CN115497226A - Intelligent self-service meal cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a buffet is got by oneself to intelligence. The food taking cabinet is provided with a plurality of food taking slideways, the front end of each food taking slideway is provided with a food taking position, the food taking position is positioned at the front side of the food taking cabinet, and the food taking position is used for placing dishes for a user to take; the meal taking position is provided with a first sensor, and the first sensor is used for sensing whether dishes are taken from the meal taking position or not; the tail part of the meal taking slide way is provided with a distance sensor used for detecting the number of dishes on the corresponding meal taking slide way; when the meal taking position is empty, the dishes on the corresponding meal taking slide rail can move forwards towards the meal taking position until the meal taking position is filled with the dishes; the meal taking cabinet is provided with an indicating part corresponding to each meal taking slide way, and the indicating part is positioned at the front side of the meal taking cabinet. Through the arrangement, the intelligent self-service meal cabinet is provided, the meal taking efficiency is improved, the operation level of a shop is improved, the labor is reduced, and the cost is reduced.

Description

An intelligent self-service dining cabinet

technical field

This application relates to the field of catering equipment, in particular, to an intelligent self-service dining cabinet.

Background technique

With the development of society, restaurants are also being upgraded, requiring more and more intelligent equipment to meet the requirements of good customer experience and restaurant management. Although many restaurants can now order by scanning codes, which reduces the manual workload in the store, manual intervention is still required in many other links, which is not smart enough, and the labor cost is still high.

application content

In view of the above problems, the present application provides an intelligent self-service dining cabinet.

In order to achieve the above object, the application adopts the following technical solutions:

An intelligent self-service dining cabinet, the dining cabinet is provided with a plurality of dining slides, the front end of the dining slide is provided with a dining position, and the dining position is located on the front side of the dining cabinet , the meal-taking position is used to place dishes for users to take; the meal-taking position is provided with a first sensor, and the first sensor is used to sense whether to take dishes on the meal-taking position; the meal-taking slide There is a distance sensor at the end of the road, which is used to detect the number of dishes corresponding to the meal-taking slide; when the meal-taking position is empty, the corresponding dishes on the meal-taking slide can move forward toward the meal-taking position until The dining position is filled with dishes; the dining cabinet is provided with an indicating part corresponding to each of the dining slides, and the indicating part is located at the front side of the dining cabinet.

Optionally, the meal-taking chute is inclined, so that the dishes placed on the meal-taking chute slide forward.

Optionally, a stopper is provided on the front side of the meal taking position to prevent the dishes from sliding down.

Optionally, the meal-taking slideway is provided with a pushing device, which is used to push the dishes on the meal-taking slideway to move forward until the sensing element senses that there are dishes on the meal-taking position.

Optionally, the dining cabinet is arranged as a multi-layer rack, and each of the racks is provided with a dining slide.

Optionally, the meal-taking slide is provided with a baffle, and the baffle is located behind the meal-taking position, and is used to separate the meal-taking position and the meal-taking slide behind it, and the meal-taking slide The dishes on the road can pass through the baffle.

Optionally, the dining cabinet is open at the dining position.

Optionally, an air curtain is provided on the top side of the dining cabinet for blowing air downwards, so as to separate the dining location from the outside world.

Optionally, a thermal insulation device is provided at the bottom of the meal taking slide.

Optionally, the indicating part includes an indicator light, and the indicator light can display multiple colors.

Optionally, a number plate is also included, and each shelf is provided with the number plate.

Optionally, a number card is also included, and each meal-taking slide is provided with the number card.

Optionally, the meal-taking chute includes a first sub-chute and a second sub-chute, the first sub-chute and the second sub-chute are provided with the meal-taking position, and the first Both the first sub-slide and the second sub-slide are provided with the first sensor and the distance sensor, and one indicator part corresponds to the first sub-slide and the second sub-slide at the same time.

Optionally, the dining position is used to place a single dish.

Optionally, the position of the indicating part is close to the corresponding storage slideway.

Through the above settings, an intelligent self-service dining cabinet is provided, which enables customers to take meals by themselves, improves the efficiency of taking meals, improves the operation level of the store, reduces labor, and reduces costs.

In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, preferred embodiments will be described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

In order to illustrate the technical solution of the present application more clearly, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the application, and therefore should not be regarded It is regarded as a limitation on the scope of protection of the present application. In the respective drawings, similar components are given similar reference numerals.

Fig. 1 is the front view of an embodiment of the application taking the dining cabinet;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of taking the dining cabinet and removing the shell;

Fig. 3 is the enlarged schematic diagram of place A in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment in which Fig. 2 takes the dining cabinet and removes the shell;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of point B in FIG. 4 .

Take-out cabinet 10 Take-out slideway 100 First sub-slide 110 Second-point slide 120 Take-out position 130 Block 150 Indicator light 210 Shelf 300 Baffle 400 Air curtain 500

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of this application.

Wherein, similar elements in different implementations adopt associated similar element numbers. In the following implementation manners, many details are described for better understanding of the present application. However, those skilled in the art can readily recognize that some of the features can be omitted in different situations, or can be replaced by other elements, materials, and methods. In some cases, some operations related to the application are not shown or described in the description, this is to avoid the core part of the application being overwhelmed by too many descriptions, and for those skilled in the art, it is necessary to describe these operations in detail Relevant operations are not necessary, and they can fully understand the relevant operations according to the description in the specification and general technical knowledge in the field.

In addition, the characteristics, operations or characteristics described in the specification can be combined in any appropriate manner to form various embodiments. At the same time, the steps or actions in the method description can also be exchanged or adjusted in a manner obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, various sequences in the specification and drawings are only for clearly describing a certain embodiment, and do not mean a necessary sequence, unless otherwise stated that a certain sequence must be followed.

The serial numbers for components in this application, such as "first", "second", etc., are only used to distinguish the described objects, and do not have any order or technical meaning. The "connection" and "connection" mentioned in this application all include direct and indirect connection (connection) unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, the term "comprise", as well as any variations thereof, is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, module, product or device comprising a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally also includes unlisted steps or units, or optionally further includes For other steps or units inherent in these processes, methods, products or apparatuses.

As shown in FIGS. 1-3 , the present application discloses an intelligent self-service dining cabinet 10 . The dining cabinet 10 is provided with a plurality of dining slides 100, and the front end of the dining slide 100 is provided with a dining position 130, and the dining position 130 is positioned at the front side of the dining cabinet 10, and the dining position 130 is used to place dishes for serving. User picks up. The meal taking position 130 is provided with a first sensor, and the first sensor is used to sense whether to take dishes on the meal taking place 130; When the dining position 130 is vacant, the dishes corresponding to the dining slide 100 can move forward towards the dining position 130 until the dining position 130 is filled with dishes; 100 corresponds to the indicating part, and the indicating part is located at the front side of the dining cabinet 10.

In an application scenario, a customer places an order by scanning a QR code with a mobile phone, and then the menu displays the page. Customers place an order through the menu page, obtain order information, and generate a meal pick-up code. The meal code can be returned to the customer's mobile phone. When the meal code is returned to the customer's mobile phone, the customer obtains the code. If the customer wants to pick up the meal, he walks to the side of the dining cabinet 10, and puts the meal pick-up code on the mobile phone to the scanner. The scanner scans the meal pick-up code on the mobile phone, and the system will know that the customer wants to pick up the meal, and the system can control it by issuing a meal order. Take the dining cabinet 10 and execute the meal order. Different meal taking slides 100 can place different dishes, such as braised beef, duck neck, chicken gizzard, duck head, duck intestines, fruit and other dishes. When the dishes corresponding to the customer's catering instruction include braised beef, duck neck, and fruit, the system can control the work of the instruction section of the meal-taking slide 100 corresponding to the three dishes. When the customer sees the operation of the instruction section, he will directly Take the dishes on the meal-taking position 130 corresponding to the meal-taking slide 100. When the dishes served at the meal-taking position 130 of the meal-taking slide 100 are taken away, the empty system senses that the meal-taking position 130 is vacant, judges that the corresponding dish of the meal ordering command has been taken away, and the instruction unit stops working. The dishes on the meal-taking slideway 100 fill up the meal-taking position 130 subsequently. The system senses that the dishes on the dining position 130 have changed from available to non-existent once, which means that the customer has taken away once.

When the dishes on the several meal-taking slides 100 corresponding to the catering instruction are all taken away, the corresponding instruction unit stops working, and the system judges that the execution of the meal-taking instruction is completed.

The first sensor is used to detect whether the dishes on the meal-taking position 130 are taken away. When the dishes on the meal-taking position 130 are taken away, the corresponding dishes on the meal-taking slide 100 will move forward to fill the meal-taking position 130. Furthermore, the distance sensor can detect that the number of dishes on the chute 100 has decreased, and can double confirm whether the dishes at the table 130 have been taken away, and the quantity taken away, so as to improve the accuracy. At the same time, when it is detected that the number of dishes on the meal taking slide 100 is less than the predetermined number, a reminder can be given to replenish the dishes in time. Wherein, the table taking position 130 is used to place a single dish, so that the first sensor can more accurately judge whether there is a dish on the table taking place 130, and the number of servings that the customer takes from the table taking place 130.

The indicating part is located at the front side of the meal taking position 130, so that customers can better identify the position of the dishes. The position of the indicating part is close to the corresponding storage slideway 100 . In this embodiment, it is located below the front side of the storage slideway 100.

The distance sensor and the first sensor can be used to determine whether a fault occurs. When the first sensor detects that the dishes on the meal-taking position 130 are taken away, and the distance sensor detects that the number of dishes on the meal-taking slideway 100 does not change, it is judged that the dishes are not sliding smoothly on the meal-taking slideway 100 .

At the same time, it can also be used to judge the freshness of dishes. The control system can also record the placement time of the existing dishes on the meal taking slide 100 through the distance sensor. When the meal taking slide 100 was empty, when 5 dishes were added to a meal taking slide 100, the distance sensor would detect that the number of dishes to take had increased by 5. The control system can record the adding time of these 5 dishes. After taking away 1 portion of dishes, there are only 4 portions of dishes in the distance sensor induction chute 100, and the placement time of these 4 portions is recorded in the control system, so it can be known how long these four portions have been placed. Then then add 3 portions of dishes in the meal slide 100, the distance sensor detects that the 100 dishes of the meal slide increase, and the control system records the placement time and quantity of the 3 dishes that have increased. There are two categories of dishes. After taking away 2 more portions, there are still two types of dishes in the meal chute 100 at this time; Through the above method, it is possible to record the placement time of the dishes on the meal taking slide 100, so as to achieve the effect of monitoring the freshness of the dishes.

Wherein when getting meal position 130 when vacant, the dish on the corresponding meal slideway 100 can move forward towards getting meal position 130, until getting filled with dish on meal position 130, including multiple realization forms. The following examples illustrate:

One: the meal taking slideway 100 is inclined, and the front is low and the rear is high, so that the dishes placed on the meal taking slideway 100 slide forward. When the dining position 130 is in an empty state, the dishes on the dining slide 100 at the rear of the dining position 130 slide forward until the first dish slides to the dining position 130, so that the dishes on the dining position 130 stand against the For the dishes at the back, the dishes on the meal slideway 100 stop sliding, so that the automatic filling of the dishes on the meal position 130 is realized. At this time, a stopper 150 is provided on the front side of the meal taking position 100 to prevent the dishes from slipping. Of course, other methods can also be used to prevent falling, such as increasing the coefficient of friction at the meal taking position 100 . Another kind, can be provided with a pushing device on the meal taking slide, when there is no dish on the meal taking position 130, the pushing device pushes the dish to move forward until the first sensor senses that there is a dish on the meal taking position 130, and the pushing device Stop pushing. Of course, there can also be other ways, such as conveyor belts, etc., to realize that the dishes on the meal-taking slide 100 are automatically served on the meal-taking position 130.

The dining cabinet 10 is arranged in multiple layers, and each shelf 300 is provided with a plurality of dining slides 100 . Each layer corresponds to a customer's order, making it easier for customers to pick up.

The meal taking slide 100 is provided with a baffle 400, and the baffle 400 is located behind the meal taking position 130, and is used to separate the meal taking position 130 and the meal taking slide 100 behind it, and the dishes on the meal taking slide 100 can pass through Baffle 400 . By setting the baffle 400, customers are prevented from reaching into the rear of the dining position 130 to pick up the dishes on the dining slide 100, causing the first sensor to be unable to perceive the customer's picking behavior, which brings troubles to the operation of the system. In this embodiment, the baffle 400 is located above the slide for taking meals, and dishes can pass under the baffle 400 .

The dining cabinet 10 is open and set at the dining position 130 . Take dining position 130 and directly expose on the front side of taking dining cabinet 10, there are no parts such as cabinet door, so the customer's taking is more convenient.

The top side of the dining cabinet 10 is provided with an air curtain 500 for blowing downward to separate the dining position 130 from the outside world. In this way, the dishes at 130 dining positions are clean and hygienic, warm air can also be blown, and the dishes on the dining positions 130 can also be kept warm.

A thermal insulation device is provided at the bottom of the meal slideway 100 . It can be hot water heat preservation or electric heat preservation to ensure the warmth of dishes and bring better customer eating experience.

The indication part includes an indicator light 210, and the indicator light 210 can display various colors. The meal preparation instructions of different customers can correspond to different colors of the indicator light 210, so that customers can identify the position of their order dishes more quickly.

It also includes a number plate, and each shelf 300 is provided with a number plate. The number plate can be used to display the number of the meal code, or the number of dishes, which can bring better identification effect to customers.

The meal chute 100 shown in FIGS. Each of the sub-slides 120 is provided with a first sensor and a distance sensor, and the corresponding indicator part corresponds to the first sub-slide 110 and the second sub-slide 120 at the same time. In a usage scenario, the same dish is divided into two types: spicy and non-spicy, which correspond to two separate slides. When ordering the dish, no matter whether it is spicy or not, the same instruction department works. In this way, the hardware can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced while ensuring the effect.

The above is only a specific implementation of the application, but the scope of protection of the application is not limited thereto. Anyone familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the application. Should be covered within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (15)

1. An intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet, which is characterized in that,

the food taking cabinet is provided with a plurality of food taking slide ways, the front end of each food taking slide way is provided with a food taking position, the food taking position is positioned on the front side of the food taking cabinet, and the food taking position is used for placing food for a user to take;

the meal taking position is provided with a first sensor, and the first sensor is used for sensing whether dishes are taken from the meal taking position or not;

the tail part of the meal taking slide way is provided with a distance sensor used for detecting the quantity of the dishes on the meal taking slide way;

when the meal taking position is empty, dishes on the corresponding meal taking slide way can move forwards towards the meal taking position until the meal taking position is filled with the dishes;

the meal taking cabinet is provided with indicating parts corresponding to the meal taking slideways, and the indicating parts are positioned on the front side of the meal taking cabinet.

2. The intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the meal taking slide way is arranged obliquely so that dishes placed on the meal taking slide way slide forwards.

3. The intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet as claimed in claim 2, wherein a stop block is arranged on the front side of the meal taking position for preventing dishes from sliding off.

4. The intelligent vending device of claim 1, wherein the meal taking slideway is provided with a pushing device for pushing dishes on the meal taking slideway to move forwards until the sensing piece senses that dishes exist on the meal taking position.

5. The intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the meal taking cabinet is arranged in a plurality of shelves, and each shelf is provided with a meal taking slideway.

6. The intelligent vending device according to claim 5, wherein the meal taking slide is provided with a baffle plate, the baffle plate is positioned behind the meal taking position and used for separating the meal taking position from the meal taking slide behind the meal taking position, and dishes on the meal taking slide can pass through the baffle plate.

7. The intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet of claim 1, wherein the meal taking cabinet is in an open arrangement at the meal taking location.

8. The smart merchandiser of claim 7, wherein the top side of the cabinet is provided with an air curtain for blowing air downwardly to separate the serving location from the environment.

9. The smart merchandiser of claim 1, in which the underside of the meal retrieval ramp is provided with a thermal insulator.

10. The intelligent self-service meal cabinet of claim 1, wherein the indicator portion comprises an indicator light that can display a plurality of colors.

11. The intelligent self-service dining cabinet according to claim 4, further comprising a number plate, wherein each shelf is provided with the number plate.

12. The intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising quantity plates, wherein each meal taking slide is provided with the quantity plates.

13. The intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the meal taking slide comprises a first branch slide and a second branch slide, the first branch slide and the second branch slide are both provided with the meal taking positions, the first branch slide and the second branch slide are both provided with the first sensor and the distance sensor, and one indicating part corresponds to both the first branch slide and the second branch slide.

14. The intelligent self-service meal taking cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the meal taking positions are used for placing single dishes.

15. The intelligent self-service meal cabinet of claim 1, wherein the indicator portion is positioned proximate to the corresponding storage chute.

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