CN112794271A

CN112794271A - Beverage equipment

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Publication number: CN112794271A
Application number: CN202110113817.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王志凯; 詹志超; 邱真力; 莫云冲; 时昭野; 张书意; 林成彪; 邱业勋
Original assignee: Guangdong Zhiyuan Robot Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Zhiyuan Robot Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-27
Filing date: 2021-01-27
Publication date: 2021-05-14

Abstract

The present invention provides a beverage appliance comprising: the beverage supply device is provided with a beverage outlet so as to supply beverage to the beverage cup through the beverage supply device; the sealing device and the beverage supply device are arranged at intervals along a preset direction so as to seal the beverage cup filled with the beverage through the sealing device; the first transfer device is provided with a first grabbing part which can be movably arranged along a preset direction, so that the beverage cup positioned at the beverage supply device is grabbed by the first grabbing part and transferred to the sealing device; the water receiving device is provided with a water receiving groove, the water receiving groove is arranged below the first grabbing portion and extends along a preset direction, and therefore when the first grabbing portion drives the beverage cup to move from the beverage supply device to the sealing device, the beverage spilled by the beverage cup is collected through the water receiving groove. The beverage equipment solves the problem that the beverage equipment in the related art needs to be cleaned frequently.

Description

Beverage equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of beverage making, in particular to beverage equipment.

Background

In some automated, semi-automated beverage appliances of the related art, the beverage cups are transferred by means of a robot so as to switch the position of the beverage cups between the respective appliances.

In the process of transferring the beverage cup, the manipulator is limited by the acceleration and deceleration process and the structural stability of the manipulator, the beverage cup often shakes to cause the beverage to spill out of the beverage cup, and the sanitation of the beverage equipment is damaged, so that the beverage equipment needs to be cleaned frequently.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a beverage device to solve the problem that the beverage device in the related art needs to be cleaned frequently.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a beverage appliance comprising: the beverage supply device is provided with a beverage outlet so as to supply beverage to the beverage cup through the beverage supply device; the sealing device and the beverage supply device are arranged at intervals along a preset direction so as to seal the beverage cup filled with the beverage through the sealing device; the first transfer device is provided with a first grabbing part which can be movably arranged along a preset direction, so that the beverage cup positioned at the beverage supply device is grabbed by the first grabbing part and transferred to the sealing device; the water receiving device is provided with a water receiving groove, the water receiving groove is arranged below the first grabbing portion and extends along a preset direction, and therefore when the first grabbing portion drives the beverage cup to move from the beverage supply device to the sealing device, the beverage spilled by the beverage cup is collected through the water receiving groove.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises at least one first cup seat for placing a beverage cup, and the sealing device is provided with a second cup seat for placing the beverage cup; the first cup seat and the second cup seat are both positioned above the water receiving tank.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises a first beverage supply structure and a second beverage supply structure, wherein the first beverage supply structure is provided with a first beverage outlet, the second beverage supply structure is provided with a second beverage outlet, and the second beverage outlet and the first beverage outlet are arranged at intervals along a preset direction; the beverage equipment further comprises a second transfer device, wherein the second transfer device is provided with a second grabbing part which is movably arranged along the preset direction, so that the beverage cup positioned at the upper position is grabbed by the second grabbing part and the beverage cup is driven to move to the first beverage supply structure or the second beverage supply structure.

Further, the first beverage supply structure includes: a first bracket; the first weighing component is arranged on the first bracket; a first beverage container in communication with the first beverage outlet to supply a first beverage to the first beverage outlet; the first beverage container is arranged above the first weighing part so as to be supported by the first weighing part.

Further, the first beverage supply structure includes: the first beverage pump is arranged on a pipeline between the first beverage container and the first beverage outlet so as to drive the first beverage in the first beverage container to flow to the first beverage outlet through the first beverage pump; the controller is electrically connected with the first weighing component and the first beverage pump, and the controller controls the action of the first beverage pump according to the detection result of the first weighing component.

Further, the second beverage supply structure comprises: the refrigerator is internally provided with a refrigerating cavity; a second opening is formed in the refrigerator and communicated with the refrigerating cavity; the discharging head is provided with a second beverage outlet for supplying a second beverage; the discharging head is movably arranged relative to the refrigerator to be provided with a discharging position extending out of the refrigerating cavity and a containing position located in the refrigerating cavity; the discharging head driving structure is connected with the discharging head so as to drive the discharging head to switch between a discharging position and a containing position through the discharging head driving structure; and the second beverage container is arranged in the refrigerating cavity and communicated with the second beverage outlet so as to supply the second beverage to the second beverage outlet.

Further, second drink supply structure includes the guard gate, and the guard gate sets up in the second opening part, and the guard gate movably sets up in order to have the position of dodging that shelters from and dodge the position to the second opening that shelters from to the second opening.

Further, the refrigerator comprises a first cabinet body and a second cabinet body which are connected with each other, and the first cabinet body is communicated with the second cabinet body through a third opening; the second opening is arranged in the second cabinet body, and the second beverage container is arranged in the first cabinet body; when the discharging head is at the accommodating position, the discharging head is positioned in the second cabinet body; the first beverage supply structure comprises a shell, and the second cabinet body is arranged in the shell; the shell is provided with an avoiding port for avoiding the discharging head.

Further, the beverage supply device comprises a milk cap supply structure having a milk cap outlet; the first beverage outlet, the second beverage outlet and the milk cover outlet are sequentially arranged along a preset direction; the second grabbing part is movably arranged among the first beverage supply structure, the second beverage supply structure and the milk cover supply structure so as to transfer the beverage cup positioned at the first beverage supply structure or the second beverage supply structure to the milk cover supply structure through the second grabbing part; the first gripping part is movably arranged between the milk cap supply structure and the sealing device, so that the beverage cup positioned at the milk cap supply structure is transferred to the sealing device through the first gripping part.

Further, the beverage apparatus comprises: a meal delivery structure; the mechanical arm is provided with a movable mechanical arm so as to grab the beverage cup positioned at the sealing device through the mechanical arm and to take out the meal structure through the mechanical arm.

The beverage equipment applying the technical scheme of the invention comprises a beverage supply device, a sealing device, a first transfer device and a water receiving device; the beverage supply device is provided with a beverage outlet so as to supply beverage to the beverage cup through the beverage supply device; the sealing device and the beverage supply device are arranged at intervals along a preset direction so as to seal the beverage cup filled with the beverage through the sealing device; the first transfer device is provided with a first grabbing part which can be movably arranged along a preset direction, so that the beverage cup positioned at the beverage supply device is grabbed by the first grabbing part, and the beverage cup is transferred to the sealing device; the water receiving device is provided with a water receiving groove, the water receiving groove is arranged below the first grabbing portion and extends along a preset direction, so that when the first grabbing portion drives the beverage cup to move from the beverage supply device to the sealing device, the beverage spilled by the beverage cup is collected through the water receiving groove. When the beverage cup is used, after the beverage supply device supplies beverages to the beverage cup, the first grabbing part of the first transfer device grabs the beverage cup and drives the beverage cup to move to the sealing device along the preset direction, and the sealing device seals the beverage cup. Owing to set up the water collector, and the water collector of water collector extends the setting along predetermineeing the direction, when first transfer device shifts the drink cup along predetermineeing the direction, because the drink cup rocks and the drink that spills out can be collected by the water collector well to guarantee the health after the long-time work of drink equipment, solved the problem that the drink equipment in the correlation technique needs frequent clearance.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

figure 1 shows a schematic structural view of a first viewing angle of an embodiment of a beverage apparatus according to the present invention;

figure 2 shows a schematic structural view of a second viewing angle of an embodiment of a beverage apparatus according to the present invention;

figure 3 shows a schematic structural view from a third perspective of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the invention;

figure 4 shows a schematic structural view from a fourth perspective of a first beverage supply configuration of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the invention;

figure 5 shows an enlarged structural schematic view of a partial region of a first beverage supply structure according to the embodiment of the beverage apparatus in figure 4;

figure 6 shows a schematic structural view from a fifth perspective of a first beverage supply configuration of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the invention;

figure 7 shows a schematic structural view from a sixth perspective of the first beverage supply configuration of the embodiment of the beverage apparatus according to the invention;

figure 8 shows a schematic structural view from a seventh perspective of a second beverage supply structure of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the present invention;

figure 9 shows a schematic structural view from an eighth perspective of a second beverage supply structure of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the present invention;

figure 10 shows an enlarged schematic structural view of a partial region of a second beverage supply structure according to the embodiment of the beverage apparatus in figure 9;

figure 11 shows a structural schematic of a ninth perspective of a second beverage supply structure of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the present invention;

figure 12 shows a schematic structural view from a tenth perspective of a second beverage supply structure of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the invention;

figure 13 shows a schematic structural view near a second beverage container of a second beverage supply structure of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the invention;

figure 14 shows a schematic view of a second beverage container support structure of a second beverage supply structure of an embodiment of a beverage appliance according to the present invention;

figure 15 shows a schematic view of the structure in the vicinity of the syrup container of the second beverage supply structure of the embodiment of the beverage apparatus according to the invention;

figure 16 shows a schematic structural view of the first transfer device or the second transfer device of an embodiment of the beverage apparatus according to the invention;

figure 17 shows a partial schematic structural view of the first or second transfer device of an embodiment of the beverage apparatus according to the present invention;

figure 18 shows a schematic structural view of the sliding assembly of the first transfer device or the second transfer device of the embodiment of the beverage apparatus according to the invention;

fig. 19 shows a schematic structural view of the first or second gripping part of an embodiment of the beverage apparatus according to the invention.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 19, the present invention provides a beverage apparatus, including: the beverage supply device 1, the beverage supply device 1 has a beverage outlet, in order to supply the beverage to the drinking cup through the beverage supply device 1; the sealing device 2 and the beverage supply device 1 are arranged at intervals along a preset direction so as to seal the beverage cup filled with the beverage through the sealing device 2; a first transfer device 3, wherein the first transfer device 3 is provided with a first grabbing part 31 which is movably arranged along a preset direction, so as to grab the beverage cup positioned at the beverage supply device 1 through the first grabbing part 31 and transfer the beverage cup to the sealing device 2; the water receiving device 4, the water receiving device 4 has a water receiving groove, the water receiving groove is disposed below the first grabbing portion 31 and extends along a preset direction, so that when the first grabbing portion 31 drives the beverage cup to move from the beverage supply device 1 to the sealing device 2, the beverage spilled from the beverage cup is collected through the water receiving groove.

The beverage equipment of the invention comprises a beverage supply device 1, a sealing device 2, a first transfer device 3 and a water receiving device 4; the drink supply device 1 is provided with a drink outlet so as to supply drink to the drink cup through the drink supply device 1; the sealing device 2 and the beverage supply device 1 are arranged at intervals along a preset direction so as to seal the beverage cup filled with the beverage through the sealing device 2; the first transfer device 3 has a first grabbing part 31 movably arranged along a preset direction so as to grab the beverage cup at the beverage supply device 1 through the first grabbing part 31 and transfer the beverage cup to the sealing device 2; the water receiving device 4 has a water receiving groove, and the water receiving groove is disposed below the first grabbing portion 31 and extends along a preset direction, so that when the first grabbing portion 31 drives the beverage cup to move from the beverage supply device 1 to the sealing device 2, the beverage spilled from the beverage cup is collected through the water receiving groove. When the beverage transferring device is used, after the beverage supplying device 1 supplies beverage to the beverage cup, the first grabbing part 31 of the first transferring device 3 grabs the beverage cup and drives the beverage cup to move to the sealing device 2 along the preset direction, and the beverage cup is sealed through the sealing device 2. Owing to set up water collector 4, and water collector 4's water receiving tank extends the setting along predetermineeing the direction, when first transfer device 3 shifts the beverage cup along predetermineeing the direction, because the beverage cup rocks and the beverage that spills can be collected by the water receiving tank well to guarantee the health after the long-time work of beverage equipment, solved the problem that the beverage equipment in the correlation technique needs frequent clearance.

Specifically, the beverage supply device 1 comprises at least one first cup seat for placing a beverage cup, and the sealing device 2 is provided with a second cup seat for placing the beverage cup; the first cup seat and the second cup seat are both positioned above the water receiving tank.

Through adopting above-mentioned structural design, because first cup and second cup all are located the top of water receiving tank, consequently, at the whole in-process that the drink cup moved to closing device 2 by drink feeding device 1, the water receiving tank homoenergetic carries out effectual collection to unrestrained drink, has further improved the sanitary condition of drink equipment.

Specifically, the beverage supply device 1 includes a first beverage supply structure 11 and a second beverage supply structure 12, the first beverage supply structure 11 has a first beverage outlet 111, the second beverage supply structure 12 has a second beverage outlet 122, and the second beverage outlet 122 and the first beverage outlet 111 are arranged at intervals along a preset direction; the beverage apparatus further comprises a second transfer device 5, wherein the second transfer device 5 has a second grabbing part 51 movably arranged along a preset direction, so as to grab the beverage cup positioned at the upper position by the second grabbing part 51 and drive the beverage cup to move to the first beverage supply structure 11 or the second beverage supply structure 12.

Specifically, the first beverage supply structure 11 includes: a first bracket 1121; a first weighing unit 113 provided on the first bracket 1121; a first beverage container 114, the first beverage container 114 being in communication with the first beverage outlet 111 to supply the first beverage to the first beverage outlet 111; the first beverage container 114 is disposed above the first weighing part 113 to support the first beverage container 114 by the first weighing part 113. By adopting the structural design, the first weighing component 113 can weigh the weight of the first beverage container 114, so that the beverage allowance in the first beverage container 114 can be conveniently and accurately obtained, and the problem that the beverage allowance of the first beverage supply structure 11 in the related art is not easy to control is solved.

Moreover, since the first beverage container 114 is used to store and directly supply the beverage, the beverage does not need to be prepared when the beverage is supplied, and the beverage is supplied by pre-preparing the beverage, which can effectively avoid the problem of non-uniform preparation of the beverage.

The type of first drink may be chosen from a variety of options, such as tea, juice, coffee, beer, etc., according to the particular needs.

In this embodiment, the first weighing component 113 is a weighing sensor, so that the weight of the first beverage container 114 can be obtained by the weighing sensor, and the beverage remaining amount in the first beverage container 114 can be determined. Of course, the first weighing unit 113 may be other structures capable of performing a weighing function, such as an electronic scale.

In practice, the beverage in the first beverage container 114 can flow toward the first beverage outlet 111 under the gravity force, and can also flow toward the first beverage outlet 111 under the driving action of the external pump.

In the present embodiment, the first beverage supply structure 11 includes: a first beverage pump 115, wherein the first beverage pump 115 is disposed in the pipeline between the first beverage container 114 and the first beverage outlet 111, so as to drive the first beverage in the first beverage container 114 to flow to the first beverage outlet 111 through the first beverage pump 115; and the controller is electrically connected with the first weighing part 113 and the first beverage pump 115 and controls the action of the first beverage pump 115 according to the detection result of the first weighing part 113.

Preferably, in order to be able to accurately control the flow of the first beverage to the first beverage outlet 111, the first beverage pump 115 is a peristaltic pump.

In order to improve the safety of the beverage outputted from the first beverage supplying structure 11, the first beverage container 114 is connected to the first beverage outlet 111 through a silicone tube.

Specifically, the first beverage supply structure 11 includes a controller electrically connected to both the first weighing unit 113 and the first beverage pump 115, and the controller controls the operation of the first beverage pump 115 according to the detection result of the first weighing unit 113.

In specific implementation, when the first weighing component 113 detects that the weight of the first beverage container 114 is less than the set weight, the controller controls the first beverage pump 115 to stop operating, thereby stopping the supply of the first beverage.

In addition, by adopting the above-mentioned structural arrangement, the controller can accurately control when the first beverage pump 115 stops through the weight information fed back by the first weighing component 113, thereby being beneficial to further improving the accuracy of the supply amount of the first beverage.

Specifically, the first beverage supply structure 11 comprises an alarm, which is electrically connected to the controller; when the first weighing part 113 detects that the weight of the first beverage container 114 is less than the set value, the controller controls the alarm to send out an alarm signal.

By adopting the structural design, the alarm can be controlled by the controller to send out an alarm signal in time when the beverage allowance in the first beverage container 114 is insufficient, so that an operator is reminded to supplement the first beverage into the first beverage container 114. Specifically, the controller may adopt various alarm modes, such as sound alarm, sound and light alarm, and the like.

Specifically, the first weighing part 113, the first beverage container 114, and the first beverage pump 115 are all plural; the plurality of first weighing parts 113 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first beverage containers 114, and the plurality of first beverage pumps 115 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of first beverage containers 114; the controller is electrically connected to both the first plurality of weighing members 113 and the first plurality of beverage pumps 115.

In specific implementation, multiple types of beverages can be stored in the multiple first beverage containers 114, and the same type of beverage can also be stored in the multiple first beverage containers 114, so that the controller can control the appropriate first beverage pump 115 to drive the beverage in the corresponding first beverage container 114 to flow to the first beverage outlet 111 according to the beverage type requirement or the beverage allowance, thereby improving the flexibility of beverage supply.

Specifically, the first beverage supplying structure 11 includes a housing having a mounting cavity therein, and the first bracket 1121 and the first weighing component 113 are both disposed in the mounting cavity; the shell comprises a top cover 1161 and a first weighing plate 1162, wherein a first opening is formed in the top cover 1161, and the first weighing plate 1162 is arranged in the first opening and shields the first opening; the first weighing plate 1162 is disposed above the first weighing member 113 to support the first weighing plate 1162 by the first weighing member 113.

The first beverage container 114 is detachably arranged on the first weighing plate 1162, and the first weighing part 113 can be well protected by adopting the structural design, so that the first weighing part 113 is prevented from being collided and damaged; moreover, the first beverage container 114 can be separated from the first weighing member 113, so that the influence of the first beverage leakage on the first weighing member 113 can be reduced.

Specifically, the first beverage supply structure 11 includes a first gasket 1171, the first gasket 1171 being disposed between the first bracket 1121 and the first weighing member 113 and being in contact with both the first bracket 1121 and the first weighing member 113; and/or, the first beverage supply structure 11 includes a second pad 1172, the second pad 1172 being disposed between the first weight member 113 and the first weight plate 1162 and in contact with both the first weight member 113 and the first weight plate 1162.

Through the arrangement of the first gasket 1171 and the second gasket 1172, the first weighing component 113 is in contact with the first gasket 1171 and the second gasket 1172, and is not in direct contact with the first support 1121 and the first weighing plate 1162, on the basis that the weighing function of the first weighing component 113 is not affected, a good protection effect can be achieved on the first weighing component 113, the risk that the first weighing component 113 is damaged when the first weighing plate 1162 bears impact is effectively reduced, and the working reliability of the first beverage supply structure 11 is improved.

Specifically, the first bracket 1121 extends in a first direction; the first beverage supply structure 11 includes: a plurality of second brackets 1122 extending in the second direction, the plurality of second brackets 1122 being spaced apart in the first direction; a plurality of second brackets 1122 are each in contact with the top lid 1161 to support the top lid 1161; a plurality of transition pieces 1123 between the first brackets 1121 and the plurality of second brackets 1122; each transition piece 1123 is connected to both first bracket 1121 and corresponding second bracket 1122; and a support frame 1124 connected to the plurality of second brackets 1122 to support the plurality of second brackets 1122 via the support frame 1124.

With the bracket structure configured as described above, the top lid 1161 can be supported by the plurality of second brackets 1122, and the plurality of second brackets 1122 can be used as a base for mounting the first brackets 1121 by providing the transition piece 1123. Because a plurality of second supports 1122 set up along first direction interval, consequently, along first direction, a plurality of second supports 1122 can form a plurality of application of force points to first support 1121, avoid first support 1121 to take place to incline along first direction, are favorable to guaranteeing stationarity and fastness that first support 1121 installed to ensure to carry out accurate, stable support to first weighing component 113, guarantee first weighing component 113's weighing precision. Preferably, the plurality of second brackets 1122 are located above the first brackets 1121, so that the transition connection member 1123 and the first weighing component 113 are jointly arranged in the space region between the first brackets 1121 and the second brackets 1122, and a more sufficient utilization of the space is achieved, which is beneficial to making the structural design of the beverage supplying device more concise and reasonable. Moreover, since the first bracket 1121 is located below the second bracket 1122, the structure supporting the first weighing member 113 has a lower center of gravity, which is more beneficial to ensure the stability of the support of the first weighing member 113.

Specifically, the housing includes a body portion 1163 and a protective cover 1164; the protective cover 1164 has a first end and a second end which are oppositely arranged, the first end of the protective cover 1164 is connected with the body 1163 through the revolute pair 1165, and the second end of the protective cover 1164 is provided with a locking piece 1166; a protective cover 1164 is rotatably provided with respect to the body portion 1163 to have an open position and a closed position; the locking piece 1166 has a locked state and an unlocked state, and when the locking piece 1166 is in the locked state, the locking piece 1166 cooperates with the body portion 1163 to lock the protective cover 1164 in the closed position; when the lock 1166 is in the unlocked state, the lock 1166 is separated from the body portion 1163.

In the present embodiment, at least a portion of the first beverage container 114 is made of a heat insulating material, so that it is suitable for storing hot beverages such as milk tea, and it is difficult to make the first beverage container 114 into a transparent structure due to heat insulation requirements, so that it is inconvenient to grasp the remaining amount of the first beverage inside the first beverage container 114.

In particular, the second drink supply structure 12 comprises: a refrigerator 121, wherein a refrigerating cavity is arranged in the refrigerator 121; a second opening 1211 is formed in the refrigerator 121, and the second opening 1211 is communicated with the refrigerating cavity; a tapping head having a second beverage outlet 122 for supplying a second beverage; the discharging head is movably arranged relative to the refrigerator 121 to have a discharging position extending out of the refrigerating cavity and a receiving position located in the refrigerating cavity; the discharging head driving structure 124 is connected with the discharging head, so that the discharging head is driven by the discharging head driving structure 124 to switch between a discharging position and a containing position; and the second beverage container 123 is disposed in the refrigerating chamber, and the second beverage container 123 is communicated with the second beverage outlet 122 to supply the second beverage to the second beverage outlet 122. By adopting the above structural design, the discharge head is movable relative to the refrigerator 121 so as to be switchable between a discharge position and a storage position. When the second beverage supply structure 12 needs to supply the second beverage to the outside, the discharge head extends out of the refrigeration cavity, so that the supply of the second beverage is realized; when the second beverage supply structure 12 does not need to supply the second beverage to the outside, the discharge head moves into the refrigerating cavity, so that the second beverage remaining in the discharge head is refrigerated and stored, and the problem that the cold beverage remaining in the discharge head of the cold beverage supply device in the related art is easy to deteriorate is solved.

Of course, when the discharging head is stored in the refrigerating chamber, the second cold drink in the pipeline connecting the discharging head and the second drink container 123 can also be stored in the refrigerating chamber, so that the second drink in the pipeline can be prevented from deteriorating.

Specifically, the second beverage supply structure 12 includes a discharge head driving structure 124, and the discharge head driving structure 124 is connected to the discharge head to drive the discharge head to switch between the discharge position and the storage position through the discharge head driving structure 124.

When the material discharging device is specifically implemented, the material discharging head driving structure 124 can be selected from various structures as long as the material discharging head can be driven to switch between the material discharging position and the accommodating position.

In this embodiment, the discharging head driving structure 124 is a servo linear module, which includes a servo motor, a guide rail, a nut slider, and a lead screw, wherein the lead screw is connected to the shaft of the servo motor, the nut slider is slidably disposed along the guide rail and is engaged with the lead screw, so that the lead screw drives the nut slider to slide along the guide rail, and the discharging head is mounted on the nut slider. Of course, the tap drive structure 124 may be other types of structures, such as a pneumatic cylinder, an electric cylinder, etc.

Specifically, the second beverage supply structure 12 includes a protection door 1251, the protection door 1251 is disposed at the second opening 1211, and the protection door 1251 is movably disposed to have a shielding position for shielding the second opening 1211 and an avoiding position for avoiding the second opening 1211.

Through setting up movable guard gate 1251, guard gate 1251 is in when the ejection of compact head is accomodate in cold-stored intracavity, guard gate 1251 is in and shelters from the position, not only can prevent that external dust etc. from getting into cold-stored intracavity, can reduce the inside and outside heat transfer of freezer 121 moreover, guarantees the cold-stored effect to the second drink container 123 and the interior second cold drink of ejection of compact head.

Preferably, the protection door 1251 is made of an insulating material. In the present embodiment, the protection door 1251 is made of a transparent acrylic plate.

In particular, the second drink supply structure 12 comprises: the protective door guide structure 1252, the protective door guide structure 1252 is mounted to the freezer 121; the protection door 1251 is slidably provided along the protection door guide structure 1252 to switch between a shielding position and an avoidance position; the protection door drive structure 1253, the protection door drive structure 1253 is connected with the protection door 1251 to drive the protection door 1251 to switch between a shielding position and an avoiding position through the protection door drive structure 1253.

In this embodiment, the protection door guide structure 1252 is a guide rail disposed on two sides of the protection door 1251, and the protection door 1251 is slidably engaged with the guide rail. The guard door actuating structure 1253 may have a variety of structural options, such as a pneumatic cylinder, an electric cylinder, and the like.

In addition, the second beverage supply structure 12 includes a drag chain 1254, and a pipeline connecting the second beverage outlet 122 and the second beverage container 123 is disposed on the drag chain 1254, so as to improve a protection effect on the pipeline.

Specifically, the cooler 121 includes a first cabinet 1212 and a second cabinet 1213 connected to each other, the first cabinet 1212 and the second cabinet 1213 communicating through the third opening 1214; the second opening 1211 is disposed in the second cabinet 1213, and the second beverage container 123 is disposed in the first cabinet 1212; when the discharge head is in the storage position, the discharge head is positioned in the second cabinet body 1213; wherein the first beverage supply structure 11 comprises a housing, the second cabinet 1213 being disposed inside the housing; the shell is provided with an avoiding port for avoiding the discharging head.

Preferably, the internal volume of the second cabinet 1213 is less than the internal volume of the first cabinet 1212; in this manner, the transfer of heat through the second opening 1211 is advantageously reduced.

In this embodiment, ejection of compact head drive structure 124, protection door 1251, protection door guide structure 1252 and protection door drive structure 1253 all set up in the second cabinet body 1213 to adopt the second cabinet body 1213 to carry out special storage to ejection of compact head, protection door 1251 and drive structure, make the structural arrangement of second drink supply structure 12 more reasonable, reduce the occupation to first cabinet body 1212 inner space.

Specifically, the second beverage supply structure 12 includes a second beverage pump 131, and the second beverage pump 131 is disposed in the pipeline between the second beverage container 123 and the second beverage outlet 122, so as to drive the second beverage in the second beverage container 123 to flow toward the second beverage outlet 122 through the second beverage pump 131.

Of course, in addition to using the second beverage pump 131 to drive the second beverage in the second beverage container 123 to flow toward the second beverage outlet 122, the second beverage container 123 may also be configured to have at least a portion of a height greater than the height of the second beverage outlet 122, such that the second beverage in the second beverage container 123 flows toward the second beverage outlet 122 under the action of gravity.

In particular, the second drink supply structure 12 comprises: a first rack 1261, the first rack 1261 is arranged in the refrigerating chamber; a second weighing unit 1271 mounted on the first frame body 1261; a second weighing plate 1281, the second weighing plate 1281 being disposed on the second weighing unit 1271 to support the second weighing plate 1281 by the second weighing unit 1271; the second drink container 123 is disposed on the second weigh plate 1281.

The second weighing plate 1281 is provided with a position limiting part 1283 protruding from the upper surface of the second weighing plate 1281, so that the second beverage container 123 is limited from moving relative to the second weighing plate 1281 by the position limiting part 1283.

Specifically, the second beverage supply structure 12 includes a controller, the second beverage pump 131 and the second weighing unit 1271 are electrically connected to the controller, and the controller controls the operation of the second beverage pump 131 according to the detection result of the second weighing unit 1271.

In particular, the second drink supply structure 12 comprises: a syrup container 129 disposed in the refrigerating chamber; a syrup outlet is arranged on the discharge head, and a syrup container 129 is communicated with the syrup outlet so as to supply syrup to the syrup outlet; and a syrup pump 132 disposed on a pipe between the syrup container 129 and the syrup outlet to drive the syrup in the syrup container 129 to flow toward the syrup outlet by the syrup pump 132.

In particular, the second drink supply structure 12 comprises: a second rack 1262, the second rack 1262 is arranged in the refrigerating chamber; a third weighing unit 1272 mounted on the second frame body 1262; a third weight plate 1282, the third weight plate 1282 being disposed on the third weight member 1272 to support the third weight plate 1282 by the third weight member 1272; the syrup container 129 is disposed on the third weigh plate 1282.

Specifically, the beverage supplying device 1 comprises a milk cap supply structure 13, the milk cap supply structure 13 having a milk cap outlet; the first beverage outlet 111, the second beverage outlet 122 and the milk cover outlet are sequentially arranged along a preset direction; the second grasping portion 51 is movably disposed between the first beverage supply structure 11, the second beverage supply structure 12 and the milk cap supply structure 13, so as to transfer the beverage cup at the first beverage supply structure 11 or the second beverage supply structure 12 to the milk cap supply structure 13 through the second grasping portion 51; a first gripping portion 31 is movably arranged between the milk cap supply structure 13 and the closure device 2 for transferring the drinking cup located at the milk cap supply structure 13 to the closure device 2 by means of the first gripping portion 31.

Specifically, the drink equipment includes: a meal delivery structure 6; a robot arm 7, the robot arm 7 having a movable robot arm to grasp the beverage cup at the closing device 2 by the robot arm and to dispense at the serving structure 6 by the robot arm 7.

Specifically, the meal outlet structure 6 may be a meal outlet, a meal outlet chute, or the like. In this embodiment, the meal delivery structure 6 comprises an interconnecting carrier and a meal door, which are rotatably arranged to rotate the beverage carrying part of the carrier to the user side or to the robot arm 7 side.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the beverage apparatus further includes a coffee machine 8, and the coffee machine 8 is disposed on a side of the mechanical arm 7 away from the sealing device 2, so that after the coffee machine 8 adds coffee to the beverage cups, the beverage cups at the coffee machine 8 are transferred to the meal outlet structure 6 through the mechanical arm 7.

In concrete implementation, the first transfer device 3 and the second transfer device 5 may have the same structure or different structures, in this embodiment, the first transfer device 3 and the second transfer device 5 have the same structure, and the following description will be given by taking the first transfer device 3 as an example:

the first transfer device 3 includes a first grasping portion 31, a first guide rail 32, a slide assembly 33, a first drive assembly 34, a first position detecting element 351, and a first triggering element 356; wherein, the first grabbing part 31 is used for grabbing or releasing the drink cup; the first guide rail 32 extends along a preset direction; the sliding assembly 33 is slidably disposed on the first guide rail 32 along a preset direction; the first grasping portion 31 is provided to the slide assembly 33; the first driving assembly 34 is connected with the sliding assembly 33 to drive the sliding assembly 33 to slide along a preset direction; the first in-position detecting element 351 is disposed on the first guide rail 32; the first trigger element 356 is disposed on the sliding assembly 33; when the slide assembly 33 is moved to a position corresponding to the first in-position detecting element 351, the first triggering element 356 cooperates with the first in-position detecting element 351 to trigger the first in-position detecting element 351. Through adopting above-mentioned structural design, after first portion 31 of snatching snatchs the drinking cup, first drive assembly 34 can drive sliding component 33 and first portion 31 of snatching along first guide rail 32 motion to make first portion 31 of snatching drive the drinking cup along the motion of predetermineeing the direction, realize the transfer to the drinking cup. Through setting up first detection element 351 and the first trigger element 356 that targets in place, when sliding assembly 33 removed the position that corresponds with first detection element 351 that targets in place, first trigger element 356 and the cooperation of first detection element 351 that targets in place, thereby make first detection element 351 that targets in place trigger, thereby can confirm the accurate position of sliding assembly 33, be favorable to confirming the reference position of sliding assembly 33, improve the repeated positioning accuracy of sliding assembly 33 in the direction of predetermineeing, and then guarantee the precision under the 3 long-term behavior of first transfer device, the problem of the decline of working accuracy after the long-time work of drink cup transfer device among the correlation technique has been solved.

The first in-place detection element 351 and the first trigger element 356 are adopted to cooperate to determine the reference position of the sliding assembly 33, so that the position of the sliding assembly 33 can be frequently calibrated when the first transfer device 3 works, and the situation that the working accuracy of the first transfer device 3 is reduced due to long-time accumulation of errors is avoided.

It should be noted that, in the implementation, the first in-position detecting element 351 and the first triggering element 356 may have various structural options, and the first in-position detecting element 351 and the first triggering element 356 may be matched in different manners according to the types of the first in-position detecting element 351 and the first triggering element 356, where the matching may be contact with each other or not. For example, the first in-position detecting element 351 may be an in-position switch, a magnetic sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the first position detection element 351 is provided at one end of the first guide rail 32, so that when the slide assembly 33 is moved to one end of the first guide rail 32, its position is determined as a reference position, facilitating the logic control of the first transfer device 3.

Specifically, the first in-place detection element 351 is an infrared sensor, and the first trigger element 356 is a position sensing sheet; when the slide module 33 moves to a position corresponding to the first in-position detecting element 351, the position sensing piece enters a sensing range of the infrared sensor to trigger the infrared sensor.

Specifically, the first drive assembly 34 includes a first pulley, a second pulley, a drive belt, and a first motor; the first belt wheel and the second belt wheel are respectively and correspondingly arranged at two ends of the first guide rail 32 along the preset direction, and the transmission belt is matched with the first belt wheel and the second belt wheel and is connected with the sliding assembly 33; the first motor is in transmission connection with the first belt pulley to drive the first belt pulley to rotate.

Through adopting above-mentioned structure setting, when first motor drives first pulley rotatory, first pulley can drive the drive belt and rotate, and then drives sliding assembly 33 through the drive belt and follow first guide rail motion. The driving structure is simple and compact in structure, stable in driving effect and capable of meeting driving requirements in the transfer process of the beverage cup. In addition, the non-rigid engagement between the belt and the pulley allows the first driving assembly 34 to have a certain flexibility, which is applied to the first transfer device 3, and when the sliding assembly 33 is blocked or jammed, the belt and the pulley can slip relatively to each other to avoid damage to the first motor.

Specifically, the first transfer device 3 includes a plurality of mounting seats 36, and the plurality of mounting seats 36 are arranged at intervals along a preset direction; each of the mounting blocks 36 is coupled to the first rail 32 to mount the first rail 32 in an operative position via a plurality of the mounting blocks 36.

Specifically, the slide assembly 33 includes: a first sliding seat 331 slidably engaged with the first guide rail 32; a second guide rail 332 installed on the first sliding seat 331 and extending in a vertical direction; a second sliding seat 333 slidably provided to the second guide rail 332 in the vertical direction; the first gripping portion 31 is attached to the second slide holder 333; and a second driving assembly 334 connected to the second sliding seat 333 to drive the second sliding seat 333 to slide in the vertical direction.

Specifically, the second drive assembly 334 includes: the lead screw 3341 is arranged in a manner that the lead screw 3341 extends in the vertical direction; a second motor 3342, an output shaft of the second motor 3342 is connected with the screw 3341; the screw rod supporting seats 3343 are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction; each lead screw supporting seat 3343 is provided with a lead screw supporting hole, and the lead screw 3341 penetrates through the lead screw supporting holes of the lead screw supporting seats 3343; wherein, the second sliding seat 333 is in threaded fit with the lead screw 3341.

Specifically, the first transfer device 3 includes a second reach detection element 352, a third reach detection element 353, and a second trigger element 357; the second arrival detection element 352 and the third arrival detection element 353 are provided at intervals in the vertical direction on the second guide rail 332; the second trigger element 357 is disposed on the second sliding seat 333; wherein, the first grabbing part 31 has a first position for grabbing the drink cup and a second position for putting the drink cup down; when the first grasping portion 31 is in the first position, the second triggering member 357 cooperates with the second in-position detecting member 352 to trigger the second in-position detecting member 352; when the first grasping portion 31 is at the second position, the second triggering member 357 cooperates with the third arrival detection member 353 to trigger the third arrival detection member 353.

Specifically, the first grasping portion 31 includes a base 311, a plurality of gripping jaws 312, a plurality of transmission members 313, and a driving member 314; a first end of each transmission member 313 is hinged with the base 311; second ends of the plurality of transmission members 313 are hinged to the plurality of clamping jaws 312 in a one-to-one correspondence; a driver 314 is mounted to the base 311, the driver 314 having a drive end 3141 movably disposed relative to the base 311, the drive end 3141 being hingedly connected to each of the plurality of jaws 312 to move the plurality of jaws 312 relatively closer together or relatively farther apart when the drive end 3141 moves relative to the base 311.

In this embodiment, the driving member 314 is a cylinder, but the driving member 314 may be other structures capable of performing linear driving, such as an electric cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, and so on.

Specifically, the first transfer device 3 includes a fourth reach detection element 354, a fifth reach detection element 355, and a third trigger element 358; the fourth arrival detection element 354 and the fifth arrival detection element 355 are arranged on the base 311 at intervals along the moving direction of the driving end 3141; the third trigger element 358 is connected with the driving end 3141; wherein the plurality of jaws 312 have a grasping state in contact with the drink cup to grasp the drink cup and a release state separated from the drink cup; when the plurality of gripping jaws 312 are in the gripping state, the third triggering element 358 cooperates with the fourth in-position detecting element 354 to trigger the fourth in-position detecting element 354; the third trigger element 358 cooperates with the fifth in-position detecting element 355 to trigger the fifth in-position detecting element 355 when the plurality of clamping jaws 312 are in the released state.

Similarly, the second in-position detecting element 352, the third in-position detecting element 353, the fourth in-position detecting element 354 and the fifth in-position detecting element 355 may have various structural options, and the types of the corresponding second triggering element 357 and the third triggering element 358 may be different according to the different types of the elements, and the triggering modes may be different, and the matching may be that the two elements are in contact or not in contact. For example, the second to-position detecting element 352, the third to-position detecting element 353, the fourth to-position detecting element 354, and the fifth to-position detecting element 355 may be a to-position switch, a magnetic sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like.

In particular, the first transfer device 3 comprises a drinking cup detection element 359, the drinking cup detection element 359 being arranged on one jaw 312 of the plurality of jaws 312; when the plurality of jaws 312 grip the drink cup, the drink cup triggers the drink cup detection component 359.

In one embodiment, the cup detector 359 can be a push switch, for example, the push switch can be pressed by the cup when the jaw 312 holds the cup, so that the push switch is triggered. As another example, the drink cup detecting component 359 can be a pressure sensor, and the pressure applied to it by the drink cup can determine whether the clamping jaws 312 clamp the drink cup. As another example, the drink cup detecting component 359 can be an infrared sensor that detects the distance between the infrared sensor and the drink cup to indirectly determine whether the clamping jaw 312 is in contact with the drink cup.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the first transfer device 3 includes a controller, the controller is electrically connected to the first driving assembly 34, the first in-place detection element 351, the second driving assembly 334, the second in-place detection element 352, the third in-place detection element 353, the driving member 314, the fourth in-place detection element 354, the fifth in-place detection element 355 and the beverage cup detection element 359, and the controller controls the operation of the first driving assembly 34 according to the detection result of the first in-place detection element 351; the controller controls the action of the second driving assembly 334 according to the detection results of the second arrival detection element 352 and the third arrival detection element 353; the controller controls the operation of the driving member 314 according to the detection results of the fourth in-position detecting element 354, the fifth in-position detecting element 355 and the drink cup detecting element 359.

From the above description, it can be seen that the above-described embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A beverage appliance, comprising:

a beverage supply device having a beverage outlet to supply a beverage through the beverage supply device into a drinking cup;

the sealing device and the beverage supply device are arranged at intervals along a preset direction so as to seal the beverage cup filled with the beverage through the sealing device;

a first transfer device having a first grasping portion movably disposed along the preset direction to grasp the drink cup at the drink supply device by the first grasping portion and transfer the drink cup to the sealing device;

the water receiving device is provided with a water receiving groove, the water receiving groove is arranged below the first grabbing portion and extends along the preset direction, so that when the first grabbing portion drives the beverage cup to move from the beverage supply device to the sealing device, the beverage spilled by the beverage cup is collected through the water receiving groove.

2. The beverage appliance of claim 1, wherein the beverage supply includes at least a first cup for receiving the beverage cup, and the closure has a second cup for receiving the beverage cup; the first cup seat and the second cup seat are both positioned above the water receiving tank.

3. The beverage appliance of claim 1, wherein the beverage supply device includes a first beverage supply structure having a first beverage outlet and a second beverage supply structure having a second beverage outlet, the second beverage outlet and the first beverage outlet being spaced apart along the preset direction;

the beverage equipment further comprises a second transfer device, wherein the second transfer device is provided with a second grabbing part which is movably arranged along the preset direction, so that the beverage cup positioned at the upper position is grabbed by the second grabbing part and is driven to move to the first beverage supply structure or the second beverage supply structure.

4. The beverage appliance of claim 3, wherein the first beverage supply structure includes:

a first bracket;

a first weighing member provided to the first bracket;

a first beverage container in communication with the first beverage outlet to supply a first beverage to the first beverage outlet; the first beverage container is arranged above the first weighing part so as to be supported by the first weighing part.

5. The beverage appliance of claim 4, wherein the first beverage supply structure includes:

a first beverage pump disposed in the pipeline between the first beverage container and the first beverage outlet to drive a first beverage in the first beverage container to flow to the first beverage outlet by the first beverage pump;

the controller is electrically connected with the first weighing component and the first beverage pump, and the controller controls the action of the first beverage pump according to the detection result of the first weighing component.

6. The beverage appliance of claim 3, wherein the second beverage supply structure includes:

the refrigerator is provided with a refrigerating cavity; a second opening is formed in the refrigerator and communicated with the refrigerating cavity;

a tap having a second beverage outlet for supplying a second beverage; the discharging head is movably arranged relative to the refrigerator to have a discharging position extending out of the refrigerating cavity and a containing position located in the refrigerating cavity;

the discharging head driving structure is connected with the discharging head so as to drive the discharging head to switch between the discharging position and the accommodating position through the discharging head driving structure;

and the second beverage container is arranged in the refrigerating cavity and communicated with the second beverage outlet so as to supply a second beverage to the second beverage outlet.

7. The beverage appliance of claim 6, wherein the second beverage supply structure includes a guard door disposed at the second opening, the guard door movably disposed to have a blocking position blocking the second opening and an avoidance position avoiding the second opening.

8. The beverage apparatus of claim 6, wherein the cooler includes a first cabinet and a second cabinet connected to each other, the first cabinet and the second cabinet being in communication through a third opening; the second opening is arranged in the second cabinet body, and the second beverage container is arranged in the first cabinet body; when the discharging head is located at the accommodating position, the discharging head is located in the second cabinet body;

wherein the first beverage supply structure comprises a housing, and the second cabinet is arranged in the housing; the shell is provided with an avoiding port for avoiding the discharging head.

9. The beverage appliance of claim 3, wherein the beverage supply device includes a milk cap supply structure having a milk cap outlet; the first beverage outlet, the second beverage outlet and the milk cover outlet are sequentially arranged along the preset direction;

the second grasping portion is movably arranged among the first beverage supply structure, the second beverage supply structure and the milk cap supply structure so as to transfer a beverage cup at the first beverage supply structure or the second beverage supply structure to the milk cap supply structure through the second grasping portion;

the first grabbing part is movably arranged between the milk cover supplying structure and the sealing device, so that the beverage cup positioned at the milk cover supplying structure is transferred to the sealing device through the first grabbing part.

10. The beverage apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the beverage apparatus comprises:

a meal delivery structure;

a robotic arm having a movable manipulator to grasp a drink cup at the sealing device by the manipulator and to bring the serving structure through the robotic arm.