CN102164843B - Integrated mixing and cleaning beverage assembly and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of integrated beverage distribution and cleaning systems, including: at least one agitator module, it stirs and/or mixes ice, at least one other dispensing and/or at least one tramp material in container for drink, thus produces beverage；And the cleaning assemblies integrated with agitator module, wherein, once from agitator module removal container for drink, just start cleaning mode.

Description

Integrated mixing and cleaning beverage assembly and method thereof

The cross reference of application

This application claims the priority of the U.S. Provisional Application No.61/120772 of December in 2008 submission on the 8th, they are whole Content introduces with reference pattern at this.

Technical field

The disclosure relates generally to a kind of integrated method and system, for stirring and/or bland, and later certainly Dynamic cleaning beverage assembly.More specifically, it relates to a kind of agitator module, this agitator module can stir and/or mix tune Taste agent/dispensing and ice, the beverage (such as, smoothie) being pre-selected with formation, and clean stirrer shaft, blade upon mixing With mixing compartment, flavoring agent is thus avoided to pollute and meet health quarantine regulations.

Background technology

Including multiple step at the beverage or beverage producing such as smoothie beverage, from start to finish, all stages all may be used There are potential problems.Make smoothie need use agitator tank with prepare this beverage, it means that operator need buy, safeguard And store some little vessel (agitator tank).The limitation of technology also needs to ice from single ice maker to smoothie machine at present The transport that labor intensity is big, to keep the level of available ice in smoothie machine.Owing to many reasons makes the transhipment of this ice become Problem.Firstly, it is necessary to ice is generally transported point of sale (POS) the sales counter district in restaurant by labour force from remote storage room, admiration Snow machine is generally arranged at this.The transhipment of this ice can bring security risk to employee, and these employees can be heavy because carrying improperly Charging basket and skid on wetland plate and tumble or self comes to harm.It also can increase the possibility that ice pollutes because of maloperation Property.

Once ice arrival, employee is necessary for adding the amount of estimation to agitator tank with hands.Owing to ice amount is the most measured, but By each employee " rough estimate ", therefore this dispensing inaccuracy, thus be difficult to repeatedly produce the same beverage sold.

After ice is artificially added, fruit juice and any other fruit or flavoring agent " tramp material " are also added by operator Add.Finally, select the size of cup, and inject beverage.There is the maximum likelihood of waste in this last step.Owing to employee must Hands quantitative ingredient, the beverage of the most any surplus must be used to stay in agitator tank.In each step during this manual operation, fixed Amount control receives and involves, and money is wasted in the dispensing of excess the most potentially.

Once operation completes and client has a his or her beverage, a most last step with end at The reason artificial method cleaning agitator tank after every use, to prevent the transfer of flavoring agent and antibacterial.Generally, for Time-consuming, agitator tank washs in sink, and this sink can include sanitary installation.Although it appears likely to not weigh Want, but if client has food anaphylaxis, flavoring agent pollution can be serious threats.Additional disadvantage is that of washing process, its Relate to the basic amount of labour in terms of operator and time.

The each step being used for producing smoothie in this place in reason will spend the time, usually four to five minutes, and is somebody's turn to do Time can preferably spend in and serve customers or fetch on more F&B list, directly contributes to bottom line.

Although the good quality beverages of such as smoothie is just popular, but most fast food restaurant (QSRs) is due to fast food field Time restriction can not provide these rights to choose to client.Those do not select the storekeeper providing smoothie service to face a series of common With challenge mainly how repeatedly to sell under the restriction of existing labor force-summing device and same sell beverage.

Therefore, the present inventor has been developed for the integrated stirrer module of a kind of uniqueness, and this integrated stirrer module can be stirred Mix and/or bland flavoring agent/dispensing and ice, and automated cleaning self does not has follow-up tune soon to re-use afterwards Taste agent is polluted.

Summary of the invention

A kind of integrated beverage stirring and cleaning systems, including: at least one agitator module, at least one agitator mould Block stirs in container for drink and/or mixes ice and at least one other dispensing, thus produces beverage；And cleaning assemblies, cleaning Assembly is arranged in agitator module, wherein, completes stirring or blend step and is completing from agitator module removal beverage During container, automatically start cleaning mode.

Agitator module includes: housing；Door, door provides the entrance of the inside leading to housing；Rotating shaft and blade, rotating shaft and leaf Sheet is used for stirring and/or mix ice and at least one other dispensing and/or at least one tramp material, to form beverage；Container is close Sealing, container seal can stir and/or sealing drink container during mixing around rotating shaft layout, container seal, and And prevent container for drink from rotating around described rotating shaft；And bottle holder.

Cleaning assemblies includes water source and/or at least one cleaning and/or antiseptic solution source, water source and/or cleaning and/or disappears Poison source of solvent is connected at least one aperture of being arranged in housing, for cleaning after a procedure and/or sterilize at least housing Inside, rotating shaft, blade and container seal.

Complete nearest stirring and/or blend step and remove container for drink from the inside of housing and door returns to Behind closed position, activate cleaning mode.

Stirring module includes variable-speed motor, is used for making rotating shaft and blade radially rotate.Or stirring module is also Including variable-speed motor, it is used for making rotating shaft and blade movement.

System door is arranged relative to housing seal, is thus essentially prevented from water and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution clearly Door is passed through during clean pattern.

Bottle holder includes at least one arm being arranged in around container for drink and the multiple apertures being disposed thereon, by Water source that water and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution source provide and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution are assigned to housing by aperture In.The distribution of water and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution is distribution under stress.

Cleaning assemblies also includes and the conduit vertically arranged of bottle holder fluid communication, thus, from water source and/or Positioned opposite with bottle holder by conduit of cleaning and/or the water in antiseptic solution source and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution Far-end is allocated at the top of housing.Water source includes: water stores container, at least one valve and under stress water stored container It is connected at least one water conduit in aperture.Cleaning and/or antiseptic solution source also include: cleaning solution store container, one or more Multiple valves and at least one cleaning and/or antiseptic solution conduit, at least one cleaning and/or antiseptic solution conduit under stress will Cleaning and/or antiseptic solution source are connected to one or more aperture, water conduit and cleaning and/or antiseptic solution conduit by pipe Joint is connected to the entrance in one or more aperture, and pipe joint is arranged in water source and cleaning and/or the downstream in antiseptic solution source.

Rotating shaft and blade are reversible, in order to stir ice when rotating shaft and blade rotate in one direction and at least one is joined Material, and when rotating shaft and blade are rotated in a second direction, at least one tramp material is mixed in beverage.Preferably, blade is Emulsifying blade.

Container seal includes cap and at least one aligning parts, and, container seal is together with rotating shaft and blade Move along generally vertical direction so that lid sealingly engages the top of container for drink, thus during stirring and/or mixed process Anti-stagnant ice and other dispensing are splashed to the outside of container for drink and prevent container from rotating or other bad motion.

System also includes linear slide block and stepping motor, and stepping motor makes rotating shaft and blade transport along generally vertical direction Dynamic.

System also includes controller, and the stepping number of times that motor is advanced by controller counts, and it allows blade at drink Being accurately positioned in material container, thus allows ice and at least one other dispensing to stir in whole container for drink, in order to every time Beverage provides uniform beverage when being stirred and/or mix in agitator module.

System also includes the safety switch near door, and safety switch makes leaf abscission when the door is open.Or system is also wrapped Including the device near door, when rotating shaft and/or blade engage, device prevents door to be opened.System also includes indicating container for drink The sensor existed in mixing component.

A kind of automatic after producing at least one beverage in agitator module and producing beverage in agitator module The method of cleaning agitator module, the method includes: stirs and/or mixes ice in container for drink and at least one is joined Material and/or at least one tramp material, thus produce beverage；And activate automated cleaning pattern, wherein, complete stirring or mixed During conjunction step and after the inside from agitator module removes container for drink, just cleaning mixing component re-uses for follow-up.

By via with the stirring cleaning assemblies that is associated of module for feedwater and/or at least one clean solution and/or extremely Few a kind of antiseptic solution performs cleaning mode, and cleaning assemblies includes the water source being connected to bottle holder and/or cleaning and/or disappears Poison source of solvent, in order to after usage, clean and/or at least inside, rotating shaft, blade and the container seal of housing of sterilizing.

Cleaning assemblies includes being connected to the water source at least one aperture that is arranged in housing and/or at least clean solution And/or at least one antiseptic solution source, for clean and/or sterilize the after a procedure at least inside of housing, rotating shaft, blade and appearance Device sealing member.

Completing stirring or during blend step and removing container for drink from the inside of housing and returning to door close Behind position, activate cleaning and/or sterilization pattern.

The method also includes relative to door described in housing seal, is thus essentially prevented from water and/or cleaning and/or sterilizes molten Liquid passes door during cleaning mode.

Container seal include cap and at least one alignment members, the method also include making container seal and rotating shaft and Blade moves along generally vertical direction together so that lid sealingly engages the top of container for drink.

The method also includes controlling blade position in container for drink, thus allows ice and at least one other dispensing to exist Stirring in whole container for drink, each beverage provides uniform beverage when being stirred and/or mix in agitator module.

This cleaning mode is based on the instruction communicated from controller.Agitator module is based on the finger communicated from controller Order, stirs and/or mixes ice and at least one other dispensing in container for drink.

Cleaning mode includes: water and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution are assigned in the housing of agitator module；For turning Axle and blade energy supply；The rotating shaft and the blade that make energy supply reciprocally move in the housing of agitator module；Go for rotating shaft and blade Energy；Rotating shaft and blade is made to return to its initial position；Distribute air in the housing of agitator module, to help to remove remnants Water and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution, the air of distribution also provides normal pressure on drainage system, to help to remove remnants Beverage, ice, water and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution.

Other dispensing is at least one in following group: syrup, fruit juice, coffee, Yoghourt, tea, carbonic acid and non-carbonic acid Beverage, alcoholic beverage, milk and butter.Tramp material is at least one in following group: confection, cookie, syrup, nut, Fruit or fruit chunk or fruit muddy, whipped cream, Radix Aneurolepidii and nutritional medicine.

From described further below, accompanying drawing and claims, skilled artisans will appreciate that and understand the disclosure Above and other advantage and feature.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Before Fig. 1 is the illustrative embodiments of the system of the distribution according to the disclosure and stirring/mixing/cleaning beverage Perspective view；

Fig. 2 is the side view of the assembly of the distribution of Fig. 1 and stirring/mixing/cleaning beverage；

Fig. 3 is the front view of the assembly of the distribution of Fig. 1 and stirring/mixing/cleaning beverage；

Fig. 4 is the top view of the assembly of the distribution of Fig. 1 and stirring/mixing/cleaning beverage；

Fig. 5 is the exploded view of the assembly of the distribution of Fig. 1 and stirring/mixing/cleaning beverage；

Fig. 6 is the top left front-side perspective view of the system of the disclosure, and wherein, front left side part is the most cut, to describe system Each in ice and quantitative module and distribution module；

Fig. 7 is integrated ice maker hopper according to the disclosure and fixing quantity assembly, distributing nozzle and paired relative The partial sectional front view of the agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies arranged；

Fig. 8 is the front elevational view of the stirring/mixing/cleaning assemblies according to the disclosure, wherein, according to an embodiment Exemplify the representational location point of rotating shaft during processing；

Fig. 9 is the top right front-side perspective view of the agitator/blender/cleaning module according to the disclosure；

Figure 10 is the side view of the agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies of Fig. 9；

Figure 11 is the front view of the agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies of Fig. 9；

Figure 12 is the top view of the agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies of Fig. 9；

Figure 13 is the exploded view of the agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies of Fig. 9；

Figure 14 is the forward right side perspective view of the agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies according to the disclosure, and it is with being arranged in it In hypanthium, the stirring vane being positioned at punctured position and door in the closed position；

Figure 15 is the forward right side perspective view of the agitator/blender/cleaning module of Figure 14, and wherein, door moves from assembly Remove；

Figure 16 is the right lateral side of a pair agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies of another embodiment according to the disclosure Perspective view, it stores container with relevant cleaner；

Figure 17 is the right side view of the agitator/blender/cleaning housing unit according to Figure 14, and it is ventilated with cleaner Pipe allocation member；

Figure 18 is the right side view of the whole agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies according to Figure 14, and it leads to without cleaner Trachea allocation member；

Figure 19 is the bottom front perspective view of the mixing arm according to the disclosure；

Figure 20 is saturating before the hypanthium used in the agitator/blender/cleaning assemblies of Figure 14 is locked and sealed the bottom of lid View；

Figure 21 is the hypanthium keeper according to the disclosure and the cleaner distribution list with cleaner breather allocation member The top right perspective view of the combination of unit；

Figure 22 is the front plan views of the illustrative embodiments of the system according to the disclosure；

Figure 23 is the block diagram of the illustrative embodiments of the system according to the disclosure；

Figure 24 is that the gateway according to the disclosure, front panel display controller, agitator/blender and cleaner module control Device and ice making and the block diagram of quantitative controller；

Figure 25 be according to the disclosure for distributing, the stream of the illustrative embodiments of the method for stirring/mixing and cleaning Cheng Tu；

Figure 26 is the controller step for selecting dispensing/flavoring agent, additive and hypanthium size according to the disclosure List；

Figure 27 be according to the disclosure for by ingredient dispensed to preselected hypanthium size, select activate which stir Mix/mixer module and the list of controller step of the agitator selected by activating；

Figure 28 a and 28b is controller step and the list of display of the Installation Modes for system according to the disclosure.

Detailed description of the invention

See accompanying drawing, and particularly accompanying drawing 1-5, be indicated generally by the distribution according to the disclosure by reference 100 Illustrative embodiments with the assembly (" assembly ") of bland.Assembly 100 makes ice, distribution flavoring agent/dispensing and ice and arrives In hypanthium 15, then stir or mix to form beverage.One of this beverage for example, smoothie, it preferably includes and is blended in Flavoring agent dispensing together and ice.Assembly 100 has airborne ice maker, ice is deposited and fixing quantity module 300, flavoring agent/join Material distribution module 1100 and agitator/blender/cleaning module 303.Assembly 100 illustrates that ice maker, ice are deposited and quantitative Molding block 300, flavoring agent/ingredient dispensed module 1100 and agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 are integrated as one Assembly.By the disclosure it is conceivable that, one or more ice maker, ice deposit and fixing quantity module 300, flavoring agent/dispensing Distribution module 1100 and agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 can separate with assembly 100, but preferably, all of which collection Become to be combined into single component 100.That is, compared with three separate different machine, ice maker, ice are deposited and fixing quantity module 300, flavoring agent/ingredient dispensed module 1100 and vertically arranging of agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 decrease assembly The size of 100 and the floor space on relative floor.

Assembly 100 has housing, and this housing includes lower wall 6, upper wall 7, sidewall 11 and 12 and roof 13.Lower wall 6 has Bottle holder portion 20.Housing connects the cup support 4 and 5 that cup keeper 14 is fixed to assembly 100.Cup keeper 14 is by cup 15 are removably retained in wherein.Cup 15 can be disposable or reusable single hypanthium.If cup 15 is disposable, all As, such as dixie cup or plastic cup etc, then the beverage mixed in can being assigned to cup 15 and in cup 15 is supplied directly to turn round and look at Visitor, it eliminates the step pouring the beverage in hypanthium and eliminates the work cleaned needed for extra container.Cup 15 is permissible There is arbitrary dimension, such as, the most about 10 ounces to about 32 ounces.

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 provides the general view of the integrated assembly 100 according to the disclosure, and wherein assembly 100 includes: adjust Taste agent/dispensing dispensing module 301, ice maker, ice are deposited and fixing quantity module 300 and be arranged in the phase of distributing nozzle 304 A pair agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 of offside.Ice maker, ice are deposited and fixing quantity module 300 includes ice maker 305.Ice maker 305 can be any ice maker, and is preferably the ice maker making flake ice.Such as, ice maker 305 can wrap Include: the ice making head of columnar organization, wherein, fill the water container from the water at water source and there is at least one refrigeration wall, this refrigeration wall Formed by the refrigerating chamber of the stream cooling of refrigerant gas；And motor-driven sweep-out mechanism, it will be formed in freezing on surface continuously Ice be broken into flake ice.Refrigerant gas can be cooled down by kind of refrigeration cycle, and this kind of refrigeration cycle for example, includes compressor, condensation The steam compression cycle of device, expansion valve and vaporizer.One or more in compressor, condenser, expansion valve and vaporizer Can be integrated with assembly 100, or the remainder away from assembly 100.Such as, therefore compressor may produce less desirable noise Can position away from the remainder of assembly 100.Ice maker 305 can include axially extended spiral propeller or spiral propeller group Part, spiral propeller or spiral propeller assembly are rotatably disposed within refrigerating chamber, and generally include central body, in this One or more the substantially spiral extension being disposed with on heart body in the space between central body and freeze wall Scraping plate part, in order to rotatably swipe ice pellets from column refrigerating chamber.Drive set component is rotatably driven spiral propeller, makes In proper make-up water introduces refrigerating chamber by suitable water inlet and during freezing wherein, the spiral propeller of rotation pushes away forcibly Dynamic a large amount of ice pellets are discharged by refrigerating chamber and via the ice port of export.

Make granular ice by squeezer head sheet extrusion ice, at this squeezer head, form grain shape.? Grain ice is with the difference of block formula ice, and granular ice is not homogenizing, but is compressed into many flake ices of granule.Granular ice Being softer ice (being easier to chew), it needs less power just can be mixed in beverage.Ice maker, ice are deposited and quantitative molding Block 300 is shown as the integration section as assembly 100 and installs, but can also be remotely located and mechanically that ice is defeated Deliver to assembly 100.The granule of ice is pushed through squeezer head, and this power can be used in being transported to ice assembly 100, its Make to allow bigger ice output.Ice maker 305 reduces overall noise grade and makes it possible at foreground or drive-in window Operate near mouthful and do not affect communication.Owing to reducing the pressure of stirring ice cube, so the use of granular ice also makes operator Utilize single hypanthium to be allocated, stir and be supplied to consumer.

In the cup of the disclosure, stirring smoothie system includes variable-ratio vertical stirrer/blender/cleaning module 303, its Allow operation and provide unique beverage to client.Agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 includes with lower component: by variable speed power Rotating shaft of stirrer that machine drives, in rotating shaft of stirrer is moved to drinking cup and the linear slide block of removal drinking cup.Stir Mix device rotating shaft and be attached to linear slide block.Linear slide block utilizes variable speed drive Motor Control rotating shaft of stirrer to insert or removal drink The speed of product cup.It addition, linear slide block can stop and starting at the different level in cup.It is for beverage concordance and sets It is all important for standby both reliabilities.If reducing rotating shaft before stirring operation starts with quick or deeply enter cup In, then may make rotating shaft stall.Before stirring, the size of ice is much larger than the ice in well-beaten beverage.

Electronic controller is used for controlling the speed of rotating shaft of stirrer, the degree of depth and the time of staying.Fig. 8 is shown in stirring and mixing Period rotating shaft vertical motion in cup, wherein, is moving downward period, and blender is when rotating shaft 503 enters cup or container 505 It is opened at point 501, and with the speed rapid movement of 1ft/sec to the first down position 507.Hereafter, rotating shaft 503 continues it Drop downwardly in cup 505, until it reaches the second down position of the bottom near cup 505 with the speed of about 2ft/sec 509.When rotating shaft 503 is positioned at the second down position 509, after predetermined amount of time, then start the speed with 2ft/sec to On move to the first upwards position 511, then to the second upwards position 513, in this second upwards position, rotating shaft 503 is transferred to Open position.Finally, rotating shaft 503 removes from cup and returns to mix front position 515.

During formula produces, client can be tested with different variablees, to provide desired beverage local flavor and ice type Material.Then, controller for sending signal to rotating shaft so that the initial contact point that is moved downwardly in cup with fixing speed of rotating shaft, That is, the height of cup " the releasing point " determined.Once arriving " releasing point ", controller is just the motor confession for rotating shaft of stirrer Energy.Then controller instructs linear slide block and moves downwardly to the bottom of cup at a predetermined velocity.Then controller can control rotating shaft protects Hold the time quantum (time of staying) in its extreme lower position, so that the complete emulsifying of ice stirring together with dispensing.Controller is then Its resting position is return in order rotating shaft.

By control variable, client can control size and the viscosity of beverage of granule (ice cube).It addition, agitator speed Transmutability provides the ability of mixing in dispensing and tramp material for client.Tramp material is the dispensing that client adds in beverage, but Need not emulsifying together with ice and flavoring agent dispensing.In order to perform mixing and the stirring of beverage ingredient, it is necessary to change agitator electricity The speed of motivation or use two-way (reversible) motor with Stirring device blade.On the main direction, the sharp-edged emulsifying of blade Dispensing is to produce well-beaten beverage.Use for the sharp-edged of the blade of emulsifying maintains the integrity of ice cube.Work as mixing During beverage, motor inverts so that dispensing is only mixed in beverage by the blunt edge of blade, and does not change the size of these dispensings.

Electronic controller utilizes current sensor or other sensor to measure and record output moving to rotating shaft of stirrer Power.If agitator need power output increase, this show the bearing on mixing arm or agitator wearing and tearing and " towing " is caused on agitator motor.

Fig. 9-21 depicts the agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 of assembly 100.Conception assembly 100 can include such as From an agitator/blender/cleaning module until six or more agitator/blender/cleaning module.More than one Agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 makes it possible to produce the second beverage while mixing the first beverage, thus contributes to Obtain higher beverage by assembly 100 to export.

As shown in figure 13, agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 has agitator housing 205.Agitator housing 205 has Having the first side wall the 210, second sidewall 215, rear wall 217, roof 220 and diapire 225, they form internal capacity 230.Internal Volume 230 can be closed by door 235, and when being in stirring, mixing or cleaning mode, this door 235 moves to closed position, as at figure Shown in 7 and Figure 14；And when blender/agitator/cleaning module 303 is in loading or unloading mode, this door 235 is in dew Go out the open position of internal capacity 230.Alternatively, door 235 can be transparent or semitransparent material so that when door 235 is in pass It can be seen that internal capacity 230 during closed position.Door 235 is removed to maintenance, as shown in figure 15.Diapire 225 can have draining Mouth 227.Selectively, by arranging piping (not shown) around the interior surface of door 235, door 235 can be relative to housing 205 Interior surface seals, and allows air to flow through herein, thus produces venturi suction and with water suction and prevent water from flowing out agitator/mixing Device cleaning module 303.Selectively, pipe may be arranged at the outside of door 235, and wherein, pipe includes little aperture.In the process of use In, air will flow through this pipe and provides the door sealing of pressurization.In this configuration, when being not in cleaning mode, door 235 is easy Slide up and down, during cleaning mode, door firmly keeps in situ.Discharge outlet 227 can be hidden by strainer cover 229.

Agitator housing 205 is bearing on supporting structure 237 alternatively.Supporting structure 237 have from its extend electronic Machine bearing 239.Support of motor 239 is connected to motor 240.Motor 240 can be stepping motor 241a, and it is with even Receive the linear slide block 241 of support of motor 239.Motor 240 is connected to agitator 245.Motor 240 can pass through support 247 are connected to agitator 245, and this support 247 is moved by motor 240.Motor 240 make the main shaft 260 of agitator 245 with The mode of reciprocating vertical motion is moved through roof 220 into and out internal capacity 230.

Agitator 245 may be connected to cap assemblies 250, as shown in Figure 20.Cap assemblies 250 has lid 252 and multiple right Quasi-bar 254.The shape complementarity of the container of the cup 15 filling liquid in lid 252 and the most internally placed volume 250.Cap assemblies 250 can move to contact in internal capacity 230 cup 15 together with agitator 245.Once cap assemblies 250 contacts with cup 15, lid Assembly 250 is maintained for being in and the contacting of cup 15, and agitator 245 can be along the further interior volume of the length of connecting rod 254 Move in 230.During until cap assemblies 250 contacts with cup 15, rotating shaft just engages or rotates, to prevent splash or to splash.When Agitator 245 towards roof 220 retract time, agitator 245 moves along the length of alignment rods 254, until reaching the end of alignment rods 254 Till portion, then cap assemblies 250 moves together with agitator 254.

Agitator 245 has spindle assemblies 242, and this spindle assemblies 242 has the mixing arm 255 wider than main shaft 260. Mixing arm 255 has the projection contributing to mixing the liquid in cup 15.Main shaft 260 is connected to agitator motor 265, should Agitator motor 265 makes mixing arm 255 and main shaft 260 rotate.

Agitator 245 can attach to linear slide block 241 so that linear slide block 241 makes agitator 245 vertically move.Control Device provides and guarantees that the mixing that beverage suitably mixes sets.Linear slide block 241 is driven by stepping motor 241a, this stepping motor 241a provides the accurate control of the motion to linear slide block 241.For agitator 245 energy supply so that mixing arm 255 rotates Before, controller can make mixing arm 255 move at about 25% of liquid in cup 15.By for agitator 245 Energy supply so that mixing arm 255 makes mixing arm 255 move at about 25% of liquid in cup 15 before rotating, energy Enough reduce and/or eliminate from entering the splashing of the agitator 245 of energy supply before beverage.For mixing arm 255 energy supply it After, customizable program instruction mixing arm 255 drops to cup 15.Can be mixing arm 255 energy supply by customizable program, The instruction of this customizable program makes mixing arm 255 drop in cup 15, so that it is guaranteed that the particle size that granular ice has is subtracted Little to beverage size defined by the user.Mixing arm 255 stops predetermined time amount bottom cup at 215.Mixing arm 255 are raised and lowered predetermined time period to provide the stirring completely of beverage ingredient.After completing mixing, spindle assemblies 242 Return initial position, as shown in Fig. 7 and Figure 14.Stepping motor 240a and linear slide block 240 can have motor row Progressive number carries out the controller counted, and it can be accurately positioned mixing arm 255 so that distributes from assembly 100 every time and mixes Uniform beverage is obtained when closing beverage.Preferably, mixing arm 255 is emulsifying blade as shown in Figure 19.

Door 235 can have safety switch 236.Microswitch is positioned in agitator housing 205.When door 235 rises, as Shown in Figure 13, microswitch 211 is switched and mixing arm 255 departs from cup 15 and retracts its closed position.It addition, have Tab 267, as shown in Figure 18, this tab 267 is the door interlock on agitator 245, and it prevents at mixing arm 255 doors 235 when being lowered are opened.

Seeing Figure 18, rear wall 217 can have and is connected to the container of rear wall 217 or cup keeper or guide portion 270.Keeper Cup 15 can be held in place by the mixed process by agitator 245 by 270.Keeper 270 can be with the shape of cup 15 Complementary, such as, U-shaped.

Keeper 270 can also be connected to fluid supply (not shown) by piping 275.Piping 275 can pass through electromagnetic valve 280 It is connected to fluid supply.Liquid is assigned to inside by one or more aperture 272 (figure 13 illustrates) in keeper 270 In volume 230.This liquid can be water and/or disinfectant.Water and/or disinfectant are discharged by discharge outlet 227.Figure 16 depicts A pair disinfectant supply container 281 of pipe 275 it is connected to by pipe or conduit 283.Preferably, such as institute in Figure 17 and Figure 21 Show, rinse or clean breather 286 and be in fluid communication with keeper 270 so that cleaning fluid is mainly allocated to mixer case The near top of the internal capacity 230 of 205.

After removing cup 15 from internal capacity 230, door 235 can be moved on to closed position so that can rinse/clean And/or sterilize internal capacity 230 and/or agitator 245.For water solenoid valve 280 and air solenoid valve 220a (Figure 10) energy supply.For Agitator 245 energy supply is with Stirring device blade 255, and passes through stepping motor 241a and linear slide block 241 by agitator Blade 255 drops in internal capacity 230.Mixing arm 255 is by indexing up and down so that the whole internal capacity of flushing liquid splash 230 or mixing compartment.Agitator 245 is deenergized so that mixing arm 255 stops the rotation and returns initial position.Air continues Supply and be adapted to assist in and remove back water.Available agitator 245 mixing fills another cup of another beverage.

After mixing each beverage, only can rinse agitator 245 and internal capacity 230 with water, each beverage can mixed Rinse with water afterwards and/or with the disinfectant solution of such as soap or detergent etc sterilization agitator 245 and internal capacity 230, or Person only can rinse agitator 245 and internal capacity 230 and agitator of sterilizing termly with water after mixing each beverage 245 and internal capacity 230.Y-shaped accessory 284 (see Figure 16) can be arranged into the upstream of electromagnetic valve 280 in water route 275, with even Connect the source 281 of disinfectant solution.Disinfectant solution can be metered in water with sterilization agitator 245 and internal capacity 230.Disinfectant solution Amount can be controlled by current limiter (not shown), and this current limiter is positioned at the piping being connected to Y-shaped accessory 284 in the source 281 of disinfectant solution In 283.Electromagnetic valve may connect to the piping 283 being connected to Y-shaped accessory 284 in the source 281 of disinfectant solution.Electromagnetic valve can be controlled Become mix only provide after each beverage water to rinse agitator 245 and internal capacity 230, and termly (such as every day) to Water adds disinfectant solution and rinses agitator 245 and internal capacity 230 with sterilization.Each use afterflush described herein and/or Sterilization internal capacity 230 and/or agitator 245 are prevented from taint of odour, kill antibacterial and eliminate the needs for manual cleaning.

With reference to Fig. 9,10 and 13, controller 206, such as, printed circuit board (PCB), control agitator/blender/cleaning module 303.When, in beverage is assigned to cup and when being placed in agitator housing 205, switching in the microswitch in door 235, e.g., micro- Type switch 211, the existence of instruction cup.Panel is the stepping motor 241a on linear slide block 241 or linear actuators, stirring Device 245 reaches predeterminated level (passing through, counted the step number of stepping motor 240a by operation) in dropping to cup.When When mixing arm 255 reaches predeterminated level, controller is that mixing arm 255 energy supply is with rotating mixer blade 255.Stirring Device blade 255 stays for some time at predeterminated level, then, declines further for linear slide block energy supply and mixing arm To guarantee the agitation as appropriate of beverage in beverage.In mixed process, mixing arm 255 is by the step defined by terminal use Raise and reduce.When mixed process completes, controller disconnects stepping motor 241a, and be linear slide block 241 energy supply with from Beverage removes mixing arm 255.Beverage is removed from hybrid chamber or internal volume 230 and disconnects a microswitch.Cutting When changing microswitch, controller begins to washing process.

Figure 23 illustrates the structure of panel, it is shown that they are independent but interconnect.It provides spirit at design aspect Activity, it is allowed to add other plate, and without redesigning whole controller.Figure 23 illustrates equipped with push button panel, such as, at figure The user interface controller 401 of the control panel 500 shown in 22, operator utilizes it select beverage and be interconnected to other control The computer of making sheet.Communication board panel 402 provides and is used for and various paths (network, modem, USB and similar device) The gateway of communication.Blender plate 403 and 404 is blender panel, and they comprise for operating blender mixing arm 255 Logic controller with linear slide block 240.Intelligent relay plate 405 is panel, accommodates and deposits for ice maker, ice and quantitatively The switching relay of control module 300, flavoring agent/ingredient dispensed module 1100, blender spindle motor 240, linear slide block 241, water solenoid valve 280 and air solenoid valve 220a.C bus 406 is communication interconnection line.P bus 407 is the distribution between plate Interconnection line.

Figure 24 is the block diagram of input and the output illustrating assembly 100.Gateway C modbus communication module allows by modulation Demodulator, the Internet and similar devices communicate.Front panel CCA user interface includes monochromatic LCD, thin film KB and USB i/o. The sensor that agitator controller receives from agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 inputs, and the input of this sensor judges cup The existence of 15, the initial position of rotating shaft, and comprise for starting mixer motor and linear drive motor, water and air The control logic of solenoid signal.Agitator controller has the controller of the control for processing refrigerating system, and it includes sugar There is detection and syrup temp in slurry electromagnetic valve driver, water solenoid valve driver, syrup bags.Agitator controller has other Ability, i.e. the horizontal plane of ice, low-temperature warning and dispenser location in the monitoring temperature of ice, hopper.

With reference to Fig. 7, in use, cup 15 is placed in the bottle holder portion 20 of assembly 100.Ice maker, ice are deposited And ice is assigned to cup 15 by nozzle 304 by fixing quantity module 300, and ingredient dispensed device assembly 1100 is by nozzle 304 Will such as, such as the ingredient dispensed of fruit bed material etc is to cup 15.Cup 15 is then delivered to agitator/blender/cleaning mould In the internal capacity 230 of block 303.Door 235 moves to closed position and agitator 245 mixes ice and fruit bed material.Complete During mixing, door 235 moves to open position and takes out cup and be delivered to client.Door 235 is then turned off, and rinses and/or disappear Poison internal capacity 230.

Each beverage can mix in the single hypanthium 15 be supplied directly to client, is enable to whole drink Material is delivered to client, which raises product earning rate and decreases such as, the beverage wave when stirring beverage in agitator tank Take.Make each beverage be stirred in its cup controlled oneself improve flavoring agent control and decrease the allergy caused because of cross-contamination Problem.

Have been found that assembly 100 allows operator as one man to produce in less than 40 seconds and assignment system is standby by the disclosure Good smoothie beverage.Advantageously, assembly 100 is by fully-integrated airborne ice system, and ice maker, ice are deposited and fixing quantity Module 300 produces ice.Ice maker, ice are deposited and fixing quantity module 300, such as, can have the ice storage system of 20 pounds, its tool Have the ability producing other 10 pounds of ice per hour, every day the highest total 270 pounds.The deglaciating of airborne generation is except by slipping and falling The injured risk that rewinding comes, and reduce the accident of the antibacterial infection caused by maloperation.It addition, use on this machine Ice is particle type ice, and its easy fragmentation as one man stirring drop in smoothie.All these allow intact stirring is provided Beverage, such as, the smoothie prepared in usual QSR Delivery time.

Each beverage of such as smoothie is mixed in the cup that it is controlled oneself, and whole beverages or beverage are delivered to by its permission Client, it improves again product earning rate.Make each beverage mix in the cup that it is controlled oneself, improve flavoring agent control and reduce The allergic problem that caused by cross-contamination.Such as, the beverage of 20 16 ounces can the most as one man be supplied by assembly, Ability is the beverage of 45 16 ounces, one hour peak period.Bought also by eliminating the past by the dining room owner and stored Little utensil or agitator tank provide cost savings.

Advantageously, rotating assembly 242 experiences washing and disinfecting process after every use, to prevent flavoring agent from shifting also And eliminate the needs to manual cleaning.It addition, such as, two mixer module being included in assembly 100 allow in mixing the Producing the second beverage while one beverage, it contributes to higher beverage output, and hence helps to the bottom line line of operation. In order to defeat this challenge, granular ice can be used together with assembly 100.Granular ice is softer than more common known formula ice cube, Grain ice is formed in the freezer cylinder with internal helicoid pusher, and internal helicoid pusher is swiped chilled surfaces continuously.This is thin Chip ice moves to the top of freezer cylinder by ice auger, and at this top, it is extruded into ice granule.Produce is less Ice pole the earth reduces the amount of agitation produced required for beverage.It addition, by using the granular ice that this is less to reduce at whipping process The noise of middle generation.When equipment is placed near anterior sales counter or during near drive-in window, and it becomes particular importance.

Agitator tank in current smoothie machine is designed to be thoroughly mixed beverage and is ground to form by ice and meet client's mouth The granule size of the profile of taste.When mixing in cup, do not assist mixing and grind the geometry of ice.In order to obtain suitably Beverage concordance, linear slide block 241 makes mixing arm 255 move up and down in cup 15.How this process simulation utilizes hands Hold wand mixer and make beverage.Mixing arm 255 drops in beverage (about 25%), at this point, for agitator leaf Sheet 255 energy supply.Once engaging, rotating shaft is brought down completely in cup and allows to stop.This process grinds most ice, but at this At Dian, beverage does not fully form.Then, it is contemplated that the viscosity of fluid, ice and the ratio of fluid and the size of drinking cup, After producing the profile being used for specific beverage, rotating shaft is raised and is lowered again.

It has been found by the present inventors that the configuration of the parts by assembly 100 can realize size limitation (area occupied).Although passing System machine produces beverage to mix more than one flavoring agent in agitator tank, but assembly 100 distributes in hypanthium and mixes Each beverage, and can have double rotating shaft to keep yield and Delivery time.Assembly 100 can by parts vertically place solution The certainly problem of size requirements.

Assembly 100 can be kept stirring for the accurate of device 245 by controlling the stepper drive motor 241a of linear slide block 241 Degree, it is used for producing beverage concordance.Stepping motor 241a provides and produces for various types of beverages (coffee base, fruit Base, fruit add yogurt drink) different blended and the ability of form.The number of steps advancing stepping motor 241a carries out counting can Mixing arm 255 is precisely located when allowing every time stirring beverage.

Currently used agitator tank is made up of duroplasts, and it can bear for being broken into ice for smoothie beverage Acceptable conforming power.Grinding in QSRs modal block of formula ice will be on the agitator of machine and the cup of client The pressure that upper applying is the biggest.

Definition, it is called for short and abridges and comprise the steps that

With reference to Figure 22 and 23, assembly 100 can be " smoothie manufacturing system ", by integrated ingredient dispensed unit, at most 4 Individual mixed cell (starting extension from 2 in normal configuration) and the control panel composition for user operation.

As shown in Figure 24, intelligent relay CCA, two blender CCA (common configuration), logical for outside is used Optional communication board and the user interface controller plate of letter design this system.All subsystem plates utilize MODBUS agreement and RS- 485 physical link intercommunication.

Intelligent relay CCA is responsible for distributing control, the safety of monitoring system ice maker and seasoning assembly/subsystem.Additionally, Intelligent relay CCA provides the electric power for smoothie system control electronics and Modbus collection circuit.

Agitator controller CCA is responsible for such as, the system stirrer mould of agitator/blender/cleaning module 303 etc The position of block/subsystem, speed, cleaning and security control.It controls mixing arm, water and air pump, and detects depositing of cup And door trip.

The user interface controller plate membrane keyboard by monochrome LCD display, for control and configuration forms.

Referring now to Figure 22-28b, it is shown that and the functional requirement of the illustrative embodiments of the disclosure is described.

This system should have a method for following configuration:

1. mixed form

2. particular fluid selects (x in 254 of display).

When inserting SD card, if system is idle, then will be automatically into configuration download menu.

User interface should have the number of degrees F/C shown for temperature in Installation Modes and select.

Allotter flavoring agent

The flavoring agent maximum number of service should be 3 every time.

The flavoring agent minimum number of service should be 1, unless only distributed ice every time.

Flavoring agent selection state should be switched by pressing the button corresponding to described flavoring agent.

Once reach the maximum number of the flavoring agent serviced every time, system would not allow for selecting any other flavoring agent； Non-selected flavoring agent is locked.

User selects changing flavoring agent by the flavoring agent that pressing cancel button selection are wanted.

Then user can will select, by first cancelling the flavoring agent of one or more of selection, the flavoring agent wanted Change flavoring agent to select.

Unit should monitor the use cycle of flavoring agent, and is showing for the low-level of each flavoring agent to user offer The instruction shown, in order to early warning flavoring agent is finished.

Allotter additive

Additive is made up of the selection of 2 types with Yoghourt of fresh fruit.Only Yoghourt is automatically assigned；Replace allocated, Fresh fruit must manually add.Fresh fruit selects the amount for calculating distribution.Before receiving ice and fruit, fruit is placed in cup.

The maximum number of selectable additive should be 3.

The minimum number of the additive selected should be 0.

Bottom cold preservation (flavoring agent is deposited)

In flavoring agent of fruit and Yoghourt should leave in bottom cold preservation, bottom this cold preservation in be designed to protect product temperature Hold between 34-38.

Bottom will be designed to accommodate at most 8 kinds flavoring agents (the default 6 kinds of flavoring agents in common market).

Bottom design will make flavoring agent can leave in mylar " lining bag box " packaging.

Bottom will accommodate flavoring agent pump (at most 8) and the most relevant conveyance conduit and air solenoid valve switch.

Bottom sucks being designed to and relief condenser air from the anterior of unit.

Bottom size will be: w 26 " × d 33 " × h 32 ".

Bottom will be installed on castor, to allow to lead to the rear portion of unit to clean.

Bottom will be designed to meet NSF and UL requirement.

Bottom will have opening at top, to allow piping to enter distribution region.

Bottom is by providing the conveying of a kind of air and the method returning dispenser portion, to keep the product temperature of distributing nozzle (every NSF).

Bottom refrigeration system will need 120v alternating current, alternatively 220v/50hz (European requirements).

Ice makes

Smoothie machine will have airborne ice making capacity.

In addition to ice making capacity, this device also should have the ice making capacity storing 9kg ice.

Ice maker should produce grit ice.

Ice maker produces the ability of minimum 240 pounds of ice by having every day.

This ice maker will be designed to run at 120V 60hz+/-10% time.

Ice maker should have the regulation of 220V 50Hz+/-10% for Europe.

Ice distributes

During smoothie manufacturing process, generally distribute ice, but also can be individually dispensed.

This system should allow in an individual manner (that is, without flavoring agent or water) to distribute ice.

Ice should be to allow to demarcate being quantitatively allocated for various drinking cup sizes.

The amount of ice should be distributed with the accuracy of ± 10%.

This system should provide the button for only distributing ice.

Once selecting only ice button, system just should advance to a glass size Selection.

Only ice button only should be effective when not selecting flavoring agent.Contrary, once select flavoring agent, just only should make Ice button inactive.

Should have the service pattern allowing cleaning allotter fluid line.

The selection of the specification of cup

System should allow little, in, the selection of the specification of big and especially big cup, the other cup also providing for being determined by client Specification.

Unit is formed the device deposited for cup.

The selection of cup specification should trigger assigning process.

Should have the specification of at most five configurable cups of configurable volume.

Should be placed on below distributing nozzle by cup before beverage selects (does not has user interface to inform you).

Distribution

Assigning process should use the size of cup as calibration factor, to calculate dosage；The seasoning of water, ice and selection Agent/additive.

Dispensing and the amount thereof of distribution should be used for determining mixed form.

Flavoring agent of fruit dispensing should utilize air operated condiment pump to be allocated.

Condiment pump should be positioned at refrigerator.

Condiment pump should be moveable, in order to is prone to service.

Condiment pump should utilize the electromagnetic valve energy supply being arranged in the air-flow leading to pump.

Condiment pump should distribute quantitative flavoring agent with the accuracy of ± 10%.

Amount for the dispensing of each smoothie should be determined by allocation algorithm, they include amounting to 8 kinds of flavoring agent fluids, Water, ice and the additive of at most 2 kinds artificial interpolation types.

Mixing

Mixed process includes actual mix in cup, and cleaning cycle subsequently, under cleaning cycle ensures to be used for The mixing arm of one mixing cycle is clean.

Married operation should be asynchronous with batch operation.

Married operation should be determined by current mixed form, and should take the time less than 20 seconds.

Married operation should be made up of 2 steps, mixes and washing.

Blender should be designed as being attached at the module bottom ice maker device and cold preservation.

Mixer module should be made up of blender rotating shaft, blade, linear slide block and the cup keeper with water spout.

In order to enter mixer module, it is necessary to raise protective door.

Mixer module door should comprise micro switch, with position gates position and provide locking.

The operating procedure of blender

In beverage is placed into glass keeper and close door.

When recognitiion gate has been switched off, blender should start mixed processing.

Blender rotating shaft should be in initial position indexing (passing through linear slide block) downwards to drinking cup 2.5 inches.

After initial contact, should be blender blade energy supply.

Rotating shaft should stop the time of 3 seconds in original joint.

Then, rotating shaft indexing should reach about the 75% of glass degree of depth in beverage.

Rotating shaft should stop the time of 15 seconds in this position.

Then, rotating shaft should return initial position, and continues to mix certain time.

Once complete, should be blender blade and deenergize, and rotating shaft returns its initial position.

Then, door is opened, and removes beverage and for supplying.

Agitator/blender cleaning process

After blender step, when closing blender door, module should start cleaning and process.

Ought to drop in hybrid chamber with rotating shaft at cleaning and start for rotary shaft blade energy supply.

During blender cleaning cycle, after for rotary shaft blade energy supply, it should for water solenoid valve energy supply 3 seconds and start Cleaning showers rotating shaft and chamber.

Should be the air solenoid valve energy supply being connected to water route, to provide the high pressure gas of water during blender cleaning cycle Wave.

This module should be designed to rely on disinfectant to operate in addition to water.

This unit should be able to detect whether disinfectant fluid is finished.

When blender cleaning cycle terminates, deenergize for electromagnetic valve and discharge washings.

Blender cleaning cycle should take the time less than 5 seconds.

Stirring/mixing form

Mixed form determines the step performed during married operation.Each step in mixed form specifies the speed of rotating shaft Degree and time (in how long how soon) and position (about the time of staying).

The conventional material and the additive that are included in mixed form all should be used for each glass of size.

When selecting the additive without distribution, blender should use additives mixed form.

When the additive that selection is not without distribution, blender should use common mixed form.

It is configurable that mixed form should be client.

User interface controller (UIC)

Display should use OPTREX F-51851GNFQJ-LY-AND or equivalent.

UIC should support the process of the USB memory device of FAT16 form.

UIC should be able to be connected to C bus.

UIC should provide 1-button instant language conversion.

UIC should be P bus master controller.

System relay plate

Power up.

Relay board should be responsible for determining that system configures, and including the fluid being loaded into and the quantity of agitator, and is responsible for continuing and turns To agitator panel.

Agitator panel

Peripheral bus (P bus).

User interface controller should be connected to ancillary equipment (the system relay plate of system by peripheral bus or P bus With blender panel).

Physical layer.

Periphery, i.e. P bus should use RS-485.

User interface controller should be bus master controller (client).

Agreement.

P bus should use ModBus RTU.

Communication bus (C bus).

Physical layer.

Agreement.

User interface and configuration/Installation Modes.

Production model.

System Installation Modes.

It shall yet further be noted that term " first ", " second ", " the 3rd ", " top ", " bottom " and similar word can use at this with Modify different elements.These modifiers are not offered as being modified the space of element, order or hierarchical order, unless said especially Bright.

Although illustrating the disclosure with reference to one or more illustrative embodiments, but those skilled in the art being permissible Understand, without departing from the scope of the disclosure, various change can be made, and its element can be substituted by equivalent. It addition, in the case of without departing from the scope, teaching of this disclosure many modification can be made, for particular situation or material Material.It is therefore intended that the disclosure is not limited to as detailed description of the invention disclosed in conception optimal mode, but the disclosure will include The all embodiments fallen within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (18)

1. integrated beverage stirring and cleaning systems, including:

At least one agitator module, at least one agitator module described stir in container for drink and/or mix ice with extremely Few other dispensing a kind of, thus produces described beverage, and wherein, at least one agitator module described includes the shell with inside Body；Rotating shaft and blade；Discharge outlet；And cleaning assemblies,

Wherein, described cleaning assemblies is arranged in the inside of described housing, wherein, when completing stirring or blend step, from institute The inside stating housing removes described container for drink, in order to automatic cleaning and/or the sterilization pattern of starting is to clean and/or to sterilize at least The inside of described housing and the described rotating shaft in dropping to the inside of described housing and described blade, and wherein, liquid passes through At least one aperture of being arranged in described housing and be assigned in the inside of described housing.

System the most according to claim 1, wherein, at least one agitator module described also includes: door, and described door provides Lead to the entrance of the described inside of described housing；Container seal, described container seal arranges around described rotating shaft, described appearance Device sealing member can seal described container for drink during stirring and/or mixing, and prevents described container for drink around described Rotating shaft rotates；And bottle holder.

System the most according to claim 2, wherein, described cleaning assemblies include water source and/or at least one cleaning and/or Antiseptic solution source, described water source and/or described cleaning and/or antiseptic solution source be connected to be arranged in described housing described extremely A few aperture, for cleaning after a procedure and/or the rotating shaft described internal, described of the most described housing of sterilizing, described blade With described container seal.

System the most according to claim 1, wherein, completes nearest stirring and/or blend step and from described housing Described inside remove described container for drink and make described door return to closed position after, activate described cleaning and/or sterilization Pattern.

System the most according to claim 2, wherein, at least one agitator module described includes variable-speed motor, is used for Described rotating shaft and described blade is made radially to rotate.

System the most according to claim 3, wherein, described bottle holder includes being arranged in around described container for drink At least one arm and the multiple apertures being disposed thereon, water source and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution source the water provided and/or Cleaning and/or antiseptic solution are assigned in described housing by described aperture.

System the most according to claim 3, wherein, described cleaning assemblies also includes being in fluid communication with described bottle holder The conduit vertically arranged, thus, from described water source and/or cleaning and/or the water in antiseptic solution source and/or cleaning and/or Antiseptic solution is allocated at the top of described housing by the far-end positioned opposite with described bottle holder of described conduit.

System the most according to claim 2, wherein, described rotating shaft and described blade are reversible, in order to when described rotating shaft Described ice and at least one other dispensing described is stirred with described blade when rotating in one direction, and when described rotating shaft and institute State and when blade is rotated in a second direction, at least one other dispensing described are mixed in described beverage.

System the most according to claim 2, wherein, described container seal includes cap and at least one aligning parts, Described container seal is moved along generally vertical direction together with described rotating shaft and described blade so that described cap connects hermetically Close the top of described container for drink, thus prevent during described stirring and/or mixed process described ice and described at least one Other dispensing is splashed to the outside of described container for drink and prevents rotation or other unwanted motion of described container for drink.

System the most according to claim 2, also includes the safety switch near described door, described in when described door is opened Safety switch makes described leaf abscission.

11. systems according to claim 2, also include the device near described door, when described rotating shaft and/or described blade During joint, described device prevents described door to be opened.

12. systems according to claim 1, also include indicating described container for drink at least one agitator module described The sensor of interior existence.

13. 1 kinds for producing at least one beverage and producing described beverage in described agitator module in agitator module Rear automated cleaning and/or the method for described agitator module of sterilizing, wherein, described agitator module includes the shell with inside Body, rotating shaft and blade, discharge outlet and cleaning assemblies, wherein, described cleaning assemblies is arranged in the inside of described housing, with And described method includes:

In container for drink, stir and/or mix ice and at least one other dispensing and/or at least one tramp material, thus produce Described beverage；

When completing stirring or blend step, remove described container for drink from the inside of described housing；And

Activate automated cleaning and/or sterilization pattern, with cleaning and/or the inside of the most described housing and drop to described shell of sterilizing Described rotating shaft in the inside of body and described blade, for use subsequently, and wherein, liquid is by being arranged in described housing In at least one aperture and be assigned in the inside of described housing.

14. methods according to claim 13, wherein, described agitator module also includes: door, and described door provides and leads to institute State the entrance of the inside of housing；Container seal, described container seal arranges around described rotating shaft, its can stirring and/ Or seal described container for drink during mixing, and prevent described container for drink around described axis of rotation；And container keeps Device.

15. methods according to claim 14, wherein, by via the cleaning assemblies being associated with described agitator module Feedwater and/or at least one clean solution and/or at least one antiseptic solution is supplied to perform described automated cleaning and/or sterilization mould Formula, described cleaning assemblies includes the water source that is connected on described bottle holder and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution source, is used for After each stirring of beverage for having prepared and/or mixing complete, clean and/or the institute of the most described housing of sterilizing State rotating shaft internal, described, described blade and described container seal.

16. methods according to claim 14, wherein, complete stirring or blend step and from described housing After described inside removes described container for drink and described door is returned to closed position, activate described automated cleaning and/or sterilization Pattern.

17. methods according to claim 14, also include, relative to door described in described housing seal, being thus essentially prevented from Water and/or cleaning and/or antiseptic solution pass described door during described automated cleaning and/or sterilization pattern.

18. methods according to claim 15, described automated cleaning and/or sterilization pattern include:

Described water and/or described cleaning and/or antiseptic solution are assigned in the described housing of described agitator module；

For described rotating shaft and described blade energy supply；

The rotating shaft and the described blade that are energized described in making reciprocally move in the described housing of described agitator module；

Deenergize for described rotating shaft and described blade；

Described rotating shaft and described blade is made to return to its initial position；

Distribute air in the described housing of described agitator module, to help remove remaining water and/or cleaning and/or disappear Poison solution, the air of described distribution also provides normal pressure on drainage system, with help to remove remaining beverage, ice, water and/or Cleaning and/or antiseptic solution.