WO2022032834A1 - Automated catering system - Google Patents

Abstract

An automated catering system, comprising a main course supply module. The main course supply module comprises: a refrigeration device (10); a conveying device (20), comprising at least two conveying mechanisms, the conveying mechanisms each being used for receiving a food material container (100) outputted from the refrigeration device (10) and conveying same; a cooking device (30), comprising cooking areas (31) and execution mechanisms (32), the cooking areas (31), the execution mechanisms (32) and the conveying mechanisms being of the same quantity and being provided in one-to-one correspondence, the execution mechanisms (32) each being used for picking up the food material container (100) conveyed by the corresponding conveying mechanism and transferring same to the corresponding cooking area (31) for cooking, and the execution mechanisms (32) each being also used for taking out the food material container (100) on the corresponding cooking area (31) after cooking is completed, and transferring same; and heat insulation devices (40), used for receiving the food material containers (100) transferred from the execution mechanisms (32) and thermally storing same, and outputting the corresponding food material container (100) after receiving a food supply instruction. The present invention can effectively reduce labor costs, and increase the efficiencies of food making and supplying.

Description

Automated Catering System technical field

The present application relates to the field of automation technology, in particular to an automated catering system.

Background technique

The operation mode of traditional restaurants is usually through manual production, which is made and sold. In this way, customers wait for a long time and cannot meet the demand for quick meal delivery during peak meal times. Especially in some places with large traffic, there are often scenes of long queues waiting for meals, resulting in poor customer experience. Difference. In order to meet the needs of the public, some automated catering equipment has appeared on the market.

However, the degree of automation of traditional catering equipment is low, and there are still problems of low meal production efficiency and slow meal delivery, which cannot be well promoted to the fast food industry.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to various embodiments of the present application, an automated catering system is provided, comprising:

A refrigerating device for refrigerating food containers containing food;

a conveying device, comprising at least two sets of conveying mechanisms, each of the conveying mechanisms is respectively used for receiving and conveying the food containers output from the refrigerating device;

A cooking device, comprising a cooking zone and an actuator, the cooking zone, the actuator and the conveying mechanism have the same number and are set in a one-to-one correspondence, and each of the actuators is respectively used to pick up the food material conveyed by the corresponding conveying mechanism The container is transferred to the corresponding cooking area for cooking, and each of the actuators is further configured to take out and transfer the food container on the corresponding cooking area after the cooking is completed; and

The heat preservation device is used for receiving the food material container transferred from the actuator for heat preservation storage, and outputting the corresponding food material container after receiving the meal out instruction.

In one embodiment, the conveying mechanism is provided with two sets, namely a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism are arranged side by side or stacked at intervals;

The first conveying mechanism includes a first conveying belt for conveying food containers, a first end of the first conveying belt corresponds to the refrigerating device, and a second end of the first conveying belt extends to the corresponding the cooking zone; the second conveying mechanism includes a second conveying belt for conveying food containers, the first end of the second conveying belt is corresponding to the refrigerating device, and the second conveying belt The ends extend to the corresponding cooking zones.

In one embodiment, the first conveyor belt includes a conveying section and a lift adjusting section that is butted with the conveying section and can ascend or descend relative to the conveying section, the lift adjusting section is located on the first conveyor belt the second end of ;

And/or, the second conveyor belt includes a conveying section and a lift adjusting section that is connected to the conveying section and can rise or fall relative to the conveying section, and the lift adjusting section is located on the second side of the second conveyor belt. end.

In one embodiment, the conveying mechanism is provided with a cap opening station on the conveying route, and the conveying device further includes a cap opening mechanism corresponding to the cap opening station, and a cap opening mechanism electrically connected to the cap opening mechanism. A sensing element that is sexually connected and used to sense the position of the food container, and the cap opening mechanism is used to open the cap of the food container at the cap opening station.

In one embodiment, the cap-opening mechanism includes a cap-opening bracket connected with the conveying mechanism, a cap-opening jaw connected with the cap-opening bracket, and a cap drivingly connected with the cap-opening jaw Lift drive.

In one embodiment, each of the actuators includes a moving module, and a cooking jaw drivingly connected to the moving module, and the moving module is used to drive the cooking jaw to move the food container. .

In one embodiment, the refrigerating device includes a cold room, a refrigerated storage table provided in the cold room for accommodating and transporting food containers, and a transport mechanism provided on the output side of the refrigerated storage table, the transport mechanism It is used for picking up the food material containers output by the refrigerated storage table and transferring them to the conveying mechanism.

In one embodiment, the refrigerated storage platform is provided with at least two layers at intervals along the height direction of the cold storage, and the conveying mechanism includes a lift drive assembly, a traverse drive assembly drivingly connected with the lift drive assembly, and A carrier assembly in driving connection with the traverse drive assembly.

In one of the embodiments, the handling assembly includes a bracket drivingly connected with the traverse drive assembly, and a reclaiming gripper and a telescopic drive unit both connected to the bracket, the telescopic drive unit is used for driving The reclaiming gripper moves telescopically relative to the bracket along the conveying direction of the refrigerated storage platform.

In one embodiment, the heat preservation device includes a heat preservation cabinet, and a heat preservation storage table, a meal taking mechanism, a meal receiving platform and a meal delivery platform all installed in the heat preservation cabinet; the heat preservation cabinet is provided with a meal inlet and A meal outlet, the meal receiving platform is arranged corresponding to the meal inlet and can move back and forth on the inner and outer sides of the meal inlet; The inner and outer sides reciprocate; the food receiving platform is used to receive the food container transferred from the actuator, and the food receiving mechanism is used to pick up the food container on the food receiving platform and transfer it to the heat preservation storage table , the meal taking mechanism is also used to transfer the food container on the heat preservation storage table to the meal delivery platform.

In one embodiment, two sets of the heat preservation device are provided, and the two sets of the heat preservation device are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the cooking device.

In one embodiment, the heat preservation device further includes a pallet supply machine and a pallet transfer mechanism, both of which are installed in the heat preservation cabinet, and the pallet transfer mechanism is used to transfer the pallets supplied by the pallet supply machine to the pallet supply machine. Dining platform.

In one embodiment, the automated catering system further includes a catering supply module, and the catering supply module includes:

a cutlery feeding device, the cutlery feeding device comprising a cutlery storage rack and a cutlery conveying mechanism, the cutlery conveying mechanism being used to receive and transfer soup containers on the cutlery storage rack; and

A meal-out device, the meal-out device includes a soup-out machine, a soup-receiving transmission mechanism, and a meal-out conveying table, the soup-out machine is provided with a soup outlet, and the soup-receiving transmission mechanism is used to receive from the tableware transmission mechanism In the transferred soup container, the soup receiving and conveying mechanism is also used for transferring the soup container from the lower part of the soup outlet to the soup placing position of the meal delivery platform.

In one embodiment, the automated catering system further includes an equipment warehouse, wherein a cooking area and a catering area are arranged in the equipment warehouse, the main meal supply module is arranged in the cooking area, and the catering supply module is arranged In the catering area, the equipment compartment is respectively provided with a meal taking window corresponding to the main meal supply module and the catering supply module.

In one embodiment, the cutlery storage rack includes a cutlery storage platform, the cutlery conveying mechanism includes a liftable layer selection platform, a first lift drive module drivingly connected with the layer selection platform, and a The first push module on the layer selection platform, the layer selection platform is used to receive the soup container transported from the tableware storage platform, and the first push module is used to push the soup container from the layer The selected platform is pushed to the soup receiving and conveying mechanism.

In one embodiment, the soup receiving and conveying mechanism includes a soup receiving platform and a second pushing module disposed on the soup receiving platform, the soup receiving platform is located below the soup outlet, and the soup receiving platform is located below the soup outlet. The meal conveying platform is located on one side of the soup receiving platform, the first pushing module is used to push the soup container from the layer selection platform to the soup receiving platform, and the second pushing module is used to push the soup container. The soup container is pushed by the soup receiving platform to the meal delivery platform.

In one embodiment, the meal delivery device further includes a meal delivery drive mechanism, the meal delivery device is provided with a food output port corresponding to the meal delivery conveying table, and the meal delivery drive mechanism is used to drive the output The meal conveying table reciprocates on the inner and outer sides of the meal output port.

In one embodiment, the catering supply module further includes a dish supply device, the dish supply device includes a dish storage rack and a dish transfer mechanism, and the dish transfer mechanism is used for transferring the dish container from the dish storage rack to the dish storage rack. The dish placement position of the meal delivery platform.

In one embodiment, the dish storage rack includes a dish storage platform, and the dish conveying mechanism includes a liftable dish picking module, a second elevating drive module drivably connected to the dish taking module, and a transmission module. A dish module, the dish picking module has a dish receiving position corresponding to the dish storage platform, and a dish transfer position corresponding to the dish transfer module, and the second lift drive module is used to drive the dish The dish-taking module reciprocates between the dish-receiving position and the dish-transferring position, the dish-taking module is used to take out the dish container from the dish storage platform, and the dish-transferring module is used to remove the dish from the dish storage platform. The container is transferred from the dish picking module to the meal delivery table.

In one embodiment, the dish picking module includes a dish receiving platform corresponding to the output side of the dish storage platform, a first linear drive unit connected to the dish receiving platform, and a first linear drive unit connected to the first dish receiving platform. A first dish pusher that is drivingly connected to a linear driving unit, the first linear driving unit is drivingly connected to the second lift driving module, and the first linear driving unit is used to drive the first pusher The dishes move to push the dish containers from the dish storage platform to the dish receiving platform.

In one embodiment, the food delivery module includes a second linear drive unit, and a second vegetable pusher drivably connected to the second linear drive unit, and the meal delivery device further includes a drive connected to the food delivery device. The food delivery track corresponding to the module, one end of the food delivery track corresponds to the meal delivery platform, and the other end corresponds to the food delivery platform at the vegetable delivery position, and the second linear drive The unit is used for driving the second dish pusher to move, so as to push the dish container on the dish receiving platform to the meal delivery conveying platform through the dish transfer track.

The details of one or more embodiments of the application are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description, drawings and claims.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of a plane layout of an automated catering system according to an embodiment of the application;

Fig. 2 is the plan layout schematic diagram of the main meal supply module in Fig. 1;

3 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the main meal supply module in FIG. 2 after removing the heat preservation device;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the refrigerating device in FIG. 1 after removing the freezer;

Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the conveying device in Fig. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the cooking device in FIG. 2;

Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the thermal insulation device in Fig. 2;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the thermal insulation device in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of the catering supply module in FIG. 1;

Fig. 10 is the three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the catering supply module in Fig. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of the tableware feeding device in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of the meal delivery device in FIG. 10;

Figure 13 is a schematic structural diagram of the food supply device in Figure 10;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the food supply device in FIG. 13 .

In order to better describe and illustrate the embodiments and/or examples of those applications disclosed herein, reference may be made to one or more of the accompanying drawings. The additional details or examples used to describe the drawings should not be considered to limit the scope of any of the disclosed applications, the presently described embodiments and/or examples, and the best mode of those applications presently understood.

detailed description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , an automated catering system provided by an embodiment of the present application includes a main meal supply module, and the main meal supply module includes a refrigeration device 10 , a conveying device 20 , a cooking device 30 and a heat preservation device 40 .

Please refer to FIG. 3 , the refrigeration device 10 is used for refrigerating the food container 100 containing the food; the conveying device 20 includes at least two sets of conveying mechanisms, and each conveying mechanism is respectively used to receive and convey the food container 100 output from the refrigeration device 10; The cooking device 30 includes a cooking area 31 and an actuator 32. The number of the cooking area 31, the actuator 32 and the conveying mechanism are the same and are set in one-to-one correspondence. The corresponding cooking area 31 is cooking, and each actuator 32 is also used to take out and transfer the food container 100 on the corresponding cooking area 31 after the cooking is completed; the heat preservation device 40 is used to receive the food container transferred from the actuator 32 The 100 performs thermal insulation storage, and outputs the corresponding food material container 100 after receiving the meal serving instruction.

The above-mentioned automated catering system can be installed in a fixed store, or can be integrated in the equipment warehouse 80 and installed in a place with a large outdoor flow of people. The automatic catering system integrates the functions of food refrigeration, food delivery, food cooking, food heat preservation and meal delivery. The whole process is automated without manual intervention. The degree of automation is high, which can effectively reduce labor costs and improve meal preparation and meal delivery. Efficiency, able to adapt to the fast pace of the fast food industry. During the meal making process, the food containers 100 containing the food in the refrigeration device 10 can be respectively transported by at least two sets of conveying mechanisms, and the food containers 100 conveyed by the corresponding conveying mechanisms can be picked up by the actuator 32 and moved to the corresponding cooking area. 31 to cook, so that at least two cooking zones 31 can work independently at the same time without interfering with each other, so that the efficiency of meal preparation can be further improved. After the meal preparation is completed, the food container 100 on the corresponding cooking area 31 is taken out by the actuator 32 and transferred to the heat preservation device 40 for heat preservation storage. In this way, some meals can be prepared in advance before the peak meal period to accumulate a certain amount of food. Meal stock, when the customer places an order, the heat preservation device 40 can automatically output the corresponding meal so that the customer can pick up the meal. In this way, the meal delivery efficiency can be further improved, the waiting time of the customer can be reduced, and the meal peak can be well satisfied. Quick meal needs.

It can be understood that the above-mentioned automated catering system also includes a controller, and the refrigerating device 10, the conveying device 20, the cooking device 30 and the heat preservation device 40 are respectively electrically connected to the controller, and the refrigerating device 10, the conveying device 20, the The cooking device 30 and the heat preservation device 40 respectively perform a series of automated operations, such as food refrigeration, food delivery, food cooking, food heat preservation, and meal serving, in an orderly manner. Specifically, the food container 100 containing the food can be placed in the refrigeration device 10 for refrigerated storage in advance, so as to ensure the freshness of the food. When receiving a meal preparation instruction, the refrigeration device 10 outputs the food container 100 containing the food to the conveying mechanism, and conveys the food container 100 toward the corresponding cooking area 31 through the conveying mechanism; when the food container 100 is conveyed to the corresponding cooking area 31 When the position of the food container 100 is in the corresponding position, the actuator 32 on the cooking area 31 transfers the food container 100 to the cooking area 31, and then cooks the food material in the food container 100 through the cooking area 31. The cooking area 31 can be provided with a plurality of cooking workers. position, multiple food containers 100 can be placed at the same time, so that multiple meals can be cooked at the same time; after the cooking is completed, the executive mechanism 32 transfers the food containers 100 on the corresponding cooking area 31 to the heat preservation device 40 for heat preservation storage; When the meal order is reached, the temperature keeping device 40 outputs the food container 100 containing the corresponding meal, so that the customer can take the meal. In this way, a series of automated operations of food refrigeration, food delivery, food cooking, food heat preservation and meal delivery are realized.

In order to minimize the moving distance between the actuator 32 and the heat preservation device 40, optionally, at least two sets of the heat preservation device 40 are provided. After completion, the food container 100 on the corresponding cooking area 31 is taken out and transferred to the corresponding heat preservation device 40 for heat preservation storage.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the cooking device 30 includes two cooking zones 31 arranged side by side along the first direction, each cooking zone 31 is provided with an actuator 32 correspondingly, and each cooking zone 31 is far from the other One side of the cooking area 31 is arranged with a heat preservation device 40, the refrigerating device 10 is arranged on the side of one of the heat preservation devices 40 away from the cooking device 30, and the conveying device 20 is arranged on one side of the cooking device 30 along the second direction and can be along the first direction. The food container 100 is conveyed in one direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction form a predetermined angle. Specifically, the first direction and the second direction may be perpendicular to each other or have a certain inclination angle. For example, the plane layout of the main meal supply module in this solution is generally rectangular, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, the first direction is consistent with the length direction of the main meal supply module, and the second direction is consistent with the main meal supply module. The width direction is consistent, the overall layout is more compact and reasonable, and the space occupied is small, the independent operation and mutual connection and cooperation of multiple devices can be realized in a limited space, and the movement stroke of the conveying mechanism and the actuator 32 can be ensured as far as possible. Small, can effectively save space and reduce costs.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5 , the conveying mechanism is provided with two sets, namely a first conveying mechanism 21 and a second conveying mechanism 22; the conveying device 20 further includes a conveying frame 23, a first conveying mechanism 21 and a second conveying mechanism The upper and lower layers 22 are arranged on the conveying frame 23 at intervals, or the first conveying mechanism 21 and the second conveying mechanism 22 are arranged side by side on the conveying frame 23 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, combined with the overall spatial layout, this embodiment adopts the first conveying mechanism 21 and the second conveying mechanism 22 to be arranged on the conveying frame 23 by stacking up and down at intervals. The mechanism 21 is located below the second conveying mechanism 22 , which can effectively reduce the space occupied by the conveying device 20 . Of course, in other embodiments, according to actual needs, the first conveying mechanism 21 and the second conveying mechanism 22 may also be arranged side by side at the same height. The first conveying mechanism 21 and the second conveying mechanism 22 include, but are not limited to, conveying the food container 100 from the refrigerating apparatus 10 to the cooking apparatus 30 by adopting structures such as conveying belts, conveying chains or linear sliding tables.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the first conveying mechanism 21 includes a first conveying belt for conveying the food container 100 , the first end of the first conveying belt corresponds to the refrigeration device 10 , and the first conveying belt The second end of the belt extends to the corresponding cooking zone 31 . The second conveying mechanism 22 includes a second conveying belt for conveying the food containers 100 , the first end of the second conveying belt is corresponding to the refrigerating device 10 , and the second end of the second conveying belt extends to the corresponding cooking area 31 . The conveyor belt is used for conveying, which has the advantages of simple structure, convenient control and relatively low cost.

Specifically, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 , in this embodiment, the refrigerating device 10 and the cooking device 30 are arranged side by side along the first direction, and the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are stacked on the cooking device 30 along the second direction. On one side, both the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt convey the food container 100 along the first direction. The overall structure is compact and the layout is reasonable.

Corresponding to the conveying mechanism, there are two cooking areas 31 and two actuators 32 respectively, wherein the cooking areas 31 can be arranged one above the other or side by side. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the cooking device 30 includes two cooking areas 31 arranged side by side along the first direction, the table surfaces of the two cooking areas 31 are at the same level, and the first conveying mechanism 21 and the second conveying mechanism 22 are stacked in the up-down direction with a certain height difference. As shown in FIG. 5 , the first conveyor belt includes a conveyor section 211 and a lift adjustment section 212 that is connected to the conveyor section 211 and can rise or fall relative to the conveyor section 211. The lift adjustment section 212 is located at the second end of the first conveyor belt. . In the initial position, the lift adjusting section 212 is flush with the conveying section 211. After the food container 100 is transported to the lift adjusting section 212 through the conveying section 211, the lift adjusting section 212 rises to a height suitable for the actuator 32 to pick up the food container 100, and executes the operation. The mechanism 32 picks up the food container 100 on the lifting and adjusting section 212 and transfers it to the corresponding cooking area 31 for subsequent cooking. Similarly, according to actual needs, the second conveyor belt may also include a conveying section 211 and a lift-adjusting section 212 abutting with the conveying section 211 and capable of ascending or descending relative to the conveying section 211. end, so as to better engage with the actuator 32 on the corresponding cooking zone 31.

Considering that some meals need to be added with a certain amount of water before cooking, in order to realize the function of automatically opening the lid and adding water, further, as shown in Figure 5, the conveying mechanism is provided with an opening station on the conveying route, and the conveying device 20 further includes a cap opening mechanism 24 corresponding to the cap opening station, and a sensing member 25 electrically connected to the cap opening mechanism 24 and used to sense the position of the food container 100. The lid of the food container 100 at the location is opened. For example, in this embodiment, the first conveying mechanism 21 and the second conveying mechanism 22 are respectively provided with cover opening mechanisms 24 in the conveying direction, and sensing elements 25 are provided adjacent to the cover opening mechanisms 24 . Taking the production of claypot rice as an example, after the food container 100 (such as a clay pot) containing the food is conveyed from the refrigeration device 10 to the conveying mechanism, it will be conveyed toward the cooking device 30 along with the conveying mechanism. When the clay pot reaches the lid-opening station, a signal is sent to the lid-opening mechanism 24, and the lid-opening mechanism 24 acts to open the lid of the clay pot, so that the water-filling mechanism can add water to the body of the clay pot. After the water is added, the lid-opening mechanism 24. The lid of the pot is closed on the body of the pot, and the sensing element 25 sends a signal to the conveying mechanism after sensing that the lid of the pot is closed.

Further, the cap-opening mechanism 24 includes a cap-opening bracket 241 connected with the conveying mechanism, a cap-opening clamping claw 242 connected with the cap-opening bracket 241 , and a clamping claw lifting drive 243 drivingly connected with the cap-opening clamping claw 242 . When the lid needs to be opened, the jaw lift driver 243 drives the lid-opening jaw 242 to descend to the pot lid. After the lid-opening jaw 242 clamps the pot lid, the jaw lift driver 243 drives the lid-opening jaw 242 to drive the lid. The lid is raised to separate from the body to facilitate adding water. After the water is added, the jaw lift driving member 243 drives the lid-opening jaw 242 to descend until the lid is closed with the body.

Further, referring to FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the cooking device 30 further includes a cooking rack 33 for installing the cooking area 31 , and each actuator 32 includes a moving module 321 connected to the cooking rack 33 , and The cooking jaws 322 are drivingly connected with the moving module 321 , and the moving module 321 is used to drive the cooking jaws 322 to transfer the food container 100 . Specifically, the cooking jaws 322 are used for gripping and releasing the food container 100. When the conveying mechanism transports the food container 100 to the adjacent corresponding cooking area 31, the moving module 321 drives the cooking jaws 322 to move to the corresponding position, cooking The jaws 322 grip the food container 100 on the conveying mechanism, and then the moving module 321 drives the cooking jaws 322 to move and place the food container 100 on the cooking station of the cooking area 31 for cooking. After the cooking is completed, the cooking jaws 322 grip the food container 100 on the cooking station and transfer it to the heat preservation device 40 .

In order to further improve the efficiency of meal making, each cooking zone 31 is provided with a plurality of cooking stations arranged in an array. For example, as shown in FIG. 6 , each cooking zone 31 is provided with 3 rows and 6 columns in total of 18 There are two cooking stations, and the cooking device 30 is provided with two cooking areas 31, which can make 36 meals at the same time. Of course, in other embodiments, the specific number of cooking stations may be set according to actual conditions.

In order to ensure that the cooking jaws 322 can reach each cooking station, in this embodiment, the moving module 321 includes a first translation component 3211 disposed on the cooking area 31 , and a second translation component 3211 drivingly connected to the first translation component 3211. Assembly 3212 , the cooking jaw 322 is drivingly connected with the second translation assembly 3212 , the first translation assembly 3211 cooperates with the second translation assembly 3212 to drive the cooking jaw 322 to move in a plane area parallel to the surface of the cooking area 31 . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 , the first translation assembly 3211 extends in the first direction and can drive the second translation assembly 3212 to reciprocate in the first direction, and the second translation assembly 3212 extends in the second direction and can drive the cooking jaws 322 reciprocates along the second direction, so that the cooking jaws 322 can reach any position in the plane area parallel to the table surface of the cooking area 31 under the cooperation of the first translation assembly 3211 and the second translation assembly 3212 .

Wherein, the first translation assembly 3211 includes but is not limited to adopting a driving mechanism such as a nut screw, a timing belt or a rack and pinion to drive the second translation assembly 3212 to reciprocate linearly in the first direction. The second translation assembly 3212 includes but is not limited to using A driving mechanism such as a nut screw, a timing belt or a rack and pinion drives the cooking jaw 322 to reciprocate linearly in the second direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 6 , the first translation assembly 3211 includes two first linear sliding tables arranged on opposite sides of the cooking area 31 and extending in parallel along the first direction. One of the first linear slides is connected with a first drive motor, and the drive motor can drive the sliders of the two first linear slides to synchronously reciprocate and linearly move in a first direction. The second translation assembly 3212 includes a second linear slide and a The second linear sliding table is driven and connected to the second driving motor, the two ends of the second linear sliding table are respectively connected with the sliders of the two first linear sliding tables through the brackets, and the cooking jaws 322 are connected to the sliding blocks of the second linear sliding table. connect.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4 , in this embodiment, the refrigerating device 10 includes a refrigerating room 11 , a refrigerating rack 12 disposed in the refrigerating room 11 , and a refrigerating storage table disposed on the refrigerating rack 12 for accommodating and transferring the food container 100 13, and a conveying mechanism 14 connected to the refrigerating rack 12. The conveying mechanism 14 is used to pick up the food containers 100 output from the refrigerated storage table 13 and transfer them to the conveying mechanism. Specifically, the cold storage 11 refrigerates and preserves the food, and the refrigerating support 12 is used to carry the refrigerated storage table 13. The refrigerated storage table 13 can specifically adopt a powered conveyor belt or a conveyor chain platform. When the food container 100 does not need to be conveyed, the conveyor belt or conveyor chain does not When turned on, the refrigerated storage table 13 can be used for accommodating or storing the food container 100. When the food container 100 needs to be conveyed, the conveyor belt or the conveyor chain is started, and the refrigerated storage table 13 can be used to transfer the food container 100 it accommodates or stores. Alternatively, a pushing mechanism (eg, an electric push rod) for pushing the food container 100 may also be provided on the refrigerated storage platform 13 .

Optionally, the refrigerating device 10 further includes a limiter connected to the refrigerated storage table 13 , and the limiter is used to limit the food container 100 on the refrigerated storage table 13 . When the food container 100 is transported by the refrigerated storage table 13 , when the food container 100 passes the limiter, the position of the food container 100 will be adjusted appropriately, so that the subsequent transport mechanism 14 can more accurately grasp the food container 100 . Specifically, the limiter is generally in the form of an "n"-shaped gantry structure, and the food container 100 can pass through the middle of the limiter. When multiple rows of food containers 100 are arranged side by side on the refrigerated storage table 13 , the limiting member further includes a middle partition for separating two adjacent rows of food containers 100 .

In order to increase the storage capacity of the refrigerating apparatus 10, the refrigerating rack 12 is provided with at least two refrigerating storage platforms 13 at intervals along the height direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the refrigerating rack 12 is provided with eight refrigerated storage platforms 13 at intervals along the height direction, and each refrigerated storage platform 13 is provided with at least two rows of food containers 100 .

The conveying mechanism 14 is provided on one side of the refrigerating rack 12 and corresponds to the output end of the refrigerating storage table 13 . The conveying mechanism 14 includes a lift drive assembly 141 connected with the refrigerated support 12 , and a traverse drive assembly drivably connected with the lift drive assembly 141 . 142 , and a transport assembly 143 drivingly connected with the traverse drive assembly 142 . Through the cooperation of the lift drive assembly 141 and the traverse drive assembly 142, the transport assembly 143 can be driven to move at any coordinate position in the vertical plane, so that the food containers 100 on the refrigerated storage platforms 13 on each layer can be conveniently transported. The lift drive assembly 141 includes, but is not limited to, the use of a nut screw, a timing belt or a rack and pinion to drive the traverse drive assembly 142 to move vertically up and down, and the traverse drive assembly 142 includes, but is not limited to, a nut screw. A drive mechanism such as a synchronous belt or a rack and pinion drives the conveying assembly 143 to reciprocate linearly in the lateral direction (eg, in the first direction in this embodiment). In this embodiment, both the lift drive module and the traverse drive module can use a linear slide, the structure of which is similar to that of the first translation component 3211 and the second translation component 3212, and will not be repeated here.

Further, the conveying assembly 143 includes a bracket drivingly connected with the traverse drive assembly 142, and a reclaiming jaw and a telescopic driving unit both connected to the bracket, and the telescopic driving unit is used to drive the reclaiming jaw relative to the bracket along the refrigerated storage table. The conveying direction of 13 performs telescopic motion. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 , the refrigerated storage table 13 is conveyed in the second direction, and when the refrigerated storage table 13 conveys the food container 100 to the output end, the telescopic drive unit drives the reclaiming jaws to extend in the second direction, The reclaiming jaw contacts and clamps the food container 100, then the telescopic drive unit drives the reclaiming jaw to retract, and the reclaiming jaw is released to place the food container 100 on the conveying mechanism.

Specifically, the telescopic drive unit includes a transmission rack arranged along the moving direction of the reclaiming jaw, a transmission wheel that is in driving engagement with the transmission rack and connected to the reclaiming jaw, and a drive motor that drives the transmission wheel to rotate; the transmission rack Connect with the bracket. In the initial position, the reclaiming jaws are in the retracted state. When the drive motor starts, the transmission wheel rotates. Since the transmission rack is fixed, the transmission wheel drives the reclaiming jaws to roll and mesh on the transmission rack under the action of transmission, and the material is reclaimed. The jaws extend out and grab the food container 100 . When the grab is in place, the drive motor rotates in the reverse direction to drive the reclaiming jaws to retract.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8 , in this embodiment, the heat preservation device 40 includes a heat preservation cabinet 41 , a heat preservation storage table 42 , a meal taking mechanism 43 , a meal receiving platform 44 and a meal delivery platform 45 all installed in the heat preservation cabinet 41 . The heat preservation cabinet 41 is provided with a meal inlet 411 and a meal outlet 412, the meal receiving platform 44 is arranged corresponding to the meal inlet 411 and can move back and forth on both sides of the meal inlet 411, and the meal outlet platform 45 is correspondingly arranged with the meal outlet 412 and can be It reciprocates on the inside and outside of the meal outlet 412; the meal receiving platform 44 is used to receive the food material container 100 transferred from the actuator 32, and the meal receiving mechanism 43 is used to pick up the food material container 100 on the meal receiving platform 44 and transfer it to the heat preservation storage The table 42 and the meal taking mechanism 43 are also used for transferring the food material containers 100 on the heat preservation storage table 42 to the meal delivery platform 45 .

In this embodiment, after the cooking is completed, the actuator 32 transfers the food container 100 to the heat preservation device 40. At this time, the meal receiving platform 44 is located outside the meal inlet 411 and can easily receive the food container 100 transferred by the actuator 32, and then receives the food container 100. The meal platform 44 drives the ingredient container 100 to move from the meal inlet 411 into the heat preservation cabinet 41 , and the meal taking mechanism 43 picks up the ingredient container 100 on the meal acceptance platform 44 and transfers it to the heat preservation storage table 42 for storage. When receiving the meal-out instruction, the meal-taking mechanism 43 picks up the food container 100 on the heat preservation storage table 42 and transfers it to the meal-out platform 45 , and then the meal-out platform 45 drives the food-material container 100 to move to the outside of the meal outlet 412 so that customers can take it out After the meal is taken, the meal delivery platform 45 moves to the inside of the meal outlet 412 for the next meal delivery operation.

In order to increase the storage capacity of the heat preservation device 40 , multiple layers of heat preservation storage platforms 42 are arranged in the heat preservation cabinet 41 at intervals along the height direction. The meal-taking mechanism 43 includes a lift driving member, a traverse driving member drivingly connected with the lifting driving member, and a meal-taking gripper drivingly connecting with the lateral driving member. The movement of the meal grippers at any coordinate position in the vertical plane facilitates the gripping and transferring of the food containers 100 on the thermal insulation storage platforms 42 of each layer.

In addition, since the food container 100 is kept warm in the heat preservation device 40, its surface temperature is usually relatively high, in order to facilitate customers to take meals, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The tray supply machine 46 and the tray transfer mechanism are provided, and the tray transfer mechanism is used to transfer the trays 200 supplied by the tray supply machine 46 to the meal delivery platform 45 . Specifically, when the meal is being served, the tray transfer mechanism transfers the tray 200 provided by the tray 200 machine to the meal-out platform 45 , and then the meal-taking mechanism 43 places the food container 100 on the tray 200 , and the food is delivered through the meal-out platform 45 . The container 100 is exported along with the tray 200 for easy access by the customer. For example, in this embodiment, the upper part of the heat preservation cabinet 41 is the heating and heat preservation area for installing the heat preservation storage table 42, the middle part is the transfer area for installing the meal receiving platform 44, the meal delivery platform 45 and the tray transfer mechanism, and the bottom is A pallet supply area for installing the pallet supply machine 46 . After the customer scans the code to place an order, the tray supply machine 46 lifts a tray 200 upwards, and the tray transfer mechanism picks up the tray 200 and places it on the meal delivery platform 45 .

On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiment, the working process of the above-mentioned main meal supply module will be described by taking the production of claypot rice as an example.

The service staff pre-places the food material container 100 (clay pot) containing the food ingredients in the refrigerating device 10 , and places specified types of food ingredients in the refrigerating storage tables 13 of each layer of the refrigerating device 10 , and records the inventory; after the customer orders, refrigerate The device 10 outputs a single clay pot and transfers it to the conveying mechanism; the conveying mechanism transports the clay pot to the lid-opening station, the lid-opening mechanism 24 opens the lid of the clay pot, and the water adding mechanism injects a certain amount of hot water into the clay pot; Afterwards, the lid opening mechanism 24 closes the pot lid, and the pot is transported to the cooking preparation position adjacent to the cooking zone 31 along with the conveying mechanism; then the actuator 32 of the cooking device 30 clamps the pot and transfers it to the designated cooking zone in the corresponding cooking zone 31 The station automatically completes oiling and cooking according to the built-in program; after the cooking is completed, the executive mechanism 32 clamps the clay pot to the meal receiving platform 44 of the heat preservation cabinet 41, and the meal pickup mechanism 43 transfers the clay pot on the meal receiving platform 44 to the food receiving platform 44. The heat preservation storage table 42 of the heat preservation cabinet 41; after the customer orders, the tray supply machine 46 lifts a tray 200 upward, and the tray transfer mechanism picks up the tray 200 and places it on the meal platform 45; The food material container 100 is placed on the tray 200 of the meal-out platform 45, and the food material container 100 and the tray 200 are output through the meal-out platform 45 so that the customer can take it; when the meal is completed, the meal-out platform 45 moves to Inside the meal opening 412, the automatic door at the meal outlet 412 is closed, and the meal is finished.

In addition, customers often want to have soup or dishes to match when they eat. In order to better meet the needs of customers for dining diversity, please refer to Figure 1, Figure 9 and Figure 10. The automated catering system also includes a catering supply module. The module includes a cutlery feeding device 50 and a meal serving device 60 . The tableware feeding device 50 includes a tableware storage rack 51 and a tableware transfer mechanism 52. The tableware transfer mechanism 52 is used to receive and transfer the soup container 300 on the tableware storage rack 51; Mechanism 62 and meal conveying platform 63, soup dispenser 61 is provided with a soup outlet, soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 is used to receive soup container 300 transferred from tableware conveying mechanism 52, and soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 is also used to transfer soup The container 300 is transferred to the soup placement position 631 of the meal delivery conveying table 63 from below the soup outlet.

Specifically, when the catering module is working, the soup container 300 can be placed in the cutlery storage rack 51 of the cutlery supply device 50 in advance (the soup container 300 can be an empty container, or a container containing soup in advance). ), when the soup needs to be prepared, the tableware conveying mechanism 52 takes out the soup container 300 on the tableware storage rack 51 and transfers it to the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62, and the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 is located at the outlet of the soup dispenser 61 at the initial position. Below the soup mouth, the soup is injected into the soup container 300 through the soup dispenser 61 to realize automatic soup production; then the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 transports the soup container 300 containing the soup to the meal platform 45 The soup is placed in bit 631. It should be noted that, in the preparation of the above-mentioned soup products, the soup product can be prepared by directly injecting hot water into the soup product container 300 containing the dry soup ingredients through the soup dispenser 61; or, the soup dispenser 61 can also be used. The pre-prepared soup is contained therein, and the soup can be directly poured into the empty soup container 300 .

Referring to FIG. 11 , in this embodiment, the cutlery storage rack 51 includes a first support frame 511 and a cutlery storage platform 512 disposed in the first support frame 511 . Optionally, the tableware storage platform 512 may be arranged with multiple layers at intervals along the height direction of the first support frame 511, so that the storage capacity can be effectively increased, the number of manual feedings can be reduced, and the labor intensity of manual feedings can be reduced. Optionally, each tableware storage platform 512 is provided with multiple storage channels, and multiple rows of soup containers 300 can be placed at the same time. The tableware storage platform 512 can be used to accommodate and transport the soup container 300. Specifically, the tableware storage platform 512 can adopt a conveying platform in the form of a conveyor belt or a conveyor chain to realize the transportation of the soup container 300, or it can also be on the tableware storage platform 512. A pushing mechanism (such as an electric push rod) is provided to push out the soup container 300 thereon.

The cutlery conveying mechanism 52 includes a layer selection platform 521 that can be lifted and lowered on the first support frame 511 , a first lift drive module 522 that is drivingly connected to the layer selection platform 521 , and a first pusher set on the layer selection platform 521 . Module 523, the layer selection platform 521 is used to receive the soup container 300 conveyed from the tableware storage platform 512, and the first push module 523 is used to push the soup container 300 from the layer selection platform 521 to the soup receiving conveying mechanism 62. When soup needs to be prepared, the first lift drive module 522 drives the layer selection platform 521 to move to a preset height so as to correspond to the corresponding tableware storage platform 512, and the tableware storage platform 512 transports the soup container 300 to the layer selection platform Step 521 , and then push the soup container 300 to the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 through the first pushing module 523 to perform the next soup making operation. The first lift drive module 522 includes, but is not limited to, using a synchronous belt drive, a nut screw drive, or a rack and pinion drive to realize the lift of the layer selection platform 521 .

Referring to FIG. 12 , in the present embodiment, the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 includes a soup receiving platform 621 and a second pushing module 622 arranged on the soup receiving platform 621 . The soup receiving platform 621 is located below the soup outlet for serving meals. The conveying platform 63 is located on one side of the soup receiving platform 621, the first pushing module 523 is used to push the soup container 300 from the layer selection platform 521 to the soup receiving platform 621, and the second pushing module 622 is used to push the soup container 300 to the soup receiving platform 621. It is pushed to the meal delivery platform 63 by the soup receiving platform 621 . Specifically, after the layer selection platform 521 selects the soup container 300, it rises or falls to the position corresponding to the soup receiving platform 621, and the soup container 300 is pushed to the layer selection platform 521 through the first push module 523; The soup outlet of the soup dispenser 61 injects soup into the soup container 300 ; and then the soup container containing the soup is pushed to the meal delivery platform 63 through the second push module 622 to wait for meal delivery. Optionally, the meal delivery platform 63 is located on the side of the soup receiving platform 621 away from the layer selection platform 521, the first push module 523 and the second push module 622 push in the same direction, the overall layout is reasonable, and the action stroke is smooth.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12 , the meal serving device 60 further includes a machine base 64 and a meal serving drive mechanism 65 , a soup dispenser 61 , a meal serving conveying table 63 , a soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 and a meal serving drive mechanism 65 . Both are installed on the machine base 64 . The machine base 64 is provided with a meal output port 641 corresponding to the meal delivery table 63 . Specifically, the machine base 64 has a frame-type structure for the installation and support of various components. The soup dispenser 61 is installed on the top of the machine base 64, and the position close to the top of the machine base 64 is formed for accommodating the meal driving mechanism 65 and In the meal delivery area of the meal delivery table 63 , a mounting area for accommodating other accessories is formed below the corresponding meal delivery area in the base 64 , for example, a storage tank for supplying soup to the soup dispenser 61 can be placed. The bottom of the stand 64 may be provided with a caster assembly, so that the meal serving device 60 can be moved as a whole, so as to improve the maneuverability. When the matched soups and dishes are placed on the meal delivery table 63, the meal delivery table 63 can be driven to move to the outside of the meal output port 641 by the meal delivery drive mechanism 65, so as to facilitate customers to take meals; After the meal, the meal delivery drive mechanism 65 drives the meal delivery table 63 to move to the inside of the meal output port 641 to wait for the next meal. Wherein, the driving mechanism 65 for serving meals includes, but is not limited to, the use of racks and pinions, nut screws or electric push rods to realize the reciprocating linear motion of the serving table 63 .

Please refer to FIG. 9 and FIG. 13 , further, in order to provide customers with dishes (or desserts), the catering supply module further includes a dish supply device 70 , and the dish supply device includes a dish storage rack 71 and a dish transfer mechanism 72 , and the dish transfer mechanism 72 It is used for transferring the food container 400 from the food storage rack 71 to the food placing position 632 of the meal delivery table 63 . Specifically, a dish container 400 containing dishes (or desserts) can be placed in the dish storage rack 71 of the dish supply device 70 , and when a side dish is required, the dish transfer mechanism 72 can select the dish storage rack 71 to hold the dish container 400 . The dish container 400 of the dish (or dessert) is transferred to the dish placing position 632 of the meal-out platform 45 so that the customer can take it. Through the cooperation of the tableware supply device 50 , the meal delivery device 60 and the dish supply device 70 , the catering supply module of this embodiment can realize a series of automatic supply of the soup container 300 , automatic soup making, automatic selection of dishes, and automatic meal delivery. Automatic operation, so as to realize the function of automatic matching of soups and dishes, which can effectively improve the meal efficiency, and can also well meet the diverse dining needs of customers.

As shown in FIG. 13 , in this embodiment, the dish storage rack 71 includes a second support frame 711 and a dish storage platform 712 disposed in the second support frame 711 , and the bottom of the second support frame 711 may be provided with caster assemblies. Therefore, the whole dish supply device 70 can be moved, so as to improve the maneuverability. Optionally, the dish storage platform 712 may be arranged with multiple layers at intervals along the height direction of the second support frame 711 , so as to effectively increase the storage capacity, reduce the number of manual feeding times, and reduce the labor intensity of manual feeding. The dish conveying mechanism 72 includes a dish picking module 721 mounted on the second support frame 711 in a liftable manner, a second lift driving module 722 drivably connected with the dish taking module 721 , and a second lift drive module 722 installed on the second support frame 711 . The dish transfer module 723, the dish pick module 721 has a dish pick position corresponding to the dish storage platform 712, and a dish transfer position corresponding to the dish transfer module 723, and the second lift drive module 722 is used to drive the dish pick module. 721 reciprocates between the dish receiving position and the dish transfer position, the dish taking module 721 is used to take out the dish container 400 from the dish storage platform 712, and the dish transfer module 723 is used to transfer the dish container 400 from the dish taking module 721 to the meal delivery table 63 .

Specifically, the dish storage platform 712 is used to store the dish container 400 containing dishes (or desserts) in advance. When side dishes are required, the second lift driving module 722 drives the dish picking module 721 to move to the dish receiving position corresponding to the dish storage platform 712, and takes out the dish container 400 from the dish storage platform 712; then, the second lift The driving module 722 drives the picking module 721 to move to the delivery position corresponding to the delivery module 723, and the delivery module 723 is used to transfer the food container 400 from the picking module 721 to the meal delivery platform 45, thereby completing the Automatic garnish jobs. Wherein, the second lift driving module 722 includes, but is not limited to, using a synchronous belt drive, a nut screw drive, or a rack and pinion drive and other drive structures to achieve the lift of the dish picking module 721 .

Further, please refer to FIG. 14 , the dish picking module 721 includes a dish receiving platform 7211 corresponding to the output side of the dish storage platform 712, a first linear drive unit 7212 connected with the dish receiving platform 7211, and a first linear drive unit 7212 connected with the first straight line. The line driving unit 7212 drives and connects the first vegetable pushing member 7213, the first linear driving unit 7212 is drivingly connected with the second lifting driving module 722, and the first linear driving unit 7212 is used to drive the first vegetable pushing member 7213 to move, In order to push the dish container 400 from the dish storage platform 712 to the dish receiving platform 7211 . Specifically, the dish receiving platform 7211 is driven to move to a position corresponding to the designated dish storage platform 712 by the second lift drive module 722, and then the first linear drive unit 7212 drives the first dish pusher 7213 to move, so that the dish can be moved. The dish container 400 is pushed by the dish storage platform 712 to the dish picking platform 7211 to complete the automatic dish picking action. The first linear drive unit 7212 includes, but is not limited to, the use of a synchronous belt drive, a nut screw drive, or a rack and pinion drive to realize the linear reciprocating motion of the first dish pusher 7213 .

Further, please refer to FIG. 9 and FIG. 14 , the dish transfer module 723 includes a second linear drive unit 7231 mounted on the second support frame 711 , and a second dish pusher 7232 drivably connected to the second linear drive unit 7231 The meal delivery device 60 also includes a food delivery track 66 corresponding to the food delivery module 723. One end of the food delivery track 66 corresponds to the delivery table 63, and the other end corresponds to the food delivery platform 7211 at the delivery position. , the second linear drive unit 7231 is used to drive the second dish pusher 7232 to move, so as to push the dish container 400 on the dish receiving platform 7211 to the meal delivery conveying table 63 via the dish transfer track 66 . Specifically, after the dish picking is completed, the second lift drive module 722 drives the dish receiving platform 7211 to move to the dish transfer position, which can be docked with the dish transfer track 66, and then the second linear drive unit 7231 drives the second dish pusher 7232 By moving, the dish container 400 can be pushed to the meal delivery platform 45 via the dish transfer track 66, so as to complete the automatic dish arrangement operation. Wherein, the second linear drive unit 7231 includes, but is not limited to, the use of synchronous belt drive, nut screw drive or rack and pinion drive and other drive structures to realize the linear reciprocating motion of the second pusher 7232.

Further, the meal-discharging device 60 further includes a meal-outlet door and an opening and closing drive mechanism drivingly connected with the meal-outlet door. The open-close driving mechanism is used to drive the meal-outlet door to open or cover the meal output port 641 . When no meal is needed, the meal outlet door is closed to cover the meal outlet 641 , thereby preventing foreign objects from entering the meal outlet 60 from the meal outlet 641 , so as to ensure the cleanliness of the meal outlet 60 . When the meal needs to be served, the opening and closing drive mechanism drives the meal-out door to open, and then the meal-out drive mechanism 65 pushes out the meal-out conveying table 63 to the outside of the meal output port 641 so that customers can take meals.

Further, in order to ensure the accuracy of meal delivery, the meal delivery device 60 further includes a material sensor corresponding to the meal delivery table 63 , and the material sensor is used to detect whether the soup container 300 and/or dishes are placed on the meal delivery table 63 . container 400 and feedback the signal to the controller. For example, when a customer places an order for soup and dishes at the same time, the above-mentioned catering supply module starts to perform soup and garnishing operations. When the material sensor detects that the corresponding soup and dishes are placed on the meal delivery platform 63 at the same time, it opens and closes. The drive mechanism drives the door to open, and the drive mechanism 65 drives the delivery table 63 to move to the outside of the food outlet 641 to facilitate the user to take meals; when the user finishes taking the meal, the material sensor detects the delivery table 63 When there is no corresponding meal, the meal delivery drive mechanism 65 drives the meal delivery table 63 to move to the inside of the meal output port 641, and then opens and closes the drive mechanism to close the meal delivery door. The material sensor includes, but is not limited to, an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, or a touch sensor.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 , the tableware feeding device 50 is arranged on one side of the meal serving device 60 in the first direction (the left side of the meal serving device 60 in FIG. 9 ), and the dish feeding device 70 Arranged on one side of the meal dispensing device 60 in the second direction (the rear side of the meal dispensing device 60 in FIG. 9 ), the meal output port 641 is located at the front side of the meal dispensing device 60, and the meal transporting table 63 can be along the second side. The direction moves to the outside of the food output port 641 , and the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 is arranged between the meal delivery conveying table 63 and the tableware supply device 50 along the first direction. When preparing meals, the tableware feeding device 50 transports the soup container 300 toward the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 along the first direction. After the soup dispenser 61 fills the soup container 300 with soup, the soup receiving and conveying mechanism 62 sends the soup container 300 along the first direction. The soup container 300 in which the soup is placed is transported to the soup placing position 631 of the meal delivery table 63 . At the same time, the food supply device 70 transports the food container 400 containing the food to the food placing position 632 of the meal delivery table 63 along the second direction. The above-mentioned catering supply module has a reasonable overall layout and compact structure, so that the tableware supply device 50 and the dish supply device 70 can operate independently at the same time without interfering with each other, which can effectively improve the efficiency of catering and meal delivery.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 1 , the above-mentioned automated catering system also includes an equipment warehouse 80 . The equipment warehouse 80 is provided with a cooking area 801 and a catering area 802 , the main meal supply module is arranged in the cooking area 801 , and the catering supply module is arranged in the catering area 802 Inside, the equipment compartment 80 is respectively provided with a meal taking window corresponding to the main meal supply module and the catering supply module. In this way, the automated catering system can be used as a mobile equipment warehouse restaurant, and it can be easily moved to a place with a large outdoor flow of people, or a place where dining is inconvenient, so as to solve the problem of inconvenient dining, poor dining hygiene and dining costs. higher issues. The above-mentioned automated catering system has a high degree of integration, and uses information as a carrier to open up the whole process of customer ordering to meal delivery to achieve automation without manual participation, which improves cooking efficiency and reduces labor costs; it not only solves people's fast-paced diversification of dining types , high-quality and high-efficiency requirements are also a redefinition and exploration of the new retail model; and on the premise of satisfying the taste and hygiene, it also has the characteristics of intensive, efficient and technological sense, integrating practicality and technological sense.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of these technical features, All should be regarded as the scope described in this specification.

Claims (21)

1. An automated catering system, characterized in that it includes a main meal supply module, and the main meal supply module includes:

   A refrigerating device for refrigerating food containers containing food;

   a conveying device, comprising at least two sets of conveying mechanisms, each of the conveying mechanisms is respectively used for receiving and conveying the food containers output from the refrigerating device;

   A cooking device, comprising a cooking zone and an actuator, the cooking zone, the actuator and the conveying mechanism have the same number and are set in a one-to-one correspondence, and each of the actuators is respectively used to pick up the food material conveyed by the corresponding conveying mechanism The container is transferred to the corresponding cooking area for cooking, and each of the actuators is further configured to take out and transfer the food container on the corresponding cooking area after the cooking is completed; and

   The heat preservation device is used for receiving the food material container transferred from the actuator for heat preservation storage, and outputting the corresponding food material container after receiving the meal out instruction.
2. The automated catering system according to claim 1, wherein the conveying mechanism is provided with two sets, namely a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism are side by side Arranged or stacked at intervals;

   The first conveying mechanism includes a first conveying belt for conveying food containers, a first end of the first conveying belt corresponds to the refrigerating device, and a second end of the first conveying belt extends to the corresponding the cooking zone; the second conveying mechanism includes a second conveying belt for conveying food containers, the first end of the second conveying belt is corresponding to the refrigerating device, and the second conveying belt The ends extend to the corresponding cooking zones.
3. The automated catering system according to claim 2, wherein the first conveyor belt comprises a conveying section and a lift-adjusting section connected to the conveying section and capable of rising or falling relative to the conveying section, the lift-adjusting section a segment is located at the second end of the first conveyor belt;

   And/or, the second conveyor belt includes a conveying section and a lift adjusting section that is connected to the conveying section and can rise or fall relative to the conveying section, and the lift adjusting section is located on the second side of the second conveyor belt. end.
4. The automated catering system according to claim 1, wherein the conveying mechanism is provided with an opening station on the conveying route, and the conveying device further comprises an opening mechanism corresponding to the opening station, and a sensing member electrically connected to the lid opening mechanism and used for sensing the position of the food container, the lid opening mechanism is used to open the lid of the food container at the lid opening station.
5. The automated catering system according to claim 4, wherein the lid opening mechanism comprises a lid opening bracket connected with the conveying mechanism, a lid opening clamping claw connected with the lid opening bracket, and a lid opening clamp connected with the lid opening bracket. The cover jaw drives the connected jaw lift drive.
6. The automated catering system according to claim 1, wherein each of the actuators comprises a moving module and a cooking jaw drivingly connected with the moving module, and the moving module is used to drive the The cooking jaws carry out the transfer of the food container.
7. The automated catering system according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerating device comprises a cold room, a refrigerated storage table provided in the cold room for accommodating and conveying food containers, and a refrigerated storage table disposed on the output side of the refrigerated storage table The conveying mechanism is used for picking up the food containers output from the refrigerated storage platform and transferring them to the conveying mechanism.
8. The automated catering system according to claim 7, wherein the refrigerated storage table is provided with at least two layers at intervals along the height direction of the cold storage, and the conveying mechanism comprises a lift drive assembly, which is driven by the lift drive assembly. A connected traverse drive assembly, and a handling assembly drivingly connected to the traverse drive assembly.
9. The automated catering system according to claim 8, wherein the handling assembly comprises a bracket drivingly connected to the traverse drive assembly, and a reclaiming gripper and a telescopic drive unit both connected to the bracket, The telescopic driving unit is used for driving the reclaiming gripper to perform telescopic movement relative to the bracket along the conveying direction of the refrigerated storage platform.
10. The automated catering system according to claim 1, wherein the heat preservation device comprises a heat preservation cabinet, and a heat preservation storage table, a meal taking mechanism, a meal receiving platform and a meal delivery platform all installed in the heat preservation cabinet; The heat preservation cabinet is provided with a meal inlet and a meal outlet, the meal reception platform is set corresponding to the meal inlet and can move back and forth on both sides inside and outside the meal inlet, and the meal outlet platform is set corresponding to the meal outlet It can move back and forth on the inside and outside of the meal outlet; the meal receiving platform is used to receive the food material container transferred from the actuator, and the meal receiving mechanism is used to pick up the food material container on the meal receiving platform. and transferred to the heat preservation storage platform, and the meal taking mechanism is also used for transferring the food containers on the heat preservation storage platform to the meal delivery platform.
11. The automated catering system according to claim 10, wherein two sets of the heat preservation device are provided, and the two sets of the heat preservation device are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the cooking device.
12. The automated catering system according to claim 11, wherein the heat preservation device further comprises a tray supply machine and a tray transfer mechanism, both of which are installed in the heat preservation cabinet, and the tray transfer mechanism is used for supplying the trays. The tray supplied by the machine is transferred to the meal platform.
13. The automated catering system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the automated catering system further comprises a catering supply module, and the catering supply module comprises:

    a cutlery feeding device, the cutlery feeding device comprising a cutlery storage rack and a cutlery conveying mechanism, the cutlery conveying mechanism being used to receive and transfer soup containers on the cutlery storage rack; and

    A meal-out device, the meal-out device includes a soup-out machine, a soup-receiving transmission mechanism, and a meal-out conveying table, the soup-out machine is provided with a soup outlet, and the soup-receiving transmission mechanism is used to receive from the tableware transmission mechanism In the transferred soup container, the soup receiving and conveying mechanism is also used for transferring the soup container from the lower part of the soup outlet to the soup placing position of the meal delivery platform.
14. The automated catering system according to claim 13, wherein the automated catering system further comprises an equipment warehouse, wherein a cooking area and a catering area are arranged in the equipment warehouse, and the main meal supply module is arranged in the cooking area Inside, the catering supply module is arranged in the catering area, and the equipment compartment is respectively provided with a meal taking window corresponding to the main meal supply module and the catering supply module.
15. The automated catering system according to claim 13, wherein the cutlery storage rack comprises a cutlery storage platform, the cutlery conveying mechanism comprises a liftable layer selection platform, and a first lift connected to the layer selection platform is drivingly connected. A drive module, and a first push module set on the layer selection platform, the layer selection platform is used to receive the soup container transported from the tableware storage platform, and the first push module is used for The soup container is pushed from the layer selection platform to the soup receiving and conveying mechanism.
16. The automated catering system according to claim 15, wherein the soup receiving and conveying mechanism comprises a soup receiving platform and a second pushing module arranged on the soup receiving platform, and the soup receiving platform is located at the outlet of the soup receiving platform. Below the soup mouth, the meal delivery platform is located on one side of the soup receiving platform, and the first push module is used to push the soup container from the layer selection platform to the soup receiving platform. The second pushing module is used for pushing the soup container from the soup receiving platform to the meal delivery conveying platform.
17. The automated catering system according to claim 13, characterized in that, the meal serving device further comprises a meal serving drive mechanism, the meal serving device is provided with a meal output port corresponding to the meal serving conveying table, and the meal serving table is provided with a meal output port. The driving mechanism is used to drive the meal delivery table to reciprocate on the inner and outer sides of the meal output port.
18. The automated catering system according to claim 13, wherein the catering supply module further comprises a dish supply device, the dish supply device comprises a dish storage rack and a dish transfer mechanism, and the dish transfer mechanism is used for transferring the dish container The dishes are transferred from the dish storage rack to the dish placement position of the meal delivery platform.
19. The automated catering system according to claim 18, wherein the dish storage rack comprises a dish storage platform, the dish conveying mechanism comprises a liftable dish taking module, and a first dish fetching module is drivingly connected to the dish taking module. Two lift drive modules, and a dish transfer module, the dish pick module has a dish receiving position corresponding to the dish storage platform, and a dish transfer position corresponding to the dish transfer module, the second lift The driving module is used to drive the dish-taking module to reciprocate between the dish-receiving position and the dish-transferring position, and the dish-taking module is used to take out the dish container from the dish storage platform. The dish transfer module is used for transferring dish containers from the dish picking module to the meal delivery platform.
20. The automated catering system according to claim 19, wherein the dish picking module comprises a dish receiving platform corresponding to the output side of the dish storage platform, and a first straight line connected with the dish receiving platform a driving unit, and a first vegetable pusher drivingly connected with the first linear driving unit, the first linear driving unit is drivingly connected with the second lifting driving module, the first linear driving unit It is used for driving the movement of the first dish pusher, so as to push the dish container from the dish storage platform to the dish receiving platform.
21. The automated catering system according to claim 20, wherein the food delivery module comprises a second linear drive unit, and a second vegetable pusher drivably connected to the second linear drive unit. The device further includes a dish transfer track corresponding to the dish transfer module, one end of the dish transfer track corresponds to the meal delivery platform, and the other end corresponds to the dish receiving platform at the dish transfer position. Correspondingly, the second linear driving unit is configured to drive the second dish pusher to move, so as to push the dish container on the dish receiving platform to the meal delivery conveying platform through the dish transfer track.

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