阅读说明：本技术 一种餐品加工设备 (Food processing equipment ) 是由 谭青 涂帝 何冬冬 于 2020-02-28 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种餐品加工设备,该餐品加工设备包括：柜体,柜体包括配送区和加工区；配送区包括托盘移载机构,托盘移载机构用于从出餐口接收食品容器并传送至加工区,食品容器内放置有至少两种食材；加工区包括压持传动机构和蒸汽加热机构,压持传动机构用于由上至下传动后压持固定食品容器,并带动蒸汽加热机构对食品容器内的食材进行加热处理,得到经处理后的食品容器；托盘移载机构还用于将经处理后的食品容器输送至出餐口。本发明通过采用简约集中式设计,使空间得到了充分的利用,总机体积小巧实用,适合在便利店,超市,网吧等一些有店员的场所搭配使用,且操作简单方便,加工时间短是其店员的好帮手。(The invention discloses a food processing device, comprising: the cabinet body comprises a distribution area and a processing area; the distribution area comprises a tray transferring mechanism, the tray transferring mechanism is used for receiving the food container from the meal outlet and transferring the food container to the processing area, and at least two food materials are placed in the food container; the processing area comprises a pressing and holding transmission mechanism and a steam heating mechanism, the pressing and holding transmission mechanism is used for pressing and holding the fixed food container after being transmitted from top to bottom and driving the steam heating mechanism to heat food materials in the food container to obtain the processed food container; the tray transferring mechanism is also used for conveying the processed food container to the meal outlet. The invention adopts simple centralized design, fully utilizes the space, has small and practical switchboard volume, is suitable for matching and using in places with store personnel, such as convenience stores, supermarkets, internet bars and the like, has simple and convenient operation and short processing time, and is a good helper of the store personnel.)

1. A food processing apparatus, comprising:

a cabinet comprising a distribution zone and a processing zone;

the distribution area comprises a tray transfer mechanism, the tray transfer mechanism is used for receiving a food container from the meal outlet and transferring the food container to the processing area, and at least two food materials are placed in the food container;

the processing area comprises a pressing and holding transmission mechanism and a steam heating mechanism, the pressing and holding transmission mechanism is used for pressing, holding and fixing the food container after being transmitted from top to bottom and driving the steam heating mechanism to heat food materials in the food container, and the processed food container is obtained;

the tray transferring mechanism is also used for conveying the processed food container to the meal outlet.

2. The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tray transfer mechanism includes a horizontal transmission mechanism for horizontally transmitting the tray and a tray for carrying the food container.

3. The meal processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the tray transfer mechanism further comprises a partition for isolating the food containers.

4. The food processing device according to claim 1, wherein the pressing and holding transmission mechanism comprises a pressing and holding panel and a vertical transmission mechanism, and the vertical transmission mechanism transmits in a vertical direction to drive the pressing and holding panel to press, hold and fix the food container.

5. The meal processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein if the food container comprises a water wheel device, and the at least two food materials in the food container are separately disposed, the pressing transmission mechanism further comprises a rotating shaft for driving the water wheel device in the food container to rotate until the at least two food materials are mixed together.

6. The food processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the steam heating mechanism comprises a steam heating actuator and two steam heads, and the steam heating actuator moves downward and drives the two steam heads to be inserted into the steam holes of the food container.

7. The food processing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the steam heating mechanism further comprises a steam generator for providing steam.

8. The meal processing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the steam head is a removable steam head.

9. The food processing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the detachable steam head comprises a female fixed silica gel steam head thread, a silica gel steam head, and a male fixed silica gel steam head thread.

10. The food processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a heat dissipation mechanism disposed on the cabinet for dissipating heat from the mechanism inside the food processing device and purifying air inside the cabinet.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of food machining, in particular to food machining equipment.

Background

With the continuous progress of science and technology, the food processing industry is gradually developing towards the direction of industrialization, industrialization and automation, wherein, food automatic processing machinery especially receives attention in the field, can directly replace the manual work to process the food, improves the processing quality.

The inventor of the present invention found in long-term research and development that the current fully automated food processing equipment processes food containers by providing a refrigeration area, a delivery area and a processing area which are divided in a horizontal direction and transferring the food containers in the refrigeration area to the processing area by a transfer mechanism. However, the meal processing equipment is large in size, the meal processing time is too long, and semi-automatic meal processing equipment suitable for stores is urgently needed for places with store personnel such as convenience stores, supermarkets and internet bars.

Content of application

The invention provides a food processing device, which is small in switchboard volume and short in food processing time and is suitable for places such as convenience stores, supermarkets and internet bars.

In order to solve the above technical problem, one technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a food processing apparatus, including:

a cabinet comprising a distribution zone and a processing zone;

the distribution area comprises a tray transfer mechanism, the tray transfer mechanism is used for receiving a food container from the meal outlet and transferring the food container to the processing area, and at least two food materials are placed in the food container;

the processing area comprises a pressing and holding transmission mechanism and a steam heating mechanism, the pressing and holding transmission mechanism is used for pressing, holding and fixing the food container after being transmitted from top to bottom and driving the steam heating mechanism to heat food materials in the food container, and the processed food container is obtained;

the tray transferring mechanism is also used for conveying the processed food container to the meal outlet.

The invention adopts simple centralized design, fully utilizes the space, has small and practical switchboard volume, is suitable for matching and using in places with store personnel, such as convenience stores, supermarkets, internet bars and the like, has simple and convenient operation and short processing time, and is a good helper of the store personnel.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive efforts, wherein:

FIGS. 1 to 3 are schematic structural views of an embodiment of a food processing apparatus according to the present invention;

fig. 4 to 6 are schematic structural views of a tray transfer mechanism in an embodiment of the food processing apparatus of the present invention;

FIGS. 7 to 10 are schematic structural views of a pressing and holding transmission mechanism in an embodiment of the meal processing equipment according to the invention;

FIGS. 11 to 14 are schematic structural views of a steam heating mechanism in an embodiment of the food processing apparatus of the present invention;

fig. 15 to 17 are schematic structural views of a food container in an embodiment of the food processing apparatus of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-3, an embodiment of the meal processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a cabinet comprising a distribution zone 100 and a processing zone 200; the distribution area 100 includes a tray transfer mechanism 110, the tray transfer mechanism 110 is used for receiving the food container 10 from the meal outlet and transferring the food container 10 to the processing area 200, and at least two food materials are placed in the food container 10; the processing area 200 includes a pressing transmission mechanism 210 and a steam heating mechanism 220, the pressing transmission mechanism 210 is used for pressing and fixing the food container 10 after being transmitted from top to bottom, and driving the steam heating mechanism 220 to heat food materials in the food container, so as to obtain the processed food container 10.

The invention adopts simple centralized design, fully utilizes the space, has small and practical switchboard volume, is suitable for matching and using in places with store personnel, such as convenience stores, supermarkets, internet bars and the like, has simple and convenient operation and short processing time, and is a good helper of the store personnel.

In this embodiment, the food processing equipment further includes a heat dissipation mechanism (not shown in the figure), and the heat dissipation mechanism is arranged on the cabinet body, and is used for dissipating heat of the mechanism in the food processing equipment and purifying air in the cabinet body. Wherein, the heat dissipation mechanism can be a fan.

The food processing equipment further comprises a main control system, and the main control system is used for controlling the steam heating mechanism 220 to carry out steam heating and controlling the pressing and holding transmission mechanism 210 to carry out transmission.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, in the present embodiment, the tray transferring mechanism 110 includes a supporting tray 111, a horizontal transmission mechanism 112 and a partition 113, the supporting tray 111 is used for supporting the food container 10, and at least two food materials are placed in the food container 10; the horizontal transmission mechanism 112 is used for transmitting the bearing tray 111 along the horizontal direction; a divider 113 surrounds the entire circumference of the tray 111 for isolating the food containers 10.

In this embodiment, the tray transferring mechanism 110 further includes a movable door plate 114, and the movable door plate 114 and the partition plate 113 are used to isolate the food container 10, so as to prevent oil and water contamination.

In this embodiment, the tray transferring mechanism 110 further includes a meal entering position sensor 115 and a meal exiting position sensor 116, when the meal entering position sensor 115 senses that the supporting tray 111 moves to the proper position, the horizontal transmission mechanism 112 stops working, and the movable door panel 114 is closed; when the meal-out position sensor 116 senses that the supporting tray 111 is moved to the right position, the horizontal transmission mechanism 112 stops working, and the movable door panel 114 is opened. After the movable door panel 114 is opened, the worker may remove the finished food container 10.

In the present embodiment, the tray 111 is provided with a tray transfer positioning sleeve 1110. The tray transfer mechanism 110 further includes a positioning guide post 117, and the positioning guide post 117 is inserted into the tray transfer positioning sleeve 1110 to position the tray 111.

In this embodiment, the irradiation position 1111 of the infrared temperature measurement sensor is further disposed around the supporting tray 111. The tray transfer mechanism 110 further includes an infrared temperature sensing module 118, and the infrared temperature sensing module 118 irradiates the position 1111 with the clearance-avoiding infrared temperature measurement sensor to detect the temperature inside the food container 10.

In the present embodiment, the horizontal transmission mechanism 112 includes a synchronous wheel transmission mechanism 1120, a motor 1121, and a slide rail 1122. The motor 1121 is configured to drive the synchronizing wheel transmission mechanism 1120 to rotate, and drive the supporting tray 111 to move through the sliding rail 1122.

By adopting a design mode of simple function concentration, the invention ensures that the overall structure comprises a plurality of functions, in particular to the isolation of the soup and the guide rail or the moving part, and prevents the guide rail or the moving part from moving smoothly or being blocked and the like in the long-time use process of the machine; the matching of the guide pillar and the guide sleeve can improve the butt joint precision between the mechanism and the guide sleeve. The simple design of the mechanism can reduce the production cost.

Referring to fig. 7 to 10, in the present embodiment, the pressing and holding transmission mechanism 210 includes a pressing and holding panel 211, a pre-pressure spring 212 and a vertical transmission mechanism 213, wherein one end of the pre-pressure spring 212 is fixedly connected to the pressing and holding panel 211, and the other end is fixedly connected to the vertical transmission mechanism; the vertical transmission mechanism 213 is used for transmitting in the vertical direction to drive the pressing panel 211 to press and fix the food container 10 through the pre-pressing spring 212.

In this embodiment, the vertical transmission mechanism 213 includes a main plate 2130 and a horizontal extension plate 2131 capable of moving up and down, and one end of the pre-pressure spring 212 is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the horizontal extension plate 2131. The vertical transmission mechanism 213 further includes a stepping motor 2132 and a dc motor 2133, wherein the stepping motor 2132 is disposed on the upper portion of the horizontal extension plate 2131, and the dc motor 2133 is disposed on the main plate 2130.

In this embodiment, the vertical transmission mechanism 213 further includes a synchronizing wheel transmission mechanism 2134 and a guide rail 2135, and the synchronizing wheel transmission mechanism 2134 and the guide rail 2135 are disposed on the main board 2130. The pressing transmission mechanism 210 further includes a lower limit sensing piece 214, the lower limit sensing piece 214 is disposed on the main board 2130, and when the lower limit sensing piece 214 contacts a lower limit sensor (not shown in the figure) during the downward movement of the horizontal extension board 2131, the step motor 2132 stops working, and the dc motor 2133 starts working. The pressing transmission mechanism 210 further comprises an upper limit sensor 215, the upper limit sensor 215 is arranged on the main board 2130, in the upward movement process of the horizontal extension board 2131, when the horizontal extension board 2131 moves to the position of the upper limit sensor 215, the direct current motor 2133 stops working, and at this time, the pressing panel 211 stops pressing the food container 10.

In this embodiment, the pressing transmission mechanism 210 further includes a rotating shaft 216, and the rotating shaft 216 is used for driving the waterwheel devices (stator and rotor) inside the food container 10 to rotate until at least two food materials are mixed together. The shaft 216 may be a three-fork shaft, which is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the number of the pre-pressing springs 212 is plural, and the plural pre-pressing springs are distributed at equal intervals. For example, the number of the cells may be 3, which is not limited herein.

In this embodiment, the vertical transmission mechanism 213 further includes a vertical plate 2136 that can move up and down, and the vertical plate 2136 is connected to the horizontal extension plate 2131 to drive the horizontal extension plate 2131 to move up and down.

The present invention provides a pressing transmission mechanism 210 to ensure that the food container 10 can be pre-pressed on one axis, thereby ensuring the stability of food processing in the food container 10.

Referring to fig. 11 to 14, in the present embodiment, the steam heating mechanism 220 includes a steam heating transmission unit 221, and a detachable steam head 222 is connected to a lower end of the steam heating transmission unit 221. The detachable steam head 222 heats the food material in the food container 10, and a processed food container 10 is obtained. The detachable steam head 222 can be a set of detachable steam heads 222 symmetrically arranged, and the detachable steam head 222 includes a fixed silica gel steam head screw female head 2220, a silica gel steam head 2221, and a fixed silica gel steam head screw male head 2222. The method of disassembling the detachable steam head 222 is as follows: two suitable open-end wrenches are required to be prepared, one open-end wrench is placed on the fixed silica gel steam head thread female head 2220, the other wrench is placed on the fixed silica gel steam head thread male head 2222, the wrench placed on the fixed silica gel steam head thread female head 2220 is kept still, the other wrench placed on the fixed silica gel steam head thread male head 2222 is twisted counterclockwise to unscrew the fixed silica gel steam head thread male head 2222, then the silica gel steam head 2221 is taken out to be cleaned or replaced by a new silica gel steam head 2221, the upper silica gel steam head 2221 is inserted into the fixed silica gel steam head thread male head 2222, the two open-end wrenches into the silica gel steam head thread female head 2220 together in the clockwise direction after being combined together, and the replacement of the detachable steam head 222 is completed.

In the present embodiment, the steam heating mechanism 220 further includes a steam generator 223, a feed water pressurizing pump module 224, a steam inlet module 225, a check valve 226, a steam switch control module 227, a pressure detection module 228, and a drain 229. The water supply booster pump module 224 pumps clean water into the steam generator 223 through the one-way valve 226 through the external steam inlet module 225, when the upper limit sensor 215 senses that water reaches a predetermined value, the water supply booster pump module 224 stops supplying water, the electric heating rod in the steam generator 223 starts to boil water to generate steam, the pressure detection module 228 generates a pressure value on the pressure gauge, the pressure value of the steam is transmitted into an equipment program through a steam pressure transmitter (not shown in the figure), the electric heating rod in the steam generator 223 stops heating after reaching a program set steam value, the pressure holding transmission mechanism 210 moves down and simultaneously drives the two detachable steam heads 222 to be inserted into steam holes of the food container 10, at this time, the steam switch control module 227 opens the steam valve (not shown in the figure), the steam enters the food container 10 through the detachable steam heads 222 after passing through the steam pipe (not shown in the figure) to heat the steam, and the food is cooked, the steam switch control module closes the steam valve, food heating is completed, and the food processing equipment needs to discharge sewage in the steam generator 223 through the drain pipe 229 after running for a period of time.

The quick-release steam head provided by the invention facilitates cleaning of the steam head by workers, and reduces the maintenance time of steam parts.

Referring to fig. 15 to 17, in the present embodiment, the food container 10 includes a bowl 101, a first cover 102, a stator 103, a rotor 104, a second cover 105, and a receiving pocket 106. The bowl body 101 is used for forming a first accommodating cavity 1011, and the first accommodating cavity 1011 is used for accommodating a first food material; the bowl body 101 comprises a first cover body 102, a first cover body 102 and a second cover body 102, wherein the first cover body 102 is covered above the bowl body 101, an annular cover body inner wall 1021 is arranged on the upper surface of the first cover body 102, a second accommodating cavity 1022 is formed on the lower surface of the first cover body 102 corresponding to the annular cover body inner wall 1021, a first through hole 1023 and a second through hole 1024 are respectively formed in the center and the edge of the bottom of the second accommodating cavity 1022, an annular cover body outer wall 1025 is further arranged on the upper surface of the first cover body 102, a third accommodating cavity 1026 is formed between the annular cover body outer wall 1025 and the annular cover body inner wall 1021, and the third accommodating cavity; the stator 103 is hollow, disposed in the inner wall 1021 of the annular cover, and covers the opening of the second accommodating cavity 1022; the rotor 104 is hollow and sleeved on the stator 103; the second cover body 105 covers the upper part of the rotor 104 and covers the opening of the inner wall 1021 of the annular cover body; the containing bag 106 is contained in the first containing cavity 1011, one end of the containing bag 106 is connected to the second cover body through the first through hole 1023, the other end of the containing bag 106 is connected to the rotor 104 through the second through hole 1024, the containing bag 106 is used for containing a second food material, and the connection between the containing bag 106 and the second cover body 105 can be cut off.

The containing bag 106 of this embodiment is hung in the first containing cavity 1011, if the connection between the containing bag 106 and the second cover 105 is cut off, the second food material in the containing bag 106 falls into the first containing cavity 1011 due to the gravity and is mixed with the first food material, and the containing bag 106 with one end cut off can be contained in the second containing cavity 1022, so that the food processing equipment can mix and process the first food material and the second food material. It can be seen that the receiving bag 106 does not need to be separated during the processing, and the second food material does not need to be poured into the first receiving cavity 1011 by pouring. Obviously, the processing flow is simplified, and the processing time is saved.

In this embodiment, the first food material may be a main food material such as flour, rice, etc., and the main food material may be unprocessed, semi-processed, or completely processed; the second food material can be liquid food materials such as soup, sauce and the like, or solid food materials such as meat, vegetables and the like, or a complementary food material formed by mixing the liquid food materials and the solid food materials, wherein the complementary food material can be unprocessed, semi-processed or completely processed; the third food material can be solid, liquid or greasy food material, such as side dish, sauce, etc.; the tableware can be chopsticks (folding, telescopic, etc.), soup spoons, knives and forks, straws, toothpicks or tissues, etc.

In this embodiment, the bowl body 101 is provided with two bowl body lugs 1012 protruding laterally of the food container 10 and facing each other, and the first lid body 102 is provided with two lid body lugs 1027 protruding laterally of the food container 10 and facing each other with respect to the bowl body 101.

In this embodiment, the bowl body protrusion 1012 is formed with a third through hole 1013 (steam hole), and the cover body protrusion 1027 is formed with a fourth through hole 1028 facing the third through hole 1013.

In this embodiment, the bowl body 101 is provided with a through pipe 1014 connected to the third through hole 1013, the through pipe 1014 is a passage for inputting steam into the first accommodating cavity 1011, so that steam is required to be input into the first accommodating cavity 1011, and when steam is heated, only the external steam nozzle needs to be aligned to the through pipe 1014, thereby avoiding direct contact between the external steam nozzle (detachable steam head) and food materials in the first accommodating cavity 1011, and ensuring food safety and sanitation.

In the present embodiment, the stator 103 includes a stator body 1031 and a positioning column 1032, the positioning column 1032 is disposed above the stator body 1031, the positioning column 1032 is hollow, and the stator body 1031 covers the opening of the second accommodating cavity 1022.

In the present embodiment, the rotor 104 includes a rotor body 1041 and a rotation column 1042, and the rotation column 1042 can rotate around the positioning column 1032.

In this embodiment, when the connection between the containing bag 106 and the second cover 105 is interrupted by the rotation of the rotating shaft 115, the second food material in the containing bag 106 falls into the first containing cavity 1011 due to the gravity and is mixed with the first food material, and the rotating column 1042 rotates around the positioning column 1032 until the containing bag 106 is completely contained in the second containing cavity 1022. It can be understood that, by adopting the recycling manner of completely accommodating the accommodating bag 106 in the second accommodating cavity 1022, the recycling manner of the embodiment is obviously more convenient than the recycling manner of taking out the accommodating bag.

In this embodiment, the outer contours of the bowl lug 1012 and the cover lug 1027 are rounded.

In this embodiment, the third receiving cavity 1026 receives a sealed dish compartment 107 and a plurality of sealed dish distribution compartments 108, the dish compartment 107 is used for receiving dishes, such as chopsticks and/or spoons, and the dish distribution compartment 108 is used for receiving a third food material. Wherein every joins in marriage dish check 108 inner chamber upside and can design leak protection juice structure, prevents to join in marriage dish weeping and scurrying the flavor, if join in marriage dish check 108 gland and have a round outer knot for with join in marriage dish check 108 inner chamber fastening, thereby realize preventing that joins in marriage dish weeping and scurrying the flavor function.

In this embodiment, the first cover 102 may be fastened to the bowl 101 by an interference fit method, or may be fastened by a snap fit method, which is not limited herein.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes performed by the present specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.