CN115703123A - Wash stirring cup device - Google Patents

Abstract

A stirring cup cleaning device comprises a container, a stirring cup cleaning device and a stirring cup cleaning device, wherein the container is configured to be accommodated and supported, and two pairs of coaxial container shaft holes are formed in two sides of the container. The rotary cup holder is used for positioning and placing the stirring cup, two cup holder rotating shafts are coaxially arranged on two sides of the rotary cup holder, and the cup holder rotating shafts are in running fit with the container shaft hole. The swing driving mechanism is configured to drive a link or a transmission wheel connected to one side of the rotation shaft of the cup holder to rotate at the same time by an angle smaller than 90 degrees by a linear driving means or a rotary driving means connected to the outside of the container. The two spray heads are positioned at the bottom end of the container, the spray nozzles are respectively aligned with the centers of the cup mouths when the cups turn to the lower part, and the spray heads are connected with pipelines and control valves and used for spraying cleaning liquid into the stirring cup.

Description

Wash stirring cup device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of fast cleaning of stirring cups in the industries of instant drink, catering and the like.

Background

When fruit tea is made in a milk tea shop, a stirrer is required to be used for beating the fruits into fruit juice, and particularly in the peak period of demand due to the large requirement of milk tea, an operator is required to continuously place the stirring cup on the stirrer base for beating the fruit juice, the beaten fruit juice is required to be poured into the product cup, then the stirring cup is required to be manually cleaned, the operation is repeated, and the whole process needs as short as possible. For this reason, operators often become busy and disorderly with cramped hands during peak periods. In the process, the process of cleaning the stirring cup delays time and consumes physical strength. In addition, some milk tea machines adopt the stirring cup as a tool for preparing milk tea, and the efficiency of cleaning the stirring cup needs to be improved so as to adapt to the production rhythm of the milk tea machine.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above stated problems, the present invention provides an apparatus for alternately and automatically cleaning a blender cup, which automatically cleans the blender cup at intervals of time such as juice beating and juice pouring by an operator, thereby improving the efficiency of cleaning the blender cup, saving physical strength, and making the work of the operator elegant and leisurely. Meanwhile, the device can be used as a part of the milk tea machine, and the efficiency of the milk tea machine can be improved.

In view of the foregoing, in one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a blender cup apparatus. The device includes: the container is configured to be accommodated and supported, and two pairs of coaxial container shaft holes are arranged on two sides of the container; the two rotary cup holders comprise cup holders and two cup holder rotating shafts which are arranged on the two sides of the cup holders and are coaxial, the cup holders are configured to position and place the stirring cups, and the cup holder rotating shafts are in rotating fit with the container shaft holes; the swing driving mechanism is configured to drive a connecting rod or a driving wheel connected with one side of the rotating shaft of the cup holder to rotate at a certain angle simultaneously through a linear driving device or a rotary driving device connected outside the container, and the angle is smaller than 90 degrees; and the two spray heads are positioned at the bottom end of the container, the nozzles are respectively aligned with the centers of the cup openings when the stirring cup rotates to the lower part, and the spray heads are connected with pipelines and control valves.

In one embodiment, when the two cup holder rotating shafts are connected with connecting rods, the two connecting rods are rotatably connected with an intermediate connecting rod, the tail end of the fixed end of the linear driving device is provided with a hole which is rotatably matched with a support which is fixed on a container, and the double-elbow joint of the pushing end of the linear driving device is rotatably matched with a hole on one connecting rod.

In one embodiment, when the swing driving mechanism and the cup holder rotating shaft are connected with the driving wheels, the rotating driving device is fixed at the bottom of the container, the driving wheels are fixed on the output shafts of the rotating driving device, and the driving wheels are connected through a synchronous belt or a chain.

In one embodiment, the swing driving mechanism is provided with a driving wheel connected to a rotating shaft of one cup holder, a connecting rod connected to the other cup holder and connected to the other cup holder, the two driving wheels are connected through a chain or a synchronous belt, an opening in the connecting rod is in rotating fit with a double-elbow joint at the front end of the moving end of the linear driving device, and an opening at the tail end of the fixed end of the linear driving device is in rotating fit with a support fixed on the container.

Advantageously, the transmission wheel comprises a sprocket or a pulley.

Advantageously, the linear drive device comprises: air cylinder, or electric push rod, or electromagnet, or linear motor.

Advantageously, the rotary drive device comprises: a servo motor, or a swing cylinder, or a swing electromagnet.

Advantageously, a bearing and a sealing ring are arranged at the position where the cup holder rotating shaft is in running fit with the container shaft hole.

The cup holder is characterized by also comprising a sensor which is arranged outside the container and used for detecting the swing position of the stirring cup so as to prevent the stirring cup from being arranged on the cup holder when the spray head sprays water and causing mistaken spraying.

Advantageously, in order to facilitate installation and maintenance, the cup holder of the rotary cup holder and the cup holder rotating shaft are split, and the cup holder rotating shaft are fixedly connected through a fastener.

Advantageously, the spray head is a rotary spray head in order to have a greater cleaning efficiency.

Advantageously, especially when it is a stand-alone device, it further comprises an operating button and a control system, which can take over the control by the control system of the tea machine if the device is to be part of the tea machine.

The invention not only improves the efficiency of making fruit juice and reduces the fatigue of manual operation, but also is very practical because the invention has compact structure and is easy to be arranged at the position of the cleaning pool or in front of the milk tea machine.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example 1 of a stirring cup cleaning apparatus according to the present invention

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rotating cup holder of an example 1 of a stirring cup cleaning apparatus according to the present invention

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of an exemplary apparatus 1 for cleaning a blender cup in accordance with the present invention

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a combination of an exemplary blender cup cleaning apparatus 1 and a blender cup according to the present invention

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a horizontal state of a combination of an example 1 of a device for washing a mixing cup and a mixing cup according to the present invention

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an inclined state of a combination of an example 1 of a device for washing a stirring cup and a stirring cup according to the present invention

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example 2 of a stirring cup washing apparatus according to the present invention

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a rotating cup holder of an exemplary stirred cup cleaning device 2 of the present invention

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example 3 of a stirring cup cleaning apparatus according to the present invention

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a rotating cup holder of an exemplary stirring cup cleaning apparatus 3 of the present invention

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example 4 of a stirring cup washing apparatus according to the present invention

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an exemplary rotating cup holder 4 of a blending cup cleaning apparatus according to the present invention

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an example 1 of a stirring cup cleaning device according to the present invention, which includes a container 2, two pairs of container shaft holes coaxial with an axis 110 are provided on both sides of the container 2, and two rotating cup holders 1 are rotatably connected to the container shaft holes. The container 2 is provided with a swing driving mechanism at one side: one end of the cup holder rotating shaft 12 (fig. 2) of the two rotary cup holders 1 is fixedly connected with the connecting rod 31, and the two connecting rods 31 are rotatably connected with the intermediate connecting rod 32. The tail end of the fixed end of the air cylinder 30 (linear driving device) is provided with a hole and is in rotating fit with the shaft of the support 301, and the support 301 is fixed on the side wall of the container 2; the moving end of the air cylinder 30 is connected with a double-elbow joint 302, and a shaft on the double-elbow joint 302 is in rotating fit with a hole on one connecting rod 31; when the cylinder 30 is pushed straight, the rotary cup holder 1 swings by an angle smaller than 90 degrees. The driving member is a cylinder 30, but it is needless to say that a linear driving device such as an electric push rod, an electromagnet, or a linear motor may be used.

Fig. 2 shows a rotary cup holder of an example 1 of a washing and stirring cup apparatus according to the present invention, which includes a cup holder 11, and cup holder rotating shafts 12, 13 are fixed to the cup holder 11 by two fasteners 14, and the cup holder rotating shafts 12, 13 are arranged in a line 110. This split type design is for the convenience of assembling, can insert the glass stand pivot 12, 13 in the container axle hole earlier, then has put glass stand 11 well, is connected fastener 14 and glass stand pivot 12, 13 again, can be with fixed glass stand 11. The fastener 14 here includes a pressing piece 14a and a screw 14b.

Fig. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of an example 1 of a stirring cup cleaning device of the present invention, and further, an L-shaped packing 17, a bearing 16, and a stopper 18 are provided in a container shaft hole of the container 2 so as to have a smaller rotational resistance, and to be fixed and sealed. When the cup holder is installed, the L-shaped sealing ring 17 and the bearing 16 are installed in the shaft hole of the container, then the cup holder rotating shafts 12 and 13 penetrate through the bearing 16 and the L-shaped sealing ring 17, and then the shaft stop 18 is installed. Then, the cup holder 11 is set to the right position, and the cup holder 11 is pressed by the fastening member 14, where the fastening member 14 includes a pressing piece 14a and a screw 14b.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a combination of an example of a device for washing a cup mixer 1 and a cup mixer of the present invention, where the cup mixer 9 is placed on the rotary cup holder 1, and is shown in a horizontal state, and when the swing drive mechanism is operated, the cup mixer 9 swings together with the rotary cup holder 1 by an angle smaller than 90 degrees.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a horizontal state of a combination of an example of a device for cleaning a mixing cup 1 according to the present invention and a mixing cup, and fig. 6 is a sectional view showing an inclined state of a combination of an example of a device for cleaning a mixing cup 1 according to the present invention and a mixing cup. As shown, two spray heads 7 are provided at the bottom of the container 2, and their spray nozzles are respectively aligned with the center of the mixing cup 9 when the mixing cup 9 is turned to the maximum inclined position, so as to facilitate the most efficient cleaning of the mixing cup. The spray head 7 preferably adopts a rotary spray head, the cleaning efficiency is higher, and the rear part of each spray head is connected with a pipeline and a control valve so as to pass and control high-pressure cleaning liquid.

In addition, an optical sensing device 6 (a type of sensor) is installed on the side surface of the container 2 and used for sensing whether the stirring cup 9 rotates in place or not and whether the stirring cup is arranged on the rotary cup holder 1 or not, so that water is prevented from being sprayed when the stirring cup does not rotate in place, and the people can be prevented from spraying the stirring cup into a whole, and whether the stirring cup is arranged on the rotary cup holder 1 or not can be known after restarting or power failure.

When the stirring cup cleaning device works, when the stirring cup 9 is in a horizontal state, a worker can put the polluted stirring cup 9 on one rotary cup holder 1 and take down the cleaned stirring cup 9 on the other rotary cup holder; when the stirring cup 9 is in an inclined state, the stirring cup can be cleaned through the spray head 7.

A continuous workflow is generally such as: a. the start button is pressed first. b. The operator removes the left mixing cup 9 to add mixing material (such as fruit) and places it on the mixer base to mix. c. When the worker is doing the work, the air cylinder 30 is operated to incline the rotary cup holder 1 to the maximum inclined position, the right nozzle 7 sprays cleaning liquid (whether the right stirring cup is present or not is sensed by the optical sensing device 6 before the nozzle sprays water) to clean the right stirring cup 9, and the rotary cup holder returns to the horizontal state after the cleaning. d. The staff pours the juice into the output cup after completing the stirring work, then puts this contaminated empty stirring cup 9 on the left rotating cup holder 1 (has regained level), then picks up the right cleaned stirring cup 9 in the hands to add the stirring material (such as fruit), then puts on the mixer base to stir. e. When the worker completes the work, the air cylinder 30 is operated to tilt the rotary cup holder 1 to the maximum tilt position, and the left nozzle 7 ejects the cleaning liquid to clean the left stirring cup 9. Repeating the above steps, continuously beating the fruit juice, and continuously cleaning the stirring cup.

In order to operate the machine, the necessary buttons are required, and in order to control the oscillating drive mechanism and to receive the feedback from the sensors to perform the desired action, a control system, which is based on a circuit board, is required. However, when the device for cleaning and stirring the cup is used independently, the button and the control system are independent, and when the device is used as a part of a milk tea machine, the button and the control system can be controlled by the control system of the milk tea machine.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an example 2 of a cleaning agitation cup apparatus of the present invention, and fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a rotary cup holder of the example 2 of the cleaning agitation cup apparatus of the present invention.

As shown, example 2 differs from example 1 in that: 1. the swing drive mechanism is different. A chain wheel 33 (transmission wheel) is arranged at one end of the cup holder rotating shaft 12 of the rotary cup holder 1, the rotary driving device is a servo motor 36 positioned at the bottom of the container 2, a double-row chain wheel 37 is connected to an output shaft of the servo motor 36, and the chain wheel 37 respectively drives the two chain wheels 33 to rotate through two chains 34. 2. The structure of the rotary cup holder is different. The cup holder 11 here is composed of a front cup holder 11a and a rear cup holder 11b, and the front cup holder 11a and the rear cup holder 11b are pressed and fixed by a fastening member 14b, which may be a screw, through holes in the holder rotation shafts 12, 13.

In this example, the drive wheel is a sprocket wheel, and indeed a timing pulley is also possible. When the chain wheel is used, a chain is adopted, when a synchronous belt wheel is adopted, a synchronous belt is used as a transmission piece, and an idler pulley can be added to tension the chain or the synchronous belt when necessary.

In this example, the rotation driving device employs a servo motor (including a stepping motor), and may actually employ a swing cylinder, a swing electromagnet, or the like.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing an example 3 of a cleaning stirring cup apparatus according to the present invention, and fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a rotary cup holder of the example 3 of the cleaning stirring cup apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown, example 3 differs from example 2 in that: 1. the swing drive mechanism is different. One end of the cup holder rotating shaft 12 of one of the rotating cup holders 1 is provided with a chain wheel 33 (transmission wheel), the cup holder rotating shaft 12 of the other rotating cup holder 1 is connected with the chain wheel 33, and one chain wheel 33 is fixedly connected with a connecting rod 38. The tail end of the fixed end of the air cylinder 30 (linear driving device) is provided with a hole which is matched with a support 301 fixed on the side surface of the container 2 in a rotating way, the moving end of the air cylinder 30 is connected with a double-elbow joint 302, the double-elbow joint 302 is connected with the hole of the connecting rod 38 in a rotating way, and when the air cylinder 30 pushes, the rotary cup holder 1 is pushed to rotate.

2. The structure of the rotary cup holder is different. Here, both sides of the cup holder 11 are plate-shaped, and the cup holder 11 is fixed to the holder rotation shafts 12 and 13 by a fastening member 14b, and a screw may be used as the fastening member 14b.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing an example 4 of a cleaning agitation cup apparatus of the present invention, and fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a rotary cup holder of the cleaning agitation cup apparatus of the example 4 of the present invention.

As shown, example 4 differs from example 3 in that: 1. the swing drive mechanism is different. Two rows of chain wheels 33 (driving wheels) are arranged at one end of the cup holder rotating shafts 12 of the two rotary cup holders 1, the two chain wheels 33 are connected through a chain 34a, one chain wheel 33 is further connected with a chain 34b, the chain 34b is connected with a chain wheel 37, the chain wheel 37 is connected with a servo motor 36 fixed at the bottom of the container 2, and the rotary cup holders 1 are driven to rotate by the rotation of the servo motor 36.

2. The structure of the rotary cup holder 1 is different. In the rotary cup holder 1, the cup holder 11 is divided into two halves, and is fixedly connected to or integrated with the holder rotating shafts 12 and 13, respectively, and the two halves are finally connected by the fastening member 14c to serve as a carrier. In fact, this configuration is not an optimal configuration and is not as good as the previous example, but can be used.

The above examples only describe embodiments for describing and not limiting the invention, for example, in the examples, the rear end of the linear driving device is provided with a hole, and the use of a support fixed on the side of the container for rotational fitting by a shaft is a simple and reasonable fitting manner, but of course, the rear end of the linear driving device may also be provided with a shaft, and the support is provided with a hole, which is only complicated and a deteriorated design.

The technical features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, so that for simplicity of description, non-critical connection manners are not described in detail, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described.

Furthermore, any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim. Use of the verb "comprise" and its conjugations does not exclude the presence of elements or steps other than those stated in a claim. The indefinite article "a" or "an" preceding an element or step does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements or steps.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only used for describing and not limiting the invention, and all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any inventive work are within the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood that modifications and variations may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Such modifications and variations are considered to be within the purview and scope of the invention and the appended claims. The scope of protection of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (12)

1. A wash stirring cup device characterized by comprising:

the container is configured to be accommodated and supported, and two pairs of coaxial container shaft holes are arranged on two sides of the container;

two rotary cup holders, including a cup holder and two cup holder rotating shafts arranged on the same axis at two sides of the cup holder, wherein the cup holder rotating shafts are in rotating fit with the container shaft holes, and the cup holders are configured to position and place the mixing cups;

a swing driving mechanism configured to drive a link or a transmission wheel connected to one side of a rotation shaft of the cup holder to rotate simultaneously by an angle smaller than 90 degrees by a linear driving device or a rotational driving device connected to the outside of the container;

and the two spray heads are positioned at the bottom end of the container, the nozzles are respectively aligned with the centers of the cup openings when the stirring cup rotates to the lower part, and the spray heads are connected with pipelines and control valves.

2. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: when the two cup holder rotating shafts are connected with the connecting rods, the swinging driving mechanism is rotatably connected between the two connecting rods, the tail end of the fixed end of the linear driving device is provided with a hole which is rotatably matched with a support fixed on the container, and the double-elbow joint at the pushing end of the linear driving device is rotatably matched with a hole on one of the connecting rods.

3. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: when the cup holder rotating shaft is connected with a driving wheel, the rotary driving device is fixed at the bottom of the container, the driving wheel is fixed on an output shaft of the rotary driving device, and the driving wheels are connected through a synchronous belt or a chain.

4. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: the swing driving device is characterized in that a transmission wheel is connected to a cup holder rotating shaft of one rotary cup holder, a connecting rod is connected to the transmission wheel while the transmission wheel is connected to a cup holder rotating shaft of the other rotary cup holder, the two transmission wheels are connected through a chain or a synchronous belt, a hole is formed in the connecting rod and is in running fit with a double-elbow joint at the front end of a moving end of the linear driving device, and a hole is formed in the tail end of a fixed end of the linear driving device and is in running fit with a support fixed on a container.

5. A device for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: wherein the transmission wheel comprises a sprocket or a synchronous pulley.

6. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: wherein the linear driving device includes: air cylinder, or electric push rod, or electromagnet, or linear motor.

7. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: wherein the rotation driving device includes: a servo motor, or a swing cylinder, or a swing electromagnet.

8. A device for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: wherein a bearing and a sealing ring are arranged at the position where the cup holder rotating shaft is in running fit with the container shaft hole of the container.

9. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: the stirring device also comprises a sensor which is arranged outside the container and used for detecting the swing position of the stirring cup.

10. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: the cup holder of the rotary cup holder and the cup holder rotating shaft are split, and the cup holder rotating shaft are fixedly connected through a fastener.

11. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: wherein the spray head is a rotary spray head.

12. The apparatus for cleaning a blender cup as recited in claim 1, wherein: also included are operating buttons and a control system.

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