阅读说明：本技术 饮品自动售卖机 (Beverage vending machine ) 是由 李翔 李智军 苟程 孙妺 梁薇薇 王峰 于 2021-09-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种饮品自动售卖机,属于自动售卖机技术领域,包括：柜体、以及均设于柜体内部的出杯料架、杯翻转机构、出杯输送装置和灌装装置；出杯料架具有至少一层,每层均设置有支撑饮品杯的载杯板；载杯板倾斜设置,且低端为出杯端,载杯板上排布有多个倾倒状态的饮品杯；杯翻转机构用于将出杯端的饮品杯翻转至竖直状态并送至出杯输送装置；灌装装置用于向竖直状态的饮品杯内灌装饮品。无需自带饮品杯,适用各类液态饮品的自动售卖,尤其适用酒类饮品的自动售卖。(The invention discloses a beverage vending machine, belonging to the technical field of vending machines, comprising: the cup discharging device comprises a cabinet body, a cup discharging rack, a cup turnover mechanism, a cup discharging conveying device and a filling device, wherein the cup discharging rack, the cup turnover mechanism, the cup discharging conveying device and the filling device are all arranged in the cabinet body; the cup discharging rack is provided with at least one layer, and each layer is provided with a cup carrying plate for supporting the beverage cup; the cup carrying plate is obliquely arranged, the lower end of the cup carrying plate is a cup outlet end, and a plurality of drink cups in an inclined state are distributed on the cup carrying plate; the cup turnover mechanism is used for turning over the beverage cup at the cup outlet end to a vertical state and sending the beverage cup to the cup outlet conveying device; the filling device is used for filling drinks into the drink cup in the vertical state. Need not to take the drink cup certainly, be suitable for the vending of all kinds of liquid drinks, especially be suitable for the vending of drinks drink.)

1. Drink vending machine, its characterized in that includes: the cup discharging device comprises a cabinet body, a cup discharging rack, a cup turnover mechanism, a cup discharging conveying device and a filling device, wherein the cup discharging rack, the cup turnover mechanism, the cup discharging conveying device and the filling device are all arranged in the cabinet body; the cup discharging rack is provided with at least one layer, and each layer is provided with a cup carrying plate for supporting the beverage cup; the cup carrying plate is obliquely arranged, the lower end of the cup carrying plate is a cup outlet end, and a plurality of drink cups in an inclined state are distributed on the cup carrying plate; the cup turnover mechanism is used for turning over the beverage cup at the cup outlet end to a vertical state and sending the beverage cup to the cup outlet conveying device; the filling device is used for filling drinks into the drink cup in the vertical state.

2. The beverage vending machine of claim 1, wherein a stopper is disposed at a cup outlet end of each cup carrying plate.

3. The beverage vending machine of claim 2, wherein the striker mechanism comprises: the rotary propeller comprises a rotary propeller and a motor for driving the rotary propeller to rotate, wherein the rotary propeller is provided with at least three blades which are uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction; the material blocking mechanism is positioned above or below the cup outlet end of the cup carrying plate, and a beverage cup positioning space is formed between the two adjacent blades and the cup carrying plate.

4. The beverage vending machine of claim 1, wherein the cup flipping mechanism comprises: the cup lifting device comprises a lifting body, a turnover driving component, a first cup holder rotationally connected to the lifting body and a first lifting driving mechanism for driving the lifting body to lift; the first cup holder is internally provided with a cavity for placing the drink cup, and the side wall of the cavity is provided with an opening for the drink cup to go in and out; the turnover driving component is positioned below the first cup stand and is eccentrically arranged relative to the rotation center of the first cup stand.

5. The automatic beverage vending machine according to claim 4, wherein a torsion spring is disposed between the lifting body and the first cup holder, two arms of the torsion spring respectively abut against the lifting body and the first cup holder, and the torsion spring is used for driving the first cup holder to be in a tilting state.

6. The beverage vending machine of claim 5, wherein one of the lifting body and the first cup holder is circumferentially provided with an incomplete annular groove, and the other one of the lifting body and the first cup holder is integrally formed with a projection extending into the incomplete annular groove.

7. The machine of any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the lateral wall of the cavity is provided with a cup-pushing hole opposite to the opening; the cup turnover mechanism further comprises a cup pushing mechanism corresponding to the cup pushing hole, and the cup pushing mechanism is used for pushing the beverage cup in the first cup stand to the cup discharging conveying device.

8. The beverage vending machine of claim 1, wherein the cup flipping mechanism comprises: the second cup stand, the guide component and a second lifting driving mechanism for driving the second cup stand to lift; the guide part comprises two rails which are arranged side by side at intervals; the two rails are both arc-shaped, correspond to the two sides of the neck of the beverage cup and are in sliding fit with the neck of the beverage cup; the second cup stand is of an upper-part open structure and is used for bearing the beverage cup placed in a toppling manner; the caliber of the cup mouth of the drink cup is larger than that of the neck of the drink cup, and the neck of the drink cup and the cup mouth of the drink cup are both positioned outside the second cup stand; the second cup stand passes through the guide part from top to bottom, and the beverage cup is turned over to a vertical state from a dumping state.

9. The beverage vending machine of claim 8, wherein the guide member has a first state and a second state, and a drive device is connected to the guide member for driving the guide member to switch between the first state and the second state; when the guide component is in the first state, the upper ends of the two rails are in butt joint with the second cup stand; when the guide part is in the second state, the drink cup is separated from the track.

10. The beverage vending machine of claim 1, wherein the filling device comprises: the system comprises a beverage tank, a pipeline switching unit, a heating module, a cold storage tank with cooling liquid inside, a refrigeration module for refrigerating the cooling liquid and a liquid outlet main pipe; the heating module is provided with a first heat exchanger, and a second heat exchanger immersed in the cooling liquid is arranged in the cold accumulation tank; the inlet and the outlet of the first heat exchanger are respectively connected with a first liquid inlet pipe and a first liquid outlet pipe, and the inlet and the outlet of the second heat exchanger are respectively connected with a second liquid inlet pipe and a second liquid outlet pipe; the outlet of the beverage tank is connected with a main pipeline, the main pipeline is communicated with the first liquid inlet pipe and the second liquid inlet pipe through a pipeline switching unit, and the pipeline switching unit is used for communicating the main pipeline with the first liquid inlet pipe and/or the second liquid inlet pipe; the drinks in the first liquid outlet pipe and the second liquid outlet pipe converge to the liquid outlet main pipe; the liquid outlet main pipe is positioned above the cup conveying device and is used for conveying drinks to the drink cups in a vertical state.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of vending machines, and particularly relates to a beverage vending machine.

Background

With the development of society, vending machines are more and more widely used, for example, beverage vending machines, red wine vending machines and the like, but most vending machines are sold in whole bottles and cannot meet the demand of only consuming bulk drinks. At present, some vending machines for vending bulk drinks appear in the market, for example, chinese patent application with publication number CN206672244U, named as bulk wine vending machine, and chinese patent application with publication number CN104821045A, named as bulk drink vending machine and its use method, but the vending machines for vending bulk drinks all need users to provide drink cups for holding drinks, and still have inconvenience.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a beverage vending machine, which aims to solve the technical problem that a user needs to provide a beverage cup for containing a beverage.

In order to realize the purpose of the invention, the technical scheme is as follows: beverage vending machine, including: the cup discharging device comprises a cabinet body, a cup discharging rack, a cup turnover mechanism, a cup discharging conveying device and a filling device, wherein the cup discharging rack, the cup turnover mechanism, the cup discharging conveying device and the filling device are all arranged in the cabinet body; the cup discharging rack is provided with at least one layer, and each layer is provided with a cup carrying plate for supporting the beverage cup; the cup carrying plate is obliquely arranged, the lower end of the cup carrying plate is a cup outlet end, and a plurality of drink cups in an inclined state are distributed on the cup carrying plate; the cup turnover mechanism is used for turning over the beverage cup at the cup outlet end to a vertical state and sending the beverage cup to the cup outlet conveying device; the filling device is used for filling drinks into the drink cup in the vertical state.

As a further alternative, a material blocking mechanism is arranged at the cup outlet end of each cup bearing plate.

As a further alternative, the striker mechanism comprises: the rotary propeller comprises a rotary propeller and a motor for driving the rotary propeller to rotate, wherein the rotary propeller is provided with at least three blades which are uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction; the material blocking mechanism is positioned above or below the cup outlet end of the cup carrying plate, and a beverage cup positioning space is formed between the two adjacent blades and the cup carrying plate.

As a further alternative, the cup flipping mechanism comprises: the cup lifting device comprises a lifting body, a turnover driving component, a first cup holder rotationally connected to the lifting body and a first lifting driving mechanism for driving the lifting body to lift; the first cup holder is internally provided with a cavity for placing the drink cup, and the side wall of the cavity is provided with an opening for the drink cup to go in and out; the turnover driving component is positioned below the first cup stand and is eccentrically arranged relative to the rotation center of the first cup stand.

As a further alternative, a torsion spring is arranged between the lifting body and the first cup stand, two arms of the torsion spring respectively support the lifting body and the first cup stand, and the torsion spring is used for driving the first cup stand to be in an inclined state.

As a further alternative, one of the lifting body and the first cup holder is provided with an incomplete annular groove along the circumferential direction, and the other one is integrally formed with a lug extending into the incomplete annular groove.

As a further alternative, the side wall of the cavity is provided with a cup pushing hole opposite to the opening; the cup turnover mechanism further comprises a cup pushing mechanism corresponding to the cup pushing hole, and the cup pushing mechanism is used for pushing the beverage cup in the first cup stand to the cup discharging conveying device.

As a further alternative, the cup flipping mechanism comprises: the second cup stand, the guide component and a second lifting driving mechanism for driving the second cup stand to lift; the guide part comprises two rails which are arranged side by side at intervals; the two rails are both arc-shaped, correspond to the two sides of the neck of the beverage cup and are in sliding fit with the neck of the beverage cup; the second cup stand is of an upper-part open structure and is used for bearing the beverage cup placed in a toppling manner; the caliber of the cup mouth of the drink cup is larger than that of the neck of the drink cup, and the neck of the drink cup and the cup mouth of the drink cup are both positioned outside the second cup stand; the second cup stand passes through the guide part from top to bottom, and the beverage cup is turned over to a vertical state from a dumping state.

As a further alternative, the guide part has a first state and a second state, and the guide part is connected with a driving device for driving the guide part to switch between the first state and the second state; when the guide component is in the first state, the upper ends of the two rails are in butt joint with the second cup stand; when the guide part is in the second state, the drink cup is separated from the track.

As a further alternative, the filling device comprises: the system comprises a beverage tank, a pipeline switching unit, a heating module, a cold storage tank with cooling liquid inside, a refrigeration module for refrigerating the cooling liquid and a liquid outlet main pipe; the heating module is provided with a first heat exchanger, and a second heat exchanger immersed in the cooling liquid is arranged in the cold accumulation tank; the inlet and the outlet of the first heat exchanger are respectively connected with a first liquid inlet pipe and a first liquid outlet pipe, and the inlet and the outlet of the second heat exchanger are respectively connected with a second liquid inlet pipe and a second liquid outlet pipe; the outlet of the beverage tank is connected with a main pipeline, the main pipeline is communicated with the first liquid inlet pipe and the second liquid inlet pipe through a pipeline switching unit, and the pipeline switching unit is used for communicating the main pipeline with the first liquid inlet pipe and/or the second liquid inlet pipe; the drinks in the first liquid outlet pipe and the second liquid outlet pipe converge to the liquid outlet main pipe; the liquid outlet main pipe is positioned above the cup conveying device and is used for conveying drinks to the drink cups in a vertical state.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the cup discharging rack is used for storing beverage cups containing beverages, the cup carrying plate is obliquely arranged, the beverage cups are discharged in a rolling mode by utilizing the gravity of the beverage cups, the beverage cups at the discharging end are turned to be in a vertical state by the cup turning mechanism, the beverage cups in the vertical state are conveyed to the cup conveying device, the beverage cups are vertical, and the filling device is convenient to add the beverages into the beverage cups; the user can directly take the drink from the cup conveying device without carrying a drink cup, so that the cup conveying device is very convenient; the beverage vending machine is suitable for vending various liquid beverages, and is particularly suitable for vending wine beverages.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, it should be understood that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the area A;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the cup dispenser of the drink dispenser of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial front view of a cup dispenser of the drink vending machine shown in FIG. 1, with a door panel of one level not shown;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of one of the levels of the cup dispensing rack of the drink dispenser of FIG. 1, wherein the drink cup at the cup dispensing end is not shown to clearly show the striker mechanism at the cup end;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of a striker mechanism in the beverage vending machine shown in fig. 1;

figure 7 is a schematic view of a filling device of the beverage vending machine shown in figure 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the filling device of the drink vending machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the cup flipping mechanism of one embodiment of the beverage vending machine shown in FIG. 1 interfacing with a cup dispensing conveyor, omitting the second lift drive mechanism;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the complete structure of the cup flipping mechanism shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of the guide member in the first state in the cup turnover mechanism shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of the cup turnover mechanism shown in FIG. 9, in which the guide member is in a second state;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the second cup holder of the cup flipping mechanism of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the cup flipping mechanism of the drink vending machine shown in FIG. 1 (with the first cup holder in a tipped position);

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the cup flipping mechanism shown in FIG. 14 from another perspective (with the first cup holder in an upright position);

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the inversion drive member of the cup-flipping mechanism of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the first cup holder of the cup flipping mechanism of FIG. 14 in a tipped position;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the first cup holder of the cup flipping mechanism of FIG. 14 in an upright position;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the elevator in the cup-flipping mechanism of FIG. 14;

fig. 20 is a schematic view of the attachment in the cup-flipping mechanism of fig. 14.

Reference numerals: 100-a cabinet body; 101-a cover plate; 102-an opening and closing device; 200-a cup discharging rack; 201-cup bearing plate; 202-a stock stop; 203-propeller rotation; 204-blade; 205-a motor; 206-avoidance slot; 207-a baffle; 208-a door panel; 209-magnet; 300-cup turnover mechanism; 301-a lifting body; 302-a tumble drive member; 303-a first cup holder; 304-a first lift drive mechanism; 305-a cavity; 306-an opening; 307-cup pushing holes; 308-a support structure; 309-push the cup body; 310-linear drive unit; 311-a barrier structure; 312-a receiving tank; 313-mounting holes; 314-a bump; 315-incomplete annular groove; 316-bearing; 317-a rotating shaft; 318-elongated holes; 319-kidney hole; 320-a roller; 321-inclined plane; 322-vertical plane; 323-connecting member; 324-a second cup holder; 325-track; 326-a scaffold; 327-torsion spring; 328-a drive block; 329-a second lift drive mechanism; 330-U-shaped frame; 331-cup blocking block; 332-a stop bar; 333-inclined plane; 400-a cup discharge conveying device; 500-drink cup; 501-a cup mouth; 502-neck; 600-a filling device; 601-a beverage can; 602-three-way valve; 603-a valve; 604-heating module; 605-cold storage tank; 606-a refrigeration module; 607-a first heat exchanger; 608-a second heat exchanger; 609-a first inlet pipe; 610-a first outlet pipe; 611-a second liquid inlet pipe; 612-a second outlet pipe; 613-main pipeline; 614-beverage pump; 615-liquid outlet main pipe.

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 derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention without any inventive step, are within the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood that the drawings are provided solely for the purposes of reference and illustration and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. The connection relationships shown in the drawings are for clarity of description only and do not limit the manner of connection.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and specific embodiments.

Fig. 1 to 20 show a beverage vending machine provided by the present invention, comprising: the cup discharging device comprises a cabinet body 100, a cup discharging rack 200, a cup overturning mechanism 300, a cup discharging conveying device 400 and a filling device 600 which are all arranged in the cabinet body 100; the cup discharging rack 200 is provided with at least one layer, and each layer is provided with a cup carrying plate 201 for supporting the beverage cups 500; the cup bearing plate 201 is obliquely arranged, the lower end of the cup bearing plate is a cup outlet end, and a plurality of drink cups 500 in an inclined state are distributed on the cup bearing plate 201; the cup turnover mechanism 300 is used for turning over the beverage cup 500 at the cup outlet end to a vertical state and sending the beverage cup to the cup outlet conveying device 400; the filling device 600 is used for filling the beverage cup 500 in the vertical state.

The cup discharging rack 200 may be placed in the cabinet 100, or fixed to the cabinet 100 by welding, screwing, or the like. The cup bearing plate 201 can be fixed to the cup discharging rack 200 through a connecting part 323 such as a screw, the beverage cup 500 is placed on the cup bearing plate 201 in a toppling manner, namely, the beverage cup is in a non-upright state.

A sealing plate can be arranged on the cup turnover mechanism 300, and after the cup turnover mechanism 300 takes away the beverage cup 500 at the cup outlet end, the sealing plate is linked with the turnover mechanism to seal the cup outlet end and prevent other beverage cups 500 on the cup bearing plate 201 from leaving the cup bearing plate 201; the cup turnover mechanism 300 can also directly turn over the beverage cup 500 at the cup outlet end, so that the cup turnover mechanism 300 and the beverage cup 500 can prevent other beverage cups 500 on the cup carrying plate 201 from leaving the cup carrying plate 201, and then the mechanical arm can be used for transferring the beverage cups 500 turned over to the vertical state to the cup conveying device.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, a material blocking mechanism 202 may be disposed at the cup outlet end of each cup bearing plate 201 to prevent other beverage cups 500 except the beverage cup 500 at the cup outlet end from leaving the cup bearing plate 201. The material blocking mechanism 202 can be a retractable plate, specifically, the retractable plate is arranged at the cup outlet end, and after the beverage cup 500 at the cup outlet end rolls to the cup turnover mechanism 300, the retractable plate extends out to block the next beverage cup 500; when the beverage cup needs to be taken out, the retractable plate retracts, and the beverage cup 500 automatically rolls to the turnover mechanism; the material blocking mechanism 202 can also be a telescopic cylinder which is arranged at the cup discharging end, when the beverage cup 500 at the cup discharging end rolls to the cup turnover mechanism 300, the telescopic cylinder extends out to abut the next beverage cup 500 against the cup carrying plate 201, and when the cup turnover mechanism 300 transfers the beverage cup 500, the static friction force is utilized to prevent other beverage cups 500 on the cup carrying plate 201 from rolling; when the cup needs to be taken out, the telescopic cylinder retracts, and the next beverage cup 500 rolls to the cup turnover mechanism 300.

While several specific configurations of the striker mechanism 202 are illustrated above, it is understood that the striker mechanism 202 of the present invention is not limited to the above specific configurations as long as it can block other beverage cups 500 than the rolling-to-cup flipping mechanism 300. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the striker 202 includes: the propeller comprises a propeller 203 and a motor 205 for driving the propeller 203 to rotate, wherein the propeller 203 is provided with at least three blades 204 which are uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction; the material blocking mechanism 202 is located above or below the cup outlet end of the cup bearing plate 201, and a positioning space for the beverage cup 500 is formed between two adjacent blades 204 and the cup bearing plate 201.

One blade 204 of the two adjacent blades 204 forming the positioning space of the drink cup 500 faces the outside of the drink cup discharging rack 200, the other blade 204 is located between the two drink cups 500 adjacent to the tail end, the next drink cup 500 is blocked while the drink cup is discharged, and the next drink cup 500 enters between the two adjacent blades 204 along with the rotation, so that the next drink cup 500 flows to the cup discharging end to wait for being discharged.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the material blocking mechanism 202 is located below the cup carrying plate 201, and the cup carrying plate 201 is provided with an avoiding groove 206 for the rotating paddle 203 to extend out, the beverage cup 500 is supported on the cup carrying plate 201, two adjacent blades 204 extend to two sides of the cup wall of the beverage cup 500 below the beverage cup 500 to locate the beverage cup 500 at the cup end, the avoiding groove 206 provides a space for the rotating paddle 203 to extend out and rotate, so that the beverage cup 500 is located by passing through the cup carrying plate 201, and the avoiding groove 206 may be strip-shaped. The material blocking mechanism 202 can also be arranged above the cup carrying plate 201, that is, two adjacent blades 204 correspondingly extend to two sides of the cup wall of the drink cup 500 above the drink cup 500 to position the drink cup 500. The output shaft of the motor 205 is fixedly connected with the center of the propeller 203, and the included angle between every two adjacent blades 204 in the propeller 203 is equal, so that the angle and the required time for rotating to the place between every two adjacent blades 204 corresponding to the beverage cup 500 are equal, and the driving control of the motor 205 is facilitated.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, a baffle 207 and a door panel 208 are respectively disposed on two sides of the cup bearing plate 201, the baffle 207 is fixedly connected to the cup bearing plate 201, the door panel 208 is hinged to the cup bearing plate 201, that is, the baffle 207 and the door panel 208 can respectively correspond to the bottom of the beverage cup 500 and two ends of the cup opening 501, so as to limit the position of the beverage cup 500 on the cup bearing plate 201, and also play a role in guiding and limiting the beverage cup 500 when rolling, the lower end of the door panel 208 is hinged to the cup bearing plate 201, so as to facilitate opening the rack and placing the beverage cup 500, a magnet 209 corresponding to the door panel 208 can be disposed on the cup bearing plate 201, the door panel 208 is attracted and fixed after the door panel 208 is closed, and the heights of the door panel 208 and the baffle 207 can be lower than the height of the beverage cup 500 in a tilting state, that the two do not block the beverage cup 500, so as to facilitate observation. The propeller 203 is a sheet body, and may be an integrated structure, and the motor 205 may be fixed to the cup bearing plate 201.

The cup turnover mechanism 300 can be implemented by a robot, but it is costly and requires a large space for the cabinet 100, and for this reason, two smart cup turnover mechanisms 300 are proposed, which will be described in detail below.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 14 to 20, the cup flipping mechanism 300 may comprise: a lifting body 301, a turnover driving member 302, a first cup holder 303 rotatably connected to the lifting body 301, and a first lifting driving mechanism 304 for driving the lifting body 301 to lift; the first cup holder 303 is internally provided with a cavity 305 for placing the drink cup 500, and the side wall of the cavity 305 is provided with an opening 306 for the drink cup 500 to go in and out; the inversion driving member 302 is located below the first cup holder 303, and the inversion driving member 302 is eccentrically located with respect to the rotation center of the first cup holder 303.

The first elevation driving mechanism 304 is detachably connected to the cabinet 100 by a screw or the like.

The first cup holder 303 can be connected to the lifting body 301 in a damping rotation manner, that is, a rotation resistance exists between the first cup holder 303 and the lifting body 301, and the first cup holder 303 can rotate relatively under the support of an external force, the first cup holder 303 is in an inclined state before passing through the overturning driving member 302, then the first lifting driving mechanism 304 drives the first cup holder 303 to descend, and the first cup holder 303 is overturned to be in a vertical state and is continuously maintained by using a reaction force applied to the first cup holder 303 by the overturning driving member 302; a torsion spring may also be disposed between the lifting body 301 and the first cup holder 303, and two arms of the torsion spring respectively abut against the lifting body 301 and the first cup holder 303, so as to drive the first cup holder 303 to be in an inclined state. The opposite face of the lifting body 301 and the first cup holder 303 can be provided with accommodating grooves 312 for accommodating the torsion spring, the bottoms of the two accommodating grooves 312 can be provided with mounting holes 313, the tail ends of the two support legs of the torsion spring are provided with hook feet, and the two hook feet are respectively inserted into the two mounting holes 313.

The inversion driving member 302 may be a vertical plate, and as the first cup holder 303 descends, the inversion driving member 302 always abuts against the cup holder, so that the vertical state of the cup holder is maintained.

A blocking component such as a pin can be arranged on a rotating path of the outer contour of the first cup holder 303, the first cup holder 303 rotates under the action of elastic force of a torsion spring, when the outer contour of the first cup holder 303 rotates to the position of the pin, the first cup holder 303 cannot rotate any more due to the blocking of the pin, and the first cup holder 303 can be in an inclined state by arranging the pin at a proper position; the following method can be adopted for limiting: one of the lifting body 301 and the first cup holder 303 is provided with an incomplete annular groove 315 along the circumferential direction, and the other one is integrally formed with a lug 314 extending into the incomplete annular groove 315; so that the beverage cup 500 is in a pouring state when the projection 314 abuts against one end of the incomplete annular groove 315 under the action of the torsion spring; when the projection 314 abuts against the other end of the incomplete annular groove 315, the drinking cup 500 is in a vertical state. The incomplete annular groove 315 means that the lug 314 cannot rotate 360 ° within the incomplete annular groove 315, i.e. the rotation angle of the first cup holder 303 is limited by the groove end wall of the incomplete annular groove 315. The incomplete annular groove 315 and the protrusion 314 are used to limit the first cup holder 303 from falling and the first cup holder 303 from vertical, for example, when the drinking cup 500 is placed horizontally, the protrusion 314 can only rotate 90 ° in the incomplete annular groove 315, so that the first cup holder 303 is in vertical state more consistently. It will be apparent that when the drinking cup 500 is placed at other angles, it is only necessary to change the position of the projection 314 or change the central angle of the incomplete annular groove 315.

The first elevation drive mechanism 304 may be implemented by a conventional technique such as a pneumatic slide table, a servo slide table, etc., for example, a single-shaft robot of RSB series sold by MISUMI corporation, and the elevating body 301 may be attached to an output end of the first elevation drive mechanism 304, for example, the elevating body 301 may be attached to a slider of the single-shaft robot.

The rotatable connection between the first cup holder 303 and the lifting body 301 can also be implemented by using the prior art, for example, a hole is directly formed in the side surface of the lifting body 301 facing the first cup holder 303, a rotating shaft 317 is rotatably fitted in the hole, and one end of the rotating shaft 317 is connected to the first cup holder 303. Further, a bearing 316 may be disposed between the hole and the rotating shaft 317 to reduce the rotation resistance of the first cup holder 303, specifically, an outer ring of the bearing 316 is in transition fit with the hole, and an inner ring of the bearing 316 is sleeved outside the rotating shaft 317 and is in interference fit with the rotating shaft 317.

The turnover mechanism 300 of the beverage cup 500 can also comprise a push cup body 309, and the push cup body 309 is connected with a linear driving unit 310 for driving the push cup body 309 to reciprocate along the horizontal direction; the linear driving unit 310 may be connected to the cup discharging frame 200 by means of screws or the like; the sidewall of the cavity 305 has a cup pushing hole 307 corresponding to the opening 306, and when the drinking cup 500 is in the vertical state, the linear driving unit 310 is configured to drive the cup pushing body 309 to push the drinking cup 500 out of the first cup holder 303 through the cup pushing hole 307. On the basis of this, the cup pushing hole 307 is open to the opening 306 along the circumferential direction of the drink cup 500. Thereby, the guide can be arranged in the whole movement process of the push cup body 309, the push cup body 309 is prevented from being suspended longer, and the push drink cup 500 is more smoothly and stably pushed. The linear driving unit 310 can be implemented by using air cylinder, oil cylinder, crank-slider mechanism, and ball screw structure of the servo motor 205.

The cavity 305 may be provided with a blocking structure 311 for blocking the drink cup 500 at the position corresponding to the rim 501 of the drink cup 500, so as to reduce the risk that the drink cup 500 flies out of the first cup holder 303 due to the inertia of movement during the up-and-down movement and the turning movement of the first cup holder 303. The blocking structure 311 may be a blocking plate 207, and an end of the opening 306 near the rim 501 of the drinking cup 500 extends to the blocking plate 207.

The outer wall of the first cup holder 303 can be provided with a roller 320, the roller 320 is eccentrically arranged relative to the rotation center of the first cup holder 303, and the rotation axis 317 line of the roller 320 is vertical to the height direction of the beverage cup 500; the tilting driving member 302 is provided with an inclined plane 321 corresponding to the roller 320, and the roller 320 tilts the beverage cup 500 from the tilting state to the vertical state when passing through the inclined plane 321 from the top to the bottom. The roller 320 has less friction with the inclined surface 321, so as to reduce wear and avoid the risk of jamming caused by the direct contact of the tumble drive member 302 with the first cup holder 303. On the basis, the lower end of the inclined surface 321 is connected with a vertical surface 322, and the vertical surface 322 is tangent to the outer circular surface of the roller 320, so that the first cup holder 303 is ensured to continuously descend after the roller 320 passes through the inclined surface 321, and the vertical surface 322 always abuts against the roller 320, so that the vertical state of the first cup holder 303 is maintained, and the first cup holder is conveniently butted with the cup discharging conveying device 400.

The roller 320 is adjustably disposed on the first cup holder 303 along the height direction of the vertical drinking cup 500, so that the contact time between the roller 320 and the inclined plane 321 can be adjusted, and thus the first cup holder 303 can be adjusted when being turned over and when being turned in place. The adjustment of the roller 320 can be realized by adopting the prior art, for example, the roller 320 can be connected to the mounting plate, the mounting plate is provided with a long hole 318 along the height direction of the vertical drink cup 500, the first cup holder 303 is provided with a threaded hole corresponding to the long hole 318, the mounting plate is fixed on the first cup holder 303 by a screw, the mounting plate can be moved by loosening the screw, so that the position of the roller 320 can be adjusted, and then the screw is locked.

The first cup holder 303 is adjustably disposed on the lifting body 301 along the height direction of the drink cup 500. When the first cup holder 303 is in a toppling state, the first cup holder 303 is adjusted along the height direction of the drink cup 500, so that the first cup holder 303 is accurately aligned with the drink cup 500 at the cup outlet end, and the drink cup 500 smoothly rolls into the first cup holder 303. The adjustment of the first cup holder 303 can be realized by using the prior art, for example, a connecting member 323 is disposed between the first cup holder 303 and the lifting body 301, the connecting member 323 is fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 317, the first cup holder 303 is provided with a waist-shaped hole 319 along the height direction of the drink cup 500, and the connecting member 323 is provided with a screw hole corresponding to the waist-shaped hole 319, so as to adjust the position of the first cup holder 303 by the same method as the adjustment method of the roller 320. It should be apparent that the connecting member 323 may not be provided, but the rotating shaft 317 may be provided with a screw hole corresponding to the waist-shaped hole 319, and the position of the first cup holder 303 may also be adjusted.

It should be noted that the height direction of the drinking cup 500 refers to a direction parallel to the bottom of the drinking cup 500 and pointing to the mouth 501 of the drinking cup 500.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 to 13, the cup flipping mechanism 300 may comprise: a second cup holder 324, a guide member, and a second elevation driving mechanism 329 for driving the second cup holder 324 to ascend and descend; the guide member includes two spaced apart rails 325 arranged side by side; the two rails 325 are arc-shaped, and the two rails 325 correspond to two sides of the neck 502 of the drink cup 500 and are in sliding fit with the neck 502 of the drink cup 500; the second cup holder 324 is of an upper open structure, and the second cup holder 324 is used for bearing the beverage cup 500 placed in a pouring manner; the caliber of the cup mouth 501 of the drink cup 500 is larger than the caliber of the neck 502 of the drink cup 500, and the neck 502 of the drink cup 500 and the cup mouth 501 of the drink cup 500 are both positioned outside the second cup holder 324; the second cup holder 324 passes through the guide member from top to bottom, and the drinking cup 500 is turned from the pouring state to the vertical state.

The guide member, the second elevation driving mechanism 329, may be connected to the cabinet 100 by means of screws or the like.

The distance between the two rails 325 is not less than the caliber of the neck 502 of the drink cup 500 but less than the caliber of the cup mouth 501 of the drink cup 500, so that the drink cup 500 can be hung on the rails 325 during the descending process of the second cup holder 324, the drink cup 500 can slide along the two rails 325, and the drink cup 500 is guided to gradually turn over to the vertical state.

The guide part can have a first state and a second state, and a driving device for driving the guide part to switch between the first state and the second state can be connected with the guide part; when the guide member is in the first state, the upper ends of the two rails 325 are butted against the second cup holder 324; when the guide member is in the second state, the drinking cup 500 is separated from the track 325.

The guide component is in a first state, the upper ends of the two rails 325 are in butt joint with the second cup holder 324, when the second cup holder 324 descends to the upper ends of the two rails 325, the beverage cup 500 placed on the second cup holder 324 enters between the two rails 325, the second cup holder 324 descends continuously, the neck 502 of the beverage cup 500 slides along the arc-shaped rails 325 and turns over gradually, when the beverage cup 500 moves to the lower ends of the two rails 325, the beverage cup 500 is in a vertical state, then the drive device drives the guide component to translate or rotate, the guide component is switched to a second state, the two rails 325 are separated from the beverage cup 500, and the two rails 325 do not interfere with the beverage cup 500, so that the beverage cup 500 in the vertical state is transported away by the cup outlet transport device 400.

When the two rails 325 are not connected together, the driving device may include two sub-driving units for driving the two rails 325 to translate or rotate, respectively.

The driving device may include: a bracket 326 rotatably connected to the guide member and a driving structure for driving the guide member to rotate; the bracket 326 has an avoidance space for avoiding the second cup holder 324; the connecting line of the arc centers of the two rails 325 is parallel to the rotation center of the guide member, and the arc centers of the two rails 325 are both away from the second elevation drive mechanism 329. The bracket 326 may be attached to the cup output delivery device 400 by screws.

When the second cup holder 324 moves from top to bottom, the avoiding space is used for avoiding the second cup holder 324, so that the bracket 326 and the second cup holder 324 are prevented from interfering, and the beverage cup 500 is prevented from smoothly entering between the two rails 325.

When two rails 325 are coupled together, only one of the rails 325 may be rotatably coupled to the bracket 326; when the two rails 325 are not coupled together, both rails 325 are rotatably coupled to the bracket 326 and both rails 325 may be coupled to a rotary drive, such as the motor 205, respectively.

The drive structure may include a torsion spring 327 and a drive block 328; an arc-shaped center-line torsion spring 327 is disposed between the bracket 326 and the guide member to maintain the guide member in the second state; the arms of the torsion spring 327 abut against the rail 325 and the bracket 326, respectively; the drive block 328 may be driven solely by a linear drive; instead of providing a linear drive, the drive block 328 may be directly connected to the second lift drive mechanism 329 to reduce the number of drive elements; the second cup holder 324 and the drive block 328 can both be secured to the output of the second lift drive mechanism 329; the second cup holder 324 can also be secured to the output of the second lift drive mechanism 329, and the drive block 328 can be secured to the second cup holder 324; a drive block 328 may also be secured to the output of the second lift drive mechanism 329, and the second cup holder 324 may be secured to the drive block 328. At least one of the opposing surfaces of the driving block 328 and the guide member is provided with an inclined surface 333; the driving block 328 passes through the guide member from the top to the bottom, and the guide member is switched from the second state to the first state.

A stop member may be provided to more stably maintain the guide member in the second state by the cooperation of the stop member and the torsion spring 327. The limiting member may be a limiting strip 332, one end of the limiting strip 332 is fixed to the bracket 326, and the other end of the limiting strip 332 extends to one side of the rail 325 away from the arc center.

When two rails 325 are connected together, a torsion spring 327 can be arranged between only one rail 325 and the bracket 326, and the driving block 328 can also drive only one rail 325; when the two rails 325 are not coupled together, a torsion spring 327 is disposed between each of the two rails 325 and the bracket 326, and a drive block 328 drives both rails 325 simultaneously.

The guide member may further include a U-shaped frame 330; the arms of the U-shaped frame 330 are connected to the two rails 325, respectively, thereby connecting the two rails 325 together to facilitate simultaneous movement of the two rails 325.

The lower extreme of guide part can set up and keep off cup piece 331, keeps off cup piece 331 and can fix in a cup conveyor 400, keeps off cup piece 331 through setting up, reduces the risk that drink cup 500 throws away.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the filling device 600 may include: the system comprises a beverage tank 601, a pipeline switching unit, a heating module 604, a cold accumulation tank 605 with a cooling liquid arranged inside, a refrigerating module 606 for refrigerating the cooling liquid, and a main liquid outlet pipe 615; the heating module 604 is provided with a first heat exchanger 607, and the cold storage tank 605 is provided with a second heat exchanger 608 immersed in the coolant; the inlet and the outlet of the first heat exchanger 607 are respectively connected with a first liquid inlet pipe 609 and a first liquid outlet pipe 610, and the inlet and the outlet of the second heat exchanger 608 are respectively connected with a second liquid inlet pipe 611 and a second liquid outlet pipe 612; the outlet of the beverage tank 601 is connected with a main pipeline 613, the main pipeline 613 is communicated with the first liquid inlet pipe 609 and the second liquid inlet pipe 611 through a pipeline switching unit, and the pipeline switching unit is used for communicating the main pipeline 613 with the first liquid inlet pipe 609 and/or the second liquid inlet pipe 611; the drinks in the first outlet pipe 610 and the second outlet pipe 612 converge to the main outlet pipe 615; the main liquid outlet pipe 615 is located above the cup delivery device and is used for delivering the beverage to the beverage cup 500 in the vertical state.

When the heating module 604 works, the beverage flows out through the first heat exchanger 607 and is heated; when the heating module 604 does not work, the beverage flows out through the first heat exchanger 607 and is a normal-temperature beverage; the cooling liquid is refrigerated by the refrigeration module 606, and the cooled beverage flows out through the second heat exchanger 608. The beverage is distributed to the heating module 604 or/and the cold accumulation tank 605 through the pipeline switching unit, and the pipeline switching unit realizes that: the beverage flows to the first heat exchanger 607 and the beverage flows to the second heat exchanger 608, and the beverage can be changed to the third state again by the arrangement of the pipeline switching unit, that is, the beverage flows to the first heat exchanger 607 and the second heat exchanger 608 at the same time.

As shown in fig. 7, the pipeline switching unit may be a three-way valve 602, and three ports of the three-way valve 602 are respectively communicated with the main pipeline 613, the first liquid inlet pipe 609 and the second liquid inlet pipe 611. At this time, the pipeline switching unit enables the main pipeline 613 to be communicated with the first liquid inlet pipe 609 or the second liquid inlet pipe 611, namely, when the main pipeline 613 is connected with the first liquid inlet pipe 609, normal-temperature drinks or heated drinks flow out through the first heat exchanger 607, and when the main pipeline 613 is connected with the second liquid inlet pipe 611, refrigerated drinks flow out through the second heat exchanger 608, and the two states are carried out successively, and drinks with required specified temperatures are mixed out through drinks with different temperatures in different proportions.

As shown in fig. 8, the pipe switching unit may include two valves 603 and are respectively disposed on the first and second liquid inlet pipes 609 and 611. At this time, the pipeline switching unit can enable the main pipeline 613 to be communicated with the first liquid inlet pipe 609, or to be communicated with the second liquid inlet pipe 611, or to be communicated with the first liquid inlet pipe 609 and the second liquid inlet pipe 611, that is, the two valves 603 separately control the communication between the first liquid inlet pipe 609 and the second liquid inlet pipe 611 and the main pipeline 613, at this time, besides the two states, a third state can be realized, that is, the beverage flows to the first heat exchanger 607 and the second heat exchanger 608 at the same time, and finally, the beverage with the required specified temperature is mixed through the beverages with different proportions and different temperatures.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, a plurality of beverage cans 601 are provided, outlets of the beverage cans 601 are connected in parallel to the main pipeline 613, taking two beverage cans 601 as an example, the two beverage cans 601 are backup for each other, when the beverage in one of the beverage cans 601 is little and not enough to be used, the beverage can be compensated by the other beverage can 601 and continuously supplied, and the beverage cans can be seamlessly switched in use, so that the waste of the beverage is avoided, and the user experience is improved.

A beverage pump 614 is arranged between the outlet of the beverage tank 601 and the main pipeline 613. The heating module 604 is a ceramic plate type heating plate, and the beverage flowing through is heated by a first heat exchanger 607, and the first heat exchanger 607 can be a thin plate type heat exchanger or a coil. The refrigeration module 606 may be a semiconductor refrigeration module 606, the temperature of the beverage rapidly decreases as it flows through a second heat exchanger 608, the second heat exchanger 608 may be a coil, or a thin plate heat exchanger, and the coil may be stainless steel.

The drinks in the first outlet pipe 610 and the second outlet pipe 612 converge to the outlet main pipe 615, and the cold and hot drinks are finally injected into the drink cup 500 through the outlet main pipe 615, wherein different proportions of the cold and hot drinks can be calculated by combining preset heating and refrigerating temperatures, and finally a cup of drinks with a specified temperature is obtained.

The cup discharging conveyor 400 can be a belt conveyor or the like, so that a single cup of beverage can be conveyed to a user, and a plurality of cups of beverage can be conveyed to the user at the same time. The cup discharging and conveying device 400 can directly convey the beverage cups 500 filled with the beverage to the outside of the cabinet body 100, so that the beverage cups are convenient for a user to take, and in this case, the cabinet body 100 is only provided with an avoiding opening for avoiding the cup discharging and conveying device 400; a window may also be formed in the cabinet 100, the cup discharging and conveying device 400 corresponds to the window, the window may be a long strip, a cover plate 101 may be sealed in the window, and an opening and closing device 102 for driving the cover plate 101 to open and close is connected in the cabinet 100, for example, the cover plate 101 may slide up and down, and the opening and closing device 102 is a lifting mechanism.

The invention is not limited to the above alternative embodiments, and any other various forms of products can be obtained by anyone in the light of the present invention, but any changes in shape or structure thereof, which fall within the scope of the present invention as defined in the claims, fall within the scope of the present invention.