the frame 11 and extends between the front surface 11F and the back surface 11B of the frame 11. The number of slideways 12 is more than two, and the two or more slideways 12 are distributed in the horizontal direction and/or longitudinally in the interior of the frame 11.

In this embodiment, each chute 12 may be numbered, for example, the number is Kij, which means that the chute is: the i-th chute is counted from left to right in the horizontal direction, and the j-th chute is counted from the bottom up in the vertical direction. . In each slideway, there may be multiple storage locations, the multiple storage locations are distributed along the extension direction of one slideway, and each storage location in one slideway may also have a number. Thus, the storage location of the food material to be delivered in the chute in the first storage unit 1 can be determined through the number of the chute and the number of the storage location in the chute.

In this embodiment, the back surface of the frame 11 may have a plurality of first transverse spacers, and each first transverse spacer extends transversely. The number of the first horizontal spacers is two or more, and the two or more first horizontal spacers may be distributed in the longitudinal direction and/or in the transverse direction. One end of the back side of the slideway 12 is connected with the transverse spacer.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the position of the end 121 of each slide 12 located on the back of the frame 11 is higher than the position of the end 122 of the slide 12 located on the front of the frame 11, that is, each slide 12 is lower than It is arranged in an inclined manner with respect to the horizontal direction, and the food to be delivered can be slid along the slide 12 to the front end 122 after being put into the rear end 121 of the slideway 12 from the rear surface 11B of the frame 11. The slide 12 may be provided with rollers or balls and other components that facilitate the sliding of the food to be delivered.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the moving tray 13 is located on the front side of the frame 11, and the front end of the moving tray 13 is inclined downward. In this embodiment, the moving tray 13 can move at least in the longitudinal direction. For example, the moving tray 13 can be driven by a driving mechanism (not shown) to move in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the size of the mobile tray 13 in the transverse direction is the same as the size of the frame 11 in the transverse direction, but this embodiment is not limited to, for example, the size of the mobile tray 13 in the transverse direction may be smaller than the size of the frame 11 in the transverse direction. In this case, the moving tray 13 can be moved both longitudinally and laterally, so as to carry the food to be delivered slid out from any slide 12. In addition, in this embodiment, the movable tray 13 may have an angle adjustment mechanism (not shown) for adjusting the inclination angle, and the angle adjustment mechanism may be controlled by the controller 15 described later to adjust the first extension on the movable tray 13. The inclination angle of the slide 131 with respect to the horizontal direction.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the first stop member 14 in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the slideway, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the first stop member 14 from above the slideway. In both FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the food material 200 to be delivered on the chute 12 is shown.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the first stop member 14 is located at the front end of each slideway 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the first stopper member 14 has a front stopper 141 and a rear stopper 142. In the extension direction of the chute (ie, the X direction), the front stopper 141 is closer to the front surface 11F of the frame 11 than the rear stopper 142, and the front stopper 141 blocks the front side of the food 200 to be delivered , The rear stopper 142 blocks the front part of the food to be delivered on the rear side of the food to be delivered 200.

In this embodiment, when the front stop 141 or the rear stop 142 is in an open state, the front of the food 200 to be delivered or the front of the food to be delivered on the rear side is not blocked; the front stop When the 141 or the rear stopper 142 is in the closed state, the front part of the food material to be dispensed on the front side or the back side of the food material 200 to be dispensed is blocked.

In this embodiment, when the rear stopper 142 is in the open state, the food material 200 to be delivered can slide along the slideway 12 into the space between the front stopper 141 and the rear stopper 142; When the stopper 142 is in the closed state, other foods to be delivered behind the food 200 to be delivered are blocked by the rear stopper 142 and cannot slide along the slideway 12 to the position between the front stopper 141 and the rear stopper 142. In the space; when the front stopper 141 is in the closed state, the food 200 to be delivered is blocked by the front stopper 141 and cannot slide out from the front end (ie, the front end) of the slideway 12; the front stopper 141 is in In the open state, the food material 200 to be delivered can slide out of the chute 12 from the front end of the chute 12 (ie, the front end).

According to this embodiment, the first stop member blocks the food to be delivered and the food to be delivered on the rear side respectively, so that the food can slide out from the front end of the chute to the moving tray in an orderly manner, avoiding disorder of multiple foods Slide into the mobile tray, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of the process of taking out the ingredients; and in this embodiment, a mobile tray is provided on the taking-out side (ie, the front side) of the first storage part to take out the food in the chute, which can improve the food. Compared with the structure in which a robot is provided to grab the food to be delivered from the slide, this embodiment adopts the structure of the movable tray and the first stop member to take out the food, the structure is simpler, and the cost can be reduced. .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, the food material 200 to be delivered may have a packaging box, and the first stop member 14 can abut the outer periphery of the packaging box, so as to block the food material 200 to be delivered. The size and longitudinal installation position of the first stop member 14 may vary with the outer size of the packaging box.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, a slideway 12 may be provided with two first stop members 14, which are located on the left and right sides of the slideway 12 across the slideway 12, thereby , The two front stoppers can clamp the food 200 to be delivered from the left and right sides of the slide 12, thereby effectively blocking the food 200 to be delivered, and the two rear stoppers can move from the left and right sides of the slide 12 The side effectively blocks the food to be delivered on the rear side of the food to be delivered. In addition, the present embodiment may not be limited to this, and one slideway 12 may also be provided with only one first stop member 14, for example, only the first stop member 14 on the left side or the right side is provided. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, in the longitudinal direction, the first stop member 14 can block the food 200 to be delivered from the lower side of the largest portion 201 of the food 200 to be delivered in the transverse direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the front stop 141 is in the closed state (the front stop 141 represented by the solid line in FIG. 3), the front stop 141 enters the space above the slide 12, Therefore, the front side of the food to be delivered is blocked; when the front stop 141 is in the open state (the front stop 141 shown by the dotted line in FIG. 3), the front stop 141 retreats to the chute 12 The upper space is on the side, so as to avoid blocking the food to be delivered.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the rear stop 142 is in the closed state (the rear stop 142 indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 3), the rear stop 142 enters the space above the slide 12, thereby Block the front of the food to be delivered on the rear side of the food 200 to be delivered; when the rear stop 142 is in an open state (the rear stop 142 shown in the realization of FIG. 3), the rear stop 142 Retreat to the side of the space above the chute 12, so as to avoid blocking the food to be delivered on the rear side of the food to be delivered 200.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, when the front stopper 141 is in the open state, the rear stopper 142 is in the closed state, so that the front stopper 141 is opened to allow the food 200 to be delivered. When sliding out from the chute 12, the rear stopper 142 is in a closed state, which can block the sliding of other ingredients to be delivered on the rear side of the distributing ingredient 200 that is sliding out. Therefore, when the front stopper 141 is opened, at most one standby The distributed food material 200 slides out, which avoids the situation that multiple food materials to be distributed 200 slide out from the chute 12, and can control the food materials to be distributed 200 to slide out in an orderly manner.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the first stop member 14 may also have a connecting portion 143. The connecting portion 143 may be connected between the front stopper 141 and the rear stopper 142. The connecting portion 143 can rotate around a longitudinally extending shaft 144. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the shaft 144 may be located on the laterally outer side of the slideway 12.

The front stopper 141 and the rear stopper 142 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, when the connecting portion 143 rotates to the first position around the shaft 144, the front stopper 141 is in the closed state, and the rear The side stopper 142 is in an open state. At this time, the food 200 to be delivered can enter the area between the front stop 141 and the rear stop 142 along the slide, and the front side of the food 200 to be delivered Blocked by the front stopper 141; the front stopper 141 and the rear stopper 142 as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 3, when the connecting portion 143 rotates around the shaft 144 to the second position, the front stopper The portion 141 is in the open state, and the rear stop portion 142 is in the closed state. At this time, the food material to be delivered 200 can slide out of the slideway 12 from the front end of the slideway 12, and the other food material to be delivered on the rear side of the food material 200 The delivered food material is blocked by the rear stopper 142, so that it will not slip out of the chute 12 from the front end of the chute 12.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, the first storage unit 1 further includes a controller 15. The controller 15 can control the moving position of the moving tray 13, and, when the moving tray 13 moves to the front side of the target chute 12, it controls the front stopper 141 of the first stopper member 14 of the target chute 12 In the open state, the foremost food material 200 to be delivered on the target chute 12 can slide out along the target chute 12 and be carried by the moving tray 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the moving tray 13 has a first extension slide 131, and the first extension slide 131 is horizontally aligned with the slide 12 in the frame 11, and the extension direction of the first extension slide 131 is the same as that of the slide 12 The extension directions of 12 are parallel, that is, both the first extension slide 131 and the slide 12 extend along the X direction. In this way, the food material 200 to be delivered that slides out of the slide 12 can continue to slide on the first extension slide 131 of the moving tray 13.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front side of the first extension slide 131 is provided with a second stop member 132. A retreat window (not shown) may be provided on the front side of the first extension slide 131, and the second stop member 132 may move in the longitudinal direction to protrude from the retreat window or retreat below the first extension slide 131 .

For example, when the second stopper 132 is in the closed state, the second stopper 132 moves upward from below the retreat window at the front end of the first extension slide 131 and is exposed from the surface of the first extension slide 131, thereby It can prevent the food to be delivered on the first extension slide 131 from sliding forward; when the second stop member 132 is in the open state, the second stop member 132 is removed from the retreat window on the front side of the first extension slide 131 Move down to below the first extension chute 131 to release the obstruction, so that the food to be delivered on the first extension chute 131 can slide forward.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5 and 6, in this embodiment, the first storage part 1 further includes a housing 16 and an output tray 17. The housing 16 can accommodate the frame 11, the moving tray 13 and the first stop member 14. The output tray 17 may extend from the inside of the housing 16 to the front side of the window 161 located on the front of the housing 16. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, one end 17A of the output tray 17 is located inside the housing 16, and the output tray The other end of 17 is mounted on the tray frame 18 in front of the housing 16, and the other end of the output tray 17 may not be mounted on the tray frame 18. Among them, the tray rack 18 can be used to place trays for serving dishes. The window 161 may have a shutter structure, for example, the shutters are closed before the food to be delivered is sent out of the housing, the shutters are opened during the process of delivering the food to be delivered out of the housing, and the shutters are closed after the food to be delivered is sent out of the housing.

In this embodiment, when the moving tray 13 is moved to the rear side of the output tray 17, the controller 15 controls the second stopper 132 of the first extension slide 131 to be in an open state, thereby moving the tray 13 The food material 200 to be delivered on the first extension slide 131 can be slid onto the output tray 17.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the output tray 17 has a second extension slide 171, and the number of the second extension slide 171 is equal to the number of the first extension slide 131. Each second extension slide 171 is aligned with the position of the corresponding first extension slide 131 in the lateral direction, and the second extension slide 171 is parallel to the first extension slide 131, that is, the second extension slide 171 and the second extension slide 171 are parallel to the first extension slide 131. An extension slide 131 extends along the X direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the front end of each second extension slide 171 is provided with a sensor 172. The sensor 172 is used to detect whether the food 200 to be delivered arrives on the second extension slide 171 and whether the food 200 to be delivered is removed. Each sensor 172 may have, for example, a light emitting end and a light receiving end. The light emitting end and the light receiving end are located on both sides of a second extension slide 171, and the light emitting end and the light receiving end are arranged opposite to each other. In addition, the front end of each first extension slide 131 may also be provided with a sensor, which is used to detect whether the food 200 to be delivered has arrived on the first extension slide 131 and whether the food 200 to be delivered is from the first extension slide 131. Slide out.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the front end of the output tray 17 is also provided with a blocking strip 173, which is used to block the food material 200 to be delivered on the second extension slide 171 from sliding forward.

In this embodiment, the food material 200 to be delivered on the output tray 17 can be manually removed by the operator and placed on the tray for serving dishes.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a control method for the food 200 to be delivered in the first storage unit 1 from the frame 11 to the output tray 17. As shown in Figure 7, the control method includes:

In operation 701, the controller 15 determines which of the slides 12 in the frame 11 the food material 200 to be delivered needs to be taken out, that is, determines the total number and number of the target slides 12, and determines the first target slide 12;

Operation 702: The controller 15 controls the moving tray 13 to move longitudinally and/or laterally and reach the front side of the target chute 12;

In operation 703, the controller 15 controls the front stop 141 of the first stop member 14 of the target slide 12 to be in the open state, and at the same time, the rear stop 142 of the first stop member 14 is in the closed state, thereby , The food to be delivered 200 slides along the target slide 12 to the corresponding first extension slide 131 of the moving tray 13, and the other food to be delivered 200 on the rear side of the food to be delivered 200 is blocked by the rear stop 142 Block without sliding out of the target slide;

In operation 704, the controller 15 determines whether it is necessary to move the tray to another location to take out the food material 200 to be delivered, and if the determination is yes, then proceed to operation 705; if the determination is no, then proceed to operation 706;

Operation 705: The controller 15 determines the next target chute 12, and then proceeds to operation 702;

In operation 706, the controller 15 controls the moving tray 13 to move to the rear side of the output tray 17, that is, the front end of the moving tray 13 and the rear end of the output tray 17 are in the same height. In addition, the controller 15 can further control the movement. The first extension slide 131 of the tray 13 performs a tilting action, so that the first extension slide 131 and the second extension slide 171 are located on the same straight line. For example, the controller 15 controls the aforementioned angle adjustment mechanism to adjust the first extension slide 131. The inclination angle of the extension slide 131;

Operation 706a, the window 161 is opened, for example, the shutter structure is opened;

Operation 707: The controller 16 controls the second stopper 132 of the first extension slide 131 of the moving tray 13 to be in an open state, whereby the food to be delivered 200 slides along the first extension slide 131 to the output tray 17 On the corresponding second extension slide 171, and the food material 200 to be delivered passes through the window 161 on the front of the housing 16 and stays on the second extension slide 171 behind the barrier strip 173;

Operation 707a, the window 161 is closed, for example, the shutter structure is closed;

In operation 708, the sensor 172 on the second extension chute 171 detects that the food 200 to be delivered on the second extension chute 171 is removed, and feeds back the detection result to the controller 15.

According to the first storage unit 1 of this embodiment, the food can be slid out from the front end of the slide to the moving tray in an orderly manner, and by controlling the moving tray, the first stop member and the second stop member, The food materials to be distributed are taken out to the output tray in an orderly manner through the chute and the moving tray. Therefore, the removal efficiency and accuracy of the food materials to be distributed are both high.

As shown in Figures 1, 4, 5, and 6, in this embodiment, the upper part of the housing 16 may be provided with some components 19 of the temperature control device, and the inside of the housing 16 may be provided with other parts of the temperature control device. A component (not shown), wherein the temperature control device can control the temperature inside the housing 16, for example, the temperature control device can perform cooling or heating treatments.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the back of the housing 16 may be provided with a door 162, and the door 162 may be one or more than two. For example, FIG. 6 shows two doors 162 distributed in the vertical direction. When the food material to be delivered needs to be placed in the slideway 12 of the redirection frame 11, the door 162 is opened, and the operator or manipulator can put the food material to be delivered 200 into the corresponding slideway 12.

In addition, it should be noted that in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, and 6, the first storage unit 1 of the food delivery system has a housing 16. However, this embodiment is not limited to Therefore, the first storage part 1 may not have a housing. In this case, the first storage part 1 may be arranged in a cold storage, for example, and the temperature adjustment system in the cold storage is used to maintain the to-be-delivered storage part 1 in the first storage part 1. The temperature of the ingredients 200.

In this embodiment, the food delivery system 100 may have at least one delivery unit 10. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a food material distribution system having a plurality of distribution units 10. As shown in FIG. 8, the food material distribution system 100 has four distribution units 10. In addition, the food delivery system 100 also has a first display 20 and a first output control switch 30.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the first display 20. As shown in FIG. 9, the display screen 20A of the first display 20 can display the corresponding relationship between the food material 200 to be delivered in the current order and the first storage unit 1.

For example, the display screen 20A of FIG. 9 may have a first display area 21, and the first display area 21 displays: In the current order, the number 211 of the first storage unit 1 where the food 200 to be delivered needs to be taken out. If it is necessary to take out the food 200 to be delivered from two or more first storage parts 1, then the two or more first storage parts 1 are arranged in ascending order of numbers or from smallest to largest, and the adjacent first The storage units 1 are connected by arrows according to the numbers; in addition, in the first display area 21, the quantity 212 of the food material 200 to be delivered that needs to be taken out in each first storage unit 1 is also displayed. In addition, the display screen 20A may also have a second display area 22. The second display area 22 can display the type of food to be taken out in a tray in the current order, and the first storage unit 1 where the food is located. The number of the food, the position number of the food on the tray.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the first output control switch 30 is used to control whether to allow the first display 20 to display information related to the next order. For example, when the operator presses the first output control switch 30, the first display 20 displays information related to the next order; otherwise, the first display 20 always displays information related to the current order.

As shown in FIG. 8, each distribution unit 10 may also have: a second display 101 and a second output control switch 102. The second display 101 and the second output control switch 102 may be arranged on the housing 16, but the embodiment is not limited to this, and the second display 101 and the second output control switch 102 may also be arranged in other positions.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the second display 101. As shown in FIG. 10, the display screen 101A of the second display 101 displays the type of the food 200 to be delivered in the current order, the number of the first storage unit 1 where the food 200 to be delivered is located, and the number of the second extension chute 171, and The holding position of the food material 200 to be delivered in the tray.

For example, the display screen 101A has a first display area 1011, the first display area 1011 is divided into a number of sub-areas 10111, the position of each sub-areas 10111 in the first display area 1011 corresponds to the sub-areas 10111 to be delivered The holding position of the food material 200 in the tray. As shown in FIG. 10, each sub-region 10111 displays: the type of food 200 to be delivered represented by the sub-region (for example, the name of the type is displayed in text), and the information of the first storage unit 1 where the food 200 to be delivered is located. The serial number, the serial number of the second extension chute 171, and the storage position of the food material 200 to be delivered in the tray. In addition, the sub-area 10111 may also display: customer information corresponding to the food material 200 to be delivered, for example, which table the customer is at.

In this embodiment, the second display 101 can highlight: the information about the food 200 to be delivered in the current order output by the first storage unit 1 of the delivery unit 10 containing the second display 101. For example, in FIG. 10, the second display 101 and the first storage unit 1 numbered "#2" are included in the same delivery unit 10. Therefore, the second display 101 is in the sub-area 10111 of the first display area 1011. In the highlighted display: the type of the food 200 to be delivered output from the first storage unit 1 with the number "#2", the number of the food 200 to be delivered on the second extension chute 171, and the amount of the food 200 to be delivered in the tray. Placement location and customer information corresponding to the food material 200 to be delivered, etc. Wherein, the form of the emphasized display is, for example, lengthening the length of the sub-region 10111, and/or changing the font displayed in the sub-region 10111, and/or changing the background color of the sub-region 10111, and/or in the sub-region In 10111, pictures of ingredients 200 to be delivered are displayed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the display screen 101A of the second display 101 may also have a second display area 1012. The second display area 1012 displays: for the current order, the serial number of the next first storage unit 1 used to output the ingredients 200 to be delivered in the current order. For example, in FIG. 10, the second display 101 and the first storage unit 1 with the number "#2" are included in the same delivery unit 10. The second display area 1012 displays "Go to "#4" A storage unit", thereby instructing the operator to go to the first storage unit 1 numbered "#4" to take out the food 200 to be delivered.

In addition, the display screen 101A may also have a third display area 1013, and the third display area 1013 may display the same information as the second display area 22 of the display screen 20A.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the second output control switch 102 is used to control whether the second display 101 is allowed to display information related to the next order. For example, when the operator presses the second output control switch 102, it means that the operation of the operator to take out the food 200 to be delivered in the current delivery unit 10 has been completed, and the second display 101 is allowed to display information related to the next order Otherwise, the second display 101 always displays information related to the current order.

In this embodiment, the information of the food to be delivered 200 corresponding to the order can be displayed on the display screen 20A of the first display 20. The operator takes out the tray from the tray storage place, and under the guidance of the display screen 20A, proceed to the display screen 20A. The first first storage section 1 directed by 20A (for example, the first storage section numbered "#2" shown in FIG. 9), in which, before going to the first first storage section 1, the first output control The switch 30 is pressed; the operator arrives at the first storage section 1 (for example, the first storage section numbered "#2" shown in FIG. 9), and is guided by the display screen 101A in FIG. 10 , Taken from the second extension chute 171 corresponding to the number of the second extension chute 171 highlighted on the display screen 101A (for example, the No. 1 chute and No. 2 chute shown in FIG. 10); then, the operator Under the guidance of the display screen 101A corresponding to the first first storage unit 1, go to the next first storage unit 1 guided by the display screen 101A (for example, according to the "Go to'#4' first storage unit" shown in FIG. ", go to the first storage section numbered “#4”), before going to the next first storage section 1, the second output control switch 102 is pressed; the operator arrives at the next first storage section 1, and The same operation is performed after reaching the first first storage unit 1.

In addition, after the food 200 to be delivered in the order has been taken out, the operator can move the tray containing the food 200 to be delivered to the output console, and the information reader of the output console can read the information on the tray. The food 200 to be delivered is confirmed again. After the confirmation is completed, the operator's personal identification information can be input to the output console (for example, the information reading device can read the operator's bracelet with personal identification information, etc. ), and then, the output console prints out the information of each food material to be delivered on the tray and the information of the operator. The operator can send the tray away and distribute the food material 200 to be delivered to the corresponding customer.

In this embodiment, by providing the first display 20 and the second display 101, the information of the food 200 to be delivered in the order can be clearly indicated to the operator, so that the operator can quickly take out the food 200 to be delivered from each delivery unit.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the number of delivery units 10 may be one or more than two. For example, FIG. 8 shows four. In the case of multiple delivery units 10, the delivery efficiency of the food material 200 to be delivered can be greatly improved.

The food material distribution system 100 of this embodiment can be used for the distribution of food materials. However, this embodiment is not limited to this. That is, the food material distribution system 100 can also be used in other industries to perform delivery of other types of objects to be distributed. Distribution.

In addition, in this embodiment 1, the back structure of the first storage unit 1 is not particularly limited, and the method of putting the ingredients to be delivered into the first storage unit 1 is not particularly limited. For example, it can be manually or The manipulator grabs the food material to be delivered into the first storage unit 1 from the back end of the chute.

Example 2

In Example 2, an example of the back surface structure of the first storage unit 11 will be described.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the back surface of the first storage unit 11 in the second embodiment. The back of the first storage part 11 may have a reading device 111.

As shown in FIG. 11, the reading device 111 reads the information of the food 200 to be delivered. For example, the outer packaging of the food 200 to be delivered is provided with an information carrying unit for carrying information of the food 200 to be delivered. The information carrying unit may be a two-dimensional code, a barcode, or a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. The reading device 111 has an information reading function corresponding to the information carrying unit, for example, a two-dimensional code reader, or a barcode reader, or a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip reader, etc. The reading device 111 may be installed on the frame 11, for example, when the door 162 of the housing 16 is provided on the back of the frame 11 (as shown in FIG. 6), the door 162 may not cover the reading device 111; or , The reading device 111 is also installed in another location.

In this embodiment, the information of the food material 200 to be delivered may include: the type of the food material 200 to be delivered. In addition, the information of the food material 200 to be delivered may further include: the production date and/or the shelf life of the food material 200 to be delivered.

As shown in FIG. 11, the back of the frame 11 may be provided with a first indicator light 112. The number of the first indicator lights 112 is the same as the number of the slideways 12, and the position of each first indicator light 112 corresponds to the position of each slideway 12. For example, the first indicator light 112 is located above the corresponding slideway 12, and the shape of the first indicator light 112 is a downward arrow, thereby indicating the corresponding slideway 12; for another example, the first indicator light 112 may be located on the corresponding slideway 12. Below the lane 12, the shape of the first indicator light 112 is an upward arrow, thereby indicating the corresponding slide lane 12.

As shown in FIG. 11, the back of the frame 11 may have a plurality of first lateral partitions 119, and each first lateral partition 119 extends laterally. The number of the first horizontal spacers 119 is more than two, and the two or more first horizontal spacers 119 may be distributed in the longitudinal direction and/or in the transverse direction. One end of the back side of the slideway 12 is connected to the transverse spacer 119. The first indicator light 112 may be arranged on the first lateral partition 113: for example, the first indicator 112 may be embedded inside the first lateral partition 119, and the back of the first lateral partition 119 has a light-transmitting window, so that The light emitted by the first indicator light 112 can be observed from the back of the frame; for another example, the first indicator light 112 may be arranged on the outer periphery of the first lateral partition 119 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 11, the controller 15 is connected to the first indicator light 112 and the reading device 111, and the controller 15 controls the lighting mode of the first indicator light 112 according to the information of the food to be delivered 200 read by the reading device 111 .

According to this embodiment, when the reading device 111 reads the information of the food 200 to be delivered, the first indicator light 112 can be lit in a manner corresponding to the information read by the reading device 111, and thus, In the process of storing the food material 200 to be delivered in the first storage unit 1, the possibility of erroneous storage is reduced.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the first storage unit 1 may also have a sensor 113, which is arranged inside the frame 11 and is used to detect whether an object is thrown into the chute 12 from the back end of the chute 12 . For example, the sensor 113 may have a light emitting part and a light receiving part which are separately provided, and the light emitting part and the light receiving part are opposed to each other. When there is an object between the two, the object will be detected. The number of sensors 113 can be multiple, which can detect whether an object is thrown in each slide 12 or not.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the first storage unit 1 may further have: a first control switch 114. The first control switch 114 may be arranged in the frame 11, and the embodiment may not be limited to this, and the first control switch 114 may also be arranged in other positions.

The first control switch 114 can communicate with the reading device 111 and control the reading device 111 to be in the first state or the second state. In the first state, the reading device 111 can read the information of the food 200 to be delivered. For example, the function of the reading device 111 to read the information of the food 200 to be delivered is activated. In the second state, the reading device 111 stops reading the information of the food 200 to be delivered. For example, the function of the reading device 111 to read the information of the food 200 to be delivered is disabled.

In this embodiment, when the reading device 111 is in the second state, if the first control switch 114 is pressed, the reading device 111 can be switched to the first state; when the reading device 111 is in the first state Next, if the first control switch 114 is pressed, the reading device 111 can be switched to the second state.

In this embodiment, when the first control switch 114 controls the reading device 111 to be in the first state, the reading device 111 can read the information of the food 200 to be delivered, and the control 15 can control the first indicator light. 112 performs the following lighting method.

The first point of light:

If the controller 15 determines that the slide 12 corresponding to the food 200 to be delivered is a certain slide in the first storage unit 1 according to the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111, then the controller 15 The first indicator light 112 corresponding to the determined slideway is lit in a first manner. The first manner may be, for example, that the first indicator light 112 flashes at 1.0 second intervals, thereby prompting the operator that the The food material 200 to be delivered is put into the chute corresponding to the flashing first indicator light 112.

Among them, the controller 15 may store the corresponding relationship between the slide 112 and the type of the food material 200 to be delivered (for example, which slides are stored in baby vegetables, which slides are stored in tofu, etc.). When the information of the food 200 to be delivered is read by the reading device 111, the controller 15 can determine which chute 12 the food 200 to be delivered should be put into according to the read information and the corresponding relationship.

In addition, when the sensor 113 detects that the food material 200 to be delivered is dropped into the chute 12 corresponding to the flashing first indicator light 112, the first indicator light 112 is extinguished.

Second lighting method:

If the chute into which the food material 200 to be delivered is actually put into is different from the chute determined by the controller 15 detected by the sensor 113, then at least the first indicator light 112 corresponding to the chute into which the food material to be distributed 200 is actually put into The second mode is lit. In the second mode, for example, the first indicator light 112 flashes in a shorter period than the first mode, and the period is, for example, 0.5 seconds. In a specific embodiment, centering on the first indicator light 112 corresponding to the chute where the food material 200 to be delivered is actually placed, the first predetermined number of first indicator lights 112 in the horizontal direction and the second predetermined number of first indicators in the longitudinal direction are centered. The indicator light 112 is lit in the second way, that is, the first indicator light 112 with a cross shape centered on the first indicator light 112 corresponding to the chute into which the food material 200 to be delivered is actually placed is turned on in the second way On, the first predetermined number of first indicator lights 112 are, for example, a row of first indicator lights 112 in a horizontal direction, and the second predetermined number of first indicator lights 112 are, for example, a row of first indicator lights 112 in a longitudinal direction.

In addition, when the controller 15 controls the first indicator light 112 to light up in the second manner, if the reading device 15 reads the information of the new food 200 to be delivered, or the first control switch 114 is triggered to control the reading When the device 111 is in the second state, the controller 15 turns off the first indicator light 112 that is lit in the second manner.

The third lighting method:

According to the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111, the controller 15 determines that the food 200 to be delivered can no longer be placed in all the slides corresponding to the food 200 to be delivered, that is, the food 200 to be delivered is in the first storage unit 1 If the load is medium and full, the controller 15 lights up the first indicator lights 112 of all the slides 12 corresponding to the food material 200 to be delivered in a third manner, for example, to keep the first indicator lights 112 on.

For example, the reading device 111 reads that the information of the food material 200 to be delivered is baby cabbage, and the chute 12 for storing baby cabbage in the first storage part 1 is full of baby cabbage. In this case, the controller 15 The first indicator lights 112 corresponding to all the slides 12 for storing baby dishes in the first storage unit 1 are controlled to keep on.

In the case that the sensor 113 does not detect that the food 200 to be delivered is put into any chute 12, if the reading device 111 reads the information of the next food 200 to be delivered, or the first control switch 114 is pressed (ie, read The device 111 enters the first state), and the controller 15 makes the first indicator light 112 lit in the third way go out.

The fourth lighting method:

When the controller 15 determines that there is no chute corresponding to the food 200 to be delivered in the first storage unit 1 according to the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111, the controller 15 causes the information in the first storage 1 The first indicator lights 112 of the third predetermined number of slideways 12 are lit in a fourth manner. Among them, the first indicator lights 112 of the third predetermined number of slideways 12 are, for example, all the first indicator lights in the first storage unit 1; the fourth way of lighting is, for example, to keep the first indicator lights 112 on.

For example, the reading device 111 reads that the information of the food material 200 to be delivered is baby dishes, and there is no chute 12 for storing baby dishes in the first storage unit 1. In this case, the controller 15 controls the first storage. All the first indicator lamps 112 in the section 1 remain lit.

In the case that the sensor 113 does not detect that the food 200 to be delivered is put into any chute 12, if the reading device 111 reads the information of the next food 200 to be delivered, or the first control switch 114 is pressed (ie, read The device 111 enters the second state), and the controller 15 turns off the first indicator light 112 lit in the fourth manner.

In this embodiment, when the first control switch 114 controls the reading device 111 to be in the second state, the function of the reading device 111 to read the information of the food 200 to be delivered is prohibited. In this case, If the sensor 113 of any slide of the first storage part is blocked (for example, an object enters the slide, or an object stays at the entrance of the slide), the controller 15 controls the fourth preset in the first storage 1 The number of first indicator lights 112 are lit in a fifth manner. Wherein, the fourth predetermined number of first indicator lights 112 may be all the first indicator lights 112 in the first storage unit 1, or other numbers of first indicator lights 112; the fifth mode is lit, for example, the first indicator The lamp 112 flashes at a cycle of 0.5 seconds.

In addition, when the object blocking the sensor 113 is removed, the controller 15 causes the first indicator lamp 112 that is lit in the fifth manner to go out.

After the controller 15 determines the chute 12 corresponding to the food 200 to be delivered according to the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111, and the period before the reading device 111 reads the information of the next food 200 to be delivered , The position information of the chute 12 where the food 200 to be delivered is first detected to be dropped is stored in association with the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111. In addition, the controller 15 stores the position information of the chute 12 into which the food material 200 to be delivered is subsequently detected during the period and the information of the unknown food material to be delivered in association with each other. Wherein, the position information of the chute 12 includes: the number of the chute 12, and the number of storage locations in the chute 12; the unknown food material information to be delivered means that the information of the food material 200 to be delivered is not clear, and cannot Is delivered to customers.

For example, the reading device 111 reads the information of the Nth ingredient 200 to be delivered as "baby cabbage; produced at 12:00 on January 1st; shelf life 1 day", and determines that the slide 12 with the number K32 is related to the The slide 12 corresponding to the N foods 200 to be delivered, before reading the information of the N+1th food 200 to be delivered, if the sensor 113 corresponding to the slide 12 with the number K32 first detects that there is a certain food to be delivered 200 is dropped into the chute 12 numbered K32, then the controller 15 stores the information of the N-th food to be delivered 200 and the position information of the chute 12 numbered K32, where the number K32 The position information of the chute 12 includes: the number of the chute 12 is K32, and the M-th storage location in the chute 12; subsequently, before the information of the N+1th food to be delivered 200 is read, if the number is The sensor 113 corresponding to the chute 12 of K34 detects that a certain food material 200 to be delivered is put into the chute 12 numbered K34, then the controller 15 combines the information of the unknown food material to be delivered with the chute 12 numbered K34 The location information of the corresponding storage.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the first storage unit 1 further has a status indicator 115. The status indicator 115 is connected to the controller 15. The status indicator 115 is used to indicate that the food 200 to be delivered is prohibited from being put into the chute 12 of the first storage unit 1, or, after the waiting time has elapsed, it is allowed to be delivered to the first storage unit 1. The chute 12 puts the ingredients 200 to be delivered.

As shown in FIG. 11, the status indicator 115 may have: a second indicator light 1151, a third indicator 1152, a fourth indicator light 1153, and a fifth indicator light 1154.

Wherein, when the controller 15 determines that the food material 200 to be delivered has passed the expiration date according to the information of the food material 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111, the controller 15 controls the second indicator light 1151 to light up. When the reading device 111 cannot correctly read the information of the food 200 to be delivered (for example, the QR code or RFID chip of the packaging box of the food 200 to be delivered is damaged, etc.), the controller 15 controls the third indicator light 1152 to light up . When the controller 15 cannot correctly recognize the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111 (for example, the reading device 111 can read the QR code or the information in the RFID chip of the packaging box of the food 200 to be delivered) , But the controller 15 cannot identify or process the information), the controller 15 controls the fourth indicator light 1153 to light up. When the sensor 113 in the first storage unit 1 fails or the trigger time exceeds a predetermined time, the controller 15 controls the fifth indicator light 1154 to light up.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the first storage unit 1 may also have a first door indicator light 19a and a second door indicator light 19b. Both the first door indicator light 19a and the second door indicator light 19b are connected to the controller 15 (for example, , Sub-controller 151) is connected. In the case that the door 162 includes a first door and a second door (wherein, as shown in FIG. 6, the first door is located on the upper side, for example, and the second door is located on the lower side, for example), the first door indicator light 19a may indicate: The information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111, the slide 12 corresponding to the food 200 to be delivered is located in the slide 12 in front of the first door. The second door indicator light 19b may indicate that according to the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111, the slide 12 corresponding to the food 200 to be delivered is located in the slide 12 in front of the second door.

As shown in FIG. 11, the first door indicator light 19a and the second door indicator light 19b can be arranged on the status indicator 115, but this embodiment is not limited to this, the first door indicator light 19a and the second door indicator light 19a 19b can also be arranged at other positions on the frame 11 that are not blocked by the first door and the second door.

As shown in Fig. 11, the first storage unit 1 may also have a shielding door 19d, and the shielding door 19d may be provided on the frame 11 and on the rear side of each slideway 12. The shielding door 19d may be opened and closed. For example, the shielding door 19d may be a sliding door that slides laterally. The shielding door 19d may be shielded by the door 162 of the aforementioned housing. When the food 200 to be delivered needs to be put into the slide 12, the shielding door 19d corresponding to the slide 12 is opened, and the shielding doors 19a of the other slides 12 can be kept closed, thereby, the environment in the other slides 12 can be insulated .

As shown in FIG. 8, the food material distribution system 100 may further include: a food material supplement indicating device 40. The food supplement instruction device 40 is, for example, a tablet computer. The food supplement instruction device 40 may communicate with the central controller. The food supplement instruction device 40 may have a display screen 40A (not shown in FIG. 8 ), which can switch and display the storage conditions of the food materials 200 to be delivered in each first storage unit 1 in the food delivery system 100.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of the display screen of the display screen 40A. As shown in FIG. 12, the display screen of the display screen 40A may have a first display area 41, and the first display area 41 may display a list of ingredients 200 to be delivered stored in each first storage unit 1, and each ingredient 200 to be delivered corresponds to The sub-display area of shows the number and type of the food 200 to be delivered. In addition, the first display area 41 can also display the quantity (not shown) of the food material 200 to be delivered in the first storage unit 1 that needs to be supplemented. The more the food material 200 to be delivered needs to be supplemented, the more the food material 200 needs to be supplemented. The corresponding number is smaller. The display mode of the sub-display area corresponding to each food material 200 to be delivered corresponds to the amount of food material 200 to be delivered that needs to be supplemented. Among them, different display modes may refer to different display colors and/or different fonts. Thus, different display modes can intuitively indicate the quantity of various food materials 200 to be delivered. Wherein, the quantity of the food material 200 to be delivered that needs to be supplemented can be calculated as follows: the predetermined quantity of the food material 200 to be delivered minus the quantity of the food material 200 remaining in the first storage unit 1, and the result of the subtraction That is, the quantity of the food material 200 to be delivered needs to be supplemented.

For example, as shown in (A) of FIG. 12, when the first storage section No. 1 is selected, various ingredients 200 to be delivered in the first storage section 1 are displayed in the form of a list in the first display area 21. Among them: the sub-display area of the food 200 to be delivered whose quantity needs to be supplemented is less than the first threshold is displayed in a first color, for example green; for the quantity that needs to be supplemented is greater than or equal to the first threshold and The sub-display area of the food 200 to be delivered that is smaller than the second threshold is displayed in a second color, for example, yellow; for the sub-display area of the food 200 to be delivered that needs to be filled in more than the second threshold, the sub-display area of the food 200 to be delivered is displayed in the second color. Three colors are displayed, and the third color is red, for example.

In addition, in the first display area 21, information such as the serial number, type, and quantity to be supplemented of each food material 200 to be delivered in all the first storage parts 1 of the food material delivery system 100 can also be displayed.

In this embodiment, as shown in (B) of FIG. 12, the display screen of the display screen 40A of the food supplement indicating device 40 may further have a second display area 42. The second display area 42 can display the information of the food to be delivered corresponding to the information of the food 200 to be delivered read by the reading device 111. In addition, the display mode of the second display area 42 can also be the same as that of the food 200 to be delivered. The number is related. For example, in the first storage section No. 1, the ingredient number of the name 2 is #1, and the sub-display area of the food material is red, that is, it prompts the need to supplement the name 2 ingredients in the first storage section No. 1; When the reading device 111 of the first storage unit reads the information of the ingredient 200 to be delivered with name 2, it transfers the ingredient with name 2 from the first display area to the second display area 42 for display, and the first display area The remaining ingredients in 41 are sorted and displayed again according to the number of supplements that need to be added; when the central controller 15 determines that the number of ingredients with name 2 placed in the first storage section 1 is gradually increasing, the name 2 waits The quantity of the delivered ingredients 200 that needs to be supplemented gradually decreases, and the second display area 42 in the first storage part may turn yellow. When the number of ingredients with the name 2 continues to increase, the second display area 42 may turn green.

According to this embodiment, when the ingredients to be delivered are stored in the first storage part, the possibility of incorrect storage can be reduced; in addition, the number of ingredients in the first storage part can be notified in time, and the operator can be reminded to replenish the ingredients as soon as possible.

Example 3

The third embodiment provides a method for controlling the food delivery system, and the method is used to control the food delivery system of the first or second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of the control method of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, the method includes the following steps:

Operation 1301, controlling the moving position of the moving tray 13; and

In operation 1302, when the moving tray 13 is moved to the front side of the target chute 12, control the front stop 141 of the first stop member 14 of the target chute 12 to be in an open state.

For the detailed description of steps 1301 and 1302, reference may be made to the description of the function of the controller 15 in Embodiment 1, and the description will not be repeated here.

The control method may also include:

Operation 1303: The controller controls the lighting mode of the first indicator light according to the information of the food to be delivered read by the reading device.

For the detailed description of step 1303, reference may be made to the description of the function of the controller 15 in Embodiment 2, and the description will not be repeated here.

According to this embodiment, efficiency can be improved when the food to be delivered is taken out from the food delivery system; in addition, when the food to be delivered is stored in the first storage part, the possibility of incorrect storage can be reduced.

The controller described in conjunction with the embodiments of the present invention may be directly embodied as hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or a combination of the two. These hardware modules can be implemented by solidifying these software modules by using a field programmable gate array (FPGA), for example.

The software module can be located in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM or any other form of storage medium known in the art. A storage medium may be coupled to the processor, so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium; or the storage medium may be a component of the processor. The processor and the storage medium may be located in the ASIC. The software module can be stored in the memory of the mobile terminal, or can be stored in a memory card that can be inserted into the mobile terminal. For example, if the electronic device uses a larger-capacity MEGA-SIM card or a large-capacity flash memory device, the software module can be stored in the MEGA-SIM card or a large-capacity flash memory device.

The controller described in this embodiment can be implemented as a general-purpose processor, digital signal processor (DSP), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or Other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, or any appropriate combination thereof. It can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in communication with the DSP, or any other such configuration.

The application is described above in conjunction with specific implementations, but it should be clear to those skilled in the art that these descriptions are all exemplary and do not limit the scope of protection of the application. Those skilled in the art can make various variations and modifications to the application according to the spirit and principle of the application, and these variations and modifications are also within the scope of the application.

Claims (17)

1. A food material distribution system includes at least one distribution unit, wherein each distribution unit includes:

   The first storage part, which is used to store ingredients to be delivered,

   The first storage unit has:

   A frame, the frame having a front and a back that are arranged oppositely;

   Slideways, which are arranged inside the frame and extend between the front and back sides of the frame, the number of the slideways is more than two, and the position of each slideway at one end of the backside of the frame is high At a position of the slideway located at one end of the front of the frame, the two or more slideways are distributed in the horizontal direction and/or longitudinally within the frame;

   A mobile tray, which is located on the front side of the frame and can move at least in the longitudinal direction, the front end of the mobile tray is inclined downward; and

   The first stop member is located at one end of the front of each slideway. The first stopper member has a front stopper and a rear stopper. In the extension direction of the slideway, the front The side stop part is closer to the front of the frame than the rear stop part, the front stop part blocks the front side of the food to be dispensed, and the rear stop part blocks the back side of the food to be dispensed The front part of the ingredients to be delivered.
2. The food delivery system according to claim 1, wherein:

   When the front stopper is in an open state, the rear stopper is in a closed state.
3. The food delivery system according to claim 2, wherein:

   When the front stopper is in a closed state or an open state, the front stopper enters the space above the slideway or retreats to the side of the space above the slideway,

   When the rear stopper is in a closed state or an open state, the rear stopper enters the space above the slideway or retreats to the side of the space above the slideway.
4. The food delivery system according to claim 2, wherein:

   The first stop member further has a connecting part connected between the front stop part and the rear stop part,

   The connecting portion rotates around a longitudinally extending axis. When the front stopper is in the open state, the rear stopper is in the closed state, and the front stopper is in the closed state. In this case, the rear stopper is in an open state.
5. The food delivery system according to claim 2, wherein:

   The first storage unit further includes:

   A controller that controls the movement of the moving tray, and, when the moving tray moves to the front side of the target slide, controls the front stop of the first stop member of the target slide Department is open.
6. The food delivery system according to claim 5, wherein:

   The moving tray has a first extension slideway aligned with the slideway in a lateral direction, and the first extension slideway is parallel to the slideway,

   The front side of the first extension slideway is provided with a second stop member.
7. The food delivery system according to claim 6, wherein:

   The first storage unit further includes:

   A housing that accommodates the frame, the moving tray, and the first stop member; and

   The output tray extends from the inside of the housing to the front side of the window located on the front of the housing,

   When the moving tray moves to the rear side of the output tray, the controller controls the second stop member of the first extension slide to be in an open state.
8. The food material distribution system according to claim 7, wherein:

   The second stop member moves in the longitudinal direction,

   When the second stop member is in an open state, the second stop member moves downward from the retreat window on the front side of the first extension slideway to below the first extension slideway,

   When the second stop member is in the closed state, the second stop member moves upward from below the retreat window on the front side of the first extension slideway and moves from the surface of the first extension slideway. Exposed.
9. The food material distribution system according to claim 7, wherein:

   The output tray has a second extension slide that is horizontally aligned with the first extension slide, and the second extension slide extends in the front-to-rear direction,

   The second extension slide is provided with a sensor that detects whether the food to be delivered stays on the second extension slide and whether the food to be delivered on the second extension slide is removed.
10. 8. The food material distribution system according to claim 7, wherein the food material distribution system further has:

    A first display, which displays the corresponding relationship between the ingredients to be delivered in the current order and the first storage unit; and

    The first output control switch is used to control whether the first display is allowed to display information related to the next order.
11. The food material distribution system according to claim 10, wherein the distribution unit further has:

    The second display, which displays the type of the food to be delivered in the current order, the number of the first storage part where the food to be delivered is located, the number of the second extension slide, and the storage of the food to be delivered in the tray Location; and

    The second output control switch is used to control whether the second display is allowed to display information related to the next order.
12. The food delivery system according to claim 11, wherein:

    The second display emphatically displays: the type of food to be delivered in the current order output by the first storage unit of the delivery unit, the number of the food to be delivered in the second extension chute, and the number of the food to be delivered The location of the ingredients in the tray.
13. The food delivery system according to claim 11, wherein:

    The second display also displays: for the current order, the number of the next first storage unit used to output the ingredients to be delivered in the current order.
14. The food delivery system according to claim 1, wherein:

    The distribution unit further includes:

    A reading device, which reads the information of the food to be delivered; and

    The first indicator light is arranged on the back of the frame, the number of the first indicator light is the same as the number of the slideway, and the position of each first indicator light corresponds to the position of each slideway,

    The controller is connected to the first indicator light and communicates with the reading device, and the controller controls the first indicator light according to the information of the food to be delivered read by the reading device The way to light up.
15. The food delivery system according to claim 1, wherein:

    The first storage unit further has:

    The second indicator light, when the controller determines that the food material to be delivered has passed the expiration date according to the information of the food material to be delivered read by the reading device, the controller controls the second indicator light to light up; and/ or

    The third indicator light, when the reading device cannot correctly read the information of the food to be delivered, the controller controls the third indicator light to light up; and/or

    The fourth indicator light, when the controller determines that the information of the food to be delivered read by the reading device cannot match the information in the database, the controller controls the fourth indicator light to light up; and/ or

    A fifth indicator light. The controller controls the fifth indicator light to light up when the sensor set in the slideway in the first storage part is faulty or the time the sensor is triggered exceeds a predetermined time.
16. The food delivery system according to claim 1, wherein:

    The food material distribution system further includes:

    The food supplement indicating device communicates with the controller. The first display area of the food supplement indicating device displays the quantity of the food to be delivered in each first storage part that needs to be supplemented, wherein each food to be delivered corresponds to The display mode of the sub-display area corresponds to the quantity of the food to be delivered that needs to be replenished.
17. A method for controlling a food material distribution system, wherein the food material distribution system includes at least one distribution unit, characterized in that each distribution unit includes:

    The first storage part, which is used to store ingredients to be delivered,

    The first storage unit has:

    A frame, the frame having a front and a back that are arranged oppositely;

    Slideways, which are arranged inside the frame and extend between the front and back sides of the frame, the number of the slideways is more than two, and the position of each slideway at one end of the backside of the frame is high At a position of the slideway located at one end of the front of the frame, the two or more slideways are distributed in the horizontal direction and/or longitudinally within the frame;

    A mobile tray, which is located on the front side of the frame and can move at least in the longitudinal direction, the front end of the mobile tray is inclined downward; and

    The first stop member is located at one end of the front of each slideway. The first stopper member has a front stopper and a rear stopper. In the extension direction of the slideway, the front The side stop part is closer to the front of the frame than the rear stop part, the front stop part blocks the front side of the food to be delivered, and the rear stop part blocks the food to be delivered The front part of the ingredients to be delivered on the back side,

    The control method includes:

    Controlling the moving position of the moving tray; and

    When the moving tray moves to the front side of the target chute, the front stop portion of the first stop member that controls the target chute is in an open state.

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