CN209373705U - A kind of packed meal machine - Google Patents

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CN209373705U
CN209373705U CN201821657151.4U CN201821657151U CN209373705U CN 209373705 U CN209373705 U CN 209373705U CN 201821657151 U CN201821657151 U CN 201821657151U CN 209373705 U CN209373705 U CN 209373705U
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The utility model belongs to automatic vending machine technical field, more particularly to a kind of packed meal machine, including cabinet body, setting stock device, goods transporting device and heating device in the cabinet body, stock device includes that intracorporal first driving mechanism of cabinet is arranged in, drives the main shaft of rotation and multiple inventory layers along main shaft setting by the first driving mechanism, and each inventory layer includes multiple stock pallets set around main shaft uniform ring;Goods transporting device includes lifting assembly and traversing component, lifting assembly includes the traversing platform that intracorporal second driving mechanism of cabinet is arranged in and drives lifting by the second driving mechanism, traversing component includes the third driving mechanism being arranged on traversing platform and drives traversing push rod by third driving mechanism, and picking pallet is arranged on traversing platform.The utility model compared with prior art, has the advantage that quantity in stock is big provided with rotary container component, is provided with lifting assembly and traversing component, cleverly realizes steady, fast and efficiently picking.

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A kind of packed meal machine
Technical field
The utility model belongs to automatic vending machine technical field, and in particular to a kind of packed meal machine.
Background technique
With the quickening pace of modern life, more and more people do not have the time to cook one's own food or have dinner to restaurant, then box Meal machine comes into being, due to packed meal machine sale packed meal it is cheap, with take out compared with speed faster, so packed meal machine is in city In increasingly by the welcome of young man, since packed meal machine is different from beverage dispenser and Candy selling machine, packed meal is easily damaged by collision, And packed meal needs to eat by heating, and the capacity of traditional packed meal machine is typically small, if the capacity of design is too big, picking It can be a problem again, how design a large capacity, the packed meal machine of easy picking is relevant enterprise problem in need of consideration.
Utility model content
In order to make up for the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a kind of technical solution of packed meal machine.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that including cabinet body, setting stock device in the cabinet body, goods transporting device and Heating device, stock device include the main shaft that intracorporal first driving mechanism of cabinet is arranged in, drives rotation by the first driving mechanism And multiple inventory layers along main shaft setting, each inventory layer includes multiple stock pallets set around main shaft uniform ring;Cargo transport dress It sets including lifting assembly and traversing component, lifting assembly includes being arranged in intracorporal second driving mechanism of cabinet and by the second driving machine Structure drives the traversing platform of lifting, and traversing component includes the third driving mechanism being arranged on traversing platform and by third driving machine Structure drives traversing push rod, and picking pallet is arranged on traversing platform.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that each inventory layer includes 4 stocks set around main shaft uniform ring Pallet.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that first driving mechanism includes first motor and passes with first motor The output shaft of dynamic connection, output shaft are arranged in parallel and are sequentially connected with main shaft, and transmission connection subtracts between first motor and output shaft Fast machine.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that the lifting assembly further includes the lifting installation being fixedly connected with cabinet body Portion goes up and down and the first sliding rail is arranged on mounting portion, and the first sliding rail is slidably connected with traversing platform;Second driving mechanism includes the second electricity Machine and the first synchronous belt mechanism connecting with the second motor drive, the setting of the first synchronous belt mechanism is on lifting mounting portion, and first Synchronous belt mechanism includes the first synchronous belt being cooperatively connected with traversing platform.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that the third driving mechanism includes that traversing platform one end is arranged in Three motors and the second synchronous belt mechanism being arranged on traversing platform, third motor and the second synchronous belt mechanism are sequentially connected, the Two synchronous belt mechanisms include the second synchronous belt being cooperatively connected with push rod.
A kind of packed meal machine a, it is characterised in that heating device, heating device packet are at least set in the cabinet body It includes micro-wave oven, the rotating mechanism that is arranged in micro-wave oven and the goods-pushing structure being cooperatively connected with micro-wave oven, is arranged on micro-wave oven It stocks up mouth and output port, mouth of stocking up is corresponding with the position of picking pallet, and rotating mechanism includes the 4th driving mechanism and by the 4th The turntable of driving mechanism driving rotation, goods-pushing structure include the 5th driving mechanism and are driven by the 5th driving mechanism and traversing push away goods It is corresponding with output port to push away goods portion for portion.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that two heating devices setting up and down in the cabinet body.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that the 4th driving mechanism includes be fixedly connected in micro-wave oven Four motors and the link block connecting with the 4th motor drive, link block are fixedly connected with the lower end of turntable.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that the 5th driving mechanism is the first electric pushrod, and pushing away goods portion includes The goods-pushing bar being fixedly connected is cooperatively connected with goods plate, goods-pushing bar and the first electric pushrod is pushed away and passes through the inner wall of micro-wave oven, pushes away goods The height of plate and the height of turntable are corresponding, push away goods plate and push packed meal.
A kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that the heating device further includes stocking up door switch mechanism and shipment door is opened Shutting mechanism, door switch mechanism of stocking up include the 6th driving mechanism stocked up door and drive door switch of stocking up corresponding with mouth of stocking up, Shipment door switch mechanism includes shipment door corresponding with output port and the 7th driving mechanism for driving shipment door switch.
The utility model compared with prior art, has the advantage that (1) is provided with rotary container component, storage efficiency Height, quantity in stock are big;(2) it is provided with lifting assembly and traversing component, cleverly realizes steady, fast and efficiently picking;(3) High-Speed Automatic cargo transport, just, packed meal translation pushes disengaging cargo interests, will not topple over, will not fall and touch, be hardly damaged;(4) using rotary Micro-wave oven, heating is quickly, efficiently, uniformly.
Detailed description of the invention
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the rotary container component structure diagram in the utility model;
Fig. 3 is the rotary container component partial structural diagram in the utility model;
Fig. 4 is the goods transporting device structural schematic diagram in the utility model;
Fig. 5 is enlarged drawing at A in Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is enlarged drawing at B in Fig. 4;
Fig. 7 is enlarged drawing at C in Fig. 4;
Fig. 8 is the rotary container component overlooking structure diagram in the utility model;
Fig. 9 is the secondary cabinet body external structure schematic diagram in the utility model;
Figure 10 is the secondary interior of the cabinet structural schematic diagram in the utility model;
Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of heating device in the utility model;
Figure 12 is the heating device schematic diagram of internal structure in the utility model.
In figure: 1 main cabinet, 2 rotary container components, 201 main shafts, 202 stock pallets, 203 first motors, 204 output shafts, 205 speed reducers, 206 main shaft housings, 3 lifting assemblies, 301 traversing platforms, 302 lifting mounting portions, 303 first sliding rails, 304 second Motor, 305 first synchronous belt mechanisms, 306 synchronizing wheel bearing blocks, 307 first shaft couplings, 308 first sliding blocks, 4 traversing components, 401 push rods, 402 third motors, 403 second synchronous belt mechanisms, 404 push rod fixing seats, 405 second shaft couplings, 406 synchronizing wheels are solid Reservation, 5 picking pallets, the secondary cabinet body of packed meal 6,7,701 first chambers, 702 second chambers, 703 third chambers, 704 the 4th chambers, 8 heating devices, 801 micro-wave ovens, 80101 stock up mouth, 80102 output ports, 802 stock up door, 803 third driving mechanisms, 804 first Motor, 805 turntables, 806 second driving mechanisms, 807 push away goods portion, 8071 goods-pushing bars, 8072 push away goods plate, 808 supporting plates, 809 be coupled Block, 8010 shipment doors, 8011 the 4th driving mechanisms, 8012 fans.
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The utility model is described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawing.
As shown in figs. 1-12, a kind of packed meal machine, main cabinet 1 including mating connection and secondary cabinet body 7, in the main cabinet 1 Stock device 2, goods transporting device are set, heating device 8 is set in secondary cabinet body 7.
Stock device 2 includes the first driving mechanism being arranged in main cabinet 1, by the master of the first driving mechanism drive rotation Axis 201 and the multiple inventory layers being arranged along main shaft 201, each inventory layer includes multiple stocks set around 201 uniform ring of main shaft Pallet 202.Wherein, the first driving mechanism include first motor 203, with first motor 203 be sequentially connected speed reducer 205 and The output shaft 204 being sequentially connected with speed reducer 205, output shaft 204 and main shaft 201 are arranged in parallel and are sequentially connected by sprocket wheel. First motor 203 is fixedly connected on the bottom of main cabinet 1, and main shaft 201 is rotated with the upper and lower side of main cabinet 1 to be connect.Each deposit Goods layer includes the stock pallets 202 that 2-6 is set around 201 uniform ring of main shaft, and preferably 4.Specifically, fixed on main shaft 201 connect Main shaft housing 206 is connect, there are four sides for the tool of main shaft housing 206, and each side is fixedly connected with a column stock pallet.
In stock device 2, first motor 203 drives output shaft 204 to rotate by speed reducer 205, and output shaft 204 passes through Sprocket wheel drives main shaft 201 to rotate, and main shaft 201 drives stock pallet 202 to rotate.
Lifting assembly 3 includes the lifting mounting portion 302 for being fixedly connected on 1 leading flank of main cabinet, is arranged in main cabinet 1 Second driving mechanism and the traversing platform 301 that lifting is driven by the second driving mechanism.Wherein, it goes up and down and the is arranged on mounting portion 302 One sliding rail 303, the first sliding rail 303 are linear slide rail, and the traversing fixed plate of traversing 301 push rod of platform is fixedly connected with the first sliding block 308, First sliding block 308 is linear slide block, and the first sliding rail 303 is slidably connected with traversing platform 301.Second driving mechanism includes the second electricity Machine 304 and the first synchronous belt mechanism 305 being sequentially connected with the second motor 304, the second motor 304 are fixedly connected by motor cabinet In the lower end of lifting mounting portion 302, the first synchronous belt mechanism 305 is along lifting 302 length direction of mounting portion setting, the first synchronous belt Mechanism 305 includes that the first synchronous belt being cooperatively connected with traversing platform 301 and two the first synchronizing wheels, the second motor 304 pass through One first synchronizing shaft of transmission connection of first shaft coupling 307, the first synchronizing shaft and the first synchronizing wheel are sequentially connected, and the first synchronizing wheel is logical Synchronizing wheel bearing block 306 is crossed to be fixed on lifting mounting portion 302.
In lifting assembly 3, the second motor 304 drives the first synchronous belt by first shaft coupling 307 and the first synchronizing shaft Mechanism 305 works, and the first synchronous belt in the first synchronous belt mechanism 305 drives traversing platform 301 to move up and down.
Traversing component 4 includes the third driving mechanism being arranged on traversing platform 301 and is driven by third driving mechanism horizontal The push rod 401 of shifting, Fig. 4, dotted portion is the motion track of push rod 401 in 8.Wherein, third driving mechanism includes being arranged in cross The second synchronous belt mechanism 403 for moving the third motor 402 of 301 one end of platform and being arranged on traversing platform 301, the second synchronous belt Mechanism 403 includes the second synchronous belt being cooperatively connected with push rod 401 and two the second synchronizing wheels, and third motor 402 passes through second One second synchronizing shaft of transmission connection of shaft coupling 405, the second synchronizing shaft and the second synchronizing wheel are cooperatively connected, and the second synchronizing wheel passes through same Step wheel fixing seat 406 is fixed on traversing platform 301.Push rod 401 is fixedly connected by push rod fixed block 404 with the second synchronous belt, Push rod 401 is L-shaped structure.Picking pallet 5 is set on the end of traversing platform 301.
In traversing component 4, third motor 402 drives the second synchronous belt by second shaft coupling 405 and the second synchronizing shaft Mechanism 403 works, and the second synchronous belt in the second synchronous belt mechanism 403 drives 401 transverse shifting of push rod.
One heating device 8 is at least set in secondary cabinet body 7, two heating devices preferably setting up and down.Specifically, secondary cabinet Body 7 sets gradually first chamber 801, second chamber 802, third chamber 803 and the 4th chamber 804, two microwaves from top to bottom Furnace 802 is separately positioned on second chamber 802 and third chamber 803, and second chamber 802 and third chamber 803 are divided into two parts, A part is for accommodating goods-pushing structure, and another part is for accommodating micro-wave oven 802.
Heating device includes micro-wave oven 801, the rotating mechanism being arranged in micro-wave oven 801 and cooperates with micro-wave oven 801 The goods-pushing structure of connection.
Stock up mouth 80101 and output port 80102 are set on micro-wave oven 801, the fan of setting heat transmission in micro-wave oven 801 8012。
Rotating mechanism includes the 4th driving mechanism and the turntable 805 by the driving rotation of the 4th driving mechanism.Specifically, microwave The identical supporting plate 808 with 805 height of turntable is set in furnace 801, and setting and the identical supporting plate of 805 shape of turntable are logical on supporting plate 808 Hole, turntable 805 are arranged in supporting plate through-hole.4th driving mechanism includes the 4th motor 804 being fixedly connected in micro-wave oven 801 With the link block 809 being sequentially connected with the 4th motor 804, link block 809 is fixedly connected with the lower end of turntable 805.4th motor 804 be AC permanent magnet synchronous motor, and link block 809 is the round block shape driving member coaxial with turntable 805.
Goods-pushing structure include the 5th driving mechanism 806 and by the 5th driving mechanism 806 drive it is traversing push away goods portion 807, push away Goods portion 807 is corresponding with output port 80102.Specifically, the 5th driving mechanism 806 is the first electric pushrod, pushing away goods portion 807 includes The goods-pushing bar 8071 that is fixedly connected and goods plate 8072 is pushed away, goods-pushing bar 8071 and the first electric pushrod are cooperatively connected and pass through micro-wave oven 801 inner wall, the height for pushing away goods plate 8072 are corresponding with the height of turntable 805.
In addition, heating device 8 further includes stock up door switch mechanism and shipment door switch mechanism, door switch mechanism of stocking up includes The 6th driving mechanism 803 stocked up door 802 and drive the lifting of door 802 of stocking up corresponding with mouth 80101 of stocking up, the 6th driving mechanism 803 be the second electric pushrod.Shipment door switch mechanism includes shipment door 8010 corresponding with output port 80102 and driving shipment door 7th driving mechanism 8011 of 8010 liftings.7th driving mechanism 8011 is third electric pushrod.
The utility model is provided with two heating devices 8, the transmission when a heating device 8 is occupied, in packed meal machine Packed meal can be transported to another heating device 8 and heated by device, the micro-wave oven 801, goods-pushing structure in heating device 8 with And inlet/outlet can be worked independently and be controlled, two heating devices are independent of each other, and greatly improve the working efficiency of packed meal machine.
The course of work:
1) desired packed meal 6 is chosen by the operation display on packed meal machine, the first driving mechanism makes corresponding with the packed meal 6 That column stock pallet 202 rotate to the position (i.e. the position in the lower right corner in Fig. 8) of shipment;
2) the second driving mechanism drives traversing platform 301 to come the position for placing the stock pallet 202 of packed meal;
3) third driving mechanism drives push rod 401 that packed meal is pushed into picking pallet 5;
4) the second driving mechanism drives traversing platform 301 to come the entry position of the heating device in packed meal machine;
5) the 6th driving mechanism 803 driving stock up door 802 decline, third driving mechanism drive push rod 401 by packed meal 6 from into Goods mouth 80101 is shifted on turntable 805;
6) micro-wave oven 201 works, and the 4th driving mechanism drives turntable 805 to rotate;
7) after heating, turntable 805 is stalled, and the 7th driving mechanism 8011 drives shipment door 8010 to decline, the 5th driving The driving of mechanism 806 pushes away goods portion 807 and packed meal 6 is taken from the release of output port 80102 for people.

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1. a kind of packed meal machine, it is characterised in that including cabinet body, setting stock device (2), goods transporting device and heating in the cabinet body Device (8), stock device (2) include the master that intracorporal first driving mechanism of cabinet is arranged in, drives rotation by the first driving mechanism Axis (201) and multiple inventory layers along main shaft (201) setting, each inventory layer includes multiple setting around main shaft (201) uniform ring Stock pallet (202);Goods transporting device includes lifting assembly (3) and traversing component (4), and lifting assembly (3) includes being arranged in cabinet Intracorporal second driving mechanism and the traversing platform (301) that lifting is driven by the second driving mechanism, traversing component (4) include setting Third driving mechanism on traversing platform (301) and traversing push rod (401), traversing platform are driven by third driving mechanism (301) picking pallet (5) are set on.
2. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that each inventory layer includes 4 around main shaft (201) the stock pallet (202) that uniform ring is set.
3. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that first driving mechanism includes first motor (203) it is arranged in parallel simultaneously with the output shaft (204) with first motor (203) transmission connection, output shaft (204) and main shaft (201) Transmission connection is sequentially connected speed reducer (205) between first motor (203) and output shaft (204).
4. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the lifting assembly (3) further includes fixing with cabinet body The lifting mounting portion (302) of connection, lifting mounting portion (302) on be arranged the first sliding rail (303), the first sliding rail (303) with it is traversing Platform (301) is slidably connected;Second driving mechanism include the second motor (304) and with the second motor (304) transmission connection the One synchronous belt mechanism (305), the first synchronous belt mechanism (305) setting is in lifting mounting portion (302), the first synchronous belt mechanism It (305) include the first synchronous belt being cooperatively connected with traversing platform (301).
5. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the third driving mechanism includes being arranged traversing The third motor (402) of platform (301) one end and the second synchronous belt mechanism (403) being arranged on traversing platform (301), third Motor (402) and the second synchronous belt mechanism (403) are sequentially connected, and the second synchronous belt mechanism (403) includes cooperating with push rod (401) Second synchronous belt of connection.
6. a kind of packed meal machine according to any one of claims 1-5, it is characterised in that be at least arranged one in the cabinet body A heating device (8), heating device include the rotating mechanism and and microwave of micro-wave oven (801), setting in micro-wave oven (801) The goods-pushing structure that furnace (801) is cooperatively connected, setting is stocked up mouth (80101) and output port (80102) on micro-wave oven (801), is stocked up Mouth (80101) is corresponding with the position of picking pallet (5), and rotating mechanism includes the 4th driving mechanism and driven by the 4th driving mechanism The turntable (805) of dynamic rotation, goods-pushing structure include that the driving of five driving mechanism (806) of the 5th driving mechanism (806) He You is traversing Push away goods portion (807), it is corresponding with output port (80102) to push away goods portion (807).
7. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 6, it is characterised in that two heating devices setting up and down in the cabinet body (8).
8. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the 4th driving mechanism includes being fixedly connected on The link block (809) of tetra- motor (804) of the 4th motor (804) He Yu transmission connection in micro-wave oven (801), link block (809) it is fixedly connected with the lower end of turntable (805).
9. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the 5th driving mechanism (806) is first electronic Push rod pushes away goods portion (807) and includes the goods-pushing bar (8071) being fixedly connected and push away goods plate (8072), goods-pushing bar (8071) and the first electricity Dynamic push rod is cooperatively connected and passes through the inner wall of micro-wave oven (801), and the height for pushing away goods plate (8072) is opposite with the height of turntable (805) It answers, pushes away goods plate (8072) and push packed meal (6).
10. a kind of packed meal machine according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the heating device (8) further includes that door of stocking up is opened Shutting mechanism and shipment door switch mechanism, door switch mechanism of stocking up include door of stocking up (802) corresponding with mouth of stocking up (80101) and drive 6th driving mechanism (803) of dynamic door (802) switch of stocking up, shipment door switch mechanism includes corresponding with output port (80102) 7th driving mechanism (8011) of shipment door (8010) and driving shipment door (8010) switch.
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